Thalia.“I am mated to Lucas too. Cross knows about it just like he knows that my relationship with Steve was fake.” She blinked, trying to make sense of what I just said. I gave her time for it to sink in. “That’s a lie, right? You just made that up, right? I mean, I get that you might not be dating that and I am happy that you are not but there is no way tha—“ “I am not lying. You can call your alpha or something. This.” I said and pulled my top to the side for her to see the mark. I leaned in and showed her where Lucas had marked me and then turned to the other side.“The marks might have faded but it’s the truth and they both know. Both found out yesterday. Why do you think Lucas is in our school?” I explained. She shook her head, looked at me, looked away, and then looked at me again. She opened and closed her mouth multiple times. “That’s n---“ “It is, why do you think he was so mad earlier? Cross said he is a jealous freak and I made a mistake earlier. I shouldn’t hav
Thalia“What?” I asked again. Elena smiled.“I know it’s a lot to take in but yeah, if you are mated to both of them then you are Luna of both packs which means that you are the heart of both packs because a Luna is the heart of the pack. That’s why I said you might be the one destined to bring both packs back together.”Now. That’s a lot of new information that I didn’t know.“I thought you said only alphas and betas have positions in the pack.” She nodded. “Then how?” “You see, there are two positions until the alpha finds his mate, and as you know, our alpha just turned forty, we all thought he wouldn’t find his mate well until he told me about you so yeah. That’s why but now that he has found you, you complete the whole piece and even have your job cut out for you already.” “I stared at her in confusion.“The fuck are you on about?” I let out. “You are the heart of the pack. The soul, the one who brings life, love, and peace to the pack.” “So, I am supposed to put a stop
Thalia “There’s enough alcohol at your house or do you want to come over to mine?” Elena asked me when we drove into the pack estate.“My house?” She nodded.“Your mate’s home is your home too.” Aha, right. I live with Cross now, at least for the week and yeah, the pack is my new home. I am Luna and of the pack and I am bonded forever to two men who are alphas of their respective packs. Yeah, I really need that alcohol.“My house, that way you won’t have to drag my drunk ass over. I can be very heavy,” I told her. She laughed.“You have a really nice laugh. You are very beautiful. You are practically a goddess.” I couldn’t stop myself from complimenting her. The car came to a stop in front of Cross’s house and Elena turned to me. “You are beautiful too. I mean, I have always thought so. Not to mention that you are super smart.” I could say the same for her, she was super smart too. Technically, I saw her as my rival because she was always one step ahead of me in everything. Sh
Thalia “Mom?” I shouldn’t have drunk a lot, even my voice sounded weird to me.“It’s three pm in the afternoon, have you been drinking?” Trust my mom, nothing gets past her.“Mom, I am an adult so I can do whatever I want.” I slurred.“What is wrong with you? Why do you have to be such a thorn in our flesh? What did we do wrong to birth? How did we go wrong raising you?” I laughed. Raise me? They didn’t raise me. The nannies they employed did and they did a better job than my parents would have. I was pretty much ignored the day I was born. I ruined their trip so the second I came out, they left. Yes, I was handed over to the nannies the day I was born. My mom never breastfed me and my dad never held me in his arms. Oh, my mom did just once when she handed me over to the nannies. So her saying they raised me wrong just sounded funny.“Have you gone insane? Why are you laughing?”I stopped laughing, moved the phone out of my ears, and cursed.“You do know that I can hear you, rig
Thalia“Aha, my head hurts, Mily!” I yelled for my best friend while holding my head. I woke up with the most brain-damaging headache. I couldn’t even remember what happened and how I ended up in bed. I opened my eyes and closed them again as pain shot through me.This is why I shouldn’t be drinking. I always get the worst hangover headache. Why did I drink so much yesterday? I couldn’t even remember how much I drank yesterday and why I even drank in the first place. I just know that I get this kind of headache only after drinking a lot.“Mily? Can you help me with some hangover pills?” I yelled for my best friend and covered my mouth when I felt nauseous. Was Mily still sleeping? Did she not hear me call her? I swallowed and tried to stop myself from throwing up but it didn’t work. I was forced to open my eyes again and jump out of the bed.“Huh? This is not my room,” I let out, looking around the huge unfamiliar room I was in. How did I get here? I didn’t have enough time to thin
Thalia“Oh God, oh God. Please, please.” I let out as I ran the rest of the way to my room. I looked around frantically for my phone but I couldn’t find it. Where the fuck did I drop it last night? Wait, it wasn’t with me. If Cross took my mom’s call, then he must have my phone.“Fucker!” I let out as I made my way out of my room again. Why didn’t he just tell me that he was with my phone? He made me run upstairs for nothing.“Cross!” I yelled for him while I ran down the stairs again. Fuck the crazy man.“What?” He asked when I stretched my hand out to him while breathing heavily.“Givee… mee… myy… fuckk…ingg… PHONE!” I yelled at him with all my strength.“Oh, you could have just said that instead of running away like that.“Give me my phone right now. Why did you take my mom’s call? What else did you say to her? Are you trying to ruin my life? Why would you take my call?” I fired the questions at him. He dropped my phone in my hand and I turned away from him. I clicked on my
Thalia“It's really the end.” I whispered to myself after hanging up the call. I turned to Cross and sighed deeply.“I have to go over to my former apartment, thank you for speaking to the Queen Bes, she never shows up on her own. She always sends her Secretary or my father’s Secretary but never herself. Whatever you told her, just know it ruined my life.” I fired at him. He didn’t even look fazed by what I said. Did he really not feel sorry for me? Or does he not know what he has done?“Don’t you have anything to say? Aren’t you going to apologize?” I let out.“I didn’t say anything to your mom. She just kept calling and I told her that you were sleeping and that once you are sober you will call her, that’s all. How did that result in your life being ruined?” Did he really not get it?“When did you take her call? What did you think would happen after you picked up her call? You are a man and I am a woman drunk in your house! What did you think went through the Queen Bee’s mind wh
Cross“Do you need me to do anything for you?”I asked Thalia as I drove her back to her former apartment. She shook her head without looking at me. She has been staring through the window since we left the pack and hasn’t said a single word to me or answered any of my numerous questions with actual words.I don’t know how bad her relationship with her parents was, but it must have been pretty bad for her to react the way she did after she found out that I took her mom’s call. Also, when her friend called her to say that her mother was at her former house, she literally flipped and lost it.I don’t remember how it feels like to have parents because I lost mine a long time ago but I don’t remember it being the way it was with Thalia and her parents. It was like they didn’t have a relationship. She calls her mom ‘Queen Bee’ and not in an affectionate way or anything like that.Last night, I had walked into my house and was hit with the smell of alcohol and then I saw both Thalia and Ele
Thalia “Lena.” Calista called in a small voice. She looked worried. Was she worried that Elena wouldn't approve of her? I don’t see why she won’t approve. We have been friends with Calista for months now and both of them were close. Surely, she knows that Calista was right for her brother. “I can’t believe it.” Elena finally said. “I told you! I fucking told you but you refused to believe me. I wasn’t delusional after all.” I told her. She pushed her hair behind her ears and bit her bottom lips. “I had no clue! Even at that, I asked you but you said nothing was going on.” She said to Calista who looked visibly worried. “That’s because nothing was going on when you asked. I thought he didn’t see me like that and there was no way for me to know I was his mate. I am not a shifter. Yes, I had feelings for him. I have had feelings for him since the day we first met years ago but I knew better than to expect him to fall in love with me.” She sounded sad about that and I wante
Thalia “Look who finally decided to join us.” Elena let out and I looked up to see Calista walking towards us. There was something about her that felt different and I noticed immediately. She looked happy. I mean, she had been happy in the past two months but this felt different. “Did something good happen to you? You look all smiley and happy.” I asked her as she sat down with us. She smiled and covered her face with both hands. Even the giggles she let out were a giveaway that something good definitely happened to her. I didn’t know what it was yet but I was happy for her. She deserves all the good things in the world and more. “Are you hiding something?” Elena asked in a suspicious voice. Calista shook her head. “I am not hiding anything. I just find it hard to believe. Oh my goodness, somebody needs to punch me or something. I think I might be sleeping and this is all a dream that I am having.” I laughed at her words and how her whole face reddened. Whatever happened t
Thalia“Lia? Are you okay? You have been looking around all day long. Are you bothered by what Cross told you last night?” Elena asked me as she sat down next to me. I let out a deep sigh and nodded. I couldn’t shake off the thought that someone was secretly watching me. I haven’t seen anyone suspicious but that didn’t make me feel better. From what Cross told me, that bastard can blend very well with others and he might even have people watching me. Everyone was a suspect but no one I have met the whole of today has been remotely suspicious.When I saw Cross earlier today, he kissed me good morning and assured me that everything was under control and that I could go to school if I wanted to or study at home. I wanted to ask him what Elena told me but I couldn’t bring myself to say the words so instead of asking questions or getting mad at him for keeping secrets, I kissed him and waved him goodbye before leaving the house with my friends.“Lia, there’s nothing to worry about.” Elen
Lucas“I can’t believe that you just said that! Do you want us to tell her that her parents have been stalking her and tell her that we might get her expelled if we don’t leave the school? Have you lost your mind?” I yelled at Cross. He was acting like a man-child and throwing a tantrum over having to leave our mate on her own. Well, it’s not like I was handling it any better. I am the one who came up with the idea but even I find it hard to accept. I love teaching, I love being near Thalia in school.I love seeing her in class and not just her, I have come to like the other students. They listen, okay maybe not all the time but it’s fun getting them to listen and work hard. I don’t want it to end but if we will get Thalia in trouble by staying in the school then I don’t mind stepping away.“Thalia isn’t just any girl. We both know that she is brilliant and she knows how to handle things more than we give her credit for. Not all human women would have been able to take us both on wit
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