DAISY “I can’t believe this.” I scoffed as I turned around on my heels but Poppy stopped me before I left the place where Josette and her friends were. I could not believe that Liam would do this to me. I had thought perhaps he might be the one because I am closer to him than his brothers, but that wasn’t it. He decided to ask her to be his date to prom while he did not even ask me. Was I truly that bad of a mate? Or maybe he was ashamed to have me as his date to prom. He was scared that he was going to be laughed at when they realized that his mate was a nobody. I was just a plain omega with nothing to offer him. The thought that Liam might have thought this made my fingers curl behind, pressing my nails to my palm. There was nothing I could do now that he had already asked her. He made his choice. It wasn’t like I could go and tell him that I wanted to be his date to the ball instead. That would be too embarrassing for me, plus I had other mates that I could fall back on instead
DAISY The next day, I attended more of my classes and I had a tutoring session with one of the star students of the school that I was paired up with by the principal. I had wished she was going to pair me with one of my mates, but she discouraged public displays of affection in school. I was willing to respect it because I didn’t want to be above the law. After my class, I looked around a bit for Poppy. We were not in the same classes anymore so I did not really keep track of her whereabouts anymore. I checked around the football field, the gym, and the swimming pool. The last place I checked was the lacrosse field, and I saw that she was there sitting while she stared at the boys playing. I wondered if Declan was part of them because I knew he played lacrosse and was the captain of the school's lacrosse team. I wanted to see him without a shirt. To see how structured and hard his body must be. I quickly took the idea off my mind to avoid blushing hard as I approached Poppy.“Hi, gi
DAISYI could not believe my eyes. I had thought that they had all forgotten to ask me, or they simply did not think that it was a big deal. I mean, Liam even has a date. He had asked out his best friend and now he was trying his luck with me. His second option. Well, he will be my second option now too because I had made up my mind about who I was going to go with and it was not him. “Hi, guys.” I swallowed. The three of them approached me, and Liam was the first to lean in and place a lingering kiss on my forehead. “We have been waiting for you to come back, Red,” he whispered. “Prom is in a few days and we did not know who you wanted to go with. So we decided to ask you collectively.” I was at a loss for words. This was the most romantic thing anyone had ever tried to do for me. I felt so special. So seen. I was not sure that I deserved it. They were all so perfect. What have I done to deserve getting mated to them? Well, except Julian. I glanced at him and he looked the most ne
THIRD PERSON’S POV“Fuck!” Julian hit the wall with his fist, and it surprised him that he did not even feel the pain as much as he was supposed to. He needed to feel physical pain that was going to drown out the one in his chest from what he had just experienced. He was about to lose his fucking mind, and worst of it all, Daisy did not care. He had been trying to take her off of his mind but it was not working. She was everywhere. In his dreams, right when he woke up in the arms of one of his brothers, and at school looking like an angel that had graced the world with her presence. He had always found her exceptionally. He might have even had feelings for her when they were together, which he hadn’t realised until now. He wanted— no, he needed her more than he needed air to breathe. The hollow in his chest was the worst thing he had ever experienced and he had broken a bone or two over the course of his life. “Stop overreacting you fucking shit,” Liam hissed at his brother from the
DAISY He disappeared again before I woke up. Declan and I made out for the most of last night, but I restrained myself from sleeping with him because I knew that would be a terrible mistake. It was going to result in taking off my clothes, and result in him seeing my stomach, which was big. We decided to sleep after a few hours of talking and he promised that he was going to hold me through the night. He did, for the most part of it, and then now he was gone. I tried too hard not to feel bad, but that was almost impossible. I rolled off the bed and stood up to my feet. Today was a Saturday so there was no class. I would just have to wallow away my time or go and visit Poppy if I get bored enough. I brushed my teeth, took a bath and when I was done and came outside, Declan was waiting for me in my bed. There was a tray filled with food in his hands and the most perfect smile I had ever seen on anyone painted on his lips.“Good morning, sunshine. Did you sleep well?” He dropped the t
DAISY “What?” Was the only word I could muster as the words registered in my head. A war. What was that? I knew the basis of wars. A disagreement between people that could not be resolved in an orderly manner so they result to killing of each other. Was the war going to affect the pack, even though they were not a part of it? That begged the question that I was not sure I was ready to hear the answer of. I had never been to any war or ever been close to one. Given that I only knew a few months of my life and I was oblivious to the rest, I would say that is fair.“I did not mean to make you scared, Daisy. I am sure it is nothing we cannot talk out with the rest of the pack elders.” He smiled assuringly and kissed me yet again, but I was note if I was convinced with him. I mean, he rally just did not want to agitate me. If he looked nervous and scared, then it must be bad. And if it was that bad, then there was going to be bloodshed and insecurity in the pack that was going to harm me
THIRD PERSON’S POVDeclan immediately regretted telling her about it when he saw the look of worry on her face. He did not want her to worry because this did not concern her. It concerned him and Beta Andrew, and the rest of the council. He did not know much information about what was happening. While they were at the shop, he had every intention of keeping his phone and spending the day with his mate. It was a Saturday and he did not need to work much, so he pushed all of the responsibilities to his secretary and cancelled all of his other plans. But when his phone started to blow with messages, he sensed that it was an emergency. Declan checked his phone and then he had the biggest scare of his life. There was a war going on near their pack, and it didn’t concern them because they always liked to keep good relations with other packs for the sake of things like this. To avoid wars and bad relations. But now, the war was coming to them. There was nothing they could do to stop it. The
THIRD PERSON’S POV“We could not find them.” The first council member deadpanned as he came into the court, looking distressed just like the rest of them who followed right behind him. Declan and his brothers stood up to their feet almost immediately to hear what they had to say. This could not be happening. None of them in the council knew anything about the strategies of war, because they were all not born when the last war happened. The elders, however, were. Which was why they were the only ones that could help. “What do you mean by that?” Beta Andrew frowned. “I gave you their names and where you will be able to find them respectfully. How couldn’t you find them?”“They were not in the place you told us. They are either gone, or they are all dead. Because their houses have been taken over, and we couldn’t find any of their belongings. It was like they had just vanished.” One of the other council members shook his head. “No, this can’t be happening.” Liam ran his fingers through