“Lucy are you even listening to me?” Cassandra’s irritated voice sounded from her position next to her. Lucy tore her eyes from where Noah and the boys were playing beach volleyball and turned to face her former best friend with an unreadable expression. “No, I wasn’t. Sorry.” Lucy answered as nonchalantly as she could, fighting the anger that burned within her. Cassandra sighed dramatically and threw herself back on the lounger with an exasperated expression on her face. “Goddess Lucy, what’s with you today? You’ve been a little off with me since we first met up this morning. Is everything okay?” She asked, squinting her eyes up at her and wrinkling her nose. “Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that she ordered our cold-blooded murder and that of our unborn pups in a few years…funny how that changes your treatment of someone..” Maia growled. “She doesn’t know that though Maia, and it’s not like we can tell her either. How do you even accuse someone of something they
It both saddened and infuriated Lucy that the mere sound of his voice could provoke such a strong reaction from her and Maia whined in agreement. She felt his body sit heavily next to her and his arm drape around her as he pulled Lucy closer to his side as he kissed the top of her head fondly. Every millimeter of her skin that touched his was infused with a comforting warmth and as it rippled through her body she felt her anger subside and a calmness wash over her.How was she supposed to figure everything out if she could still feel the pull so strongly? Damn mate bond. One thing was for sure, this time around Lucy didn’t miss the look of thinly veiled hatred and envy that Cassandra directed toward her as she was wrapped in Noah's arms. Cassandra stood up from the lounger abruptly, gathering her things hastily and with clear anger in her movements. “Everything’s fine. I just remembered I need to go and make sure everything’s ready for tonight. I’ll see you both later.” She sai
Lucy made her way along the familiar pathways that led back to the University’s campus. The lake wasn’t too far from the center and she passed many groups of the younger students heading down there on her way back up. She smiled serenely to herself at the laughter of the people passing her, and inhaled deeply as the scent of honeysuckle wafted along in the warm air of the early summer. Even in her past life, whenever she had gotten even the barest hint of this scent, her mind had been flooded with so much nostalgia for her time here, and it was no different now. It sort of made sense, because she had technically already lived this life, and she had all of her memories from her time here before, even though she had gone back to this time period and had yet to make those memories in actuality, the paradox didn’t seem to affect her memories too much. All sorts of memories ran through her mind, the good times as well as the bad, and she chuckled softly to herself as she walked, reminis
The familiar smell of her dorm room assaulted her senses as she shut her bedroom door behind her and she smiled softly at the familiarity of this comfortable space that had been solely hers from the day she started. Lucy was luckier than most when it came to dorm rooms. Although the building itself was shared by many students, she had been one of the select few able to get her own personal room, as the daughter of two high ranking pack members. It was sad how their world continually seemed to revolve around rewarding the fittest and punishing the weak, but it wasn’t something that Lucy had been able to change in her past life much to her disappointment. Noah shared his fathers opinion, that defined structure within the packs ensured that everyone knew their place and minimized disruption. Lucy just felt that it was unfair that a wolf couldn’t improve their situation if they were born to the lower ranks unless they mated higher into the pack hierarchy. It was ridiculous and she h
“He has a perfectly good reason for rejecting her and casting her out..” Cassandra announced imperiously as she moved out from behind Noah. Noah’s father narrowed his eyes dangerously as an almost feral growl of fury erupted from his chest. “I wasn’t talking to you, you conniving little wench. Don’t EVER speak in my presence again unless I demand it, do you understand me?!” He roared as Cassandra’s face drained of color and she shrank back behind Noah. Noah’s face darkened instantly as he growled warningly back at his father and met his aggression head-on. “You have no right to speak to her like that. If it wasn’t for Cassy..” “So it’s Cassy now?!” His dad interrupted furiously, stepping forward and taking hold of Noah’s shirt by his collar. ‘Yes! You tell him! Traitorous bastard!” Maia growled enthusiastically inside of Lucy’s head. “If it hadn’t have been for Cassandra, then I never would have found out that Lucy was fucking other guys behind my back!” Noah roared as he force
When she woke up, Lucy lay there staring at the ceiling for a long time as she chewed her cheek thoughtfully.It was obvious that Cassandra had been working on this for a long time, and if Selene had sent her back to this time in her life, then this must be when it all started.Taking into account what she had just witnessed, and Cassandra’s reactions earlier today, then it made perfect sense to her that she was going to have to intervene at every possible juncture to put a stop to her plans. She wouldn’t let anything slide and would make sure that she was present for every single interaction that both Noah and Cassandra had moving forward.Lucy sighed.‘Do you think it’s a little obsessive though?’ She asked Maia tentatively, ‘He’s going to think I’ve lost my mind, or at the very least that I’ve gotten obsessed with him like some sort of crazy stalker.’Maia snorted.‘Pur-lease! Have you been entirely oblivious to the generally possessive males snarling at anyone that so much looks a
Noah made sure that his arm was firmly around Lucy as they walked through the doors of the restaurant together. She had tried to wriggle away and offer her hand instead, but the look he had given her told her under no uncertain terms that this was a bad idea.She sighed internally and followed his lead as they greeted his parents, before being directed to one of the private rooms and taking their allocated seats around the dining table.Thankfully, Lucy’s parents hadn’t yet arrived and she breathed a silent sigh of relief. It wasn’t any less awkward though in her mind, having now seen vividly in the future her father in law turn against her so quickly.“Lucy, darling, it’s such a pleasure to see you again. Each time I see you, you look more radiant than the last!” His mother Elora smiled warmly.“Thank you Luna.” Lucy said politely, bobbing her head in acknowledgement as Elora frowned slightly and a flicker of concern crossed her eyes.“Is everything okay? You haven’t called me Luna f
By the time the meal was over, Lucy couldn’t wait to get out of there.The usual distant farewell between her and her parents followed, an awkward silence before an uncomfortable hug with her own parents, followed by the warm embrace of Elora and Noah’s father’s stiff handshake. After saying their goodbyes they made their way to the parking lot and as soon as they were out of sight of the restaurant and it’s patrons, Noah rounded on Lucy.“What’s going on with you? This isn’t normal Lucy.”“Can we not do this here, Noah? Can we wait until we get back, please?” Lucy sighed tiredly.Noah glowered at her furiously as he paced backward and forward in front of her, his hands running through his hair in frustration.“Are you cheating on me?” He asked lowly, the accusation in his tone not lost on her for a second as she blinked at him in disbelief.“Am I…wait ..what? Are you insane?” Lucy asked in disbelief, shaking her head.“You fucking heard me, Lucy. Are you cheating on me.” He growled