NATALIE.“You did what?!”Her tone reveals her rage at the revelation. Like what did she expect was going to happen? I have been with my mate for over a month.It was more than expected that we would consulate our mate bond.“What's wrong?” I taunt her.”You look shocked.”“How could you?” she continues. “How dare you?”“Oh, wow,” Damien remarks, quietly and with a little surprise. “She is even more delusional than I thought. What is it to you if I sleep with my mate?” he demands of her. “What right do you have to interfere in our relationship? Do you think because you raised her -because you kidnapped her, mind you- you all of a sudden think you have a right to her life?”“This doesn't concern you, mongrel-”“Actually, it does. You are the one who has no right to interfere in our lives. You cursed me to never find my mate. Killed her family and kidnapped her. You are the thief and a murderer. You are the one who has no place or right here. You are just a delusional woman who believed
DAMIEN.“I would have loved to see that,” Alpha Maddox says as he reclines on the hospital bed. “It must have been very satisfying.”“It was,” I concur.I and Natale had decided to visit the pack clinic to check on the casualties of the fight of the previous day as well as Lucas and Alpha Maddox.Lucas is still unconscious but recovering, while Alpha Maddox is thankfully awake and alert and on his way to being discharged.“The very least you could have done was invite us to the interrogations, instead of broadcasting it.”Right.In addition to me and Natalie, some of the other Alphas had also come to visit him.Among them is the Alpha Sven.“I am not in the habit of taking strangers into sensitive parts of my pack,” I retort at him. “Strangers? Who are the strangers?” he demands. “If I remember correctly, you had left this stranger in charge of watching your beta while he was bleeding out.”“Yen yen yen,” I say in a mocking tone. “The only reason I asked you was because there were no
CHAPTER 69: REUNION.NATALIE.“You know when I said we haven't discussed Maya’s whereabouts, I didn't mean to summon her,” I tell my wolf as I and Damien head over to the gate.“She was bound to return sooner than later,” she responds. “And there is no need for you to worry, we are confident in Damien’s love for us. And besides, if she is as noble as everyone says she is, then you have nothing for you to fear.”“I suppose you are right. Well, let's go and welcome her home then.”“Are you okay?” I hear quietly from beside me.“Hmm?” I ask Damien as I look over to him. “His eyes are a little tense and his luos drawn like he is sucking on a dry lemon. “Why won't I be?”“About Maya.”“What about her?”“You are not still worried about me wanting her as a mate?”“Do you?”“Of course, not.”“Then why should I be worried?”“Well-”“Damien,” I interrupt him as I come to a halt and face him. “I believed you when you said you chose me. And when you said you have no romantic feelings for her, so
READER DISCRETION: SEXUAL SCENE UP AHEAD MAYA.“That went a lot better than I thought it would,” Tanya says.“What part?” I demand as we head towards my room.“Everything. Considering what I remember of Damien, he was actually kind.”“Your memories are failing you.”Damien was ruthless.He had drawn out every single detail from me. Starting from who brought up the plan, how she appeared dead, where the vial was gotten, whose ashes were used, and on and on it went. He just kept drilling us and all the while, Natalie watched with her eyes fixed on me.Why was she staring at me like that?Did she know what I was going to do?No, that would be impossible.“I think Natalie was delightful,” Tanya says, bringing me out of my stupor.“What?! What do you mean by that? All she did was stare at me unflinching like she was challenging me.”“Of course she was,” she remarks with a scoff. “You weren't very subtle with your shock and displeasure at finding out how close she and Damien have gotten.
“It's your turn now,” I say while licking off his spill from my lips. His eyes somehow manage to turn farmer at those words, before a slow smile creeps over his face.He rises till we are face to face before he turns me over, once again, switching position before he leans down over my neck and begins nibbling on it.With reckless abandon, I arch into him, pulling him close.His lips slowly begin to tease the sensitive skin on my neck as his hands go behind me to reach for the clasp of my bra. In one move, he unclasps it and uses the strap of said bra to hold my hands hostage over my head.Holding my hands there with one hand, he uses his other one to sneak into my panties. One finger, and then two. Slowly, he fills me up until his whole fingers are in me, moving in and out at a steadily increasing tempo.The only part I'm able to move is my hips since my hands are held hostage and my legs are trapped by his thighs. At this point, I'm completely at a loss for words. Only grunts, and pa
MAYA.“Why are you here?” I snarl at him, the anger and pain I feel coming out to lash at him.“Shouldn't I be asking you that?” he retorts, with a raised eyebrow.“This is my pack! I have the right to walk anywhere I want to. You do not.”“Do you also have the right to watch your Alpha while he is dancing the horizontal tango with his mate?”“I wasn't watching. I didn't mean to. I came to see him, to discuss something with him.”“At past three in the morning?” he asks with a disbelieving stare.“You know what?” I snarl as I walk past him. “I don't have to explain myself to you.”“You have no idea how this looks, do you?” he asks as he falls in step with me. “You peeking at the two of them? I was told that you are one of the pillars of this pack. Wise, discerning, always putting the pack first. I have to say I don't see it.”“How dare you?!” I snarl as I whirl on him. “How dare you say that to me? You have no idea what I have sacrificed for this pack!”“No. I don't,” he says as he con
LUCAS.THREE DAYS AGO.“Well, first things first, let's go smoke out a rat,” Damien says as we approach the doors of the grand hall. “Lucas, guard the doors. Anyone who comes out before me or Natalie, you kill them. No questions asked.”“Got it.”And with a final nod at me, he pushes the door open and walks in with the Luna.Thank the goddess that I don't have to be in that meeting.Over sensitized Alphas, who are about to be told that one of them is a traitor. Yeah, I am not getting involved in that shit show.That said, standing guard at the door quickly gets boring.It reminds me of the days when the previous Aloha was still alive and I was just an ordinary patrol wolf.Endless hours of waiting and nothing.Those endless hours were made bearable with the presence of Damien and Maya who always came to spend the time with me.The three musketeers.We were so close then we could practically tell what the other was thinking before they actually thought it. We could anticipate each of o
MAYA.“How do you feel?” I ask frantically, as I run my hands over him to check for what? I do not know. But the excitement at seeing him awake still runs through me. “Are you in any pain? Is the poison gone? You know what?” I say as I straighten myself and begin heading to the door. “I will go get Eric.”“Maya,” he calls. His voice is raspy to hear, probably caused by the days he hasn't used it. “I am fine. Spare me the dealers for a while and come sit.”“But-” I begin, pointing toward the door.“Maya. Come sit.”His voice sounds serious, something he usually isn't.He definitely heard my ramblings about Natalie.Damn it.I knew I should have just shut up.With a resigned sigh, I walk back to the bed and plop my behind beside him.“What's up?” I ask.Like I don't already know.“Like you don't already know,” he unknowingly, echoes my thought. “What is this about wanting to get rid of Natalie and having Damien for yourself? Maya?”“It's complicated,” I start to answer.“No. It really i