SUNSHINE:Knoxx was acting as if he had a right to decide for me. If he only accepted me as his, then I might allow him to sway my decision. But he did not. I put both of my hands on my hips. "What is your power over me?""I am your alpha.""It won't be after you and Brody signed the treaty.""I am your mate."I cocked my eyebrow. "You are my mate, but you never wanted to become one.""I'm only looking at what's best for you," he cajoled. “You won't allow me to live here because you think what's best for me? What kind of bullshit is that? The moment we succeed, this place will become peaceful. And we will no longer see each other. You will no longer see your mate. You will no longer pretend that you don’t have a mate. That's what you want, right?”"Yes, Sunshine. You are right.""Then? Well, you stop trying to decide for me?"After signing the peace treaty, I will return to the pack and officially ask for Alpha Ezra and Mother's approval. 'You think they will approve?' Helena aske
SUNSHINE:“I never said that. I might find the woman useful as the time goes, Knoxx answered.”“You will be using her? And next to her body? And then what?”"You're starting to act like you're jealous, stepsister," Knoxx declared. I forced my mouth shut. "Don't say I am jealous. Dante might get weird ideas."Dante’s eyes went back and forth between me and Knoxx. "I already did."Knoxx and I looked in his direction, my heart hammering against my chest. "Y-you do? Dante. Nothing is going on between us," I started. "Don't get any weird ideas.""They said that the more you hate, the more you love.""That's not true!" I exclaimed. Looking at Knoxx I said, "Did you hear him? It's because of you, stepbrother."Knoxx glared in reply. Sighing, Dante asked, “Haven’t you settled your issues? You're acting like children. No offense, Alpha Knoxx. You two reminded me of my siblings.”“We haven’t settled anything. Yet. Though I already seek her forgiveness. She won't forgive me."I shook my head
SUNSHINE:"I don't have feelings for the alpha," I said with a straight face. The only feeling I had for him was hatred. Nothing else.'Lies. You like him,' Helena urged.'You like him. Not me.'"But the way up you look at him…" Dante shook his head. "Never mind, Miss Sunshine. It was wrong of me to ask you that." "Did I give off that vibe? That I was desperate about the mate thingy, Dante?"Silence before he answered. "Please forget what I said, Miss Sunshine. I'm only imagining things. There's no way you like the alpha since you haven't found your mate.""You are correct. I have no feelings for him."I got to my feet and pretended to yawn. Now I understand why my stepbrother chose to sleep. To avoid questions like this. I pretended to yawn the second time. "I'm getting sleepy. Can we continue this talk next time?"Dante looked at me quizzically. "I g-guess so.""Good.""Miss Sunshine. Wait.""Yes?""Did I offend you with my last question? That was not my goal."I smiled widely. "
SUNSHINE:Knoxx's plan to have a negotiation was thrown out of the window after the murder. The townspeople had looked at us as if we were the culprit. The three of us—Dante, Knoxx, and me. Their eyes said that we were the reason why this peaceful town suddenly became chaotic. If only I knew the murderer, I would kill him myself. Because of him, it looked like our stay in this place would move over. What happened earlier still shook me. After doing the necessary steps, the dead body was carried away. Seeing Dante's house would never be the same. The victim's eyes would forever haunt me. I hugged myself as images of the victim's glassy eyes flashed through my memories. "Are we not doing anything?" I asked while biting my fingernails."Quite biting your fingernails. What are you? A child?" Knoxx chastised. We were on the balcony of Dante's house looking at the overlooking mountain. Knoxx's anger did not dissipate. He was on edge, but not saying anything. He was the most dangero
SUNSHINE:How long has it been since I last heard his voice? A couple of days? A few weeks? It felt like a year already had gone.“I’m glad you still remember and love me.”Rage pulsed through my veins. "Jericho," I uttered as if his name brought a plague. “What the fuck do you want?”“I thought you hated me.”“I hate to run even through the deepest water. Get lost!”Knoxx and my eyes met. ‘Who is that?’ he asked through our mind link.My hands struggled to control my shaking, but I did not succeed. ‘None of your business,’ I snapped. ‘It’s Jericho.’‘That man died already.’‘I heard you earlier.’‘Don’t eavesdrop on someone else’s conversation.’‘That man won’t stop you.’I stopped replying and distanced myself when Knoxx was eavesdropping on our conversation. I softly shut the door inside the room and focused on the call.“Are you listening to me, my beautiful Sunshine?”I flinched at Jericho’s creepy endearment. Yes. Creepy. But before, whenever he called me on our endearment,
SUNSHINE:Jericho wanted me back and did he think I believed him? I did not.Only a fool would believe him. That was what he was good at. Confusing my heart. Making me fall for him and the next thing he does, he will crush my heart using his own bare hand. Then, he would laugh at me and will say that I was stupid and foolish for falling for the same tricks over again. "You think I was the same fool in the past? Jericho. You cannot say that you want back without even apologizing for what you did in the past. Apologize first!”“I admit I was a fool, Sunshine. But I already reflected on my past actions.”"Say you are sorry."If he did, then the pain might disappear and I could move on. "I wasn't wrong, Sunny. Why would I say sorry?"“You hurt me. You cheated on me. You think those are not enough reasons to ask for my forgiveness?”“Do I have to say those words? I am an alpha.”He was hopeless and I could no longer stay with someone who was not even aware of his mistakes. “An alpha i
SUNSHINE:My feet led me to Thalia's coffee shop and I walked aimlessly around the town. Even if I already told myself that she was not my friend, I could not stop coming here. Unfortunately, with the status of my mind at the moment, I needed someone to talk to. Thalia was the best candidate for that. So what if she tried to seduce Knoxx? If she knew our relationship, and she persisted in seducing him, that would be the time I would be angry. But she did not. I should be more understanding because of her past.'That does not mean she should also take our mate away,' Helena blurted.Her mood became sour when she realized we would be going to the coffee shop.For Helena, Thalia was her rival.'She didn't know, Helena.''Then, tell her. Is that a problem?''Knoxx don't want anyone to know. He was scared that people might judge him if he took me as his mate.' And that was okay. In the beginning, my intention was not to have a mate but to have succeeded in this mission.With no other acq
SUNSHINE:"An eye for an eye."How scary. If the investigators do not do their job well, an innocent person will likely be killed. "Yes. There will be no due process or whatever. As long as it was sure that you were the murderer, you would be killed the next day after. But since the suspects are Alpha Knoxx and Dante, Brody's move is calculated. A single decision will create a domino effect. They will be annihilated instantly by the alpha's father the moment they touch the three of you. So you don't have to worry a lot, okay?"Don’t worry? It was not his life that was at stake. It was Knoxx, Dante, and mine. How could I stay put while our lives were on the line?We would only be safe if the real murderer was caught. How? I hope Knoxx will do everything in his will to catch the person behind this. "I'm not worried," I lied and sipped the coffee. Damn. It was super hot and I even burned my tongue. “My stepbrother won’t leave me.”Are you sure about that? The other part of my mind ask