KNIGHT Alpha Califf and Luna Shadow stayed for a while until dinner. “If what Zarah told me is true, you didn’t know you were a half-werewolf until last week.” Shadow sat next to her mate as she enjoyed her Wagyu steak. “Yeah, but I like being human. You’re lucky, guys. You know what you were since you were born,” Nirvana replied. “Do you wish you could turn the time and never find out?” She shook her head. “I don’t think I would change a thing, Alpha Califf. I can’t live with regrets. My grandfather kept things away from me to protect me, but he knew the time had come when I needed to know what I was. So, I’m okay with my life right now. At least I’m not insane.” Shadow smiled. “You must have freaked out.” “I thought I was gonna pass out.” She chortled. “My adopted father had experienced the same thing.” “You’re adopted? I thought you have a father.” She swatted her hand a little. “Sorry.” “She found out about Alpha King just recently,” I told her. “Her parents died when sh
KNIGHT “I know it’s hard for you to understand right now,” Shadow prompted. “Your relationship with Knight, it’s strange. It feels like your whole life is already arranged for him, but trust me, you have to give it a chance because I can see myself in you. It may confuse you right now, but soon, it will make sense. Califf is one of the best things that has ever happened to me despite the fact we started on the wrong foot.” “Thank you, Luna. That means a lot coming from you.” Nirvana went awfully quiet after that but drank her wine. After the wonderful dinner, a portal appeared before us, making Nirvana gasp. “Is that?” She pointed at the portal looked like a blue-purple black hole, without sucking us to the unknown. “A portal,” Shadow said, smiling. “Welcome to the supernatural world, Vana.” “Oh, my God. I never imagined I would see a real portal in my life.” She giggled beside me. “Stick around, and you’ll see more weirdness in your life.” Shadow kissed her on the cheek. “We
NIRVANA I was about to get out of my room to meet Kailin when there was a knock on my door. “Where should I put these?” A man whom I saw shifted now standing before me. He had a British accent, carrying a box and an easel in his other hand. “I don’t remember buying those things.” I was surprised to see some painting tools and a medium box carried by Zander. “Alpha asked us to deliver these to you,” Zander said. “Oh. I see.” “Vana, are you ready?” Great. Kailin just came into the room. “What are these?” “Apparently, the alpha bought these for me.” I gestured for the guys to bring the boxes inside. “Just put them on the corner. Thank you.” “Aw. That’s sweet.” Kailin smiled, giggling. I rolled my eyes. “Of course, you find this gesture sweet.” “He never did this to anyone. Well, he never brought women home. I guess he kept in mind what you like to do.” My eyes narrowed. “I thought you were wearing AirPods that night.” She lifted her chin. “I put my AirPods on and pretended I
NIRVANA I followed Kailin through the hallway to the far end until Knight’s name was on a gold plate on the glass wall, slapping me with his CEO position. Kailin pushed the door open without knocking. I guessed she didn’t have to knock since she was the assistant. “He’s still in the meeting in the conference.” “I’ll wait in the waiting area.” “Are you silly? Stay here. I’ll go check on him.” “Why aren’t you there with him?” “My job is assisting his pack business, fixing his schedules, and then I forward it to his executive. Since she’s human, she doesn’t know what we are.” “Right.” I stayed in his modern, minimalist, spacious office. I checked some of the trophies and plaques from the wine competition on the shelves. I also saw a family photo. I picked it up. Knight was still a teenager with his parents. I put it back when I felt someone was watching me. I turned around, and I almost tripped. Yeah, I wore high heels today. “Hi.” I swallowed. Knight caught me off guard. He l
KNIGHT Shit. Fuck. Nirvana just left my office. When I thought everything was heading in the right direction, her stupid ex couldn’t fucking understand what moving on meant. “Nirvana, wait!” The door almost slammed into my face. “Where is she going?” My assistant had always the wrong timing. “Give me the coffee.” I grabbed them from her and followed Nirvana downstairs. I called her name again, but she was pissed off and chose to ignore me. “Nirvana, please? Just hold on a sec.” She turned to me. For a second, admiration filled my chest as I saw the unyielding impulse and disobedience in her eyes. She would be a great Luna in the future. “I’m not talking to you.” “I know. I’m sorry. You have to understand one thing about our nature, especially me,” I whispered so everyone around here wouldn’t think of me going nuts. “God, I’m so sick of hearing the word nature!” She hissed at me, eyes filling with rage. “I’m very possessive and jealous. It’s not really what I wanted to, bu
KNIGHT “What?” I snapped at her. “Be careful with your adjective, Jada. You know I don’t date my employees, and I have no plan on sleeping with any one of you. I practice fraternization policy at full length.” Jada asked me for a drink once, and I turned her down, even if it was just a friendly date. I didn’t want to give everyone the impression that it was okay, but her body language at that time said otherwise. “I’m sorry, Mr. Blackwell. I meant no offense.” “That’s exactly what you wanted to say. I wouldn’t date her if I were not sure I wouldn’t put my ring on her finger. Nirvana checked the list of the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, and I love her the way she is. I enjoy watching her being herself and not wasting her time in the mirror. She dresses just perfectly without showing much skin, but she’s the sexiest and the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. And trust me when I say this: I’d rather live alone than not marry her.” I found Kailin waiting and lis
NIRVANA “There you go.” Kailin just threw something at me, and I caught it before it hit my face. I was just in the vineyards earlier when Knight joined me, ruining my peaceful moment alone. “What the—” I opened my hand and saw a key with the Mercedes logo. “Who owned this?” “Your baby.” “It’s Knight?” “Unless you have another baby who owns a Mercedes Benz S-Class car.” She already turned her heels and grabbed my room door. “K, wait.” She frowned. “Don’t negotiate with me. Knight chose it for you.” “I can’t.” “Shut up and use it. You’ll hurt his feelings if you refuse to use the car, and a bad mood alpha isn’t so easy to deal with.” She shut the door before me. I went to my bed and grabbed my phone. I scrolled halfway through my Phonebook to find his name, and I ended up typing it, but nada. Maybe he didn’t save his number before Axell called. I dialed Kailin. “I’m sorry, but if you don’t like that car, go ahead and return it to your mate.” “No. It’s fine. Can you send
KNIGHT Nirvana had an uneasy posture as she got into my house. She looked around the living room but hadn’t said anything. “Take a seat. You want coffee?” “I’m good.” She took a seat on the leather couch, and I went to the kitchen to take my coffee in the tumbler. I decided to work at home today, and maybe I could spend some time with her. When I came back to the couch, Nirvana was not there anymore. “Nirvana?” I followed her scent and found her in the hallway, looking at one of the paintings. “I really like this artist. He spent hours and hours perfecting his art. His masterpiece is classic. His traditional way of painting made him one of a kind. This encaustic painting is one of my favorites.” “Do you collect his paintings?” She chuckled as she looked at me. “You know how much his painting is worth? He is one of the subjects in the painting class I attended.” “Well, I have more of his paintings, and you can have them too if you choose to stay here.” “Tempting, but thank yo