UNDER A FACADE Madonna's PovBefore he could place mine in the shopping bag along with his, I yanked it out of his hold while giving him a cheeky smile. Since the seller refused to take money from his very own Alpha, I turned to leave when I heard Oliver grumble in between sharp intakes of breaths, "You're hurting me."Then I stopped. That came all out of the blue but I was able to grab its meaning. Acting oblivious, I continued walking and I heard him coming behind me." You didn't hear me? Or you're just going to pretend all you want?" He asked and this time around, I was forced to turn around and face him. He has this look on his face that meant he said what he'd said, without any remorse and neither would he be taking it back. " What do you mean by that?" I raised a brow and I saw the corner of his lips as it tipped up into a frown. He possibly wasn't expecting me to ask, he would have thought I would have caught unto his words so soon but he didn't I have but just decided to t
ALL A DREAMSavannah's pov I ran out of my room and walked the small hallway towards the living room. My eyes hurriedly scanned out the living room until my gaze fell upon his figure.My father could be seen holding unto the curtain and peeping out through the window, Without thinking twice, I dashed up towards him and tapped his rigid back."C'mon, just shut up or else they will get to know we are inside."he looked back at me and groaned, not so pleased. I kept mute and I thank my luck I had done it sooner because not even a second after, desperate loud knocks hits our wooden door.I shut my eyes and let my hands up to engulf myself into a hug as I took my breath in. All my body shivered as if it had been in the cold all night long, whereas, it was the big calamity that will soon befall us upon the failure to refund Mavis's money that's currently waltzing an inevitable forth sight of death before my very own eyes.This is a disaster, a really big one. And no amount of words could de
- RESCUED Savannah made her way out of the pack house and into the night dew; she took a deep breath, taking in the earthly smell, before running off in the lake's direction.She didn't make it far before a small pack of about twelve wolves got to her, she manoeuvred around them, snapping necks and breaking arms as she went. She volted over one of the wolves, while grabbing his arm and ripping it clean out of the socket.He yelped in pain, but still curses at her, "you'll pay for this bitch.""No, you'll pay." She punched him in the face, causing him to crumple to the floor.Another wolf hit Savannah in the back of the head with a club. She glanced at him over her shoulder. He dropped his weapon and held his hands up. "I thought you are human.""You thought wrong."Savannah took off running as she heard more wolves coming. She pushed her way through a line of five wolves, then climbed a tree. Using it as a way of distraction, she hopped from tree to tree, then doubled back to the fir
BEING THEIR STRIPPER Finally, Madonna and Savannah reached the top of the landing. The blonde led her through the door at the end of the hall, into a small but surprising luxurious suite.Savannah shut the door behind them, blocking out the loudest of the music’s throb. The floor beneath them still shook. The sexy tempo resonated around her, stark in its suggestion.Madonna looked around the room. A large, rumpled bed lazed in the center, as a standing lamp cast muted golden light over the white sheets. Hardwood floors gleamed cherry beneath her feet. Soft beige walls accented flowing white sheers at the large window. Four black-and-white landscape photographs formed a grouping above the bed.“You were expecting a red bedroom with a stripper pole in the middle?” Savannah asked with a cocked brow.Embarrassment stung Madonna. She had wondered… “I had no idea what to expect. This is lovely.”Some of the starch bled out of Savannah. “It’s peaceful. C’mon, let’s get you out of that ugly
THE KISSSavannah's povI don't know how the triplets were successfully convinced but what matters now is the fact that I have a little freedom. I can go out to work and then come back at night, peacefully. Though I at first felt bad I would be leaving Madonna alone at once all the time, she reassures me she's going to be fine.Though am not so sure of that. Especially since she'll be the only one left to deal with my brother's toxicity. It's not that easy dealing with them but with so much hope, I hope the moon goddess keeps watching over her.Looking down at my phone, the text message was simple. He asked me to meet him at a certain hotel suite to entertain a client that he was meeting. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Most of the time if George had a meeting or dinner with a client and the client’s wife or girl came along, it was almost mandatory for me to be there to entertain them both.There wasn’t a lot of time left until the meeting, so I went to work on dressing up immedia
NOT ANYMORE Madonna's Pov Though it was never planned, I still followed Alpha Geneva and since I have no money to board the flight back, I stayed back with me, knowing I'll have to leave alongside him. Even though am anxious, I stepped foot inside the glamorous bedroom and as expected, it's really classy and at the same time flashy. I placed my luggage there and came downstairs. Since I hadn't breakfast yet, I thought of making one. However, I realised I didn't know how to cook. Then I would just order something.I had no money. My head slumped down as I was in a humiliating position. I could never ask Alpha Geneva for my breakfast. Not when I was already occupying his penthouse.It wasn't a problem. I will just start cooking from today! Thinking that I went to the kitchen with determined steps. And I shouted to him, "If you want something to eat, let me know."I heard him saying, "Then cook something warm for my sour throat."I nodded and opened YouTube. I started to scroll throu
TWO CREATURES The men stood at my pedestal talking and occasionally looking up at me. The questions plagued my mind. Had Dark hair bought me? What would they want me to do? Were they going to eat me or beat me? I felt nauseated and wanted to throw up. Then that would be stuck to me too, so I held it in and tried to breath normally.I barely noticed the motion as my platform moved backward into a small room. The room was dimly lit and the walls looked like large screens. My arms were trembling from being held out so long and I was slumped against my invisible bonds. For the moment my adrenaline was exhausted and so was I.The five men walked casually into the room while the lady with the tentacle followed them.The wall in front of me lit up and it was me, for all practical purposes with no hair. I screamed into the air mask and struggled in my bonds. For some reason it seemed like shaving me bare would be the worst thing they could possibly do. Obviously I knew that was just the begi
THE SITUATION Andy's PovI didn’t think Natalie understood the gravity of the situation she was in. I lied when I told Grady I felt fine. It didn’t matter. She already knew. In truth, I felt very, very off.I laid flat on my back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. I’d had a pounding headache for days. It felt like my Wolf was…somewhere. He didn’t just quit after my fuck-up, like he normally would. I still didn’t understand how the two sides of me worked together, but it wasn’t like this. He’d never done this. I could feel him clawing and fighting and snapping his jaws relentlessly in the back of my mind.The vampire who killed Wes bit me first. I acted purely on instinct. Self-defense. I couldn’t stop. I didn’t like how that side of me felt. It felt evil. That side of me was demonic.Still, I’d never regretted f*****g up before. It was just that—a fuck-up. My Wolf was always angry when he came to, but what did it matter?This time, I definitely regretted it. I never wanted to see
The End Geneva and Xavier dismissed the maids after they were done bringing their luggages in. Both having turned around at the same time to check out their new abode, a tight smile crawled on top Xavier's face. Putting back on his sunglasses, he shrugged indifferently at Geneva. " At least now we'll be able to concentrate solemnly on our duties- as Alphas at that."" Yeah, you're kinda right." Geneva nodded in agreement. The mansion been so freaking huge with its funitures and interiors costing a whomping sum of money, they found no problem with it. And also, it's one of the properties owned by them. "Do you think Oliver will be fine? He reluctantly agreed to it when we told him of our decision to leave." Just as Xavier was climbing up the stairs to explore inside, Geneva questioned him. Almost like he just heared the unbelievable, the rate at which Xavier snapped his head towards him was quite snappy. " Did you just ask that?" Xavier wagged a brow at Geneva who wagged a brow, in
STIR UP Why does that name stir up so many emotions in my heart? Hearing him say her name while kissing me was the worse thing that could have ever happened to me. How could I continue kissing a man who called me by another woman's name?It means that he was thinking about her while kissing me. The realization hits me so hard that I feel the air get knocked straight out of my body. He didn't know he was kissing me this entire time; he thought he was kissing her. This fact breaks my heart into two. All along, I was hoping that Kane knew he was with me, that he knew how close we were, that he was enjoying it, that it was making him happy. Now I know that he was thinking about her, the woman he was deeply in love with. He loved and missed her so much that he mistook me for her; for Maya.I didn't know her. I knew nothing about her but yet I didn't think I'd ever been more envious of a woman in my entire life before. How stupid was I? How could I envy a woman I'd never met? She did nothi
LAST EVENT I can't let her continue to touch me like this. My crazy heart likes it too much when it shouldn't. She's making me feel things that I promised myself that I never would until I found Maya.I don't know what's happening to me. Why do I act like this girl is my mate? I didn't only kill that man from earlier because of what he did; I also killed him because I wanted to from the moment I saw him trying to flirt with her.My reaction to her was driving me f*****g crazy. When would I stop this? What did I have to do to stop feeling this way for her? Every time I tried to push her away, something like this happened, pushing me closer to her than ever.I didn't want to snap at her, not after what almost happened to her tonight.I imagine Maya in front of me, and I see the look of disappointment on her face. She's disappointed in me for being so weak and once again letting her down. I couldn't even control my urges around another woman. I never knew that I was this soft.How coul
STEPPING AWAY"I'll return to the party," I tell him as I step away from him. It's hard for me to do it, but he's leaving me no choice. He doesn't want me here. “It's clear that you don't want me here. I won't stay where I'm not wanted. All I wanted to do was to help you as you helped me. I wanted to hear your story; you remember everything from your past while I remember nothing. I don't know who my children's father is, and I don't know my name. I don't know my family. I don't know anything. I don't know if people are looking for me, and I don't know if someone did this to me or if losing my memory was an accident. I don't know why I'm telling you this; you don't want to hear it. I'm just trying to say that while I don't remember anything about my life, you remember everything about yours. And whatever it is that you remember, I can tell that it's hurting you. I'm sorry if I overstepped my boundaries; as I said, I only wanted to help."Kane doesn't say anything; he isn't looking at
ASTRAY My mind was racing as I tried to make sense of his words. Was he referring to the woman he was with before he decided to marry Giselle? Is she the reason why he's always looking like this? How much did he care about her? Did he love her? There were so many questions on my mind. I needed the answers, and I had to get them now. I felt like I would go insane if he didn't tell me who she was."Who is she?" I whisper. I can't even recognize my voice. I'm scared, actually scared, to find out that this was the woman he loved. I'm not sure how I would react to this, knowing that there was a woman out there that Kane loved this much. A woman that left him in a state of depression. He doesn't have to tell me. I can see the answer in his eyes alone. But I still want to hear it. I won't believe it until he opened his mouth and told me.I wait for his answer, but it never comes."Who is she?" I ask again. "How can you say something like that without explaining yourself? I want to know who
UPCOMING "Yes," Kane finally answers. "You weren't waking up, and I knew you had plenty of things planned for us today. I had my friend, a doctor, make sure that everything was okay. He told me that it's important that you rest for a few days."Giselle shakes her head, "I can't rest when we've already lost an entire day together, Kane; we need to make up for the lost time. I have some friends coming over tonight; I didn't realize I'd been sleeping for so long. I want to introduce you to them. They will be happy to know that I've finally gotten the man of my dreams.""Do you think that's a good idea?" he asks her. "I don't want to see anything happen to your health; it was hard being by your side today and seeing you so sick. Please reconsider."Giselle smiles, and it's weird to see her look this happy all at once, "thank you for showing me your caring side. If I had any doubts about our upcoming marriage, they're gone now. You're going to make a wonderful husband and father to our f
WAKES UPI had the list of their enemies. I needed to remove the ones that didn't have sisters; that would be rare to find, but it was all I had to work with. My plan will only work if the person who wrote the letter about Maya was telling the truth.I hold the paper tightly in my hands; this is the first lead. I'm not going to stop here. The next chance that I get, I'm searching for her.I don't care where you are, Maya. I will find you, and I will make things right between us."Kane!" I heard someone shout my name. I turn towards the sound, and I recognize the person immediately.It's the same girl from before who protected me from Maya's brothers. I didn't want to stay and speak to anyone, but I think I had to at least listen to her after she saved my life. She's why I can live to find out what happened to my mate."What is your name?" I ask her.She looked startled when I asked her, but she quickly answered, "Gabriella."I nod, "not that I'm not grateful that you saved my life bef
NUZZLE I felt the girl smell me earlier. I'm sure of it. Her actions both puzzled and did things to my body that I would rather not think about. Why did she trust me as much as she did? What was it about her that continued to draw me in? She was a puzzle to me, a puzzle that I had to keep away from. She kept doing things that surprised me; I was never sure what she was about to say or do. It was easy to say that I would never have a dull moment with her. I've had people hate me from the moment they met me, who judged me. She was probably one of the first women who thought of me as someone they could trust blindly.Thinking about her while she wasn't even near me was off-limits. From now on, I had to be harsher on myself. I had to do it because I couldn't disappoint the one person that mattered to me.I look up from where I'm standing.I don't know why I'm in front of Maya's home; I wouldn't be here if I had another option to find my mate. I knew that the only way I would be able to
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWO:- BACK THEREI want to scream in frustration when Kane closes his arms around me. I'm not allowed to feel this way for him. The man doesn't even like it when I say his name. I felt his reaction when I held onto him earlier; he was unhappy about it. I think he hates it when I'm near him. He hates it when I touch him and he hates it when I speak. What was wrong with my body? Why do I act like this isn't the first time we've been this close? Why does my heart tell me that I should remember him? Why do I want to hold onto him and stay this way forever?There is no way that I knew Kane.My stupid heart was crazy for thinking otherwise; that's the only explanation I can think of. If Kane knew who I was, he would have recognized me by now. Instead, he acts like I'm a stranger, someone he doesn't want to ever be around.I'm glad that he's treating me this way; if he'd continued to be kind for no reason, my heart would have continued to waver. It's something that co