Jayven Orlov's Turmoil I sat by the window sill, glancing ahead of the packhouse, staring into a distance, noting the rolling black hills that surrounded the pack. The sun was blazing hot, and my anger boiled over, but I tried to suppress the feeling by tightening the bottle cap of my emotions. "Bastard," I muttered, blinking my gaze back to reality, now staring at the tall trees, dancing in the wind as if making mockery of my situation. The attacker had tried to get under my skin, and I knew that. I just couldn't help it after he reminded me of how incompetent I was that day. I was unable to save my mate, letting them brutally leave her unconscious. I hissed, watching the birds flutter their wings around. My heart grew heavy, hurting my chest. I had promised Tia to work on my temper, but after I almost lost her, I developed an even worser one. I bit my tongue, punishing myself for not being able to control my emotions. I glanced down at the pack yard. It had maids
Zanna/Tia's PoV. We rose to our feet, and Vyn took my hand, leading me out of the room. We halted in front of a door, and my heart pounded violently against the walls of my chest. "Do I have a horrible stench?" Vyn asked, and I looked up at him, fusing my brows together in confusion. "What?" I asked, expressing that I was lost."My mouth... the attacker had made mention of my brushing off the horrible stench from my tongue," Vyn said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, hell no. He was just saying that to get on your nerves. Pay no attention to him," I assured Vyn, and his face brightened up before it regained its cold demeanour. My mind raced back to the impending confrontation, and I could feel my legs rattling underneath my dress. My palms grew sweaty, and I hoped Vyn wouldn't notice it. I had never done something like this before. Saliva gathered in my mouth, and my stomach twisted into knots. What if I couldn't solve the situation on the ground?"You have me, don't you?" Ti
They bowed their heads to me, and I felt a little bad for scaring Tim because he was shivering so hard that it made me feel like he might have taken a shit in his pants."He deserved it," Tia chipped in, and I kept my lips set in a determined line. With a dramatic flair, I trudged out of the symposium. Adrenaline surged through my veins, and my heart galloped for joy. I didn't want to celebrate just yet until I was in the walls of my room. "My love," Vyn called, jogging after me. I stopped in my tracks, pivoting on the balls of my heels to face him. "You did great in there," he commended, and I offered him a tight-lipped smile. "I have a meeting with the patrol team, and then I have to go through some paperwork."I nodded. He palmed my cheek, giving it a wholesome caress before turning and disappearing down the hall. I rushed in the opposite direction, weaving my way to the wing, where my chamber was situated. Once I got into my room, I heaved a sigh of relief and grinned like
"It wouldn't bite. It can smell your fear, try to calm your tatas down," Tia said in my head, and a slight frown creased my brows. "Tatas?" I inquired, my hand still not anywhere close to the club's cage. "You've never heard that slang before? It means titties," Tia stated with a tinge of humour in her voice. "Now, chin up and feed it." Slowly, I extended my hand to the cage, and the cub stared intensely at me, still maintaining its lying position. The cub's eyes drifted to the meat in my hand, and slowly, it pushed itself up into a sitting position, wagging its tail. My heart I almost retracted my hand, but Tia beckoned, asking me to keep going. Slowly, it rose. My heart skipped a beat as I paused mid-action. "Calm down, he wouldn't hurt you," Tia's soft voice was like a warm caress around my heart. The cub meticulously moved closer, sniffing the meat before taking it from my hand. My anxiety dissolved, and an involuntary smile gripped the sides of my lips. "I
The last few days with Vyn had been exciting and eventful. We settled more disputes, and the head of my pack members paid me a visit to show appreciation for handling Tyris. Today, being Friday and the first day of the packfest, I was standing in my closet, eyes rummaging through my clothes. "Have you found something to wear yet?" I heard the maid, who had been assigned to specially tend to my needs, ask. "Not yet," I answered, tapping my chin in reasoning. "Why don't you leave the dress selection to me while you take your bath?" She suggested, and I turned to meet her brown orbs, glowing under the light bulb. "Okay, thank you, er..." I trailed off, trying to recall her name. "Zibah, short for Hephzibah," she bowed slightly.I nodded in acknowledgement and headed straight to the shower. I scrubbed quickly while rehearsing everything Tia had been teaching me for days. "Dear friends and esteemed customers," I muttered, scrubbing my underarms. "Esteemed allies," Tia corrected,
My breath caught in my throat, and I fastened my grip around Vyn's hand and Skye's leash. I glanced around, searching for the owner of the vaguely familiar scent."How is it possible for me to have another mate?" I questioned, thoughts reeling in my head. "The moon goddess has decided to bless you with two dicks," Tia joked in my head, and I clenched my jaw, pressing my lips together. "I'm not joking, Tia. This would be a disaster if it's true," I thought. Sensing my anxiety, Vyn caressed my fingers, silently offering comfort. The scent faded, and the lump in my throat was dislodged. Was it an imaginary scent conjured by my mind? I released my muscles, swallowing a big ball of saliva to calm my raging nerves. "She's finally back to her old self." I heard a voice from the crowd, and others followed suit, complimenting my gothic look. "She's so beautiful. I wish she would marry me," a man said, and I bit back a small smile. My heart fluttered like the delicate wings of a butte
"Ouu, would you look at that!" Tia exclaimed with excitement. "A sexy ass mate! Boy, are we blessed with the hottest men!"Tia jumped around in my head, thrilled to have met another mate, which was in total contrast of the turmoil I felt within me. No. How could the moon goddess make me cross paths with this bastard again? My pulse raced, and a sense of foreboding washed over me, sending shivers down my spine.His golden brown eyes whicj were formally filled with disgust and anger whenever he looked at me in the past, saying, "You're a disgrace, Zanna," was now staring at me with love. The memory of how he used derogatory words on me and treated me like shit opened my wounds, causing anxiety and sadness to eclipse my thoughts. Richard's pupils dilated, and he gazed deeply into mine as if to be entranced by my eyes or was it my beauty? Perhaps it was the mate bond. "So it is you?" He asked softly, and a warm expression flashed in his eyes. Hell. Fucking. No."Alpha Richard, it is
Jayven's PoVAnger simmered underneath my skin like a boiling kettle. The shove to his chest made him stumble backwards, but he didn't release Tia–my Tia. I ticked. "The Alpha asked you to let go of her wrist, didn't she?" I snarled, my brows drawn. "Hey, who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" The man with the scent and aura of an Alpha fired back, his forehead scrunched into a deep frown. "Her mate, and her beta," I sneered, snatching Tia's wrist out of his hold. "How dare a measly Beta like you..." Richard paused, eyeing me with contempt from head to toe. "... talk to me in such a manner or even lay a finger on me?" "Guys..." Tia trailed off, holding my arm in a bid to pull me away from Richard. How dare he touch what belonged to me? My wolf became restless with anger that churned inside me like a turbulent sea. "It seems like you don't know your place as a beta," Richard snapped, and his eyes narrowed into crinkled slits, his face turning red from anger. I balled my
"But I didn't specifically ask for it to be brought by you," I said with severity in my voice. "I offered," she said, moving towards the bed and dropping the tray of drinks on the table beside me. Annoyance twisted inside my gut, knotting it. I propped myself up on my elbows, fusing my brows into a deep frown. "What's your name again?" I questioned. Her smile faltered, and hurt flashed in my eyes as she pressed her lips into a grim line. "You don't even remember my name after what we shared?" She arched her brows and then shrugged before blurting it out. "Lyra.""And what the hell do you want, Lyra?" I questioned, my jaw growing taut. "I heard you were in some kind of... distress," she dropped her leg and caressed her breasts, squeezing them in her palms. I eyed her, irritation pricking my skin at her flirtatious display. "So I thought you might need some company..." She drawled, placing one leg on the bed and slowly raising the dress, giving me a great view of her thighs and.
Jayven's PoVAnger simmered underneath my skin like a boiling kettle. The shove to his chest made him stumble backwards, but he didn't release Tia–my Tia. I ticked. "The Alpha asked you to let go of her wrist, didn't she?" I snarled, my brows drawn. "Hey, who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" The man with the scent and aura of an Alpha fired back, his forehead scrunched into a deep frown. "Her mate, and her beta," I sneered, snatching Tia's wrist out of his hold. "How dare a measly Beta like you..." Richard paused, eyeing me with contempt from head to toe. "... talk to me in such a manner or even lay a finger on me?" "Guys..." Tia trailed off, holding my arm in a bid to pull me away from Richard. How dare he touch what belonged to me? My wolf became restless with anger that churned inside me like a turbulent sea. "It seems like you don't know your place as a beta," Richard snapped, and his eyes narrowed into crinkled slits, his face turning red from anger. I balled my
"Ouu, would you look at that!" Tia exclaimed with excitement. "A sexy ass mate! Boy, are we blessed with the hottest men!"Tia jumped around in my head, thrilled to have met another mate, which was in total contrast of the turmoil I felt within me. No. How could the moon goddess make me cross paths with this bastard again? My pulse raced, and a sense of foreboding washed over me, sending shivers down my spine.His golden brown eyes whicj were formally filled with disgust and anger whenever he looked at me in the past, saying, "You're a disgrace, Zanna," was now staring at me with love. The memory of how he used derogatory words on me and treated me like shit opened my wounds, causing anxiety and sadness to eclipse my thoughts. Richard's pupils dilated, and he gazed deeply into mine as if to be entranced by my eyes or was it my beauty? Perhaps it was the mate bond. "So it is you?" He asked softly, and a warm expression flashed in his eyes. Hell. Fucking. No."Alpha Richard, it is
My breath caught in my throat, and I fastened my grip around Vyn's hand and Skye's leash. I glanced around, searching for the owner of the vaguely familiar scent."How is it possible for me to have another mate?" I questioned, thoughts reeling in my head. "The moon goddess has decided to bless you with two dicks," Tia joked in my head, and I clenched my jaw, pressing my lips together. "I'm not joking, Tia. This would be a disaster if it's true," I thought. Sensing my anxiety, Vyn caressed my fingers, silently offering comfort. The scent faded, and the lump in my throat was dislodged. Was it an imaginary scent conjured by my mind? I released my muscles, swallowing a big ball of saliva to calm my raging nerves. "She's finally back to her old self." I heard a voice from the crowd, and others followed suit, complimenting my gothic look. "She's so beautiful. I wish she would marry me," a man said, and I bit back a small smile. My heart fluttered like the delicate wings of a butte
The last few days with Vyn had been exciting and eventful. We settled more disputes, and the head of my pack members paid me a visit to show appreciation for handling Tyris. Today, being Friday and the first day of the packfest, I was standing in my closet, eyes rummaging through my clothes. "Have you found something to wear yet?" I heard the maid, who had been assigned to specially tend to my needs, ask. "Not yet," I answered, tapping my chin in reasoning. "Why don't you leave the dress selection to me while you take your bath?" She suggested, and I turned to meet her brown orbs, glowing under the light bulb. "Okay, thank you, er..." I trailed off, trying to recall her name. "Zibah, short for Hephzibah," she bowed slightly.I nodded in acknowledgement and headed straight to the shower. I scrubbed quickly while rehearsing everything Tia had been teaching me for days. "Dear friends and esteemed customers," I muttered, scrubbing my underarms. "Esteemed allies," Tia corrected,
"It wouldn't bite. It can smell your fear, try to calm your tatas down," Tia said in my head, and a slight frown creased my brows. "Tatas?" I inquired, my hand still not anywhere close to the club's cage. "You've never heard that slang before? It means titties," Tia stated with a tinge of humour in her voice. "Now, chin up and feed it." Slowly, I extended my hand to the cage, and the cub stared intensely at me, still maintaining its lying position. The cub's eyes drifted to the meat in my hand, and slowly, it pushed itself up into a sitting position, wagging its tail. My heart I almost retracted my hand, but Tia beckoned, asking me to keep going. Slowly, it rose. My heart skipped a beat as I paused mid-action. "Calm down, he wouldn't hurt you," Tia's soft voice was like a warm caress around my heart. The cub meticulously moved closer, sniffing the meat before taking it from my hand. My anxiety dissolved, and an involuntary smile gripped the sides of my lips. "I
They bowed their heads to me, and I felt a little bad for scaring Tim because he was shivering so hard that it made me feel like he might have taken a shit in his pants."He deserved it," Tia chipped in, and I kept my lips set in a determined line. With a dramatic flair, I trudged out of the symposium. Adrenaline surged through my veins, and my heart galloped for joy. I didn't want to celebrate just yet until I was in the walls of my room. "My love," Vyn called, jogging after me. I stopped in my tracks, pivoting on the balls of my heels to face him. "You did great in there," he commended, and I offered him a tight-lipped smile. "I have a meeting with the patrol team, and then I have to go through some paperwork."I nodded. He palmed my cheek, giving it a wholesome caress before turning and disappearing down the hall. I rushed in the opposite direction, weaving my way to the wing, where my chamber was situated. Once I got into my room, I heaved a sigh of relief and grinned like
Zanna/Tia's PoV. We rose to our feet, and Vyn took my hand, leading me out of the room. We halted in front of a door, and my heart pounded violently against the walls of my chest. "Do I have a horrible stench?" Vyn asked, and I looked up at him, fusing my brows together in confusion. "What?" I asked, expressing that I was lost."My mouth... the attacker had made mention of my brushing off the horrible stench from my tongue," Vyn said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh, hell no. He was just saying that to get on your nerves. Pay no attention to him," I assured Vyn, and his face brightened up before it regained its cold demeanour. My mind raced back to the impending confrontation, and I could feel my legs rattling underneath my dress. My palms grew sweaty, and I hoped Vyn wouldn't notice it. I had never done something like this before. Saliva gathered in my mouth, and my stomach twisted into knots. What if I couldn't solve the situation on the ground?"You have me, don't you?" Ti
Jayven Orlov's Turmoil I sat by the window sill, glancing ahead of the packhouse, staring into a distance, noting the rolling black hills that surrounded the pack. The sun was blazing hot, and my anger boiled over, but I tried to suppress the feeling by tightening the bottle cap of my emotions. "Bastard," I muttered, blinking my gaze back to reality, now staring at the tall trees, dancing in the wind as if making mockery of my situation. The attacker had tried to get under my skin, and I knew that. I just couldn't help it after he reminded me of how incompetent I was that day. I was unable to save my mate, letting them brutally leave her unconscious. I hissed, watching the birds flutter their wings around. My heart grew heavy, hurting my chest. I had promised Tia to work on my temper, but after I almost lost her, I developed an even worser one. I bit my tongue, punishing myself for not being able to control my emotions. I glanced down at the pack yard. It had maids