Kai: “Are you okay?” I asked Irina, watching as she snapped out of her thoughts. Whatever it was that she had on her mind, I knew that she was annoyed. “I’m fine, thank you.” She said, looking down at her lap. “You said something about a ceremony…” “There is no ceremony.” I said, stopping her. Her eyes met mine and she frowned. “But I didn’t want to find myself staying back in a pack where I clearly wasn’t wanted. And if I should add, one that is clearly ready to find a reason to argue.” She didn’t say a word as she looked out the window, and I knew that she understood that she was helpless. She had nothing to say in response, but that was the last thing that I could care about. “We have a few things to discuss when we get to the Estate before you meet the family.” I said, making the woman’s eyes harden. “You lie to my family and expect to discuss matters with me when it concerns yours?” She asked, and I scoffed. I was thankful for the fact that I was the one driving, it gave t

Kai:“Why are you working for my father anyway? Don’t get me wrong, but why doesn’t your father do it?” I asked, shaking my head in question.Irina, who was taking a sip of her coffee, put the cup down. She looked at me, studying my expression for a second, before she grabbed the fork to run over the chocolate syrup that was around the fondue.“I won’t bite, Irina.” “I can’t say that I genuinely believe that.” She said, making me chuckle.“I told you, I am not going to lay a finger on you unless you want me to. It would eventually happen, but it would be on our terms, both our terms.” I said, my voice softening as I spoke. “But you are yet to answer my question.”“My parents were thrown into a tough situation and the Alpha didn’t make it any easier for us. While I know that you might judge…”“I don’t judge without evidence, Irina.” I said, stopping her. Her eyes met mine and she shook her head.“You are one strange personality, I have to admit that much.” She said, choosing her words

Kai:I woke up a while before Irina did, and choosing to get up from bed, I walked toward the bathroom to freshen up. I had to admit, I was curious about the nightmare that she had, but I knew better than to ask. Having been woken up by my wolf because of it, I was more than a little curious about the reason behind his connection with her. It was one that I didn’t understand. However, I knew to respect her. She wouldn’t want to relive it, and I didn’t want her to think or fear an interrogation over something that she had nothing to do with. I walked out after getting dressed to find that Irina was sitting on the bed, curled up as she was yesterday. She looked up at me and when our eyes met, she went back to looking at her feet.“Are you okay?” I asked, my voice softening. She looked away from me for a second before she nodded. “Your father called me while you were showering. It’s the reason that I woke up.” She said, and I frowned. She nodded at my phone, which was ringing. “I tol

Kai: “I take it that you’ve never been on a real date? I guess, unless it was Cosimo who assigned it?” I asked, and Irina laughed. “I am not that naïve, nor am I that type of anti-relationship.” She said, and I smirked, shaking my head in question as I waited for her to explain what she was referring to. “I did have a lover before. He was my best friend before the two of us chose to date, but then things happened, and he cheated. I figured back then that I didn’t want to be with anyone, well, then I met Cosimo.” “I see,” I said, and she smiled. “What about you? An arranged marriage for an Alpha?” She asked, shaking her head in question. “Don’t get me wrong, but surely you would have had other plans. And there would be a thousand other girls who would want to be with you. Why did you choose to accept the agreement?” “While the theory of a thousand girls wanting to be with the Alpha is a common one, it is not entirely true.” I said, and she frowned in confusion. “It was my choice

Kai: “I am no wife of a liar like yourself.” Irina said, glaring at me once Viktor took his leave. I stayed quiet for a second, keeping my eyes on hers before I took my shirt off. She frowned in confusion, but I turned around, and I could hear her faint gasp as she saw the scars that will forever be the reminder of why I couldn’t accept a traitor within my pack. “To save her life, I got these.” I said, my tone calm. “She lied to me, she was sent by my father to get information. The she got information, she used against me, and to punish me, to save my mother’s life, I was whipped for days and nights. My mother was forced to watch because I wanted to protect her from…” I stopped when I felt her hand running on my skin, her fingers were gentle as she pulled them away. “She found her mate, it was one of the reasons why she chose to turn against me. She wanted me to stop following her.” “Another reason for you to shut yourself,” she said, finishing my sentence. I nodded, taking a dee