Summons to the King’s Ball AMARIS ‘We should have followed her and taken her back to the castle.’ Rage was agitated that we let her get away. “We will be back for her, Rage.” I promised him. I remember one of the wolves that attacked her saying that she had been rejected and my heart […]
RAINE As soon as I entered the house I was slapped in the face. I licked blood from my split lip. “Where the f**k have you been? Out spreading your legs, have you?” Peter towered over me. “No, no.” I showed him the limp rabbit in my hand. My face smarted, but it was nothing
A Call to Mate AMARIS “Enough!” I pushed the she-wolf off my lap. She tried her best to make me f**k her, but her scent was agitating my wolf. Both of us had been very irritated of late. It was most likely because of the mating moon. Soon it will be full, sending the unmated
Bullied and Rejected RAINE Today was my eighteenth birthday. I was super excited because today could be the day I find my fated mate. My wolf, Tasha, agreed. Our eyes would lock, and we would know. Then he would take me away from this hell and I would be the happiest girl… “Raine! Get your
Chapter 20 Adrian’s POV I woke up the following morning after Grayson came to my pack feeling like shit. I realized just how bad I had been treating Lola. I desperately wanted her to have fault so I could reject her but she was so perfect. “So perfect for us. The moon goddess wouldn’t pair
Chapter 19 Lola’s POV I woke up in the early hours of the morning with a massive headache and I did not want to get out of bed for the fear of being a laughing stock in the pack. People can be so mean and I did not feel like being an object of ridicule today. I felt Lyla waking up beside me and I acted like I was sleeping so that she’d let me be in peace. “I can hear your uneven heartbeat, Lola. Why are you pretending to be asleep?” She asked. Damn werewolf hearing. “I’m still asleep, I don’t know what you’re talking about“, I said with my face buried in the pillow and she laughed before sitting up in bed. “I see you’re still really asleep. What’s the matter, Lola? Is this about the question you asked before we went to sleep yesterday?” She sighed when I nodded my head. “The pack might have known about all that happened….or not, but I promise you that no one will make you feel less of yourself just because of that. And even if they tried, they’ll have me to answer to“, she said while cracking her knuckles, earning a giggle from me. “I don’t know what happened in your last pack and I won’t be pushing you to talk, but I want you to know that you belong here now and I won’t let you be bullied. Betlst friends, remember?” I looked her in the eyes at that and she smiled at 111 me, making me smile too. “You know what will make you feel better? A long, hot shower to clear your skin and I’ll braid your hair afterwards. How does that sound?” She asked excitedly and I nodded in excitement too. “I noticed that you avoided touching my things the last time you had your bath here. Lola, I’m not going to get mad if you use my things, I can easily replace them. I order you to wash your hair and b*dy thoroughly this time around“, I nodded at her before I remembered that I don’t know what is what and how I’ll use them. “Uhm, Lyla? I don’t what is what nor how to use them. I’ve never used them before“, I said in shame and her eyes widened before she masked her facial expression. “That’s not a problem, chica. I’ll show you, let’s go“, she held my hands and led me towards the bathroom. She walked over to her shelf of girly products and she removed about 7 bottles from the shelf and placed them on the counter. “This is shampoo, you lather it into your hair to wash off grease and dirt“, she said, holding up a bottle. She did the same for all other bottles and I was excited to try them all by the time she was done. She offered to wash my hair but the possibility of having to remové my clothes and have her see my nude b*dy, made me refuse her offer. She seems to understand where I was coming from and left me to do my business. I had so much fun washing my hair and getting cleaned up. For the first time since yesterday, I heard Jasmine purr in pleasure in my head. ||| “At this rate, you might as well be a feline“, I said to her with laughter, she only purred in return. I exited the bathroom to find the room empty. Jasmine wasn’t in the room but there were clothes on the bed. I dried my hair with a towel and brushed through it. I looked in the mirror once I was dressing up and I liked what I saw. I was slowly learning to appreciate my appearance. I steeled my heart as I left the room in search of Lyla. I sent a quick prayer to the moon goddess that I wouldn’t meet any pack members on my way to the kitchen, where I knew Lyla will be. I had almost made it to the kitchen undetected when I collided with a wall and fell flat on my ass. I held in my whimpers of pain and tried to stand up when I saw the wall was infact, a man. I was about to start apologizing when I heard my name from. the stranger’s mouth. Hooked up at his face but I did not recognize him. I took some steps back to out distance between us. Does Grayson have men planted around this pack? How did this stranger know my name? My thoughts were running at miles per hour and I thought of ways to escape when I heard his voice again. “Lola, it’s me, Jace. Do you not remember me?” His voice cut through my thoughts and I felt myself coming back to the present. “Jace?“, I repeated, the name sounding familiar to me. “Yeah, your best friend from ten years back. We used to be 46.480 inseparable back in Moonlit pack before my mom decided to move another pack with her chosen mate. Do you remember me?” He said. Memories of young me and a boy of not more than 12 running around our house back in Moonlit pack. I was heartbroken when he left with his mom, but Mom said he was going to somewhere he can be happy with his Mom. “Jacey“, I ran towards him and engulfed him in a hug, taking both of us by surprise. He laughed and gently patted my head. I pulled back from him and smacked him on the chest, surprising myself yet again. “Ouch, what was that for?“, he whined while rubbing his chest. I crossed my arm and glared at him. “You promised to always write to me. Your letters stopped coming a year after, do you know how heartbroken I was?” I pouted and he pulled me into a hug again.
hapter 18 Lola’s POV I was still shaking on the floor of the office looking at the door through which Adrian stormed out. Am I that disgusting? Am I that unlovable? I kept thinking as more tears poured down my cheeks. I was happy that Grayson was out of the picture but the look I
Chapter 17 Adrian’s POV I had to go see what made her have a panic attack, or should I say who? I knew she was fragile and broken but I did not know that the mere mention of someone would have her bawling out her eyes. “Nathan, I’m on my way. Try not to hurt anyone before I get there, I might need to beat some senses into those mutts“, I mindlinked Nathan as I made my way to the pack house immediately I was sure Mother would be able to take care of her. “Wow, man. Is there something wrong? You sound pretty angry“, Nathan asked, but I just remained silent. I had to see for myself first. Nathan was already waiting for me in the pack house living room when I got there. “Oh, you’re here. I had to leave the office before I beat both of them,since you ordered me not to touch them“, he said immediately I got close enough to him. “When did they reach the border? What exactly did they say they wanted?“, I asked him as we made our way over to the office. “It was immediately the border patrol alerted me about their presence that I went there. I mindlinked you immediately they requested to see the Alpha because he had something that belonged to them“, he said through gritted teeth which is proof of his anger. “I hoped to God that none of them had touched Lola before, or they might be going back to their pack in a b*dy bag“, I said to myself but Nathan heard me, thanks to his werewolf hearing. 0.00% ||| 10.44 Chapter 17 “Lola? Lola is the reason they are here? Who do they think they are to demand for her like she’s some sort of rag doll they own“, his voice had changed slightly, which meant his wolf was present too. His wolf probably recognized Lola as Luna even though I had not accepted her as my mate. I had to be the bigger person. I took a deep breath as I entered the office. I saw two guys, not older than 18 seated on the couch in the office. “Gentlemen, how may I help you?” I said to them I walked into the room, making sure my Alpha tone leaked into my my voice. The one with black hair was the first to speak up. “We are here because you have something that belongs to us, Alpha“, he spoke up. “And what exactly might that be, young man?“, I said. “We haven’t even met before and I have something of yours?” I asked and saw him slightly shiver in fear. That’s right, a pup like you should know its place before me. “A pack member of mine ran away after committing a great crime against me and I learnt that she’s in your pack. I just came here to get her so I can punish her properly“, he said. “A crime? What sort of crime? Who’s this pack mate, pup?” I fired the questions at him. I saw the way he and his companion exchanged weird glances when I asked what crime was committed. “Lola, her name is Lola Ashton“, he said and I felt Daxon growling in my head when he said her name. “What right does he have to call our mate by her name?” He snarled in my head and I had to take a deep breath myself so I won’t lash out at the scrawny thing in front of me. “And what crime did she commit against you? She’s on my pack now, I 22.46% ||| 10:45 Chapter 17 can’t just hand her over to you“, I asked him and he and his partner grew uncomfortable where they were sitting. “I asked a question, pup“, I growled at him and watched them shake in their seats.
Chapter 16 Lola’s POV No, he couldn’t have found me. I escaped him, I finally left that pack and its people behind and I won’t be dragged back there by Grayson. I did not know when my cutlery fell out of my hands and I started hyperventilating. The room was getting smaller, my breaths were coming out short and erratic. I felt like my lungs were being compressed and squeezed. I felt liquid run down my cheeks but I could not even wipe them away. My whole b*dy was numb and I could not react to everything going on around me. How did he know I was here? I masked my scent, he didn’t even know I have a wolf, nob*dy knows except the people of Crescent moon pack that saw me enter the pack lands in my wolf form. I felt small, soft hands around me but that did nothing to comfort me. I started crying harder, I held my chest since it was getting difficult for me to breathe through my tears. I don’t like this feeling, I already left it behind. “It’s okay, Lola. Calm down please“, I heard Rose’s voice, but I could not react to it even if I wanted to. My b*dy was in shock and everything in my b*dy seemed to not work. Electricity spread through me and I felt a surge of peace throughout my b*dy as larger, more callous hands held me. “Hey, it’s okay. You’re okay, Lola“, I heard my mate’s amazing voice and I slowly calmed down. He held me as my b*dy continued to shake 0.00% 10:44 Chapter 16 even though I wasn’t crying as much as I was initially. “Oh my goddess, mate is holding us. His voice is so amazing and his touch, oh his touch. I was so jealous when he said your name, I wanna hear my name too. You lucky, lucky, extremely lucky human“, Jasmine gushed in my head as my shaking subsided and I could finally breathe again. “Jasmine!! How are you focused only on the fact that we’re being held by our mate? He doesn’t even want us, he’s probably just being nice that’s all. And Grayson is here in this pack to take us, how are you so chill right now?“I screamed at her in anger in my head and heard her whimper but I wasn’t having any of her fangirl acts at that moment. As soon as he realized I had stopped shaking, he dropped me like my skin burnt him and I felt Rose take me into her arms, telling me how everything is fine and I’m safe. I wanted to scream out that I wasn’t safe as long as Grayson was around. I wanted to spill everything that had happened to me to Rose but shame wouldn’t let me. The fear of being abandoned and blamed like my former pack did made me shut up and fry silently. I sent a quick prayer to the Moon goddess. I know I had been cussing her out since I turned 18, but I was starting to feel like I belonged to this pack and I did not want to be pulled out of it again. TAL Rose led me to the couch and then brought me a glass of water. Her motherly eyes never left me, she was watching me like a hawk incase I had another breakdown and that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. “Jasmine? Girl, I’m sorry I snapped at you just before. I was scared and angry too. Scared that Grayson will take us, scared that Adrian will hand us over to him without even hearing us out. I’m still scared that might happen. I was angry at myself for finding comfort in Adrian’s arms too, he hasn’t even acknowledged us as his mate, I did not want to 20.53% ||| < 10:44
Chapter 15 Adrian’s POV I’d been staring at this page for over an hour without seeing what’s on the paper. I tried concentrating but my mind kept going back to one particular person, Lola. I needed to get a grip on myself for moon’s sake. I didn’t like how she makes me feel, yet I want to feel everything with her. The way she seemed to stiffen around me made me sad and angry but I have no one to blame but myself. I was about to damn all consequences and just pack up the paperwork I was working on and go to keep my mate close to me when my dad walked in. “Hey, Adrian“, Dad called out to me as he walked into my office, looking fit as ever. I swear this man never ages. “Oh, hi Dad“, I called out to him and stood up to meet him halfway, sharing a manly hug. “What are you up to, little man“, he ruffled my hair while asking, making me grunt in disapproval. I love this man but sometimes he has to realize that I’m longer his ‘little Drian‘, I’m 24 now. “Dad, please I’m not little Drian anymore. You’ve got to stop ruffling my hair“, I said, making him laugh out loud. “Yeah, whatever“, he said, ruffling my hair again. “When did you get back?“, I asked, ignoring the fact that he just did 0.00% ||| 10:44 Chapter 15 what I told him not to again. “I just got back and Rosie said I should come and get you so we can have dinner” he said, smiling when he said mom’s name. He’s so in love with mom and that’s all I’ve ever asked from the Moon goddess but instead she paired me up with that beautiful, weak and traumatized kitten. I sighed and rubbed my face with my palm before I felt Dad’s hand on my shoulder. “You okay, son?” Father asked and I just gave him a small smile. *Of course Dad. I’m fine” I answered him and tried to plaster a smile on my face. “I’ll freshen up now, go and meet your Mom to have dinner”, I nodded my head as he turned around and made for the door. He suddenly stopped and said, “She looked so hurt and afraid when I saw her and you’re still treating her like this. You’re just going to break her more and it might be too late for you when you realize her worth“, he left the room afterwards. I sighed after Dad left the room. Are they right about what they’re all saying? Am I really just punishing her while punishing myself too? She’s a rogue though, they’re never good people. “You don’t even know if she actually needs protection from us. You don’t know if she needs us more at this moment. You don’t know what she’s been through or what she’s going through and you dare to call yourself an Alpha? What kind of Alpha will protect his people when he can’t protect his mate?“, Daxon snarled in my head and I saw red. “An Alpha that has witnessed first–hand what those vile creatures can do, Daxon.“, I growled back at him. “You’re just a coward that’s afraid to accept that this isn’t the same 16.74% ။ O < 10:44