Ignoring the strong feeling of desperateness towards wanting my mate, I listened to Antoine's instructions as he directed me towards where his father last said they were located. At one point, I had to turn off the road and begin to drive through the forest itself, swerving and weaving, avoiding tre
Loud relentless taps could be heard overhead as rain fell down on the umbrella I held haphazardly over my head. My shoulder that wasn't fully covered grew soaked, but I couldn't feel the sensation at all. Since the day my father passed away, I have been numb. Beside me, my mother wailed into a hand
"Antoine, you need to let go." My voice came out in barely a whisper as I continued to fight the urge to cling to him. Until I sorted things with Asher and figured out what was there, I couldn't accept Antoine. "And if I don't want to?" Antoine asked, burying his face in my shoulder. I opened my
"What did you say?" Antoine asked, his eyes growing wide. "Repeat that." "You heard me." I said, feeling like my heart would beat out of my chest. "I don't know how it happened, but it seems I have two mates." Growing quiet, I watched on silently as Antoine attempted to take in what I just told hi
"What did you just say?" I asked, not sure if I heard Antoine right. "I want to properly meet this other mate of yours." Antoine repeated, his face remaining impassive. "I've met him in passing, but I've never actually talked to him." Confused. I kept my gaze fixed on Antoine. Why exactly would he
For the rest of my time at the office, I got to deal with the awkwardness of Asher and Antoine's back and forth as they both worked as my assistants. I didn't manage to get much work done because of it, being forced to take the rest home with me to finish before the mourning ceremony. I had just en
"You've gotta be shitting me." Ashton hissed as he stepped up beside me. "Why would they appear here now?" "Lycans aren't exactly mindless killing machines, correct?" I asked, trying to make a point. Though lycans were a force to be reckoned with, they weren't dumb, and just like us, they were abl
"Wh..." I tried only to find that speaking was difficult. "Where are we going?" Asher spoke for me. "I am taking you back to where you belong." Where I belong? What the hell was this guy even going on about? "Listen, there is quite a bit that you don't know. Things that your traitorous mother kep