ASHAMED Unknown's Pov As he held my hand, I stiffened and didn't look at him.He was right. I was avoiding my brother because I was...Terrified. Ashamed. Guilty.Yes, all of that.I had been thinking about this all this time. While I couldn't hold myself whenever I was near him, while I kept dragging into his charms, I kept betraying Kelly. I felt like I would end up shattering their friendship which I didn't want to.Even he was betraying him."We should stop doing this," I said, my voice was weak but I managed to speak."Stop doing what?" He asked, raising a brow."Screwing around each other. It will hurt Kelly!" I said as I looked at him. I was scared to hurt my brother.He looked at me for a moment and his grip tightened on my arm. Even if I tried to run away, I knew I couldn't. He wanted answers so there it was. I gave him what was in my mind. Why was I avoiding Kelly's calls."Or, you are scared to find out what you truly desire..." He raised a brow as he took a step forward,
NIKON WORKERSThird person's povGetting through the passage was easy... in fact it had been suspiciously too easy.Stepping out finally at the other side of the passage door, which was a small circular brick space on one of the sides of the high walls of the usually highly guarded Castle, Zezi was left stunned to see that George had been really accurate about the ritual that was going on.She hadn't expected this degree of accuracy.The streets were filled with vampires in different robes, mostly red, roaming about. George was quick to pull his family into the crowd and maneuver their way down to the cave with a speed of absolute urgency, which Zezi matched without a second thought.Her heart was racing, almost like it would burst out of her chest at any moment and explode on the floor.What if her absence had been noticed? What if the vampire doctor had come for his regular check up of her and realized that they had gone missing? What if he had told the King? What if the King was c
WOUNDED Magdalene's povAwaiting Geneva, we made no move yet. He should get here pretty well and let's get this all started. Not like am loosing my patience already but checking my wristwatch occasionally kept telling me we are wasting the time which isn't even our side. Running my fingers through my hair, thereafter I crossed my arms over my chest.The moment I saw Geneva joined us, I was both relieved and petrified. If he never left, it meant that he heard the entire conversation, which also meant he heard me call him my mate. I hadn’t brought that idea up to him out of fear. I didn’t know if vampires had the equivalent of a mate, and I was afraid of scaring him away.I studied his face, trying to figure out what was going on in his head. The fact that he was here was a good sign, but it didn’t make the situation any less embarrassing. Geneva's eyes met mine, and I could feel my face burning. I quickly turned to Xavier and tried to focus on him instead.“You never left,” Xavier sa
UNFORSEEN DANGERFreya's povI happened to be Nikon'a younger sister and that was none other than my worst fate. It made my life a living hell more than I could ever think. Now seemed like a particularly good time for that. Aric watched me with an expectant curiosity as if my behavior was completely normal and not weird at all. Now seemed like a particularly good time for that. Aric watched me with an expectant curiosity as if my behavior was completely normal and not weird at all.He didn't say anything more as he casually watched me make my bed to my liking. When I was finally satisfied, I stilled, flicking my gaze up to his as a sickening realization came over me.My mouth felt dry and I drew in a very shaky breath. I was nesting, something that omegas instinctually did in preparation for estrous. I wasn't ready to accept what that might mean.I didn't even want to think about it. Alphas didn't nest. That couldn't be happening to me. It wasn't possible.He still looked at me like
NIKON That single sentence caused the lively atmosphere to die down immediately, a tension rising in the air.I then continued staring right at Nikon as if nothing had happened.As the seconds ticked by, the more I couldn't see his expression the tighter my grip on the pregnancy scans grew.I even began doubting myself, whether I had been too impulsive. Why did I think I had what it took to crash their wedding?Maybe they'll throw me out and their wedding will continue on.Heck, if things took a turn for the worse, my child might not even be safe.A security guard had rushed over while I was lost in thought, about to grab me when Nikon ordered, "Stop."He had walked right up to me when I was deep in thought. He took the scans from my hand and glanced through it before looking at my belly again. His expression grew stormy."Just about starting your third trimester. Good on you, Sara,"His tone was cold, angry, and sarcastic all at once.I stopped myself from reacting, but before I co
- THE PACK'S SLUT Mariana~The door was still shut the exact way I had left it in the morning. '' Xavier isn't back yet? What is wrong, is he safe?'' I was getting starting to get pretty worried and upset already. '' Why on earth he wasn't back home by this time?'' I said to myself, for heaven's sake it is 6 pm already!Then, I inserted the key into the door with furious shaking hands. Unlocking it, the house still feels normal like I had left it in the morning, Xavier didn't even show up the whole day?. I barged in the room throwing the keys to the angrily, without caring it it will get missing or not.I took off my clothes, grabbed my towel from the closet, then I wrapped the white towel around my chest and stormed into the bathroom to clear off my thought.'' Xavier__ where are you for God's sake'' I moaned his name, pouring water on my head to make me imagine clearly. I think I was going insane for not seeing him for the whole day, the f**k as he gone to?. '' How could he do this
SAME THING Ten years ago...Anderson ~I did not want Skye to see the brutal death of her dad, but I guess I was too late. She saw what she wasn’t supposed to see and she lost it. She fainted in my arms.“Think! Think!” I knocked my head for what is best done in my situation.My car was parked at a distance and carrying an unconscious full grown woman with her whole weight in my arms might get us both dead before we reached the vehicle to leave this place alive.“I will be right back, Anna. Stay here for a while,” I whispered to Madonna despite knowing she wouldn’t have heard whatever I had just said. I will use the element of surprise to avenge Ted’s unnecessary death at the hands of whoever was after me.I already had my 9mm gun in the morning. Ted gave it back to me while Madonna was getting ready for her interview. Ted said I shouldn’t get out of the house without personal protection. I did not hesitate to receive it. And I was ready to use it in order to protect Madonna had the
TEN YEARS AGOAnderson ~I personally attended to everything regarding Ted’s cremation. I called for professional cleaners and ordered them to put everything in the same way they were before the incident happened in the Christoffs household. I wanted to present the same house to Madonna when she gets better with Ted’s ashes in an Urn placed in the center of the living room with Ted’s smiling picture right next to it.I returned to my rest where Madonna was staying at the moment but she was still in her coma state.I felt so sorry that she did not get to mourn her dad like normal people do because the shock overwhelmed her and now she is mentally refusing to wake up.As per Summer's professional suggestion, I have sought various medical assistance to help Madonna recover from her condition, but they all had the same findings. The body is capable and ready to respond, but the patient’s brain is refusing to cooperate, thus, this makes her body in a vegetative state.I personally took ca
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