Katherine's POVI rolled over to the other side still asleep just as soft kisses peppered the back of my neck.I moaned softly into the pillows as the mysterious mouth latched on the sensitive spot on my neck and suckled hard.Suddenly a hard body bracketed mine on the bed, pressing down into the soft sheets. I loved the way his body warmed me up from the insides. I felt the movement of his lips as he went down my back, placing kisses as he went.The weight of his body, especially one particularly hard organ, made my lower region feeling all tingly.I was about to turn to my sides when I brought my elbow up and accidentally hit Ethan in the face."Oh!" My eyes flew open at his grunt, meeting his amused gaze. I yawned lightly, covering my mouth with the back of my hand. "Oops, sorry about that.""No need to apologize, sleepy head." He grinned at me and leaned down to place a sweet soft kiss on my lips. "I'm glad you're awake.""Yeah, I've been waiting for you to wake up." He said, his
Caleb's POVOne year later…..My boots shuffled amidst the dirt as I heaved my exhausted body down the hill.I was coming back from another failed journey like the rest I'd gone on earlier.Only this one raised my hopes so high because I thought I was finally close to having Katherine in my arms once again.But it was a dead end.I was getting increasingly weary of each failed lead I stumbled on and my hopes plummeted even further at every turn.I was so confused and tired.All I wanted was a long, hot soak in the bathtub with music belting out in the background while someone- preferably a lady or Katherine- a naked one at that massaged my shoulders thoroughly.But all of those wild fantasies were just that…. fantasy.With myself for the company throughout the past year, I had a lot of things to indulge in silly daydreaming.With every month that passed, I began to regret my decision of rejecting Derik's offer to tag along since I would have appreciated the help. I was also getting in
Katherine’s POV I closed my laptop with a sigh and rub my tired eyes with my fists. I look out the window only to see the sun setting. Damn, I didn't realize I'd been working that much for so long. I started to pack my bag, shutting my laptop down and slipping it into my bag. I was halfway done when the door to my office burst open and Sam's familiar figure filled the doorway. I looked up at her curiously as she carefully inched her way inside, closing the door behind her. She was twiddling her thumbs while she stared at me nervously. After our last time, she'd been avoiding me and I was also careful with my words around her. All I wanted to do was to help her, push her in the right direction so she could start healing but she was too scared to make an attempt which left us at an impasse. "Hey." I broke the silence that had stretched out between us and I stood up from behind my desk. "Hi." She croaked out before clearing her throat. "I was just about to" Her gaze darted around
Caleb’s POVIt was hard to hear the truth spilling from his lips. If that was the truth."What are you saying?" I grit out through clenched teeth, gripping the sides of his shirt tighter."You heard me right." He said cockily but when he saw the expression on my face, he quickly backpedaled and hurried out. "It's the truth, I swear!""And why should I believe scum like you? How would you even know about Katherine?!" I asked him, and the more I started to talk, the more it occurred to me that he could be spewing a whole bit of smoke up my ass just to deceive me.Or maybe that's why he's here all along."I know because I'm from there!" He spat out bitterly. "Our Alpha claimed her as his mate not long before I was…" he didn't complete his sentence, regret clouding his eyes as he turned his head away.But I forced it back to face me. "Before you were what?" Anger burned through my veins like acid at the mention of someone else claiming what was mine but I tried to keep a cool head."I was
Katherine’s POVEthan has been acting shifty.I tried and wished I could forget that conversation I overheard that night but after tossing and turning I had to confront Ethan over breakfast two days later."So, who was he?" I asked casually, spearing my fork with eggs and a piece of bacon."Huh?" Ethan answered distractedly, too absorbed with whatever he was doing with his phone and wolfing down food to pay attention."The man from the other night," I answered patiently, tamping down the urge to get pissed off at him.I waited for a beat and when it became clear he didn't even hear me, I dropped my fork so the loud tinkling of metal hitting metal drew his attention. "Ethan." I snapped.He dropped his phone and looked at me like he was doing me a great service by paying attention. "What is it, Katherine? I'm quite busy." He says in an irritated manner.I breathe In and out of my nose to calm myself, reminding myself that nothing will come out of me getting upset."The man I met you wit
Two years later…."Urgh!" I angrily stomped through the room, and sighting the vanity table I focused on it and poured out all my anger and frustrations on it.With one clean swipe of my palm, I pushed everything to the floor taking in a bit of delight when I heard the crunch of glass bottles hitting the floor. As if that was not enough, I brought down the mirror and flung it on the ground, stomping passionately on it for good measure.That temper tantrum didn't bring me half the satisfaction I was expecting, so I pounded my fists on the hardwood vanity table roaring out so loud I could feel the window panes shaking.Suddenly, I felt so weak and tired so I slumped to the floor and circled my knees with my hands, and bent my head.I didn't know I was crying until I let out a sniffle which quickly led to full-blown bawling.I didn't cry for long though because my room door burst open, and I immediately raised my head thinking it was Ethan coming to apologize.Unfortunately, it wasn't hi
Katherine's POV"Does daddy hate me?" Roy asked me out of the blue and I had to stop and lean back in surprise, staring at him.His head was bent, causing his dark mop of hair to flop forward, obscuring his features as if focused on the game but I knew better.This wasn't just a random question, it was a carefully thought-out one.Sometimes I forget Roy is just four years old because he acts and behaves beyond his ears.With his round cheeks and deep blue eyes of a peculiar shade, more and more with each passing day he resembles his father.I have a feeling that that may be why Ethan avoided him like the plague.It was more obvious now that Roy wasn't his.The real answer was too heavy for lips to form and yet the lie made my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth."Mama?" His warm, fleshy small fingers grasped my face as best as they could, pulling my attention to him. His big, blue orbs were wide with concernI quickly wiped the forlorn expression on my face and pasted a fake, wide ha
Caleb’s POV"How far?" I pant, doubling over so I can place my hands on my knees to catch my breath.Daniel sidled up behind my back, too close for comfort so I scooted out of the way so he stood at my side."Not far." He replied, not even looking winded a bit.Daniel and I had formed what I would call an uneasy alliance basically because we both needed each other's help.We had passed through an underground tunnel that ran beneath the city filled with mold and other ungodly stuff I didn't even want to see.It took way more time than I had expected for us to crawl past there and several times I had wondered out loud if there wasn't any other way for us to pay but Daniel insisted, saying it was the best way to enter the city undetected.Their security was tight and no matter how we tried to squeeze in, they would find us.It took us two days but we finally made it and with my superhuman strength, I broke the flimsy excuse of a barrier so we could exit that awful place.Now though, we w