Gianna
His arms shoot up to reach out to me, only for me to take another step backward. He eyes the distance I have created between us, and then his gaze shifts to mine. I exhale a long breath tearing my eyes away from his, unable to see the hurt in them.
"Jarek, I am aware that I am not the first girl in your life. And honestly, I know what I was getting myself into when I let myself fall for you." Biting my lip, I shrug, "I don't care about who was part of your past. But this is what I need to know, and I expect nothing but the truth from you."
"Gianna, I love you-" He again tries to touch me but drops his hand to his side, noticing my distant look.
"She is your past, who is now part of your present, and I want to know how this will affect our future." I cut him off, "I need to know where I stand in your life, Jarek. No matter if it even tears me from inside, I will never be a part of someone's life whose heart still has fe
Jarek Something in her expression changed, and her eyes lost their usual shine within a second. There must be something that is bothering her, and her troubled expression is unsettling me. I needed her to believe that whatever Stella and I had was past. Even then, it is not close to what I feel for her. I love her. From the moment she walked into my world, I knew she was the one for me. I haven't felt like this for anyone. Neither will there be anyone who can take Gianna's place in my place. After witnessing the horrors of life, I was not someone who believed in salvation, but now everything has changed. I found my salvation; she is my salvation. I never thought I would ever find the kind of love which my parents had, but honestly, I have been blessed with even more than them. I found my love in my true mate—the kind of love which is so consuming and yet liberating. Unknowingly, her hand reaches out f
GiannaIt has not been an hour since Jarek has left and I am already feeling a void in my heart, like a part of my heart is not with me.Since we have accepted each other as mates, something is changed in me. It seems like the barrier which I have created around my feelings has been removed, and every feeling of mine has become more intense.My heart is aching from being away from Jarek, and I am longing for him. I am amazed how he was able to keep our mate bond hidden from me because I know the intensity of this pull is stronger for him than it is for me.It is not just him who is experiencing this pull; it is his wolf as well.The love which I felt for him amplified along with the respect when he wanted to take things slow for my sake. I want to complete our mate bond, but still, I am not ready to give myself away to him completely.This reluctance seems strange because, in my heart, I have already given
Jarek I read the missing report of newly shifted wolves of the nearby town. After reading the report, I found out that some of them went missing right after their first shift. Even though no evidence has been found against who has abducted them, I am sure hunters are behind this. I check the pictures of the wolves that have been missing, and one of them looks exactly like the wolf which Gianna had found. Under his name, it is written rogue. Obviously, he was a wanderer and an easy target for the hunters. Poor kid. He must be already dealing with so much being a rogue and died of a death that he didn't deserve. Hunters are humans who want to end our kind and other shifters. They strongly believe that we are evil and need to be finished at any cost. They are brutal and show no mercy when it comes to killing us. They know newly shifted wolves are weak because our first shift is the most torturous and often attacks them. After all, newly shifted wolves are vulnerable. Since I am the
GiannaI don't know what happened to me, but something overtook my senses, and all I know is that he needed me. Before I know it, I rush towards him and throw my arms around his neck, holding him tightly against me.The vibration in his bones shakes me to my core as I can almost feel the shift in his body running through me. Loud cracks echo in my ears as his bones snap.His growls become ferocious as his grip on me turns to steel. But for some reason, I know he will not hurt me, not even unintentionally. So, instead of being afraid, I find myself relaxing in his arms. Moving my hand up to his nape, I gently run my fingers in his hair. I run my fingers up and down his nape a few times, feeling the coat of light fur on his skin along with his elongating spine.He presses his nose against my neck and inhales deeply. His hot breath touches my neck, causing goosebumps to rise on my skin."Unbelievable." I hear someone say. Maybe it's Daniel, but I don't pay attention to any one of them w
Jarek "Man, that was insane." Daniel claps my back as he joins me outside in the bike garage, "You stopped in the mid-transition, man." He blows his cheeks and shakes his head. We run a garage and fix both cars and bikes. Ryder is the one who runs a garage, but from time to time, we all love getting our hands dirty while fixing the bikes. Currently, I am trying to fix an old bike that a boy brought to us. It was his dad's first bike, and even he wanted to learn to ride on this bike. We know he can't afford to get this bike repaired as the parts of this bike are expensive and not readily available. So, all the club chipped in and decided to get this bike repaired for him because that boy works really hard to support his family along with studying. We are going to gift him this bike at his high school graduation because he deserves this. "Honestly, none of us had entirely believed that you both are fated mates, as when our wolf accepts someone as a mate, then that's it for us." He
Gianna Looking around Jarek's room, I find some of my unpacked stuff lying in the corner, which is yet to be unpacked. But thankfully, I have already hung my nice dresses in the space he made for me in the closet. Jarek has asked me to move into his room because, being his mate now, this is my room as well. And he hates thinking about me being in a separate room when I should be sharing my room with him. Since he is already so much for my sake, so for him I agree to move into his room. But I have told him that I am not giving up my previous room because I need my separate space as well. My eyes scan the dresses hanging in the closet and zero on one of my favorite dresses. I take out my sequin mini dress and look at it longingly. I was planning to wear this dress tonight, but now I will not. Keeping my dress in the back of the closet, I let out a dejected sigh. I was so looking forward to going out tonight, but whatever is going on with hunters threat and all, I don't want to str
Jarek Curling my hands into fists, I try to control the anger which is brewing inside me. My mate asked something from me for the first time, and I wasn't able to give her what was rightfully hers. Gianna accepting me as her mate and bearing my mark on her neck is a sign of honor for me. But I disappointed her. I haven't heard about anyone stopping in mid-marking, and I don't know how this would affect Gianna as she is human. We have to complete the marking because it has been initiated. Gianna would already have recovered from the marking if we weren't interrupted. Her gaze held so much hurt that it tore me from inside, I wanted to go after her, but something in her expression said that she didn't want me. The way she moved away from me, avoiding my touch, felt like someone had poured acid on my heart. She almost looks repulsed. An angry growl ripples through my lips, and I punch the wall. My fist leaves a gaping hole in the wall as my knuckles bust with the impact. Blind
Gianna A feeling of deja vu encompasses me as I stare at the grey walls of this hospital's waiting room. Even though only a few months have gone by, it seems like ages had passed since I was sitting in a similar hospital's waiting room when mom was fighting for her life. And now it is my dad. My dad, whom I have just found, and now it feels like I am about to lose him. Closing my eyes, I trap my tears inside my eyes while releasing a slow breath. One moment I had everything, and now it feels like everything is slipping out of my hand. Dropping my face in my hands, I take a ragged breath trying to control the sobs which are threatening to escape from me. I have never felt so alone in my life until this moment. The waiting room is full of club members, and they have been trying to show me their support in their own way. Some came and told me how tough my dad is, and a small bullet can't kill him, while others bet that by the end of this week, dad will put that bastard six fee