I didn't think about it much. I just wanted to change out of the swim suit, and crawl into bed. I was standing in the room naked when Brayan came in."You've really been tempting me all day" he leaned against the door as he stared at me.I smiled and cocked my hips to the side. "Then come and get me" I said in a sultry voice.He groaned. "I wish I could. I've been dying to but custom demands we have to be celibate until the day of the mating ritual""Are you rejecting this" I pointed to myself and he growled."No. I'm just being cautious. You're tempting enough as you are but if I touch you, we'll have to go all the way. And I want to wait""That's new" I walked into the bathroom for my short shower. I was enjoying the warm water when the sliding doors opened. Brayan was standing there also naked."I thought you wanted to wait until the final ritual" I said as he joined me under the spray."I did some thinking and I have other ideas" he captured my lips in a searing kiss. His hands s

I walked slowly through the center of the guests to meet with Brayan. He had a charming smile on and I smiled in return. He held his hands out for me and I took it. We were now standing beside each other and the crowd cheered.“You look beautiful” he whispered in my ears and I blushed.“You look handsome too” I returned the compliment. Gwyneth moved towards us and the other women followed. They each had small clay plates in their hands. The guests went silent. The final ritual was about to start. The women moved silently around us, holding the plates to their chests. They hummed a traditional tune and we just stood still. “Hold both hands” Gwyneth commanded and he took both of my hands. We were facing each other, his eyes still looking down at me.The humming continues until I started to feel strange.The women stopped and in a single file, they walked over to his family, handing each of them a clay pot. His family came in a single line too, and repeated the same thing the women h

I felt numb. I had not changed out of my dress since yesterday or moved an inch from my bed since I entered my room.The tears had stopped and I did nothing but think. Think about everything that I have lost. "Paisley" I heard my mothers voice from the other side of the door.She had come to the door over a hundred times since I locked myself in begging me to open the door but I didn't respond. It was all their fault. They must have something against me. For a month I begged. Pleaded with them to find Nevaeh. Nothing was done. She refused to show up.Just when I had fallen in love and accepted everything. When I was about to celebrate my happiest moments, just when I told them that I loved Brayan. They found a way to ruin it for me. Why?"Paisley please just open the door for me" my mother pleaded. She sounded like she was crying but I didn't give a fuck. I turned over to the other side and covered my ears with my pillow. I eventually slept off.My full bladder woke me up and forced

For the next two weeks, I started to feel better. Eating was still a problem for me mostly because I couldn’t keep anything down. Kamiko had lived up to the true definition of a best friend and sister. Coming here was the best decision ever. I looked at my phone in my hand. Still no messages.I sent more messages and tried calling severally but he wasn’t picking my calls. I even went as far as sending messages to Winry, Marisol and Nouria. I didn’t get any response either.I was lounging on the living room couch when the door opened. “Kamiko…”“Not Kamiko” I sat up quickly and looked at Nevaeh. “What are you doing here?” My voice came out harsh and I didn’t feel regret when I saw her hurt look.“I wanted to talk to you”“I don’t want to” I stood up from the couch to go inside. Hopefully she’ll leave soon.“Please Paisley. I hate that we are like this. I’ve tried to give you space and understand why you’re treating us like this but I don’t get it. I want things to go back to how the

BRAYAN’s POVI was tempted to turn around and go back into the house. Take her into my arms and tell her we could be together five ever but that was impossible.The blood bond was destroyed and if my family was still unaccepting of her, we would never complete that ritual and be together forever.Her sister and friend eyed me as I left the house and entered the car. There was something strange about her sister. Her scent was off.I drove away before my wolf would take over and force me to go back inside and mark her as mine. The desire to do that has been so strong and it was what eventually forced me here.I had seen all of her messages and the ones she sent to Winry. My mother had forbidden me from seeing her but that wasn’t the reason I stayed away.Everyone was upset with her because she pretended but I was upset because I’m just finding out she had a fiancé and had plans to leave me. My wolf felt hurt and betrayed.Seeing him here today did nothing but aggravate me. My wolf wante