SUNSHINE:It was written all over Knoxx's face. That he was disappointed that I had not cried. He thought crying equates to love and that not shedding a tear meant I had no feelings at all. If only I shed a single tear, I would definitely tell him about it. But I did not want to lie just to make him feel good. Still, there was nothing good about death, anyway, especially to the people left behind. The pack kept on suffering right now thinking the alpha had departed. "Does it make a difference if I cried back then?" I asked. “Did you for your beloved Brody?”I scoffed. “Knoxx. Are we seriously fighting about that right now? Are we arguing because of Brody? That man was already dead. Why kept on dragging his name?”A snarl escaped from his lips. "Do you want to know what I did to your Brody?""He is not my Brody," I corrected, as I felt the hair of my hands stand. The cautious part of me wanted to take everything easy, not to startle Knoxx. There was something off about him that I
SUNSHINE: Dante looked at me with a shocked expression before he smiled sadly. “I'm busted now.”“Yes, you are,” was all I replied since I did not want to embarrass him from a lot of people under his command. “Tell me everything, Dante, because I deserve to know as his mate,” I whispered the last word for fear that the warriors had not yet known anything about it. I want to wait on Knoxx. "If you insist, Miss Sunshine. We can go outside where we can talk privately," he said and turned his back to me and stepped outside first. So, me and the pack were the only ones who were blind to the alpha being alive. Or maybe Alpha Ezra had known about it, but chose to hide it due to Knoxx's plea? And the rest of the people here knew he was still alive. No. That must not be the case since the emotions that his family had shown throughout the burial were all authentic. What kind of twisted joke was Knoxx trying to pull?I silently followed Dante outside and we stopped outside a little farthe
SUNSHINE:The man, upon seeing us, ran in our direction and hid at our back. He had a limp on his right leg. “Help me! That man wanted to kill me! He is mad!”From his foul scent, a mixture of sweat and liquor and beast, I could feel he was a werewolf, but a weak one. Maybe he had human blood on him, the reason why his wolf was having a difficult time healing his wound.The man suddenly grabbed my hand and shook it. “Help,” he whispered, not minding the blood trickling down his chest. “He is going to kill me.” The man trembled as if he was traumatized by what Knoxx had done to him so far. Knoxx sure had given him a good beating.The alpha upon seeing the stranger's hand on my shoulder let out a guttural growl that almost made the ground tremble. My breath hitched. Dante held his hand in the air, signaling Knoxx that there was no threat around me. “It's okay, Alpha Knoxx. Miss Sunshine is safe. Rest easy.”“Get. Away. From. Her!” Knoxx demanded and was about to pounce at the stran
SUNSHINE:I laughed in disbelief as I continued staring at Knoxx. “You’re giving the pack to Jericho? Your beloved pack whom you fought over with Alpha Ezra?” The pack whom he wanted to keep as his that he even allowed coming with me in this town to prove that he was the rightful alpha to Heartstone Pack? “Knoxx…the next time you joke, choose something which is believable. There is no way you would be handing the pack to the beta.”I understand the love he had for his brother, but handing the pack to Benedict was another discussion. The smile on my face disappeared upon seeing he did not share my happiness. Internal panic kicked in. I shook my head as breathing became even more difficult. Someone told me that Knoxx was only kidding. ‘I don’t think he can prank you right now, Sunshine.’ Helena interjected. ‘He sure is letting go of his position and settling here.’‘Here? This place offered almost nothing! This place is beyond repair. Almost everything is destroyed.’‘Maybe…he did
SUNSHINE:Great. How exciting was my life now?The man to whom I professed my love had suddenly tried to give me to someone else. What’s the worst that he could do? My chest felt it was getting heavier with each passing second. When I started to leap to advance whatever relationship we had, then Knoxx would be crushing down the confidence I built for a long time. Did he think this would make me stop?‘It isn’t his fault. He is not ready. Can we at least wait for him? He is in pain, Sunshine. We should understand him.’‘How long? Am I not also in pain after what happened to everyone who died because of the war?’‘As long as we could. We will understand him,’ Helena said. ‘He felt so alone now, and we were the only ones who could help him. Let us show him that we are always here with him, and everything will fall into place. Sometimes, the bond between us was stupid for a moment as we continued to hang on for a slight change in the turn of events. Helena was living proof of that fooli
SUNSHINE:For the next few days, Knoxx seemed set on staying at Rogue Town. His warriors had returned to the pack, while Dante opted to stay, saying he would not leave his alpha alone. There was not a time when I did leave his side the moment I saw him. What I was thankful about was that he never pushed me away now. Jericho had been constantly asking me about my whereabouts. Whether I was fine or not even if he did not have to do it. I kept on answering that there was nothing to be worried about since I’d been perfectly fine here. “I will get there when I can,” he said, one time during our phone call. “I cannot rest knowing you are alone there without Knoxx to protect you.”I bit my lower lip as guilt weighed down my chest. I haven’t told Jericho that Knoxx was alive thinking that must come from Knoxx's mouth himself. If he was ready, I was certain he would be the one to tell his people he was alive. That was his story to tell. Not mine. As the days progressed, seeing there were
SUNSHINE:‘I won't be going back,’ Knoxx insisted and sauntered towards the old man and helped him build his home. I pouted. ‘You will return with me. I will make sure of that, I insisted.’He no longer listened and pretended that he did not hear anything anymore. Knoxx and I spent a whole day with the married couple and only stopped working when the sun had already set. By the time we were done, my body was already sore, and could barely lift my limbs. My stepbrother seemed like he did not care at all.Silently sniffing myself, I scrunch my nose. I smelt sour.Eww. I better wash myself when I reach my tent.Knoxx helped Grandpa set aside the carpentry tools. Dirt was clinging to his body like leeches. There were smudges of dark coal on his face, but he did not even bother to wipe them.Above all, his shirtless body was the most mouth-watering at all. My eyes had already had an overdose of vitamin E-yesight. “How could I ever repay you, alpha?” Grandpa asked. I never thought Knox
SUNSHINE:Please don't turn me down, I pleaded inside my head as I waited for Knoxx's answer.If he did, he would seriously hurt my ego. “Knoxx?”I stopped and put myself in front of him. Then, a smile made its way on his lips which took my breath away while putting some strands of hair beside my ear. My heart quickened as he stared at me. “Why would you ask me when I can ask you myself?” he whispered. Using his palm, he brushed his fingers in my face and leaned in, our forehead touching each other. I could smell his breath fanning against mine with our hearts beating in synchronization. Helena poured in happiness at the mere touch.“Sunshine…I'm really sorry for fooling you and the rest. I strongly believe that disappearing is the best thing that I can do. I'm so sorry.”That feeling of being sorry again. I lifted my gaze and forced a smile. “You said you will be the one to ask me for a date? Why don't you start asking me?” I inquired.He was still grieving, I know. And if he