ALPHA OLIVERNow where is the little waif? I’ve been riding up and down here every damn day! It is not like I don’t have work to do or anything. She did say she comes here in the afternoons, so exactly what time does she come here?Madonna paced up and down in her chamber. The weather was stifling. It was a very hot summer, she longed for a swim. Dare she take a risk? She did not want to face the wrath of that cold blooded reptile, otherwise also known as the rightful owner of the lake she wanted to take a swim in. Making her mind up, she grabbed a towel, her cloak and headed for the Marquis’s lake. Damn it he can’t be so selfish, he must just learn to share.She treaded cautiously around the cascading trees, not sure if she was more terrified of the wild dogs or the crocodile himself. Nervously Madonna arched her neck to the left and right, trying to spot anybody or in particular a man on a black horse. She could see no dust rising aboutanywhere into the air and so, began to peel
THE DREAMJessica and I have gotten along really well since I found her and I was currently giving her a tour of the land. My dad allowed me and Jess to go out alone as long as we were back before 6pm for dinner. It was fine with me because he barely lets me out without my second in command so it was really rare for this to happen.I suddenly came to a halt as I smelt an unusual smell off in the distance.Red Blood pack spies. I changed my direction so I was going in the direction of were I smelt the rouges. I couldn't smell anyone from my pack going to the scene so I knew I was alone in this fight.I walked up to the 6 werewolves. I was a little outnumbered but I might stand a chance with Jess following behind me. There were 5 in wolf form and onefemale in human form. They didn't look like they were ready to fight so I guess they were here to talk. I nodded my head at Jess before walking behind a tree and changing into human form and putting on some clothes I had in my backpack I
LIFE GOES ROUNDMadonna's povMy mind is numb as I lazily stir my spoon in the bowl of tomato soup. Emily, Carly, and I sit at a small roundwooden table in the corner of the lavish kitchen. I hold my left hand in my lap, trying hard not to accidentally bump itas the pain is still there even though it's dull."So," Carly clears her throat and shatters the rather peaceful silence. My eyes glance up from the soup and meet with hers."Is everything okay?" The hint in Carly's voice appears to be sincere, her dark hair pulled back in a tight ponytail,forming cascading ringlets down her back. There is just something else hidden in her tone that makes me believe that she's merely asking for formality sake as neither Emily nor Carly appear to be that interested in becoming friends with me. I don't want friends though…"Yes," I reply shortly, not wanting to go into the details of my punishment. Her eyebrows raise, and she takes amouthful of soup into her mouth. Emily, on the other hand, app
A SUDDEN IDEAGeneva's pov The sight of Sophia, dancing on the edges of the pool while swaying her hips with each step, was tantalizing enough to make my body feel as if it was floating. In actuality, I was probably fumbling on my feet like an imbecilic, spellbound and hypnotized beyond repair. I was hooked and senseless with her near by. And I didn't mind that one bit as long as she was the only one that had me tripping on air. The philosophical part of me wanted to rave over how divine she looked with the moonlight kissing the curves of her body. But I wasn't calm enough to think that so I settled on the suitable, cliché description of calling her sexy because she was every ounce of the word - and then some. Anyone who didn't see that was either blind or dumb. Or they were Remy – who happened to be both.You had to be an idiot to let someone like her get away. Calling her sexy was misleading though because she was far more than that. If there was ever a word that maximized the de
THE ADRENALINEUntil an idea rushed into his head and in which he never would have spluttered out in his right mind. "Come strip for me tomorrow morning. Right here in my room."His eyes held seriousness as he muttered, while his eye contact with her never eased. She fiddled with her palms, the dishes in her hand making creaks that caused her to glance down at it.Tightening her hand down on it, a bile rose in her throat as she bobbed her head, giving him an affirmative nod.Even though he doesn't seem to care about whether she's agreeing of he curtly dismissed her, turning his back on her.It felt as though she was hearing things with her eyes as she went out of his room. Closing the door, she backed the wall and let out a sigh, palming her face. She's really going to do that?Rubbing her face, she went over to the kitchen with the dishes. Placing it inside the sink, she points it out for the maid by the sink before grabbing a bottle of water and going out of the kitchen."Hell Madon
FINDING A MEANSMadonna's pov"Get started."I almost flinched back at the gruff order. I don't even realize I had stepped foot inside until the door was jammed closed behind me by the guard.He plopped down on the swivel chair, crossing his leg and facing my direction as he awaits me. I scanned through the room to realize we were currently in that same room we used the last time.Hearing him fake a voice, my head snapped towards him."You're delaying me. I have somewhere to be." He told me and I nodded, tucking a strand of my hair behind her ear.It wasn't easy. I'm going to mess up if I just go right to that podium. "Can we uhm- Can we postpone it and make it some other time? Tonight or tomorrow. I just can't..."I was still saying when he rose up a finger in the air, hushing me up."And why is that? Haven't I given you enough time to prepare? I gave you the whole of yesterday to get yourself together but here you are feeding me with excuses. Why is that?" Offended, he raised a brow
HE'S CHANGEDMadonna's povIt's been three days now and after I'd stripped for Alpha Geneva, I did the same for Alpha Oliver the next day and for Alpha Xavier yesterday night.And I won't lie, I received such a kind of reaction that I never expected from Alpha Oliver while at it.I remembered how his face was gleaming brightly the whole moment and if I hadn't known better, I would have said he wasn't enjoying a bit of it. This stripping stuff for the Alphas is getting much more intense day by day. The only person I know that doesn't seem quite moved was Alpha Geneva. Well, they all hate me so I shouldn't expect much from either one of them.I didn't go for the hike. I wanted to. I told myself over and over again that I was a strong, successful young woman that could do whatever she put her mind to. If I wanted to go on that hike with some maids then there was nothing that could hold me back. Besides, they had noise makers and bear spray, how dangerous could it be? But Savannah's wis
- MOMENTS WITH HIMMadonna's povMy eyes dropped to my hands and I stared at them long and hard, like they would somehow tell me what to say inresponse to that. I was used to men giving me compliments. They told me how sexy I was and how wonderfully my body made them feel all the time when I was dancing.But when I was wearing street clothes and had almost no makeup on men hardly even glanced atbme. And there was just something about the way the words came out of Oliver's mouth that made them seem so much more intense. He said it like he saw my soul, like he knew my heart as well as he knew my face."Here, I bought a caramel flavored concoction and a normal London Fog. Something sweet and fun or something classic," he said, breaking the silence as he pushed the two cups towards me, "I wasn't sure which one you would prefer.""I'm a sucker for sweet drinks," I admitted, pulling the cup towards me. I glanced at him very briefly then and saw that he was still inspecting me with a gentle
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