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
Cross“See, I made you shut up.”She said and laughed. Not the happy kind of laugh.“I can talk to your parents if you want. I promise, I have my way with parents. They will listen to me.”She shook her head even before I finished talking. She is stubborn and very independent.“So what do you want me to do for you? I can’t just stand by and watch. You are my mate.”“Nothing, you are doing more than enough right now. Oh, after my mom leaves, you can buy me ice cream and cheesecake. Those are my favorites. It will help a lot. Also, throw him some chocolate.”She smiled. It was brief but it was a genuine smile. I nodded.“I will stay out of the way and not interfere.”I promised her. I don’t know how easy it will be for me to keep that promise but I have to try somehow as I don’t want to make things harder for her.“Thank you. You know what? If you keep your promise, then I will give you something.”She told me and flashed me another smile. I liked that she could smile for me even though
Thalia“Here goes nothing,”I whispered as I pushed the door open. I paused debating whether to go in or turn around and run back to the car. I felt so safe earlier in his car. When he kissed me, I kind of forgot about my problems. Maybe I should go back to my new home and talk to my mom on the phone, that way, I won’t have to deal with her anger in person.Even as simple of a solution as it seemed, I wasn’t one to run away from my problem so instead of running away, I walked into the apartment. I moved out only a day and a half ago but it already felt foreign for me. I saw my mom before she saw me and knew the moment she did.“You!” She growled and charged towards me.“Mom, why didn’t you tell me that you were coming over? I moved out, if you had called, I would have told you. It’s not like you visit me so I wonder what changed.”Where did that come from? I never wanted to tell her that I moved but now that I said it, it felt like the right thing. Emily already said she knew I moved
Thalia“What did you just say?”I heard wrong. Marriage? A suitor? Hell no.“You heard me, Kaiya. You are getting married and you will meet your soon-to-be husband when you come home for our yearly family get-together.”She called me Kaiya, she only calls me that when she is trying to get me to do what she wants. Too bad it never works. I know all of her tactics and never fall for any of them. She gave me the name Kaiya but it never stuck because she was never around to call me that. It wasn’t until I was ten that I even found out I had a second name. I liked the name so I added it to my name but that doesn’t mean I liked who gave me the name. And what did she just say?Aha, the get-together where they make me feel like an imposter? The same event where I am never included in anything and always left on my own? The same event I haven’t participated in for over two years now? Very wild of her to assume she can just come here and make me do things she wants and expect me to actually d
Thalia“You don’t have a choice!”“Oh, but I do! Mom, I have a choice and I won’t let you take it away from me!”I fired at her.“Then you leave me with no choice. I didn’t want to result in threats because that’s sinking low but you are not being reasonable.”“You are the one who’s not being reasonable Mom. You just came here and didn’t ask how I was doing or any of that, not that I expect you to. You have never acted like you care about me. You don’t even pretend or hide your hate for me. I know damn well that this so-called marriage isn’t for my good like you are making it out to be. It’s just some fucking business shit!”I know damn well that’s what it was. She found a new rich family and would like to get a piece of what they owned. What better way to get it? Of course, the good ol’ marriage will do the trick. Now that her favorite children were already married spouses she hand-picked for them, she decided to turn to her backup plan. Her neglected child. Me.“I won’t let you talk
Thalia I sat there with my eyes closed, I didn’t even want to think about what she said. I already have a headache without it. I didn’t want to add more aches. “Baby? Are you okay? Did she leave?” I opened my eyes when I heard Emily’s voice. She sat next to me and hugged me. I let her hug me and drew strength from her. It was over. At least for now. “You heard, right?” I asked her when she eased out of the hug. She nodded. “I didn’t mean to listen to your conversation with your mom.” “It’s okay, Mily. That went better than I expected. Heck, nothing happened as expected.” I still couldn’t believe my mom went out of her way to find a man for me. The audacity. I hope she knows that I won’t ever accept it. I don’t give a fuck about her threats. What can she do? Disown me? That’s a given. Tell my siblings to stay away from me? They already don’t fucking talk to me. Isolate me and try to stop me from getting a job? I don’t think she can do that. She might be rich and influ
Lucas“Lucas.” She whispered my name and I heard the disappointment in her voice. She wanted it to be that bastard. I could see it in her eyes and the way she kept looking at the door, probably waiting to see if Cross was behind. Too bad she was stuck with me.When she sent the text, he showed it to me before he texted back and I asked to be the one to come pick her up. I expected him to say no but he agreed without hesitating. He told me that I needed to do right by her and fix our relationship or risk losing her.I didn’t want to lose her. After the conversation with him earlier, I agree now that I have been going about everything the wrong way. He said something that I seemed to have forgotten. Thalia wasn’t a wolf. She doesn’t understand anything that’s happening and we kind of dropped everything on her and gave her zero time to process it all.Not to mention that there are two of us. One wolf is already a lot to handle. Two can be very overwhelming even a she-wolf would find it
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