"Angeline!" Keanne yelled, and I immediately ran the short distance. Alpha Blake was on the floor. The drinks spilt around him, blood on his mouth and the white suit. Angeline was to his right, on the floor, her hair sprawled all over her.Aylen was on the ground, too, completely numb. And I wasn't sure who to attend to first.I ran to Aylen, but he wasn't moving at all. I immediately went to Angeline, my hands trembling. We had expected Alpha Blake's revenge, but never did we think he could lay a hand on Angeline. Never did we think he could want to have the cure so badly.Aylen was hurt, and he hadn't even healed Angeline yet.I turned to Keanne, who had now come to Aylen's side and turned him over.Aylen wasn't moving still.In one desperate attempt, I turned Angeline over, my hand reaching for her chest. I immediately started to pump, my lips sucked in, beads of perspiration covering my forehead. We couldn't lose her. Not after such a beautiful two days. Not when we were starting
Angeline arranged the gown around my feet, her smile small. She raised her head and then rested her hand on my stomach."You look absolutely beautiful," she whispered, smiling, her eyes crinkling at the sides."Thank you," I replied, then gave a small sigh. I was five months gone already, and I had a bulge. I looked into the mirror, my eyes squinting.It was all so beautiful. Angekine, our soon to be born baby."Are you okay?" I asked her, my eyes watching her. I saw her smile falter a little, but she nodded. "Yes. Thank you."I smiled and slowly turned away. After that birthday, a lot of things have become a little different. All of us had come out of it a little scarred, and even though Alpha Blake was given the death sentence, it had only made things a little sadder. I knew, left to Keanne and Angeline, they would have wanted a complete family with their father. It wasn't possible. At least not now, close to six months after his execution.I sighed, just as I heard the chords st
CORA"Have you heard?" Ava said, leaning over the dirty sink in the pack house. She turned, gave it a disgusting stare, then moved away, focusing her gaze back on me."Heard what?" I could hear the slight frustration in my voice, but it seemed to be a normal thing for Ava from her lack of a response to it."Well, the Alpha and his son are coming today, just in time for the ceremony. That means, we will see the Alpha and Beta on the day of our coming of age in three days!" She gave a small squeal, but I only rolled my eyes."Are they rich?""Does everything have to do with money for you? I know you are angry about being the literal butt of the entire pack house with no money and all, but..tone it down a little. There is more to life than just money."I sighed. "Easy for you to say."I started to walk away from the sink, rubbing my hands on my apron. It was my normal routine. Wake up before everyone else in the morning, and wash up the plates of over four hundred other inhabitants of th
KEANNEI occupied the back seat of the limo, my head rested backwards. I wasn't sure what to expect of a sudden trip to my origins, but one thing I was sure of was how much I would miss my life here. I knew enough to know the girls there were untouchable, waiting on the red string of fate to appear and lead them to their mates.I, of course do not believe in any of that. Soulmates, mate bonds, they all seemed like a far fetched dream, especially since I fell in love with the little vixen Kiara and she ran off with my former best friend.And even worse, how I watched my father and my mother."Is dad out yet?" My voice was gruff, and I stalled, my fingers caressing my throat. The hangover hurt a lot less today. I am used to how surprised people were when they saw how efficient I am in keeping my position as the president of the Stone Corporation. I did it so effortlessly well, that my habit of picking up women and partying every other night was easily over looked."Not yet. He is on hi
CORA I let out a small breath as I stood just behind the pack house, in a small garden I trimmed after washing plates every morning. It was one of the aesthetics of the pack, and the only place I could even remotely let myself cry.I sat down on the grassy floor, folding my legs under me, barely able to keep the shirt from falling off my bloodied arm. I had to take all the money I had to pay for those plates, and still had some left to pay. That meant I would have no clothes for the coming of age, and also no money till I finished paying. I gave a small sigh as the tears started to trickle down my face, my eyes closing."Am I intruding?"I looked up, my eyes wide, and stood immediately. No one ever came here, so it came as a surprise that there was even anyone around.He stood tall, way above me, probably a little over six feet three. He looked different, way different. Hair so black it looked almost blue in the sunlight. He had brushed it back into a laid back style, a few strands c
"Keanne," I said, then smiled, lowering my head a little.I loved how his name felt on my lips, and even more so, the satisfied look on his face, like he loved it too. He smiled, then gave a slow nod."Yes. Make sure to return it."I nodded immediately. Without another word, he turned away, his steps heavy.I watched his back, feeling my heart beat rapidly increase. His leaving was just as beautiful as the way he had come, and I found myself murmuring his name again, enjoying the feel of it on my lips."What happened to you, Cora? You are bleeding!" Ava yelled, removing the towel she had tied on her head to dry it off. Even though her family was rich, she did not live with them, and spent most of her time in the pack house with me.At first, I didn't like it. Now, I keep an extra toothbrush."I think I am okay. Even more than okay." I smiled, biting down on my lips a little.Ava scanned me suspiciously. "I am not quite sure what is wrong with you, but I think you should get out of t
My eyes widened, and I felt the surge of familiar heat to my legs and cheeks. It weakened my knees, and I held my breath as he stepped forward to me, his hand touching my shoulder, and he moved behind me.There was a mirror on the right, and he moved me slowly to it, leaning his face so it was right beside mine. He made sure his skin teased mine, and I closed my eyes a little, my lips parting."Imagine it," he said, bringing up the dress to my body, then holding down the waist, his thumb lightly grazing my waist.I swallowed. "I really can't...""Add this to my bill," he said. He wasn't talking to me anymore, but to the attendant who nodded immediately.He moved his face into my neck, so when he spoke, the movement of his lips teased my neck. I swallowed, feeling my chest heaving, and I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.His scent filled me as I hoped mine did him, and I made a mental note to find out if scent was a huge part of wolf attraction. I couldn't even remember the scent of
My eyes widened, my fingers clenching into the shards of already broken glass settled in my palm. "Don't be a hypocrite, dad. Have you forgotten about the mate bonds?"He laughed. "I definitely haven't, and that is part of it, really. She is an omega. Not just any omega, but the Crawford's omega." He gave a small, dark chuckle as his eyes fell on her again. She had her back to us, and she was talking to someone, her tone low.I swallowed as I followed my father's line of sight, feeling bile rise up my throat. I didn't think I was possessive about her, or we even had anything I ought to feel possessive about.But for some reason, reasons I didn't want to acknowledge or think about right now, I found the vile throes of anger clenching on my heart. It wasn't near as feral as when I had caught Kiara cheating on me, but right now all I wanted was to see blood. On the floor, in my hands. I wanted to paint the pack with blood and it didn't matter whose. It would be great if it is the blood