-Cain- After showering, I was sure I would still find Willow in our bedroom, but she was gone. I went to dress before I began searching the house for her. She had to be somewhere inside. I walked downstairs, where I heard voices, and I followed the sound to a living room, where a new she-wolf had appeared, sitting in front of Willow. I remembered her, she was hard not to take notice of because she always dressed so differently. Yet the sight of Eva did not make me happy. “What’s going on here?” I asked. “I invited a friend over,” Willow told me calmly. “Without discussing it with me?” “Excuse me?” Willow asked offended. “She is my friend.” “Willow,” I sighed, shaking my head as my mate didn’t understand the seriousness of her actions. “Welcome home, Cain,” Eva retorted, offended as well by my words. “Eva…” “Speak to my friend like that again, and you might not have balls anymore,” she threatened, taking a bite of the chocolate chip cookie in her hand. “Did you just threaten
-Willow- “Could you not look at me like that?” I whispered, fiddling with a pillow I had in my lap. I couldn’t look at Eva because of how embarrassed I was. I couldn’t even explain to myself what had happened. One moment, I was just so furious with Cain for even suggesting Eva had anything to do with me getting poisoned, and in the next, his warm lips were on mine, and the only thought I had in my head was that I wanted his clothes off. I had been told how powerful the dynamic was between mates, but this was on a level I could barely comprehend myself. “You would have fucked in that hallway, had I not stopped you,” Eva scolded me, making my cheeks burn. “I would not!” “Yes, you would have, and then I would have to listen to your moaning and you crying out Cain’s name while he would probably grunt like a damn animal.” “Could you not make such a vivid picture?” I asked her, finally meeting her eyes. “Why? Does it turn you on?” “What?!” I exclaimed, my face going bright red as her
-Willow- I woke up to the most incredible feeling I had ever tried feeling. Feather-light touches ran across my neck and naked arms, making me smile in my half-woken state and feel so warm that even a small giggle left me. Soon I felt a warm breath against my neck, and lips descended just for a moment to stroke over the skin, making me moan. “You have the sweetest giggle,” a dark voice whispered in my ear. My eyes shot open, and I turned, seeing Cain behind me. I let out a surprised scream and pushed away from him, sliding to the other side of the bed. “Cain!” I scolded him, seeing him look at me as if he couldn’t see why I would yell at him. “What are you doing in bed with me?” “We had an agreement.” “No, you stated something, leaving no room for discussion,” I reminded him. “Because I told you it was a topic I wouldn’t discuss. It’s instinctual,” he explained. “Besides, you didn’t seem to mind.” “Because I was sleeping! I went to a separate bedroom to get away from you!” I gr
-Willow- I waited three days more, Cain and I were not really speaking to each other. He was busy working on getting the territory safe, and more pack members were joining us slowly. He even came to bed very late, but after I tried sleeping in a different room again and he carried me back, I knew it was pointless, so I had accepted my fate. Yet every night I built a pillow wall between us, making sure there was distance. Cain was angry the first time he saw it, but he preferred the wall over me trying to go to sleep somewhere else, so he didn’t break it down. But I still needed answers. I had asked one of the servants to purchase me a test. Everyone knew Cain and I had slept together anyway, and so it was no surprise I would need one. She had gotten me multiple boxes, knowing I would need them, yet the wait was agonizing. I kept walking back and forth in the bathroom, waiting for that damn timer to go off. My wolf was pacing inside me too, but while I hoped for it to be negative, I kn
-Cain- This was what I had wanted. Willow completely in her right mind, or sort of in her right mind. I knew her anger had a way of pushing her a little, but she was right there with me, coming for me, tightening herself so hard around me that I couldn't, and then our bodies were locked together. This was a whole new experience for me, too. Alphas could only knot their true mates, but it was the most wonderful thing, and it was completely addicting. I knew nothing could compare to this experience, and I looked forward to many more, yet I sensed that as we slowly came down from that incredible feeling, Willow was slowly closing off again. She was tensing in my arms. I tried to distract her by teasing the mark on her shoulder, knowing how sensitive it was. She sighed a little, but the moment my body released hers, she pushed me back. I was still hard, wanting another round, but Willow jumped off my desk and started to dress. I got dressed as well, sliding into the chair again as I watch
-Willow-I woke up feeling myself pressed into a warm and powerful body. Never had I felt such contentment or peace. It was truly an incredible feeling, and I snuggled closer to it, my nose burying itself against something smooth. When I inhaled a sharp scent of something fantastic, I opened my eyes to find the source of it and was shocked to see myself plastered against Cain, my nose buried in his neck as I almost lay on top of him. I quickly sat up, glaring at him. I slapped his chest, though my strength was nothing against him, and he didn’t wake up from it.“Cain!” I called.He murmured something, then his arms around me tightened, and I noticed one of his hands was resting on my ass. It squeezed me into his sleep. I groaned, annoyed, then grabbed his hand, shoving it away. When that happened, he finally opened his blue eyes and focused on me.“You don’t look happy,” he observed."Of course not,” I snarled.He groaned, then pulled me closer, burying his face in the crook of my nec
-Cain- “Try again,” Willow told me, gesturing with her hand in the air as I paced behind her. Both her chair and Henry’s were turned in the opposite direction, facing me as I paced in the middle of the room. Willow had placed her bare feet on the chair, looking so cute all curled up as she held that big brown book in her hands, and her long hair was down. Henry looked rather tired, clearly not thinking I was doing very well at this practiced interview. “How many more times? It’s getting late,” I pointed out. “Just one more time. Impress us,” she told me, looking at me with the sweetest smile, making me unable not to listen. “All right,” I said, slamming my hands together in front of me, trying to mentally prepare myself for this. “I am honored to have been considered a suitable leader and king. I understand my past actions proved me to be highly unworthy, but I appreciate you giving me a second chance, and I will do my very best to ensure I do not let any of you down." I looked at
-Cain- Henry was now living with us, yet when it grew very late, I told him to go eat and rest. It wouldn’t work trying to train me all night anyway, and I could see from how Willow was yawning that we were just going around in circles, and we were all exhausted. While I had improved my speech a bit, it was definitely going to take some practice before it became really good. I was still a bit unsure why I did all of this as I went to sit in front of Willow. However, as I sat down, I noticed the smile on her lips, and just seeing that made the whole training session worth it. “You have never had to charm the women you slept with?” she suddenly asked me. “Henry is right. It wasn’t charm that led them to me. Sometimes I barely had to speak.” Willow shook her head and sighed. “Jealous?” I teased her, making her look annoyed at me. "No, I just thought about how easy things came to you,” she told me. “You’re right. They did come easy, but things are different now.” “I am seeing it a