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ZEKE.The morning sun gleams from the window down to my face, my eyes suddenly peeling into the room, I crouch my brows before shaking my head. My hands are lazily draped around Astrid’s waist, for a moment, everything stilled.What if things could be like this? What if I could wake up without this whole responsibility on my shoulder? What if it was just me and her, I was a normal person in the pack, just coming home after work.What if things were like that and not like this? I sighed, I stared down at her body pressed against mine, heat vibrating through me. Thousands of thoughts ran through my mind last night about how she would be feeling when she found out about Juniper.That was why I came here to her room, to make sure everything was alright. I would never forgive myself if anything was wrong with her. I would burn the world, and make sure there was nobody except us. I stand up from the bed, gently enough not to wake her up. I perform my morning routines, before putting on a s
CLEO.The horse’s feet grind with the mushy floor when I give it a hard tap.“Hey. Can’t you move a little faster?” I yell, the wind smacking my face roughly, as the horse rattles faster.The horse neighs uncomfortably, I guess it doesn’t like me. The horse gallops faster, while I tap the reins as it goes into the town and down to a particular house.When the horse stops, I descend down the horse and give the white horse a tap.“Now, I want you to stay here and not move until I am done.” Not sure it can hear me, but anyways. “Stay. S-T-A-Y.”The horse gazes at me uncomfortably while flashing me an annoyed look. I sighed, the horses at the pack-house are really damn rude, I turned before walking towards the cottage, and I didn't need to be told before I pushed the door open.Juniper stares up at me from her book, she’s seated on a worn out couch, a cup of whatever that is placed on the table, her eyes are brimming red, looks like she had spent another hour crying. When will this girl u
ASTRID.“Are you sure this is a good idea?” I ask, while Diva pulls me along. We are walking towards the shopping store. Earlier, Diva had suggested we go shopping to ease out the stress, honestly I don’t know how shopping reduces stress for her, but let’s see what we have in store.“It’s going to be so fun.” She laughed, before opening the door of the clothing store, the expensive aroma of the place hit me hard. For a moment I stopped and breathed in, allowing myself to savor the familiar fragrant smell I have missed for five good years. My mother and I used to go shopping a lot, remembering those moments brought a smile to my face.She would be so happy seeing me here, I just wished she was here with me that would have made me excited. “Okay, Girl. What are we getting that’s going to make our men die out of beauty?” Diva pulls me along towards the rack of clothes, her bursting energy radiating around making me want to smile too.It’s been a whole day and I haven’t seen Juniper, the
ZEKE.Honestly, whoever invited Preston to come join our meeting made a mistake, he’s so annoying and he won’t ever keep his mouth, for instance, like right now.Preston places a hand on his chest in a dramatic expression. “Wait, wait, wait. You mean like she threatened you, and if you don’t do what she said, she’s going to hurt your mother?”“Yes. Dude, so just please shut up.” I say angrily, before turning back to Gus who seemed to be rubbing his palms anxiously, we are in Logan’s office, seated round the table. The news sent waves to my system. I can't believe that Cleo is not that goody-goody princess we all expect her to be.And, we- maybe I know that she’s not here just to marry me, because she likes me, she wants something, something much more. But, what is it?Logan pins Preston down with a cold glare, the bandage is still wrapped around his shoulder and once in a while he cringes in pain, his healing is taking much longer than I expected, we always heal faster, but why is his
ZEKE.“You are crazy.” I say, before taking a step backward. My eyes blaze with fire, my hand twisting into a hard fist. The thought of rejecting Astrid makes me grow crazy.I stare at the red-haired woman with angry eyes. “Leave this instant!”“Sorry, Alpha, but I am not going anywhere.” She says in a sing-song voice that irritates me, her face turns dangerous. “You never even marked her. Did you?”I am taken aback by her cold words, how the fuck did she know that?She laughs, and I can feel the disdain in her voice. She jiggles her body over to me, before placing a hand on my bulging bicep. “I know everything. Zeke.” The way she pronounces my name is in a hiss.How much did this woman know? About my pack? About everything?“I will give you time to think about it, because if you don’t reject her, then your pretty blonde unmarked vixen will get hurt, badly hurt, and trust me. There’s nothing you can do. Do you understand me?” Her words are cold, each sentence slicing through my skin.
ASTRID.Earlier,“Diva? Are you sure this is a good idea?” I stare at the long length mirror, my hands strapping at the edge of my short red gown. In the mirror, my eyes burn with so much intensity.Goddess, I can’t believe I am about to do this.Diva appears from the bathroom in her room, a toothbrush on her mouth. She’s wearing her night sweat pants, considering we are in her bedroom. “Yes, girl. Toughen up that chin of yours, and have the best night of your life.”I bite my lips, is this really a good idea? Did I make a mistake by letting Diva talk me into this?Diva has dressed me up in the clothes we brought in the clothing store, apparently, Diva thinks I should just storm into Zeke’s room and have the best night of my life.I pull around the edges, the red thong underneath making me feel sexy, I bite my lips harder. Can I really do this? I want this, my body aches for his touch ever so badly. I want him, ever so badly.“Go on girl.” Diva ushers me out of her room, her eyes twin
JUNIPER.‘He was mine, and I was. Our worlds were different, but somehow it managed to collide, and together. We formed something so beautiful...’I snapped the book shut, feeling the air whooshed out of me. I have finally completed the romance novel that Cleo brought for me in order not to be bored.I guess there’s only a reason I like romance novels, they always have their happy ever after, the sweet love that forms between them, the adventure and even the long race they conquer together before getting their happy-ever-after is what makes those novels special, but now, as I lie on the bed in this little house, staring up at the ceiling. I wonder if my happy ever was ever even guaranteed.I sighed, then grunted, the stir of my stomach reminding me that I didn’t have lunch, it’s night now, and I am alone in this room, in this world where nothing seems to be working out.There’s a bang on the door and my heart jumps in fright. I stand up from the little bed before making my way towards
ZEKE.I am thinking about Astrid again, I am getting obsessed about her; I want her, every bit of her, every fucking day. I want to hear her laughter, I want to see her angry face, and I just want all of her.I am such a fool.‘She’s your mate.’ My wolf, Rochan purrs in satisfaction.I sighed, she’s still in my room sleeping after our long night of awesomeness, Goddess, I want to relive that every day. I flip the papers of the transactions, the morning sun gleaming from the white tinted glass in my office.My morning coffee sits elegantly on the table, but I am not in the mood for caffeine right now, I desire something else, and she’s in my room.Fuck, she’s making me go crazy. Over the last few days, there has not been any letter from that unknown person anymore and I wonder why, to me it sounds suspicious. I still have that inkling feeling that something’s wrong.I massaged my forehead, suddenly feeling tired, leaning on the chair. I just stared around the whole room decor. The door