~ SELENA Maybe he could take me seriously and train me. I wasn't sure Killian would let me train let alone get involved in a fight, he was too overprotective of me and that could make me an extra target if words went out to his enemies. You know, every Alpha had enemies and I wouldn't want to get caught in the web of an attack this way.I trained on my own for about four hours as I watched Jared train. I learned a lot in practicing his every move and it also was a form of exercise for me. My body felt good for this. The way I felt made me happy. It was refreshing.“I see you are training yourself and you're enjoying it. You seem to have never had fight training before, right?” Jared asked me.I searched my mind quickly and then gave him an answer, “Yes I've never had training before.” I responded.One good thing I noticed with the training was it brought flashes of something that felt like my past to me. I could see images of a trampled girl. She was constantly beaten with all ki
~ NADIAMy eyes welcomed the darkness as though it was part of my life now. Frankly speaking, it was just that I could still see the daylight but a bigger part of everything my eyes saw was darkness.I heard a creaking sound as I moved inside the closet I had hidden myself in. I adjusted myself again and then buried my head inside my thighs.I had shifted a little when I thought I heard something move but now I was back to it.Folded that way, hugging my knees, I had been crying for almost an hour.Bree had left, despite my pleas, and rolled on the floor. I saw Liam come out of the Hunter's room and when I asked him what the Hunter had said concerning my proposal, he patted me on the back and asked me to be strong. It would only be for a while."Hunter is just a little worked up." He said, "It'll come to an end soon. Just give him some time. You can do this."After about an hour of useless tears and even hiccups from the crying, I finally managed to carry myself back to my room. I cr
Jared's POV.I felt a cold frenzy as I strode with Alpha Killian, tension coiling like a tightly wound spring. We had been discussing the woman I wanted to be my mate when Killian's phone rang, shattering the jovial spirit of the moment. His reaction was immediate; he reached for the device with a sense of urgency that sent alarm bells ringing in my mind.Without explanation, Killian bolted from the room, leaving me and the rest of his guards staring after him in shock. “What was that?” I looked to the guards behind me for an explanation; maybe they knew something I didn't, but when they shook their heads, I figured we were all surprised.My instincts screamed at me to follow, to uncover the source of his distress, and I wasted no time in giving chase.As I made my way through the corridors and hallways, trying to catch up with Killian, I discovered that he wasn't there. My eyes were drowsy. I was tired, but that didn't stop me from finding him. I felt something bad was about to ha
SELENAI couldn’t believe the speed at which I saw Killian run into the room. I lay on Alpha Killian's bed, dressed in nothing but bum shorts and a sports bra. I couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation coursing through my veins. It was a risk to wear such attire in my condition, but I was willing to endure the discomfort if it meant impressing Killian, who was gradually capturing my heart. I had spent the day alone and thinking about him.And so, as I waited for him to return, my mind buzzed with a heady mix of excitement and nervousness, my heart racing in anticipation of his reaction. I wanted to surprise him, to see the look of desire and admiration in his eyes when he saw me, to know that I had succeeded in capturing his attention as he had captured mine.And then, suddenly, he was there, bursting through the door with a look of shock etched upon his features. I watched as his expression shifted from disbelief to confusion to a look that was in tune with surprise. His e
~ NADIAI was distraught with the treatment I had received from him. My trip back home was a somber one, the weight of Alpha Hunter's words lingering in the air like a heavy fog.He was meant to say those words to some other girl because he had a woman like me in his life, not telling me to leave and calling it good news. How would I handle this child alone? He simply didn't want us in his life but was willing to be a father from a distance. What a pathetic offering.I was hurt. I was so hurt that I had nothing else to say as I could only sit still while they returned me to my home.Bound and escorted by his men, I was frozen, a sense of betrayal and resentment festered within me. We hit a bump near my house and then I was jolted back to reality.“We're here.” They announced. As soon as we reached the familiar confines of my home, their bindings fell away, releasing me from their grasp.“Thank you so much." I managed to say, not even realizing what I was thanking them for. With even
~ SELENAToday was the best day of my life.I awoke to the soft warmth of Killian's embrace, his arms wrapped around me in a protective cocoon. His lips brushed against my forehead, leaving a trail of feather-light kisses as I stirred from my slumber. It was certain I had dreamt about us in my dreams, the way I felt was something out of a Mexican telenovela. I felt loved—truly loved.At first, I was startled and disoriented by the unexpected intimacy of his touch. But as the fog of sleep lifted from my mind, I found myself returning to reality and the reassuring presence of Killian beside me."Are you alright?" he whispered, his voice soft and gentle against my ear. I nodded, my heart pounding in my chest as I struggled to find my voice. Killian's concern was evident in the furrow of his brow and in the tender way he brushed a stray lock of hair from my face.Before I could respond, there was a knock at the door, interrupting the fragile moment between us. I looked towards the entra
~ KILLIANI was sitting on the balcony when one of the guards brought in a parcel he had received on behalf of the pack.I looked at the package and asked him to open it. I needed to be careful. You never know who might have another target on me. Laura was being hunted inside my pack because she was my mate. I had set up an investigative team to begin looking into past occurrences. I would find the culprit and deal with them mercilessly.“Open it, let me see what’s inside of it,” I told the guard. I was skeptical about opening it myself. My detractors might be targeting me. Just in case there might be a bomb in it, one of these replaceable guards should take the hit. That’s why he’s a guard in the first place.He opened the package, and it contained a sealed white envelope. I looked at him and asked if there was anything else in there. He looked, and there was another note from Alpha King Gregory.I asked that he read it, and I saw that I had been recognized as one of the Alphas who
~ HUNTER“Hunter, hunter, where are you,” I heard my father’s voice calling out to me. He was searching for me all around the house. I enjoyed playing with the other pack kids and didn’t act any different even if I was the Alpha’s heir. Turning around, I received a smack on my face with the words that turned my words around and made me into what I had become. “Son, you don’t mess around with peasants, they’re not in your class. If you spend so much time with them, when it’s time for you to replace me, you will have no respect because they will all see you as a common thing.”Dad’s words were piercing to me, but it was the truth all the same. He had changed my orientation and made me train and train and train some more. He made me strong and sent me on my first pack takeover at fifteen. I didn’t have much faith in myself, but that first takeover and the words Dad had said to me made a beast out of me. Taking over the Blackwaters pack made me realize how much of a great warrior was