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Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Twenty-Seven
Reese’s POVSweat beaded across her forehead as her feet pounded into the dirt on the forest floor. Her muscles screamed but she didn’t stop running. Sweat coated her back but with every step she could feel the anger swirling inside her, closely followed by confusion.Reese had been running for an hour and she finally stopped when she saw the lake. She was breathing hard as she leaned forward with her hands on her knees. She hated feeling so insecure and she hated not knowing what was going to happen.She sat down on the banks of the lake and rested her head on her knees. How the hell was it possible to be so attracted to someone she didn’t even like? They had chemistry, sexual chemistry and last night had been … erotic.Sex with Troy had always been good. She wanted to believe him so much, she really did, but Amber was his mate and she was back. She didn’t understand why Troy would choose her. Some small, bitchy part of her felt vindicated that he’d said it, but the laws of nature di
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Twenty-Eight
Reese’s POVThe office Troy showed her to was at the back of the packhouse and held two desks, one for Julian, as she soon found out. Since he was her Gamma, it was his duty to also act as a buffer between her and pack members wanting appointments, much like Drake did for Troy.They had a small kitchenette with a very nice coffee station and another door that led to somewhere. Troy gave her a grin and stood in front of the door. “I know your office is a little out of the way and normally you’d have the office next to mine, but …”Reese’s heart sank a little. If her office was right next to his then they’d be close the whole day. She didn’t want to think about what that meant. They hadn’t talked about Amber again and Reese wasn’t sure she wanted to.“Reese.” Troy looked at her and she blinked as she snapped out of it. “We needed more space for your lab than the other office allowed for.”“My lab?” Reese felt like she’d been sucker punched but with tingles and marshmallows of happiness.
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Twenty-Nine
Troy’s POV“Max,” Troy answered his phone just as Reese and Julian rounded the corner.“I hear congratulations are in order,” Max said and Troy smiled.“Everything’s going according to plan except that Amber has returned to the pack and she’s making waves,” Troy said.“Troy, if you want to back out, I’d understand. Marriage is one thing but Amber is your mate,” Max said.“The Oracle was adamant. Our survival rests on this. Reese needs to be here with me in Black Claw. I could never put our species in danger like that. I agreed to your proposal to marry Reese and I’m not backing out, not now,” Troy said.“Sounds like this arranged marriage is working for you,” Max said with a light chuckle.“She’s … she’s a good person. She’s smart and caring, she’s beautiful too and … she’s nice, okay.”Max laughed and Troy closed his eyes briefly. “You’re in love with her.”Troy wiped a hand over his face. “Yes, I am.”“So Amber being there isn’t a distraction?”“Not like I thought it would be. I can
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Thirty
Reese’s POVReese was so engrossed as she studied the spores under the microscope that she hadn’t heard the door to her lab open. The flower she’d found in the late afternoon held her captive. It was a flower she didn’t know, which was odd in itself, and that intrigued her.“You do realize that you missed dinner,” Troy said from behind her and she let out a yelp and sat up straight so fast that the back of her head hit him on the chest.“Shit, Troy, you scared me!”He chuckled and placed his hands on her shoulders where she still sat on her stool. “What’s so interesting that you stood me up?”Reese smiled and moved her neck from side to side. “I’ve never come across this flower, not even in books and I hate that I don’t know.”Troy’s thumbs dug into the muscles of her shoulders and Reese closed her eyes as she felt the tight balls of spasms. She’d been sitting, hunched over, for hours. She hadn’t even realized that she’d missed dinner since she’d sent Julian away when the sun set.His
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Thirty-One
Bryan Bergenson’s POVHe’d been Alpha for two weeks and his first action as Alpha had been to send his parents away. His father had been furious, but he was glad to be rid of the meddling old man. He clenched his fist on the table and looked at the file in front of him.“Where did you go, little wolf?” he asked out loud.Reese Willowby was his true mate but he had rejected her in favour of Michelle, an Alpha’s daughter. He had to think of his future children, and Alpha genes on both sides were always better. At first he’d cursed the Moon Goddess for pairing him with a Beta daughter but when he realized that Michelle wanted the bond with him just as much as he did, he felt better.His plan had been to keep Reese close, she was his mate after all and her presence would ground him like Michelle’s never would. Their marriage ceremony had been uneventful and the marking process later that night hadn’t been as exciting as he thought it would be.Michelle was good in bed, but the erotic sen
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Thirty-Two
Amber’s POVThe vase that had once adorned a side table near the sliding doors of the patio now lay in shards against the far wall. Her fists were still clenched by her side as anger flowed through her veins. Her hair was disheveled and her mouth was set in a grim line.None of her plans had worked so far. Why, after six years, did Troy suddenly decide to move on and with an arranged bride? She might have understood it better if he’d fallen in love with someone, dated and then decided to take the leap into marriage.Her wolf had retreated that day in Troy’s suite. That woman’s scent was all over the place, infuriating her wolf. What was so special about the slut in any way? She knew they didn’t love each other, Troy had told her, so why?It didn’t make sense. They were fated to be together and if Justin had just kept it in his pants then she would have been Luna by now. She was the rightful Luna and no two-bit slag from wherever was going to change that.A knock on her suite door star
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Thirty-Three
Reese’s POVAnother week had gone by and Reese had noticed the subtle change in the Omegas behaviour. She kept to her routine, went for her run in the mornings, ate breakfast with Drake and Troy and then showered and went down to her office.Her diary had finally been filled with her first five appointments and she was excited to see what would happen. She was the Luna now and it was only right that some of Troy’s workload was assigned to her, she wanted to help.Reese wasn’t bothered by the odd looks at first or the whispers that seemed to follow her, nobody was outright rude to her or anything but something definitely felt off. Amber had kept to her word after her discussion with Troy.She sat at a normal table with Katherine and some warriors, bowed her head when she or Troy entered the dining hall and made no snotty remarks about them. It was a relief really.Reese hummed a tune in her head as she headed downstairs and on a whim decided to go to Troy’s office first. He’d left earl
Once rejected, twice shy Chapter Thirty-Four
Drake’s POVDrake stood under the water in his shower and lifted his head into the spray. He was tired, somewhat depressed and bored. Troy was being kept busy with international investors, King Maxim and their other businesses.He needed to find his mate, his wolf was already agitated and becoming more ruthless as time went by. He travelled with Troy, extensively and on his own. It’s been years and he’d started to believe that she was dead or had taken a chosen mate. He’d never know.It was still early when he headed to the Alpha office and read the text Troy had sent him. He had three business meetings in the city and would only be back late that night. He settled in behind his desk and opened his laptop.He hated paperwork, he preferred field work, fighting, loved the bloodlust that surged through his wolf’s veins, loved the hunt and the thrill of being in the midst of battle. Peace was good too, but he’d be lying if he said he didn’t sometimes wish that a group of rogues would brea
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