The rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky, as golden fingers of sunlight forced itself beyond the linen curtains and lit up our bedroom. Squinting my eyes at the direct hit, I shuffle in my place against a warm body, cradling me from behind. Taking a deep inhale, a vanilla essence fills my nose causing a smile to form on my lips. Reaching out my arms, I perform an unattractive stretch and let out a tired groan before spinning round and meeting two emerald diamonds. “Good morning, sleepy-head.” The corners of his lips raised as his fingers danced up and down the crook of my back. I lift my leg and wrap my thigh over Nate’s hips, before snuggling my head against his chest. “Good morning. What time is it?” “Late morning. Seems as though someone needed their sleep, you seemed exhausted when the fun had ended.” He taunted, letting out a low chuckle. I let out a soft sigh. I suddenly felt guilty for sleeping so late, it must have been boring for Nate to wait however long.
Nate’s POVTears streamed down her pretty face, puffing up those mesmerising eyes. As we bobbed up and down on the boat, her sniffles became drowned out against the crashing of water. She tucked a fallen strand of hair behind her ear and wiped away her tears, before looking up at me with her big doe eyes. I could feel my heart preparing to jump out of my chest as I eagerly awaited her response. Here I am, King of the Wolves, nervous over a girl.As bright smile crept up on her face as she suddenly threw herself onto me, wrapping her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. “Yes! Of course I will marry you, Nate!” She cried in joy as she began to pepper my face is kisses.Chuckling at her enthusiasm, I tightened my hold around her waist and let out a sigh of relief. That was the most nerve wracking thing I had ever done.I took her left hand in my grip and carefully slide the ring on her finger. It suited her perfectly. I had chosen an aquamarine stone because it reminded me o
Serena’s POV Nate didn’t have to tell me twice, I’d been dying to drive this baby the way it deserved. It was a sports car for a reason, right? This was gonna be fun. Excitedly biting my lip, I turned to look at the road. The right hand lane was clear, no cars were coming towards us. It was the perfect chance to overtake the numerous cars in front. With a devilish smirk on my lips and one final glance in my rear-view mirror, I dropped down a gear before applying considerably more pressure to the accelerator. In the blink of an eye, we’d gone from a steady 60mph to 110 mph and I was loving every second, as adrenaline pumped through my veins. Taking the opportunity, I swerved to the other side of the road and overtook the several cars in front of me, before swerving back in front just as a car appeared to be coming head on. “Bye losers.” Leia yelled. I glanced in the rear-view to see the SUV trying to swerve in between the vehicles on the road in an desperate attempt to get closer
“Again.” Nate commanded, as he casually rose to his feet as if I hadn’t just knocked him over. I glared at him in disbelief as I wiped the mud off my knees. “How many times are we going to do this same move?” I sighed, as I stood back up in front of him. Don’t get me wrong, I love training with Nate. Who better to learn from than the King Alpha himself? But we had been practicing the same move for the last three sessions and I felt ready to develop further. When fighting one on one in my human form I was practically unbeatable, I had both royal and alpha blood which gave me a huge advantage. However, since mating with Nate, I was even a match for him. His strength and speed had passed when he marked me, meaning I had quickly become a force to be reckoned with. But none of that would be enough if I could only handle one threat at a time. “Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should stop practicing it. So as I said, again.” The corners of his lips turned upwards as he
The rest of the day went rather smoothly. Alexis and Betty stayed out of my way, as well as everyone else’s. I’d like to say they’d learnt their lesson, but I knew that was wishful thinking. However, Betty had been pretty low-key the last couple of weeks and was reluctant to bother anyone, which is why I was so surprised to see her tag-teaming the girl, who’s name is apparently Jenny, with Alexis. But even more so, how had Betty and Alexis managed to form such a duo in a matter of hours? Something told me there was more to this, and I was going to find out what that was. Leia mentioned something about them both felt off, but she couldn’t put her finger on what. I had mind-linked Nate afterwards, letting him know what had happened. To say he was furious was an understatement, he’d allowed Alexis to attend the academy as a favour to her father, but he warned her about her behaviour. However, he reluctantly agreed to let me handle her. I didn’t want her anywhere near him and frankly, I
Nate’s POV “You’re lying.” I gritted through my teeth as I peered down at the fae hostage. His droopy eyes widened as anger took over my aura. How dare he use such a disgusting tactic in attempt to spare his life. I should kill him just for that alone. I should tear him limb from limb and make him pay for daring to mention my brother. My brother was dead. There were no two ways about it. I remember seeing his lifeless body by my side as I returned to consciousness. I remember balling my eyes out as I furiously shook him, shouting for him to wake up. I remember the paramedics on the scene declaring him dead. I remember that day like it was yesterday. The day my family fell apart. From that day on, I roamed around lifeless and merciless, intent on causing destruction. Of course, only until the promise of Serena’s presence in my life. That day, my life found purpose once more. “How dare you use my deceased brother as a way to spare your life! I’ll kill you just for that!” I spat, as
Serena’s POVI picked up the knife Nate had flung across the room and turned to Jacques. “Keep an eye on him, we still need to find out more.”Jacques nodded, before I ran after Nate. As I ran down the corridor, a crashing sound erupted. I picked up my pace, knowing wherever the sound had come from would also be where I found Nate.As expected, Nate was stood in the first cell with his fist in the wall. Whilst it couldn’t effect me as his mate, his aura was drowning in rage. Ripples of emotions could be felt as I approached him. His face appeared furious, but his emerald diamonds told me he was heartbroken.“Hey, come here.” I softly told him, as I waited by the cell door. Locks of raven hair fell down his forehead, almost hiding his hooded eyes. His tie was now on the floor and his suit shirt had been ripped open.He left out a sad sigh as he came toward me. My heart shattered at the sight of him, but his emotions were to be expected. How were you supposed to cope with finding out yo
mber gasped at Jacques stalked toward her. Her chocolate eyes widened as she took in his appearance, before subtly biting her lower lip. Her crimson cheeks became clear as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Jacques approached her and immediately wrapped his arms around her waist, whilst he wore perhaps the brightest smile I’d ever seen him show. My heart swelled at the interaction. They both deserved happiness. “What’s your name?” He asked her, keeping his voice gentle. Amber smiled softly. “Amber. Who are you?” Jacques chuckled at her naivety. “Jacques. I’m Nate’s gamma. Why haven’t I seen you before?” Ambers lipped shaped the perfect ‘o’ as the reality of her mate’s position in the royal pack dawned on her. “I usually stay at the academy. But I’m friends with Serena and she was showing us around tonight.” I realised as Jacques was Nate’s best friend, he’d probably want an update on what was happening. So whilst Jacques and Amber got to know one another, I decided to mi