"How do you feel?""Happy. I feel happy."Raphaela ran a hand through his hair. He had her caged against the verandah railings, his hands at her sides.She smiled, tracing every inch of his face."I just realized" she said, her voice like music to his ears, "that I never truly realized how much I loved you. There was always so much to consider, so much to think about, so much to fear and I hid all those feelings away so they wouldn't swallow me whole but now..." She placed a kiss on his brows, "it has swallowed me whole and I can't stop it. There's no hiding from it this time...mate."He was captivated, hypnotized by everything she did."I love you." She murmured with her forehead against his, her eyes shut.He swallowed, wondering why his heart was in a mess and why he felt like a flustered high school kid.She suddenly giggled."You're nervous." She said with a laugh.Her eyes opened, looking into his still flus
Julien stared at his phone, astonishment evident on his face. He blinked but the nine figures remained constant.He shook his head, rebooting the phone. Almost a billion dollars, impossible! But clicking on the message icon, he found the message intact, his account was just credited with about a billion dollars.He spent another minute reading every ounce of the message before he suddenly let out a joyful laugh. More than enough money he needed to create his first film.Raphaela, he thought with an exasperated sigh, she just knew how to get him. His heart swelled with love and happiness, chasing out the coldness that had resided there for a long time. She wasn't completely gone, he hadn't completely lost her. Though they couldn't be together, though he might have to live his life by himself but he wasn't alone. Wherever she was, she still thought of him, still loved him and cared for him; it was enough. It was enough for him now and he could go on with his life knowing he had someone
"You sent him a hefty sum." Raphaela commented, walking hand in hand with Lorenzo around the neighborhood Antonio lived in.She still stayed with Antonio and Valentina in their cute beautiful home but Lorenzo had left to stay in his. They had the modesty pack rule that didn't allow unmated and intending couples to cohabit.Though he lived in his home, Antonio's home was practically his second home. He would werewolf zoom his way very early in the morning and watch her sleep just so her face could be the first he saw for that day and that her first words were directed to him. He would come around and spend practically the whole day just being with her. She wasn't left out. She newly discovered to her great delight that she had the ability to make him nervous and blush. She definitely took advantage of it.She would stare at him for long minutes until she could hear the nervous pounding of his heart, see his eyes flutter in shyness and his ears and cheek turn red in embarrassment.It m
"Cicero." Julien greeted with concealed relief, letting the great phenomenal man into his house.Cicero flung the script in his face."Still needs a lot of work." He grunted, his eyes moving distastefully around the home.Julien smiled nevertheless. Cicero would never visit just to tell him his script needed extra attention."You like it?" He asked as they moved further into the home."It's unfinished." Cicero snapped, sitting carefully on a beige coloured couch, "how dare you send me an unfinished script?"Cicero's already aging face was twisted in a menacing intimidating frown. Julien scratched his head, sitting across from him, feeling slightly intimidated."I'm sorry, I just wanted you to see a bit of it and decide if you want to be involved."Cicero glared at him then snorted, rising."When you have the complete script, call me.""What? Wait." Julien quickly rose and followed after the man who was almost at the door. What quick steps."The script can't be finished anytime soon."
Vince opened his mouth to utter a displeasing comment to his Alpha to let go of his siblings but the words couldn't find their way out of his throat. He felt the cooling waters of trust wash over him and without realizing, he visibly calmed down and became an obedient lamb."Alpha." He bowed slightly."The rest of the group are fine. If you choose, I can move you all to a better house." Lorenzo spoke, keeping his eyes on the young lad."We would appreciate that." Othelia spoke up from the side."Get your belongings then."Lorenzo squatted down to the twin children."You'll come with me?" He asked softly, feeling a little strange to be interacting with the children."Yes! We will go wherever alpha go!" They chorused.He chuckled, picking them up in his arms."To the pack?" Vince suddenly asked, a hint of disapproval in his tone."No." Was Lorenzo's simple reply before walking out.Vince stared after them before slowly sidestepping Dagger's body and moving out of the room.After a short
But he never doubted her, never doubted her loyalty; infact he trusted her with his life. Why else had he killed for her? Something he had never done in his entire lifetime.He watched her get famous but yet still remain loyal to him, it intensified the feelings he had for her until she began to notice. He tried once, tried to love someone else, tried to notice other women but hard as he tried, he couldn't, he just couldn't find the home, the peace he was looking for in their eyes; they were all strangers.And so he stopped fighting and just let the feelings take over, overwhelm him until he didn't care if it killed him; all that mattered was that she loved him too.But what kind of love was it that prevented them from ever being together?•Julien's eyes popped open, bright and early the next morning. He said thanks to the God he knew existed then got up. He had a meeting with Cicero to prepare for.It ended successfully. The next two days, he had the auditions.The cast were few; mo
A month later,"The pack has fully undergone construction, mum. I think it's time you convince the rest to stop deceiving themselves and just return home.""You used to be one of them." Othelia laughed over the phone."I know, right" Vince chuckled, walking home, "but Alpha Lorenzo is cool and he has truly changed. I mean, he's teaching me to play basketball and I'm getting less bitter about dad's death.""That's nice, really nice. You were usually an angry man, mad over everything. It's nice that you're seeing life in a new way.""Mum" He groaned."My observation." She laughed in reply. He sighed."The pack looks very beautiful, you should see it. I've picked out our house already, it's the best among others.""Vince!"They laughed."But seriously mum, convince them. We're only delaying Alpha Lorenzo and Raphaela from getting officially mated, they...""What!?" Othelia exclaimed, "aren't they siblings!?"Vince chuckled at his mother's incredulity, "yeah but not blood siblings. They f
"I'm tired."She stared blankly at him but inside her heart was in broken pieces. How badly had he been hurting all these while, while she played heroine in Julien's film."I'm tired of everything. I'm tired of trying to correct my past mistakes, I'm tired of trying to change, I'm tired of trying to be good enough, I'm tired of seeing you wait for me so patiently because you trust me so much, I'm tired of myself, I'm tired of my life, I'm..."His voice was broken and each word, like a broken chard pierced her heart deeply. This wasn't Lorenzo, this wasn't the man who would burn the world to do whatever he thought was right, this wasn't the man who stayed sane even when the whole world was against him, this wasn't the man that loved his pack even when they repeatedly tried to kill him."This isn't you." She whispered hoarsely, her vision blinded by tears, "this isn't you."His cheeks trembled in her palms, the tears streaming down continuously. He looked terrible, miserable, tired."I