“So,” I began, my voice softer than I intended, “You promised me. No more secrets. We are going to talk. About everything.”There was a palpable tension, a weight of unspoken words, and hidden secrets that were now beginning to mar our relationship. I wrapped my hands around the mug in front of me, the warmth seeping into my skin as I watched him. His face was unreadable, but his fingers tightened around his coffee cup in nervousness. I could feel it in the way his jaw clenched and the way his gaze kept shifting between me and the window. Today, Jake had promised to tell me everything. There would be no more secrets, no more half-truths.Jake exhaled deeply, his shoulders dropping slightly as he nodded. “Yeah, everything. No more hiding.”There was so much I wanted to ask, so many things that had been gnawing at me - Sylvie, Asher, the blackmailer, Dane. But I knew Jake had been most troubled about Asher. Because of our past. Our closeness. And though I had a burning curiosity about
He looked outside the window, taking a deep breath. He rarely avoided his gaze. So whatever he was going to tell me weighed heavily on his heart. It was a type of guilt confession. And it wrecked my insides, leaving me torn."When we first met, I wasn’t planning to be with you, Elsa." And those words hit me like a truck of boulders. I wanted to stop him at that point, but he continued, and my heart felt constricted with every word he spoke. "I wanted to reject you because of our age difference. I thought it would be for the best, that you would be better off without me. I would be better off with you. We were just not suitable -a blatant mistake by the moon goddess."I clenched my fists, tears threatening to fall. And at this point, he looked at me. But I averted my gaze.He started again, his voice low and cracking. "But I couldn’t do it. Every time I saw you, I found another reason to stay.”Maybe he saw my struggle, my sadness. Because he continued assuring me. "Elsa, I kept findin
"Help!" I screamed.The world blurred around me, and my vision clouded with rage, hurt, and betrayal. Every emotion coursing through my veins burned hotter than the last, igniting a fire I had no control over. And with each passing second as my heartache intensified, so did her presence. My wolf's presence. She was equally hurt after learning the betrayal and she was forcing her way out, furious and wild. I could feel it building inside me. Her rage mixed with my own. I could feel her. Her voice. Her power. I had not shifted in years. Yet, today, it all felt so familiar. She had been silenced for too long, and now, with the truth about Sylvie, about everything, she refused to be caged any longer. She wanted answers. Now. And the truth was that, I wanted answers now. We had little to no patience.A blood moon was no longer required. Why would it be? The bloodmoon after the eighteenth birthday was the last chance for wolfless omegas to shift. After that, it is impossible. But this was
Asher's POV What a fruitful day! Though I could notice the tension between Jake and Elsa and my gut telling me that they share a special relationship, I knew I had managed to take a step further towards her. Although I was Elsa's fake boyfriend today. Tomorrow, I might become her real boyfriend. A step at a time.My mother was apprehensive. But she couldn't deny Jake, not after what he had done for us. If not for him, maybe we would have met the fate of Damon and Sophia white. But I agreed to this. For another reason.I don't know why Jake brought me here as his spy. But I had readily agreed when I learned I had to keep an eye on Elsa White - the girl who consumed my mind. And maybe down the lane had drifted to my heart without my knowledge. Well, for years despite my therapies, I still see flashes of that night every now and then. Yet, I didn't flinch when Jake asked me to return to Whitemoon pack to keep an eye on her. But ever since I returned, the dreams... the same nightmare ha
Jake's POV "No! No! No!" I rushed as I saw Elsa's wolf fall and Tyler shot a syringe inside her. I knew what that was. It was never meant for Elsa. It wasn't what I meant when I asked Tyler to stop her. "What have you done?" I groaned at Tyler, almost feeling a pressing need to slap him or do something. But I knew he was loyal, a friend, and his intentions were never wrong. I understood he was baffled to see Elsa's wolf form. I was too. She was beside the waterbody watching over her reflection, when I first saw her white wolf. She was more beautiful than I had imagined. And honestly more capable. She didn't need the bloodmoon to shift. She did it on her own when the timing was right. And what surprised me the most was her speed and strength. It was as if she started exactly from where she left. "Get me the antidote! Now!" I groaned as I saw Elsa's heavy eyes on me. I knew she was losing consciousness and blaming me for her state. I could see the hurt of betrayal evident in her w
Jake's POV Continued...To my relief, she didn't push me away. She didn't reject me. But that doesn't mean she was reciprocating. Her body tensed like she was made of stone. I could feel the wall between us—taller and thicker than ever.God, it hurt. More than I could ever explain.I held her tighter, burying my face in her hair, hoping against hope that she would forgive me, that she would understand. But I knew this wasn’t something that could be easily forgiven. The mistake, the betrayal, it was fresh and raw. Still, I couldn’t let go.And then, I felt it. The wetness soaking into the fabric between us. I realized, with a sudden, sharp pang, that I was crying.I was about to look away to hide it from her. I didn't want to force her and make her think I was playing with her emotions by crying.She stiffened at first, but then, slowly, painfully, she turned in my arms. Her eyes when finally met mine, I felt like I couldn't breathe anymore. They were filled with hurt, anger, and love,
Tyler's POV I sat in my car after I left the cabin for a long time, hoping I could get back in time and undo this. Jake and Elsa already have a complicated situation. And I had worsened it. I couldn’t stop replaying the moment in my head—the instant I jabbed that needle into Elsa. My hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that my knuckles turned white.But guilt wouldn’t get me anywhere now. I needed solutions just like Jake had proposed.I knew what was coming. It won't be long before everything will be out in the open. The enemy is already suspicious. Dane's appearance on the PE Test was a clear cry that they already suspected she had her wolf. And if by any chance they even doubted Elsa's wolf was back, the enemy wouldn’t wait. And after last night, it would also be difficult to tame Elsa. She is an alpha wolf. She won't be patient given they have not only hurt her and her wolf but have killed her parents. And for what? A position! They could have easily started a new pack an
I am Elsa White. Before you get all excited about the "White" in my name, let me set the record straight: apart from being as pale as the moonlight, I have no connection to the prestigious White lineage. The day my parents died, my wolf was suppressed, leaving me a shadow of my former self. If not for my aunt Sylvie, who took me in when I was an angry, depressed, and wolf-less teenage girl, I would have followed them to the afterlife. Five years have passed, and now I am supposedly living in the present. I have accepted my fate as a regular seventeen-year-old. Oops! Eighteen. Today’s my birthday, and my aunt, my savior, is coming to pick me up with a promised surprise!Being eighteen is a challenge, especially for a wolf-less teenager entering her final year. The school buzzes with the chaotic energy of hormonal wolves, the air thick with the scents of love, lust, and friendship.Summer break has sparked a flurry of new couples. Some are mates, others are just dating. And then there ar