WINTER POV How long would I blame my mother?I blamed her until I got tired of blaming her. She had messed me up, but she didn't care. She wanted me to do away with Slade like always.No one cared about my feelings. I had even tried to do away with how I felt and put others first, but it had been taken for granted.Slade had rejected Britney not only in front of the unconscious patient in the infirmary and me but also in front of the whole pack.I heard them the minute they stepped into the meeting hall. I wanted to make Slade stop, but it seemed he was in on everything. He had planned to reject her in front of everyone.I thought they'd part ways amicably. I was waiting for that, but I never imagined this would happen.Britney had threatened me. I wonder if I should be afraid or not. I had received a lot of threats from Summer, but this seemed different.I had seen the determined look in Britney's eyes as if she'd go on with it. She had made me look like a mate stealer, which was th
WINTER POV"Did you hear the rumours going around between the Alpha King and Beta's wife?!"I heard someone say as I rounded the corner.I saw a blonde with a red-haired standing by the entrance to the mansion.They broke apart as soon as they saw me and gasped."My lady!" The red-haired whispered. She and the blonde bowed.I nodded my head to acknowledge their greeting before walking in.I knew it would come to this. Since the Alpha fight, the rumours had never died down. And it always revolved around me, Slade, Damien, Daniel, and Britney.Ever since Damien and Daniel disappeared, the rumours about them had died even though there was some silent search for them.I doubted anything had happened to them. I presumed they left the pack, just like Slade had left.Daniel and Damien were automatically a rogue now. It was a rule never to leave a pack without the consent of the ruling Alpha, but they had left.No one knew.They would only escape being rogues when they find a pack to join as
SLADE POVFuck!I should have taken her.Why the fuck did I hesitate?!Perhaps, I wanted her to come to me herself. I saw she wanted the same thing. I saw the desire in her eyes. She might deny it with her mouth, but her eyes were saying something else.Winter desires me.I glanced down at my pant and groaned at the bulge in it.Britney had never made me feel this way. She had never made me go out of my mind just seeing her naked.Goodness!Winter was perfect; her mouthwatering lithe soft curves, her pert breasts, which I believed would fill my hands when I cupped them, shit, her shapely round backside.Her nipples had pointed instantly as soon as my eyes stayed on them. I recalled seeing her legs tremble and how she had desperately tried to cover herself."I need a fucking cold bath." I groaned, stripping down to nothing.It wasn't my first time having such nasty thoughts about her, even when I hadn't seen her body.I guess I know the reason Damien was unwilling to let her go. Perhap
WINTER POVI flushed again as his eyes narrowed on mine. I wouldn't say I liked the way he was staring at me.I thought back at how he had looked at me lustfully, and now he was in nothing but a towel.Why do I keep meeting him in this manner? All that I had rehearsed and wished to say to him had evaporated from my mind. I could only think about his solid naked torso.I swallowed hard and murmured, "Can you put something on?""Does my body bothers you?" He asked, and I nodded.Without any more questions, Slade walked to the wardrobe, flung it open, and snatched a flannel.I was able to breathe again as I saw him put it on. For the first time, I glanced around his room.I hadn't noticed how dark and empty it was because I was hurrying to get what I wanted to say off my chest. I wanted to be fast with it and return to my room.It was my first time being here, and maybe it would be my last time, depending on what his answer to my question would be.I twisted my fingers as he walked towar
BRITNEY POVHopelessnessI wish there were a word better to describe how I was feeling.My eyes wandered around the open field, and my hands tightened on a piece of my myrtle I had angrily torn from the bunch Slade gave me.The myrtle symbolizes love, good luck, and prosperity, but I had none. Maybe I had prosperity, but it was due to my father's affluence.I lacked what I needed the most.Love.Slade had promised me. He had promised to love me until death parted us. I guess I was delusional. Standing in the cathedral wasn't enough. It was not a binding power in the werewolf, and I believe Slade had refused to have a mating ceremony with me because he was sure he'd return to Winter.How stupid could I have been? Had he been laughing behind me all this while? Did he know all these would happen? I thought I could still have him.Even after seeing Winter for the first time, I thought Slade was mine, and it would remain that way forever!I had made a fool of myself.Fúcking stupid, Britney
SLADE POVLooking up from the paperwork before me, I slanted my head as Jude stumbled into the room. He clutched a large wooden box filled with only the goddess knows what.Sweat coated his forehead, and he panted.I rolled my eyes as he set the box down. Jude could be dramatic sometimes; I doubted the box weighed much more than he was making it.I was sure whatever was in it was for me, and he was making it a big deal since I sent him to do it.I couldn't remember the job; I didn't think it was the moonstone pack's business. I had not done an official handover to Jude because I was reading through what was in the files handed to me.It was my first time in the Pack's office, and I had only gotten access because I was now the Alpha King. Also, I had been trying to merge my former pack, the moon howler pack business, with the Moonstone pack.It was even more tedious than I had imagined.As Jude straightened, I gazed at him."Now, what is that? I hope you didn't bring dynamite to my off
SLADE POVMy eyes widened as I stared at Winter. I didn't know if she was joking, but with the expression on her face, I didn't think she was.Winter took a step away from me, and reflexively, I gripped her hand, pulling it towards me."Slade!" She tugged her hand, but my grip tightened."How dare you try to hurt yourself? How dare you not try to protect yourself?!" I shoved her into the wall ignoring the wince that escaped her lip."You're hurting me!" Winter shouted.It wasn't until I saw the tears brimming in her eyes that I let her go."Fúck it!" I groaned, kicking at the wall. I winced as my foot stung-I guess I had broken my toes due to the force- and I glanced back at Winter.She clutched her hand, rubbing at it."You're driving me insane for not doing what I ask of you. You are fucking making me go insane because right now, you want me to turn a rogue by purposing putting yourself in harm's way!"Winter glowered at me and tilted her hand in the air. I saw the pinkish slash in
SUMMER POVI smiled briefly while approaching the small hut. Pushing back the cloak hoodie from my head, I tapped on the door three times before walking in.I gasped as a hand closed over my neck, pushing me to the door.Impulsively, my leg collided with Damien's crotch as he pushed the sharp edge of a knife into my neck."Fúck, you bitch!" He grunted.The knife in his hand clattered to the ground, and he groped his crotch."You should know the way I knock by now. Why the fuck are you with a knife? Do you intend to kill me?!""I noticed a strange scent!" Damien groaned. "Don't ever do that again. What's if I can't procreate any longer?!"Damien scowled before straightening.I couldn't believe he was thinking of how to procreate out of all that was happening.Somehow, it was not weird because I knew he could be thoughtless."You barely have a mate, much less someone willing to lay with you."Damien's scowl deepened, but he said nothing.I sighed, rubbing my neck. Although I had succeed