AURORA I pull out from his body, straighten and turn so I am now facing him. I am glad no one walked in as it wouldn't have looked good, me in the arms of another male. I look directly into Michael's red eyes and whisper, "You are setting me free? With only those 2 conditions? How do you know that I will keep to them?" "Yes, I am setting you free. I only need these two conditions, and I know you won't go back on them once you agree. One, because I am connected to you and I will know where you are no matter where you go, and two, it is not in you to renege once a deal is made. You have too much of your father's honour in you..." I lower my eyes from his for a moment, but sigh and return my eyes to his, as I whisper, "Okay, I agree with your terms!" His eyes shine bright red and I get lost in them as he closes the gap, leaning down and kissing me. I hesitantly kiss him back as I taste the coppery tang of blood. I then feel a slight sting on my lip. He kisses me for a moment lo
AURORA True to his word, King Micheal visited on the quiet a couple of times over the remainder of my pregnancy to indulge in the taste of my blood. The night the twins were born, Micheal surprised me. I had been suffering slight discomfort every few hours over the day, however; I didn’t want to alarm anyone until it was necessary. My parents had retired for the night, and I was resting in the library. I had just finished reading a book and was walking slowly around the shelves, looking for another, when a massive wave of pain enveloped me. When the pain passed, I wasn’t surprised when Logan opened our mate link and asked if I was okay. Knowing that he was in a very important meeting with a couple of the kingdom’s allies, I assured him that I was fine, thinking that I had enough time to allow him to finish his meeting before getting him to meet me at the Royal Infirmary. However, the next wave proved me wrong as it was just as intense as the last and I had to concentrate on keeping
STELLA My day starts like any other. I wake up early, shower, and get dressed ready for the school day. I make my way into the kitchen, where I make breakfast for myself and some quick toast for my dad. As I make lunch for both of us, let me introduce myself: My name is Stella Sullivan. I have long, curly amber hair and sapphire blue eyes. I am quite petite at only 5ft, however; I try to make up for that with my attitude. The best thing is that I'll be eighteen in three months. I live in a small house, in a simple neighbourhood, just outside the big city. It's just me and my dad, Max Sullivan, now as my mother Marie was killed four years ago in a hostage situation at the local grocery store. She was trying to protect a young mum with her baby when the shooter shot her in the back. Little did I know just how much losing my mum would change my life... My Dad didn't take my mother's death well, and as far as I know, he was still going to work, but he was a shadowed shell of himself. M
STELLA I wake up with a groan as I hear a bang on the door. I was surprised when I heard my dad's voice yell through from the other side. “Stella!! Stella!! Time to get up...” I sit up and look around at all the packing I did last night. I hadn't realised that I had gotten so much done before sleep became too inviting. I get up, head to the bathroom, and have a quick shower. I forgot to take my clothes in with me, so not really thinking, I walked out of the bathroom with my towel wrapped around me, heading back to my room when I bumped into a guy in the hallway. “Sorry...” I mumble, startled as I feel two hands grab my upper arms, stopping me from falling. “Good morning Stella!” I look up and see that it is Benjamin. “Good morning. What are you doing here?” “We are here to help you two move..” That’s when I look around and see that the house is full of men. I quickly put my hands on my towel, making sure it was fully around me and nothing was showing. I pull back out of his h
STELLA Just as we finish what he had ordered, Benjamin walks up to us with an older lady,"Afternoon, Max. I was a little surprised to get your text saying that you were in town already. I wasn't expecting you two until late this afternoon." "Yes, well, we had a good run, and we will have a lot of unpacking to do. I think the sooner Stella is shown what she needs to do in the morning, the better."I look at Dad and then at Benjamin. For some reason, I get a bad feeling that the two of them have planned the rest of my life out for me but forgot to include me in the conversation and the final decisions. "Very good. Now this is Tabitha, Tabitha, this is Stella. She is the one I have hired to help with boss Axel's private floor." I didn't miss the slight fear that passed through Tabitha's eyes as Benjamin mentioned the Boss, but she covered it up very well as she said,"Welcome to our little family. Stella." She then turns to Benjamin."Is he home?" "No, he is out on business. He won
STELLA While we sit and eat our pizza, I swallow the fear of making him mad and say, "Um, Dad?" "Yeah, sweetheart." "Are we in trouble with money?" "No, of course not. Why you asking?" "I was repacking your bag this morning when some papers fell out, and I saw that the bills were marked, overdue, and there seemed to be none of the money from Mum on bank statements." "You went through my bag?..." I flinch a little at his tone and the anger that is attached to it. He drops his slice of pizza as he looks at me, before sighing as he says. "Sorry, sweetheart. The upkeep of the house and the costs of living were more than I thought they would be... Your Mum was the one to keep track of all that." "And the bill from your work with Benjamin's signature at the bottom?" "I asked for an advancement on my salary to help keep the house and keep up with the bills... I really don't know how your mum did it." "So the promotion? And me having to work?" "Sorry, sweetheart. It wa
STELLA Everyone laughs and as the couple walks around me, they get bombarded by the other students all pulling money out of their pockets. I am really confused about who this Alpha guy is that they are talking about as I haven't met anyone by that name, but then by some of their reactions he seems to be a really bad guy to be around; he seems to scare even them. I am really starting to hope I don't ever meet this Alpha, however, by what the guy had said I might have already met him and not known it. I slowly move and get back up to my feet. I then bend back down and pick up the sandwiches I had bought for lunch. Luckily, they weren't squashed or damaged, as all the others rushed over to make their bets. I leave the room quickly and quietly and then make my way slowly back to Principal Abigail's office, wondering what I did to deserve this. When I get to her office, I knock softly on the door. I step back and while I wait I remove the hair tie from my hair and pull my fringe forward
AXEL I have been at the annual Alpha’s meeting for the last two weeks. I am the one to keep them all under control and everyone was starting to get on my nerves with all the petty squabbles, especially the ones over land and expansions. I made sure everything was fair, but once my decision was made it was final, for I am Axel the Alpha King. I got back to the pack house at 4 a.m. even though I told my Beta Benjamin that I wouldn’t be back until lunch wanting some time to myself and a chance to rest not that I would sleep much, as I hadn’t slept the entire night since my chosen mate was killed in a rogue attack. I am plagued by the nightmare of that time. I have a quick shower from running in my wolf form, slip on some boxer shorts, and climb into my bed. I then just lay there and looked at the ceiling. Now I know that no one should enter my private rooms as I lost control with the last maid that cleaned in here and killed her because she was being nosey and going through privat