Chapter 3
Weak
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POV: Denvereaux Thorne
“I must say that something exciting is about to happen for you here, my dear cousin.” King Levi boyishly smiled at him.
Denver just wanted to let him leave the place, but he insisted on hosting a welcome party for him. All the servant omegas were cooking for the feast, and Tristan – the King’s beta, who had this burgundy hair – was organizing everything for it.
“Just stop it or I will not accept this position anymore.” He replied, annoyed – causing King Levi to burst into laughter.
Denver annoyingly moved his sight to somewhere else, but he suddenly felt like his breathing hitched when he laid his eyes on the fair woman who was wearing a floral white and purple dress. She was smiling at her friend while they were arranging the tables and chairs.
He swallowed hard as he felt his inner wolf suddenly become restless.
When the lady bit her pinkish lower lip, he just wanted to go near her and talk to her all day. But his imagination was broken when his cruel cousin moved towards where he was and snooped towards where he was looking at.
“Stop snooping!” He annoyingly pushed him away, and he just chuckled at his reaction.
“Oh, that lady is truly gorgeous. She caught my attention a while ago, too. Mind if I borrow her first?” King Levi teasingly asked.
But Denver just grunted in frustration before he clenched his jaw.
“Stop your nonsense.” He spat angrily, but King Levi just chuckled at him, as if he was enjoying his annoyance while also amused by something.
Denver’s annoyance grew so that he just let his cousin and his strange thinking go. In the first place, he shouldn’t have made him see how annoyed he was. But he just couldn’t stop himself from doing so. His eyes diverted to where the lady was, but she was already gone.
He looked around – hoping that his eyes would eventually find her, but she wasn’t around.
“She went into the kitchen.” He heard King Levi answer the unspoken question in his mind.
“Shut it.” He suddenly turned serious and moved his eyes away from him.
King Levi, on the other hand, just watched him amusedly and shook his head while the corner of his lips rose.
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POV: Shea Vestine
Until now, she still couldn’t believe how her heartbeat so fast that it was making it hard to breathe. She didn’t even know how the meeting with the King ended. All that she understood was that the King wanted to host a welcome party tonight, and thus a servant omega like her needed to do the preparations that were meant for it.
Shea let out a deep sigh as she was arranging the tables and chairs. Carrie went towards her and helped her with it.
“Gosh! He must be sent from the sky.” She heard Carrie whispered – making her left brow shot upwards.
She immediately followed her gaze and discovered that she was staring at the man with burgundy hair.
‘What is his name again?’ She asked in her mind.
“You’re salivating.” She playfully commented.
Carrie wiped the possible saliva near her lips, only to be stunned and blush profusely when she realized she was teasing her.
Shea chuckled at her best friend’s reaction.
“You seemed to like him, huh?” She teasingly stated.
But Carrie just remained silent, and her face turned brighter shade of red. She must look like a tomato now.
She chuckled at her best friend. Now, she finally found her weakness, huh?
“Stop teasing me, my wicked friend. And let’s go to the kitchen. Your mother is already looking at you.” Carrie told her before walking first towards the main kitchen.
Before Shea could even follow Carrie, her eyes moved towards where their newly assigned Alpha was. He was really gorgeous, despite his annoyed expression. She didn’t know why her heart was fluttering that much whenever she looked at him, but she was hopelessly thinking of something impossible.
She slightly shook her head, and her eyes widened when she saw the King smilingly looking at her. He even raised his glass, and she looked around – thinking that it wasn’t her that he was looking at, but she was the only one around. She instantly bowed down and rushed towards the kitchen with her blushing face.
“Where the heck have you been?!” Lexi’s irritated voice welcomed her before she could even enter the kitchen door.
“Uh, I… I am arranging the table and chairs.” She nervously uttered.
Lexi rolled her eyes at her before angrily throwing her a glare.
“Stop giving excuses. Are you trying to flaunt yourself in front of the new Alpha and the King? Or you’re probably thinking that you are already free because Connor is not here anymore?” Lexi annoyedly accused her, but she simply shook her head in disagreement.
“I am not. Really. I am just arranging the-”
Then, her cheeks suddenly stung because of Lexi’s hard slap. She held her pained face as her eyes blurred because of the unshed tears.
“What’s the matter with you?” She painfully cried, but Lexi just smirked at her – like she was getting more and more irritated at her tears.
“Stop acting like you’re so innocent and kind, Shea. Stop playing as if you are a victim here. You are just a pretentious b*tch who always wanted to get everyone’s attention.” She said the words while gritting her teeth.
Before Lexi could say anything else hurtful to her, she dashed towards the riverbank, where Carrie and her always went.
She held her chest as her tears couldn’t stop flowing freely down her face.
Until now, she still couldn’t comprehend the reason why Lexi was so mad at her. She wasn’t like that when she first met her. But now…
Shea shook her head. She couldn’t understand her, but she couldn’t accept that she could even go physical on her because of the unknown conflict that she was trying to throw at her.
She wiped away her tears and bit her lower lip to stop herself from crying more. She leaned against the massive rock and gazed at the moon, which shone brightly and proudly in the darkness.
Shea filled her lungs with the cold, soothing breeze of the night’s ethereal scent. She raised her hand as if she was holding the moon in her palm.
“When can I finally reach you?” She whispered under her breath and smiled at her own thoughts – trying to obliterate the idea of her own sister and her encounter with her a while ago.
“Maybe you can achieve it the moment you accept the fact that you just can’t do it.”
Her eyes widened in fear and nervousness as she turned and found those gray eyes glistening soulfully under the moon’s light.
Shea swallowed hard as she unconsciously held her chest – where her heart was fluttering crazily inside her.
Chapter 4Mate***POV: Shea Vestine“Huh?” Shea unconsciously asked – her hand was still in her chest.She was trying to calm her raging nerves, but her ears were so deaf to the loud booming sound because of the fast beating of her heart. Her hands were cold and sweaty – as her apprehension intensified.Shea couldn’t believe that their new Alpha was in front of her and talking to her too!She must be dreaming!Denver chuckled at her foolish reaction. She blushed profusely and slightly bowed her head while biting her lower lip.And that gave her a confirmation of reality – she wasn’t dreaming at all.Shea tried to calm herself. She didn’t want to suddenly shift into her wolf form and humiliate herself more.She let out an inaudible sigh.“The moon is glistening so brightly in the night sky, huh?” Alpha Denver calmly said.His voice was certainly just so gentle and comforting. It was the first time that someone had given her this kind of kindness aside from her parents and Carrie.Her
Chapter 5Offer***POV: Shea VestineShe had been having trouble sleeping that night because all that was running through her mind was Denver’s words.But what’s more, making her damn sleepless was his letter before she even went home.*** Flashback…Her mind was drifting away, and she had no idea how to deal with it. Little did she know that her chaotic state could be even more chaotic than it had already been because she had received a small note on slipping into her small clutch bag.She even looked around to see if anyone was there.But there’s no one except her.‘Be my mate.’ – D. T.That was all that was written on that note. T.?She suspected that someone was teasing her – but her instincts told her that it was Denvereaux Thorne who had left her the note.Her spine shivered at that thought, but at the same time, she also felt the anticipation lurking inside her.Shea was truly surprised that she instantly kept the note and swiftly went home.*** End of Flashback…She was trul
Chapter 6Whipped***POV: Shea Vestine“What? But Alpha, she is the weakest among us!” Lexi tried to reason out with Denver, but he just sneered at her – causing her to stop.It seemed like everyone were dumbfounded at what Denver declared.Especially the darkened expression that he had right now on his face.“Stop creating any more reasons. And don’t ever try to hurt her again!” His voice thundered that everyone kept their mouth shut.Before she even reacted to any of it, Denver dragged her hand and pulled her towards God knows where.She was still in her drifting reverie when they suddenly took an abrupt stop. They were near the riverbank where they had their first encounter.“Are you okay?” Denver’s gentle voice had reached her ears.And in the middle of her chaotic thoughts, her che
Chapter 7Family***POV: Shea VestineShe didn’t know whether it was a good thing that Denver had declared that he was her mate or not. A lot of their pack members were too cautious to go near here now.Shea let out a deep sigh as she went back to their house. She didn’t know whether her mother and Uncle Leandro were already home, but she needed to talk to them the moment they arrived.But she must have been out of luck that day because Lexi was at home.Apparently, she might have no face to show because of what happened to them earlier.“So, you have finally shown your true colors.” She disgustedly commented.She thought that she would finally stop telling her nasty things, but she guessed it all wrong.Shea heaved a deep sigh.“Lexi, can you please stop. I am exhausted with all of your banter – which I
Chapter 8Fairytale***POV: Shea VestineThe cold breeze blew as it kissed her fair white skin – but her attention was focused only to the man who was seriously looking at her. She took one step after the other as she heard the slight rustling of dried leaves under her feet.Shea swallowed the lump in her throat – as she tried to stay calm and not create any embarrassment at this very important night.The eyes of the people around them were only directed at her.And even though she couldn’t believe it – all that she could see were awe reflecting their faces.However, she couldn’t help but to ignore all of those – as her eyes finally were caught by those soulful and captivating eyes of the man, I will exchange vow with tonight.Every member of the pack was present except for her stepfather, Leandro, and stepsister, Lex
Chapter 9Night***Content Warning: This chapter is not suitable for very young readers. Read at your own risk.***POV: Shea Vestine-ThorneHer heart was pounding inside her as she stepped into the warm shower. She left Denver outside as he talked to some of the pack members who were giving their greetings at them.She wanted to freshen up after the long day, and she just couldn’t stop thinking about the possible things that might happen tonight. Well, it would surely happen. She wasn’t that innocent not to figure it out.And she couldn’t believe that after all the things that happened – she couldn’t find any exhaustion in her entire system. She should be sleeping soundly now – but it was as if all of the cells in her body were still active.Shea bit her lower lip – as she washed her shoulders.Her insid
Chapter 10Secret***POV: Shea Vestine-ThorneThe sun was already up, and streaks of light escaped from the curtains – which were being swayed by the warm wind.Shea woke up with her core still sore. It was understandable, though. She just slept for a few minutes last night, and Denver took the opportunity to make love with her again… taking her to possible heaven for a few more rounds before they finally settled down. He was indeed unsatiable.But she loved every bit of it.She still couldn’t believe how he made her a woman last night.Everything seemed surreal, and she couldn’t believe that she had the guts to do everything that she did last night. Her cheeks turned a brighter shade of pink as she remembered a glimpse of what happened.Now, it wasn’t surprising that she woke up so late. It might be lunch time already.
Chapter 11Haunt***Content Warning: This chapter is not suitable for very young readers. Read at your own risk.***POV: Shea Vestine - ThorneEvery day was kind of surreal. Every day became so special for Shea. She felt so special being with Denver. She felt so happy being with him… being caged in his arms.She was declared the Luna of their pack, and she tried too hard to be with Denver and learn from him. She thought that it would be hard for her to do her duty, but Denver was so patient with her. He was a great leader and teacher.Shea was enjoying every bit of it, anyway. She loved being with him – and working with him.Apart from the things that she had right now. The position, the power, the connection – all of it.However, she didn’t care any of it. All that she wanted was to be with him – and support him. She wanted to do everything he could right now.A sweet smile escaped from her lips as she remembered how naughty Denver could be during their alone time. He would dare to