Marina's POV II remained in the room. My asshole of a friend had abandoned me. I got to my feet and looked around because I had nothing else to do. The room appeared to belong to a friend, and if the stench was any indication, it was his room. I could only make out the shades of grey and black. The color was not at all his thing. His place was so gloomy like it lacked any personal touches. Just a few touches of paintings were added after he had everything he required. Even though this room may have seemed gloomy, it was nothing compared to how sad my "chamber" actually was. It was the most luxurious room I've ever had the pleasure of inhabiting that didn't require cleaning. When I heard a voice say, "Hello," I turned to face the entryway. It wasn't until now that I noticed someone had entered the room. A girl with dark curly hair and caramel skin was standing in the doorway. She was probably 5'4" tall. She had pouty lips, a straight nose, and honey-brown eyes. She was l
Sophia reprimanded Luna, saying, "Luna, you know you shouldn't talk that way to Marina." I can do anything I want, she said. Snapped. Luna stood up from the stool she was seated on and approached me. As a predator would do to its prey, she surrounded me.Luna spits out "Pathetic human" in disdain. I muttered, "I'm not a human. "And what was that? I had trouble understanding it, "She remarked with a sly grinI declared that I was not a human. Right, she said stutteringly. "He is not what you deserve! Do. You are pitiful and feeble. You can never satisfy him as much as I can, "Luna murmured. My heart felt like it broke into a million pieces at hearing her words. She had slept with Alpha Ryan. And here I was, saving myself for a partner who couldn't maintain her underwear. I woke up with wrath; I've never felt so angry. I suddenly turned around and threw her to the ground, as if something had taken control of me. I jumped on top of her and punched her repeatedly. She was prese
Marina's POV I tried to get everyone away from me by saying, "I need some space, " so I could treat the youngster. As they moved away from me, I checked the youngster to see how seriously hurt he was. I gasped in horror as I observed the child's features. On his hip's left side, there was a terrible bite. Even a piece of flesh was missing from there. I quickly sprung into action, covering his wound with both hands while inhaling deeply. I tried to concentrate on mending the boy while I closed my eyes. My hands felt warm and tingly as my flesh burnt, but not in a way that hurt. When I opened my eyes, I saw the youngster illuminated by a yellow glow from beneath my hands. As the power poured from me into the boy, I could see the swirls of gold in my palms as I looked down. I looked at the boy's skin and noticed the wound was gradually healing. It was effective. At the same time, I was shocked and amazed. Since I haven't cured someone since I was six years old, I wasn't sure if it
"You are an angel with both good and bad qualities. Every hundred years, angels just like you are born. Your mission is to spread peace throughout the world. You appear to be a very pure being based on what I've observed, yet at the same time, darkness is engulfing you. Never give in to your evil side since doing so could mean the end of all life as we know it "She spoke. "An angel?" I questioned in a daze. "Yes. That is why your wolf is white; it symbolizes your angelic side. In the entire planet, you are the sole white wolf." I muttered. "I've never seen my wolf. "Oh. Allow me to assist you with that "She grinned again as she moved forward. My head began to speak after she touched my forehead. My wolf was there. "Now keep in mind Marina, you are no longer with that nasty gang of undesirables. You shouldn't hold yourself responsible for your mother's passing. The sooner you realize this, the more control you'll have over your abilities. I'm wishing you success "She hugged me b
Marina's POV We were now by ourselves in the space. He looked at me intently, examining every detail of my wolf. My wolf retreated when he took a step forward. Now what? As I conversed with my wolf in my head, I remarked, "I thought you were eager to meet our partner. "He betrayed us!" She provided a response huff. Since I was aware that Stella's earlier comments had hurt us both, I refrained from saying anything further. I'm not sure if what she said was accurate or if she was just attempting to provoke me, but it seemed to be having an effect. I was astonished when I slapped her at first, but that disbelief soon gave way to anger as I vented my aggravation on her. I believe that I had become weary of people always passing me by and making fun of how pitiful and feeble I was. In addition to wanting to show my partner that I was not weak, I also wanted to disprove her. I wasn't sure what would happen, but at this point, nothing someone could do to me would be different from wha
"Our mate is a dick." She muttered with a sigh, "I know," I said with a sad sigh. He doesn't want us, but his wolf, Jax, wants; I can feel that. She groaned. "His wolf made him take us with him; that's why he brought us here."I tried to convince her that we didn't require him. "We do require him! Our partner and another half, he is." She asserted that one could not exist without the other. "I understand that, but I don't want you to get your hopes up only to have them dashed." She grimaced and let out a long, drawn-out sigh. 'Alana, just know that I love you," I added with a sincere grin.I love you too, Marina," she said with a smile before retreating to her cover, where I assumed she would mope.She wasn't as upset with me now, which made me a little happier. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to use the facilities. After taking a shower, I quickly changed into the clothing I had brought with me because I desperately needed one. I put on a sweatpants and an oversized
We thought the attack was merely a diversion from something far worse and more serious. Even though I've made sure that the knowledge never leaves this region, it's possible that word got around that the angel was in my pack. I wanted to keep Marina's status as my mate a secret until I had eliminated the dangers, so only a select group of my most dependable pack members knew it. After all, Marina was my mate, and I knew that if she died, a part of me would also die.I was unwilling to face the chance that losing her might send me insane. She was also the ideal leverage for my opponents, should they ever learn the truth. One of the elders said, "You know we can't win this war without her.I answered with a steely gaze, "We have been fighting these conflicts long before I found her, and so far, we have still managed to survive.Were they implying that I lacked skill? "It was foretold that she would bring an end to the war. We are not attempting to discredit you or your methods. The el
FLASHBACK to seven years back, I had just turned eighteen and I was so ecstatic with joy. Although I knew what I would do was foolish and unlikely to win my parents' approval, it was what I wanted. When I first saw her in sixth grade, I knew she would be mine. I was going to announce it formally tonight. At my birthday celebration tonight, I would pop the question to her in front of everyone. Nobody else could think of who I would prefer to have as my mate. My wolf wasn't exactly delighted with the idea, but I knew he would change his mind once he realized that I needed this. She embodied perfection in every way. She stood at 5'5" and had long, silky blonde hair, perfect curves, and stunning green eyes. I was fortunate enough to get her to date me because she was the gorgeous female I had ever seen. Everybody was focused on her whenever she entered the room. Everywhere she went, she turned heads. I'm aware that many of the males envied her for picking me. I was hers, and she was
AMAYA'S POVWeeks had passed after the little scenerio that played at the De Lucci mansion and the little family kept living live the way it was supposed to be cleary Amaya was trying her best to overcome her emotional barrier. On a beautiful Monday morning after Aiden had left for work Amaya was staring off into space with nothing to do so many things crossed her mind like calling Lisa and Phumsile over for a girl's day after going back and forth on whether to call she finally picked up the telephone line and dialed Lisa number.“What up Cuz?”“Hey Lisa how are you let me get straight to the point…… I was wondering if you wanted to come over for lunch together with Phumsile?” “Of course, Seeing as you called me you must be really bored I even wanted to come over to get the full gist of what happened at the lunch with your in-laws” Lisa snickered.“No problem, come over and we'll talk till you feel satisfied” I smiled as she cut the line to go on and prepare for the little lunch par
On their way to his house Aiden could feel the anxiety oozing out of Amaya as she tried not to show it in her expression. He was well aware of the pressure cause he was experiencing it himself all he could do was hold onto her hand with an expression saying I'm here with you. On getting to his house, she was lost for words it wasn't like she hadn't seen his house before which was through the television and pictures but seeing it physically was just breathtaking. The distance from the gate to the actual house was a a suit a a mile.The scenery of the house was just amazing. “We are here…” Aiden said bringing her out of her reverie. The minute she got down with Lily it seemed like her anxiety never happened even Aiden noticed her confidence on stepping out of the car. “Are you ready?” “As ready as I'll ever be!” Amaya said as she and Aiden began to move towards the large door in front of them with sleeping Lily in Cara's hands. As they got close the door opened wide and in front was
Amaya was overjoyed, she made sure that she did not give it away from her face expression. She was wondering if she she should also reciprocate the her feelings back to him but she was scared, in between his family members not wanting her and he liking that lady. She felt like she would later be an outcast and the thought was not appealing to her at all. She did not like it, she loved Sandro with everything that she had. She had always loved him but she was scared to let him know how she felt cause of heartbreak. She remembered how she bared herself to him when they first got married. She was such a fool, because anytime she was in love she always fell in love with everything she had, with her mind body and soul and she was happy that he reciprocated how he was feeling to her but what if he changes his mind. She did not want her daughter to be raised in a family where there was no love, she had experienced it and it was what affected her till now. In between her mother dying and h
Amaya woke up some time during the early hours of the morning when she felt Aiden leave the bed. She blinked in confusion, not sure how she'd gotten to bed. She was stark naked and she didn't remember getting undressed, or even coming upstairs for that matter. She could hear Lily fretting through the baby monitor and was about to get out of bed when she heard Aiden's gentle voice crooning to the baby. Lily calmed down a little and Amaya smiled as she listened to him sing to the baby, his sleep-roughened voice slightly off-key. His voice faded and she sat up, switching on the bedside lamp and adjusting the pillows behind her back when she realised that Aiden was probably bringing Lily into the bedroom for her feed. He appeared moments later, looking completely rumpled and wearing nothing but white boxer shorts. He smiled when he saw her sitting up in bed."Your daughter's hungry," he nodded down at the fussing baby and Amaya reached up for her and he transferred the wriggling bundle ge
Right, the knee-length silk slip dress was a little too low and made her swollen breasts look slightly too voluptuous for her liking. She felt a little uncomfortable in it but Lisa had chosen it, saying that the ice green colour did wonderful things for her hair and eyes."I mean, did you guys even think to make reservations?""Amaya, with your dad and husband being who they are, do you really think getting into any restaurant you want is ever going to be a problem?" Lisa scoffed and Amaya wrinkled her nose, conceding the point. Lisa flounced through the door and Rick stood aside to let Theresa in.The maitre'd smiled and led her through without question. Surprised, she followed him with a little frown on her face. He led her through double glass doors. The place was packed with people and for some reason no-one was sitting down. She squirmed uncomfortably when everyone turned to stare at her, not quite sure what on earth was going on."Surprise!" She nearly jumped out of her skin at
"Ours was just the biggest news because of your father's involvement. It made a bad time for the family even worse. I was so busy doing damage control after the news of Rosalie's pregnancy and subsequent abortion that when the story of our marriage first hit, I wasn't even aware of it, until my mother brought it to my attention. I dropped everything and flew home to you. I couldn't stand the thought that you'd think it was true... that you'd think I valued our marriage so little that I would file for a divorce without even talking to you about it." "What happened to the friend?" "She sold our secrets for a pittance but the status she had in our society has diminished to nothing. She is no longer welcome in the circles she once ruled. Trust me, there's no greater punishment for someone like her. Gabriella has learned a valuable lesson in discretion... and a few Italian publications are currently being sued for libel when they completely fabricated a lot of the so-called 'facts' to ba
Amaya headed down to the kitchen for breakfast three weeks later and found her husband already seated at the table, newspaper in hand. He'd already dressed Lily and had her little baby carrier placed on the table in front of him. Lily was asleep and Aiden was so absorbed in his paper that he didn't notice her at first. It was Phumsile's usual day off, so he'd fixed himself a bowl of cereal, toast and some coffee. She smiled at the sight of them, her heart overflowing with love for both of them."Good morning," she greeted cheerily, as she headed over to the breakfast nook. She dropped a kiss on the baby's cheek and then, after the briefest of hesitations, one on her husband's lean cheek. While Aiden was a lot more affectionate these days, she still felt a certain reserve around him, not sure if she could touch and kiss him as freely as he did her. She knew she was being silly but she seemed unable to overcome her emotional barriers. He told her he loved her every day but she still cou
"You were hoping for a girl?""Yes. Very much," he staggered her by confirming, his eyes remaining steady so she was in no doubt as to his sincerity."I don't understand..." she shook her head slightly. "Why?" He didn't respond, dropping his eyes to the suckling infant at her breast."Aiden?" She prompted and he raised his eyes to hers once more. He smiled cryptically before shrugging."This is neither the time nor place to be having that particular conversation, Amaya'," he frustrated her by saying."But...""We'll discuss it soon but right now I think Lily is ready to be burped," he pointed to the infant whose tiny mouth had slackened. She awkwardly dragged her bodice back up and then clumsily repositioned Lily until the baby was draped over her shoulder."Could you get the nurse?" She asked Aiden, putting his previous comment from her mind for now. "I'm not sure how to do this.""Rub your hand on her back in a circular motion," he noted the surprise in her eyes before shrugging. "T
She awoke to the sound of angry, hushed voices and blinked groggily as she tried to get her bearings."I don't want you anywhere near her," she heard Aiden hiss furiously and tried to concentrate on the drama unfolding in her doorway where she could see two large men silhouetted. One was unmistakably Aiden and the other; she narrowed her eyes slightly, trying to focus a bit better. It looked like her father."She's my daughter and I'll damned well see her when I want to," the other man blustered, confirming that he was, indeed, Jackson Noble III."So that you can damage her more than you already have?" Aiden asked, almost shaking with rage. "I won't let you get close enough to hurt her like that again. And you can forget about getting that grandson you want anytime soon. I refuse to give you the pleasure.""Well then stay married to her until you do, or give up the vineyard," her father sneered."The vineyard never meant as much to me as it did my father. You can have the damned place