CrossI watched him pace around. He was finally getting it. He was acting like he usually does acting before thinking. It’s one of the things I hated about him. In all, I couldn’t stand him and would very much not want to be in this situation right now but I couldn’t change things.If I could, I would go back to that night three weeks ago and make sure that Thalia knew she only belonged to me. That she couldn’t be with anyone else. I didn’t do it and now, I have to live with the consequences.“Why did it have to be him?” I wasn’t the only one pissed by the idea that my mate didn’t belong to me alone. My wolf was too and he has been going crazy inside me. I was in control so he had no choice but to foam inside.Everything happened so fast that it still felt like some weird dream to me even though I knew that it wasn’t a dream. I don’t dream about stuff like this. My dreams were what people call nightmares. This might as well be a nightmare. My mate isn’t just my mate. She’s mated to a
Cross“I can’t let that happen.”I whispered to myself.“Damn well, we can’t.”He heard it even though I said it in a very low voice. Wolves have really good hearing so it wasn’t a shocker that he heard me.“So, you do agree that we can’t let them get to her. That we have to protect her no matter what?”I asked him. He scowled at me but nodded in agreement. We are finally getting somewhere.“What do you want to do?”It funny how he was asking me my plans now when just a while ago, he went crazy because I asked him what he planned to do. Honestly, right now, I don’t have a plan. Yes, I had a plan before. That’s why I applied to lecture in her school, I wanted to be with her.My plan had been simple, find her, ask her out, and make sure she was never out of my sight. They will definitely know she has been mated if they find her and it’s my job to protect her from that. Of course, staying away from her might be the only right way but I can’t stay away from my mate.The three weeks it too
ThaliaI fidgeted, biting my finger, a habit I have and can’t stop especially when I am anxious. Right now, I was beyond nervous. I could practically feel my heart beating fast against my chest. We tried. We talked for hours but nothing seemed to work so now, we were calling her aunt and waiting for her to take her call.My heart skipped a beat when I heard her voice echo on the phone. Emily greeted her and told her that her friend had something she wanted to talk to her about. I have seen her aunt a lot in photos but I haven’t spoken to her before. Emily said it would be better if I talk to her directly.“Here, she wants to talk to you.”She said and handed the phone to me. I took it with shaking hands. I don’t know why I was shaking so much. Maybe because the reality of my situation finally dawned on me. I carried the marks of not one but two shifters and whether I liked it or not, my fate was pretty much sealed to theirs. I cleared my throat and tried to calm down as much as possib
Thalia“She must be some drama queen.”I bit out in an attempt to lighten my mood but that didn’t work. I still felt like crying. Still felt shitty and out of touch with reality. I don’t even know how to describe how I feel right now. I was angry, sad, confused, and most annoying of all, Horny. I was fucking horny and guess whose face crawled into my head. Lucas and Cross. I shook off my stupid train of thought and focused on what Aunt Rachael was saying.“You will get over that feeling very soon. I promise you. There’s always a solution.”I liked her positivity, and in any other situation, it would have worked on me, but not this one. There was no way out, no solution.“They are both professors at my University. Both are nearly two decades older than me. Both are off-limits because the school doesn’t allow students and professors to have intimate relationships.”I explained to her. She went silent on me again. Maybe she was thinking I might have done it to up my grade or something.“
Thalia“What the fuck are you both doing in my room?” I yelled at them when I finally got myself back enough to speak and quickly wrapped my towel around my body. I mean, my reaction was kind of hypocritical seeing as they have both seen me naked and have both been inside me but still, I didn’t invite them in. Heck, only a few minutes ago, they were downstairs looking at me and now, they were standing at my door and not even trying to leave.Normal people would wait for me downstairs. I am very sure they scared my friend so I can’t even blame her for not trying to stop them. Compared to her petite five foot three self, they were over six foot ten. They weren’t humans either so why did I even expect them to act normal?No human would have followed me home and even found their way into my bedroom. These men don’t follow any norms. They can very much decide to remove me from my house and take me wherever with them and I can’t even fight them. I swallowed as the reality of the whole sit
Thalia“What do you want to talk to me about? Do you realize that you can’t be seen with me outside of school?” I asked him. Lucas scoffed. I turned to him and glared at him. I couldn’t even hold his gaze for up to ten seconds. My whole body heated up and I felt tingles all over. How could I still be attracted to him when I was so mad at him? What’s even wrong with me at this point?“It’s the damn mark, isn’t it?” I let out, they both looked at me in confusion.“That’s why I keep getting drawn to you guys. It’s the mark. You did something to me and now I can’t get over my attraction t—.” I pressed my lips together when I realized I had said too much.“You can’t undo what’s done.” “Yeah? My life would have still been normal if you just fucked me without marking me.” I replied to Lucas who shook his head.“That’s not how it works. You will still be mated to us either way.” Us? Did he just say, us? As in both of them? Of course, that’s what he meant.“So, it isn’t like a glitch?”
Thalia“What the fuck are you even talking about, right now? Are you trying to scare me? Is that what all these are about? You are trying to scare me into doing what you want, right?” I yelled at them. Cross hasn’t said anything to make me angry but Lucas was pushing it with the way he was talking to me as if I am a child who can’t comprehend and making it seem as if I wasn’t capable of caring for myself.“That’s not what I am trying to do. Why will I scare you? I can get you where I want without using fear. You belong to me.” How can I hate someone and desire him at the same time? Why can’t I just hate him and throw him out of my house and life? He was fucking annoying. Fucking possessive. “I don’t belong to you and you are trying to scare me into doing what you want. Why else would you lie that I am in some kind of danger?” I fired at him. He turned away from me, dragged his fingers through his hair, and yelled at no one in particular before turning back to me.“I am not trying
Thalia “Will you really kill him?” I questioned. Maybe I should just tell them to truth, I don’t want Steve to get hurt because of me.“I never said I will.” “You said you will make him disappear forever.”I reminded him.“Yes, there are many ways to dispose of a human.” “I can’t believe him.” I told Cross.“Baby, don’t worry, I won’t leave you alone with him.” Cross promised.“You better not.” I warned him.“Does that mean that you have decided to listen to us?” Lucas asked me. “Shouldn’t you be trying to be on my good side? Why are you so arrogant? I might be the only woman for you but you are not the only man for me. Right now, I have a boyfriend and I can call him over and fuck him in front of you!” I blurted out. Not just Lucas but Cross also reacted to my words. They both growled in disapproval. I won’t do Cross like that but Lucas? Definitely. He walked towards me even when I put my hands out to stop him. He crowded my personal space and grabbed me by the waist when
Cross “I think we shouldn’t worry about the council for now. To be honest, it’s not like they can beat us. We are just being careful because we don’t want them to catch us off-guard and not because we are scared of them. They are no match for one of us not to talk of both of us.” I told him after about a minute of complete silence. He looked at me and nodded in agreement. “You are right about them not being a match for us but still, I can’t help but be worried. Like this directly affects us. If we let our guard down and something happens, it will be bad for us and even worse for Thalia and I don’t want anything to hurt her.” He agreed. “She won’t hurt when she is with us. We can protect her. No one stands a chance.” I snickered. “I feel the same too. Wow, we have been agreeing on a lot lately. I think you should leave before we agree too much and start hugging.” I laughed at his joke. He hasn’t changed at all. He still got the joke. I used to think he would end up doing
Cross “You haven’t changed at all.” I let out before I could stop myself. I have noticed some of his old habits that I thought he would have outgrown but he surely never changed. He has always been an over-thinker. Not just an over-thinker, he also doesn’t know how to wait. I can already see him trying to figure out what the council was up to and if they knew or not. I really didn’t want to worry about those things especially now that we have our mate back with us and safe. Plus, we made up. The kiss after will stay with me for a very long time. It was the best kiss of my life. “What do you mean by that?” Lucas asked. I smiled at him. I can’t remember the last time I smiled at him so happily but I feel truly happy right now so yeah, he gets to benefit from my happiness because he was a major part of the reason. If he hadn’t talked me into going to Thalia today, I would have waited until my week to make up with her. “You know the energy you give off right? Especially when
Lucas “You both decided to finally show your face again?” I questioned them when they finally got down the stairs. They looked at me and then back at themselves before laughing in unison. I scoffed and stood up. “We need to talk,” I told Cross. He nodded and looked at our mate who smiled, leaned him, and kissed him on the lips right in front of me. It didn’t feel weird nor did I feel jealous which might sound strange but it did not to me. “I will be in my room.” Lia told me and off she went without giving me my kiss. Well, I can always get mine once I send the psycho on his way. “Let’s talk over there,” I said, pointing Cross in the direction of my home bar. “Like a drink?” I offered and pulled out a second glass but he shook his head. “No, I have to drive.” “Right, I forgot you brought us back here. I see that you guys have made up, congratulations.” I told him. He smiled. A happy smile and for a moment I was reminded of a boy from years ago, a boy I spent m
Lucas “What a day,” I whispered and took a sip from my beer. Don’t ask why I was drinking beer by this time. I needed it. Cross was currently talking to our mate in her room, I told him to and gave them space. They needed to talk and make up. He was sorry and she needed to know he was. That doesn’t make me a good man, I just thought it was necessary after what happened today. Good, I can’t remember the last time I fought with a group of men and I have never fought with humans as a group. I didn’t see them as a threat but today, those guys had been a threat not like they were a match for me. I easily took them out and watched them struggle to get up. Only one of them got to me and the fucker played dirty. I still won. Not to mention that I healed already while they will spend some days in pain. I smiled. That’s what they get for trying to kidnap my beautiful mate. They almost succeeded. Almost. Thankfully, they didn’t succeed. We found her in time and got her back t
Thalia “That’s not what I came to talk about, Lia. I know that’s not your fault and I don’t blame you for what happened.” He assured me. “Okay, why did you come here then? What did you want to talk to me about?” There was a moment of silence after I asked him. Was he finding it hard to say? I let him have all the time he needed and waited for him to speak up. “Lia, I am sorry about what happened yesterday at the club. I messed up and I am really sorry.” I don’t know why the fact that an apology was the first thing he said made me feel happy but it did. I had to stop myself from smiling because to be honest, I wasn’t the one he should be apologising to. Yes, he wronged me but not as much as he did to Eden. He fucked up his face for no reason. “You should be sorry Cross but towards me. It wasn’t me who you beat up last night. You should be sorry to Eden. He’s the one that got beaten.” I told him. He nodded in agreement. “Yes, I know. I wrong him.” “Good to know that
Thalia Cross’s growl of disapproval pulled us apart. I kind of forgot he was in the room with us. Lucas smiled when we pulled apart. I looked in Cross’s direction, wanting to go kiss him too but he wasn’t looking at me. I turned to Lucas who smiled, leaned in, and pecked me on the cheeks before letting me go. “Go call your friend,” He told me. I smiled and looked in Cross's direction one last time before I made my way upstairs. One step at a time, I already made up with Lucas. Cross next but first, I will have to make him admit that what he did was wrong and that he would never do it again. Only if he agrees that he won’t do it again. Will we be on okay terms? I put thoughts of him aside when I got to my room and took out my phone. I didn’t even know my phone would survive the whole ruckus but it did. “That’s because Cross carried you.” The tiny voice in my head reminded me. U smiled at how true it was. I realized that the voice in my head had gotten a lot bolder than
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
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 “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