“You didn’t need to kick the door.” Wade was unimpressed and glared at his son.“We knew you were coming today. You didn’t need to announce it.”“Is that so? What is this meeting for?” Jared strode inside and found a vacant seat.He saw the men exchanging glances, which he found suspicious. He raised an eyebrow as he looked around.Wade briefly glanced at James. “Well, it’s good that you’re here. You might as well join the meeting. Now that you’re back, you can't continue the way you've done before. Things have changed. I’m the alpha and I’m still the authority. Everything that I’ve delegated to you before, I have revoked all of them. For now . . .”Jared quickly interrupted him as he squinted. “You're revoking . . . Are you kidding me? You can't be serious. What? Are you saying I have no right to command these men? Who’s going to keep them in order?”Wade already expected him to react this way. He was quite calm as he stared at his son. “Me, of course. I’m the alpha, no? Don’t thin
Polly slept for hours and it was already dark outside when she was startled awake by a scream and smashing of things. She scrambled off the bed, hiding in a corner beside it. Her heart thudded against her chest as she tried to make sense of what’s happening. It took her a while to remember she’s in Jared’s room, in Blood Moon. And it was Jared thrashing the room, yelling every few minutes. She winced every time something gets broken. She was terrified, afraid of him, fearing for her life. She didn’t dare make a sound, biting her lip to keep herself quiet.Seeing his eyes, they kept her frozen in place. Her senses were screaming danger, making her horrified. Her instincts told her to stay put, though. Who knows if he would target her if he sees her move? His eyes looked crazy enough and it was as if he would attack anything that he laid his eyes on.His actions were so violent, she let out a whimper after a while. She felt her heart drop when he turned to face her. She only held his ga
Down the hall, he saw a young girl near the storage, holding a broom and rummaging.“You. There’s a mess in my room. Go and clean it up.” As he was speaking, he felt a few light smacks on his lower back.“Watch your tone.” She really hated his superior tone.“I don’t need to.” He turned to the young girl again who quickly bowed to them. “I want it done in an hour. Do you understand?”“Yes, sir. I’ll clean it up right away.” The girl’s voice trembled and there’s a somewhat panicked look in her eyes.Polly frowned at it all. This is how they do things here? She’s an ordinary member of Snow Mountain, so she has no right to order people around. She does her own chores. They do have cleaners in the pack and most are stationed in the pack house. Rarely does she see them, though. But then again, she rarely goes to the pack house for anything. She usually eats a
He didn’t give her any instruction or guidance on what to do. He just said that she can do whatever she wanted, and what she wanted was to train. It wasn’t easy. On her first week, she witnessed people’s dislike towards Jared. They were also hostile towards her. She hasn’t done anything yet she’s being treated like a bad person. The Alpha only gave her his word that she won’t be harmed and Jared hasn’t been violent, so that was that. The older man wasn’t planning on overstepping into the couple’s relationship. He’s not about to tell Jared how to treat his mate. His son would only get mad if he tried. It’s best not to provoke him. When she tried to join those who were training, she was mocked and judged for being a petite young woman. They made their point by giving her a few simple tests. For her, it was moot point. The tests were for strength, which she clearly doesn’t have. She tried arguing her point, but they all laughed at her. “Is everything about strength? How about technique
It was James’ turn to sigh.“I don’t think he meant for me to do anything. He only wanted me to get the title. He must have planned to rule on his own. He hasn’t told me to do anything specific.”“That’s a pity. This pack badly needed an active Luna, someone who would complement Jared’s leadership. Do you really not desire to help others? I knew some people would take advantage of getting the position to help as much as they could. They could implement plenty of improvements within the pack.”“I’m not some people. I just wanted a normal life.”“Does Jared know?”“Yes.”“Maybe that’s why.”“What why? What do you mean by that?”“You told him you wanted a simple life. You implied that you’re not willing to shoulder a Luna’s responsibility.”“That’s not something I was prepared for. He can’t just force me to take so much responsibility. What am I going to do? Embarrass myself? Everyone would just mock me. Many of them already do. I’m surprised you don’t.”He shrugged at her last sentence.
But Jared wasn’t exactly evil. Her cries registered in his head and he knew he couldn’t forcefully mate with her. He has respect for her, his mate. But the situation still made him mad. He’s so angry! Why can’t she just accept him? Why must she insist on leaving? He stopped and just laid there with her as he thought what to do. He liked the feel of her body and she shivered as he slowly caressed her sides. He groaned at how difficult it was to stop, to take control of his desire. Her scent . . . this close . . . it was madness! He tightly closed his eyes and took deep breaths. He would love to mark her, if he hadn’t already.She continued to cry until she noticed the lack of movement. Then, she resumed struggling against him. He’s still squashing her with his weight.“Don’t move.” His tone was commanding and though she’s very much rattled, her instinct told her to heed his words.He couldn’t refut
James wouldn’t dare to approach her in his brother’s room, so he went to ask Jared.“How’s Polly?”“She’s fine.” This reply was clearly perfunctory.“When’s the last time you saw her?”Jared paused, recalling the time they fought with words.“What’s it to you?”James carefully studied him. His brother didn’t even bother to glare his way.“Well, I haven’t seen her for a while. It’s been three days. No one seemed to have noticed her presence. Did you perhaps lock her in your room?”Jared frowned. “My room’s locked from the inside. She can get out if she wanted to.”“Good. When’s the last time you checked in on her?”Jared pursed his lips. He took a deep breath before approaching the door. James followed him. They went to his room first, but she wasn’t there. Her
Polly knew she’s dying. Her whole body hurts so much. It was agonizing, suffering in pain while waiting for death to come. Why? Why couldn’t she just die quickly? Why must it be a slow and painful process? She has gotten bursts of pain from time to time and wondered if death is like that. It took her a while before her consciousness returned to the surface. She frowned when she thought she heard Jared’s voice. The bastard even haunts her last moments? Why couldn’t he simply disappear? Her anger towards him returned and she got even more irritated when she realized he’s uttering her name. She wanted to yell at him and curse him, but her throat felt dry and she couldn’t seem to say a word. She went under again and who knew how much time has passed? She coughed and it was what woke her up. Her mouth and throat were so dry, she kept coughing. And with each cough, she became aware of the pain everywhere in her body.Jared became rattled, forgett