I turned around in bed, my chest slightly heaving. My eyes lifted up to the bedside lamp in front of me, and I swallowed, my eyes closing for a bit.The ring sat right under the night light, almost intentionally illuminated by the light right above it.Slowly, I sat up, a small breath escaping me. I couldn't take it anymore. The silence, the guilt, the need. It was a combination that made sleep elude me, and deprived me of whatever joy I would have had knowing Keanne was my mate.It was crazy, though. Because now I had an answer for the inexplicable attraction we had both felt. The reason he had cone to my aid back there, the reason we had been unable to let go even though there was no serious commitment between us.I had never known the mate bond could be so strong.I looked around the room. It was large, with mirrors on every side. The walk in closet was closed off, and only the large round bed and the light showed any indication that it could be used. I wondered if Keanne's bed was

CORAI woke up to the sound of an instrumental, a slow, sad tune playing somewhere on the background. My brows furrowed. I hadn't noticed a piano in Keanne's home, but it could make sense since he knew how to play it.I sighed, then flipped the covers off. I immediately pulled them back on, my eyes wide. My dress had been torn to pieces, and the one on my was barely covering my thighs. I swallowed as I turned around, slowly noticing it. The room was different and...eerily familiar. It made my heart clench as I took the environment in, my blood running cold.This wasn't Keanne's home. It couldn't be. The decor, the mirrors, nothing. It was the classic room decor, something that Keanne's room had been miles away from."Did I do well?"I froze in the spot, my eyes wide as I turned. Alpha Blake was standing over me, his eyes filled with amusement, his lips curled up in a smile."I think I could work in a movie set. To help put the props together. I mean, look at this. Looks like an absol

KEANNEThe house felt empty. It was rather weird since it had always been like this, just me and the infinite reminders of my mother. Nothing else, no one else.I cleaned on my own, cooked on my own, and when I used to have girls over, none of then could stay past a night.I swallowed, finally letting it dawn on me. Cora was gone. Cora was...I could hear my wolf whimper, and I sighed, then sat on the couch, the emptiness filling me up. It still felt surreal, unreal that she, in the end, HD chosen Alpha Blake.Had my promises sounded insincere? Had she, probably, seen better prospects with him? I turned, then grabbed the small bag that held my pills, pushing it into my mouth. I lay back on the couch, my chest heaving.CORAI watched quietly as Alpha Blake out everything in order, his smile big and triumphant. It showed in his agile movements that something good had happened, and I said nothing, waiting for him to break it it to me.The months had gone by slowly, and everyday felt incre

CORAI walked into the mansion. It was large, with dome shaped ceilings and a massive chandelier. It was tall, and the massive stair case graced the very center. It was two semi circle stair cases that faced away from each other and slowly came to a union at the very top of the next floor."It's beautiful," I said, turning to Aloha Blake.He smiled. "I can't believe I haven't been Jere for a year. It really was hard to leave the pack."I gave a small smile. Even for me. My heart, however raced at the thought that here, in this city was Keanne. We were breathing the same air again, and we would shift under the sane night sky. It was an exhilarating thought, and even though over the past year, I have tried as much as I could to put him behind me, it did sting.He could have left without those promise. It doesn't make sense that his idea of making me the happiest omega was leaving.I swallowed, blinking back the tears. "I will show you up to your room," Alpha Blake suddenly said, turning

CORAI swallowed hard as he turned to meet my eyes, his familiar mop of black hair falling on one side. I felt my breath hitch, my chest heaving lightly, even though I tried as much as I could to mask how much he still affected me.I held my breath as his eyes lifted to meet mine. The same blue green swirls that had swept me off my feet the very first day. The same blue green swirls that had the back of my eyes stinging with tears of hunger and yearning."Cora."My name didn't feel like my name when he said it. It felt like a million butterflies setting off in my stomach, a million thorns in my chest. A million scars on my heart.His lips parted, and I saw something flash in his eyes. Questions, and sometimes, they rolled over and masked what I felt inside.I was anything but fine without him.He blinked and turned away, and I saw him take in a deep breath, his head tilting upwards."My beautiful fiancee is here," Alpha Blake said, smiling.He stretched his hand to me. I gave a small