Another usual night of me working late. So much additional work to do with Caleb on Daddy duties while Eden was on bed rest. Though listening to his tales of his mate being restricted to bed, she was far from an ideal patient, I definitely think I had it easier with additional work! Poor Caleb sounded knackered and ready to pull his hair out. I think it is safe to say both Caleb and Eden were ready for this little bundle of joy to arrive, and soon!Sitting at my desk in my office, I knew I would be there for a few more hours, so I had wanted a coffee, though I had run out of coffee in my office. So, a much needed wander to the kitchen had been needed. Stretch my legs too. However, one person i did not expect to see was Bailey wandering the corridors too... (well no, that is a lie, I would not expect to see anybody because nobody was in the packhouse at this hour, but that is beside the point). I had expected her to be tucked up safely in her room by now. But, her room had minimal faci
I have no clue what day it actually is now. I do the things in pack expected of me the best I can, avoiding most people as much as possible. But I escaped as soon as I could to have a drink. Quite simply, drinking has become a normal part of my routine, and I did not know what I would do without it now. But, the thing with being a werewolf was alcohol had little effect in small amounts. So, I had to drink larger amounts. And the more I drank, and my body adjusted to it, the more I had to drink to gain the same effect. This pack felt like nothing but a constant pressure upon my life I did not want.Yet the power that came with it was too good to walk away from. That was the only thing stopping me from handing over my title to Ellis. He would likely make a better Alpha than me. He was more sensible. More kind and caring. More logical. And, of course, now he had the perfect fucking fated mate too. Me, on the other hand, had none of those things. And never would either.I am sure Jordan
My heart would not stop racing the moment I left Bailey. The thought of Isla was fresh within my mind. It tore at my very core. All my efforts at pushing thoughts of Isla back were failing so miserably. I did not know what to do. All I had known was that I needed to get away from Bailey before she saw me fall apart. She was new to the pack… I was to be her Beta, and I was expected to be strong and composed. Her father was a Beta, she knew what was expected of a Beta and I did not need her to see any weakness in me.There would be no hope of sleep finding me tonight. No. Perhaps it was more a case of there was no way I wanted sleep to find me tonight. I knew that dreams of Isla would be too overpowering. Too painful. All from a conversation about finding your fated mate. Maybe avoiding the new girl was a better idea.I returned to my office without the coffee I needed so badly and continued with the work that I needed to do. Processing all the files that Caleb had given me to do on hi
I strolled through the pack enjoying the late afternoon sunshine, wasting the last of my days before my start at school. I could not wait now. I was so excited about starting my new role. I was getting good at finding my way around the pack now too, with Akira’s assistance, albeit, but I was getting there slowly. I had decided to escape my room for a few hours and walk around the whole pack, while most people were likely enjoying a lazy Sunday with their families.My mind had been on home the last few days, but I had barely heard from home. When I did reach out, my Dad just kept telling me things were in hand and not to worry about anything. Which, I cannot lie, kind of made me worry all the more. This made me feel like he was likely hiding things from me. Were things happening, and he didn’t want me to know? I had blocked Miles’s mobile number, so even if he wanted to get hold of me there would be no possibility, or at least not from his own phone.Sunday back home was definitely a fa
I had no choice but to accept the help of the most irritating man ever, and we were walking through the forest together. He stomped heavily through the trees, evidently knowing where he was going. Which I could not lie, was definitely a good thing, because without Akira here with me, I had no clue where I was going! Of all the times for her to go off in a huff, now was definitely not an ideal time...“Were you on patrol?” I asked. I only spoke because I was hating the awkward silence between us, but at the same time I so desperately not wanting to talk to him either. “Will you get in trouble for leaving?”“Yes I was, but nah I shouldn’t think so. Found some loner wandering in the forest, so I am bringing her back to pack for interrogation. Don't think they can argue with me on that one.” He winked at me.“Interrogation?” I rolled my eyes.“Hmm, well, your name could be a start?” he grinned.“Oh.” I felt my cheeks heating at his joke, he had clearly been teasing me, and that had worke
I saw the disgust in Bailey’s eyes at my initial comment, but the disgust soon turned to pain at my sly dig. I don’t even know where it came from… I was awaiting a sarcastic reaction from her like previously before. She seemed good at them, but then I saw the tears building in her eyes and she quickly walked away with no further words.Marc, one of our pack's senior warriors, and definitely one of the more popular ones with the ladies, looked at me with disdain. “Was there any need for that?” he snapped, taking me by surprise. “I was simply helping the poor girl back to pack, Beta. She was lost in the forest. And, going from the look on her face, she looked like she wanted to cry.”I looked down at my feet momentarily, angry he felt he had any right to talk to me like that. “Well, how was I to know that?” I snarled.“What difference would it make to you anyway?” he asked, and I paused. He was right… what difference did it make to me? Absolutely none. If she wanted to get involved wit
I had spent the rest of the day alone in my room. The incident with the Beta caused me to feel the need to curl up in bed. I wanted to be alone. I had been struggling with the thought of Harley finding his fated mate. I know it was crazy. It truly felt like I had suffered a major loss… yet he was never mine to lose. Maybe I just allowed myself to get a little too close… and nothing had really happened between us… but I knew feelings were there. They were developing. The promise of a chosen matebond had meant everything to me. Knowing someone saw me as enough…And then for Beta Asher to so coldly throw what felt like my loss back in my face when he had seen how much it was hurting me had been difficult. I had wanted to speak to my Mum, but she wasn’t answering my calls, her messages in response to my calls told me things were a little hectic in the pack… hmm, yeah, I can only imagine if my Dad and Jordan had gone in there all guns blazing.But, again, not one of them would update with
I had been doing my usual nightly patrol of the packhouse when there had been one hell of a clatter and thud from one of the rooms down the corridor, causing me to go and investigate. There should be nobody in the rooms, so I was on the defensive. But the moment I approached the room I could smell Bailey's smell. What on earth was she doing up and down here at this time of the night?‘Never mind that you bellend. Is she okay? What was the bang?’ Zion added bluntly, and I realized he likely had a point, so I quickly opened the door.As I glanced around the room, my eyes instantly found her, sitting on the floor. Dressed in her pajamas, and her hair a mane of big brown curls, so different to the tamed straightened hair I had seen her with since she had arrived. As her eyes met mine, she did not seem pleased to see me. And her attitude proved much the same.“Oh it is you!” I said to her, so she realized I had been wondering who the hell had been wandering around the packhouse this fucki