WARNING: This chapter contains a scene of assault!
Dina’s POV
My brain literally felt like mush and was about to drop out of my ears. I groaned and let my head rest against my art table. We were about 2/3 done with this project when Josh and Sherly – another one of my study buddies – suddenly started to argue about the assignment. I happened to agree with Josh on the direction we should take, which resulted in Sherly leaving in a rage. Now it was just me and Josh left and because he was an IT nerd and this was a practical project, I was basically stuck with all the work now.
I sighed.
We had finished the blueprints and now was just the modeling left. I had been using the school’s 3D printer (which was why Josh was a great help) for all the parts, but unfortunately, Sheril had left with the instructions and now she was refusing to pick up her phone. I just needed to make sure I had all the pieces before I started to put them all together. I tried texting Sheryl about the situation, but all I got as a reply was the middle finger. I growled angrily at the phone, making Josh look up from the game he was playing on his phone.
“That’s it! I’m done,” I sighed and threw the phone back into my backpack. “I’ll finish the build myself. Meet me here again tomorrow?” I asked Josh, while I started packing. I was fuming. And not just about Sheryl. My meeting with Angela Danvers was still fresh in my mind and a part of me wanted to track her down and find out what her deal was.
something about her just didn't sit right with me...
But because I was a sane person – and I didn’t want to get a restraining order – I resisted the urge. Much to my wolf’s dismay. She'd already carved out a pretty little headstone for the obnoxious blond. And while I was all for my wolf's dark humor, I still had to remind myself that said obnoxious blond was probably considered family to Alpha Stone. In a "she said/she said"-situation, Alpha Stone would most definitely take Angela's side.
What was that famous saying again?
The maid did it!
“How about we go back to my place to finish things?” he suggested instead with a warm smile and got up. “Get this shit done and over with?”
“I can’t,” I replied with a sigh. “I have work, remember?” While it sounded like heaven to get this stupid assignment over and done with at this point, I also knew it would just be me working and Josh playing on his phone -just at his place instead of school. Sure, he would have the occasional input about what I did wrong and get insulted when I told him no. He could be really childish like that sometimes, which was something I didn't want to deal with right now.
“Then how about your place?” he continued; much to my surprise. “It’s not like it’s going to take long.”
Yes, it would, but I was still surprised. Why was he so eager to get this done? Had he gotten into some sort of trouble again? I knew he was smart, but he was also lazy as shit, so it was usual for him to be behind on assignments. I could just ask, but with a wolf's pride, he'd probably just feel like I was baby-ing him or something. And if he really needed the extra credit, then maybe---? But then again--- Arg, I wasn't sure...
“I don’t know,” I said, hesitantly. I really wanted to help, if he was in some kind of trouble, but I also didn’t know what alpha Stone would say about me bringing people home to study. He told me to prioritize my homework, but he'd also emphasized that he didn't want people over.
“It’s not really my house," I said, trying to let him down gently. "I just live there because I work there. But---”
“Then we’ll stay in your room,” Josh quickly suggested and came up to me. I wanted to say no, but part of me also wanted to be a good friend here. And we would be in my room the whole time, so perhaps it didn't really count?
“Ok,” I sighed, giving in and Josh's face lit up as he flashed me a bright smile. Yeah, he was definitely in trouble again, but macho-pride dictated that he couldn't ask for help, I assumed.
Men!
“But I have to pick up a few things first,” I said and grabbed the keys to the alpha’s red Honda; the car I mostly used to get back and forth from school. Josh didn't have a problem with that and I didn't really see a problem with him tagging along---
Until I ran into problems!
As we walked into the supermarket, I stumbled upon a recipe for Chili Con Carne and because it looked fairly simple (as in I probably wouldn’t completely destroy it!) I decided to give it a shot. I also got other essentials, like the ingredients for pancakes. Because that was the only thing I could do AND eat – literally! I tried making porridge once and Alpha Stone left the house without having his breakfast. His last words were: “NEVER do that again!”.
But hey!
Live and learn, right?
I was sort of starting to enjoy my culinary exploits. It was fun and for a reason, I still didn’t understand, Alpha Stone let me. I knew that the alpha had a vicious reputation, but sometimes I could swear that he was actually really kind and considerate. and yes, I understood why a harem of women was tripping over themselves to be with him.
Hot, strong, and nice!
He was like the perfect triple-chocolate cookie, that you knew was bad for you, but you ate them all anyway.
No regrets!
*Sigh!*
Too bad he would never look at me that way...
When I walked up to the cash register, the girl rang up my total and I used some coupons and paid the rest with Alpha Stone’s credit card. He'd given me one the other day and told me to buy whatever I needed with it.
And that's when the problem started...
“He makes you pay for everything?” Josh gasped loud enough to make every aunt and granny in the line turn their heads toward us. I looked at him, horrified. I HATED the spotlight and feeling every eye in the store on me, I was feeling slightly suffocated. And as if things couldn't get any worse, we were in a human shop.
Judgment come onto me!
“No,” I gritted in a low hiss, moving closer to Josh, feeling nervous while also trying to restrain myself from punching Josh in his perfect square face. “This is Alp--- Mr. Stone’s card!”
My eyes darted around the store, and sure enough, here and there people were sending me disapproving glances. Great! Now I'd be labeled as the idiot sister that let her brother beat her around AND the bimbo maid that got screwed over by the alpha.
Yep! This was my life now...
“Mr. Stone?” Josh scoffed and crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking unimpressed. And I audibly gasped. Oh good goddess, how could he be such a moron?! He just insinuated to the entire world population that "Mr. Stone" was my Suger-Daddy or something...
“He’s my employer,” I hissed, hoping that my voice carried this time. Because while the pack was enormous, the human tow closest to it was a medium small one. Or at least small enough for word to travel and there was no way this wouldn't somehow come back to the pack, making even more rumors start to spread.
“You always buy dinner for two when you cook for your boss?” Josh asked with contempt in his voice and gestured to the stack of food I’d bought. I glanced at him, hoping my glare would kill him.
What the shit was his problem?!
WARNING: This chapter contains a scene of assault!Dina’s POV“You expect me to starve?” I snapped and turned to him, now simply ignoring the looks we were getting. Who was this guy and what was this asshole doing here?! “Seriously Josh. You’re acting very strange today.”“I don’t think it’s me, who’s acting strange,” he muttered, crossing his arms over his chest like a moping child. I rolled my eyes at him and finished my purchase. I didn't need this right now, but unfortunately for me, my life just couldn't ever be easy. Because like a spoiled brat, Josh refused to help me carry any of the grocery bags and stomped back to the car. I was honestly tempted to just drive him home and finish the project myself. I knew it meant I had to stay up late to finish it, but at this point, I almost preferred it to Josh’s weird mood.Luckily, by the time we reache
WARNING: This chapter contains a scene of assault!Dina’s POVWas Josh trying to mark me?!Over my dead body!I breathed in deeply, preparing to scream at the top of my lungs. But he efficiently cut me off by slamming his lips on mine. I gasped, but it came out as a muffled moan; almost encouraging him to continue. Now panic really sat in. I tried to turn my face away and push him off, by kicking my legs.“JOSH, STOP IT!” I yelled between wet slipping kisses, while I kicked and screamed. Mentally, I cursed the sexist idiot who gave male werewolves their unbudgeable bodies. Because try as I might, I was trapped underneath him; not even my unusual strength could get him off. As if something had possessed him, Josh quickly grabbed both of my wrists with one hand and held them down. He continued to kiss my skin, nibbling the spot, where my mate would mark me, while his other hand moved lower,
Dina’s POVI don’t know why, but my wolf somehow decided that this was the perfect time to remind me of all the erotic visions of this situation that Rita had put into my head. I gulped, yet my mouth remained dry as a dessert. My heart felt like it was trying to break my ribs and a shiver crept down my spine. And worst of all? It wasn’t a bad kind of shiver…“If you punish me,” I somehow managed to whisper. “Dinner will be late.”His expression changed from mischievous to confused in a matter of seconds. His eyes went wide and his brows furrowed. I don’t think he expected that and, to be honest, as for excuses went, that was a rather lame one…“Oh, what do I do?” he replied sarcastically. “Dinner or punish you?”I shrugged, hoping he’d go for the former. He just sighed and shook his head, before walking over to me. His dark eyes trailed over
Dina's POVIf memory served me right, he hadn’t hit Josh, so he must have gotten those before he rescued me.“You need some ice for that?” I offered while wondering what had happened. Without waiting for an answer, I took the towel and icebag out of his hand, and as carefully as I could, I wrapped it around his hand.“It’ll heal,” he gruffly grunted and tried to shake me off. Mentally, I rolled my eyes at him."Hold still, you big baby," I huffed and grabbed his hand again, carefully avoiding putting too much pressure on it. This time he let me, despite the displeased growl that made his chest vibrate.“What happened?” I asked to distract him. I reached for the other hand and carefully gave it the same treatment I'd given the other one. I knew he'd heal in no time, but there was no need for him to be in pain while it happened.Macho alpha bullshit...“Tres
Dina’s POV“Dina!”I turned around and saw Alpha Stone leaning against the doorway to his office. The white tee clung to his body perfectly, and his jeans hung loosely around his hips.Goddess, he looked heavenly…“Yes, alpha?” I replied and tried to stop myself from ogling him. But my wolf kept encouraging me to eye-rape our alpha, which made that mission rather impossible. He looked so---He didn’t reply but motioned for me to follow him into his office. But instead of sitting down, he stood by his desk with that irresistible smirk of his. For a second, I wondered if I was in some kind of trouble – or if he’d changed his mind about last night and had decided to punish me. However, to my surprise, he pointed to the artwork I’d made on his wall.It was a small collection of stick figures gathered around a lake, that was the huge patch. On the patch were du
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Levi's POV“Don’t fuss about it," I tried. "That’s how I wake up every morning.”She spun around so fast, I think that even the air around her got whiplash. Her face was red as hell and her look could kill ordinary men.I gulped.OK, so--- not my best move? “You know it’s rude to point it out, right?” she barked, narrowing her eyes at me. And while I was the alpha in this situation and had several inches on the raven-haired beauty, I felt about an inch tall all of a sudden.“I was trying to cheer you up,” I confessed, not feeling at all too alpha-ly right then. And all because of a she-wolf? And no comments from my wolf?! Other than the huge grin on his face, hoping she’d been dreaming about us?What was wrong with that dog lately?!“Comparing your morning wood with a girl's wet dream, isn’t cheering her up,” Dina s
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Dina's POVMy heart dropped to the pit of my guts and suddenly I felt like throwing up. I hadn’t seen him in over two weeks and, honestly, I could do for another year without seeing his sorry ass.“What do you want?” I asked harshly while trying to fight every instinct in my body that screamed bloody murder. I was terrified but I refused to let fear control me. Not that anyone could blame me - I think. The last time I saw him, he’d tried to rape me. I wanted to move closer to Rita, but instead, I stood tall, glaring at him with everything I had. I was not going to let him see how he’d hurt me. I would never give him, Dylan, or any other man out there the pleasure of thinking they broke me.I would never give in…“I just---wanted to---,” he stuttered and nervously scratched the back of his neck. That was when I noticed that he looked like someone had used him as a chew toy and his skin looke
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Levi's POV“Her brother?” Mick asked again, just as he got another text.My wolf growled.“That wouldn't surprise me,” I shrugged, trying not to let him see me gritting my teeth. Dylan’s two weeks had long since passed and just as Dina predicted, he didn’t show up. And none of my trackers were able to find even a shred of evidence that he was still alive. Not that I minded. I liked having his sister as a maid. And that wasn’t going to change any time soon. One, because if she was a target, I could keep her safe by keeping her close by. And second, the second Dylan stepped foot back into my territory, I was going to kill him for what he'd done to his sister. My wolf growled in agreement.What kind of man hits a woman?!And his younger sister at that? He was supposed to take care of her but instead---“Have you tried asking her? Perhaps she knows something?” Mick suggested
Levi’s POVShrek!That’s it!She reminded me of that damn cat in that Shrek cartoon! The way she’d always pouted her red lips and made those huge emerald green puppy eyes sparkle in the light. Making her look so innocent and sweet, even my beast had a hard time being mad at her.I groaned in annoyance and leaned back in my chair, knowing I had better things to do than to fantasize about my maid. That girl could make kings grovel at her feet - including yours truly! - and she didn’t even know it. She was so pure and innocent, yet didn't come across as naive or childish. she was just genuinely a really kind and sweet person, with no amount of sass lacking.I tripped my pen repeatedly against my desk, growling more and more annoyed with myself. But no matter how desperately I tried to push her out of my mind, the second thought that entered my mind was about her as well. I felt like she had me whipped
Levi's POV“Don’t fuss about it," I tried. "That’s how I wake up every morning.”She spun around so fast, I think that even the air around her got whiplash. Her face was red as hell and her look could kill ordinary men.I gulped.OK, so--- not my best move? “You know it’s rude to point it out, right?” she barked, narrowing her eyes at me. And while I was the alpha in this situation and had several inches on the raven-haired beauty, I felt about an inch tall all of a sudden.“I was trying to cheer you up,” I confessed, not feeling at all too alpha-ly right then. And all because of a she-wolf? And no comments from my wolf?! Other than the huge grin on his face, hoping she’d been dreaming about us?What was wrong with that dog lately?!“Comparing your morning wood with a girl's wet dream, isn’t cheering her up,” Dina s
Levi’s POVI shut off the alarm but remained in bed for some reason. Usually, my wolf wasn’t a morning wolf--- or ‘any time of day’-wolf actually. My mornings usually started with me having to fight him for control because he wanted to kill the alarm – literally!But not this morning...He was quiet.And for once, I actually felt well-rested. And I’d even slept well.I felt amazing!And it worried me.Was my wolf planning something?I took a deep breath and let my mind wander…I lost control of my wolf yesterday. When I'd seen that son of a bitch on top of Dina, I'd lost it! My wolf surged forward and ripped him off her before I even had a chance to fight him. But I didn’t go on a killing spree like usual. Hell, I hadn't even killed the fucker who'd attacked her. Instead, my wolf had been focused on her. I'd seen the way she gasped for air and I r
Dina’s POV“Dina!”I turned around and saw Alpha Stone leaning against the doorway to his office. The white tee clung to his body perfectly, and his jeans hung loosely around his hips.Goddess, he looked heavenly…“Yes, alpha?” I replied and tried to stop myself from ogling him. But my wolf kept encouraging me to eye-rape our alpha, which made that mission rather impossible. He looked so---He didn’t reply but motioned for me to follow him into his office. But instead of sitting down, he stood by his desk with that irresistible smirk of his. For a second, I wondered if I was in some kind of trouble – or if he’d changed his mind about last night and had decided to punish me. However, to my surprise, he pointed to the artwork I’d made on his wall.It was a small collection of stick figures gathered around a lake, that was the huge patch. On the patch were du