JAMES.It had been 7 hours since Chloe lost consciousness and she was yet to wake up. My wolf and I have been on edge since then. Venting my anger out on anyone I laid my eyes on. I was angry at myself for not stopping the fight before it escalated. It was my fault as Alpha I didn't stop them in time… To be honest, I didn't know why Britney and Chloe didn't get along.Having pack members fight with my Luna I was yet to introduce to them would cause a rebellion. I would have challengers wanting to compete for the Alpha position. Not that I would lose, but it could dismantle the pack. A pack that was not united was bound to fall apart and now that the rogue king had his eyes set on us, unity was the most important thing that needed to prevail.I wondered where it all went wrong for Britney. She used to be a sweet innocent lady. Despite being a rescue from one of the packs I had concurred, she always had a smile on her face as she helped around the pack. My heart ached as long lost
CHLOE.I woke up feeling exhausted, my body aching all over, and my mind disoriented.‘Eli, what happened?’ I reached out to her immediately, as she was the last thing I remembered before blacking out.‘Finally, how could you sleep for so long, I got bored over here,' she complained and I smiled, at least she was still here with her sense of humor. ‘And where would I go when you and I are stuck with each other?’ She countered and I chuckled. Where are we anyway?Taking a glimpse of my surroundings, I realized I was in a hospital room with a strange woman dressed in all black stood by the door rigid and uptight like a GI Joe.I knitted my brows, wondering who she was.If am at the hospital, why isn't James by my side instead?I groaned and stirred, alerting her that I was awake, “Where’s Alpha James?” I asked, panic beginning to rise in my chest seeing that he wasn't the one waiting on me.The GI Joe look alike hastily looked at me with concern etched on her serious face and quickly w
JAMES.‘Why are you such an ass when it comes to our mate's wellbeing?’ My wolf protested as I walked away from Chloe in the bedroom.I sighed softly and closed my eyes for a moment as I calmed my raging nerves from my encounter with Chloe, ‘What do you mean?’ I asked, feigning innocence.‘Well, for starters, you could have just told Chloe the truth and spared us all this bullshit,’ he countered, his frustration evident.My stomach knotted violently. I was already having a horrible evening due the the turn of events in my meeting earlier with the elders... Now my wolf wanted to make it unbearable...I exhaled sharply, ‘Well, if you so care to know. it's because Chloe will live in fear like before she had her wolf,’ I sighed heavily as I avoided the glances of the servants who went about their duties.My wolf scoffed, 'You are such a dick!' His whining intensified, reminiscent of the old days, and it began to give me a headache.I hastily made my way to my office and sank into my office
CHLOE.I watched in confusion as James lost consciousness due to the hard punch I had landed on his face during our first training session in the ballroom. I scoffed and rolled my eyes as I wasn't going to fall for his facade.“James, your joke isn't funny, wake up we continue with the training,” I said, massaging my hand which knocked him out.There was no response from him. He just lay on the floor as if he had fallen into a slumber.I frowned, taking a step closer to his body to examine him. Maybe I had truly killed him. The thought immediately caused a cold shiver to ran down my spine. I hated James for how he treated me yesterday but I didn't want to be a widow at a young age.“James, get up, we continue with the training. I don't have all morning to play your games,” I said, peeking at him with a raised eyebrow on the floor. He didn't respond but his breathing was stable.I frowned...What's wrong with him?Confused, I tried to wake him up by shaking him a bit with my leg because
CHLOE.A week had passed by since my free cooking lessons from James and the awkward intrusion from William. I had learned that Britney was banished from the pack for picking a fight with me... I was happy, that I even forgot about James hiding things from me.It was good riddance to Britney's obsession for my man…Things with James were perfect. We would have our usual cute banter here and there. But I loved how he always tried to compromise knowing how headstrong I could be. I knew it wasn’t fair for only him to adjust so I decided to meet halfway. We embraced each other without trying to change the other. Fast forward to the present moment, it was now time for my Luna introductory ceremony. I got ready in one of the ballroom’s dressing rooms . A skilled makeup artist meticulously crafted a stunning nude look, enhancing my natural beauty for the occasion ahead.“All done Luna,” Lillian, the makeup artist said and I looked in the hand mirror loving the way the winged eyeliner made
JAMES.“Chloe ,” I said with a trembling voice while holding her shaking body in my arms. She suddenly had a panic attack after looking at something on her phone. It had been 5 minutes and she’s still shaking. Each jerk of her body sending pangs to my chest.Why was she like this? I laid her on the bed and hugged her tightly, trailing soft kisses on her body and whispering sweet nothings into her ear to calm her down. It seemed to work as she had finally stopped shaking but was still unconscious with beads of sweat on her forehead. I covered her up with a duvet and picked up the phone she had dropped on the rug. She had showed me the pattern to unlock her phone with so I drew the pattern, unlocking it and immediately saw red when I read the message she had received. Rage and anger flashed through me and I clenched my fists tightly, drawing blood as my elongated nails dug into my skin. Who the hell is J and why would he threaten Chloe like this? Somehow, I thought of something bu
CHLOE.I woke up to tingles and sparks rushing through my body as James planted light hot kisses along my jaw, trailing his kisses to my neck and sucking on my mark, sending jolts of electricity to my core. “Mmmmmm,” I mumbled a moan, parting my lips and James immediately claimed my lips into a sizzling kiss, nibbling and sucking my bottom lip. He plunged his tongue into my mouth and I kissed him back in my sleepy daze. Our tongues rolling around each other. Fighting for dominance. I bit his lip and he grunted, his dick throbbing against my thigh. Slowly pulling away from the kiss, James looked down at me and pecked my lips twice. “Morning cupcake,” he said huskily and I felt my core throb. How could he still be appealing this early in the morning?“Morning baby,” I croaked, my voice coming out hoarser than normal. “How did you sleep?” He asked, still leaning on his side and looking at me lovingly. My heart raced and filled up with warmth. “I slept okay.. and you?” “I hardly s
JAMES.“Yeah, so… that’s my story,” Chloe said with a loud sigh and I tightened my arms around her so as not to make her feel like I judged her character.I understood that love made you do crazy things you think are normal at the time. The heart is one with many mysteries.“You don’t have to feel bad about it cupcake. It’s all in the past,” I said, and she threw her head back on my chest and I leaned in, pecking her plump pink lips. “Are you sure you don't think I'm a horrible person like my former packmates?” She asked with a cute pout.“It’s in the past... I’m sure your former packmates judged you for being cold, not knowing what prompted you to kill her” I said, each word piercing my heart like a double-edged sword that Alpha Tennyson's packmates were revolting all because of Chloe's deeds which can't be solely blamed on her.“True! I honestly blame Jake in all this. He could have told me when he found out rather than me catching them and thinking they were cheating on me… I can’