Ambrose POV
My father used to tell me I was different than all the other wolves in the pack.
When I was a kid, I thought it was just something he would say to make me feel special, but as I grew up, I realized he meant it. My father never said things he didn't mean.
I was, indeed, different.
When I reached puberty, I felt powers growing inside me. It was not the kind of powers typical werewolves had. It was stronger, something darker.
I realized I could run faster than my brothers. And I was more agile in the battlefield. So when I fought with others, I was almost invincible.
When I turned fifteen, I began to read minds.
At first, I didn't think much of it. We werewolves can link our minds and communicate telepathically, so reading their minds was nothing out of the ordinary. Until one day, I started to communicate with other animals too. And eventually, I figured out how to control their actions using my mind.
My father told me to keep it a secret from my pack members and not to use my powers often. I was not a normal wolf, he said. He told me I needed to blend in and keep my special powers under control until I became the next Alpha.
I kept my promise for the most part, but it was fun to control people into doing anything for me once in a while. I could control just about anything or anyone.
Except for this irritating human in front of me.
No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get inside her mind and get her to say what I wanted. It was as if she had some kind of invisible shield in her brain.
Maybe I was just having a bad day.
When my father decided my future wife would be a human, I didn't know what to expect. I've never liked humans. They were simply useless to me.
Sure, they have advanced in technology and were able to use it to their advantage sometimes, but biologically, they were inferior to us. Without weapons, they were nothing, and our wolves could easily tear them to pieces. So why would I want anything to do with them!
And when I found out I was about to marry that same annoying girl from the locker room, it pissed me off even more, but I tried my best to hide my true feelings.
But even though annoying, she was kind of cute. Her head full of blonde hair framed her face perfectly. She had dark brown eyes along with a cute button nose and plump lips. She was tiny, no more than five foot one. I could crush her in my arms anytime I wanted.
She didn't have an ounce of fear in her eyes when she spoke to me. And that smart mouth of hers...
I'd have to teach her a lesson later.
For now, I needed to focus. I will do everything my father asks, but I'll make sure I become the ultimate ruler when my time comes.
"So, what's your plan after the graduation, Ambrose?" Analyn's father asked at the dinner table.
It took me a few seconds to realize that he was asking about what day job I'd be getting. Technically, the werewolves didn't have to work as we had generations of wealth inherited from our forefathers.
However, since they are trying to blend in with human society, some of them decided to use their wealth of knowledge to get good jobs. My father is a well-known surgeon and he expects me to have a career too. However, I had other plans. I would be too busy taking over the world to worry about some measly job.
"I am going to be an elementary school principal," I said with a straight face. This will do for now.
"Pfffttt!"
We all turned to Ana as she almost choked on her coca-cola while trying to suppress her laughter. Is the mere thought of me being a school principal that ridiculous to her?
"What's so funny?" I growled.
"N...nothing. You just don't seem like the kind of person who likes to be around children," Ana said.
She wasn't too far off.
"Alright, fine. What I really want to do is become a vet because I love animals," I said. I wasn't entirely lying. I can speak to animals, so it would be a better-suited job if I ever needed to work.
"That's an excellent goal," Analyn's father beamed.
I looked at her. She wasn't saying much during the dinner. Maybe she was still angry about me for not freeing her from this marriage.
***
After dinner, we said our goodbyes, but I didn't leave with my father. Instead, I made up an excuse and pretended to go to a friend's house, but in reality, I was waiting to sneak up on Analyn because I wasn't done talking to her yet.
I lay low until everyone went to bed then climbed up to her window.
No, I wasn't going to spy on her like a creeper, but I didn't want to wait until our next meeting to tell her off. And I wanted to talk when our dads weren't breathing down our necks.
I saw her moving around in the room, but she didn't notice me in the window. I lightly knocked on the glass, but she still didn't look. She must have earphones on or something.
She was sitting in front of a mirror and was slowly undoing her braid. Her hair was long and blonde, which reminded me of sunshine. The moonlight from outside was shining on her, making her pale skin glow.
Okay, I'll admit. She was a lot more beautiful than I initially thought. If only she wasn't so annoying...
"WHAT THE FUUCK!"
I nearly fell backward as I heard her scream. I was too busy daydreaming about her beauty to notice that she saw me. I winced and motioned for her to open the window.
She swung the window open without hesitation. "Ambrose, what the hell? I thought you were a werewolf. What are you doing creeping around my window like a vampire?" she looked amused.
"Vampires don't creep around people's windows. They are a lot more sophisticated than people think," I said irritably.
"Vampires are real!" she gasped.
I rolled my eyes. She lives among supernatural beings like werewolves, but vampires' existence shocks her? "Yes, they are real. Can I come in or not?"
She opened the window and stepped back. "Why are you here?" she furrowed her brows.
"I wasn't done talking to you earlier," I said.
"Then why did you run off like a jilted bride without finishing talking?" Ana asked. She crossed her arms and stared into my eyes.
"I didn't run off...anyway, we need a plan to figure out how we will make this marriage work," I said and plopped down on her bed. She had some kind of furry blanket that made my skin itch. Stupid girly bullshit.
Analyn sighed. "It won't work. But dad won't listen to any reasonings."
"Mine won't either," I said distractedly.
Her eyes suddenly lit up as if she had thought of something genius. Although I doubt there was much going on up in there in the first place.
"We could...we could pretend," she said.
The idea wasn't revolutionary. I mean, if I marry her, I'd have to pretend as I like her anyway. "I need you to act like the perfect wife and not talk back to me."
She rolled her eyes, and I had a feeling she would do the opposite of what I told her to do.
"Fine, I'll be the perfect wife. I'd be so great that your father will give me the 'wife of the year' award," she chirped.
"There's no such thing," I said dismissively.
"I was being sarcastic, dingbat."
"What did you call me?" I roared. It's only been a few seconds with her in the same room as me, and I was already getting pissed off. How am I supposed to tolerate her 24/7?
"Nothing! I was just practicing calling you cute nicknames," she said quickly.
I tried to see what was inside her mind again.
Still nothing.
I picked up a lock of her hair and twirled it on my finger. "You better make sure your acting is good enough to convince everyone, especially my father, or else you'd be so much in trouble," I threatened her.
"I'm not scared of you," she said determinedly.
I'll see if you sing the same tune after I'm through with you, little one, I thought to myself.
Analyn POVI stood my ground and told him I wasn't scared of him. But I lied. I was scared of him a little.Ambrose wasn't a regular guy. There was something primal about him. He was unpredictable. I knew I had to be careful around him.He had evil intentions deep inside him. I could feel it in my bones. I had a feeling that humanity would be in trouble once he became the Alpha. I couldn't imagine what he might do.Maybe I can stop him when the time comes. Maybe I can tame the beast.What am I even thinking? I can't even tame my cat, Mr. Richie Richardson.I was still upset at my father for forcing me to do this, but I had to say yes. I was his only daughter, and I didn't want to disappoint him by being whiny and weak. So what if I had to spend the rest of my life with someone like Ambrose? Maybe I will get lucky, and he will change his mind last minute.I decided to make the best of it by blowing his money on the mos
Analyn POVI flung myself into a corner as a chair flew at me. Luckily, I was able to dodge it.I saw a bulky man standing in the middle of the club, fuming."Let's not fight, Alpha Dominique. We both know this is the neutral zone since humans own this club. We can all be here, so why don't we try and have fun?" Theodore was saying. He hadn't transformed into his wolf yet. I wondered why. I bet this Dominique person would be a lot more intimidated then.Dominique growled. "I was having fun until your pack member dared to hit on my mate. Why don't you hand him over to us, Beta, so we can punish him our way?"Oh snap, hitting on an Alpha's mate? Who was the idiot who did that?"I didn't do it on purpose. I had no idea she was your mate!" the idiot spoke.Okay, I don't need to stick around and watch someone get torn apart, I though and got up slowly.I couldn't take my eyes off Dominique as he transformed into his
Ambrose POV"What did I say about not messing around with the Bloodmoon pack?" I said to Jaq after slapping him upside his head. Flirting with an Alpha's mate, what the hell was thinking!"I'm so sorry, bro. I swear I had no idea!" Jaq whined."How the hell did you not know. If Ambrose didn't show up, who knows what might've happened," Theo said irritably.I knew he was extra annoyed as he was looking forward to having a fun night, but the fight ruined everything."Whatever, I'm glad no one got seriously hurt. Well, except Alpha Dominique." Theo smirked.I suddenly remembered Analyn, and rage boiled inside me.One of the bastards from the Bloodmoon pack touched her and made her cry. I took care of him by swatting him off like a fly, but it wasn't enough in my opinion. I should've beat the shit out of him more.When I saw her crying, my heart plunged to my throat. And when I saw that asshole scaring her, I wante
Ambrose POV My relaxing mood was already ruined, so I decided to sneak up on Analyn. It still bothered me that I couldn't get inside her head and control her. I needed to see if it was just a temporary block. I arrived at her house within a few minutes and rang the doorbell. An older man opened the door. He looked me up and down and blinked a few times. "Can I help you, sir?" he asked. "Is Analyn home?" I asked. "Yes she is, but she is not feeling too well. Would you like to come back another time?" he asked. Not feeling well? I wondered if it had anything to do with the night at the club. I felt a twinge of guilt for not staying with her longer and making sure she was okay. She seemed to have recovered at the time. "I would like to see her now, please. I am her fiancé, so I can check on her," I said. "Don't tell her I'm here, though. I wanted it to be a surprise." The man nodded. "I remember yo
Analyn POV"Wait! Don't go!" I stopped him before he made it out of the house.Ambrose turned around and narrowed his eyes. "What?" he asked."Why did you come here in the first place?" I asked. My eyes turned wide. "No way! Did you sense my period cramps from all the way home? Damn, that's cray cray!"Ambrose scoffed. "No, dummy. I didn't come here to cure your cramps."I yelped as he flicked my forehead.Jerk.I frowned as I rubbed my forehead. "Then why?""I came here to ask you out on a date," he said. Only because my father is making me do it," he quickly added."Oh." I didn't know what else to say about it."So, do you want to go out to dinner with me tomorrow?" he asked."No," I said without hesitation.Ambrose stared at me wide-eyed as if he couldn't believe I said no."I mean, I want to go out with you, but dinner sounds boring. Can we go to an amusement park instead?
Ambrose POV I checked my phone for the fifth time. Analyn was over an hour late. I did manage to get her phone number before I left, so I tried to call her a few times, but she never answered. I hope she wasn't a flake because I hate that with a passion. After waiting for a few more minutes, I gave up and left. I felt anger slowly rising inside me. How dare that puny human stand me up! I didn't hear from her all day. I thought about going to her house and seeing if she was okay, but I was still too angry. No one stands me up. No one! "Weren't you supposed to take your future wife out on a date today?" My governess Sylvia asked me. She was like a mother to me and constantly worried about my wellbeing. "How did you know?" I said. Sylvia smirked. "I know everything about you, Ambrose and Alpha Marquise mentioned it. I heard she is a sweet little thing." "She is an infuriating human being. And a flake," I s
Analyn POVWhen I looked into those cold blue eyes, I was afraid. He looked like the kind of person who didn't have a kind bone in the body. He probably ate his preys alive. "I'm sorry for crashing my car into your jeep. My father will pay for all that," I quickly said.He grabbed my arm. "I am not interested in money. At least, not anymore," he said."Then what do you want?" I asked."My name is Baron. You are Analyn, aren't you?" he said."How do you know that?" I asked."And you are to be married to Ambrose Vikander in two days' time," he ignored my question and said.Does everyone in this town know about my wedding now? I am such a celebrity."Yes, so what?" I asked."So, I had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to take revenge on him," Baron hissed.That's right. Ambrose picked this man up and threw him against the wall for trying to kidnap me. He was probably still angry. His ego must
Analyn POV The wedding day. For most girls, it's the happiest day of their life, but for me, it was the scariest. Tessa and Shirley were helping me get ready. Yes, we made up after they ditched me at the club. They came over the next day and bawled their eyes out. Tessa said she really tried to reach me, but it was too dangerous. Whatever, I forgave them. It's not like they could've protected me against werewolves anyway. I blushed as I remembered Ambrose coming to my rescue and then holding me close. He made me feel safe even though I've always thought of him as a beast. But then I got angry again when I remembered how he ignored me and didn't come to my rescue. But someone did rescue me and then disappeared. I wondered if I would ever know who it was. "Wow, you are so pretty, Analyn. Your mom would've been so proud of you," Shirley said, breaking me out of my daydreaming. I held back tears as I though
Ten years later..."Kaden, SLOW DOWN!" I cried out as our five year old child Kaden continued to terrorize everyone. I watched what went down in front of me, not sure how to handle our son, while Matthew and Konrad stood in the distance, stuffing their face with pizza, "Why aren't you stopping him!" I looked at them and roared.I was four months pregnant with Matthew's daughter Misty, so I was too hormonal and grumpy to deal with our demon child, who had now transformed into a dragon, spitting fire at everyone and everything."BURN, BURN, BURN!" Kaden chanted joyously.Ah, he was his father's son, alright. "Konrad! Do something!" I glared at Konrad."He is just having fun," he said nonchalantly.I turned my attention back to Matthew. "Then you stop him!"Matthew stopped eating his pizza and looked at me like he had no idea what I was talking about. "Huh? What do you mean? Why do I have to get him? It's Konrad's spawn of hell. Let him punish Kaden.""Because I already know Konrad, and
Sophia POV Is this really happening? Or is this a dream? I wondered as Matthew carried me to his bedroom. Tonight was finally the night I was to be mated to Matthew. I'd been thinking about it all day and let's just say my anxiety level was through the roof! "Don't be scared, Sophia. I won't hurt you. You trust me, don't you?" Matthew said gently. "I do," I whispered. Matthew put me on the floor gently. I felt like his piercing green eyes could look inside my soul and I felt nervous again. But it wasn't because I was scared of him. I could feel the heat between my legs as I watched him take his shirt off. I want him, and I can't even deny it to myself. [Holy hell, this guy is hot. I wonder how his wolf would feel when he buried his cock into you], my wolf cooed inside me, making me redder than a tomato. [Shut up! You will ruin the moment,] I hissed. I wasn't usually lusting over men like this, but for some reason, I could hardly contain myself now. I must be in heat. Matthew
Matthew POV Konrad was angry with me. He didn't want me to fight him about who gets to have Sophia first tonight. He wanted me to give her up without argument, but I didn't want to let her go this easily. They say fighting doesn't solve anything. So we both agreed with my mom's idea of finding the flowers in the forest. It shouldn't be too hard, right? "You will never find it. You barely spend any time in the woods," Konrad scoffed. "That's where you are wrong, brother. I may not roam around in the forest like a wild animal and waste my time there, but I still know a lot about it. I can also speak to other animals and ask them for direction." Konrad growled at me. "You can't ask other animals in the forest about the flower bush. That's cheating." "That's not cheating. Nobody said we couldn't do that!" I exclaimed. "And I bet the creatures in the woods will be more willing to help me because all you did was find new ways to torture them. So they already hate you." I smirked. "Fuc
Sophia POVGosh, I was having a nice quiet time in my room, eating a big bowl of chocolate ice cream, but of course, I got roped into their sibling bullshit.Again."What's happening?" I mumbled."Konrad and I are going to decide who gets to be with you tonight for your first time, once and for all," Matthew announced."Excuse me? I thought I already told you that it is up to me and not you. I get to decide who will be my first," I put my bowl down and snarled."Well...have you decided?" Konrad asked."No.""Well, there you go. You don't even know how to decide yet. So we are going to settle it. Then you won't have to make any kind of decision," Matthew said, deciding.These Neanderthals are going to be the end of me."And how are you going to settle this, may I ask? And why did you bring me here? We were not supposed to see each other until tonight anyway," I said irritably. All I wanted was to eat my ice cream in peace and read a good book. And maybe take a nice warm bath later. I s
Konrad POV "Gone? What do you mean gone?" my father roared. "Valentina ran away with Callan," Matthew murmured. Shit, that bastard had really done it this time. It had been a few days since the day Callan disappeared with Sophia's sister and then was brought back from the demon world by me. Ever since then, I lost contact with him, but it turned out he didn't lose connection with Valentina. Cheeky bastard. Although I was angry initially because Matthew and I had been protecting Valentina from Callan's lusty eyes for decades, I decided I'd learn to accept their sudden elope. Callan might be a complete moron, but Valentina? She was not dumb. If she went against our father and chose Callan, she knew what she was doing. Father's face turned dark, and I could tell he was trying his best not to explode in anger. "I see. I thought Sophia's sister was his mate. Why did that hooligan take my daughter?" "He rejected his mate for Val," Matthew interjected. However, he didn't seem all that
Callan POVWas she teasing me again?I held my breath as Valentina led me into her room."What are you planning on doing? Are you trying to seduce me, Ms. Vikander?" I joked.Valentina said nothing. A mysterious smile teased her lips instead, and her green eyes twinkled. Goddamn, she was just so...How did I get so lucky to be in the same room with this gorgeous creature? I didn't even use my Incubus magic on her!That meant she wasn't forced to bring me here. That means she actually likes me."You are awfully quiet. Nervous?" Valentina said and giggled mischievously."Nervous? Me? Don't be silly. I am half incubus. I get girls left and right," I said dismissively. Okay, that came out bad, but it wasn't like I was having sex with them for fun only. I literally needed to have sex to feed myself."That stops now," Valentina's voice was bizarrely melodious, making my head swim."Your sexual conquest stops here," Valentina repeated."No, Val. You don't understand. I need sex to stay stron
Valentina Today was the big day—my date with Callan. I shouldn't be nervous. I told myself that it was only Callan that I had a date with, that I knew him and shouldn't panic. I grew up with him and I'm pretty sure we were naked in baths at some point! But it didn't work. The second he arrived on my doorstep, standing there with his silvery white hair reaching down to his waist, and winning smile, I was a goner. It was game over to my lady parts. It shouldn't be allowed to be so handsome. Callan's imperfections only seemed to make him look even more tempting. "Callan!" I exclaimed. "Hi!" I hope he couldn't hear my heart that was unnaturally fast and loud. A grin spread over his lips. "Good morning." Not sure what to say next, I simply absorbed him. He wore casual clothing, jeans, and a grey t-shirt with a rock hanging around his neck. A smile spread over his lips as he caught me looking, and I got butterflies when he sized me up. "You look nice," Callan said. "Beautiful, actu
Callan POV 'Life should never be taken too seriously. We only live once, so why not laugh and have fun while we are here?' —I breathed that motto. Because of it, friends had always come easy to me. I was popular. What could I say? I was a fun guy to be around. Even girls flocked me, but mainly because of my appearance. Being half incubus had it's advantages I guess. But honestly, that kind of sucked.I wasn't stupid. I had eyes and knew I wasn't half-bad to look at. I took care of myself, worked out more than once per week, and my mother called me handsome, so I had that going for me.But I wanted to make a connection, and there was only one person I was drawn to. Only one person made my heart perform somersaults, and the same person also made me dumb.Valentina. The only crush I had ever had. My body wanted her while my soul craved her. But she never looked at me the way I wanted her too. It was as if she was immune to my incubus allure. She looked at me like I was one of her br
Sophia POVI watched Valentina as she moved around the battleground. For some reason, she was having a hard time focusing. She looked nervous. She was usually the most enthusiastic one in the battleground!"Where is your head today, Val? You let Patrick beat you twice already!" Matthew barked.Valentina jolted as if Matthew's voice startled her. "I...I don't know. I guess I didn't have enough sleep last night," she murmured.Hmm...something was wrong with her, I could feel it."Valentina, if you are not feeling well, you should go lie down," I said gently.It has been a week since the ordeal with Liz and Callan. Konrad went to the demon world and opened a portal so Callan and Liz could come back. After that, he let Liz escape and told them never to set foot in this territory again.Because if Alpha Ambrose found out, everyone, including Konrad, would be punished for helping. And none of us wanted that.Maybe Valentina is upset about Callan leaving, I thought to myself.They seemed pre