||Claire||“ Can I at least take you on a date? We can start from there .”Huh! I wasn’t expecting that to be his next remark.“I said I need to sort out my feelings alone.” I frowned. “ A date with you is not being alone.” I gave a half smile.He shrugged. “You did not answer my question.”“I don't see the need to answer.” I voiced out.“I'm sorry. I have too much on my plate. Space is what I need.” I admitted.His face fell for a second and the guilt wanted me to take it all back. I felt like a selfish bitch but at the same time, I was scared to get into something I knew would not work.“Friends??” he asked.“Huh!”“Hey, all I’m asking is a chance to prove myself to you.” I gave him a skeptical look as he added.“Since you don't want to go on a date with me the least you can do for me is to be my friend.”“Seriously, you don't seem like the type to make friends.” I blurted out my observation.My bluntness surprised me. I found it easy to talk to him. I did not feel nervous and there
||Alpha Clayton||Calvin Sweet tooth pastries was the name of the shop the detective gave as her place of work so there was not much digging to do and I wasn't much of a stalker.I was a straightforward type of guy. Without wasting any time, I went straight into her shop. As soon as I stepped into her place of work, I scented her.My entire body seemed to be shackling at her proximity even before my eyes connected to her. She smelled like home. Soft sweet and fruity. A perfect mix of vanilla, amber scent, and something more greenery. It reminded me of an early morning walk through the garden in mid-spring and early summer.Her scent made me feel again. It felt like walking barefoot on the beach sand during summer, heading somewhere familiar yet exhilarating. Cold and warm at the same time. She was my mate, no second guessing there. Undoubtedly, she was made for me by the goddess and I couldn't be more happier.Mate! Mate! Mate! Havoc verified it, prancing and howling the word over
||Claire||“Good! Good boy. My baby is such a good boy. Isn’t he?.” I plugged Calvin’s nose as I washed him down with lukewarm water. He hated bathing and always threw tantrums when it was time for him to take his bath. But one way or the other I always have to get him into the bathtub. Bribing him with sweets or his all-time favorite drink, hot chocolate.His bathe was short. It was a little cold tonight for me to give him a long bath. Once Calvin settled in his bed, I gave him his hot chocolate drink and he gulped it down in a blink of an eye with a huge grin on his face. With Calvin in deep slumber, I had the longest warm shower in ages. Trying to wash away the memories of these last two days that had gripped my mind. I found my second chance mate, saw him, smelled him and he didn’t reject me on the spot. Hurry right?But what was worse was he ran away after I told him I have a four years old son. To me, his action tonight was close to rejection. However, I was not surprised at
||Alpha Clayton||She won't look at me. No matter how much I try to draw her attention, my mate will just not look my way... It was as if she did not feel the pull between us. Was the mating bond that weak?However, I believe she felt it to some extent. Her face turned red when I stared at her for too long and she became a little jumpy and on full alert when I was around her.Nonetheless, she had no problem being in my presence and she spoke freely to me as if I was her equal. Which I was. Besides my parents and friends, I had a formal relationship with the rest of the world and they all crumbled at my existence. Both humans and werewolves.But not her. She was different. Mostly I have to try hard to get people to ease up around me but in the end, they treated me as someone higher than them.It was exhausting because regardless of how hard I tried, all they saw was a prince. A royal, not someone they could vibe with. The whole alpha thing, the prince title, and my royal aura and blo
||Claire||“You are always in a fancy suit, I assume you are a businessman?”“You can say that.” Again he paused and studied me. His expression went from confusion to realization before giving me a knowing smile. He knew I was attempting to get information about himself out of him.“I am into building materials and real estate, and I work in one of the pack’s companies under the Wolke group.”“Good gracious… wow! So you work for the Alpha Prince.” I stated the obvious.“Or he is the Alpha Prince,“ Hazel muttered inside my head.“No, he can’t be the Prince, Hazel. Stop this crazy talk. We are nobody to be paired with the Prince and the moon goddess will not pair a mere rejected rogue and a single mom to the Prince of werewolves. That would be considered as an error or a mistake and we are done being a mistake to men. ““Relax, Claire. I was only joking. You are getting worked up about the Prince and all.” Hazel huffed and retreated into her place of rest.“Back to earth, little gem.” Cl
||Claire||The next morning, at 5 am I was up to start my day. I brushed my teeth, donned my sports bra and leggings, and grabbed my water bottle before making my way out of the apartment building through the back door.I jogged about a mile to a nearby forest behind the apartment and stripped behind a tree. After hiding my clothes in a tree, I shifted.And when my paws smacked the grassy ground, I ran into the forest. The cool morning breeze was invigorating. The gentle whistling of the wind was the sound that calmed my nerves and cleared my scattered thoughts to a state of relaxation.The endless rows of trees drew me deeper and deeper into the woods and I only stopped when the gushing sound of the flowing river came to me. There, I sat down by the riverside, stared at my reflection, and admired the morning sky.It was a beautiful morning as dawn broke over the city. The first ray of light was my cue to dash back. I ran back through the same path I used, transformed into my wolf, dr
||Alpha Clayton||Raging, I slipped my hand into my pocket for my phone and dialed Alpha Wyatt immediately.“Desperation is a bad look on you, dear cousin.” he teased as soon as the line connected. The amusement in his tone didn't go unnoticed by me.His actions were cheap and showed how inexperienced he was. “I know you are new to being Alpha. Since you have no experience or come from a long line of alphas as I do, allow me to educate you. Your pack is small, barely called a pack. However, you are still in charge of your territory and you must respect Alphas who came before you.” “Cousin..”“I am not done talking,” I growled icily, using my alpha voice on him. It left no room for interruption.“Your bitterness and incompetence aren't my problem. Nonetheless, it has become mine. Your warriors are undertrained and disorganized. No, let me rephrase that, from the way I see it you are a danger to your pack than the rogues. You are sloppy. You can't even run a small pack how did you p
||Claire||It's been four days and I haven't set my eyes on Clayton. He just disappeared from my life. I know I told him I was not prepared for the mate thing but that doesn't mean I don't want him or care about him. He could have just given me a little more time to come to terms with it.“He gave you enough time Claire, how much more do you need? He may be an alpha but he has feelings too.” Hazel snapped at me. She has been irritated and on edge after Clayton left.She didn't say it out loud but I know she blamed me for Clayton's disappearance.“What happened to Prince fucking Charming?” Vivi asked.I passed her a half smile or tried to, just to show how unruffled I was about the whole ordeal.“You tell me, Vivi,” she crossed her arms and scrutinized me. I looked away as speedy as I could. I didn't know what she was searching for but she was more sharper than I gave her credit for.I had to come to terms that he was not coming back. A tiny part of me was glad that he didn't reject