NADINE.“Are you okay?” Xander asked as he tucked strayed hair behind my ears.I nodded before I asked. “Who was it?”“Kenzo.” He replied before grabbing my hand and clasping it in his. Sparks ignited again, and I just let out a sigh. This was bad. Xander could really make me lose my concentration. He opened the door, and I was baffled that no one was there. We were already walking along the corridor when I asked him. “Where are they?”“I asked them to come back after three minutes.”“Thank Goddess, or it’ll be embarrassing to face them,” I mumbled softly, and he chuckled. But if I thought I was already able to get away from the embarrassment, I was wrong because we met Gamma Kenzo and his men in the middle of the stairs. They didn’t say anything, but Kenzo gave Xander a salute, and I could see the teasing in his eyes, which my mate ignored. He just nodded his head in response to the greetings of the others as we passed them. We then hurried down the stairs and out of the building.

NADINE.I was grateful that Xander gave me space around the cemetery.I didn’t stay at my grandparents' grave, but I did talk to them while I walked around. I told them about Dad and Uncle David, and how they found their mates. I told them Mom was human but thriving well in the shifters’ world. I also told them about Nadia, my eldest half-sister, and how she had a wonderful life with her Alpha mate. I let them know who her mother was, because I was sure they knew her, as she was from this pack. I told them about the life we had and where we lived. I spoke with pride, telling Grandpa that I was as skilled in combat as he was, just as Dad had told me.I told them I wished I met them, but even if I didn’t get to, I had loved them from how Dad and Uncle David spoke of them. I was sure they knew everything, but I had fun telling them all about us. I also promised them that one of these days I would visit and bring them flowers. And before I left, I told Grandpa that I would take back h

NADINE. Breakfast was fun and hot. I couldn’t keep my hands off him, and I could tell he was restraining himself from touching me. Maybe because he knew everyone was looking at us, but I didn’t care. I wanted Xander to fall hard for me. I told myself I was doing it so I could use him for my plans, but I knew as well that deep inside, I wanted him to like me so much that when all was revealed, he would choose me over the Alpha title. I could already tell he didn’t like Maddox with the way he spoke of him, but then he was here and still working as his Beta. He might say it was for Mindy, but what if he wanted the Alpha title? I knew this was my first impression when Catherine told me that Maddox’s half-brother was here with him.Of course, he was the firstborn and the rightful Alpha, like how my sister Nadia was the firstborn and the rightful Alpha of this pack. But the difference was that Nadia didn’t want to be an Alpha. She was happy to be Riley’s partner and Luna. I didn’t think t

NADINE. After we talked about my tattoo, Xander and I spent time cleaning the house. He said we could stay in a hotel, but he didn’t want anyone to know where we were staying, and that was the reason he left his car at the restaurant. But he did ask me if I would be comfortable in that place. I didn’t mind. I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon. We had just enough. My sister, Nadia, was married to an Alpha, and they had offered to help with our finances, especially after I was born, but my father had declined. Everything we had came from my parents’ hard-earned money, so I knew what it was like to grow up with just the basics.I was not sure why Xander wanted to hide in this house, but a part of me was guessing he wanted to see if I would complain. Xander seemed to be a decent man, but you couldn’t blame me for being careful with my thoughts and words around him. He was still a Trevino, and one day of being with him was not enough to get to know him. Especially as half of that day,

XANDER.“Now, be a good girl and hop on me,” I growled as I patted my thighs. Nadine giggled and threw her head back. She was like a dream, and I couldn’t stop staring. She was igniting a fire that had been long dead inside me. And I liked it.She pushed her chair back, and I watched her like a prey as she sat on my lap with her legs parted and straddling my thighs. She rubbed her front against my growing erection a couple of times while her hands grabbed my shoulders without taking her gaze off me. “Now tell me, wild heart, in what area can I hurt you?” I asked, pushing my luck.She licked her lips before her hand grabbed mine and placed it on her ponytailed hair.“Tug it…” She said in a sultry voice, and I tugged her hair harshly. Her head tilted up, and a loud gasp left her throat as a grunt left mine.She smiled as she slowly tilted her head down, then she took both of my hands and placed them on the top of her breasts. “You can also hurt me here. The harder, the better.”I gulpe