As she sits there brooding over the conclusion she has come up with, Mathew gives her a deep stare, then shakes his head."Your thoughts are misleading you," he says quietly, wondering what on earth he has done to her that makes her always inclined to think negatively of him."What thoughts?" she says, a scowl on her face."First of all," he responds. "Let me tell you the definition of a trophy. A Trophy is described as something gained or given in victory or conquest especially when preserved or mounted as a memorial. Or young, attractive woman who is the girlfriend of a rich and successful older person and who acts as a symbol of the person's social position, I don't know which of those two descriptions you place yourself under. Though I should think that if you go ahead and marry Marcus, you will very well fall under the second description..."What causes Emily to widen her eyes is not the deliberate reminder that the Alpha is too old for her, it is the fact that he has read her tho
She swears to keep the information he is going to tell her a secret, and Mathew explains;"You see, all werewolves have one thing in common, which is gaining a wolf when we all reach a certain age, thus living the rest of our lives having two sides, the animal and the human side. But some wolves have the privilege to be born with gifts. I mean, special abilities that other werewolves do not have. "These gifts are mostly inherited from parents that have them, but sometimes a wolf is born with the gift even though no one in his or her family possess it. You are that example."He pauses and stares at her for a moment. She is surprised how those eyes seem to catch her off guard every time he looks at her, leaving her slightly breathless. She swallows, nodding her head. He moves his eyes from hers and continues,"I, on the other hand, inherited the gift I possess from my parents."She would like to ask him a lot of questions; whether his parents are alive, and if so, where they are, but al
The air in the Alpha's office is heavy with masculine challenge, the two men glaring at each other with so much hatred that, had it been possible to die from looks, both of them would have dropped dead."Seeing how smart you always fancy yourself to be, I assume you have already worked out what I have called you here for."Mathew feigns confusion, a frown appearing between his fine brows."I am sorry, Alpha, but I don't have a clue. I would appreciate it if you would go directly to the point."His voice sounds calm and a bit too polite, which enrages Marcus as he becomes aware the younger man is mocking him."I have kept your secret all these years. I have prevented you from being caught when your ass deserves to be in jail, but I see now more than ever that I should have let them take you away from the very beginning. You have done nothing but bring trouble in the pack. You never appreciate. I gave you an important position in the pack, but you still continue opposing me. You know wha
Giving Mathew a stiff smile, Alpha Marcus raises his hand for Mathew to shake. But it's not just a normal handshake; both men look as though their intention is to break the other's hand. And neither of them is willing to break away from the punishing handshake, for it kind of feels like he would be defeated."Ouch, that must hurt, let go of each other."Gianna, ever so beautiful and grateful, speaks from the door. She has been standing at the door for some time and both Mathew and the Alpha were aware of the moment she got in but too busy to acknowledge her presence.The tiny pink dress she is wearing barely covers her butt, and it is this that has caused the Alpha to release Mathew. He keeps giving him a murderous glare as he moves backwards to his chair."Am I free to leave now, Alpha?" Mathew bows, asking in the same polite tone that annoys the Alpha so much. The Alpha dismisses him with a raise of his hand, and as Mathew turns to go, he curses to himself, wondering what he has don
When Mathew goes back to the grounds, he notices the renewed excitement of the girls at the sight of him. Suddenly, they are all working harder than usual, trying to impress him with their graceful movements and little clothing which reveal tiny smooth waists and cleavage reaching up to the chin. But he stays long enough to whisper something in Emily's ear before leaving, heading for his house.By now, Emily has had enough experience with her fellow wolves to know that everyone present at the training grounds has heard Mathew invite her to his house after training. It is embarrassing to continue training after this, plus she is tired even though she has only trained for a short time. Maybe with time, she will get used to it, but right now she can't go any further. She will take a shower before going to Matthew's house. She is dying to go right away, curious to know what he wants to talk to her about this time, but she won't show him that she is so desperate to be in his company or he
In the short time that Emily has been here, she has gathered enough information about most of the pack members, especially those that have something to do with her, like Matthew and Marcus. Therefore, she knows that getting carried away by his temporary show of affection would be foolish. She will allow herself to spend time with him since she enjoys his company, but will make sure her heart is guarded.She will not love another man after the evil treatment Jack put her through, never again. Werewolves are dangerous creatures; they will make you love them with all your heart and soul before shattering your heart, making sure to destroy every piece thoroughly, so that when the person thinks about love again, they cringe in fear.It hurt, the things Jack did to her. She still hasn't healed even now but she refuses to show anyone what really goes on inside her.Not especially Mathew. She doesn't want him anywhere near her heart. Even in the human community, men with looks such as his usua
"And what is that you want to tell me?" she inquires, her eyes bright with excitement. If he really intends to behave like the Alpha, that is asking her to be his so soon after seeing her, she will have to say no, no matter how exciting it would be to hear him say it. The men may be good looking and all, but she would look cheap if she accepted him, even if she was willing go into a relationship after the last one."I know what you are thinking," he says, his eyes boring into hers. "Well, I am surprised," she answers darkly."You think I want to ask you to be my girlfriend. I should think that would be lovely, but I don't date."She takes a slow breath, not knowing whether to be pleased about the words or not. "Then tell me what you want to say. And, please, stop invading my mind without my permission. It is so creepy of you to do that.""Alright, sweetheart. I will not do it again."She nods her head then raises an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue."Look, the Alpha and I were tal
"Am I to understand you are asking me to be your girlfriend right now? Which wouldn't make sense because you are from telling me that you don't want a relationship."Mathew makes a funny face at that, amazed that she has already jumped to that conclusion."Goddess, no. But we have to do something about it. You see, the Alpha said I would be stripped of my position and kicked out of the pack if I don't manage to make you my girlfriend after two weeks."Emily shakes her head in disbelief, unable to understand what these men were thinking making such ridiculous bets. Why should they make her life more complicated than it already is?"Tell me, what is going to happen to the Alpha assuming you do make me your girlfriend?" she asks."He said he will accept that and he will sponsor our honeymoon and never bother you again.""Honeymoon? Wait, are we expected to get married? I am sorry, I...""I know, I know," Mathew says in a soothing voice. "You don't like the idea of being involved with a ma
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