Gamma Garrett’s POVI have no fucking idea what I walked in on. I heard the screaming and the yelling. I thought something was really wrong. My gut was screaming at me to hurry; the screaming couldn’t be leading to anything good.This is normally a pretty quiet pack. I generally don’t have to worry about violent fights and altercations. Something about this fight though…As Gamma, I generally have to deal with the punishments for altercations, something that is rare here. Usually, everyone gets along. Sometimes we have petty disagreements between the teenagers and young adults, but after that, I generally don’t worry about the grown adults.Imagine my shock when I turned down the hallway and witnessed Kade and Emilia in the hall, neither of them looking too happy. My first instinct was to call Marcus because he can usually get the hard-headed Alpha to calm down quickly, but then I remember my conversation with Marcus and how he made it sound that he couldn’t be down here. And everythi
Emilia's POV Pain ravishes my body. It's not physical pain; it's the pain of knowing my mate bond is broken. And it shouldn't affect. Nothing about this man should affect me. Yet, I know I would be lying if I said it didn't. Fuck the pain on my neck. Yeah, I am sure the asshole left a huge fucking bruise on my neck, but I don't care about that. Physical pain is what I am used to. I spent months dealing with this type of pain, so it isn't a big deal. The pain I am not used to is the emotional and mental. In the beginning, after going to Black Claw, every little thing hurt me. My emotional state was incredibly fragile, but as time went on, I learned how to control it. And I did control it. Then, when I was betrayed by Ozias, I refused to let anyone close to me. I didn't want to get close to anyone because I never knew the facade they were hiding behind. Yet, here I am. I feel close to Beta Marcus and I feel a connection to that damn hard-headed Alpha. And yeah, I know the connectio
Emilia’s POV I stayed with Alexis and a few of the other Omegas until almost midnight before I told her I needed to get some sleep since I had a training session with Beta Marcus in the morning. I nearly regretted telling her about the training session when she got incredibly excited about it. Apparently, it is quite unheard for the Beta or Gamma to offer private lessons, especially to an Omega. According to Alexis, Omegas are allowed to attend training with the rest of the pack if they choose, but they don’t get any specialized training. As I tried to explain to her, I don’t think I’m getting special treatment. Beta Marcus and even the Gamma are being forced to spend all this time with me because their Alpha is a prick who doesn’t think I can be left alone. On the bright side, she had some spare athletic wear I could borrow. As I stand here looking in the mirror, I groan at the way the outfit looks on me. Alexis is curvy and she weighs at least a good thirty to forty pounds more
Emilia’s POVGamma Garrett is quiet as he thinks about my reasoning. Don’t get me wrong, I wonder the same thing. It wouldn’t have been too hard for me to accept his rejection, and free both of us from this bond. I told him I didn’t want a bond with him. I have had these moments since coming to this pack and finding the Alpha is my mate where I don’t want him. I see the way he acts towards me. He’s rude, careless, and quite frankly, just an asshole. But, have I really scratched the surface with the Alpha? I haven’t been around him besides a few small interactions. Are those interactions really enough to make it to where I hate him to the point I want a rejection? I don’t think so…Then, there is the other part of me. At the end of the day, this decision doesn’t just affect me. It affects Athena too. Although, I haven’t talked to her since he rejected us since she hasn’t fully resurfaced, I felt her pain and anguish when he rejected us in the first place. She felt many of the things I
Emilia’s POV—Two months later The last two months have passed in a whirlwind. I have fallen into a routine. Every morning, I get up and help with getting breakfast rolled out before the warriors finish their morning training, then I meet Beta Marcus at the training building, and we work on training. And I have made a LOT of progress. Beta Marcus thinks I am almost ready to join the high school training classes, skipping over the elementary and junior high classes. I can hit him now without wearing myself out and hurting my hand in the process, unlike that first disastrous training. After training, I take a quick shower before I head down to help Alexis with our general chores, making sure I do everything I can to avoid the Alpha’s office. After chores are done, we get a little break before we have to help with the dinner prep and roll out. After dinner is done and the kitchen is cleaned, we are done for the day. It feels weird. When I was in Black Claw, when I finished the work fo
Alpha Kade’s POV I hate coming here. And I didn’t want to, but ever since I tried to reject the Omega, I have been off. Unfortunately, everyone has noticed. Her being my second chance mate is on a current need to know basis, so only a few know, but it doesn’t make it any easier. The last two months I have been successful in avoiding seeing her or inhaling her intoxicating scent. I know if I get a whiff of her heavenly scent, I won’t be able to stop myself from wanting her. She never accepted the rejection, like a little bitch, and now Ghost and me are reaping the consequences. Club Infinity is an exclusive club I own. The club is located only a short distance from the pack, in the middle of the nearest human city. At first, I considered creating the club strictly for supernaturals, a place where we can be ourselves, without having to worry about the humans. Then, I realized I could make something the humans would die to go to. And our pack is located on the outskirts of a college t
Emilia’s POV Pain courses through as I finish the rejection. And for a split second, I wish I didn’t say it. I wish I didn’t get pissed off with at him. I felt weird with guy’s hands on my waist. The guy I didn’t even know the name of. I should have been more careful. I knew Alpha Kade was there. I should have declined the guy’s offer to dance. But I didn’t think the asshole was going to care. He rejected me, so why did it matter who I was talking to. Why did it matter who I danced with? Athena whimpers in my head and regret washes through me. She’s in pain because I let my temper get the best of me. Moisture spills from my eyes and I can’t stop the tears from coming. As much as I want to remain strong, this fucking hurts. I felt that last shred of my bond fade away. I didn’t want a bond where the other person hates my guts, but I still didn’t want to feel this kind of pain. I didn’t want Athena in this pain from losing our mate, even if he didn’t want us. And I think that’s part
Emilia’s POV At the thought of being able to shift for the first time, Athena perks up. Marcus pulls into a clearing and puts his car in park before turning to face me. “Emilia, shifting is a privilege, but in order to get to where you can shift, you need to understand it’s going to be immensely painful. There will be times during the shift where you wish you were dead or for the pain to end.” He takes a deep breath, and he stares into the distance, almost like he is remembering something else. “Have you ever wondered why you typically get your wolf months, sometimes years, before you actually shift?” “No, I never thought about it since I didn’t get my wolf like everyone else.” “The younger your wolf comes usually symbolizes your rank. Kade got his wolf at nine, but he didn’t shift until he was twelve. I got my wolf at twelve and shifted fourteen. Many pack members, including Omegas, get their wolf at sixteen and then they shift on the eve of their eighteenth birthday. You get y