Thalia “Okay? Then what are you going to do?” I questioned her. “Don’t worry, you will find out soon. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you. I tried to play nice but you clearly do not like being treated as an adult!” Here we go again. I wish she really did play nice. Wish because it never happened before and it will never happen again. “Yeah, yeah, mom. I am so scared.” I mocked. “You will regret this.” She hung up immediately after saying that. I scoffed and threw my phone to the end of the bed and lay down. Funny enough, the call from my mom made me forget my issue for a while and now, I don’t feel so anxious anymore so I can say she did something for me. My stomach rumbled, reminding me that I hadn’t eaten anything today and it was already afternoon. I got out of bed and picked out an outfit from the remaining clothes I hadn’t taken with me to Cross’s house. Thank God, at least I have something to wear and I don’t have to ask Emily for her clothes. I quickly took
Thalia “What? Who the fuck are you?” I let out even though I knew who they were. My mom’s people. I can’t believe she really sent them. They must have been around before she called. Must be some last-minute fake chance. Yes, I call it fake last chance because she damn well already had her people on the way when she called me. That evil witch. I should have known. I tried to shut my door again but it didn’t move. I glared at the idiot whose leg was holding the door. “The fuck is wrong with you?” I yelled at them. Big men like them should be using their power for the good of the society but they choose to use their strength for rich and wicked people. Such a waste. “We are here to take you home as instructed by your parents,” I scoffed. “And why do you think I would let you take me just because you said that? I don’t even know who you are. You could be anyone and bad! I won’t leave with you guys as I don’t know any of you!” I pointed out. They gave way and I though
Thalia “Put me down! Put me down this fucking minute!” I yelled but the guy carrying me didn’t listen. I hit him hard but he didn’t move. I bit him, hit him over and over again but he didn’t react. It was as if he didn’t feel any pain. “Lia!” Emily called, I saw her coming towards me but some of the men blocked her. Soon I couldn’t see her anymore as they completely blocked the way. I thrashed, cursed, hit the one carrying me, and did everything I could but it was to no avail. Other people who live at our apartment complex came out to see what was going on as the man carrying me walked with me thrown over his shoulders. No one tried to stop them. I couldn’t blame them. Who would want to fight big and scary-looking men? Certainly not me if I wasn’t the one in the situation. “Put me down!” I yelled as loudly as I could but it didn’t work. Soon, I saw their vehicle and my heart skipped a beat. I started thrashing even more. Hitting him harder than I didn’t before but that
Cross “Mate,” My wolf disturbed for an uncountable time. I couldn’t count the number of times my wolf has called out for our mate since last night. He had been so pissed at me. Usually, when we don’t agree on things, I just lock him away but I decided to punish myself by listening to him rant on about our mate and what I had done. I still wasn’t proud of what I did even after contacting the lad and apologizing. The lad had been polite. He thought I was either her uncle or her dad and that also pissed me off but I didn’t correct him. Video evidence from last night never made it to the internet because I got people who made sure everyone who was at the club yesterday deleted what they had. All that was left now was to meet Thalia and say sorry. That’s the hard part. Saying sorry wasn’t hard but I feared that she might hate me so much now and won’t want to forgive me. I spent the whole of last night and this morning reflecting on my actions. I really want to call her. I hav
Lucas “Get the fuck out of my way!” I yelled at the driver who was in front of my car and driving like he had all the time in the world. He might have all the time but I didn’t. I had little time to save my mate and that was pissing me off. I had been so close to calling her before getting her distressed text messages. At first, I thought it was the council but it turned out that it wasn’t them. It was her parents. Her fucking parents kidnapped her and were taking her back home to marry her off to some stranger who she doesn’t give a fuck about. Cross told me about the guy and how creepy he acted. He is obsessed with Thalia and thinks she belongs to him. Okay, he was like me in that aspect because I was obsessed with her too and I believe she belongs to me. The difference between us is that she was actually mine and she wanted me while he was just a delusion and her parents played into his delusion by agreeing to marry their daughter to him. Well, not on my fucking watch.
Thalia “Why are you so in a hurry to leave?” I questioned even though I had wasted so much time already. I ate and then told them I was craving ice cream and Mr. Lim had reluctantly agreed to my request and I got ice cream that I didn’t end up eating. It was currently abandoned in the car. I looked at it, tempted to pick it up and start licking to waste time but my stomach was already upset and any kind of food would only make me uncomfortable. I decided against eating the ice cream to save myself, instead, I focused on being a pain in their ass. They wanted me to get out of the car but I refused. They were the ones that made me sit in the car in the first place after I got back from the restroom. I managed to get away to take Lucas’s call. I told them I wanted to pee and at first, Mr. Lim had said that I would do it on the plane but later agreed only if I let the men go with me which I did. They couldn’t get in the lady's restroom so they stood outside. I was about to
Thalia “We have to leave right now! There are so many of them! You can’t fight them!” I yelled at Lucas who ran towards the men but he didn’t listen. “Take her away,” Lucas yelled at Cross who obligated. He carried me bridal style and ran as if I weighed nothing I held on to him praying that his stamina was good enough to get us away without us falling. He was breathing heavily as he ran with me in his arms. I didn’t even know what I thought would happen when I called for them to come get me but this was far from what I would have thought. We did fall asleep I feared and made it to his car. He dropped me into the front seat, slammed the door shut, and rounded the corner to the other side of the car super fast! “Are we leaving him behind?” I called out when I realized that Lucas wasn’t with us. “He will be fine!” He said and started the car. “No! We can’t leave without him!” I yelled. It was seven against one, no matter how strong he was, they would crush him. I
Thalia “Oh, they are going to be so pissed, your name is definitely leaving that register now,” My inner voice whispered. I smiled because I knew it was true. I don’t mind being taken off the family register if it means I don’t have to deal with my mom and dad anymore. Especially my mom, I am so tired of her already. I really wanted to see how angry she would get. I wonder what they will do to Mr. Lim and those other guys. They failed so badly. Serve them right. I hope my parents punish them because they deserve it for allowing themselves to be used. The rest of the ride was quiet. I didn’t know what to say to the guys so I just stayed silent until we got to Lucas’s estate. “Wait, this isn’t your house,” I pointed out. Cross looked at me and nodded. I glared at him. He was nodding too much for his own good. “Are you forgetting that it’s my week?” Lucas asked from behind. Oh wow, so we are still doing that? I thought they didn’t want me anymore. I thought he agreed to
Cross “Why do we need to leave?” I asked him. The thought of leaving the school while knowing that that bastard was after my mate didn’t sit well with me. I hated it. “That’s what's best for her. It won’t take long for us to be linked to her.” “What does that even mean?” I asked him. I did my research before I took the job. If it was because of the no professor-student relationship then I don’t fucking care about that. I didn’t care before and I won’t care going forward. “I mean that if our relationship gets out, she will be expelled from the school and I don’t want that to happen.” He was talking crap. “That’s not going to happen!” “I wish it won’t but think about it! It’s not just one but two of us! Shifters are accepting but humans? They won’t! We don’t want her to end up sad, right? She really loves school and she has worked so hard to get this far. I don’t want us to ruin it for her.” I saw a lot of sense in what he said but that doesn’t mean I agree with it.
Cross “I am going to kill him. I swear on my life that I will kill him!” Lucas yelled on the phone. I couldn’t blame him. I felt the same too. I wanted to kill that bastard the moment I got the message from him. That bastard not only found out about Thalia but he has been following her for a while now and told me about it himself with picture proof. It wasn’t just a handful of photos that he sent. If it was, I wouldn’t have been so mad right now. He has been following her for a while now. Even before Lucas and I met her. I still couldn’t believe that bastard met my mate before I did and even talked to her. Thalia might not remember because he may have met her as a regular person but he did so and has been watching her for so long. I wouldn’t have believed his words if he hadn’t sent pictures of her from over a year ago. Just thinking about the conversation I had with him pissed me off so bad. I wanted to find him and murder him in cold blood. “You are not alone! I want to
Thalia “I can’t lie. Cross, I am scared. Honestly, I don’t know how to be calm and not anxious when someone out there is probably watching my every move. What if they find me when you aren’t there? It’s not like we are together every time, and it’s not like I can just stay home. I have school.” I told him, and he pulled me back into a hug.“Nothing is going to happen to you, Lia, I promise you. Don’t worry; I will take care of that bastard and make sure to put an end to the madness.” He assured me. I let out a deep sigh and snuggled closer to him. I just have to keep believing him and hoping that it will all end without me getting in trouble. After a while, we eased out of the hug, and only then did I remember that the other girls were in my room, and they probably heard our conversation. Not that I mind. “My friends are in my room. We are spending the night here.” I told him. he fixed my hair and nodded.“You go study, and I will take care of everything else.” He told me while
Thalia “Hey, did something happen?” I asked with concern. He didn’t respond immediately, just hugged me tighter until it got a little hard to breathe and I had to tap him. “I can’t breathe.” I managed to say and he let go immediately. He looked me over as if trying to make sure that I was okay. I smiled at him to ease his worry but he seemed even more worried. Something must have happened to make him so worried. “Are you okay?” He asked with so much concern lacing his voice. Yup, something definitely happened. “I am okay. Did something happen? Why are you so worried?” I asked him. He pulled me back into a hug. “Thank goodness,” He let out in relief. “Hmm. Why did you think something happened to me? I have been at the pack all afternoon and you told me that I am safe here.” I reminded him. He pulled out of the hug again and nodded. “You are safe here.” He assured me. “Okay, so why were you worried for me? You literally look like something big happened tha
Thalia “Yes, claim her. If he doesn’t, she might never know. Also, she has to be attracted to him too.” Those two are definitely attracted to each other. I literally see sparks flying around when they are in the room together. “You will see. I am betting money on the fact that they will get together.” I told her. She looked unconvinced. “I doubt it but let’s see how it goes. I really like her so I will definitely approve.” Emily called out to us again and We didn’t say anything else as we both made our way upstairs to the balcony outside my room where the other girls were already sitting and waiting for us. I realized that even though I have been here for about two weeks straight now since I returned from Lucas’s pack, I haven’t been into my room. I use Cross’s room and everything I need is there so I don’t even bother coming here. “You guys took forever to do the dishes.” Calista scolded us. I waved her off and sat next to Emily and turned on my laptop. Good thing I asked
Thalia “I am not tall enough.” I knew that wasn’t an excuse even before I said it out and Emily knew too. She eyed me. “Don’t piss me off,” She warned me in her motherly voice. I shook my head at her. Elena showed up just in time to save my ass from more talk and to eat. She sat down without asking questions. “Did you see your brother?” I asked her when I remembered the reason she had to go home first. “I did and he said to not worry and that he and the alpha will handle things.” She told me and started eating. She looked sad which made me worry for her but I didn’t ask any questions while she ate. “What happened at home? You don’t look okay.” I asked her when we started piling the dishes we used into the dishwasher while Emily and Calista went to up our reading spot. She forced a smile. I knew it was forced because her real smile was always more beautiful and carefree. “What happened? Did he not believe you?” I asked her. “No, he believed me. Someone else from th
Thalia “I told you before that he owns a booming business. They both do.” I told her again. she dropped her fork and widened her eyes. “I thought you were just saying.” “Girl, you literally searched for them, remember?” I reminded her. “Yeah, I did. Why did I forget that? anyway, you are one lucky girl. You are born into a rich family, got mated to two rich men and on top of that, you are a literal genius and a beauty goddess, honestly, I don’t know why you aren’t exploring your full potential. What’s stopping you? Remember that modelling job?” I rolled my eyes at her. now, she was back again with the same shit that I already told her that I wasn’t interested in. she wanted me to go into modelling. I asked why she didn’t and she said and I quote. “This is not about me, this is about you and using your beauty for the good of all.” as if that made any sense. It all started a month ago when I got stopped by a talent agency that wanted me to sign with them as one of their mod
Thalia “I am sorry,” I repeated when I finally found my voice. We hugged for a few seconds more before we broke apart and stared at each other. She cried. I could see the aftermath of tears in her eyes. I made her cry yet she didn’t not leave. “I couldn’t leave. I hate fighting with you but I couldn’t continue pretending that you weren’t hurting my feelings.” Emily told me. “I am sorry for how I have been acting. I promise that it won’t happen again. You were right, I need to work on my trust issues. It's not you. It’s me and I will work hard to become a better version of myself.” I promised her. “Thank goddess,” Elena said and we both turned to her. “Do you know that you both fighting will ruin the mood of our small friend group? Don’t do that again. I was gone only a few seconds and you guys broke up?” She let out and shook her head at us in disapproval. “Agree. One moment it was cool and the next moment, they both wanted to tear each other apart. I am just glad th
Thalia “It’s worrying because this is a no-drone area. No drone should be able to get close to the pack.” Now I was even more confused because I didn’t know there was something like that. She saw my confusion and explained. “Our packs, both the Silver-crust and the Rhae Blood Moon pack do not allow drones. We have an official permit from the government and all! Drones are not to be seen in the pack, especially around the woods, I don’t know what happened.” She explained, looking back the way she came from and looking up too as if looking for the drone that she had seen. I looked too but there was nothing. “I don’t know if it's a lost drone or if someone is deliberately sending drones in the direction of the pack to watch us.” Now it made sense. With everything that’s happening with the council, I hope it was a lost drone and not one sent to watch the pack. “I have to speak to the alpha and tell him what I saw.” Elena said in a hasty voice. She looked around again. I re