SUNSHINE: “Sunshine. I don't want you to regret it.”Me regretting having his child? Definitely not. That would Be my last memory of him. He was set on staying in this place forever and looked like nothing would change his mind. So…the best thing to do was bear his child. “Why would I regret it when I wanted this in the first place, Knoxx?”He heaved a sigh until I found myself that we already reached the surface and entered the tent. There were tiny droplets of water wetting the floor and for now, I did not care any of that. Without breaking any contact, gently, Knoxx put me down as if I was the most fragile thing of all.“Have you made up your mind?” I asked.The tent was too small for us, but if this meant being the closest to Knoxx like this, it wouldn't matter at all. I wanted this proximity between us.“About what?” Both of his hands fell on both of my sides and he lay still without doing anything at all which was kind of frustrating. I did not want to spend our night starin
SUNSHINE:Why did Knoxx not come inside me? Jericho wasn't like that. Though we wore protection. It was he who insisted we should even if I wanted to have his child ‘cause I was certain it would be the two of us in the end.And here comes Knoxx. He did the same.I clenched my fist as a sob started to resurface. The child that I was expecting to have after this union had seemed thrown out of the window. And the mark that I waited for had not occurred. I was so attuned to having a child that I remembered late that he did not mark me.What was irritating of all was that he seemed like he was not aware of what he did. Or was it part of all his plan? Did I expect too much from him? Knoxx pressed a kiss on top of my head and held me close. The smell of after-sex wafted in the air, but this scent dominated the crowded tent. It was small for me, but when he was with me, it seemed like it was already small in the first place. "This tent is too small for us. Tomorrow, we will buy somethin
SUNSHINE: Knoxx looked calmer compared to earlier. Maybe he did some thinking. I lifted my gaze and watched him.“What are you saying? It's already late, Knoxx. Having your child after everything? You think I am a fool?”“We can try again and give you my seed.” Knoxx was about to grab my hand, but I hid it behind my back. I was willing to forget my pride, but why could he not do the same? Why could he not let go of his guilt and choose me?'It's because it is not that easy, Sunshine,’ Helena declared inside my head.‘If it was not easy for him and he could not sacrifice for my sake, then he did not love me.’'Knoxx did not say he loved us. He only said we are important to him and he liked us.’I was brought back to the present when I felt someone shake me. “Sunshine? Please? Do you want me to mark you? I will do that. Let's go inside,” he cajoled. I was tempted to say yes, but he already hurt me. I also had my pride. I won't be going after him because I missed his dick. Besides, w
SUNSHINE:The people became even more busier as the days passed. They continued fixing their homes and were starting to get back in business.One thing I noticed when the people saw it was the smile on their faces which I did not usually see before. It looked like they already accepted us and Knoxx was ruling them now. “A pleasant morning, Alpha Knoxx,” one old man greeted.Knoxx nodded. Hmm. This kind of relationship might have pushed him to stay here.Seeing I was watching them, Knoxx's cheeks flamed. “Allow me to carry your backpack, Sunshine,” Knoxx said out of the blue. Reminded, the bag was indeed heavy, but I was not in the mood to ask for his help. I was still mad at him. “No, thank you. I can carry it. I still have my hands.” The bag must weigh fifteen kilograms or more. “Are you still mad?”Using my hand, I put it on my forehead to block the sunlight coming into my eyes. “I'm not mad,” I muttered. “Why would I?”“You are,” he insisted. “You're not even looking at me.
SUNSHINE:One month later….I was outside the pack’s flower garden when I had nothing left to do.A month had passed when I returned to Heartstone Pack. A month where Dante had also left and returned there at Rogue Town. A month when I should have been moving on, but I could not and felt like I was still stuck on my past.Memories of what happened that night and the next day I left Rogue Town for good kept on flashing in my mind.Knoxx…I was waiting for his return. That he would finally change his mind and choose me in the end, but he did not.Bite, my new pet Pomeranian dog stirred in its sleep and whimpered in its sleep.Consoling it, I brushed its neck and he moved towards my warmth. Knoxx.The pack had felt as if something was missing and I knew who that was—Knoxx. The people had not yet known he was alive and every day, I was tempted to tell them that the alpha was right.‘What would you get from telling them? You will only get his wrath,’ Helena declared...'I don't care if he
SUNSHINE:“Isn’t it obvious? My love for you hasn’t changed, Sunny. When you disappeared from my life, that was only the time when I realized how much you were to me. I learned from my mistake. To me, you’re still the right woman and I will not stop loving you until you will not marry someone else.”Until I will not marry someone else? I sucked in a breath…Knoxx, if I marry Jericho… wouldn’t it be unfair to him? Won’t I be using him to forget you?I heaved a sigh. I had to think it over again since my future was at stake. Seeing Jericho now, I wanted to forget the past and focus on the present and the future. Nothing else.“Do you believe me, Sunny?”“When I doubt your words, I watch your actions.”“What did you see?”“A man who had changed for the better.” He exhaled a sigh of relief. Which reminded me of something. “Until when are you going to wait for me, Jericho? Why have you not given up?”He smiled. A small one. “Because that's what my heart dictated. I love you and it will
SUNSHINE:The heart hammered against my ribcage as I walked in the hallway while clenching my fist.How could the beta ask me what would happen to Knoxx if ever I married Jericho when the alpha specifically showed me that he had nothing to do with me? Men. Did they think women had all the time to wait for them? Like the heck!I should seriously consider if I want to marry Jericho or not so that this will stop.‘What will happen to our mate, then?’ Helena asked, whimpering. She had been silently crying in the corner of my mind.‘That is no longer my concern. Knoxx has chosen and it’s time for me to do the same.’“Sunshine. Wait!”I heard footsteps and I did not need to stop to know who it was. Cayden. The rational one among the brothers. And he was also the most sane person who never blamed me for what happened to the youngest brother. How unfortunate we were never given the chance to be closer as siblings. “Sunshine. Can we talk?”I stopped and faced him. Sweat coated his forehead f
SUNSHINE:“Mom. You don’t have to pressure Sunshine about that. We did not come to visit here for that,” Jericho declared in my defense. Lifting my gaze, I saw how his cheeks flamed with embarrassment. Cute. Cute?I chuckled nervously, but his mother won’t stop any moment from now. She pinched his son’s side.“Oh, come on, Jericho. Have you been slacking off? How many times will I tell you that you should win her back? I want her as my daughter-in-law!” his mother scolded.Mentally, I sighed in relief. She did not hate me for what I did to their son.‘Why would they when it was Jericho’s fault?’ Helena interjected. ‘It was right to reject him.’‘The last time I remember, you were bawling your eyes out when I rejected him.’Helena sneered. ‘That was all in the past. I want Knoxx to be better.’“Honey. Let’s just let the kids deal with it.”“That’s right, Mom. Right now, Sunny and I are friends.”“Friends?” His mother’s disappointment was evident on his face. “I never said that you two