Yumi's POV.- “Henry!” I merely giggle in my sleep and hear a loud thud. Now my eyes snap open in alarm and I see blaring eyes boring into my head. “I thought I locked my door…how on earth did you get in?!” “Exactly. You ‘thought’. I got in through Mars, love.” I grin at her and she throws a pillow at my face, grumbling things to herself while she walks into her bathroom. I roll over to where she laid and bury my face deep into her pillow. Breathing in her scent and exhaling my rationality away. “I have a morning class by 9 a.m. Are you gonna be around till then? When should I speak to Alpha Ivanov?” Yumi enters the bedroom and I peel my face off her pillow. When our eyes meet, she gulps. Aw geez, I must look so lustfully dazed. I run a hand over my face, sitting up, and righting my facial expression. “I’ll stick around till you get back. You can talk to him then,” I tell her and she nods, moving to her big dresser and pulling out drawers to pick what to- “Can I have my privac
Yumi's POV.- I feel warm hands on my shoulder shaking me awake. I grumble and scrunch my face as I swat it away. The sound of a low chuckle has me tensing for a moment, and I snap my eyes open. Are we there yet? I stare out the rolled-up window to see it’s around sunset, and then I look the other way to see beautiful, shimmering hazel slate-blues gleaming down at me. My heart literally stops and picks up insanely as unease raids my body, and I look away. “I bet you enjoyed your sleep. We’ve arrived”. Henry starts unstrapping his seat belt and I fret around nervously. I know I agreed so easily back there, but…I can’t. “I can’t.” Placing my hands on his arm anxiously, Henry looks at me, quirking a brow up. “What? You have to- Oh~” What’s with that slurry tone? I gulp tensely and he winks at me and steps out of the car. Stiffly, I do the same while wondering what he must have up his sleeve. The Pack members walking around gasp when they see me and I manage a small smile and a light
Yumi's POV.- He did comply with my request. Now that we’re starting afresh to rebuild our relationship, it’s essential we get to know each other. But…I wasn’t expecting to be trapped in this position with him. Straddling him on his thighs and worse, facing him as he’s sitting on the furnished wooden floor. “So…your cousins are the ones running the other Packs as Alphas, right?” “Yeah…but I’m the main Alpha on top and they all report back to me. That doesn’t mean they’re forced to bow before my feet. Alphas don’t joke with their pride,” Henry replies while caressing my face gently. “That must mean you must all share the same Pack link, huh? And the wolves are free to live wherever and freely move in and out of each other’s boundaries right?” I posit curiously. He nods his head and looks up into my eyes as he rubs my cheek fondly with a warm expression on his lit face. “I’ve got eight male cousins in total and five female ones. I’m the third eldest of the males and from the main f
Henry's POV.- I fall into bed right the moment the walk-in closet door creaks open and Yumi’s head peeks out to see if I’ve fallen asleep. I pretend to be doing so as I keep my eyelids hooded and partially shut. But she can’t see that from the distance she’s at. Come to me, baby...I bite down the urge to chuckle as I see her through my partial vision tiptoeing out carefully, in my clean boxer shorts and short-sleeve top. So simple, but damn gorgeous! When she slides into bed and is about to shut her eyes, in a sporadic movement, I bound up against her. “Henry…let go.” Her weak voice comes out again, attempting to sound firm, but I only squeeze her the more, humming in the negative and she groans. I nuzzle her exposed neck slowly, causing goosebumps to wake along my teasing trail. “How do you feel, spending the night with me like this?” I ask with a smirk and hear her huff, her tension deflating considerably. Not yet as relaxed as I need her to be, but I can do with this for now.
Henry's POV.- I can’t do this, I mustn’t. At once, I vacate the bed and disappear behind the bathroom door. By the time I return to the bedroom, I find my mate standing by the large windows. The white linen curtains float about her, giving me glimpses of her tranquil form as she gazes softly out the window with her arms crossed and her side leaning against the frame. I reach out to her through our private mind-link as I step away from the bathroom door. ‘Yumi?’ She regards me slowly and manages a smile as she averts her gaze back. Something feels off with her mood. Is she cross with me for earlier? ‘I’m not mad at you,’ Her voice debunks quickly, and she adds distractedly, ‘I was only recalling something.’ I don’t like the sound of her voice. She sounds regrettable, making my tension return as I zip in behind her and gently recall her frame back into the soothing wrap of my arms. I rest my chin on her head and growl with disapproval. “Are you thinking of Alistair?” I question, e
Yumi's POV.- Haa...I don’t think it stings so much that I might need him to carry me. So I shake my head languidly as he squeezes my hands. “You stay here with everyone. I’ll call you when I need you,” I assure him with a smile as I lean up, biting down a wince to peck his cheek. Henry reluctantly hums and I smile once more before letting my hands slip from his as I catch my dress once more along my departure, ensuring to dodge as many eager well-wishers as possible. - - Free from all the ecstatic merriment and blasting music, I sigh with fatigue slouching my shoulders as I come before the bathroom mirror. Staring into the mirror, my breath catches with awe to meet gazes with the Queen staring back at me. Henry flaunted his wealth in such a bedazzling burst for our wedding. My wedding dress was a fitting silver dress that flowed in very attractive silver waves, running over the floor in a length of ten feet. It had real diamond jewels stuck all around the v-neck, the intricate f
Yumi's POV.- The bed creaks, my shaking legs wrap around his lower back and I jerk my head back with a deep airless gasp that snaps my eyes wide and expands my neck as my hands grip the shits desperately. ‘Yumi!’ Henry blares my name across our private mind-link simultaneously with his insane thrust through my hymen. My entire body convulses responsively as I lose my mind, seeing nothing in my soiled vision but blinking stars as my chest heaves powerfully. I feel numb after releasing that pent-up fire swelling inside of me along his breach. Lying powerless against the sheets, I try to calm my erratic breaths as I blink lazily, trying to see my mate hovering over me. I’m too weak to muster speech as sensual tingles bathe my being. My breath and his fill the silence as his pulsing large arms slide beneath me and parcel me affectionately against his chest. We snuggle into each other, inhaling our scents without rush. I can feel him relax inside of me and I shudder with a bit of alarm
Yumi's POV.-Time to return to El Dorado. Henry’s tagging along to spend a week with me, he’s got a pile of work waiting at the branch of his Company over there. So myself, my besties and their mates as well as Eliza and hers, all leave in a convoy of three cars.Throughout the drive, I slide into deep sleep. Exhausted from keeping up with my Mate’s exasperating shenanigans. I have to grow a special tolerance for that obstinate Alpha. When my eyes come open next, I see I’m on my couch and I can hear sounds coming from my kitchen. I sit up with a yawn, looking about at first before setting my eyes on my body to see I’m in my strawberry-designed pajamas. “Buttercup?” I call, letting out another yawn along my languid rise. “In here, love. Making dinner!” He replies and I stand up at once. Henry’s a terrible cook. I race to the kitchen and meet his back to me. Joining him by the counter, I peer at what he’s doing to see he’s reheating pizza. “Yum~ You bought this?!” I ask in glee and