Sophia POVI snuggled closer to Matthew as he held me against his chest. I was still shivering slightly, but his warmth spread through my body and I was slowly feeling better. He stroked my hair slowly, putting me to sleep, but I didn't want to let my guard down. Not after the way Konrad treated me.But Matthew wouldn't do that to me, would he? I wondered. He had been nothing but sweet to me this whole time, so I felt like I could trust him."Are you a lot warmer now?" he whispered into my hair.I nodded against his chest. "Yes, but could you hold me a bit longer?"I felt his chest rumble as he chuckled. "Sure thing. As long as you want me to.""Why are you so nice to me?" I asked."Why wouldn't I be?" Matthew sounded surprised. "You are my mate. I'm supposed to love you.""Then why is Konrad so mean to me? I'm his mate too!" I exclaimed. I know I have asked this question many times now, but it still baffled my mind. I couldn't understand that guy. How can two men look exactly the sam
Konrad POVDid I go a little too far with my prank on Sophia? I guess so.But Matthew didn't have to kick me out like that! I was eventually going to let her out and make her warm again. This wouldn't have happened if she didn't try to kick me out of her room and piss me off. It was her own fault.Or at least, that's what I tried to make myself believe."You shouldn't hurt Sophia like this. She will never love you," Valentina said.We were all gathered for our weekly training. I was exhausted because I liked to push myself as hard as possible because I wanted to be stronger than everyone. I was not in the mood, but here was Valentina, giving me a lecture about what's right and wrong."Who said I want her to love me?" I barked."She is your mate. Everyone wants to be loved by their mate," Valentina said matter of factly."Not me," I scoffed. "Where is Matty anyway? He didn't show up for training today.Valentina shrugged. "Maybe he decided to sleep in. He was up all night, comforting S
Sophia POV"What the fuck are you talking about?" Konrad barked at me. His green eyes almost glowed amber. Did I make him angry again? Oh great.Yeah, why did I ask him this question? I shouldn't care if he didn't smile at me as he did with Minerva. On the other hand, who really cares what girl this beast liked?But I cared. I burned with anger, and I wanted to run to them and scratch her face off. And then kick his shin with all my might.Ugh! What was wrong with me!? I have Matthew. I shouldn't be bothered by Konrad flirting with another girl! Minerva seemed so sweet too. She treated me way better than Konrad ever did and here I was getting jealous over nothing. I couldn't hate someone who had done nothing wrong. I should hate Konrad and only him. And being jealous over Konrad? How dumb when he didn't give two shits about me.Something must be messing with my head because I was going insane. [You love your mate even though he is cruel to you, don't you? Silly, silly girl,] my wolf
Matthew POV I was starting to worry as Konrad and Sophia were taking too long to get back. I didn't think Konrad would hurt her, but he made it difficult for everyone to trust him. So now, I was constantly thinking he was doing something bad. ~Stop worrying so much about them. Konrad wouldn't hurt his mate. He doesn't hate Sophia as much as he pretends to.~ Valentina linked with me and said. ~But still...he had already pulled mean pranks on her,~ I argued. ~I know what you're thinking. Don't go interrupt them. You know Konrad will get pissed and end up punishing her for it. You have to be careful and patient with him. Remember what mom said~ Yes, I remembered. Our mother wouldn't stop telling us how things weren't as they seemed. The darkness influenced Konrad's personality, but he was not a lost cause. She was working on fixing him, but why was she taking so long? I broke the link with Valentina and looked at Minerva. "Maybe you should go get them," I told her. Minerva could co
SophiaMy mark hurt. It throbbed under my skin, like an angry wound with a mouth that opened and closed. Was it trying to speak? If so, what did it want to tell me? Maybe my body was rejecting what Konrad forced upon me.[That bastard. How could I let him mark me when I wanted to reject him instead?] I cried to my wolf who just laughed in return. [You enjoyed every seconds of it] she hissed. He leaned against the cave wall, his foot propping him up, and he was so still. He was like a living stone who held himself rock-still. But when he did move, it was with a lethal precision, an animal created to kill and destroy. That was the sexy part of him. Since I'd never really experienced kindness from him, I didn't know if he had another side.I was so cold, so cold that it was bone-deep. A gentle, caring man would have offered to hold me and warm me, but Konrad wasn't a gentle, caring man. Not like Matthew. He was barely a man. He was a beast who could only hunt and kill. His eyes penet
Konrad POVI grinned at Matthew, waiting for him to explode in anger, but his lips curled into a small smile instead.What the fuck was he smiling about? Shouldn't he declare war against me by now? I just marked his mate before him!"So much for not liking Sophia, huh?" Matthew chuckled."Yes, I remain true to that sentiment," I said."Then why were you two making out over here? At first, I thought you forced yourself on her, but she seemed to be enjoying it. And it looked to me that you were enjoying kissing her too. The last time I checked, you don't enjoy kissing somebody you hate," Matthew said.What was his point? I thought irritably. "So what? I just have a physical attraction to her, that's all.""Did you mark her too! You asshole....you just had to be the first, didn't you?" Matthew growled, and I saw a flicker of anger in his eyes.Okay, so he did feel angry about this. "Of course, I marked her first. Her first time mating will be with me too," I declared."The hell it will b
Valentina POVWhen I first met Sophia, I worried about her because Konrad was sometimes unruly and downright evil. But now, it was kind of fun to watch them bicker.After getting over her initial awkwardness, Sophia is starting to open up more, and she doesn't seem to be afraid of Konrad at all.I asked her if she wanted to hang out with me after Matthew left to do some work, just us girls.Her eyes lit up. "Sure, Val, I would love to. What do you want to do?" she asked.I smiled. At least, she seemed to like me. I wanted to make sure that she wasn't completely miserable here."We can have a girls' night. Do girly stuff like paint each other's nails and watch some sappy romance movies." I laughed."As long as the main character in the movie doesn't act like Konrad, I'm good with it," Sophia announced.I giggled. "You really can't stand Konrad, can you?""Are you seriously asking? Have you met your brother? He is awful," she cried. "He has no heart.""I'm sure there is a heart in there
Sophia POVValentina and I spent hours searching online for our perfect dress."It feels like we are shopping for prom." Valentine laughed."I heard about prom. What's it like?" I said quietly.She looked at me with surprise. "Did you not go to your prom? Every high school has one, right?" she asked."No. I didn't go to high school. I was homeschooled because my father didn't like me and Liz to go outside much. He said it was too dangerous," I confessed."You are kidding! What did you do for fun then?" Valentina wondered."I mostly spent time with Liz and the other girls in the pack, but mostly Liz because..."I stopped and looked down."Because what?" Valentina asked."The other girls and I didn't get along. They used to bully me," I sighed. I couldn't catch a break anywhere. Not even in my own home."You poor thing. Why did they do that to you?" Valentina gasped."It was because I was the smallest in the pack. You know how Konrad calls me a runt? Well, he is not wrong. I was a runt a