JUNIPER.I have lots of secrets, and some of them need to be kept so I can be safe. I am not saying I don’t trust Astrid, she’s like a sister to me, and even though she says I worry too much- which I know I do. Sometimes, I feel like I should tell her everything, but then, when I open my mouth to speak, nothing comes out.For a person like me, worrying is what I do. Every day I live with the constant fear that someone is going to figure me out and suddenly take me away. I lie awake on the bed, fear pounding through my chest, ripping me apart before I can go to sleep.Every night, I am haunted with the dream, afraid that one day, it would get to me and I would become the laughing joke. Some Omegas give me a smile as I pass along the hall, and I smile back at them shyly. Mama told me I was never good with people. Well, I think that I am making some progress. I seem to be telling the truth with Astrid.My chest almost ripples apart as I stare at the door that stands in front of me, brea
ZEKE.God forbid, I swore I would never sit down and watch a woman do her make-up, but dear goddess, here I am, on the edge of her bed, watching her apply powder on her face.I sighed, rapping my knuckles, Thane and his damned dinner request with the rest of the council.‘Damn.’ My wolf, Rochan growled in anger. I was also growling in anger, I would rather walk out of here and not come back, but her presence is suffocating me. Like a dark painting filled with imaginations, dark fantasy.“Just a minute.” She said, without bothering to look at me. I watched her carefully, as she applied the lipstick on her red lips, and let me be honest, watching women apply make-up isn’t much of a bad thing.We sit in silence for a moment. The room smells just like her, like mint and strawberries, her room is cordially arranged, giving me peace of mind, but for people like me. There’s no peace of mind.Thane has ordered the high council to have dinner together which I wanted to object, because fuck. I
ASTRID.Oh no. Oh no.My palms grow sweaty instantly, Thane’s eyes look at her in confusion. They all think I am dead, but look at me now, having dinner with the soon to be Alpha of my pack.I push the table up suddenly, knocking a few glasses down, however, I don’t even bother to look at the shards that lie on the floor. “So-sorry, I have to use the restroom.” I didn't even bother to look at the woman who had managed to recognize me, but I saw her clear brown hair. I shoved past her in a hurry, my first thought was to go to the backyard, but the rain is splattering heavily now.I don’t care as my feet grazes the soft wet mud, rain descends on my face, my face teary, I just had one thing to do right, don’t let them know, and now. They all find out.I don’t care where I go, I have to get out of the pack-house, what will they do to me now? Will they kill me now?I have to get Maximus- that sounds like a good name for the white horse, no time to celebrate now, I have to get to the stabl
ASTRID.I awake with the lucid smell of musk and a throbbing headache in the room, where I am lying on feels really soft, I turn to look at the side: I am on the tiny yet comfy bed.My tongue still feels sour, but my body no longer feels numb, and I am thankful for that. I sit awake, staring around the tiny cottage, there’s no presence of him anywhere. I see a bag on the table, and I move closer towards it, already peeling it open.“Fever reliever.” I read the words out loud, turning the bottle of the medicine. Another brown bag, I peel it open, fresh new sets of clothes await me and a pair of jeans.How did he get all this? Hurriedly, after wearing the clothes, I walk over to the other section of the room, where the counters are assembled. I know I am not supposed to, but I check the cabinets.My eyes failed to catch the wrapped plate, I peel it open not even caring, the aroma of the dish hits me, coated turkey with salad, I start to grovel in, shoving the food down my stomach, I don
ZEKE.“Where is Astrid?” Logan demands, his face twisting into a scowl.“Good morning to you too. Brother.” I say in an irritating manner, attempting to shove him away from the door, but he stays as hard as a rock.I get that sickening feeling to watch him bleed, and honestly. Now would be the right time for this bastard. I was the first to arrive for the council, now he’s blocking the door.I am grateful that no one is here yet, because it would have made a really good headline.‘Alpha twins almost kill themselves for the position.’ Yeah, I am sure it would have become the world’s best-selling headline of the year, imagine people filling the tea shops just so they could talk about things that didn’t concern them one bit. “Where did you take her to?” He spits angrily, whenever have we talked nicely before?Now, I am the one feeling angry. “Shut the fuck up. You didn’t come last night, and you wanted me to bear all the responsibilities! I have been adding the stocks of the pack withou
ASTRID.I am still shaking on the bed late at night, when I hear footsteps growling on the floor, he must be here, my wolf awakens, but my body does not.Everything feels so unreal. The note, my powers, the necklace. What’s happening to me?“Hey.” From under the dim light, his figure moves about like a dark shadow. His presence is daunting, but I don’t even glance up, instead I push my face into the pillow, suppressing the urge to scream.He sits on the chair.I look up suddenly, thinking about the horse. “You must really love Goliath.” I don’t even know why I say that.His eyes stared at me with no expression, those inkling dark blue eyes seemed to have calmed down now. “I got him when I was twelve.”He doesn’t say who it was from though, and I feel the urge to know.And, the conversation was over, I buried my face on the pillow once more.“We are leaving tomorrow, I already took care of the council.” He says, but I don’t speak, my face still stuffed on the pillow.“Astrid.” It’s lik
JUNIPER.Oh, when Astrid asked if I knew the sender, I definitely knew the first person that came to mind, her nickname might sound cool, but once it gets too much, it starts to bore.Which is why the moment that Astrid told me all about the sender, I had to rush here, I won’t be timid, I will let her know now.I push open the door of her room immediately, the familiar smell of lavender hitting my nostrils. She’s behind her make-up table, her hands clutching a cigar.“Can’t you knock?” Her voice is hard, but when she sees me in the reflection of her mirror, her lips curve into a smirk, and she turns to look at me.“Cleo.” I glare hardly at her, not knowing where this new formed energy has arisen from.“Juni dear, does it hurt? You know, because you only let those that are close to you call you Juni.” She throws the cigar to the floor and crushes it with the hoof of her boot.My chest is still rising angrily. “You knew it was me.” All along, she knew I was the one, yet she didn’t confr
ASTRID.“What are you doing in her room, Juniper?” I asked, staring at her. When she left the room, I had followed her, and when I was in front of the door. I heard a thud, and heavy breathing that seemed to be coming from Juniper. Confusion jumps out of me.What was Juniper doing in her room?“Nothing.” She says, and brushes past me, her voice in a tremor.“Juniper. What’s going on?” I asked with worried eyes. She looks driven away, my heart panges for my best friend.“She won’t hurt you.” She kept mumbling under her breath. “I am here.”“Juniper. What are you talking about?” I move closer to her, but she sighs and leaves the hall. I stay there standing alone, confused about what’s happening. Should I do something now? Should I follow her?What’s wrong with Juniper? And, what secrets is she keeping from me?Should I trust anyone now?My first instinct was to open the door and confront Cleo, but she might not even be the red-haired woman. I sighed and turned away, the Omegas don’t giv
Thank you for following me throughout Astrid and Zeke’s story, they finally got their happy ever after! Though I am not sure whether to write about Leora and Hendrix’s story, they had a wild start throughout the story, if you want to hear about their story, you can do well to let me know in the comments and I will consider the possiblity of a sequel about Leor, Leora and Hendrix when they are all grown up.Please check out my other werewolf romance book, ‘Fated To Her Ruthless Alpha,’ and I promise you won’t be disappointed. Love,Rae-Rae.
LEORA.Age-16It’s been ten years since I last saw him. It’s funny how time flies so fast, one time I was just a little girl with a loving brother and a best-friend and now, I am getting ready to receive my acceptance letter into the academy.My family, especially my overprotective brother, Leor doesn’t want me searching for Hendrix; they say the past is all in the past. But, I need to see him; I need to see the ten year old boy who saved the six year old me. It’s like every time I close my eyes, I am transported back to that day, the contempt in his eyes when he looked at me was unmatched. My family killed his mother because they were trying to protect me, but every day I am secretly searching for him. I still wear the ruby necklace everywhere, anytime I rub the edges, it reminds me of him.How does he look now? How does he act? Will he still remember me? Does he still hate me? I will keep trying to search for him and when I see him, there’s countless things I want to say to him
ASTRID.I watch with widened eyes as Freya turns, but Zeke is gliding the knife into her back. She lets out a tortured scream, falling to her knees as blood gathers around her dark dress.My daughter is right here, safe with me. Hendrix yells loudly, rushing towards his mother, we all stare as he crouches to her level and cup her chin.“Mother?” He says fearfully, “Mother, you are bleeding. We have to get you to the hospital, please now. Mother, you can’t leave me.”“My sweet Hendrix, they took everything away from us. They killed me, they are the enemy, revenge my death.” She closes her eyes slowly, and Hendrix yells painfully, his hands covered in her blood.Freya is on the floor, unmoving. We did it, we killed her, and now, she won’t hurt anybody again.Slowly, Hendrix rises to his knees. “You killed her,” He mumbles darkly, “You killed my mother! I won’t let you get away with this, never.”It breaks my heart to say this, but I have to. “Arrest him.” I turn towards the guard, it’s
ZEKE.I am already barging out of the door.I have a son.I have a daughter.I have children, and I never knew about them for seven fucking years, that’s a lot of gap. I am a father, the more I say it out loud, the more it gets harder to believe. And now my daughter is missing.Preston follows behind us, and Astrid is beside me. I can’t even bring myself to look at her, but for now. I have to make sure my daughter is safe.“What’s going on in the hall?” I ask Preston as we walk hastily towards the hall.“I don’t know. A woman with dark hair is here and she wants to see you, we already moved everyone to the courtyard including Leor, though he seems very concerned. The woman is waiting for you in the hall.” Preston says.I open the door of the hall and what I see makes my mouth run dry, a woman with dark hair wearing a cocktail dress is nails deep into a man’s chest. I watch, frozen, how she sinks her nails into the person’s chest and squeezes the person’s heart. The person’s body pales
ASTRID.It’s the day. The day where vows are taken, the day that two people choose to love each other, in sickness and in everything. The day that changes everything.The pack-house is bustling with Omegas getting the wedding hall ready, Madam Yv and Gus’ mother are giving instructions for the wine and caviar. I have a feeling that they are going to get pretty drunk today, well I doubt so. This is Diva’s wedding. Everyone has been looking forward to it.Nothing is supposed to ruin the happy day except I had a dream overnight about the wedding, blood, knife stabs, running. It was so blurry to see and then I woke up, not even understanding a thing.“Mommy!” Leora’s sweet voice bounces me out of my thoughts. I look at my daughter who is now running towards me, her pink jittery dress flowing, my baby girl is the flower girl. When she reaches me, her brown hair is pinned in pigtails, her light blue eyes watch me.I am fascinated by the resemblance between her and her father, Zeke. Right, t
LOGAN.If someone told me that being with somebody could spark this much reaction out of me, I would have smacked them right in the face, because I always feel like I can generate happiness by doing lots of things that did not involve mingling with people.But, this sort of happiness...The one that hits so differently, people say love comes in tiny bits, but this love just hits me like a shockwave and now, as I look at Juniper, I know that there’s nobody I will rather spend my life with than this woman over here. “Hey, Logan?” She asks, swinging her hands that are entwined in mine. I don’t like petty things, such as holding hands, but as long as it’s Juni, I don’t really mind. We are walking hand in hand along the sea, earlier; she suggested we go for a walk just to calm ourselves down. “Yes, Juni?” I ask back and she grins, and I swear, this woman can make my heart squeeze just by smiling, she lights up my world. She brings out the sunshine in my darkness. The sky is just beginning
GUS.It’s one thing to open the door and see someone you actually know and the other to open the door to Cleo. What’s she doing here? Is the first question that comes to mind.She never comes here, so why is she here suddenly?I can’t deny the fact that my lips feel dry to the core. “Yes,” My voice comes out lamely as I stretch open the door and watch her step into the villa. I can’t deny the fact that her perfume wafts into my nostrils as she passes by.I lead her to the living room, “You can have a seat. Do you want anything? Coffee? Tea? Biscuits?”She sits down, staring around in wonder, but then her eyes soften, “I am okay, thanks.”I take a seat beside her, trying my best to create distance between us on the couch. She senses this and her face falls. I shouldn’t be doing this, letting her in the house is a red flag. If Zeke walks in right now, he will send her sprawling out, but considering the fact that I am the only here in the house, I should just hear her out.I want closure,
CLEO.Katherine stares out the window, looking dazed, whenever we come to coffee shops, she always picks the seat near the window. One time I tried asking her about it, and her reply shocked me.“Staring out the window at the numerous people passing by is just calming, you see someone walk by, but you don’t know what they are going through, I try to imagine the pain they are carrying about.” She had said.There are two mugs of coffee, barely untouched, and a plate of two grilled turkey sandwiches. Katherine has eaten a part of hers, but mine is untouched. I just don’t feel like eating, maybe because the anticipation that’s curling in the pit of my stomach is enough to make me weak.We are waiting for two more people, they are always late, I don’t know why but it just irks me when people come late.The door chimes and Katherine’s eyes bob towards the entrance, Kai walks in, he’s dressed casually in a t-shirt and sweatpants, he doesn’t bother with the greetings, he just takes the chair
ASTRID.I bite my lips, staring into his darkened blue eyes, I want this so much.“Go down on your knees, baby and take my cock into that gorgeous mouth of yours.” His command runs down my spine and I obey, going down on my knees, I unzip his trousers and take out his cock.Slowly, I slid it down my throat, until I hit the point where my eyes water, I whimper, before falling in length, licking and sucking until I am drenched.“Fuck, baby.” Zeke’s hand digs into my hair and yanks me deeper. “That feels so good,”My body pulses with need, as his groan fills the car, there’s something so powerful in having Zeke Rossi at my mercy, I increase my pace, driving him harder into my mouth, just when I am about to go deeper, he yanks my hair back, pulling me away from him.“You are going to be the end of me,” He mumbles darkly, before pushing me on the leather seat and towering above.“You should have thought of the consequences before putting this dress on tonight,” His hands move to the zipper