Konrad POVI loved it when people feared me. It made me feel powerful.But seeing my mate recoil in fear when I touched her was not exactly the highlight of my day. If anything, it made my heart sink. I felt bad for the first time."Why do you look so scared?" I grazed my fingertips over her legs and she shivered. "I told you I'm not going to hurt you," I said, trying not to sound intimidating."I know, but I don't know how to trust you," she said timidly.I picked up a lock of her hair and ran my fingers through it. "You can trust me this once. Just pretend like I'm Matthew."Sophia giggled. "That's stupid. Why would I do that? You guys are nothing alike other than your face being exactly the same," she said. "Yes, but you love him, right? You trust him." I suddenly felt sad. Growing up, everyone loved Matthew while I was shunned. Even our mate would prefer him over me. But I suppose I couldn't blame her after all the things I put her through."Well answer my question, do you love h
Sophia POV He was restless, not as confident as before. His light green eyes were so dark they almost looked black. I could tell he was holding back, struggling to keep himself in control. I laid my palm on his chest and closed my eyes. My hand nearly sizzled, but I hung on to him. "Open your eyes," he snarled. No I couldn't. "I don't want to. Not when you look at me like this." I felt his chest rumble against my hand as he laughed. "Look at you like what?" "Like you desire me," I said meekly. I turned my head to hide from him, but he leaned down and pressed his lips on my neck. He was twisting his fingers in me and rubbing my clit with his thumb. I couldn't recognize the sound coming out of my mouth anymore. My moans sounded incoherent and animalistic. I sank my teeth into his shoulder blade to stifle my moaning. I tasted his sweat, but I was aroused even more instead of being disgusted. He thrust his fingers in and out more forcefully, and I felt hot all over. I felt an inten
Matthew POV"Don't do it like that, Sophia. You will break your ankle," I cried."Don't treat her like she's made of glass, Matty," Konrad said mockingly.We were at the battlegrounds, practicing fighting on our father's order. To be accepted into our pack, Sophia must prove to be a warrior. Konrad and I were powerful enough to fight all the battles for her as her mates, but our dad expected more from her than to just sit by and watch, so here we are.I was trying to teach Sophia some basic fighting techniques, and then maybe we will gradually progress to the advanced level."Let the princess break some bones to get used to the fights. She is a werewolf, so it will heal itself faster anyway," Konrad commented. "Actually, no. I have a weaker immune system, so I don't heal as fast," Sophia said."Good god, you are absolutely pathetic," Konrad barked."Hey! You promised," she cried.I looked at them back and forth, confused. What did Konrad promise to Sophia? "What promise?" I asked."K
Sophia POV I felt warm and safe in Matthew's arms. He was kind and gentle. He didn't criticize me every second like Konrad. Konrad promised to be nice, but I could tell he was struggling to keep that promise. It was almost laughable. How am I supposed to tame that beast of a man? "Why don't you get dressed? I will turn around," Matthew said. I realized I was still wearing his shirt since my clothes were ripped off when I transformed. Matthew stayed true to his word and turned around. "There, promise I won't peek." He chuckled. "I felt guilty. Matthew was trying to be a gentleman even though last night I was far from a lady. I blushed as I remembered the things I did with Konrad last night. [I should tell Matthew, should I?] I asked my wolf. [That might be a mistake,] my wolf said. [But he is so loving and trusting of me. I feel like a traitor.] I said. I was feeling conflicted, so I needed her guidance. [You don't want to hurt poor Matthew's feelings.] [Yes, but I feel lik
Valentina POV I saw Matthew carrying Sophia to her room. I wanted to call out their name as I was worried about her, but I stopped myself. Sophia looked pretty cozy in his arms, so I didn't want to interrupt them. She looked happy. Maybe she was finally getting used to us. I wondered if Sophia got intimate with either of them. I could see she'd want Matthew but Konrad? He kept doing things that'd made Sophia hate him. My silly brother... I loved him with all my heart, but sometimes he made it difficult to tolerate him. I didn't have an angry bone in my body, but... "Val!" A deep voice spoke near, breaking my train of thoughts. I turned around and met with the grinning face of Callan. His grey eyes flashed as he smiled, and his forehead crinkled. Sometimes I wondered if he knew he was much too good-looking for the good of humanity. In high school, he broke the hearts of many girls and didn't even know it. He stuck by me, his best friend, like glue, and I had to avoid the glaring
Sophia POVIt was four days later, and the spring festival was finally here. Valentina called me to her room the morning of so she could help me get dressed. I was grateful because I had no idea what to do."Would you like me to braid your hair, Sophia?" Valentina asked me.I nodded. "That would be lovely.""Great, then sit tight and leave it to me!" Valentina chirped.I smiled at her enthusiasm. I guess I was lucky to have someone who accepted me so easily. In fact, everyone in this pack had been welcoming.Everyone except for Konrad.He had been ignoring me for the past four days. Maybe the thought of him being nice to me was so difficult that he couldn't even face me because he hadn't shown up in my room. Only Matthew.And I'm ashamed to admit, a few times I thought it was Konrad visiting me, but Matthew's demeanor gave him away. And I felt slightly disappointed, as if I had been waiting for Konrad.Maybe I was waiting for him.I missed his brutish attitude. I must have gone out of
Konrad POV"You look great," Minerva admired when I came to pick her up. I wore a simple black button up shirt paired with jeans. "Thanks," I grumbled. I didn't know how to take compliments well because I was not used to them. They always made me feel uncomfortable. I'm pretty sure I glared at every girl who called me handsome and then scared them off in the process."Golly gee, Minerva. you look gorgeous too!" Minerva said in a mocking tone. Pointing out the fact that I was supposed to compliment her back. I laughed. "Sorry, I should've said that too. You do look great, Minerva." She rolled her eyes and linked her arm with mine. "Why do I feel like you are only taking me to make your mate jealous?" she raised her eyebrows. "That is simply not true," I said but in the back of my mind, I felt like I was caught. I kind of did invite her so it would bother Sophia and I'm glad I did after what she did the other night.Matthew and Sophia thought they were being sneaky but I heard them
Sophia POV My heart stopped when I saw Konrad holding hands with Minerva. She looked gorgeous in her red dress, and he looked even more beautiful than he usually did. I could see the outlines of his muscles through his black shirt, and it made me wet between my legs. I watched them from afar at first. It looked like he was arguing with Matthew. My eyes kept wandering back to his hand holding Minerva, and it made me burn with jealousy. I don't like it, he is mine. [Go, snatch him away from her,] my wolf suggested. [I can't! What right do I have? I came here with Matthew,] I said grimly.[Then why are you acting jealous?] she asked. [I don't know. Why couldn't they both take me as their date?] I said, sounding like a spoiled brat in my head. [Whoever thought you would be so possessive over your mate.] she laughed. [Don't laugh at me,] I scolded her. There was no point in trying to talk to me anyway. I was sure he was mad at me. He hadn't even spoken to me properly for four days