ALARIC
Noah took over my responsibility of handling my little sister. He carried her in his arms. Though it was his duty as my beta, I didn’t want him to do this.
No one understood what just happened. Was Gianna a part of my pack now? Or not? I second that. I pried into Dad and Mom’s direction. They had horrified faces as if they had witnessed something they shouldn’t have. Ashton was way too worried about Gianna.
He kept on cleaning her bleeding hands. Gianna was made to lay over the nearby raised rocky surface that had been cast in the form of a sitting bench. Her body was pale. How long would this go on? How long would she have to endure this pain?
I fisted my palms. I was raged beyond a saturation point. Everyone in the counsel had left including Mrs. Amanda, Mr. Hale, and Miss. Omaka. The left ones were family. Dad’s eyes kept scanning Gianna from far. He didn’t approach her. What was it? Was he having any second t
VIVIANAThe drive from the precinct after getting my luggage to the Samara Plateau was indeed a long one. A tiring one. And I was drained. My muscles were sore and my neck hurt like hell. The field today was a bit over the board.The cat and mouse chase with that asshole of a kidnapper finally ended when I nabbed him. That bastard took out his knife to slice my vitals. Thanks to my wolf side. Miracle was over-cautious. I saved my ass and put him behind the bars.The fatty kept yelling that he would teach me a lesson. I rewarded him with middle fingers. ‘Try me, fatty,’ were the words I mouthed at him. Emma would have laughed out loud in that situation. The fatty turned pale in anger. Stupid!Now, I wanted to rest, lay down, and sleep. But I had to reach Alaric. He must have been waiting for me. The phone was long dead. I didn’t get the time to charge it. Alaric must have tried calling me. I was relieved when the cab mister offered me a c
ALARICI was pissed. At what? Oh, well, everything. I was pissed at everyone and everything. Gianna was pale and unconscious. Was she now a pack member or not? This wasn’t clear. Yet. I tried to call her, to reach her using my Alpha bond, but in vain. She wasn’t up.I was away. Away from everything that had been going on. Gianna's condition. The bloody ritual that had her hurt. That suspicious, domineering woman, Selena Dark, and most of all My Mate… My Viviana. I wanted her. I yearned for her. Her gorgeous face flashed in my eyes and I was near the edge.I was losing. I was losing it bit by bit. Point by point. Fraction by fraction. The authority seemed to be slipping out of my palms like the grains of hot sand, burning my skin to bones. I couldn’t do anything. I was left out like a spectator.Moon was adamant. He kept pressing over the fact that it was a need beginning. A storm had been formed, and a tornado laced with a d
VIVIANAMiracle picked up Moon's scent. The perk of mating. She was joyous. She could feel him. I wondered if Moon alerted Alaric that I had invaded the Plateau already and he didn’t have to fetch me. It was a surprise.“Don’t worry. Moon won’t let Alaric know. I told him not to.” I heard Miracle. Oh… she had been a good wolf today. Why won’t she? After all, she would get to Moon in some minutes. It’s been a few days. I knew how bad it could be to stay apart.I kept pressing the grass beneath my boots and kept moving. It was a dark alley. Nobody was there. I had been walking for a good five minutes now. I didn’t see anything. No car, no guards, not even Noah. Was I headed in the right direction? Miracle won’t mistake Moon for anyone.“Of course, I won’t, Viviana.” Miracle said. I bet she had rolled her eyes at me. I did the same.“When would you stop doing that?&rd
ALARICShit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. I don’t remember the number of times I muttered the curses. At whom? Of course, my stupid mouth ran like a gaping fish a while ago. I cursed the time when I said that. I cursed the moment that Viviana chose to arrive. In the end, I looked up.My eyes were hooded. I was still huffing. Aftermath of raining punching on that poor sand-bag. Moon was eerily silent. That nasty ass wolf!“Alaric! You don’t want me to force you! Again! Do you?” Moon said. He still was playing, and I was standing silent waiting for Viviana to lash out at me. Because her eyes said so. Her frame said so. Her Fletcher fists and lines over that beautifully carved forehead… said so.‘Not now, please.’ I murmured to my wolf. Moon had chosen a perfect opportunity to piss me and now I was on display, at the mercy of my feisty mate, butt-naked. The latter was to add seriousness to my situation, of course.
ALARICI got Viviana settled on the bed. She had a warm shower. A long one. She preferred my black shirt over the clothes I arranged for her. Well, I preferred it too. She looked too cute, and fiesty. I fixed her some tampons, but she insisted on using pads arguing that the latter is good than the former.Girls! You never know to argue. More so when they are on their periods. I wanted to take Viviana home. To the pack house. But she wanted to have some rest. She wasn’t in good health. So, I agreed.We were in the other house in the southwest of the forest. I built it some years ago. It came in handy today.Viviana lay there over the bed. She stared at me with her puppy dog eyes. Oh! Those puppy eyes! On one side, they make me want to do dirty things to her. On the other, they make me want to protect her and swish her cheeks. I obliged with the latter.Viviana glared at me. Such a cute little thing. Wild. Not to forget. She snuggled into me. S
ALARICOkay, so it was cool. Mom blinked her eyes, not to mention several times. Dad kept staring at Viviana. Gianna had doey eyes. No, it’s correct to say puppy dog eyes. Ashton was neutral. Viviana was standing still. All this happened in some instants of I declaring Viviana as my mate.Here’s how the introduction went:“Everyone, this is Viviana. My mate. And Viv, this is my family.Mom, dad, Ashton, and my little pup, Gianna.”That’s it. I didn’t say anything. Nothing at all. It was meant to be this way.Noah was behind me with some bottles of soft drinks. Everyone was occupied with how to react except Gianna. She was thrilled to have Viviana. Always so chirpy and excited about everything.“Alpha! Luna!” Noah bent down and greeted us. It was for the first time that someone in the pack bowed to Viviana. Someone treated her as my woman, my Luna, my equal. This, someone, was Noah. Ashto
VIVIANA“What?” I spit out the desert and almost got choked. Just what did I hear! I turned my head in a bird-like manner towards Alaric, my eyes boring deep into his ones, searching for the answer. I looked into his expressionless face.“What’s with that look, Viv?” Alaric asked. Wait! How dare he?“Alaric! How the… I mean, are you sure you are proposing this thing to me? Are you joking? Tell me.” I insisted. I was running short of patience. I wished him to deny what he just said. But in vain.Alaric didn’t deny it. He was serious. He was fucking serious. About marriage! Oh, nasty God!“Are you for real now? It’s not even a day since I landed here, and you want us to get married? Did you, Alaric, The Alpha of this Blessed Moon Pack of the Samara Plateau forget that I, Viviana Miracle rejected you in the first place, and then you kept butting in until I accepted you?” I
VIVIANAOkay, I needed to start my search. At least, I was relaxed over the fact that I hadn’t had to start from scratch. I had my fair share of information; Alaric provided me. Along with that, I had that got that dreamy event marked my brain. I would get something. It was overwhelming.We had breakfast. I must admit, Luna is the best cook. She prepared Thai cuisine and it was just…. Forget it. I can’t explain. I stuffed myself to the fullest.“Mom, you want Viviana to join the chubby G club too?” Ashton said with a wink. What did he mean? Alaric didn’t tell me anything about any club. I stared at him. But he kept munching his food. I felt him suppress his laughter. Was I being moved?The smack from Luna cleared the doubts. I was being moved by Ashton.“First, my Gianna is cute. Second, what’s so wrong if my daughters eat to the fullest. They love my food. Don’t you, guys?” The Luna patt