Marina's POV He said, "Hey" to me from the side of the bathroom door. "Not today friend," I said in a goofy voice. I grinned. On the other side of the curtain, I could see him grumbling and shouting, "Not fair" Life is unfair, "Fine, meet me at the practice field in fifteen minutes" Hearing this made me automatically grumble since I was already dreading having to leave the restroom. Ryan's serious nature made the training even less enjoyable. It was terrifying as hell to be in a relationship. Because this was my first relationship ever, it was much more worrisome for me. He has probably had several relationships in the past, but I have absolutely no experience with this. He frequently advised me to follow the flow and not overthink things. However, I couldn't help but consider everything I did twice. He never did, not even when I was unsure of myself. One of the many reasons I fell in love with him was the fact that he always had my best interests in mind and was patient wi
Marina's POV Literally, Everyone there seemed so upset and dejected when I arrived, which further increased my anxiety. What if I approached the first person I saw if something terrible happened to me? I asked if they saw him. " You're not aware?" the woman questioned. What? I was confused. "Aware of what?" "The alpha's parents died one year ago today. Maybe you can locate him at the graveyard where he usually visits them "The woman answered with a sad face. That explains why everyone seems to be so depressed, I suppose. As soon as I received the directions from her, I was going there. I hurried there as quickly as I could, hoping to see him. And there, in front of two graves, he was bowed down. I approached his wobbly form gently and slowly. I extended my hand to touch him, but he grasped it before turning back to look at me with wet eyes. He questioned, "What are you doing here?" He looked angry. "You failed to return home last night. I just wanted to check on you." "
"I'll have five hot dogs and one for my buddy," Sophia said something to the man behind the hotdog booth, which I overheard. The man prepared her order, and then we gathered our food and money. We moved closer to a park bench where we could have our supper. Sophia groaned after her first taste, "Yes" I chuckle, "That sounds so weird. She sighed again, "Don't care, because it's just so good" People passing by gave us a few uncomfortable looks. Sophia just sat there mindlessly chewing her hotdogs while my face grew hot with humiliation. Sophia leaned over to speak to me, but because she had food in her mouth, I was unable to comprehend what she was saying. I asked incredulously, "What?" Once more, the food in her lips muddled her voice as she began to say, "I said-" "What?" I said while furrowing my brow in perplexity. I looked in the direction she must have been going to point, and sure sufficiently, there was Ryan. She said, "I said if it's not that Ryan hanging over there
They finally finished doing my hair and cosmetics after approximately an hour. I spent that period appreciating their efforts. Ella sulked because she wanted me to do a larger glam appearance, but the makeup artist followed my request and created a natural look. Thhairstylistst added loose curls to the hair to complete the style. Now, what? When I turned my "Watch out for Ella!" "Just choose a dress from the rack over there," she said, gazing down at her phone and barely focusing on me. "Why are all the dresses white?" I enquired with suspicion. "I'm not sure. Ryan chose them." She answered. I looked through them for a long, until my eyes settled on the ideal one. It was a long-sleeved gown of sheer lace. I could almost immediately tell that was the one as soon as my eyes landed on it. I carried the garment into the little dressing area and quickly changed out of my old attire. Ella was still staring at her phone when I left. Just zip me up. I questioned as I regarded my image
I smiled broadly as I walked up to the stage. I watched Ryan as he sat on a throne from a distance. Before him, a large group of possibly hundreds of people were waiting. He stood up and said, "I'd like you all to give a warm welcome to your Stella, Marina." Cheers erupted from the audience as I hesitantly approached Ryan. This is the surprise, then? As soon as I was close to Ryan, I started whispering. He grinned, "You did say no party, but you didn't say I couldn't have your greeting ceremony." I said the oath before the joining of the blood, and then we got began. The ritual continued until there was. It was time for Ryan to declare my membership in the North Pack. "Alpha" a voice exclaimed over the muted murmuring in the throng. They are approaching. Marina's POV They're approaching. A pack of wolves charged in our direction before we had a chance to react or prepare. I saw a dazzling flash of yellow from the distance heading towards me, but owing to the shock I was fixed
As his name was spoken, Ryan hissed. Mother. "Why are you acting in this way?" He spat, "Because your companion here killed my father. Shielded by a wall, I could see someone circling the barrier as I got closer, perhaps looking for a way to get to him and kill him. I warned, my anger boiling with rage, "I wouldn't do that if I were you." "You want to exact revenge. Why are you including so many defenseless parties in this?" He shrugged it off as "Destruction". "You are sick, I gritted through clamped teeth, you know that. "Whatever you want to call it—sick or insane—I'm not going anywhere without staking his head on a stake." "That's not going to happen," I exclaimed as I prepared to strike. "I assumed you'd mention that." He grinned. I didn't even anticipate it. I experienced merely a strong force that knocked me off the stage. I fell heavily to my back. I put my hands on my tiny pregnancy belly and hoped everything was okay. "I'm hoping you're okay inside. Mother must s
She said with a smile, "You had me at massage." As she sauntered away, her hips swinging a little more than usual, I gave a dumb smile while shaking my head. A voice called out, "Alpha Ryan" from behind me. I look around and spot a recognizable couple. "Helen Ryan," Alpha I spoke to them with an incomprehensible face. "Ryan chuckled, "Seems like we missed all the action. Given that there were at least a hundred bodies, I decided not to share the joke. scattered all over the place. We arrived as quickly as we could, but I suppose you've got it under control. Helen said while circling. "Yeah. I owe my partner everything." "Where is she by the way?" Looking around, Helen questioned. "She's somewhere nearby. I believe you've already met her." "I do not have the pleasure. Before I got a chance to introduce myself, the party came to an end." Although Helen didn't know who Marina was, I was confident that just one glance at her would be enough to trigger memories. She was the moth
Marina's POV Ella obstructing his path on the other side wasn't a good idea. Never sway a mate's selection, especially an alpha. They were unduly protective and overly worried about their marriage. "If you don't move out of my way right away, I swear to God" I could almost physically feel the rage radiating off of him even from the other side of the door. "What is that? You'll tear me to pieces? I'd like to see you try, so go ahead." Ella wanted to die, but I had to grant her desire. I genuinely adored her for playing the overly protective friend. "Are you okay?" Sophia, concerned she touched my shoulder with her own. "No. I'm not okay. I recently met the woman who gave birth to me and discovered that my partner had been deceiving me for months. He claims that despite concealing all of this from me, there were no secrets between us. He's a real-" "Hypocrite" she concluded my sentence. "Yeah. I want I could despise him but I can't." It's so annoying, I grumbled as I ran my fin