The house is eerily quiet, which is not at all suitable for such a big house, and Emily tells Mathew so, while following behind him with her hand held in his big rough one.She can only expect the finest, fanciest furniture in such a house, and she doesn't get disappointed, as the interior of the house is so beautiful, the kind of elegance she has only seen in magazines.The thought that Mathew owns this place... It is hard to believe. Why does he pretend to be so average? He even has two expensive cars in the garage he parked the car they came in, yet he often drives an average one, hiding the expensive cars away."You know what, Mathew," she says as she is led to a large dining room, where the rich aroma of food promises a delicious lunch being served. "I am mad at you for pretending to be so poor when you are rolling in it. It is not fun to be poor, and I feel like you are mocking us poor mortals by pretending to be one of us."She notices there is a person in the dining room, a man
"You did it!""I misjudged you!""You have proven beyond reasonable doubt that you are indeed the Alpha's daughter, and he must be very proud of you."The girls shout, each of them fighting to hug her.Emily freezes in place, waiting for the strange excitement to die down, wondering what it is they are happy about. Did someone lie to them that she has agreed to become the Alpha? If so, she needs to correct the situation as soon as possible, because that is not happening, not now, not ever.When they have finally let go of her and stood in front of her with expressions of admiration on their faces, Emily looks at each of them, her own face wearing a puzzled look."What was that for? And Twyla, I thought you despised me?""I did, but there is no need to despise you now. I figured it will not do to be in the future Alpha's bad graces, doesn't matter if she stole the man I loved. Just kidding, I am excited because I was offered as a nurse at a werewolf clinic in a neighbouring pack, becaus
Hearing the words of the lawyer, the wolves Jack was trying to persuade to stay glance at one another, shake their heads, then leave. "You should leave this property right now, for it belongs to someone else, and you are breaking the human law by living here."The lawyer is, of course, a werewolf, and that's why he has decided to be soft on Jack. It is sad that Jack doesn't think to reciprocate the behavior of kindness and understanding, as his now red eyes land on Mathew."I strongly despise you," he declares. "Are you trying to prove how smart you are? I know you are behind all this, because that dumb little girl wouldn't have thought of doing this. And now you are going to pay for doing that to me, you idiot!"Jack attacks Mathew without warning, with so much rage that he would have slit his throat had Mathew not reacted quickly. Being a werewolf allows someone to move really fast, like lightning speed fast, and Jack has used that ability to try and end Mathew's life, his nails (th
She is really angry this time because, as soon as they arrive back home, she goes straight to the pack house, ignoring his calling. Honestly, he he starts to think she is overreacting, and telling her the things she wants to hear is not an option. Far from bringing them closer, as she fantasizes, it would tear them apart forever.It was not a good idea to fall in love at all. He has always avoided falling in love with anyone because of things like what is happening now, but Emily somehow managed to sneak past his defenses and steal his heart.He stole hers in return and now he is going to break her because he allowed himself to be weak, to believe that a heart to heart relationship would work somehow.He doesn't know when life was more peaceful for him between when he was cold hearted and after he fell in love with her.When is his life going to be normal and stress free? well, you might answer that perhaps after he dies because there is nothing as living stress free in this life, but
The fact that Emily didn't say anything when she saw him earlier suggests that she has not entered her room in the last two hours.And now he is Suddenly nervous, thinking about her reaction when she enters her room and sees his marriage proposal. Yes, you read that right; he has proposed marriage to her. He can't wait any longer.He doesn't care about appearing like a lunatic, it is very crucial that he marries her, and he is running out of time.~Emily opens the door to her room and rolls her eyes, deciding from now on that she will be locking her room. This is like the third time the Alpha has entered her room in her absence and left something there. It is getting out of hand now, no longer cute.He has sprinkled Rose petals all over the white sheet on her bed that spelled out the words; MARRY ME, EMILY!At the food of the bed is a bouquet of roses, a box of chocolate and a note on which the Alpha (there's no doubt that it is the Alpha) has scribbled some words.She picks up the no
The time comes when Mathew can no longer stay away from Emily, and he finds himself planning his way back home. He has successfully managed to make her miss him a great deal, from what one of his closer buddies told him. He was told she is constantly looking sad, always checking her phone and constantly visiting his house only to find he is not around.Well, he misses her too, he just didn't want to stay in the house with her and watch how she mistreats him because she is mad. It is time to go back to her.He waits for the day to end, checks out of his Hotel room and gets in his car, going back home.~In the White Wolf pack, Emily woke up in the morning, did all her daily routine and then decided to visit the pack prison, hoping to see Joe and talk to him about his behavior towards the pack, to ask him if he thinks he deserves to be there.She is now walking through the formidable place located underground, so formidable that Emily has to wrinkle her nose as she passes the empty cell
Marcus tries not to show any emotion as he asks Emily why she visited his uncle's cell."I wanted to find out a few things," she invites herself to sit down on the chair, then gives him a levelled stare."And what did you find out?" Marcus asks incredulously. She has been snooping around in places she shouldn't be lately, and it's becoming irritating."Enough to know that you did not do as well as you tried to make everyone believe on the case of that man and Tara. You tossed your uncle in that place just to give the impression that you did something. Which is starting to raise red flags.""What red flags?" Marcus is annoyed now and he fails to mask it. It is hard having to grant as many of the woman's wishes as possible but he tries to do it anyway, but she still won't leave him alone. He is not used to such treatment. And the rate at which she is begining to make herself a part of his job is alarming. He has to put her in her place. "Let's not forget who is the Alpha here. I have not
When she gets to his house, she finds him waiting for her at the door, a small smile adorning his face.She stands there and crosses her arms on her chest, raising a brow at him."Yes? Care to explain yourself? You are done now with the ladies you ran off to and back to me?"The smile immediately leaves his face, replaced by a frown. Is that what she thought? It is all his fault. With what she knows about his past sexual activities, it will be hard for her to fully trust him, he imagines, especially if he continues behaving so mysteriously. Or, to put it better, so foolishly."I wasn't with any woman. I was alone where I went," he says."Mhm!" she says disbelievingly. "You were alone. Without saying goodbye and with your phone switched off? Yes, I will buy that!""Emily, you need to believe me. There were a few things I needed to take care of where I went, and I left without saying anything to you because you were mad at me and I wanted you to miss me. I know, it was one of the stupide
Emily straightens up immediately, no longer feeling the burning from the chains.Mathew is actually here, in all his handsome glory. He is not dead, she knew it! He has never looked more alive, except that he looks so pissed it will be a miracle if a life is not lost before they leave this place.He gives the chains a tap and Emily is instantly free. She immediately throws herself at him, surprising both herself and him by breaking into noisy sobs."Mathew, I was told you were dead. I met Travis, he...he got burned and died. I was almost raped, twice in the same day. I am so sorry, Mathew, there is no way to prove that you are innocent now, Jack is as good as dead his soul has been sucked out of him..."Mathew holds her head against his shoulder, murmuring quietly to her."It's okay, it's okay now. Breath. You will tell me everything that happened later, baby girl. Just relax."At the closeness of him and his scent, she starts to feel her wolf awaken, and soon, the wounds on her body b
Seeing the look of defeat on Jack's face (it maybe a fake look but it's still there and it can only mean one thing; he is coming with her) Emily holds out her hand to touch him so they should leave."Wait. I need you to take me to a certain pack first. There's a man there, and I consider him as a father. Please, allow me to let him know that I have been caught."Emily frowns."What?""I mean, I will go with you, but allow me to visit the old man before I go. He is like a dad to me."Emily stares at the man that hurt her so much, and her heart fills with hatred. He didn't just hurt her, he hurt Mathew as well, killed people and put the blame on him, resulting in Mathew living in hiding for so many years. Living a miserable life.She would like to see him rot in some enclosed space."Please. You are too powerful for me to do anything to harm you, so I don't think you need to worry about that. I really need to see the old man."He is right, he can't hurt her. And Emily is curious to see w
The scream seems to have attracted someone's attention, because Emily hears food steps rush towards the room before someone swings the door open, only for them to stand frozen by the door.Travis jumps from the bed, stares around as though in confusion for a moment, then he raises a hand, gesturing for the two people at the door to come inside the room."What happened to me?"Instead of answering, Anna and Jack only shake, knowing their end is sniffing at their heels.How did he wake from an enchanted sleep?Then Jack steps forward."My Lord, we have no idea what happened to you. We tried waking you after we brought in the young woman you sent me to fetch for you."Well, he will make up to Emily later, right now it is more important to save his ass from the demon lord, as his eyes have started turning a dangerous red glow, showing his anger.The hair of every person in the room stands on end, fear instilled in their hearts, because the demon lord, Travis, is more upset than he has ever
Roused to fresh alertness, Tara's eyes go round and her mouth gape open. She looks shocked, so much that Emily starts to feels she is ringing the bell before time.Mathew might not be in any kind of trouble and she is getting paranoid.She is about to say this to Tara when her phone rings, and in her eagerness to answer it, Emily almost drops it. A strange number is calling. Thinking it is Mathew calling to inform her that he lost his phone or something, Emily presses the answer button hastily."Hello?"The words that come from the other end chills her to the bone."Are you related to Mathew? We don't know his last name and that is all he's been able to utter just before he died. We found your number on his phone and decided to call you because you are the person he seemed to communicate a lot with."In this moment, the world comes to an abrupt halt. Emily fails to believe it. She fails to breathe.Mathew, dead? She feels a funny ringing in her ear, and an unbearable lightheadedness
There is a blank expression on Gianna's face, but on Becky's, shock is written all over it. "What?" Becky asks, looking genuinely surprised."Hey, what are you getting surprised about? Isn't this the family you came to search for when you lost your mate that time?" Gianna says to her sister, who still has a puzzled expression on her face."What are you saying?" Becky says, whipping around to look at her sister. "Are you implying that we are related to this girl?"Even Gianna has a baffled look on her face now, matching Emily's."Come on, Beck, we were together when we decided to look for the existing relatives of our parents because they wouldn't tell us shit about them, remember? They isolated themselves from their family and we found out our closest living relatives were Alphas in this pack? Don't you remember?""Hey, we found out they died...shit...is this the daughter of our dead relatives?"Gianna rolls her eyes to the ceiling."Who did you think she was, Beck? It has always been
Mathew laughs and shakes his head."I believe I am the husband you are referring to because, no matter what, I am the one who is going to end up with you...""You are so confident...""...And when that happens, I will never cheat on you. You are the only girl I have ever loved and the only girl I will continue to love till the time I will retire from this Earth, so me cheating on you? No chance, madam Alpha."The words sound so sweet and sincere that Emily doesn't dare argue. She swallows and looks nervously into his silver grey eyes, then a sudden thought enters her head."Mathew, what was the original color of your eyes? Your hair too. You said you changed them when you started hiding from those people.""Of course you want to know."As he says this, Mathew closes his eyes shut, then blinks them several times. When he looks at her, she takes a sharp intake of breath.She has never seen this version of green eyes before. They captivate your attention and hold it, making you get lost i
Even though Becky's parents were upset at first for what Marcus had done, they agreed that Marcus had saved their daughter's life by marking her immediately she lost her mate, and they let him keep their daughter in the end.Becky and her family got to know that the Alpha and Luna of White Wolf pack died a long time ago and that, by marrying Marcus, Becky would be the new Luna. Her ambitious father was so thrilled by the news, but soon disappointment washed over him and Becky because they discovered Marcus was just a makeshift Alpha and not the real one, that the pack secretly anticipated the return of the Alpha's daughter to take the position. However, as the years went by without any sign of the girl returning, the father and daughter had hope that Becky would be the Luna forever.A year into her marriage, Becky received a call from her sister, asking if she could come live with her because she had been thrown out of the house at home.Despite Becky having been their parents' favouri
The information puzzles Emily so much that she feels like wringing the answers from Mathew.She waits with forced patience while he sits down and stares at her face, and then he starts talking again."I was just as puzzled when I read that piece of information. So I asked Gianna what she meant by it, and she explained."~According to Mathew, Gianna and Becky are sisters and they are daughters of an Alpha couple somewhere in New York.As the diary indicates, Gianna is the older sister but had always felt like their parents did not like her, like they liked Becky more.Gianna was the pretty one, they would say, and Becky was the smart one. The parents also pointed out how Gianna had no talent at all, all that she prided in were her looks. Oftentimes, she was treated like the younger sister even though she was more than three years older than Becky. Since she was always made to feel inferior at home, she went out to seek validation elsewhere. She slept with lots of men just to feel usefu
Emily watches Mathew eat for a moment and when he looks at her, raising one of his thick brows, she sighs and drops her gaze."Didn't your parents ever tell you it was rude to stare?" He jokes, but Emily doesn't smile."That's not funny, I don't have parents," she says in a quiet voice.She is still irritable, he can see that. He knows her parents are no more, it was just a joke, and doesn't she know that Mathew's own parents have been missing from his life since he was a baby? They might not have been dead in the actual sense but they were to him.Nevertheless, he apologizes, then asks;"What made you irritable? Still mad at me?""Wha... no, I am not mad at you, I am just having a crappy day.""Any reason that is happening?"She sighs again. "Oh, Mathew, do not think I am crazy, but have you ever slept with Gianna without using protection?"He gets confused and it shows on his face. He places his fork down, then takes some juice before bringing his attention back to her."Where has th