Why are you up?"
"Why are you up?"
She replied, stressing the you.
"I was working."
He shrugged.
"You?"
She contemplated telling him. It was something she always did, back in split moon. She looked at him. its just Evander. Even if its a taboo, he'll let her get away with it.
"I was hungry."
He laughed a little.
"Well, I am too. That's what brought me out."
She released a breath she didn’t realize she was holding and smiled at him, meeting his eyes. She was standing a bit higher, since his office was downstairs and he saw her coming down the stairs. Their eyes met, and he held her gaze. They stayed like that for sometime, before she broke the gaze and looked away. He cleared his throat, trying to clear the tension in the room.
"What do you want? There should be pizza, maybe some...I don’t know, waffles, ice cream? Do you take fruit juice? Or do you stick to meat only diet?"
She laughed.
"No, I want ice cream. Chocolate."
She said and he smiled.
"My favorite."
He ushered her to the dining, drew out a seat for her and put it back after she sat, then went to the fridge in the kitchen that was just adjacent to the dining. He brought back two ice cream bowls, went back and came back with some chocolate bars, fruits and waffles.
"You have an appetite."
She said, nearly choking on her laughter.
"Well, I’m sharing it with you."
He laughed, set out the table, before he went back, brought in a fondue pot, filled with melted chocolate, and some marshmallows, strawberries and biscuits. Last, he brought in a jar of milk and two cups. She just watched him, amusement in her eyes, and once he sat down, she pointed towards the clock.
" do you realize what time it is?"
He took a moment to look up at it before returning back to arranging and putting stuff in front of her.
"4:17 a.m. yeah?"
She laughed.
"Nothing."
"I like your laughter. Try doing it more."
He said and handed her a spoon. She took it and looked down, remembering things she would rather put aside right now.
"You are alright."
He said and pushed an ice cream bowl to her. She smiled at him, and took a spoon full.
"Its nice."
She smiled gratefully and he winked at her, feeling flighty.
"Bella?"
She looked up.
"Tell me more about you."
She raised a questioning brow and he quickly added.
"Not the relationships, family, no, not all that. I want to learn about you. I want to understand your person."
He said, trying to make it sound normal, like he was checking a the weather and not trying to know the workability of her heart so he could maneuver his way into it.
"Well,"
she shrugged.
"I don’t really know. Maybe you'll learn the longer you are with me."
She said, slipping the last part as a bait, and seeing how his eyes lit up and his lips parted in a happy smile, she knew she had him.
"I am looking forward to it."
And In a small voice, added.
"More than you'll ever know."
He told her about his first heartbreak, when he turned eighteen, and his girlfriend of one year then, broke up with him, saying she never liked him, and just him to pass time till her mate came.
" it hurt then, but I got over it."
He shrugged.
"You still haven’t found your mate?"
"Uhmm"
was the only reply, as he stuffed his mouth with ice cream.
"How old are you?"
He looked up at her.
"20."
He did look like a twenty year old, just more beautiful, understanding, forgiving...gullible and maybe even naive. But maybe it was because of their different environments.
"I think I’m mateless."
He sighed.
"Yeah, maybe I am too."
He paused then said
"Honestly....there is this person. She's everything I want in a wife and a mate, and everything the pack needs as a Luna. But i don’t really know her that well."
"Hm."
Was all she answered to that, and without minding her disinterest, he kept on rambling, telling her some of the funniest, emotions, unforgettable memories of his childhood, and his life in general. She only watched in silence as he unraveled himself to her, and it became even more evident that when she was prepared to leave, she could be able to make him let her go.
"Bella?"
She looked at him calmly, trying to mask that she had actually been lost in her thoughts.
"Why don’t you go to sleep. "Its six now, and I want to complete some work."
She nodded silently, and started to walk away, before he called her back.
" don’t miss me too much."
He said and winked at her, but he was still the person that blushed. She gave a half smile, walked up and tucked herself in his room, one that he had given to her, and kept her eyes open. How would she sleep with a crowded mind?
Its been a month, since Evander picked Bella, and has since then, shown her a world, one that wasn't even in her dreams. All she knew was violence, and he gave her peace. All she knew was pain, and he gave her healing, all she saw was blood and gore, he showed her nature and arts and flowers, she was used to the sound of helpless screams and metal, he gave her music, laughter and kind words. And amidst all of this, he gave her trust, both his and hers, he gave her companionship, love, and even though all of these were great, she knew that this was not her life. This can never be her life. She had to get back, no matter what."Penny for your thoughts?"She looked up."I wasn’t thinking about anything."" you were,"he said assertively."You do that thing where you rub your lower lip with your tongue real fast, and your eyes become smaller and darker, a
She went to the wardrobe, making sure to close the door so she would hear if someone was coming in. Evander always knocks, even if the door was open, but still. She had to make sure. She had left him sleeping on the log in the garden, brought him a blanket and had come here alone. She would need maximum privacy foe what she was about to do. She ransacked, then found it behind thewardrobe, just where she had put it, after the first shopping spree with Evander. She closed it and went to stand by the window. The view was beautiful and it was her favorite place. She saw the gamma, Jake. He didn’t talk much and when Evander introduced her to him, he just smiled, said a "nice to meet you." and excused himself. He was one to fuss, to be honest. He made sure Evander, and since she was Evander's guest, that both of them had their meals, weren’t feeling sick. He was one caring person, very silent, but caring. She looked down a
"You look beautiful."Evander tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and stepped back to look at her again. She smiled."I can't believe you're going out like this. Someone may kidnap you or...or..you know."She laughed, humorlessly. The only one who's dangerous here is me."Stop, its okay. I will be back really soon."She had received a text earlier and the men she had asked for were already at their rendezvous point."Are you sure you don't want me to comealong?"His hands were on both her shoulders. As usual, he was wearing white from head to toe, with his silver ring and blonde hair."I will be okay."He nodded, not quite letting her go. She moved away, putting some distance between them, then turned to the bed to get her phone. She stood straight as he hugged her from behind."I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this."Her heart was beating wildly in her chest, as she knew he
"Alec! Alec!!! Hey!"Evander was running towards Alec, who was standing at the front of the gate, just where he and Jake had left him."Alec! I know you are angry, but come in. Someone is coming for us."He could only see him, and was running to him, his mind too clouded to make sense of the chaos around him. He was just in time to see three bullets penetrate Alec. Alec fell to his knees, not quite dead, and he saw his head severe from his body. Evander almost passedout.He saw more people running towards him, and away from where he stood, he saw about five men pouring what seemed to be petroleum on the houses, setting them on fire. It all happened so fast, it seemed to him like he was in a 3D film."Evander, get out of here. Even if we all die, we still need you."Jake was holding his hand, running, before they both tripped, hitting the ground, tears filling Evander's eyes. His hands were wrapped around J
"Jake, Alec. Take her to the punishment room. Just leave when you are done. I want to be alone."Evander's voice was so low, they could hardly hear. Jake and Alec looked at each other. They didn’t have a punishment room. Only a correction room, and that was where they left her. Alec glared as he kept her on the available seat, pointing at her with a flashlight. The room was entirely dark, except for his light. She glared back."You have the guts to glare at me, You..""Alec, lets leave."Jake said, holding his hand. Alec fought it out of his grip."She killed all of us, Jake. She killed us, burnt down our houses, she betrayed our Alpha. You just want to let her be? You know Evander. He wont ever do anything to her. He's hurting, all because of her, and he wont ever retaliate."Jake sighed."We are full moon. We are peaceful, we are serenity. We are unity, we are harmony. We are love and trust and virtue. We are forgi
"Jake, where is he?"He looked solemn."Alpha Evander needs his time alone."He kept the food on the bedside table and turned."And the chocolate? Ice cream? Every night, you drop them here."He shook his head and turned to face her."I don't. What? Do you care now?""What are you saying?"He chuckled darkly and sat on the floor, close to the bed."Have you ever, throughout your two weeks here, thought about howthings would be, if Evander didn't possess the gift he had? We would all be dead. You would go back to your pack as the powerful delta who conquered the one pack no one has ever attacked. Evander would be dead too. He would rather commit suicide than watch his pack members die. Do you know what brought us back? The love he has for us. You betrayed that love. You took his transparent glass heart,"he took out a glass figurine from the bedside."And you smashed it on the w
"An official letter from the alpha of split moon, Alpha Cole Richardson, to the Alpha of full moon, Alpha Evander Merchant."He stopped a bit and the stenographer scribbled fast. That was the way of the packs in the three moons wolf country. They always used letters for official purposes."The recent attempt to attack the full moon pack by my delta, Delta Isabella Cullen, has been without my prior consent. It is not hidden from you that her erratic actions has caused us the loss of twenty soldiers, who has served this pack with so much dedication whilethey were alive. You can, as your offender, do what you see fit, but as my and my pack's criminal, she is hereby, banished from this pack. She is to never step foot in this pack and if she does, she can be killed on sight. This is my final judgment, by the power vested on me as Alpha of the split moon, chosen and anointed by the moon goddess to lead my pack to prosperity."He finished, a glint of pride in his
"You are too weak. You need to strengthen your defense."The martial arts instructor said, touching his hands to strengthen his form. Evander groaned in frustration."I'm sorry, Alpha."He looked at him."Let's take a break."Evander said calmly. The other man nodded and exited the plain room, leaving Evander sitting on the floor, his eyes stinging with emotions that ran deeper than the eyes could see, much closer and as associated to a strong, black haired, green eyed delta."Evander."He froze, recognizing the voice to belong to the woman who made his heart strings stretch."Why are you here?"She came in front of him. She was wearing the exact style of clothes she had worn when she had attacked him, except the red cape."You're training?""Leave. This is none of your business."She held his arm."Let me train you. No one can do it