SUNSHINE:I laughed sarcastically because that was the only thing I could do. But his words carried so much weight, making me question myself again. My worth. And everything about it.Jericho was a devil who would spout negative words into your mind, shattering your dreams and confidence as well as the worth you've had so far.Don't listen to him, another part of my mind whispered.It was easy to say, but difficult to do. "Have you thought about it, Sunny?" Jericho pressed. "I promise that you won't be hurt again. We forget the past and move on. What do you think of that?" Jericho was so full of himself. So what if no one wanted me? "Fuck off, Jericho. That's no longer your concern. My heart is stable as of the moment and it did not want anyone, especially jerks like you.""That only means you admit what I said," he said cheekly. "Sunny. I'm only your last bet. No one would accept you. Only me because—"Thud!Jericho and I glanced at the back and found the basket where there were a
SUNSHINE:I have a mate.The words kept on ringing in my mind a couple of times, giving me false hope. It was wrong of me to think that Knoxx wanted me now because from what I did earlier (the seduction I mean), I failed.I didn't even get a kiss from him.Dammit. I was back to being desperate for a man's validation. "Who is your mate?" Jericho asked. My heart hammered against my ribcage, as the other part of me wanted Knoxx to tell them the truth. But that was one of the most impossible things to expect. Knoxx would not dare to do that. He just could not. He was embarrassed that people would laugh at him for having a mate who was his stepsister. "Yeah, Alpha Knoxx. All the town people know is that you're unmated. Would you be willing to tell us who your mate is? I would love to meet her."I am already in front of you, the other part of my mind said. I gritted my teeth as my breathing became shallow. For a moment, Knoxx and my eyes met, but he easily looked away as if he was gui
SUNSHINE:If Brody became a rogue alpha, that meant he became more powerful. More powerful than we could ever imagine. He already met the different rogues from the other places and had a meeting and they appointed him as their alpha. Rogue alpha.I liked him sometimes, but obtaining powers like that…I did not know what he was more capable of doing. My stomach twisted.Fuck. I think I'm going to poke.Right now, all I wanted was to go back to the coffee shop and tell Knoxx about this.If Brody had acquired more power, how would we settle this dispute? Brody would no longer believe that a peace treaty would be the solution to this unending conflict between the rogues and the Heartstone Pack. He would think that this place no longer needed to be signing an agreement between the pack and him.Images of blood covering the whole ground flashed in my mind. I didn't want it to happen. Knoxx. What are you doing? Are You even doing something at all?I tried to reach out to his mind but sto
SUNSHINE:My heart skipped a bit as I forced myself to look at Brody. Be still, my heart. He was only bluffing so that I would tell him the truth and he would use the truth against Knoxx, thinking I was the alpha's weakness. Dammit. If Brody only knew the truth that I meant nothing to him, then he would not do anything at all. Probably. "W-what did you say?" I asked, forcing myself to control my breathing.Inhale. Exhale. No one should know the truth. But until when will I be able to keep the truth among ourselves? "The alpha and you are mates," he repeated. "I am a hundred percent sure about it."I was right. I was not hearing things. However, how did he know? Knoxx and I were not that close or sweet to each other. I forced myself to make my expression neutral. "Mates?""Yes, mates."Mates. My hands went to my stomach and then, I laughed it out and asked, "Why would Knoxx and I be mates? You can see that the alpha hated me so much. It showed how he looked at me. So please st
SUNSHINE: Knoxx's eyes were searching for something. That I did not know what. "Am I jealous?" he asked. I reached out the strands of his hair and then, combed them using my fingertips. He sucked in a breath while he watched what I was doing. The most important thing? He was not doing anything to escape from me. "Are you jealous," I inquired back. He closed his eyes, as he clenched his fist. His lips…I wanted to touch them. To kiss them and feel how soft they were. Knoxx did not smoke any cigarettes so his lips were red like strawberries. I wanted to kiss him, I whispered inside my head. The attraction between us was too great, but he was only denying it. He shivered against my touch. His breathing was getting shallow as well as mine. I licked my lips. I thought I had already given up on trying to seduce him. I was not successful last time. So what was my assurance that there would be changes now?I'm already tired of pushing him, yet he won't give in. His willpower was st
SUNSHINE: Those were nothing but the truth and I won't deny that I always told Brody that if only he was my mate. And until now, given this kind of situation I had with my second-chance mate, I still wanted to be with him. One moment Knoxx’s eyes were fine, but the next moment, his eyes widened. “He makes you feel safe?” he asked, his voice dangerously close to snapping out. “You wanted him to be your mate?” “Yes,” I answered without batting an eye. I did not want to lie about that. “I’m telling the truth.” A low growl escaped from his lips while his face turned bright red. “How can you say that even when we kiss earlier? Did the kiss hold no meaning at all?" I still wanted him more than Jericho. But the problem was, he did not like me at all. The kiss would forever be imprinted in my mind and I would treasure it for as long as I lived. The kiss was nothing like I had with Jericho. "That's what I am curious about, stepbrother. Why did you kiss me? What's the point of kis
SUNSHINE:You won’t be falling for that, I told myself a couple of times while I was still hiding under the blanket. Sunshine. Think. You’ve been a fool once and if you became a fool the second time, then what the fuck was wrong with you now? Don’t be the same person who did not value her worth just because a man had kept on confusing her a couple of times.I shivered as painful memories rushed through my mind. My body trembled.I did not want to be the same loser again. Still hiding from the blanket, I asked, “Knoxx. There is nothing to be jealous about because we don’t have a relationship.”“I know,” he responded. He knew yet he had the audacity to tell me he was jealous of Brody for being with him.“And let me also tell you that compared to Brody, he has more balls compared to you.”He growled in response.“That’s below the belt.”“Do you think I gave a damn about your wounded ego? I don’t, Knoxx.”“Is that why you continue hiding under the blanket? That’s so mature, Sunshine.”
SUNSHINE:Dante. I was glad he came where Knoxx and its position were not compromised. "Ahm…you two okay?"When Knoxx had no plans of answering, I smiled sweetly at Dante. “You did not interrupt anything. We were only talking. As stepsiblings. It’s fine.”Glancing at the clock on the wall, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.“It’s midnight and you haven’t had any sleep? That's sure a serious talk you had, Miss Sunshine.”“Knoxx and I had talked about something,” I replied. I pushed Knoxx away. It took him longer to respond, but nevertheless, left my bed. In silence. “About what?”I was about to answer, but Knoxx said, “Mates.”“Mates? Really? Who is your mate, Alpha Knoxx?”Before hearing him answer something I did not like, I replied, “Can we continue this talk in the morning, Dante?” I pretended to yawn. “I want to sleep now.”I had to save Knoxx since I knew he would also not answer the question. His eyes turned back to Knoxx and me, as if he had something to say, thought of a