"What are you doing up here?" Benson asked with a raised brow as his eyes took in my appearance making me furrow my brows"Uh.....homework?" I answered though it was more of a question making him blink before his eyes locked into the clock on the nightstand and mine follows his before they nearly fell out, "Shit, shit" I cursed jumping out of the bed nearly eating shit had I not caught myself in time. It was almost 6 and that meant Ryker would be coming up to get me soon. Fuck me. "You legit have 30 minuets to get ready" my friend said as if I didn't notice"Can you get Luna to come up here and help me pick out an outfit while I shower?" I asked while walking to the bathroom connected to the guest bedroom"I can pick it out for you" he offered and I gave him a deadpanned expression"You suck as picking out outfits for other people Ben, so please get Luna" I didn't wait for him to reply but I could hear him mumbling and whining on the other side of the door before it was drowned out
"Ryker" Preston gasped as he took in the clearing. I had a couple of pack members decorate it. There were fairy lights hung on trees. Smack in the center was a table for two with tiki lamps around lighting the area. Beside the table was a cart with trays of food and a cooler that held the drinks. Since Preston was under age still, I had them pack sodas instead of alcohol. "How did you do all this in such a short time?" He asked turning to face me and I smiled "I had help from a couple pack members. Do you like it?" I asked while looking at the clearing. Flowers had long gone died due to the winter weather and the trees had gone bare. The air smelt fresh and clean. Snow was coming soon. "No" I blinked shaking my head at his reply making my heart sink only to sigh in relief when he added, "I love it. This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you" "You don't need to thank me, Preston. You deserve the world not just this simple dinner under the stars" I said and he s
I woke up to the sound of my Dad's heartbreaking howl and I felt tears sting my eyes. I climbed out of bed as more howls and whines filled the air and looked out the window to see Papa's wolf dash into the trees. Today, 17 years ago, mama passed away and every year on this day, Papa went to the cemetery to talk to him. I felt tears roll down my face as the pain filled howls broke through the night sky. Today was going to be a long day for everyone. The moon was slowly beginning to go down with the sun rising in the horizon. No need to go back to bed when I'll have to be up again in a couple hours anyway. Walking over to my desk, I picked up the picture frame that rested there. I was 8 months old when it was taken. Mama and Papa were both smiling down at me as my hand wrapped around Mama's pinky. My siblings were crowding around the bed with Julianna being in Papa's lap. "17 years have come and gone in a blink of an eye and I wish I knew you before you went away. I wish you were here
I looked over at Preston who had fallen asleep a few minute ago and clenched my hands on the steering wheel. I was fucking livid. Benson had contacted me through the family link telling me to get my ass to the school because Preston had ran out of their last class crying after what their teacher said. I wanted to strangle the bitch for making my mate cry. Who in their fucking minds tell their students that they should get over the death of their parents even if it's been years? To tell their student that their parent was a faggot? If it weren't for Preston sobbing in my arms when I arrived at the school I would have marched down the hall towards the Chemistry classroom and bashed her head on the wall for saying those to him. Preston never met his other dad who he calls mom because he died when Preston was only a baby. I was lucky enough to have met Jessie, his mom, before he passed away years prior since he was friends with Marc who had been the alpha at the time. He was a good guy t
The drive from Ryker's pack house to mine was like a weight was pressing down on my chest making it hard to breathe. Every step I took closer to the house was like a stab in my chest making it hard to breathe. Tears rolled down my face the closer I got. A hand taking hold of mine made me choke on a sob. Ryker pulled me closer to him and kissed the top of my head as we walked in silence. Eyes of the pack looked on with sorrow and sadness. Papa was and will always be the greatest Beta the pack has ever had and the fact that he was dying was hard for everyone. "We're here for you remember that" Ryker whispered as we stood in front of Papa's room. I felt the knot grow as the seconds ticked by. I closed my eyes and willed the tears back before clearing my throat and knocking on the door. A second later it was opened by a red and puffy eyed Julianna. The second we were face to face she pulled me into an brace that had me sobbing once again. To hell with holding back my tears."Are you goi
"Hey" I looked up to see Preston leaning against the door frame of my office and pushed back from my seat and patted my lap making him walk over and sit down, his head tucked under my chin as my arms wrapped around him "How are you feeling?" I asked and he shrugged his shoulders as he played with the strings of my hoody. It's been over a month since Princeton's passing and I know it's been hard on him. The day after the funeral he moved in with me stating that being at his house hurt because he'd wake up in the mornings expecting to see his father at the island laughing along with his older siblings but when he'd walk in the island would be empty or filled with silence as he and his siblings ate. It'll take time for him to get back to his old self and until then, I'll be here to hold him and whisper words of encouragement."I've been better." He whispered and I closed my eyes as I felt his tears soak my hoody before his shoulders began shaking as he cried. I pulled him closer and kis
"I want to renovate the apartment" Ryker said out of the blue and I blinked before sitting straight in my seat and looked at him with a raised brow "Yeah and what did you have in plan?" I asked and he beamed making me chuckle. He was like a child on Christmas morning. He pulled out a folded piece of paper and handed it to me and I unfolded it and finding a beautiful design "I was thinking of making it a two story apartment. I mean the top floor isn't being used so why not?" He said with a shrug of his shoulders "The top floor can be where the bedrooms are while the bottom floor can be the living room, kitchen/dining room, game room and theater room. Maybe even have a playroom in the future when we hav kids" I said and his head snapped up so fast that I winced when I heard it crack and he rubbed his neck "How many kids are we talking about?" He asked with a cheeky grin making me roll my eyes "We haven't talked about that have we?" I asked an he hummed taking a sip of his water whi
Graduation day was tomorrow away and Preston was a nervous wreck, why? I had no idea but seeing him thinking of anything that didn't have to do with his parents, was better than anything. He spent four days locked in our room crying a week prior about them not being here for him -until a pup had been found and brought to the clinic where he spends his days in- and and all I did was hold him and tell him that they'll be watching him from wherever they are and are proud of him. Now he was worried that he's going to fall flat on his face as he walked up the steps to get his diploma. He was worried that he'll make a fool of himself but I knew he was going to be just fine. He always thinks negatively when it comes to big events like these.I can now only imagine what he'll be like when the day comes when we get married. He'll probably lose sleep. He worried and fretted over everything and anything but that's what I love about him. Over the course of the year of being together, he's gotten