Richard’s POV:I have to say that I had never felt this restless before in my entire life. It felt almost as if he is missing a limb.Now I was back at home, with the need to shower and eat that brought me to return to my home. As I left my room, I found Darren in my study.I felt myself angry at him as I noticed he was whistling and looking around the study while oblivious to my burning rage.I was angry at everything, and at everyone at that moment.I had not only managed to push Arielle away even more and make her scared of me, I had also managed to fuck things up by hurting her in such a horrible way. Why would I not be angry at myself?I slammed the door of my study loudly to gain my Beta’s attention and be whipped his head to gaze at me, before he then said carefully, as he took in the expression on my face, “Hey Richard. Is everything okay?”I waved his question away, trying to hold myself back from snapping at him as I really wanted to. I moved towards my desk and was about to
Arielle’s POV:I was like a ship without a rudder after Lilian left. All my emotions seemed to be out of wack, and it was all because of that Alpha. Richard, I thought his name in my head, a little afraid to say it out loud.If I said his name out loud, he might end up appearing after all.Why was this happening to me?I had only come here over a month ago, and already, my life had been upended by a series of events. At first it was Leon, and the way he had held me captive in the Rogue hideout. Then it was my healing abilities I just discovered all of a sudden. And now I find out that I have a mate bond with Alpha Richard, the very Alpha of the pack I had grown to once, and might soon have to leave because it would surely end in tears for me.At this point, I thought somewhat morosely, was I even worth moving?I did not hear any knock on my door, before it slammed open.I whipped my bead up, stunned to find that it was Beta Darren walking into the office.I gaped at his appearance; he
Deflecting and FlusteredArielle’s POV: I could not speak; it was practically on the top of my tongue to say something, anything at this point. But at Richard’s words I was speechless. Angel.He had called me angel. My breaths quickened uncontrollably; I was unable to calm down. I could only reply his words in my head, especially the part when he called me... that.No one had ever called me angel before. My blue eyes met Richard’s enticing dark ones, and I found myself wondering how I had gotten here in the first place. How had I, who had decided to take the time to prepare myself for his inevitable rejection of me, gotten to this place?Why was I standing here in the hallway, with him pinning me ever so gently to the wall, and with nothing separating us but mere centimeters? Was his his intention? To confuse me?To destroy every inch of my sanity? If it was, then he was definitely successful at this. “So,” Richard he said, his voice still thatbrbling low baritone that sent tingl
In the BedroomRichard’s POV: It had to be Arielle’s goal to solely and slowly drive me crazy. There was no other explanation for it in my mind. She had to know what she was doing to me. Currently I was sitting on the edge of my bed, and trying my best to not move too much. Her fingers made quick work of cleaning my wounds. Though it stung a little I did not even flinch. I was too busy trying to stop my desires from manifesting as the raging boner that it slowly but surely was. After I had stopped her from leaving, and she had successfully managed to deflect his questioning - to my obvious annoyance - the beautiful doctor that I had just discovered a day ago to be my mate, followed me back to my bedroom. And now, she was doing what Esme had offered to, which was to clean my wounds. “How do you feel?” Arielle broke the silence with her soft voice sounding in my room. She seemed to be unsure for some reason, and it made me feel even more protective over her. “Alright,” inreplied, b
Arielle’s POV:I was fleeing, away from Richard, away from any more questions he had to ask of me, and away from the pull of this damned mate bond.By the time I left the intense and distracting Alpha’s home, I was breathing heavily, my steps taking me towards the park where I had only brushed past whenever I was on a morning run.Now, instead of watching the beautiful meadows and people playing from the outside in, I entered the park through the small metal fence, and walked right to where o could sit. I had a lot to think about, and I had no idea where to start.Trying my best to breathe in and out as slowly as possible, I considered everything that I had both said and heard from Richard himself today.First and foremost, I couldn’t help how utterly relieved I felt seeing him safe and sound. By how Darren has come on beaten and bruised, I feared that Richard was in a worse shape than he actually had been in. I had at least managed to accomplish that.But everything else... had simpl
Arielle’s POV:I was still thinking on how to respond to this woman - Esme, I reminded myself of her name - when she spoke again.“It’s alright, dear. I know it is quite an uncomfortable topic for you in the first place,” she said softly to me, making me turn to look at her through the corner of my eyes. “But I know that you have experienced such trauma, because you close yourself off from the prospects of finding something good.”I stiffened. Of course she meant Richard.“I don’t know what you mean,” I told her, feigning innocence. I’m not sure it worked out well, by the look on her face. I continued, “Besides, he doesn’t love me. This entire bond thing is a mistake... somehow. I know it.”The elderly, sagelike woman sighed, and I saw her shaking her head at me.“It seems that I can not convince you today to open your heart to Richard. But perhaps... I could tell you to not distrust whatever he says. I don’t know if he has told you how much he cares for you, but I am certain that he
Richard’s POV:Right after Arielle left, I went in my bathroom to take a small shower and then dressed up quickly.I managed to leave my bedroom clothed in jeans and a t-shirt, entering straight into the study. I had work to do, and I had been far too distracted to do so since. Perhaps Arielle was truly making a difference in me, by her distracting me and pulling me away from the confines of my study ever so often.Sighing deeply, I sat on the chair behind the desk and began looking through the files. I had no idea how much time passed, as I sat in silence, doing my work with the mate bond thudding in my chest.It brought a strange sort of comfort that I didn’t even know was possible with a mate.Was this what Darren felt with his own mate as well? Was this why he was so insistent on me finding that same happiness? I didn’t know, truly. But what I did know was that now I had Arielle, I didn’t want to ever let her go. Not even if she wanted- no, begged me to.I continued to work, with
Richard’s POV:I was still running through the forest. My heart was beating fast, almost in time to the throbbing of the Alpha bond.Hold on, I thought desperately, as I felt another sharp pain in combination with the throbbing.Your Alpha is coming to help you.I continued to move deeper and deeper into the forest, trying to trace out the location of my injured pack member.I still had not even gotten to think about who or what might have been the cause of such pain in them.But I would find that out, as soon as I found them.I paused, trying to figure my way out from left to right in the darkness of the night, when a piercing scream shattered the silence that had been all around me.At the same time, the pain doubled in intensity, almost making me bowl over with my hand over my heart.“Damn it,” I growled out loud, before then looking up at the sky, devoid of stars and the moon in its waning crescent. “Where are you?”It was then that I heard it; my ears pricked up at the sound of
KELEIGH’S POV My father’s claws gleamed in the light of the overhead lamp of the room as he raised his hand in the air, preparing to swipe. My breath caught in my throat as I pressed against the wall he had roughly pushed me into in a rage after he had caught I and Jake in the act of canoodling. He roared in fury as he bore down on Jake. I could understand why he was so enraged. Jake was the Alpha of the Moonlight pack, and my father was the Alpha of our pack, the Wesselton Pack. Both our packs have been in a bloody feud for so long that no one even remembered how it started in the first place. Countless wolves from both packs had died for generations over this feud. And Jake was about to be the next person. “My daughter!” My father growled at him. "How dare you!" My heart galloped with panic as I stared at the scene in front of me. My father in a state of half-shift, his clothes already partly torn from it. Jake, pinned below him, his eyes filled with so much fear and shock as he
Hello everyone; I hope this meets us well. Just wanted to say my new book would be out tomorrow and the title is; Two Alphas, One Mate! but I'll be posting the peak of the chapter one here, please read it, support it. I assure you, it's going to be better than the first, and all my errors I have duly noted. I need your support, vote, comment, and everything you can do. Thank you so much for always being there for me. It might be slow, not fast paced like any other books but I assure you, it's very good. CHAPTER ONE A knock on the door disrupted her sleep, causing her brows to crease as she rolled to the other side of the bed. She scrunched her eyes up, trying to get back to her sleep when another series of knocking came after. “Hmm.” She groaned out, her hand fumbling on the bed as she reached for the blanket, throwing it over herself and acting cozy inside of it. “You have to open the door princess,” she heard her maid say from the door, causing the frown on her face to deepen.
Richard’s POV:This is how it ends.I transformed back to my human form, my chest bare.I looked around me, watching the Rogues being tied down around me. The death of Leon had caused an immediate and drastic drop in morale. The Rogues didn’t fight anymore, allowing themselves to be chained.Among them, were the Evans family too. They had been brought out by the warriors as per my orders.The night was still as I stood in the center of such chaos.I never knew silence could be quite this deafening.“The battle is over,” I said, looking around me with steely eyes to my tired warriors, but still victorious. I felt satisfaction in seeing all the familiar faces around me. Not many of them fell, to my joy. “We will dispose of the traitors today and rebuild our pack. This victory isn’t anything but a symbol of our strength, and our unity. For in our unity,” I rolled my shoulders back and raised my voice even louder. “We will never fall.”The cheers of my warriors were enough to dare me, and
“No! No! Father, you can’t do this to me! You can’t do this!” A tiny voice cried out, her voice echoing through the four corners of the room.“Stand up!” A loud voice boomed through her ears and ran through her body, causing her to hold her tears.He stood up from his throne, all tall and authoritative. The royal staff in his hand touched the ground and silenced everyone in the room. He studied his steps casually, walking towards her and sending streams of shivers down her spine.“Stand up!” He ordered.She didn’t need to be told twice. She scrambled up immediately, balancing her feet and lowering her head to the ground. He raised his hand to her, and she recoiled at the thought of him hitting her head, “Stacey, you’re nothing but a weak wolf. And your presence in this pack is not needed. I regret the day I gave birth to you. And today is one of my happiest days in this pack, to finally see that you have a use for me.” He said without mercy.She clenched her fist so hard her nails pie
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Arielle’s POV:I felt so helpless, slowly walking towards the nearest safe house and holding a slowly bleeding Darren.The unconscious Beta groaned out loud and i bit my lip, looking down at him and adjusting my sweaty grip on him.“Don’t worry, Darren,” I said, feeling somewhat crazy to be speaking to an unconscious man. “I’ll get you help. You’re going to be fine,” my voice broke.Tears came to my eyes as I continued to step forward. Just one step forward I told myself.Oh great goddess, please help me. A tear slipped down my cheek as I thought of what Lilian would say to me if she saw her mate like this. I couldn’t do this to her. Please Darren be alright, i pleaded in my mind.“Arielle?” It was Ethan@/ voice that made me look up. Our eyes met and I felt small as he ran over to me, his own eyes wide with shock. “What happened to him?”“What do you think?” My voice sounded bitter and rough as I responded. Guilt and remorse filled my body all of a sudden as I saw Ethan look down. “I’
Richard’s POV:I was running with fury at the forefront of my mind.I was such an idiot. I had made so much mistakes in the past few days.Now I had made the worst mistake.I had left my pack alone, at such an important time. Now they were being attacked.“Two of you go to the west gate and see what’s happening,” I ordered two of the swiftest warriors in my team.They nodded in unison and were off. We kept on going on our journey, and I began to feel dizzy for a second.At once I felt a burning sensation in my throat, as well as a sting on my arm. Then, a slash at my throat. My hands flew to check my Throat and found it unblemished.I was feeling the pain from my pack members.‘and it was a lot. I know fact, it was too much.I groaned out loud, trying to not let my sounds of pain get heard by anyone. I needed to get to the pack immediately.I could only hope that Darren had managed to stave off the worst of the attack I now knew that Leon was behind.Saying a small prayer to the moon g
Arielle’s POV:My heart was pounding as I said those words to my mate. In my mind it was like the world had come down on me. The alarm bells blares in my ears like a war gong, and I was left feeling helpless and lost.In reality, I was still in my office, with Meera looking meekly away from the glares of either myself or Ethan.Richard’s words came through the mind link that we shared.‘What’s going on, love? And I’m on my way. It was a trap,’ he sounded regretful, and there was a tinge of disgust punctuating his words. What had happened to make him sound like that?‘A trap?’ So this had all been planned.‘Elise and Hunter are working with the Rogues. They’re working with Leon. I think he may be on his way there now,’ he sounded like he was running while he spoke.I swallowed, the anxiety coming back in droves. Oh great goddess.In a shaky tone I replied to my mate, ‘I think he’s here right now. The alarm bells have been going off for nearly thirty minutes now.’ I paused. ‘What should
Richard’s POV:We made our way through the shortcut that Falcon had proposed.Darren and I had quickly met with him when the team was put together, and we had decided that we would be taking that route. I didn’t think that it was certainly a trap or anything but it didn’t hurt to be prepared and use the element of surprise on our side.However much I wanted to believe that things would go smoothly with Elise and Hunter, some part of me knew that it was somehow doomed from the start. Of course I couldn’t just come out and say thy to everyone, so I kept silent. I think it was my serious expression that gave away that I was brooding, for none of my men spoke to me or questioned me at any point in time.Luckily for us that was what saved us. We were near the presumed location of Elise and Hunter and the sun was shining brightly in the sky.I heard a twig snap and my ears picked up at the sound of it. Someone was in front of us.“Stop,” I called out. Everyone of my warriors fell silent imm