“Eddy, I’m not being stupid. It’s a long story, but he really is my mate,” I say, running to go grab her arms and try to stop her. She’s a little taller than me, so she can still look at Justin like she wants to kill him, “He’s a good guy. And he’s RICH. He’s a prince.” Eddy stops to give me the most incredulous look she’s ever given me. “Oh god, you’re even dumber than I thought,” she lets out, and before I can even keep defending my situation, Eddy grabs me and she literally picks me up to take me away. I can hear Justin sigh as I go. Just a sigh, that’s all. “I’m not dumb,” I growl when we’re in her room. “Nina, in what universe would a damn prince just show up out of nowhere to tell you that you’re his fated mate? Wake up, this isn’t real,” she says, grabbing me to shake me like she’s trying to knock some sense into my head, “It’s a probably the newest scam! He’s scamming you!” “What the hell would he get out of scamming me? God, Eddy, listen to me,” I say, and then I
My mate gasps in surprise because he didn't expect the attack, but he grabs my legs and adjusts me so l don't fall to the ground. Thank god he’s still just as nice this morning as he was last night. This is actually happening, me with a fated mate. "Nina, hey... good morning," he says. I just tighten my arms around his shoulders and my legs around his waist so tightly that not even a hurricane could knock me off his body, "Could you get down?" “I don’t want to,” I admit, “These are your guys, right? Hi, guys, I’m Nina! You helped me yesterday!” The guys turn to look at me with smiles and they greet me too, ignoring the grumpy face Justin is making. Then they get back to work and start installing my door while Eddy comes out to see what’s going on. “There are now six strange men in our house,” she mutters without any amusement in her voice, looking at me with annoyance. “That’s awesome, Nina, you’re not putting us in danger at all… I called your father.” My eyes widen in te
“Eddison said you were a scammer. Show me some form of ID,” my father says, taking a few steps as well to get even closer. And when he does, he moves like a beast and grabs me by the arm to pull me and throw me behind him. Tommy approaches to catch me but doesn’t do it in time, so I end up eating asphalt right next to him. “Dummy, I reached out my hand,” Tommy complains and lifts me by the arm without any strain while I try not to complain. I just brush the dirt off my arms. Justin is looking at me as if he’s worried. Poor thing, he doesn’t know I spend more time on the ground than anywhere else. But even so, Justin takes his wallet out of his pants and pulls out an ID. My father takes it and examines it closely. He holds it up to the sun as if to check its validity. “Let’s assume I believe you, which I don’t,” my father says, handing the ID back to Justin rudely, “What would the Alpha of Kallistar be doing in Fox?” Justin takes a deep breath. “Can we leave that topic for
My father walks straight towards me and hugs me for a few seconds, as if he is sad. “It’s way too soon for me to lose you to a man, but I guess it was bound to happen at some point,” he says dramatically, “I approve of him, darling.” “Really?” I ask, extremely surprised. “Yes, he showed me proof he’s actually who he says he is,” my dad shrugs, “And Eddy, next time try not to sound so dramatic on the phone, you almost gave me a heart attack.” “Sorry, sir. I really didn’t trust that guy,” my friend murmurs before giving us all an overly big smile. I’m not very happy with her yet, “But everything turned out well, huh? Little Nina will be queen, but… could this be part of the curse?” “No! Everything is going to be fine,” I defend myself, but everyone is teasing me about my condition now. So, I decide to ignore them and walk towards Justin again, “Hey, everything okay?” “Yes, your father and your brother understand the whole situation,” he says, looking more relaxed now. My fami
{ Justin } Nina was so bubbly all night yesterday, so playful and relaxed that I didn't expect this side of her. She's actually taking me by surprise with this tone and serious voice, it’s like she’s a whole different person all of a sudden. Like she’s shut down. But avoiding the situation, doing everything possible to avoid confrontation and letting things pile up forever is something that I'm more than used to; everyone in my family is like that. So I can't let my mate get away with it because I won't survive a marriage like that. Not forever. I’ve been trying to fix those problems in my own family for so long, it would kill me to have to go through the same thing with a different person. "Nina, I just want to make sure we're okay," I say, trying to catch her blue eyes, but she's pretending to read the menu. Ignoring me, "I think..." "Please, just stop," she says, looking up at me again with pleading eyes, "This is awkward. You don't want to be with me today or tomorrow
In the middle of the night, I don't realize what I'm doing until Nina lets out a little moan from her throat. At some point, I turned to her and I glued my body to hers. My front to her back. She's asleep and I shouldn't be doing this, but she touched my arm yesterday and that's all the contact we've had in two days. I need more. "This is my right," I say out loud and I recognize my wolf taking over me. I know he is because I would never touch anyone who is asleep, not even my mate. But he's pushing me to let my hand wander on her hip... to bury my nose in her thick hair. She smells so fucking delicious to me. My Nina, she's all warmth. I want her to touch me and tell me she needs me again. She was so hot that night. "Baby, wake up," I say against her ear. I can't stop myself from licking her earlobe and letting my hand wander to her soft tummy under her oversized shirt. Her skin is crazy soft, I want to kiss every inch of it, "Nina, wake up." "Hm?" she asks. The fact that
That makes her look up at me again, confused. "We're going to get the territory today. I could technically die out there," I say, even though I know the chances are slim to none. I guess I just want a little kiss. For me, but for her, too. { Nina } One little kiss. This man who has been practically ignoring me even though he invaded MY home is asking me for a little kiss? After grinding his dick against me last night? He has some nerve. "Okay," I say, because... what am I to do? I've been waiting for this opportunity the whole fucking time. I’m not the one who hates this bond. I know I shouldn’t be so easy, but I am. I want that kiss so bad. Justin licks his lips and ends the distance between us, but not too fast. He takes his time, looking into my eyes for a few seconds. "I'm really sorry I made you mad," he whispers, melting my insides, "We've only been mates a few days and I already fucked up, I can't even begin to explain how shitty I feel. I'm just trying to do t
I wish we could do it again (and again, and again) but I have a feeling Justin will get in his own head again. He just can't accept me for some reason. This past few days I've been doing research in fated mates. It's always what I thought it should be... instant love. Instant passion. Instant love-making. Obviously, because what else is it going to be when you find the literal love of your life? People never fight it... except for him. And why? Because apparently he doesn't like the way I look. Or, he does, but then he feels guilty about it. I sigh and roll in bed. My nose catches his scent in the sheets and I moan, feeling all tingly again. I gulp and my hand moves down south to relieve the pressure, but then I gasp when I remember why I woke up so early today. I jump up and run to put on my clothes on go to work. ➿➿➿➿ Justin and his brother were successful. When I get his text in my new super fancy phone, I almost pass out with relief. He told me a few times that it wasn'
"I don't like you, what are you doing in my palace? I thought I told you, your family is banned from my territory," she says that directly to me. "He showed up unannounced, babe." "I come here in peace," Cain says and takes something out of his pocket. It's a card. Nina frowns, but she can't fight her curiosity so she walks closer to grab it, "It's a 'shut the fuck up' coupon to use on my mom. You can give it to me at any point if you ever need to tell my mom to shut the fuck up. I will do it for you and I will be aggressive about it. She deserves worse for being such a bitch that day. I'll take the fallout for you." "To be honest, I'm not that scared to do it myself," Nina murmurs, but a smile starts to grow on her face, "However, this is appreciated." "Can we start over?" He asks, taking a step closer, "I am actually very, very cool. I swear." "Mhm, I’ll be the judge of that," Nina says, punching his arm like she usually does when she's play-fighting with her brothers. Cain tu
"I can't fucking believe I said that," he says, covering his face in shame, "It was extremely disrespectful, I'm truly sorry. And I guess you're right, this isn't new, I just haven't fully gotten over it. Of course I will one day, this is still new. But you're my girl, I do desire you a lot, you are very pretty in my eyes. I just can't wait for you to grow up some more." I nod with a sigh. "I'm not angry, not like last time," I assure him, Justin takes a deep breath in relief, "But I don't love to know I make you feel guilty or bad. It's good that we haven't had real sex yet, I don't want it to be a bad experience for either one of us. I want to feel wanted and loved. So, I think what we should do is... put a pause in the sexual aspect of our relationship." "What?" He gets tense and looks at me like I'm crazy, "That's not what I want." "Yeah, but it's what I want," I say, clenching a fist. It's not what I want at all, but fuck him for making me feel like wanting me is wrong, "Not
"I'm sorry you had to hear all that, I really am sorry," the King says, looking down in embarrassment, "My wife..." "Don't worry, I get it. Justin shouldn't have surprised any of us with this news, it's not something easy," I say, eyes set on my mate's. He's totally freaking out, "I think I've caused enough damage, can we just go now?" "Yes," he almost whispers and just gives one last look to his dad before grabbing a suitcase so we can leave, but he stays silent as we walk out, all the way to the car. And even when he starts driving, "I'm sorry, Nina." "You should be. This was 'that bad' and then some," I mutter, looking out the window, "About everything else you said… don't even say sorry. It's simply what you feel and I understand, let's leave it at that." "No, no, I don't want us to be at odds again," he says, his hands tightening on the steering wheel, "I want to clarify, I didn't mean I'm not attracted to your or that I don't like you, that's the opposite of the truth." "I
"Let's go," Justin wraps an arm around my waist and he leads me outside. "Wait, son, I'm sorry I haven't said anything. I was just processing and..." the King finally speaks and I try to stop and hear him out, but Justin keeps me moving. He doesn't even give his dad a look, he takes me all the way to the foyer. "Wait for me here, I'll go pick some stuff, then we're going back to Fox," he says and leaves, almost as fast as he brought me here. I sigh and look for a chair so I can get comfortable, but when a couple minutes pass and I realize Justin is probably going to take a long time, I start wandering a bit. It's so weird that this place has so many corridors and different living rooms. Like this one. It's exactly the same as the last one I entered. I don't know what specific purpose it serves but... I stand very still when I hear footsteps coming closer and then two different voices. I gasp and look around for a place to hide. I find a little closet and run to hide in there.
"Cain!" Justin roars and a couple of seconds later I feel some relief and I can breath again as the huge man gets lifted and my fated mate comes to my rescue. He grabs my arms and picks me up, "Are you okay, Nina?" "No," I complain, my whole body hurts, especially my ass and my chest. The guy crashed against me like he had a personal vendetta against me, "What the hell? Who is that hippopotamus?" "Nina," Justin sighs, still not happy with me. He moves away to let me see the guy and points at him. I know who he is as soon as I look at his face, "This is my brother, Cain." He looks like a younger, less manly version of Justin. "I'm so sorry, kid, I totally didn't see you," he says with a grimace, he's still trying to recover too. He looks at me deeply and frowns, "Since when do we hire minors, dad? Isn't child labor illegal here?" Great. Amazing. So, Cain is an asshole. I sigh and look at Justin, he looks even angrier now. I don't know how this is going to play out if my ma
During the drive to his pack, Justin tries his best to make me feel less nervous. I'm sure he can smell my stress, fear and nerves all mixed up in my scent. Thankfully, he assures me over and over everything is going to be fine and he asks me so many questions to get me rambling that I actually start to get distracted. Until we get to Kallistar and I enter the pack for the first time in all my life. I swear it's like a new filter is unlocked to my eyes. So much color, everywhere. There's even a big welcoming mural, as if a lot of people travel from Fox to Kallistar. The grass is really greener over here, the sky is bluer, the roads are so perfect and clean. This is a whole different world for me. I'm almost scared. Because I know this is basically my pack now. But I kind of like my ugly, old, messed up pack. It has character. It's full of working people who are always willing to help one another. No one thinks they're better than other people in Fox but I'm sure over here everyon
"So, that means... I have to be the one to do something about it?" I ask, swallowing in nerves. Justin lies down next to me. "Not necessarily if you don't want to. All I'm saying is... I need to relieve some pressure," he says, "I've been so stressed about the conquest and scared about my brother possibly being in danger. And you being mad at me. I was so fucking tired and stressed." Oops. I guess that's my fault. Or his, for pissing me off to begin with. "Well... if you tell me what you like, I could help you," I offer, excited again. To touch him, make him feel good. It's my right, after all. But again, Boring Justin gives me a look that says he's not that sure, "Do I really have to beg a man to let me make him come? That's not fun, Fated Mate." "No, no, it's not like that. It's not like I don't want you," he rushes to say. I squint at him. He keeps saying that but not showing me, "I just... don't feel... okay. Tell you what. If you really want to touch me, you can do it."
I wish we could do it again (and again, and again) but I have a feeling Justin will get in his own head again. He just can't accept me for some reason. This past few days I've been doing research in fated mates. It's always what I thought it should be... instant love. Instant passion. Instant love-making. Obviously, because what else is it going to be when you find the literal love of your life? People never fight it... except for him. And why? Because apparently he doesn't like the way I look. Or, he does, but then he feels guilty about it. I sigh and roll in bed. My nose catches his scent in the sheets and I moan, feeling all tingly again. I gulp and my hand moves down south to relieve the pressure, but then I gasp when I remember why I woke up so early today. I jump up and run to put on my clothes on go to work. ➿➿➿➿ Justin and his brother were successful. When I get his text in my new super fancy phone, I almost pass out with relief. He told me a few times that it wasn'
That makes her look up at me again, confused. "We're going to get the territory today. I could technically die out there," I say, even though I know the chances are slim to none. I guess I just want a little kiss. For me, but for her, too. { Nina } One little kiss. This man who has been practically ignoring me even though he invaded MY home is asking me for a little kiss? After grinding his dick against me last night? He has some nerve. "Okay," I say, because... what am I to do? I've been waiting for this opportunity the whole fucking time. I’m not the one who hates this bond. I know I shouldn’t be so easy, but I am. I want that kiss so bad. Justin licks his lips and ends the distance between us, but not too fast. He takes his time, looking into my eyes for a few seconds. "I'm really sorry I made you mad," he whispers, melting my insides, "We've only been mates a few days and I already fucked up, I can't even begin to explain how shitty I feel. I'm just trying to do t