KING ARLO'S POVI let out another exasperated sigh, slamming shut the laptop I was working on. I leaned back on my chair with a sigh, shutting my eyes briefly."Arlo," My gaze went to the door and I felt a bit of my agony slip away as my Beta-slash-best friend walked in. "Ivan, dude. Thanks for coming on such short notice," We bumped fists and he sat on the chair facing mine."You sounded too serious. And I was literally doing nothing, so here I am," He tugged at his coat, placing a leg over the other."Still, thank you. I know it's been a while since we sat and talked like this. I've been so caught up on so many things that I barely even got time for myself.""I would say it's fine, but I did feel a bit ignored. Not gonna lie.""I'm sorry," "But then that's how it is when you find your mate, right? They become the center of your existence. How magical," Ivan made a fake glee with a shudder.I let out a throaty laugh, rubbing my temples slightly. "You still on about this?""About w
KING ARLO'S POVI felt her pale and the next second, the plates slipped out of her grip and shattered to pieces."Fuck, Jordy!" I stepped away and she did too. Almost immediately, she went down to her feet to grab the broken parts. "Don't touch–"But she already did. And a little broken part smoothly slit her finger and blood oozed out of the wound."What the fuck are you doing?" I rasped, picking her up from the mess.She was shaking like she'd been hit by a hurricane. Her lips were a quivering disaster and all I could do was hold her arms."What's gotten over you?" I asked, leading her to the sink. She washed off the blood and I held her in place for her to calm down a bit.I hate to think this mad reaction was from my question because I just might not push through with it anymore. But then, I was always going to be left with unanswered questions and churning thoughts. I was always going to create crazy scenarios in my head about what might have happened to our child. I would alway
MESSIAH JORDY'S POVI watched the Omegas from my pack drag my suitcases out of the exquisite mansion Arlo lives in. There was a limo waiting for me outside the front yard and it had already been minutes. I knew I should get going. "Is that all of it?" Arlo asked the last Omega who walked out with my smallest duffel bag."Yes, your majesty," She mumbled with a bow and headed to go put it in the trunk."Damn. I would have gotten you a thousand more clothes. Then you're going to have a thousand suitcases and you won't have to leave so soon."I smiled at his words and pulled him in for a quick kiss. "You're being corny right now.""Nah, I'm being desperate. I'll miss you, and it just might drive me crazy. Stay with me, please?" He lifted me off the floor, seizing my lips in a bruising, demanding kiss.I pulled out, gasping for air. Our foreheads caressed and we stayed that way for what seemed like forever."I can't. I've been away from home for a month.""But you've visited, right? Not
MESSIAH JORDY'S POV"Zoey?" She ran up to me and pulled me into a suffocating hug, rocking our bodies like we were 5."Jordy, My God. I missed you so much," "Yeah, same here," I choked out, untangling her arms from my neck."Why?" "You're suffocating me," I told her politely. Zoey was an overly-sensitive creature who got an unreasonable crush on me.I tried to be gentle with her, not to hurt her any further than my secret would. It'd be a nightmare when she finds out that I'm a female and her feelings were inappropriate. I dread that awful day.Zoey might be a sweetheart, but she was very irrational. I didn't want to imagine what her reaction would be. Just the thought of it broke my heart. "Let me help you with that.""Sure," I turned to one of the sentinels. "Where are my parents?""They're in a meeting, Your highness.""Oh," I guess I'll just have to see them later.Zoey and I headed inside and straight to my room. We waited till the Omegas brought in all my suitcases before we
MESSIAH JORDY'S POV"MJ?" His voice came up again, more urgent this time.I cleared my throat. "Y-yes?" I hated that I was stuttering. It was giving me off in more ways than one."Why don't you want to say anything?" He asked, with a slight chuckle. "So- sorry. Uh…" Damn these stutters! I shut my eyes briefly, fighting to fix the words in my head. It shouldn't be that hard. I was just going to ask for what is mine, so why should it be hard?"Is something wrong?" The apprehension in his tone knocked off whatever confidence my pep talk stirred up.Slauson might be one of the most courageous guys I've ever met but he was just the same, the most sensitive guy ever. He noticed the smallest of things, right from body gestures to a tweak in emotions. Back when I was with him, I loved that part of him because he always knew when I needed him, even before I could ask. But right now, I didn't find that side of him so appealing. Because he was going to figure out just what I was about to say
THIRD PERSON'S POVZoey slid into one of the booths of the coffee shop, sitting in front of the man with a hoodie. The coffee shop was empty. She'd rented it out for an hour, so she could have this meeting in peace. "Sorry, I'm late. I had to go see a friend." Zoey said in a mad rush, placing her bag on the table.The man took off his hoodie and flashed her a set of crooked teeth. "It's no problem, beauty. I can wait for you forever.""Ewww…" Zoey made an almost inaudible disgust sound, coupled with the disgusted look she flashed at him. The man was a renowned thug of the pack and a chain smoker. She'd picked him for her dirty business but that's just about it. It was downright disgusting to be flirted with by someone like him. He was just good for dirty business, not for sex."So what's this job you got for me, pretty?" "The name is Zoey," she frowned at his disgusting attempt to flirt with her. "And you just have to keep an eye on some people for me."She handed him a swollen env
THIRD PERSON POV"Get me another bottle," Jamal ordered brashly, gulping down the last drink of his glass. He was drunk and disoriented and it was more alcohol-speaking than it was him.The bartender had a conflicted look on his face at the order. His gaze swept through the small center table, littered with over ten bottles of tequila. It would be unreasonable to get him another bottle when he looked pretty wasted."Have you gone deaf, fatso?!" Jamal slurred, pointing drunkenly at the man who was standing a few distances away from him.He was in a nightclub, locked up in the VIP lounge away from the craziness downstairs. He'd been a regular here for the past week and it just might go on for a while.He'd never been much of a drinker and had always been conscious of the amount of alcohol he consumed. But ever since he had his fallout with Jordy, it had been hard.Nah, 'hard' doesn't come close to describing what it had been like for him. It had been hell. It had been miserable. It had
THIRD PERSON'S POVJamal's flustered face was quite a sight. His mouth was left hanging for the next seconds that followed his irrational, drunk confession. It was the alcohol. Fuck, it was the shitty alcohol. He would never have blurted it out if he wasn't so damned wasted."Dude." Zach nudged him. "Tell me. When did you fall in love and with whom?" Saying he was 'shocked' was an understatement. He hadn't seen it coming at all. Sure, he suspected something deep was hurting Jamal. But he never thought it had to do with matters of the heart.Jamal never gave off a vibe that he was going to fall in love soon. He's never been the least interested in romantic stuff. He's been accused on many occasions of being cold and aloof. So this was new. So fucking new."Forget I said that," Jamal muttered, slumping on the couch with a sharp exhale. What had he done?"No way, dude. I'll never forget it. I heard you, loud and clear. You fell in love, my goodness. I can't even imagine it." Zach chuckl