Carena: "You're trying to manipulate me again, Carena. And you know what happens when somebody asks me to do something. I do the exact opposite," he warned me, but I was ready to take a risk now. I had realized I can't live like this. He was nice enough to help me gain my confidence, but I guess that's all there was for our relationship. I couldn't deal with another alpha king whose ego was way above his mate."Choose," I demanded, not hesitating to give him direct eye contact."I'm warning you!" he said through gritted teeth."Do it, choose," I clenched my jaw just like him. Somewhere deep down, I had a feeling he would let go of his ego this once to assure me he knows I'm not just his responsibility. And I swear I only wanted him to say my name. I wanted him to let his ego loosen before me."Ashley!"Ah! What an unfair life of mine. I lowered my head and closed my eyes, smiling at my own foolery."I've told you, if you challenge me, I will hurt you. If you let me deal with your iss
Carena:Everything had gone dark suddenly. Now that he had walked out on me, I started to recall our good days together. My body felt weak now that realization was hitting me.I sat on the edge of the bed to calm down before deciding what needed to be done. My tears had dried on my cheeks, and my eyes seemed to stare at the wall ahead with no dreams left in them.One might say I made that decision out of anger, but it made me see how little Sawyer cared about me. If I didn't put in any effort, he wouldn't either. He was nice to me as long as I was just a doll that he took care of.That's not the kind of life I wanted for myself. I was tired of living for others and relying on others."You saw what happened when you finally stood up for yourself before him?" I raised my head to see Ashley standing in the doorway. She had dried tears on her cheeks, but her eyelashes were still wet. However, the satisfaction on her face indicated that she had won this war of love."He chose me, I heard i
Carena:My bedroom had a window that opened directly to the view of the mansion. Once I was in my bedroom, the first thing I did was strip off the clothes that Lady Jane had picked out for me and put on something more comfortable: a gray oversized sweater and gray baggy pants. My body felt so relieved, but my heart was still trapped.It wasn't like I could do anything about it. Even I knew Sawyer would move on since that's what he does. He warned me that if I left him, he would be gone."Ah!" I sighed, holding my phone in my hand. I remembered how many times I used to check Jack's profile and groups to see or hear bad news about him. Yes, I had been waiting for karma to catch up with him.But now, my fingers wanted to type Sawyer’s name. Not because I wanted karma to strike him. Even the thought of him in pain gave me chills. I just wanted to see a picture of him. Sadly, we never took pictures on my phone. Or should I say, I never took pictures with him, though he did fake pictures of
Carena:"Don't ever joke about that again," my dad warned me, his eyes filled with anger."Dad! It's okay. She was just saying it out of anger," Maanya stretched her arm out, reaching for the back of Dad's hand.Dad took a deep breath to calm down. But I was ready to say more."I'm not saying it out of anger. I've left that home and Sawyer for good. I'm not here to spend a day or two; I'm back home," I said loudly, tears in my eyes.Dad and Maanya shared a glance before Maanya noticed I was done talking. I grabbed the spoon to continue eating, trying to keep my mind off the thought of Sawyer and Ashley finally getting back together.Just as I brought the spoon closer to my mouth, a hard slap on my hand spilled its contents all over my face and clothes. Maanya then snatched the bowl from in front of me as if forbidding me from eating anything she had prepared."How can you say that so casually?" she yelled, already tearing up from anger.Dad just glared at me."They were humiliating me
Carena:"Sawyer!" Lady Jane screamed when he continued to slam the door of his car until it broke down. His aggression could be felt throughout the pack, I swear. Even I shivered while watching from my bedroom window.I couldn't understand why he came back home so angry. Part of me wanted to believe he was upset because I left, but another part reminded me that he would have already known I had gone. He chose to leave when I told him I was going to leave."Sawyer, stop! You are scaring the pack members," Lady Jane didn't dare walk closer to him. She stood near the entrance with her hands over her ears, screaming at him.Next, he started kicking the car repeatedly. His body was wide and tall, so when his long legs reached the car, he actually shook it."Fuck you!" he screamed repeatedly, reminding me of his last words to me.Soon after his aggression grew, Lord Rennick ran out of the mansion with Ronan behind him to check on Sawyer."That's enough. You've taken your anger out. Now let'
Carena: "Can you bake well?" The owner and his wife stood in front of me, their faces adorned with big frowns.I had left pretty early in the morning to avoid bumping into my father and my sister. They haven't spoken to me, and I felt like unless I earn something and let them know I am not going to be a burden on them, they will not spare me. The lady checked me out one more time before wrinkling her nose. This bakery was run by an omega couple. They were both in their forties and had no children of their own. I had gathered as much information on them as possible before coming for the meeting."Aren't you too pretty to be working in the kitchen?" the man, with a thin mustache and sleek black hair, murmured with his eyes shining with some kind of expectation. The minute his lips spelled the words, his wife turned to glare at him."Mr. and Mrs. Bob, I will do my best work here. I have been baking since I was little, and everybody loves what I whip up," I smiled widely, hoping they wou
Carena:"Why? What did I do?" I started babbling almost instantly. To get arrested for it wasn't in my plans.And the worst part was that no one would come to my rescue this time, not even my father or sister.Theodore raised his eyebrow at how flustered I got and then sighed softly. "To get you a new ID,"My heart eased upon hearing he wasn't arresting me. But it still didn't make things easy that he wanted me to come with him."Today? I mean, I have to go home and tell my family where I'll be," I said, thinking maybe if I didn't inform them, they'd be worried. Anger aside, they were still my family. My father must be so worried that I left early morning without telling him anything. And now, I was realizing it."Give me your father's number and I'll give him a call," he extended his hand, asking for my phone.Oh, Goddess, I knew if I called, my father wouldn't pick up. So it was better that Sheriff Theodore tells him about my situation. I gave him my number and watched him leave the
Carena:We stared at each other, my steps slowing down in front of my house before I turned to give him my back.I was so angry that I didn't even want to face him again.What the heck was wrong with him?His ego was so big that he didn't even think about how he had hurt me, even after he calmed down.So, his anger was not the only problem he had."Dad! Please calm down," Maanya was speaking to Dad when I stepped into the house."It's all because of her!" Dad raised his head to acknowledge my arrival and then grunted as he pointed his finger at me.I had no clue what had happened now and what I had done wrong this time.Maanya had served dinner for Dad, but it seemed like something so bad had happened that he hadn't eaten anything."What happened?" I asked, reaching them."Step away from Dad," Maanya warned me, her eyes filled with anger for me."Why are you guys treating me like a culprit? Sawyer has moved on. I just saw him share a very intimate moment with his fated mate," I argued