~KAELThe first thing that hit me was the delicious aroma of the food as the waiter dropped our plates. It floated into my nostrils and made my wolf dance with excitement. The hunger within me came alive and I could not withstand it anymore.There was a huge plate of baked turkey in the center while I was given my potato fries and lamb soup.I threw a glance at Zira and saw that she also had an excited expression. I could tell from the way her lips quivered that she only wanted to dig in already."Enjoy," the waiter wished us before walking away from our table.Zira smiled and stared at me. "It looks so good already," she said in a light voice.I took out a fresh plate and cut out some turkey before offering it to Zira. "Here, you would want to have this with the fries."She stared at me for a while with an emotion that I could not read before accepting it from me. Then she tasted her soup first and her eyes went wide open as she swallowed it.She first threw me a shocked stare befor
~ZIRA"Where do we tell them that we went then?"I exhaled sharply and allowed Kael's warmth to sip into my body before letting out a shudder."That you followed me out because I asked you to." I shrugged and leaned into him. I was well aware of his hands beside my waist but I tried to ignore them."And?" Kael asked in a husky voice.My wolf danced within me. I was coming up blank. "I can't think of anything. It'll come when we see them. Who knows, they might be too busy to ask," I muttered.I felt Kael inhale deeply before I heard him sigh heavily. The gates came into view. The guards from earlier had moved from the main doors to the gate. They let us through without any difficulty. It was when we got into the main court that the real difficulty began.Arden was waiting on the porch while sipping wine from a small glass cup. He rose to his feet immediately after he saw us and began to descend the three steps that led up to the porch.Kael dismounted from the horse first before helpin
~KAEL"Let's face it, you're just jealous!"I walked into the building to Zira's words. I looked from her to Bella and my wolf suddenly felt compelled to stand up for Zira, without caring who was wrong or right."What is going on here?" I demanded.Bella suddenly shot her gaze at me. Zira threw me a short glance as well before turning back to Bella."Maybe you should ask Bella, she's the one who seems to have a problem," Zira broke the silence that had sipped in and folded her arms right after.I turned to the Bella in question and sent her an inquisitive stare. She moved her eyes from me to Zira before coming back to me. Then she broke into a short chuckle."I think I understand what is going on here," she finally said.I furrowed my brows at her and the disgust I usually felt whenever she was in my presence came back to me in ten folds and I tried not to show my irritation on my face."She managed to fuck you so hard that you can't even think straight anymore, didn't she? She has ma
~KAELMy father furrowed his brows at me for a while, as if contemplating whether to fall into my trap or not. Eventually, he gave in and came to stand before me.I noticed that his hair looked even darker under the amber light coming from the chandelier above us."What do you want to talk about?" He asked and placed his hands in his pants' pocket.I exhaled sharply in satisfaction and gestured at the way forward. "I think we need to be alone for this. Your room will be perfect," I stated.He corked a brow at me before leading the way. He took me down the corridor on the other side of the house. We entered the narrow lane and walked in silence until Father stopped before a door.He pushed it open, reached in and switched on the light before throwing me a glance as if to tell me to go in first. I nodded in acknowledgement and entered the space. Father followed shortly behind before locking the door.I realized it was his room in the main mansion, one he barely used except on special oc
~ZIRAI had gone to bed with a big smile last night.It was just two days ago that Kael refused to stand close to me or even inhale my scent but now, we were smiling at each other like teenagers.I had felt Arden come into the room sometime into the night. Thankfully, he had not attempted to touch me.I was now standing by the mirror and brushing my hair. As usual, I had woken up before him and taken my bath. I could see through the mirror that he was still asleep.I was almost done with my hair when Arden jolted awake. He stirred up immediately and my wolf glared at his sudden consciousness. He turned a very cold stare at me and it caused chills to run down my spine.I expected him to look away but he did not. There was so much hate in him that it caused my body to begin to tremble. He got to his feet abruptly and began to approach me in only his pair of shorts.Nala shifted with alarm and I got to my feet too. I turned away from the mirror and met him now standing inches away from m
~ZIRAI ran nonstop.I was already in the woods, running as hard as I could push myself to. I had no idea where I was going. All I knew was that I wanted to get away from the Blackstones and all the drama in my life.How stupid was I? Did I really believe that when the time came, Kael would choose me over his brother?Today's incident had shown just how much he cared about his brother. What was I expecting? That I would tell him that he was my mate and he would come running over to my side and turn his back on his family?I did not know it when tears started flowing down my cheeks. I suddenly felt alone in this battle. Yesterday might have been sweet with Kael but he had shown me where his loyalty lay. I had no one to put my trust and hope in.Suddenly, I tripped and lost my balance. Just like that, I hit the ground hard and began to roll down the dirt until I came to an abrupt stop.I groaned in pain as my entire body ached. There was no one to cry to. I leaned against a tree and sa
~KAEL"Zira, wait!"Zira kept running and I felt my wolf stir angrily within me. What just happened? What had gotten into me? We had finally started understanding ourselves and I blew it!I turned back to Arden and clenched my teeth at him. "What the fuck was that, Arden? Why did you attack her?" I demanded.Arden blinked once before narrowing his eyes at me. "I was angry. I don't know what came over me. I just knew that I had to make Tyrone pay. He took our mother. The best thing to do to him is to take his daughter too," he stated as if his actions were justified."What are you even saying?" I demanded as I glared at him in confusion. This was not the Arden I knew. Something had definitely gotten into him."You realize that we have not even found the Moon crest yet? What if she goes and tells her father what you did? Then everything will be over and you will be the cause of that!" I stated firmly.Arden shook his head at me. "I don't fucking care anymore about the Moon crest. I want
~KAEL"What just attacked you, Zira?"Fear flashed before her eyes before she looked away. She shook her head yet I kept watching her. I tried to bring her face to look back into my eyes but she got to her feet abruptly and began to search the place with her eyes as if she had lost something.Her behavior showed that she knew what it was and she was probably too scared to reveal it to me.I mirrored her action and got to my feet and tried again. "Zira. . . what do you know?""Kael, we need to get back to the pack house," Zira said instead and started walking away.I refused to let it go. I needed to know what she was hiding. It was as if everyone around me was hiding one secret or another. I was tired of all the secrets. I needed to know all the things happening around me, crystal clear. I was tired of being ignorant.So I went after Zira and grabbed her hand abruptly. This caused her to turn toward me fast and I caught her by placing my hand on the small of her back."I know you'r