Mazelina “Is that true?” I ask, suspicious of both of them. “It is,” Blaze says. “Alpha Gaius told us of his plan. The problem is they will never accept you as Luna and Alpha Gaius know it. They will ridicule you every single day for the rest of your life under the King Pack or worse, they’ll kill you. I don’t know what Gaius is playing at, but we will not allow this.” Dad’s shoulders slump. “They killed my first mate here.” Both Blaze and I look at Dad in shock. “What?” “Before your mother, I had a mate. My father changed the law like Alpha Gaius is attempting to do now. My father wanted me to be Alpha to the King Pack. I was the only male, and my father did not want to lose the Alpha line over an outdated law. But no one accepted my half-blood mate as Luna. It became a constant battle for months. Instead of being Alpha and doing pack business, I was fighting for her acceptance. I had to have three warriors with her at all times.” He looks away in shame. “It was a little over a y
Rush Kali takes Mazelina to her room right away. The pull between us is so strong I feel the need to go to my mate, to be alone with her. I know she’s confused. I can feel it, taste it all around her. Somehow, I have to convince her to not reject me. “RUSH!” Dad thumps his fist on the table. I look up, surprised that we’re the only two left. The library is one of my two favourite places to go for privacy, it’s why I bought her here. No one really comes in here. “Where did Alpha Eric go?” “To his rooms. You haven’t heard a word I’ve said, have you?” he rubs his chin painstakingly, “You must persuade her she belongs here”. “Why is this so important to you, Dad?” “Are you questioning your Alpha?” he growls, his Alpha tone making me almost buckle at the knees. “Of course, not Alpha. I’m just surprised. The Pack Law says.” “I say.” He stands thumping his chest with his fist, “I say what is the Law, not you, not The Guardians. You will convince the shiftless bitch to stay. You will ma
Rush I’ve been awake since dawn, pacing in my room. “Calm down” Bain complains. “I just want everything to be perfect”. “We have arranged everything. If you keep this up, you’re going to give us a heart attack before our mate gets to-” he stops mid-sentence. “She’s awake!” we both say at once. I race to my door and open it as she closes her own door, she’s so beautiful, her hair is all black today, she’s wearing a blue summer dress with white polka dots all over, a white belt cinched at her waist and a soft white cashmere sweater and the same shade of blue, heels. Last night she was in flats, making her chest height to me. Today she’s a foot taller. She twirls around, clutching her hand to her chest. “Goddess, you scared me.” “I’m sorry.” I stammer. My heart is racing a million miles an hour. Her deep blue eyes sparkle with amusement. She’s so damn beautiful. “Come on Rush, quick, say something, you’re making a fool of us”, a wave of peace flows through me, I smile, “Told yo
Mazelina Despite our little tiff yesterday, I still ended up in Rush’s bed. It was the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had, no nightmares, no waking in the middle of the night wondering if The Guardians had finally found me or tried to murder me. Just peaceful, sweet, blissful dreams. “Good morning, Beautiful.” Rush kisses the side of my head, “I feel like I can conquer the world.” he grins. “Please don’t be one of those wolves.” I throw my hand across my face. “What wolf?” “The one that wakes cheerfully. I can’t deal with that too.” “Too?” “Well, you’re hot, you’re sweet and now you’re god damn cheerful.” He laughs full-throated, “I’m not usually cheerful. I just had the most incredible restful sleep, plus I woke up with you beside me.” He leans in and kisses me on the lips. I turn away before it gets too deep. “We don’t want to upset your cheerful morning, with morning breath.” I laugh at his puzzled expression. “Who the fuck cares about morning breath?” he takes my chin and
Mazelina After a couple of hours of exploring this great city, we find ourselves at The Market Place. There’s everything you can think of: fruit, vegetables, so many varieties of meat and fish, sweets, clothing, jewellery, and homewares. Everything looks beautiful, not a stain or speck of dirt or stone out of place. So far, I’ve brought Daria, Alice, and Mom gifts. Maybe I should get something for Rush, for being so lovely, even if this place is strange. “It’s so clean,” I whisper to Blaze. “I feel like we’re in Gran’s house.” he chuckles, and I nod. Gran loved her stories, but boy, was she strict! Only toys are allowed in the toy room. We could dirty that room as much as we wanted, but if we even spilled a speck of anything into another room or any other part of the house, she would have a fit before spanking the crap out of us. I remember when Aries raced his matchbox car across the rosewood coffee table. I shudder internally. He got an ass whooping so badly he couldn’t sit d
Mazelina Six weeks later, The rain is bucketing down. I’m freezing cold and wet. With the key in my hand, I look up at my sad-looking apartment. It’s the third place I’ve called home in less than six weeks. “At this rate, they’ll find me in no time,” I say to Sam, my only companion. “Just don’t unpack.” I don’t know who’s wallowing more, me or my wolf. I miss home, I miss my family…. “I miss Bain.” Sam cries. Tears sting the back of my eyes. We both knew when Rush and Bain moved on, it was as if our hearts tore in two as the earth cracked open and swallowed all the shattered pieces up. Now we sit in a shitty apartment, never to be put back together again. I’ve never experienced pain like it. Until it happened again and again. I wonder if my heart will ever stop breaking. “Why would they take another?” Sam wails. “Please, not tonight, Sam. I can’t do this anymore. I need sleep and I need to find a job in the morning.” I block her. Her emotions are too much for me, especiall
Mazelina “What’s wrong?” Landon looks through the two-way mirror, his eyes darting everywhere, trying to find the source of my fury. “Rush,” I whisper and leave my office. He has two women fawning over him, humans! I shake my head. Elion is trailing behind him, stoic as ever. “How did they find our club?” Landon asks from right behind me. I knew he would follow. “We weren’t hiding it, Landon. It’s a wolf’s den. Keep an eye on them.” “What are you going to do?” “I have a plan.” He looks at me with concern. “Don’t worry about me. You know how powerful I’ve become.” “Yes, but he’s your mate.” “Was,” I growl. He drops his hand on my shoulder, stopping me. “He is your mate until either of you formally rejects the other. He is your mate. I know it kills you every-” “You do not know what it does. Goddess, I hope you never find out.” I shout at him over the music and push my way through the people to the bar. “It’s game time.” Sam cheers. “It’s just so one of them gets a glimpse o
Rush I watch as the love of my existence runs from me again. “What did I say?” I laugh. Elion shakes his head. “Get the fuck up off the ground.” He shouts at me. “Hey, you can’t speak to me like that. I’m your Alpha.” “You’re a drunk, that’s what you are.” Elion scrubs his face, making me laugh again. “Did you not know all this time?” he asks incredulously. My thoughts are so scattered I don’t know what he’s talking about. I look up at him and see two, “There are two Elions. Did you know you had a twin?” “Fuck my life.” He pulls me up and shoves me into the back of the car. My head pounds like a second heartbeat. “Fuck, what a night.” What a dream. I remember feeling so happy I could soar, My Mazy. I smile, but then everything immediately comes crashing down. No Mazy, she left. She left me. I roll over to find my bed empty. “You are looking for your bitch of the night,” Elion growls. “Where did they go?” I roll onto my back. I just want some relief, some sort of release, to