Katerina: My heart skipped a beat when I heard his words of gratitude. His hands which were still on my waist loosened as he allowed me to leave, watching as I walked to the bathroom. I couldn’t help but bite my bottom lip as I tried preventing my smile from growing. The Italian men’s faces were still stuck in my head as I recalled how they looked at me and why Nathan got pissed off in the first place. I shook my head at myself as I washed my hands and face, frowning when I pressed on the bruise before catching sight of how purple it became. I sighed and walked out of the bathroom. I still didn’t know how bad my stomach or back were, but I could feel the ache with each step I took as the effect of the painkiller wore off, reminding me of its time. Nathan walked into the bathroom after I walked out, giving me my privacy to change my clothes into comfortable pajamas. The idea of wearing anything that was tight on my body made me cringe; therefore, I settled on wearing a loose whi

Katerina:I woke up to an empty bed.I could smell Alpha Nathan’s scent in the house, and could hear him talking, but I knew for fact that he didn’t sleep inside the room last night.His mother’s words still played in my head as I got out of bed, and her calling me a whore for his bed was something that I couldn’t miss. The way she had looked at me when she entered the house yesterday during breakfast broke me, and seeing that, I stayed in the room almost throughout the whole day yesterday.I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom, freshening up as I got lost in my thoughts. The fact that Nathan didn’t even know of the reason behind me letting go of the scholarship was why he was treating me so coldly, and seeing as I couldn’t tell him about it, I knew that he would keep doubting me.I walked out of the bathroom and opened the closet. I chose a white top and black jeans. Putting them on and getting ready, my mind went back to Inna’s words about me not fulfilling my duties as Luna a

Katerina:My heart dropped to my stomach as I heard the Alpha’s order. His eyes were fixed on me when I turned to face him, waiting for me to fulfill what he said “anyone could easily…”“They won’t, and if they do, you are MY Luna, and as your Alpha, I have the right to tell you to strip. Me being decent and considerate about your feelings aren’t a must” Nathan said, nodding at me to do what he said. My hands shook as I went to take my shirt off, knowing that delaying it would only anger him. Frowning at the sight of my bruised abdomen, and knowing that my back was just as bruised, I couldn’t help but feel insecure about it.I slowly took my shirt off, closing my eyes as goosebumps started rising down my arms. I slowly fiddled with my pants’ buttons before taking them off, staying in both my bra and panties. My heart raced when I opened my eyes to find Nathan stripping his own clothes off, staying in only his boxers. I let out a breath of relief when I saw that he threw his belt to th

Katerina:I sat beside Nathan throughout the night, wrapping my arms around myself as I looked around the happy family.The fact that I felt out of place wasn’t something that broke me, but I knew that I couldn’t blame any of them. I barely just entered their pack, and this was the first time I’ve had dinner with them. “Katerina…” Nathan said, running his finger over my knee.“Yes?” I asked. Nathan wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest as he ran his hand over my shoulder, gently massaging it.“What’s going on, Katerina?” He asked, his voice just over a whisper. I looked at Inna who raised an amused eyebrow, and I knew that had it not been Vitaly who was sitting beside her, she would have thrown a smart comment to embarrass me.“Can we pretend that our marriage is real, just for tonight?” I asked, looking up at him “I’m not feeling too well with myself. I don’t know, it’s just…”Nathan kissed my temple as he wrapped both arms around me, pulling me on his lap, not caring a

Katerina:My heart raced against my ribcage as I walked out of the house, my chest rising and falling with each breath I took as I feared the lash out that I was going to be facing with Nathan. Knowing that I just challenged his mum, I knew that it wasn’t the smartest thing to do; however, the woman had left me no other choice. She crossed every limit known to man, and I literally didn’t know what else to do to respond to her without ending the whole situation with a fight that would end up breaking Nathan and I.Nathan followed close behind, not saying a word as we both walked to the car. I had expected him to decide against our lunch, our breakfast having been skipped after our active morning. But I was surprised when he said nothing as I walked out of the house before his mum could respond to a word I said. I stood in front of the car, placing my hand on the door for a second before taking a step back when I saw Nathan’s reflection behind me instead of the driver’s seat. His eye