Damien sat on the edge of his bed, deep in thought, as the events of the day kept replaying in his mind over and over again. Isabella was the first human he had ever encountered who made him feel something weird. Something he had never felt before. He couldn't explain why, but he was drawn to her. It was a dangerous feeling, but it was there nonetheless.There was no denying that having Isabella in his pack would bring about challenges, but he couldn't just leave her to fend for herself in a world she seemed to know nothing about. He had to protect her, even if it meant going against the norm.Just as he was about to lose himself in his thoughts completely, there was a knock on his door."Come in," Damien called out.The door opened, and in walked Julie, a vampire who had been a part of his pack since the beginning. They had been through a lot together, and Damien considered her one of his closest confidantes, despite the fact that she was different from him. "What's on your mind?"
Luna I kept tapping my feet nervously as I waited for Lucas to show up in the meeting room. Ever since we agreed that we were going to be cordial with each other and also give each other a chance to know ourselves outside of what we already knew, Lucas and I haven't exactly spoken since then, and because I didn't want to seem like I wasn't taking our agreement seriously, I decided to come here myself. I had thought long and hard about it because coming here myself could make me seem like the more desperate one, but seeing how my father was already asking questions about how we were progressing as friends, I had a feeling that if I didn't take the first step, Lucas and I might not be speaking to each other for a very long time. After what felt like forever, I finally heard the door to the meeting room open, and I immediately knew it was Lucas because I could smell him. He had a very strong scent, and the fact that I was his mate made his scent even stronger whenever he was arou
Third-person pov Lucas could tell by the expression on Luna's face that she was absolutely pissed, but instead of feeling bad about it, he felt even more amused that she was still easily triggered by the word ‘crazy’.He had noticed over the years that Luna didn't like to be called crazy, and he had always found that weird, especially since Luna was what he would describe as the living definition of a crazy woman. Everything about her was crazy to him, and he had expected that by now, she had gotten used to being seen as a crazy woman without getting upset about it. "Did you just call me crazy, or did I happen to hear wrongly?" Luna asked, even though she knew for sure that Lucas had called her crazy. If there was one word she didn't like to hear, it was the exact word he said, and it was taking everything in her not to punch him in the face for using the forbidden word on her. As weird as it was that she was easily triggered by the word ‘crazy’, she still didn’t like to hear an
Heather had never felt more desperate in her entire life. Her mother, who had always been her rock, was lying in the hospital, fighting for her life after getting into a ghastly car accident, and she had no money to pay for her mother's treatment.Heather was almost out of options, and she didn't know how much longer her mother could hold on. She had already sold most of her valuable belongings to pay for her mother's treatment, but it wasn't enough. Her problems worsened when her half-sister, Helena, accused her of misusing the money meant for their mother's treatment, even though she never had access to the money Helena had talked about. It was after her father opted out of helping with her mother's medical bills that Heather knew it was time to take drastic measures.That was how she ended up at the strip club, sitting in the dressing room, surrounded by half-naked women, makeup, and glitter everywhere. Her long-time acquaintance, Tiana, who worked as a stripper, had promised
Luna “So, how was your visit to the Grayson Pack? Are things better between you and Lucas?” Layla asked almost as soon as she settled on my bed. I had only just gotten back less than half an hour ago, and Layla somehow already got wind of my arrival and wasn’t wasting time before bombarding me with questions. “What is it you want to know specifically, Layla?” I replied tiredly. “Oh, come on, Luna. Don’t pretend like you don’t know what it is I want to know,” she said, playfully smacking me on the arm. “Tell me everything, because I’m dying of curiosity right now.” “Well, I can already guess what it is you’re thinking right now, but sweetheart, kill those thoughts right this minute because none of what you’re thinking actually happened, and if I’m being completely honest with you, today only turned out to be the most embarrassing day of my life,” I told her honestly. For some reason, my words seemed to sound funny to her because the first thing she did was burst out laughing,
Luna Today was my father's 60th birthday, and since my father was very big on celebrating birthdays, he decided to throw a big party and invite every one of his alpha friends in the neighboring packs and beyond. Personally, I didn't see the need to throw such a huge party, even though I was aware that turning sixty was a huge deal for some. Left to me, I would have preferred if he had just chosen to do a small celebration of the members of the pack instead of throwing a huge party, but since I wasn't the one turning 60, I had no say in his decision. What I was most nervous about wasn't the fact that I was going to be meeting his friends, trying to speak to them, and getting to know them. I was mostly nervous because I knew that Lucas was going to be coming here, and I didn't think that was a good idea. A part of me was hoping that he would make up some excuse and miss the event, but then again, I knew he would never miss something this important to my father, and the other part
LunaThe party was in full swing, and as expected, I found myself shadowing my father like a brand-new accessory he couldn't wait to flaunt. It wasn't his fault, of course. He was only trying to make me feel more involved and connected to the pack. But it was still irksome to never truly enjoy these gatherings without being paraded around like a trophy."Wow, Alpha Robles, you've done an incredible job raising your daughter. It's hard to believe that soon you'll be passing the torch to her," Beta Montez of the Blue Moon Pack said, sporting a smile that couldn't have been more artificial.It was evident to me that he had little interest in my presence or in discussing me with my father. However, my father remained blissfully oblivious to this fact. I often wondered whether he genuinely failed to pick up on such social cues or chose to ignore them deliberately."Well, one of the main reasons I decided to host this grand 60th birthday party is because I'm quite certain that by the time I
Luna The party had started and just like I expected, I haven't stopped following my father around like some new toy he was waiting to show off. I knew it wasn't his fault or anything because he was only trying to help me be more connected, but I still found it really annoying that I never really got to enjoy these parties without having to follow my father around like some trophy that needs to be shown off. "Wow, Alpha Robles, you've done an amazing job raising your daughter. I can't believe that soon enough, you'll be stepping down to let her take over from you," Beta Montez of the Blue Moon Pack said, wearing a smile that I could tell was fake. It was very clear to me that you wasn't very interested in having me around him or talking to my father about me, but of course, my father would never realize this. Sometimes I wondered to myself if he really didn't sense these things, or if he was just choosing to pretend like he didn't see it."Well, one of the biggest reasons why I