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Artemisia“What the hell were you thinking?” I’m chewing on the nail of my thumb, as I’m leaning against the wall, wrapped in a dressing gown. After Cayden nearly broke down my door to fall into my room and interrupt us at the best moment, he risked his life as Fynn and Logan were ready to attack him. I don’t think that Matthew wasn’t in the same mood, but as he was practically already pushing into me, he surely chose to keep back, not wanting to get me hurt. Or maybe he had hoped that we could continue as his brothers were fighting the Alpha off. But as it is Cayden we are speaking of, my mates chose to submit to his Alpha command, instead of starting a pack war. Over sex at that. And now, I’m trying to eavesdrop on their discussion as they all went into Cayden’s office to talk it out. At first, I was pretty happy that they left the door open, but as the argument goes on, I’m not convinced about it anymore. I know that Cayden is the Alpha and has to look out for his pack. But
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ArtemisiaAs I step into the office, my heart stops. Cayden has his face buried in his hands, and I feel so much desperation at seeing him like this, that I could cry. I would like to step around the desk and hug him, but that would hardly be appropriate. “Please take a seat,” he says with an exhausted sigh, and I sit down, keeping silent. As he passes a hand over his face, it looks like he is about to think about how to start the conversation. I give him time to come up with something, but as he still doesn’t say anything, I decide to speak first. “What is happening, Cayden? What are you all keeping from me?”“I’m sorry, Missy. But I can’t talk to you about that now. Not yet. Unfortunately, it’s not my place to do so.” He says calmly, worry flashing in his eyes. “Fynn has to make a difficult decision, but I’ll see that he won’t have you hanging for too long. He can’t play with you without taking responsibility for what he will cause.” His worry transmits to me as his encoded spe
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ArtemisiaMatthew is working on a sculpture. His stained clothes make him look like he escaped some secret fantasy of mine. I stare drooling a bit too long before his chuckle gets me to finally force out something. “Didn’t you want to have breakfast?” I ask as he rubs his hands clean with a rug. “I’m not that hungry,” He answers with a grimace, making me feel guilty. Something about our interaction feels strange, and I cross my arms wanting to scold him playfully to loosen up the situation. “That isn’t healthy. A wolf like you not being hungry is quite a bad sign.” He answers my snicker with a tired smile and steps closer without touching me, which just intensifies my feeling about something being wrong. As he doesn’t say anything, I clear my voice and try not to crumble under his intense gaze. “So, this is your hobby?” “Yeah, helps me unwind. I guess that Logan is at the gym and Fynn is doing something aggressively right now.” He laughs, even if I don’t think that he finds it t
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Artemisia Getting through the day without having my mates talking to me, and Daisy wanting to make sure I ate right, was an absolute nightmare. I still don’t know how I managed to get through it as I finally got the plan from Cayden for today’s activities and had an excuse to shake off Daisy before going into my quarters all by myself. I got into bed and drank the herbal tea Daisy had made me while I went through the files. It was already way after midnight when I heard a strange noise coming from the terrace. Rubbing my aching eyes, I thought I must have imagined it but as I heard it again I had to check it out. Getting out of bed carefully, I walked towards the terrace slowly, scanning the space outside with my eyes. My heart was already hammering in my chest as I made sure that no one was outside, and that, in fact, I could not make out where the noise came from. It was way too dark to be able to see everything clearly, especially since Cassy was striking even more than befor
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ArtemisiaThe pups are all awfully cute. But also awfully exhausting. I get to experience their energy firsthand as after dragging me through the house to see all the rooms and after getting shown all the appliances, I get invited to play different games. Fun, fun. But so exhausting. At least now I know that whenever someone bumped their head and woke up without any recollection of daily life, they could come here and learn everything about kitchens and bathrooms. And games. Astrid and Celeste must be saints as they go through everything perfectly patiently. But even with all the children scurrying around, hyped up about their high visit, they find the time to fuss about Emma’s affection towards me. She turned into a velcro pup, and I had to take her up as she wouldn’t let me go, also, she would seem totally lost as the other children kept casting her aside to come close to me, and she couldn’t defend herself. Poor thing. As soon as I had her in my arms, she kept herself bus
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Artemisia“It’s lovely to see that you are getting along again.” I’ve just stumbled back onto the gravel path after tearing myself out of his arms with the last resolve I could find, as Celeste comments on our encounter happily. I don’t want to let the rumour spread about how fucked up it really is, so I just force a smile. “Thank you. He is a good mate, I hate that we left such a bad impression on the pack as a couple.” “Oh, you don’t have to worry about this. We were all glad he met his match.” She giggles cutely as she adds, “You are both so hot-blooded, it must be really nice.” She blushes, making me look at her incredulously. It’s always the quiet ones, isn’t it?! “Erm… It is, to be honest,” I agree with her, making her giggle. Oh, Goddess. My heart gets a little blow at my thought that it is all a lie, and that I would actually like to have a drama-free relationship with him. As I sigh, my gaze falls on Astrid walking in front of the pups, and Emma sleeping in her arms.
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Artemisia “Where the fuck have you been?” Logan glares at me from the top of the stairs. I scoff, forcing a smile as I walk up to him. “Good evening to you too, Logan.” He exhales through his nose while he frowns. “Where have you been so long? You were supposed to finish with the pups about 5 hours ago.” Getting hold of his wrist as he looks at his watch, I turn into his arm to lean against him and look at it as well. “Is it so late already?” “Missy…” he reprimands me, but I can feel how he is breathing me in. Grinning up at him, I let my eyes move down onto his lips before looking back up into his darkened eyes. “I went out to have dinner with Lisa.” “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asks, acting like having me this close wouldn’t bother him. “I wrote Cayden a text, didn’t he tell you?” I ask him, pouting theatrically. He growls, grimacing. “Of course he told me! But why do I have to find out by a messenger and not directly by my mate?” “Sorry,” I say, turning back aro
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ArtemisiaBy the moment his lips finally claim mine, I become his hostage fully. He pulls me down onto the lounge sofa and shifts to have me lying beneath him. I moan against his lips as he moves his leg between mine and his knee further up, making me spread them for him. Oh, Goddess. Our glasses shatter on the floor, making me jump but he holds me down, without breaking the kiss once. “Forget it. We can clean it all up tomorrow.” he snarls against my lips. I hum again, agreeing with him, and he starts unbuttoning my blouse. He is just about to open it for him, as I clasp it close. “Not here,” I breathe out, my thoughts wandering toward someone who could be watching us. “Yes, you are right!” He nods, agreeing with me. Getting up, he lifts me into his arms, making me giggle. As we reach his bedroom, he closes the door behind him before he climbs the stairs, throwing me on his bed. He is on me in the blink of an eye, and I laugh as he kisses me, making me sink into the comfor
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