Thalia “What’s the surprise? Tell me please,” I said, pouting my lips in an effort to make him spill the tea but he just laughed and shook his head. I wanted to know and now I wanted us to be at the hotel already so that I could see the surprise. “Patient baby. Good things happen to those who are patient.” He told me and hugged me again. He was right. If only I was patient enough to hear his own side of the story, I wouldn’t have almost ruined our relationship again. I need to learn to trust him and believe in what we have. The girls believed in him more than I did. I should thank them for talking me into coming to see him if not, I would have spent the night in misery all because of lies that Mariah made up. “I can’t believe I fell for her lies. I am so sorry, Lucas. I shouldn’t have doubted you.” I told Lucas sincerely. I can’t believe I almost ruined our relationship over a lie. Over some twisted narrative. Mariah might not know the harm she did by twisting what happ
Cross “What’s taking him so long? Did he ditch me?” I grumbled impatiently and checked the time again. It was almost eight pm and still no sight of my mate and the fucker who went to get her. It shouldn’t take so long to bring her to me. We had an agreement. “The fucker!” I complained. I hope I didn’t drive all the way down here and did nothing. I dropped a meeting that I was supposed to hold to come here. I missed my mate so much and wanted to see her so badly that I didn’t think twice about postponing the meeting after I got him to agree to let me come over. I drove miles and hours to get here. I put my beta in charge of the pack just to come spend the night with my mate. He better not fuck things up. I wanted to call her after I found out from him that he messed up and made her mad but he said it would ruin her surprise so I stayed put. Oh, I gave him a piss of my mind. No way I was going to let him off after he made our mate angry and sad. The other thing he did to
Thalia “It’s really you?” I asked even as I held him, his arms wrapped around my waist. I talked his shoulder and he let me go. I put a small distance between us, wondering if I was really seeing him. “Baby?” He called out. It didn’t look like a dream. It clearly wasn’t a dream! “Cross!” I couldn’t believe my eyes. He was here. He was really here. I thought I was dreaming when I saw him for the first time. I walked in and busied myself taking off my shoes first so that I could get comfortable enough to look around for the surprise Lucas had talked about. I didn’t even notice him until he whispered something and I looked up to see him standing there, it felt like a dream. I thought I had fallen somewhere, lost consciousness, and started dreaming. He was really here. “Hey baby, you are finally here! Surprise!” He said again and spread his arms out. The first time he said it, it didn’t click that he was the surprise that Lucas had talked about. He said it again and s
Thalia “I missed you,” He growled when he pulled away to allow us to breathe after the breathtaking kisses we shared. I liked my slightly swollen lips. I could say the same about him. I missed him so much. I was the one who kissed him again. I kissed him with everything inside me, showing him just how much I missed him with my mouth. When we stopped kissing again, we stared at each other longingly. “God, Cross! I missed you so much! It doesn’t feel like it has only been a few days. It feels like we have been apart for so long.” I told him sincerely. I wanted to kiss him more. I wanted to get naked with him already and get to know him again in the most intimate way. It has been weeks since I last felt him inside me and the memories of that night were starting to fade away. I needed a redo to remind me of just how good it had been between us. “I missed you too, my darling. So much. I can’t believe I wasted our week together. I was such a fool.” I couldn’t disagree. It w
Thalia “Cross.” I moaned his name in anticipation as he lifted my shirt to take it up. I raised my hand to aid the movement and soon, my shirt was off, leaving me in just my bra. His mouth closed over mine in a hot passionate kiss that had me breathing his breath and whimpering into his mouth. He kissed me hard and fast and then slowly. He nibbled on my bottom lips, slowly and sensually while his hands traveled my body. Then the kiss went from sensual to him practically eating me up. I had to up my game to match his energy as much as I could. God! He was as hungry for me as I was for him and I could feel it in the way he dragged his hands over my lower body, touching my bare skin with his warm fingers and leaving behind tingles everywhere he touched. I was on fire for him. I wanted him to touch me even more. I wanted to be completely consumed by the fire he started inside me. I didn’t just take; I also gave as much as I could. My finger curled into his hair and I grabbed a fistfu
Thalia He had nothing under the robe and was naked before me once the robe came off. I shamelessly ogled. God! His body was a work of art. I thought Lucas was packed tight and fit. Cross was just out of this world. And the most interesting part of him? His cock, thick and hard. His tip called to me as he reached and stroked himself. I swallowed and filled my eyes with the goodness of what I was about to enjoy until he got back on the bed with me. “Are you ready for me?” His words were more of a growl but I figured them out and nodded. “Yes..” I let out when he lifted his brow. He smirked and pulled me to him. He lifted my legs, lined his throbbing cock with my entrance, and sank into me. I couldn’t stop the loud, not-so-classy moan that escaped from my mouth when I felt him deep inside me again after weeks of wanting him and craving his fullness inside me. He filled me up so well in the way only he could and it felt so familiar. “Ohhh… Yess… fucking finally…” I let out as
Thalia “That’s for what you did to me last night.” He told me. I stared at him, confused as fuck and wondering what he was talking about. I didn’t even see him last night. It took a moment for what he meant to finally click and when it did, I frowned in disappointment. That’s it? That’s the punishment he told me about? I thought it would be something more. Like something erotic that would make me beg him. You know what I mean, right? I might have overestimated things. I couldn’t even hide my disappointment. “Why that face?” He asked me with concern. The playfulness of earlier was gone from his face. I tried to play it off because honestly, it was nothing to feel disappointed about. I don’t even know what’s wrong with me these days. I keep creating problems for myself. “Nothing,” I told him with a smile. He didn’t buy it. “Tell me. You can tell me anything, baby. Don’t hold back. I like it when you don’t hold back. Tell me whatever is on your mind no matter what it is,
Thalia “You like being kissed don’t you?” I nodded at his question. I was still too out of breath to speak. He smiled and caressed my face. “You are in luck. You have two mates to kiss you whenever you want.” He kissed me again and I smiled in happiness. Of course, I am the luckiest girl in the world. I got two of the hottest men in the world and what’s even more amazing, they know about each other and are willing to be with me together. “Can’t I ask you something?” He asked in a serious tone. “Yes,” I answered without hesitation. “That guy, the one who blocked your car, how much do you know about his family?” I knew who he was referring to even though he didn’t mention names. His question was surprising because I didn’t expect him to still remember Burke and not to talk of bringing him up while we were naked in bed together. Does that mean he looked him up or something? Surely, there’s a reason he hasn’t forgotten about Burke even though the incident with him h
Cross “Thalia‘a safety is our number one priority.” I said in agreement with what he said. She’s and will always be my number one priority in all of this. I want her to be safe. I want her to have no fear. The thought that she might be scared that what happened to that young girl’s family would happen to hers makes me want to hit something or better yet someone. Van and that traitorous idiot, Gary. Gary used to be my beta. Until ten years ago, he had been someone I trusted and loved dearly but he turned out to be a fucking traitor who not only turned against me and the pack but also went ahead and banded with our enemy. A shifter who betrayed his own for some lousy money and business deals. A shifter who turned against his own just to have some sick power. As my beta, I fucking let him do what he wanted. I never controlled him and even treated him like an equal but he turned around and made a fool of me. I felt so betrayed. The whole pack felt betrayed and it took us years t
Lucas “I am not even surprised! We let that idiot think he has such power and now he thinks he can do whatever he wants!” Cross let out while pacing around. I agree. We let those losers think they are something that they aren’t. We could have stopped them years ago but we were busy being each other’s enemy. The real enemy has been the council all along and we have always known but we never did anything. We never fucking did anything and now we find out that shifters and their family were losing their lives. The anger I felt was unmatched. Even though it should have been done years ago, now was the time to act and put an end to that fucked up organization. Cross and I decided to meet and talk about what happened in person so while Thalia was over at his pack getting close to the girl who lost her family, Cross came over to my pack and we have been talking nonstop for the past two hours and yeah, getting angry with ever new information we found out about the things the fucked up
Thalia “Fine, don’t say anything. I am just glad that she is okay. We came here to help and cheer her up. That’s what we will do.” Emily said as she walked out of the living room carrying one of the brown boxes. I did the same and just like that, we went to work. Calista came back a few minutes later and together, the four of us worked to set up her new apartment. Calista was pretty easy to talk to and get along with. She told us about how she met Promise for the first time. Apparently, he was close with her brother and he often showed up at their house when she was in high school but she lost contact with him after she went away for school. Then two years later, the unfortunate incident happened to her family and she didn’t know how to contact him even though he was the only one she could talk to. Since she was told to run away to avoid being killed, she didn’t know he returned and knew about what happened to her family. Promise on the other hand thought she died and only
Thalia The rest of us just stood rooted to a spot because we didn’t know what else to do. She wasn’t just sobbing lightly but she was fully crying. Like fat tears falling from her eyes. A year's worth of tears. I didn’t know when I started crying too and when I looked at Elena, she too was crying. The only person that didn’t cry was Promise and even he was super sad and close to tears. He walked away and left us four with Emily hugging Calista while Elena and I just stood there and cried in silence. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to cry on you.” Calista croaked after a while. She tried to let go of Emily but she didn’t let her. She held her close and patted her back gently. “Don’t be sorry. We should be sorry for not knowing. You were right next to us all year long and we didn’t even notice.” Emily said in a hoarse emotion-filled voice that brought more tears to my eyes. She was right. “I didn’t let it show. I didn’t tell anyone because I didn’t know how to. I didn’t have
Thalia “Can we go now? We can help her arrange her stuff and even share a few drinks while we help her discuss how to prepare for her makeup exams.” Elena suggested. “I agree.” Both Emily and I chorused at the same time. Elena drove out of campus and there was a long moment of silence before Emily spoke again. “Does she know we are coming? I haven’t really talked to her a lot in person.” Yeah, I thought of that too that’s why I texted Cross and he said she knew. He already told her that after class ends, we will all go to see her. I explained to Emily. “Then we should talk about things to do. I think you got the schoolwork part covered, right?” I nodded at her question. I might not really be a great teacher but in this case, there will be exceptions. It’s the first favor that Cross has asked of me. “Okay, I hope your guys won’t mind that we might have to go out a lot. What better way to hell the mind than to go out and have fun with people?” Emily suggested. I smi
Thalia “I wish we could, there’s only a little we can do with the government backing them up. Shifters are minorities and with a lot of things against us, we have to always keep our identities secret and if people found out about us, we always have to watch our back.” I could hear the sadness and weariness in Elena’s voice as she explained what it was like to be in the world of shifters. I felt bad for them. They really are not doing anything wrong or harming anyone. They are just like humans. Heck, even better. Shifters were closely knitted. They look out for each other and have each other’s back. I like living among them more than I love living around humans. Being in their world showed me a whole new meaning of living and I don’t want to lose that. “What can we do for Calista?” Emily asked while she wiped tears from her eyes. It was my turn to speak. Cross already told me what he wanted us to do for him and what we needed to do to get Calista back on track academically a
ThaliaI woke up the next morning sad as fuck. I did everything sluggishly. If the class I had wasn’t so important, I would have called to make an excuse and just stayed at home. I also had a presentation due today so there was no staying home for me.Lucas left very early because he had a meeting at his company so he couldn’t drive me to school. I didn’t have the will to drive so I just ordered a ride after I made sure it was okay for a car to come pick me up inside the estate.My ride arrived just as I walked out of the house and I was really thankful for it. Yesterday was a whole lot. Everything I found out still felt surreal. Even on the ride to school, I just kept replaying what Cross had told me over and over again, and each time it got worse.I had to wipe tears from my eyes a handful of times because the tears just refused to stop each time I thought about what Calista had gone through. The driver turned to look at me to make sure I was okay more than twice. He looked at me wi
Thalia “Is she moving into the pack tonight?” I asked. If she was then I wanted to go see her and hug her. “No, tomorrow, tonight, I sent someone from the pack to be with her.” “A guy?” I asked. I really didn’t trust a lot of guys. “Yes, but don’t worry, he isn’t going to hurt her. It’s Elena’s brother.” “The beta?” “No, Elena’s other brother.” Huh? Promise? I thought he wasn’t due back until next year, that’s what Elena told me after I asked her why he wasn’t living in the pack. “He is back?” “Yes, he is the reason I found out. He came to my office earlier today. He saw Calista leaving. He was the one that first told me.” He explained but I didn’t understand. “Wait, you found out after the meeting with the Dean of students ended?” “Yes, he saw her leaving my office and recognized her.” Wow. “So if he didn’t show up at your office, you won’t have known?” Cross nodded. I can’t believe while I was busy being jealous and acting like a bitch, having all
Thalia “What are you talking about, Cross?” I let out. The fact that he wasn’t even talking about what that pervert did. The council? What could they have done that would take Calista’s life without killing her? “Her whole family was captured and burnt alive. The only reason she survived was because she was in school and she bears a different name. She only found out after a month what happened to her family and she has been living with the guilt of being the only one to survive for over a year now.” I didn’t know how to process what he just told me. Where do I even start from? Her whole family? But why? “What do you mean? Why would they do that? Who burns people alive in this day and time?” I asked him, too shocked to process what he just told me. They burnt her family? No one even knew that she lost her whole family. “The council are the most fucked up people in existence. I only found out recently what happened. I didn’t know. I didn’t know they did that.” He looked