Brenda"I can't believe that idiot, Keisha! I cannot believe that he's capable of doing this to me!" I hissed in frustration, picking up the object closest to me and throwing it around.After my conversation with Hunter, I felt even more frustrated and upset because I didn't think that he was going to be mad at me for leaving without telling him, and I didn't expect him to react to me like that.Before the argument that we had earlier, I was trying to keep my mind positive by telling myself that he hadn't changed and that he had a reason for behaving this way, but after what happened between us right now, I was starting to think that I could no longer trust that he had everything under control, and if I keep being patient, I'll end up losing him."Okay, calm down, Brenda, and explain everything to me. What exactly did Hunter say to you that made you so upset?" Keisha asked."If I'm being honest with you, it's not really about what he said to me, but it's how he reacted. He somehow fou
Hunter I was feeling very nervous about walking into the room because I knew that I needed to have a serious conversation with Helene but I wasn't sure how to start a conversation with her without it leading to an argument between us. Damon told me earlier that he had already spoken to her and that she was expecting me to show up but I didn't go to her immediately because I was in a bad mood after my conversation with Brenda and I didn't want to transfer the aggression to her because it would only make things worse between her and I. I just wanted to know exactly what she wanted, and I also felt like I needed to explain myself to her so that she could understand where I was coming from and also try to relate to my reasoning. I know it won't be easy having a proper conversation with her because she is a hot head, and so am I, but I was going to bring myself down to her level and just put aside the fact that I'm an Alpha. I knocked on the bedroom door softly, wanting to check firs
Helene "You did what?" Owen asked with a shocked look on his face. "I believe I was very loud and clear, Owen, so there's no need for you to act so surprised," I replied with a shrug, wondering why he was acting like you didn't expect me to make such impulsive decisions. The bet that I wanted to make with Hunter was the only thing that I could think of at that moment, and I honestly don't regret it since it was my only option and I felt like I had nothing to lose. If I couldn't beat any of the men that Hunter would ask to fight with me, I would gladly choose to live here and face whatever comes my way on my own, but if I'm lucky enough to beat them, I'm going to get the chance to stayhere,e and like I promised Hunter, if he should accept my bet, I won't interfere in his life for whatever reason. "You are completely unbelievable, Helene, and I'm starting to think that you've lost your damn mind with the things that come out of your mouth. Why would you be stupid enough to offer t
Hunter "What did you just say?" I asked with a confused look on my face. "I said, Lord Dario and his cohorts are on their way here right now and something tells me they're here to cause trouble," Damon answered and I couldn't believe my ears. I have been trying very hard to avoid meeting with my uncle in the last few months because I know that he only ever entertains trouble and he just keeps looking for every means to defame me and make me seem incapable. The fact that he was coming here with the other elders of his pack, whom I personally loved to refer to as his cohorts, could only mean that he must have found out something, and whatever he found out was not going to sit well with me. "I cannot believe that old bastard dares to come all the way here after the trouble he tried to steer up last time. Doesn't he get tired of trying so hard? Does he have nothing better to do?" I questioned rhetorically and Damon sighed. "You know that I can't stand him as well but because he's Au
Hunter "What do you want, uncle?" I asked impatiently as soon as my uncle and his cohorts settled into the meeting room. I already had a feeling that this meeting wasn't going to go well at all, and I could only hope that he didn't come here to run his mouth about Brenda again because I was sick and tired of listening to him rant on and on about her and about how he feels like she doesn't deserve the position that I'm trying to put her in. He always tries to make it seem like the reason he's insisting that she's not good enough for me is because he's trying to protect my reputation and also protect the reputation of my late father, but I knew that he was just waiting for me to make a mistake so that you can use whatever mistake that I make and also my relationship with Brenda as an argument to overthrow me from my position. "You know, young man, that is definitely no way to speak to someone older than you, and even though you may feel that we bother you by coming all the way here,
HeleneShe came back. The strange lady who visited me the other day when I wasn't feeling too well suddenly showed up again, and I didn't know how to feel about her visit. I wasn't exactly the most accommodating person because I don't like people all that much and I find it very difficult to trust them, so I wasn't too sure if I should act friendly with her or just be dismissive with her so that she can find her way back to wherever she came from, just in case she was here to just mess with me and act shitty around me. "I'm going to assume from the look on your face that you're not very happy to see me here, and even though I understand that you can't exactly be excited to see me since you don't know me, I find it weird that you're frowning right now," she pointed out as soon as she saw me, and I had to give it to her for being observant at the very least.I wasn't going to sit here and pretend to be somebody that I'm not just because she claimed to be the third in command the last
Helene "I'm genuinely grateful that you were kind enough to want to speak to me and try to check in on me, which is something that not many people have tried doing here, but I'm not interested in having a therapy session because, believe it or not, I'm not doing as badly as you think I am," I said to little Miss Third in common as politely as I could. I can't say for sure that I trusted her or understood that she was trying to help me, but since she was trying to make it seem like she was helping me or that she wanted to help me, I needed to be polite to her and also let her know that I wasn't doing badly and I didn't need therapy.I'm not going to blame my aggressive nature or the fact that I had trust issues on what has happened to me here because I've always been like this, and for me to talk about something like that with her would mean that I needed to talk about my family as a whole, and that is not something that I'm willing to do while I'm here. My aggressiveness has always
BrendaAfter thinking about it for a while, I finally made up my mind to visit Hunter's quarters and have a serious conversation with him concerning our relationship. I realized that I allowed myself to be very emotional and irrational ever since his mate arrived, and thinking about it now, I feel like I needed to rectify things that have gone wrong between us because having issues with him constantly and picking fights with him is only going to give him the possible chance of connecting with his mate, and I didn't want that to happen.I also spoke to my mother and Keisha about it, and they both advised me to stop picking fights with him and give him the leverage to find himself gravitating towards that girl. I knew what I wanted, and I needed to be strategic about my actions so that I didn't end up losing him and, most importantly, losing the position that I had wanted for years. I was also hoping that I wouldn't arrive there and meet his mate just yet because I wanted to meet her
Helene "You know, you should be thanking me instead of hitting me," Dre said, causing my frown to deepen, and I scoffed. "Are you out of your damn mind? Did you happen to hit your head or something?" I asked, wondering why he would even dare to say such nonsense. If he had any brains at all, he should be apologizing to me for being the reason why I'm here right now, because if it wasn't for him finding me at the lake where I was peaceful, just sightseeing and enjoying my peace, I wouldn't have had to meet Hunter or deal with the numerous shitty situations I've had to deal with since I, unfortunately, found myself in this pack. "You should be apologizing to me right now instead of wearing that smug look on your face," I said, and he furrowed his brows in confusion. "I should apologize. For what exactly?" he asked. "I don't think I have anything to apologize for because, last I remember, you trespassed into our territory where you didn't belong, and as a good member of the pack and
HeleneI didn't want to admit it to myself, but right now, I was hurt, and I couldn't pretend like I didn't know why.I wasn't exactly surprised that Hunter left me on my own to go meet with his girlfriend because I'm aware that he loves her, but it still hurts regardless, as did the fact that he did leave a very bitter taste in my mouth. I know that I mentioned earlier that I did not feel some type of way around him and that I had complete control over my emotions, but the truth is, I lied about that, and I certainly don't have as much control as I'd like to have. In fact, I'm a complete mess at the moment, and I can't even deny it. I'm internally burning with envy and jealousy, and I'm also feeling very unwanted and secondary.I can't say that I, not Elena, have feelings for Hunter or anything like that, but the crazy attraction that I've felt for him in the last few days has been extremely suffocating, and I hated the fact that I was slowly feeling way too comfortable and excited
Hunter "Can you slow down and stop walking so quickly?" Helene yelled from behind me. "I'm not walking quickly; you're just too slow," I said, not bothering to slow down my pace. "Isn't this supposed to be a stroll? If you're taking me for a tour, you need to slow down and let me at least get the chance to know where I am and take a proper look around," she hissed, and I could tell by how heavy her breathing was that she was finding it very difficult to keep up with me, which was weird since she wasn't exactly short and I wasn't expecting her to be so slow.I halted in my tracks before turning to face her, and as soon as I saw how she looked, I burst out laughing without even realizing it. "We haven't even gone that far yet, and you're already looking like you walked a thousand miles? Are you that lazy?" I questioned, genuinely surprised that she'd look so breathless and tired.She had her back bent with her hands resting on her knee, and she was sweating a lot more than I expect
Helene "Look who finally decided to show up! Welcome, Alpha Hunter," I greeted cheekily as Hunter walked in, with a falsely excited smile on my face. "Get up and come out!" he commanded rudely almost immediately, and my smile dropped. "Excuse me?" I cocked my head to the side, visibly confused and offended by his tone. "Why are you telling me to get up and come out? Where to?" I asked, not hiding my irritation. "Can you just get up and do as I asked before you start questioning me?" He hissed impatiently, and I scoffed. "I get that you're the Alpha here, and you're probably used to commanding anyone however you like, but you're not going to speak to me like that and expect me to just listen to you without any questions. First, you'll have to explain to me why I need to get up and come out with you, and if you can't do that, then you can forget it," I reprimanded him snappily. I'm aware that it's very disrespectful of me to talk to him like that, and I shouldn't be pushing his b
Helene "I want an apology from both of you, and I want it now!" I demanded sternly, with both my arms crossed around my chest. "Who? Me? You want me to apologize to you?" Mia asked, and I threw her a dirty look. "I believe I just made it clear that I want you two to apologize to me, so yes, Mia, you're included," I responded snappily. Owen and Mia were in my room for about fifteen and ten minutes, respectively, but I refused to talk to either one of them until they apologized to me. "You keep telling us to apologize to you, but you still haven't told us why we need to apologize. Am I supposed to just render an apology when I have no idea what my offense is?" Mia asked. I sighed. "Well, you should think back and try to think for yourself about what exactly you could have done or said to me that's making me demand an apology from you," I retorted, confusing her even more. I wasn't going to tell them what exactly I was upset about because I needed them to figure it out on their ow
Hunter"I saw you!" Damon drawled in a singsong tone as soon as he walked into my living room. I stared back at him in confusion, wondering what he was going on about and why he was staring at me like that. "What exactly did you see, and what's with that look on your face?" I questioned her suspiciously. I didn't like the fact that he had such a creepy smile on his face, and I was also quite uncomfortable with his suspicious stare. "Are you going to pretend like you don't know what I want to talk about?" he asked.I knitted my brows in confusion as I watched his creepy smile grow wider and wider. "Listen, Damon, just in case you didn't notice, it's already quite late at night, and I don't think either one of us should have the energy to waste our time, especially since we have a lot on our plate tomorrow. So in other words, I'll advise that you tell me why you're here or else I'll have you kicked out," I threatened boredly, even though I didn't mean it. "I know you know what I'm
Helene "Ouch!" I flinched in pain as Hunter applied ointment to the injury on my arm. "Stop being such a baby and deal with it!" he hissed, and I threw him an irritated glare. "And you should stop trying to worsen my pain, idiot. Didn't they ever teach you how to be gentle with women?" I fired at him angrily. He scoffed. "Oh, trust me, baby girl, I am extremely gentle with women, but with you? Never going to happen!" He retorted, applying the ointment even more aggressively and causing me to flinch even more. "Okay, that's it! Thanks for your help, but I'll take it from here," I snapped, snatching the ointment from him and proceeding to apply it myself. "Suit yourself, kid," he said nonchalantly, and I stared back at him with intense disgust. "What's with that look? You're the one who took it away from me," he added defensively, and my glaring only intensified. "Stop calling me a kid already, you douche!" I growled at him with a furious look on my face. I was genuinely sick and
HunterThe last thing I expected was for Helene to run toward me so quickly after staring at me briefly, but instead of feeling upset that she ran to me in a public space, I was more upset by the fact that she had run despite knowing that she was seriously injured.She stood in front of me in her wolf form, almost like she was waiting for me to come to her, and instinctively, I climbed down from where I was, walked in front of her, and the first thing I did was squat so I could take a better look at her injury."You know that you shouldn't be running around in this state, right?" I muttered with a sigh as I lightly touched her injured arm."You're the reason I'm in this state," she responded through a mental link, and something about the way we just communicated made me feel very weird.This would be the first time that she and I would communicate like this, and I felt some type of way because I didn't expect to ever be in such a situation with her, and I always thought that I would b
Third-person POVHunter's eyes widened in shock at the sight of Helene in her wolf form. He couldn't believe that the wolf he was seeing in front of him was the same person he had called weak on several occasions and saying he was simply surprised would certainly be an understatement."Are you seeing what I'm seeing Hunter or am I already seeing things? Is that wolf supposed to be Helene?" Damon asked from beside Hunter, with a shocked and confused look on his face. They both had their eyes fixated on the grey-furred wolf in front of them, which was almost two times bigger than the opponent in front of her."To think you boys didn't take her seriously when she told you she wasn't to be messed with," Aurora hissed at them after noticing the shocked expressions on their faces. She was also quite surprised by the fact that Helene's wolf was almost the same size as her cousins and she couldn't help but be even more curious to know who Helene was."Isn't she bigger than me?" Damon blurted