Natalia:Blake and I walked down the stairs, going back to see the family.My eyes widened in surprise when I saw that my grandfather was sitting in the living room. The man smiled, standing up and walking toward me. He extended his hand to me, shaking my hand. “I’m sorry, I thought you left”“I was going to, but judging by the fact that I saw Crystal being upset; I figured that staying a while longer would be a lot better than leaving. Plus, the two of us are going to need to talk”“We have nothing to talk about, at least, nothing that I want to know of” I said, glaring at the man. I knew that I needed to train with him, and I knew that building up as much as power would end up killing me. But the idea of training with a man who has been kept hidden from me throughout my whole life annoyed me, and the fact that he knew of my existence and never bothered trying to approach me was something that I couldn’t miss either. “You are angry with me”“I don’t know or care about you to be ang

Natalia:I stared at my parents who sat in front of Blake and I. They forbade my siblings from approaching the living room, not wanting them to know that their older sister was there. It killed me to see that they didn’t want them around me, but I wasn’t going to complain about it now. I was going to be patient and I was going to wait for how things went before saying a word. My heart throbbed and despite having Blake by my side, I couldn’t help but feel weak as I felt my parents’ intense gaze on me.“What are you doing here, Natalia?” Mum finally asked, breaking the awkward silence “you threw your harsh words the last time we saw one another, and you made sure to insult us as your family, what else do you want to say?”“Why didn’t you tell me that you had to sacrifice yourself, a part of it at least, for my and mum’s sake?” I asked dad who kept his eyes on his lap. Blake wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest to comfort me, assuring me that he was there for me. He moved

Natalia:“He’s been hexed” Crystal, my dragon said, looking at me. I frowned in confusion, her eyes meeting my own before I looked at where Blake went, carrying Ryan with the other wolves “we need to stop Blake before he kills him, or before Ryan tries to hurt him again”“How the bloody hell do you know that?” I asked, looking at her. I walked toward the house, my heart racing as I worried that Blake might end up forced to kill him if needed. She shrank in size, getting on my shoulder, nodding at me to go.“I am a dragon, Natalia, and you seem to be forgetting that. One of my traits is that I can smell dark magic a mile away, and that man has been hexed, and he believes that Blake is his enemy” I pinched the bridge of my nose. Heading toward the operation room where Ryan was being kept. Blake’s eyes were fixed on him, and for a second, I believed that he wasn't aware of my presence.I went to open the door, wanting to go inside only to frown when he growled in warning, clearly wanting

Natalia: My heart throbbed with each step I took away from the bedroom, knowing that I left Blake lost and confused. The way he looked at me and the way I knew his eyes were trying to study my expression shattered me, but I also knew that him crossing his limits with me wouldn’t be getting us anywhere. Our relationship was one of respect, and just as I am to respect him, I would expect to be respected back. “Well, if it isn’t the little Luna” Sasha said, looking at me. She stood by the stairs, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at me, waiting for me to respond to her. The last time the two of us spoke was months ago, and at times, I honestly forgot that she lived at the Estate, Blake’s orders. “Go find yourself something better to do, Sasha” I said, glaring at the woman. “Well, I came to check whether your Alpha grew tired of you. You know, rumors are spreading about the two of you arguing and I figured that I would come and lend a hand” she said, smiling at me, her sm

Natalia:I never thought that I would dread going back to my mate as much as I did today.His conversation with Crystal played in my head, over, and over again, and regardless of how busy I tried to keep myself; I kept finding myself going back to thinking about it. The way he looked at me, and the way he’s been speaking to me since everything has happened with Ryan played in my head, and despite trying to keep my thoughts positive, I couldn’t help but feel insecure. I laid my head on my desk as I knew that it was time to go back home. Half the company’s employees left already, and those who stayed behind still had work to do; however, it was me who was unable to function as I kept getting distracted whenever I tried to do so.“Boss…” Kylie said, entering my office. She also had work to finish and was required to stay back to complete it before going home and calling it a night.“Yes, Kylie?” I asked, raising my head to look at her. She entered the office carrying a tray of food, sl