Yumi's POV.- He’s not so surprisingly, an oddly familiar face. I suppose it’s because I’ve seen a few old photos to recognize him right away. And also, I avert my gaze slowly to the passenger side of the car and smile widely at the exit of his female partner. My mate moves immediately, unable to mask the sheer surprise that explodes onto his face as he swiftly approaches them. “Bloody hell, Aniki...” He sighs in a smiling voice. “I know Henry said they were gonna delay a bit, but he never mentioned you were the ones coming with them.” The attractive man hardens his expression upon Henry’s statement as they now stand before each other. Will you look at the looks on their faces? A cold standoff, really? “Um, Yumi...shouldn’t you do something about this?” Eliza nudges me and I turn to look at her and find her pensive. I huff and return my gaze along my response, “I’m sure it’s nothing serious.” Yeah, ‘cause right now, both men break the false tension to embrace each other with lau
“That settles it,” I let out a sigh as I lean back against the backrest, stretching and flexing my arms before I rise from my seat. I wonder if Weslee must’ve woken by now.Searching around with my eyes briefly, I smile when they fall upon a heartwarming sight. They’ve fallen asleep again. Don’t think I’ll be able to stop by the grocery store. I step around my desk and walk towards the kids asleep on the couch, with temples pressed against each other and their school bags on their thighs. Bending forward a little, I tap their cheeks gently to rouse them up. “Heather, Zachery, wake up. It’s time to go home.” “I wasn’t able to finish my lunch at recess. Can I eat it on the way?” Heather chirps as I buckle her seatbelt before buckling that of her younger brother. “Okay, honey.” She beams at me as I ruffle her dark bangs and step back to shut the door so I can get in and drive over to her older brothers’ school. There’s no need to pick up Yohan since his grandma already did. I watch t
Yumi's POV. - I hurriedly pay the taxi driver as I step out of the car. The middle-aged man simply nods and I briskly walk away. Climbing onto the pavement, I adjust the chain strap of my leather bag and quick strides bring me to the entrance to a fast-food restaurant. I know Zana and Zainab must be here already. Letting out a calming breath, I push the glass doors open and the aroma of various sweet delicacies welcomes me so enticingly that it gets my stomach churning in delight. “And there she is!” “Truly took her time.” I smile foolishly, quickly joining the girls at a table by the semi-glass wall. I drop my bag onto the table and run a smoothing hand from my butt to mid-thighs to straighten my skirt before settling into the empty seat. “Hey guys,” I force a weak smile. The girls frown at me but Zainab quickly dismisses my lateness and jumps into talking. “Guess who bumped into someone today?” She wiggles her brows excitedly and Zana rolls her eyes. I look between the two a
Yumi's POV.- Eliza is brought leaning dependably against my shoulder and I put my arm around her waist to hold her close while also hanging hers around my shoulder. Her legs wobble into each other as we trudge carefully forward. I still feel the stranger making a path for us as he shields us from behind and suddenly feel like entering Eliza to hide from his blaring enticing aura. I shut my eyes, focusing solely on the drowsy girl I’m helping out. We step out of the loud music and clustered dancing bodies and I suck in a deep breath of fresh air. “Ah…at last. I came out alive,” I sigh in relief. “You…” I do recall there’s someone I need to thank and I turn to face him. Holy Moly! He’s so tall! My eyes widen even more when I see who it is. My mouth hangs open and my eyes go soccer ball size. It’s Henry Slater! I quickly dunk and sum up my disarrayed courage to face him again while fixing on a comeback smile. “Thanks for helping out”. His extraordinary eyes widen in shock but he s
Yumi's POV.- “…and uh, that’s what happened.” Avoiding their prying eyes, I hurriedly snatch a huge bite from my beef burger. They’re both not saying anything and I feel weird for spewing all I just did. I just told them the tale of meeting their favorite celebrity and they’ve just gone mute. I shift uncomfortably, finding the silence suffocating. “OMG! Girl!” They explode, startling me gravely. I almost get a heart attack and I frown at them, calming my frantic heartbeat with a palm over my chest. “What the heck is wrong with you two? You scared the shit out of me.” My voice simmers down to normal and they show me apologetic smiles. “I did say you might be mated to him,” Zainab drawls playfully. “Oh my, how did you evade his eyes? I’m so curious,” Zana leans over the table. “Uh…” When I do think about it, I actually don’t know. “…It just sort of happened. I found them to be the most attractive, fascinating, and astonishing orbs in the universe but, I didn’t feel that ‘Magnet
Yumi's POV.- Zana and Zainab look like they’re about to eat me alive with the aggravated looks on their faces. “Um…what is it?” I ask innocently and they explode. “What do you mean by what is it? Girl, you rejected him in public!!!” I shield my ears, wincing from the sound attack. “Hey! Cut it out. I’m right in front of you,” I groan with a frown. “So, why did you do that? People were watching,” Zainab rolls her eyes. “Why shouldn’t I? He knew that and still went ahead. I’m not the female population that worships his ego. I am me, Yumi,” I deadpan. “Ugh, it’s all over social media. You’re lucky no one could get a clear view of your face. The angle wasn’t a nice one. But from your shoulder, bag, and shoe, everyone could tell it’s a woman,” Zana goes on to say and I sigh. “It’s no big deal, and stop saying I’m his mate,” I pout with annoyance. It’s all I keep hearing these days and I don’t like it. “You just landed yourself in big trouble. You’ve wounded his Alpha pride and no o
Henry's POV.- I punch the punchbag right in the middle with all the aggravating energy flowing in my body and it goes flying off its hinges from the ceiling to fly across the gym room and meet the wall with a loud thud. All the wolves present get startled and don’t dare to look their Alpha in the face. Huffing with muscles tensing and contracting, the anger explodes. How could that measly human retort at me that way?! And in public eyes too. No human ever dared treat me that way and she had the guts to not only avoid my touch but also say those hostile words to me! “Curse this!” “Hey,” I hear Harvey’s voice. “You’re getting us worried. What’s wrong?” My brother comes over to my side and I glare him down to the floor. “She…she dared insult me in public,” I growl, my voice deep with Alpha authority and rattling every wolf present. Memories of that day sully and hazes my mind as I struggle to contain the pangs of disrespect that woman inflicted on my pride. Harvey carefully reache
Henry's POV.- “Eliza!” That voice. I snap my neck up and to the side, but all I see are clustered bodies emitting foul smells. But my rose is somewhere behind these wastes. “We have to leave here…Nate is coming tonight!” Her alluring voice barely goes past my hearing senses but thanks to being a powerful wolf, I catch on to it. Suddenly, I perceive the lust in the air and I frown in disapproval. These perverse wolves are all staring her way and I feel like snapping their heads off. No one dares stare at my mate…I growl. Just as the wolves cower and back off under the pressing aura I’m emitting, her neck whips around just in time to meet gazes with me. My daring rose. The girl on my thighs resumes kissing my neck hungrily. Still looking at her, I lean over to the side and kiss the other girl hungrily. We both moan in pleasure and the other girl to my right starts caressing my chest, much to my delight. My arousal picks up as the kiss deepens and the girls’ arousals build up too,