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DAVIDWe had returned to the packhouse. It was almost midnight. John was yawning. He might have lasted longer than ordinary wolves in their first shift, but now the first signs of fatigue were evident in his posture.“You should take a hot bath to help your muscles relax and sleep. Ok?” I guided them back to our apartment, as he had chosen for them to stay there. I wasn’t expecting Ariadne to be okay with that, and of course, I wasn’t going to do anything to push her boundaries, disrespect her, or make her feel any kind of inconvenience. “Ok, Dad, thank you. Good night, Ma, goodnight, Dad.” John waved at us and disappeared into his room. Ariadne had renovated it back when she lived here with me. It was going to be the nursery for our pup that was never coming, no matter how much we both wanted it to come.But look at us now. We indeed had a pup! Ariadne was back. Even for just a few days and not for the reasons I wanted her to be, but she was, and I’d take whatever she wanted to give
ARIADNE“Ahh, it’s so good to see you after all these years!” Marion beamed while getting out of their car and came to me, falling into my arms and hugging me tightly.“I’m happy to see you, too.” I smiled back, tapping her back.She retreated from my embrace and stepped back, glancing at Augustin, who was approaching us. He was looking at her with disapproval, wrinkling his nose, and when he reached us, he extended his arm for a handshake.“Ariadne.” He said my name as if I were the most disgusting being in the world.Μαλάκα! [Asshole!]“Augustin.” I offered casting one of my fake polite smiles at him.“It’s Alpha Augustin.” He turned.“Your rules don’t apply to me, Augustin!” I replied, rolling my eyes, and I felt David shifting next to me, shaking his head.“Same old Augustin!” He tried to lighten the mood while Marion gulped down audibly, obviously embarrassed by her mate’s behavior.Luna Marion was my best friend when I was a Luna. Even though her mate, Alpha Augustin, always show
DAVIDThe day has passed in a blur. Alpha Augustin and his family came a little after midday. We talked about our new business deal, signed the contracts, and ate lunch all together.Augustin, as always, was a prick at Ariadne. He resented the humans.In the past, when we were still a couple, he tolerated Ariadne because of her strong friendship with Marion. Ariadne was always putting him in his place, discreetly. She had her ways. And as the years passed, I believe that his hatred for her grew. He envied her and the hierarchy system she had created. As expected, the elders in his pack urged him to adopt her system, which only fueled his growing hatred for her as his pack thrived because of it.In front of me, he never dare utter something low about her. He knew that the moment he would, all our ties would be cut. I’d once berated him and threatened to end all our alliances, both in our business and between our packs. But he hasn’t seen her since. Until this morning, and he still acted
DAVID“Then the second time it was in the middle of the summer, a few months after the first incident. The heatwave was so intense that even the air conditioning didn’t help. Theo was at work, the boys were at a summer camp while Annelise and John were home. After eating lunch all together, John just sighed. ‘I’d give anything for an ice cream right now.’ As if on cue, I saw Annelise standing up and going to the refrigerator. When she saw we didn’t have any ice cream in the freezer, she went to her room, and I followed her. John was just sitting and watching TV. I saw Annelise taking money from her piggy bank and changing her clothes. I wanted to know what she was up to, so I decided to ask her. ‘I’m changing my clothes to go buy my brother an ice cream, mama.’ She innocently replied. Annelise was eleven at that time and still struggled with her trauma.”Her daughter had trauma? “Annelise was afraid to go out on her own, even at the kiosk in the corner of our street. I knew that John
DAVID“Was he an easy kid, growing up?” I asked her.“John? Oh, yes. I can’t complain. He was always obedient and understanding. When you have older children, the younger one kinda grows on his own. On auto! Annelise had him as her doll. She was helping me feed him, change his diaper, and was showing him how to do stuff. He was a fast learner, always mimicking others as small children do. Actually, he never struggled with anything. Everything seemed easy for him. He acquired skills easily and learned everything really fast. I once thought that he might be a genius, and I was tempted to search for it further, but I shrugged it off because, you know, he had werewolf genes. I knew his genes weren’t the case because I’d seen Ian growing up closely, and it didn’t even resemble John’s behavior in the slightest. John was more… More in so many ways. I can’t even explain. He was always one or even more steps ahead of the children his age. Always more mature for his age. He could somehow discern
DAVID“So, any other important stuff I should know about him?”She seemed thoughtful for a little while.“No. Pretty much, that was it all. You’ll figure it out by yourself, too. As time goes by, and you get to know him better.”I just nodded. After a while in silence, I spoke.“Thank you for the albums. Do you mind if I keep them to make duplicates and send them over to you?” She shook her head.“I made these for you. You can keep them.” She placed her hand on mine, squeezing it, and I felt the sparks circulating from the spot she touched throughout my whole body.“Really?”“Yes.” She nodded.Goosebumps spread all over me just at the idea of her thinking of me all these years. The fact that she made these for me suggests that she may have been thinking of me, correct?She cared.She then started talking about the albums, and I went to my room and fetched them so she could refer to some stories she wanted to share with the pictures.We left for last the one when John was a newborn.“I
ARIADNEMy discussion with David went better than I thought. I told him about John’s persuasion and explained his life while watching the photos.My heart went out to him when he finally understood that he had triggered my daughter’s phobia. He cared, and I knew he felt awful for hurting an innocent child.Later, confiding in him about my pregnancy and labor. All these sad emotions resurfaced. I had buried them deep inside and never thought about them, but David wanted to know, and I needed to share my memories with him, even if they were upsetting. We were once together, united as one, and even if years had passed and our bond was nothing but a sweet memory, I felt the need to tell him everything.We engaged in a lengthy discussion while enjoying wine. We ended up drinking two bottles of that delicious white wine, even if most of the words said were heavy, especially about my pregnancy. And when we ended our discussion, and I lay in bed contemplating all the previous moments, I felt l
DAVID“You’re always welcome to come visit us and stay for as long as you want.” I sincerely told Ariadne, tightening my hold on her.We were at the airport. John, her, and me. I just hoped that she would say fuck it and stay with us, but yeah, we don’t live in fairytales, right?“Thank you.” She glanced at our hands, and I released her. I didn’t want to make her feel awkward.“Just take care of our baby, please.” She whined.“Oh, come on, Mama, I’m not a baby. I can take care of myself. Alone!” John complained, murmuring the last word.“Hush, you’ll always be my baby, even if you’re sixty years old!”«Ελληνίδα Μάνα! » [Greek Mama!] John mumbled, and I smirked at his comment. I’m sure he was ironic about the fact that Ariadne was emotional about letting him stay here with me.“Just call me once in a while. Don’t forget me, huh?” Ariadne was cupping his face and talking to him while staring into his eyes, her thumps circling his cheeks.“I’ll video call every day. I promise.”“Ok, ok. I
So that's the end for now. Firstly, I want to let you know that in this current book, you've read the first two instalments of the BH Series.For Book 3, when I decide to publish it here it would be in a separate Book. For now, though I'm taking a break. The BH Series consists of five books:1. The Alpha Who Stole My Life2. The Alpha Who Stole My Life: The Comeback3. My Alpha's Sister 4. The Co-Alphas: Way to Love5. The Co-Alphas: Way to WarYou can follow me on my social for announcements and visuals here:-In$t4grAm: @acyb_readingcornerThis is a bookish account and I post about the books I read and my writing journey.-F4sεβook: Acy B-Author This is a new account I created and I'll be starting posting new content this week. It'll be ONLY for my books. For now, it might be blank but soon It'll be full of visuals and news about my writing journey.I'd love to see my readers there and engage with them. My DMs are always open both in Inst4 or fΒ. If you reached so far thank you
CHAPTER 2 - She Finally Found MeIAN‘Hey, you there?’ John, my soon-to-be Alpha mind links.I’m just fixing my hair in front of the mirror, threading the comb through my black locks, trying to tame them into place. I like to have the sides of my hair short, but I prefer to keep the center slightly longer and style it upwards with gel or wax.‘Yup.’ I reply, popping the p. I’m in a very good mood today. And why not? Today is the transition of the Alphas in our pack. My now-Alpha David Nathaniel Fortner is passing the torch to his son, John Patrick. A son whose existence was ignorant for fifteen whole years. Back then, before John’s mother and Alpha David’s ex-mate Luna Ariadne decided to bring him to our pack, Alpha David intended to have me as his heir, not only as Alpha to the Golden Moon Pack but to his entire fortune.But luck was in my favor, I guess, because out of nowhere, when I was struggling and ready to drop out of the Alpha training, the rightful heir showed up, and to say
CHAPTER 1 - Watch MeANNELISE“For the third time, Tony. I’m asking you.” I try to keep my voice steady and firm. “Where were you last night?”“Annelise, I’ve told you already. I had to work overtime.”“In that member of the parliament? As security?” I taunt.“Exactly. I’ve told you a thousand times.” Tony whines.“Yes, but I don’t believe you,” I utter, and I have solid proofs in my hands.“You should.” He glances once again in his sports bag to see if he has all his gear inside.“I called the police station, you know…” I trail, and his head snaps in my direction, his eyes throwing daggers at me. “Your colleague told me that you left when your shift ended, dressed in plain clothes, not in your uniform.” I quip. Well, to be exact, I asked what he was wearing, pretending we had a date, and I didn’t want to miss our reservation at a restaurant.“How dare you?” He fumes, prowling at me menacingly. He grabs my chin, turning me to look into his eyes. “How dare you, Annelise? Calling at my j
JOHNSIX MONTHS LATERI jump up from bed, super excited. Today is the day! It’s finally her birthday! All the waiting, all these days. Oh God, it’s in the past. I don’t have to wait anymore.I’ll call her. Wish her ‘Happiest Birthday.’ Ask her out. Go pick her up for our date. Smell her. Make sure she is my mate. I hope. Fingers crossed. Bring her back home, and we live happily ever after. That easy! But of course, fate always has different plans and if you want to make God laugh, just tell him your plans. Mama’s wise words.I wish it was that easy.I glance at my phone. Argh, it’s still six o’clock in the morning. Damnit!It’s too early to call her, right? I don’t want to wake her up or freak her out. She’d be like: ‘Ehm, what were you doing? Watching me in your sleep?’Well, head-scratching. Obviously… For every night those past six months. There wasn’t a single night I hadn’t dreamed of her, and I don’t plan to spend another night with my bed empty and her not by my side.I waited.
JOHNI waved off Mama, Annelise, and Ian with a heavy heart. For the freshly mated couple, I was certain that everything would run smoothly and soon my sister would return as the Beta Female of the Pack.Hmmm, maybe I should buy her a saddle for Herc now that I’m thinking about it. Yes, as a welcoming gift.But my Mama? What happened to her? She was crying, and she was upset. And she lied, yeah, like… right on my face. Mama would always evade the truth with diplomacy instead of lying. But now she didn’t even register that she just uttered a lie because the next moment she came up with another. I didn’t pressure her. I didn’t tell her that I knew she was lying. I just let her go. It seemed that things were already awkward; I shouldn’t meddle in and make them worse.I sighed. I knew that soon we would have to see our guests off, but honestly, now this was the last thought that occupied my mind.First and foremost was Gabriella. Always Gabriella. My dreams yesterday were full of her, twir
ARIADNE«Μαμά; Είσαι καλά; » [“Mama? Are you alright?”]“Mama?”“Mama?”Why did he have to do this to me? Why didn’t he let me go without torturing me anymore? Wasn’t it enough that I still loved him despite everything that had happened between us? Do you know how hard it was to love someone you cannot have? And worst of all, for so many years?How hard was I trying to avoid him when I was here? How hard was I trying to keep him out of my mind? Out of sight, out of mind, they say. My ass!All these years of trying in vain. I still loved him. Every particle of my body was reacting to his presence, and even though I could wear the mask of indifference, I could no longer hold it. This song broke all my resolve. Every brick I built, raising walls to keep my love for him out of the picture, it just crumbled them down, and my heart prevailed.But unfortunately, I couldn’t keep him out of my head. No more. No matter how hard I tried. Twenty-two years didn’t help heal my broken heart. It would
DAVIDThe meeting last night went well. I was confident, and I had faith that Ian would make it through it all unharmed.Before eating breakfast, John and I went to the warrior’s dining room in the packhouse. Because a few guests had already begun their breakfast, it was essential for us to make our presence felt like hospitable hosts. When all the pleasantries ended, we went to the other dining room where we used to eat.I sat in my seat, glancing at Ariadne, who was sitting silently, picking her food. John and Annelise were bantering, and Ian was drooling over her.I didn’t want to speak in case I told something and provoked or annoyed Annelise, so I kept silent. I should think of a way to approach her when she finally comes and claims her post as a Beta Female of this pack. Jessica, Ian’s stepmother, never wanted to take on these duties. She was from the Delta ranks as a doctor, and her career always came before the pack. When my Beta Richard found her, he was ecstatic. He was thril
ALPHA AUGUSTINFinally, we were out of The Golden Moon territory and away from the fiasco they all called Alpha Ceremony.Honestly now?My mind couldn’t conjure how my best friend, my Alpha-Mate, decided to hand in the pack to an abomination of nature.I hated the fact that he was mated to a human. I tried to speak sense into him a million times and make him understand that he shouldn’t degrade his bloodline by accepting a mere human for a mate. But he never listened. He didn’t even want to hear my arguments from some point on. He always stopped me before I could even start talking.I was so relieved when she dumped him and left him. Hoping for a second chance mate for him. A strong Alpha female. That was what David was worthy of.I was mated to a special Alpha female, and he? He was mated to a Nothing. A mere little human!I hated Ariadne with all my being. I argued so many times with Marion about her. Something that made me loathe her even more.But her leaving back then was the best
JOHNI was less than a minute out of the office when I bumped into Agatha. Ian was already heading out for his run, so I was alone.“Oh, just the person I needed. Alpha John…” She waved at me, approaching. Alpha Cornelious was standing by the door just outside Dad’s office.“Mrs. Agatha.” I started and was interrupted by a loud cackle. I swear her laughter was aimed to awaken all our guests! My intention was solely to be polite at that moment.“It’s Agatha.” She instructed when she finally managed to compose herself. “So, I needed your help, because I don’t want to freak out the poor people…”“Just tell me why Annelise isn’t coming to her senses?” Ian snapped, interrupting her, walking toward us in long strides. He might have heard her and returned.“Oh! Just kiss her good morning, Beta Ian. Easy peasy! A true love’s kiss has the power to solve almost anything. A mate’s kiss is even better!” She marveled.Ok! She was a witch. Witches and fairytales go hand in hand, no?“Are you sure? I