"Obviously, I know no one would ever want me as their fated mate and I understand all the reasons why, but it still sucks," Nukea continues, making me feel even worse, "It sucks to be reminded that I can't have anything nice ever. I wasn't born to have nice things. I wasn't born to have something beautiful and romantic like what Charlie has with Rahul. I was just born to be a whore hidden in the dark while Isabella can be your Luna in front of everyone because she’s better than me in every fucking way!"All I want to do is to take her in my arms and explain how wrong she is, but Nukea stops me with her eyes when I dare to take a step towards her."You're wrong," I end up saying, "Things aren't so black and white, Nu. I won't deny it, at first I thought our bond didn't matter and I tried to ignore it, but I couldn't, so I decided to make things right. Don't you realize I'm doing all of this so you can be my Luna? That's all I want right now. I was going to tell you the whole truth abou
{ Nukea }As soon as I hear Theo leaving the house after that cute conversation with my brothers, I get out of bed."Eat something that doesn't require the stove and don't bother me," I growl to my brothers and I lock the door before I throw myself on the bed."Ouch," I groan when my lockbox buries itself in my stomach, but I just toss it aside. I have close to fifty thousand dollars in that box, money I’ve been saving and collecting over time in case a situation like this occurred. I was ready financially, but I never knew how emotionally devastated I would be.I already knew there was a chance that Liam was right, but it still hurt me to hear it. To hear Theo admit he has been lying to me this whole time. Did he found out I was his fated mate when he found me in his room and mistook me for a stripper?Or did he found out when he went to my house to bully me into giving back the ring so he could propose to Isabella?Either way, the end result is the same: He saw a stupid, ginger, ch
I don't know what to do… actually I don't think anyone here knows what to do."Is she alive?" Violet asks, getting closer. "Obviously," Nate answers, rolling his eyes, but he bends down and puts a finger under her little nose, "She’s breathing.""Why is there a baby on my door?" I blurt out once I come out of the shock and I walk closer too. Looking at the baby up close doesn't give me any answers, she just looks like every other baby in the universe. But when I get closer I see there’s a piece of paper over a diaper bag next to the baby, so I grab it.'Take care of her or not. Your choice. - Isabella.'"What the fuck?!" I let out, so loud that the baby wakes up in fright and starts crying, "What's going on?!""Oh, so this is Isabella's baby..." Violet mumbles and bends down to grab the baby in her arms, "Open the door, we have some things to talk about.""That can't be possible, Isabella is only six months pregnant or something, it's not time yet," I think out loud, not understandin
As soon as I'm home and pull out the contents of the diaper bag, I realize I don't have even half of the things Nukea mentioned. I need that thing to keep the bottles sterilized, a little bath tub and sponge, something to keep the baby from falling out of bed, more clothes to keep her warm, more diapers and more formula.At this point, I really regret being so mad at Isabella in her last few months of pregnancy because I should have known about all this crap. I should know everything a baby needs. I know a man isn't expected to know all that and especially me since my job wouldn't necessarily allow me to take care of a child like a mother would, but obviously it's always good to know those things because shit happens, shit just like this.Without Nukea telling me all that, I wouldn't even know that a baby needs to eat every two hours and maybe I would’ve starved this kid to death.I call my guardian angel, Holly."I need you to go to a baby store and get me everything a newborn baby
{ Nukea }I arrive at Theo's house at seven in the evening and, just as he instructed, I walk in without knocking because he's waiting for me. "Hey, Nu," he greets when he sees me approaching the living room where he’s sitting next to the baby carrier, "Where are the boys?""They’re home. Soon they’ll have to start in their new fancy school and they're both super dumb, so they have a lot of studying to do before they start the new cycle," I say as I approach, trying not to look too nervous. Come to think of it, I should have brought the boys along to help make this less awkward. "Oh, okay," he says and stands up to greet me with a hug that I have to end quickly before his warmth makes me feel the need to hug him for hours, "Thanks for coming.”“No worries, I wanted to see how you’re doing,” I say and I sit beside the baby carrier too, to have some kind of barrier between us. Theo sits back down.“I'm going to be honest... last night was a shit show. Literally,” he complains. When he
Before I know it, Theo's wolf stands up in a swift movement and takes advantage of my surprise to wrap his hands around my face much more gently than might seem possible and he pulls me to him, stealing a kiss from my lips and making it worth it. He growls from his throat and glues his whole body to mine, sucking on my lips and demanding my tongue forcefully, so much so that I can't do anything but kiss him back, savor the taste of his lips and hating myself for not letting us have this sooner. Sure, I'm super angry and all, but this is just so good. Everything with him feels so damn good. Knowing that I'm kissing my fated mate is the best feeling I've ever had in my entire life, so I put my all into this kiss, but just when I want to make it more intense, Theo pulls back and just looks at me."I'm sorry, I couldn't stop myself. I had to kiss you," he excuses himself and shrugs his shoulders, slowly going back to being just Theo, "It won't happen again unless you give me explicit pe
"Thank you, Al-" I can't even finish speaking because Theo's palm suddenly goes over my mouth."No. You know how it makes me feel when you call me that," he says with the deep voice right in my ear, "You know why? Because I am, I'm your Alpha. And you have no idea how much I want to show you..."The hardness I feel against my ass all of a sudden gives me an idea of what he's getting at. "Fuck," he blurts out, "Don't say anything else, let's just go to sleep. Talking about it makes it worse."I nod until he releases my mouth. I laugh at him, but I'm glad he stopped this before it even started because I wouldn't have been able to. But I'll be stronger tomorrow, I promise. This first night isn't as bad as I expected. Millie wakes up sometimes, but I get up to feed her when it’s time or to change her diaper. Or just rock her a little to get her back to sleep, that’s what I’m doing now.Theo was sound asleep, but he grunts and lifts his head suddenly. "Do you need my help?" He asks."N
{ Theodore }I walk to the office with Millie in her baby carrier even though I'm not very happy with her at the moment. Her presence in our bed yesterday ruined my chance at a little relief, but I still owe her the world for making it so I can even be in the same bed as Nukea. "Hey, Holly," I greet her when I see her, poised as always, "Can you get me an espresso?""Uhm, I think you're going to want something stronger," she murmurs and gives me that look she's only given me a few times, when something is wrong, "Liam is waiting for you in your office and he's clearly ready for a fight."I close my eyes and groan with stress. I'm not looking forward to be in close vicinity to him, but of course Liam wouldn't accept being ghosted for too long. I open the door and find him immediately, pacing in front of my desk. He looks like absolute shit. His face looks much thinner and harsher than normal, his eyes have red circles under his eyes and his black suit is completely wrinkled. None of