Chase Lucas’s POVWe walked behind them, stopping at the lobby while they placed her in the intensive care unit. I could see the look on Txunamy’s face. She could never hate her sister enough to hit her that hard, but no one would agree with her as they all saw Riele on the ground.“Alpha Lucas," the doctor said as he stepped into the lobby, seeing all of us either sitting or standing while they worked on Riele. “Didn’t expect to see you here at this time.” “I did not expect I’d be here as well. Life has a way of making you do things you never expect, right?” Dad said, adding a bit of humor to the already tensed air.“Not long after your son, Chase, left here. Did he have a relapse of sorts?” The doctor asked without realizing I was in the lobby as well.My father cleared his throat, throwing a look at where I stood. “Chase? He looks okay and well out of danger,” he spoke, folding his arms and placing a hand over his lips.“Chase.” The doctor called as he turned toward the place my fa
Txunamy’s POV (RIELE WINS AGAIN)The drive home was quiet, with only our breathing as the only sound. We barely spent over three hours in the hospital as the doctors said it was nothing serious. Leave it to Riele to take every little thing a notch higher, but I knew my place with my parents now.We stopped in front of the house with everyone stepping out of the car, leaving me alone in the car. No one spoke with me, placing their attention on someone who’d survive my hit.I stepped out, feeling the sun burn my skin like it was pouring its own anger on me before I’d face my father and mom inside.The house felt foreign. No sound from inside was enough information to let me know they were in Riele’s room, taking her to it like she was still a child. I admit she was just over eighteen, but she could take care of herself if she could lure a man to bed, but our parents would never see it that way.Dad came out of her room first, staring at me like he was just seeing me for the first time b
Chase’s POV (LOVE OR A BEATING)“You want to keep standing there or you want to head home?” Pedro asked as he saw me watching Txunamy move away.It was her fight for now, and I could not do a thing for her. “You heard the doctor. He said I needed to rest and I think I’ve had enough drama for today. My bed would help me a lot.”He smiled as he opened the door to my car. “We do know who’ve been causing the drama.”“I call shotgun,” I said, opening the front door.He hummed, nodding his head as he closed the door. My action was no surprise to him as I was capable the most bizarre of things. Maybe it was because I was my father’s son, or I could just be my plain desire to do them.He stepped into the other side, putting the key into the ignition. I turned just in time to see Maureen and Oliver standing to one side. His hateful gaze was a giveaway to what I wanted him to feel. I blew him a kiss just as Pedro wound up the glass.“You taunt him a lot,” Pedro said, watching as his mother held
Txunamy’s POV (I LAUGHED LAST)The morning greeted me with the same silence as usual. Even when I no longer held the power over my pack as future Luna. No one looked at my side to know how I was or how I felt.I sighed as I rolled out of bed. My legs guided me to the mirror that stood in my room. I stopped in front of it, staring at my eye bags.“All of this for nothing,” I said as I placed my fingers on it, stroking it. “It wasn’t nothing,” I added as I remembered the other member of Alpha Lucas’ family.A little smile on my face as I remembered how he made me feel. I shook my head to wipe away the thought that grew now, walking into the shower.Father’s word echoed in my head as the warm water rushed over my skin. I knew I could not refuse his words, even when I did nothing. Moisturizer on my face to hide my eye bags, as well as nourish my skin, before I walked out of my room in a pair of jeans, a white vest and a leather jacket.I was no longer the first person in place, so they wo
Chase’s POV I cried out in pain as I raised my hands in front of my eyes to stop the sunlight from frying them out.“Wake up, master Chase,” a masculine voice called out from the window side.I knew the voice, and I really wanted to bash his head in as I turned away, putting the sheets over my chest to cover my body. “Go away, Pedro. No one needs you here,” I said, turning in the other direction to back the sunlight.“I do know your father wants you in the training room by eleven and this is a few minutes past eleven,” he said.“What!?” I jerked out of bed, kicking the sheets to the ground to see him standing in front of the rising sun like an angel with the ball of fire behind his head like a halo.He shrugged his shoulders, dropping his hands behind him. “I did not think you would forget.”“And you did not come wake up me up early,” I said as I stood to my feet, rushing to the mirror.“You were asleep, and I thought you had something planned for the day,” he said as he walked away
TXUNAMY'S POVThe house was silent when I walked in. Mom and dad liked to stay in their own part of the large house, dad didn't like to be seen just by anyone, except when he was in the courts and it was utterly imperative that he stay there and handle political affairs.Riele, my sister, was not anywhere in sight. Well, she was definitely in her room and I only needed to get in there and startle her. I knew she'd be glad I'm back from the peace treaty trip that had kept me away for three days.As her only sister and also older sister, I found that I was constantly saddled with the responsibility of constantly keeping her company, a responsibility which I derived pleasure in.I called her once when I started to approach her door. She didn't reply. I reached the door, saw that it was ajar and pushed it open.I stood there, momentarily frozen at what I saw. Riele was in bed with a man, I didn't know who he was, and for the first few minutes I stood there, it was only her soft moans t
TXUNAMY'S POVIt was mom and dad, the alpha and Luna of the Blood Venom pack, Alpha Kelvin and Luna Gloria. Dad came in first, somehow, in the space of three minutes, Oliver had managed to reach for his clothes and had dressed up under the covers before dad was fully in the room.Dad recognized him immediately."Alpha prince Oliver!"He called in a somewhat delighted tone, totally ignoring me. Oliver nodded his head."It's me sir, it's a pleasure seeing you again after all these years, albeit in a very awkward scenario."He said. Mom pushed past me then and asked,"What is going on here? And what was that loud noise about?"As though she was blind to the couple in bed and like she had not seen me at all."Oh, I imagine Oliver here came to see his betrothed, Txunamy."Dad said in the most casual tone I had ever heard him use. He was not even looking at me. Mom nodded in agreement and my eyes just kept moving from one person to the other and then it rested on Riele's face. She had w
TXUNAMY'S POV "Could you please let us have a bit of family time? The domestic help will take care of you until the alpha comes ."Mom said to Oliver who was still pretty shaken by the several instantaneous happenings. He nodded and slowly walked out of the room. The door was shut behind him."Now let's sit and know what to do. We have to have this mess sorted out."She said. It was not unlike her to be the one to handle matters like this, so I sat at one edge of the incredibly large bed, far away from where I could easily reach Riele and probably hit her. Which had never happened."Riele, why would you sleep with a man whom you've not properly investigated? Now look where this mess has landed us."Mom said. That was all the scolding I knew Riele was getting. It didn't matter what she had done or the gravity of the offense she had committed. The scolding was always the same, gentle and polite, she was not allowed to cry during the scolding and this was usually heavily dependent on m