Chapter 34Kaden’s POVMy discomfort worked its way right into night time. I stood in the shower, loving the delicious tingles that traveled down my spine from the odd temperature of the water. Any other person would have complained that the water was cold enough to give frostbites in spring, but I thought otherwise. It was currently the only thing that could take me away from the bugging insanity that had become Larissa.I finally turned off the shower head, swiping off the white towel from the curtains before wrapping it around my torso. I climbed out of the shower, shaking my head slowly to rid my hair of excess water before walking backing to my room. I threw some comfortable clothes on and turned in the direction of my bed, but my eyes lingered on the spot she’d laid that evening she’d yelled at me. I couldn’t read what her eyes pleaded that day, but her words were just as gut wrenching. Closing my eyes, I let out a sigh and plopped onto the bed and opened my eyes again to sta
Chapter 35Larissa’s POVI picked up the last piece of clothing from Declan’s bed while the toddler sat quietly by the small table in his room, playing with his toy soldiers he’d introduced me to once. He looked engrossed in what he was doing, which was a good thing because I wasn’t anywhere near the mood to chase him around for him to stay put. His father was literally forcing me to have to be in the same space as them both. Declan, I could tolerate because the toddler had grown to be a part of me. His standoffish father…not so much. How insensitive could he be?I was only going there because of Declan. If not, I’d rather face death a thousand times than be locked away somewhere with his father. Besides, the boy was already dressed up and eager to go with me. Folding up the onesie in my hands, I tossed it into the yellow duffel back that sat with me in the bed and zipped it up before patting off a small speck of dust that had found its way onto the bag.“Declan dear, come here.” I
Chapter 36Kaden's POV Cold shivers ran down my spine almost as soon as Declan had handed me one of his wooden knives. I could feel it past my gut, it was almost as though I could hear my name. The feeling was unfamiliar and made me uneasy. I rose to my feet immediately, glancing out the window. There was nothing there, but I still didn't feel comfortable. My instincts were always right, and the first thing I guessed was that there was a rival cunt on my tail. Perhaps they'd followed us all the way here. If it was true, then they were messing with the wrong wolf.I looked back at Declan who'd gotten himself busy when I had stood up the first time. They'd probably come after him first. I needed to make sure he was safe. I tapped at his shoulders before scooping him up in one swift movement and made my way to his room. I set him down quickly on the single bed and shut the window blinds, leaving only the electrical lights on to illuminate the room before walking back to the bed. Crou
Chapter 37Larissa’s POV“Kaden…Kaden please, Kaden!” I screamed in horror as he collapsed his entire weight on my body, feeling all the moisture drain from my throat. The angry eyed alpha who had been standing in front of me a moment ago, snapping heads off laid limp in my arms, his eyes closed as if in death. I fell to the ground as well, crumpling the dried leaves that littered the forest floor and pulled him so that his head laid on my laps. Every so often, I felt him rouse in half consciousness; until he no longer flinched and both arms now sprawled on the dust.I stiffened at the lack of movement, then moved to gently shake his head but he stilled didn’t move. “Kaden…Kaden, can you hear me?” I whimpered out, struggling to tap at his face again. I felt time stiffen for a solid minute in that moment. How could this be happening again? It was all my fault! Fear had ridden my entire being and I could care less about the ringing in my head. The viciousness of the attack had caused
Chapter 38Kaden’s POVThe woods I’d been hunting in were now pitch blackness, even my wolf vision couldn’t help me see in this uncanny darkness. Strapping my bow tightly, I reached for the holster on my pants and drew out a pistol. The environment suddenly felt unfamiliar, followed by the noises of cackles and low grunting.“Fucking hyenas.” I growled under my breath, gripping the pistol tightly. I knew they were foolish, but not this foolish. The sounds of cackling grew with every step that I took, until the whole woods were saturated with a mix of voices that I was only familiar with in battle. And that’s when the awful ringing my head started, coursing through my entire being like being injected with lava.“Arghhh!”I let go of the pistol. The thud to the ground was somewhat deafening. I reached for my ears, gripping it tightly, but the ringing only seemed to grow louder. Slowly I fell to the ground from the pain in my head and ears. I was almost certain that my ears were bleeding
Chapter 39Kaden’s POVThe evening skies had turned a beautiful orange, reminiscent of one of my favorite whiskeys back at the pack house. Thankfully I had a bottle of the exquisite liquor here in the cabin. Not that I was in any position to drink, however, I couldn’t sweat my grace just yet. Even if I was almost completely healed, I didn’t want to risk my healing rate by staining my blood with alcohol.I was propped in a sitting position in my room. It looked better than the room I’d woken up in that morning. Better? The correct term was glorious. I was sitting on a king-sized bed in the middle of the room, long enough for the head of the bed to touch the wall and its foot to stand right in the center of the room.The color scheme was an ombre shade of white and olive, so were the curtains that hung open and swept to both sides of the window. Soft rays eluded the room from one open window, turning the once white room into an exotic shade of gold that now reminded me of the blonde-hai
Chapter 40Kaden's POV"Kaden…" I heard Larissa whimper as I pulled her even closer and continued to kiss her despite every fiber of my being telling me to do the opposite. My heart was torn. One part of me struggled immensely to remind me that this was the woman who had done to someone what Amaya had done to me. But I could not help it. I could no longer resist her. I could no longer deny the fact that Larissa had a hold on me. She did things to me…things I could not put into words. She was my mate, and I was hers. It wasn't just about that, it was something deeper, and I was done trying to convince myself otherwise. "K-Kaden…I don't want to do this anymore," she whimpered again, her voice coming out in tiny whispers. "The...the back and forth. One minute you seem like you genuinely want to kiss me, a-and then the next minute you're shoving me away like I'm…like I'm trash. It hurts, okay?!" Her voice was higher now."It…it hurts s-so much…you don't understand.."I cupped her face i
Chapter 41Larissa's POVI roused in my sleep, twisting and turning in the unfamiliar bed. Not only was it unfamiliar, it felt stuffy beneath the sheets. They were heavy and pinned my body down to the bed, partially immobilising my legs. Stretching uncomfortably across the length of the bed, I felt my legs hit something beneath the sheets. I let out an oblivious yawn before rolling over to my sides and fluttering my eyes open. And the sight in front of me was one of most beautiful things I'd seen in my life.The alpha was lying beside me facing upwards, his eyes flipped shut in deep slumber. Light bounced off his skin like delicious hot chocolate milk, perhaps it was even better that he was still asleep.Seeing him up close when he wasn't speaking to me or dishing out others, I had to admit to myself the umpteenth time that he was the most beautiful man I'd ever seen. His tousled hair hung all over his face and I reached out to push out some of the hair from his face to show some of