Miles is annoying, but smart. I'll give him that.
KEILAH"Enzo," I followed after him as he went inside the house. I was holding onto his wrist, but he continued walking away. I was fresh out of the water, so I was still shivering. Enzo left as soon as Miles implied that he didn't love me, and although Miles' words hit me like a truck, I wanted to hear an explanation of why Enzo let go of me in a heartbeat. "Enzo," I repeated. "I'm getting tired."I sighed in relief when he finally stopped. "Thank you.""Sorry," he muttered under his breath. "I'm not mad," I reassured him. "I know," he said. "I'm mad at myself. I shouldn't have let you go.""Then, why did you?" I couldn't help but ask. "My body moved before I could control it," he said. "And I know that it's not an excuse, but I've always known that Mandy can't swim. I've saved her before, and I guess that instinct never went away."I pursed my lips together. I trust him a lot; I really do. So, I believe every word that he said. With my wet body, I wrapped my arms around his t
ENZO“So, it was real?” I said, looking at the two of them with blank eyes.Keilah pushed Miles away from her while he remained unfazed by the situation. He still had that cocky smirk on his face.“Enzo,” she said, wrapping the robe tighter around her body.“It’s not what it looks like,” she explained. “I was in the shower when he suddenly—““Is it real?” I asked, cutting her statement short.She looked at me with a confused look on her face.“Is what real?” she asked.“That Miles is your mate.”She took a sharp intake of breath, and her eyes widened in surprise.“How did you—“I chuckled in disbelief, placing my hand over my forehead. “So, it’s really true?” I asked. "You actually hid the fact that the two of you are mates?"“Enzo, please. It's not what it looks like. Let’s talk about this first.”“Just answer my question!” I said in a loud voice, startling her.Her eyes showed fear, and my heart softened for a second. I let out a deep breath and looked away from her.“Answer my que
KEILAHI opened my mouth to argue, but no sound came out. I would understand if he was still mad, but this is the last thing I expected from him. “You don’t have to go back to the Belmont kingdom,” he added. “You can stay here, in your room, and live comfortably in the kingdom.”“Our room, you mean?” I asked. He sighed. “Your room. I’ll move out in the meantime. I’ll stay in the room next to this office.”I pursed my lips together to keep my tears at bay. “But…why?” I asked in a defeated voice. “II thought—I thought everything was going well.”I heard him stand up from his seat. “You lied to me,” he said. “You told me that you had met your mate, but you didn’t bother to tell me that it was Miles, my own cousin. How could you leave out such information?”“I didn’t mean to,” I muttered under my breath. “I was going to tell you,” I honestly said. “When?” he asked. “After you kissed him?”“I didn’t kiss him!” I exclaimed, my voice getting louder. “Then, what did I see?” He asked, his
KEILAHI jolted awake from my sleep when Enzo's voice echoed in my mind. It has been a week since we called off the wedding, and the news has spread pretty quickly around the kingdom. Queen Noelle was the most devasted out of all, and she had asked me the reason why, but I just laughed it off and said that it wasn't the right time for us. I also haven't seen Enzo for the past week. According to Naomi, he still locks himself up in his office every day. I heard that he's also been shifting quite often these days, just running around the forest of the kingdom. I sighed and sat up from my bed. Yet another sleepless night. I don't know what I look like at the moment, but I feel like my under eyes must have gotten really dark, considering I haven't slept well for the past two days. I put on my jacket and walked out of my room. I decided to go to the garden to get some fresh air. This has been my go-to spot when I need to calm myself down. I sat down on the familiar bench and closed m
KEILAH Today was one of the days when I just wanted to hide and escape. "Do I really have to attend?" I asked, holding onto Naomi's wrist as she tried to drag me out of my room. "Yes!" she exclaimed. "Everyone in the family is expected to attend this lunch," she said. "It's one of our monthly traditions." "I'm not even a part of your family," I muttered under my breath, "Don't say that," she snapped. "You're my sister now, even if my stupid brother cut off your guys' engagement." "All the more reason why I don't want to attend!" I exclaimed. "Enzo's going to be there. I haven't seen him the entire week." "Well, technically, you can't really see him." I stopped in my tracks and crossed my arms in front of my chest. "Naomi," I deadpanned. "Sorry," she chuckled. "Bad joke. But, still! Aren't you excited to meet him again, at least? The two of you have been so miserable without each other's presence for the past few days." "That's because I am," I said. "And I'm not ready to fac
KEILAH"One, two, three..."I put all my strength into hauling Enzo up in my bed. It wasn't an easy task at all. He was a 170-pound Alpha with pure muscle, while I basically had noodles for arms and non-existent lower body strength.I sighed in relief when I was finally able to pull him to my bed. "Oof," I exclaimed when he suddenly pulled me toward him, causing me to plop down his chest. He wrapped me in a warm hug, enclosing his arms around my torso. "Keilah...Keilah," he continued muttering under his breath. I would normally enjoy having him call my name, especially since we haven't been in each other's presence for more than two weeks, but with his iron grip around my body, I couldn't really breathe properly. "Wait," I said, placing my hands on his chest and using my entire strength to place a gap in between the two of us. He clicked his tongue. "Why are you pushing me away?" he asked, his voice still slurred. "Don't you love me anymore?"I shook my head and let out a sigh.
SKYE"I feel so sad," I said, leaning back against the couch as I fiddled with my fingers. "Why?" Matthew asked. "Have I done something wrong?"Well, he's definitely one of the reasons why my heart is so uneasy these days. Ever since he told me that we should stick to being "friends," my heart has been hurting more than usual. It didn't feel as painful as trying to be sold by your parents to a prostitute's house, but it's still pretty painful—like a dull ache in my heart. It also doesn't help the fact that he still treats me so lovingly when the two of us are just "friends."Emphasis on the "friends," since he hasn't failed to remind me ever since. "Come on," he said, nudging my shoulder, the action sending warmth through my spine. "Tell me the reason, then. We're good friends, right?"And speak of the devil. There it is! His daily reminder that the two of us are just friends.However, just as much as he makes me crazy, he's not the reason for my main concern these days. "It's n
Trigger Warning: This chapter contains mature sexual content. Read at your own discretion. SKYE I watched in fascination as Matthew looked at me with so much hunger in his eyes. Ever since we established just being "friends," the little innocent kisses we shared have halted and dialed down to mere hugs. I'm not going to lie and say I don't miss them. Because frankly, I do. I was hit by his scent moments later—Matthew's unique scent of mint and lavender was there, a bit overbearing on the nose. And I knew that it wouldn't take long before my pheromones were released to mingle with his scent. I sat up from my bed and covered my body with the blanket—in hopes of hiding the redness of my body as well as masking my overly-sweet scent. "How are you feeling?" I asked in a wary voice. "Are you really in your rut?" He closed his eyes and nodded his head as if he was in pain. "It came earlier than expected," he said, biting his lip. I kept my eyes on his lips as I asked him the ne