ã€ŠThrough The Eyes Of My Alphaã€‹


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1

    NADIA.

    I reveled in the feeling of the fresh air on my skin and the wind blowing through my hair as I sped up

    the motorcycle that I was riding through the forest line.

    A few more hours and I would be a free woman.

    My name is Nadia Morrison. I am a shifter. At least that I know.

    All the other things about me or my real family, I had no idea.

    I¡¯ve heard things about my father, but I didn¡¯t bother to find out more. It was enough to know that he

    didn¡¯t want me and had abandoned my mother while she was pregnant. And the man who took care of

    me when my mother died after giving birth left me in the hands of the couple who were known to me as

    my uncle and aunt.

    My aunt said she¡¯s my mother¡¯s sister. But it didn¡¯t feel like that.

    I was five years old when they took me in. And from then on, they groomed me so that one day, they

    could make money out of me. But I would never allow them to do that.

    I jumped off the motorcycle as soon as I stopped the engine and parked it nicely, hidden behind the

    high bushes.

    This was the ce I told Tyson, one of my friends, to pick up the bike tomorrow so he could return it to

    Katarina, our Alpha¡¯s sister and one of my best friends.

    From here, I needed to walk for approximately five hours within the neutral forest before I reached a

    road where I could hitch with someone who could take me to the city.

    And from there, I would take the train and leave this ce to start a new life within the human territory.

    I¡¯ve been nning this since I turned eighteen, but I never had the courage to do so. But with my

    impending marriage to a man thirty years my senior by the next full moon, I couldn¡¯t dy this any

    longer.

    I needed to get away from here.

    I let out a deep sigh and slung my backpack over my shoulders before I began my journey, threading

    the ground not usually used for walking. I did my own research for months and found this way that I

    could use where I would be most unlikely to be seen.

    I have to go unnoticed. And if I make it out of the neutral city, it would be easier to transfer from city to

    city and find a ce I would like.

    I knew I didn¡¯t have so much money with me, just enough for me to survive for a month or two, but I

    knew how to work. And Katarina helped me with my fake credentials so I could apply for work under a

    different name.

    My wolf, Arrow, wasn¡¯t happy with my decision to live with humans, but she didn¡¯t stop me. Being with

    humans was way better than being married to an old man who smelled of strong tobo and alcohol.

    He had been eyeing me since I was seventeen, and after four years of negotiating for the right amount

    to buy me, my greedy uncle decided I was only worth $50,000 and sold me to him.

    But I knew my worth. I am worth more than $50,000. And besides, I didn¡¯t want my life wasted being

    used for pleasure by some old, dirty pervert.

    I had to get away from here.

    The full moon was already at its peak, and with my aunt going in heat, she and my uncle would be busy

    fucking each other, and they would never even realize I was still out. And hopefully, by the time they

    noticed I wasn¡¯t home, I would be long gone from here.

    I stopped and leaned my back on the big tree. I knew there was a small cave somewhere, and I could

    take a rest there for a few minutes before I continued. I didn¡¯t want to summon Arrow yet. I would let

    her out when my feet could no longer carry me, so I just let her rest in the back of my mind, not letting

    her share her energy with me.

    I was ready to start walking again when I heard twigs snapping and dry leaves rustling as big paws

    padded the earth. The sound was getting nearer as my heart pounded in my chest.

    Did somebody find out I was away and was looking for me? Or did a rogue smell me?

    I got up on my feet and started running, not looking back. I prepared Arrow to shift as soon as I gave

    her full control, but for now, I kept running, trying to focus on where I should be heading.

    My heart constricted as the sound of paws thudding on the ground became louder. I could feel the color

    draining out of my face. Whoever was behind me was certainly running after me.

    Please, please don¡¯t be a rogue.

    I sprang faster, my hands coiling into tight fists as I tried to sniff the air, looking for a hint of the wolf

    running after me. I knew it was impossible to catch a smell since I was ahead of him and the wind was

    blowing in the opposite direction.

    But then the smell hit me.

    Instead of the rotten, disgusting smell that I was expecting, my nose was hit by the most delicious scent

    I had ever scented.

    A musky forest scent mixed with mint and coffee. Intoxicating. Mouthwatering. Exhrating.

    I came to aplete halt from running. Myshes fluttered before my eyes closed as I reveled in the

    scent swirling around me, putting me in aplete daze, only to be jolted back into reality when a loud

    growl ripped through the thin air.

    My eyes snapped open as I slowly turned around, ready to meet the owner of the intoxicating scent,

    only to be met by the deep dark ck eyes of a big wolf ring down at me.

    Definitely not a rogue.

    He was too beautiful, and his aura was strong. Too strong.

    My eyes softened as I looked at him, and I could feel my core starting to throb.

    But then the wolf snarled, baring its fangs at me.

    My eyes widened, and my jaw dropped open as fear coursed through my whole body at the way he

    was staring at me.

    Was he mad at me? What did I do wrong?

    I inched backward, only for my foot to be caught in a protruding root, making me fall on my ass.

    The wolf lowered his head, his eyes still glowing and ring, his fangs still out for me to see.

    I didn¡¯t have time to think. I scrambled on my ass andunched onto my feet before I started running

    away.

    I knew I would never be able to get away from him, but I didn¡¯t want to stay there either.

    So I ran, and I was not even a meter away when I felt pain rush from my hipbone before I felt his fangs

    digging deeper into my skin.

    ¡°Aaahhhhh!¡± A piercing scream escaped my throat as I tumbled and fell face t on the ground. The big

    ck wolf was still behind me, his fangs piercing through my skin.

    ¡°Please, stop¡­¡± I begged, my eyes closing, trying to control the excruciating pain coursing through my

    body.

    Why was he doing this? He was supposed to take care of me and not kill me?

    I didn¡¯t want to die yet.

    Tears started to stream down my face as soft sobs escaped my throat. The pain was too much to bear,

    it was paralyzing all my senses.

    ¡°Fuck!¡± A loud, deep voice came from behind me, and for a moment I forgot the pain I was feeling.

    Curiosity got the best of me as I tried to tilt my head to see him, but he was on the other side. And I

    couldn¡¯t move.

    Was he the wolf? Did he shift to his human?

    Goddess, his voice was so sexy! Or was I dying and hallucinating?

    ¡°Don¡¯t move. I need to heal you.¡±

    I couldn¡¯t understand what he was saying, but his voice was so deep and sexy that despite the pain in

    my back, I felt tingles spreading in between my thighs, and my desire to have at least a nce at him

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    And before I realized what was happening, sparks ran through my whole body as something wet came

    into contact with my hip bone.

    ¡°What¡­ are you¡­ doing?¡± I gasped for air before a wanton moan escaped my lips, and I felt a gush of

    wetness sipping through my underwear.

    ¡°Goddess!¡± I cried in pleasure as his tongue continued top and suck my hipbone. Was he licking the

    area where his wolf bit me?

    My senses were starting to cloud as I let myself get lost in the ecstasy of what he was doing. Pleasure

    and sparks were everywhere.

    And then I felt my body being hoisted up and flipped over gently, and by the time I opened my eyes, I

    was already seated on someone¡¯sp, straddling him.

    My hands flew to his naked chest as my eyes caught sight of a hard dick pointing upward in my

    direction. Shit!

    I closed my eyes and tried to control myself, but my stupid heart and my throbbing core were making it

    hard.

    I slowly opened my eyes and tilted my head up to meet the most beautiful blue eyes I¡¯ve ever seen.

    And everything happened at once. I felt a mate bond snap into ce and everything else around us

    vanished.

    It was just me and him. And as crazy as it sounds, for the first time, I feltplete.

    ¡°Mate¡­¡± His deep baritone voice was so calming. And too sexy.

    I could tell that he was trying to read me. And I wish he would smile.

    But his face was showing no emotions, although his hands on my back, under my shirt, were saying

    otherwise as he gently ran his hard, callous palms down my skin.

    A slow smile crept into my lips, my head tilting backward as I reveled in the sensual way he was

    caressing my back.

    ¡°Mate¡­¡± I whimpered back, closing my eyes as the pleasure of sparks ran everywhere in my body,

    centering in my core.

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2

    RILEY.

    What would you do if the only female you¡¯ve ever cared about chose someone else over you? How

    would you react if you saw her being marked and imed right in front of you?

    Nothing. There was nothing I could do but swallow the pain.

    I averted my gaze away from them the moment Caspian, the Alpha of the neighboring pack, dipped his

    mouth into Andrea¡¯s neck.

    I didn¡¯t need to see more. I knew he was about to mark her.

    She was the only female I had ever taken notice of. And for a period in my life, I thought we would end

    up together.

    But she chose him.

    And yet here I was, doing my best to fight off my own men, blocking and shoving them away from

    Andrea. I am still protecting her with all my heart.

    She went into heat the moment her eyes locked with Caspian and the mate bond between them bound

    them together. Her heat smell affected every unmated male around her, including me.

    But I¡¯m Alpha. I could control my urges. And the pain in my chest was enough to keep me in my senses

    to fight off my own desire to take her away from Caspian.

    So I tried to block off any emotions as I kept doing what I needed to do: steer away the unmated males

    around us so that Caspian could fully mark and im her.

    I thought I was okay with letting her go. I didn¡¯t know it would still hurt. A part of me was dying.

    Andrea being marked was a reminder that I no longer had a hold on her, that I would be threading this

    world on my own. Alone. Without a mate.

    I watched as my men slowly woke up from their trance and ended up in a bewildered state.  I took a

    whiff of the air and no longer smelled Andrea¡¯s alluring heat scent. She¡¯s marked. The air was now

    swirling with the mixed scent of Andrea and Caspian, the fated mate scent.

    I didn¡¯t need to look back at them or anyone else. My work here was done.

    I gathered myself and turned on my heels while holding my breath, not making a single noise. And then

    I shifted into my wolf, Hunter, as I blocked off everyone from my mind.

    Hunter ran off in the opposite direction while howling at the full moon, letting the Goddess know of the

    agony we felt inside. And instead of running back to our territory, he headed off to the wilderness of the

    neutral forest.

    I didn¡¯t stop him.

    I always let myself take control of us, but tonight, I didn¡¯t have any power to take over. So I let my wolf

    lead me to where he wanted to be.

    Hunter just kept running and I wasn¡¯t giving a fuck where he was going. And I wasn¡¯t scared either.

    Meeting rogues or hunters was nothing new. If I should meet any of them tonight, they should be the

    ones scared, because I don¡¯t think I would let them die without torturing them.

    So I just let my wolf take charge while I wallowed in my own pain.

    I knew that what I felt for Andrea wasn¡¯t as strong as before. Not even lust. I know this for sure because

    I tried, but even after seeing her almost naked, I didn¡¯t find myself having a hard-on or having any

    desire to touch her.

    But why do I feel pain? Was it because I was never good enough for her? Or for anyone?

    Because despite being a strong Alpha, I was never anyone¡¯s first choice?

    My pack was the only one who wanted me. And maybe, it was supposed to be like that. Damn

    everyone else, just focus on being an Alpha.

    It should work that way from now on.

    Focus. I¡¯m a fucking Alpha.

    I snapped myself back to the present as Hunter continued to pad his way through the forest. We were

    too far from our territory.

    I made up my mind.

    Leave Andrea and everything I felt for her in the past. She was in good hands. But if Caspian betrayed

    her trust in him, I would be the first one to tear off his limbs. And I mean that.

    But for now, my packes first.

    ¡®Enough, let¡¯s head back!¡¯ I told Hunter, but it seemed like he wasn¡¯t listening.

    I tried to take over, but he wasn¡¯t letting me.

    ¡®What the fuck?¡¯ I growled at him.

    He just growled back and sped up his pace. This has never happened before.

    My wolf, Hunter, has a wild side and I let him get away with it once in a while, but he never defied me.

    He would always give the reins back to me whenever I wanted to.

    But he wasn¡¯t doing it this time. Something was off.

    I tried to connect once more with my wolf, but he was blocking off his mind from me.

    I struggled as I fought hard to take control of our body but before I could do more, an intoxicating scent

    reached my nose.

    Mate.

    She¡¯s here.

    Her scent was more potent than the first and second times I smelled her.

    My mind went into a full daze as her scent smacked me in full force. She smelled of freshly baked

    pastries and vani. I just wanted to fucking eat her!

    My wolf finally connected his mind to mine. He could sense her and wanted to im her, by hook or by

    crook.

    ¡®Give me back control!¡¯ I snapped at him but my wolf was too strong to be controlled unless he wanted

    to.

    And then I saw her, and I just forgot to fight for control.

    She had her back on us, and amidst the darkness, I could see her perfectly.

    Finally. I caught her.

    ¡®I caught her!¡¯ Hunter snarled at me, but I ignored him.

    I watched in awe as our mate slowly turned around to face us.

    My heart leaped from my chest as I took in all of her and watched as a smile slowly curled into her lips.

    Beautiful.

    Fucking beautiful.

    The way her back wavy hair cascaded over her small face, her perfect little nose, and her plump lips

    parted like she was summoning me to kiss her.

    I couldn¡¯t help myself from smiling. I didn¡¯t even know what was happening until I saw her run away

    from us.

    What the fuck just happened?

    And everything came shing in my head.

    Hunter was mad at her for avoiding us. For not wanting us. And he wanted to stake his im on her

    right now.

    ¡®Fuck you, Hunter!¡¯ I bellowed at my wolf as I watched our mate run away from us.

    And before I could stop my fucking wolf, he leaped in the air andnded exactly where our mate was,

    and it was fucking toote when I realized what he was about to do.

    He was marking her in his own way, sinking his fangs into her hipbones.

    The fear of her being hurt was enough to let me let out all the energy that I needed to finally take the

    control away from my wolf.

    I shifted into my human form, and my body was shaking.

    Fear. My body was shaking in fear.

    For the first time, I was afraid ¨C she was squirming in pain, and even though I wanted to fucking kill my

    wolf right now, I couldn¡¯t focus on him.

    I needed to save her.

    And I did what I needed to do. Her body stopped trembling as she started moaning under my touch.

    Slowly, fear slipped away from me as arousal took over.

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    She¡¯s in heat. Her smell filled my nostrils and my fucking dick hardened.

    Her heat scent mixed with her own scent was more potent and intoxicating. I found myself panting as I

    gripped her body tighter, pulling her closer to mine.

    ¡°Mate¡­¡± She moaned sexily as she arched her chest with her eyes closed, and the fucking sight of her

    face was making me lose all my control.

    Yes. Fucking Mate. Mine.

    A low growl rumbled on my chest and it made her open her eyes.

    Her lips parted as she stared at me, lust swirling in her dark brown eyes, and before I could make my

    move, she leaned forward abruptly and crushed her lips against mine, wrapping her arms around my

    neck.

    Her soft chest collided with mine in full force, knocking us backward, and I instinctively wrapped my

    arms around her body as I let us fall to the forest ground.

    Sparks.

    Sparks and tingles shot all over my body. This was something new.

    Sebastian had told me about this, but I always shrugged it off. I thought it was funny that a tough man

    like him could describe the connection between mates with sparks and tingles. But I¡¯m going to take it

    back now because this spark was fucking explosive and I wanted more of it.

    She moaned as her lips parted, and I took advantage of it, slipping my tongue into her mouth and

    letting my carnal desire take over. I was kissing her bruisingly hard, pouring out all the desire I had kept

    hidden for her all these weeks since I first scented her.

    And the kiss wasn¡¯t enough. I wanted all of her.

    My mate wasying on top of me, moaning in between our kisses, and she was driving me fucking wild

    with the way she was grinding her front into my hard erection.

    I tightened my hold on her and got us up on our feet, yanking her legs up and wrapping them around

    my hips as I moved towards the small cave that I knew existed in this area.

    I wanted to fuck her and I am going to fuck her tonight. But not out in the open. Wolves could be

    roaming around on a full moon and her body was only for me to see.

    She pulled away from the kissing and her eyes wandered around us.

    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± She asked in a soft voice, and my heart did a fucking somersault in my

    chest. She sounded like a siren. I wanted her to talk more, but my lips were aching from being away

    from hers.

    I cupped her nape and pushed her head back into mine, capturing her lips once more as we entered

    the cave. She didn¡¯t struggle away from my grip but instead began kissing me back passionately.

    Iid her down on the ground inside the small cave after taking off her bag from her back. I let my eyes

    feast on her, raking her body up and down. She had a mischievous grin on her face as she moved her

    hands down to the buttons of her jeans, slowly unbuttoning them without taking her gaze away from

    me.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3

    ¡°Fuck me¡­.¡± She said in a low voice, biting her lower lip while her eyes darted to my iron-hard dick. I

    saw her eyes dted into full ck before she wiggled her jeans down her thighs, arching her hips up.

    I swallowed hard as the string of her thongs came into view and the scent of her arousal got stronger.

    I inched near her and helped her off her jeans, ripping them in the process, which elicited a giggle from

    her. She then reached for the hem of her shirt and started ripping it off, leaving her naked with just her

    thongs on.

    Fuck! Could this female be more perfect than she already was?

    She slipped her hand inside her underwear and started rubbing herself, closing her eyes as she

    moaned while pleasuring herself, and I felt like a teenager who had no fucking idea what I needed to do

    next.

    I parted her thighs, opening them wider as I kneeled in between her legs before I pped her hand

    gently. ¡°Take it off, let me do that¡­¡± I was trying to control my voice. I didn¡¯t want to scare her away.

    She snapped her eyes open and giggled before withdrawing her hand off her pussy and pushing her

    three middle fingers inside my mouth.

    Fucking euphoria.

    She tasted more than I thought she would, and I couldn¡¯t get enough of her. I wanted to eat her pussy,

    but I wanted to test the water first, not wanting to scare her away.

    I sucked her fingers hard and loud while my own hand slipped inside her wet entrance, aiming for her

    folds. She was so fucking wet and ready.

    I rubbed her folds gently before slipping my thumb inside her. She gasped and pulled her fingers away

    from my mouth and gripped my forearm.

    I lowered my body and hovered against her, sliding an arm around her neck, making sure I didn¡¯t put

    my whole weight into her as I captured her lips. She wrapped her legs around my waist and started

    grinding her hips into my thumb.

    I withdrew my finger away and ripped off the tiny fabric covering her wetness from me and started to

    prate her with my two thick fingers while my thumb caressed her already swollen clit. My mouth

    continued assaulting hers, kissing and biting her hard, knowing fully well, that by the time I was done

    with her lips, they would be swollen.

    Her hands were moving down my body, her fingers skimming against my skin, and it was sending a

    rush of pleasure straight to my cock.

    She kept moving down until her hand found what it was looking for. She wrapped her fingers around

    my erection and my breath hitched. Time stood still.

    No one had touched my dick and the pleasure was too much for me. She started jerking me off and

    quickly found her rhythm.

    I withdrew from kissing her as I aimed to control the orgasm building up inside my body.

    Fuck! Don¡¯t embarrass me. Not yet.

    ¡°Are you okay?¡± Her voice was so soft andced with concern. I snapped my eyes open and saw her

    gazing at me. Her eyes softened as she bit her lower lip, waiting for my response.

    I nodded my head. I could feel the heat rising in my ears.

    She smiled lovingly at me before her hand touched my chest, pushing me away. ¡°Get off me.¡±

    My heart constricted as pain crossed it. She didn¡¯t want me.

    I didn¡¯t need a second warning. I moved my body away from her and sat down just beside her, closing

    my eyes.

    She was breaking my heart. Will she go? Will she leave me?

    I have to do something.

    I opened my eyes ready to plead for her to stay, only to see my beautiful mate kneeling in front of me.

    She lowered her head before she gripped my dick and started licking the slit oozing with pre-cum.

    Fuck! I wasn¡¯t expecting this!

    My hand flew to her hair, gripping it tightly as my muscles clenched.

    She was on all fours in the middle of a dusty and rough cave floor, but she wasn¡¯t minding it at all.

    She pressed her mouth against the head of my cock, sucking softly at first before quickening her pace.

    ¡°Am I doing it right?¡± She withdrew for a while and asked before she continued.

    All the while, her gaze never left mine.

    I nodded and brushed my thumb against her cheek. She could just be holding it and it would still be

    perfect.

    I saw a smile curving on her lips before she pushed her mouth forward, taking all that she could take in.

    And I took all the pleasure that she was giving me, watching her in awe as she bobbed her head up

    and down, against my shaft while moaning sexily. Drools were dripping at the corner of her mouth, and

    the more her mouth bobbed faster and deeper, the more the animal in me wanted to take over.

    I gripped her hair tighter, letting out a low growl before moving my hand to guide her, fucking her mouth

    hard and deep with fast thrusting. And she was taking it all in.

    Her eyes watered and drool continued to leak from her mouth.

    Was I too hard on her?

    My orgasm was building up and I knew I woulde soon, but I was scared I was hurting her. I let go

    of her hair, but instead of withdrawing, she whimpered and began bobbing her head up and down at

    the same pace that I guided her, and in no time, my muscles clenched, enveloped in the warmth and

    wetness of her mouth.

    I molded a hand to the nape of her neck, just holding her in ce, but she could easily let go if she

    wanted to.

    Fuck! I couldn¡¯t hold it anymore.

    My body shuddered at the intensity of my orgasm as my load shot all over her mouth, straight to her

    throat.

    She gagged, but she didn¡¯t pull away.

    Her eyes widened before she closed them and began sucking my dick once more, letting me ride out

    my orgasm. She was cleaning me up nice and slow while I let myself indulge in the pleasure that only

    she was able to give me.

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    NADIA.

    I didn¡¯t know where I got the courage to grab him and do what I just did. I have never done anything

    like this before, but it felt like tonight, it was the right thing to do.

    My core was throbbing, and as much as I loved the look on his face while I pleasured him, I knew I

    wanted more. I wanted my mate inside of me.

    I pulled my mouth away from his hard, thick cock and wiped the sides of my mouth, swallowing

    everything before returning my gaze to him.

    His eyes were swirling in ck as he grabbed me and ced me on hisp, straddling him before

    locking his lips with mine. My fingers moved and explored his bare skin as if they had their own mind. I

    reveled in the sparks emitting from our bodies touching, skin against skin.

    His touch was giving me so much pleasure that my slickness was leaking in between my thighs as

    delicious tingles continued to spread throughout.

    I was still lost in his touch, that I didn¡¯t notice that he had moved us until I felt my back being pressed

    against the rough and cold walls of the cave. My feet were nted on a sturdy rock, making our heights

    almost parallel to each other.

    He yanked my thigh up before curling it around his hips, leaving my other leg on the ground. My

    throbbing pussy was so open and pressed against his big, hard cock. And I wanted nothing but to push

    it closer.

    He licked my cheek before running his breath against my ear, sending me pleasurable chills.

    ¡°Can I fuck you, little mate?¡± His voice was so deep and sexy that my already wet pussy started leaking

    again.

    I nodded too eagerly before I was able to speak, ¡°Yes, please¡­¡±

    Excitement was brewing inside of me. I wanted him. All of him.

    All these years, I had never desired anyone. I¡¯d dated and kissed a few males before, but none had

    piqued my interest the way this man had. He was perfect, too perfect! I and my wolf, Aarow, wanted

    him.

    I knew he was not an ordinary male. His aura was too strong, like an Alpha.

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    But he couldn¡¯t be one. Why would an Alpha be mated to someone like me? He might be a ranked

    wolf, but definitely not an Alpha. But I knew he wasn¡¯t from our pack because I couldn¡¯t reach his and

    his wolf¡¯s mind.

    But I shrugged away any thoughts at the moment. I wanted to focus on now and him.

    I could ask questionster.

    ¡°Aaah¡­¡± I whimpered and dropped my head into the nook of his neck as his thick fingers mmed

    inside my pussy. He was finger-fucking me and it took all of me not to copse. He was making my

    knees too weak.

    ¡°Look at me¡­ I want to see all of you.¡± The way he said it made me want to do anything he wanted.

    ¡°Yes¡­¡± I moaned as I tilted my head back, leaning it against the rough walls as I stared back at him.

    His eyes were boring deep into mine as if he was reading my soul.

    My mouth opened as pleasure coursed throughout my body while his fingers continuously assaulted

    me. He was doing it so well, and so good.

    Sparks, tingles, goosebumps ¨C everything was exploding, and I could no longer control the wanton

    moans escaping my throat.

    ¡°You¡¯re fucking sexy!¡± His voice was husky and I knew he was controlling himself by the way he was

    gritting his teeth.

    He crushed his lips into mine, kissing me bruisingly hard, and I kept kissing him back with the same

    intensity. Our mouths were fighting for dominance.

    As my orgasm neared, he abruptly withdrew his fingers, making me let out a growl, annoyed and

    disappointed with his action.

    A smile crept on his lips, and I felt my heart skip a beat.

    He was too handsome.

    My own lips curved into a smile as my hands flew over his cheeks. I wanted the memory of his smile to

    linger in my mind.

    ¡°You¡¯re too handsome¡­¡± I told him, as I gasped for air while I felt his hard dick pistoning at my wet

    entrance.

    ¡°Am I? Does it mean you like what you¡¯re seeing?¡±

    ¡°Yes¡­¡± I answered while panting.

    ¡°And this one?¡± He nudged his cock forward, the tip brushing against my folds.

    ¡°Aaah¡­¡± I moaned and bit my lower lip to stop myself from moaning more.

    He chuckled, and his deep dimples showed up and I couldn¡¯t stop my arousal. He was teasing me and

    I was struggling to keep myself and my wolf under control.

    ¡°You¡¯re too big¡­ Don¡¯t break me.¡± My hands were still on his cheeks, one thumb brushing against the

    corner of his lips.

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    Chapter 4

    ¡°I won¡¯t¡­ I¡¯ll take care of you¡­¡± He said it so gently that I believed him, and it felt like it meant more

    than just tonight.

    And I wished I was right. I wanted him to take care of me.

    I was so tired of being alone and just always looking after myself.

    He tilted his head to the side and captured my thumb, sucking it sexily without taking his gaze off of

    me.

    And then, he slipped his hard, throbbing dick inside of me, slowly and gently.

    My eyes rounded as they began to water.

    He let out a groan as he pushed one more time, breaking my barrier before he rested his forehead on

    mine.

    ¡°You¡¯re too tight. Am I hurting you?¡± His voice was painful, and he was gritting his teeth again. ¡°Tell me

    to stop¡­ If I push one more time, I don¡¯t think I can stop¡­¡±

    I felt my pussy stretching before rxing into his size and, from what he said, it meant he was not fully

    in and it would hurt more, but I was ready for it. I was ready for him.

    ¡°Don¡¯t stop, take me. All of me¡­¡±

    I wasn¡¯t even done talking when he mmed one more time, letting a loud gasp escape my lips before

    he started rocking his hips back and forth, mming his hard cock into my willing, wet pussy.

    My body jolted with every thrust, my back mming against the rough wall, but I didn¡¯t mind. I knew I

    would heal.

    The heat from his body was warming all of me and the intensity of his stroke was sending me into

    overwhelming oblivion.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!¡± I cried in pleasure, as my hands gripped his shoulders tightly, scraping and scratching

    them, but my mate didn¡¯t mind at all.

    He kept pouncing on me like I was his saving grace, grunting and groaning in the process, but it was

    like music in my ears. He was enjoying this. He was enjoying me.

    He was still holding one of my thighs up, and the angle he was fucking me was hitting my walls

    perfectly. I reveled in the pain and the pleasure that came with it.

    Heat rose up from my stomach as my toes curled while my pussy clenched around his dick. My orgasm

    was building up.

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    I was so close.

    The only thing I could hear now was the synchronized beating of our hearts and the pping of our

    skins, together with the slickness of my pussy as he fucked me hard and deep.

    I opened my eyes to see my mate staring at me. Pleasure and adoration were written on his face as he

    took in all of my emotions. And the satisfied look on his face made way for an unfamiliar emotion to rise

    from my chest ¨C I felt special. Like I was really wanted and adored.

    My eyes darted to his lips as he parted them, and then, I saw his fangs erupting as his eyes dted into

    full ck.

    The idea of him marking me was making my heart and pussy wild.

    I tilted my head to the side and closed my eyes, exposing my neck to him in submission as I bucked my

    hips to the rhythm of his thrust.

    I felt him lower his head, and not long after, his lips grazed over the skin at the nook of my neck before

    it was reced by his fangs.

    I moaned at the contact before it turned into a cry of pleasure when his fangs pierced through my skin,

    as a rush of sparks and tingles centered in my core.

    My body shuddered and convulsed as the wave of pleasure made way for an explosive orgasm. He

    sunk his fangs deeper and I couldn¡¯t stop myself from convulsing. The pleasure was too much.

    My mate didn¡¯t stop ramming his cock in and out of me while his tongue and mouth werepping and

    sucking the mark he created in my neck as I rode out my release.

    His warmth washed all over me as his grip tightened on my body. I never felt thisplete and

    satisfied, as if I didn¡¯t want this moment to end.

    It didn¡¯t take long before my body melted into his arms as my mate let out a groan of satisfaction as he

    let out his own release and spent himself inside of me.

    ¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è

    Last night was too perfect.

    I lost count of how many times my mate took me. It seemed like I couldn¡¯t get enough of him, and all

    the time he never refused my advances.

    I didn¡¯t know my heat would end up making me too wild. But I like it.

    My mate was too rough with me most of the time, but he was gentle too. And either way, I enjoyed all of

    it and was looking forward to having more time with him.

    I must have tired him off too much. No wonder he was still fast asleep, snoring peacefully while I

    gloated over his perfect features.

    I still couldn¡¯t believe my luck. After all that I went through growing up, I already lost faith that

    something as good as this would find its way into my life.

    But he did. It was too good to be true, but I would still take him wholeheartedly.

    I was so lost in tasting every bit of him that I didn¡¯t even get his name.

    Soon. Just be patient, Nadia.

    I giggled softly as I ran my fingers along his cheek, letting his rough stubble tickle me before I pecked

    his nose.

    I sat up from lying down, and my eyes widened at my condition. My body was almost covered with

    mud. Did we roll on the cave ground while we satiated my heat?

    Shit! I needed to clean myself before he woke up. Or he would see me looking like a piece of shit,

    literally!

    I took onest nce at him before I grabbed my bag, pulling out a pen and a small piece of paper.

    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C

    Good morning, Mate!

    Hi! I just went to the stream nearby to wash. I¡¯ll be back.

    Yours, Nadia

    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C

    Satisfied with what I had written, Iid it down beside him and ced a rock on top of it before I stood

    up and headed out of the small cave. I didn¡¯t bother to look for my clothes since he ripped them apart,

    so I was sure I would not be able to use them.

    I threaded my way to the stream, but it seemed further than I remembered.

    I ced my backpack in front of my body to cover at least my private parts as I ran and walked. I just

    wanted to rinse off my body because I could feel the mud drying up everywhere.

    But the pain in my hips and in my thighs wasn¡¯t helping. He really fucked me hardst night.

    I smiled as I let the memory ofst nighte flooding back into my head. I couldn¡¯t wait to see him

    again and maybe have another round before we head off somewhere.

    I skipped and ran when I saw the stream ahead at the same time that rain poured down from the sky.

    I went and jumped into the water right away and brushed off the mud covering my body and my face.

    My pussy felt tender as I washed it gently, but I didn¡¯t mind. It was a good night, so I shouldn¡¯t be

    comining.

    After I was done washing, the rain was pouring harder and it would be a waste if I put on my clothes

    now. So I decided to just stay naked and wait until I got to the cave to get dressed.

    I was still in high spirits, running under the pouring rain. Happiness was overflowing in my soul.

    I was so excited to see him ¨C only to be crushed the moment I stepped inside the cave.

    He was nowhere inside.

    I dropped my bag to the ground and hurriedly went to the ce where I left himying down.

    Empty.

    I spun around, and around, eyes welling with tears as my heart shattered into a thousand pieces when

    it finally dawned on me that he had left.

    He didn¡¯t want me.

    My eyes darted to the note that I left for him lying somewhere in the middle of the cave, dirty and

    stumped over.

    With my heart breaking, I fell down on my knees before I crumbled against the cold, dirty cave floor as I

    coiled my shaking body, letting out the sobs that I was trying my hardest to control.

    I thought he woulde and save me. But he was like all the others.

    He just used me.

    And once again, I felt like I was just a piece of trash, that I was nothing special. Not even my own fated

    mate wanted me.

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5

    AFTER THREE MONTHS.

    RILEY.

    I grunted loudly as the rays of the sun beamed on my face, waking me up from my sleep. I threw my

    forearm over my face and covered my eyes before squinting them to look at the intruder who was

    fucking up my sleep.

    ¡°What the fuck! Close them and get the fuck away from here!¡± I growled at my Beta as he continued to

    draw all the curtains open all over my room.

    ¡°You need to wake up and get your shit together. You have a visiting Alpha waiting for you downstairs.¡±

    Beta Dominic responded calmly, drawing the final curtain before moving to stand at the foot of my bed.

    ¡°You can do that! Now fuck off and let me sleep!¡± I grunted one more time before turning my body

    around under the nket and pressing the pillow, on the top of my head, to block off the sunlight.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been doing this for thest three months, and this is not right anymore! You need to do your

    fucking part or you will lose your people! I have allowed three family transfers in thest three months

    and you¡¯re going to lose more!¡± His voice was raised, but it didn¡¯t rattle me.

    ¡°Let them go! If they don¡¯t want to be in my pack, then they can all fuck off!¡±

    I felt the pillow on my face being lifted up before it flew halfway across the room.

    What in the world did my fucking Beta not understand about the term fuck off?

    ¡°Fuck you, Riley! Soon I¡¯m going to take over this pack and kick you out of here! Three months! Three

    fucking months! Andrea is having the time of her life already, and you¡¯re still stuck up here in the gutter!

    Move the fuck on!

    ¡°Who says this is about Andrea? Go away!¡± I grunted. He was fucking annoying me now.

    ¡°That¡¯s the problem! You refused to say anything! You¡¯re not talking! You¡¯re just sulking and doing your

    own thing! I¡¯m your fucking Beta, but you¡¯ve excluded me from your life! I felt like I was just a fucking

    puppet running this whole pack because my fucking Alpha is worse than dead!¡±

    I let out an annoyed sigh before turning around, cing my forearm over my forehead as I stared at the

    ceiling.

    ¡°What do you want? A sry raise? Do it yourself. You have ess¡­¡±

    ¡°Fuck you, Riley! I have never felt more insulted than I feel right now. I don¡¯t need your money! I need

    my Alpha back!¡±

    I shoved the nket away and got up fromying down. I only had my boxers on, but I didn¡¯t give a

    fuck. My Beta had seen me naked too, as did the other wolves in my pack. Being naked was nothing

    unusual when you¡¯re a shifter.

    I went to the window and leaned my palm against the window sill, my eyes scanning the ground below.

    Nothing unusual, just a fucking ordinary day.

    ¡°Who¡¯s the visiting Alpha?¡± I asked in a calm tone.

    ¡°Alpha Jacob.¡±

    A growl rumbled in my chest before I turned around, my eyes dting into ck as I red at my Beta.

    ¡°Who the fuck allowed him to enter into my territory? Did you? I¡¯m going to rip your fucking head off!¡±

    ¡°I did. And before you start throwing a tantrum, go fix yourself and face him. We¡¯re fucking lucky this

    Alpha didn¡¯t give us shit like all the other Alphas when you suddenly decided to cut off ties with every

    pack around outside of the treaty agreement dates!¡±

    My eyes squinted, but I tried to control myself.

    My Beta¡¯s jaw was twitching, and his hands were already coiled into fists. He was controlling his

    outburst.

    Maybe I would push him a little more and maybe he would throw that fucking punch I¡¯ve been wanting

    to have to numb me from all the pain I feel inside.

    Three months.

    It has been fucking three months since she left me and the pain still feels like it was just yesterday.

    My mate. She broke me like no one else had done. Not even my mother or Andrea broke me this way.

    And I still couldn¡¯t forget her.

    I fell asleep with her in my arms, hopeful for a better tomorrow, but she was gone when I opened my

    eyes. I tried to scent her so I could follow her trace, but the rain made it harder for me. I didn¡¯t have

    anything. No clues, no names. I didn¡¯t even know her wolf¡¯s name.

    All I knew was that she carried my mark. And that she had not kissed or been intimate with anyone for

    the previous three months. It was the only thing that was giving me a glimmer of hope. But every day,

    the hope was slowly dying.

    I didn¡¯t know how many times I went back to the cave to check if she came back. Two full moons, I

    went around and scouted for her. But Hunter couldn¡¯t find her.

    I was in Darvin¡¯s territory more than my own for the first month, hoping to catch a whiff of her, but there

    was nothing.

    I finally gave up. Not just on her. I gave up on life, and on being an Alpha.

    I cut alliances with all the other Alphas ¨C my pack now stands alone. I was just waiting for someone to

    challenge me to take over my pack.

    I asked my Beta to challenge me for the title because I knew I would easily let him win, but he took it as

    a joke and moved on. I didn¡¯t know how to tell him I didn¡¯t want this anymore. I was tired.

    I felt fucking useless. Unworthy to be loved. Unworthy to be an Alpha.

    Was this my karma for pushing myself into Andrea? Was this the price I had to pay for taking someone

    else¡¯s mate, that my own mate would refuse to have me?

    I felt a fabric touch my back and it snapped me out of my thoughts. My Beta just threw my clothes on

    me.

    ¡°Shower and go to your office. Don¡¯t make me put clothes on you, or I swear to the Goddess I will cut

    off your balls and throw them to the rogues. I¡¯m not your babysitter.¡±

    I didn¡¯t say anything as I picked up the clothes that he threw on me before heading to my bathroom.

    I had no idea how long I had been under the shower. I just wanted to stay there, but Dominic¡¯s constant

    knocking was putting me off.

    He was indeed acting like a fucking babysitter.

    ¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è

    I headed downstairs after I showered and put on some decent clothes. I¡¯ve been lounging in

    sweatpants on most days and I rarely stepped down from my room unless it was necessary or

    whenever I needed my wolf out, but I stayed away from everyone as much as I could.

    Only my Beta and my Gamma were around me, but I was okay with that. I was tired of putting on a

    brave face when I just wanted to shut down everyone.

    But I didn¡¯t think I could avoid Alpha Jacob. This male doesn¡¯t take no for an answer. I was pretty sure

    he would storm off into my room if I didn¡¯te down to meet him.

    I pushed the door to my office open and saw both my Beta and Gamma stand up from their seats and

    acknowledge my presence while I stayed rooted by the door.

    I nodded at them before darting my eyes to the cocky bastard sittingfortably on the couch in my

    office with a ss of whisky in his hand.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it too early for a drink?¡± I told him sarcastically as I strode inside my office towards my office chair,

    my eyes flying to the clock overhead. It was almost noontime.

    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t worry about me. I can perfectly function as an Alpha even with alcohol in my system.

    You, on the other hand¡­¡± He chuckled before cing the ss in his mouth.

    My brow raised as I waited for him to continue, but he just kept smirking, which irked me more.

    ¡°Leave us,¡± I said in a cold tone, and both my Beta and Gamma left the room without any more words.

    ¡°What do you want? I don¡¯t want to renew any alliances with your pack.¡± I told him straight to the point,

    leaning my back against my chair before closing my eyes. I should be sleeping instead of looking at his

    fucking face.

    ¡°Who said I wanted an alliance with your pack? You¡¯re just going to be a liability for me.¡±

    Cocky bastard.

    My insides boiled with his answer, but I tried to control the growl froming out. ¡°So why the fuck did

    youe here?¡±

    ¡°I want to check how you¡¯ve been doing?¡±

    ¡°As if it matters to you.¡±

    ¡°Of course, it does. What¡¯s going on, man? I didn¡¯t believe Dominic when he told me you looked worse

    than dead but seeing you now, he was right. I feel fucking bad for your Beta and Gamma. They¡¯ve been

    running your pack while you moped around.¡±

    ¡°Get away from here. You¡¯re not my fucking father to scold me.¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Is this still about Andrea?¡±

    ¡°Fuck, no! Why does everybody keep thinking this is about Andrea?¡±

    ¡°Then who? Or what?¡±

    ¡°You don¡¯t believe it¡¯s not Andrea, right?¡±

    ¡°If you fucking exin what¡¯s going on in your head, then I¡¯ll figure it out if it¡¯s about her or not.¡±

    ¡°Fuck off!¡± I stood up from my seat, but Jacob was faster. He was already standing in front of me and

    pushed me down to my seat. I didn¡¯t have any energy to fight him, so I just leaned my elbows on my

    desk and covered my face with my hands.

    ¡°Tell me. Just let it out. No judgment, I promised you.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯ve been judging me already. So stop the facade that you¡¯re the nice Alpha here. We both know

    you¡¯re a fucking bastard.¡±

    ¡°And so are you. So, no one can understand you better than me. Now talk.¡±

    I raised my head from my hands and tilted it in his direction. He was standing beside my desk, looking

    down at me with his arms crossed against his chest.

    My gaze found his eyes. I was looking for any hint of mockery or pity in them but didn¡¯t find any. It was

    either he was really concerned or he was good at faking it.

    I let out a deep sigh before leaning my back against my seat. I closed my eyes as I tilted my head up.

    ¡°I found my mate.¡±

    ¡°And where the fuck is she?¡±

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    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I found her and lost her on the same day.¡±

    ¡°And you didn¡¯t go looking for her? Don¡¯t fucking tell me you didn¡¯t want her or that you rejected her?¡±

    I brushed my palms against my face before opening my eyes. Jacob was already by the window,

    leaning against his sides as he looked outside.

    ¡°I marked her. It was the full moon. And then I woke up the next day, and poof! She¡¯s gone. I don¡¯t even

    have her name.¡±

    My heart ached again as the memory of waking up and finding she was gone came rushing in. I

    reached my hand to my temples and massaged them while blinking back the tears from my eyes.

    Three months. And it still fucking hurts.

    ¡°I looked for her. For a month, I kepting back to where I met her, but nothing. I went to Darvin¡¯s

    territory because I knew she was from there, but still, nothing.¡±

    ¡°And you¡¯re just giving up, just like that?¡±

    ¡°You have no fucking idea how pathetic I feel right now. My fucking mate didn¡¯t want me. How low could

    I go? I¡¯m already at my rock bottom, Jacob. I¡¯m tired.¡±

    ¡°She belongs to Darvin¡¯s pack. And you marked her?¡±

    ¡°Are you fucking deaf? I just told you that.¡±

    ¡°Get yourself ready. We¡¯re going there.¡±

    ¡°No fucking way!¡±

    ¡°I know you. I¡¯m sure you just went there and scouted the area, but you didn¡¯t even fucking ask Darvin¡¯s

    help. And I¡¯m going to do it for you. Now get up!¡±

    I was about to reject his idea when a knock came on the door. I smelled my Beta and let him in.

    ¡°Alphas..¡± Beta Dominic nodded his head before his eyes focused on me as he closed the door.

    ¡°I got a word from the patrol team by the east border. They have two people requesting entrance to our

    territory.¡±

    ¡°Can¡¯t you decide on it? Or Sebastian?¡± I huffed at him while shaking my head.

    ¡°I would if you¡¯re not here, but thest time I allowed someone entrance, you threatened to rip my head

    off.¡±

    Alpha Jacob chuckled, but I hope fucker knew he was the one my Beta was talking about.

    ¡°Why do they want entrance? Are they visiting someone? Isn¡¯t this an everyday thing that Sebastian

    has to deal with? Why the fuck are you asking me?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not for those reasons, otherwise we could decide on it.¡± He let out a sigh, and my eyes caught his

    solemn expression.

    My Beta looked tired and guilt washed over me. I was putting too much on his shoulder.

    ¡°What do they want?¡± I asked, my voice calmer now.

    ¡°Tristan said the older man told him his niece was marked by someone from our pack, and he wanted

    to find that male so he could reject her and they could both move on.¡±

    My body went rigid as cold sweat formed on my forehead.

    ¡°From what pack did theye from?¡± It was Jacob who asked the question I wanted to ask.

    ¡°From the Moon Stone Pack.¡± My Beta answered nonchntly.

    Darvin¡¯s territory.

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6

    My uncle dragged my battered body out of his car onto the border of the Silver Moon Pack. I flinched

    with every move. I didn¡®t know how much beating I was able to withstand before I finally told him how I

    got marked. I wanted to lie and tell him I met a random wolf along the way, but I knew he could sense

    my lies. I was never good at it. And I wished I had told him the truth earlier because maybe, I could

    have saved myself from all the pain and bruises I got. But then again, those pains and bruises were

    better than what I was feeling right now.

    I felt humiliated, standing in front of the men manning the Silver Moon Pack border as my uncle

    exined to them the reason we were seeking entrance to their territory. He was narrating his story like

    I was a slut. A whore who jumped on the first wolf that showed interest in me.

    Although my actions mighte off as such, I knew I didn¡®t do it out of thirst.  I was in heat.

    My uncle has a mate, he should know better. But instead, he was making it clear to everyone within

    earshot that his niece couldn¡®t even wait to ask for details about the guy before jumping into his dick.

    I let out a sigh as I tilted my head to the side, looking at the forest instead of the males in front of us,

    letting the memory of my matee flooding back into my head.

    Three months ago, on the night of the full moon, I decided to run away from my pack to the human

    territory to stop my uncle from selling me to an old man who was thirty years older than me.

    And then, along the way, I met my mate.

    The mate bond snapped between us and I went into heat. And before we knew it, we mated and he

    marked me. But the next day, he went away and left me.

    Just like that. He came like a hurricane and wrecked me.

    But he did make me stronger.

    From that day forward, I tried to live my life, trying my best not to think about him.

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    For the most part, I seeded, but his memory and his smile would always creep into my mind,

    especially at night or when I was alone, which was always the case.

    I was alone. I left the neutral forest the same day he left me, after crying for an hour or two. And then I

    decided it was enough. I couldn¡®t just stay there and cry over someone who didn¡®t care about me. I still

    have my wolf, Arrow. That was all that mattered. I got back on my feet and proceeded with my n to

    run away towards the human territory. I reached New Orleans and was able to live there, working my

    ass off as a waitress in one of the diners. For more than two months, I was able to keep myself under

    the radar, but then my uncle found me a few days ago.

    He didn¡®t waste time taking me back to our territory and spent days beating me up so I would spill out

    who marked me. But he couldn¡®t get anything from me aside from the truth.

    He knew I was marked in the neutral forest, and I told him it wasn¡®t someone from our pack because I

    couldn¡®t mindlink him. He then assumed that it was from the neighboring pack.

    The Silver Moon Pack or Blue Meadows Pack. Now he wanted to reach out to the Alpha of the Silver

    Moon Pack to allow me to be ced in one of their centers, like a piece of meat, to draw attention to

    myself and find my mate. He said the Alpha of this pack, Alpha Riley, wouldn¡®t mind this act because

    he didn¡¯t care about anyone, especially if it was someone not from his pack.

    Especially after what happened t o him. He thenughed like a devil as he shared the misfortune of

    Alpha Riley when his Chosen Luna chose another Alpha. My heart clenched in pity for the Alpha while

    internally cursing my uncle for being a devil.

    And then I felt sorry for myself. I didn¡®t know how I would get out of this and avoid further humiliation. I

    was sure someone from this pack would recognize me and the gossip would spread like wildfire. I

    should have gone further. Maybe even up to Canada. But then I didn¡®t have enough money.

    So what choice did I have? The sound of an approaching car from the inside of the Silver Moon Pack

    territory took my attention as my heart thudded loudly. I didn¡®t know if my heart was scared of what

    would happen to me inside this territory or if the thought of meeting the Alpha was making me nervous.

    After what felt like an eternity, the car came to a stop and the door on the passenger side opened. Out

    came a male with dark hair. He was good looking and would definitely make any female weak, but I

    didn¡®t feel any attraction towards him. Maybe because I knew my mate looked way hotter and sexier

    than him.

    I scolded myself and tried to focus on the present.

    Thoughts of him won¡®t help me today, but I knew his mark was my only saving grace. As long a s I¡®m

    marked, my uncle won¡®t be able to sell me. Who would want a marked female as their mate?

    My attention went back to the male who stepped out of the car. Was he Alpha Riley? I couldn¡®t

    remember what he looked like since I was only fifteen when they had an Alpha camp in our territory,

    but I knew that among all the young Alphas that were present that week, it was Alpha Riley that caught

    my eyes. But I don¡®t think he had ck hair. But then maybe I was wrong? It had been six years, and

    maybe his features had changed. And so was my taste for men.

    It¡®s the only reason why I don¡®t find him attractive now. And also because my eyes would always

    compare males to my mate. The male, who I assumed was Alpha Riley, was looking at me. His eyes

    were squinting and I could see his jaw twitching.

    Why was he looking at me as if I had done something wrong? What did his men tell him? Or was it the

    bruises on my face? I tried to hide it with a concealer, but I was sure I wasn¡®t sessful. But at least

    the ones in my arms were covered by my long¨Csleeved blouse.

    I swallowed hard and dropped my gaze away from him, focusing it on the ground. And then I heard a

    car door open and, in seconds, an intoxicating scent filled my nostrils ¨C musky forest scent mixed with

    mint and coffee.

    ¡®Mate!¡® Arrow whimpered in my head.

    Realizing that my mate, who never wanted me, was just around here, I instinctively stepped back. But I

    forgot that my uncle was holding my arm. In an instant, he pulled me forward abruptly, and I wasn¡®t

    prepared for it. I stumbled as a result of the harsh way he drew me, and I fell to my knees before my

    body copsed on the ground with a loud thud.

    And the next thing I knew, a loud growl erupted in the air, marring the serenity of the forest a s I tried to

    sit down on the ground.

    My uncle immediately let go of his grip on my arm, and I tilted my head in the direction of the growl,

    only to meet my mate¡®s piercing blue eyes. My mouth opened as I stared at him. He was standing

    beside the car, his eyes squinting as he stared back at me.

    His face was so deadly that I felt my body crumbling from his gaze. Was he mad that I showed up

    here? My eyes watered as the thought of him rejecting me again brought pain to my heart. He was still

    staring at me, and I couldn¡®t keep up. I dropped my gaze to the ground, but I didn¡®t stand up. I didn¡®t

    think I had any energy to get up on my feet. I just wanted the earth to swallow me. Death sounded

    better than this. I closed my eyes as I heard footsteps approaching. I knew he wasing nearer

    because his scent was getting stronger.

    ¡°Why do you want entrance into this territory?¡± A cold voice asked, but I knew it wasn¡®t him. It must be

    Alpha Riley.  But who was my mate? Was he Alpha Riley¡®s Beta or Gamma? That would be the only

    exnation for why his aura was strong. But why do I sense two powerful auras right now? Like they

    were both Alphas.

    My uncle cleared his throat before he answered. All the while, I kept my eyes closed and my head

    down, ¡°I want to find out who marked my niece. I knew he must be from this pack because she told m e

    she was marked on the...¡±

    I didn¡®t hear the rest of his words as I felt a hand touch my chin, tilting my head up as sparks traveled

    all over my body down to my spine.

    ¡°Who did this to you?¡±

    His deep voice was so calming that despite the situation I was in, I couldn¡®t help but clench my core. If

    we were alone, I would probably be soaking wet now from how sexy his voice was. But I needed to

    control myself or my arousal would be potent in the air.

    My lips quivered as I opened my eyes. He was crouching in front of me and his eyes were boring deep

    into mine, that I totally forgot everything. His hand tilted my head to the side, and then to the other side.

    His jaw tightened and his eyes shed ck as he took in all the bruises on the sides of my face.

    ¡°Did you do this to her?¡± His voice was so loud, gone was the calmness and reced by a deadly tone.

    I knew he was asking my uncle this time, but his eyes never left mine. My uncle stuttered with his

    reply.

    ¡°Ah... because... she lied..¡±

    ¡°Enough!¡± My mate growled before he let go of my chin and stood up from crouching.

    ¡°Who the fuck gave you the right toy a hand on her or any female?¡± My mate bellowed at him.

    And in seconds, he was already in front of my uncle, and his coiled fist hit his face hard without a

    warning.

    I winced at the sound of the impact, and I knew that he had broken my uncle¡®s nose. My uncle

    staggered backward until his body faltered to the ground.

    ¡°Leave!¡± His expression was deadly as his eyes dted fully into ck, making me in away from where

    I was seated.

    ¡°You are not allowed in this territory, and I will make sure that Alpha Darvin is made aware of your

    deeds. Now fuck off from here!¡±

    My uncle tried to stand up, his hand cupping his jaw while a scared expression was written all over his

    face.

    My mind went into a daze as my uncle rushed forward in my direction, making me stumbled backward

    on my ass. But my mate was fast.

    He blocked his way and his hand coiled into the cor of his shirt.

    ¡°Where the fuck do you think you¡®re going? Didn¡®t I just tell you to fuck off? Or do you want to die in my

    hand?¡±

    ¡°Alpha Riley... I¡®m just... taking... my niece. We will leave...¡±

    Alpha Riley? My mate is Alpha Riley? My eyes widened as my jaw dropped open. What did I get myself

    into?

    ¡°You¡®re not taking her! She will stay in my territory!¡± Alpha Riley answered, gritting his teeth  before he

    flung my uncle¡®s body away.

    A loud thud echoed as his body dropped to the hood of his car, and I hissed at the impact. But h e

    deserved it. It was nothingpared to what I suffered at his hands.

    ¡°Make sure he leaves and is not allowed entrance here or anywhere near my territory.¡± My mate turned

    around and ordered the men standing by the border as my eyes shifted from him to everyone around

    me.

    My gaze darted to the male with ck hair that came with him. He was watching my mate with a smug

    grin on his face, as if he was thoroughly entertained.

    ¡°Yes, Alpha.¡± I heard the men reply in unison, and my heart thudded louder. He¡®s really an Alpha. Alpha

    Riley.

    I closed my eyes and clutched my chest, remembering all the words Katarina said about Alpha Riley

    being difficult and temperamental.

    Would he turn his wrath on me? What should I do next? Should I get up and leave?

    Before I could find the answers to my questions, I felt sparks traveling through my body as an arm

    coiled under my knees and on my back, scooping me up off the ground.

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7

    I watched my mate in the rearview mirror as I drove us back to the packhouse. She was sitting i n the

    back seat, scooting her body near the window while her eyes were focused on the view outside the car.

    Beside me was Alpha Jacob, who was sitting toofortably. I could feel at any moment he would

    throw jabs at me just based on the smug smirk on his face, but I wasn¡®t concerned.

    I wanted to know what my beautiful mate was thinking. Beautiful. Despite the slight bruises on the sides

    of her cheeks, she was still mesmerizing. And I couldn¡®t believe she showed up in my territory after

    three months.

    I didn¡¯t want to have high hopes when we went to the border, but by the time we neared the said ce,

    Hunter started prancing around. He was restless and wanted out, and it just gave m e a sign that it was

    indeed our mate waiting for us. My breathing hitched when the border came into view. I failed to notice

    everyone except her and how her long hair was dancing gracefully with the wind.

    My mate. She was breathtaking. It has been too long since Ist saw her, but the feelings haven¡®t

    changed. I knew she left me, but I still wanted her.

    It was only then that I realized someone was holding her. I saw the harsh way she was pulled and

    pushed.

    And everything went into a blur after that.

    I knew I could have done more to his uncle, but with my mate around, I didn¡®t want her to see that other

    side of me. She might not understand the rage in my chest upon knowing that someone has physically

    assaulted her. And I didn¡®t know if her uncle despite what he did to her, was someone important in her

    life, and thest thing I wanted was to hurt her emotionally.

    But now she¡®s here with me, sitting in the backseat of my car.

    Where was she all this time? Where was she for thest three months? My heart clenched at the

    thought of her being held captive by his uncle. Was she locked up? Was she beaten all this time?

    Guilt washed over me as I remembered Andrea. Although I didn¡®t touch a single strand of her hair, I

    held her captive and just left her with a little freedom.

    Was my mate suffering from the same thing or even worse?

    I gripped the stirring wheel tightly as the thought of my mate suffering ten folds of all the pain I inflicted

    on Andrea for the weeks she was in my territory filled me with dread. What was I thinking then?

    Fucking karma was biting me hard and straight in the face.

    ¡°What¡®s your name?¡± Jacob¡®s voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and my forehead creased as I

    nced at my mate through the rearview mirror. She tilted her head away from the window, and her

    eyes caught mine. Her face paled, and I saw her swallow hard.

    ¡°You don¡®t have to answer him,¡± I told her coldly.

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    Why the fuck was Jacob meddling here? Was he trying to charm her? Wasn¡®t his Luna enough for

    him?

    I heard the fucker chuckle before turning his body around to look at my mate, drawing his hand out.

    ¡°Jacob. Alpha Jacob of the ck Shadow Pack. You might have not heard about me since my pack

    was way on the other side of this ce.¡±

    My mate extended her hand and shook his, and I could feel my face heating up.

    I was torn between wanting to kick the Alpha beside me out of the car or just pull my mate into myp

    to mark my territory, but I knew I had to control myself.

    And then she smiled. She fucking smiled at him, and my grip on the steering wheel tightened again. I

    I was so close to growling at them when she withdrew her hand and started to talk.

    ¡°Nice to meet you, Alpha Jacob. I know you. I have heard things about you, but it was years ago.

    Fuck! I missed her voice. And as much as I hated that they were starting to talk with each other, I

    couldn¡®t deny that I was longing to hear more of her voice.

    ¡°I¡®m that famous, huh?¡± The fucker snickered as he turned his body around and faced the road in front

    of us, but I could see his eyes on me.

    ¡°How about him? Have you heard things about him?¡± My forehead was still creased as I looked at her

    again. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked out the window.

    ¡°Are you Alpha Riley?¡°.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t know he¡®s Alpha Riley?¡± Fuck this man! Why did I allow this fucker toe with me to the

    border? Couldn¡®t he mind his own business or fucking sleep while I drive? My mate shook his head and

    looked at me.

    ¡°No. I didn¡®t know that.¡± She didn¡®t drop her gaze, and it felt like she was waiting for me to say

    something.

    ¡°I¡®m Riley. What¡®s your name?¡±

    ¡°You don¡®t need to answer him if you¡®re notfort...¡±

    ¡°Can you fucking shut up?¡± I hissed at Jacob beside me, trying to control my voice so as not to scare

    my mate. But I was so close to kicking him out.

    And then she giggled. And I forgot why I was even pissed off.

    Her giggles were like music to my ears. Her eyes twinkled as she bit her bottom lip.

    Fuck! I felt something twitching inside my pants.

    ¡°I didn¡®t know Alphas are acting this way.¡±

    She then darted her eyes back to me, and my heart was fucking beating so loudly because she was

    smiling so widely.

    I wondered how it would feel to roll her name off my tongue. I wanted to say it out loud, but the fucker

    beside me would just end up having the time of his life if I suddenly acted lovestruck.

    ¡°We¡¯re here!¡± I withdrew my eyes from her as I stepped on the brake. We had just arrived at the pack

    house. Jacob immediately got out of the car and, in seconds, was already opening her car door, but I

    was thankful that he didn¡®t help her out or even touched her.

    But my insides were boiling with anger. And I knew I couldn¡®t control myself anymore, and thest thing

    I wanted was to let Hunter out. Thest time Hunter was in front of our mate, he bit her, marking her

    without any remorse or care. 1

    Hunter growled in my head. Up to now, he hadn¡®t regretted marking her in her human form. And I

    couldn¡®t me him. He was just being possessive over her. I mmed the car door closed and walked

    towards the front entrance of my pack house without ncing at them.

    ¡°Follow me, Nadia. We need to talk. Alone.¡± And I hope the fucker realized that his presence was no

    longer needed.

    Nadia,  Fuck, I was fuming with anger, but her name just rolled off my tongue smoothly.

    ¡°Just follow him. And if he scares you to the hilt, just run. I¡®ll just be around here.¡± Jacob told her but I

    didn¡®t hear any response from her. Instead, I heard small footsteps following behind me.

 Chapter 8

    Chapter 8

    My eyes widened in awe at the sight of the pack house in front of me. It wasrger than Katarina¡®s

    house. This one was L¨Cshaped with four floors. I wondered how many people were living here. And I

    wondered if I would ever get a chance to stay here. I hoped he wouldn¡®t send me away because I didn¡®t

    have anything with me. Where would I go? I could go to Katarina, but I was sure that once my uncle

    heard that I was back in the territory, he woulde looking for me. And then, I would be in a deep shit

    again. I needed to do something. Anything to save me. It doesn¡®t matter if Alpha Riley wouldn¡®t want

    me around. I needed his mark on me.

    ¡°Follow me, Nadia. We need to talk. Alone.¡± His cold voice snapped me out of my thoughts as my gaze

    darted to him. I swallowed the invisible lump in my throat. It felt so dry.  This was it. Judgment day.

    ¡°Just follow him. And if he scares you to the hilt, just run. I¡®ll just be around here.¡± Alpha Jacob stood

    beside me, his eyes were fixed on Alpha Riley and I couldn¡®t find the right words t o answer him or to

    even say thank you, so I just nodded my head before I dragged my feet to follow my mate inside his

    packhouse. I let my eyes gloat over my mate¡®s back. I was not small nor too tall at five feet five inches,

    but this man was huge.

    He was probably around six feet four or five inches. He has broad shoulders and a muscr back. His

    arms were just perfectly muscled and his long sandy blond hair reached almost up to his shoulder. He

    looked like a god. I let out a sigh, knowing there was no use fantasizing about how to be wrapped up in

    his arms.

    Soon I will be out of here. So I just let my eyes wander on the insides of the house while doubling my

    steps so he wouldn¡®t be too far ahead.

    The house looked deserted like no one was around. It looked decent. It¡®s beautiful but somehow

    boring. Shades of gray everywhere. Dead color. I wonder if there are any females around here.

    ¡°Ahhh...¡± I gasped a little too loudly when my cheek and my breasts hit something hard as sparks

    traveled everywhere.

    ¡°You should be looking at where you are heading.¡± He grunted.

    ¡°And you shouldn¡®t be just stopping out of the blue!¡± I snapped back at him as I rubbed my cheek

    gently. My bruises were healing, but they were still tender and his torso was hard. I saw him raise an

    eyebrow as he ced his hands in his pocket before turning around to continue walking.

    He opened one door and waited for me toe in before he entered. His smell here was so strong

    and it came in full force the moment I stepped inside the room.

    This must be his office. I took in a deep breath, letting his minty scent calm me while trying to restrain

    Arrow from sending naughty thoughts in my head.

    We shouldn¡®t be thinking about things like that right now. We needed to save our ass and I had no idea

    how to do that if he kicked us out of his territory.

    ¡°Are you hurt? Are there more bruises than what I can see?¡± He asked as he strode past me and

    stopped at the front of a big desk, probably his desk, and leaned his ass on it, crossing his arms

    against his chest, which just entuated his abs. He¡®s wearing a tight white shirt, and if I kept staring

    at his chest, I could probably end up getting aroused again. . Damn this mate bond. Everything about

    this male made me drool in an instant.

    ¡°Did you hear me or do you need more time to check me out?¡±

    My eyes widened before they narrowed on him. I fixed my posture and tilted my head up to look him

    straight in the eyes.

    ¡°What was your question?¡±

    I tried my best to hide the embarrassment I felt of being caught gloating at him, but my traitorous body

    wasn¡®t helping. I could feel my cheeks burning and I was pretty sure I was already too red in the face.

    He snickered before shaking his head. ¡°I was asking if you have more bruises than the ones on your

    face.¡±

    ¡°No. Nothing.¡± I lied.

    I didn¡®t want him to know that I had gashes and a big wound was still healing in my back

    ¡°You¡®re not good at lying. Do you know that?¡±

    ¡°Well, people see what I want them to see in my eyes.¡± I was trying to confuse him, and I think it

    worked since his forehead creased.

    ¡°So, Mr. Alpha, I¡®m sure you were already aware of why I was here.¡± His eyes squinted, and I swear I

    saw them dte into full ck, but it was gone in seconds.

    ¡°You want that mark gone, right?¡±  I swallowed hard.

    No. That¡®s not what I meant.  Oh, Goddess, where do I start? I needed this mark.

    I was still thinking of the right words to say when he stood straight and let out a deep breath. And my

    heart dropped.

    ¡°I, Riley Adams...¡± His voice was too cold and it was piercing what remained of my broken heart.

    ¡°No!¡± I screamed as I walked toward him.

    ¡°...Alpha of the...¡±

    ¡°No!¡± I stopped in front of him as my hand raised and flew to his face, pping him with my hardest, but

    he didn¡®t even flinch. His face remained still as his eyes squinted and swirled into full ck

    I stepped backward and started regretting my outburst when I realized he wasn¡®t moving and wasn¡®t

    stopping with his rejection.

    My hand flew to my mouth and, before I could stop myself, Iunched forward again and jumped at

    him, flinging my body towards him. I had no idea how I would hold on to him, but I wrapped my arms

    and legs around him, praying to the Goddess that I would be able to support myself while clinging to

    him. And then I just did what I needed to do, crushing my lips against his.

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    Sparks and tingles were exploding from my mouth and every part of my body that touched his when I

    felt a hand holding on to my ass, and an arm wrapped around my back, supporting my body from

    sliding down. Thank Goddess! It would be embarrassing if I kept clinging to him like a ko and then

    slid down.

    My lips were locked with his. They weren¡®t moving, just touching. But it was enough to make him stop

    the rejection.

    It worked I should pull away now. But I couldn¡®t. I didn¡®t want to.

    And then his lips started moving as the palm holding my bottom started squeezing my ass cheek.

    My eyes widened as I looked at him.

    Alpha Riley¡®s eyes were closed as his soft and warm lips moved sensually against mine. I couldn¡®t stop

    myself from parting my lips and closing my eyes, letting a soft moan escape my throat before I began

    kissing him back.

    My heart skipped a beat as the heat rose from my stomach. My hand, with a mind of its own, traveled

    up to the back of his head, coiling my fingers around his hair and tugging them hard.

    His grip on my body tightened, pressing our bodies closer together, and despite the pain of his tight

    hold on my bruised back, the rush of pleasure and the sparks, and his intoxicating scent were more

    than enough to make me disregard the pain.

    Pure bliss. I didn¡®t even think it was possible to be able to feel his lips against mine again. I moaned

    between our kisses as he plunged his tongue inside my mouth and kissed me bruisingly hard as if he

    didn¡®t want to let me go, and I weed it wholeheartedly.

    I was lost in oblivion, letting him savor every inch of me as I did with his.

    Only to be jolted back to reality when the door to his office opened and I felt sets of eyes staring at my

    back.

    My eyes snapped open to see my mate¡®s eyes widening as he stared back at me.

    Fuck! What have I done?

    I scampered away from his grip, and he let me down on my own feet. I didn¡®t know how to hide my

    embarrassment from the people behind, so I went around him and hid my body on his back, peeping

    my head to the side to check who was by the door.

    ¡°Well, that escted fast.¡± Alpha Jacob chuckled as he stood by the door. Beside him was another

    man I hadn¡®t seen in my life

    ¡°And you fuckers don¡®t know how to knock?¡±

    I swallowed hard as I rested my forehead on his back, and I felt his body go rigid. I smiled despite

    myself. I could affect him.

    Maybe I could use it to my advantage and I could stay here until I got what I needed to start a new life

    far, far away from him and my uncle.

    ¡°The door was open, so we thought we were wee toe in. Will I get to meet thedy in your

    arms, Alpha?¡± I was sure this voice came from the man I hadn¡®t met yet.

    ¡°No. Take her to the room upstairs on the fourth floor so she can rest.¡±

    I pulled my forehead away from his back as I spoke softly, just enough for him to hear, but I was still

    standing behind him. ¡°I thought we would talk?¡±

    ¡°We can talkter. And I will check your bruisester. All of them,¡± He answered me coldly, and it sent a

    shiver down my spine.

    ¡°Hmmm... You mean the room beside yours, the one Andrea used?¡± The male continued with his

    conversation with him.

    Andrea? Who was Andrea?

    ¡°Another room.¡±

    ¡°But that¡¯s the biggest one after your room.¡± I closed my eyes as my chest heaved. She might be his

    ex¨Cgirlfriend, the one who chose another Alpha.

    Pain crossed my chest when it hit me that he wanted to preserve the biggest room for her.

    ¡°I can sleep in the dungeon too,¡± I butted in, in the same cold tone he was using.

    He turned around to face me, crossing his arms against his chest, but I didn¡®t even bother to look at his

    face. I feared he would see the pain in my eyes.

    ¡°I don¡¯t have a dungeon, but I have a cell in the basement of the next building outside this house. Now

    if you want to...¡± I cut him off before he could finish.

    ¡°If it has a bed and a nket, then I¡®m good to go,¡± I told him as I walked past him, tilting my chin up

    while blinking back the tears that were forming in my eyes.

    ¡°Thank you for your time, Alpha Riley.¡± I knew I sounded ungrateful. He was willing to give me a ce

    to stay, even if it was just for one day, but I couldn¡®t stop the pain inside. Was this jealousy or more?

    All I knew was that she was the reason I was not wee in his life. I stopped in front of the man who

    I believed he had asked to take me to my room. I smiled at him and extended my hand.

    ¡°My name is Nadia. Will you take me to my cell?¡± He took my hand and shook it briefly as he chuckled,

    but it didn¡®t slip my ear the low growl that my mate let out behind me.

    ¡°My name is Dominic, Beta to the Alpha. And I don¡®t think a beautiful female like you belongs in...¡± He

    didn¡®t finish what he wanted to say when his eyes flecked white, letting me know someone was

    reaching him through a mindlink.

    The smile was wiped off his face as soon as his eyes went back to normal and he gestured for m e to

    follow him.

    I threw a nce at Alpha Jacob and bowed my head in respect before following Beta Dominic, not

    even bothering to look at my mate as I walked out of his office.

 Chapter 9

    Chapter 9

    I watched as Nadia stormed off from my office without even throwing a nce at me. It left me in a foul

    mood. I also didn¡®t appreciate my Beta flirting with her, so I had to remind him to back off. I hope he got

    the warning and stayed away from her because I would fucking castrate him if he made any move at

    her.

    My nose was still ring with anger. I had no fucking idea if I was pissed off with Dominic or more with

    myself.

    What was I thinking when I blurted out that rejection? It was thest thing I wanted to do. My mark on

    her was my only link to her, and I never wanted to erase that bond. I wanted her. But the thought of her

    not wanting my mark pained me. What do I need to do so I can make her stay?

    If I ordered her to stay, then it would be another Andrea again. And I didn¡®t think I wanted to take the

    risk of her hating me. And it¡®s the biggest reason I was ready to reject her, so she could have what she

    wanted. But did she? She stopped me.

    Fuck! She kissed me I closed my eyes and rubbed my palms against my face, fucking confused with

    everything in m y head right now.

    ¡°Are you done staring at the empty door?¡± Jacob¡®s mocking voice snapped me back to the present,

    and I turned my head in the direction of his voice. The fucker was taking another sip of my expensive

    rum.

    ¡°What the fuck are you still doing here? And who told you you¡®re wee to drink that?¡± I walked over

    to him and grabbed the bottle on the desk in front of him, sealing its cork tightly before cing it back in

    my liquor cab.

    ¡°Rx. I know we just cockblocked you, but don¡®t you think you were going too fast? Is everything okay

    between you now?¡±

    ¡°We even hardly talked, when you bolted in unannounced.¡± I sighed in desperation as I slumped my

    body into my chair.

    ¡°I felt your fucking aura seeping through the office door, so I rushed in. What riled you up?¡±

    ¡°I almost rejected her.¡±

    ¡°What? The fuck, Riley. Don¡®t tell me you don¡®t like her. Because you looked like a smitten dog, mind

    you, not a wolf, but a fucking dog while looking at her. What¡®s with the rejection drama?¡±

    ¡°That¡®s why she was here, right? She wanted that mark gone.¡±

    ¡°Idiot! Are you a fucking Alpha? Her uncle wanted that mark gone. But I didn¡®t even think for  a second

    that she wanted it away. You told me you marked her three full moons ago, so why did she show up

    just now? Beaten and dragged by her uncle?¡±

    Fuck! He just called me an idiot, but I would have to agree with this fucker. She didn¡®t want my mark

    gone from her, and that¡®s why she kissed me. Are females really this fucking hard to read?

    ¡°Instead of rejecting her, why didn¡®t you ask where she had been for thest three months and why did

    she run away from you? There¡®s more to that female than what meets the eye. Get to know her. If she¡®s

    not worth your time and the Luna title, then reject her. Let her go.¡±

    My heart constricted at thest part.

    I didn¡®t even think for a second that she wasn¡®t worth my time or that she wouldn¡®t fit as my Luna. The

    question was, would she give me her time so I could prove my worth as a mate, as her Alpha?

    ¡°I don¡®t want to do to her what I did to Andrea,¡± I told him my truth. My voice was low, but I was hoping

    he couldn¡®t sense the insecurities in it.

    ¡°What do you mean?¡± His brows furrowed.

    ¡°I confined Andrea here. I took her by force by ckmailing her. In the process, she hated me. If Nadia

    turns out to hate me, I don¡®t think I can live with that...¡±

    ¡°You like her...¡±  I snorted a fakeugh.

    ¡°Thest three months were fucking hell without her. I don¡®t think you will understand.¡±

    ¡°I do. I lost ir for a fucking two weeks and my only motivation to get up every morning was that she

    was alive and I have the chance to find her. I didn¡®t know where she was or who had her, but I didn¡®t

    stop until I took her back. But you have Nadia here, so forget about thest three months. Ask her to

    stay, nicely. Offer her protection from her uncle. If she doesn¡®t want t o stay here in your packhouse,

    give her a house nearby. And fucking control your mood swings. Let your mate bond help you get the

    female you want.¡±

    ¡°Did someone tell you you¡¯re fucking too smart for an asshole? But I¡®m not sure if that will work on her.

    But I will try.¡±

    He chuckled, sipping his rum before pointing a finger at me.

    ¡°You need to clean your act and step up as an Alpha again. Try to impress her.¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t think a beautiful female like you fits in a...¡± I didn¡¯t get to finish what I wanted to say when Alpha

    Riley dug into my head, swearing at me and telling me to back off from flirting with Nadia.

    He was fucking angry, and as much as I wanted to taunt him because of all the stress he had given me

    for thest three months, I knew when to keep my mouth shut. I could do it some other day, I feel this

    female was important to him because I saw them kissing.

    Yes, I never saw my Alpha kiss anyone or hold anyone in his arms. asionally, I would see him hug

    Andrea, but that was it. He was never careless enough to be seen kissing her, or maybe he hadn¡®t

    kissed her at all.

    But Andrea is part of the past now. Fuck me! Why the fuck did I mention Andrea earlier? It¡®s no wonder

    Nadia wanted away from her room and would rather sleep in the dungeon. Dungeons? Seriously?

    ¡°Where are you going?¡± I was at the foot of the stairs, about to head up to the room Alpha Riley wanted

    me to give her when I noticed Nadia had passed through me and was heading for the corridor.

    ¡°Alpha Riley at the other building said I could stay...¡°She was biting her bottom lips and her eyes were

    watering. She looked like a lost cat, different from her demeanor when she was inside the office,

    snarling at the Alpha.

    ¡°No way. He instructed me to take you to the room upstairs. Come...¡± I gestured with my hand, urging

    her to follow me.

    She let out a sigh before she walked toward the stairs and followed me.

    ¡°So, you and the Alpha. Have you met before?¡±

    ¡°Yes. Three months ago.¡± My head snapped back in her direction. Three months ago, was it before the

    Alpha went into  sulking and stopped functioning as an Alpha?

    ¡°What happened after you met?¡±

    ¡°He didn¡®t tell you? Maybe because it was nothing to him.¡±

    ¡°Or I worth nothing to him as a Beta, so he didn¡®t trust me with anything.¡± My jaw clenched. I respected

    and cared for Riley, and the thought that he had blocked me off from his life was painful. I am his Beta.

    ¡°Either way, one of us will still get hurt, right? So better not dwell on it.¡± She smiled weakly, her eyes

    focusing on where we were heading.

    ¡°Will you tell me about you and him?¡°

    ¡°He marked me.¡±

    ¡°Fuck! Did he force you? Shit! Did he go mad...¡± I felt my body starting to shake in anger. I have never

    voiced all my disapproval for all that he did to Andrea because I knew he would nevery a finger on

    her, but if he did this, I didn¡®t think I could stay silent anymore.

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    ¡°No, It was mutual. But I didn¡®t know he would leave me after...¡±

    ¡°You let him mark you? Is he your mate?¡± My eyes darted to her neck, covered by her hair. I wanted to

    see if a fated mark was on her neck or if Riley had really gone mad and just picked up a female to

    rece Andrea.

    Her hand flew to her neck as she gently rubbed it with her palms.

    ¡°Yes. Fated mate. But I don¡®t think he wants me.¡±

    ¡°Excuse me for saying this, but what I saw there when we came into his office, he has never done that

    with anyone, so I don¡®t think he doesn¡®t want you.¡±

    She stopped walking as she scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest, facing my direction, making

    me halt in my steps as well.

    ¡°Even with Andrea?¡±  I nodded my head.

    ¡°Even with Andrea.¡± I moved forward and pointed to the door ahead of us.

    ¡°That¡®s the Alpha¡®s room. Now, he said, you can select the room you want. Even the biggest room, but

    he wanted to have it renovated first, so if you want that big room, you have to wait for a couple of days

    before you can use it.¡±

    ¡°Couple of days?¡±

    My brow furrowed. Was she going toin that it would take a couple of days for a room to be

    renovated? That was fucking fast

    ¡°You mean, I can stay more than one day?¡± Her eyes started to water again, and I was fucking

    confused now.

    My hand flew to my hair and started scratching my head before I chuckled as I answered her.¡± Looks

    like it. Otherwise, he would just let you use the guest room on the second floor. You check the rooms?¡±

    want to check the rooms?¡±

    ¡°No need. I¡®ll take the one farthest from the Alpha.¡± I nodded my head and started walking towards the

    end of the corridor. This floor has seven rooms, but the whole floor belongs entirely to Alpha Riley. No

    one has upied this ce except the Alpha¡®s family in the past.

    And Andrea. When she was here. I opened the door and let her in while I stayed outside. I saw her

    eyes wandering around the room, but she kept her emotions in check.

    ¡°Rest, I will have someone bring lunch for you.¡±

    ¡°Thank you.¡± She turned around and faced me, uncertainty written on her face.

    ¡°Should I be scared of Alpha Riley?¡°.

    ¡°No. He¡®s a good man, he¡®s just...¡± I stopped with my words when Alpha Riley¡®s words rang in my head.

    ¡®¡®What the fuck is taking you so long toe back? Did I just tell you to show her the room and leave

    her alone?¡¯¡®

    I let out a sigh before I smiled at Nadia. I was fucking tired already, and the Alpha¡®s mood wasn¡®t

    helping.

    ¡°Well, talk some other time. The Alpha is looking for me.¡±

    She smiled and bobbed her head, her hand holding on to the doorknob. ¡°Okay, thank you.¡±

    I watched as she moved to close the door.

    ¡°Nadia, just be patient with your mate. He can be an asshole, but he just needs a woman to tame him

    down.¡±

    I didn¡®t wait for her to reply before I turned on my heels and walked away. If my intuition was right, this

    female liked the Alpha. Alpha Riley just needed to figure out if he wanted her.

    And I hope he does because I know she would do good for him. I was already losing hope that he

    would get back on his feet and be the same Alpha that he was.

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    Chapter 10

    I thought Nadia would join us forte lunch, but my Beta said he sent food for her upstairs. Although I

    wanted to see her, it was better this way. I didn¡®t want her around with anyone at the moment until I got

    a chance to talk with her.

    Jake has already gone home. He did not want to stayter since he wanted to be home by midnight.

    He told me his Luna was pregnant and, although he trusted his Beta and Gamma, he never wanted to

    be away from her, especially at night.

    The fucker was still smitten with his Luna. If I based it on his track record before he got mated with

    ir, I would never even guess he would end up being mated or loyal to one female.

    I wanted to get back at him and taunt him about the way he looked so fucking happy while talking about

    his Luna, but then I remembered Nadia.

    Maybe it was the same thing. I couldn¡®t exin the flutter in my chest when I saw her at the border

    today. It was like my body came back to life. I started breathing again. I just hope I can make her stay.

    My Beta told me how Nadia¡®s eyes brightened when she found out she could stay for more than one

    day. It gave me hope. Maybe she would want to stay here.

    And if Jacob was right, she might need my protection. And I could take it to my advantage. Make her

    stay without forcing her, and find my way into her life.

    But how? I couldn¡®t even fix my own. I looked at the clock overhead. It was almost dinner time, and

    although I¡®d been here in my office for thest couple of hours, I didn¡®t get anything done.

    My mind was still fucking nk. She kept upying my mind. But if there was anything positive, her

    presence was snapping me back to reality.

    I wanted to be an Alpha again, fix my own life, and prove to her that there¡®s no better mate than me. It

    will be a lot of work, but if she just gave me a chance, I would be up for it. I stood up from my chair and

    brushed my hair with my fingers. After lunch earlier, I went and shaved my growing beard to the regr

    length I was used to having before I started cking off. Maybe I would look less scary without the tons

    of hair on my face.

    I chuckled despite myself as I walked to the door. I never cared about how people viewed me. I just

    wore clothes and fixed myself as I pleased, so it fucking feels strange to want to look better and good¨C

    looking now. I was growing up backward and starting my teen years just now.

    ¡°Just right in time, I was about to inform you that dinner is ready.¡± Beta Dominic was outside the door

    and was about to knock when I opened it. I scrunched up my nose as I walked past him.

    ¡°I¡®ll skip. I have things to do.¡±

    ¡°Or female to do?¡± He snickered, and I turned my head around and threw him a re.

    ¡°One more time you say something like that about Nadia, I¡®m going to cut your fucking balls.¡±

    He raised his hands in the air, but he was still grinning. I let out the grin I was trying to suppress before

    turning around.

    ¡°But tell Lydia to save something for me and Nadia. We¡®ll eat dinner together.¡±

    ¡°Yes, Alpha!¡± He answered in a happy tone before it turned serious.

    ¡°Riley...¡±

    He never called me by my first name unless he wanted to be a friend or a brother, and not as a Beta.

    So I know whatever he wanted to say had to be serious.

    ¡°...control your mood swings. Nadia.. I think she doesn¡®t have anywhere to go. So try to be calm and

    gentle with her. She has guts. She will easily run away from her if you irk her.¡± He said this with a

    serious expression on his face and his hands in his pocket.

    I just nodded my head. I kept reminding myself that if I wanted her to stay, I had to break my own rules

    and do things I wasn¡®t used to doing.

    I walked at my own pace until I reached the fourth floor, where my room was. Dominic informed me she

    took the room farthest away. She probably wanted to be far away from me. I stopped by her door and

    knocked softly twice.

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    No answer.

    My heart thudded loudly as I tried to listen for anything inside her room.

    Nothing. I grabbed and twisted the doorknob with my heart leaping from my chest. It was unlocked. Did

    she leave?

    Someone would have seen her if she had. So there¡®s no way she could go unnoticed. But I couldn¡®t

    stop the pain from the thought of her leaving me again. I abruptly pushed the door open at the same

    time the bathroom door opened and she came out naked.

    My body froze in ce as my hand instinctively shut the door behind me, drawing her attention to me.

    Her eyes widened before her hands flew to cover her round and perky breasts as well as her pussy as

    she crouched down on the floor. Her eyes were zing with fire as she red at me.

    ¡°Get out! Don¡®t you know how to knock!¡± She yelled at me.

    My words got caught in my throat. I still couldn¡®t get the image of her naked body out of my head. I

    know I have seen every part of her, but it was a long, long time ago and it was darker. With the bright

    lights all around us, I could see her perfect body perfectly.

    ¡°Get out!¡± Her eyes softened as they began to water. Only then did I see the marks and bruises on her

    arms. They were healing, but not totally gone. I reached for the door and locked it before I strode

    towards her. Her eyes widened as she raised her hand to stop me while her other arm hugged her

    knees closer to her body, ¡°Stop... Or I will scream...¡± Her voice was too weak like she was having a

    hard time talking,

    I ignored her and crouched in front of her. My hand extended to reach for her arm but she swatted it

    away, her eyes ring at me again.

    ¡°Can¡®t you see I¡®m naked! Don¡®t you have any decency? Just because you¡®re the Alpha here doesn¡®t

    mean you can juste in anytime you want!¡± I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm

    myself. I reached for the hem of my shirt and pulled it off my head before forcing it on her head.

    She didn¡®tin and instead put it on willingly. But it was still short, not enough to cover her

    completely so I stood up and grabbed a towel from her bathroom and gave it to her before turning my

    back to her.

    ¡°Beta Dominic said he would have clothes sent to me. But I think he forgot.¡±

    A growl rumbled in my chest at the thought of my Beta seeing her naked if he was the one who came

    up here first. I turned around and snapped at her.

    ¡°And you fucking decided to walk around naked while waiting for my beta toe here with clothes?¡±

    ¡°Who said he was the oneing here with clothes? He mentioned a name, but I forgot. He said it¡®s

    the Gamma female! And besides, I didn¡®t know the door was unlocked!¡±

    ¡°Next time you need to check before you strip naked,¡± I told her in a calmer voice, even if I was still

    doubtful about her reason.

    I couldn¡®t stop the jealousy from eating me. Was it possible she ended up liking my Beta?

    She huffed before walking towards the door, her hand clutching the towel around her waist.

    ¡°Get out!¡± She opened the door, her brows furrowing as she looked at me.

    I brushed my palm over my face before I made my way towards her, but instead of walking out, I bent

    my legs and coiled an arm under her knees and on her back, scooping her into my arms and walking

    us out of her room. It took a while for everything to sink in for her.

    ¡°What are you doing?¡± She tried to wriggle free from my arms and I found it amusing how much effort

    she was putting into it, even if she knew I was too big and strong for her.

    ¡°Let me go...¡±

    ¡°Can you shut up! You¡®ve been screaming my ear off!¡± I sneered at her, trying to keep my voice still

    monotone, but I was starting to lose my patience.

    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡±

    ¡°To the dungeons if you don¡®t shut up!¡±

    ¡°Liar! You don¡®t have dungeons!¡±

    ¡°I have one! It¡®s a sex dungeon! And if you don¡®t stop screaming at me, I will throw you in there!¡±

    Her body stiffened in my hold, but she did shut up, and I couldn¡®t stop the smile from tugging at my

    mouth as I walked us to my room, Goddess! This female! I thought she wouldn¡®t stop yelling at me.

    ¡°Ouch...¡± She flinched as she tried to move her back away from my arm.

    I opened the door to my room and kicked it to close it before Iid her sitting down at the end of my

    bed. I crouched in front of her, ignoring the stare she was giving me. I knew she was raking me up and

    down, my naked torso was open for her to see.

    ¡°Show me all your bruises.¡±

    ¡°Can I have some shorts or something?¡± She asked, dropping her gaze on her hands in herp and

    starting to fidget with them.

    I stood up and went to my closet, pulling out a boxer and handing it to her before I turned around to let

    her put it on.

    ¡°I¡®m okay now.¡± She said softly, and I turned around to see her gazing at me. I cocked my head to the

    side and stared at her.

    ¡°Now, show me those bruises.¡±

    ¡°Can we talk first?¡±

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°No. We¡®ll talk first and I promise I¡®ll show you all of them afterward.¡±

    ¡°If it is still hurting you, it must be...¡±

    ¡°No. I¡®m okay. We need to talk. If you see my bruises, then your mood will change and we won¡®t be

    able to talk anymore.¡±

    ¡°Fine,¡± I crossed my arms against my chest as I continued to let my eyes wander over her beautiful

    face. Her hair was still wet from the shower and some of them were clinging to her  face.

    If she wants to talk, then we will talk. She was making it easier for me.

    ¡°Would you like to start?¡± I asked her because even if I wanted to say many things to her, I didn¡®t know

    how I would ask her to stay.

    ¡°Okay.¡± She let out a deep sigh and dropped her eyes to the floor in front of me.

    ¡°If you let me stay here for two months, I will help you with your pack.¡± My brows furrowed as my eyes

    squinted, not understanding what she meant by helping me with my pack, but I couldn¡®t deny that my

    heart leaped when she said two months. She wanted to stay, She cleared her throat before she gazed

    up to meet my eyes.

    ¡°People arementing on how bad they felt about you being left alone by your female,¡±

    Bullshit! People around my territory didn¡®t feel bad that I was left by Andrea. They were actually

    mocking me behind my back, but I didn¡®t dare correct her.

    ¡°...so I will stay here and act as your new girlfriend...¡±

    ¡°My Luna.¡± I blurted out, suppressing the grin froming out on my face.

    ¡°...okay, your Luna. I¡®ll be the perfect girlfriend, Luna, I mean, but in exchange...¡± She took a deep

    breath and bit her bottom lip.

    ¡°In exchange..?¡± I repeated after her, eager to know what she wanted to have in return because if she

    wanted the whole universe, I would fucking get it and give it to her.

 Chapter 11

    Chapter 11

    ¡°In exchange...?¡± I repeated after her, eager to know what she wanted to have in return because if she

    wanted the whole universe, I would fucking get it for her.

    ¡°Let me finish before you say no or ask questions, okay?¡± She smiled sheepishly at me and I just

    nodded my head.

    Again, she could tell and order me anything and I would try to do it without questions.

    ¡°I want you to teach me how to drive a car...¡± She bit her bottom lip while looking at me.

    I understood when she told me to keep my mouth shut until she was done talking, but I couldn¡¯t help it.

    ¡°Drive a car? I can do that. Is that all?¡±

    ¡°I want a car too. Not an expensive one. A used one is okay as long as it can take me where I want to

    go. Maybe you have an old car you can give me.¡± I rubbed my thumb against my chin while I stood and

    stared at her.

    So far, her demands were nothing hard. If she became my Luna, she would have those and more.

    ¡°And maybe a little money. If that isn¡®t too much to ask. 15,000 if possible. I just needed to start

    somewhere...¡±

    Herst statement caught me off guard. I almost forgot that she only said two months. I couldn¡®t stop

    my forehead from creasing and my jaw from tightening. She wanted to leave. For real.

    I suppressed the growl building in my chest and tried my best to keep myself calm. I fucking wanted to

    storm out of my own room, but I remembered I promised myself I would try my best. I was still trying to

    find the words to address what she said when her eyes suddenly watered and uncertainties red in

    them.

    ¡°Uhmmm, if it¡®s too much, 10,000 is okay...¡± She was trying to hold my gaze, but she gave up and

    dropped her head, focusing on her fingers that she kept fidgeting with.

    ¡°Why do you want to leave?¡± My voice was almost breaking, but I caught myself in time, and i t ended

    up sounding cold.

    ¡°My uncle...¡± She raised her head and met my eyes.

    ¡°...he sold me to a man 30 years older than me. I tried to run away that night we met. Which I

    eventually seeded in doing, but he found me a few days ago.¡± I clenched my fist at the memory of

    the full moon when I met her, and the familiar pang of pain crossed my chest. Instead of asking for my

    help, she ran away and left me.

    Now, I didn¡®t know if I wanted to kill her uncle or thank him for turning her over to my territory,

    ¡°So he beat you up because you ran away?¡±

    ¡°And because I got marked, He was forcing me to spill out who marked me so we could reject each

    other and the mark would slowly fade.¡±

    ¡°And you, do you want my mark gone?¡± I didn¡¯t know where I got the courage to ask this. I¡®ve been

    avoiding asking her why she ran away from me because I knew that I would not be able to take it if she

    told me directly that she didn¡®t want to be with me.  She shook her head.

    I almost smiled. I had hope that maybe she wanted me, only to be crushed again.

    ¡°If it¡®s gone, then it will be easy for him to sell me. So as long as I am marked, he can¡®t touch me.¡±

    So that¡®s the only fucking reason she didn¡®t want my mark gone. No wonder, after she left me, she

    didn¡®t go looking for me. I was never part of her ns and I had no ce in her life. Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.

    ¡°Okay. Two months then. I¡®ll give you what you¡®re asking for. Plus the security that your uncle will not be

    able to touch you while you¡®re in my territory.¡± I knew I would give her more than she was asking for if

    she really decided to leave. And maybe I would find a ce for her where I could still visit her.

    She smiled weakly before dropping her gaze to her hands again.

    ¡°Thank you.¡± I didn¡®t know why I agreed. She would just hurt me. But I was willing to do everything just

    to have a piece of her in my life.

    Two months with her was better than nothing at all. Maybe in two months, I could make her change her

    mind.

    ¡°Anything else?¡± I asked her. She shook her head, still not looking at me. ¡°And you? Is there anything

    you want from me or what I need to do?¡± She asked in her soft voice.

    I fucking want you.

    ¡°No. Nothing. Just be my Luna.¡± I She nodded her head.

    ¡°I will go into heat soon... I can take care of myself. I¡®ve been doing it for thest two full moons. But

    you?¡±

    My heart was still breaking, but I couldn¡®t stop myself from snickering at her statement.

    ¡°I don¡®t think I can stop myself when you go in heat. I¡®m an Alpha. I won¡®t be able to resist your scent.¡±

    That was the truth. Everything in Alpha¡®s senses is heightened, including our sense of smell. And if our

    mate was in heat, the attraction and lust would be tenfold.

    ¡°Maybe you need to put me in one of your cells so my scent won¡®t reach you.¡±

    ¡°I¡®m sure I can break that cell. And there is fucking no way you will stay in a cell.¡± She chuckled and

    looked up at me. Her mouth opened as if she wanted to say something, but she didn¡®t say anything and

    just closed it.

    ¡°If Ie to you while you¡®re in heat, will you refuse and push me away?¡±

    Fuck! I needed to tap my own back for having the courage to ask these questions.

    She shook her head and bit her bottom lip, and I could see a smile tugging on her mouth, but she was

    trying to stop it. My heart fluttered as I suppressed my own smile. ¡°Then we won¡®t have a problem when

    you go into heat.¡±

    ¡°Then we won¡®t have a problem when you go into heat.¡± He said in a cold voice, and despite the

    animosity on his face, I couldn¡®t stop my core from clenching at the idea of spending my heat with him.

    It didn¡®t matter if he never wanted me at all. I still want him, and while I¡®m here, I will do my best to take

    advantage of having him around. And I knew this was the part where I should stand up and leave his

    room. I had already made m y intentions clear and had already gotten what I wanted, but my feet

    weren¡®t moving.

    And he wasn¡®t saying anything either. He was just looking at me.

    ¡°Uhmm.. Do you want to see my wounds?¡± I had to say something so I could stay a little longer. I had

    no idea what his mood would be next time I bumped into him, so I might as well take advantage of his

    cold but ¡®at least¨Che¡®s¨Cnot¨Cangry¡¯ demeanor.

    He nodded his head, and I gestured for him to turn around, which he did withoutining.

    I smiled despite myself. I never thought there woulde a day when I would be able to make an

    Alpha follow my orders, even if it¡®s as simple as this.

    I got hold of the hem of the shirt I was wearing and pulled it over my head and used it to cover my

    breasts before I told him that I was ready.

    He turned around slowly, and I didn¡®t miss the way his eyes dted and his Adam¡®s apple moved as he

    swallowed while his gaze was raking my body, but it was for only a split second before his emotions

    went back to being cold.

    He then crouched in front of me, raising his hands to hold my bruised arms as sparks traveled all over

    my body. He looked at them for a while before he tilted my body around to look at my back.

    I closed my eyes at the same time a hiss left his throat while I heard his chest heaving. I felt a finger

    running on the skin of my back near the area where a big wound was sitting.

    ¡°What happened here? Did he hit you with something sharp?¡±

    ¡°No. He pped me so hard that my body went flying and I hit a sharp wood...¡±

    ¡°It¡®s fucking deep. Will you allow me to heal it?¡± He didn¡®t let me finish, and by the aura seeping out of

    his body, I knew he was angry, but it wasn¡®t directed at me, and it didn¡®t bother me at all. Instead,

    delicious tingles were spreading in between my legs.

    ¡°If you want to...¡± My voice came out raspy. I was fighting hard not to be aroused at the thought of him

    healing me with his saliva, but I don¡®t think I was seeding.

    ¡°Stand up.¡±

    He didn¡¯t need to say it twice. I stood up, clutching his shirt to cover my front. I only had his boxers on

    me. His hands were guiding my waist, letting me stand with my back to him. I was anticipating that any

    moment now, his tongue would touch my back, but it hadn¡®t happened yet. Instead, I felt a finger

    skimming down my skin to the area where his wolf bit me.

    ¡°My wolf¡®s mark looks good here.¡±

    ¡°Yes, it is. I like it. It¡®s a crescent moon shape,¡± I told him the truth. Despite the pain, I did like that I was

    marked by him and his wolf that night.

    ¡°You liked this one more than the mark I gave you?¡± His voice sounded hurt, and I couldn¡®t help myself

    from giggling.

    ¡°Are you jealous of your wolf?¡±

    He didn¡®t answer, but his next move caught me off guard. He pulled my body closer and I felt his lips

    running down my hip bone where his wolf marked me. Sparks were exploding everywhere my hands

    flew to his hands on my waist, gripping them for support because my knees started to wobble.

    He was kissing and sucking it so gently that I totally lost control and started moaning while wetness

    started to leak into his boxers that I was wearing.

    Then his lips trailed up until they reached the part where I had an open wound and he began to lick it

    with his tongue.

    ¡°Alpha...¡± My clutch on his hands tightened. My core was weakening, and if he continued doing this, I

    swore to the Goddess I would explode soon.

    He pulled away from licking me and I gasped for air, my eyes snapping open. I didn¡®t know if I was

    relieved or disappointed that he stopped, but before I could decide which was it, he pulled my body and

    I ended up sitting on hisp.

    I bit my lower lip, not knowing what to do or how to react.

    And then I felt his arms wrapped around my waist, pulling my body towards him. I tried to rx and

    leaned my naked back against his naked torso, letting out the breath that I was holding.

    It felt good to be here. And I wished he wouldn¡®t wake up from his trance and push me away.

    ¡°Nadia...¡± He said my name in such a hoarse voice that it sent tingles and sparks everywhere in my

    body. Oh, Goddess! His voice came out seductively!

    ¡°Hmmm...¡± I muffled my response before I felt him resting his chin on my shoulder.

    ¡°Your uncle, did he hurt you before this?¡±  I nodded in my head.

    ¡°But not as bad as this. He would p me or push me whenever I did something he didn¡®t like, so I just

    decided to do what he wanted and stay away from his sight most of the time.¡±

    ¡°Did he... Did he.¡± He was stuttering as if he had a hard time talking. His grip on my waist  tightened

    before he continued.

    ¡°Did he sexually assault you or allow someone else to...¡± I didn¡¯t let him finish before I shook my head.

    ¡°No.You were my first... And my only sexual encounter.¡± I chuckled. I didn¡®t know where I got the

    courage to say that. I felt his body stiffen before he rxed.

    ¡°Me too... You were my first.¡± It was my body¡®s turn to stiffen at his admission. I was his first. But he

    fucked me like he knew what he was doing! He must be lying, right?

    ¡°Really? And here I thought you left me in the cave because I didn¡¯t live up to your expectations.

    Because I was lousy and inexperienced.¡±

    ¡°What did you say?¡± He pulled away from hugging my back and twisted my body so I was sitting on his

    lap sideways. I clutched the shirt on my chest tightly as my eyes widened. He just shifted my body as if

    I was a doll that didn¡®t weigh anything.

    ¡°What did you say? I left you?¡± His brows furrowed and his expression became deadly, reminding me of

    the look he had when I first saw him at the border.

    I nodded my head. I squinted my eyes and tried to hide the fear coursing through my veins as I stared

    into his dted eyes, letting him know how I hated him for leaving me.

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    ¡°You left me after you feasted on my body.¡± Her eyes narrowed at me, and I could see anger radiating

    through them.

    I cupped her face, making sure she didn¡®t drop her gaze away from me as my own eyes dted into full

    ck.

    ¡°...fucking say that again, louder...¡± I was gritting my teeth hard. I was controlling myself from growling

    even if her words pissed me off. Did she just say I left her when it was her that was nowhere to be

    found in the cave when I woke up? Her forehead creased as her hands flew to the hands cupping her

    cheeks and started prying my fingers away from them.

    ¡°You¡®re hurting me!¡± She snarled, and I let go of my hands in an instant.  I was trying to control my

    voice so hard that I didn¡®t notice I was gripping her too hard.

    ¡°I¡®m sorry...¡± My hands held her waist instead, and I lifted her up, shifting her body nicely so she would

    end up sitting on myp facing me, my thighs in between her legs. Her eyes widened as I adjusted her

    position, but she didn¡®tin or move away

    ¡°Now, can you fucking tell me why you said I left you?¡± I asked her, my tone a little calmer.

    She narrowed her eyes on me and a hiss escaped her lips. I was under the impression that she would

    soon hit me with something just by looking at the expression on her face.

    ¡°First! Stop using the word fucking in every sentence because I don¡®t see anyone fucking around here!

    And second, stop acting like you didn¡®t leave me because you did! I searched the whole cave for you

    and I waited for Goddess knows how many hours just in case you woulde back, but you didn''t!¡±

    Was I missing something? I heard everything she said, but something wasn¡®t registering right. She said

    she went looking for me in the cave, but she was nowhere to be found when I woke up. Did we end up

    in two different ces?

    And she waited for me? If I returned that day instead of the next day, would I have found her there? I

    was so confused.

    ¡°You left me. I woke up and you were gone...¡± My voice came out low and raspy. My throat felt dry

    She shook her head too many times. I saw her coiled fists raised, and she started jabbing them at my

    naked torso. The shirt covering her chest fell down, and I could see her naked breasts, but she wasn¡®t

    giving a damn. My grip on her waist tightened as I let her throw punches at me. I epted it all as I

    stared at her, dumbfounded,

    ¡°I didn¡®t! I went to the stream nearby, but then it was farther than I thought. I wanted to clean myself up

    because my body was covered with dried mud! I wanted to look presentable to you when you woke

    up... But when I came back, you were gone! You left me! You fucked me, and marked me, and just

    threw me away! How cruel can you be?!¡± She was talking so fast until she broke out in sobs.

    Tears were streaming down her face while her shoulders shook from her crying. The punches she

    threw at me began to soften until she just stopped hitting me and rested her coiled fists on my chest.

    My jaw dropped open as her emotions came surging into me. I could feel her emotions through the

    mark I gave her. And although it was clear that she was really upset now, I couldn¡®t avoid the pang of

    doubt crossing my chest. I wanted to believe her. Goddess, I do! But a part of me wanted to make room

    for doubt. No one had made me feel this wanted, and it seemed impossible that she would want me.

    Was she making this up? Was it because she found out I¡®m an Alpha and she knew I could protect her

    from her uncle?

    But I knew that even if she was lying, I would still say that I believed her. I would still ept her and go

    by what she wanted to do. Just for a shot of happiness with her.

    I cupped her coiled fists in my hands and rested them on my lips, peppering them with kisses.

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    ¡°I woke up and you¡®re not there. I thought you left me.¡±

    She shook her head. Tears were all over her face.

    ¡°No... I left you a note. I thought you read the note. I saw it in the middle of the cave, dirty and wet. I

    thought you threw it out after you read i

    ¡°I didn¡®t see a note.¡± I didn¡®t want to exin anymore.

    I knew I didn¡®t see any note, although I didn¡®t really bother to look on the ground because the moment I

    realized I couldn¡®t see and smell her inside the cave, I went out and started looking  for her around the

    cave. But the fucking rain made it impossible to scent her.

    ¡°I did... I swear. I have a note.¡± Her voice was croaking as she hupped.

    I let go of her hands and cupped her cheeks before crashing my lips into her. I didn¡®t care anymore

    whether she was telling the truth or not. I wanted her. And I could start from here. I would do everything

    to make her want me.

    Sparks and tingles erupted in full force the moment my lips touched hers. This was what I¡®d been

    longing to have for thest three months.

    A soft moan escaped her throat while the beating of her heart thudded loudly. She was the only thing I

    could hear as I kissed her hungrily, taking everything my mouth could take from her.

    Fuck! She tasted so fucking sweet and I wanted to eat her. All of her.

    For the first time since meeting her, Hunter agreed with me. She¡®s ours. No matter if she wanted us or

    not, we would do everything to win her over, even if it meant breaking all my   walls and letting her rule

    over me.

    It didn¡®t take long before her arousal started to swirl all around me as she pressed her body closer to

    mine, her soft breasts into my naked chest, and her hands trailed up to my hair, coiling them around

    her fingers.

    My own hands let go of her cheeks as I snaked one arm around her waist while my other hand held the

    nape of her neck, holding her in ce as our mouths fought for dominance. I raised my hand to her hair

    and tugged, making her mouth separate from mine. She whimpered and snapped her eyes open at my

    action as I lowered and trailed my lips down to her throat up to the area where I marked her.

    She moaned loudly and sexily as I nibbled and sucked her mark. I wanted to sink my fangs into her

    again, but I supposed I could wait a little longer. I didn¡®t want to overwhelm her. I continued to devour

    her neck while my hand traveled to her breast. I cupped it in my hand and waited for her to swat it

    away, but she didn¡®t.

    Instead, she ced her palm over my hand and started guiding it to squeeze and massage her breast,

    her body arching giving me full ess to her perfect tits.

    My dick was so fucking hard already and I knew it was pointing directly to her pussy covered b y my

    boxers. She was beginning to rub herself against my erection, and I was slowly losing all my control. I

    wanted to fuck her already, and I hoped she would let me.

    ¡°Nadia...¡± I groaned lowly as she continued to moan. We were still groping and touching each other,

    lost in our world, when all of a sudden, her stomach started to growl, and it woke us both up in our

    trance.

    She stopped grinding her hips against mine as my mouth stopped nibbling her neck. It only took a few

    seconds before she started giggling and putting her head in the nook of my neck. I couldn¡®t help myself

    butugh with her, coiling my arms around her body as I hugged her, pressing our bodies together.

    ¡°You¡®re hungry,¡± I said while chuckling.

    ¡°I¡®m sorry,¡± she kept giggling.

    ¡°I hadn¡®t had a decent meal since my uncle took me back, and I didn¡®t have an appetite to eat the lunch

    that was sent here earlier.¡±

    I stopped chuckling as my heart clenched at the thought of her suffering under her uncle before she

    came here. But I had to remind myself that we would move forward. I would have to deal with his uncle

    soon orter. But for now, my mate would be my priority.

    I held her arms and pulled her body away from me, her arms instinctively covered her breasts, and as

    much as I wanted to tease her about seeing them just a few minutes ago, I kept my mouth shut.

    ¡°Do you want to have dinner with me?¡± I asked her, my eyes capturing hers as I tucked the loose

    strands of her hair at the back of her ears.

    ¡°...in the dining room.¡± I chuckled lowly, setting expectations that we were not going anywhere a Not

    yet. But one of these days, I will take her out for a fancy dinner. She pursed her lips before a shy smile

    curled on them as she nodded her head.

    ¡°Yes, Alpha.¡±

    Fuck! My mate was really beautiful. I couldn¡®t stop my eyes from memorizing her perfect features.

    ¡°Riley...¡± I told her.

    A mischievous smile curled on her lips before she opened her mouth to speak again. ¡°Yes, Alpha

    Riley.¡±

    Iughed heartily before resting my forehead on hers. ¡°Just Riley. Call me Riley. My name is Riley

    Adams.¡±

    She let go of her arms covering her chest and snaked them around my neck as she closed her eyes.

    ¡°My name is Nadia Morrisson. It¡®s nice to meet you, Mate.¡± I could feel her breath running against my

    face, and I couldn¡®t help but smile a real one. Thest time I smiled like this was probably on the full

    moon that I met her.

    ¡°Mate,¡± I mumbled back as I controlled my breathing.

    She needed to eat. As much as I wanted more tonight, I could wait.

    She suddenly withdrew her forehead from mine and her gaze wandered over my face, her eyes flitting

    with happiness, ¡°I would love to have dinner with you, Riley.¡°

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    Chapter 13

    Nadia and I went down to eat dinner together after I helped her find a shirt and shorts from m y closet

    that she could use. I had to draw the strings tightly on the shorts to keep them from falling, and I chose

    a ck shirt so her nipples wouldn¡®t be visible. I knew no one was around, but the ck shirt was more

    for me. I didn¡®t think I would be able to keep a straight face while talking to her if I kept seeing her proud

    nipples against her shirt. I was d I could have her to myself while we ate since everyone was done

    with their dinner.

    We talked about the packhouse, my Beta and Gamma, and the Gamma Female. I didn¡®t want to press

    her about being the Luna, so I tried to keep the conversation light.

    And nothing about what she needed to do once she stepped up as my Luna. None of us tried to start

    the topic again about what happened three full moons ago, but I guess it was better that way. As long

    as she¡®s here, I could work on all the other things I needed to do as a mate and as an Alpha.

    This morning, when I woke up, I thought it was just an ordinary day. I didn¡®t think that a miracle could

    happen. But all my senses suddenly snapped awake when I saw her. And now, having her in my

    territory, I suddenly wanted to be an Alpha again, and make up for the things I missed and let g o of for

    thest three months.

    My Luna needed a capable Alpha. And I would do just that. Be a better mate and Alpha.

    After dinner, we walked outside, and I showed her the buildings around us, including the building where

    the cells were located. And then I showed her the insides of the packhouse.

    I felt good the whole time. It was like she was meant to be walking around the pack house, and

    everywhere she stepped in, the room just felt like it had suddenlye alive and more colorful.

    I didn¡®t know it was possible to feel this way. And even if she might still be unsure of how she feels

    about me, I didn¡®t miss the glimmer in her eyes while we were touring the area together.

    And now, I wasying in my bed with my arms under my head, staring at the ceiling. I¡¯ve been in this

    position for quite some time. It was impossible to sleep knowing she was just in the other room, even if

    it was across the corridor. My mind was so alive and was giving me too many things to think about, all

    rted to my mate and the things I wanted to do to win her over.

    To say that I was excited was an understatement. It was more than that. I haven¡®t had this kind of

    feeling in a long time, or maybe I never had it at all. I felt so motivated to start wooing her and fix myself

    as an Alpha. I knew I abandoned my pack and it would take a lot of hard work to make up for it, but I

    have all that I needed now to start fixing what I did wrong over thest three months. And I was hoping

    I wasn¡®t toote yet.

    Fuck! I wanted to see her. I wondered if she was still awake. Why did I forget to initiate her into my

    pack? It would be easier if I could mindlink her.

    I need to call Davin tomorrow. Although he had no say in this since Nadia is my mate, I had to inform

    him out of courtesy.

    I rose fromying down and grabbed my sweatpants, putting them on before pulling a shirt over my

    head. I had no idea if Nadia was still awake, but I wanted to see her to pacify my wolf. And me.

    Knowing she was just around made me restless. I hope one day I can convince her to share a room

    with me, or at least move to the big room beside mine after the renovation. But of course, she could do

    as she pleases. As long as she stays.

    I walked out of my room and threaded the corridor, going to the farthest end with easy steps. I wasn¡®t

    expecting her to still be awake, especially since I was sure she had had a long and tiring day. But I was

    hoping I could at least smell her before I tried to sleep.

    I stopped by her door and knocked thrice. No response. I tried to calm the erratic beating of my heart.

    Her scent was so faint but it might have been because she was asleep and under the nket. I

    knocked one more time. And then another. I should turn around and let her sleep, but my guts were

    telling me something was wrong.

    Why were lights illuminated under the gap below the door? Did she fall asleep with the full lights on?

    My breath hitched as I grabbed the door handle and twisted it slowly.

    Unlocked. Fuck! Where was she? I knew she could possibly be in the bathroom again, but I couldn¡®t

    help the flood of uncertainties that rushed through my head. Did she leave?

    I opened the door abruptly and scanned the room. When I saw no signs of her, I rushed to the

    bathroom and flung the door open.

    Empty. My eyes darted to the clothes hamper sitting in the corner beside the sink counter and I found i t

    empty. Where were the clothes she came with?

    I felt dizzy as I turned around and swiped my gaze around her bedroom one more time, my eyes

    looking for her clothes. Fuck! Did she really fucking leave me again? Was everything a fucking lie? I

    didn¡®t know if I would burst out in anger or I would cry as I walked towards the door, punching the wall

    beside it before walking out of her room, ¡®Has anyone seen Nadia? If no one has, then fucking get up

    and find her now!¡® I roared at the

    group mindlink I sent to my Beta and Gamma.

    The pain was coursing through my chest, but I couldn¡¯t stop now. I needed to find her.

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    ¡®¡®I¡®ming down!¡¯¡® My Beta replied, followed by my Gamma who had the same response.  I was

    moving too fast and was flying down the flight of stairs, and in seconds, my Beta and Gamma were

    trailing behind me.

    ¡°Check with someone at the border!¡± I ordered, not caring who among them would do it.

    Fuck! I coiled my hands into fists as we reached the first floor of the pack house. Her scent was faint

    here. She was here!

    I walked down the corridor, my gaze sweeping each room that I was passing by while the others were

    checking the other ces on the first floor.

    I couldn¡®t think straight as I ran towards the entrance of the pack house with my heart hammering in my

    chest. Please! Don¡®t fucking leave me! I don¡®t know what I would do if she slipped away this time. I was

    almost out of the front door, preparing my wolf, Hunter, to take over when Gamma Sebastian shouted

    after me.

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    Chapter 14

    I couldn¡®t sleep. I knew my body was tired, but my mind wouldn¡®t shut down. I kept thinking about my

    mate. I swear, while he was showing me around the pack house, I couldn¡®t keep myself from yawning

    and I felt like I would fall asleep already and that was why Riley insisted that we head up so I could

    sleep. I was hoping he would invite me to his room, but he didn¡®t. I wouldn¡®t deny that I was

    disappointed, but what could I do?

    So here I was, alone in this room, trying to console myself by smelling his scent on the shirt I was

    wearing and hoping for sleep to take over.

    But the moment he left my room, I couldn¡®t rx anymore and sleep never came. I guessed having him

    around was calming for me and my wolf. And now that I couldn¡®t smell him, I found it hard to sleep in an

    unfamiliar ce.

    Or perhaps it was because I had no idea what we were to each other at this point.

    We didn¡®t talk about it. So I didn¡®t know if the two¨Cmonth deal was off or if it was still in ce.

    Although he told me he didn¡®t leave me on purpose at the cave, it still didn¡®t mean that he wanted me.

    So I have to guard my heart. I couldn¡®t fall for him if I had to leave after two months.

    But who was I kidding? I didn¡®t even spend 24 hours with him, and yet, I didn¡®t want to be far away from

    him already. Would I be able to survive if, after two months, he asked me to leave?

    Or maybe I could try? Make him fall for me within the next two months.

    But it seemed impossible. I¡¯m just me. And he¡®s Riley What¡®s to like about me? I¡®m no one. Even my

    own family didn¡®t want me. I wonder if my mother survived childbirth, would she end up liking me?

    My eyes watered as I closed my eyes, clutching the nket against my chest as I coiled my body.

    ¡®¡®Stop Nadia! You¡®ve been through this torture for years, and I thought we were moving on?¡®¡¯ My wolf,

    Arrow, snarled at me.

    She hated it when I wallowed in self¨Cpity. But she would never understand, she¡®s so beautiful and I¡®m

    just me,

    ¡®¡®Stop or I will leave you alone.¡¯¡¯ She threatened me, but I knew she would never dare leave me.

    I shoved the nket off and rose from my bed, I knew sleep would be impossible right now. I had better

    do something else to upy my mind, because with my mate in my thoughts, I was sure I would never

    be able to sleep tonight. Riley told me he would take me tomorrow to the center of the territory where

    we could shop

    for some basic clothing that I could use. But then what would I wear tomorrow when we go to the

    center? Definitely not his clothes!

    And I haven¡®t met the Gamma Female. I wondered why she didn¡®te to let me borrow her clothes.

    Maybe she didn¡®t like me or to share her things. I wouldn¡®t me her. I was basically a stranger here.

    I let out a sigh and went inside the bathroom. I grabbed my used clothes from the hamper and headed

    for the door.

    Riley showed me theundry room in the basement. I could wash the clothes I came in with so I have

    something decent to wear tomorrow. I carefully walked through the corridor and threw a longing nce

    at his room. How I wish I was cuddled next to him instead of my cold pillow.

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    I let out a sigh as I tried to disperse any thoughts of him at the moment and continued to walk down the

    stairs. The pack house was already quiet and the lights were already dimmed. It was already midnight

    and, as he told me earlier, no one sleeps here aside from him and his Beta and Gamma, although he

    would allow anyone from his pack to use the pack house as an ; emergency shelter or home if

    necessary.

    Clutching my clothes tightly in my hands, I made a swing to the right when I reached the basement.

    The light was on in theundry room. Did we forget to turn it off? I stepped inside the room at the same

    time a female came out of the small storage room inside theundry room.

    Her lips curved into an immediate smile as she halted her steps.

    ¡°Hi! You must be Nadia?¡± Her voice was so soft and sweet that I couldn¡®t help but feel at ease, even if I

    was just meeting her for the first time.

    I bit my lower lip and nodded my head, not taking my eyes off her. She extended her hand, a friendly

    smile still on her face.

    ¡°My name is Jenny. I¡®m Gamma Sebastian¡®s mate. It¡®s nice to finally meet you.¡±

    ¡°Hi! It¡®s nice to meet you too.¡± I took her hand and shook it. I saw the way her eyes gazed at m y

    clothes as we let go of each other¡®s hands.

    ¡°I see you have clothes already. Beta Dominic asked me to lend you some clothes, but I was away the

    whole day with the Gamma. We were on the other side of the territory, and we had just gotten home.

    So I¡®m so sorry. But if you need more, I can grab some for you.¡±

    ¡°No. It¡®s okay. I understand. And I have clothes now.¡±

    ¡°And I¡®m sure the clothes you are wearing are morefortable, right?¡± She winked at me, a yful

    smile stered on her lips.

    I chuckled and looked at the loose shirt I was wearing.

    ¡°It¡®s actually big. These are the Alphas¡® clothes.¡±

    ¡°You should call him Riley.¡± My brows furrowed at her statement.

    ¡°Is that how you call the Alpha here? Just by his first name?¡±

    Her eyes widened as her mouth shaped into a big ¡®o¡® before she answered me. ¡°No! No! We call  him

    Alpha. It¡®s just that you¡®re his mate, you¡®re his equal, so you need to befortable calling him by his

    first name.¡±

    ¡°Oh!¡± I smiled and nodded my head.

    ¡°I still have to get used to it. I never really encounter any Alphas in close proximity so this is still all new

    to me.¡±

    ¡°One step at a time. I¡®m sure, soon you¡®ll be calling him by his name especially when you¡®re hell mad

    at him.¡± She giggled before she took the clothes in my hand.

    ¡°No. It¡®s okay, I can wash those.¡± I tried to take it back, but she wouldn¡®t let me.

    ¡°Let me help you.¡± her hand raised and her finger pointed to the two washing machines at the corner.

    ¡°Those two, those are the Alphas.¡± She then turned to the other side and pointed to the machines

    there.

    ¡°The next two are for the Beta, and thest two are for me and my mate, the Gammas. And then on the

    next room, those are for the guests or for anyone staying over.¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°I was in the wrong room then.¡± I felt my cheeks burning. I was d I met her otherwise I would have

    used the machines here.

    ¡°No. Not all.¡± She moved forward and went to the Alpha¡®s machine and opened its door.

    ¡±You¡®ll be using Alpha Riley¡®s...¡±

    ¡°No!¡± I cut her off as I tried to gently take my clothes from her hands.

    ¡°I don¡®t think the Alpha would like that.¡±

    She took back the clothes in my hand, like a game of tug of war, as her forehead creased, but she

    wasn¡®t scowling. Rather, she looked amused.

    ¡°Trust me, he will be more pissed off if I let you use another machine.¡±

    She then ced my blouse and my underwear in one machine and my jeans and socks in the other

    one before cingundry liquid and softener on them. I didn¡®t argue anymore. If Riley got pissed off, I

    would point her out.

    She looked feminine, but I felt like she could hold herself way, way better than I could when facing an

    angry Alpha. I smiled despite myself, as I pictured my mate being pissed off again before Jenny¡®s voice

    snapped me back to reality.

    ¡°Can I ask you something? You don¡®t need to answer if you¡®re notfortable...¡±

    ¡°Sure.¡± I smiled at her before biting my bottom lip. I wished she wouldn¡®t ask personal questions that I

    wasn¡®t ready to share with her.

    ¡°Do you like him? Do you like the Alpha?¡± I swallowed the invisible lump in my throat as my mouth

    opened, only for me to close it again. What would I say? Should I tell her the truth or should I protect

    my heart? But before I could decide what to tell her, her eyes flecked white, letting me know that

    someone had mind¨Clinked her, so I stayed quiet and darted my gaze to the machines humming as they

    washed my clothes.

    ¡°Alpha Riley is looking for you. He¡®sing here...¡± I opened my mouth, wanting to ask if she knew

    why Riley was looking for me, but before I could do so, big footsteps echoed around the basement and,

    in seconds, Riley came inside theundry room.

    I couldn¡®t describe the expression on his face. Was it relief or sadness? And then everything went fast,

    and the next thing I knew, my face was mmed against his chest and his arms were around my body,

    hugging me tightly while his lips were pressed against the crown of my head.

    ¡°What happened?¡± I asked him in a soft voice, still contemting if I should hug him or just let my arms

    on my sides. He didn¡¯t answer but I saw Jenny slip out of the room leaving me and Riley alone.

    ¡°Are you okay?¡± I asked again, confused about his actions. He was hugging me tightly that if I wasn¡®t

    enjoying the sparks running through my body, I would try to get away from him. But instead, I let his

    body warm and calm my senses.

    ¡°I¡®m okay now.¡± He answered in a deep hoarse voice. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He held my arms

    and withdrew from hugging me.

    ¡°I want to wash my clothes. I don¡®t have any clothes to wear if we go to the center tomorrow.¡± I tilted my

    head to gaze at him.

    Slowly, he began to smile before his hand cupped my cheek and brushed his thumb against the corner

    of my lips ¡°Let me know if you¡®re ready to move into my pack so I can initiate you. It will be easier for m

    e to reach you if I can mindlink you.¡±

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    Chapter 15

    RILEY.

    ¡°Let me know if you¡®re ready to move into my pack so I can initiate you. It will be easier for m e to reach

    you if I can mindlink you.¡±

    ¡°Okay. But can we do it tomorrow? I really don¡®t have energy now, and they say it would hurt i fa pack

    bond breaks.¡±

    ¡°It will, but it¡®s not that painful. But if you feel it is too much, I can take the pain for you. You just need to

    channel it to me.

    ¡°I then raised a finger and tapped the mark on her neck gently.¡± This one here will let you share your

    pains with me. You just need to learn how to open your emotions.¡±

    Her forehead creased as she shook her head.

    ¡°There¡®s no way I will give you any of my pains. That is ridiculous!¡°.

    I chuckled before cupping her neck, brushing off the stray hairs clinging to her skin before running my

    thumb over her mark.

    ¡°I¡®m an Alpha. There¡®s no pain that I can¡®t handle.¡±

    She rolled her eyes before her lips twitched into a grin. ¡°I¡®m sure you can¡®t tell me you¡®re an Alpha and

    it doesn¡®t hurt if I kick your balls.¡±

    I pulled her into my chest and hugged her tightly,ughing at her silly remarks. Goddess! I thought she

    had left me, and the feeling of finding out she was just doing theundry was overwhelming.

    Her arms wrapped around my waist as she pressed her head further into my chest.

    ¡°You really smell good, Riley.¡± She murmured softly, but I could hear it loud and clear. And immediately,

    my dick twitched inside my sweatpants. I didn¡®t know if it was because her body was pressed against

    mine or because my name sounded like she was moaning it. Either way, she was giving me a hard¨C

    on.

    ¡°Seriously? I haven¡®t showered in days. I bet I smell nicer when I do.¡± I joked with her and she pulled

    away from my chest and pinched her nose.

    ¡°Eww... My nose is really bad then because you still smell nice.¡±

    I couldn¡®t stop my mouth from smiling so hard that it fucking hurts already. I was still mesmerized by

    her. She could be fierce one moment and look innocent the next. She was just perfect. I just hope she

    will like me enough to stay permanently. She turned around and looked at the machine washing her

    clothes, and a yawn escaped her lips.

    ¡°Oh! It will still take a long time.¡±

    ¡°Just leave it there, and just pick it up tomorrow. You¡¯re sleepy. You need to rest.¡± She nodded her head

    and turned around to face me. Her eyes were still a bit wet from her yawning.

    ¡°Yes. I want to sleep now.¡±

    I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and pulled her to my side as we walked together, my free hand

    reaching for the light switch and turning it off as we left the room.

    If it were up to me, I would have initiated her to my pack tonight, but my mate¡®s eyes looked tired and

    drawn out already. I didn¡®t care if she had any reason why she didn¡®t want to, but I would not be forcing

    her to do anything. But I¡®d make sure she¡®d let me tomorrow before we left for the center. I would not

    take the risk of not reaching her mind in a crowded ce, even if it¡®s inside my territory.

    Maybe I sounded like an obsessed man. Maybe I am, but I just wanted to be assured that she knew

    she could reach me anytime she needed me. We walked with our bodies pressed together. Her arms

    were coiled around my waist as she leaned her head on my side while I was holding her with one arm.

    When we reached the fourth floor, I was so close to offering my room to her, but the words got caught

    in my throat. I feared she would say no, and I knew it would fucking hurt me.

    Yes, I¡®m fucking Alpha but I feared my little mate.

    So we walked straight ahead to her room. No one was talking, and all I heard were our footsteps, our

    steady breathing, and the loud, erratic sound of her heart.

    ¡°What happened here?¡± She pulled away from my body as she stepped into her room.

    I left the door open when I rushed out earlier, as well as the bathroom door. She turned around, and her

    eyes widened when theynded on the section of the wall that I had punched just beside where I was

    standing. It has a hole in it and cracks around it.

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    ¡°What happened here?¡± She asked again as her eyes shifted from the wall and back to me.

    ¡°I thought you left me when I couldn¡®t find you here,¡± I answered in a low voice, my hand flying to the

    side of my neck, rubbing it with my palm.

    ¡°What were you thinking? Did you hit the wall?¡± Her eyes were now rounder as her ears reddened.

    Was she angry that I destroyed the wall in her room?

    ¡°I¡®ll have someone fix it.¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t care about the wall!¡± She snapped at me.

    ¡°Show me your hand!¡± My brow raised as I wiggled my hand in her face, but this was the other hand,

    not the one I used to punch the wall. Her eyes narrowed at me as she crossed her arms against her

    chest.

    ¡°The other one.¡±

    I let out a deep sigh and showed her my other hand. This female would be the death of me. ?

    Her little hands cupped my hand as she ran her fingers over my knuckles. Fucking sparks. It was

    making my knees weak. My knuckles were healing, but they were still swollen and showed signs of

    having hit something hard. She tilted her head to look at me. Her gaze was so soft that it looked like

    she was going to cry anytime soon.

    ¡°Maybe we need to put in ice or something.¡±

    ¡°I¡®m okay, it¡®s healing. Hunter was just being stubborn and gawking at you instead of healing me

    completely.¡±

    ¡°Hunter! Is he your wolf?¡± Her eyes suddenly brightened up as she continued to gaze up at me and

    slowly lowered my hand. I nodded and let my eyes swirl into full ck, letting Hunter show his eyes to

    our mate.

    Nadia¡®s mouth opened and went into an ¡®o¡® shape, making my dicke to life in an instant. She was

    gasping in excitement as her eyes swirled and changed color to a dark shade of gray, giving us a view

    of her wolf¡®s eyes.

    ¡°Hunter! My wolf¡®s name is Arrow!¡± Her voice was so excited and I reveled in the beautiful gray eyes

    that were beaming at us. Fuck! She and Arrow looked too adorable when they were this excited.

    My cheeks were hurting again from the wide smile I had on my face. I cupped her cheeks, my wolf¡®s

    eyes boring deep into hers.

    ¡°Hello there, Arrow! I can¡®t wait to see you!¡± I brushed my thumbs over her skin as we got lost in the

    moment, just letting our wolves stare at each other.

    ¡°We need to let them out together,¡± I told her, with my voice getting too raspy. I was so fucking excited

    to meet her wolf.

    She bobbed her head too many times before her eyes went back to their hazelnut color. A big smile

    was still ying on her lips.

    ¡°I would love that!¡±

    ¡°But I need you in my head so I can reach you and Aarow when we run. So, tomorrow?¡± I raised an

    eyebrow, a smile still tugging on my mouth as I tilted my head lower to almost in parallel with her.

    ¡°.. take my pack as your pack and me as your Alpha?¡±

    ¡°Yes, Alpha. I¡®m looking forward to that.¡± She giggled, but she moved back, away from me, with her

    hands on her back.

    ¡°But now, I need to sleep. I need energy for tomorrow. It¡®s going t o be a long day.¡± I straightened my

    posture, hiding my disappointment that she had stepped away from me.

    ¡± Yes. You need to sleep.¡°.

    ¡°Riley... Don¡®t do that again.¡±

    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

    She pointed to the wall that I punched.

    ¡°Don¡®t hurt yourself whenever you can¡®t find me. I¡®m not leaving unless you ask me to.¡± She swallowed

    and her eyes were everywhere but mine.

    I couldn¡®t stop my heart from fluttering. Ever since she arrived, I have been in constant fear that she

    would leave at any time. And hearing what she just said was like music to my ears because there¡®s no

    fucking way I would ask her to leave, ever.

    ¡°Did you hear me?¡± Her eyes squinted and were now staring back at mine.

    ¡°Yes, I heard you.¡±

    ¡°And? You didn¡®t answer. I said, don¡®t hurt yourself.¡±

    ¡°I¡®ll try.¡±

    She let out a desperate sigh.

    ¡°You¡®re crazy!¡±

    ¡°I am...¡± I¡®m fucking crazy about you.

    ¡°I¡®m going to bed.¡± Fuck me! She just asked me to fuck off.

    ¡°Okay...¡± I stepped backward until I reached the corridor in front of her door.

    ¡°Goodnight, Nadia. I¡®ll see you tomorrow.¡±

    Goddess! I wanted to kiss her, but she looked pissed off at me right now. She stepped towards the

    door, her hand reaching for the door handle as she slowly pulled it until I could only see half of her

    through the door. She smiled weakly at me before she replied, ¡°Goodnight, Riley. I will see you

    tomorrow.¡±

    And then she closed the door. I let out a loud, disappointed sigh as my shoulders sagged, and I stood

    there for a few seconds, debating whether to knock and request a goodnight kiss or simply walk away. I

    chose thetter. I walked away. I was a fucking coward, scared of being rejected. With a heavy heart, I

    dragged my feet to walk, but halfway to the corridor, I halted my steps and turned around, walking back

    to her room.

    Fuck me! I could take one night of pain. I would ask her to sleep in my room, and if she said no, I would

    just steal a kiss and run away.

 Chapter 16

    Chapter 16

    NADIA.

    ¡°Goodnight, Riley. I will see you tomorrow.¡± I closed the door with a heavy heart and leaned m y back

    against it, closing my eyes as I let disappointment wash over me.

    I was hoping he would ask me to sleep in his room or if he could sleep in mine. But he didn¡®t. He was

    just my mate. He was forced into this bond by the Goddess. But his heart certainly still belonged to

    someone.

    Andrea. I wonder what she looked like. Maybe I could find a picture of her somewhere here.

    Arrow snarled at me in my head and kept reminding me that I promised we would try to make the Alpha

    fall in love with us, but it wasn¡®t even day one and I was already giving up. I ignored her. But my

    persistent wolf started shing images of me and Riley curled up in bed, sleeping peacefully together. It

    wasn¡®t lewd images, but definitely, enough to make my heart and my pussy clench.

    Arrow was right. I have two months to make my move. And if he rejected me tonight, he would probably

    forget it tomorrow. And I could start over again. I turned around, opened my door, and rushed outside,

    ready to walk towards his room when m y body froze in ce. A few feet away from me was the Alpha,

    making his way towards my room. He also stopped in his tracks and stared at me.

    ¡°Did you forget anything?¡±

    ¡°Where are you going?¡±

    We blurted it out at the same time, although our expressions were two different things. Mine was

    embarrassed about being caught, while his face was showing that he was pissed off.

    Why? I had no idea.

    ¡°Uhmmm...¡± My words got caught in my throat. I don¡®t think it¡®s a good idea to ask him if I could sleep

    in his room now that he looked pissed off.

    ¡°Where are you going? Yourundry won¡®t be done untilter.¡±

    ¡°I can¡®t sleep. I mean, I don¡®t think I can sleep... yet.¡± I bit my bottom lip, not knowing what to say

    more.

    And he didn¡®t say anything either, but I saw his brow raised as if he was waiting for me to say more.

    So here I am, speaking with all the courage I could muster in order to open my mouth and finally say

    what I wanted.

    ¡°I was about to go to your room. Maybe we can talk a...¡± The annoyance on his face was wiped off as

    his expression softened. He didn¡®t let me finish my words, ¡°Would you like to sleep in my room? I can

    sleep on the couch...¡± I nodded my head so eagerly that I felt my cheeks burn.

    A smile slowly crept across his face, and I couldn¡®t stop my lips from mirroring his smile.

    ¡°Come...¡± He extended a hand, and I rushed in front of him, too excited to be in hispany again. I

    reached for him as he sped our hands together and pulled us towards his room.

    I couldn¡¯t take off the smile from my lips even if I was biting my lower lip so hard already. And I was

    sure he could hear the loud thudding of my heart too.

    We entered his room without any of us speaking. As soon as I stepped in, his scent swirled around me,

    and I felt heat rising in my stomach as my knees and core weakened.

    Shit! He really smelled so good and was so addicting!

    ¡°Do you want me to change the bedsheets?¡± His sexy voice snapped me out of my reverie, and I

    immediately shook my head.

    ¡°No!¡± I wanted to drown in his scent, so there was no way those sheets wereing off his bed.

    ¡°It¡®s fine. It doesn¡®t look dirty to me.¡±

    My head snapped to my side as I looked at him when a thought came into my mind.

    ¡°Unless, o f course, someone has been here and you used the bed for...¡± I swallowed hard, trying to

    mask the pain from crossing across my face. He chuckled and shook his head.

    ¡°I told you, you were my first.¡±

    ¡°I know, but after that¡­ It¡®s been three months.¡±

    ¡°Have you been with another?¡±

    His question caught me off guard.

    Was that meant to mean he had been with another female?

    My shoulders sagged as I shook my head, taking my gaze off of him.

    ¡°No. I don¡®t have time for that. Even when I was on heat.¡±

    ¡°I know that.¡±

    ¡°What?¡± My head snapped back in his direction again.

    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

    ¡°I know you¡®ve never been with anyone after our first time. Otherwise, I would feel too much pain if you

    kissed or fucked someone. And you would feel it too if I did. But I didn¡¯t, so I¡®m sure you didn¡®t feel

    anything.¡± I swallowed the invisible lump in my throat. I¡®ve heard this somewhere, that once the mate

    bond was set into ce, both mates could feel if the other had been intimate with someone, but I guess

    I didn¡®t pay too much attention to it.

    Butterflies anddybugs were everywhere in my stomach when the realization hit me. He has never

    been with anyone except me.

    That¡®s a good start. I withdrew my eyes from him and stepped towards the foot of his big bed. I untied

    the strings of his shorts and let them pool on my feet before stepping out of them. I could feel his stare

    burning my back and my thighs, but I dared not look back at him.

    Instead, I got down on my knees on his bed and crawled towards the right side of the bed where I

    wanted to sleep. I knew he could see my upper thighs or maybe my private parts because I didn¡®t have

    any underwear under his loose shirt.

    But I didn¡®t care. I was actually enjoying this. My heart was so giddy with happiness knowing he hadn¡®t

    touched anyone even after we got separated. Or was he gay? I bit my bottom lip as I suppressed a

    giggle from escaping my throat as I turned around and sat on the bed.

    He was still staring at me, but it didn¡®t slip my gaze the way her eyes were swirling with lust and the

    bulge on the front of his grey sweatpants.

    I could affect him. I grabbed the nket and pulled it over my waist, and my action snapped him from

    his trance.

    A low grumble rose from his chest as he turned around and locked the door, turning off the main lights

    and just leaving the sidelights dimmer. It was just enough for me to see his silhouette as he walked in

    front of the couch on the other side of the room.

    I saw him take off his sweat pants and his shirt, leaving his boxers on, before positioning himself on the

    couch and cing his forearm against his forehead. Was he seriously sleeping on the couch? Was he

    sleeping already? Just like that, no goodnights  or anything? My heart dropped as I let out a deep sigh

    before sliding my body down inside the nket, clutching it tightly against my chest as Iy staring at

    the dark ceiling.

    I shouldn¡®t be disappointed. This was better than not having him around. I closed my eyes and tried to

    sleep, but I couldn¡®t. Moments had passed by and I could still hear Riley letting out a sigh from time to

    time. Was he also awake or was he already snoring and I just mistook it for sighing?

    ¡°Riley?¡± I whispered his name, just testing the water to see if he could hear me.

    ¡°Hmmm...¡± He mummed his response, and for some unknown reason, I felt tingles spreading i n my

    legs almost immediately upon hearing him. ¡°I can¡®t sleep,¡± I told him, still in a whisper.

    ¡°Me, too...¡±

    ¡°Would you like to sleep next...¡°I wasn¡®t even done with my words when his body jolted up from the

    couch, and it made me stop talking as I watched him in awe as he wlessly walked from where he

    was to the left side of his bed.

    My eyes raked over his body up and down and, despite the darkness, I could see his perfect features,

    and I wished those boxers were off too.

    Oh, Goddess! My mate was making my thoughts filthy.

    ¡°Can I sleep in my boxers or do you want me to put some sweatpants on?¡±

    ¡°Boxers are okay. I don¡®t even have my underwear.¡±

    It was toote before I realized what I had just said, and I already heard the low growling out of his

    throat. I shut my eyes and clutched my nket higher up to my chin, hoping for the bed to swallow m

    No! I would take it back. Please don¡®t swallow me! I¡®ve been wanting to share a bed with him, so let me

    have this moment first, I felt the bed dip from his weight as he slid inside the nket, and immediately

    his warmth

    washed over me, and my eyelids suddenly felt heavy.

    I scooted my body near him, and after that, I felt an arm coil around my waist and pull me closer to him.

    I let go of the sheets in my hands and rolled to my side facing him, cing my hands on his hard,

    naked torso and leaning my cheek against it, letting his scent unfurl all my senses.

    ¡°Goodnight, Nadia.¡± His voice was so husky that it was like a luby to my ears.

    I felt him dip his lips into my hair, but I wanted more. I tilted my head up and scooted my body higher

    until my mouth could reach his face.

    He was still leaning down at me, watching my movements, and he understood what I was trying to do.

    He leaned in closer, and my heart skipped a beat as his lips closed in on mine.

    The moment our lips touched, the sparks became explosive.

    He was kissing me sensually. It was slow and passionate, not like the other kisses we shared.

    This was too intimate, too gentle, but despite that, it was still making me wet. And it looked like I wasn¡®t

    the only one aroused by our sensual kiss. I felt his dick slowly harden as it pressed against my front

    and I couldn¡®t help but moan.

    I was still enjoying his kisses when he slowly pulled away. My eyes opened, baffled as to why h e

    stopped kissing me, and I saw him already staring at me. His hand went up to my cheek while his

    thumb brushed against my skin.

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    ¡°Sleep... I know you¡®re tired.¡± He was smiling so warmly that all the embarrassment I felt when he

    stopped the kiss went out the window.

    I smiled back at him and scooted my head back to his torso.

    ¡°Goodnight, Alpha.¡±

    ¡°Sweet dreams, my Luna...¡± He answered in almost a whisper, but I heard it and it made me smile.

    My Luna. I didn¡®t care about the Luna title, it was that he addressed me as his Luna that was making

    me happy right now. I closed my eyes, letting his warmth calm my body and heart.

    ¡°Will you be here when I wake u p?¡± I asked him.

    I knew this was his territory and there was no way he would abandon it, but I just needed to hear that

    he wouldn¡®t be leaving me this time.

    ¡°Yes, every day, when you wake up, I will be right here.¡± He whispered as he kissed the crown o f my

    head and his arm tightened his hold on my body.

    I smiled as I coiled an arm around his waist, letting my body rx against his hold.

    And not long after, the sleep that I thought would nevere took over all my senses, letting me

    slumber peacefully in my Alpha¡®s embrace.

 Chapter 17

    Chapter 17

    RILEY.

    My eyes squinted before I was able to fully open them. I was still trying to get my senses back when I

    remembered what happenedst night, and my heart thudded loudly as I snapped my head to the right

    side looking for Nadia. Was she gone? Was it a dream? My heart clenched at the empty space beside

    me, only to be surprised when something moved on my chest.

    I wasying on my back and I slowly titled my head downward and saw ck hair spread out all over

    my torso before I realized that sparks were ying around everywhere in my body.

    A smile slowly formed on my lips as I lifted my arms and coiled them around the female sleeping

    soundly on top of me. Her legs were spread open and caging my thighs while her hands were on my

    chest just below where her cheek was resting.

    And my dick was raging hard. It must be from my sleep. No, that was a fucking lie. I could feel her

    naked core pressed against the skin just above the waistband of my boxers. Her shirt must have

    shifted and her bottom was fully naked. My little temptress. I have always been in control of my urges.

    But she was making it hard for me.

    Last night when she kissed me, I wanted to do more, but I had to remind myself over and over again

    that she needed her rest. She had had hard days before she came here, and I wanted her body fully

    recovered before I made love to her again because I knew I would certainly lose control once I touched

    her.

    Fuck! Why did I ever let my mind go there? Now my fucking cock is painfully hard. I slowed down my

    breathing and controlled my heartbeat, trying to calm myself and my hormones so as not to disturb her.

    I closed my eyes and let her warmth and smell entice me. I should actually be up by now. I requested a

    phone meeting with Darvin at seven in the morning to discuss Nadia and her uncle. I opened my eyes

    and threw a nce at the clock on the bookshelves just beside my closet, and it read thirty minutes

    past six. I could stay a little longer and enjoy her soft body pressed against mine. I was hoping she

    would wake up for a few seconds before I left, so she would know I didn¡®t leave her. I moved my hand

    to her hair, brushing it softly before cupping the back of her head and closing my eyes

    This is life. I only hope it canst. Because this was too good to be true. I let out a deep sigh at the

    same time, Nadia stirred from her sleep and grunted softly, coiling her body on top of me while inching

    her head up until her nose was sinking into my neck. I chuckled softly at her movement. She was

    findingfort in my scent.

    ¡°Hmmm...¡± I heard her mumble, and I had a feeling she was waking up as she shifted her position. In

    seconds, her palm?s were already t on my chest as she pushed her body up and looked at me.

    ¡°You¡®re here...¡±

    A smile curled on her lips and I hoped that she was aware that her position made her core press

    against my stomach and my dick just went into a full rage again.

    ¡°I¡®m here,¡± I repeated after her, my mouth tugging into a smile as my eyes wandered on her face.

    Sheughed as she lowered her body onto me and snaked her arms around my neck, resting her face

    under my chin. I could feel the steady beating of her heart as it thudded in the same rhythm as mine.

    ¡°I had such a good night¡®s sleep that I felt I didn¡®t want to get up. But then I remember you...¡± She was

    talking softly, her body pressed against mine and I was enjoying every second of it.

    ¡°You can sleep more. I just have things to do and then we can have breakfast when you wake u

    ¡°Are you sure you¡®ll be okay if I sleep more?¡±

    ¡°Yes. I won¡®t get lost in my own pack house.¡±

    She giggled, and it was making my morning fucking much better.

    ¡°You know, you¡¯re having a hard¨Con¡­¡± What did she just say?

    I closed my eyes and ced my hand over my eyes. This female knew how to fucking push my lust

    button.

    ¡°You know, your naked pussy is pressed against my stomach.¡±

    She gasped before she rolled over to the side, dropping her body to the mattress before leaning on her

    elbow and resting her head on her hand as she gazed at me.

    A mischievous smile yed on her lips. I mirrored her movement and faced her. We were just looking

    at each other, smiling. I was waiting for her to say something.

    ¡°You need to buy me underwear.¡± She broke the silence between us and it took a lot of effort for me not

    to burst into fullughter at her words.

    ¡°Maybe just one.¡± I teased her.

    ¡°One? I didn¡®t know an Alpha could be so thrifty! Just one?¡± Her eyes rounded as she feigned a scoff.

    ¡°Yes, just one. That small piece of fabric is too expensive. Then you need to wash it every night and

    leave it to dry until the morning... So you¡®ll be sleeping without anything.¡±

    This conversation just felt fucking natural.

    ¡°Smooth move, Alpha.¡± She rolled her eyes and smiled widely before her free hand reached for my

    corbones, her fingers skimming through them.

    ¡°Do you really need to go now?¡±

    ¡°Yes, the Alpha has things to do. But you can sleep.¡±

    ¡°What time are you eating breakfast?¡±

    ¡°Breakfast is usually a quart over eight, but I¡®ll wait for you so we can eat together. Sleep as long as

    you want.¡±

    ¡°Okay... Can I sleep here? Or do I need to move back to my room?¡±

    ¡°Here.¡± I rolled my body to the other side and rose from the bed. Her fingers on my skin were burning

    me in a good way, and if I stayed a bit longer, I might end up locking her up in this room for the whole

    day.

    ¡°You¡®re not sleeping anywhere but here.¡±

    I didn¡®t like that I sounded like I was ordering her, but now that I knew how it felt to have her around in

    my bed, I don¡®t think I would be able to sleep without her again.

    ¡°Okay... Your bed is amazing.¡± She rolled her body and ended up on her stomach as she closed her

    eyes.

    ¡°You mean my body as your bed is amazing?¡± I teased her as I fixed the sheets to cover her body.

    ¡°Uhmmm...¡± She mumbled and looked like she was about to drift off to sleep. She looked so contented

    and happy, and it was making my heart soar.

    I gave her onest look before I walked toward the bathroom. It is now time for me to take care of

    myself after all the teasing she gave me.

    Nadia was already fast asleep when I came out of the shower. She was purring softly, and despite her

    being asleep, I felt her warmth enveloping my senses and calming my heart.

    I could get used to this. I could stay here and just watch her all day, but I have things to do. But,

    hopefully, one of these days I¡®ll be able to spend more time in bed with her, but for the time being, I

    needed to get back on track and make up for all of the months that I failed as an Alpha.

    I slipped on my pants and a regr shirt, before carefully walking towards the edge of the bed and

    lowering my body to leave a kiss on her plump lips.

    She stirred slightly but didn¡®t wake up. I watched her in her sleep for a while before deciding it was time

    to head to my office.

    I dragged my heavy feet towards the door and turned the knob carefully, opening it slowly without

    making a single sound only to see my Beta standing behind the door as if he was about to knock

    ¡°Alpha!¡± His face registered amusement.

    ¡°You¡®re awake early. I was about to...¡±

    ¡°Shhh...¡± I hissed at him, my forehead creased as I slipped out of the room.

    ¡°Can you lower your voice?¡± His eyes squinted before he tried to look past me as if he was searching

    for something inside.

    ¡°Is she there?¡± He asked, his mouth twitching into a wide grin. I closed the door gently and scowled at

    him.

    ¡°None of your business.¡±

    ¡°It¡®s my business. I used to just run around your room, so you need to tell me. Otherwise, I¡®ll keep going

    there like before.¡±

    I started my way towards the stairs with my Beta trailing behind me.

    ¡°You¡®re not allowed inside my bedroom anymore.¡±

    ¡°So do you like her?¡± He asked almost immediately after I spoke. I slipped my hands in my pockets as

    I continued to walk in faster strides, ignoring his questions but a smug grin was already stered on

    my face

    ¡°Come on, man! You¡®ve kept her hidden from me for three months. Fucking three months! Don¡®t I

    deserve an honest answer?¡±

    ¡°What do you want to know?¡±

    ¡°If you like her.¡±

    ¡°I do.¡±

    ¡°More than Andrea? His question caught me off guard, but not because I didn¡®t know the answer. It was

    because I had totally forgotten Andrea, and maybe it include everything I felt for her the moment Nadia

    stepped into my life.

    I stopped in my tracks, and my Beta did as well. I tilted my head to look at him beside me. My

    eyebrows raised as I opened my mouth to speak.

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    ¡°Andrea, who?¡±

    He looked taken aback by my answer before both our faces tugged with a grin and we started letting

    out heartyughs.

    ¡°Atta boy!¡± He tapped my shoulders twice before we started walking down the stairs again.

    NADIA.

    My eyes fluttered open and I almost went into a panic when I realized the ceiling didn¡®t look familiar. My

    first thought was that my uncle had brought me to the man he wanted me to marry.

    But then, the moment my body jolted up, Riley¡®s scent swirled around me and immediately pacified my

    nerves, and memories ofst night and early this morning came shing through my thoughts. I

    clutched my hands against my chest and dropped my body back to the mattress, a wide smile ying

    on my lips as I let everything sink in. He didn¡®t leave me this time.

    He was just at his office and he said we would eat breakfast together. My gaze went around his room

    looking for a clock until I spot one by the bookshelves but instead of checking the clock, my eyes

    focused on a picture frame sitting beside it. I shoved the nket off my body and rose from the bed. I

    wanted to see the picture.

    For some unknown reason, my heart started beating too loudly as I dragged my feet toward the

    bookshelves.

    My intuition was right. It was Riley. This was what Riley looked like when I saw him six years ago. He

    was skinnier but already tall for his age. His sandy brown hair was longer, which he kept in a ponytail.

    He was sitting on the steps in front of the pack house and beside him was a younger female with wavy,

    hazelnut¨Ccolored hair. She looked younger than him, probably twelve or thirteen, but she was obviously

    beautiful.

    Why do I feel like there¡®s something between them?

    The female was beaming straight at the camera, but Riley was looking sideways, smiling at the female

    beside him.

    Was she Andrea? Was he looking at her lovingly? I wished I could see his eyes so I would know. But

    despite not seeing the look in his eyes, my heart was already constricting in pain. Was this jealousy I

    felt? I had never felt this way before like it was too hard to breathe and I just wanted to cry.

    But I couldn¡®t be weak. No Luna is too weak.

    I tilted my head up and nced at the photo in front of me before I took a deep breath. My hand raised

    from my side and reached for the frame, taking it down andying it t on the bookshelf.

    This picture doesn¡®t have a ce in this room until I figure out who the female was and who she was to

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    Chapter 18

    NADIA.

    Although I was upset with the picture I saw in Riley¡®s room, I couldn¡®t be angry with him.

    For starters, the female could be his sister or a rtive. It just made me realize that I knew nothing

    about him. But then, I hadn¡®t even been here for 24 hours yet, so I shouldn¡®t have expected that he

    would tell me everything in his life in the few hours that we spent together.

    Second, if that female was Andrea, should I really be upset? Or should I be thankful that she chose

    another Alpha and left Riley alone, giving me a shot of having him for myself? Because I was certain

    that if Adrea was still here, I¡®d be spending my days in the cell, or worse, back with my uncle, rejected

    and unmarked.

    So maybe I should be celebrating that Andrea isn¡®t around here anymore.

    But if there was anything I wanted to know, it was who Andrea was and where she stood in his life right

    now. But then again, it would all go back to the fact that we just didn¡®t have time to talk about her yet.

    One day, maybe, but until then, I would try my best to just shove her off to the back of my mind. I was

    the one here with Riley, not her.

    And just as long as she doesn¡®t show up here and stake a im on him, I should be fine.

    I stepped into the shower broken¨Chearted but came out of it with a clearer mind.

    I have two months. And the odds were on my side.

    While drying my hair, I was already thinking of grabbing some of his clothes again because I still had to

    pick up my clothes from the basement when I caught sight of my folded clothes on the couch where he

    said he would be sleepingst night.

    I went to pick it up and saw a small note attached to it.

    They were from Riley. He was apologizing for the little brown burn stain on the back of my blouse

    because he tried to iron and press it, but the fabric was too thin and it got slightly burnt. And the note

    ended with a reminder that he¡®d wait for me for breakfast.

    I couldn¡®t help but smile as I picked up my blouse and checked the back portion. There was indeed a

    slight discoloration, but it was nothing obvious. Heck, he could burn it all and I would still not feel the

    least bit angry at him.

    He was actually making me feel giddy with the thought of him ironing my clothes. I couldn¡®t get rid of

    the thoughts in my head about how sexy he must have looked, especially if he was half naked while he

    did that,

    Riley. He still amuses me,

    If I based it on the things I heard about my mate, I should be scared. They said he was a good Alpha,

    but it was hard to stand in proximity to him because his aura was too strong, and if he didn¡®t like you,

    he would not hesitate to show it.

    Would that mean he liked me, maybe a bit, because he has been nothing but nice to me: Or was I just

    reading it wrong?

    Or maybe he was trying to like me too. Besides, he has no one now but me. So I should really take

    advantage of this instead of overthinking, right?

    I folded the note he left me and pressed a kiss on it before slipping it into the pocket of my jeans. I then

    took all the clothes with me and dropped them on the bed before I took off the towel covering my body

    and slipped the clothes on.

    I didn¡®t have any make¨Cup with me or anything to make me look better, so I just kept biting m y lips and

    pinching my cheeks to add color to them. And when I thought I was ready to face my mate, I hurriedly

    went to the door, casting one more nce into his room to make sure I had set everything back in its

    ce, except for the photo frame, before walking out of the door and closing it behind me.

    I walked with a fast stride down the stairs but slowed down once I reached the first¨Cfloor level. My eyes

    scanned the hallway for anyone, but it looked deserted.

    He was probably in his office. My heart was beating erratically as I made my way there, hoping he was

    alone, so I didn¡®t need to be scrutinized by anyone in there.

    And just when I was about to knock, the door opened.

    Beta Dominic was standing in front of me, and his face warped into a silly smile before he shook his

    head and moved to the side to give me the way.

    ¡°Now I know why I was kicked out of the room all of a sudden.¡± My eyebrows hiked up as I stepped

    inside the room and stopped just beside him. I heard someone chuckling from the inside and knew

    immediately that it was my mate.

    ¡°You talked too much. Get away from here.¡± Beta Dominic winked at me before leaning a bit forward as

    he whispered something.

    ¡°If you¡®re not here, I¡®m sure his exact words would be ¡®fuck off!¡®. So thanks for taming him down a bit.¡±

    And then he was gone. He closed the door behind him as he left, leaving me alone with my mate, who

    was already staring at me from his chair. He was raking me up and down, and instead of being

    conscious, I actually liked that his eyes were on me, and it made me straighten my posture more as I

    shed him a warm smile.

    ¡°Good morning... Sorry I slept too much¡±

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    ¡°Come here.¡± His deep baritone voice was too sexy and I had to catch myself to keep myself from

    faltering in my steps as I approached him, stopping in front of his table.

    ¡°Closer.¡± His eyes were boring deep into mine, and they were starting a fire inside of me. He could say

    anything right now, and I would immediately do it.

    I swallowed as I rounded his desk and stood just beside his chair.

    His hand raised to my arm and he started brushing them softly. His calloused, hard palm skimming

    against the skin of my arm was giving me too many sparks, and I knew my pussy was starting to get

    wet already. He needed to stop caressing my skin.

    ¡°Riley...¡±

    ¡°Hmmm...¡±

    ¡°What are you doing?¡± His hand jolted away from my arm and he let out a deep sigh before leaning his

    back against his chair and closing his eyes.

    ¡°I¡®m sorry...¡±

    ¡°I¡®m not angry... it¡®s just...¡±

    He snapped his eyes open and looked at me, his brow raised.

    ¡°It¡® just...¡±

    ¡°It¡®s too many sparks...¡±

    ¡°You didn¡®t like the sparks...¡± He concluded.

    I bit my bottom lip as I stared at the small desk on his side, just so I didn¡®t have to look at him.

    ¡°I like them, but it¡®s making me wet too¡­ And I¡®m afraid someone wille in and smell my arousal.¡±

    There I said it.

    A growl rumbled from his chest as he leaned his elbow on his desk and covered his face with his

    hands.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ What will I do with you?¡±

    I giggled to cover my embarrassment for being too upfront.

    ¡°We can eat breakfast if you haven¡®t eaten yet.¡±

    He slid his hands up to his forehead and tilted his head in my direction. I could see his eyes were still

    ck, but they were slowly returning to their ocean blue color.

    ¡°I think that¡®s a good idea before you give me a full erection.¡±

    I gasped at his words before heughed at my reaction. He stood up from his chair, coiled an arm

    around my waist, and pulled me closer to his. My hands immediately went up to his chest, stopping me

    from mming my face into his hard torso.

    ¡°What games are you exactly ying at, little mate?¡± His head was leaning down at me, a teasing smile

    tugging at his mouth. I suppressed a grin from forming on my lips as I shook my head. My gaze was

    fixed on him, and I couldn¡®t help but marvel at how beautiful he was.

    He was so close and I could see clearly his perfect chiseled nose, the rough stubbles on his chin that

    made him look tougher and sexier, and then, those plump lips.

    I swallowed as my eyes focused on his slightly parted lips, and I suddenly felt so thirsty. I was still

    contemting whether I should attempt to kiss him, but I remembered thatst night, he broke it up

    almost immediately.

    My eyes widened as his face leaned closer. My heart skipped a beat as his lips were closing in o n me,

    and I immediately closed my eyes, bracing for impact. And it was like magic. A collision of senses. His

    lips brushed against mine, and my arms automatically wrapped around his neck as I clung tightly to him

    like he was my saving grace. Oh, Goddess, yes, he was indeed my saving grace.

    A low growl erupted from his chest as his hold on my body tightened as he started to kiss me deeper

    and harder. He was trying to part my lips, and when I finally did, he didn¡®t waste time i n plunging his

    tongue into mine. He was kissing me hard and deeply, but passionately, and I was drowning in it.

    We were still lost in each other¡®s kisses when I felt something start to rumble in my stomach that

    immediately pushed him away.

    I was embarrassed that it would growl loudly again like yesterday.

    His eyes flitted with confusion as he stared at me, his lips still glistening wet from our kisses.

    ¡°I¡®m sorry...¡± He closed his eyes and turned to the side before brushing a hand over his hair.

    ¡°No. Wait... It¡®s not what you think.¡±

    ¡°I know. You were just teasing. I shouldn¡®t have kissed you.¡±

    ¡°No, that¡®s not what I meant.¡±

    He let out a sigh before he looked at me, confusion written on his face.

    ¡°My stomach was starting to rumble, and I don¡®t want you to hear it growling again, likest time. It¡®s

    embarrassing.¡± He raised his eyebrows but didn¡®t say anything.

    ¡°Fine, if you don¡®t want to believe me, it¡®s up to you.¡± I sighed in desperation as I turned around and

    walked away from him.

    ¡°I¡®m going to eat.¡±

    I didn¡®t feel any movement behind me, and I knew I would be disappointed if he didn¡®t join me for

    breakfast. I turned my head and looked at him.

    ¡°Have you had breakfast?¡±

    He just shook his head.

    ¡°Come, eat with me.¡± I extended my hand for him to hold.

    ¡°And I promise you, I¡®ll give you tons of kisses afterward.¡±

    ¡°But I want a downpayment now.¡± He was still not moving from his ce and his face was showing no

    emotions at all.

    I wasn¡®t sure then if that was a joke or not. I stared at him for a long time as I crossed my arms against

    my chest, waiting for him to say he was joking or something.

    But he wasn¡®t moving. He was just staring at me with a stoic expression.

    Stubborn Alpha. He always wanted to have the upper hand.

    I rolled my eyes before walking back to where he was and grabbing his face with my hands and pulling

    it closer to mine before kissing him passionately, letting my lips devour his plump lips. As much as I

    was doing this so we could eat breakfast already, I wouldn¡®t deny that I was enjoying this,

    And Goddess, I could get used to this. After a while, I pulled away from kissing him and just stared at

    him. A smile formed on his lips as he cupped my cheeks and rested his forehead on mine.

    ¡°Nadia...¡±

    ¡°Hmmm...¡± I mumbled, enjoying the way my name was rolling off his tongue.

    ¡°You¡®re beautiful... I hope you know that.¡± My heart fluttered at his statement. I have been called

    beautiful before but it sounded more

    real and sincereing from him. He was indeed making me feel beautiful. And while I was thinking of

    how I should reply to hispliment, my annoying stomach growled in hunger again, drawing his

    attention.

    ¡°Beautiful... And always hungry.¡± He added, chuckling, before he withdrew his forehead and coiled an

    arm around my waist, pulling me closer to his side as he guided and walked us towards the door.

 Chapter 19

    Chapter 19

    RILEY

    I had no idea today would be so much better than it already was. I woke up with Nadia sprawled out on

    top of me as if she belonged there like she owned every part of me.

    Well, she did, she just didn¡®t know it yet. But soon, I wanted her to know she owned every part of me

    and I would do everything in my power to make her stay and be mine for eternity.

    I smiled despite myself as a shback of this morning came in. I had to drag Jenny, my Gamma

    Female to help me with ironing her clothes. I had never, for the life of me, used this thing. My clothes

    were washed and pressed by an Omega female whoes in twice a week, so this thing wasn¡®t really

    part of my routine, but for some reason, I wanted to do it for her. This female was turning m e into her

    ve without her knowing it.

    And then I talked with Darvin this morning and told him about Nadia. And the fuckerughed at me. It

    reached him that when Nadia returned to his territory days ago, she was already marked, but he had

    no idea that it was me that marked her.

    And he thought that it was funny that he could now finally understand why I kept visiting his pack when

    I had no fucking business in there.

    Was I that fucking bad?

    But all went well in the end. He was happy for me, and he said he would handle the case of Nadia¡®s

    uncle. That was enough for me.

    I could finally move on and ept my female into my pack. And yes, I¡®m fucking excited that I could

    invade her mind.

    ¡°Why are you smiling?¡± She asked as she stood in front of my desk, hands on her hips and a scowl

    written on her face.

    Was she angry that I was smiling?

    ¡°Why are you scowling?¡±

    ¡°Am I? It¡®s my regr expression.¡± She snapped at me before rolling her eyes as she sat on the chair

    behind my desk.

    ¡°Are we doing this or not?¡±

    ¡°What did I do again to piss you off?¡±

    ¡°Nothing.¡±

    ¡°Because I¡®m smiling?¡±

    ¡°Why would I care if you¡®re smiling? If you¡®re thinking of someone who makes you smile, even if I was

    here already talking to you.¡± She huffed and crossed her legs.

    ¡°I¡¯m ready to denounce my pack when you¡®re ready.¡±

    ¡°Come here.¡± I raised my hand and motioned for her toe over.

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡± My mouth tugged into a smug grin, amused at the stubbornness of my mate.

    ¡°Stop that smile, Riley. It¡®s not working.¡±

    I chuckled before repeating my word.

    ¡°Come...¡±

    ¡°Why do I always have toe to you? It¡®s my turn. Come here.¡± Her voice was slightly raised as she

    mirrored the movement of my hand when I asked her toe to me.

    I didn¡®t need a second call. I pushed back my chair, making a screeching sound, and stood up,

    rounding my desk anding to a halt in front of her. I crouched down, so we were now almost at eye

    level with each other.

    ¡°I¡®m here now. Now tell me, what makes you think I was thinking of someone else.¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t know.¡±

    ¡°Can I?¡± I looked at her and slowly ced my hands on her knees, and when she nodded, I started

    tapping my fingers on them before I continued to speak. ¡°I called Darvin this morning.¡±

    ¡°My Alpha?¡±

    My forehead creased at her words. I knew she didn¡®t mean anything, but the way it sounded made me

    jealous.

    ¡°You only have one Alpha, Nadia.¡±

    It didn¡®t escape my eyes the way her mouth twitched into a smile, but it was gone in seconds.

    ¡°And then, what¡®s the connection with our conversation?¡±

    I just stared at her, my finger making circles on her knee. I liked it when Nadia was submissive, but I did

    like this feisty and fiery side of her too. She was just the perfect package.

    ¡°One day, I will tell you everything. But for now, it¡®s enough that you know that I was smiling because of

    you.¡±

    ¡°Lies.¡±

    ¡°An Alpha never lies, Nadia. At least not me. I could be so many things, but I¡®m not a liar.¡± I knew this

    one woulde to bite me. I had lied but I was willing to make up for it now.

    A grin curved on her lips before she ran her fingers along my knuckles.

    ¡°You are indeed many things. I have yet to see all sides of you.¡±

    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

    ¡°They said Alpha Riley is scary and temperamental. And hard to please.¡±

    ¡°And you, what do you think of me?¡±

    ¡°Hmmm... I think you¡®re scared of sleeping alone.¡± She giggled, and my heart skipped a beat.

    ¡°And I think you want people to think you¡®re scary and difficult, but in reality...¡±

    ¡°In reality...¡±

    ¡°I think you¡®re nice...¡±

    ¡°Nice? What¡®s exactly nice about me?¡±

    ¡°You took me from my uncle and let me stay here. And you let me sleep in your room, you let me wear

    your clothes, you ironed my clothes....¡±

    ¡°Don¡®t you think your view of me is a little biased because of what I¡®ve shown you for thest 24

    hours?¡± I inquired, my brow furrowed and a grin tucked into my mouth.

    ¡°That¡®s why I have to see that other side of you.¡±

    And my smile was wiped off in an instant. I gulped as the heat crept up to my ears.

    The other side of me, the part that Andrea loathed, I don¡®t think I was ready to let her know that part.

    ¡°I don¡®t have another side. What you see is what you get.¡±

    ¡°If you say so. But I would love to know more about you.¡±

    ¡°You will, along the way in this course called life, you will know all about me.¡± And I was hoping that

    regardless of what she would find out, she would choose to stay.

    I stood up from crouching in front of her and extended my hand for her to hold.

    ¡°Ready to move into my pack?¡±

    She smiled and sped her hand with mine, letting me pull her up from her chair.

    ¡°Yes, Alpha.¡±

    I tugged on her hand and led her towards the other side of my desk, where my chair was. I sat and

    guided her to sit on myp, parting her thighs so she could sit down facing me, her thighs caging my

    legs.

    All the while I was trying to position her to straddle me, her eyes were widening, but she didn¡®tin

    or struggle to break free from me.

    ¡°Is this how you initiate your new pack members?¡±

    ¡°Only when it¡®s as sexy and delectable as you. So it means this is the first time.¡±

    ¡°Are you saying this pack never had any sexy and delectable females?¡±

    ¡°We do. Many. It¡®s just that they were born in this pack and don¡®t need to be. ¡± I didn¡®t finish my words

    before letting out a heartyugh

    I was enjoying the scowl that formed on her face as her eyes watered. She didn¡®t say a word and just

    kept staring at me with the same expression

    ¡°I was just kidding. This position is just for my Luna.¡± I told her thest part in a soft voice, my finger

    brushing the skin of her cheek.

    She closed her eyes for a while, probably to blink back the tears threatening to fall. Were my words

    affecting her?

    ¡°Are you ready to renounce Darvin¡®s Pack?¡± She nodded her head, biting her bottom lip.

    ¡°Do you need a guide to do it?¡±

    ¡°No. I think I know what to say.¡±

    ¡°Okay, ¡± My hands moved to her slim waist, holding them just enough to keep her steady in myp.

    ¡°Let me in on your emotions if it pains you when you break the bond.¡±

    She nodded her head before she raised her hands to my shoulder, her eyes boring deep into mine.

    ¡°I, Nadia Morrison, denounce the Moon Stone Pack as my pack, and Alpha Darvin Perez as my Alpha.¡±

    She flinched as her hands flew to her chest, clutching her blouse as pain shed in her eyes. My hands

    immediately moved to her arms to keep her from falling off myp, but it only took a second or two

    before a smile curled on her lips.

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    ¡°Done.¡± She said it in almost a whisper.

    ¡°Are you okay?¡± I asked as I brushed my palms against the skin of her arms.

    She nodded. ¡°I¡®m ready for your pack.¡±

    ¡°You can start now.¡±

    ¡°Don¡®t you need a dagger or something to cut off your palm and a cup for the blood?¡±

    ¡°You can drink it directly from me.¡±

    ¡°What do you mean? I can bite your palm?¡±

    ¡°Yes, or anywhere. My wrist too, or my arm, or my lips.¡± I answered her as I tucked a loose strand of

    her hair at the back of her ear.

    ¡±Anywhere you want to draw blood.¡±

    She gulped before her eyes swirled ck as her focus shifted to my neck.

    Fuck! My heart thudded loudly at the thought that crossed my mind, but I tried to shove it off. I didn¡®t

    want to be disappointed, but i f she wanted to, I would let her.

    ¡°Anywhere?¡± She repeated as she licked her lips, her eyes returning to normal.

    ¡°I mean, anywhere.¡±

    She didn¡®t say anything more, but she wiggled her ass slightly to put herself in a morefortable

    position as her gaze fell on mine. Her actions made my dicke to life, but I tried to ignore it, trying to

    focus my whole attention on her.

    ¡°I, Nadia Morrisson, pledge my allegiance to the Silver Moon Pack as my own pack and pledge my

    loyalty to Alpha Riley Adams as my Alpha.¡±

    I smiled as I heard my name leave her lips. My hand cupped her neck, my thumb brushing against her

    cheek as I opened my mouth to speak, too eager to ept her into my pack.

    ¡°I, Alpha Riley Adams, ept you, Nadia Morrison, as a member of my pack and the future Luna of the

    Silver Moon Pack. And I vowed to protect you, with the best of my capability, even with my life.¡±

    I let out the breath I was holding as my eyes followed her gaze. I wasn¡®t even sure if she heard my

    words because she was looking a t my neck with hungry eyes.

    She swallowed hard before parting her lips, letting her fangs slowly erupt from her gums.

    I smiled before tilting my head to the side, giving her free ess while my heart was leaping out of my

    chest.

    epting her in my pack was something I looked forward to, but having her mark me out of her own

    free will was the biggest treat

    I closed my eyes in anticipation as I felt her body moving closer until her lips brushed against the

    sensitive, soft spot in my neck.

    My hard dick started to go into another round of rage. My fucking orgasm was building up as her fangs

    latched into my soft spot, piercing and digging deeper into my skin. Wanton moans escaped her throat

    while her hips began moving, grinding and rubbing her core into my erection.

    I felt a pack bond open between us at the same time both our emotions surged in as weplete the

    mate bond. And then it happened all of a sudden, a pack link opened.

    I heard gasps from several members before I was able to shut down the link connecting both of us to

    our pack.

    Fuck! I lost control and I almost let my whole pack connect to our minds, giving them a free show of

    what was happening between

    It was enough to kill my raging orgasm from building up but I let my temptress mate have her way with

    me. She was still not done sucking and licking every part of the mark she created on my soft spot as

    she kept grinding her hips.

    My hand traveled to the nape of her neck, cupping it as I tugged her hair.

    ¡°Nadia...¡±

    ¡°Hmmm...¡± She moaned in response, and her suckling just became louder.

    ¡°We still need to go to the center. If you get too wet... Your pants will...¡±

    She suddenly pulled away from my neck, her eyes swirling ck slowly returning to normal as she

    looked at me with a bbergasted expression. Her lips had a smear of blood and she looked so fucking

    sexy that I ate my own words.

    I pressed her neck closer to me and captured her mouth, tasting my own blood before biting her bottom

    lip hard, drawing blood from her, mixing our blood together as we shared a hungry and passionate

    kiss.

    Nadia was awakening a part of me that I didn¡®t know I had. I¡®ve never had a stronger desire for any

    female than I did for her.

    I wanted to worship her and give her everything she needed just to have a guarantee that I would have

    her in my life. And I was hell¨Cbent on doing just that.

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    Chapter 20

    NADIA.

    Riley weed me into his pack with a bang, and I couldn¡®t get enough of it. I had no ns to mark

    him, but when he said I could bite him anywhere, I guessed my inner desire surfaced, and I was happy

    that he didn¡®t stop me from doing it.

    I didn¡®t know if he noticed, but I wanted to stake my im and mark my territory.

    But if anything, he looked happy about it. I couldn¡®t forget the way his eyes were twinkling as he

    brushed the hair off my face after I marked him and after we shared a kiss. If I based it on his

    expression, I would assume that my mate liked me too.

    And I wish I was right.

    We just finished buying clothes for me, and although I was insisting on buying a few pieces of each, my

    mate was adamant about buying more. I couldn¡®t keep track of all the costs, but I was hoping if the

    contract continued, he would not deduct them from the money I was asking from him because he

    bought a lot today. It was probably more than what I have bought new in my whole life.

    I was even exaggerating. My uncle was not poor, in fact, they had money, but I never got a taste of it.

    They would always give me hand¨Cme¨Cdowns and a little money when I was still in school. So the

    moment I was allowed to work, I found a job and started earning for myself. But then my earnings went

    to my savings and I had to share expenses at home, so I still didn¡®t have enough to buy new clothes.

    Katarina would be the one handing me new clothes. It¡®s usually new ones that she just doesn¡®t like

    anymore, but I don¡®t believe her. I knew she was buying those for me and she knew I would not ept

    it if she said it that way. So she made me feel guilty that the clothes would go to waste if I didn¡®t take

    them because she would never use them. But either way, I was thankful to her.

    Which reminded me that I had to call her and tell her that the big, bad, grumpy Alpha turned out to be

    my fated mate.

    ¡°Anything you want more?¡± Riley¡¯s mouth was on my ear and his breath was fanning over my skin,

    sending shivers of pleasure down my spine.

    You. I only want you. All of you.

    I smiled as I tilted my head to look at him. Our faces were just inches away, and it was taking too much

    of my restraint not to smother his face and kiss him.

    Lately, I¡®ve been getting too aggressive with my actions, and although he would stop me from going

    further most of the time, I was happy that he was returning the intensity of my kisses.

    I snapped away from my thoughts and scanned the area, checking for other fruits that I could buy. Riley

    had just paid for the oranges that I asked him to buy, and I thought I would love to have some apples

    and pears, so I took his hand, which he tightly gripped in his, and we walked towards the other side.

    We passed by a vendor that was selling little trinkets and fridge mas, and he called the Alpha¡®s

    attention.

    ¡°Maybe you want to buy some Alpha? These are handmade.¡±

    ¡°How much are five pieces of this?¡± I asked while Riley was bent down, checking the items.

    ¡°Two dors and fifty cents for five pieces.¡±

    ¡°Then we will take ten.¡± I nudged Riley¡®s stomach with my elbow.

    He looked and winked at me before turning his attention to the vendor.

    ¡°We¡®ll take twenty.¡± He told him, and I couldn¡®t wipe the smile on my face.

    The vendor jumped to his feet and began showing us the majority of the nicest ones, and when we had

    twenty pieces of fridge ma, he ced them inside a stic bag before handing them to Riley.

    ¡°No discount for us?¡±

    ¡°I will take just nine dors, Alpha. The one dor is a discount for you and your lovely female.¡±

    But I cut him off before he could say anything.

    ¡°Thank you, that¡¯s a nice gesture, but the Alpha was just kidding. We will pay for the full amount ¡± I

    smiled at him while my heart was thudding loudly.

    Will Riley get mad that I overpowered him? I just didn¡®t like the idea of taking some of the man¡®s money

    when I knew Riley could afford the one dor.

    ¡°If your Luna said that, then I¡®m not allowed toin, right?¡± He snaked an arm around my shoulder

    before pulling me into his side as he handed him a ten¨Cdor bill.

    The man in front of us blushed as he scratched his head while looking at me.

    ¡°Thank you, Luna...¡± And he bowed his head in

    respect to me. More than his actions, my heart fluttered at Riley¡®s words. He didn¡®t even make a big

    fuss about my decision not to take the discount.

    After we left the man. I coiled an arm around his waist as we walked in the middle of the open market

    to the area where I wanted to buy the apples and pears.

    ¡°Do you know that those vendors selling outside who just have a little space have less capital for their

    businesses than those who are inside the malls and boutiques? That¡®s why I never asked for a discount

    or bargain on their products. I hope you didn¡®t mind that I did that. And I didn¡®t even consult you before

    doing it.¡±

    ¡°No, not at all. I am happy to learn things from you.¡± He squeezed my arm and gave a soft peck at the

    top of my crown.

    It didn¡®t slip my eyes the way the crowd around us was looking at us.

    Riley was not scared of showing affection, and I didn¡®t know if I should feel giddy or scared.

    This was all too good to be true, and I was scared that at any moment, my bubbles would pop and

    every happiness I felt right now would be taken away from me.

    And I wasn¡®t wrong.

    When we reached the vendor selling apples and pears, I started choosing fruits when someone called

    for him behind us.

    We both turned around and saw a female, probably in herte twenties, holding a girl who was around

    six years old. They were standing ten feet away from us. She smiled and nodded at us before looking

    again at Riley.

    ¡°Alpha, my daughter wanted to meet you if you don¡®t mind.¡± She said this as her little girl tried to hide

    her face on her mother¡®s back, clutching a doll in her arms.

    ¡°Go. I can finish this and I¡®ll go thereafter.¡± I told him, and he nodded his head at me before handing me

    his wallet.

    I watched him for a while as he crouched down in front of the little girl and talked with them before I

    returned my attention to the vendor and paid for the fruits.

    After I was done, I took the paper bag of fruits in my arms and walked to where Riley was. He stood up

    from crouching when he saw me approaching them.

    ¡°Hi!¡± I greeted the woman.

    She smiled warmly at me and her eyes fell on my marked neck. Her eyes rounded as a gasp escaped

    her throat. ¡°Luna Andrea?¡±

    I felt my whole body tum cold as Riley stiffened beside me. I didn¡®t know if the female was really

    clueless or if she did it on purpose, but either way, it shattered my heart to pieces.

    My guts were telling me to turn my back on her and walk away, but I didn¡®t. I had a role to y, and

    even if this was too much for m e, I still managed to smile and extend my hand at her.

    ¡°My name is Nadia. I am not Andrea.¡± Her eyes widened in utter shock as a rose tint crept on her

    cheeks before she took my hand in her hands, sping them all together before bowing in front of me.

    ¡°I¡®m so sorry, Luna Nadia. I¡­ Oh, Goddess.¡±

    I shook my head and sped both my hands together with hers before I replied, ¡°No ham done. And

    you, what is your name?¡±

    ¡°Ste. My name is Ste, Luna. I¡®m really sorry.¡± She then turned her head to Riley, who had a dark

    expression on his face, and bowed at him.

    ¡°Alpha, my apologies.¡±

    Riley didn¡®t answer, and I had no idea what was going on in his mind, but I saw his hands on his sides

    coiled into fists, and Ste¡®s face turned pale.

    I diverted attention by crouching in front of the little girl and engaging her in conversation.

    ¡°Hi! You¡®re so beautiful. What is your name?¡±

    ¡°Thank you. My name is Reba.¡±

    ¡°That¡®s a lovely name. And you also have a lovely doll. Do you have a name for her?¡±

    ¡°Uhmm...¡± Her mother tried to interrupt us, but Reba answered immediately.

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    ¡°Andrea. Mommy said it¡®s the Luna¡®s name. Is she beautiful too?¡±

    I smiled warmly at her, but my heart was dying at this point. What did I do to deserve this pain?

    Everything around this pce screamed Andrea.

    ¡°I haven¡®t met her. But I¡®m sure she¡®s beautiful.¡±

    ¡°Reba.¡± Her mother bent down and brushed her hair. ¡°Mommy was wrong. I got the Luna¡®s name

    mixed up with someone else. Our Luna is Nadia.¡±

    Reba looked back at me as her eyes rounded in awe, ¡°Are you Luna Nadia?¡±

    I nodded and did my best to smile at her. I was getting good at this.

    ¡°You¡®re so pretty, Luna.¡± She said it in almost a whisper, and then her eyes watered before she looked

    at her mother and spoke with her. ¡°I want a Luna Nadia doll, Mommy...¡±

    ¡°Mommy doesn¡®t have extra money to buy you a new one, sweetheart, but we can change her

    name...¡±

    No way, no fucking way. I am already a recement for a Luna, and I would never be a recement

    doll too.

    ¡°How about¡­¡± I cut her off and all eyes turned to me.

    ¡°You and your mommy, visit me one of these days at the pack house? I will make sure I have a lovely

    doll ready for you, and you can name her whatever you want. Then you don¡®t need to change her

    name.¡±

    Her eyes rounded as she beamed happily at me.

    ¡°I will give her your name, Luna Nadia. Then she can be friends with Andrea.¡±

    Goddess!

    I ruffled her hair before I stood up.

    ¡°Yes, she and Andrea can be friends.¡±

    I turned my head to Riley and I finally felt his Alpha aura rolling off. He was pissed off. Was it for them,

    by mentioning Andrea or at me? But I didn¡®t care. I would deal with himter.

    I took his hand and sped it with mine before I faced Ste and Reba again.

    ¡°Visit us at the pack house one of these days so w e can chat more, but for now, the Alpha and I need

    to go ahead and call it a day.¡±

    Ste nodded her head at us, the red tints on her face creeping back again.

    ¡°Yes, Luna, Alpha. Thank you and I¡®m sorry again.¡±

    I smiled at her and waved goodbye to Reba before turning on my heels and tugging Riley¡®s hand,

    who was still not saying anything.

    When we were away from them, he reached for the paper bag in my arm and I let him take it, but I

    didn¡®t stop walking, heading for a shop I saw earlier where I could buy a doll for Reba.

    ¡°Nadia,¡± he said, but he didn¡®t say anything more, so I didn¡®t answer back and let go of his hand. I went

    into the shop and bought the doll I wanted, something that resembled my hair.

    He just stayed outside, looking at the crowd with a solemn expression on his face, one hand holding

    the paper and stic bags of fruit and the other hand in his pocket.

    ¡°Let¡®s go home,¡± I told him, slipping his wallet into the sling bag that he bought for me earlier when he

    told me to keep it for now.

    ¡°Are you angry?¡± He asked as we walked back to where he parked his car.

    ¡°Hold your thoughts. We can talk in the car.¡±

    He let out a deep sigh and didn¡®t say anything more.

    Once we reached his car. he ced everything in his hand on the back seat and went to his seat. I was

    already seated beside him and was just waiting for him.

    We had already been driving for probably five minutes when he still wasn¡®t saying anything, and my

    blood was already starting to boil up.

    ¡°Are you not going to say anything?¡± I opened the conversation, trying to sound calm.

    ¡°What do you want me to say?¡± His voice sounded cold.

    Was he upset because he remembered Andrea? That it was me with him and not her?

    ¡°I want to talk about Andrea,¡± I told him point¨Cnk, crossing my arms over my chest as I looked at the

    road ahead.

    ¡°No. There¡®s nothing to talk about her. She¡®s just part of the past.¡±

    ¡°That¡®s the point. She¡®s part of the past, but did you hear it out there? She¡®s like a ghost whoes

    back to haunt me when I had no idea who she was and what she is to you.¡±

    ¡°She means nothing to me now.¡±

    ¡°And then? What was she to you then? Why do I have a feeling you¡®re hiding something?¡±

    ¡°Let¡®s cut this conversation short. It¡®s going nowhere.¡± He snapped at me, and I was really pissed off

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    Chapter 21

    RILEY

    ¡°Do you love her, Riley?¡± She asked me without looking at me, and I knew the answer right away.

    ¡°I don¡®t,¡± I answered coldly, not really liking this conversation at all.

    ¡°Liar.¡± She hissed at me.

    ¡°I told you I don¡®t lie.¡±

    ¡°Then tell me about her.¡± She tilted her body in my direction, her eyebrow raised as she mocked me

    with her eyes.

    ¡°There¡®s nothing to tell. She¡®s part of the past, Nadia. Let it go.¡±

    ¡°I want to know everything about her.¡±

    ¡°What¡®s the point? She¡®s gone.¡±

    ¡°I want to know everything about her! Don¡®t make me say that again.¡±

    ¡°What the fuck for? I don¡®t ask you about your past. Or anyone in your life. So can we just move on...¡±

    ¡°Because I have nothing to tell you! I never had a man in my life! Oh, I have! I forgot! Let me tell you

    about him! This man saw me when I was 17 and he was forty¨Cfive years old! And he decided he

    wanted me as his mate! That evil man would visit me every time he could, and he would look at me like

    he was undressing me every single time!¡±

    ¡°Stop, Nadia¡­¡± My voice came out desperate.

    This was exactly the reason why I didn¡®t want her to find out who Andrea was. The evil man in her story

    was me in Andrea¡®s. And telling her what I did to Andrea would only remind her of her own life. I didn¡®t

    want her to end up loathing me. And I never wanted t o be epted by anyone as much as I wanted

    Nadia to ept me.

    ¡°My uncle would force me to hug him, and I would do my best every time not to vomit or pass out

    whenever I had to because I hated him. I despised the way he smelled and how his skin felt on my

    skin¡­¡±

    ¡°Stop!¡± My grip on the steering wheel tightened. It was getting harder to control the car. I just wanted to

    grab her and hug her to make her stop talking.

    She was making me feel so fucking small and dirty right now. Everything she was saying about this

    man mirrored what Andrea must have felt about me.

    So tell me, how could I tell her about Andrea without her hating me or worse, calling me evil?

    ¡®¡®I couldn¡®t do anything until I was 19. It was only then that I was able to sneak away whenever I knew

    he wasing to visit me. And every time I came home after that, I would receive a p or a beating

    from my uncle. But I was okay with that. The pain and the bruises were better than being wrapped up in

    his arms and being abused by his eyes!¡±

    ¡°Nadia, please... Enough. You don¡®t need to remember those things.¡±

    ¡°No, Riley, I want you to know everything about me the same way I want to know everything about you.

    If you want to make this Alpha and Luna thing to look real, I have to know what I was going against with

    this.¡±

    ¡°Just trust me, Nadia. I will fix everything. No one will call you by another name except your name.¡±

    ¡°And how about the pictures in your room? Will it stay there?¡±

    ¡°Picture?¡± My forehead creased in confusion until it dawned on me the one I had on my bookshelves. It

    has been there for years and I never thought about it after the full moon because I was too busy

    looking for her or moping about her.

    ¡°Was it Andrea in the picture with you?¡±

    ¡°I will throw it away once we¡®re home. I didn¡®t know it was still there.¡±

    ¡°You didn¡®t answer my question Is it Andrea in the picture?¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡°Who is she to you?¡±

    ¡°Nothing. She¡®s nothing to me now.¡±

    ¡°Why do I feel you are hiding something from me? Tell me why you look like you¡®ve seen a ghost when

    Ste mentioned her? Why? Because it does still hurt? Just fucking tell me and this conversation is

    over. I just want to know if I¡®m already crossing boundaries or not.¡±

    ¡°Can we fucking stop this conversation? It¡®s pissing me off already!¡± I mmed my palm on the steering

    wheel, and her body jolted i n response.

    ¡°Stop the car!¡± She yelled almost immediately after.

    ¡°No!¡±

    ¡°Stop the car!¡±

    ¡°I said no. We¡®re going home.¡±

    ¡°I said, stop the fucking car or I will jump out!¡± She snarled at me before she opened the door beside

    her. It was now slightly open, and if I based it on the expression on her face, she would undoubtedly

    jump out of it.

    ¡°Fuck! Wait, I will stop the car. Then we¡®ll talk.¡± I told her, in a calm manner. I was fucking terrified that

    she would jump out before I would be able to stop the car.

    I slowed down and parked the car while she took off the sling bag she had on her and her shoes.

    ¡°What are you doing?¡± I grabbed her forearm, but she just shoved my hand away and stepped out of

    the car.

    I growled before I jumped out of the car and followed after her as she walked towards the forest line.

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    ¡°Nadia, what the fuck are you doing? Where are you going? Come back here!¡±

    ¡°Go home, Riley! I will see you at the pack house!¡± She yelled without looking back at me.

    I grabbed her arm and swung her around to face me, gritting my teeth as Ileaned my face closer to

    her.

    ¡°Do you think I would let you on your own? You don¡®t even know how to get back to the pack house.

    Now get back in the car!¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t want to see you right now.¡± She pushed my hand away again.

    ¡°What do you want me to do so you¡®lle home with me.¡± I brushed my hand over my face in

    annoyance.

    This was fucking annoying already. I was so close to just grabbing her and hoisting her up on my

    shoulder, but I was trying to be patient with her.

    ¡°You can beg and cry, but I won¡®t stille with you. Now get lost!¡± She snarled at me before turning

    around andunching forward, shifting into her wolf right before my very eyes.

    And I fucking couldn¡®t believe what I was seeing.

    The she¨Cwolf in front of me, springing away to the other side, was too fucking beautiful. Her fur was

    gray, melting into white towards her paws, and she was definitely bigger than a regr she¨Cwolf.

    I knew it. I smelled it on her. My mate is not an ordinary female. She must have Alpha blood in her. Not

    pure Alpha blood like Alba or Alia. But definitely from an Alpha bloodline.

    I snapped myself out of my own thoughts when I couldn¡®t see her wolf anymore.

    Fuck!

    I went back to the car and turned off the engine before closing the door and sending a mindlink to my

    Beta to send someone to pick up the car at the location I gave him. I then took off my shirt and ced it

    in my mouth before leaping in the air and shifting midair, letting my wolf, Hunter out.

    Hunter would be thest one I wanted to face Nadia right now because my fucking wolf kept losing his

    mind whenever Nadia was around. But I needed him to track her faster. He seemed to have a nose just

    for her because he could sense her even from a great distance.

    And I was right. In just a minute or two, I could already see Nadia in front of us. She was definitely

    heading somewhere further from the pack house, and this just irritated me. She was so careless. She

    could be in danger because of her outburst.

    It didn¡®t take long before Arrow sensed us as she stopped on her track and turned around to face us.

    Hunter stopped and was about to growl at her when Aarow did it before he could.

    And my fucking wild wolf lost his fucking tail and raised a white g. Instead of growling at our mate,

    Hunter slumped down on the ground and whimpered, surrendering to Arrow.

    And my beautiful Aarow couldn¡®t hold her anger. She lowered her head and started licking Hunter, and I

    couldn¡®t help but smile internally at their interaction before Nadia¡®s emotions came surging in through

    our mate bond. She was pissed off at her woli.

    From the looks of it, our wolves were angry with each other¡®s humans, but they could never be angry

    with each other. In the end, they ended up ying and flirting with each other ¨C rolling, licking, and

    sniffing each other out.

    And as much as I wanted to talk with Nadia, I let Hunter have her time with Arrow. I contented myself

    by watching them while waiting for Nadia to shift back to her human form.

    I wanted to mindlink her, but I didn¡¯t want to disturb our wolves. So I just stayed quiet until Hunter

    shared a thought with me from Arrow. Nadia was jealous.

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    Chapter 22

    Nadia was jealous. With Andrea.

    My heart jumped over my chest at the thought of my mate harboring feelings for me, but it didn¡®t

    change the fact that I was still not ready to tell her about Andrea yet. I didn¡®t think she would be able to

    ept that part of me knowing I was the same as the man she was running from.

    But I wanted to give it another try at winning her over.

    ¡®Can we talk now?¡® I finally sent her a mindlink when Hunter told me that he and Arrow were ready to

    give us back control.

    ¡®I¡®m shifting back, but tell Hunter not to hurt me.¡¯ Her voice sounded scared, and I found it adorable.

    My wolf might be angry with her, but he would never hurt her unless he marked her again.

    In an instant, Nadia shifted into her human form in front of my wolf, naked.

    A low rumble vibrated from Hunter¡®s chest, and it made Nadia move back, but before she could turn

    around to run, Hunterid down on the ground once more and lowered his head, whimpering as he

    looked at Nadia.

    A smile curled on her lips as she moved back forward and kneeled in front of my wolf. Hunter wasted

    no time and started licking her legs up to the mound of her private part.

    ¡°Hunter, stop¡­¡± She giggled while I was trying my best to take the control away from my fucking wolf.

    He wasn¡®t making it easy for me.

    She cupped Hunter¡®s face and rested her nose on his snout while looking directly into my wolf¡®s eyes.

    ¡°Can you give me Riley back?¡±

    Hunter whimpered before he pulled away from Nadia, only to grab the shirt that I had taken with us,

    handing it to her.

    Smooth move, Hunter. Now I won¡®t get the chance to touch her naked body.

    ¡°Thank you!¡± Nadia smiled at him and kissed his head before she pulled the shirt over her body.

    And as soon as Nadia was already covered by my shirt, it was only then that my wolf gave me back

    control and I shifted at once.

    The smile on Nadia¡®s face was reced by pain as she darted her eyes away from mine.

    ¡°Nadia...¡±

    ¡°You¡®re naked, Riley.¡±

    ¡°You¡®ve seen me naked.¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t want to see you naked right now.¡±

    I let out a sigh and went to a big tree, sitting under it before calling her attention.

    ¡°Come here, sit beside me so you don¡®t need to look at me.¡±

    She turned around and walked towards where I was without looking down. She sat down beside me,

    our arms brushing, but she didn¡®t move hers away.

    Nobody was saying anything. We just stayed there, staring at the view in front of us and letting the

    sparks from our touching arms dance around us.

    And when I couldn¡®t keep the silence anymore, I started to open my mouth

    ¡°You asked me if I love Andrea. I don¡®t. Not anymore. I did love her though, in my own way.¡±

    I heard when she let out a deep sigh before she spoke.

    ¡°If she hadn¡®t chosen the other Alpha, would she be the one here and not me?

    ¡°I don¡®t know,¡± I answered as I rested my arms over my knees, which I bent up.

    I felt pain crossing my heart, but I knew it wasn¡®t mine. It was Nadia. She didn¡®t know how to turn off her

    emotions or she didn¡®t know she was sharing them with me.

    I saw her press her knees against her chest and wrap her arms around them.

    ¡°All I knew was that three weeks before she left, I was already looking for you. I smelled you for the first

    time when I visited Darvin¡®s territory. I waited for you to approach me, but you didn¡®te.¡±

    ¡°I don¡®t understand.¡± Her voice was soft, and her face was tilted in my direction, with confusion written

    all over it.

    ¡°The night of the full moon, was it the first time you smelled me?¡± I asked her.

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    She nodded her head in response, but she still looked confused. ¡°And you?¡±

    ¡°I smelled you twice, Nadia. Twice before I met you that full moon night.¡±

    ¡°No I never smelled you before. I would have gone to you if I smelt you. I would have thought then that

    you can take me away from my uncle.¡± She huffed. ¡°And you said you went looking for me?¡±  I nodded

    my head.

    ¡°For three weeks, I kepting back to your territory to look for you or any signs of you. And then

    after that night we shared, even if I thought you left me, I kept looking for you. For a month, I kept

    coming back to the Moon Stone Pack. I was hoping you would show up, but you didn¡®t.¡±

    So your question, if she didn¡®t choose Caspian, would she be the one here and not you? I really don¡®t

    know the answer to that. But if you¡®re going to ask me who I wanted to be here with me, that one I can

    answer you with without any hesitation. I want you here, Nadia. I want you with me.

    I swallowed hard before I continued. My throat really felt too dry.

    ¡°I know, I¡®m not the easiest person to be with. You said it yourself, I have many sides. Maybe you have

    only seen one side. Maybe tomorrow you will see another side and you won¡®t like it. I don¡¯t like me

    either.¡± I forced a chuckle before I dropped my head low.

    ¡°But I just want a chance, Nadia. Just one chance. I feel like everybody is given a chance except me.

    Maybe I don¡®t deserve it, I don¡®t deserve a chance because I¡®m a bad person, but Nadia, you... I want

    you so much. You¡®re the only thing that was given to me that I really like. I don¡®t want to lose you.¡±

    And I couldn¡®t stop my tears anymore.

    ¡°There are things about me that I¡®m not ready to share yet. But one day, I will tell you everything about

    me. Just be patient with me.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡±

    ¡°I never wanted to be a better man than I am right now, for you. So I could be enough for you. I know

    I¡®m nothing special. But here I a m, still hoping you will take a risk and give me a chance.¡±

    My tears were already clouding my vision so that I couldn¡®t see clearly, but I knew Nadia had moved

    and was now in front of me, on her knees. She cupped my face and tilted it up before her thumb wiped

    the tears from my eyes, and only then did I see her own tear ¨Cstricken face.

    ¡°Riley¡­ I¡®m nothing special either. And if you...¡± She was huping, cutting her words.

    ¡°...you take a chance with me... I want... to take¡­ a chance on you too. And we¡®ll figure out

    everything... else together.¡±

    I nodded my head too eagerly as I cupped her face and wiped her tears with my fingers.

    ¡°I want you, Nadia. All of you.¡±

    She was still crying. Tears kept pouring down her lovely face, but she was trying to smile.

    ¡°I have nothing to offer you, Riley. Just myself.¡±

    ¡°You¡®re more than enough, baby... I don¡®t need anything more.¡± I told her the truth.

    I couldn¡¯t exin the emotions swirling around me. They were mine and Nadia¡®s. It was overwhelming

    but in a positive way.

    I pressed my lips to her forehead before pulling her into myp. Her arms automatically wrapped

    around my neck before our lips met to share a deep, passionate kiss.

    I felt a big burden being lifted from my chest. I knew I still owed Nadia a lot of things, and she might

    change her mind once she realized who I was before she came, but I would think about it next time.

    One day at a time.

    For now, I just wanted to lose myself in this moment, knowing she was willing to give me a chance to

    love her.

 Chapter 23

    Chapter 23

    NADIA

    I didn¡¯t know how long I stayed wrapped up in Riley¡¯s arms as we hugged each other under the tree. I

    couldn¡¯t stop sobbing. My heart was so full of love for him, and I wanted to tell him that, but I didn¡¯t

    have the courage. Not yet.

    But one day, I will. One step at a time.

    For now, it was enough that he said he wanted me here with him. Because there¡¯s nothing in the world

    I want more right now than to be with him.

    I felt his hand brush against my hair as he pressed our bodies closer, his warmth mixing with mine and

    his musky scent swirling around me. I could get used to this.

    ¡°Hey, stop crying¡­ I hate it when I make you cry.¡± His voice was so soothing and calming. Too far from

    the Riley I was talking to in the car earlier.

    ¡°It¡¯s not a bad cry. I¡¯m just happy.¡±

    ¡°Yeah?¡± He asked as he let go of his arms around me.

    I slowly pulled away from him, wiping my tears with the back of my hand as I nodded my head.

    ¡°Am I making you happy? I¡¯m only good at giving shit to people¡­¡± He smiled sheepishly like he wanted

    to hide his face, and it didn¡¯t slip my eyes the way his cheeks started to be tinted with red.

    Was my Alpha blushing?I giggled as I moved my hands to his cheeks, pressing my fingers together

    against his skin to pinch him.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t know a moody Alpha like you knew how to blush.¡±

    ¡°Blush?¡± He asked, his forehead creased.

    ¡°Yes, it makes your cheeks tum red¡±

    ¡°I know what blush is, but I definitely don¡¯t blush.¡±

    ¡°You just did.¡±

    ¡°Something is wrong with your eyes. Let me check.¡± He chuckled as he put his hand on my chin and

    began raising my eyelids with his finger as if he was checking something.

    Iughed heartily as I swatted his hand away.

    ¡°What are you doing?¡±

    ¡°Just making sure you don¡¯t have an eye problem or something.¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t have a problem. Maybe you have¡­¡±

    ¡°I do. Look here.¡± He pointed at his bottom lip.

    ¡°I think it needs some kisses or something¡­ It¡¯s fucking painful.¡±

    I rolled my eyes at him, crossing my arms against my chest while faking a scoff.

    ¡°Smooth move, Alpha.¡±

    His lips tugged in a wide grin, but before he could utter a word, I mmed my lips against him and

    kissed him again.

    His hand immediately cupped the back of my head as he kissed me back, bruisingly hard before he

    pulled away in a sudden movement.

    ¡°We need to get back to the pack house or I will end up fucking you here. And this ce is a route for

    patrollers and those who just want to let their wolves out.¡±

    My eyes widened at his words as I scrambled on my feet to get off of him, embarrassed at my action,

    only to be more embarrassed when I saw his dick. He was having a hard-on, and it was pointing up in

    my direction.

    ¡°How are we going back to the pack house? Are we too far from the car?¡± I asked him, my eyes

    diverting elsewhere, avoiding his manhood

    ¡°I think the car was already picked up by someone, if not Dominic. So we need to run on our wolves

    back to the house. It¡¯s probably thirty to forty minutes of running. If Arrow gets too tired, you can hop on

    Hunter¡¯s back.¡± He said it too fast like he was giving instructions to his warriors.

    ¡°Okay, that sounds good.¡±

    ¡°Shift now.¡±

    ¡°What? So bossy! And you?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll shiftter. It¡¯s my time with Arrow. And tell her to behave, I¡¯m the Alpha here.¡±

    I rolled my eyes at him yfully before standing on tiptoe, tilting my head up to meet his eyes.

    ¡°An Alpha bows down to her Luna, don¡¯t forget that.¡±

    A smug grin tugged at his mouth before he offered me a salute.

    ¡°Yes, my Luna. Not just bow down, I will only go down on you too!¡± And then he winked at me, a

    teasing grin ying on his lips as he licked them.

    I had to mp my legs together to stop my core from throbbing and getting wet.

    Goddess, this man knew how to drive me wild.

    He crouched down, one knee touching the ground as he looked at me. ¡°Take off your shirt before you

    shift.¡±

    I nodded my head as I walked around the tree.I heard Riley calling after me and telling me not to hide

    from him, but I was ignoring him. He looked too perfect naked and I didn¡¯t think I could match up to

    that, so here I was hiding behind the big tree before getting naked and shifting into my wolf.

    In seconds, Arrow came out, carrying the folded shirt in her mouth, and was greeted by a smiling Riley.

    ¡°Fuck that! Just wow!¡± he motioned with his hand, urging Aarow to approach him.

    ¡°Come here!¡±

    My wolf whimpered as she walked towards our mate, swaying her tail, too eager to get his attention.

    ¡°Just too fucking beautiful!¡± Riley cupped her neck and started rubbing it gently while Arrow started

    licking his face.

    And I was enjoying what I was seeing.

    Riley looked so carefree as heughed and pampered my wolf with rubs and kisses. I wished he would

    laugh more often instead of the scowl on his face.

    After a while of them ying and flirting with each other, Riley connected with my mind.

    ¡®¡®Are you ready to run home?¡±

    Home?

    I¡¯m already home. I couldn¡¯t help but smile internally at my own thoughts. I have never felt more at

    home than I did at this moment.

    Riley felt like home.

    ¡®¡®Yes.¡¯¡¯ I answered him, and he gave Arrow a nod before he shifted.

    Hunter then reached for the folded shirt on the ground, trapping it in between his fangs before nudging

    his snout into Aarow¡¯s ass, eaming a snarl from my wolf.

    ¡®¡®Run, little mate. Don¡¯t let me catch you.¡¯¡¯ Riley teased, and Arrow didn¡¯t need more heeding as she

    immediately sprung forward and i n the direction Hunter pointed with his snout.

    Not long after we were already treading the forest line, Hunter was leading the way, but he was running

    beside me, not letting me out of his sight and proximity.

    The forest was beautiful. The smell of fresh air and the rustling of leaves as our paws thudded the earth

    gave me a peaceful heart. Although the run was making me and my wolf breathless, it was my mate

    who was taking my breath away.

    He was wonderful, and he overwhelmed me with his kindness.

    This run was connecting our wolves together, but his constant checking to see if I was still okay was

    making me feel special.

    For the first time, someone cared enough to ask me if I was tired and I needed to be carried. He might

    be just asking about today, but it held a new meaning for me.

    All my life, I carried myself alone. I learned to stand on my own and not be dependent on anyone. And

    Riley was making me feel like he was ready to carry and take care of me, all I needed to do was to ask.

    And I hoped my intuition was right.

    RILEY

    We were about to exit the forest line just behind the pack house, and Nadia was clinging to my wolf¡¯s

    back.

    Arrow gave up and didn¡¯t want to run any further, so I let Nadia hop on Hunter, and my wolf couldn¡¯t be

    more excited.

    I had to keep reminding him to behave, but my wolf has his own fucking mind and started licking

    Nadia¡¯s thigh and higher the

    moment she shifted back to her human form. I had to beg Nadia to stop my wolf because the fucker

    wouldn¡¯t listen to me

    And Nadia needed to tell him just once.I didn¡¯t know why I was given a hard-headed wolf. He was a

    fucking pain in the ass.

    But let¡¯s face it: I needed Hunter the same way he needed me. So I didn¡¯t really have a choice.

    ¡®¡¯Are you at the pack house? I need shorts and a nket. Meet me at the back entrance.¡¯¡¯ I sent my

    Beta a mindlink before we crossed the line separating the forest line and the packhouse ground.

    Baby, we¡¯re here. Can you sit up straight so if there¡¯s anyone around, nobody can see your ass. I sent

    the message to Nadia as I slowed down so she could move freely behind me. She had my shirt on, but

    it wasn¡¯t enough to cover her bottom.

    She didn¡¯t answer, but I felt her move her chest away from my back to sit nicely, at that exact moment

    the door to the backside opened, revealing my beta with shorts and a nket in his hands.

    He approached us, a smug grin ying on his lips as he wrapped the nket around Nadia before my

    mate hopped off of my back. I shifted at once and grabbed the shorts in his hand and put them on.

    ¡°So¡­ the Alpha was really marked this morning?¡±

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    I chuckled as I wrapped an arm around Nadia, pulling her to my side. She scooted her body closer with

    her hands clutching the sheets covering her.

    Dominic was not around this morning when Nadia decided she wanted to mark me while joining my

    pack, and only Sebastian and Jenny were here and were able to see the mark after we went out of the

    office.

    ¡°Some little bird told you?¡± I asked him as we walked all together inside the pack house.

    ¡°Yep, a little bird named Sebastian. Plus, an open pack line for a split second let me hear my Alpha

    grunt and groan in pleasure.¡±

    ¡°What?¡± Nadia asked, confusion written on his face as I red at my Beta. We both ignored Nadia¡¯s

    question. I would tell her about itter.

    Beta Dominic then stopped on his track, and ced a hand on my shoulder, making me halt in my

    steps.

    ¡°Show me?¡±

    ¡°What do you want to see?¡±

    ¡°Your mark.¡±

    I chuckled as I tilted my neck while pulling Nadia into my chest. She looked tired, and I should put her

    in bed.

    ¡°Atta boy! Finally, huh?¡± He teased as he patted my shoulder again.

    ¡°Congrattions, man.¡±

    He was smiling, but I saw the pain crossing his eyes. I almost forgot that he was the only one now

    without a mate. And the female h e desired lived thirteen hours away from here.

    Maybe I needed to let him visit Jacob¡¯s sister.

    He was hoping she would turn out to be his mate. But I wasn¡¯t sure if she had turned eighteen already

    or not, because thest time Dominic visited her, she was still seventeen. And, based on what he told

    me, she didn¡¯t seem interested in him.

    I hoped the wind had changed, and my Beta could find his mate too, either his fated or chosen.

    ¡°So, should we n a Luna Ceremony soon?¡± My Beta snapped me from my own thoughts as we

    continued walking.

    I chuckled, remembering that months ago, he and Gamma Sebastian were doing their best to dy the

    Luna ceremony I nned for Andrea as much as they could. And now, he was too excited to have one.

    I was about to answer him and tell him that Nadia and I needed to talk about the date first when my

    mate beat me from talking.

    ¡°No! No Luna Ceremony, please.¡± She said in a firm voice, her forehead creasing.

    I couldn¡¯t stop the pain that hit my chest as a low rumbling growl vibrated in my chest. I tilted my head

    down to look at the female i n my arms.

    A scowl formed on my face as her rejection sunk in.

    ¡°Why?¡±

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    Chapter 24

    NADIA

    ¡°So, should we pl¨¢n a Luna Ceremony soon?¡± Beta Dominic asked, and my heart hammered in my

    chest.

    I was so cozy wrapped up in Riley¡¯s arm but the moment he asked it, I felt cold water being poured

    over me.

    ¡°No! No Luna Ceremony, please.¡± I blurted out, my brows furrowing.

    Not that I didn¡¯t want to. There was nothing in the world I would rather be than imed and owned by

    my Alpha, but I wanted to do it the right way

    Although Riley told me he wanted me here, I wasn¡¯t sure for how long. I wasn¡¯t even sure if what he

    wanted right now was enough t o make him fall in love with me.

    I didn¡¯t want the Luna title if it meant giving it up someday for someone else. I didn¡¯t think I had the

    heart for it.

    And there¡¯s also Andrea looting in the air.

    His people knew Andrea was supposed to be his Luna. I didn¡¯t want to juste and be given the title

    without knowing who I was. I have to let his people know that I existed in his life before iming the

    title. And if the ceremony ever happened, I wanted them t o know that it would be Nadia who would be

    named Luna and not Andrea.

    It mighte off as petty, but I didn¡¯t want any memories of Andrea clouding my existence in this pack.

    ¡°Why?¡± Riley¡¯s growl made me jerk away from his body.

    I tilted my head up to see his scowling face. His eyes were dting, but instead of being afraid, it just

    made my blood boil.

    This man didn¡¯t know how to ask nicely.I inched away from him, clutching the nket over my body

    tightly as I red at him.

    ¡°Why are you growling?¡±

    ¡°Why the fuck are you deciding things without consulting me?¡± He snapped back.

    I saw the Beta raise his hands in the air and move back before murmuring, ¡°I¡¯m out of here unless you

    both want me to stay.¡±

    ¡°Fuck off!¡±

    ¡°Stay!¡±

    We blurted it out at the same time, and the Beta froze in his spot.

    I dropped my shoulders in desperation but did not take my gaze off my mate, who was still ring at

    me.

    ¡®¡®Go. I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ll take care of this.¡¯¡¯ I mind linked Beta Dominic and he immediately turned around,

    leaving us alone.

    ¡®¡®No harm done. Actually, I¡¯m happy to see that my Luna can stand up to the Alpha. Just message me if

    you need help to tie up the Alpha.¡¯¡¯

    I restrained myself from smiling at his words, so instead, I turned around and stepped on the first step

    of the staircase, so my height would be slightly higher and I didn¡¯t need to tilt my head up to look at

    Riley.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t make any decisions. I just thought my voice needed to be heard. I don¡¯t want a Luna

    Ceremony. Not yet.¡±

    Riley let out a sigh of desperation before he brushed his hands over his face and his features

    softened.

    ¡°I thought you wanted to be my Luna. Did you change your mind? What did I do wrong this time?¡± I

    smiled as a red tint crept up my cheeks.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t do anything wrong. Just that¡­ Can we talk about it privately? Not here.¡±

    ¡°Are you changing your mind?¡± And his expression changed again.

    Gone was the moody and brave Alpha. His eyes were full of uncertainty, and if I was not mistaken, I

    could see fear in them. Was he scared of something?

    I shook my head as I clutched the sheets with one hand and raised my free hand to his cheek,

    caressing it gently against his skin.

    ¡°I¡¯m not changing my mind, Riley. But we need to talk about it.¡±

    He sped a hand over mine on his cheek before he took it to his mouth, kissing every part of my

    hand.

    ¡°Okay. Can it wait a little while? Go rest first, and I will just talk to my Beta. I¡¯ll follow you upstairs.¡¯¡¯

    ¡°Okay¡­ But are you not going to put some clothes on?¡±

    ¡°I have shorts. It¡¯s enough. I feelfortable without a shirt.¡± He chuckled and started flexing the

    muscles in his chest.

    Despite my heart doing a somersault and my panties dropping, oops I forgot I didn¡¯t have one, I rolled

    my eyes at him and faked a scoff.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t look good. Put a shirt on.¡±

    Heughed and wrapped his arms around me before lifting me off the ground, my body hanging on his

    hold

    ¡°There are no other females here unless my Beta is gay, but I don¡¯t think he is. Jenny is mated. She will

    never swoon on me. So you are safe.¡±

    ¡°Who said I¡¯m bothered when females see you naked?¡± I asked him, my voice muffled by the way my

    face mmed against his hard torso.

    ¡°You look ugly without a shirt on. Trust me.¡±

    He let go of me, a teasing grin etched on his lips.

    ¡°Seriously? I had no idea. I better ask that unmated female who helps in the kitchen if she doesn¡¯t find

    my body attractive.¡±

    I smiled sarcastically at him before turning my back on him and walking in a calm manner up the stairs,

    even if what he said was annoying me.

    ¡°Yeah, right. Go ask her, and maybe ask her too if she wants to be your Luna.¡±

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    I heard himughing, but I didn¡¯t turn around because he might see the annoyance in my eyes.

    ¡°I have clothes in my office. I¡¯ll put one in. And I swear, I¡¯m not going to ask anyone about my body, just

    you!¡±

    My eyes widened at the way he said those words. He was almost shouting, and his voice was booming

    around the house.I wondered how many were inside the pack house and heard that.

    This man doesn¡¯t have a single bone of shame on his body.

    RILEY.

    Although my heart warmed at the jealousy I saw ring in Nadia¡¯s eyes when I told her I would ask

    another female¡¯s opinion about my body, I was still not at ease.

    Why didn¡¯t she want to have a Luna Ceremony? Was she having cold feet?

    Or didn¡¯t she want to be tied up with me, knowing that the Luna Ceremony would also hold a union

    between us?

    I watched her form disappear from the stairs before I headed to my office. My Beta was already sitting

    on the chair in front of my desk, waiting for me.

    I closed the door and went directly to the small closet in theer and grabbed a shirt, pulling it over

    my head before sitting in my chair.

    ¡°Anything new for today?¡±

    ¡°Nope. But these are the proposals I received a few weeks back about a renewed alliance from all

    these packs. Despite what you did, they still want to be with us, which I think is fantastic. What do you

    think? Should we go over it and decide which one we will renew alliances with?¡±

    ¡°Leave it for now. Give me a day or two, or a week. I don¡¯t want to hole up here in the office reading all

    those shitty things they wanted We have things to do.¡±

    ¡°Such as?¡±

    ¡°I want to be visible around the territory. Make my people see me again.¡±

    ¡°About fucking time!¡±

    ¡°And I want people to know Nadia. We were at the center today and someone called her Andrea.¡±

    ¡°Holy shit!¡± He hissed.

    ¡°Did she get pissed off?¡±

    ¡°No She actually handled it really well, better than me.¡±

    ¡°Looks like you got lucky with this one, don¡¯t you dare let this female go.¡±.

    ¡°Who said I would? Can¡¯t you see I¡¯m trying?¡±

    ¡°Trying? Man, you growled at your mate just because she said no. Can you act like a human when

    you¡¯re around people? Let out your animal side when it¡¯s just the two of you in bed.¡±

    ¡°Fuck you!¡±

    ¡°Fuck her, not me! But you need to watch your temper. I won¡¯t be surprised if you don¡¯t getid because

    of your temper.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, nice advice from someone who hasn¡¯t gottenid in a long time.¡±

    ¡°Fuck you!¡±

    ¡°Find someone to fuck! And stop minding my business.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re my business. I was born and raised to serve you. And knock some sense on you.¡±

    ¡°Just do what I want you to do. Make sure people know Nadia is my fated mate and my Luna, and not

    Andrea.¡±

    ¡°What do you want me to do, sing in the middle of the crowd to get their attention and tell them Nadia is

    their Luna? You need to do that yourself. If you want to be visible in the pack, take her with you. You

    did that with Andrea, that¡¯s why everybody found out about her.¡±

    I leaned my back against my chair, cing my hands at the nape of my neck as I stared at the ceiling

    above my head.

    ¡°I want that, but I need to ask Nadia. I don¡¯t want to force her if she doesn¡¯t want to go around with me.

    So we need to have another option in case she didn¡¯t want to.¡±

    ¡°Can you see the difference between how you¡¯re treating Nadia and Andrea? You¡¯re fucking scared of

    losing Nadia, am I right? It seems like if she asks you to cut your throat, you¡¯ll do it.¡±

    ¡°In the blink of an eye.¡±

    ¡°Do you love her?¡±

    ¡°I think I do.¡±

    ¡°More than Andrea?¡±

    I let out a deep sigh and closed my eyes before answering.

    ¡°I am actually doubting now if I really did love Andrea or just the idea of having her. I forced her into

    everything I wanted, but I don¡¯t have the heart to do it to Nadia. And I¡¯m fucking scared that with just

    one wrong move, she¡¯s going to run away.¡±

    ¡°Calm down, it¡¯s only the second day today. And I don¡¯t think she¡¯s running away. That female needs

    shelter and protection. Give her that.¡±

    ¡°What about if she found out about Andrea, and what I did to her?¡±

    And my Beta couldn¡¯t answer. I really fucked up.-.

    I told him what I knew about Nadia this morning and how her and Andrea¡¯s fates were simr, being

    pushed into marriage with someone they didn¡¯t even like at all.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m talking here as a friend, but what happened with Andrea, confining her here and

    emotionally torturing her with all those Luna ceremony preparations and the marking, was an evil

    move.¡±

    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you fucking help me that time?¡± I snarled at him.

    ¡°Fuck you, man! How many times did you threaten to fire me and Sebastian every time we try to reason

    out and go against you? If w e weren¡¯t thinking about Andrea being left alone here with you, we¡¯d have

    fucked off already!¡±

    ¡°Shit! Shit!¡± I punched the side of my desk in front of me in anger, denting it in the process. I was so

    fucking pissed off with myself and all the shit I¡¯ve done.

    ¡°I really fucked up this time!¡±

    I saw blood trickling down from my knuckles, but I didn¡¯t care. I rested my elbows on my desk and

    covered my face with my hands.

    ¡°How the fuck could Ie out clean from this?¡±

    ¡°You need to tell her everything.¡±

    ¡°No! And you too, not a word about Andrea. Whenever she asked, direct her to me.¡± I told him, and I

    knew he would try to defy that, s ol rolled off an Alphamand, and I saw my Beta gritting his teeth.

    He never liked it when I rolled an Alphamand off of him.

    ¡°You could have just asked me. You know, I will never betray you as an Alpha, even if I want to smack

    your head as a friend.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m not taking a risk here. If there¡¯s anyone who needs to exin this to her, that would be me. I just

    need time.¡±

    ¡°Hopefully, you won¡¯t make her wait forever. Sooner orter, she¡¯s bound to find out.¡±

    ¡°If nobody talks about it, then it won¡¯t. It¡¯s enough that she knows Andrea is an ex-girlfriend and she

    chose another Alpha and not me. No need to tell her the in-between.¡°

    My Beta just shook his head, but I ignored the look of dissatisfaction he was giving me.

    I knew my mate. I knew what she went through and what she was running away from. She would leave

    if she found out that the same male who she thought could protect her turned out to be the same

    monster she was running from.

 Chapter 25

    Chapter 25

    NADIA

    My eves fluttered open, and darkness overwhelmed me. My breathing hitched while my heart was

    thudding loudly, and it took a while before I was able to calm my senses.

    I was at the Silver Moon pack and not in the basement of my uncle¡¯s house. Calm down.I closed my

    eyes and let Riley¡¯s scent envelope my senses.I had his shirt on, so it was no wonder I was smelling

    him.

    After we came home, I decided to go to his room so I could rest before dinner, but I didn¡¯t find the

    clothes we bought there. Maybe it was ced in my bedroom. My heart dropped because I thought we

    would be sharing a room now, but it looked like I was the only one who wanted that.

    After grabbing a shirt from his closet, I walked out of his room with a heavy heart back to my bedroom

    and found all the paper bags of clothes we bought.

    I tried to shrug off the disappointment, but I couldn¡¯t.

    In the end, I let it overtake me. Instead of waiting for Riley after I showered I sumbed to my

    loneliness andid down until I drifted off to sleep.I wondered what time it was now.

    I tried to get up fromying down, only to be held back by something in my stomach. My eyes squinted

    before they widened when I saw a big figure beside me, his armying on top of my body while his one

    leg was in between my thighs.

    No wonder I felt numb when I woke up. There was like a big log on top of me.

    But despite his heaviness, I couldn¡¯t keep my lips from curling into a smile. Not just a smile, but a really

    wide, happy smile that may have reached up to the heavens.

    Maybe he missed me. It didn¡¯t matter the reason he came here, I was happy he was here.

    I lifted his arm before turning my body around to face him, scooting my face into his naked chest.

    Oh, Goddess! This male smelled heavenly. I wondered if I licked his chest if he would feel it and wake

    up?

    I bit my lower lip to suppress a giggle before I stuck my tongue out, and slowly, began running it against

    the middle of his chest.

    Hmmm. Sparks traveled from my tongue down to my core and the excitement of being caught and the

    way his skin felt against m y tongue were making my pussy clench.

    I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if I smelled my own arousal soon.

    ¡°What are you doing?¡± His deep baritone voice echoed around the bedroom, and my body froze. My

    tongue was still stuck out as I tilted my head up slowly and found my mate staring at me.

    Was he angry?

    I couldn¡¯t read the emotion on his face. But before I could decide what to do next, his hand reached for

    my cheek and his finger brushed against the corner of my lips.

    ¡°You¡¯re drooling.¡± He chuckled as I ced my tongue back in my mouth and licked my lips.

    ¡°How does it taste?¡± He asked as if it wasn¡¯t enough embarrassment already that he caught me. He

    needed to say it out loud.

    I swallowed hard before I mmed my face into his chest, and hisughter boomed around the

    bedroom as his arms slipped under my body and hugged me tightly.I couldn¡¯t help but get infected with

    hisughter, so we ended upughing together.I was still trying to catch my breath when he hoisted my

    body higher so that my face would be parallel with his

    ¡°Are you hungry and dreaming I¡¯m something delectable?¡± His eyes were twinkling, and I wanted to

    smack his head. He wasn¡¯t letting this question go. What did he want me to say?

    ¡°Nadia.. Tongue-tied?¡± He was still enjoying this. ¡°Show me your tongue.¡±

    ¡°What?¡± I asked him, confusion written on my face as I looked at him.

    ¡°Tongue out, sweetheart.¡±

    I wanted not to obey him, but I just found myself doing what he wanted, sticking my tongue out for him

    to see.

    But my mate has another n. He leaned his face so close that I ended up closing my eyes before I

    felt a warm mouth cage around my tongue and started suckling it. I whimpered as my core weakened

    while I let him suck everything from me.

    When I couldn¡¯t take it anymore, I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him, feverishly hard, our

    lips and tongues fighting for dominance.

    My arousal was swirling in the air, and no matter how hard I tried to mp my thighs together, it didn¡¯t

    stop my scent froming out.

    Goddess, was it too much to ask if I wanted to have sex with him?

    But then, like before, he pulled away from our kiss, making me really annoyed now. He would always

    pull away and nothing would happen again

    What¡¯s wrong with this man? Weren¡¯t males supposed to be the aggressive ones? Because it looked

    like between the two of us, it was me who wanted more all the time.

    ¡°Riley, do you like me or do you just want me here? You just need someone to be with?¡± I asked him,

    my toneced with annoyance.

    I pulled away from him and sat up fromying down.

    ¡°What are you talking about? I thought I was clear enough when I told you I liked you and I wanted you

    here?¡± He was now sitting beside me.

    ¡°But why do you keep stopping us from going further? Am I not attractive enough for you?¡±

    ¡°Not attractive? Do you know how many times my dick went hard just by looking at you?¡± I felt my

    cheeks burning with his words.

    Nadia, you started this. You need to keep going.

    ¡°But what¡¯s stopping you?¡±

    ¡°I never had sex with anyone, Nadia.¡±

    ¡°You had sex with me, you fool!¡±

    ¡°But we were both in heat then. This is fucking embarrassing. But I don¡¯t know how to¡­ what the fuck

    was that word? How to start i t I mean, how to start sex.¡±

    ¡°Forey?¡±

    ¡°Yes. I still have to learn how to do that.¡±

    I giggled and leaned my back against the headboard. All the annoyance I felt was wiped away and

    reced by amusement.

    ¡°So how are you going to do that? How will you teach yourself?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll probably watch pom. I can¡¯t go around and ask my men, right?¡±

    I was about to giggle when I saw his expression. He was serious. His eyes were boring deep into mine

    as if he wanted to read my soul.

    ¡°Hey, I don¡¯t have any experience either. So it won¡¯t be bad if we experiment together. No one will say if

    it¡¯s wrong or not.¡± I bit my lower lip. Suddenly, I felt nervous.

    ¡°I just want to be good enough for you. So you¡¯ll stay.¡± His voice came out hoarse and I felt

    goosebumps rising from my skin.

    Good enough? Was he blind? Couldn¡¯t he see how perfect he was, except for his temper?

    ¡°How long do you want me to stay?¡±

    ¡°Do I have a say in this? I¡¯m not going to force¡­¡±

    I cut him off before he could finish his statement.

    ¡°I¡¯m not asking about me. I¡¯m asking you. How long do you want me to stay?¡±

    ¡°Forever If it¡¯s not too much to ask ¡± He swallowed hard. His eyes were looking deep into my soul right

    now, and my own eyes started to water,

    Words got caught in my throat. This was what I wanted to hear, and now that he had said it, I didn¡¯t

    know what to say anymore.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± He cupped my hands in his.

    ¡°I asked you for a chance, to take a risk on me, and I mean that. I want you to be my Luna, this pack¡¯s

    Luna.¡±

    ¡°But the two months? Is it voided? I don¡¯t need to go after two months?¡±

    He tugged at my hands, and my body came along with them before he let them go and wrapped his

    arms around me, hugging me tightly, ¡°No. Don¡¯t ask me to let you go after two months. If you want the

    money and the car, I can give you those. But I want a lifetime contract, Nadia,¡±

    I closed my eyes and rested my palms against his chest, a smile curving on my lips as I nodded my

    head. Damn the car and the money.

    ¡°A lifetime contract, I want that.¡±

    ¡°The Luna ceremony is not just a luna ceremony. It is a union between us, a marriage. We don¡¯t need

    to have it now. I can wait until you¡¯re ready. I just need to understand why you didn¡¯t want to have one.¡±

    I closed my eyes and stopped myself from answering. I would tell him tomorrow, not now. I didn¡¯t want

    to open up about Andrea and my insecurities about her.

    He pecked the crown of my head.

    ¡°You had no idea how much I wanted to fuck the hell out of you, but I didn¡¯t want to disappoint you. I

    don¡¯t know if I can top what I did the first time we did it.¡±

    ¡°I can pretend I don¡¯t remember anything, so we can start from scratch..¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re fucking amazing. Did you know that?¡±

    Oh, Goddess, he knew how to make me melt. How could I top that?

    ¡°I thought I was nothing special until I found out I was mated to an Alpha. So maybe I¡¯m amazing¡­¡± I

    sat up straight so I could see his face again.

    ¡°You are. And I know you¡¯re extra special because you¡¯re mated to me. I¡¯m a hard case.¡±

    ¡°Hard case? No. You aren¡¯t. I think you¡¯re almost perfect, if not perfect.¡± I smiled at him, but I saw

    sadness cross his eyes, but it was gone in seconds. Or I might just have imagined it.

    ¡°Can I ask you something?¡± This is now or never.

    ¡°Ask away¡­¡± He said in a low voice, his hand brushing the loose strands of hair away from my

    forehead before his eyes fixed on mine.

    ¡°Do you think it¡¯s possible for you to fall in love with me?¡± I wanted to ask him if he loved me, but I didn¡¯t

    have the courage to ask him directly. So I have to go this way.

    My heart was thudding loudly as I waited for his response. He wasn¡¯t saying anything, and I felt the

    invisible lump in my throat getting bigger as if it would choke me soon.

    And then, I saw it. A smile slowly crept across his face as his eyes beamed.

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    Chapter 26

    RILEY

    ¡°Do you think it¡¯s possible for you to fall in love with me?¡± Her voice was so soft, caressing my senses,

    but it took a few seconds before her words sank in

    Hunter growled and started pacing around my head. Nadia¡¯s words woke him up from his slumber and

    now, he was urging me to confess what we felt for her.I would. But I wanted to hear what she had to

    say.

    A smile slowly crept into my face as my heart continued to flutter.I had no idea how many times my

    heart soared and jumped out of my chest in thest two days that she was here. If this is not love, then

    I wondered what I should call these feelings.

    Nadia has awoken a part of me that I didn¡¯t know existed.

    ¡°Do you love me, Nadia?¡± My voice came out hoarse, as I stared at her, trying to catch her gaze.

    Her eyes widened as her lips parted, something I noticed that she usually did when she was lost for

    words. And then she would close her mouth and m her face into my chest, hiding how her cheeks

    reddened in embarrassment.

    And she did exactly as I thought.I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close as our breathing

    slowed down, our hearts beating in perfect sync.

    ¡°Do you love me, Nadia?¡± I asked again.

    I heard her heartbeat starting to race again as her palms on my chest turned cold.I kept my mouth shut.

    I would wait for her answer, even if it took a whole day.

    ¡°Will youugh at me if I say yes?¡± She answered in a very low voice, her toneced with uncertainty.

    I pulled her body away from me, curling a finger under her chin before tilting it up to catch her eyes. My

    fucking cheeks were hurting from the smile that seemed to be permanent on my face right now.

    ¡°I would neverugh at you, never. But I want to hear it.¡± I told her, my gaze not leaving hers.

    ¡°It¡¯s not fair. Why do I have to¡­¡± She scrunched up her nose and I had to cut her off.

    ¡°Please¡­¡± I begged her, biting my bottom lip.

    I know I am the male in the rtionship, but my heart couldn¡¯t take another rejection, especially not

    from her. I wanted to know if she felt the same way about me.

    She closed her eyes, her head still tilted up under my hold, before she whispered the words I¡¯d been

    dying to hear.

    ¡°I love you, Riley.¡±

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    My eyes watered, but I blinked back the tears. I wanted to hear more.

    ¡°Open your eyes, baby. And say it one more time. Please¡­¡±

    She slowly opened her eyes, and I saw what I had been trying to find all my life. Love, passion, and

    eptance, were all swirling in her eyes as she stared back at me.

    ¡°I love you, Riley. I really do. And if you¡¯re willing to give me a chance, I will try my hardest to make you

    love me and forget Andrea ¡° She looked like she was about to cry and I wanted nothing but to tell her

    she thought wrong.

    She had no idea she had my heart from the first time I smelled her. I opened my mouth to talk, but she

    just continued talking.

    ¡°¡­ I might slip, I might get jealous and walk away from you, but I will never walk out of your life. So if

    you¡¯re ready for a lifetime contract, you need to be prepared to see me knocking on your heart every

    day because I will do everything to make you love me back¡±

    I blinked back another set of tears that were threatening to fall down before I cupped her face and

    crashed my lips against her, kissing her with deep and full passion, pouring everything I felt for her into

    a kiss.

    How did the Goddess give me such a wonderful female when I am fucked up man? How do I start

    exining what I felt for her?

    ¡°Nadia,¡± I pulled away from her lips and rested my forehead on hers.

    ¡°You have no idea how happy I am right now. I am yours. All o f me. I don¡¯t know what this thing is that I

    feel for you. I never felt this way with anyone. But ever since I smelled and met you, you¡¯ve been

    everything to me.¡±

    I withdrew my forehead from hers and looked at her straight in the eyes, still holding her face in my

    hands.

    ¡°When I breathe, I smell you. When I eat, I taste you. All my thoughts are about you. And when I fuck

    myself, all I want is you. I don¡¯t know if this is love, but I like what I feel for you. It makes me feel alive,

    Nadia. And you don¡¯t need to knock or force open my heart, you¡¯re already living there. Just you, you

    alone. No Andrea, no other female. Do you understand me?¡±

    She nodded her head, her eyes never leaving mine. Her teeth were biting her bottom lip so tightly that I

    felt it would draw blood soon, while her cheek was turning scarlet red as she fought her own tears from

    falling.

    ¡°You can say, I love you too, Nadia¡­¡± She said it in almost a whisper, and if I didn¡¯t see the

    seriousness on her face, I would have thought she was teasing me.

    I closed my eyes and rested my forehead against her. I could feel her vani breath running against my

    skin and the sparks dancing around us. They were calming my senses.

    ¡°I love you, Nadia. I think I love you a little too much that I am so scared to lose you. So, please don¡¯t

    break my heart.¡±

    NADIA.

    ¡°I love you, Nadia. I think I love you a little much that I am so scared to lose you. So, please don¡¯t break

    my heart.¡±

    Wasn¡¯t this supposed to be a happy moment after we confessed our feelings for each other? Why was

    his voiceced with so much pain?

    There were things still I didn¡¯t know about my mate, but I would find out. If Andrea broke him, I would

    do everything to heal him. And one day, he could tell me he loved me and I would hear the happiness

    in his voice.

    I tilted my head up so my lips would brush against his.

    ¡°I won¡¯t¡­ I will take care of it and guard it with my life.¡± I mumbled before coiling my arms around his

    neck and shifting my position so I could sit on hisp while my mouth sought his, kissing him softly,

    sucking and biting his lips.

    His hands moved from my cheeks to the nape of my neck and to my ass, pressing my body closer to

    his.

    And then he pulled away again, much to my dismay.I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms

    against my chest, faking annoyance.

    ¡°Do you want toplete the mating now or can you give me some time to learn things?¡± His lips

    slowly tugged into a sheepish smile.

    My cheeks blushed from his question. Now he made it sound like I was too eager to be fucked. Well, I

    am.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­ the full moon is tomorrow.¡±

    ¡°Then I have half a day to learn things.¡±

    ¡°If I go on heat, then it would be the same as the first time. We¡¯ll just do what our body wants to do.¡±

    ¡°No. If I know more and learn what other things I can do then I can explore and pleasure you, not just

    put my dick inside you.¡±

    Oh, Goddess!

    ¡°Stop, you¡¯re making me wet.¡± I giggled and covered my face, which was already too red for sure.

    He took my hand and lowered it to hisp, guiding it to touch his bulging erection, covered by his

    boxers, making my eyes widen.

    ¡°And what do you think you¡¯re doing to me?¡± He asked in a raspy voice.

    ¡°I can suck you¡± Me and my filthy mouth.

    ¡°Fuck, Nadia! Your mouth, I will have an orgasm soon just by listening to you.¡±

    ¡°Fine, my pussy can wait another day,¡± I tapped his erection gently like I was petting a puppy.

    ¡°Nadia!¡± He groaned with a painful expression on his face.

    Iughed heartily before hugging him, my hands flying to his hair, brushing and tugging. I¡¯d never been

    this brazen and filthy with my mouth before, but it felt so natural around Riley.

 Chapter 27

    Chapter 27

    NADIA.

    I sat on the top of the kitchen counter with just Riley¡¯s shirt on me while I watched him prepare

    sandwiches for us. My eves trailed his broad shoulders and the muscles on his back. He was too

    beautiful, even on his backside.

    And too strong too. He carried me from our room down to here like I was light as a feather, and it was

    four flights of stairs, and he didn¡¯t even pant when he deposited me at the counter.I think I could get

    used to this, being pampered by my Alpha.

    It was already way past midnight and my stomach started to growl while we were fooling around that

    Riley insisted we eat first before we sleep.

    Sleep. Yes. Just sleep. Unfortunately, even if my mouth and my pussy were salivating and leaking to

    have him, my mate wanted to wait until tomorrow night so he could prepare himself.

    I might sound like I wasining, but I wasn¡¯t. In fact, I was too excited. Even if we ended up not

    knowing what we were supposed to do tomorrow night, it would still be amazing. Just having Riley

    around me was enough, but a naked one¡­ was surely a huge treat

    I mped my legs together and licked my lips at the exact moment my mate¡¯s head turned in my

    direction. His eyebrows hiked up as a smug grin tugged on his mouth.

    ¡°I can smell you, Nadia.¡±

    ¡°What?¡±

    ¡°What were you thinking that you were aroused again?¡±

    ¡°Why do you keep embarrassing me?¡±

    He chuckled before taking the te of sandwiches in one hand and the orange juice in the other hand,

    cing them beside me on the counter before he parted my legs wider and positioned himself in

    between my thighs.

    ¡°Embarrassing you? I¡¯m trying to get to know you, Nadia. I¡¯m trying to understand your moods and your

    temper.¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t have a temper, you do.¡±

    He didn¡¯t answer, he just gave me his usual smug smirk while his hands brushed against the skin of my

    thighs.

    ¡°How old are you? And do you have a brother or sister? Parents?¡± He asked before his hand reached

    for a sliced sandwich beside me. He took one and gave it to me before putting his attention back on my

    face.

    I bit into the sandwich and chewed it. My hand automatically raised to his mouth as I pushed the

    sandwich onto his lip. He opened them and took a bite as if we¡¯d done this before, and my heart was

    doing a somersault in my chest. We¡¯re sharing a sandwich!

    ¡°I¡¯m 21 years old. I don¡¯t have a brother or a sister. No parents either. But don¡¯t ask where they are. I

    don¡¯t want to talk about it now. One day, maybe¡­¡±

    He nodded his head, his thumb wiping the bread crumbs on the corner of my lips.

    ¡°I¡¯m 23. Only child. My mother left me when I was a baby. My father died a year ago. So no parents

    either. And I don¡¯t want to talk about them either, at least not tonight. Favorite color?¡±

    I smiled at him, my heartwarming. He wanted to know me.I offered him another bite of the sandwich,

    ¡°Recently, I fell in love with blue.¡±

    ¡°Recently? Why?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s your eyes¡¯ color,¡± I answered nonchntly and took another bite. I was trying to avoid his eyes

    because he was making me feel too giddy right now

    ¡°And you?¡±

    ¡°Red¡±

    ¡°Why? Are my eyes red?¡± I red yfully at him, and he chuckled before cing his hands on the

    inside of my shirt, on my waist, and brushing my skin with his calloused palm, sending tons of shivers

    and sparks down my spine.

    ¡°It¡¯s the color of your thongs that I ripped apart on our first full moon. I think it looked lovely on your

    skin. Too fucking sexy. I still can¡¯t get that image off my head.¡±

    ¡°Stop¡­ And then you¡¯re going toin again that you can smell my arousal.¡±

    ¡°Who said I wasining?¡± Heughed heartily, his eyes smiling as he pulled me close to him.

    ¡°Oops! Sorry to disturb you, Alpha, Luna. But we want some food too.¡± I heard a voice behind me, and I

    knew it came from Gamma Sebastian

    I pulled away from hugging Riley and saw him smiling as he looked at the person on my back.

    I turned my head to look at the Gamma after making sure at least half of my thighs were covered and

    saw him standing by the entryway, his arm snaked around Jenny¡¯s shoulder.

    The air swirled with the smell of sex and their mixed scents. They were probably hungry after a long

    night. This was pretty obvious because his torso was naked and Jenny was only wearing a loose shirt,

    which I thought belonged to the Gamma. She had her arms crossed against her chest, probably to hide

    her breasts from curving up on her shirt.

    ¡°Hi!¡± I greeted them, my cheeks burning, wondering if they heard thest thing we said to each other.

    ¡°Go and get what you need from here. Except the Alpha, he¡¯s mine.¡± I giggled before I felt Riley pull me

    into his chest again.

    Gamma Sebastian let go of Jenny and moved inside the kitchen towards the fridge.

    ¡°He¡¯s all yours, Luna. I¡¯m tired of his face.¡± He answered before winking at me as he grabbed the milk.

    ¡°Here!¡± Riley handed him the te of sandwiches, there were still three left since we had only eaten

    one.

    ¡°Take this, and get away from here. Stop disturbing us.¡±

    Jenny and I giggled before I felt my body being hoisted up from the counter and couldn¡¯t stop the gasp

    that left my lips.

    ¡°Or you could both stay, but I¡¯m taking my female away here.¡± Riley was carrying me on his side, and

    my legs wrapped around his hips and my hands on his neck in an instant. I felt him tug on the shirt on

    my back to cover my bottom before he moved away from the counter.

    ¡°Have fun!¡± Gamma Sebastian called out after us as I waved my hand to Jenny, who winked at me

    before we disappeared into the corridor.

    ¡°So where are we sleeping?¡± Riley asked as we reached the stairs.

    ¡°Your room. And tomorrow? Where are we going to have sex?¡±

    ¡°Our room.¡± He answered, a yful grin on his lips that I just wanted to grab and kiss him but I

    restrained myself or we might fall off the stairs.

    ¡°Our room?¡±

    ¡°Yes. On where we are sleeping tonight.¡±

    ¡°It means I¡¯m moving into your room?¡±

    ¡°Yes. That one is non-negotiable, please. Your room is too fucking far that when I didn¡¯t find you in my

    room tonight, I started to panic again¡±

    ¡°I just thought you didn¡¯t want to share a room with me because everything we bought was ced in

    my room.¡±

    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that. I didn¡¯t even know who took them upstairs.¡±

    ¡°Makes sense. So it¡¯s our room now?¡±

    ¡°Yes Ours.¡±

    ¡°The picture needs to go, Riley¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s gone. I threw it out earlier.¡±

    ¡°You don¡¯t need to throw it just ced it¡­¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s gone. And it¡¯s okay¡±

    ¡°If you say so.¡±

    ¡°What are your hobbies?¡± He asked out of nowhere as we were nearing the fourth floor now.

    ¡°Nothing. Reading But I liked riding big bikes. The night you found me, I borrowed Katarina¡¯s

    motorcycle and rode it until I reached the area where you found me.¡±

    ¡°So you and Katarina are good friends?¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°She¡¯s the closest I have.¡±

    ¡°No wonder I smelled you on her one time, and I asked her to bring me to you, and she brought me to

    that female Trish, who was. ¡±

    ¡°Too smitten by you?¡± I giggled. Trish had a crush on Riley, and she would often be roaming around the

    area where Riley was whenever she knew Riley would be visiting the pack

    ¡°It was annoying. I thought I would finally meet you and instead, I met a female with a high-pitched

    voice who kept giggling in a high-pitched tone.¡±

    I couldn¡¯t help myself fromughing because he was describing Trish perfectly.

    ¡°But she¡¯s a nice person.¡±

    ¡°Maybe I should match her up with my Beta. They can be annoying together.¡±

    ¡°Oh, my Goddess! No! Trish has a boyfriend¡±

    ¡°And why the fuck was she eye-fucking me?¡±

    ¡°Because you¡¯re handsome and sexy¡­ But she can¡¯t do that anymore. Not in my watch!¡±

    ¡°Good. You need to protect my virtue, baby. Females are harassing me most of the time.¡±

    I wasughing so hard that I didn¡¯t notice when we reached the door to our room. He opened it and

    slipped in before kicking the door closed.

    ¡°I have a big bike. I could take you riding one of these days.¡± He said this in a serious tone as he

    helped me to my feet.

    ¡°Do you like to ride bikes too? What else?¡± I walked toward the bathroom and checked if he had an

    extra toothbrush and found a new one.

    I was already brushing my teeth when he came and stood beside me, reaching for his own toothbrush.

    ¡°Archery. I spent most of my free time with my bows and arrows.¡± He answered, his eyes fixed on mine

    in the mirror in front of us a s we brushed our teeth.

    I pulled the toothbrush from my mouth and before I asked him, ¡°Can you teach me?¡±

    He smiled and nodded his head.

    ¡°Yes. I would like that. Do you know self-defense?¡±

    I shook my head.

    ¡°I never had the opportunity to leam.¡±

    ¡°I want you to learn then. I will train you as much as I can, but if I¡¯m not around, I will have someone

    work with you. I want you to b e able to defend yourself when I¡¯m not around.¡±

    I nodded my head as I spit out the bubbles in my mouth before gargling with water as I finished

    brushing my teeth.

    I waited and watched as he finished his routine, letting my eyes wander over his chiseled jaw and his

    perfectly sculptured nose.I still couldn¡¯t believe this man wanted me here.

    He turned to his side and faced me, winking at me before opening his mouth to speak.

    ¡°Done checking me out?¡±

    I rolled my eyes yfully at him before turning around and walking out of the bathroom toward the bed.

    ¡°We need to sleep,¡± I told him, my mouth yawning as I climbed onto the bed.

    ¡°Yes, my Luna needs to recharge because tomorrow night she will be using all her energy to keep up

    with her Alpha.¡±

    ¡°If My Alpha could find out how to pleasure his Luna. Otherwise, we might just end up sleeping through

    the night.¡± I chuckled as I crawled towards the center of the bed.

    I was only halfway when I felt hands snaked on my ankles and tugging them, making me drop on my

    stomach before I was dragged back to the end of the bed and flipped over on my back. Riley crawled

    onto the bed and caged my body between his elbows, which h e rested on the mattress as his body

    hovered over mine,

    ¡°Is that a challenge, little mate?¡±

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    ¡°Yes, Alpha,¡± I answered in a soft voice

    A seductive smile curled on my lips as I trailed my finger down his nose, down to his lip, and to his

    neck, stopping on the mark I ced on him

    ¡°Challenge epted then. I¡¯ll make sure to leave you breathless, sore, and wanting more tomorrow

    night¡­¡±

    I coiled my arms around his neck, my eyes boring deep into his.

    ¡°It¡¯s a lifetime challenge, Alpha. Make me want more every damn time¡­¡±

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    Chapter 28

    RILEY.

    I was sitting in my office chair with a fucking smartphone in my hand and a headset on, watching some

    film on how to do oral sex. This looked like nothing hard, but somehow I still found myself agitated. I

    was worried that I wouldn¡¯t be able to find her spot and she would just end up pretending and faking

    that she liked it but didn¡¯t.

    Now I wonder if I made the right decision to not have any sexual encounters to prepare me for this

    moment with my mate. And I was so fucking close to calling Jacob to ask him for help, but I would

    never give him the pleasure of blowing it to my face, so I just decided to get myself stuck in some lousy

    films with females moaning like they¡¯ve been hit by a truck and not by an orgasm. I needed to find

    something that would be really helpful.

    Just as I was trying to search for more, the door to my office swung open and Beta Dominic came in,

    leaving the door open wide..

    His brows furrowed as he nced at the phone in my hand before returning his gaze back to m y face.

    I pulled the headset away from my ears and turned off the screen before looking at him, my own brow

    hiking up.

    ¡°Anything you need?¡± I asked, my voice cold from being disturbed.

    ¡°I thought I would ask you if you wanted toe with me to the center. I need to grab some stuff.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll pass. Maybe tomorrow.¡±

    ¡°What happened to being visible? You didn¡¯t even go to the training ground this morning as you usually

    do before.¡± I chuckled as I leaned my back on the chair, resting both my elbows on the arm rest.

    ¡°Just give me today, I¡¯ll start working tomorrow.¡± He opened his mouth to say something, but he just

    shut it when Nadia¡¯s voice erupted in the air.

    ¡°Riley!¡±

    She was yelling my name, but it was with excitement that I didn¡¯t budge from my seat. There was

    nothing to be worried about. And I was guessing, by the sounds of small footsteps echoing, that she

    was running down the stairs.

    A wide smile tugged on my lips, anticipating the arrival of my female. I haven¡¯t seen her in

    approximately two hours now, so this was a pleasant surprise. Beta Dominic¡¯s brow hiked up as he

    turned his head towards the door, waiting for Nadia to appear from it.

    And then she came in, wearing short shorts and a loose shirt, barefooted but still looking fucking sexy

    with her hair let loose and swaying with her movement. Her face lit up when her eyes locked with mine,

    ¡°Look what I found!¡± She eximed while beaming at me as she rushed forward, a phone in her hand

    with one headset attached to her ear.

    As soon as she was beside me, I grabbed her waist and pulled her into myp.

    ¡°What¡¯s the deal with phones?¡± My Beta asked, and Nadia¡¯s head snapped up in his direction.

    She smiled at him while shifting her ass on myp so she would be in afortable position.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t notice you were here, Beta Dominic. Riley gave me a phone!¡± She exined excitedly, and

    she wiggled the phone up in the air to show my Beta.

    My eyes widened as I leaned forward to check if her screen was closed because I was fucking sure

    she was also watching sex videos.

    But thank Goddess, her screen was off.

    Dominic chuckled.

    ¡°I see that. So now you¡¯re both enjoying your phones instead of each other?I saw Nadia open her

    mouth, and I wasn¡¯t sure what she would tell him, or if she was brave enough to be as bold as she was

    with me to other people. But I wasn¡¯t taking any chances.

    My hand mped over her mouth to shut her up.

    ¡°I was just teaching her how to use a smartphone. Now you¡¯re excused, do what you needed to do and

    cover for me today.¡± He shook his head before he cocked his head to the side in submission.

    ¡°Alpha, Luna, I¡¯ll go ahead. Enjoy¡­ your new phones.¡± He snickered as he made his way to the door,

    before closing i t after he went out.

    The moment the door closed, Nadia tilted her head to look at me, her forehead creasing.

    ¡°Why did you stop me from talking?¡±

    ¡°I was just stopping you from telling him you were watching sex videos.¡±

    ¡°I will not say that! How could you think I would say that?¡± She red at me, but her mouth was

    twitching, suppressing her smile.

    ¡°You can¡¯t me me. Your mouth has been spewing filthy words sincest night.¡±

    And then she smiled, that seductive smile that has been giving me a boner every time.

    ¡°Well, my filthy mouth is just for my Alpha. Otherwise, I¡¯m prim and proper. Like an angel.¡± She said it in

    almost a whisper before winking at me and licking her lips.

    ¡°Good girl¡­¡± I raised my hand to cup her face, letting my thumb run over her bottom lip. My eyes were

    following my finger and I had to stop myself from kissing her. Her lips were still a little swollen from all

    the kissing and biting I did to her this morning.

    ¡°What do you want to show me?¡±

    ¡°Oh!¡± Her mouth shaped like an ¡®o¡¯ and my dick just twitched in my pants. The image of her taking my

    dick in her mouth on our first full moon came shing, and this was fucking torturous and blissful at the

    same time.

    ¡°I found this video. And I think I will like it if you do this to me.¡± She started going through her phone

    and was about to press it to y, but I stopped her.

    ¡°Send me the link and I¡¯ll watch it. If I watch it with you, I will end up fucking you now.¡±

    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be nice if we ended up fucking then?¡± She said it nonchntly, as if she was just telling me

    she wanted to buy some candy.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± I groaned, and my temptress started rubbing her ass into my erection.

    She was enjoying this. She was fucking enjoying torturing me.

    ¡°Nadia..¡±

    ¡°Yes? Am I rubbing you wrong?¡±

    Fuck! I coiled an arm around her waist and put one hand on her ass as I lifted her off myp and

    positioned her on my desk.

    She was lying on her stomach with her feet nted on the ground. Her short shorts were showing a

    portion of her ass cheeks, and I let my hand linger on that part, brushing it gently while hiking it a little

    higher, giving me a view of her rounded cheek.

    ¡°Riley, if you¡¯re going to fuck me, can we at least lock the door? I don¡¯t think I would be able t o live it if

    somebody¡­¡±

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!¡±

    I couldn¡¯t stop myself from pping her ass. She was torturing me, and she was ying like she had

    no idea that she was doing it.

    ¡°Did you know that bad girls get spanked?¡± I asked her. I was already on my feet, standing between her

    parted legs, my hand rubbing the cheek I just pped.

    Her arousal was swirling around me, and I was fighting hard to keep my hormones under control. Her

    hands tightened their hold on the corner as she rested her cheek on the table. ¡°I know¡­ That¡¯s why I

    like being bad with you.¡±

    Pak!

    ¡°Riley¡­ please¡­¡±

    ¡°Please what, baby?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡±

    ¡°Do you want me to stop?¡±

    ¡°No¡­ Dont stop.¡±

    Pak!

    ¡°Aaaahhh¡­ More!¡±

    I closed my eyes for a moment before I slipped my hand inside her shorts and slid her panties o n the

    side, giving me an excellent view of her throbbing pussy.

    ¡°Fuck!¡± I grunted as I let my thumb brush against her folds. She was whimpering under my touch,

    hiking her ass up. She was so fucking wet already and it was leaking down to her folds.

    And my dick was too painful now.I parted her folds, letting my fingers soak in her slickness but not

    pushing in,

    ¡°Please¡­¡±

    I let one finger prate her pussy, thrusting it in slowly before sliding another one.

    ¡°Is this what you want?¡±

    ¡°Yes¡­ yes.¡±

    I just let my fingers stay still, not moving, and my little nymph started moving her ass. I held her ass

    with my free hand, holding her from moving.

    ¡°Only bad girls get fuck, baby.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve been bad all my life, I swear!¡± I couldn¡¯t help but let out a smug grin. My mate was fucking

    amazing!

    ¡°Yeah, how bad? Tell me.¡± I started thrusting in and out of her, in an agonizingly slow movement, and

    my mate whimpered, making my dick harder than it was.

    ¡°The door, Alpha. Someone mighte in¡­¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t mind the door. I can smell it when someonees in. Now tell me, what have you done bad?¡± I

    continued to maneuver my fingers inside her. I wasn¡¯t even sure if I was doing this right, but her pussy

    was clenching in on my fingers and, by the way she was whimpering, i t felt like I was doing this right.

    ¡°I steal money from my uncle whenever hees home too drunk.¡± I thrust my fingers harder and

    deeper, her body jerking from my assault.

    ¡°And what more?¡±

    ¡°I go skinny dipping in the stream whenever I can.¡±

    ¡°With someone?¡±

    ¡°Sometimes alone. But sometimes, with Tyson.¡±

    ¡°Who the fuck is Tyson?¡± I was finger fucking her harder and deeper now.

    ¡°Do you like him?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s gay and he has a crush on Alpha Darvin so no, I don¡¯t like him! Oh please!¡±

    ¡°What more have you done bad, baby?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I masturbate while thinking of you. Is that bad?¡± Her voice was raspy as she panted.

    Fuck! This female, She would be the death of me.

    She was groaning and moaning, her body squirming while my hand was holding her shoulder i n ce.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡±

    Sweat was forming on my forehead as I watched her body stiffen and felt her pussy clench around my

    thick fingers, her slickness leaking as I stroked in and out of her. She must be nearing her orgasm, and

    it just fired me up as I amped up my pace, watching my fingers do wonders in and out of her pink,

    swollen pussy.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!¡± She moaned as her body shuddered with her release, and I felt warm liquid coating my

    fingers. I continued with my assault, letting her ride out of her orgasm while her moans and whimpers

    were like music to my ears.

    I was too fucking close to fucking her, I wanted to m my dick on her, and have my own release, but

    my fucking Gamma interrupted at the most inconvenient time. Alpha, if you have time. Head over to the

    training grounds. The new members of Elites are here. I want you to meet them.

    ¡°¡®Give me ten minutes.¡¯ I answered back, trying my best to sound normal, even if my fingers were still

    stroking Nadia and my breath was still hitching from watching my mate have her released.

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    ¡®Noted, Alpha.I slowed my pace as Nadia¡¯s body started to melt. I withdrew my fingers from her and

    slipped them inside my mouth, sucking up her juices as much as I could. This would do for now.

    She was still panting while I adjusted her panties and her shorts back to their ce before I grabbed

    her limp body and pulled her into myp as I sat on the chair, her back resting against my chest. Her

    eyes were closed and her lips were still parted. I ran my lips against her cheeks, leaving soft kisses.

    ¡°Are you okay?¡± She nodded her head, her lips curled into a smile.

    ¡°Yes. That was so good.¡±

    ¡°Did I leave you wanting more?¡±

    ¡°Yes¡­ I want more. And more. And more.¡±

    ¡°Tonight, baby¡­ for now, I have to go to the training grounds. I want to take you with me, but I would

    rather that you rest.¡±

    ¡°But I haven¡¯t pleasured you yet.¡±

    ¡°I can wait till tonight¡­¡±

    ¡°I love you, Riley.¡± She whispered. Her eyes were still closed and her breathing was slowing down. She

    was falling asleep.

    ¡°I love you too, Nadia.¡± I kissed her cheek before I coiled an arm around her body and one under her

    knees before I stood up from my chair, carrying her.

    ¡°Sleep. I¡¯ll take you upstairs.¡±

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    Chapter 29

    NADIA.

    I skipped down the stairs to the third floor, towards Jenny¡¯s room. I mind-linked her as soon a s I woke

    up from my nap and remembered the things I needed to do before the full moon.

    And I was lucky that she was home and was in her room, since the things I needed from her were

    private things and thest thing I wanted was to be heard by anyone.

    After just three knocks, the door opened and she ushered me inside their bedroom.

    ¡°So to what do I owe the pleasure of being visited by my Luna?¡± She asked yfully as we sat down on

    the couch by the window, overlooking the pack house grounds.

    ¡°Ummh¡­ This is kind of embarrassing, but you¡¯re the only female here, so I know you¡¯re the only one I

    can ask without being bullied.¡± She giggled and nodded her head.

    ¡°I¡¯m d you noticed. Sebastian and Beta Dominic are the biggest bullies here, so you came to the

    right ce. How can I help you?¡±

    ¡°Tonight is a full moon¡­¡± I started to exin.

    ¡°And the Luna will be in heat!¡± She eximed, pping her hands together excitedly. I scrunched up

    my nose and fidgeted my fingers at the hem of my shirt.

    ¡°That¡¯s the problem. I don¡¯t have anything to wear. Do you think you can drive me to the shopping

    center?¡±

    ¡°First,¡± She raised a finger before she smiled teasingly.

    ¡°You don¡¯t need to wear anything. But I get your point. Second, I don¡¯t think the center has what you¡¯re

    looking for. Are you looking for lingerie? Sexy ones to make the Alpha¡¯s eyes pop out?¡±

    I giggled, my hand mping over my mouth as I nodded my head. I think I would end up loving this

    female.

    ¡°Well, I have a lot! Never been used before, brand new! I haven¡¯t even fitted them yet, so it¡¯s safe. And

    Sebastian hasn¡¯t seen them yet, so no one will know it came from me. But of course, i f you¡¯re okay

    with that. Otherwise, we have to drive to the neutral city. They have bigger shopping malls there.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s totally okay with me if you¡¯re okay with letting me have those. I can pay you and buy you a new

    one.¡±

    ¡°No need, it¡¯s a gift to my Luna. But check first if you find anything you fancy, if not. I¡¯ll drive us to the

    city, but we need to hurry up before the mall closes.¡± She was already walking towards a big closet and

    rummaging for something until she came up with a big stic container that was hidden under the

    closet. She ced it on the couch beside me and showed me everything in it, from skimpy thongs to

    cute baby doll lingerie.

    ¡°Why do you have so many?¡± My eyes widened looking at all of them.

    ¡°Well, Luna ir, Alpha Jacob¡¯s mate, if you remember him.¡± I nodded my head in response.

    ¡°Luna ir is a good friend. She sent me a big box of skimpy nightwear when I got mated with

    Sebastian. She said it was a gift. And what I have here pales inparison to hers. She has an entire

    closet dedicated to her lingerie.¡± .

    I giggled as I helped her look for one that I thought would capture my Alpha¡¯s eyes. And then I saw

    them. The red ones. They are the same shade as the one that Riley ripped off my body on our first full

    moon.

    I grabbed thece thongs and the matchingce bra that hides nothing and tried them on over my

    clothes to see if they would fit.

    ¡°I think these are perfect!¡± I told Jenny excitedly.

    ¡°The bra might be small because I have smaller tits, but it will just look sexier on you!¡± She winked at

    me, her hands on her waist as she looked at me, checking myself in her vanity mirror.

    ¡°I think I¡¯ll take these then.¡±

    ¡°Take more¡­¡±

    ¡°No. It¡¯s enough. I¡¯m sure I don¡¯t need more and these will be gone in seconds.¡± We giggled for a while

    as we ced all the others back in the container before she asked me another question.

    ¡°How about other things you need? Shaver? Body oil? Bomb baths? ¡°

    ¡°I have the oils and bath bombs. We bought some yesterday, but I forgot the shaver. And I didn¡¯t really

    want to use Riley¡¯s, but I will if I don¡¯t have a choice.¡±

    ¡°Wait,¡± Jenny raised a hand and signaled for me to stay where I was as she walked towards their

    bathroom and came out holding a small package, which I believe is a brand new shaver.

    ¡°I thought I would change mine, but it can wait. Take this¡­¡±

    ¡°But is yours still working?¡±

    ¡°Yes. I have refills for it, but I just liked that this one looked fancy. However, it¡¯s totally not needed. You

    can have it.¡±

    ¡°I owe you a lot.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, Luna.¡±

    ¡°Do you really have to address me as Luna? Nadia is fine, and besides, I¡¯m not yet your Luna. O rdid

    Riley ask you?¡±

    ¡°No. He didn¡¯t. He actually told us to call you whatever you feltfortable with, but he would, of

    course, prefer that we address you as Luna. And I wanted to call you that too.¡±

    ¡°It just sounds weird.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re the rightful Luna of this pack. And the more we call you, Luna, the more the people will get

    used to your presence.¡±

    ¡°Do you think they will like me as they liked Andrea?¡± My shoulders slumped down at the mention of

    her name, my fingers running down at the box of shaver in my hand.

    ¡°They have never really spent time with Andrea, and I know they will like you. I like you.¡±

    ¡°How about Andrea? Did you like her? Is she nice?¡±

    She let out a deep sigh before she sat beside me, her hand covering mine as she tilted her head to

    look at me, trying to catch my eyes.

    ¡°I have nothing bad to say about Andrea. She¡¯s a nice female, but she¡¯s not my Luna.¡±

    ¡°If she was nice, why did she break Riley¡¯s heart? I¡¯m scared that after what she did, I would never

    have Riley fully. Like a part of him is with her.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t think like that. I¡¯m sure the Alpha will tell you more about her, but listen to your heart. Do you

    think the Alpha likes you? Because I think he does. A lot. I never saw him so carefree as he is when

    he¡¯s with you. Plus, the way he wrapped you in his arms the way he did with youst night, it was like

    he was scared he would lose you once he let you go. It was possessive and gentle, not like possessive

    and scary.¡±  I smiled, but something was off, like thest five words she said meant something more,

    but I shrugged it off. Maybe she was right. Riley likes me. A lot. Goddess, Riley said he loved me. I

    should focus on that. Not Andrea.

    RILEY.

    I was standing with my Beta and watching Gamma Sebastian take charge of the pups that were

    already in the process of shifting. We only have two male pups shifting tonight, and I couldn¡¯t wait to

    get out of here.

    It was for this reason that I kept looking at the moon, using it as my clock, because the moment it

    neared its peak, I would be out of here. I wouldn¡¯t be joining them for their full moon run, I have my own

    run to attend.

    ¡°Pardon me, Alpha, but I feel you didn¡¯t want to be here. Already missing the Luna? Why didn¡¯t you

    take her here to see how the pups shift?¡±

    ¡°She¡¯ll be in heat soon, and I didn¡¯t want to smell her here outside. She¡¯s safer from me inside our

    room.¡± I answered him with full honesty. There was no need to hide anything from my Beta.

    ¡°Shoot! I forgot I would be the only one staring at the moon tonight.¡± He chuckled as he slid his hands

    into his shorts pocket.

    ¡°Go out, have fun.¡± ¡°And leave the territory unattended while everyone fucks their mates? I¡¯ll pass. And

    what are you doing here anyway? It¡¯s your first full moon after being fully marked. You should be with

    the Luna already,¡±

    ¡°Duty calls.¡± And my words were cut off when the first howl of one of the pups erupted into the thin air.

    He shifted, I nodded at my Gamma, letting him know that I was proud of his pup.

    A new wolf. A sessful shifting. It always leaves my heart swelling with pride.

    ¡°I will wait until they shift and I will just give them my blessings, but I won¡¯t be running with you.¡±

    ¡°I would want to say you can leave now, but then you¡¯ve been missing for thest three full moons and

    these pups would surely feel honored if you blessed them tonight.¡±

    ¡°I know. And I promise I will be here on the next full moon and on the run too, together with Nadia.¡±

    My eyes darted to the moon. It was almost at its peak and although I couldn¡¯t smell my mate yet, just

    the thought of her was already making my dick twitch. I was anticipating this night for the whole day.

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    And as the time neared, I couldn¡¯t help but get too fucking excited. I had no idea if I even learned

    anything from all the videos I watched today, but if I based it on how she squirmed and whimpered

    under my hold this morning in the office, I think I knew what I needed to do tonight.

    I closed my eyes and tried to calm my raging hormones. Just a little more time and I could be with my

    mate, for now, I needed to focus on the pups shifting.

    But as soon as everyone shifted and started their full moon run, I turned on my heels and made my

    way back to the pack house. I nodded and smiled at the few people who were still lounging around

    before making my way upstairs. I didn¡¯t go directly to our room. I went to her old room instead and took

    a shower there. I tried to keep reminding myself not to just give in to my carnal needs and fuck her. I

    had to pleasure her too.

    Because if I remember our first night together, she did well at sucking me, but after that, I just stuck my

    dick into her and fucked her the whole night. I decided tonight would be for her pleasure. I wanted to

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    Chapter 30

    RILEY.

    I decided tonight would be for her pleasure. I wanted to focus on that.

    As soon as I was done with my shower and had dried my hair, I wrapped a towel around my hips and

    made my way toward our room. I had no idea what she was doing or if she was even awake.

    I tried not to disturb her the whole day in the hope that she was well-rested and could keep up with my

    stamina tonight. I smiled despite myself as I trod the corridor of the fourth floor. I felt like a teenager

    gettingid for the first time. Well, this was almost a case like that.

    I didn¡¯t knock when I reached our room. I just twisted the handle and it opened, pushing it slowly as I let

    my eyes scan the dimmed room. She was nowhere to be found inside, but there were lights shining

    through the bathroom door, indicating that she was in the shower.

    I stepped in and locked the door behind me at the same moment the bathroom door opened and my

    eyes locked with her dark brown eyes before they went down to look at her body.

    She was standing frozen outside the bathroom. It looked like she wasn¡¯t expecting me. And the

    moment my eyes raked over her body, I couldn¡¯t stop my dick from reacting.

    I wasn¡¯t even smelling her heat yet, just her regr alluring vani scent, and yet, she was making me

    too hard already.

    She was almost naked. Her pussy was covered byce underwear, but it was so thin that it did nothing

    to hide her bare pussy. And the top of her breasts were spilling out of her bra and it was ace one too,

    giving me a full view of her hard nipple.

    ¡°You¡¯re early. I¡¯m not in heat yet¡­¡± She spoke, her words stuttering as her eyes darted down t o the

    tent in front of the towel covering half of my body. I saw the way her eyes dted as she swallowed

    hard and the scent of her arousal reached my nose.

    ¡°Who needs heat when you¡¯re fucking too hot to look at? Damn, Nadia! I want to pounce on you

    already!¡± I told her, gritting my teeth hard as I fought for control.

    Hunter was starting to get wild in my head, and no matter how many times I kept reminding him that

    tonight was for Nadia, he just didn¡¯t seem to get it.

    My little nymph¡¯s cheeks started to be tinted in scarlet red as she ced her hands on her back,

    shifting on her toes as she looked at me with a teasing smile on her lips.

    ¡°Do you like what you¡¯re seeing, Alpha?¡±

    I licked my lips, letting my eyes take in all of her. Those skimpy red underwear needed to go soon, no

    matter how perfect she looked in it. I wanted her naked.

    ¡°Hell, yes¡­¡± In a few strides, I was already in front of her, my hand snaked at the nape of her neck,

    tilting her head up so I could see her eyes.

    Her lips parted while they glistened under the beam of the bathroom lights. I pressed my bulging front

    against her, wanting her to feel what she was doing to me, but instead of being surprised, she turned

    the table on me.

    Her hands trailed across my naked chest. Her fingers were skimming over my skin until she reached

    the hem of my towel, tugging it harshly and letting my restrained dick free without breaking eye contact

    with me. I stoodpletely naked in front of my female. I grunted before I shifted our position.

    Our bodies were pressed together against the cold wall, breathing heavily as our lips locked with each

    other. She moaned against my lips before her arms coiled around my neck and she lifted one leg and

    snaked it around my hips. I yanked her other leg up and wrapped it around too, while my hand

    squeezed and brushed her round ass.

    She was quivering in pleasure while tightening her legs¡¯ grip on my hips as she nudged her front

    against mine, tempting me to start pouncing on her.

    But I was taking my time. I was kissing her brusquely hard, as if I wanted to destroy her plump and

    sweet lips, while my fingers were coiled in her hair, tugging them hard from time to time, eliciting a

    sultry moan from her.

    The smell of her arousal was swirling around me, and I knew I couldn¡¯t dy this any longer. I wanted

    to taste her, and not just by licking her juices off my finger. I wanted the real thing. I wanted to explore

    that hidden part of her that I was too lucky to be the only one she had given ess to.

    In a swift motion, I moved us to the foot of the bed. I untangled her legs around my waist in a n abrupt

    manner before throwing her in the middle of the bed.

    She gasped in surprise, her eyes dting into full ck as she bared her fangs at me as she tried to get

    up from the bed, anchoring her elbows and raising her upper body. She didn¡¯t like what I did, but the

    way she looked at me just fueled the fire inside me.

    I crawled into the bed, parting her legs wider to give me ample space before I settled in between them.

    My fingers brushed against the thin fabric and the contact on her skin made her forget her annoyance

    at being thrown as she lolled her head back and moaned my name.

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    ¡°Patience, baby¡­¡± I whispered as I hovered over her body, my hand never leaving the mound of her

    pussy while I slid a hand under her neck before dipping my mouth into her neck, trailing kisses to her

    throat down to her corbone until I reached her breasts, which were spilling wildly over her bra and I

    couldn¡¯t help but lick and bite them.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!¡± She moaned and arched her chest as my mouthtched onto her full breast, enjoying

    the friction created by thece fabric against her skin and her already hard nipple.

    I was suckling hard while her hands were tugging my hair and pressing my head to her breast before I

    ripped her bra with my teeth, and her breast bounced before my eyes as they were freed from the

    garment before I dove in to eat her again, taking everything my mouth could take, one after the other,

    while moving my hand from her core to her breast, kneading it before pinching and twisting her nipple. I

    could stay up here all night and just devour her big breasts, but I wanted to explore more of her body.

    I wanted to taste her and let my tongue fuck her. My lips trailed the skin of her chest to her navel while

    my hands skimmed down to her thighs, yanking them up to anchor them into my shoulders before I

    tugged the strings of her thongs down.

    ¡°These things looked beautiful, baby, but they need to go. I want to see your body¡­¡± She arched her

    hips up as I slid her thongs down her legs before she anchored her thighs back on my shoulders, and I

    didn¡¯t waste any time andtched my mouth into her soaking wet pussy Fucking divine!

    Nadia tasted so fucking good that I was sucking andpping her pussy sloppily. Her scent became

    stronger as she ground her hips, rubbing her sweet, wet pussy into my face.

    ¡°Yes, Alpha¡­ Like that!¡± She was moaning wantonly as I moved my mouth to her clit, sucking the little

    nub harder before letting it go and recing it with a thumb to rub against it while I parted her ass

    cheeks and made a long swipe of my tongue from her ass hole up to her clit before thrusting my tongue

    into her parted folds. A low grumble vibrated from my chest as my tongue was able to touch her inner

    pussy, stroking it slowly until I couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and started tongue fucking her hard and deep,

    just letting my instinct take over.

    I couldn¡¯t remember everything I saw today. All I knew was that my mate tasted so fucking good that I

    wanted to eat her, suck her really well, and make her cum in my mouth. I slipped in two fingers and

    started finger-fucking her while my mouth devoured her wetness.

    She was a mess, squirming and moaning loudly.

    It didn¡¯t take long before Nadia¡¯s body shuddered as her pussy quivered beneath my mouth as she let

    out her release. At the same time, the scent of her heat reached my nose. I gripped her ass tighter and

    pushed her core into my eager mouth and sucked the juices that leaked from her orgasm. She wriggled

    under my hold as she cooled her fingers on my hair and started tugging it hard.

    ¡°I want you inside!¡± She was growling, eager to have me inside her, and all I wanted to do was give in

    to her desires.

    I slid my body up as I hovered above her and slid an arm under her head as I coiled her leg around my

    hips, my erection pistoning directly at her wet entrance.

    ¡°I know you want me to fuck you hard, baby¡­ But I want to take you slow.¡±

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, just fuck me!¡± Her eyes were swirling into full obsidian ck, lust flitting i n them as

    she hissed, gripping my hips tighter with her leg.  I cupped her nape and pressed her head closer,

    crashing my lips into hers, letting her taste her own juice as my dick slowly and gently prated her

    throbbing pussy. I didn¡¯t stop until I was all in. I felt her pussy stretch and clench around my shaft until

    she slowly rxed around my dick. Her legs mped around my body as her hold on my shoulders

    tightened as I began to rock my hips, fucking her nice and slow.

    ¡°Mine¡­¡± I growled as I let out my own release, burying my face in her neck as I spent myself inside

    her. Without pulling my dick from her, I flipped our bodies to the side to avoid crushing her with my

    weight.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± She was panting, her hands clutching my hands that were hugging her chest while I kept my

    head on the nook of her neck, sucking the mark I gave her.

    ¡°That was amazing¡­ I want more.¡±

    A smug grin tugged on my lips as I felt my cock inside her starting to harden again. This was indeed

    going to be a long night.

 Chapter 31

    Chapter 31

    Chapter 31: BETA DOMINIC.

    I was driving on the free highway at three o?clock in the morning as I made my way back to the territory.

    I followed the Alpha¡¯s advice and went out, trying to ease the annoyance of being the only one left

    unmated residing at the pack house. I didn¡¯t have any ns to go out tonight. I was serious when I told

    Alpha Riley that I would spend the night looking up at the moon, but then the Alpha and his Gamma

    decided that tonight was the best time to leave their windows open so the whole pack house ground

    could hear their females while they satiated their heat.

    It was torturous. Not that I got aroused, but it left me with a pang of pity for myself. I¡¯m 23, the same

    age as the Alpha, who hasn¡¯t found his mate yet.

    I wondered if I would meet her one day or if I just had to content myself with a chosen one. A chosen

    one isn¡¯t bad. In fact, I already know who I want.

    Janna.

    Alpha Jacob¡¯s half-sister. But the problem was, I felt she didn¡¯t feel anything for me. I knew who she

    wanted. I saw it in her eyes, but I was just trying to shrug it off. There was no way Gamma Aaron,

    Alpha Jacob¡¯s Gamma, would be able to im her.

    But I saw it, the way her eyes narrowed while watching the waitress at the restaurant flirt with Aaron the

    last time we went together. And how her eyes lit up when she was talking to him.

    She wanted him. I was just not sure about the Gamma. He was a fucking flirt, the real definition of a

    fuckboy. Janna was better off with someone else.

    Me? Of course, I was hoping for that. I let out a deep sigh as I slipped my hand off the window, holding

    the roof of my car as I drove faster down the highway.

    Sleep with be terrible tonight. Alcohol wasn¡¯t helping at all. I tried to clear my mind of any thoughts and

    just focus on driving when a figure began to take shape ahead of me on the side of the highway.

    Was that a female? What on fucking earth was a female doing in the middle of a freeway at three

    o¡¯clock in the morning alone? I hit my brake hard, the tire screeching loudly into the thin air, making the

    female jerk back from her position as the car came to a full halt in front of her.

    My eyes squinted as recognition shed in my head. She looked familiar, but I wasn¡¯t sure. This one

    looked too young to be the female I thought she was.

    ¡°Lady Katarina?¡± I asked, my brows furrowing as I raked her body up and down.

    She was wearing tight ck jeans and a hoodie of the same color that hugged her body perfectly.She

    swallowed before she shook her head, pulling the hood off her head.

    ¡°I¡¯m not Katarina.¡±

    ¡°You looked like her.¡±

    ¡°Yes, she is my sister. What were you doing here?¡± The nerve of her to ask me when I should be the

    one asking her.

    ¡°The question is, what the fuck are you doing here? How old are you? I thought Darvin and Katarina¡¯s

    sister was still a kid.¡±

    ¡°Well, apparently kids grow up too.¡±

    ¡®¡®She snapped at me, rolling her eyes as she crossed her arms against her chest. I shook my head,

    leaning my elbow on the window before pointing at the bags sitting on the ground.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t answer my question. What are you doing here? Running away?¡±

    ¡°None of your business. Who are you anyway?¡±

    ¡°Alpha Jacob.¡± This is going to be fun.

    I would have said Alpha Riley if I was sure she hadn¡¯t met him, but with my Alpha¡¯s constant visit to

    Alpha Darvin, they might have crossed paths.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!¡± She mped her hand over her mouth as the color started to drain from her face.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alpha.¡±

    Nice. Now I know what it feels like to be an Alpha.

    ¡°No harm done. Now talk, are you running away? Spill everything or I will roll offmand to let you

    speak the whole truth.¡± My mouth twitched, but I suppressed the smile from tugging a t my lips.

    ¡°I¡¯m waiting for my boyfriend. He should have picked me up two hours ago, but maybe he got

    sidetracked.¡±

    Or maybe fucking someone else already.

    ¡°Hop in. I¡¯ll drive you home.¡±

    ¡°No. I need to wait for him, and besides, Darvin will¡­¡±

    ¡°Darvin will raise hell to find you. How old are you anyway?¡±

    ¡°Seventeen.¡±

    ¡°Get the fuck inside my car now!¡± I growled at her. She was only fucking seventeen, and yet she

    thought she could run away and live with a man who made her wait in the middle of the highway at the

    full moon where sex-hungry unmated males might be roaming around.

    Her body jolted from my growl as her eyes widened when I opened the car door. She immediately ran

    to the other side of the car, opening the passenger seat and sliding in, leaving her bags behind.

    I didn¡¯t know why I reacted that way. I was probably just upset that she was only seventeen and was

    about to make a big mistake and throw her life away with someone who was probably not her fated

    mate.

    I bent down to pick up her bags, throwing them all in the back seat of my car before sitting back inside.

    I revved up the engine without saying anything. I was still fucking furious. I didn¡¯t think there was

    anything wrong with females having rtionships when they were under the age of eighteen, but

    running away to live with an obviously irresponsible man irritated me.

    ¡°My siblings didn¡¯t know I wasn¡¯t home.¡± I snickered, shaking my head.

    ¡°I¡¯m not stupid. If they know your n, then I guess I won¡¯t be seeing you here.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t tell them I was nning to run away.¡±

    ¡°What do you want me to tell them? I snatched you in the middle of the night so we could hang out and

    now I¡¯m returning you home?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re acting out of stupidity.¡± I felt anger arising from her, and I was guessing the only reason she was

    holding herself from snapping at me was that she thought I was Alpha Jacob. She was probably aware

    that Alpha Jacob was not going to take any bullshits.

    ¡°That boyfriend of yours, leave him. If he cared for you, he would have been there at your meeting

    ce even before you came there. Unless, of course, he¡¯s dead.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re cruel.¡±

    ¡°I am. But at least I¡¯m not stupid.¡± I nced at her. She was refusing to look at me, but her hands were

    coiling into fists.

    We sat in silence as we drove to her territory. I wanted to ask for her name, but I guess it wasn¡¯t that

    important. I could find outter.

    She insisted I drop her off just at their border, but I didn¡¯t. I wanted her inside their pack house, and I

    wanted to talk to Alpha Darvin or Lady Katarina.

    They needed to watch her before she pulled another stunt like this. Lady Katarina was already at the

    front of their pack house when we arrived. It was almost four i n the morning, but the whole house was

    lit up. It looked like they had found out that their princess was missing.

    The moment we stepped out of the car, Lady Katarina rushed in and pulled her sister into a tight hug.

    ¡°Where did you go? Darvin was already outside the territory doing a manhunt for you!¡± Her eyes then

    darted to mine, but she was still speaking with her sister.

    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say you would be hanging out with him.¡±

    ¡°Alpha Jacob and I just decided to hang out¡­¡± She said it in almost a whisper, and I couldn¡¯t stop

    myself fromughing at this point. Lady Katarina pulled away from hugging her sister as she held her

    shoulders, her eyes squinting.

    ¡°Alpha Jacob? He¡¯s mated. Why would he hang out with you?¡±

    Her mouth opened as her eyes shifted in my direction.

    ¡°He¡¯s not marked.¡± I raised my hands in the air, my mouth twitching into a grin.

    ¡°Can I exin?¡± The sisters were just looking at me. Their foreheads were creased, and they looked so

    much alike, except that the youngest one had fuller lips and seductive eyes. Fuck! What was I

    supposed to do now?

    ¡°My name is Dominic. And I found her in the middle of the highway.¡±

    ¡°You found her where?¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re not Alpha Jacob?¡±

    They both snarled at the same time, and I couldn¡¯t help but be amazed by these Alpha Females.

    I pointed a finger at her sister, while my eyes were focused on Lady Katarina.

    ¡°She needs to exin why she was there. It¡¯s none of my business, but if I were you, I would keep an

    eye on her.¡± The female swatted my hand, her eyes zing in anger as she snapped at me.

    ¡°How could you lie to me?¡±

    I curled a finger under her chin, tilting her head up so I could look her straight in the eyes.

    ¡± You should be thankful I found you and not those perverts looking for someone to fuck on a full moon.

    So instead of snarling at me, kid, a simple thank you will do.¡±

    ¡°In your dreams!¡± She pushed my hand off her chin and stepped back from me.

    ¡°Sofia, that¡¯s enough!¡± Lady Katarina grabbed her wrist and pulled her away before whispering

    something to her. Sofia

    I shrugged my shoulders before turning around.

    ¡°My bags!¡± Sofia called after me.

    I didn¡¯t say anything, but I was already on my way to the back seat of the car. I took her bags and threw

    them on the ground in front of her, shifting my eyes to look at Katarina instead.

    ¡± She wanted to run off with a man who made her wait for more than two hours in the middle of a dark

    highway, If I were you, tell Darvin to chain her until she learns her lessons.¡±

    ¡°Asshole!¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re wee.¡± I slid my hands into my pockets as I turned around. I will just let my Alpha have a

    word with her brother because I have a wild guess that they would keep this just to themselves.

    ¡°Apologize, Sofia, or I will tell Darvin about this!¡± I could hear anger rising from Katarina¡¯s tone.

    ¡°No need to. I would rather you tell Darvin this. Besides, I¡¯m sure I won¡¯t be seeing this kid anymore.

    Have a good day,dies. I¡¯m out of here.¡± I didn¡¯t wait for any response as I slipped inside my car and

    brought the engine back to life. I nced back at the females and waved back at Katarina before I

    drove off.

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    On the other hand, the little spitfire was still ring at me, her eyes following my car as it drove past

    her.

 Chapter 32

    Chapter 32

    NADIA.

    I woke up with a warm sensation spreading in between my legs and traveling throughout my. whole

    body. My mate. His wet and warm mouth was busypping and sucking my core hard as i f he had

    hungered for years.

    I moaned as I arched my hips higher, wanting my mate¡¯s face on my mound.

    Riley was eating me so well that I wanted to doubt now if he really hadn¡¯t had any experience with

    giving oral sex before.

    He was devouring me like a god, and I couldn¡¯t get enough of what he was doing to my body. My hands

    flew to his hair, coiling my fingers around them before tugging them as his tongue started to do its

    wonders inside my throbbing, wet pussy.

    ¡°Ahhh¡­ Did you even sleep?¡± I whimpered, notining at all.

    ¡°Goddess, Riley!¡± My voice croaked as my core weakened with every stroke of his hard tongue. Instead

    of answering, he grunted, letting a low growl vibrated from his chest as he picked up his pace, thrusting

    his tongue in and out of me harder and deeper, making the knots in my stomach explode into a

    thousand tingles, signaling another orgasming my way.

    I mped my legs around his head as his hands gripping my ass tightened. His nose was rubbing my

    swollen nub as his mouth continued to devour every inch of me. It wasn¡¯t long before my body

    shuddered at the intensity of my release, to the point of near brain death.

    This man, my mate, knew exactly where to touch and pleasure me. And I lost count of the times I had

    an orgasm.

    All I knew was that I had more orgasms tonight than I had on the previous three full moons where I had

    pleasured myself during my heat.

    I was still panting, high from my orgasm, when I felt his hand cup my pussy and massage it before his

    body slid up, dropping to my side as he drew my body along with him, so we ended u p facing each

    other. His hand was still holding my core, massaging my tender spot.

    ¡°Did I satisfy you and leave you wanting more?¡±

    ¡°Yes¡­ More.¡± I could feel my heart fluttering as I saw his face closing in. He was leaving me

    breathless.

    I parted my lips, anticipating his kiss, and time just stopped the moment his lips met mine. Even after

    the heat had subsided, his smell was still hypnotic, and the smell of sex around us just made me want

    more. But I knew my swollen pussy couldn¡¯t handle more pounding. I had too much for one night.

    He pulled away from assaulting my swollen lips, a smug grin stered on his face as he stared at me.

    ¡°I want to fuck you again, but you¡¯re pussy is too sore already.¡± He said in a husky voice, his lips biting

    and sucking mine while his hand on my core was still massaging it softly.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­ but¡­ But are we doing this often now or do we need to wait for another full moon?¡± I asked.

    My cheeks felt like they were burning from embarrassment, but I wanted to know the answer

    Sometimes, I had no idea what was on his mind and if he was okay with having sex with me or not He

    chuckled, while he continued to suck my swollen lips.

    ¡°Every day, we can do this every hour too if you want.¡±

    I giggled and raised my arms, snaking them around his neck as I parted my lips, taking the lead in

    sucking and biting his lips this time. He groaned and closed his eyes, letting me feast o n his plump

    lips.

    ¡°Then¡­ Let me rest¡­ for now, we can¡­ have another., round tonight,¡± I told him, giggling in between

    kissing and biting him.

    ¡°Orter, after lunch. The night is too far from now.¡±

    ¡°Oh, Goddess! How would I heal?¡±

    ¡°Your pussy is made for me, baby. It can take me even if I don¡¯t stop.¡± He kissed my nose before sitting

    up in bed, ¡°I will run a bath for us. The warm water will soothe the soreness.¡±

    ¡°But I want to sleep more..¡± I pouted and rolled on my stomach.

    I felt his hand brush against my ass cheeks, and tingles and sparks started to spread between m y legs

    again.

    ¡°You can sleep after the bath. I have things to do too, so I won¡¯t be able to stay in bed, but I want to

    stay in the bathtub with you for a while¡­¡±

    I bit my bottom lip and rolled to my back, my naked flesh was shing before him, and it didn¡¯t take long

    before his eyes dted to ck, but he was able to control and set them back to his normal blue-

    colored eyes.

    He stood up from the bed with fully erect manhood and strode to the bathroom with big steps, and I

    couldn¡¯t help but giggle.

    I heard him open the tap water in the tub before he came back to tell me our bath was ready. I sat up in

    bed, but I could feel my knees wobbling, and I knew if I stood up, I might just fall on my ass.

    But I was too shy to ask for help. But my wonderful mate was already in front of me, I didn¡¯t need to say

    anything more. He just bent down and coiled his arms around my knees and on my back before lifting

    me up in his arms and taking me to the bathroom, where a warm bath was awaiting us.

    When I awoke from my sleep, my entire body was aching. I looked at the clock on the bookshelves and

    saw that the day was almost gone. My eyes also caught a food trolley just beside the couch. Someone

    must have brought me something to eat, but even now, I don¡¯t feel any cravings for food. My tummy

    would probably growl in hunger when Riley was around like it usually did to embarrass me in front of

    my mate.

    But I wondered what my mate was up to right now. I tried to mindlink him, but it seemed like his link

    was shut off.

    My legs were still weak, but I managed to walk normally. And as soon as I was able to fix ¡®myself, I

    made my way down the stairs to his office, but I didn¡¯t find him there.He might be out on the training

    ground.

    I was about to head there when I bumped into Jenny, who was about to leave the kitchen.

    ¡°Hi!¡± I greeted her.

    ¡°You¡¯re awake! Would you like to eat?¡±

    I shook my head, smiling at her before I asked about my mate.

    ¡°Have you seen the Alpha?¡±

    She bit her bottom lip before nodding her head.

    ¡°They are in the cell in the next building.¡±

    ¡°What are they doing there?¡±

    ¡°Giving punishment to one male who assaulted his wifest night while he was too drunk.¡±

    ¡°Oh, Goddess! Do you know what punishment he will give him?¡±

    ¡°It depends on the severity of the offense.¡±

    ¡°Can we go there?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure if the Alpha wants you there.¡±

    ¡°Please¡­I won¡¯t disturb him.¡±

    ¡°Let me just ask Sebastian.¡± She said calmly as her eyes started to fleck with white. After a few

    seconds, she smiled at me, her hand holding my back.

    ¡°We can go, but Sebastian said to make sure the Alpha doesn¡¯t see you in his peripherals so he won¡¯t

    get distracted.¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°But he would still smell me.¡±

    ¡°The area has different kinds of smells, silvers, blood, and antiseptics, so maybe he won¡¯t, but either

    way, we have to stay quiet.¡± I nodded my head again as we walked out of the pack house and headed

    for the old building just beside it.

    My heart was thudding loudly, I wasn¡¯t sure I wanted to see someone being punished, but a part of me

    wanted to see Riley as an Alpha. Was he reasonable or just in ruthless like the other Alphas I¡¯ve

    heard of?

    ¡°Jenny, do you know why this man hurt his mate?¡±

    ¡°No idea. I would have to ask Sebastianter, but regardless of the reason, Alpha Riley does not allow

    manhandling of females in his pack.¡±

    ¡°I see¡­¡±

    ¡°And Luna, whatever you see in there, don¡¯t scream.¡±

    ¡°Is it that scary?¡±

    ¡°I was a warrior before I moved here, so nothing scares me or makes my stomach churn, but I¡¯m not

    sure about you. I just want to remind you that you need to be tougher.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll try my best,¡± I told her, biting my bottom lip.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure you can. You can hold my hand if it¡¯s too much or just tell me if you want to leave.¡±

    ¡°Now you¡¯re scaring me.¡± Jenny giggled before shaking her head.

    ¡°I just don¡¯t want the Alpha¡¯s wrath if you pass out there. I¡¯m the one that brought you here.¡± I nodded

    and smiled warmly at her.

    ¡°I won¡¯t disappoint you, I will behave and won¡¯t pass out.¡±

    We stayed silent the moment we reached the stairs going to the basement. I was expecting it to be

    dark like the dungeons I would see in films, but this ce was far from it.

    Everything was well lit, the floors were tiled, and the walls were clean. It didn¡¯t take long before my

    eyes caught sight of Riley in one of the cells.

    His upper body was naked. He just had his pants on, and I could see the sweat on his torso. He looked

    so ravishingly handsome that I couldn¡¯t stop my lips from curling into a smile. Until I see the expression

    on his face.

    He was crouched on the floor, one knee on the ground, and slumped down before him was a man

    whose face was covered with tears as he mumbled his words.

    Riley¡¯s face was showing such deadly expressions that my heart dropped in an instant. Gone was the

    soft expression he had whenever he looked at me. He looked more animalistic than human right now,

    and a part of me was a bit scared to witness this side of him.

    ¡°I won¡¯t do this again, Alpha! I swear, I just snapped!¡±

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    ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to snap, Manuel! You¡¯re a fucking warrior! You¡¯re supposed to be the one protecting

    our females, especially your mate!¡± Riley stood up from crouching on the ground and grabbed the whip

    that Beta Dominic handed him. I stopped the gasp from escaping my lips as I held my breath.

    ¡°Tenshes! Take off his shirt!¡± He instructed the men behind him, and they sprung into action,

    ¡°Alpha, please! I¡¯m not mad at him. I know he won¡¯t do it again.¡± A female came forward, wrapping her

    arms around her male, and my heart broke for her.

    ¡°Why are you saving him? He hurt you. Look at you. What will you tell your pups when they ask why

    you have a broken face?¡±

    ¡°Please Alpha, let me and him handle this.¡± She was begging. Her tear-stricken face was tilted up,

    looking at my mate.

    ¡°You want to save him? I can lessen theshes he will receive.¡±

    ¡°Yes, Alpha. Please¡­¡±

    ¡°Manuel, look at me. I will give you fiveshes, as your mate requested.¡±

    ¡°Thank you, Alpha.¡±

    ¡°But I will let her bear the rest of theshes.¡±

    ¡°Onesh for the female, without silver. Help her take off her shirt.¡±

    The female face paled as my hands flew to my mouth to stop myself from screaming at Riley. What

    was he doing? If he whipped the female, then he was also guilty of manhandling her.

    My eyes watered as I tilted my head to look at Jenny, but she just shook her head, reminding m e not to

    say anything.

    ¡°No! No! No! Alpha! I¡¯ll take the tenshes! Don¡¯t touch my female, Alpha!¡± The man begged. His eyes

    were trying to catch Riley¡¯s eyes, but my mate was busy coiling the whip in his hand.

    ¡°She wanted this. After what you did to her, she still wanted to save you.¡± Riley was now exining in a

    calm but too cold manner.

    ¡°No, Alpha, please! I beg you, make it twentyshes! I can take it! I deserve it, not her.¡± He then turned

    around to his female, who was now hugging her body, scared of her clothes being taken off, but none

    of Riley¡¯s men were approaching her yet. The man, whom Riley called Manuel, on the other hand, was

    already bare-chested.

    ¡°Leave now, Ebba! I¡¯m sorry, I will take theshes. I deserve this. Just go!¡± Tears kept streaming down

    the face of the man as he kept pushing his female away from him.

    The female began wailing as Riley¡¯s men helped her to her feet and took her to the side, where another

    female, who was probably her sister, wrapped her arms around her. My eyes shifted to my mate,

    watching his actions. I still didn¡¯t know if he would give the female a whip, but I was praying he

    wouldn¡¯t. He coiled the whip in his hand one more time before his head turned in my direction.

    Our eyes locked, but I couldn¡¯t recognize the fire radiating from them. His eyes were not of Riley that I

    knew. I swallowed hard as I returned his stare. None of us smiled or said anything, but he was the first

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    Chapter 33

    RILEY.

    I smelt her the moment she entered the basement. Lately, I¡¯ve been able to scent her even from a

    distance, and now, despite the smell of antiseptic all around us, her scent was the most evident one

    that I could identify clearly.

    And I didn¡¯t know how I should feel that she would see this part of me.

    I have nothing to hide. I¡¯m an Alpha. I functioned as one. I might have my own faults and weaknesses,

    but I never condoned beating and assaulting my pack¡¯s females. And regardless of whomitted the

    crime, the punishment remained the same,

    Manuel was one of our warriors. A trusted one. For some unknown reason, he consumed too much

    alcoholst night and went into a rage. And the victim was his mate. She was found unconscious this

    morning by Manuel¡¯s sister, and words spread out immediately.

    My Gamma found Manuel in the basement of their house, repentant for what he had done to his mate.

    But it wasn¡¯t enough. He needed to learn his lesson not to touch her or any other female in this manner

    again.

    And this was something my mate needed to understand.

    There were still many things I didn¡¯t know about Nadia, but I was sure she had a soft heart and I

    needed t o toughen her up, but not to the extent of losing her humanity, as I did for a period of time.

    I coiled my fingers on the rod that holds the single tail whip. Its end was dipped in a small amount of

    silver, just enough to burn the skin on the first whip.I was getting ready to strike the firstsh, but I

    couldn¡¯t ignore her anymore. I wanted to see her, to understand the emotions she was sharing with me.

    My head tilted in her direction, and our eyes met.

    Her face was showing no emotions at all, but her eyes were telling me a lot of things ¨C but it all boiled

    down to one thing: she didn¡¯t like what she was seeing. She hated this part of me.

    I dropped my gaze down and took in a deep breath, moving into position as my men turned Manuel¡¯s

    body around. I tried to block off the sound of a wailing female, pained by her mate¡¯s punishment.

    ¡®Leave.¡¯ I sent Nadia a mindlink, my eyes still locked on the grounds.

    ¡®No, I want to see you.¡¯ Her voice was cold.

    ¡°There will be blood. And you might not be able to take that.¡¯

    ¡®I can.¡±

    ¡°You might not like this part of me.¡¯

    I want to stay

    ¡°You can¡¯t stop what I am about to do. I won¡¯t let you. You have to trust me.¡¯

    She didn¡¯t answer, and I took it that she didn¡¯t want to discuss it anymore.I opened another mindlink,

    this time to Manuel,

    ¡®Block off your emotions. Own up to the pain and don¡¯t let your female feel it.¡¯

    ¡®Yes, Alpha.¡¯

    ¡®No matter what happens, don¡¯t turn around. I want theshes on your back, not anywhere else.¡¯

    ¡®Yes, Alpha.I hoped he would keep his word. A blow to his head or chest would be fatal, and it was not

    part of my n. I needed him alive to learn his lesson, not dead.My hand tightened its hold on the whip

    as I raised my head high, my eyes focused on the back of the warrior I was about to punish.

    ¡®Riley¡­¡¯ Nadia¡¯s voice came soft, and I knew she was holding herself so it wouldn¡¯t break.

    ¡®Don¡¯t punish the female. I don¡¯t think I can take it.¡¯

    I shut off my mindlink as my hand raised and the whip flung into the air, hitting Manuel¡¯s back in a

    second. I heard the tearing of his skin, but he didn¡¯t utter a single curse or scream at the impact.

    Instead, it was his female who fell to her knees and begged me to stop.

    The smell of blood was swirling in the air.

    I let go of the single tail whip in my hand and reached for the clean whip from my Beta. This one would

    not tear his skin, but it would still give him a big blow.

    | avoided looking at my female, but I could see through my side peripherals how her body stiffened and

    how she was holding her hands in coiled fists.I took a deep breath before the whip swung in my hand

    andnded on Manuel¡¯s back. And then another and another one. And another.

    Five. That was enough.

    I dropped the whip in my hand as Manuel¡¯s body slumped to the ground. My gaze darted to his female

    and she cowered under her sister¡¯s arm, her lips quivering as tears were pouring from her eyes.

    Fear. Did she ever think I would whip her?

    I moved forward and the female inched away, her back hitting the wall behind her, but I ignored her and

    went to crouch in front of Manuel.

    ¡°Look at me. If you think I enjoyed whipping you, I didn¡¯t. But I was disappointed in you. You made my

    heart ache because I had too much faith in you. Do not touch your female in this manner, ever again.

    The next time you do that, I will give you the twentyshes you were asking for. And I will make sure

    you will never see your female again.¡±

    I didn¡¯t wait for him to respond before I got up on my feet and gave an order to my men to take Manuel

    to the infirmary and make sure he would be checked, to make sure his wounds were not infected. And

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    The silver was not enough to cause extreme damage, but it was enough for him to feel the burn. I was

    hoping he would learn his lesson.

    He was also back on probation as a warrior, but he would still be attending training, but his

    responsibilities would be reduced for a month.

    If he were able to get back on his feet after a month, I would allow him back into the troop. But I¡¯d keep

    an eye on him and make sure he never raised his hand to his female again,

    I stopped in front of my mate. Her face was pale as she stared into my eyes, but before I could guide

    her to leave, she turned around and ran out of the cell towards the nearby toilet.I rushed after her,

    making Jenny stop in her tracks as she was about to go after her as well.I saw Nadia vomiting on the

    large sink, but it seemed like almost nothing wasing out except her own saliva. She probably

    hadn¡¯t eaten anything, but her stomach couldn¡¯t handle the sight of skin tearing and the blood oozing

    out of it.I reached out and rubbed her back, grabbing a clean towel from the closet, and cleaning the

    outside of her mouth.

    She took the towel from my hand and cleaned her face before throwing it in the hamper by the sink.She

    stood straight in front of me. She was just staring as if she wanted to say something, but there was just

    silence.

    ¡°Talk to me.¡± My voice almost broke.

    ¡°You scared me.¡±

    I let out a deep breath before my hand cupped her face.

    ¡°You have to understand, Nadia, that some females would do nothing to stop their mates from beating

    them. They¡¯re just epting it, and I don¡¯t want that.¡±

    She took a deep breath. Her eyes were fixed on mine, but she kept her mouth shut.

    ¡°Manuel is a good warrior. I would like to believe he is a good man. But he has his own demon, and he

    needs to fight that, otherwise, he would lose her.¡± I was exining Manuel to her, but it felt like I was

    talking about myself.

    It was only a matter of time before my own demon woulde out and make himself known to Nadia.

    And I feared that day..

    She nodded her head. Her hand sped mine over her cheek as she closed her eyes.

    ¡°Tell me, did you not inflict harm to the female because of me?¡±

    ¡°I had no n to hurt her. I would never do that. ¡°

    I let go of her face and grabbed another towel, wiping away the sweat and the drops of blood that were

    sttered on my torso.

    ¡°If Manuel allowed me to hurt his female, I would have given him the whole tenshes.¡±

    She smiled, and my heart calmed down. She took the towel from my hand and started wiping off my

    sweat and the remainder of the blood.

    ¡°I¡¯m d you told me that. For a moment, I thought I was looking at a monster ready to beat up a

    female just to prove his point.¡±

    ¡°Nadia, I have my own demons too. One day, when I tell you about it, I hope you won¡¯t run away and

    leave.Her eyes squinted before she smiled at me. She threw the towel in the hamper and coiled an arm

    around my neck while her free hand was wiping something on my cheek.

    ¡°I should be scared, but I¡¯m not. I can¡¯t wait to meet your demons, Riley. Maybe it will end up liking me

    too, and we can turn him around to be an angel¡­¡± She said yfully, but it warmed my heart that she

    was willing to open her mind for me,

    ¡°I think he likes you already,¡±

    ¡°I know. I¡¯m not that hard to like.¡± She giggled as she leaned her cheek into my naked torso.

    ¡°I agree with that. But first, let¡¯s get you something to eat. I¡¯m sure your stomach will start making

    sounds soon.¡±

    ¡°No. I don¡¯t think so. After what I witnessed, I don¡¯t think I would be able to eat.¡±

    ¡°Okay, then we can just go back..¡±

    ¡°Wait, Riley.¡± She cut me off and ced a palm in my heart and tilted her head to look at me.

    ¡°I want to have a word with Manuel¡¯s female, if that¡¯s okay with you? I just want to make sure she¡¯s

    okay. And I want to see her bruises too.¡±

    ¡°Of course. I¡¯m guessing she went with Manuel to the infirmary. I would want toe with you, but I

    don¡¯t think she would want to see me. Take Jenny, perhaps?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll take, Jenny then.¡± She got up on her toes and pecked my lips before walking out of the toilet, ready

    to find Jenny.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± I called after her.

    She turned her head back, her brow hiking up, waiting for me to say something.

    ¡°Thank you, for not judging me today.¡±

    She smiled warmly before she turned her whole body to face me, slowly walked back, and stopped in

    front of me. Her small hands cupped my cheeks, pulling them lower so they wouldn¡¯t be too high for her

    a s she stared into my eyes.

    ¡°I¡¯m your mate, Riley. I would always hear you out first beforeying out my judgment. You and me,

    against everyone else. We¡¯re a team, remember that.¡±

    Yes, she was right. My eyes watered at the sincerity of her words. It made me want to tell her about

    Andrea, but up until now, I still couldn¡¯t find the courage to do it.

    ¡°Yes, you and me, against everyone else.¡± I smiled and kissed her lips softly before letting her go.

    She leaned closer and kissed my naked chest before turning around and walking away. My eyes

    followed her, taking in the way her hips swayed seductively as she walked and how she brightened up

    the dark alley with her presence alone. My Nadia. I hoped the Goddess would let me keep her.

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    Chapter 34

    NADIA

    It has been two weeks since I arrived at the Silver Moon Pack and everything has been going so

    smoothly that a part of me feared that something was bound to disrupt the peace I feel inside.

    Every day I woke up enveloped in the warmth of my mate. He would never leave my side unless I had

    awoken or he would wake me up to let me know where he would be for the whole day.

    And it made me happy every Goddess-given day. I never even dreamt of this because I knew my life

    was never bound to find this kind of happiness. But the Goddess surprised me when She gave me

    Riley. I got more than I bargained for.

    But I should have leamed from my experience. Good days would notst long, and the past would

    always return to remind you that life was never meant to be fair, that it would mock you every now and

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    So even if my heart was soaring with happiness, a part of in was waiting for that moment when life

    would crush me again

    I still had an hour to go for my afternoon training session with Jenny, but I was already sweating

    profusely and my body was tired already. I ended my training earlier so I could shower and visit my

    mate at his office, and I could spend a little more time with him before my next training, which would be

    with him as well.

    Later today, Riley would be taking me to his outdoor archery range just around the corner from the

    training ground. He set up an area just for me so I could leam at my own pace and he did not need to

    touch his own target range.

    I was still far from good. My arms couldn¡¯t hold the bow still, and I could only count on one hand the

    number of times I hit the target face, and it was not even inside the goal.

    Riley wanted me to work on strengthening my arms and my grip, so I had afternoon sessions with

    Jenny. He said it would help in keeping my arms still while I aimed for a shot.

    For almost two weeks now, I¡¯ve been trying my hardest, but I just couldn¡¯t seem to hit a goal.

    But Riley has been patient with me. He had never snapped at me for being lousy. In fact, it seemed to

    me that he didn¡¯t care at all that I wasn¡¯t hitting anything at all. He was more focused on getting his

    hands all over my body while he was training me than fussing around about my missed goals.

    He never pushed me hard enough to hit the target. It was probably the reason I couldn¡¯t hit anything at

    all because his touch and his smell were distracting me.

    I smiled despite myself at the thought of him as I turned the corner and approached the pack house

    grounds, only to be left stunned at the sight of a car parked in front of the house. This was it.

    Reality was here to remind me that I could never run away from my past. My heart thumped loudly in

    my chest as I sprang inside the pack house, my feet rushing in towards Riley¡¯s office. in front of me as

    my body stood frozen by the door.

    Elliot.

    What was he doing here?

    All eyes in the room flew in my direction, but my gaze was stuck on the man I loathed the most. I felt

    my eyes water as his mouth slowly tugged into that evil grin he would always sh at me before he

    turned his whole body around to face me.

    RILEY

    ¡°Alpha, a man named Elliot Castello is asking permission to meet with you. He said he¡¯s from the Moon

    Stone Pack and he knew Nadia.¡±

    I was just listening to my Beta as my eyes continued to scan the documents in my hand, but my ears

    perked up the moment he mentioned Nadia¡¯s name.

    ¡°How did he know Nadia?¡±

    ¡°Tristan said he imed he was Nadia¡¯s fiance.¡±

    The monster

    For the past week, I¡¯ve been discretely looking for this man, but I couldn¡¯t even get his name. And the

    only person who could provide me was being held in one of Darvin¡¯s cells, and I didn¡¯t have the

    audacity to ask for Darvin¡¯s help after he had alreadyid out the punishment I wanted for him. And I

    didn¡¯t want Nadia¡¯s uncle to know that I was looking for this man.

    But now he¡¯s here. It only meant one thing ¨C he still wanted Nadia.

    And as much as I hated this man, I wanted to meet him. I wanted to see if he was anything like me.

    Maybe I was a better man than he was. Then maybe I could forgive myself for everything I did to

    Andrea.

    ¡°Alpha?¡± Beta Dominic snapped me out of my thoughts and my gaze turned to him. His brows furrowed

    as he looked at me.

    ¡°Should I decline the request or do you want to meet him there?¡±

    I let out a deep sigh before my eyes darted to the clock overhead. Nadia still has one hour and twenty

    minutes before her training with Jenny ends. I needed to make this quick.

    ¡°Take him here. If he has a vehicle, make sure it is thoroughly searched before allowing entrance and

    let someone escort him here.¡±

    ¡°Noted, Alpha.¡± He bowed his head before his eyes flecked white, a signal that he was reaching

    someone through his mind.

    I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that he must be in histe forties. Nadia didn¡¯t say

    anything about his physical appearance except that she didn¡¯t like the way he smelled of tobo and

    alcohol.

    The fifteen-minute wait felt like an eternity. But eventually, he arrived.

    I was expecting an old-looking man clothed in baggy clothes who looked homeless, but instead, I was

    facing a man who looked younger than 40, clean-shaven with his hair neatlybed.

    He looked nothing like the way I envisioned him from Nadia¡¯s story. If I was being honest, he was fair-

    looking, and it made me cringe more internally.

    I saw myself in him.

    My Beta let him inside my office and pointed him to a seat on the couch, but he refused.

    ¡®Alpha Riley, thank you for taking your time.¡± He then turned his head around and scanned my whole

    office.

    ¡°I was expecting to see Nadia. Is she not aware that I wasing?¡±

    My hand under my desk coiled into a fist as I stared at him with a stoic expression. I was trying not to

    show him how I felt about him.

    ¡°I am under the impression this meeting is between you and me, so no, my Luna is not aware you¡¯re

    here. Let¡¯s get to business. Why are you here?¡±

    ¡°I came here to collect what I was owed.¡±

    ¡°And by that, what do you mean? I don¡¯t fucking owe you anything.¡±

    We were staring at each other, but the fucker wasn¡¯t backing down. I had no fucking idea who he was

    and what connection he had, but it looked like he didn¡¯t fear that I was an Alpha.

    ¡°No, you don¡¯t. But your Luna does.¡± He blurted it out arrogantly.

    ¡°Go straight to the point. I don¡¯t want to waste my time on you.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure how much you knew about your Luna, but I owned her.¡±

    My ws were threatening toe out. My nails were already digging deep into my skin as I kept my

    hand in a coiled fist.

    ¡°Rx. I can feel your aura here. Hear him out. If you attack him, you will never get to the bottom of

    this.¡¯

    My Beta¡¯s words dug into my head, and I shoved my wolf off to the back of my mind.

    ¡°Exin.¡±

    ¡°Nadia was sold to me. I paid his uncle for her, but she came home marked. Our deal was for her to

    find the wolf who marked her and get her rejection. I paid the full amount. How was I to know she was

    marked by an Alpha? And from the looks of it, you fancy m y sweet Nadia. Now, I don¡¯t have my money

    and I don¡¯t have a mate.¡±

    My forehead creased, but I kept my mouth shut.

    ¡°I tried to get my money back, but I couldn¡¯t find her uncle and her aunt. So I guess my money just

    disappeared with them. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here. I want her back.¡±

    ¡°No fucking way. You¡¯re not taking her away from here.¡±

    I wanted to kill him, but a part of me kept reminding me that I was once him. And I could understand

    Caspian¡¯s ordeal at this point.

    ¡°Then pay me back.¡± His mouth twitched into a smug grin.

    ¡°How much?¡± And he was taking too long to answer.

    ¡°Answer me before I rip your throat!¡±

    The fucker justughed, sliding his hands into his pockets.

    ¡°Fifty thousand, but I wanted more, for the hassle, for the time wasted. In addition to keeping my dick

    inside my pants. If I knew that¡­¡±

    He was not able to finish his words. But before I could even get up from my seat, my Beta was already

    holding his neck, choking him.

    And I was d he did because Hunter was out to kill him.

    ¡°You will get your money and more. Now fuck off! Take him away here!¡± I was done with this

    conversation.

    Beta Dominic let him go, but before they could move, the door swung open and revealed Nadia,

    panting from all the running she might have done.

    My heart dropped at the expression on her face as her eyes fixated on Elliot. The color was drained off

    her face as she stood frozen b y the door.

    ¡°Well, just the person I wanted to see.¡± The fucker chuckled as he turned around to face my mate.

    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Nadia¡¯s voice came out broken, but she was trying to hold her ground, but

    her emotions came surging in through our bond.

    Fear.

    Did she ever think I would not be able to protect her?

    ¡°Come here, Nadia¡­¡± Elliot extended his hand, and my ears heat up.

    ¡°Stop right there, fucker!¡± I growled at him, pushing my chair back with so much force that it almost fell

    backward as I stood up.

    But he simply ignored me. ¡°I came for you, sweetheart. Didn¡¯t I tell¡­¡±

    This was fucking it!

    In a swift motion, I was already in front of the motherfucker, my hand gripping his cor tightly as I

    mmed his back twice against the nearest wall without letting him go.

    ¡°If you address my Luna without any respect again, I will fucking kill you!¡± I growled at him, my eyes

    dting into full ck.

    I mmed his back once more against the wall before letting him go.I moved beside Nadia, snaking an

    arm around her waist before pulling her into my chest.

    Nadia was shaking, and the fear radiating from her body was making me feel fucking guilty.

    The fucker snickered and straightened up his shirt before looking at us.

    ¡°It looks like you were smitten with her as well. Little temptress, isn¡¯t she?¡±

    ¡°Take him out of here before I end up murdering that fucker!¡± My words were directed at my Beta, and

    he immediately went beside Elliot, gripping his arm.

    I was still growling in anger while clutching Nadia in my chest. The only thing that was holding my

    sanity together was my mate, who was clinging to me for strength.

    ¡°I want my money.¡±

    ¡°Give him the fucking money and throw him out!¡± I told my Beta before snapping my head back to

    Elliot.

    ¡°And I never want to see your face again! I swear to the Goddess, if youe near my mate again, I

    will fucking rip you apart!¡±

    ¡°Riley, what money? Why are you paying him?¡± Nadia asked in a whisper, but it was enough for me to

    hear.

    ¡®¡®We¡¯ll talk about thister.¡¯¡¯ I answered her through our mindlink as Beta Dominic dragged Elliot away

    from the office.

    Nadia pressed her body closer to mine as Elliot passed us. His eyes were still looking at Nadia, and I

    saw desire swirling in them, and it was taking all my effort not to react violently.

    I didn¡¯t want to prolong his presence in my house and in front of Nadia. I rolled off my Alpha aura and I

    saw his body flinch as he hurried out of the office.

    The moment the door closed, I sent a mindlink to Jenny, my Gamma Female, to take Nadia to our

    room. I wanted Nadia away from m e for a while while I was still trying to control my anger and my guilt.

    ¡°Riley, I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t know he woulde here.¡±

    I shook my head and cupped her face before I opened my mouth to speak, ¡°Not your fault, it¡¯s okay. Go

    to our room and rest. I will see youter.¡±

    ¡°What do you mean? Are you going somewhere?¡±

    I didn¡¯t know what to answer her, and I was thankful that the door opened and Jenny came in.

    Nadia¡¯s eyes darted to the door, and I took it as an opportunity to get away from her hold.

    ¡°Jenny will take care of you.¡± I moved back and just as she was shifting her gaze back at me, I turned

    around and went for the window, flinging it open before jumping out of it and running towards the forest

    line.

    I heard Nadia calling after me before I leaped into the air and shifted into my wolf form and let Hunter

    take over.I knew a good mate would have stayed behind and held onto their mate, assuring her that the

    monster wouldn¡¯te back for her anymore. But I couldn¡¯t do it.

    The moment I saw Nadia with her body shaking and the color draining from her face out of fear, it sent

    me shes of Andrea shaking and begging in my arms while I threatened to mark her in front of

    Caspian.

    I was fucking worse than Elliot.

    He only asked for fifty thousandpared to the fifty million I was asking for from Caspian. And now I

    fully understand why Caspian was willing to sell his soul to the devil just to get Andrea away from me.

    I was a fucking monster.

    And Nadia didn¡¯t deserve this ¡ª to be mated to a monster after running away from one.

    Hunter just kept running while I blocked off my emotions, so Nadia wouldn¡¯t feel anything. I blocked off

    my mind too. I didn¡¯t want anyone in my head while I sorted out my next step.

    I was expecting my wolf to berate me for everything I did in the past, but he kept quiet. Hunter did like

    Andrea, but he was not always in agreement with my ways, and it was often the reason we didn¡¯t get

    along.

    But he wasn¡¯t ming me today. He was sharing my grief, and I was thankful for that.

 Chapter 35

    Chapter 35

    NADIA,

    I was still confused about why Riley left after Elliot went away. I thought he would at least talk to me

    about what happened, but he just asked Jenny to take me without saying where he was going or what

    he was thinking.

    Was he mad at me about Elliot?I didn¡¯t know that Elliot was still looking for me. I thought my uncle must

    have told him about Riley.

    And it wasn¡¯t my fault, or was it?,

    And why did he pay Elliot money?

    All I could think was that he paid him to stop bothering us and that might be the reason he was upset. I

    had no idea how much it was, but it must be a lot for him to act this way.

    I waited for him for almost an hour in our room, but he didn¡¯t show up, so I decided to put on new

    training clothes and head for the archery range where he was supposed to meet me so we could

    practice together.

    But I¡¯ve been sitting here for more than thirty minutes and he hasn¡¯t shown up. His mind was also shut

    off and none of his Beta and Gamma knew where he was, so I was already starting to get worried.

    I was lost in my thoughts when I heard footsteps approaching, bringing me back to the present. I

    snapped my head in the direction of the sound only to be disappointed to see Beta Dominic

    approaching and not my mate.

    My shoulders sagged as I turned my head back and looked at the target board ahead. I felt Beta

    Dominic sitting beside me, but with enough distance before he turned to look at me.

    ¡°We found the Alpha¡±

    I didn¡¯t look at him as I let out a deep sigh. My eyes were still fixated on the view in front of me.

    ¡°Where is he? Is he back?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s on the terrain at the western border. He mind linked with Justin, one of the warriors, to bring him

    a guitar.¡±

    He chuckled, but i t sounded sad.

    ¡°A guitar? And why Justin? Why not you or Gamma Sebastian?¡±

    I tilted my head to look at him this time.

    He shrugged his shoulders before he leaned his palms on his backside, stretching his body as he lifted

    his head to look at the sky.

    ¡±I don¡¯t know. But if my guess was right, he didn¡¯t want us to let you know where he is.¡±

    ¡°Maybe. But what is he going to do with the guitar?¡±

    ¡®¡®When we were younger, he would go away and find a ce to y his guitar. It was his only escape

    when the world was too much for him.¡±

    ¡°Does Riley have a bad childhood? He told me his mother left him when he was a baby, but I don¡¯t

    know anything aside from that.¡±

    ¡°Ask him. I¡¯m sure he will tell you.¡±

    I sighed in desperation. Like always, no one tells me anything here.

    ¡°Do you know how much money he paid Elliot?¡±

    ¡°Hundred thousand.¡±

    ¡°What?¡± My eyes widened before I let out a sigh of desperation, ¡°Why? Maybe that¡¯s why he was mad

    and left me! Why did he pay him?¡±

    ¡°Are you seriously thinking he was angry at you because of the money? I guess two weeks is not

    enough for you to get to know him. Come, let¡¯s go see him so he can answer your questions.¡±

    ¡°What? What questions?¡± Now I was rattled at the thought ofing to Riley.

    What if he didn¡¯t want to see me and pushed me away? I don¡¯t think my heart could take it.

    ¡°Ask him why he left and if he was mad at you about the money.¡±

    ¡°But what if he gets more angry?¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re the Luna of this pack. If there¡¯s anyone who can match the Alpha, that would be you. If he yells

    at you, yell back. You¡¯ve been good at taming the Alpha, so just continue doing it.¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Thest two weeks were almost perfect, and now seeing him like this, I don¡¯t know how

    to handle it.¡±

    ¡°Alpha Riley is an insecure man, Luna. You just¡­¡±

    ¡°Wait! Where did thate from? How can you say that about him? Insecure? He¡¯s too perfect to be

    insecure!¡±

    ¡°There are clearly many things you don¡¯t know about him. But he is. He¡¯s just too good at hiding it.

    That¡¯s why he excelled in everything he did. Being an Alpha,bat fighting, archery, basketball,

    guitar, too many things to mention. He put his whole heart into anything he did, to prove he was good

    enough.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re talking in puzzles. Aren¡¯t we all like that, giving our best shots in everything?¡±

    ¡°Yes, maybe, but he clearly has his own reason. You just need to be patient with him. Two weeks,

    months, or years is not enough time to know him, but he¡¯s not a bad man.¡±

    I shook my head.

    ¡°Never. I never even thought of him as a bad man, Beta. But I still don¡¯t get what you were trying to tell

    me. And why am I getting this lecture when it should be the Alpha you¡¯re talking with and saying that

    stuff so he won¡¯t get mad at me?¡±

    He stood up and shook his head, chuckling as he walked towards his car.

    ¡°Come, Luna, I¡¯ll drive you to where he is. And you don¡¯t need to worry. I don¡¯t think he¡¯s mad at you.¡±

    I followed after him, still thinking of what I should tell Riley if I saw him.

    ¡°Are you sure we¡¯re not invading his privacy if we go there?¡±

    ¡°You will go there, not me. I¡¯ll just drive you there. And no. He¡¯s your mate. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s an invasion

    of privacy.¡±

    I wanted to ask Beta Dominic more about Riley, about his mother, about his insecurities, but I knew he

    would just direct me again to my mate, so I just kept my mouth shut and let my eyes feast on the

    scenery we were passing through as we drove to the western border.

    I had never been to this part of the territory before, and it was beyond amazing.

    We had entered the forest line and trod the forest road before we exited, and were now driving through

    a terrain road. It felt like I was in another part of the world. I didn¡¯t know their territory was so huge and

    hidden within it was this majestic ce.

    After some time, Beta Dominic stopped the car, and my eyes scanned the area. I didn¡¯t see Riley

    anywhere.He must have guessed my confusion, so he started exining.

    ¡°Justin said he¡¯s up there.¡±

    His finger pointed at the pathway going up to the higher ground.

    ¡°The view is majestic over there, so it¡¯s no wonder he chose this ce. You need to hike a little to get to

    him because if I drive the car around, he would see me and I don¡¯t think he would like that.¡±

    ¡°Are you sure he won¡¯t get mad that I came here?¡±

    ¡°Trust me, he won¡¯t. But just to pacify you, I will stay here for a while. Send me a mindlink if you think

    you can handle him, then I¡¯ll drive away.¡±

    ¡°Wait, you¡¯re going to leave us here? How are weing home?¡±

    ¡°Did you forget you have a wolf and your mate is an Alpha? He can carry you home. But in case you¡¯re

    both toozy to run, just send for me. I¡¯ll pick you up.¡±

    I smiled at him and nodded my head.

    ¡°Thank you, Beta Dominic.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure, Luna. Anything to make you both happy.¡± He smiled as he watched me get off the car.

    ¡°Just promise me you won¡¯t give up on him.¡±

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    ¡°I won¡¯t. I promise.¡± I answered him.

    But he didn¡¯t need to tell me that. Riley is mine, and I won¡¯t be giving him up. Ever.

    ¡°Thank you, Luna. And I promise you, I will be here every step of the way to help you as much as I

    can.¡±

    I smiled at him warmly before I turned around,I didn¡¯t waste any more time and followed the path he

    pointed out earlier. Good thing I was wearing a training suit and it wasn¡¯t hard to move in this clothing,

    After a few minutes and a few sweatster, I finally reached the top of this terrain.

    I saw him sitting on a big boulder with his back to me. He already has clothes on. Justin must have

    brought something for him.

    He was holding a guitar in his hands, and he was ying a soothing melody, and the rhythm alone was

    calming my heart.I leaned my back on the first tree I saw, just wanting a moment to look at him and

    how he was on his sce.

    The way he strummed his guitar sent shivers down my spine. It was calming, like a luby wooing my

    heart.I knew this song

    And he started singing.

    And I lost it

    He was singing it so perfectly that I could feel every emotion he was putting into it.

    ¡°DJ You¡¯re the words when I have nothing to say¡­ You¡¯re the fire, that warms me when I¡¯m cold¡­¡±

    My feet moved forward and I just found myself sitting next to him, my gaze falling on him until his head

    tilted to my side to look at me, and our eyes locked.

    RILEY,

    How could I loathe someone who was the exact replica of who I was? I wanted to kill Elliot, but I

    couldn¡¯t. And I couldn¡¯t ept the fact that I was just like him.

    Or maybe worse than him.

    I wanted to face him for a long time, but I didn¡¯t know I wasn¡¯t prepared for him.

    Thest two weeks were so perfect that I knew something like this would happen.

    Nadia and I were living in a bubble we created just for the two of us, and I couldn¡¯tin about it.

    Andrea¡¯s name would surface once in a while, but she wasn¡¯t throwing tantrums or getting pissed off

    anymore. She would even sometimes joke about it, how Andrea broke my heart and how hard it was to

    sew it back. She seemed to have epted that Andrea was a part of me, but no longer is.

    And I thought I could just bury that part of my life. I thought there was no need to let her know since

    only a few knew about it. Maybe my secret would remain hidden and my mate would never see me as

    the monster that I was.

    But everything came crashing down when Elliot came.

    I thought meeting him would make me feel better. I would see that he was the greater evil, and thus I

    could forgive myself. But it was the exact opposite.I was the greater evil.I was the viin in this story.

    And I didn¡¯t know how to rise from that.

    Hunter led me to the terrain overlooking the territory on the western border. This was already too far

    from the pack house, but it was better here. They would not be able to reach me. I just needed some

    time alone to clear my mind and to clear my conscience if I could

    I was moping on my own, thinking of ways I would tell Nadia about Andrea without her fearing me or

    loathing that side of me when I smelled her.

    My mate, she always looked out for me. I knew that if I contacted my Beta or my Gamma, they would

    tell her, but I guess I underestimated my warriors and my people in how much they adore their future

    Luna.

    Justin must have told her or my Beta where they could find me.

    Even if it wasn¡¯t official, Nadia was doing so well as a Luna. I couldn¡¯t help but feel proud of the way my

    people, especially the females in my pack, adored and looked up to her.

    Females would often show up in the pack house with fruits and vegetables or hand-made things that

    they would give her. Something that I didn¡¯t get to see growing up.

    Before she came, the pack house was always swarmed with males, but females were scarce unless

    they were working in the pack house or visiting with their mates

    But it was the exact opposite now, especially when they already knew her training schedules and

    everyone would try to see and talk with her on days that she wasn¡¯t in training

    It shortened my time with her, but I was content. I had her every night and early morning, and seeing

    her thriving in my pack was something I always wanted for her.

    She was known as Luna Nadia. Not as Andrea. Not as a recement for a Luna. And she was

    respected as one.

    I continued to strum my guitar and started singing, knowing this song would hold more meaning now

    that she could hear it.

    ¡°AJ.You¡¯re the words when I have nothing to say¡­ You¡¯re the fire, that warms me when I¡¯m cold¡­ AN¡±

    I sang from the heart. It was exactly how I felt about her.

    I heard soft footsteps padding across the ground and knew she was approaching me.

    And then she sat next to me, and the moment I tilted my head to look at her, our eyes locked. She

    smiled at me and the lyrics of the song got caught in my throat.

    She was so beautiful and her eyes were flirting with so many emotions, all positive and warm, that I

    wanted to choke up and just hug her, but I didn¡¯t stop strumming my guitar.

    And then she started singing the song for me.

    ¡°Os.. You¡¯re the hand I have to hold as I grow old¡­ You¡¯re the shore when I am lost at sea¡­.¡± She was

    singing it so beautifully, but I just had to cut her because the next line meant so much more to me.

    ¡°As¡­ You¡¯re the only thing that I like about me¡­¡± I opened the wall of my emotions and shared them

    with her. I wanted her to feel that it was the exact thing I felt in my life when she came.

    I had always strived hard to be the best, but I still didn¡¯t like me. Like I was not good enough. Even with

    all the achievements and the glory I brought to my pack, I still felt iplete.

    And then she came like a whirlwind, taking me with her, and for the first time, I was happy to be me,

    because I was the one fated to be with her.

    I rested my forehead on hers. She was smiling and tears were streaming down her cheeks while I kept

    my own at bay.

    ¡°And¡­And in this world where nothing else is true. Here I am still tangled up in you¡­AJ¡± I sang in a

    whisper, my eyes closed, and I felt her arms coil around my neck, pressing our faces closer.

    I ced the guitar beside me and held her waist with my hands before hoisting her up and cing her

    in myp.

    She rested her head on the nook of her neck and started sobbing.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I disappointed you today. I didn¡¯t know he would show up¡­¡±

    My forehead creased as I brushed her long hair. ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯m not disappointed with

    you.¡±

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 36

    Chapter 36

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 36

    NADIA I was trying to take in all of Riley while he sang when a surge of emotions suddenly hit me and

    mixed with mine. My eyes started to water as it finally dawned on me that he was sharing his emotions

    with me. This was the first. And I hope it will be the first of many that wille after this. We never

    talked about walls and boundaries, but I always shared my deepest emotions with him so he could read

    everything about me.

    But he never did it for me.

    Not until today.

    And I felt his pain, his sorrow, and one thing that I was never familiar with ¨C something that was giving

    me butterflies in my stomach.

    It let me know that I was important to him.

    I mmed my face against the nook of his neck after he positioned me on hisp.

    I couldn¡¯t fight the s**s escaping my throat.

    Too many emotions, too many feelings, but what stuck with me was his pain.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I disappointed you today.

    I didn¡¯t know he would show up¡­¡± ¡°What are you talking about?

    I¡¯m not disappointed with you.

    ¡± His voice was so calm and sweet, nothing like the way he was talking at his office earlier.

    ¡°The money¡­ You shouldn¡¯t have given him anything¡­¡± ¡°Hey¡­ Look at me.

    ¡± He moved his hands to my arms and pulled me away from his neck as his eyes caught mine.

    ¡°Don¡¯t think about the money.

    We could earn it back.

    What is important is that he will nevere for you again.

    ¡± ¡°Then why are you here?

    What¡¯s bothering you?

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    ¡± He took a deep breath as his eyes darted to my lips, his thumb brushing against them.

    ¡°I was having a bad moment.

    I feared that you would leave me.

    ¡± ¡°Why would you think that?

    Did you think I would go with Elliot?

    You must be insane to think I would want that monster over you.

    ¡± He gasped for air before he answered my question.

    ¡°Everyone that was important to me left.

    And I don¡¯t think I can handle it if you¡¯re the one leaving me.

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­¡± ¡°I love you, Nadia.

    I wish I could make you stay with me for a long time.

    ¡± ¡°I can stay forever, as long as you want me to stay.

    ¡± A smile graced my lips as I cupped his cheeks, urging him to look at me.

    ¡°I¡¯m not Andrea.

    I won¡¯t leave you.

    And if she did leave, maybe it was something more, and not because of you.

    ¡± ¡°Caspian¡­ Caspian is her fated mate.

    ¡± My heart jumped out of my chest.

    Now I finally know why she left Riley.

    There was nothing shocking about it.

    But I understood now why it pained Riley, I just hoped I would be enough to fill the space she left.

    ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with you then.

    ¡± His brows furrowed as confusion flitted in his eyes.

    ¡°If Caspian is her mate, then she did the right thing.

    I would leave everything and everyone behind for you, Riley.

    Because you¡¯re my mate and you are meant for me.

    And if you were not lying, I think you were already smitten by me when you first smelt me.

    It was just perfect that Andrea found her mate before I came, otherwise, maybe I wouldn¡¯t have had a

    ce here.

    ¡± I pressed a finger to his heart.

    ¡°So the Goddess did y fair.

    But how I wish you had waited for me instead of having a chosen.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± IVAN I shook my head, smiling at him.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean it in a bad way.

    I just want you to know my truth.

    I know this mate bond is helping a lot for you to like me or love me, but I know a part of Andrea is still

    there.

    But I will work on it¡­¡± He was holding his breath, just looking at me, and I couldn¡¯t fathom his emotions

    again.

    I trailed my fingers down his chest until I reached the part where his heart was.

    ¡°Slowly, I will creep into your heart until I upy all the space in there.

    ¡± Riley grabbed the hand on his chest and brought it to his lips, peppering it with kisses.

    ¡°I think my heart is full of you already.

    If you keep pushing more, it will explode.

    ¡± I giggled and pressed my lips on his cheek, trailing it up to the edge of his ear before I whispered to

    him, ¡°Then it will explode and disperse throughout your whole body¡­ And then I can finally say I own

    you.

    All of you.

    ¡± ¡°You do.

    Own all of me.

    ¡± He raised a hand to the nape of my neck and coiled his fingers around my hair and tugged them,

    causing me to softly gasp as my lips parted from his ear and his mouth trailed down my neck, licking

    and nibbling it.

    ¡°And you, who owns you, Nadia?

    ¡± He asked in a husky, too s**y voice that was sending tingles in between my legs.

    ¡°My s**y Alpha¡­¡± But as much as I wanted him now, I¡¯m not done with our conversation yet.

    ¡°Wait¡­¡± I palmed his chest and pushed my body away.

    He grunted but didn¡¯t let me get away from his hold and started attacking my neck more aggressively.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± I giggled as I tried to push him away.

    ¡°Stop¡­¡± ¡°No¡­¡± He groaned.

    His lips were now on the nook of my neck, sucking and biting the mark he had created.

    ¡°I want to know about your mother¡­¡± And that did it.

    His body stiffened as his grip on me tightened.

    I pulled away from him and captured his eyes.

    He was frowning.

    ¡°Hey¡­¡± I smiled at him as my thumbs ran over her eyebrows, trying to tten the curve.

    ¡°I just want to know what happened.

    I can tell you about mine too, if you want.

    ¡± ¡°There¡¯s really not much to tell.

    She left when I was a baby, so I knew nothing about her.

    ¡± ¡°Did you bother to ask your father why she left?

    ¡± ¡°For another man.

    ¡± ¡°Are you angry that she left with another man, or that she left you?

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s the same thing.

    ¡± ¡°No, it is not.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, please¡­¡± ¡°Did you ask your father why she didn¡¯t take you along with her?

    ¡± ¡°I would probably just get in her way with her lover, so she disposed of me.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s so unfair that you were judging her without hearing her side.

    ¡± ¡°Twenty-three years, Nadia.

    If she wanted me to hear her side, she could have done that within thest twenty-three years.

    But there was nothing.

    ¡± ¡°Did you try looking for her?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°Can we look for her?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°I want to look for my father.

    But I didn¡¯t even have a name.

    My mother carried his name to her grave.

    So I would never know him.

    But you, you have a chance to get to know her.

    Maybe it will make you feel better if¡­¡± He stood up abruptly, carrying me with him before he ced me

    on my feet and began * walking towards a tree.

    When he reached the ce, he leaned his palms on it and let out a deep breath.

    ¡°Enough, Nadia.

    I¡¯m done with her.

    ¡± RILEY.

    ¡°Enough, Nadia.

    I¡¯m done with her.

    ¡± ¡°I just thought it would be nice to meet her.

    Riley, I didn¡¯t have a mother, and you too.

    Maybe if we can get to meet her, who knows, maybe we¡¯ll both end up having a mother¡­¡± ¡°F**k,

    Nadia!

    I said stop!

    Can we move on from this?

    ¡± I was starting to get annoyed with this topic already, and if she kept insisting, I would end up walking

    away from here, which was thest thing I wanted to do.

    I know I should have told her about Andrea.

    That was my bigger problem, not my f*g mother.

    I had a big opening already, but I¡¯m a f****r too, and the moment she thought that it was only the mate

    bond that made Andrea leave me, I lost the courage to tell her the truth.

    Now she thought I was the victim, the one left alone.

    And that she, my mate, was my saving grace.

    Well, she is my saving grace.

    But she just had everything else wrong.

    Maybe I should not feel guilty about Andrea anymore.

    I heard from Alba that Andrea and Caspian were thriving well.

    Well, good for them.

    As long as they didn¡¯t bother to approach my Luna, then I think I would be okay.

    ¡°It¡¯s enough for today.

    Let¡¯s go back to the pack house.

    ¡± I turned around and started walking towards her.

    ¡°You¡¯re not being fair.

    ¡± ¡°I am.

    I don¡¯t need a mother.

    ¡± ¡°But I do want one.

    ¡± ¡°Then maybe go and find another mate who can give you a mother-inw because I f*g don¡¯t have

    one and I don¡¯t want to have one!

    ¡± I snapped at her, and I regretted it the moment it flew out of my mouth.

    I should really learn to filter my f*g mouth.

    I brushed my palms over my face and let out a sigh of desperation.

    ¡°Nadia, I¡¯m sorry.

    I didn¡¯t mean that.

    I¡¯m just not ready for her.

    And I don¡¯t want her to get in between us.

    But if you want a mother figure, I could introduce you to my aunt.

    She¡¯s the Luna of the Green Valley Pack, a wonderful female.

    I¡¯m sure you will get along well.

    ¡± She was just looking at me, and I couldn¡¯t feel any emotionsing from her.

    Did she block it off?

    Did she know how to?

    I stepped in closer to her, coiling an arm around her waist before pulling her closer to me.

    ¡± Fine.

    We will talk about her, but not now.

    Or not tomorrow.

    Can you just give me time to enjoy this, what we have, and not be bothered by her or anyone else?

    Please, baby.

    ¡± She didn¡¯t say anything and just nodded her head before her arms wrapped around my neck, pulling

    me closer for a hug.

    §Ñ§Õ§Ñ§Ñ§Õ A Week After.

    NADIA.

    Riley told me to stop asking him about his mother.

    So I did.

    I stopped questioning him, but since I was naturally born stubborn, that didn¡¯t mean I would stop

    seeking answers.

    If he didn¡¯t want to help me, that was fine.

    I could get help somewhere else.

    I found out that Beta Dominic¡¯s father was the previous Beta, so his mother was the previous Beta

    Female.

    This means she might have actually lived with the previous Luna of this pack.

    And I was right, she was indeed a good friend of hers.

    So I didn¡¯t waste any more time on getting the details that I needed.

    I knew Riley would be pissed off, but I was willing to take a risk if this meant letting him move on from

    his bad childhood.

    Because even after we kept saying how much we loved each other, I felt there was still something in

    between us, a wall that I couldn¡¯t see.

    And I wanted that invisible wall down.

    I wanted Riley, all of him ¨C body and soul.

    ¡®Where are you now?

    ¡¯ Riley¡¯s words dug into my head.

    ¡®I¡¯m here with Katya.

    ¡¯ I answered his mindlink.

    I didn¡¯t have any training sessions with Jenny today, and Riley was helping Gamma Sebastian with his

    Elites so I decided to spend my mornings with Beta Dominic¡¯s mother.

    So Katya and I were baking pastries while her mate went with Beta Dominic to the other side of the

    territory, so they could have a father and son moment even if the Beta was actually there for work

    ¡®You¡¯re spending too much time there.

    Do I need to get jealous now?

    ¡¯ I could imagine him pouting his lips, as he would usually do when he was trying to get my attention.

    ¡®I don¡¯t do girls.

    And I don¡¯t do anyone except my Alpha¡­ So stop being whiny and clingy.

    Aren¡¯t you supposed to be working?

    .

    ¡¯ ¡®I miss you.

    ¡¯ I couldn¡¯t help the smile from gracing my lips and the tingles spreading across my thighs.

    His words alone could make me feel giddy.

    And I was thankful Katya was standing by the sink, her back on me.

    ¡®We just saw each other three hours ago.

    ¡¯ ¡®That¡¯s been f*g too long now.

    Can I pick you up already?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    I¡¯m busy.

    .

    .

    Are you done with the Elites?

    ¡¯ I waited for a response, but I didn¡¯t hear anything.

    I shrugged it off and thought that maybe he was talking with someone, but it was now a few minutes

    after that and still, there was nothing.

    ¡®Riley?

    ¡¯ I tried to link to him.

    ¡®Nadia¡­¡¯ His voice sounded like he was panting.

    ¡®You just disappear.

    Is everything okay?

    ¡± ¡®Yes.

    ¡® ¡®You cane here if you want.

    You can watch or join me and Katya in baking some pastries.

    Then we can head home together.

    ¡¯ ¡®Yes.

    ¡® ¡®Okay, are youing?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    ¡® My forehead creased in confusion.

    What was happening?

    Riley seemed to be out of his head with his answers.

    ¡®Are you okay?

    ¡®Yes.

    Just stay there and I will pick you up.

    Don¡¯t go anywhere.

    ¡¯ ¡°Okay¡­So you¡¯reing over?

    Now?

    ¡® ¡®No.

    Later, I¡¯ll let you know when I¡¯ming.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay.

    ¡¯ He didn¡¯t say anything more.

    I counted to twenty and tried one more time.

    ¡®Riley?

    ¡¯ ¡®Yes?

    ¡® ¡®I love you.

    ¡¯ ¡®Me too.

    That was it.

    Something was off.

    Riley never replied with ¡®me too¡± every time I told him I loved him.

    It would always be ¡®I love you too¡¯ and more words after that, or he would ask if I was sure that I loved

    him.

    Something was going on where he was.

    I didn¡¯t want to bother myself with it because it might just be about the Elites, but I couldn¡¯t stop my

    mind from overthinking it.

    ¡°Katya¡­¡± I finally made up my mind.

    ¡°Yes, Luna.

    ¡± ¡°Can you drive me back to the pack house?

    I know we¡¯re not done here yet but I just remembered something I needed to do before Rileyes

    hometer.

    ¡± I bit my lower lip, hoping she will believe me.

    ¡°Of course.

    Let¡¯s just cover all of this so it won¡¯t get too hard when Ie back.

    ¡± If she didn¡¯t believe me I could never tell.

    I helped her cover all the dough, and we both washed our hands before we headed for the door.

    If Riley was hiding something, I wanted to find out what it was.

    RILEY.

    I waved at my Gamma and turned my body around, heading for the pack house.

    I was done with my part of today¡¯s Elite training and I couldn¡¯t wait to shower and see my female only to

    remember that she wasn¡¯t home.

    She told me earlier that she would go to Katya, and my Beta drove her to his mother¡¯s house.

    It had been three hours, and I wondered if she was still there.

    I was mind linking her, trying my best to flirt with her even if I wasn¡¯t good at it.

    And she kept blocking my attempts.

    Probably because I could make her wet with my words and she didn¡¯t want others to smell her arousal.

    ¡°That¡¯s been f*g too long now.

    Can I pick you up already?

    ¡¯ I asked her as I turned the corner and saw Alba¡¯s car parked in front of the pack house.

    My forehead creased as I sprang towards the house, my heart thudding loudly.

    What was Alba doing here?

    I knew she would juste in and out of my territory without any notice, but something was telling me

    it was different this time.

    ¡®No.

    I¡¯m busy¡­ Are you done with the Elites?

    ¡¯ Nadia answered.

    And I was about to answer her back as I entered the pack house when a familiar scent hit me

    immediately.

    Andrea.

    F**k!

    What was she doing here?

    ¡°Alba!

    ¡± I yelled for my cousin¡¯s name as I walked to my office in big strides.

    This couldn¡¯t be true.

    Not now.

    Not yet.

    I was about to push the door open when it suddenly opened and revealed Alba behind it.

    ¡°Miss me?

    ¡± She smiled widely, her eyebrows arching up as she stared at me.

    But my eyes darted behind her; and in the middle of my office was the female I was not ready to see

    yet.

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    Chapter 37

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 37

    RILEY. ¡°Miss me?¡± She smiled widely, her eyebrows arching up as she stared at me. But my eyes

    darted behind her, and in the middle of my office was the female I was not ready to see yet. ¡°Hi!¡±

    Andrea greeted me with a smile, and beside her was Caspian, his one arm coiled around Andrea¡¯s

    waist.

    join telegram fortest update My mind went into chaos when it finally sank in that Andrea was here

    and Nadia might see her.

    ¡°Who the hell allowed you entrance here?

    ¡± ¡°Hello!

    I¡¯m here.

    You forgot I have¡­¡± I turned around to face Alba, who was behind me.

    My eyes dted as I red at her.

    ¡°And you will lose that f*g privilege from now on!

    ¡°Who the fk told you you could just barge in here and bring whoever the fk you want in here?

    ¡± I was growling, and I saw fear shing through her eyes, but it was gone in seconds.

    She opened her mouth to speak, but a voice from behind me cut her off.

    ¡°Riley we¡¯re not here to argue or something.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t f*g care!

    ¡± I turned my body around and looked at Caspian.

    ¡°Take your leave and bring all of these females with you!

    I want all of you gone now!

    ¡± ¡°F**k, Riley!

    We¡¯re trying to fix this and you¡¯re still being stubborn!

    ¡± ¡°Caspian¡­ Rx.

    ¡± Andrea¡¯s hand went to his chest, and the f****r¡¯s breathing slowed down.

    And I missed Nadia at this point.

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    If she was here, she would be calming me down.

    But she couldn¡¯t be here.

    And they should all f**k off!

    ¡°Again, leave.

    Now!

    ¡±.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± It was Andrea this time.

    ¡°We just want to talk¡­¡± ¡°Riley?

    ¡¯ Nadia sent a mind link at the same time and I disconnected with everyone in the room.

    I didn¡¯t hear the rest of Andrea¡¯s words.

    ¡®Nadia¡­¡¯I answered my female.

    ¡®You just disappear.

    Is everything okay?

    ¡¯ ¡°Yes.

    ¡¯ ¡®You cane here if you want.

    You can watch or join me and Katya in baking some pastries.

    Then we can head home together.

    ¡¯ ¡®Yes.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay, are youing soon?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    ¡¯ Are you okay?

    ¡¯ ¡®Yes.

    Just stay there and I will pick you up.

    Don¡¯t go anywhere.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay¡­So you¡¯reing over?

    Now?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    Later.

    I¡¯ll let you know when I¡¯ming.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay.

    ¡¯ ¡°Are you even listening or are you talking with someone?

    ¡± Alba¡¯s voice snapped me from linking with Nadia: She was standing beside me, her eyes ring in

    annoyance.

    ¡°None of your f*g business.

    ¡± .

    ¡°You¡¯re still f*g rude.

    ¡± ¡°And you don¡¯t have any f*g respect!

    The least you could do was let me know if you¡¯re bringing someone in!

    ¡± ¡®Riley.

    ¡¯ It was Nadia again.

    ¡®Yes?

    ¡® ¡®I love you.

    ¡¯ Me too.

    Fk!

    What the fk was that answer?

    ¡°Can we at least sit down and talk like civil humans here?

    ¡± My head snapped to Caspian.

    He was brushing his hair with his hand and I could see annoyance brewing on his face.

    ¡°No.

    Not today.

    I don¡¯t have time.

    ¡± ¡°Just thirty minutes, Riley, so we can just settle all of this once and for all and we can all move on.

    ¡± It was Andrea.

    ¡°I said no!

    ¡± I growled, and Andrea¡¯s body jerked back, but Caspian was fast to hold her.

    In seconds, Caspian was already in front of me, his hand coiling on my shirt.

    ¡°We¡¯re talking about respect here.

    Maybe it¡¯s time you showed f*g respect for Andrea!

    Because I swear, if not for her, I wouldn¡¯t be here!

    ¡± I swatted at his hand on my shirt.

    ¡°Then f**k off!

    ¡± ¡°Please, everyone, let¡¯s calm down.

    Let¡¯s give everybody five minutes to calm down!

    ¡± Alba went in between me and Caspian.

    ¡°I don¡¯t have f*g time!

    Leave!

    ¡± I moved and opened the office door, and all of them just looked at each other without saying anything,

    and my blood was already boiling.

    ¡®Nadia?

    ¡¯ I tried to reach my mate¡¯s head, but she didn¡¯t answer.

    F**k!

    ¡®Katya?

    Is Nadia with you?

    ¡¯ I tried to mindlink Katya, making sure that Nadia was still with her.

    ¡®Yes, Alpha.

    I¡¯m driving her back to the pack house.

    ¡¯ F**k!

    I felt all the blood in my body rise to my head as my heart pounded hard in my chest.

    Everything would go to hell if she saw Andrea.

    Ten minutes and she would be here.

    ¡°Leave.

    We will talk some other time.

    ¡± ¡°Riley, listen.

    .

    ¡± Alba sighed in desperation.

    I snapped my head back to her.

    I was slowly losing my stance.

    I didn¡¯t want to lose Nadia.

    ¡°What do you want me to do, Alba?

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    ¡± ¡°Do you fg want me to kneel and bow down to all of you so you¡¯ll fg leave my territory now?

    ¡± I asked.

    A rumble was starting to form in my chest.

    This was exactly what Caspian asked me once, just so I could give up Andrea.

    And I would f*g do it in a heartbeat just for them to leave.

    ¡°Riley!

    ¡± Alba snarled at me.

    I turned my body to face Andrea and Caspian, bending my knees and ready to swallow my pride when

    Caspain growled.

    ¡°Don¡¯t you f*g bow down to another Alpha!

    ¡± He snapped at me, stopping me from falling to my knees.

    I couldn¡¯t think straight anymore.

    I would f*g do everything just to have them leave.

    ¡°We¡¯re leaving.

    ¡± Caspian¡¯s hand was sped in Andrea¡¯s as he tugged her gently to follow him, and it was the only

    time I let out the breath I was holding.

    ¡°You¡¯re crazy, Riley.

    I¡¯m so disappointed in you.

    ¡± Alba said, her eyes showing pain as she passed by me, and I just took it all in.

    They need to leave.

    That was the only thing running through my head.

    I followed after them until the front of the pack house and watched as they walked to Alba¡¯s car.

    Andrea looked back and opened her mouth to say something, but instead of trying to understand what

    she was about to say, I dropped my head and stared at the ground.

    They needed to go.

    I didn¡¯t hear anything.

    Instead, the sound of a car driving away made me tilt my head up.

    I stayed standing on my spot, waiting for Nadia.

    I still didn¡¯t know what my next move would be.

    I was afraid of my own demons.

    I don¡¯t want to lose her.

    It didn¡¯t take long before Katya¡¯s car appeared in the driveway and stopped in front of me.

    Nadia came out of the passenger¡¯s seat and smiled at me before turning around to say goodbye to

    Katya.

    Katya waved at us before she drove off, leaving me alone with my mate.

    I went down the steps and hugged Nadia behind her back, letting her scent calm my worried heart.

    That was close.

    Too f*g close.

    NADIA.

    The drive from Katya¡¯s house to the pack house would only take ten to twelve minutes, but it felt like I

    had been in her car for a long time already.

    I didn¡¯t know why I was so worried.

    But then I found my answer.

    We were threading the road towards the pack house when I saw a car approaching from the right

    intersection.

    It was a big red SUV.

    I was never good at naming cars, but I definitely haven¡¯t seen anyone around here driving this kind of

    car.

    The car stopped as they let Katya drive and turned to the right, and I watched the car as we drove by

    until my gaze fell on the female sitting in the passenger seat, just in time as she slowly rolled her

    window up.

    My heart shattered into thousand pieces as I closed my eyes and leaned my head on the headrest of

    the car seat.

    I knew that face.

    I¡¯ve been seeing her face everywhere since I saw that picture.

    She was older now, but her face remained the same.

    She was beautiful.

    Riley¡¯s Andrea.

    I opened my eyes just to blink back the tears that were tempting to fall and tried to pacify my broken

    heart.

    Riley would tell me about this.

    He definitely would.

    He would tell me Andrea visited him, and he would tell me it meant nothing.

    I just have to calm down.

    I have to trust Riley.

    He loves me.

    I was still lost in my thoughts when the car came to a full halt.

    ¡°We¡®re here.

    ¡± Katya¡¯s voice brought me back to the present, and I saw my mate standing by the steps, already

    looking at us.

    ¡°Thank you, Katya.

    I¡¯m sorry about¡­¡± She reached for my hand, which was sitting on my thighs, and squeezed it gently.

    ¡°No harm done, Luna.

    Just drop by anytime you want, or I can also visit you if I have nothing else to do.

    Then we can talk more about Zahra.

    ¡± I smiled at her as I nodded my head before unbuckling my seatbelt.

    I slipped out of the car, shing my mate a warm smile before turning around to say my goodbyes to

    Katya.

    I watched as she drove off before I felt arms snaking around my body, enveloping me in a warm hug.

    Rx, Nadia.

    Just stay calm.

    ¡°How was your day?

    ¡± His deep baritone voice echoed in my ears.

    ¡°Boring.

    ¡± I chuckled before turning around, coiling my arms around his neck, my gaze trying to catch his, but he

    was just looking at my chest.

    ¡°It¡¯s not that Katya is boring to be with, it¡¯s just that she¡¯s not you¡­¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ I thought you had

    forgotten about me.

    ¡± ¡°Never.

    And how about you?

    How was your day?

    Anything special that happened today?

    ¡± Don¡¯t cry if he starts talking about her.

    ¡°No.

    Spending the day with my men is f*g too boring.

    So¡­¡± He raised his gaze to stare at me, while his hand caressed my cheek.

    ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to spending the rest of the day with my female.

    ¡± ¡°What¡¯s the name of your female?

    ¡± I asked.

    I was controlling my eyes from rolling as I raised the wall on my emotions, blocking him.

    .

    ¡°Nadia.

    I don¡¯t have any other female except this little temptress in my arms.

    ¡± He was smiling widely, and his eyes were beaming at me.

    He was really good at this, ying me for a fool.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± I pulled away from his arms and started walking away.

    ¡°Well, I want to shower first.

    ¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll see youter then.

    ¡± My heart dropped as tears pooled in my eyes.

    I was at least expecting him to say he¡¯d like to shower with me, as that¡¯s what we¡¯ve been doing these

    past few days, but then I guessed Andrea¡¯s appearance changed everything.

    What did she want?

    Did she want him back?

    Was he going to throw me away now?

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    Chapter 38

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 38

    NADIA I didn¡¯t know how long I stayed in the shower. My heart was aching badly, and I just wanted the

    floor to swallow me whole. I have never felt this pain before, not even when Riley left me at the cave. It

    was painful, but I had no expectations, and I could still think clearly after that. But now I have no idea

    what to do next.

    join telegram fortest update He was breaking my heart and I didn¡¯t even know if he knew it.

    He was so good at pretending he loved me, but it was still Andrea all along.

    She should be happy with her fated mate already.

    What was she doing here?

    Was she trying to ruin what Riley and I have?

    I don¡¯t know anymore if I should keep fighting for Riley and pretend I didn¡¯t see Andrea was here today.

    Or should I stand my ground and risk losing him?

    He would probably choose her.

    I was still confused about what to do next as I made my way down the stairs.

    Jenny sent a mind link advising that lunch was ready and they were all waiting for me.

    I wanted to just stay hidden in our room, but I wanted to see Riley too.

    I wanted to know if he would keep up with his lies or if he would finally tell me the things that I was not

    aware of.

    I took a deep breath as I walked down the corridors leading me to the dining room.

    I could hear them talking, but I couldn¡¯t understand.

    It was as if they were talking in a low voice.

    It¡¯s like they didn¡¯t want anyone to know about their conversation.

    And my gut was right.

    The room fell silent the moment I stepped in, and everything about me being calm and just waiting for

    Riley to open his d**n mouth went out the window.

    These people were ying games with me.

    ¡°Now we can finally eat.

    ¡± Beta Dominic chuckled, but I didn¡¯t even look at him.

    I sat on the chair beside Riley, and everyone started to put food on their tes, but I was just staring at

    the variety of food in front of me.

    Riley started cing food on my te, and I just let him do it without ncing at him.

    My eyes focused on my te as he filled it up.

    ¡°You looked tired.

    Are you okay?

    ¡± His voice wasced with concern that I almost scoffed at him.

    But instead, I remained silent.

    ¡°Nadia?

    ¡± He reached for my hand that was sitting on my thigh, and gently squeezed it.

    ¡°I¡¯m going back upstairs.

    ¡± ¡°You haven¡¯t even eaten yet.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like the food.

    ¡± Forgive me, Goddess, I neverin about food.

    I was always thankful for the food I was given, but these words just slipped out of my mouth.

    ¡°What do you want to eat?

    I can have them prepare it for you.

    ¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother them.

    I¡¯m okay.

    ¡± ¡°I can fix it for you if you want.

    ¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t want anything.

    ¡± ¡°Is there something wrong?

    ¡±.

    ¡°Tell me, Riley.

    Is there something wrong?

    ¡± My voice was slightly higher as I tilted my head to look at him, and I saw him swallow hard.

    My eyes then darted to the other people around the table.

    I saw Jenny drop her gaze to the te while the males kept forking their food, but no one was eating.

    ¡°Tell me guys, is there something wrong?

    Were you talking about something before I came in?

    ¡±.

    Silence.

    I pushed my chair back, creating a loud screeching sound, but I remained seated, letting out a sigh of

    desperation as I threw the table napkin on the table.

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    ¡°I should have expected no one would say anything.

    Because it¡¯s always been like that.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, calm down.

    What¡¯s going on?

    ¡± ¡°Seriously, are we all just going to pretend that nothing happened today?

    That Andrea wasn¡¯t here?

    ¡± Riley wasn¡¯t showing any emotions, but his eyes were locked with mine, and it was pissing me off, I

    stood up and was about to walk away when Riley¡¯s cold voice erupted into the air.

    ¡°Come back.

    Let¡¯s talk.

    ¡± ¡°So now you want to talk?

    Will I get a decent answer?

    ¡± I asked him, my brow hiking up.

    He just let out a deep sigh.

    ¡°So let me start over again and ask you, so¡­ what did you do today?

    Anything special that happened?

    ¡± I asked him in a sarcastic, happy tone before my voice went cold and serious.

    ¡°Did you kiss her?

    Were you f*g her while you were talking with me in your mind?

    ¡± ¡°F**k, Nadia!

    ¡± His coiled fist hit the table, and I saw everything on top shake while I stopped myself from flinching.

    ¡°You could have felt it if I touched her.

    I didn¡¯t even go near her!

    ¡± ¡°So now you¡¯re admitting she was here?

    Wasn¡¯t it supposed to be something I should know?

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not done talking yet.

    But in all honesty, I shouldn¡¯t expect less.

    Because nobody was telling me anything in this house.

    It¡¯s probably because you all knew I was just a nobody, so it¡¯s no wonder I¡¯m treated this way!

    ¡± He stood up and took a step, his hand reaching for my arm, but I shoved it away.

    ¡°Nadia!

    Calm down!

    Can you at least let me exin?

    ¡± ¡°Now you want to exin?

    ¡± ¡°What happened to hearing me out before you made your judgment?

    ¡± My mind went into a rage and I couldn¡¯t stop myself.

    My hand rose to his face, giving him the hardest p I had ever delivered in my life.

    Pak!

    I saw his jaw twitching, but my hand didn¡¯t do anything to him.

    His head didn¡¯t even move.

    ¡°And what happened to us being a team?

    I waited for you to say something or anything when I came home from Katya¡¯s house, but you just

    yed me for a fool.

    I asked if anything special happened.

    What did you say?

    You said, nothing!

    Nothing!

    And now you¡¯re expecting me to hear you out?

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± ¡°Stop, I¡¯m not done yet.

    You listened to me!

    ¡± ¡°Everyone out.

    ¡± His voice was cold as he ordered them to leave.

    ¡°No.

    You stay!

    All of you stay, so we can all say it all out in the open!

    Because you, you and you!

    ¡°I pointed a finger at everyone around the table.

    ¡°You all yed me for a fool!

    You were all in on this game.

    ¡± I turned my head back to Riley, my finger pointing at his chest.

    ¡°Especially you!

    I gave you my heart, but what is this for you, just a game?

    I offered you a contract and was willing to be a good a Luna as you wanted, as long as you needed

    one, but you duped me and said you f*g love me!

    For what?

    To get a free f**k?

    ¡± ¡°Nadia!

    ¡± He ran his hand over his face.

    He was keeping his eyes normal, but I could see Hunter wanting toe out.

    ¡°You could have asked for that even without saying you love me, and I would still give it to you!

    Because I love you, but this is so unfair, making me believe you love me too, wrapping me around your

    fingers with your words so you¡¯ll have someone to call yours!

    ¡± My voice finally broke as soft s**s escaped my lips.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ Please let me exin.

    I will exin from the very beginning.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re just going to give me lies.

    And I might just believe you again.

    I hate you, Riley¡­¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t say that.

    Baby, please don¡¯t¡­ Just give me a chance.

    I will tell you everything.

    ¡± ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m not going to believe anything you will say!

    ¡± I snapped at him, gritting my teeth as I wiped the tears off my face.

    .

    ¡°Luna¡­¡± Beta Dominic stood up.

    His eyes were showing too many emotions, but I tried to ignore them.

    ¡°Don¡¯t you address me like that again until you know what that name entails.

    ¡± I saw his hands coil into tight fists before he continued.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ The Alpha will tell you everything.

    Everything.

    If you doubt his words, ask me.

    I will tell you what you should have known from the beginning, even if that means breaking a vow.

    We will leave you two alone.

    Just please let him exin and if you need me, just link me.

    ¡± He pushed his chair back and I saw him tap the Gamma¡¯s shoulder before leaving the room.

    Gamma Sebastian and Jenny stood up from their seats and started to walk away.

    I ran after Jenny, grabbing her wrist so she would look back at me.

    ¡°Tell me, did you know too?

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t help myself from crying.

    I felt that her betrayal was another thing breaking my heart.

    I thought females should stick together.

    I thought she was on my side.

    Jenny¡¯s eyes were full of tears as she slowly turned around to face me before her hands raised and

    cupped my cheeks, her eyes looking straight into mine.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Nadia.

    I¡¯m really sorry.

    ¡± She said, between her hups.

    ¡°Why?

    Why?

    I thought you liked me.

    I thought we were friends.

    Are you pretending too?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    No¡­ I really like you do.

    I really do¡­ I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡± Tears poured down her face, and I couldn¡¯t stop my own tears from streaming down my cheeks.

    ¡°I know after this you will never trust me again but please¡­ please know that everything I showed you,

    everything I told you was my truth.

    I know I should have been a better Gamma female and I failed you.

    I¡¯m sorry.

    I¡¯m really sorry.

    ¡± She ced her forehead against mine, and my broken heart just kept breaking.

    I had no idea how I was still able to stand and hold my ground.

    We were both crying when Gamma Sebastian approached us and took her away, leaving me alone

    with Riley, I felt Riley¡¯s hand on my waist, but I swatted it away as I moved fast towards the corridor.

    I heard footsteps behind me, but I didn¡¯t look back and instead walked faster to where the stairs were

    ¡°Nadia, let¡¯s talk.

    I will answer all your questions.

    Just give me a chance to exin.

    ¡± ¡°Three weeks, Riley.

    I was here for more than three weeks.

    You could have exined it if you really wanted to.

    ¡± ¡°I know, but I.

    .

    was.

    .

    afraid.

    F**k!

    I am worried you will leave me if you find out some things about me!

    ¡± He was stuttering, like he was running out of breath, but I kept walking toward the stairs.

    ¡°Yes, I will.

    I¡¯m done with your bullshit!

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, please¡­¡± He walked ahead of me and blocked my way in the middle of the stairs.

    ¡°Just one more chance, I will exin to you.

    From the beginning.

    You can ask me anything.

    And I will tell you why I was afraid that you would find out the bad things I did in the past.

    ¡± His grip on my wrist tightened, his eyes were pleading, and my heart was crushed at the pain I was

    seeing in them.

    But were they real?

    ¡°What do you mean by bad things?

    ¡± RILEY.

    ¡°What do you mean by bad things?

    ¡± Her eyes narrowed as she stared back at me, and I felt my knees buckle.

    I let go of my grip on her wrist and sat down on the stairs.

    She was still standing, holding onto the handrail, but her eyes followed my movement.

    ¡°Sit here.

    ¡± I patted the space beside me.

    ¡°No.

    ¡± She said it with a solemn expression.

    I let out a deep sigh.

    I would have wanted to talk in a confined space, like my office or our bedroom, but I didn¡¯t want to push

    my luck.

    ¡°Andrea was the only female that I let get close to me.

    We grew up together.

    And before I knew it, I was already bing possessive of her, especially when Caspian came into

    the picture.

    She was smitten by him.

    ¡± ¡°Riley, I really don¡¯t want to hear how much you loved her.

    You¡¯re just hurting me more.

    I just want to know why she¡¯s here and why you didn¡¯t tell me?

    ¡± I closed my eyes for a while, sping my hands together while my forearms were resting on my

    thighs as I looked at the space in front of the stairs.

    ¡°Andrea never loved me.

    And she never wanted to be with me.

    She wanted Caspian from the beginning, even before they found out they were fated mates.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not understanding anything.

    Why was she with you then?

    ¡± ¡°I forced her to be with me.

    There was a blood pact that she could not get away from.

    It was between our fathers, but I could have easily broken it, but I didn¡¯t.

    I was forcing her to be my Luna, using the blood pact as leverage.

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­¡± I palmed my face, not knowing how to exin more.

    ¡°That was the reason I didn¡¯t want you to know.

    I didn¡¯t know she wasing today with Caspian.

    And when I saw her, I was afraid if you saw her, you would find out what I did to her¡­¡± ¡°Did you hurt

    her?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    At least not physically.

    But emotionally, yes I did¡­¡± ¡°Did you rape her?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    No.

    I never even thought about it.

    You were my first sexual encounter¡­ I thought you knew that by now.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if anything you showed me or told me was true¡­¡± ¡°Nadia¡­ Everything I showed you

    and said to you was true.

    The only thing I withheld was that information.

    I don¡¯t want my past to remind you¡­¡± ¡°Of Elliot?

    Of how he was forcing himself to me?

    ¡± She scoffed with augh, and my breathing hitched.

    Her reaction pained me more.

    ¡°And here I am, believing you were the one left behind.

    That Andrea was the bad person here.

    When, in fact¡­¡± And the thing I was afraid of was happening right now ¨C her seeing me as a bad man,

    as a¡¯ monster.

    She stopped talking and turned on her heels.

    I heard soft s**s escaping her lips as she walked up the stairs, leaving me on my own.

    I wanted to follow her, and hug her, but I knew I was the one causing her that pain, and she probably

    didn¡¯t want me around her.

    She must be repulsed by me now.

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    Chapter 39

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 39

    NADIA. ¡°Nadia, everything I showed you and everything I told you was true. The only thing I withheld

    was that information. I don¡¯t want my past to remind you¡­¡± ¡°Of Elliot? Of how he was forcing himself to

    me?¡± I scoffed andughed: ¡°And here I was believing you were the one left behind.

    That Andrea was the bad person here.

    When in fact¡­¡± I couldn¡¯t say it.

    join telegram fortest update Despite everything he told me, I couldn¡¯t find it in my heart to say that he

    was a ¡®monster¡¯ like Elliot.

    Because he wasn¡¯t.

    He was never my monster.

    But he certainly was for her, for Andrea.

    I mped my hand over my mouth as I struggled to stop myself from sobbing, but I couldn¡¯t.

    This is all too much for me now.

    I walked away from Riley, but I didn¡¯t even know if I wanted him to follow me or not.

    Maybe I¡¯m stupid or in crazy because, despite everything, my heart was still beating for him.

    Maybe because of the mate bond.

    It was the only logical reason, because how could I love someone like him?

    I didn¡¯t notice when I entered our room.

    I just found myself tucked inside the nket, my body in a coiled position as I sobbed my heart out.

    Elliot didn¡¯t touch me either, but he looked at me in a lewd way, and I wondered if Riley was like that to

    Andrea.

    So many things were running through my mind.

    I was trying to justify Riley¡¯s ways because the Goddess knew that if those words hadn¡¯te from his

    mouth, I would never have believed he was capable of such a thing.

    Goddess, why me?

    Why Riley?

    I woke up with a pounding headache and it took a while before it registered where I was and what

    happened before I fell asleep.

    It was too dark now.

    I clutched the nket closer to my chest at the same time the bathroom door opened and Riley came

    out of it, freshly showered and already wearing a shirt and sweatpants.

    He saw that I was awake, so there was no use in pretending that I wasn¡¯t.

    ¡°You¡¯re awake.

    I brought you food.

    You didn¡¯t eat anything the whole day.

    ¡± ¡°What time is it?

    ¡± ¡°Almost nine in the evening.

    ¡± ¡°I just want to sleep.

    ¡±.

    ¡°Okay¡­¡± Silence ¡°Can I sleep here?

    ¡± He asked, his voice sounding too low and hoarse.

    ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    Goodnight then.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t reply.

    I waited for him to move out of the room, but he didn¡¯t.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ About the others.

    They didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    If anything, they were not in agreement with what I did to Andrea.

    They all stayed to make sure I didn¡¯t hurt her.

    And they didn¡¯t tell you because I ordered them not to.

    I used the Alphamand on them.

    So everything here is my fault.

    Don¡¯t me them or take your anger out on them.

    Especially with Jenny.

    If you need to let it out, I¡¯m just here.

    I¡¯ll take all the blows.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t know what to say.

    I was d Jenny didn¡¯t do it intentionally.

    But then it all pointed to one thing ¨C Riley alone was guilty of everything that was causing me pain.

    ¡°Eat something.

    Or at least drink the chocte drink I made for you just so you have something in your stomach.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm.

    ¡± ¡°Goodnight, Nadia¡­¡± I heard him let out a deep sigh before the door opened and closed.

    I waited for a few minutes because I got the strength to get up from my bed.

    My eyes darted to the food trolled by the couch, and my stomach rumbled.

    I was hungry, but my mouth wasn¡¯t craving anything I picked up the cup of hot chocte instead, it was

    still warm.

    I sat on the wide window sill facing the forest.

    I pressed the cup to my lips, and just as I was about to tip it over for a drink, I saw a figure on the

    ground.

    Hunter.

    Arrow whimpered in my head, missing her other half, and I felt the same.

    But we just couldn¡¯t give in to our emotions.

    I opened the window a little, just enough for a breeze of air toe in.

    I didn¡¯t know why I opened it, but I was hoping if Hunter would let out a growl or a howl, then I wanted

    to hear it, to pacify my pain and Arrow¡¯s too.

    Hunter sprang inside the forest and he was gone from my hindsight but it didn¡¯t take long before a howl

    erupted into the thin air.

    Hunter was howling to the moon, howling in anguish, and my heart clenched at his pain.

    We were all hurting from this.

    I woke up as the sun¡¯s rays brushed against my skin.

    I turned around, lying on my stomach and trying to sleep again, when I suddenly realized where I was.

    My body jolted up as I sat and looked at my surroundings.

    Why was I in bed?

    I remembered pushing a sofa chair by the window and crunching up there, waiting for Hunter toe

    back from the forest, but I didn¡¯t notice when I fell asleep.

    Did Rileye and ce me on the bed?

    Because I didn¡¯t think the others woulde into our room.

    My eyes darted to the space beside me and I suddenly missed him.

    My heart felt so heavy right now, seeing the empty, untouched side of his bed.

    I wanted to mindlink him and ask where he slept or if he even slept, but I stopped myself.

    There were still many doubts and questions in my head, and I had to face them first before I went

    head-on and faced Riley and his demons.

    After I washed my face and changed into my day clothes, I went downstairs and went directly to the

    kitchen, hoping Riley wasn¡¯t around.

    As much as I missed him, I didn¡¯t want to see him yet.

    I saw Jenny sitting by the counter.

    Just the person I wanted to see.

    ¡°Hi!

    ¡± I greeted her as I walked towards the other side, and opened the fridge, pulling out the milk and other

    things I could use to make some sandwiches.

    ¡°Luna¡­¡± She stood up, went to the dining table, and came back carrying a tray of food, cing it on

    the counter in front of me.

    ¡°I was just about to bring this upstairs for you.

    They¡¯re still warm.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you.

    ¡± I smiled at her before cing everything I pulled out of the fridge back into its ce.

    ¡°Is Riley around?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    He went with Beta Dominic to the other side of the territory.

    They just left ten or fifteen minutes ago.

    And I don¡¯t think they¡¯ll be back soon.

    It will probably take up their whole day.

    ¡± I just nodded my head, biting my lip before speaking up again.

    ¡°Jenny¡­ I¡¯m sorry about my outburst yesterday.

    It was wrong of me¡­¡± Jenny shook her head as tears started to pool in her eyes.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    If anything, it was a good wake-up call for all of us.

    ¡± ¡°Riley told me the truth about rolling off an Alphamand on the three of you, so you were hindered

    from telling me the truth.

    So you really didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    ¡± ¡°He also took it off yesterday, so if you want to ask me anything, I will be honest with you.

    Although some parts would be painful, but I will try to exin.

    ¡± ¡°I would love that.

    It¡¯s hard to ask Riley because everything cuts deeper when ites from him.

    ¡± ¡°The Alpha, he¡¯s not a bad person¡­ He¡¯s just lost.

    ¡± ¡°Do you like Riley as an Alpha?

    I know you¡¯re not from here.

    ¡± ¡°I came from Alpha Jacob¡¯s Pack.

    And he¡¯s a good one, so I know what I¡¯m saying if I say Alpha Riley is a good one too.

    ¡± ¡°So Alpha Jacob knew what Riley did to Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°He did.

    But he never condoned it.

    He actually helped Alpha Caspian, even though he and Riley were closer.

    Well, I really don¡¯t know how close, but that¡¯s what Alpha Jacob¡¯s Gamma told me.

    Alpha Jacob and Alpha Caspian just recently got reconnected, but I guessed Alpha Jacob was smart

    enough to know what Alpha Riley was doing was wrong, so he wanted to help Andrea out of it.

    ¡± ¡°Was it really that bad?

    Did you know if he hurt Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°Physically no.

    ¡± ¡°Did he attempt to touch her?

    ¡±.

    ¡°That part I have no idea, but Andrea could have told me if the Alpha did.

    And.

    ¡± ¡°And?

    ¡± I asked, my brow furrowing as Iid the fork down.

    I still didn¡¯t have any appetite.

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure if saying this would help or just hurt you more.

    ¡± ¡°Say it¡­¡± ¡°Andrea begged the Alpha to cancel the Luna ceremony, and the Alpha said¡­¡± She

    stopped, and my heart stopped beating as I waited for her to continue.

    ¡°He will cancel the ceremony if she sleeps with him.

    ¡± My hand mped over my mouth as a gasp left my throat.

    I felt my lips quivering as tears threatened to fall, He was so cruel.

    ¡°Wait¡­ Listen, please¡­ Andrea agreed because she was desperate, but¡­ The Alpha didn¡¯t touch her.

    Andrea told me the Alpha didn¡¯t even look at her when she showed up in his room and pushed her

    away instead.

    I know it was the truth because that night, the Alpha asked me to pick up Andrea, and I found her

    outside the Alpha¡¯s door.

    ¡± I closed my eyes, trying to stop my tears.

    I didn¡¯t want to hear anything more.

    ¡°And then, the next day, the Alpha had a talk with the Beta and told him he didn¡¯t know that Andrea

    would actually show up because he knew how much Andrea valued herself.

    But he had no intention of forcing himself on her.

    And then he ordered the Beta to cancel the ceremony.

    Beta Dominic said the Alpha told him, that he already epted that he would be sleeping alone in his

    bed for the rest of his life.

    We think at that moment, he already knew he would be letting Andrea go soon.

    ¡± ¡°He must have loved her so much that he was willing to let her go already¡­¡±.

    Jenny smiled at me.

    Her hand reached for mine at the top of the counter and squeezed it gently.

    ¡°I think he was willing to let her go because his attention was already somewhere else.

    If I was right, he knew you already existed.

    That¡¯s why he was always driving back and forth to Alpha Darvon¡¯s territory.

    He was already looking for you.

    ¡± ¡°But if he didn¡¯t smell me, he would probably still force Andrea to be his Luna.

    ¡± ¡°We would never know.

    Maybe yes.

    Maybe not.

    I can¡¯t read Alpha Riley, no one can.

    But he has his own struggles.

    Did you know why he was pushing himself to Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°He loves her.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe, maybe not.

    But Sebastian told me the Alpha just wanted someone to stay with him.

    Despite being good at almost everything, he¡¯s a very insecure man.

    He thought he was not good enough for someone to actually like him.

    ¡± ¡°Funny, because Beta Dominic said the same thing.

    ¡± ¡°Because it is the truth.

    He used the blood pact between their fathers so he could take hold of Andrea.

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    He thinks no one will like him anyway.

    At least Andrea can stay because she has no other option.

    ¡± ¡°Why would he even think he was not good enough for someone?

    ¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s his mother¡¯s abandonment that left him with that impression.

    Growing up, Sebastian said, the Alpha would always stare at mothers, but he never talked about his

    own.

    He kept it all inside him.

    Maybe he thought he was not good enough to make her stay.

    ¡± ¡°For Goddess¡¯ sake, he was only a baby when she left.

    How would he ever think it was his fault?

    ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    Maybe it was what his father made him believe?

    I actually don¡¯t know Alpha Melvin, that¡¯s his father, I never met him.

    But Sebastian said he never took another Luna after she left, and he was always telling Riley the Luna

    post was just for his mother alone.

    And I was guessing his father¡¯s loyalty to his mother was making his hatred for her grow deeper.

    How could she leave when his father was so loyal to her?

    ¡±.

    ¡°But it¡¯s only one side of the story.

    Maybe there¡¯s something more.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I keep saying to Sebastian.

    Because how could you, as a mother, just abandon your child?

    ¡± I didn¡¯t know what to say anymore.

    A part of me was hurting for my mate for what he must have felt about his mother, but a part of me was

    still scared of him.

    Now that he found out I was his mate, would his obsession with Andrea shift to me?

    Would he hold me against my will if I decided I didn¡¯t want to be here anymore?

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    Chapter 40

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 40

    RILEY Beta Dominic and I were out for the whole day and did what we needed to do in the western

    part of the territory.There was construction ongoing for a new building that would serve as a

    commercial center and have a big library within it.The project went on hold during my three months of

    absence because my Beta couldn¡¯t handle everything while taking care of me and the whole pack.

    And as much as I just wanted to mope around because Nadia wasn¡¯t speaking with me, I knew I had to

    get something done or I would start to lose myself again.

    My pack deserved a responsible Alpha and my mate deserved a good mate, and no one could do that

    but me.

    So here I was.

    Even if my heart was too heavy to function, I kept smiling and talking with all the engineers and workers

    around me.

    join telegram fortest update I couldn¡¯t wait toe home.

    But then I realized no one was waiting at home for me.

    NADIA.

    The day went by draggingly slow, and even though I was terrified of Riley at this point, I must admit that

    I missed him.

    I spent half of the day with Jenny.

    We just talked about Riley and what he had done and what she thought of him, the good and bad.

    And I was thankful that Jenny was being honest with me, with no filters.

    She told me about Riley threatening to mark Andrea and how he put his life and his men¡¯s life on the

    line to assist Alpha Caspian¡¯s pack when thetter was attacked, even if things about Andrea weren¡¯t

    settled between them.

    And how he almost died.

    of all the things she told me, this was the one that pained me the most.

    I thought that asking Andrea to sleep with him, and the marking was too painful, but those couldn¡¯t

    compare to the anguish I felt inside at the thoughts of him dying even before I met him.

    Even if a part of me wasn¡¯t okay with what he did, I didn¡¯t think I wanted a life without him.

    I was still lost up to this point.

    I¡¯ve learned many things in just twenty-four hours, but I felt there were still many things I had to find out.

    But to be honest, I had no idea if I could take more.

    So I told Jenny I was done for the day and spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening at the

    library on the second floor of the pack house.

    I read books by the window overlooking the pack house ground so I could see if they arrived, but it was

    darker now, and yet, they weren¡¯t home.

    I wondered where they ate lunch and dinner.

    Did some female invite them over?

    I couldn¡¯t help the pang of jealousy from creeping into my heart.

    Oh, stop it, Nadia!

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    I huffed at my own thoughts, reminding myself that Riley wasn¡¯t like that.

    Riley could have gotten any female if he wanted to, but he didn¡¯t.

    And then I remembered that he thought he was not good enough for anyone.

    I was snapped from my own thoughts when I heard a car approaching.

    It was the Beta¡¯s car.

    I peeked down, too excited to see him, and when I did see hime down from the car, my heart

    dropped and I couldn¡¯t help the grin from spreading on my face.

    Oh, Goddess, I missed him.

    And then he looked up.

    I immediately withdrew my head from the window, clutching the book against my chest as my heart

    thudded loudly.

    Did he see me?

    I forgot that he has stronger senses than ordinary wolves.

    He might have felt my presence and my stare.

    I swallowed hard and started flipping the pages of the book in my hand, looking for the section I was

    reading while trying to shrug off the embarrassment of being caught gawking at him.

    I was just checking who arrived.

    There was nothing wrong with that, right?

    But why did you hide when he looked up?

    Arrow asked, and I just rolled my eyes at her.

    Arrow wasn¡¯t happy that I was trying to avoid Riley.

    Of course, she would never understand me.

    She was more concerned about being near her mate, and she could just disregard all logic.

    But I couldn¡¯t.

    It didn¡¯t take long before the door of the library opened and there he was, my mate, still looking as

    handsome as he was, even if he had been out all day.

    ¡°Hi¡­¡± He was the first one to break the silence, but he just stayed standing by the door.

    My gaze darted down to his hand.

    He was carrying a bouquet of flowers.

    I swallowed hard before returning my gaze to his face.

    ¡°Can Ie in?

    I just want to give you this.

    ¡± He raised his hand, showing me the flowers.

    ¡°It¡¯s your library.

    So I guess you can.

    ¡± He didn¡¯t say anything and stepped forward, and my heart just kept jumping all over the ce.

    I was trying to make sure all my walls were up, not letting him know how I felt at the moment.

    ¡°Did you eat dinner?

    ¡± He asked, and I nodded my head in response.

    ¡°These are for you.

    I¡¯m not sure what flowers you prefer, but I thought they were beautiful¡­¡± ¡°Thank you.

    ¡± I took the bouquet of red roses and sniffed them before ncing up to meet his piercing blue eyes.

    ¡°Are you trying to woo me?

    ¡± He smiled sheepishly and I felt my panties drop but I kept my emotions in check, keeping my face

    void of any emotions.

    He raised his hand to his neck and started rubbing it.

    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not working, right?

    ¡± ¡°Yep, not working.

    ¡± I stood up and grabbed an empty vase that I thought could hold the whole bouquet and carefully

    ced the flowers there.

    I just needed to add waterter.

    ¡°I guess I have to try harder then.

    ¡± I suppressed my lips from curling into a smile and instead asked him a question.

    ¡°Where did you sleepst night?

    In Andrea¡¯s room?

    RILEY.

    ¡°Where did you sleepst night?

    In Andrea¡¯s room?

    ¡± Nadia asked, while her back was on me as she ced the roses I gave her in the avable vase.

    My forehead creased.

    Andrea didn¡¯t have a room in the house anymore.

    ¡°No.

    In my office.

    ¡± ¡°The couch there is too small for you.

    ¡± ¡°I slept in my chair.

    ¡± But the truth was, I didn¡¯t sleep at all.

    I sat awake the whole night with my office door open.

    I was f*g scared that she would run away in the middle of the night.

    I even hid all the car keys in the drawer of my table to make sure she would not have any ess to

    them.

    I totally forgot that she didn¡¯t know how to drive.

    The only time I fell asleep was on the ride to the other side of the territory.

    And even then, I kept waking up and checking my phone because I told Jenny to contact me right away

    if she couldn¡¯t find Nadia.

    ¡°You¡¯re insane.

    There are so many rooms in the house that you don¡¯t need to cram into your chair.

    ¡± She turned around to face me, her eyes rolling as she crossed her arms against her chest.

    Even if she was being hostile towards me, I would take this over the one where she wasn¡¯t talking to

    me at all.

    ¡°I know.

    But the bed won¡¯t be the same without you on it.

    ¡± I told her, biting my lower lip as I gauged her reaction.

    But she just shrugged her shoulders and turned her back on me and started fiddling with the roses,

    fixing them in her vase.

    ¡°You can sleep in the room tonight.

    I can go back to my old room.

    ¡± She told me.

    ¡°No.

    I don¡¯t want you to sleep anywhere.

    You¡¯ll be sleeping there tonight.

    I¡¯m okay at my office.

    ¡± ¡°Did you eat dinner?

    ¡± She changed the topic, and the hope rising in my chest that she would at least let me stay with her in

    the room was immediately wiped off.

    ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°Where did you eat?

    ¡± She turned around almost immediately and her eyes red at me for a second before she dropped

    her gaze.

    SP ¡°In the car, we just bought fast food.

    ¡± ¡°And lunch?

    ¡± ¡°At the construction site.

    ¡± ¡°Someone brought food in there?

    ¡± Her questions were confusing to me, but I just found myself answering her.

    ¡°No.

    I ordered food for everyone there.

    I don¡¯t go there every day, so I thought I¡¯d treat the workers and engineers who were working there

    today.

    ¡± She didn¡¯t say anything and just grabbed the vase, holding it close to her chest as she made her way

    towards the door.

    I let out a deep sigh as I watched her walk away from me.

    ¡°You can sleep in the room tonight, just make sure you stay on your side of the bed,¡± she said this in a

    low voice, but loud enough for me to hear before she walked out of the door.

    The moment she disappeared from my sight, it was only then that her words sank in and I couldn¡¯t help

    the smile that was slowly tugging onto my lips.

    I guess the flowers worked.

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    Chapter 41

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 41

    RILEY. ¡°So, did the flower work?¡± Beta Dominic asked as I entered the kitchen. He was sitting by the

    center counter, and in front of him was Gamma Sebastian. Jenny was preparing warm drinks for them

    at the kitchen counter. There was a time, before Andrea came and Jenny had just arrived, that we

    spent almost every night at this ce, just talking and taunting each other.

    I missed this.

    How I wished I could share these kinds of moments with Nadia.

    After she left the library, I contemted whether I should follow after her or just give her time alone

    before going to bed.

    I chose thetter and went downstairs, hoping to see Sebastian and Jenny.

    I wanted to ask for help on how I could further pursue my female ¡°I¡¯m not sure.

    She just said, thank you and left.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t tell them about Nadia allowing me to sleep in the same room as her because I didn¡¯t want to

    jinx it.

    ¡°Would you like some warm chocte or milk, Alpha?

    Or perhaps tea?

    ¡± Jenny asked as she ced two mugs on the counter and the two males grabbed them.

    ¡°No, thank you.

    I don¡¯t want anything right now.

    ¡± I smiled at her and she just nodded before I turned my head to Sebastian.

    ¡°What do you usually do if Jenny is pissed off at you?

    ¡± I asked him.

    I was desperate to get any help, so I was swallowing my pride and asking for help from them.

    ¡°My Jenny?

    ¡± Sebastian¡¯s mouth tugged into a smug smirk before he coiled an arm around his female¡¯s waist and

    pulled her to sit on hisp.

    ¡°I just do it like this.

    .

    ¡± And he dipped his mouth into Jenny¡¯s neck and started nibbling it.

    Jenny started to giggle while trying to pull her body away from Sebastian, with no luck because the

    Gamma was holding her tightly in his arms.

    I just shook my head, letting a smile tug on my mouth as I sped my hands together.

    ¡°I would definitely be kicked out if I did that.

    ¡± Beta Dominic chuckled before sipping his drink.

    ¡°I agree with that.

    I don¡¯t think that would work.

    But d**n, I thought flowers could melt a female¡¯s heart.

    ¡± ¡°It does, but it doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯ll be forgiven right away,¡± Jenny added before she pped her

    mate¡¯s hands, who was rubbing her arms.

    ¡°I know that.

    Do you think I should buy her something, anything?

    ¡± My questions now were directed at Jenny, ¡°I don¡¯t think Nadia wants any material things, Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°If you¡¯re mad at Sebastian, how does he make up for it?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not telling, because he¡¯s just going to use it to his advantage.

    ¡± Jenny chuckled as she ced a soft kiss on her mate¡¯s nose before focusing her attention back on

    me.

    ¡°But Alpha, try picking out flowers for her instead of buying them.

    The forest is swarming with beautiful flowers right now.

    I¡¯m sure she could tell which one took more effort.

    And then maybe take with you when you need to be somewhere.

    I don¡¯t think she likes being stuck here, alone.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not even sure if she wants to spend time with me.

    ¡± ¡°Then ask her.

    ¡± My Beta suggested, snickering at me.

    ¡°That¡¯s why the Goddess gave us our mouths.

    It¡¯s not used for just swearing.

    ¡± ¡°Or eating pussies¡­¡± My Gamma added; much to the difort of his mate.

    ¡°Sebastian!

    ¡± Jenny¡¯s voice echoed in the kitchen, and in seconds, peals ofughter were already booming all

    around us.

    But theughter suddenly died down when our noses picked up Nadia¡¯s scent and the sound of small

    footsteps closing in.

    Nadia was approaching and everything went dead silent.

    F**k!

    She would be pissed off again if she came in and no one was talking.

    ¡°I¡¯ll ask her toe with me tomorrow then.

    ¡± I blurted it out of nowhere.

    My heart was pounding in my chest as all eyes darted at me, with confusion written on their faces.

    ¡°Who¡¯sing with you somewhere?

    ¡± Nadia¡¯s voice reached my ears as her sweet scent swirled around me.

    I turned my head back and saw her standing by the entrance.

    Her eyes moved from me to the people around the counter.

    I immediately rose to my feet, rubbing my neck with my hand.

    ¡°You.

    ¡± I smiled at her before I continued.

    ¡°I was thinking maybe you¡¯d want toe with me tomorrow to the western territory.

    ¡± She bit her bottom lip before she opened her mouth to answer.

    ¡°Can I think about it?

    ¡± ¡°Of course.

    ¡± I smiled at her before motioning with my hand.

    ¡°Come sit here.

    Do you want something to drink?

    Tea, warm milk, or chocte?

    ¡± ¡°Yeah, like the onest night.

    ¡± ¡°Sure, take a seat here.

    ¡± I patted the chair I was sitting on earlier before turning around and making my way to prepare her

    drinks, I heard small footsteps, and I was hoping she¡¯d sit where I asked her to.

    ¡°So how was your day, Luna?

    ¡±Gamma Sebastian asked.

    ¡°It was good.

    Jenny kept mepany.

    ¡± ¡°Good for you.

    Mine was a bit boring.

    ¡± Dominic grunted.

    ¡°Why was that?

    ¡± She asked innocently.

    ¡°I spent the whole day with an Alpha who didn¡¯t want to talk.

    ¡± ¡°I wondered why?

    Maybe you bored him too.

    ¡± Nadia chuckled, and it was f*g music to my ears.

    I couldn¡¯t stop myself from smiling, but I refused to b**t in.

    I just let them talk while I prepared her chocte.

    ¡°Probably his tongue got tied¡­¡± My Beta answered, and I just let him diss me as long as it made Nadia

    smile.

    ¡°Or his tongue got left somewhere hest used it, like licking¡­¡± ¡°Sebastian!

    ¡± Jenny¡¯s voice was now mortified, and I couldn¡¯t stop myself fromughing with them this time.

    My Gamma was a fg man-we, but of course, he stopped being one after he met Jenny, and we all knew

    where his heart and his dk were now.

    He just couldn¡¯t get his lewd mouth to shut up from time to time.

    ¡°Oh my Goddess, I¡¯m sorry, Luna.

    I think I need to tie up his mouth.

    He has no filter!

    ¡± Jenny¡¯s voice was high pitched but it didn¡¯t sound angry at all.

    I turned around, carrying Nadia¡¯s warm drink, and I saw her giggling.

    Her eyes were watering from herughter, and I missed that carefree look on her face.

    She was a beautiful sight.

    ¡°Thank you,¡± she mouthed without looking at me after I ced her mug in front of her, and I remained

    standing behind her, my hand holding onto the backrest of her chair.

    ¡°Bound my mouth, darling, and then you can tie my hands too.

    I¡¯ll let you have full control tonight.

    ¡± Sebastian was smirking smugly.

    Jenny¡¯s face was red now as she red at her mate.

    ¡°Oh, f**k!

    That just reminds me that I¡¯m not gettingid tonight.

    ¡± My Beta chuckled as he crossed his arms against his chest, feigning a scowl on his face.

    ¡°Me too.

    .

    ¡± Nadia added in a low voice before she began sipping her warm drink.

    ¡°That means, me too.

    .

    ,¡± S**t.

    Why did I say that out loud?

    Jenny looked at us, her eyes widening as she wiggled her hands in the air.

    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure I don¡¯t getid tonight too, so no one is missing out on anything tonight.

    ¡± ¡°No!

    ¡± Sebastian feigned a cry and Nadia giggled again, making my heart somersault in my chest.

    ¡°So what do you want to do tomorrow, Luna?

    ¡± Jenny asked her, ignoring Sebastian, who was fussing at her.

    Sebastian pulled Jenny¡¯s back closer to his body and sank his head into the nook of her neck, inhaling

    her scent.

    I was so used to their disys of affection that it didn¡¯t bother me anymore, but Nadia wasn¡¯t.

    I saw her cheeks turn red as she darted her eyes down to her drink.

    ¡°Ummm¡­ I don¡¯t know.

    But maybe you can teach me how to drive?

    ¡± I didn¡¯t hear Jenny¡¯s reply or the rest of the conversation as the pain hit my chest.

    My grip on the chair tightened before I let it go and turned around, walking away from them and

    heading for my office.

    I mmed the door shut as I slumped my tired body onto my chair, my fingers rising to my temples,

    pressing them while my eyes were closed.

    She¡¯s leaving.

    She doesn¡¯t want me anymore.

    And I felt my chest heave as I fought off Hunter froming out.

    It didn¡¯t take long before my office door opened and Beta Dominic came in, a furious look stered on

    his face.

    ¡°What the heck was that?

    We were trying to make things better between the two of you, and then you just walked away.

    Nadia looked like she was hit by a truck when you stormed off!

    ¡± He was trying to control the anger rolling off of him.

    ¡°She¡¯s leaving.

    She wants to leave me.

    ¡± He let out a sigh before sitting down on the chair in front of my desk.

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    ¡°Where did you get that idea?

    ¡± ¡°She wants to learn how to drive.

    ¡± ¡°Don¡¯t we all?

    ¡± HAR ¡°You don¡¯t understand.

    ¡± ¡°Then make me so I can help you!

    F**k, man!

    You can¡¯t storm off every time you don¡¯t like what you hear if you want to make amends with her.

    Nadia is still scared of you¡­¡± ¡°Because I¡¯m a f*g monster in her eyes!

    ¡± ¡°Then prove to her you are not!

    But letting your temper get to you and storming off won¡¯t help you.

    You will just scare her away more.

    ¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t want her to leave me.

    ¡± Then make her stay.

    F**k!

    This feels like I am talking to a four-year-old and not an Alpha.

    ¡± He was right, but I just lost it.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do anymore.

    ¡± ¡°One day, one f*g day, and you¡¯re giving up already?

    Tell me why you think she¡¯s leaving, because I didn¡¯t hear her say that out there.

    ¡± I let out a deep sigh before I started exining.

    ¡°When she came here, she asked me to teach her how to drive, so when it¡¯s time for her to go, she can

    drive, and I agreed.

    And I promised her I would give her a car too.

    She might be nning to leave once she learns how to drive.

    ¡± ¡°Then you have time to win her back.

    She can¡¯t learn how to drive in one day.

    But now we¡¯re all back to zero because you let your temper snap again.

    ¡± I rested my elbows on my desk and palmed my face.

    This is f*g hard.

    I f****d up again.

    It was almost midnight before I got the courage to drag my feet out of my office.

    I¡¯ve been contemting just sleeping here, but I didn¡¯t want Nadia to think I didn¡¯t want to be with her.

    But I was nervous about facing her after I stormed off earlier.

    I was hoping she was already asleep.

    At least, if she was, then the chance of her shoving me away from the bed was next to impossible.

    I slowly opened the door to our room and slipped my head inside, peeking around like a schoolboy

    scared of getting caught.

    The room was already dimmed, and I saw her figure tucked inside the sheets on her side of the bed.

    She was asleep.

    I carefully walked without making any noise and made my way to the shower, taking a pair of clean

    sweatpants with me.

    I didn¡¯t think Nadia would appreciate it if Iy next to her in just my boxers, so even if sweatpants were

    notfortable, this would do for tonight.

    After I was done with my shower, I just found myself standing at the foot of our bed, just watching as

    her chest rose and fell while I dried my hair with a towel.

    I missed her, and I wondered if I would get a chance to hug her tonight.

    I closed the window and locked the door before I carefully slid inside the nket andy on my back,

    one hand under my head.

    Even if I was tired and didn¡¯t get enough sleepst night, sleep wasn¡¯t taking over.

    But at least her scent was calming me and my wolf.

    I knew I had to work harder and control my temper.

    My Beta was right ¨C I needed to prove to her that I was no longer the same man that I was with Andrea.

    That I could change.

    I closed my eyes and urged myself to sleep, so my mind could function better tomorrow.

    I was still having a conversation with Hunter, telling him that he needed to help me control our temper

    instead of pushing himself out when we got riled up when I felt Nadia move from her position.

    My eyes snapped open just in time to see her body turned around, facing me.

    Her eyes were closed, but her hand was reaching for something until itnded on my chest and I felt

    sparks traveling all over my body, waking up all my senses.

    She slowly inched her body nearer until her head found the corner of my arm, making me smile in

    amusement as she snuggled herself onto my body, her arms and legs hugging me.

    I lowered my forearm and let her head lie on my arm, wrapping them around her as I closed my eyes

    again.

    For sure, she¡¯d be furious tomorrow if she woke up in this position, but I would face it and think about it

    then.

    For now, I would just let her warm and soft body rest against mine, lulling me to sleep.

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    Chapter 42

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 42

    NADIA. I woke up wrapped up in Riley¡¯s arms, and I almost forgot that we were not on good terms at

    the moment. I missed his warmth and the explosive sparks that only his touch could give me. I reveled

    in them until it dawned on me that he had taken advantage of my sleeping state. I told him to stay on

    his side, and he obviously didn¡¯t keep his words.

    My nose red and I was about to wake him up so I could berate him for his actions when I realized

    that I was actually the one sleeping on his side of the bed, which meant I was the one who crawled

    over to him.

    Unless he carried me to his side.

    But he had told me previously that I always crawled to his side, so I wasn¡¯t sure now if this was my

    doing or not.

    So instead of confronting him, I found myself cing a soft kiss on his nose before slowly and carefully

    sliding to my side of the bed and curling up under the nket, hoping he would never find out that I

    slept in his arms and that I stole a kiss from him.

    I tried to.

    sleep after that, but I couldn¡¯t anymore.

    And it didn¡¯t take that long before Riley moved and rose to his feet.

    He didn¡¯t even bother to check on me before he went to the bathroom.

    It took a while before he came out, and he just walked out of the bedroom afterward.

    I sulked in annoyance because I was ignored.

    Wasn¡¯t he supposed to be wooing me?

    ¡®He probably thought you were sleeping.

    Stop with the drama.

    ¡¯ Arrow snarled in my head, and I just rolled my eyes at her.

    He didn¡¯t even check on me.

    Or at least kiss me like he usually did, even when I was asleep.

    ¡®Oh, Nadia.

    You act as if you¡¯re scared of our mate, and now you¡¯re annoyed that he doesn¡¯te near you.

    Why don¡¯t you kiss him and check if he¡¯ll push you away?

    ¡¯ I could tell my wolf was already annoyed at me.

    She might be right, but I still felt bad.

    In the three weeks that I was here, I was so used to his attention and his pampering ways that I

    couldn¡¯t help but get annoyed with how he just suddenly seemed to ignore me.

    I shoved the nket off my body and rose from the bed, walking towards the window.

    He woke up too early.

    He might be going out for a run.

    And that was why I was here, sitting on the window sill, waiting for Hunter to appear.

    And I was right.

    After just a few seconds, his naked form came into view as he walked towards the forest line before

    shifting into his wolf.

    The nerve of this man to walk from his office naked?

    Couldn¡¯t he take off his clothes inside the forest and shift there instead of strutting his d*k and as

    around where omega females working around the packhouse could see him?

    One day, I would give him a dose of his own medicine.

    I would walk around naked too.

    I chuckled at my own thoughts.

    Oh, Goddess!

    Not being able to talk to my mate was driving me crazy.

    I honestly had no idea what my ns were.

    And what I should be doing next.

    I know now who he was before I met him.

    I should have been scared and just left, but I couldn¡¯t.

    I didn¡¯t want to.

    I just realized I wanted him more than anything.

    And if he really was a bad person, maybe it wasn¡¯t toote to change.

    Maybe we could find ways together so his past wouldn¡¯te back to haunt us.

    I was still contemting what I needed to do next when Hunter appeared from the forest line with long-

    stemmed flowers in his mouth.

    I couldn¡¯t help the smile curling on my face.

    I was already assuming those were for me.

    I made my way to the bathroom to hurriedly wash my face and brush my teeth, and I grabbed the novel

    I was reading before slumping down on the couch and pretending to read while waiting for him.

    I knew he had given me flowersst git, but a female could never have too many flowers.

    I was d he knew that.

    But the seconds turned to minutes, and I had already been waiting for twenty minutes, and he was still

    not here.

    Maybe the flowers were not for me.

    I stood up from the couch, disappointed as I ced the book back on the shelves when the door

    opened.

    My body automatically swung to face the door, and I saw my mate, peeking his head from the door,

    looking around until our eyes met.

    He shed me a boyish smile, and I just raised my brow while discretely mping my legs together

    because he looked so handsome right now with his hair tied in a ponytail, and my body was already

    giving me signals that my core might start leaking soon.

    ¡°Good morning¡­¡± His voice was husky, and it took a lot of effort not to grin back at him.

    ¡°Good morning¡­¡± He entered the room and closed the door with his foot before he took out whatever

    he was hiding behind his back ¡°Flowers?

    Again?

    But you just gave me onest night.

    ¡± I took them from his hand and held them close to my nose, sniffing the smell of the wildflowers and

    the musky scent of the forest.

    I would say I was impressive.

    I acted like I didn¡¯t see himing out of the forest with these flowers.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you liked them or not.

    Then, while running earlier, I saw those beautiful ones and thought of you.

    Maybe you would like these better.

    ¡± ¡°I liked the ones fromst night.

    But these are way better.

    Thank you.

    ¡± I smiled at him, letting my hand run on the pink ribbon he used to tie them up in ce.

    ¡°Did you fix this?

    Or did you ask for help from the females in the kitchen?

    ¡± I wasn¡¯t sure if my tone wasced with jealousy, but my heart clenched at the thought of him

    appearing naked in front of those females.

    I knew most of them were mated, but it didn¡¯t change the fact that my male is very attractive.

    I saw his mouth twitching into a smile, but it was gone in seconds.

    ¡°I tried to figure out how to do it on my own until Dominic showed up and we figured it out together.

    ¡± ¡°But you did well, it looks nice.

    Thank you¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m d you liked it.

    And as much as I wanted to stay longer and talk with you, I have to get going.

    I have a scheduled meeting at eight.

    ¡± My head tilted up to look at him.

    ¡°Are you not taking me with you?

    I thought you¡­¡± ¡°I thought you wanted to spend today with Jenny, learning how to drive, rather than

    spending time with me.

    ¡± His voice sounded hurt.

    ¡°But I haven¡¯t decided yet.

    It was just an option.

    Was it the reason you stormed off yesterday?

    Because I wanted to spend the day learning how to drive rather than go with you somewhere?

    ¡± He seemed taken aback by my question, but he did respond after a while.

    ¡°Yes.

    That¡¯s the reason.

    ¡± ¡°Hmm.

    But I can change my mind, right?

    Except, of course, if you change your mind and don¡¯t want me to¡­¡± ¡°Come with me.

    ¡± He didn¡¯t let me finish my words.

    ¡°Okay!

    ¡± I blurted out excitedly.

    ¡°How much time do I have to prepare?

    ¡± ¡°Ten minutes, but I will give you twenty minutes.

    I will just have to drive faster.

    Do you think you can¡­¡± ¡°Yes!

    Stop talking and start working on yourself.

    ¡± I told him as I ced the flowers on the table.

    I had to ask Jenny¡¯s help to find a vase for them before I go.

    ¡°I¡¯ll just shower quickly,¡± I told Riley as I made my way to the bathroom.

    ¡°Can I join you?

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    ¡± he asked.

    ¡°No!

    ¡± I answered almost immediately.

    Not that I didn¡¯t want to, but if we wanted to make it in twenty minutes, he needed to stay away from

    me.

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    Chapter 43

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 43

    RILEY. I couldn¡¯t wipe the smile off my face as I waited for Nadia to get ready. I was already at the front

    of the pack house and was leaving instructions for my Beta since he wouldn¡¯t being with me today.

    I¡¯d bring two warriors with me to convoy with us for extra protection, not for me but for my mate. I knew

    I could protect her if anything happened, but I would never take any risk, so I needed extra men with

    me.

    I smelled Nadia approaching.

    I turned around and saw her with two apples in her hands.

    ¡± Breakfast.

    ¡± I just smiled at her.

    We could just grab breakfast along the way.

    ¡°I¡¯m ready.

    ¡± She smiled as she stopped beside me, acknowledging my Beta after he paid respect to her.

    ¡°Good.

    Shall we?

    ¡± I ced a hand on her back, hoping she wouldn¡¯t move away from it as I guided her towards the car.

    Thankfully, she didn¡¯t.

    ¡°Is the Beta noting with us?

    ¡± She asked after she buckled her seatbelt, her eyes looking at Beta Dominic, who was still standing by

    the steps as I maneuvered the car out of the pack house grounds.

    ¡°No.

    But we have two warriorsing with us.

    They¡¯re on the next car.

    ¡± ¡°I thought, the Beta alwayses with the Alpha wherever he goes.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ Not in my case.

    Dominic has other things to do than follow me around, and the only time I would take him with me is if I

    needed a second inmand.

    ¡± ¡°Such as?

    ¡± ¡°Attending boring meetings.

    I let him sit beside me, and he took all the information while I dozed off.

    ¡± She giggled, and it made my heart leap out of my chest.

    ¡°You¡¯re joking, right?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I have a talent for sleeping without anyone finding out I¡¯m already asleep.

    Or pretending to sleep when I¡¯m not.

    ¡± ¡°Haha!

    ¡± sheughed sarcastically.

    ¡°You want proof?

    ¡± ¡°What will you do?

    ¡± ¡°Nothing.

    I am just going to give an example.

    ¡± ¡°Okay¡­¡± ¡°This morning, you thought I was asleep when you woke up.

    But I wasn¡¯t¡­¡± Her eyes rounded as a red tint slowly crept up her cheeks.

    ¡°Stop lying.

    You were sleeping, your chest rising and falling in perfect rhythm.

    ¡± ¡°I told you I was good at it.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Stop lying, ¡°she giggled, a forced one, but her face was turning too red now.

    I should stop before she gets pissed off, but I wanted to push a little more.

    ¡°But maybe I was just dreaming, and wanting it to be real.

    I thought you kissed me on the nose.

    But that might be just a dream.

    ¡± I told her, in a serious tone, while my gaze was fixed in front of me, on the road, but I was watching

    her on my side peripherals.

    She swallowed before she sank into her seat.

    ¡°Definitely a dream.

    Keep dreaming, Riley.

    ¡± ¡°Probably, that¡¯s all I can do for now.

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    Just dream.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia.

    .

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± She hummed her response, and I mustered all my courage to finally start talking about the

    things between us.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about keeping things about me and about Andrea.

    I want to show you I¡¯m not a bad person before I confess everything.

    I was just scared you would leave the moment you found out what I did to her.

    I was not proud of it.

    ¡± Silence, It was deafening.

    My grip tightened on the steering wheel.

    My emotions were all over the ce.

    I wanted to say more, but I wasn¡¯t sure if she was willing to hear more.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ Talk to me.

    Just say something¡­¡± ¡°Something¡­¡± She said it in a soft voice, and my brows hiked up.

    What the f**k was that?

    I tilted my head to look at her and caught her looking at me, a smile ying on her lips before she

    started giggling.

    And my heart fluttered at the sight in front of me.

    ¡°Eyes on the road, Alpha.

    ¡± She eximed, her hand reaching for my cheek as she turned it to face the road.

    ¡°Am I forgiven already?

    ¡± I asked, my lips pursing into a thin line before I bit the lower one.

    I wanted to smile, but I wasn¡¯t sure if it was appropriate even if she was smiling.

    ¡°No.

    Not yet¡­ But we can start moving on from it.

    But¡­¡± ¡°But?

    ¡± ¡°I want answers when I ask questions.

    ¡± ¡°Sounds fair.

    ¡± I almost smiled, but I kept restraining myself.

    ¡°And¡­¡± ¡°And?

    ¡± I asked, my brows furrowing, scared again of whatever she would say.

    ¡°And¡­ I miss you.

    ¡± I hit the brake hard without a warning as soon as the three words left her mouth and our bodies jolted

    forward.

    My arm automatically rose to stop her body, but it was already restrained by her seatbelt.

    ¡°What was that?

    ¡± Her eyes rounded as she stared at me.

    Fear was evident in her eyes.

    I rested my forearm on the steering wheel before tilting my head to look at her, not knowing how to

    exin to her that her words caught me off guard.

    F**k!

    This was going bad.

    I was losing control when it came to her.

    ¡°Are you okay?

    ¡± I asked her.

    ¡°Yes.

    Are you okay?

    ¡± She asked me back.

    I nodded my head before my hand ejected her seat belt and my arm coiled around her waist.

    ¡± Come here.

    ¡± She didn¡¯t question me, instead she just let her body go where I was taking her as I sat her on myp,

    straddling me.

    ¡°Riley, we¡¯ll bete for your meeting.

    ¡± She was biting her lower lip, her hands on my shoulders, keeping a distance between our bodies.

    ¡°I know.

    ¡± I smiled at her, my eyes taking in the beauty in front of me.

    I really did miss her.

    ¡°I missed you so much, it hurts here.

    ¡± I told her, my hand tapping my chest where my heart was.

    She smiled weakly, her eyes pooling with tears, but she was stopping them from falling.

    ¡°It hurts too¡­ It made me feel like I didn¡¯t deserve to know the truth.

    ¡± ¡°No, Nadia.

    Not like that.

    I just wasn¡¯t ready to let you see that part of me.

    I didn¡¯t want to scare you away.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m still scared.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± I cupped her cheeks, my eyes boring deep into hers, hoping she could see the sincerity

    in them.

    ¡°I will make it up to you.

    You don¡¯t have any reason to be scared of me.

    I¡¯m not going to that ce again.

    ¡± We arrived at the western territory, where all the leaders and governing bodies of the whole territory

    were assembled.

    Riley told me on our way here that this meeting happened twice a year where he would get reports

    from everyone about the highs and lows of their own area, including new proposals for future projects

    and security issues.

    We arrived at the exact time, but it took a few minutes before we were able to enter the conference

    room.

    We were met along the way by someone Riley called Elder Maurius, and he led us to the waiting room,

    which I assumed was just beside the conference room.

    ¡°It is a pleasure to have you here, Luna Nadia.

    ¡± Elder Maurius greeted me after he paid his respects to Riley.

    ¡°Same here, Elder Maurius.

    I apologize, we came inte.

    Something came up along the way.

    ¡± I smiled at him, and I was d that Riley was just allowing me to talk and was just listening.

    ¡°No need to apologize, we know there are many things the Alpha needs to attend to.

    We are just happy that he was able to take you with him.

    We¡¯ve been waiting to finally meet you personally.

    ¡± I just smiled at him, and I felt my cheeks starting to turn red.

    This would be my first official appearance as a Luna.

    Riley¡¯s arm was wrapped around my waist as he talked to Elder Maurius.

    ¡°Why are we not entering the conference room yet?

    ¡± Riley asked him.

    ¡°Oh yes, I almost forgot to tell you.

    I was distracted by Luna Nadia¡¯s presence.

    We just needed a few minutes to adjust and fix a seat for the Luna.

    We were not aware that she wasing and didn¡¯t have a seat for her.

    ¡± Riley nodded his head before he smiled c*y.

    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have worried.

    My Luna can sit on myp.

    ¡± My eyes widened as I snapped my head to look back at him.

    He still had that c***y smile on his face, and I didn¡¯t know how to react to that.

    Elder Mauriusughed heartily, making me let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°Of course, that would be the best option, but I think they already fixed a chair for the Luna.

    But you¡¯re wee to do whatever you want, Alpha.

    ¡± Oh, Goddess!

    ¡®Don¡¯t you dare!

    ¡¯ I warned Riley through our mindlink, and he just gave me a wink.

    Elder Marius gestured with his hand, leading us to the conference room.

    Riley was walking beside me, his hand on my back, giving me the support I needed because this was

    the first time that I would be facing a crowd of distinguished people.

    ¡®Rx, I¡¯m here.

    And you¡¯re the Luna, you¡¯re above everyone here.

    I didn¡¯t reply, but it was enough to calm my heart from thudding too loudly.

    But the moment we stepped inside the conference room, my eyes zeroed in on one person sitting

    almost at the back of the conference room, and I felt the color drain from my face.

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    Chapter 44

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 44

    RILEY. The moment we stepped inside the conference room, I felt Nadia¡¯s emotions bouncing all over

    the ce. She was terrified of something, but she was putting on a good face, smiling and shaking

    hands with people who were eager to meet her. But I knew better, something was off. This was more

    than just nervousness.

    I held her back with my palm, hoping my touch would calm her down as I guided her to the ¨C seat

    assigned to us.

    The meetingmenced, and although my attention was focused on the people speaking, I was still

    looking out for Nadia.

    She was just listening, but her neck was stiff as f**k as if she didn¡¯t want to turn her head in another

    direction.

    I let my eyes wander around the room, and that was when I noticed someone who had been staring at

    my mate for a long time already.

    Benedict Snge.

    He was the son of the mayor of the eastern territory.

    If I remember correctly, that was the border where I picked up Nadia when her uncle brought 1, and I

    was assuming that if the eastern border was the nearest to where Nadia and her uncle were residing,

    she might have crossed paths with this fr who was known for f*g she-wolves within and outside of the

    territory.

    My heart clenched at the idea of them having a past.

    But Nadia told me I was her first and she had never had anyone before me.

    Or was she lying?

    I wish I had taken the time to find out during our first encounter that I was her first, and make sure I

    didn¡¯t hurt her instead of just ramming my c**k into her.

    But in my defense, I would never know.

    I didn¡¯t f**k anyone aside from Nadia, so I have no one topare it with if I were to find out whether

    she was a virgin or not when I touched her.

    But I believed her.

    She would never lie to me.

    *Do you know Benedict?

    He¡¯s been staring at you since we got here.

    ¡¯ ¡®Yes, but not that much.

    ¡¯ ¡®Is there something I need to know?

    ¡® ¡®I can tell you once we¡¯re home.

    ¡¯ ¡°No.

    Talk now.

    I think this f****r will make a scene soon, and I better not be caught surprised: or it won¡¯t end well.

    ¡¯ ¡®You¡¯ll be upset¡­¡¯ ¡®I¡¯m already upset, Nadia.

    Talk now.

    ¡¯ ¡®You¡¯ll be disappointed in me.

    ¡¯ This wasn¡¯t going well.

    What did she have with this male that would make me disappointed?

    ¡®I could be, but that doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m going to humiliate or put you down in front of the crowd.

    I want to know what I was about to face.

    ¡¯ She didn¡¯t answer back, and her silence was already pissing me off.

    I rolled off my Alpha aura and I saw everyone flinch in their seat until the male I was targeting dropped

    his gaze away from my mate.

    ¡®I¡¯m waiting.

    ¡¯ ¡®Benedict is the nephew of Elliot.

    When Elliot came to see me, he¡¯d sometimes bring him along.

    ¡®Did you have any rtionship with this male?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    At least nothing sexual.

    ¡¯ My hand resting on my thigh coiled into a fist as I opened my mouth to answer the question thrown at

    me by one of the Elders.

    I was trying my best not to be sarcastic with them because I was already pissed off and just wanted to

    take Nadia away from here.

    ¡®So you are friends with him.

    ¡¯ ¡®Not really.

    Well, I thought we were until he made a proposal when I turned eighteen.

    He was hoping we would turn out to be mates.

    ¡® ¡°So he f*g wanted you.

    ¡¯ ¡®He said if we were mates, then his uncle couldn¡¯t take me anymore.

    ¡¯ ¡®Were you hoping you were mates?

    ¡¯ ¡°No.

    But when we didn¡¯t turn out to be mates, he asked me to sleep with him and pretend we were in a

    rtionship so his uncle would back down.

    ¡® ¡°Did you?

    ¡¯ ¡°Are you listening to me?

    I told you we were not in a sexual rtionship, and you were my first.

    Did you forget that?

    ¡¯ She snapped at me.

    I let out a sigh as I nodded my head in response to another question thrown at me by the mayor of the

    western territory.

    This was f*g harder to do.

    I could always listen and mindlink at the same time, but my emotions were all over the ce that I

    couldn¡¯t concentrate anymore.

    And Hunter growling in my head wasn¡¯t helping at all.

    I nced at Nadia and I saw her eyes were flecked with white, but she wasn¡¯t sending any messages

    to me.

    F**k!

    She must be talking with him.

    Was this jealousy I felt?

    Because I was f*g ready to rip Benedict¡¯s head off.

    ¡®Turn off your mind link and stop talking with him.

    ¡¯ ¡®Can you let me handle this?

    ¡¯ ¡®Are you defying me?

    ¡¯ ¡®What are you going to do?

    Tie me up and lock me up in a room?

    ¡¯ ¡®F**k, Nadia.

    Just this once, don¡¯t make me lose my control.

    ¡¯ ¡®That¡¯s your problem then, not mine.

    I¡¯m not doing anything wrong.

    ¡¯ ¡°Enough,¡± I called out, and almost everyone in the room jolted from their seats.

    ¡°Let¡¯s call it a day.

    Your Luna and I needed to be somewhere.

    ¡± ¡°But Alpha, we were not even halfway.

    ¡± Elder Maurius rose to his feet, a worried look shing on his face.

    ¡°Schedule another meeting in a week¡¯s time and make sure every leader is here and not some f*g

    proxy.

    ¡± I snapped at him as I stood up from my seat before Iid my hand in front of Nadia.

    I would have wanted to grab her, but I didn¡¯t want to hurt her or make a scene.

    And I was hoping she would take my hand and not humiliate me in front of my people, especially in

    front of Benedict.

    I wasn¡¯t looking at her, but I kept waiting until I felt her soft hand sped around me.

    It was only then that I let out the breath I was holding.

    ¡°Excuse us, gentlemen.

    ¡± I bid my farewell to everyone as I snaked an arm around Nadia¡¯s waist before pulling her to my side

    as I guided her out of the room.

    We were already walking down the corridor alone after I refused the offer of some of the leaders to

    walk us out.

    ¡°Why did you do that?

    You didn¡¯t have to stop the meeting because of me.

    ¡± Nadia was talking in a hushed tone as she skipped and walked to keep up with my pace.

    ¡°I can¡¯t f*g control myself anymore.

    If I hadn¡¯t stopped the meeting, I would have killed that man.

    ¡± I answered her back in a hushed tone, gritting my teeth.

    I was beyond furious and walking out was the best option at the moment.

    ¡°Do you n to kill me too?

    ¡± ¡°I will deal with youter once we¡¯re home.

    ¡± She pulled her body away from me and swatted my hand when I tried to reach for her.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    ¡± Didn¡¯t do anything wrong except defy me.

    My chest was already heaving.

    If I answered her one more time, I might snap and end up losing my temper, so I just kept my mouth

    shut.

    We were already outside the building when someone called behind us.

    ¡°Alpha Riley.

    ¡± F*k I grabbed Nadia¡¯s waist and pulled her beside me before I turned our bodies around, cing my

    mate slightly behind me as my eyes squinted looking at the man who had the fg nerve to follow us.

    ¡°What do you want?

    ¡± I asked him in a cold voice.

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    ¡± Riley¡¯s voice was too cold and if he wasn¡¯t holding me, I would have probably fallen on my a*s

    because his Alpha aura was rolling off and it was affecting me right now.

    I swallowed hard as my hand flew to Riley¡¯s chest.

    I wanted my touch to calm him, but at the same time, I wanted to feel that he would not leave me alone

    in front of Benedict.

    Benedict was Elliot¡¯s nephew.

    He was older than me by four years.

    I thought at the beginning that he had good intentions whenever he would talk to me when he and his

    uncle started visiting me when I was seventeen.

    I wouldn¡¯t deny that I was attracted to him at the beginning, but it just faded away.

    Maybe because there was really nothing special about him except his good looks.

    When I turned eighteen, he told me that he was hoping he would turn out to be my mate, but

    fortunately for me, he wasn¡¯t.

    It was then that he asked me if I was willing to do everything so I could get away from his uncle.

    I tried to ignore his proposition because I didn¡¯t need it yet.

    Until everything was decided and I was just a month away from being mated to Elliot.

    I was desperate.

    I met him a week before the full moon that I ran away and met Riley.

    I asked him if he was still open to the suggestion he gave me before.

    I was thinking he was better off as a chosen mate than Elliot.

    At least he was younger, and maybe if he met his mate, he would eventually let me go.

    He agreed, and we decided to meet up again and n everything.

    He was proposing that we run away and live together so that his uncle couldn¡¯t do anything, and he

    promised that his father would be behind us.

    But I got cold feet.

    I couldn¡¯t do it.

    So I sent him a message calling off the agreement, and he ckmailed me, saying that he would tell

    my uncle everything.

    I tried to sway him and pretended we were still doing what was nned, but I was already nning to

    run away on my own.

    And when I did, I never looked back.

    I had no idea he belonged to Riley¡¯s pack and that his father was an influential man in this territory.

    And now, I was terrified at the idea of Riley finding out about us from Benedict¡¯s mouth, because I was

    sure that he would be spewing lies.

    ¡°I just want to congratte you on finding your Luna.

    I heard Nadia is your fated mate.

    ¡± ¡°Address her as Luna Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s noted, Alpha.

    I just thought since Nadia, I mean the Luna, and I were friends and have a history together, we didn¡¯t

    need the formality.

    But I get it.

    Luna Nadia, it is then,¡± he answered coyly and I felt Riley¡¯s grip on my waist tighten.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think suggesting to my mate that she sleep with you to avoid being sold to someone was a

    chivalrous act or something a friend should do.

    It¡¯s called taking advantage, and that doesn¡¯t count as a history together.

    ¡± Riley let go of my waist and reached for my hand instead, sping it with his before bringing it to his

    mouth, gently pressing his lips before he continued talking.

    ¡°If you excuse me and my Luna, we have important matters to attend to.

    And please let Mayor Snge know that I am expecting his presence at the next meeting, not a proxy

    who didn¡¯t even pay attention to the meeting at all and spent the whole time gloating at my Luna.

    ¡± He said thest part in a cold tone again before turning us around and guiding me towards the car, I

    bit my lower lip, suppressing the smile from curling around my mouth as I nced at Benedict, who

    tried to send me a mind link, but I shut it off before he could even utter his first word.

    Riley helped me to my seat before he made his way around to his own.

    Once he started driving, I prepared myself to say thank you to him for defending me when my gaze

    caught his expression and his aura.

    It was deadly.

    And I felt a shiver of fear run down my spine.

    Why was he angry?

    I didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    Or did I?

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    Chapter 45

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 45

    NADIA. We were already driving for more than ten minutes but Riley wasn¡¯t talking or even ncing my

    way while I already positioned myself at an angle so that I was facing him but he wasn¡¯t budging from

    looking just straight ahead. This was already frustrating. ¡°Riley, talk to me,¡± I told him in a low, hoarse

    voice.

    ¡°What do you want me to say?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    Just say something, anything, just don¡¯t ignore me.

    ¡± Silence.

    I let out a loud sigh before crossing my arms against my chest.

    ¡°Do you have questions?

    Do you want to know something?

    ¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you turn off your mind link when I asked you to?

    ¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t want to.

    Why are you making a big fuss about it?

    Why don¡¯t you ask me what we were talking about instead of restricting me?

    Are you trying to control me?

    ¡± ¡°If it¡¯s a matter of life and death, you need to f*g obey me!

    I¡¯m your f*g Alpha!

    ¡± ¡°So you¡¯re the Alpha!

    And what am I?

    Your puppet?

    ¡± I asked sarcastically.

    ¡°And besides, it¡¯s not a matter of life and death!

    ¡± ¡°Stop acting childish!

    ¡± He snapped at me.

    ¡°Childish?

    Look who¡¯s talking!

    I¡¯m not the one sulking here over a mind link!

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m fg jealous of that fg Benedict!

    I don¡¯t know who he was in your life and why you were even linking him and you didn¡¯t want to cut it

    even if I asked you to.

    Because you know what?

    If you asked me to do the same thing, I would do it.

    I will cut connections with everyone in a heartbeat just to appease you.

    ¡± I swallowed hard as I listened to him.

    He stopped the car, and it was only then that I realized that he had maneuvered us to the side and the

    car was already parked.

    I saw our convoy stopping and parking behind us as well.

    ¡°But I will never ask you to do that.

    ¡± ¡°Because you don¡¯t care about me or what I feel!

    in and simple!

    ¡± He mmed his coiled fist into the steering wheel before his hand flew to his hair, brushing and

    tugging it harshly.

    ¡°Oh, shut up with your lines that nobody cares about you!

    It¡¯s getting old already!

    ¡± I snarled at him before I ejected my seatbelt and inched up nearer him, My hand coiled into a tight fist

    as I raised it to throw a punch at his buffed arm.

    His muscles tightened, but he didn¡¯t stop me from hitting him.

    ¡°You think I don¡¯t care about you?

    You think I don¡¯t feel anything for you?

    Look at me, Riley!

    Why do you think I¡¯m still here?

    ¡± My frustration and anger mixed together made me throw another punch at his arm.

    ¡°Because you have nowhere to go.

    ¡± He answered in a low voice.

    He was looking at me with a pained expression.

    And my hands tightened into fists, out of frustration, but I didn¡¯t punch him anymore and instead

    dropped my hands on my thighs as I leaned my head back, closing my eyes.

    I needed to control my outburst.

    ¡°Is that why you think I¡¯m still here?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    I¡¯m a f****d up man.

    How can you stay with me?

    I messed up all the time.

    But don¡¯t take it wrong, I don¡¯t want you to go.

    I don¡¯t f*g care what your reason for staying is, just stay.

    ¡± This man is soplicated.

    I didn¡¯t know what to say anymore.

    He¡¯s hot and then he¡¯s cold.

    But regardless of what state he was in, I always got burned.

    ¡°I¡¯m jealous of Benedict.

    I¡¯ve never been this jealous in all my life.

    I was hoping you¡¯d choose me and stop linking with him, but you chose him.

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­ It was never like that.

    ¡± I sighed in frustration.

    ¡°Was he too important for you to ignore me?

    ¡± His voice was too low.

    I snapped my eyes open and saw him resting his forehead on the steering wheel.

    I grabbed his shoulder, pushing his body back to lean on his seat before I mustered up the courage to

    crawl to hisp and straddle him.

    ¡°Look at me, Riley.

    ¡± I cupped his face, urging him to look in my eyes.

    ¡°I will tell you everything that I told Benedict, but look at me first.

    I want you to listen to this.

    Because this is important.

    ¡± I swallowed hard as my eyes met his piercing blue eyes.

    Pain was flitting into them and my heart ached for my mate, for us.

    When will we ever get over this?

    ¡°Riley, I love you.

    I¡¯m here because I love you.

    A sane person should have run away and left because there¡¯s a part of you that still scares me.

    I¡¯m scared that I will just wake up one day and you will tell me I can¡¯t leave the house anymore or that

    I¡¯m not allowed to talk with anyone.

    But I¡¯m not sane, I¡¯m crazy.

    Totally crazy for you.

    I want you, Riley.

    All of you.

    The good and the bad.

    I will take them both if it means I can have VOU.

    And that¡¯s the biggest reason I¡¯m still here because I love you.

    ¡± ¡°Do you still love me after you found out what I did to Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re not easy to un-love if there is such a word like that.

    ¡± His hand flew to my cheeks, caressing them before he pulled my head and rested our foreheads

    together.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about everything.

    I¡¯ve done too many things wrong, and I keep doing them.

    I don¡¯t even know now what I was saying sorry for.

    ¡± ¡°But at least you¡¯re getting good at saying sorry now.

    ¡± I chuckled, enjoying the sparks dancing between us.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ Please don¡¯t make me jealous.

    I don¡¯t like that feeling.

    It makes me want to do bad things.

    ¡± V ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    But it was something I had to handle on my own.

    ¡± I pulled my face away from him as my hands rose to his cor, fidgeting around them.

    ¡°You could have asked for my help, but of course, you didn¡¯t want my help.

    ¡± ¡°Because it was something I was not proud of.

    ¡± ¡°Tell me.

    ¡± ¡°Promise me, you won¡¯t judge me.

    ¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing worse than what I did in the past.

    ¡± He smiled weakly at me before his hand cupped my a*s, lifting me away from hisp.

    ¡°Climb to the back seat.

    ¡± ¡°What?

    ¡± I asked, my eyes squinting as I held on to his shoulders.

    ¡°Just do what I ask you, please.

    It¡¯s nothing dangerous.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t answer.

    Instead, I crawled my way to the back seat of the car.

    As soon as I was seated, Riley opened the car door and slipped out.

    My forehead creased in confusion as my gaze followed his movement outside.

    It didn¡¯t take long before one of his men from the other car came in and took the driver¡¯s seat while

    Riley opened the door beside me and climbed in.

    ¡°What¡¯s going on?

    ¡± I asked him.

    ¡°He¡¯ll drive so we can talk better.

    ¡± ¡°Then he will hear us,¡± I told him in a hushed tone.

    There¡¯s no way I would tell Riley all about Benedict with someone around us.

    ¡°Do you have your headset?

    ¡± Riley asked in a slightly higher voice.

    I thought he was asking me until Tristan replied.

    ¡°Yes.

    Alpha.

    ¡± Tristan raised his hand and showed Riley the headset before he slipped it on his ears and positioned

    his phone on the dashboard.

    ¡°I ordered him not to listen to us or even look at us unless there¡¯s an emergency.

    ¡± His arm coiled around my shoulder as he leaned in, whispering directly into my ear before pressing

    my head to his lips and kissing my temples gently.

    His simple gesture was making me melt in his arms as his warmth enveloped my senses.

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    I closed my eyes as I slipped an arm around his back and my other arm snaked around his body,

    hugging his huge frame as I closed my eyes and rested my head on his sides.

    ¡°Hey¡­¡± His voice was too gentle.

    ¡°Don¡¯t sleep on me.

    You owe me an exnation.

    ¡± I wasn¡¯t sleeping.

    I just wanted to revel in his warmth.

    I giggled but didn¡¯t open my eyes.

    ¡°Let me just enjoy this for a moment before you turn cold and start getting angry again.

    ¡± ¡°Am I that bad?

    ¡± ¡°Sometimes,¡± I answered him before I felt my whole body being lifted up andnded on hisp.

    Both legs were facing the door while his arms were snaked around my body, pulling me closer to his.

    ¡°But I¡¯m trying.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    And you are doing so well.

    Just sometimes, you will snap¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s your fault.

    I can¡¯t control myself when ites to you.

    ¡± I coiled my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder, smiling widely as I snuggled

    onto him.

    ¡°You still need to talk and exin.

    Don¡¯t try to lure me with your warmth, Nadia.

    I want answers.

    ¡± His one hand cupped the back of my head, his thumb caressing my hair.

    I giggled softly before nodding my head.

    ¡°Yes, Alpha.

    But promise me you¡¯ll keep your rage or disappointment to yourself until we¡¯re alone.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± ¡°Benedict mind linked and asked me if I was happy that I got a bigger fish.

    .

    ,¡± I felt his grip tighten on my head for a second before it loosened.

    He was trying to control his emotions.

    ¡°I told him I am happy.

    And that he should be happy for me too.

    ¡± ¡°He said I yed him, making him believe I liked him.

    And I told him, he and his uncle yed me too.

    I was just doing my best to survive.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand.

    Enlighten me, love.

    What history do you exactly have with this man?

    ¡± I smiled at his endearment of me.

    It rolled off his tongue nicely.

    I pulled away from his neck and tilted my head to look at Tristan in front of us.

    When I saw him not minding us, I shifted my body and positioned myself straddling him.

    ¡°A week before the full moon that we first met, I asked Benedict if he still wanted to take me as his

    girlfriend.

    I was just a month away from being taken by Elliot and I was desperate.

    I didn¡¯t want to be mated with Elliot.

    So I thought maybe Benedict was the better option¡­¡± A low growl vibrated from his chest, making my

    hand reach for his heart, hoping my touch would calm him down a bit.

    I bit my lower lip as I waited for his grumbling to ease down before I continued.

    ¡°He said we needed to live together and mate for it to be believable.

    I agreed.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia.

    .

    ¡± He was growling.

    ¡°Sssh¡­ Listen.

    ¡± I brushed my palm on his chest again.

    ¡°But I got cold feet.

    I couldn¡¯t do it, so instead, I went back to my old n of running away on my own.

    But Benedict wouldn¡¯t hear of it when I told him after a few days that I didn¡¯t want to continue with our

    ns.

    He said he would tell my uncle.

    So I pretended we were still pushing through with it just so I could have him off my back.

    I told him we could elope together a few days after the full moon.

    ¡± I let out a deep sigh, cupping my mate¡¯s face and letting my thumb run over his plump lips.

    ¡± But I ran away that full moon.

    And then I met you.

    ¡± We arrived at the pack house in a better mood.

    I answered all Riley¡¯s questions, and I didn¡¯t keep anything from him.

    To be honest, I had nothing to hide.

    I just thought it wasn¡¯t necessary to tell Riley because I had no idea it woulde back to haunt me.

    But I hope that chapter is over.

    And Benedict or Elliot, or even my uncle, would stay away from my life from now on.

    Riley helped me out of the car and our gazes bothnded on the motorcycle standing just beside where

    Tristan parked the car, and I couldn¡¯t help the gasp of excitement that left my lips.

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    Chapter 46

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 46

    NADIA. Riley helped me out of the car, and our gazes bothnded on the motorcycle standing just

    beside where Tristan parked the car, and I couldn¡¯t help the gasp of excitement that left my lips.

    Katarina is here. I dropped Riley¡¯s hand without a warning and ran towards the pack house.¡°Katarina!

    ¡± I was shrieking in excitement.

    I didn¡¯t even know where I would find her, but I just let my feet take me where they wanted to go.

    ¡®Careful!

    You might fall t on your face!

    ¡¯ Riley¡¯s mind was linked with mine, and I could hear him chuckling at the other end.

    I giggled, but I didn¡¯t answer him back as my feet hurried towards the big receiving area on the other

    side of the house.

    I was excited to see her.

    She was the only part of my old life that I didn¡¯t want to throw away.

    I found Katarina sitting on the big couch, flipping the pages of a magazine.

    I stopped by the entryway, catching my breath before calling her attention.

    ¡°See something that you like?

    ¡± I asked, hands on my hips, and I watched her head snap in my direction.

    It took a while before she started shrieking and hurriedly ran toward me.

    ¡°Oh Goddess, Nadia!

    I¡¯m so happy to see you!

    I thought I would never see you again!

    ¡± She blurted out as we hugged each other tightly.

    ¡°E!

    You reeked of Alpha Riley!

    ¡± She pulled away from me, her nose scrunching up as she feigned a gag.

    I giggled before anchoring my arms with hers as I walked us to the couch.

    ¡°What can I do?

    He can¡¯t keep his hands off of me!

    ¡± ¡°A.

    .

    .

    you liked him!

    ¡± She blurted out, and I couldn¡¯t help my cheeks from blushing.

    ¡°I do!

    ¡± I admitted as I nodded my head, a smile still curled on my lips as I slumped my body down on the

    couch, taking her along with me.

    ¡°You need to tell me the details about how you met him!

    D**n girl, maybe I should run away and bump into my mate along the way.

    Then I don¡¯t have to go to this stupid iming!

    ¡± ¡°Wait!

    Isn¡¯t the iming supposed to be this month already?

    Oh, Goddess!

    ¡± ¡°This one was canceled.

    I had no idea why and I never asked Darvin.

    I was just thankful that it was.

    Although it will resume after three months.

    ¡± Chapter 10 ¡°Oh, Thank Goddess!

    But are there still no changes to the n?

    Are you still pushing through with this?

    ¡± I asked her, knowing that she didn¡¯t really agree with this but was forced to ept ¡°I can¡¯t do

    anything.

    Darvin is using emotional ckmail, and you know how much I loved my brother.

    ¡± ¡°But still, this is not right.

    But have you already met this Alpha?

    What was his name again?

    I forgot.

    ¡± ¡°Aeon.

    Alpha Aeon.

    And no, I haven¡¯t met him yet.

    ¡± ¡°So up to now, you still have no idea what he looked like?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    But Darvin said the engagement party will push through next month, so I will see him by then, I guess.

    ¡± CD ¡°Weird.

    Are you not even interested in knowing what he looked like?

    And him, he didn¡¯t even bother to visit you?

    ¡± ¡°Well, Darvin said he saw me already.

    But I have a feeling he¡¯s not interested in me, so maybe it¡¯s better that way.

    I would rather we keep away from each other¡¯s business than have him hovering over me.

    ¡± ¡°Are you not scared if he looked like a monster?

    ¡± She giggled before her hand pped my forearm lightly.

    ¡°You and your descriptions of people.

    No, I don¡¯t think he looks like a monster.

    I was sure I¡¯d seen him before, but maybe I just forgot what he looked like.

    ¡± ¡°Was he one of the young Alphas who were in the territory during that Alpha camp?

    ¡± ¡°I think so.

    I would have remembered him if he caught my eyes, but apparently, he didn¡¯t.

    But I wonder how the rest of them are doing now?

    ¡± ¡°The rest?

    ¡± ¡°The rest of those young Alphas.

    There were too many!

    And I remember we sneaked out one time and checked them out.

    Tell me who caught your eyes then?

    ¡± ¡°Riley.

    But it was only once, but he was the only one that stuck in my mind, but I eventually forgot what he

    looked like.

    ¡± ¡°Because he looks totally different now!

    But, d**n, girl!

    You ended up with him!

    ¡± And then she grinned mischievously.

    ¡°Maybe the one that caught my eyes would turn out to be my mate too!

    ¡± ¡°And who might that be?

    ¡± ¡°Well, one was Alpha Jacob, but then he¡¯s mated, so definitely not him.

    ¡± 2.

    76 I giggled.

    ¡°But he is good looking, but not as good looking as my mate.

    ¡± ¡°Whatever!

    ¡± She yfully rolled her eyes at me.

    ¡°Anyway, I also like Alpha Lucas.

    ¡± ¡°Alpha Lucas?

    Never heard of him.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know what pack he belongs to.

    And whenever I listen to Darvin, his name neveres up.

    But I¡¯m sure that¡¯s his name.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe he¡¯s dead.

    ¡± ¡°Ouch, you¡¯re a savage!

    What if he¡¯s my mate?

    Then I will be mateless forever.

    ¡± ¡°You have Alpha Aeon, so stop with the drama.

    ¡± I giggled as she red at me.

    ¡°But you know what, you will never know or meet Alpha Lucas again because you never attended b***s

    and gs.

    You are an Alpha Female.

    You should be going around, pping your wings, and letting those men fall on their knees.

    ¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how you see Alpha Females?

    ¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that how they depict Alpha Females?

    Most sought after?

    ¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s like we hold the power, but the reality is too far from that.

    ¡± She let out a deep sigh, and my heart crushed for her.

    We were in the same boat, but I was able to get away.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    I just don¡¯t get why Alpha Darvin would want you to be imed instead of waiting for your mate.

    ¡± ¡°Well, I think everyone has given up that I will ever find mine.

    I¡¯m 20 already and still mateless.

    Almost every female scents their mates once they turn eighteen.

    ¡± ¡°I found mine at 21 and he was just from the neighboring pack, so what¡¯s the big deal if you have to

    wait longer?

    It¡¯s not like you¡¯re going to die at 21 and need to be mated before then.

    ¡± ¡°Alpha Female.

    That¡¯s the reality, everyone wants us mated right away.

    ¡± ¡°I wish I could help you.

    ¡± ¡°Enough of me.

    Let¡¯s get back to you and your mate!

    So how¡¯s the scary Alpha?

    ¡± She wiggled her brows before she leaned in closer.

    ¡°So, is he really scary?

    ¡± I shook my head, ¡°In fact, he¡¯s cuddly as a teddy bear.

    ¡± ¡°Who¡¯s cuddly as a teddy bear?

    ¡± A deep baritone voice erupted into thin air and delicious tingles immediately spread in between my

    legs.

    Our heads tilted to the entryway and saw Riley leaning on his side against the post with hts arms

    crossed against his chest, brows hiking up but his mouth was twitching as if suppressing a smile from

    forming.

    ¡°My pillow.

    ¡± I smiled cheekily at him, my cheeks hurting from the wide smile that was stered on my face.

    My Goddess, Riley, looked like a god leaning against the pirs.

    ¡°That would be me, right?

    You¡¯ve been using my body as a pillow night after night after night.

    My eyes widened as I stared at him dumbfounded, hoping he would stop embarrassing me.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t know Alpha Riley knew how to make a joke or flirt.

    What did you do to him?

    ¡± Katarina whispered beside me, but her face showed no emotions.

    She was still notfortable around my mate.

    ¡°Got your tongue-tied, my love?

    ¡± Oh, f**k me now!

    I bit my lower lip and crossed my legs before I opened my mouth.

    ¡°I want water, Riley.

    ¡± S**t.

    What was that?

    ¡°Okay.

    Give me a second, but Katarina?

    Have you seen my Beta?

    Was he around when you came in?

    ¡± ¡°Oh yes, he was actually the one that picked us up at the border.

    He¡¯s with Sofia.

    She wanted to go around, and I don¡¯t trust her on her own, so I asked your Beta toe with her.

    I hope you don¡¯t mind.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    It¡¯s okay, I just couldn¡¯t reach his mind.

    ¡± He told her before shifting his gaze to me.

    ¡°I¡¯ll be back with your water.

    Do you want something to drink, Lady Katarina?

    Coffee, tea, juice, water?

    ¡± ¡°Water will do.

    Thank you, Alpha.

    ¡± He just nodded his head at her before winking at me as he turned around to get us water.

    ¡°What was that?

    What did you do to your Alpha?

    He actually smiled!

    ¡± Her eyes widening as if she was really shocked.

    I giggled.

    ¡°I told you, he¡¯s cuddly.

    ¡± ¡°He¡¯s smitten with you!

    ¡± ¡°You think so?

    ¡± She nodded her head.

    ¡°Amazing, really amazing!

    I have never seen that Alpha smile.

    And sometimes I wonder why he gets along with Darvin when Darvin smiles all the time.

    ¡± ¡°Well, he¡¯s changed a lot from the first time I saw him.

    Did you know his wolf bit me right away when he saw me?

    ¡± ¡°What?

    ¡± ¡°Look.

    ¡± I turned around and raised my shirt at the back, just enough for her to see the crescent moon mark

    that Hunter left on my hipbone area.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!

    It¡¯s beautiful!

    He didn¡¯t bite you, he marked you.

    So he marked you first before the Alpha did?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, he did.

    Riley told me he was furious because they scented me before in your territory and Hunter thought I was

    avoiding them.

    Riley actually scented me on you, and he asked you to bring him to me, but you dragged him to Trish.

    ¡± ¡°Oh no!

    So that was it!

    Well, if your alpha told me he scented his mate on me, then I would bring him to you.

    But he didn¡¯t say anything.

    He was just like¡­¡± She straightened her posture and puffed her chest before she began talking in a

    louder voice, imitating Riley¡¯s.

    ¡°¡­ who did you spend your day with?

    Bring me to her!

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t stop myself from giggling because it was almost the same as what Riley told me, but she

    was narrating it better.

    ¡°I thought Darvin was furious that I went out again and he asked Alpha Riley to find out where I went.

    And of course, I would never bring him to you, otherwise, your n of running away might be foiled.

    So I brought him to Trish instead!

    ¡± ¡°At least you made Trish happy that day, for sure.

    ¡± ¡°Oh, she was overjoyed and kept bbing about it for days about how he saw and talked to Alpha

    Riley in close proximity.

    ¡± She giggled before she reached for my hand.

    ¡°By the way, Trish was heartbroken, well probably for thirty seconds before she moved on and said

    she¡¯s happy you¡¯re mated to Alpha Riley.

    ¡± I giggled again because that was Trish.

    She has tons of crushes, but she moves on easily when she gets tired of gloating and fanning over

    them.

    Ourughter was interrupted when an older female entered the room with a tray in her hands with

    pastries and juice, and, of course, water followed by Riley.

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    ¡°Is it okay if I leave you,dies, here?

    I will just be at the training ground.

    The Gamma needed some assistance.

    ¡± He asked as he stopped by the entryway, his hands in his pocket as he stared at me, I nodded my

    head as I stood up from my seat and walked to where he was standing.

    ¡°But you¡¯re not leaving the territory?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± He smiled as his hand reached for the stray hairs on my face and tucked them behind my ear.

    ¡°Link me if anything.

    I have warriors around the pack house, so you have nothing to worry about security.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not worried,¡± I smiled at him.

    Chapter 46 I wanted to kiss him, but I didn¡¯t want to make the first move, and besides, Katarina might

    be looking But it¡¯s been days since we kissed.

    ¡°I am.

    So make sure you stay inside the house.

    Or let me know if you n to go out.

    ¡± He cupped my face, brushing my cheek with his thumb as his soft gaze locked with mine.

    O ¡®I¡¯m not restraining you from going out.

    I just want to make sure you¡¯re well protected.

    I don¡¯t want anybody to take you away from me.

    ¡¯ He sent over our mindlink, and I couldn¡¯t stop the smile from gracing my lips.

    ¡°Okay.

    And let me know if you¡¯re going somewhere other than the training grounds.

    ¡± ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am.

    ¡± He chuckled before he leaned in, but stopped midway, and instead brushed his thumb against the

    corner of my lips.

    ¡°I¡¯ll see youter.

    ¡± And then he pulled away and turned around.

    D**n, it was almost a kiss.

    I let out a deep breath before running after him.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± He turned around, his brow arched up.

    ¡°Yes?

    ¡± I stopped in front of him, swallowing hard before I smiled shyly.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t kiss me.

    ¡± He smiled sheepishly, and I felt my core suddenly start throbbing.

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure if I was already allowed to kiss you.

    ¡± I rolled my eyes at him, trying to act brave but his stare was making my knees wobble.

    I puckered up my lips, urging him to press his lips against mine just for a soft kiss, only to be caught in

    surprise when his hand snaked on my nape as he pressed my head closer to his, crushing his lips

    against mine, and drowning me in a smoldering kiss.

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    Chapter 47

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 47

    BETA DOMINIC ¡°Where exactly are you taking me?¡± Sofia turned around abruptly without any warning,

    and her face bumped directly into my torso.¡°E! Your sweat!¡± She grunted as she wiped my sweat

    off her face, and I couldn¡¯t help butugh out loud. She was exaggerating.

    We have barely walked for thirty minutes now, and although I have sweat, it wasn¡¯t enough to soil my

    shirt.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I showered this morning.

    So it¡¯s a fresh sweat.

    ¡± I pulled out a handkerchief from my shorts¡¯ back pocket and wiped her face with it, which she didn¡¯t

    appreciate because she pushed my hand away like it was on fire. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.

    ¡± If her snarl could kill someone, I would probably be six feet under the ground now.

    ¡°You¡¯re too whiny for a seventeen-year-old.

    Youined of sweat and now I am taking it off.

    You¡¯re stillining.

    ¡± O ¡°I don¡¯t know where you used that cloth.

    ¡± She red at me as she fixed her long wavy locks into a ponytail.

    ¡°Excuse me?

    ¡± ¡°Never mind.

    Where are we now?

    And where is that ce you wanted to show me?

    ¡± ¡°If you don¡¯tin every five minutes, we¡¯re probably at the meadow by now.

    Yourints are just dying us every f*g minute.

    ¡± ¡°But you didn¡¯t say it would take a whole day to get there!

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating!

    It¡¯s not even been one hour yet!

    ¡± I was gritting my teeth, regretting the idea that I ever agreed to watch over this kid.

    ¡°But I¡¯m tired already.

    ¡± ¡°You whine like a human.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a wolf yet.

    So obviously I don¡¯t have the strength as she-wolves have!

    And it¡¯s not like we¡¯re threading a straight line.

    It¡¯s uphill, I didn¡¯t know we have to climb up¡­¡± F**k me!

    Why did I forget that she didn¡¯t have a wolf yet?

    No wonder she was panting like crazy all the way through.

    I let out a deep breath and ced my hands on my hips as I stared at her.

    Bringing her here was a bad idea.

    What was I thinking?

    Chan She just stared back at me, her forehead still creased, arms crossed against her chest.

    ¡°We¡¯ll be at the meadow in ten minutes.

    Do you want to continue or should we turn around and go back?

    ¡± ¡°Will I have a ce to rest in the meadow?

    I swear my legs are killing me now.

    ¡± ¡°Yes, you can rest there.

    Would you like to hop on my back so we can go there faster?

    ¡± I saw her swallow hard as her eyes widened while a red tint slowly crept onto her cheeks.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s appropriate.

    ¡± ¡°Come on, kid!

    Don¡¯t put any dirty thoughts in your head.

    It¡¯s either you hop on my back or start moving your a*s and walk without anyint.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re girlfriend won¡¯t mind?

    ¡± She asked, her eyes avoiding mine as she bit her lower lip.

    I chuckled internally.

    Girlfriend?

    Yup, I have too many girlfriends who would mind.

    ¡°No.

    She won¡¯t.

    Come now!

    ¡± I grunted and motioned with my hand for her toe over.

    I wanted to reach the meadow already so I could drink from the clear stream there.

    I felt so f*g thirsty already.

    She rolled her eyes before making her way behind me.

    I crouched down and waited for her to coil her arms around my neck before I rose up.

    Her legs automatically wrapped around my hips, and I felt my body stiffen at the contact.

    I raised my hands to hold her lower legs steady because she couldn¡¯t grip my body tightly and she

    might slip down.

    But I already wanted to regret this.

    What was I thinking when I suggested that I carry her?

    She kept quiet while I walked us through the woods, and I was thankful for that because my mind was

    moving at a fast pace, trying to find answers to my questions.

    Janna was the same age as her, but I saw Sofia as if she was younger, a kid.

    But now that her body was pressed against mine, it was harder to see and think of her that way.

    ¡°Beta Dominic¡­¡± She whispered, and her breath was fanning up on my neck, giving me goosebumps.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± I mumbled my response.

    I could already see the meadows ahead of us.

    ¡°Katarina mindlinked me.

    Your Alpha was looking for you.

    She said, your link was turned off.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    ¡± I let out a deep sigh and opened my mindlink.

    I didn¡¯t even notice it was shut off.

    ¡®Alpha?

    ¡¯ I sent a message to Alpha Riley.

    He was home early.

    I hope nothing urgent was needed or I had to turn around with this female on my back.

    ¡®Where the f**k are you?

    Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re f*g Sofia!

    Darvin will f*g kill you!

    ¡¯ He snarled at me, and I almostughed aloud if I hadn¡¯t remembered I had Sofia on my back.

    ¡®Whoah!

    Chill.

    She¡¯s still whole and untouched, at least by me.

    And please, I didn¡¯t even have those thoughts in my head.

    She just wanted to see something aside from traffic and buildings, so I¡¯m taking her to the meadows.

    ¡¯ I chuckled in my head.

    ¡®You¡¯re back too soon.

    Do you need me there now?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    I¡¯m good.

    Just don¡¯t f*g touch her.

    I don¡¯t want any bad blood between me and Darvin.

    ¡®Aye, aye, Captain.

    But just to assure you, I don¡¯t see her that way.

    I have Janna, remember?

    ¡¯ I made some calls once I was on the training grounds.

    , away from where Nadia could hear me.

    I wanted someone to watch Benedict Snge.

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    I didn¡¯t trust him, and I didn¡¯t like the way her eyes were raking over Nadia.

    And although I trusted Nadia when she said she wanted nothing to do with him, I still couldn¡¯t help but

    feel threatened.

    So I needed to know more.

    I couldn¡¯t help it.

    Nadia was still mad at me about Andrea, and then, all of a sudden, after Benedict appeared, she was

    all over me.

    I knew I shouldn¡¯t be thinking like this and should learn to trust Nadia wholeheartedly, but I couldn¡¯t stop

    myself from doubting.

    Old habits die hard.

    But I was trying.

    I trusted Nadia.

    Goddess knew I wanted to.

    But I just needed a little peace of mind, so I was doing this.

    ¡°Penny for your thoughts?

    ¡± Nadia¡¯s voice snapped me back to the present as she stood beside me.

    Her eyes wandered on the training ground as our men slowly dispersed from their group, ready to head

    home or proceed with their duties.

    I smiled at her before I fastened an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to me.

    ¡°How was your time with Katarina?

    ¡± ¡°Oh, it was lovely!

    I¡¯m d she took the initiative toe visit me.

    I¡¯ve been wondering for days if I could see here but didn¡¯t have the guts to ask you.

    ¡± Her voice sounded happy and I was d she was.

    ¡°And why was that?

    Did I ever say no to you?

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s the exact reason, I didn¡¯t want to abuse you.

    ¡± Cho ¡°You¡¯re my mate, Nadia.

    We just need to talk things through between us.

    ¡± ¡°But then if you don¡¯t like something, you get pissed off¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m trying.

    ¡± I huffed.

    Rtionship is f*g hard.

    ¡°I know.

    And thest thing I wanted was to tick you off.

    ¡± ¡°Wanting to meet up with Katarina is definitely not going to tick me off unless you¡¯re going to make her

    an excuse to meet someone else.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have anyone to meet up with.

    ¡± She leaned her head on my chest while her arms coiled around my body.

    ¡°You won¡¯t mind that I invited Katarina and Sofia for dinner?

    I asked them to stay a bit longer.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Of course not.

    But no sleepover.

    I don¡¯t think I can handle another night not holding you.

    She giggled and squeezed me for a tight hug but didn¡¯t say anything.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± ¡°Are we okay?

    About Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°I guess we are.

    And if there¡¯s anything, I think it should be Andrea we should be saying sorry to.

    ¡± ¡°We?

    ¡± I asked, my brows furrowing.

    ¡°Yes, we.

    I wanted to see her too.

    Just to give me a piece of mind.

    ¡± ¡°Can I tell you something?

    But keep an open mind because this has nothing to do with how I felt about Andrea before.

    ¡± She nodded her head but kept her silence.

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m ready to face her right now.

    I know I did her wrong, but I need a little more time so I can face her and Caspian.

    ¡± ¡°I understand.

    Take your time, but please not for a long time.

    I just didn¡¯t want Andrea to spend her days hating you.

    ¡± ¡°If your uncle and Elliot apologize to you, will you forgive them?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    It¡¯s a different thing.

    I can¡¯t exin.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe it will be the same thing as Andrea.

    Maybe she won¡¯t be able to forgive me.

    ¡± ¡°But she was here?

    What did she want?

    ¡± ¡°She was here with Caspian.

    And I didn¡¯t get to the part about what they wanted from me because I was too preupied trying to

    throw them out.

    I was f*g terrified you would see them.

    ¡± ¡°Which I did.

    ¡± She added it almost immediately, and it left a sour taste in my mouth.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, you have to find out that way.

    ¡± I pressed my lips to the crown of her head.

    I wish I had reacted differently.

    Maybe things would have turned out better.

    But there¡¯s no sense crying over that now.

    ¡°Are you not ready to tell her that you have a mate already?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure it reached them already, as I wasn¡¯t hiding you from anyone.

    But to answer your question, I am ready to talk about you, just not ready to talk about my sins.

    ¡± She didn¡¯t say anything after that.

    We just looked at the dispersing crowd in front of us, waving and nodding our heads at the warriors

    paying their respect while we held on to each other.

    ¡°Nadia, about the Luna ceremony.

    Have you thought about it?

    ¡± I broke the silence.

    I¡¯ve been thinking about this after the calls I made.

    Maybe if we could finally have her as my Luna and my official mate through the union, I wouldn¡¯t be

    bothered anymore by Benedict¡¯s presence.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been here not even a month yet.

    Is it important to have it right away?

    ¡± She asked in a low voice, and my heart dropped.

    She was still not ready for it.

    ¡°No.

    I was just wondering why you¡¯re holding off.

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    Chapter 48

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 48

    RILEY ¡°I just don¡¯t feel that I am ready to be a Luna just yet. Give me a little more time, Riley.¡± Her

    words keep ringing in my head. I wanted to understand her, but a part of me felt that she didn¡¯t want to

    be officially a part of me. But I didn¡¯t voice my concern. Maybe she just really needed time to get used

    to everything.

    So I tried my best to shove off any bad thoughts running in my head, especially the one telling me that

    she didn¡¯t want to stay here for good.

    ¡°Do you want more?

    ¡± Nadia asked, snapping me out of my thoughts, and my eyes darted to her, meeting her dark brown

    eyes before I lowered my gaze to my te.

    I didn¡¯t even notice she had been cing food on my te.

    ¡°More¡­¡± I smiled at her and she obliged, cing more meat on my te before covering it with sauce.

    ¡°Thank you,¡± I told her in a low voice, and she just smiled back at me before cing food on her te.

    Lady Katarina and Lady Sofia stayed for dinner, but my Gamma couple were not with us since it was

    Gamma Sebastian¡¯s mother¡¯s birthday.

    ¡°Riley, we were wondering if you had an idea about Katarina¡¯s iming?

    ¡± My eyes squinted as I stared at Nadia, forcing the meat into my mouth as I waited for her to continue.

    ¡°What do you know about it?

    ¡± I shrugged my shoulders and answered nonchntly.

    ¡°Aeon would be iming Katarina on the next iming.

    That¡¯s all I know.

    ¡± ¡°Is there a way out?

    ¡± ¡°I seriously have no idea.

    I never dwell on the iming so I¡¯m no use when ites to that.

    ¡± ¡°Why?

    You¡¯re an Alpha.

    You didn¡¯t even think of attending a iming if just in case you ended up not having a mate or a Luna?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I didn¡¯t consider Alpha Females.

    ¡± ¡°And why?

    ¡± Three mouths blurted out the same questions, and I couldn¡¯t help but chuckle.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think I needed to exin, but I will exin to just you.

    ¡± I winked at Nadia before darting my eyes to the other females around the dining table.

    ¡°You both don¡¯t need to know about it.

    ¡± My Beta chuckled before he asked Katarina a question.

    ¡°Are you having second thoughts?

    ¡± ¡°I actually didn¡¯t want to.

    ¡± ¡°Do you think you can help her?

    ¡± Nadia asked me, and I felt useless because I knew I couldn¡¯t.

    I shook my head, my lips pursing into a thin line.

    ¡°I can¡¯t.

    This is between Katarina and Darvin.

    And Aeon.

    I don¡¯t meddle with family affairs, especially of another Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe your Beta can im me.

    Just for a show.

    ¡± Katarina said, her eyes went to my Beta and my Beta¡¯s mouth just dropped open.

    ¡°Him?

    ¡± Sofia asked, her eyes widening as if she was too surprised, and I just watched her forehead crease

    before her fork pointed at my Beta.

    ¡°He has a girlfriend.

    You can¡¯t just take someone¡¯s boyfriend and im it as yours.

    ¡± ¡°Sofia!

    ¡± Katarina eximed in a hushed tone.

    ¡°Don¡¯t point your fork at someone.

    Where are your manners?

    ¡± Iughed while my finger was moving in circles on my mate¡¯s thigh under the table.

    ¡°My Beta doesn¡¯t have a girlfriend.

    ¡± ¡°He told me he has,¡± Sofia answered, her brows furrowing.

    ¡°It was a joke.

    I didn¡¯t know you couldn¡¯t tell a joke from a real one.

    ¡± Dominic added, snickering in his seat.

    ¡°I¡¯m finally convinced you¡¯re a terrible person.

    ¡± Sofia sneered and I just shook my head at their exchange, my eyes staring at Nadia, who seemed to

    be amazed looking at them.

    ¡°Ouch!

    That was straight to the heart.

    ¡± ¡°Alpha Riley, did you know that the first time I met Beta Dominic, he told me he was Alpha Jacob?

    And I believed him.

    You should reconsider him for a Beta post.

    I think he¡¯s just making up stories with everything.

    ¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s interesting.

    I thought I knew my Beta well.

    I didn¡¯t know he lied a lot.

    ¡± I answered in a calm tone, but I was doing my best not tough because I might offend Sofia.

    ¡°Oh, he does.

    And Katarina, please, choose someone else.

    I don¡¯t think the Beta can make you happy.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s below the belt already.

    ¡± My Beta replied, a yful smile stered on his lips, and I was under the impression that he enjoyed

    riling up Sofia¡¯s anger.

    ¡°I¡¯m desperate.

    I don¡¯t know how to tell Darvin I didn¡¯t want this without putting him in a bad light.

    ¡± ¡°Yeah, and then I¡¯m next.

    ¡± ¡°You too?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, but I hope at least Darvin will give me a chance to choose who will im me because I¡¯m not

    going on a blind iming.

    I would run away.

    ¡± ¡°Call me.

    I¡¯ll pick you up.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯ll help me?

    ¡± ¡°If my Alpha allows me.

    ¡± ¡°Then I guess it¡¯s a no.

    ¡± ¡°Is there really no way out of this?

    ¡± Nadia¡¯s question took my attention away from my Beta and Sofia.

    ¡°I had no idea what agreement they had with Aeon¡¯s pack, so I couldn¡¯t really tell,¡± I answered my mate

    before shifting my eyes to Katarina.

    ¡°But if anything, Aeon is a good man, Lady Katarina.

    Maybe give him a chance, get to know him.

    ¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s the problem.

    I¡¯ve been betrothed to this Alpha for more than six months now, but I haven¡¯t seen him even once.

    It¡¯s either he looked scarv or he¡¯s not interested in ¡°I reckoned it was thetter,¡± Sofia said in a

    nonchnt matter.

    ¡°Because I¡¯ve heard from my friends that he¡¯s good looking, as in hot, hot!

    ¡± ¡°When are you turning eighteen?

    ¡± My Beta asked her.

    ¡°Four months from now.

    And why, should I expect a gift from you?

    ¡± He chuckled.

    ¡°Too bad, I was thinking since it looked like you¡¯re smitten by Alpha Aeon, maybe you can take Lady

    Katarina¡¯s ce on the iming but then you¡¯re not eighteen yet by then.

    .

    ¡± My brow raised as I listened to my Beta.

    He made it sound like he was teasing the young female, but I could sense the annoyance in his voice.

    I felt there was more than what he was trying to show.

    And it seemed to me that the youngdy had a crush on my Beta too, from the way she was stealing

    nces at him.

    If anything, it would be better if they ended up together, because I was sure that my Beta had no

    chance with Jacob¡¯s sister.

    Three Days After.

    NADIA I took my time descending the stairs because I was wearing a midthigh-length dress.

    I would be having driving lessons with Riley and I know I should be wearing somethingfortable, but

    I wanted to look a little extra today, so I opted for a bright yellow sundress.

    ¡®Are you alone in your office?

    ¡¯ I asked him through our mind link, just to make sure I wouldn¡¯t be disturbing him if he had something

    going on inside his office.

    ¡®Yes.

    Juste in.

    ¡¯ He answered, and I didn¡¯t reply anymore as I made my way to him.

    I pushed the door open and my eyes found him sitting on his chair with a phone in his hand, and my

    eyes rolled automatically, a smile forming on my lips as I walked towards him.

    He put the phone down and just watched me approach him.

    ¡°Should I be offended that you¡¯re still watching those even if you¡¯re having s*x with me every day?

    ¡± He chuckled and pushed back his chair, opening his arms widely so I could take my ce on hisp.

    ¡°I just need an extra tip for tonight.

    ¡± ¡°Extra tips?

    I don¡¯t hear myselfining about what you¡¯re doing to me.

    ¡± I told him as I pressed my back against his torso.

    ¡°But tonight is a full moon.

    ¡± ¡°And?

    As long as I get to have you inside me, I¡¯ll be satisfied.

    ¡± ¡°Really?

    ¡± He dipped his mouth into the nook of my neck, making me tilt my head to the side, giving him full

    ess as he nibbled and sucked my soft spot while his arms snaked around my waist, pressing our

    bodies closer before his hand traveled down to my thighs, caressing them gently.

    ¡°But your stamina during a full moon is different.

    ¡± ¡°So the big, bad Alpha can¡¯t keep up with his mate?

    ¡± ¡°On stamina, I can.

    But I want to try different positions and different strategies, so you won¡¯t get bored.

    ¡± ¡°Bored?

    ¡± I pulled away from him and turned half of my body around, my lips trying to suppress myughter.

    ¡°Boredom is too far from my mind when I get dirty with you, Alpha.

    What were you even thinking?

    ¡± He smiled sheepishly.

    ¡°Because you deserve the best.

    ¡± ¡°And I got the best.

    ¡± And I mean it.

    A red tint started to creep on his cheeks and I found it adorable.

    And I wanted to push a little more, ¡°You could just be standing in front of me, with or without your

    clothes on, and make me wet and h***y in an instant.

    ¡± I bit my lower lip.

    I was teasing him, but the moment the words came out of my mouth, I felt my slickness gushing out,

    just picturing my mate naked in front of me.

    ¡°You and your mouth.

    ¡± He grunted, gritting his teeth, and I knew he was fighting for control.

    His d*k was already rock hard under my as.

    I licked my lips before I answered him.

    ¡°Are youining about my mouth?

    Last night you were all praised for what my mouth was doing to you¡­¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± He cupped my jaw

    harshly before he pulled me towards him, crushing our lips together and kissing me bruisingly hard as if

    he wanted to destroy my mouth.

    I wrapped my arms around his neck, coiling my fingers in his hair as I kissed back at the same intensity

    that he was kissing me, my lips trying to fight for dominance even if I knew I could never win over the

    way he was dominating my mouth.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± I moaned as his tongue parted my lips and thrust inside my mouth, exploring and savoring

    all of me.

    I felt my core clenching and I was so close to rubbing myself against him, but I knew if we didn¡¯t stop,

    he would end up taking me on his office table again as we did yesterday.

    Not that I mind, but it¡¯s only ten o¡¯clock in the morning and we just had s*x hours ago.

    My p***y was still tender.

    I ced my hands on his chest and pushed my body away from him, breaking our kiss.

    ¡°No¡­¡± His eyes were still closed as he tried to pull me back.

    ¡°We have the whole nightter.

    I need my driving lesson.

    ¡± He grunted before he let out a defeated sigh, and I pouted my lips, not liking that I had disappointed

    him.

    ¡°Are you mad?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Let¡¯s get to the car and start driving.

    ¡± ¡°Wait, no theoretical lessons?

    Like parts of the car and safety measures?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I don¡¯t have time for that.

    ¡± He chuckled as he stood up from his seat, taking me with him.

    RILEY.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t know driving lessons meant I got to sit on my instructor¡¯sp on the first day?

    ¡± Nadia said, giggling after I positioned her on myp.

    I had chosen my biggest car, pushed the seat back, and adjusted the steering wheel to give us ample

    space, just enough for her to sitfortably on myp.

    It¡¯s not really the best car to use for a beginner, but I had no intention of teaching her anything today.

    I just wanted my hands on her.

    ¡°Well, you¡¯ll be sitting there until you learn how to drive.

    ¡± ¡°Riley!

    How would I learn?

    I don¡¯t even know what I should do, or what to press here.

    ¡± ¡°We¡¯ll just y today.

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    I¡¯ll take care of the pedals, which means eleration and braking.

    Just mind the steering wheel.

    ¡±.

    She spun her head around, her eyes widening as she stared at me.

    ¡°You¡¯re not taking me seriously.

    How would I learn anything if you¡¯re just making me y with this?

    ¡± She tapped the steering wheel, and I couldn¡¯t help but chuckle.

    ¡°We can start the real lesson tomorrow.

    And make sure you wear jeans.

    If you wear another dress or skirt, you will end up in myp again.

    Now drive.

    ¡± I started the engine and let go of the brake pedal before pressing it again, jolting the car forward and

    causing Nadia to panic in myp.

    ¡°Wait!

    ¡± She let out a deep breath, her hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.

    ¡°Okay, now I¡¯m ready.

    ¡± A smile etched on my lips as I tapped her hand.

    ¡°Rx.

    You don¡¯t need to grip it hard.

    ¡± Her hold loosened, and I slowly pressed down on the elerator and moved at a steady pace.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± Her voice was soft, but it wasced with worries.

    ¡°Just straight ahead¡­ You¡¯re doing great.

    ¡± I whispered to her before I licked the space below her ear.

    ¡°Not fair!

    ¡± She eximed, her body stiffening as she tried to hold the wheel steady while my hands grazed over

    her thighs.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± I started peppering her neck with soft kisses and I knew she was getting distracted already

    ¡°Riley.

    .

    .

    You don¡¯t fight fair.

    ¡± Her voice came out low and raspy.

    ¡°I will have Jenny teach me to drive next time.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 49

    Chapter 49

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 49

    NADIA. Tonight was a full moon, and I stood beside Riley, watching as the male pups about to shift

    crumbled in agony. I remembered my own shifting, and although Alpha Darvin and his Gamma were

    there, it did nothing to ease the pain. And I honestly had no idea if I should be doing anything or

    something to console or help them.

    This was one of the reasons I didn¡¯t want the Luna ceremony yet.

    I had no idea what the title entailed or what was needed of me.

    All my life, I was just told what I needed to do, and when I did something wrong, I would be punished.

    And I didn¡¯t want what I had with Riley to end this way.

    I didn¡¯t want to disappoint him.

    I didn¡¯t want him to change his mind about me just because I couldn¡¯t perform well as a Luna.

    So I took learning things seriously.

    I had spent my days learning about the pack, how big the territory was, the traditions and customs, and

    the people.

    But somehow, it felt like what I was doing was still not enough.

    And I have to do more.

    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we help out?

    At least console them.

    ¡± I asked Riley in almost a whisper, my eyes not leaving the male pup who was crouching on the

    ground holding his stomach.

    Riley snaked an arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him before he spoke in a low voice.

    ¡°Sebastian and his team are handling that.

    Of course, you can help and console the pups, especially if they are females.

    But let the males take in all the pain themselves, it would make them tougher.

    ¡± I just nodded my head, hooking my arm with his.

    And since there were no female pups shifting tonight, I just remained beside the Alpha for the rest of

    the night, watching as one by one, the male pups shifted into their wolf.

    ¡°We will start the run soon.

    I¡¯m not sure how it works on your pack, but I will give the signal through a howl and I will be the first

    one to run.

    You, as the Luna, will run after me before the Beta follows you.

    The rest of the warriors and the newly shifted pups will follow after him, andstly, the Gamma will be

    behind the rest.

    And since Jenny is here tonight, she would run with Sebastian.

    ¡± ¡°Okay¡­ Should we shift now?

    ¡± I asked him excitedly.

    This would be my first run with a pack of wolves, aside from my first run when I shifted at eighteen.

    ¡°Yes.

    And Nadia, run right away after I ran.

    I want you to run beside me, not behind me, okay?

    ¡± A wide grin curled on my lips at his words.

    He was letting me know that we were equal, and I couldn¡¯t help the butterflies fluttering in my stomach.

    My hands went to the hem of my shirt and I was about to tug it upward when Riely¡¯s hand stopped me.

    ¡°What are you doing?

    ¡± ¡°Taking my clothes off.

    ¡± ¡°Not here, behind the tree.

    ¡± ¡°And why not?

    You were about to strip off too.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, I¡¯m the Alpha of this pack.

    I can¡¯t go and hide behind the tree before shifting.

    ¡± He told me in a hushed tone, frustration showing on his face, and I couldn¡¯t help but feel a little bad for

    what I was about to say.

    ¡°Well, I will be the Luna of this pack.

    I can¡¯t go¡­¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± His eyes were zing with fire, and I could see Hunter behind them, and it just

    made me roll my eyes at him.

    ¡°It¡¯s not fair you go around naked for everyone to see.

    What do you think I feel?

    ¡± A low growl vibrated from his chest as everyone¡¯s attention turned to us, and I suddenly regretted

    pushing Riley to his limits.

    I smiled at the rest and was about to turn around and make my way behind the tree when I felt my body

    being hoisted up and ced on my mate¡¯s shoulder.

    ¡°Riley!

    ¡± I hissed at him, but he seemed to be in a trance as he walked us behind one of the big trees.

    He ced me back on my feet and let his body hover over me.

    His hands pressed against the tree, caging my body in between his arms.

    ¡°Don¡¯t try to push my patience like that again, Nadia.

    I can handle any jokes or games, but not of you being naked in front of other males.

    I¡¯m not sharing you or the sight of your body with anyone if I can help it.

    You¡¯re f*g mine!

    ¡± His face was leaning closer and I could feel his peppermint breath fanning over my face.

    Instead of being scared, I could feel myself getting aroused by the anger I saw in his eyes.

    ¡°Do you understand that?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, Alpha¡­¡± I answered.

    My throat just suddenly felt dry.

    But even after I replied to his words, he was still staring at me with his eyes swirling in ck and was

    not moving from his position.

    ¡®Alpha, Luna, we need to start the run, or should we go without you?

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    ¡¯ Gamma Sebastian¡¯s voice rang in our heads, and Riley pulled away from leaning on the tree.

    ¡®We¡¯ll be out in seconds.

    ¡¯ Riley answered him as he moved back, giving me ample space.

    ¡°Now take off your clothes and shift.

    ¡± He ordered me as he took off his shirt and pulled down his shorts, his hard c**k springing free as he

    did and my throat felt drier.

    He was standing naked in front of me and I was gawking at him as if I was just seeing his naked body

    for the first time.

    Arrow was howling in pleasure, and I couldn¡¯t stop myself from licking my lips.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ shift.

    ¡± I gasped for air, embarrassed with my actions before I hurriedly took off my clothes, throwing them

    where Riley¡¯s clothes were and summoning Aarow to surge forward.

    And in seconds, I was already on my paws, and Riley followed suit, letting Hunter out.

    RILEY.

    I howled to the moon, a signal that the full moon run would start, and began padding my paws on the

    ground as I let Hunterunch us into a run.

    Secondster, Arrow was already running beside me, and I couldn¡¯t help but stare at her from time to

    time.

    I was still in awe at how beautiful Nadia¡¯s wolf was.

    I needed to find out more about her family.

    Maybe her father was still alive.

    I put the thoughts aside for the time being to enjoy the feel of the wind against my fur and the serenity

    of the night with Nadia and Arrow¡¯s scent swirling around me.

    This is life.

    And I hope moments like this will nevere to an end.

    We were running towards the middle of the forest, aiming for the southern border, and I could sense

    more wolves joining the run, which was an ordinary asion.

    The full moon run would always start with just the rank wolves and the newly shifted pups, but

    everyone was wee to join in along the way.

    And in no time, the pack of wolves running grew in numbers.

    We were almost at thest turn before we headed back when Nadia¡¯s heat scent hit me and it came in

    full force.

    I had to control Hunter from growling and stumbling on his paws because he wanted to leap towards

    Arrow.

    ¡®Beta, take the lead.

    ¡¯ I didn¡¯t need to exin further as his wolf, Pyro, increased his pace until he was ahead of me and

    Arrow.

    ¡®Slow down, Arrow¡­¡¯I mind-linked Nadia.

    ¡®Riley¡­¡¯ Nadia¡¯s voice was panting, and I knew her heat was already starting to cloud her senses.

    Arrow slowed down and I nudged her to turn in the other direction from where the other wolves were

    heading.

    And now that we were alone, it was harder to control myself.

    Her scent and the smell of the forest were amping up my desire for her, and I knew we wouldn¡¯t make it

    home.

    I had to have her right here and now.

    When I found the spot where we could stay, Hunter leaped high and caged Arrow on his paws, making

    them fall and roll over to the ground.

    Hunter was hovering on top of Arrow as he began licking her face and neck while I fought my hardest

    to take over.

    There was no way I would let Hunter mate with Arrow before I¡¯ve had my fill of Nadia tonight.

    Arrow shifted and it was now Nadia spread out naked on the forest ground.

    A low growl vibrated from Hunter¡¯s chest as he swiped his tongue over Nadia¡¯s p*y, making my sy

    nymph whimper and giggle at the same time so that I couldn¡¯t help but chuckle as well.

    F**k!

    She looked too s**y and innocent at the same time.

    I didn¡¯t have to force my way out.

    Once Hunter was done swiping his tongue over Nadia¡¯s core, he gave me back control and shifted to

    my human form.

    I was now hovering over my mate, my hard c**k, pistoning over her mound as her arousal was evident

    in the air mixed with her sweat heat scent.

    ¡°Someone is excited.

    ¡± I taunted her.

    ¡°Me?

    ¡± ¡°I can smell your arousal, Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m a female, Riley.

    Of course, I have my needs.

    ¡± ¡°And I¡¯m a male.

    I have my needs too.

    Now be a good female and open those legs for me¡­¡± I didn¡¯t need more words as my lovely temptress

    opened her legs wider and pressed them against her naked chest, caging her bouncy b*s.

    ¡°Can I f**k you here, baby?

    ¡± My hand was already on her p***y, rubbing and opening her wet folds.

    She was leaking heavily, and her warm juices were already coating my fingers.

    Her eyes were beaming with l**t swirling around them as she nodded her head and licked her lips.

    I know I should have been pleasuring her first and doing the fg forey like I always see in those fg

    videos, but my hormones were raging and I just wanted to bury myself in her, so I threw everything I¡¯d

    seen and learned in thest few weeks and just did what my body wanted me to.

    My hand cupped the back of her head and pressed it closer as I crushed our lips together, and without

    any warning, I thrust my c**k into her brutally.

    Her body jolted and stiffened at my intrusions, and I felt her stretched to her limits, but it didn¡¯t take long

    before her p*y rxed around my dk, and it was only then that I started rocking my hips back and forth,

    slowly at first before amping up my speed, until I was mming in and out of her in a deeper and faster

    stroke.

    While my mouth continued assaulting hers, kissing and biting her hard, knowing fully well, that by the

    time I was done with her lips, they would be swollen.

    ¡°Am I hurting you?

    ¡± I asked in between our kisses.

    ¡°No!

    No!

    Please don¡¯t stop!

    ¡± Her cries of pleasure were enough to keep me going, driving me wilder, as I grunted and groaned with

    every thrust.

    ¡°Oh, Riley!

    Yes!

    ¡± Sweat formed on my forehead, my eyes enjoying the look on her face as she took in everything I was

    giving her.

    ¡°Still f*g tight, baby¡­¡± I hissed before I dipped my head and captured her breast with my mouth,

    sucking and ying with her hard nipple with my tongue, while I continued to pounce into her.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!

    ¡± She moaned loudly and I could sense her body was starting to stiffen, making way for her release, but

    I didn¡¯t stop f*g her wildly until her body shuddered with the force of her om.

    A smug grin slowly crept into my mouth, enjoying the ecstasy written on her face and the way her body

    was squirming under me.

    We were just starting.

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    Chapter 50

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 50

    NADIA. After one round of mind-blowing s*x, we decided it was time to head back to the pack house

    and continued our tryst in our bedroom. Because as soon as Riley spent himself on me and poured his

    seeds into my womb, we caught the scent of the wolves approaching and rolled over behind the

    bushes and hid.

    I was pretty sure they might have smelled s*x in the air and sensed our presence when they passed by.

    And I couldn¡¯t help but giggle as I got more aroused.

    The thought of almost being caught was exhrating.

    As soon as the pack passed by, we shifted into our wolves and took a different route back home.

    We went in by the back door, and as soon as we were in the corridor leading to the stairs, Riley lifted

    me up off the floor.

    His hands cupped my a*s and coiled my legs around his naked waist before crashing our lips and

    bodies together.

    We were kissing and biting, our hands busy tugging hair and skimming over each other¡¯s naked bodies

    as he made our way up to the fourth floor.

    Everything about the sexual act was intensified tenfold tonight.

    I was salivating for Riley.

    I always had, but tonight, like the other full moon nights, I wanted more of him.

    We were by the third-floor stairs when loud whimpers and grunts were heard that Riley almost missed

    a step.

    I giggled while mping my hands over his ears while urging him to move forward and rush to our

    room.

    It was probably the Gamma couple that was satiating their heat and hadn¡¯t made it to their room yet.

    Riley carried us to our room, kicking the door shut as we entered and allowing me to stand on my own.

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    And as much as I wanted to dive onto the bed and be eaten whole by my Alpha, we were covered with

    earth¡¯s filth.

    So I ran to the bathroom and opened the shower.

    Riley went under the shower with me, and in no time, we were already wrapped up with each other as

    our kisses became heated while the water cascaded down on us.

    He pulled me away from kissing him and spun my body around, resting my palms against the tiled

    walls before he yanked my leg up, opening my core before he palmed and massaged my throbbing

    p***y, ¡°Riley¡­¡± I was moaning in no time.

    I closed my eyes, with my lips parted and my head resting on his firm abs as I let his hands touch every

    part of me.

    He positioned his thick ck behind me, and I knew he was once again ready to plunge into my p*y, but I

    wanted him in my mouth.

    ¡°Wait, babe¡­¡± I groaned before I pushed myself off the wall and turned around.

    His brow furrowed as a grumble rose from his chest, not liking my action, but I didn¡¯t mind him.

    I rested my palm against his naked torso before pushing him to the other side of the shower area,

    resting his back against the tiled walls before I dropped onto my knees.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± He grunted as his hand coiled around his en and started jerking himself.

    I tilted my head up and saw him watching me.

    I offered him a seductive smile before licking my lips, as I positioned myself near him, preparing myself

    to pleasure the god before me.

    I woke up with a feeling of sparks running through the sides of my body, and I flipped my eyes open to

    see my mate staring at me.

    His fingers were skimming through my skin, touching every part of my body, from the nook of my neck

    to the valley of my breast to my navel, and everywhere he could reach.

    ¡°Good morning, beautiful.

    ¡± As he reached for my check, he licked his bottom lip, brushing his thumb against the corner of my

    mouth.

    ¡°Good morning, handsome,¡± I greeted him back as he leaned closer and captured my lips, giving me a

    searing kiss.

    ¡°What are your ns for today?

    ¡± He asked me after we kissed, and we justy there hugging each other.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­ I will ask Jenny if we can drive around after breakfast.

    I don¡¯t have training until the afternoon.

    ¡± ¡°You don¡¯t want my help with driving?

    ¡± A smirk crossed his face, and I just couldn¡¯t help but roll my eyes at him.

    ¡°No.

    You basically harassed me while I was trying to learn.

    ¡± ¡°Harassed you?

    You were tempting me, my love.

    I was just a man who couldn¡¯t say no to his female.

    ¡± I chuckled and coiled my arms around his neck, my gaze memorizing his prominent jawline and his

    perfect sculptured nose.

    ¡°And you, mister Alpha.

    What are your ns for today?

    ¡± ¡°Aeon will drop by before lunchtime, and after that, I will¡­¡± ¡°Wait!

    ¡± I stopped him from talking, ¡°Aeon?

    As in Alpha Aeon?

    Katarina¡¯s Aeon?

    ¡± He chuckled and nodded his head.

    ¡°What does he need from you?

    ¡± ¡°We¡¯ll just look over the possibility of renewing the alliance.

    He¡¯s not yet the Alpha of his pack, but he¡¯s been doing everything for the past years and I would rather

    discuss things with him than with his father.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ Is he going to visit Katarina too, since he¡¯s here already?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe you can ask him.

    Katarina needs to meet him.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, there are things I couldn¡¯t just walk over with.

    I could ask him about Katarina if that bothers you.

    ¡± ¡°How about Alpha Jacob?

    Will you not be renewing an alliance with him?

    Jenny told me there¡¯s bad blood between the two Alphas.

    ¡± ¡°There is.

    But it¡¯s between them, they need to settle it.

    As for our alliance with Jacob, the f****r wanted me to get back on my feet before he conduct business

    with us, but he has always provided help and back-up if needed.

    So we didn¡¯t need any contract to bind us.

    ¡± Doggo.

    RILEY.

    ¡°Go pay the f****r a visit.

    It¡¯s been a year.

    I¡¯m sure he has calmed down already.

    ¡°Man, I¡¯ve tried.

    Jacob won¡¯t budge.

    Did you know that my car can¡¯t even approach the forest road on the way to his territory?

    He has men scouting those areas, and they would stop me right away.

    So there¡¯s no f*g away I would be able to reach him.

    ¡± ¡°But are you over her?

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    ir?

    ¡± I just nodded my head.

    ¡°Way over.

    It¡¯s not f*g easy, but what¡¯s a man got to do?

    ¡± ¡°Can you f*g exin to me why you tried to take ir from him?

    ¡± ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be a problem if the fr told me or everyone else she was his f*g fated mate!

    Two gs, we were there together.

    He knew I had my eyes set on ir, but he didn¡¯t say a f*g word!

    All is fair in love and war unless the female happens to be your fated mate.

    So what did I honestly do wrong?

    ¡± ¡°Your father did.

    You knew that!

    ¡± He let out a sigh as he stood up from his seat and walked over to the window, looking at the forest line

    outside.

    ¡°You can¡¯t choose your father, unfortunately.

    ¡± I snorted augh before I added, ¡°I¡¯m f*g aware of that.

    ¡± ¡°But I keep saying this, and I will keep saying it.

    I was not aware of the abduction.

    I went to the iming, just to intercept ir.

    Because that¡¯s the f*g privilege of the iming.

    ¡± ¡°And what if somebodyes at the iming and tries to intercept Katarina from you?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give them a good fight.

    ¡± ¡°You want her.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    ¡± ¡°But why her?

    ¡± PA ¡°I needed a Luna or I would be stuck in my father¡¯s shadow for the rest of my life.

    After this ir fiasco, he hasn¡¯t warmed up to me, ming me for not marking ir on the spot after I

    defeated Beta Gavin.

    But I would never, ever f*g force-mark anyone!

    I threatened her, but I would never do that.

    ¡± I cleared my throat because I was f*g guilty of the same thing.

    I threatened to mark Andrea in front of Caspian, but I never had any intention of doing it.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been running our pack for thest three years while my father took all the glory.

    I was getting tired of this.

    I¡¯m so f*g close to challenging him for the Alpha post, but I still want to respect him as my father.

    But once I had a Luna, he would step down.

    So I didn¡¯t need to go that way.

    ¡± ¡°But you still didn¡¯t answer my question.

    So why choose Katarina?

    You picked her and yet you didn¡¯t even have the audacity to visit or get to know her.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s purely business.

    I didn¡¯t want to put any emotions between us.

    I was given a list of single Alpha Females and nobody caught my eyes.

    ¡± ¡°Except her.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Not even her.

    The only reason I chose her was that she¡¯s Darvin¡¯s sister.

    ¡± ¡°And?

    What if she¡¯s Darvin¡¯s sister?

    ¡±.

    ¡°The agreement is between me and Darvin.

    That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t want any emotional attachment.

    ¡± A smug smirk was stered on his face before he pointed a finger at me.

    ¡°And you will never know anything about that.

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    Chapter 51

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 51

    RILEY ¡°The agreement is between me and Darvin. That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t want any emotional attachment.¡±

    A smug smirk was stered on his face before he pointed a finger at me. ¡°And you will never know

    anything about that.¡± ¡°F**k you.

    ¡± Heughed before shaking his head.

    ¡°I¡¯m f****d up already.

    So how was it with your mate?

    And do you still think of Andrea?

    ¡± My forehead creased at the mention of Andrea.

    ¡°Let¡¯s not mention the other female.

    I don¡¯t want any trouble with Nadia.

    She¡¯s totally out of the picture and my focus right now is my Luna.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re smitten.

    ¡± ¡°Do you have a problem with that?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Of course not.

    So tell me, is s*x more explosive with her than with Andrea?

    ¡± ¡°Shut the f*k up!

    I didn¡¯t have sx with her or all the other females.

    I¡¯m not a walking hormone, like you and Jacob.

    ¡± ¡°I still don¡¯t believe you.

    But do you like her?

    ¡± ¡°I do.

    She¡¯s perfect.

    ¡± ¡°Do you think it wille to a point where you will just lose interest or un-like her?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I don¡¯t think so.

    ¡± ¡°Like if she¡¯s too bratty or defies you all the time, will your feelings for her change?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I think I would like it more if she kept defying me.

    It¡¯s fg s*y.

    Nobody defies an Alpha except his Luna.

    ¡± ¡°Yeah, I know.

    Irritating but¡­¡± ¡°You know?

    Are you not telling me something?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not telling you anything.

    ¡± He chuckled and walked in front of my desk, grabbing the documents we went over earlier.

    ¡°I¡¯ll take this draft and send you the signed one in a couple of days, so we can get this rolling.

    ¡± ¡°I will find out whatever you¡¯re hiding.

    ¡± ¡°Be my guest.

    ¡± ¡°Absolutely.

    Anyway, I have a phone meeting with Jacobter.

    Any word for him?

    ¡± ¡°Nothing.

    But tell him I said H¨ª to ir.

    ¡± He chuckled before he slipped the document into a folder and ced it under his arm.

    ¡°F**k you.

    ¡± ¡°I was just kidding.

    I¡¯m sure one day he will allow me to speak with him.

    But for now, it¡¯s better this way.

    ¡± ¡°You know, Jacob.

    He would never bow down to anyone.

    And I don¡¯t think he will.

    We¡¯re talking about ir.

    ¡± I told him as we walked side by side towards the door.

    ¡°I know.

    That¡¯s why I¡¯m not trying anymore.

    I just don¡¯t try to cross or block his way.

    ¡± We remained in silence as we walked down the corridor on our way to the front of the pack house

    when a faint chattering started to erupt in the air.

    ¡°It must be your Luna.

    ¡± ¡°It is.

    She talks a lot.

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t help the smile from tugging on my lips.

    ¡°The exact opposite of you.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t have time to reply as we came face-to-face with Nadia and Jenny.

    Both of them stopped in their tracks as we did.

    Their faces showed two different emotions.

    Nadia¡¯s face curved into a friendly smile, while Jenny¡¯s face became stoic, void of my emotions, and it

    was her who broke the silence.

    ¡°Alpha, Luna, I will go ahead.

    I will see youter.

    ¡± She then tilted her head and looked at my Luna.

    ¡°It was a fun morning, Luna.

    See you at lunch.

    ¡± She smiled warmly at her before turning around, not giving me or Aeon a second nce.

    I cleared my throat, and it caught both Nadia and Aeon¡¯s attention, whose gazes were following Jenny

    as she stepped out of the front door.

    ¡°Nadia,e here.

    ¡± I motioned for her toe toward me.

    She smiled and beamed at me before she walked beside me.

    I coiled an arm around her waist and pulled her into my side.

    My eyes focused on her lovely face as I spoke.

    ¡°Nadia, this is Alpha Aeon.

    Young Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack.

    ¡± I then shifted my gaze to Aeon.

    ¡°And this is my lovely mate, Nadia.

    Future Luna of my pack.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you, Luna Nadia.

    ¡± Aeon extended a hand.

    ¡°Same here, Alpha Aeon.

    ¡± My Luna smiled at him, giving him her hand, and Aeon took it, cing a soft kiss on her knuckles,

    which had me rolling my eyes at him.

    ¡°Rx.

    It¡¯s a gentleman¡¯s way.

    ¡± He chuckled as he let go of Nadia¡¯s hand.

    ¡°And that female.

    ¡± He pointed in the direction Jenny took.

    ¡°She looked familiar and I felt like she didn¡¯t like me?

    ¡± ¡°Who?

    jenny.

    You must be mistaken.

    The Gamma female is a very lovely person.

    ¡± Nadia said but she was biting her bottom lip.

    ¡°And happens to be a former ck Shadow pack warrior,¡± I added.

    ¡°I see.

    So she knows me.

    ¡± ¡°Very well.

    She¡¯s a close friend of Luna ir.

    ¡± ¡°No wonder her stare was burning me.

    Like it was pushing me to hell.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure she has her reason and I¡¯m not going to question that.

    ¡± She smiled sweetly before changing the subject.

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    ¡°So, Alpha Aeon, will you be staying for lunch?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Your mate didn¡¯t invite me at all.

    And besides, I have other business to attend to.

    So even if he did, I would not be able to stay.

    ¡± ¡°Does that business have anything to do with Katarina?

    ¡± Aeon was taken aback by her question, and I couldn¡¯t help the smile gracing my lips.

    Nadia hase a long way.

    I didn¡¯t feel any nervousness in her while she threw the question.

    Or maybe she knew that I would always have her back.

    ¡°Umh¡­¡± Aeon swallowed, and I internally chuckled.

    Nadia had rendered the f****r speechless.

    ¡°No.

    unfortunately.

    Some other day, perhaps.

    ¡± ¡°Oh, such a shame!

    Katarina was looking forward to the day she would actually meet you.

    She already has an impression that you¡¯re scared to meet her because you looked scary.

    ¡± Whoa.

    Her mouth has no filter now.

    Aeon¡¯s ears started to turn a shade of red, and I couldn¡¯t help the chuckle escaping my throat.

    ¡°Does Aeon look scary to you, my love?

    ¡± Nadia beamed up at me, her eyes twinkling.

    ¡°No.

    But I won¡¯t tell Katarina that.

    She needs to find it out for herself.

    ¡± ¡°I will probably pay her a visit soon.

    ¡± Aeon cut the trance between me and Nadia as we both snapped our heads to look back at him.

    ¡°Sounds good.

    I¡¯m sure she would appreciate that visit rather than meet you for the first time at your engagement

    party.

    ¡± ¡°Engagement party?

    ¡± I asked Aeon, He raised his hand to his neck and rubbed it.

    He was trying to mask his own emotions so that if he was annoyed with Nadia¡¯s interference, I would

    never know.

    ¡°The iming was canceled this month, but we will push through with the engagement party six weeks

    from now.

    And you¡¯re both invited.

    The invitation would probably be sent out a week or two before that.

    ¡± ¡°The invitation should be sent out only after you meet her.

    Right, my love?

    ¡± Nadia leaned her head on my shoulder, and I had no choice but to agree with her.

    ¡°Yes.

    ¡± Aeon chuckled before he slipped his hand into his pocket.

    ¡°I should get going now.

    It was nice to meet you and be under your scrutiny, Luna Nadia.

    I hope I passed your assessment.

    ¡± ¡°Not quite yet, not until you show yourself to Katarina.

    My friend deserves to know who she will be bonded to for life.

    ¡± ¡°We will see that then.

    But I will leave you both for now.

    ¡± He answered politely.

    He bowed down to Nadia and tapped my shoulder with his hand before turning around and making his

    way out of the pack house, while we remained on our spot, just holding each other.

    ¡°So, did you like him?

    ¡± I asked Nadia when Aeon was no longer around.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    He seemed to be a well-mannered man.

    But Jenny didn¡¯t like him, obviously.

    ¡± ¡°The whole ck Shadow Pack doesn¡¯t like him.

    ¡± ¡°Well, they have a reason.

    Anyway, how was your meeting with him?

    Care to share?

    ¡± ¡°Of course.

    ¡± I turned our bodies around and guided us back to my office.

    ¡°He¡¯ll be sending the final draft for the agreement, and the alliance will be official again in a couple of

    days.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe it¡¯s the reason Alpha Jacob wasn¡¯t signing a formal alliance with you because you¡¯re still in

    contact with Alpha Aeon.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Jacob is not like that.

    His enemies are his, unless we havemon ground to loathe someone.

    And we¡¯ve all been brothers since we were young.

    We¡¯ve just grown apart over the years because of responsibilities, but we still check on one another

    once in a while.

    ¡± ¡°So if Alpha Aeon is to Alpha Jacob, yours is Alpha Caspian?

    ¡± I pulled her head to my lips and kissed the crown of her head gently.

    ¡°Maybe.

    But hopefully, time will heal all wounds.

    ¡± ¡°I love you, Riley.

    ¡± She turned around and faced me, her hands holding my forearms as she beamed at me, a loving

    smile curling on her lips.

    ¡°All the other Alphas I met through you are utterly handsome, but they can neverpare to you.

    I don¡¯t know why, but even when , you¡¯re frowning or pissed off, I still find you attractive, panty-wet

    attractive.

    ¡± I rested my forehead against her, a smug smirk tugging at my mouth.

    ¡°Because I am really panty-wet attractive¡± I let out a deep breath and closed my eyes.

    ¡°And I love you too, Nadia.

    You make everything beautiful.

    ¡± SALVODOR.

    I slipped into the booth of this diner and waited for my order toe.

    I was hungry and this was the only ce outside the territory that wasn¡¯t too crowded.

    ¡°Did you see Alpha Riley¡¯s soon-to-be Luna?

    She¡¯s so beautiful¡­¡± My ears perked up at the mention of Alpha Riley and his Luna from the group of

    young females sitting just behind my booth.

    I was informed by Alpha Darvin that it was the Alpha that marked Nadia, and had I known it, I would

    have used a different tactic.

    But my stupid niece was too stupid to even identify that the one who marked her was the Alpha of the

    Silver Moon Pack.

    ¡°And why was it taking them too long to have a Luna Ceremony?

    We never had a Luna for the longest time.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    Maybe the Alpha doesn¡¯t like her.

    ¡± ¡°No way.

    My brother said, he has never seen the Alpha getting mushy and handsy with any female before, just

    the Luna, so I think he likes her.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe the Luna didn¡¯t want him?

    ¡± ¡°You think so?

    But why?

    I would love to be mated to the Alpha!

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    We don¡¯t even know where she came from, but maybe he has a boyfriend somewhere.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so, I think they were just preparing something grandeur so it¡¯s taking longer.

    It should be a big celebration because we never had a Luna for more decades now.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t hear the rest of the conversation as my mind immediately sprang into action.

    It¡¯s payback time.

    I lost a month of my life being beaten to death in that horrid cell, and I lost my female.

    I still had no idea where my mate was after she ran away when I was held.

    I couldn¡¯t me her, they would probably have gone after her if she didn¡¯t leave.

    I would go and find her, but for now, Nadia needed to be punished.

    I slipped out of my seat and met the server with my order, but I just ignored her even after she called

    after me.

    I suddenly lost my appetite.

    I have more important things to do.

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    Chapter 52

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 52

    NADIA. My heart was clenching as I watched Riley inbat with one of his Elite warriors in a

    makeshift arena at the training grounds. I have always seen him during training and when he did

    boxing on his own at the gym. If he was looking sexy during those times, they were nothingpared

    to how my mate looked right now.

    He looked like a god with his sweat glistening over his naked torso.

    His face was showing his animalistic side, and I wouldn¡¯t deny that the sight of his fierce side was

    making my core throb.

    He was really hot and I couldn¡¯t believe he was mine.

    I flinched and almost let out a gasp when he was hit on the jaw by his opponent, but it didn¡¯t make him

    falter or even lose his stance.

    Instead, he countered the attack and in just a second, the warrior who was also showing mastery of the

    skill was already on the ground.

    ¡®I can feel your emotions here, my love.

    Don¡¯t be terrified, I¡¯m okay.

    ¡¯ He reached me through our mindlink, and I could see him winking at me from a distance.

    ¡®Did it hurt?

    ¡¯ I asked, my voiceced with worry.

    I knew he could take the blow, but my heart couldn¡¯t take it.

    ¡®It hurts more when you refuse to speak with me when you¡¯re mad at me.

    ¡¯ He chuckled.

    ¡®Stop kidding around, and focus there.

    I will put my wall up so I don¡¯t distract you.

    ¡¯ ¡®Don¡¯t do that.

    I need to feel something to keep me going.

    ¡¯ ¡®But your walls are up.

    I can¡¯t feel you.

    ¡¯ ¡®I don¡¯t want you to feel the blow, Nadia.

    ¡¯ He chuckled.

    ¡®So it means it hurts.

    ¡¯ Of course, it hurts.

    Stupid question.

    I chuckled at my own words.

    ¡®Yes it does, but nothing I couldn¡¯t take.

    And it¡¯s something I don¡¯t want you to feel.

    ¡¯ ¡®I know.

    I was just being a brat.

    Focus!

    And make me proud!

    ¡®Yes, my Luna.

    ¡¯ Another gasp left my throat, but this time, it wasn¡¯t for him.

    It was for the warrior he was sparring with.

    Riley jabbed him in the jaw, and his body spun around before falling to the ground with a loud thud.

    He wasn¡¯t moving.

    Everyone around us was pping their hands and hooting, but the sight made my stomach churn.

    Did he kill him?

    ¡®Riley?

    Did you kill him?

    ¡¯ I asked, scared of what the oue would be.

    ¡°Rx.

    I didn¡¯t.

    It¡¯s a hard blow, but he could take it.

    ¡¯ I saw Riley approach the warrior and crouched to his side.

    He was fully covering him from my sight, so I had no idea what was going on.

    ¡°Luna¡­¡± Someone called my attention from behind me, and I tilted my head and found three young

    females, probably around fourteen or fifteen smiling at me.

    ¡°Hi¡­¡± I greeted them, a wide smile ying on my lips.

    ¡°We saw the Alpha wink at you earlier.

    ¡± They were giggling with giddiness, which I found adorable.

    ¡°He did?

    ¡± I feigned a surprise.

    ¡°I thought something was just caught in the Alpha¡¯s eyes.

    ¡± They giggled, and one of them shook her head.

    ¡°I think the Alpha likes you a lot.

    My mom said he had never really talked to females before.

    ¡± ¡°Of course, the Alpha loves her.

    She wouldn¡¯t be our Luna if he doesn¡¯t.

    ¡± One of them added.

    ¡°But she¡¯s not our Luna yet.

    Maybe she will leave too.

    ¡± I heard the smallest girl whisper, but I could hear it well and my heart clenched.

    These girls knew about Andrea and that she had left him.

    I didn¡¯t know what to feel at the moment if I should feel bad about myself or for my mate.

    ¡°But she will be.

    ¡± The tallest of them said before she turned her gaze back at me, a warm smile on her lips.

    ¡°You will be the Luna of this pack, right Luna Nadia?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    I will be your Luna, and that would be soon.

    ¡± I winked at her.

    I made up my mind.

    I would talk with Riley tonight.

    Maybe I was still not a Luna material at this point, but I would learn and I would do my best.

    Riley deserved a Luna, and so did his people.

    And they would get one, the rightful Luna of this pack RILEY.

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    I went over the documents in my hand, but I couldn¡¯t concentrate.

    Gamma Sebastian sent me a mindlink minutes ago that there was a man envelope left at the border

    that was addressed to me, but it has Nadia¡¯s name on it as a subject.

    He had already sniffed and believed nothing dangerous was inside.

    He asked if he should go and check inside, but I didn¡¯t allow him.

    Whatever was in there might be confidential and I didn¡¯t want to risk anything being seen by anyone,

    especially if it had something to do with Nadia.

    And now I was finding it hard to do my work while I waited for my Gamma to arrive.

    I wanted the envelope in my hand and I wanted to see them before telling Nadia whatever was inside.

    ¡®Where are you?

    Are you still with Katya?

    ¡¯ I asked her through our mind link.

    She told me after lunch that she would visit Beta Dominic¡¯s mom so she could learn more about the

    pack duties of a Luna.

    ¡®Yes.

    Do you need me there?

    ¡¯ ¡®I need you every time.

    ¡¯ ¡®Stop flirting with me.

    I¡¯m asking a serious question.

    She giggled.

    Do you want me home?

    ¡¯ ¡®You can stay there.

    I was just making sure I knew where you are.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay.

    Are you sure there¡¯s no Andrea there in your office?

    That if I just suddenly appear there, I won¡¯t be surprised?

    ¡¯ ¡®No.

    Nothing.

    I learned my lessons the hard way.

    No more secrets.

    ¡¯ ¡®Good.

    You¡¯re learning fast, Alpha.

    ¡¯ ¡®I have a very good teacher.

    ¡¯ ¡®Hmmm¡­ Is that me?

    Because, as far as I recall, I was the one being instructed on what to do and what not to do, like this

    morning when you told me where you wanted my hands¡­¡¯ ¡®Nadia¡­¡¯ I grunted.

    She always made it her hobby to tease me at the most appropriate times.

    ¡®I thought no flirting?

    ¡¯ ¡®I wasn¡¯t flirting.

    I was seducing you¡­¡¯ ¡®Goddess, what will I do with you?

    ¡¯ I groaned, she was making my dick twitch inside my pants and she was nowhere near to help me with

    this.

    ¡®Many things¡­ you can do many things with me.

    No limits.

    ¡¯ ¡®I¡¯m sure I will after all the teasing you are doing.

    You need to be punished, my love.

    ¡¯ Sounds exciting!

    So tonight?

    My punishment?

    Let¡¯s make it a date!

    ¡¯ She eximed, her toneced with excitement, and I couldn¡¯t help but chuckle at her excitement.

    Nadia.

    She was overwhelming me at times.

    But I wasn¡¯tining.

    ¡®Tonight then, let me get back to work so I can prepare for tonight.

    ¡¯ ¡®Okay¡­ I love you, big Alpha.

    ¡¯ ¡®I love you too, my Luna.

    ¡¯ She cut off the mind link just in time as Gamma Sebastian¡¯s smell reached my nose.

    ¡°Come in,¡± I told him without waiting for him to knock, and the door swung open.

    Sebastian stepped in and bowed his head before walking toward my desk and cing the man

    envelope in front of me.

    ¡°Do you want me to stay while you open that?

    Or would you rather have privacy?

    ¡± He asked.

    ¡°You can leave, I¡¯ll be fine.

    ¡± .

    He just bowed down and I nodded my head in acknowledgment before he left and closed the door

    behind him.

    I sliced the envelope open with my letter cutter and spread out everything on my desk.

    The first one that caught my eye was a picture of Nadia.

    And it cut right through my heart.

    I closed my eyes and pressed my fingers to them, trying to calm myself and slow down my heartbeat.

    I then rose from my seat and walked towards the door, locking it before hovering back at my desk

    Pictures of Nadia and Benedict.

    I took one where Benedict was holding Nadia¡¯s jaw and they were looking straight at each other¡¯s eyes.

    It was fucking too intimate.

    The one that took the picture must have been ten to 12 twelve meters away from them.

    No.

    I knew of Nadia¡¯s past.

    Nothing would change.

    Someone was out there to destroy us.

    I swiped my gaze over all the pictures on my desk.

    Eight pieces.

    This was fucking nothing.

    Even the one where she was hugging Benedict meant nothing.

    I gathered them all up and shoved them inside the envelope, nning to just throw them to the fire and

    burn them when a folded paper slipped out.

    I picked it up and unfolded it.

    The letter was for me.

    My heart shattered into pieces as everything started to make sense, The three months that she was

    gone.

    Her sudden appearance.

    Her eptance of my past, like it was nothing.

    And the Luna ceremony.

    I didn¡¯t know how I managed to finish reading the letter before I crumpled it and threw it in the waste bin

    as I wiped the tears that fall from my eyes with the back of my hand.

    I didn¡¯t know such pain as this existed.

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    Chapter 53

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 53

    NADIA. I didn¡¯t have a training scheduled for today, so I spent the whole afternoon with Katya. We

    talked about Zahra, Riley¡¯s mother, as well as other things I needed to learn as a Luna. Before I left

    today, I told her that I thought I was ready to have the Luna Ceremony even if I didn¡¯t think I was

    capable of being one. She hugged me tightly and told me that I didn¡¯t need to worry about being

    capable, because this was my fate and that I was meant to do this.

    And that she would be there to help me as I transitioned as a Luna.

    And I couldn¡¯t be more thankful for her.

    I couldn¡¯t wait to tell Riley the news.

    I was hoping he would get excited as I did.

    I was almost at the packhouse when I tried to reach Riley.

    His mind was closed, but I just shrugged it off.

    He might be too busy with work and didn¡¯t want to be bothered.

    I parked the car I was driving carefully to the big parking space Riley allotted just for me since I was still

    having a hard time parking in a tight space.

    It¡¯s been days since I was able to drive on my own.

    I was still not that confident, but I guess everyone knew the car I was driving and that no one was trying

    to drive near me.

    And I was just driving within a ten-kilometer radius.

    Hopefully, I could get the hang of it and drive further.

    I slipped the key inside my jeans pocket and skipped my way up the stairs.

    It was dinner time already and I was expecting Riley to be at the dinner table, but he wasn¡¯t there.

    ¡°Where¡¯s Riley?

    ¡± I asked everyone after I acknowledged their greetings.

    ¡°In your room.

    I think, he¡¯d been there for hours now.

    I asked him toe down for dinner, but he said he was not hungry.

    He was probably tired and resting.

    ¡± Beta Dominic answered, and I just nodded my head before shing him a smile.

    ¡°I see.

    I¡¯ll go check on him then.

    ¡± ¡°Do you want me to ask someone to bring dinner for both of you?

    ¡± Jenny asked, and I just shook my head.

    ¡°No need.

    I cane downter, just leave something for us.

    ¡± I winked at her before I turned on my heel and headed for the stairs.

    I wondered why he retired early to our room today.

    Riley never went to bed early unless we were fucking in the middle of the day.

    But rest?

    That man was a walking machine.

    I hope he didn¡¯t tire himself out.

    He had been working too much since I came here, and the only rest he would get would be at night or

    whenever we were together, but there were times he would still work with me just watching him or

    sitting on hisp.

    I was panting by the time I reached the fourth floor from all the running I did to hurry up.

    I was so worried that something was wrong with my Alpha and he wasn¡¯t saying anything.

    I turned the knob and pushed the door open.

    The receiving area of our room was fully lighted, and I walked past it and headed for the bed.

    It was empty.

    But I could smell him and I could sense him nearby.

    I turned my body around to scan the whole room and found him at the side of the bookshelves, his

    shoulder leaning on it as he sipped a ss of bourbon.

    Goddess, I missed him.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it too early for that?

    You didn¡¯t have dinner yet.

    ¡± I smiled at him and walked toward him, wanting to wrap myself in his embrace.

    But instead of weing me into his arms, he moved away and went by the big door, leading to the

    balcony, and d?ew the curtains closed.

    I bit my lower lip and let my eyes follow his movement.

    My brows furrowed in confusion.

    What was happening?

    He turned his attention back to me, but he wasn¡¯t talking and was just watching me from the other side

    of the bedroom.

    My heart thumped loudly as I stared at him, baffled by his actions.

    ¡°What¡¯s going on?

    Are you mad at me?

    ¡± I asked.

    ¡°I was just with Katya, I didn¡¯t go anywhere else.

    You can ask her.

    ¡± ¡°What other thing are you not telling me?

    ¡± ¡°Can you be more specific?

    I¡¯m not understanding you.

    ¡± ¡°Tell me, Nadia.

    What was your real n on the full moon that I met you?

    ¡± His eyes were swirling ck and if I didn¡¯t know he loved me, I would have been terrified.

    ¡°Real n?

    I was running away¡­ You know that.

    ¡± ¡°Really?

    Were you not supposed to meet someone that night?

    And I got in the way?

    And the moment I fell asleep, you stuck off and left with him?

    ¡± ¡°What?

    ¡± My voice was slightly raised.

    ¡°Where are you getting those ideas?

    You were the one who left me!

    I left you a note, and I had no idea why you didn¡¯t see it.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe because there was no fucking note.

    I went back to that cave the next day.

    If there was a note there lying somewhere, I would have seen it because I scanned the whole area for

    anything you left behind, torn clothes, shoes, or anything!

    And I found nothing!

    ¡± ¡°Because I picked up all my things!

    Even my torn underwear!

    I didn¡¯t want anyone to find out I was there!

    Or sniffing my belongings!

    I picked up the note too and threw it along the way out.

    ¡°Stop with your fucking lies!

    ¡± His ears were turning too red and his anger was slowly getting into me, terrifying me.

    ¡°Where are all theseing from?

    I thought we were okay?

    ¡± ¡°Do you love him?

    ¡± ¡°What?

    Riley¡­ What are you asking me?

    ¡± ¡°Do you love Benedict?

    ¡± ¡°No!

    You know that!

    I despise that man!

    ¡± ¡°Really?

    ¡± He moved away from where he was standing and I thought he would approach me, but instead he

    went to the bookshelves and took a man envelope, and shook the content until it all fell on the floor.

    Ile 1100r.

    Pictures.

    All of me.

    With Benedict on it.

    of anything, a shiver of fear ran down my spine.

    ¡°Pictures, Riley.

    But they were old ones.

    ¡± My hand flew to my mouth when it sank in what I thought was happening.

    ¡°Do you think I¡¯m cheating on you?

    I don¡¯t even leave the territory at all or go anywhere far.

    You can ask the people I¡¯ve been with, I never went anywhere alone.

    ¡± ¡°Where were you for thest three months after the first full moon?

    ¡± ¡°New Orleans.

    I worked there.

    I told you about it.

    ¡± ¡°You told me you were alone.

    ¡± ¡°I am.

    What are you trying to say?

    ¡± ¡°Was this part of your n, Nadia?

    Pretending you didn¡¯t know that the fucking idiot who marked you is an Alpha?

    And then make him fall in love with you so you can do whatever the fuck you want?

    ¡± ¡°Riley!

    ¡°What exactly are you saying?

    ¡± He stepped forward and the anger in his eyes was so terrifying that I moved back, only for my back to

    hit the wall behind me.

    His hand snaked at the nape of my neck, tilting my head up to look at him.

    ¡°What do you want from me?

    My money, my properties, my pack?

    ¡± I coiled my hands into fists as anger surged through my senses and I started throwing jabs at his

    chest Instead of letting me go, his hand on my nape tightened.

    ¡°Fuck you, Riley!

    Fuck you!

    I hate you!

    ¡± I kept hitting him hard until he loosened his hold on my nape and backed away.

    ¡°You could never hate me as much as I hated myself for believing all your lies!

    For believing you actually loved me, Nadia!

    ¡± ¡°How could you say that?

    Look at me, Riley!

    ¡± I held his face, trying to catch his gaze, but he took my hands off his face and moved away.

    I clutched my chest, trying to stop myself from falling to my knees.

    I couldn¡¯t stop my tears anymore.

    ¡°I epted you and your past even if a part of me kept saying that some people don¡¯t change, that

    somewhere inside you is still the same Riley that A¡¯ndrea was scared off!

    But I disregard my logic because I love you!

    ¡± ¡°Stop using that fucking word!

    You don¡¯t love me, Nadia!

    You¡¯re fucking using me for your own good!

    It¡¯s no surprise that you just seemed to ept that I was fucking messed up man because you never

    cared about my past.

    You just need to do your fucking n!

    ¡± Tears were just pouring into my eyes as my heart kept shattering into pieces.

    I didn¡¯t know how I would get up from this.

    ¡°What ns?

    What happened to hearing it out before wey judgment?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t fucking need you!

    I¡¯m capable on my own!

    ¡± His hand slid into his back pocket, and he took out his wallet and tossed it on the bed before grabbing

    a piece of paper and a pen, scribbling something in there, and then throwing it on the bed too.

    My eyes were just following his every move.

    Riley¡­¡± My voice was breaking as soft sobs escaped my throat.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening.

    And here I was thinking of telling you I was ready for the Luna Ceremony.

    ¡± And then he let out a forcedugh.

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    ¡°Now you want the Luna Ceremony?

    Was it yourst option?

    Bind yourself to me so I can¡¯t get away from you anymore?

    That¡¯s the fucking reason you didn¡¯t want the ceremony in the first ce because you wanted to leave,

    right?

    When you¡¯re done with your n?

    Then just fucking go!

    ¡± My mouth dropped open at hisst words.

    Chapter 53 ¡°Take whatever you want.

    The code on my vault is there on the paper too.

    Take every bit of money and jewelry you can find there and just fucking leave!

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­¡± My voice broke as I watched him leave the room and shut the door behind him.

    My mind was still in a haze.

    I couldn¡¯t understand what was happening.

    Was he kicking me out?

    What did I do wrong?

    My knees buckled as my shoulders shook, making me drop my body to the floor as tears continued to

    stream down my face.

    My heart kept breaking and I didn¡¯t even have any idea what I did wrong.

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    This was a hard chapter to write (and we¡¯re just starting) because, of course, I wanted a happily ever

    after for them too ¨C but life doesn¡¯te with butterflies and rainbows (anddybugs) all the time.

    Shit happens!

    So you¡¯re all free to hate Alpha Riley at the moment (or still love him) but please¡­ trust where the story

    is heading.

    I promise you, the pain will be worth it in the end.

    If you¡¯re hating on me now, you can use your GEMS and throw them at me.

    I will catch it even if it hurts!

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    Chapter 54

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 54

    NADIA It was already past midnight and Riley hadn¡¯t returned to our room. I badly wanted to see and

    talk with him. I had no idea what happened, and I was hoping he had calmed down by now. I kept

    thinking about where I messed up or what I did wrong. Maybe he was tired of me already. Did he meet

    someone new?

    I thought the mate bond was strong enough for someone to ovee temptation?

    Or maybe I was just not good enough.

    He has never abandoned me at night except for that one time I told him he couldn¡¯t sleep beside me.

    All the time, he would be here by eight or nine in the evening.

    And I also kept looking out at the forest ground, checking if Hunter went out for a run, but I didn¡¯t see

    him.

    He must just be somewhere around the pack house or in his office.

    I waited for a few more minutes, and when I couldn¡¯t take his absence anymore, I put on my robe and

    headed downstairs.

    The pack house was already quiet, and the front door was locked.

    Only the dimmed lights were on, and the light illuminated under the door of his office.

    He was still there.

    I knocked three times, but I didn¡¯t hear any response from the inside.

    I tried again.

    Nothing.

    I turned the knob and pushed the door open.

    I saw him sitting at his desk, his head tilted down, looking down at the document in his hand with his

    reading ss on.

    I didn¡¯t even know he used sses.

    I guess there were still many things I didn¡¯t know about him.

    ¡°You should be sleeping.

    It¡¯ste.

    ¡± His voice was cold and distant.

    He didn¡¯t even nce up to look at me.

    The coldness in his voice made me stop in my tracks.

    I remained standing by the door, internally hoping he would call me to his side.

    But he didn¡¯t.

    ¡°I was just checking on you.

    It¡¯s midnight.

    You should be resting.

    ¡± I answered him in a calm manner, trying my best to keep my voice steady.

    ¡°I¡¯m sleeping here tonight.

    ¡± ¡°Riley, can we talk?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m busy.

    And we have nothing to discuss.

    ¡± ¡°We don¡¯t need to talk if you don¡¯t want to.

    But at least go to bed with me.

    ¡± ¡°How many times do I need to tell you I¡¯m sleeping here tonight?

    Go now, don¡¯t disturb me.

    ¡± I bit my lower lip, my hands coiling into fists.

    His words were hurtful.

    I wanted to be angry, but I knew it wouldn¡¯t do any good at this point.

    Instead, I walked toward him.

    He must have felt my presence because he tilted his head and looked at me the moment I stopped

    beside his chair.

    His eyes were showing no emotions.

    It was as if I was looking at someone I¡¯d never met before.

    But it all boiled down to one thing.

    He didn¡¯t want me here anymore.

    I didn¡¯t say anything.

    I just leaned my head down and pressed a gentle kiss on his forehead before turning on my heel and

    walking away quietly.

    I knew what he wanted me to do.

    And I would do it.

    I just wanted to kiss him and feel the sparks onest time before I moved on.

    ¡°Are you sure you want to do this?

    ¡± Jenny asked me for the nth time today.

    Her eyes were welling with tears, and it made me tear up as well.

    I nodded my head, my hand reaching for hers and squeezing it gently.

    ¡°It¡¯s for the best.

    I don¡¯t want to stay in a ce where I¡¯m not wanted.

    ¡± ¡°I still don¡¯t understand what is happening.

    And if you were not using your title over me, I would not be doing this.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    That¡¯s why I¡¯m telling you as the rightful Luna of this pack that I want to do this and I¡¯m absolving you of

    this.

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    This is not your fault, and you¡¯re not doing any wrong.

    ¡± ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to wait another day?

    Until the Alpha calms down?

    ¡± ¡°It will just hurt more.

    I¡¯ve seen his eyes.

    He never looked at me like that.

    He didn¡¯t want me.

    ¡± ¡°This is so wrong¡­¡± She wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into a tight hug.

    ¡°Please stay, just a few more days.

    ¡± Thugged her tightly, pressing a soft kiss on her cheek before pulling my body away.

    ¡°I should get going or I will miss my train,¡± ¡°Where are you heading?

    ¡± ¡°I told you not to ask me.

    ¡± ¡°You can stay with my mom.

    At least I know where you are and I won¡¯t have to worry.

    ¡± ¡°Your mom lives in Alpha Jacob¡¯s territory.

    It¡¯s not a good ce for me.

    ¡± ¡°I will never forgive myself if something happened to you.

    I don¡¯t even know why I¡¯m agreeing to this.

    ¡± I shook my head.

    ¡°I¡¯m okay.

    I can take care of myself.

    I¡¯ve been doing this my whole life.

    Maybe this is for the best.

    Perhaps we needed some space to think about whether this bond is right for us.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± Her shoulders shook as soft sobs escaped her throat.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I couldn¡¯t help you.

    ¡°You¡¯ve done more than enough.

    ¡± I let the tears flow this time.

    ¡°And I¡¯m happy that you were there for me.

    You are the best Gamma Female any Luna will be lucky to have.

    And I don¡¯t even know how to say thank you for everything.

    ¡± We were holding on to each other¡¯s hands, just letting our tears stream down our faces.

    ¡°I have to go now.

    Take care of yourself, and tell Gamma Sebastian and Beta Dominic I said thank you.

    And if you can all look after the Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°He did you wrong, and you were still looking after him.

    ¡± ¡°You have a mate, Jenny.

    You will understand.

    ¡± I smiled weakly at her before pulling her for another hug as I fought the new tears from falling.

    I didn¡¯t say anything more and just stepped out of her car, looking back at her one more time just to

    make sure she didn¡¯t follow me.

    And when I made sure that she couldn¡¯t see me anymore, I made a different turn and headed for the

    taxine.

    I would go to the next city¡¯s train station and choose another route.

    It would be safer this way.

    RILEY, The day went by draggingly slow.

    I didn¡¯t know how I was able to finish everything I needed to do for today, but somehow I did.

    I spent the whole day outside the pack house, holing instead in the office at the old building where all

    the cells were.

    I was trying to avoid Nadia.

    The pain was still too much.

    And even if I missed her.

    I didn¡¯t want to see her yet.

    I needed time to think I hurried my steps toward the pack house, it was already dinner time.

    I missed all the meals for the day, includingst night¡¯s dinner, and my stomach was already

    comining.

    And even if I wasn¡¯t ready to talk with my mate, I couldn¡¯t deny that my walls were already crumbling

    down.

    I missed her.

    The smell of dinner wafted in the air, and my feet turned in the direction of the dining room.

    The room fell silent the moment I stepped in, and I could see my Beta¡¯s eyes throwing daggers at me

    ¡°Where¡¯s Nadia?

    ¡± I asked, ignoring the hostility in his eyes.

    Silence.

    I reached for the main dish and started cing it on my te before I asked again.

    ¡°Where¡¯s Nadia?

    Did someone tell her dinner is ready?

    ¡± ¡°She left.

    ¡± Jenny¡¯s soft voice reached my ears, and my wolf woke up from his slumber.

    My brow hiked up as I rested my fork back on my te and looked at her.

    ¡°What do you mean she left?

    ¡± Jenny took out something from her side pocket and slid it on the table, almost in front of me.

    ¡± She wanted me to give this to you.

    ¡± My gaze dropped to the table and I saw the credit card I gave her for her personal use.

    ¡°She said to tell you that she just took the ten thousand that you agreed upon.

    And that she left the car key in your room.

    ¡± My breathing hitched as Hunter growled in my head.

    I was not sure if I was hearing her correctly.

    ¡°Can you fucking exin it again?

    ¡± If I wasn¡¯t seeing the seriousness on their faces, I would like to believe they were pulling a joke on

    me.

    Jenny was about to answer when Dominic intercepted her.

    ¡°The Luna left because you asked her to leave.

    We don¡¯t know where she went.

    ¡± His voice was too cold.

    I saw him open his mouth again, but I didn¡¯t hear the rest of his words as I pushed my chair back and

    hurried out of the dining room.

    I made my way to the stairs going to our room on the fourth floor.

    I had never walked and run these stairs as fast as I was doing now.

    My mind refused to ept that she left.

    She wouldn¡¯t.

    She couldn¡¯t.

    I pushed the bedroom door open harshly and her smell hit me right away.

    ¡°Nadia!

    ¡± I called her name as my heart thumped loudly, The room was too tidy as if no one had walked here for

    thest hours.

    I opened the bathroom door and checked.

    Nothing.

    My eyes found her car key and my wallet, including the vault code that I gave her, which was shredded

    into pieces neatly ced on the crystal bowl where she would usually drop her coins.

    I went to the closet and found all her clothes still there.

    Not an empty space.

    She didn¡¯t leave.

    She would tell me if she would.

    I was trying to console myself, but my fucking heart wasn¡¯t calming down.

    And Hunter was telling me that he couldn¡¯t sense Nadia or Arrow.

    And that Nadia¡¯s scent around the bedroom was not a fresh one.

    She¡¯s been gone for hours.

    My biggest fear was just presented in front of me.

    She left me.

    ¡°Fuck!

    ¡± I screamed out my frustration.

    What the fuck did I do?

    I punched the wall beside our closets repeatedly.

    I didn¡¯t even feel the cut on my knuckles until I felt blood sttered on my face.

    ¡®Meet me at the office.

    All of you.

    ¡¯ I sent the mindlink to everyone at the dining table as I made my way out of the bedroom.

    Here¡¯s for today!

    I only have one.

    Thank you for reading!

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 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 55

    Chapter 55

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 55

    BETA DOMINIC. ¡°Again, Jenny. Where did she go? ¡± ¡°Alpha, I don¡¯t know. She didn¡¯t tell me. I told you

    everything I knew and where I dropped her. ¡°I appreciate your loyalty to your Luna, but you just put her

    in danger by letting her go. So don¡¯t make me fucking roll off the Alphamand on you before you tell

    me everything else! ¡± ¡°Alpha!

    My mate is not lying, and I will not allow you to roll off thatmand on her!

    And please stop ming Jenny or us for letting her go because we fucking all know she left because of

    you!¡± The Alpha¡¯s eyes zed with fire, and I knew it was only a matter of time before his wolf would

    take over.

    I needed to butt in.

    ¡°Jenny, you may take your leave.

    Sebastian and I will handle this.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    I didn¡¯t get what I needed from her.

    ¡± I went to Jenny¡¯s side and held her arm, nodding at her as I guided her towards the door.

    Sebastian was watching, but I knew he was in agreement with me.

    We needed to put Riley back on his feet and leave Jenny out of this.

    ¡°Fuck you, Dominic!

    Who¡¯s the fucking Alpha here?

    ¡± I closed the door after Jenny left before I turned around to meet his raging eyes.

    ¡°I don¡¯t see an Alpha here.

    And instead of you channeling your anger to Jenny, why don¡¯t you find a way to find Nadia before it¡¯s

    toote?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even fucking know where to start!

    ¡± He yelled before turning his gaze to Sebastian.

    ¡± Send someone to the neutral city and a nearby city to check if they can scent Nadia there.

    ¡± ¡°I will do that.

    But can we get to the bottom of this?

    The Luna told Jenny that you told her to fuck off and leave.

    Now we want to know why?

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s none of your business.

    ¡± ¡°It is.

    She¡¯s our Luna.

    If you were right about asking her to leave, why would we waste time looking for her then?

    Maybe she¡¯s better somewhere away from here!

    ¡± ¡°What?

    Fuck you!

    I don¡¯t care if she did something wrong or not!

    I want her back here!

    She¡¯s fucking mine!

    ¡± ¡°Yours?

    But you have the audacity to tell her off!

    What¡¯s going on with you?

    Have you lost your mind?

    with all due respect, Alpha, that female was the best thing that ever happened to you, and you just told

    her to fuck off?

    For what reason?

    Did she refuse to fuck you?

    ¡± In seconds, the Alpha was already in front of me.

    His hand coiled around my cor as he threatened to throw a punch at me.

    ¡°Didn¡¯t I fucking warn you never to talk about her that way?

    ¡± ¡°¡®Then exin what happened!

    ¡± I snapped back at him.

    I was losing my patience already.

    ¡°Can we calm down?

    This is not helping anything.

    ¡± Sebastian¡¯s voice cut the tension between us, Only then did the Alpha loosen his hold on me and

    brushed his hand over his hair in frustration before he walked to his desk.

    He crouched down and reached his hand into the waste bin.

    Sebastian threw me a confused gaze, and I just shrugged my shoulders because I was baffled by the

    Alpha¡¯s actions as well, but none of us said a word.

    Alpha Riley picked up a crumpled piece of paper and tossed it at me before he slumped his body into

    his chair.

    My eyes followed his every move, and I could see the tiredness and the pain crossing his features.

    But there was no one to me for his misery but him.

    I darted my eyes back to the paper in my hand and straightened it before reading everything written on

    it.

    I kept shaking my head, and no matter how I kept reminding myself that the Alpha had a reason to be

    angry with his mate based on the letter, I haveplete faith in my Luna.

    She was nothing like the female depicted in this letter.

    I let out a deep sigh before handing Gamma Sebastian the letter as I walked and stopped in front of the

    Alpha¡¯s desk, my hands slipping into my pockets.

    ¡°So I assumed that instead of believing the Luna, you believed whoever this fucker is, right?

    And you told her to leave because you think everything she showed you was just a lie?

    ¡± He didn¡¯t answer.

    Our eyes were staring off at each other.

    ¡°You let your insecurity eat you up again.

    ¡± I leaned my palms on his desk, my eyes still fixed on his.

    ¡°Did you let her exin?

    ¡± He shook his head.

    ¡°Fuck!

    ¡± I blurted out as I threw a punch in the air as my body made a 360-degree turn.

    ¡°How could you?

    What made you think she nned all this?

    To¡¯entice you and then abandon you once she has obtained what she wanted from you?

    ¡°She didn¡¯t want the Luna ceremony!

    She didn¡¯t want to bind herself to me!

    ¡± ¡°Did you even ask her why she didn¡¯t want to have the ceremony?

    ¡± ¡°She¡¯s not ready.

    ¡± ¡°Then she¡¯s not ready!

    You can¡¯t just force it on someone who grew up not knowing what a Luna does!

    Her pack didn¡¯t have a Luna either!

    She probably just didn¡¯t want to dive in on a position she knew nothing about.

    ¡± ¡°You should have used the Alphamand on her you were so willing to roll off on Jenny,¡± Sebastian

    added.

    ¡°I would never use it on her.

    ¡± ¡°So it¡¯s fucking better to use her of something rather than get to the bottom of the truth?

    ¡± ¡°Can we stop this?

    We need to find her.

    ¡± ¡°But you need to understand where you¡¯ve gone wrong?

    Or this will be a vicious cycle.

    She¡¯lle back and one misunderstanding, you will tell her to fuck off again!

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think she wille home now.

    She probably hates me after everything I told her.

    But I want to make sure she¡¯s okay.

    ¡± The Alpha was a fucking messst night.

    It was way past midnight when Sebastian and I called it a night, but he remained in his office.

    We already formed a team that went looking for the Luna with the strict instruction to keep everything

    they knew top secret.

    No one has to know that she¡¯s not at the pack house at the moment.

    He also sent out someone to trail Benedict Snge.

    Benedict Snge is the son of the mayor of the western territory and the man to whom the sender of

    the letter was referring.

    And although I didn¡¯t believe a single thing in that letter, I just let the Alpha do what he wanted to do for

    his own peace of mind.

    ¡°So, are we betting on what kind of Alpha we will get today?

    ¡± I asked, a smirk forming on my face as I shifted my gaze between Sebastian and Jenny.

    We were at the dining table eating breakfast, and Alpha Riley was nowhere in sight.

    I went to his office earlier and he wasn¡¯t there, but his scent was still fresh.

    He probably stayed the night at his office and just went somewhere when dawn broke.

    ¡°What do you mean?

    ¡± Jenny asked.

    ¡°Just wondering if we¡¯re going to get a sulking Alpha, like what happened to him months ago.

    ¡°I chuckled a forced one.

    ¡°Or a ruthless one, like he was during the time Andrea was here.

    ¡± Gamma Sebastian added as he let out a deep sigh.

    ¡°We¡¯re going to find out soon,¡± I told them since I had already heard big footsteps approaching.

    In just a few seconds, the Alpha appeared by the dining room entryway.

    He had already changed his clothes, and from the looks of it, he showered too.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± we greeted almost simultaneously.

    .

    He nodded his head in acknowledgment before he spoke.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to the neutral city.

    I already contacted the manager of the train station.

    He would show me the CCTV for yesterday.

    Maybe I can see Nadia and what train she took.

    ¡± ¡°I was at home this morning.

    Dad will meet a friend at Hartly City.

    ¡± It was the city next to the neutral city.

    ¡°He will drive around after his meet-up and see if he can spot the Luna there.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you.

    ¡± ¡°And Alpha,¡± I added, to which he just hummed a response.

    ¡°I spoke with Mom.

    She told me the Luna was excited toe home to you yesterday, so she could tell you that she was

    ready to have the Luna ceremony anytime you would want to have it.

    ¡± I saw the Alpha swallow hard, and his eyes flitted with remorse.

    ¡°The Luna has been religiously studying the geography of the territory and the traditions,¡± Jenny added.

    ¡°She was spending time with Katya so she would get an idea of how a Luna should act during

    ceremonies and meetings.

    She didn¡¯t want to disappoint you.

    ¡± ¡°I think I should go now.

    ¡± He said it the moment Jenny stopped talking.

    ¡°Alpha, eat something.

    ¡± It was still Jenny.

    ¡°You didn¡¯t eat anything yesterday, and the Luna specifically told me to make sure you don¡¯t miss a

    meal.

    Please don¡¯t make me disappoint her.

    ¡± He remained standing by the entryway, and silence was in the air except for the beating of four

    hearts.

    It took a while, but the Alpha moved to his feet and sat on his chair.

    A weak smile slowly tugged on my mouth as I picked up the coffee dispenser and poured coffee into

    his cup, It wasn¡¯t easy to babysit a stubborn Alpha.

    But someone has to do it.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 56

    Chapter 56

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 56

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    RILEY It¡¯s been five days since she left, and I still have no fucking clue where she was. If there¡¯s

    anything, Benedict Snge seemed to have nothing to do with her disappearance. He just went about

    his daily business and was never seen doing anything suspicious. But I wondered if he was the one

    who sent me the envelope.

    Or if it was Nadia¡¯s uncle.

    Darvin told me that he was released from prison and was banished from the pack.

    And he has no idea where he was.

    I have sent trackers for him as well.

    But up to now, there has been no news.

    Like Nadia, it was like they had just disappeared from the thin air.

    I was trying to get by and hold on to the only thing that was keeping me sane ¨C Nadia¡¯s scent.

    I was trying to keep her scent in our bedroom, and haven¡¯t let anyone in, even to clean up.

    But it was still meticulously tidy.

    I didn¡¯t want to trample thest ce she was in and kept everything in ce except for her clothes,

    which were my steadypanion wherever I would lie down in our bed.

    But no matter how I tried to seal in her scent, it was slowly fading.

    I was slowly losing the only thing that was keeping me calm all these days.

    Days were spent looking for her, but the nights were harder without her.

    Sleep never came on those nights.

    Iy awake and thought of all the wrong things I¡¯ve done.

    have justughed it off with her.

    And maybe by now, we are already nning her Luna ceremony.

    Maybe I would still wake up with her sprawled out on top of me.

    Maybe I wouldn¡¯t be wallowing in pain and guilt.

    Maybe then the only time I would be missing her would be just for a few hours.

    It has been empty without her.

    The pack house seemed hollow and dull.

    Dominic was right.

    Nadia was by far the best thing that happened to me.

    She was the only pop of color in my fucked up life, and I drove her away, But no matter how much I

    was struggling, I refused to sumb this time.

    I get up each morning with a new hope that I will find her while making sure I don¡¯t abandon my pack.

    But as much as I tried to suppress the news that Nadia wasn¡¯t around, I couldn¡¯t stop it.

    My people were already noticing her absence.

    And I knew that soon they would find out that she left and that they didn¡¯t have a Luna anymore.

    I was in my office making a few calls.

    I finally decided to swallow my pride and ask for help from nearby packs.

    Thest person I spoke with was Alpha Kan, who was two hours away from our territory.

    He would be reaching out to the people from the city outside his territory to check CCTV footage of the

    mode of transport they have.

    I already sent him a picture of Nadia, and hopefully, I will get some positive feedback.

    I closed my eyes and leaned my back against my chair.

    I should get going.

    I have a meeting to attend to within the territory, but I just wanted to rest for a few seconds.

    I haven¡¯t had a decent sleep in thest five days.

    And although my body could take it, my mind was already tired.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± My Beta¡¯s voice snapped me from my own thoughts and made me open my eyes.

    I didn¡¯t even hear him knock or open the office door.

    ¡°Lady Katarina is on her way here from the border.

    She wishes to speak with you, and I allowed her entrance.

    ¡± I just nodded my head.

    I should have expected this.

    Darvin might have told her already, or she might have heard somewhere that Nadia left.

    I wondered if she would tell me things where I could find her or if she would be clueless too.

    A knock came, and I immediately let them in.

    Lady Katarina came in first, followed by Lady Sofia.

    The rage in Katarina¡¯s eyes wasn¡¯t easy to miss.

    I have never seen that look on her face.

    If anything, this female avoided looking me in the eyes.

    But not this time.

    ¡°Alpha, should I leave you alone with the females or would you want me to stay?

    ¡± Beta, Dominic asked once they were all inside.

    I was about to tell him he could stay, but Katarina beat me to it.

    ¡°Please stay, Beta Dominic.

    I want you to hear whatever I will say to the Alpha.

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t help my brow from arching.

    I didn¡¯t miss the hostility in her voice.

    She was angry at me, and although she said she wanted my Beta to hear her words, she probably

    wanted my Beta to stay for her own protection.

    She might be hell-mad at me, but she was still terrified of my presence.

    My Beta was looking at me, waiting for my instruction, and I just nodded my head.

    He acknowledged and proceeded to close the door before moving towards the other side of the office,

    guiding Lady Sofia to a seat by the couch since Katarina refused to move from her spot.

    ¡°Why are you here?

    ¡± I would have asked her in a different, more courteous manner, but I cut the bullshit.

    She was angry with me, and I wanted her to get straight to the point.

    She swallowed before she tilted her head higher.

    She was standing three meters away from my desk, in the middle of my office.

    ¡°Why did Nadia leave?

    What did you tell her?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s any of your business.

    This was between me and my mate.

    ¡± ¡°You got to be kidding me, Alpha Riley!

    Nadia is my best friend, and I know she will never leave this ce unless you tell her you no longer

    want her.

    ¡± It was my turn to swallow.

    Was I the only one who missed this?

    Everyone kept telling me that Nadia would never leave me unless I told her to go.

    ¡°I want to know.

    ¡± She added.

    My eyes darted to my Beta.

    He dropped his gaze to the floor before sending a mindlink.

    ¡®Show her the letter.

    She might give you answers and we might get clues from there.

    ¡¯ I was already ashamed of my actions and showing her the letter would demean me more because of

    my wrong judgment, but maybe he was right.

    Maybe Katarina could rify things I had no idea about.

    I opened the drawer and pulled out the letter I received from the unanimous sender, together with the

    pictures of Nadia and Benedict, and slid it over my desk.

    She went and checked the pictures without lifting them from my desk, and it didn¡¯t slip my eyes the way

    her brow furrowed at those pictures, but I couldn¡¯t read her emotions She then picked up the folder

    letter and moved back to her spot before opening and reading it.

    Once she was done, she raised the letter in the air and looked me in the eyes.

    Her eyes were mocking me as she scoffed.

    ¡°So you believed this.

    You actually believe this over Nadia?

    Let me read this part so Sofia can hear it too.

    Once Nadia found out that she was fated and marked by the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, she and

    Benedict started to roll their n to get the most out of her mate.

    She made it appear that she was gone for three months, pretended she was abducted to get your

    attention and to make you believe she was innocent, But Nadia was far from innocent.

    She and Benedict were still together, just waiting for the moment she could have ess to all your

    ounts and properties.

    And then she will be gone.

    Did you ever wonder why she didn¡¯t want a Luna ceremony?

    Because she didn¡¯t want to seal the deal with you.

    You sheltered a conniving bitch.

    You should hear how sheughed at you because she knew she had you wrapped around her fingers.

    She was making a fool out of you.

    ¡± She scoffed again.

    ¡°You make a fool out of yourself, Alpha.

    Nadia was far from that.

    Did you ever get to know her?

    Maybe you didn¡¯t.

    Because you would have known that you were her only saving grace.

    That this was the only ce she felt she was safe.

    This was the only ce she felt that everyone was out to protect her.

    ¡± Her tears started to fall, but she didn¡¯t stop talking.

    ¡°Maybe you didn¡¯t know that she was only sixteen when her uncle started sending her on dates and

    presenting her to older males looking for a mate.

    ¡± My hands coiled into fists as my heart clenched at her words.

    But she wasn¡¯t done torturing ¡°¡­ that I have to use my brother¡¯s power to take her out of those

    miserable dates.

    I would have warriors follow them and interrupt where they are and tell them that the Alpha wishes to

    speak with her to scare those males off.

    But at those times I couldn¡¯t help her, she would find ways to run away from those men, but then she

    would end up being pped by her uncle when she came home.

    But Nadia remained strong.

    She took it all.

    And you know what, she kept saying she had nothing to offer her mate when she met him and she kept

    saying her mate would eventually see she was nothing special, but still, she kept herself intact for him,

    for you, because that¡¯s all she could give you.

    And I just couldn¡¯t believe you were an asshole and yet she still loves you.

    She wanted nothing but to be your Luna, Alpha Riley.

    She works hard for it.

    Nadia is tough but she¡¯s insecure when ites to you.

    She didn¡¯t even want to make a single mistake, so you would think she was a bad choice as a mate

    and a Luna.

    I kept reminding her that she is special, but she wouldn¡¯t hear it.

    And now, I¡¯m sure she¡¯s probably thinking again that she¡¯s a waste of space.

    That even her own mate doesn¡¯t want her.

    Thanks to you.

    ¡± Katarina stepped forward and threw the letter back on the desk.

    ¡°Here, read it every day.

    I hope this letter reminds you how foolish you are to believe some coward hiding behind this paper

    rather than the only female who stood and stuck by you.

    I will find Nadia.

    And if by the grace of the Goddess I find her, I will make sure you will never see her or even get to her

    again.

    ¡± AUTHOR¡¯S NOTE: Here¡¯s the second part!

    Thank you for waiting and reading!

    More toe tomorrow!

    And hopefully, we will see where fate takes Nadia.

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 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 57

    Chapter 57

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 57

    One Month Later RILEY She was still nowhere. I couldn¡¯t find her. My hair had grown longer and so

    had my misery. I didn¡¯t know how many nights I had skipped sleeping. And if I slept only because my

    body gave up. I spent my awake time looking for her, making calls, and visiting ces I would never

    even imagine going to.

    But there was still nothing.

    I was slowly losing my stance, but I tried to put on a brave facade.

    Behind closed doors, I was slowly crumbling.

    Everything in this pack house reminded me of her.

    And my wolf wasn¡¯t making it easy for me either.

    Hunter refused toe out, and we hadn¡¯t had a full run for the full month.

    And although he was with me, I felt terribly alone.

    WA i The only thing that was keeping me sane was the thought that she was still alive.

    That I haven¡¯t felt any massive pain through our bond, and that she hasn¡¯t been intimate with another

    man.

    Despite losing her, she was still my driving force.

    A week ago, I finally had the courage to face my people and informed them that their Luna had left and

    that there was a misunderstanding between us, but that I would do everything in my power to take her

    back.

    But it had been a week after that and there was still nothing.

    I didn¡¯t know what to tell them anymore.

    They wanted her back, and for the first time, I couldn¡¯t give what my pack wanted out of me.

    A knock on my office door snapped me out of my thoughts.

    ¡°Enter.

    ¡± I rested my elbows on my desk and palmed my forehead.

    I didn¡¯t want to stay in my office, but I had documents I needed to attend to, The door opened and Beta

    Dominic came in, closing the door behind him.

    ¡°I was trying to link you.

    You turned off your mind link again.

    ¡± ¡°I just needed a few moments of silence.

    ¡± ¡°Are you okay?

    ¡± ¡°You asked me that every day, and I was sure you knew the answer.

    ¡± Chapter 57 ¡°You can¡¯t give up, Riley.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not.

    It¡¯s thest thing I would do,¡± I answered him, as I let out a deep sigh.

    ¡°You need to tell your wolf out.

    He can¡¯t sulk like that.

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    He can go feral.

    ¡± ¡°He was more fucking stubborn than me.

    ¡± It was his turn to let out a deep sigh before he spoke again.

    ¡°Benedict Snge is here.

    ¡± ¡°What?

    Who?

    ¡± My brows furrowed.

    Even if he had nothing to do with Nadia¡¯s disappearance, I wasn¡¯t sure I wanted to see him.

    But maybe it¡¯s for the best for my own peace of mind.

    ¡°He wanted to speak with you about Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°Does he have information?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    He said he¡¯s here because he wants to know where she is.

    ¡± ¡°Let him in.

    ¡± ¡°Are you sure?

    ¡± I just nodded my head and leaned my back on my chair and watched as my Beta left the office.

    I stood up from my seat the moment the door closed and went to my liquor cab.

    Bourbon has been a constantpanion for me over thest few days, if not weeks.

    But even if I kept drinking, it didn¡¯t numb anything.

    I could still feel the pain in every nerve of my body, and I have no fucking idea why I kept drinking.

    I took out two whisky sses and poured bourbon on them at the exact moment the door opened

    again.

    ¡°You can leave us,¡± I told my Beta and he acknowledged me before he left.

    ¡°Find a seat or just stand, whatever you¡¯refortable with,¡± I told him as I handed him a ss of

    bourbon.

    ¡°Should I trust you?

    ¡± He asked me, after taking the ss from my hand.

    ¡°I¡¯m your Alpha.

    I would always protect my people unless they didn¡¯t deserve it.

    I should be asking you, should I trust you?

    ¡± ¡°I can¡¯t remember anything I did, particrly to you for you to doubt me.

    ¡± ¡°Fair enough.

    Why are you here?

    ¡± ¡°Where is Nadia?

    ¡± ¡°Luna Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°Where is the Luna?

    ¡± Chapter 57 ¡°If I know, then you won¡¯t be asking that question.

    ¡± ¡°What have you done to her?

    If Ie across as disrespectful, please pardon me.

    But Nadia is very important to me.

    And the fact that she¡¯s not here means only one thing.

    It¡¯s either she didn¡¯t want to be here or you threw her away.

    ¡± ¡°And your point is?

    ¡± ¡°I like Nadia.

    Maybe more than you do.

    ¡± My brow hiked up with his words because he was fucking wrong.

    ¡°I waited for her to make up her mind to choose me over my uncle.

    ¡± ¡°And all the while you waited, you floundered with different females.

    Am I right?

    ¡± ¡°I have my needs.

    ¡± ¡°Point taken.

    I still don¡¯t understand what you want to get from this visit.

    ¡± ¡°I will go straight to the point, Alpha.

    I want Nadia.

    If you¡¯re tired of her, just give her to me.

    We will leave the territory and you will never see us again.

    ¡± ¡°And you think Nadia would want that?

    ¡± ¡°A man can try.

    ¡± ¡°And you think I would let you?

    ¡± ¡°Tell me Alpha, why was she not here?

    ¡± I didn¡¯t answer him.

    Instead, I rounded my table and opened the drawer, pulling out the envelope with their pictures.

    I took it out and showed him the one where he was holding Nadia¡¯s jaw.

    ¡°Is this photo real?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°Do you own this picture?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    But I know who did.

    It was shown to me months ago.

    ¡± I nodded my head before I took out thest one that broke my heart.

    This picture ¨C I didn¡¯t show it to anyone.

    ¡°And this?

    ¡± Iid the photo on the table and I saw his eyes squinted.

    Nadia was straddling him in what looked like a picture taken in an alfresco dining ce.

    Her arms were wrapped around his body while her head rested on the nook of his neck, and Benedict¡¯s

    hand was resting on her upper thigh.

    Nadia¡¯s marked neck was visible.

    It only means it was taken after I marked her.

    Chapter 57 I would have wanted someone to scrutinize the photo if it had been tampered with, but a

    part.

    of me didn¡¯t want to show this intimate photo to anyone because I was terrified it would tarnish her

    reputation.

    ¡°No.

    This one is a fake.

    ¡± He pointed his finger at it and I was d that I didn¡¯t need to ask him.

    ¡°It¡¯s not you and her?

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s me.

    But it¡¯s not her.

    It¡¯s of a different female.

    I didn¡¯t see Nadia after she was marked.

    The first time I saw her again was in the conference with you.

    ¡± 2 I felt a big burden had been lifted off my chest.

    Although I was willing to find and take Nadia back, regardless of whether the photo was real or not, a

    part of me was mourning at the thought of her being with someone after we met.

    Even if they didn¡¯t do any intimate acts, this scene was still too intimate for me.

    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you fought with her about this?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t owe you any exnation.

    ¡± ¡°With due respect, Alpha.

    What is exactly your n with her?

    ¡± ¡°Again, I don¡¯t owe you anything.

    But because you rified things about these pictures, I will tell you something.

    Nadia is mine.

    Forget any illusions or desires you might have for her.

    There are other females who deserve your time and attention.

    Leave my mate alone.

    She¡¯s mine.

    ¡± 1 2 3 ?? ¡°They found her.

    ¡± Beta Dominic¡¯s words kept ringing in my head.

    Thest five weeks were a living hell.

    I didn¡¯t know how I was able to survive and function as an Alpha, more so as a human, but somehow I

    did.

    I¡¯ve been doing things I wasn¡¯t used to.

    I was asking for help.

    I was lowering my pride and it humbled me that many packs were responding well to my cry for help.

    And I was willing to do more just to have her back.

    I nced at my cellphone, at the photo that had been sent to me earlier.

    It was of Nadia.

    I swallowed as the pang of guilt crossed my heart.

    I would take her back and I would do everything in my power to make up for the shit I¡¯ve done.

    I was just hoping I wasn¡¯t toote yet.

    I put on fresh clothes and hurried out the door.

    The drive would take us more than a whole day, and I didn¡¯t have time for it, so we booked a three-hour

    flight instead I dialed my cellphone to call Lady Katarina as I descended the stairs.

    Chapter 5 I had made reconciliation with her.

    I paid her a visit a few days after she berated me with her words.

    I admitted my mistakes and asked for her assistance in finding Nadia.

    She was still furious with me, but she did ept my apologies and, together with her brother, we¡¯ve

    been tracking every possible location where Nadia might have been.

    ¡°Hello, Alpha Riley¡­¡± She picked up after just two rings.

    ¡°Lady Katarina,¡± I greeted her.

    ¡°Do you have news?

    ¡± She asked almost immediately.

    ¡°My men found her in Anta.

    I¡¯m heading there.

    ¡± ¡°Can you pick me up?

    I¡¯ming with you.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I don¡¯t think that¡¯s possible.

    I just called you to inform you and to ask a favor.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± ¡°If Nadia didn¡¯t want toe home with me, I would rather she stay with you.

    I would pay for her upkeep and all of her expenses.

    ¡± ¡°Yes, of course, she can stay here, and no, you don¡¯t need to pay anything for her to stay here.

    ¡± ¡°She¡¯s my mate.

    I want to do that.

    But she doesn¡¯t have to know.

    I¡¯m just making sure I have other options I can present to her.

    ¡± ¡°Then make sure shees back with you.

    Or if not, call me and I will travel there and take her home with me.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do my best.

    ¡± I knew I was trying to affirm myself more than her.

    ¡°Alpha, is she okay?

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    Chapter 58

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 58

    NADIA It has been more than a month since I left the Silver Moon Pack. And although there was never

    a day that I didn¡¯t long for my mate, I think I was doing okay. Riley¡¯s scent on his clothes that I took with

    me has already faded. Nothing was left of him, and it was painful. I could vividly remember my heat two

    weeks ago when I tried to scent his clothes to get me through the pain and so that I could have my

    release, but it was no longer there.

    I spent the whole night crying and trashing my rented space.

    I was so close to packing up my things and running back to him until my body just gave up and I

    passed out.

    I was having a harder time moving on now than the first time we got separated.

    Maybe because by now, I already knew how it felt to be his.

    And no matter how many times I kept telling myself that it was him that drove me to this misery, I still

    couldn¡¯t find it in my heart to hate him.

    If there was only one constion from all of this, it was that Riley had never been intimate with anyone.

    And I was hoping it would remain that way until we could figure out a way to move on with the rejection.

    I knew I wanted him, but I couldn¡¯t just force myself to be with someone who didn¡¯t want me in the first

    ce.

    So I was trying my best.

    I wanted to move on.

    Some days were better, but some days were worse.

    I pushed the main door of the building where I was renting a small apartment.

    A few blocks away from here was the small diner that took me in as a server.

    In the beginning, I was hired just to clean up the table and help tidy up the kitchen, but eventually, I got

    the server post when one of the other employees resigned.

    I was thankful for the people around me.

    Despite being new, I was weed.

    And if anything, I was d I took the risk and jumped out of the train when it stopped in Anta,

    because I found her.

    FLASHBACK A Month Ago I went to the newly vacated booth and began stacking up the used tes

    and sses on the tray before picking up the paper trash and cing everything on the trolley.

    I then proceeded to wipe the table clean.

    In less than an hour, my shift would be over, and I could go to the park, where I would spend a few

    hours before heading home to the small apartment that I was able to rent cheaply.

    The apartment was nothing grand, but it wasn¡¯t terrible either.

    The walls were dull-looking, but nothing was leaking, and I had good venttion.

    It was enough for me.

    Prices around here were not cheap, so finding a cheap apartment in a decent neighborhood was a

    challenge, but I got lucky that the restaurant owner knew thendlord of the apartment, and she helped

    me get this ce.

    I took onest look at the table.

    I was satisfied that it was now spotless, so I turned around, ready to head back to the kitchen when I

    bumped into someone.

    I gasped lowly as steady hands held my shoulders to keep me from falling down.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    I should have been more careful.

    ¡± I smiled at the female standing before me, and she waved her hand in the air as she smiled back at

    me.

    ¡°No.

    It¡¯s not your fault.

    I was actually approaching you, but I didn¡¯t expect you to turn around.

    ¡°I see.

    Would you like to take the booth here?

    It¡¯s ready now.

    ¡± ¡°Lovely!

    ¡± She winked at me before she passed by where I stood, but not before she whispered something.

    ¡°I can smell you.

    ¡± ¡°Excuse me?

    ¡± My eyes followed her as she sat in the booth I had just cleaned.

    She curled her finger and motioned for me toe near her, which I did.

    ¡°I¡¯m a wolf too.

    ¡± She said it in a very low voice, just enough for my werewolf hearing to pick it up.

    ¡°Oh,¡± I gasped before I smiled at her.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.

    There¡¯s not much of us around here, so your secret is safe.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s good to hear.

    ¡± I chuckled.

    I just met her, but I think I will end up liking her.

    ¡°I will ask a server toe and take your order.

    Just give me a minute.

    ¡± I smiled at her and watched as she pulled her hair out of a ponytail before I turned around.

    She looked familiar, though.

    I feel like I¡¯ve seen her before, but I couldn¡¯t put my finger on it.

    I was just a few steps away from the kitchen when a memory shed in my head, Pictures.

    Tons of them.

    Those that were shown to me by Katya.

    She looked a bit older now, but she still carried the grace and beauty that she had more than twenty

    years ago My chest thudded loudly as I turned my body around and went back to where she was

    sitting.

    My eyes scanned the diner and I was d that the ce was almost deserted.

    I stopped a few feet away from her and took a deep breath before I opened my mouth to speak.

    ¡°Zahra?

    ¡± I said, my voice almost croaking.

    She snapped her head up and looked at me with a bewildered expression in her eyes.

    And now I know why she looked familiar.

    Her eyes were the same deep blue eyes as Riley¡¯s.

    ¡°Silver Moon Pack?

    ¡± I added.

    She swallowed before she smiled at me sheepishly.

    ¡°You know me?

    Although I don¡¯t go by Zahra in this ce.

    It¡¯s Monica.

    ¡± I extended my hand to her, which she took and shook gracefully.

    ¡°My name is Nadia.

    Nice to meet you, Monica.

    ¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know somebody from that ce still knew me.

    Especially at your age.

    ¡± I bit my lower lip, contemting whether I should drop the bomb or add a little segue first.

    ¡°I know, Riley.

    I mean Alpha Riley.

    ¡± I saw the color drain from her face, and I was scared that she would leave, but she didn¡¯t.

    ¡°How do you know him?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m his mate.

    Fated mate.

    ¡± She gasped as her hand flew to her mouth and her eyes started to water.

    I smiled weakly at her, my own tears pooling in my eyes.

    ¡°I¡¯ll be done with my shift in less than an hour.

    If you¡­ if you have time to spare for me, maybe we can go somewhere and talk?

    ¡± Zahra and I walked to the nearest park after my shift was over.

    I handed her the coffee that I had, so we had something to drink while we talked.

    We chose a bench at the farthest end.

    That area was almost deserted except for one couple who were cuddling under a big tree.

    I didn¡¯t know how to start our conversation, and I was thankful that she was the one who broke the

    silence.

    ¡°You said you were Riley¡¯s mate, but I¡¯m not sure why you¡¯re here.

    And I¡¯m sure that¡¯s not the reason you asked me toe with you.

    So if I tell you everything you want to know, will you give me an answer too as to why you are not with

    him?

    ¡± I nodded my head before I took a sip of the coffee in my hand.

    ¡°What do you want to know?

    ¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t youe back for Riley?

    Are you happy with your life now?

    ¡± I asked her.

    I didn¡¯t want to sound offensive, but there were so many questions in my head.

    ¡°I couldn¡¯t.

    And the moment I could, it was toote already.

    I don¡¯t think he would want to see me.

    And aside from the part where Riley is involved, yes, I am happy.

    ¡± ¡°So is it worth it?

    To leave him?

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re judging me.

    ¡± ¡°Then tell me so I can understand.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s a long story.

    ¡± ¡°I have all the time in the world.

    I just wanted to understand you and Riley.

    ¡± ¡°Do you love my son?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, with all my heart.

    ¡± ¡°Why are you here?

    ¡± ¡°Perhaps I can tell you tomorrow¡­¡± I chuckled softly, tears pooling in my eyes.

    ¡°I love Riley too, with all my heart.

    ¡± She ced her coffee on the space beside her and took my hand, entwining it with her as she

    sped her other hand over our hands.

    ¡°Melvin, Riley¡¯s father, is a good man.

    And I did love him.

    But he¡¯s not my fated mate.

    ¡± My jaw dropped open because Riley told me as well as Katya that they were fated mates.

    ¡°It was a secret that Melvin took to his grave.

    And I thought I would be taking it to mine too.

    But I guess some secrets need toe out.

    Even if Riley hated me, I don¡¯t want you to hate me, Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t.

    I don¡¯t have the right to hate you.

    ¡± She smiled before her gaze focused on the view in front of us, her hands still holding mine.

    ¡± Melvin and I, we grew up together.

    We thought we would end up as mates.

    We¡¯ve been together since I was fifteen and he was seventeen.

    He was already an Alpha when I turned eighteen.

    And we were both devastated when we realized we were not fated mates.

    I loved him.

    I do.

    But I knew that there was no way we could be together when there were people out there meant for us.

    So I tried to break it up with him at the same time we found out.

    He was inconsble.

    He was furious.

    And in his anger, he marked me.

    ¡± I bit my lower lip.

    I wanted to say something, but I kept my mouth shut.

    ¡°I could have run to my parents and told them what he did.

    The council would deal with him.

    He could be stripped of his title or received more severe punishment, but I didn¡¯t.

    I loved him, and I didn¡¯t want him to be punished.

    In short, I tolerated his actions.

    So we agreed to pretend we were fated mates.

    No one questioned it, and no one dared ask me to show them our marks.

    I believed my mother doubted it, but she didn¡¯t say a word.

    So we kept on with our lies.

    I hid the mark with turtleneck clothes and high cors, and Melvin kept his hair long We were happy

    until I wasn¡¯t anymore.

    For two years, I lived with the guilt of our lies.

    But nothing was more painful than when Melvin told me he saw his fated mate and rejected her on the

    spot.

    The female didn¡¯t even know she was mated to an Alpha.

    And it was only then that I realized that Melvin must be expecting the same thing from me ¨C to reject

    my fated mate.

    And then I got pregnant.

    I thought I would be happy, but it got worse.

    The pregnancy, the guilt, the lies, it was too much for me.

    I was one month away from giving birth to Riley when I saw him.

    I swear to the Goddess I tried to stay away.

    I did, but it almost brought me to insanity.

    When Riley was four months old, I told Melvin about my mate.

    He got angry and wanted me to reject him.

    But I couldn¡¯t.

    The pull was too much and even if I was marked, I couldn¡¯t fight it.

    It was the start of constant fights.

    It went on for many months.

    Until one day, he finally said he was letting me go.

    I could never thank him enough.

    I told him he could say whatever he wanted about the reason we were separating.

    I didn¡¯t care anymore.

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    I just wanted out.

    We rejected each other, and I was ready to go when he told me I couldn¡¯t take Riley with me.

    I objected.

    What kind of a mother would I be if I left my seven-month-old son?

    I told him I would take care of Riley, but he would get to see him as often as he wanted to.

    He said Riley was meant to be an Alpha.

    I knew that.

    And I would not stand in the way.

    I told him once Riley turned seven, I would return full guardianship to him, but I wanted Riley¡¯s

    formative years to be with me.

    And he agreed.

    I was so happy, Nadia.

    All the time I was negotiating with him, I was terrified he would lose his shit and force me to stay so

    Riley would stay with him.

    And I knew if that happened, I would stay.

    But he agreed¡­¡± She paused from talking, and it was only then that I realized that she was starting to

    sob I squeezed her hand, letting her know that I was just here if she needed me.

    She wiped her tears and smiled weakly, her gaze dropping on our entwined hands.

    ¡°Then he asked if he could kiss Riley before we left.

    And I gave him my son¡­ It was the only thing I regretted in my life.

    That moment that handed Riley to him.

    ¡± Her shoulders started to shake, but she didn¡¯t stop talking, despite her sobs.

    ¡°And the moment he had him, he rolled off his Alphamand, telling me that I could no longere

    near my son.

    I tried to fight it off.

    My body was shaking, my nose was bleeding, and my head wanted to explode, but I was fighting it off.

    I wanted to grab Riley back¡­ But he was so evil.

    When he saw I wasn¡¯t giving up, he rolled off anothermand.

    Riley would feel the pain whenever I would approach him.

    My heart died that day the moment my baby shrieked in pain when I was trying to grab him.

    I was never scared of what he would do to me, but the moment Riley cried, I lost my will to fight for him.

    I fled the pack house with only one bag because I was not able to pick up all my other belongings

    because Riley kept screaming in pain.

    I didn¡¯t even have anything from my son.

    I didn¡¯t even get to kiss him.

    For months, I tried to run after Melvin.

    But he refused to see me.

    Rumors have already circted that I abandoned him and Riley for another man.

    Even my own family refused to acknowledge me.

    And if Ie out clean about Melvin and I not being fated mates, what good would it do?

    Melvin and I would be punished, and Riley would lose us both.

    So I took all the me and left.

    I came back when Riley was five and waited to see if they would visit the neutral city.

    I saw him one time, and I tried toe near him, but he suddenly dropped to the ground and started

    crying.

    I still couldn¡¯t get to him.

    So if you ask me if I¡¯m happy, I am.

    I have two lovely daughters.

    I have a lovely mate.

    But I couldn¡¯t be fully happy because I knew my son hated me.

    That¡¯s why even if I wanted to take my mistakes to the grave, I wanted to tell you so maybe I could get

    at least one person important in Riley¡¯s life to stop hating me.

    I¡¯m proud of him.

    I¡¯ve heard of how good he is as an Alpha.

    I knew he was destined for greater things when he was born.

    And I¡¯m d that even if I was not present in his life, he was doing so well.

    ¡± How do I tell her that her leaving has left a deep scar in Riley¡¯s heart?

    That Riley was having a hard time fighting his demons because he thought he was not good enough for

    even his own mother?

    I bit my lower l¨ªp as I wiped my own tears.

    Everything she told me broke my heart, not just for her but for Riley.

    All his life, he just wanted his mother¡¯s love.

    And it was there all along, but he just couldn¡¯t get it.

    ¡°I missed him.

    And I often wonder if I will be able to hug him and kiss him before I die.

    ¡± Author¡¯s Note: Here¡¯s a big surprise!

    Zahra (Riley¡¯s mother) is here!

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    Chapter 59

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 59

    NADIA FLASHBACK TWO DAYS AFTER I FIRST MET ZAHRA. She invited me to her home. Her two

    daughters were in school ¨C they were attending sses at a university nearby and wouldn¡¯t be home

    untilter that day. Her mate, on the other hand, was at work, so it was just us. We were standing by

    the door of the storage room in the basement of their house.

    She told me she wanted to show me everything she kept for Riley.

    And my eyes couldn¡¯t believe what I was seeing.

    There were tons of gift-wrapped boxes for almost all asions.

    The gifts were neatly ced on shelves, except for those that were too big and were standing on the

    floor.

    malt I ran my fingers over them, skimming the wrappers as my eyes read the short notes that she had

    written in there.

    Vall ¡°I tried sending them many times, but they all came back untouched.

    I even sent it to my parents so they could give it to him and begged them to present it as their gift to

    him, but it was also returned.

    There were times I would be brave enough and leave the gifts on the border, but it was still the same.

    I was wishing Melvin didn¡¯t return those, so I would think Riley got them, but I think he wanted me to be

    miserable.

    Each and every one of these reminded me that I no longer existed in his life.

    All a painful reminder and yet I kept them.

    ¡± ¡°Riley would be devastated if he found out all about this.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s useless now.

    But I still couldn¡¯t find it in my heart to throw them away.

    ¡± ¡°I wish I could help you, Zahra.

    But Riley didn¡¯t want me either, so¡­¡± I turned around and face her.

    ¡°That is actually why I invited you here.

    I was hoping you would tell me why you are not with him.

    ¡± I took a deep breath because I had no idea what I should be telling her.

    I didn¡¯t even know why I was here and not with him.

    She wrapped an arm around me and pulled me to her side as we walked down the stairs to the main

    house.

    ¡°Does it have something to do with Andrea?

    ¡± My head snapped to her side as my eyes rounded.

    How did she know about her?

    She guided me to sit down at the dining table before she went to one of the cabs and took out a

    folder and sat beside me.

    ¡°A year ago, I felt something snap, and since I was with my husband, I knew it was nothing to do with

    him.

    So I traveled to see if it had something to do with Riley or Melvin.

    I found out Melvin died, and I was convinced the bond that snapped was the Alphamand that he

    gave me.

    I was finally free to see my son.

    But I didn¡¯t go to see him.

    Instead, I hired a detective to find out things about him.

    I missed all of his life and I wanted to have something to tell him when I saw him.

    It was then that I found out how much he hated me.

    That he avoided females of the Alpha lineage.

    He doesn¡¯t trust Alpha Females and that he has chosen Andrea to be his mate.

    ¡± My heart clenched at the mention of Andrea¡¯s name.

    Zahra opened the folder and pictures of Riley and Andrea popped out.

    ¡°Those were taken a year ago.

    Andrea was still in a boarding school, and Riley would often visit her.

    And I thought maybe she was her fated mate, only for the detective to tell me that she was only

    seventeen.

    It was like history being repeated.

    ¡± Her hand reached for mine before she continued.

    ¡°Please tell me he didn¡¯t reject you for a Chosen?

    ¡± I shook my head, and relief washed over her face.

    ¡°Andrea found her mate and they parted ways.

    She was already out of the picture when I came.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t want to tell her more about Andrea because it wasn¡¯t my story to tell.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess, thank you!

    ¡± A real smile was etched on her lips as she squeezed my hand.

    ¡°So I think whatever is going on between the two of you, it can be fixed.

    Right?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.

    If he wanted me back, he should have found me by now.

    ¡± ¡°Did you feel anything if he had been intimate with someone?

    ¡± I shook my head again, ¡°I don¡¯t know my own son, but I think he¡¯s an idiot if he lets you go.

    Well, he is already, right?

    ¡± She giggled, and I couldn¡¯t help but giggle as well.

    ¡°I don¡¯t even know why he got mad and asked me to leave.

    I was guessing he thought I was with someone, but I have never been out of his sight or his men¡¯s sight

    since we got together.

    So maybe he just got tired of me.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.

    He has the power to reject you.

    If he didn¡¯t want you, he could have easily done it and moved on.

    Maybe it¡¯s better this way.

    Let him think and I¡¯m sure he won¡¯t be able to fight the mate bond pull and wille looking for you.

    And while he thinks things over, do not for a second think you are at fault.

    Misunderstanding happens, it¡¯s the way you react to it that makes a difference.

    ¡± I smiled at her words because she was right, both I and Riley really needed to work on our anger

    issues.

    ¡°But while you¡¯re here, I will make sure that you¡¯ll enjoy your stay.

    Why don¡¯t you move in with us?

    ¡± END OF FLASHBACK I smiled at the memory of her inviting me to move in.

    And even if I didn¡¯t move in, I spent most of my free time with her and her lovely family.

    I met her mate, Leandro, as well as their twin daughters, Be and Ellie.

    And they never once made me feel like I was an outsider.

    Leandro evenined that he was further being outnumbered by my presence and would joke that

    he needed Riley so at least he could have someone who he couldin to.

    A pang of pain crossed my heart when Riley¡¯s name came up in my memory.

    I spent the whole morning just rolling and lounging in my bed.

    I was toozy to get up and didn¡¯t have any appetite to eat at all.

    It was only when my stomachined that I forced myself to eat, but even then, the food tasted

    nd, which was strange because omelets have always been my favorite and I cooked them the way I

    wanted them.

    But then I guess I was just missing Riley too much today that nothing felt right.

    ¡°Nadia!

    ¡± A small, sweet voice snapped me out of my thoughts as little Lottie ran toward me and mmed her

    little body on my legs as she hugged me.

    Lottie, a four-year-old girl, lived in the apartment next to mine with her mother, and I had babysat her a

    couple of times in thest month when her mother would go on date nights.

    Iughed before I scooped her off the ground and hugged her before she started tickling my neck.

    She particrly loved my mark, and I told her they were birthmarks, which she and her mother seemed

    to ept and never question.

    ¡°Hey, Lottie!

    I miss you!

    ¡± I greeted her back.

    ¡°Me too, Nadia.

    Can we y?

    ¡± She wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly.

    ¡°I have to meet some friends, but we can yter once I¡¯m home.

    That sounds like fun, right?

    ¡°I told her and she pouted her small, red lips before she nodded her head.

    I handed her back to her mother, who was smiling at us, and after a small talk with her, I went ahead to

    where I was heading, I didn¡¯t have work today, and I was meeting Zahra.

    She was about to introduce me to the new owner of the boutique a few blocks from the restaurant

    where I was working.

    She said the new owner is human but mated to a shifter like us, although they didn¡¯t have a kid of their

    own.

    I kept walking and was enjoying the breeze as it yed with my hair and waved to people who were

    greeting me along the way.

    I was just three blocks away from the boutique I was heading to when Arrow started pacing around in

    my head.

    She seemed agitated, but she didn¡¯t know why either.

    Goosebumps started to rise from my skin and made me stop in my tracks.

    I spun my head around to look at the surroundings.

    I felt like someone was watching me, but there was nothing unusual.

    ¡®Arrow, is Riley here?

    ¡¯ I asked my wolf, but she couldn¡¯t tell either.

    She couldn¡¯t sense Hunter, but she said an Alpha wolf could hide their presence if they wanted to.

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    I took one more scan of the area, but everyone was lost in their own world, not minding me at all, and

    my heart continued to thud loudly.

    Someone found me.

    I hope that if there was really someone watching me, that it was my mate.

    Because if someone else found me, it might only mean danger.

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    Alpha dies.

    So she can touch Riley now.

    .

    The rejection is basically just aplete name and they¡¯re just using the title to make it dramatic (lol!

    ) but either way, his fated mate would have sensed his Alpha aura but still had no idea of which Pack

    he belonged to.

    And yes, the rejection was epted.

    Beta Dominic with one of the stepsisters?

    I¡¯ll keep my mouth shut for now.

    But one of them will definitely be mated to one of the many men in my books (here or in Beta Paul¡¯s).

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 60

    Chapter 60

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 60

    ZAHRA I set the custard cake and the small tes on the table as we waited for Nadia to arrive. My

    good friend, Laura, a human, recently bought this ce and is now managing the boutique that sells

    clothes for females. She is human, but she is mated to a shifter like me, and I had mentioned Nadia a

    couple of times, and she was also eager to meet her.

    I worked at the town¡¯s library, but I had no scheduled work today, and so was Nadia, so I took this time

    to let the two of them meet.

    Nadia and I were spending most of our free time together.

    It felt like having a third daughter.

    Ellie and Be, my lovely darlings, are both wonderful but are the exact opposite of each other.

    Ellie is the geeky one.

    Well, a bookworm she said, and she would spend almost all of her free time burying her nose in her

    books or on herputer doing technical stuff I was not even interested in knowing.

    Be, on the other hand, is the outgoing one, who would spend days outside the house either partying

    or exploring nature.

    But at the end of the day, as they went through their teenage years, they spent less time with me and

    that was why I was thankful for Nadia¡¯s presence.

    She didn¡¯t seem to be annoyed by mypany and my constant nagging, only for me to find outter

    on that she never met her mother and that I was the closest thing to being a mother to her.

    My heart broke for her, and for my son.

    They share the same fate.

    And I hope one day I will be able to get a chance to mother them both.

    ¡°Is that her?

    ¡± Laura¡¯s voice snapped me out of my thoughts as my eyes followed her pointed finger.

    She was pointing at the ss door where my sweet Nadia was trying to peek in.

    She had her palm pressed against the ss door as her head was trying to get a glimpse inside.

    I nodded my head as a smile curled on my lips.

    I made my way to the door and opened it for her.

    ¡°You should have juste inside,¡± I told her after I hugged her tightly.

    She giggled as she hugged me back.

    I don¡¯t know why I didn¡¯te in.

    Maybe I was scared it was a trap and someone was out to get me from the inside.

    ¡± ¡°You and your wide imagination.

    ¡± I tapped her nose with a finger before wrapping an arm around her shoulder and guiding her to walk

    to where Laura was.

    ¡°You¡¯re safe in this town.

    Trust me.

    ¡± She just nodded her head and we both turned our attention to Laura, who was standing in the middle

    of the boutique eagerly waiting to meet Nadia.

    A The chimes sounded as the door closed, letting me know that the customer who was in the boutique

    had already left.

    I was in the storage room, rummaging for something we could use to add decoration to the boutique.

    Satisfied with what I had in my hands, I went out of the storage room.

    The boutique was silent as Laura was fixing clothes on a mannequin while Nadia was busy eating the

    custard cake that Laura brought with her today.

    ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s just the three of us here?

    ¡± I asked Laura as I ced the trinkets on the table beside her.

    ¡°Yes, just us.

    The customer just went out.

    ¡± ¡°Your husband is not here hiding?

    ¡± I chuckled, but I was serious with my question.

    She looked at me as if I¡¯d gone crazy, but instead of answering my question, she shifted her gaze to

    Nadia, who was lost in her own world.

    Ord.

    ¡°Look at her.

    Didn¡¯t she say she ate before she came here?

    Not that I mind, but she ate almost all of the cake in just a few minutes.

    ¡± She chuckled as she crossed her arms across her chest.

    I shrugged my shoulders before I went to stand in front of Nadia.

    ¡°I thought you were not hungry?

    ¡± I asked her, my brow raised, but I was smiling.

    I was trying to connect the dots.

    Guilt shed her face as she shook her head, the spoon still attached to her mouth.

    I didn¡¯t say anything but just dropped my gaze on the cake and then back to her.

    She took the spoon from her mouth and smiled sheepishly.

    ¡°I¡¯m not, but this one is so0000 good.

    ¡± She was beaming at me before she turned her head to look at Laura.

    ¡°Laura, would it be too much if I asked you to make one for me again?

    I will pay you.

    ¡± ¡°No need to pay me, I can make you another.

    ¡± She winked at her, and Nadia¡¯s eyes sparkled.

    ¡°But at least let me buy the ingredients because this is the best custard cake I¡¯ve tasted.

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    It melts in my mouth and is just the perfect blend, plus I don¡¯t know.

    I seemed to never get full by eating this.

    ¡± She talked so fast that I couldn¡¯t help giggling.

    ¡°Why are you not eating?

    You don¡¯t like it?

    I can take that.

    ¡± She pointed at my sliced custard cake, I pushed the te toward her.

    ¡°Take it, Tell me, when was thest time you had a period?

    ¡± She put the small spoon down on her te and bit her lower lip.

    ¡°Had you had a period while you were here in Anta?

    ¡± She shook her head, and everything started to make sense.

    Herziness to get out of bed in the morning.

    Her preference for food changed.

    The glow in her skin.

    And the extra heartbeat I heard today.

    My eyes watered as I slowly dropped onto my knees in front of her.

    Her eyes widened as she grabbed my arms.

    ¡°Zahra, what are you doing?

    Get up!

    ¡± My tears started to fall and I was just letting them.

    I held on to her forearm as I tilted my head to meet her eyes.

    ¡°I think you¡¯re pregnant, Nadia.

    ¡±.

    I heard Laura gasp behind us.

    Nadia opened her mouth as her eyes grew rounder and bigger.

    But no words left her mouth, so instead, she closed it again.

    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant, Nadia,¡± I said it one more time.

    I could definitely hear the heartbeat louder this time.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think so¡­ How can you be so sure?

    ¡± I ced my palm on her t stomach.

    ¡°I can hear him, or her.

    I can hear another heartbeat, aside from ours.

    ¡± She bit her lower lip as her hand flew to her stomach.

    ¡°I¡¯m pregnant?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to buy a pregnancy test!

    ¡± Laura shrieked.

    Both Nadia and I giggled before I pulled her for a hug.

    I couldn¡¯t exin the happiness overflowing in my heart.

    I had no idea what the future held for Riley and Nadia, but whatever happened, I would make sure to

    ask Nadia to let me be a part of my grandchild¡¯s life.

    And I would make sure to do everything in my power to make it up to him or her, everything that I

    wasn¡¯t able to give to Riley.

    pogo RILEY.

    ¡°Are you not going to follow her?

    ¡± This was the Nth time that my Beta asked me the same question, and I still shook my head, giving

    him the same answer.

    My eyes followed as Nadia and two older females walked out of the boutique where she stayed for the

    whole afternoon.

    I could see them inside the boutique.

    At one point, she was almost jumping, like she was having the time of her life.

    She was happy here.

    She looked radiant and healthy.

    Even from a distance, I could see her face glowing with contentment.

    This was something I wasn¡¯t expecting to see.

    Something that made my heart clench with pain.

    I thought she would be miserable like me.

    But it looked like I was the only one who felt that way.

    While I was pinning for her, she had moved on.

    But I had yet to see if there was anyone who was making her move on easily from me.

    If I let my temper go, I would have approached her and demanded an exnation, but I knew better.

    I drove her away.

    It might be that she didn¡¯t want to leave me in the beginning, but once she did, she realized she was

    happier without me.

    And maybe she was right, maybe she didn¡¯t need me.

    I was nothing special.

    I was just someone that could easily be forgotten.

    And maybe being here would be good for her.

    In this ce, I would not be able to hurt her.

    I saw as she kissed both females goodbye and went inside the apartment building alone.

    I followed her movements until I could no longer see her.

    My gaze then darted to the window on the third floor, the one she was upying.

    After a few minutes, the lights went on and I saw her open the curtains and look at the road below her

    before she drew them closed.

    ¡°Should we go to her apartment?

    ¡± Beta Dominic asked, his forehead creasing.

    ¡°No.

    We¡¯ll just stay here.

    ¡± ¡°Come on, man!

    I¡¯m hungry.

    We¡¯ve been sitting here the whole day.

    We didn¡¯te all the way here just to watch Nadia.

    If you don¡¯t want to talk with her, let me get the job done.

    ¡± ¡°Fuck off!

    Go buy your food and go back to the hotel.

    I will stay here.

    ¡± ¡°Whole night?

    You will stay here for the whole night?

    ¡± I pressed my fingers to my temples and nodded my head.

    ¡°Go ahead.

    I¡¯m okay here.

    ¡± ¡°Fine.

    Because I¡¯m fucking hungry.

    Do you want me to get you something to eat?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    And don¡¯te back.

    I¡¯ll pick you up from the hotel tomorrow.

    ¡± ¡°Sounds good.

    You know, you can just fucking tell me if you want to see her alone.

    ¡± He chuckled, and I didn¡¯t answer back.

    I didn¡¯t have the energy anymore.

    He could think of whatever he wanted to think of.

    I leaned my elbow on the window as I watched my Beta slip off the car and go on his way.

    My heart was overjoyed the moment Zahra told me that I might be pregnant.

    I was not sure myself, but just the possibility of having a little Riley around me was enough to brighten

    up the rest of my day.

    And then Laura went out to buy a pregnancy test.

    She made me try three different ones and it all came out positive.

    I¡¯m carrying Riley¡¯s baby.

    I was crying in the bathroom while looking at the pregnancy strips, and if Zahra and Laura hadn¡¯t forced

    me toe out, I might have spent the whole night crying there.

    And the moment I told them, the crying turned into joy andughter.

    We were all shedding happy tears.

    It made my day better.

    I wasughing and enjoying the moment with Laura and Zahra.

    Everything seemed perfect until I was left alone on my own.

    The feeling of being watched came back again the moment I stepped inside my apartment.

    I locked the door immediately after I went in and proceeded to look at the window.

    I scanned my eyes over the road below, but nothing was unusual.

    No one was on the road except for passersby and the usual cars that were parked on the sidewalks.

    I closed the curtains and went to prepare my bath instead.

    I tried to push the negative feelings away and savor my moment with the news of my pregnancy.

    But then it dawned on me that I was alone.

    Instead of sharing this moment with Riley, I was on my own.

    And the Goddess only knew if Riley would ever find out that we were having a baby.

    Because I had no idea what I wanted to do at this point.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 61

    Chapter 61

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 61

    BETA DOMINIC. I had just got off the shower and had put on fresh clothes when I heard movements in

    the living room of the suite the Alpha and I shared. I went out to see Alpha Riley slumped on the couch,

    his head leaning on the headrest with his eyes closed. ¡°How was your night?¡± I asked him as I walked

    to the adjacent kitchen and started operating the coffee machine.

    ¡°Coffee?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, strong one.

    ¡± He answered.

    ¡°Check flights back to Hartley within the day.

    We¡¯re going home.

    ¡± !

    A smile crept onto my lips as I turned around to look at him.

    ¡°So you talked with her?

    Three tickets then?

    ¡± ¡°Just two.

    She¡¯s noting with us.

    ¡± He answered coldly.

    ¡°What?

    She said no and you¡¯re just giving up and fucking off?

    What the fuck, man!

    ¡± ¡°Shut the fuck up!

    ¡± ¡°What exactly did you tell her?

    ¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t talk with her.

    Heck, I didn¡¯t evene near her.

    ¡± ¡°What?

    Fuck, you¡¯re really fucked up!

    You spent weeks looking for her relentlessly and now that she¡¯s just a few feet away from you, you¡¯re

    cowering down?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m done.

    Just do what I said.

    Two tickets home as soon as possible.

    ¡± He didn¡¯t even give me time to exin as he stormed off the living room and headed for his bedroom,

    mming the door behind him.

    I stopped the car at the entrance of the airport terminal before handing the Alpha the printout of the

    flight details.

    ¡°Hold it.

    ¡± He said as he unbuckled his seat belt.

    ¡°No.

    It¡¯s yours.

    It¡¯s just one ticket.

    ¡± His forehead creased, and confusion was written on his face.

    ¡°I¡¯m staying behind,¡± ¡°What game are you ying at, Beta?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯ll stay here for a while.

    I just want to remind you that in the face of danger, as your Beta, my primary duty is to protect my

    Luna, not the Alpha.

    And I¡¯m not sure about the danger in this ce.

    Until I can be assured that Luna Nadia is safe, I will stay for a while.

    Give me at least a week.

    ¡± His hand coiled into a tight fist as he nodded his head before he looked at me.

    I saw his eyes were a bit watery, but he blinked them back before he smiled.

    ¡°Do what you need to do.

    I appreciate it.

    I will have to organize a security team and send them here to watch over her before you go back home.

    ¡± I nodded my head.

    I wish the Alpha would tell me more about what was going on in his head.

    But then he is Riley, and he tried to keep everything to himself.

    ¡°Thank you, Dominic.

    For doing things I couldn¡¯t do.

    ¡± ¡°More than a Beta, I¡¯m your friend.

    I just hope you¡¯d trust me more, Riley.

    At the end of the day, after a hard day¡¯s work, aside from our females, if we will be lucky to end up with

    one, ¡°I chuckled before I continued.

    ¡°¡­ it will always be you and me.

    So let me in on your head so I can understand you better.

    ¡± He just let out a deep sigh.

    ¡°When you¡¯re too damaged, you don¡¯t trust people that easily.

    I know I can trust you, but everything is just too much.

    I just want Nadia to be happy.

    ¡± ¡°Then take her home with us.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I made that mistake once with Andrea.

    I will not force myself on anyone anymore.

    Especially not Nadia.

    She deserves more.

    ¡± ¡°Then tell her.

    So she can decide for herself.

    ¡± He shook his head and smiled weakly.

    ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear another rejection, Beta.

    There¡¯s only so much a man can take.

    I had my fair share of it.

    ¡± I scoffed at him, disbelieving his words.

    ¡°You¡¯re too big to be a coward, Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°I am.

    That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t want anyone in my head.

    They will see how big of a lie I am, pretending to be a great Alpha but weaker than a child.

    ¡± No one said a word after that.

    I wanted to say many things, but I couldn¡¯t find the right word to tell him anything He kept his heart and

    mind shut off for years.

    I watched him all these years and despite the glory that he has as an Alpha, he still didn¡¯t see himself

    as good enough.

    And I fucking had no idea how to help him.

    I was failing as a Beta and as a friend.

    ¡°If by any chance you will be able to talk to her, tell her I said sorry.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s all?

    ¡± He nodded his head before reaching for the door handle and pulling it open.

    ¡°Thanks, man.

    See you when you decide to go home.

    ¡± He stepped out of the door but leaned down again, his eyes sending me a warning, and I almost

    choked on his next words.

    ¡°And fucking make sure you don¡¯t take advantage of Nadia, If I find out you touched her, in an

    inappropriate way, I will fucking castrate you and make you eat your own dick.

    And tie you up until you fucking die.

    ¡± ¡°Whoah!

    ¡± I chuckled, ¡°That¡¯s a fucking warning!

    But you know me, I don¡¯t do things like that.

    ¡°Just making sure.

    ¡± He smiled weakly before shutting the car door.

    My eyes followed him as he entered the airport terminal.

    I didn¡¯t drive away.

    I was giving him a few minutes just in case he changed his mind.

    NADIA.

    I rang the doorbell at Zahra¡¯s house, and the door was answered by Leandro, her mate.

    After a quick hug, he guided me towards the dining room, where a big breakfast was already set.

    Zahra appeared with an extra te in her hand, which she ced on the empty space before kissing

    my cheek and guiding me to where she had ced the extra te.

    ¡°Eat with us.

    I hope something will be good enough for your taste buds.

    ¡± She smiled warmly at me and I nodded my head before apologizing for crashing their breakfast, which

    she answered with a yful eye roll before telling me I could even wake them up in the middle of the

    night and she wouldn¡¯t beining.

    I slipped on the chair and let my eyes roam around the table, everything looks delicious and I couldn¡¯t

    wait to dig in but I decided to wait for everyone.

    In just a few seconds, running footsteps echoed in the hallway, followed by giggles.

    Ellie and Be appeared in the entryway and were yfully pushing each other to get ahead.

    ¡°A¡­ Nadia is here!

    Thank Goddess!

    Because I¡¯m so tired of El¡¯s face!

    ¡± Be blurted out while Ellie rolled her eyes at her.

    Ellie went up to me first and kissed my cheek before hugging me tightly.

    ¡°Mommy told us the good news!

    ¡± And another set of arms wrapped around me, hugging both Ellie and me.

    ¡°I hope it¡¯s a girl!

    It¡¯ll be fun to y with her hair and spoil her to bits!

    ¡± ¡°Am I allowed to make a wish?

    ¡± Leandro added, chuckling as he poured coffee into Zahra¡¯s mug.

    ¡°It¡¯s not too much to ask for a boy, right?

    ¡± Ellie giggled before sitting down on her spot, ¡°Girls are not that bad.

    You can¡¯t just ept that we rule the world!

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    ¡± ¡°Seriously?

    ¡± Be scoffed at her yfully.

    ¡°You think you belong to those who rule the world?

    Perhaps me, Nadia, and Mom?

    But you?

    How will you rule the world if you can¡¯t even get out of your bed and your books?

    ¡± ¡°Enough girls, soon someone will get pissed off again and will ruin everyone¡¯s day.

    ¡± ¡°El knows I love her, but she really should have a life.

    ¡± ¡°Can we stop talking about me and focus on Nadia?

    ¡± Ellieined before turning her gaze on me, a warm smile curled on her lips.

    ¡°So what¡¯s your n?

    Are you moving in with us now?

    You know, it¡¯ll be easier for you when you have us around.

    ¡± ¡°I second that,¡± Leandro added as he munched on his bacon.

    ¡°Everyone here has a driving license.

    So if you need to go somewhere, you just need to holler and we can drive you.

    ¡± ¡°And maybe you should drop your work at the diner.

    If you don¡¯t want to stop working, Laura is looking for someone to help her in her boutique.

    Or I can refer you to my boss.

    We always need an extra hand in the library.

    It¡¯s better than you stressing out at your current workce.

    ¡± ¡°Exactly!

    ¡± Be added, ¡°We don¡¯t want to stress our little pup in there.

    ¡± She pointed her fork into my belly.

    Everyone was looking at me as I felt tears pooling in my eyes.

    This was something I always wanted, someone to treat me as a family member and look after me.

    And now that it was being offered, I couldn¡¯t help but feel guilty because I couldn¡¯t say yes to them.

    ¡°That¡¯s actually the reason I came here early without any notice.

    ¡± I swallowed hard before I continued, my eyes fixated on Zahra in front of me.

    ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleepst night, and I think I knew what I wanted to do.

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t help it anymore.

    My shoulders started to shake as soft sobs escaped my lips.

    Maybe it was my pregnancy that was making me cry so easily, or maybe because I was missing

    someone.

    ¡°I want to go home to Riley,¡± I said in a lower voice, but everyone heard it.

    I wiped my tears with my hand, and I saw Zahra smile warmly at me.

    It gave me the courage to continue talking ¡°I just thought, I don¡¯t want our baby to end up without a

    father or a mother, because that¡¯s exactly what happened to me and Riley.

    And maybe I can ask Riley to give us another try, or at least live in harmony with each other just for the

    sake of our baby.

    ¡± Ellie took my hand and squeezed it.

    ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay with that?

    I¡¯m not saying it¡¯s wrong or right, because I don¡¯t know anything, but going home to Riley doesn¡¯t mean

    everything will be okay.

    And it¡¯s unfair if you stay together just for the sake of the baby.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    But if we can¡¯t be together, then I need to live somewhere near him so the baby will grow up knowing

    who his father is.

    ¡± ¡°And that means we¡¯ll get no chance to see the baby¡­¡± Be bit her bottom lip, her eyes watering.

    ¡°And we¡¯ll lose you too.

    ¡± I shook my head.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know about Riley, but I promise you, all of you, that I will make sure you¡¯ll get to see this baby

    grow.

    And that he will know that he has all of you¡­¡± My eyes were now back on Zahra.

    She hadn¡¯t said anything, she was just looking at me.

    We stared at each other for a while before she nodded her head and shed me a loving smile.

    ¡± I know you love my son.

    So if you want to try it, go for it.

    But I want you to know that no matter what happens, we are here.

    Okay?

    I will pick you up wherever you are and take you back home here with us, even in the middle of the

    night.

    ¡±.

    Tears streamed down my cheeks again as I nodded my head.

    ¡°Thank you!

    I haven¡¯t really decided when I should go or if this is the right thing, but I just want you guys to know

    that if I go, it doesn¡¯t mean I didn¡¯t want to be here with you¡­ it¡¯s just¡­¡± ¡°Sssh¡­ you don¡¯t need to

    exin, sweetheart.

    We understand.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that we¡¯re not Riley, right?

    I wonder when I will get to meet that guy so I can understand what makes him so special.

    ¡± Ellie said, a teasing smile on her lips.

    ¡°Can Ie with you?

    ¡± Be blurted out, and my eyes widened.

    ¡°No,¡± Leandro said.

    And all eyes shifted to him.

    ¡°Not that I didn¡¯t want you to meet your brother.

    But I don¡¯t think he would appreciate it if you just barged in there without notice, plus we are not even

    sure what will happen if Nadia returns there.

    They need to fix things between them.

    And you popping up there and saying ¡®Hi, I¡¯m your sister¡¯ ¨C won¡¯t help them at.

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    Chapter 62

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 62

    RILEY I¡¯ve been home for two days, and this was the first time I went out and saw the sun after 1 holed

    up in our room when I came home. My Gamma and Jenny have been attending to pack matters. I told

    them I just needed two days to myself, and tomorrow I would get back to work. They didn¡¯t ask why and

    what happened in Anta.

    Perhaps my Beta has already called them and exined.

    And I was thankful for that.

    But there was one more thing I needed to do before I could start fixing up whatever was left of my tired

    soul.

    Maybe by doing this, I could finally move on and see a silver lining.

    It was time to meet Andrea.

    I rolled down the car window and spoke with Beta Paul.

    He was at their border.

    It was easier to ask permission for entrance.

    It didn¡¯t take long before he opened the gate and allowed my car in.

    I was expecting him to search me as they did when I went here before, wanting to take Andrea away

    from Caspian, but he didn¡¯t.

    .

    Instead, he offered to drive my car so we could reach the pack house immediately using a private route

    and told me he wanted a word about Alba.

    So I moved out of my seat and let him drive, all the while he talked about him and Alba.

    I missed a lot.

    Alba has never contacted me again since I threw them out of the territory a few months back.

    But I was happy that Caspian¡¯s Beta was taking care of her.

    I congratted him and told him that he and Alba were free to visit my territory if they wanted to.

    It didn¡¯t take long until we reached the pack house and I found myself face-to-face with Caspian and

    Andrea.

    I was lost for words.

    Now that I was standing in front of her, I didn¡¯t know how to start.

    So I asked permission from Caspian to speak with Andrea.

    I knew he might reject it, but I would understand, but fortunately, he didn¡¯t.

    He let me have a moment with Andrea alone.

    He showed me again how he was a better man than I was.

    I sat on the couch while Andrea chose to sit on the single sofa facing me, a center table between us.

    For a moment, no one said a word.

    She was looking at me while I was trying to read her.

    I was trying to check my feelings too if I still have something for her.

    But there was nothing, just regret for all the pain I had given her.

    ¡°Why are you here, Riley?

    ¡± She broke the silence.

    I let out a sigh and rested my elbows on my thighs, my hands sped together as I looked at her in the

    eyes.

    ¡°I woke up today and I told myself, it¡¯s time to face my past so I could move on.

    So I could free myself from guilt.

    I know I haven¡¯t said sorry to you yet, and I don¡¯t know how to.

    But Andrea, I want you to know that the person you saw in me for thest three years is not the real

    me.

    It was the person I created to prove to myself that I¡¯m better.

    You and Caspian were the victims of my self-loathing.

    When Caspian came, I kept thinking about what he had that I didn¡¯t.

    It became an obsession.

    Until I just found myself getting lost in it.

    I wanted to be better than anyone, better than him because I didn¡¯t like myself either.

    When you left that night, I decided to move on and be a better Alpha.

    I left everything to the Goddess.

    I let you go that night that you found out that Caspian was your mate.

    I was ready to be alone.

    But then the Goddess had her own n.

    I saw and met my fated mate that night, Andrea.

    ¡± A smile slowly crept into her lips.

    ¡°Nadia, right?

    We¡¯ve heard about her.

    ¡± I just nodded my head.

    ¡°But the Goddess knew how to make me pay for all my sins to you.

    She gave me a mate, a wonderful female, someone who has lived her life almost the same as yours.

    I heard her gasp, but she stayed silent the whole time I told her about Nadia, about her uncle, and the

    men with whom she was paraded in search of the highest bidder.

    ¡°It was a p right on my face.

    For the first time, I was ashamed of what I did to you.

    I had a hard time telling her about you.

    It was the reason I threw you and Caspian out when you visited my territory.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.

    She was there and she knew nothing about my past with you.

    I was terrified she would leave once she found out about you and what I did to you.

    But she surprised me again.

    She was scared of the person I was, but she gave me a chance.

    ¡± My eyes started to water, and I dropped my gaze to the floor as I blinked back the tears.

    ¡°She sounds like a lovely female.

    I would love to meet her one day.

    ¡± I smiled weakly, the pain crushing my heart, ¡°She is.

    But she is no longer with me.

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    I heard your people loved her.

    ¡± ¡°I fucked up again and she left.

    I pushed her away.

    ¡± ¡°Did you try to win her back?

    ¡± I shook my head.

    ¡°Did you hurt her?

    Raise a hand on her?

    ¡± ¡°No, I might be a fucked up man, but I would never raise a hand to any female, especially her.

    ¡°Then it can still be fixed.

    Riley, this female is your mate.

    I¡¯m sure whatever misunderstanding you have, the love would be greater.

    ¡± ¡°I saw her yesterday.

    She looked happy.

    I even wonder if she was ever that happy when she was with me.

    I¡¯m so selfish I never even bothered to ask her before if I was making her happy.

    I was enjoying the happiness she was giving me so much that I failed to notice hers.

    But I love her.

    I love her, Andrea.

    I¡¯m willing to let her go so she can be happy.

    Because I know I can¡¯t give her that happiness she deserves.

    And maybe, by doing that, I can be forgiven for all my sins.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re willing to let her go, but can you?

    Riley, would you rather spend the rest of your life thinking, what if I ask forgiveness, would she take me

    back?

    You will never know unless you ask her.

    She¡¯s the only one who knows the answer, not you, not me.

    ¡± ¡°Tell me, Andrea, do you think I¡¯m worth loving?

    That she would choose me?

    You didn¡¯t choose me, remember?

    ¡± ¡°Riley, look at me.

    The reason I didn¡¯t choose you is that I was meant for Caspian.

    In the same way that Nadia is meant for you.

    Do you think if she met Caspian, she would choose Caspian over you?

    And you too.

    I remember you told me that you smelled your mate that one time you visited Alpha Darvin.

    Ever since that day, something in you changed.

    You were slowly choosing her over me, you just didn¡¯t want to ept it.

    Nadia is meant for you, Riley.

    You can end and disregard all other rtionships, but not this one because she was the only person

    the Goddess perfectly molded to fit with you.

    And you¡¯re foolish to just let her slip by without fighting for her.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if I can make her happy.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you can.

    You have to try.

    Can you imagine seeing her with someone else?

    ¡± I closed my eyes and coiled my hands into fists.

    I didn¡¯t need to answer her.

    She knew the answer already.

    ¡°See?

    If you let her go, someone wille and take her away.

    ¡± ¡°If Caspian hadn¡¯t fought for me, I would never be this happy.

    If you love her, then go fight for her.

    If she tells you she doesn¡¯t want you, then it¡¯s time to walk away.

    But as long as she didn¡¯t, then try to win her heart.

    ¡± ¡°You have so much faith in me.

    How can you after everything I did to you?

    ¡± ¡°Because I knew the real Riley before all of this happened.

    And I want to believe that female is the best thing that has happened to your life.

    So don¡¯t give up that easily.

    ¡± ¡°Do you think I deserve a second chance?

    ¡± ¡°Everyone does.

    ¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°Thank you.

    Andrea, I¡¯m sorry for thest three years.

    ¡± It was too painful to say.

    Not because I didn¡¯t want to, but because I didn¡¯t know if I deserved her forgiveness.

    ¡°I have forgiven you the moment you helped Caspian on the full moon night.

    And I know that one day the memories won¡¯t hurt anymore.

    ¡± Tears started to fall from her eyes as her shoulders started to shake.

    ¡°I always asked the Goddess what I did wrong, but then I realized that maybe that part of my life was

    not for me, but for you, so you will learn and you will grow from it.

    We all have our own demons, Riley.

    And your demons made me stronger.

    So promise me, you will rise from this.

    Be the Riley that Nadia deserves.

    Be the Alpha that your pack deserves.

    I want both of us toe strongly from this bad part of our lives.

    Can you promise me that?

    ¡± After my conversation with Andrea, I requested to speak with Caspian alone.

    And although I was doubtful that he had forgiven me, he told me he had.

    But we were not forcing it, and we decided it was best to let time heal all wounds.

    I left their territory with a lighter load on my chest than I had this morning.

    And I was thankful that I had talked to Andrea.

    She made me realize that I was not ready to see Nadia with someone else.

    She¡¯s mine.

    And I would do everything to win her back, even if it meant swallowing my own pride.

    I dialed my Beta¡¯s number as I drove back to my territory, but his phone was off.

    Maybe he has no signal.

    I waited for five minutes before trying again, but nothing.

    My heart was thudding loudly and Hunter was giving me fucking bad ideas, but I tried my best not to

    entertain those thoughts and pushed him to the back of my mind.

    I sent a message to my Beta to call me.

    I was just ten minutes away from my own border when my phone pinged.

    Beta Dominic: Not now, Alpha.

    Give me 20 minutes.

    I growled as I mmed my palm on the steering wheel and dialed his number again.

    This time it rang, but he wasn¡¯t picking it up.

    What the fuck was happening?

    What was he doing that was so fucking important he couldn¡¯t pick up and answer the fucking phone?

    My mind was going haywire as Hunter¡¯s words kept ringing in my head.

    No.

    Nadia and my Beta were not that kinds of people.

    I dialed again and this time he canceled it.

    I threw my phone in the passenger seat and sped up my driving He better have a fucking good

    exnation or he will never see the fucking sun again.

    I was so fucking ready to drive over the border gate when one by one, the warriors manning the line

    started standing in front of it with big smiles on their fucking annoying faces.

    I hit the brake hard, stopping just in time before I hit Tristan because he was the one in the front.

    I rolled my window down and leaned out of it.

    ¡°What the fuck are you doing there?

    I almost fucking hit all of you!

    ¡± I bellowed at them, but the fuckers still had big smiles on their fucking faces, and it was annoying me

    more.

    ¡°Move!

    ¡± I motioned with my hand, and some of them scratched their heads, while Tristan walked beside my

    window, still smiling.

    ¡°Alpha, Luna Nadia is home.

    ¡± I swallowed hard.

    Did I hear him right?

    ¡°What?

    ¡± I asked, but I didn¡¯t even hear my own voice because my fucking heart was thumping too loudly.

    ¡°Luna Nadia arrived with Beta Dominic an hour ago.

    ¡± I revved up the engine and let go of the brake pedal as I spoke.

    ¡°And no one dared to fucking call me?

    ¡± If he replied, I didn¡¯t hear it as I was already speeding off, driving like someone was chasing me, I had

    already been driving for five minutes when everything sank in.

    Nadia¡¯s here.

    A smile crept on my face as I slowed down a bit from my high speed and leaned my elbows against the

    window, just letting the wind blow on my face and my hair.

    Nadia¡¯s here.

    I can¡¯t fuck up this time around, As soon as I reached the pack house grounds, I mmed on the

    brakes and rushed towards the house, letting Hunter in my head again.

    He growled at me before pointing to my office.

    Nadia was there.

    I took a deep breath before pushing my door open, expecting the worst but hoping for the best.

    And then I saw her, standing by the window.

    She must have seen me arrive through it.

    I missed her, so I let my eyes feast on my beautiful mate.

    She has a floral white dress that ends at mid-thigh with her hair in a tight bun, emphasizing her

    prominent cheeks and her luscious lips.

    in my spot just staring at her.

    I was fucking My heart was beating er nd I was s scared that if I blinked she¡¯d be gone.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± Gamma Sebastian¡¯s voice brought me back to the reality that my office was fucking too

    crowded at the moment.

    My Beta and Gamma were here, together with Jenny.

    ¡°Everyone out,¡± I ordered everyone without taking my gaze off of Nadia.

    She was staring back at me, biting her bottom lip as she moved from her ce to follow Jenny.

    ¡°Not you,¡± I extended my hand in her direction, motioning for her to stop.

    ¡°Stay.

    ¡± She stopped in her tracks and turned to face me, not saying anything until the door closed.

    ¡°You came back.

    ¡± I broke the silence between us.

    She just nodded her head.

    She was biting her bottom lip so hard that I was sure she would end up cutting her lips soon.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡± I walked in front of her, as my eyes watered.

    I wanted to hug her, but I didn¡¯t have the right.

    Instead, I dropped to my knees in front of her, something I have never done to anyone in my whole life,

    but it felt too easy to do now.

    ¡°Riley, what are you doing?

    ¡± She finally spoke, and my heart did a somersault in my chest.

    She was really here and not just a figment of my imagination.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for¡­¡± I didn¡¯t finish my words when my ears caught another sound.

    It was fucking too loud anding out of her stomach, which was directly in front of my face.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± I had no idea if she already knew, but I couldn¡¯t contain the happiness I was feeling at the

    moment.

    I let the tears fall from my eyes as I grabbed her waist gently and let my forehead rest on her stomach

    as I closed my eyes.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 63

    Chapter 63

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 63

    RILEY I¡¯ve been home for two days, and this was the first time I went out and saw the sun after 1 holed

    up in our room when I came home. My Gamma and Jenny have been attending to pack matters. I told

    them I just needed two days to myself, and tomorrow I would get back to work. They didn¡¯t ask why and

    what happened in Anta.

    Perhaps my Beta has already called them and exined.

    And I was thankful for that.

    But there was one more thing I needed to do before I could start fixing up whatever was left of my tired

    soul.

    Maybe by doing this, I could finally move on and see a silver lining.

    It was time to meet Andrea.

    I rolled down the car window and spoke with Beta Paul.

    He was at their border.

    It was easier to ask permission for entrance.

    It didn¡¯t take long before he opened the gate and allowed my car in.

    I was expecting him to search me as they did when I went here before, wanting to take Andrea away

    from Caspian, but he didn¡¯t.

    .

    Instead, he offered to drive my car so we could reach the pack house immediately using a private route

    and told me he wanted a word about Alba.

    So I moved out of my seat and let him drive, all the while he talked about him and Alba.

    I missed a lot.

    Alba has never contacted me again since I threw them out of the territory a few months back.

    But I was happy that Caspian¡¯s Beta was taking care of her.

    I congratted him and told him that he and Alba were free to visit my territory if they wanted to.

    It didn¡¯t take long until we reached the pack house and I found myself face-to-face with Caspian and

    Andrea.

    I was lost for words.

    Now that I was standing in front of her, I didn¡¯t know how to start.

    So I asked permission from Caspian to speak with Andrea.

    I knew he might reject it, but I would understand, but fortunately, he didn¡¯t.

    He let me have a moment with Andrea alone.

    He showed me again how he was a better man than I was.

    I sat on the couch while Andrea chose to sit on the single sofa facing me, a center table between us.

    For a moment, no one said a word.

    She was looking at me while I was trying to read her.

    I was trying to check my feelings too if I still have something for her.

    But there was nothing, just regret for all the pain I had given her.

    ¡°Why are you here, Riley?

    ¡± She broke the silence.

    I let out a sigh and rested my elbows on my thighs, my hands sped together as I looked at her in the

    eyes.

    ¡°I woke up today and I told myself, it¡¯s time to face my past so I could move on.

    So I could free myself from guilt.

    I know I haven¡¯t said sorry to you yet, and I don¡¯t know how to.

    But Andrea, I want you to know that the person you saw in me for thest three years is not the real

    me.

    It was the person I created to prove to myself that I¡¯m better.

    You and Caspian were the victims of my self-loathing.

    When Caspian came, I kept thinking about what he had that I didn¡¯t.

    It became an obsession.

    Until I just found myself getting lost in it.

    I wanted to be better than anyone, better than him because I didn¡¯t like myself either.

    When you left that night, I decided to move on and be a better Alpha.

    I left everything to the Goddess.

    I let you go that night that you found out that Caspian was your mate.

    I was ready to be alone.

    But then the Goddess had her own n.

    I saw and met my fated mate that night, Andrea.

    ¡± A smile slowly crept into her lips.

    ¡°Nadia, right?

    We¡¯ve heard about her.

    ¡± I just nodded my head.

    ¡°But the Goddess knew how to make me pay for all my sins to you.

    She gave me a mate, a wonderful female, someone who has lived her life almost the same as yours.

    I heard her gasp, but she stayed silent the whole time I told her about Nadia, about her uncle, and the

    men with whom she was paraded in search of the highest bidder.

    ¡°It was a p right on my face.

    For the first time, I was ashamed of what I did to you.

    I had a hard time telling her about you.

    It was the reason I threw you and Caspian out when you visited my territory.

    She was there and she knew nothing about my past with you.

    I was terrified she would leave once she found out about you and what I did to you.

    But she surprised me again.

    She was scared of the person I was, but she gave me a chance.

    ¡± My eyes started to water, and I dropped my gaze to the floor as I blinked back the tears.

    ¡°She sounds like a lovely female.

    I would love to meet her one day.

    ¡± I smiled weakly, the pain crushing my heart, ¡°She is.

    But she is no longer with me.

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    I heard your people loved her.

    ¡± ¡°I fucked up again and she left.

    I pushed her away.

    ¡± ¡°Did you try to win her back?

    ¡± I shook my head.

    ¡°Did you hurt her?

    Raise a hand on her?

    ¡± ¡°No, I might be a fucked up man, but I would never raise a hand to any female, especially her.

    ¡°Then it can still be fixed.

    Riley, this female is your mate.

    I¡¯m sure whatever misunderstanding you have, the love would be greater.

    ¡± ¡°I saw her yesterday.

    She looked happy.

    I even wonder if she was ever that happy when she was with me.

    I¡¯m so selfish I never even bothered to ask her before if I was making her happy.

    I was enjoying the happiness she was giving me so much that I failed to notice hers.

    But I love her.

    I love her, Andrea.

    I¡¯m willing to let her go so she can be happy.

    Because I know I can¡¯t give her that happiness she deserves.

    And maybe, by doing that, I can be forgiven for all my sins.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re willing to let her go, but can you?

    Riley, would you rather spend the rest of your life thinking, what if I ask forgiveness, would she take me

    back?

    You will never know unless you ask her.

    She¡¯s the only one who knows the answer, not you, not me.

    ¡± ¡°Tell me, Andrea, do you think I¡¯m worth loving?

    That she would choose me?

    You didn¡¯t choose me, remember?

    ¡± ¡°Riley, look at me.

    The reason I didn¡¯t choose you is that I was meant for Caspian.

    In the same way that Nadia is meant for you.

    Do you think if she met Caspian, she would choose Caspian over you?

    And you too.

    I remember you told me that you smelled your mate that one time you visited Alpha Darvin.

    Ever since that day, something in you changed.

    You were slowly choosing her over me, you just didn¡¯t want to ept it.

    Nadia is meant for you, Riley.

    You can end and disregard all other rtionships, but not this one because she was the only person

    the Goddess perfectly molded to fit with you.

    And you¡¯re foolish to just let her slip by without fighting for her.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if I can make her happy.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you can.

    You have to try.

    Can you imagine seeing her with someone else?

    ¡± I closed my eyes and coiled my hands into fists.

    I didn¡¯t need to answer her.

    She knew the answer already.

    ¡°See?

    If you let her go, someone wille and take her away.

    ¡± ¡°If Caspian hadn¡¯t fought for me, I would never be this happy.

    If you love her, then go fight for her.

    If she tells you she doesn¡¯t want you, then it¡¯s time to walk away.

    But as long as she didn¡¯t, then try to win her heart.

    ¡± ¡°You have so much faith in me.

    How can you after everything I did to you?

    ¡± ¡°Because I knew the real Riley before all of this happened.

    And I want to believe that female is the best thing that has happened to your life.

    So don¡¯t give up that easily.

    ¡± ¡°Do you think I deserve a second chance?

    ¡± ¡°Everyone does.

    ¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°Thank you.

    Andrea, I¡¯m sorry for thest three years.

    ¡± It was too painful to say.

    Not because I didn¡¯t want to, but because I didn¡¯t know if I deserved her forgiveness.

    ¡°I have forgiven you the moment you helped Caspian on the full moon night.

    And I know that one day the memories won¡¯t hurt anymore.

    ¡± Tears started to fall from her eyes as her shoulders started to shake.

    ¡°I always asked the Goddess what I did wrong, but then I realized that maybe that part of my life was

    not for me, but for you, so you will learn and you will grow from it.

    We all have our own demons, Riley.

    And your demons made me stronger.

    So promise me, you will rise from this.

    Be the Riley that Nadia deserves.

    Be the Alpha that your pack deserves.

    I want both of us toe strongly from this bad part of our lives.

    Can you promise me that?

    ¡± After my conversation with Andrea, I requested to speak with Caspian alone.

    And although I was doubtful that he had forgiven me, he told me he had.

    But we were not forcing it, and we decided it was best to let time heal all wounds.

    I left their territory with a lighter load on my chest than I had this morning.

    And I was thankful that I had talked to Andrea.

    She made me realize that I was not ready to see Nadia with someone else.

    She¡¯s mine.

    And I would do everything to win her back, even if it meant swallowing my own pride.

    I dialed my Beta¡¯s number as I drove back to my territory, but his phone was off.

    Maybe he has no signal.

    I waited for five minutes before trying again, but nothing.

    My heart was thudding loudly and Hunter was giving me fucking bad ideas, but I tried my best not to

    entertain those thoughts and pushed him to the back of my mind.

    I sent a message to my Beta to call me.

    I was just ten minutes away from my own border when my phone pinged.

    Beta Dominic: Not now, Alpha.

    Give me 20 minutes.

    I growled as I mmed my palm on the steering wheel and dialed his number again.

    This time it rang, but he wasn¡¯t picking it up.

    What the fuck was happening?

    What was he doing that was so fucking important he couldn¡¯t pick up and answer the fucking phone?

    My mind was going haywire as Hunter¡¯s words kept ringing in my head.

    No.

    Nadia and my Beta were not that kinds of people.

    I dialed again and this time he canceled it.

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    I threw my phone in the passenger seat and sped up my driving He better have a fucking good

    exnation or he will never see the fucking sun again.

    I was so fucking ready to drive over the border gate when one by one, the warriors manning the line

    started standing in front of it with big smiles on their fucking annoying faces.

    I hit the brake hard, stopping just in time before I hit Tristan because he was the one in the front.

    I rolled my window down and leaned out of it.

    ¡°What the fuck are you doing there?

    I almost fucking hit all of you!

    ¡± I bellowed at them, but the fuckers still had big smiles on their fucking faces, and it was annoying me

    more.

    ¡°Move!

    ¡± I motioned with my hand, and some of them scratched their heads, while Tristan walked beside my

    window, still smiling.

    ¡°Alpha, Luna Nadia is home.

    ¡± I swallowed hard.

    Did I hear him right?

    ¡°What?

    ¡± I asked, but I didn¡¯t even hear my own voice because my fucking heart was thumping too loudly.

    ¡°Luna Nadia arrived with Beta Dominic an hour ago.

    ¡± I revved up the engine and let go of the brake pedal as I spoke.

    ¡°And no one dared to fucking call me?

    ¡± If he replied, I didn¡¯t hear it as I was already speeding off, driving like someone was chasing me, I had

    already been driving for five minutes when everything sank in.

    Nadia¡¯s here.

    A smile crept on my face as I slowed down a bit from my high speed and leaned my elbows against the

    window, just letting the wind blow on my face and my hair.

    Nadia¡¯s here.

    I can¡¯t fuck up this time around, As soon as I reached the pack house grounds, I mmed on the

    brakes and rushed towards the house, letting Hunter in my head again.

    He growled at me before pointing to my office.

    Nadia was there.

    I took a deep breath before pushing my door open, expecting the worst but hoping for the best.

    And then I saw her, standing by the window.

    She must have seen me arrive through it.

    I missed her, so I let my eyes feast on my beautiful mate.

    She has a floral white dress that ends at mid-thigh with her hair in a tight bun, emphasizing her

    prominent cheeks and her luscious lips.

    in my spot just staring at her.

    I was fucking My heart was beating er nd I was s scared that if I blinked she¡¯d be gone.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± Gamma Sebastian¡¯s voice brought me back to the reality that my office was fucking too

    crowded at the moment.

    My Beta and Gamma were here, together with Jenny.

    ¡°Everyone out,¡± I ordered everyone without taking my gaze off of Nadia.

    She was staring back at me, biting her bottom lip as she moved from her ce to follow Jenny.

    ¡°Not you,¡± I extended my hand in her direction, motioning for her to stop.

    ¡°Stay.

    ¡± She stopped in her tracks and turned to face me, not saying anything until the door closed.

    ¡°You came back.

    ¡± I broke the silence between us.

    She just nodded her head.

    She was biting her bottom lip so hard that I was sure she would end up cutting her lips soon.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡± I walked in front of her, as my eyes watered.

    I wanted to hug her, but I didn¡¯t have the right.

    Instead, I dropped to my knees in front of her, something I have never done to anyone in my whole life,

    but it felt too easy to do now.

    ¡°Riley, what are you doing?

    ¡± She finally spoke, and my heart did a somersault in my chest.

    She was really here and not just a figment of my imagination.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for¡­¡± I didn¡¯t finish my words when my ears caught another sound.

    It was fucking too loud anding out of her stomach, which was directly in front of my face.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± I had no idea if she already knew, but I couldn¡¯t contain the happiness I was feeling at the

    moment.

    I let the tears fall from my eyes as I grabbed her waist gently and let my forehead rest on her stomach

    as I closed my eyes.

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    RILEY. A heartbeat. I stayed still on my knees, holding her hips for a while longer, basking in the most

    beautiful sound I¡¯ve heard in my entire life ¨C the beating of two hearts, Nadia¡¯s and our pup¡¯s. WA

    Nadia wasn¡¯t saying anything. She wasn¡¯t holding me either. She was just standing with her hands on

    her sides.

    But I understand, and I wasn¡¯tining.

    I slowly tilted my head and looked at her, and found her looking at me.

    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant.

    ¡± O ¡°We¡¯re pregnant¡­¡± She corrected me before biting her lower lip.

    A smile tugged on my mouth, loving the way she emphasized the word ¡®we¡¯.

    ¡°Is that the reason why you came back?

    ¡± I asked in a low voice.

    She nodded her head before she spoke, ¡°Can you stand up?

    It¡¯s so awkward looking at you kneeling there.

    ¡± Her hands held my arms as she urged me to move, and the sparks became more explosive.

    Her touch made everything in my bodye back to life.

    I rose to my feet and just stared at her.

    I wanted to touch her, but I didn¡¯t want to be aggressive or cause her to move away from me.

    I know I should be sad that the only reason she came back was that she was pregnant, but I didn¡¯t give

    a fuck this time.

    The important thing is that she¡¯s here.

    I could start from here and make up for fucking up everything we had.

    ¡°Uhmm¡­¡± I smiled at her.

    I wanted her to speak because I didn¡¯t want to say anything that would make her leave.

    ¡°I was wondering if the room I used before, at the far end of the hallway, is still avable for me to use

    while I¡¯m pregnant.

    And then after I gave birth¡­.

    ¡± ¡°Are you leaving after you give birth?

    Are you leaving the baby alone with me?

    ¡± My voice broke as my jaw tightened and my chest heaved.

    I wasn¡¯t sure if I could take it if she said yes.

    ¡°No, no¡­¡± She shook her head.

    ¡°I would never do that.

    I will never abandon our baby or take the baby away from you.

    ¡± I let out the breath I was holding, and I couldn¡¯t stop myself anymore this time.

    I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into my arms.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ Thank you.

    ¡± ¡°I was thinking, even if it doesn¡¯t work between us, we can still both be there for our baby.

    So after I give birth, maybe you can help me find a house nearby where I can live.

    ¡± It will work.

    It has to work.

    ¡°No¡­ please, stay here with me.

    I will take care of you and our baby.

    I promise I¡¯ll be better.

    Just one more chance.

    ¡± ¡°You hurt me, Riley.

    I don¡¯t even know what I did wrong.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    Let me make it up to you.

    I will never do that again.

    Jealousy just ate me and I thought, maybe¡­maybe¡­¡± ¡°Maybe what?

    ¡± She ced her hands on my chest and pushed her body away from me.

    ¡°Maybe you didn¡¯t really love me and were just using me, because¡­ because I¡¯m nothing special.

    ¡± Now, this reason sounded so fucking stupid to me.

    .

    ¡°Nothing special?

    ¡± Her eyes narrowed at me as she ced her hands on her hips.

    ¡°You¡¯re too big and powerful, and you¡¯ve scared almost everyone, and you still think you¡¯re nothing

    special?

    Stop with your self-pity, Riley.

    We¡¯re having a baby soon and I want our baby to grow up idolizing his father, so you better step up

    your game.

    If I don¡¯t love you, I won¡¯t give myself and my all to you.

    You¡¯re all I have.

    If you keep throwing me away, I might snap and just jump off the bridge¡­¡± I shook my head and held

    her arms in my hands.

    ¡°I will not make the same mistake again.

    I¡¯ll be better this time around.

    You will not regret giving me another chance.

    I will be the best mate and father our baby will be proud of me.

    I promise you that.

    ¡± She sighed and turned away, walking towards the door.

    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    ¡± My brows frowned as I watched her before I followed her out of my office.

    She was heading for the stairs.

    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it if I should give you another chance.

    For now, I just want to rest.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯ll stay in our room.

    ¡± I nodded my head, slipping my hands into my pocket.

    ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°I want to be sure you¡¯re okay, especially at night.

    Please let me be there for the baby.

    ¡± ¡°Fine.

    For the baby.

    But I want the whole bed to myself.

    ¡±.

    ¡°Copied that.

    ¡± ¡°And you can¡¯t snore.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure I can promise that one.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care.

    You¡¯re not allowed to snore.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    ¡± I gave up.

    I wouldn¡¯t win over her.

    I just had to make sure she was fast asleep before I went to sleep so she wouldn¡¯t have to hear my

    snoring.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± My voice came out raspy.

    ¡°Yes?

    ¡± ¡°Where are your things?

    ¡± I asked her, we¡¯re almost to the fourth floor.

    ¡°In our room,¡± she answered nonchntly.

    ¡°Do you have a problem with that?

    ¡±HA ¡°No.

    Of course not.

    ¡± I suppressed the smile that was slipping on my face.

    I thought she wanted to use her old room, but then I didn¡¯t tease her.

    At least I knew she wanted to be in the same room as me.

    ¡°Have you seen a doctor for a checkup?

    ¡± I walked beside her, making my best not to brush against her skin.

    ¡°No.

    I was hoping you woulde with me.

    I didn¡¯t want to take that moment away from you.

    My heart constricted, not from pain but from happiness.

    I hurt her and yet she was still thinking of me.

    I didn¡¯t know this female could make me happier than she already did, even if she was acting a bit cold

    towards me.

    ¡°Thank you¡­ You can rest, but if you¡¯re okay, I will send a pack doctor toe here and check on you

    today.

    ¡± ¡°Oh, you can do that?

    Thank Goddess, I didn¡¯t want to travel anymore today.

    ¡± ¡°Yes, we can.

    And I¡¯m sure she will be happy to check her Luna.

    ¡± ¡°She?

    Are you close to this female?

    ¡± She stopped on the stairs and looked at me, one brow arched up.

    I shook my head.

    ¡°I never been close to any female, I told you that.

    ¡± ¡°Except Andrea.

    ¡± She let out a breath and smiled, but she took it back in an instant.

    ¡°I forgot.

    Sometimes, I forget things.

    ¡± ¡°Me too.

    Sometimes, jealousy clouds my senses too.

    ¡± ¡°Who said about jealousy?

    ¡± She gave me a frown before continuing on her way.

    ¡°Uhmm.

    Me, I¡¯m talking about me.

    When I get jealous, I forget to think straight, so I say stupid things and make bad decisions.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ Why didn¡¯t you approach me when you were in Anta?

    ¡± ¡°My Beta told you¡­¡± ¡°He did.

    And I told him, you¡¯re an idiot.

    ¡± ¡°I am.

    ¡± I chuckled.

    ¡°Sometimes I wonder why I love you when there¡¯s nothing lovable about you.

    ¡± She said it like she was frustrated with me.

    Maybe she was.

    ¡°Ouch, I didn¡¯t know that would hurt.

    ¡± We were almost to our room when I slowed down and let her go ahead of me, but I grabbed her wrist

    and turned her around gently.

    ¡°But I¡¯ll take it, so you still love me?

    ¡± I asked her, my brow arching up as my mouth slowly tugged into a smile.

    Her eyes widened before she narrowed them at me.

    ¡°I do¡­ But it doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯re off the hook.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    But can you say it to me?

    Sometimes a man needs to hear it.

    ¡± ¡°Not today.

    Besides, you didn¡¯t even say it to me.

    I don¡¯t even know if you¡¯re happy that I¡¯m back¡­¡± I didn¡¯t let her finish with her words.

    I cupped her face and leaned my head down, staring into her hazel brown eyes.

    ¡°Nadia¡­ I love you.

    I fucking love you so much that I was losing my head for thest month that you were not here.

    And I thought you were happy already without me.

    But I promise you, I will do everything to make you and our baby happy.

    Just don¡¯t leave me again.

    I¡¯m not going to fuck up this time.

    ¡± She didn¡¯t say anything, but she licked her lips and was staring back at me.

    My eyes darted to her wet lips, and I wanted to kiss her, but I didn¡¯t want to cross whatever boundary

    she had for us, for now.

    ¡°I will be a better mate, a better Alpha to you¡­¡± I added, my eyes still looking for confirmation from

    hers.

    ¡°I think this is the part where you¡¯re supposed to kiss me¡­ Or would you rather just stare¡­¡± Fuck!

    She knew how to make me fucking giddy with her words.

    I didn¡¯t let her finish and crushed my lips against her, kissing her bruisingly hard, taking everything I

    could from her lips to make up for the days that she wasn¡¯t beside me.

    The sparks and tingles were fucking euphorias.

    I didn¡¯t know such a feeling like his existed until she came into my life.

    And I was getting addicted to it.

    NADIA.

    ¡°I¡¯ll think about it,¡± I told him when he said he wanted another chance.

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    I would have said yes in an instant, but the Beta told me to hold my ground.

    The big Alpha needed to learn his lesson, and I was doing my best to suppress all emotions I had for

    my mate.

    I missed him, and I wanted nothing but to be wrapped up in his embrace.

    But he needed to learn his lessons, not to make me feel like I was trash that could be thrown away

    anytime he felt insecure about himself.

    And I thought I was doing well in holding my ground until he cupped my face and said those words I¡¯ve

    been wanting to hear.

    Our faces were so close and his minty breath was running against my skin, sending tingles everywhere

    in my body.

    And I couldn¡¯t stop my core from clenching this time.

    I wanted him My eyes darted to his lips, and I suddenly felt thirsty.

    ¡°I think this is the part where you¡¯re supposed to kiss me¡­ or would you rather just stare¡­¡± I was not

    done with my words yet when his lips captured mine, and my arms immediately wrapped around his

    neck.

    Shit!

    I lost it.

    Fuck what the Beta wants.

    I wanted my mate.

    I would just think of another way to make him learn his lessons.

    I moaned against his soft and warm lips while kissing him feverishly, taking everything I could.

    I missed his lips and the way he make me melt in his arms.

    I felt his hand leave my face before it trailed down my arm and my side until it cupped my ass, pressing

    our bodies together.

    ¡°Nad¨ªa¡­¡± He withdrew his mouth from mine only to peck it with soft kisses.

    ¡°I miss you¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡­ Can we¡­ start again?

    ¡± He asked in between peppering my lips with kisses.

    I raised my hand at the back of his head and pressed him closer as I crushed our lips together, not

    wanting a second away from him before I felt our bodies move and my back was pressed against the

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    NADIA. Riley pressed his body against mine, but he was careful not to crush my stomach while his

    hand was already under my dress, gently massaging my ass, inching it closer to my core, and I knew

    once he touched me there, I would totally lose it. ¡°Riley¡­¡± I panted against his mouth while he

    continued to devour me and all thoughts of making him pay for the pain he caused me just flew out of

    the thin air.

    ¡°Mine¡­¡± He growled as he nipped my lower lip before plunging his tongue into my mouth, making me

    whimper as I bucked my hips higher, wanting to feel his hard shaft on my mound.

    ¡®I can hear you from here, Luna.

    What happened to making him wait?

    ¡¯ The Beta chuckled in my head, and I felt like cold water had been poured over my head.

    I pushed Riley abruptly, and since he wasn¡¯t expecting it, I was able to get away from him.

    Oh, Goddess!

    Was I that loud?

    I tucked my loose hair at the back of my ears before I straightened my dress, and I could feel my skin

    heating up.

    Riley¡¯s gaze was boring into me.

    I fixed my posture before throwing him a nce.

    His hands were on his hips, his tongue ying on his lower lip as he looked at me with confusion

    written on his expression.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I got carried away,¡± I told him, offering him a smirk.

    ¡°Pregnancy hormones,¡± I added before sliding down to his side to walk towards our bedroom door.

    I was about to open it when he blocked his body, which startled me a bit.

    ¡°Wait.

    ¡± He said, his voice slightly higher.

    ¡°What now?

    ¡± ¡°Umh, the room.

    I will have to send someone to clean it first.

    We can stay in the other room, perhaps for an hour.

    ¡± I chuckled and pushed the door open.

    He had no choice but to let me in.

    ¡°Why?

    Because the room was messy?

    I¡¯ve seen it already.

    I went here directly when I came and asked someone to clean here.

    ¡± His eyes swept the room, and his expression told me that he couldn¡¯t believe that it looked different

    now.

    Because it surely did.

    I remembered walking in here earlier when I arrived.

    The whole room was trashed and it smelled like it hadn¡¯t had air for a long time.

    It was not that it smelled bad, because Riley¡¯s musk lingered in the air, but it was too hot for my taste.

    And my clothes were everywhere ¨C the bed, the sofa, and I found some beside the bathtub.

    I could only guess what he used my clothes for, but if anything, I was actually happy with what our

    room looked like.

    It only confirmed what the Beta told me, that Riley was miserable.

    He sealed the room to make sure my scent didn¡¯t leave the room and was keeping himself sane with

    my clothes, which was exactly the same thing I did.

    .

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I should have kept it clean.

    ¡± I walked and stood in front of him.

    My hand raised to his face and tapped his cheek twice, a warm smile stered on my lips.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, Alpha.

    My apartment looked the same.

    Your clothes were everywhere there too.

    ¡± He smiled as his hand flew to his face, sping mine.

    ¡°You missed me?

    ¡± No point denying it.

    ¡°Yes, I was in a bad ce without you.

    ¡± ¡°Me too.

    This room, the pack house, and the territory seemed too big and empty without you.

    ¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to be parents soon, Riley.

    We can¡¯t fuck up every time we have a disagreement.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    I¡¯m really sorry, baby.

    I will make sure to tell you everything from now on.

    No secrets, no lies, no doubts.

    And I will always hear you out, and believe you versus all others.

    ¡± ¡°You can¡¯t just say those words without meaning it.

    ¡± He nodded his head.

    I cupped his face and urged him to look me in the eyes.

    ¡°Riley, I love you.

    I will always choose you no matter what happens, and all I¡¯m asking is for you to choose me too.

    I¡¯ve been pushed around all my life, and for once, I wanted to believe I found someone who would

    choose me and want me to stay.

    ¡± He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against mine.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    I won¡¯t fuck up this time.

    It will always be you and the baby.

    I will always choose you.

    ¡± I showered and was surprised to see Riley still in the room when I came out.

    He was sitting on the single sofa just adjacent to the toilet door like he was just waiting for me toe

    out.

    ¡°You¡¯re still here.

    Don¡¯t you have any work to do?

    ¡± I asked him as I walked around the bedroom wrapped up in a towel.

    ¡°I want to make sure you¡¯re settled in bed before I go downstairs.

    ¡± ¡°Scared I will run away?

    ¡± I giggled softly, letting my hair loose and drying it with an extra towel in my hand ¡°No.

    I just want to make sure you¡¯refortable and don¡¯t need anything.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    ¡± I smiled at him before I untangled my towel and hung it on the vanity chair, leaving myself fully naked

    in front of him as I continued to dry off my hair.

    I didn¡¯t know what came to me, but I just wanted to tease him.

    I saw him swallow, his Adam¡¯s apple bobbing up and down as his eyes dted into full ck.

    It has been over a month since we had sex, and I was sure he was as needy as me in that department,

    but he needed to suffer a bit, Well, that means me too.

    His eyes followed my every move as I walked to the big closet, opening it and letting my eyes scan my

    clothes.

    I could feel my back burning, but I was enjoying it.

    I have always been insecure about my body, but something was different today.

    I felt sexy even when I saw my tummy had a little bump already and was no longer as t as it was.

    I bent over and picked up a hipster pair of cotton underwear.

    A low growl erupted behind me, and I couldn¡¯t help but let out a smug smirk.

    I was expecting him toe and grab me, but he didn¡¯t.

    I didn¡¯t know Riley could have this much control if he wanted to.

    I slipped the underwear on and turned around.

    I saw his eyes darting to my breast as he unconsciously licked his lips, hands clutching the armrest

    tightly.

    My eyes moved down to his trousers and I saw his erection tenting up his pants.

    ¡°I want to sleep now.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    ¡± ¡°You can leave the room now.

    ¡± ¡°Are you not putting anything on?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    No one ising in here except you.

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    ¡± ¡°Yes, of course.

    ¡± He adjusted his pants before he stood up, and I couldn¡¯t stop the grin from forming on my lips.

    ¡°It¡¯s not funny, Nadia.

    I¡¯m fighting hard to control myself and Hunter from pouncing on you.

    ¡± He groaned, his hand brushing his long, thick hair in frustration.

    ¡°Not my problem,¡± I smirked evilly at him before turning around and heading for the bed.

    I made sure to crawl from the end of the bed to my side of the bed before slipping under the nket.

    I was expecting him to leave, but instead, he walked to my side and crouched on the floor beside me.

    ¡°Can I hold your stomach?

    ¡± He asked, a solemn expression on his face, and all the thoughts of teasing him more were wiped off

    my head.

    I nodded my head and bit my lower lip.

    I sat up and he pulled the sheets down, revealing my naked breasts.

    His eyes lingered on them for a while before he held my waist and leaned his face towards my

    stomach, pressing a kiss on my belly.

    ¡°Hello, baby Alpha.

    I¡¯m so d to meet you.

    Sorry, Daddy Alpha wasn¡¯t with you and Mommy for a long time, but I promise you, I will always be

    here from now on.

    And be a good Alpha, okay?

    Don¡¯t give Mommy a hard time because this is something new for her and for Daddy too.

    But we will take care of you.

    Just hang in there, buddy.

    I¡¯m sure we will have so much fun once you¡¯re out here with us.

    ¡± He was mumbling on my stomach, and I couldn¡¯t stop the tears from pooling in my eyes.

    I knew we still had many things to sort out, but he was making a good start.

    He wanted the baby as much as I did.

    I didn¡¯t even notice that I was already sobbing, sniffing softly when his gaze met mine.

    ¡°Why are you crying?

    ¡± ¡°Are you scared if we can parent our baby?

    Because I am.

    I don¡¯t know how to be a mother.

    ¡± ¡°We have each other, Nadia.

    We can learn together.

    And we have Jenny, Sebastian, Dominic¡­¡± I chuckled.

    ¡°They don¡¯t have a baby yet.

    How would they know?

    ¡± ¡°We will all learn together, and I¡¯m sure they will always have our back, plus we have a whole pack.

    They love you, and I¡¯m sure they will help us if we ask for help.

    And I can watch videos too.

    I¡¯m good at picking up things from watching videos.

    ¡± This time I giggled, clutching my stomach as I did, and Riley¡¯s face lit up as he beamed at me.

    ¡± You¡¯re beautiful, Nadia.

    When you left, I started asking myself if I could make you happy.

    And seeing youugh right now is calming my heart.

    I wish I could always make youugh and smile like this.

    ¡± I stopped giggling and just stared at him.

    He was overwhelming me with his words.

    I wanted to say something, but I didn¡¯t want to break the magic between us.

    We were just staring at each other as silence brewed between us before his gaze went down to my

    naked breasts and hunger suddenly red in them.

    And before I could stop him, his hand reached for my bosom, caressing it softly, his finger rubbing my

    nipple in a circr motion.

    My head was telling me to push his hand away, but my traitorous body said otherwise.

    I closed my eyes and bit my lower lip, but it didn¡¯t prevent a moan from escaping my throat.

    ¡°I swear, your breasts are bigger now than before.

    Was it because you¡¯re pregnant?

    ¡± He asked in a husky voice, and I just nodded my head.

    I was still enjoying the sensation of his touch when I felt a warm and moist mouth capture my breast.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!

    ¡± I gasped.

    My eyes fluttered open.

    ¡°Riley¡­ Please¡­ What are you doing?

    ¡± ¡°Just¡­ a little more¡­ promise I will¡­ go soon¡­¡± He mumbled in between sucking andpping my

    breast while his hand kneaded the other, giving me a sensation I haven¡¯t felt in weeks.

    My hands flew to hold his head in ce as I arched my chest close to his mouth.

    I was certainly losing this battle.

    One touch from him and I felt like a moth caught in the fire.

    The next thing I knew, my mate was already in bed beside me.

    His mouth and hands were getting more aggressive in assaulting my breasts, and I was just letting him

    as I whimpered under his touch.

    ¡°Fuck, Nadia.

    You taste so fucking good, I cane just by sucking your breasts.

    ¡± He told me, his eyes sparkling after he pulled away from my breast.

    I swallowed hard in response because I was thinking the same thing, that if he kept sucking my breasts

    like that, I would have an orgasm soon.

    ¡°You need to go¡­¡± My voice came out raspy.

    I was panting from the ecstasy he gave me as I discreetly mped my legs, hoping my arousal

    wouldn¡¯t seep out of the nket.

    He licked his lips before he cupped my chin with his fingers.

    ¡°Yes.

    I will go.

    Rest.

    I¡¯ll see youter.

    ¡± He leaned closer, and I almost puckered my lips when I realized his mouth was aiming for my

    forehead.

    So instead I withdrew and bit my lower lip, hoping he didn¡¯t see that.

    He kissed my forehead before he motioned for me to lie down, which I did as he tucked me under the

    nket.

    He ran his hand over my stomach before he stood up from the bed, and he headed to turn off the main

    lights, leaving the room with just the natural lighting from the outside.

    ¡°Riley,¡± I called out as his hand reached for the doorknob.

    ¡°Wake me up for dinner.

    I want to eat dinner with you and the rest.

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    Chapter 66

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 66

    RILEY The doctor¡¯s visit went well. Doctor Genevieve came and did a thorough check-up on Nadia and

    our pup. She was already in her ninth week, which means she was three weeks pregnant when she

    left. Genevieve said all of Nadia¡¯s and the pup¡¯s vitals were excellent and there was nothing to worry

    about. And she was about to leave our room when Nadia asked about her heat and about sex.

    I was actually nning to ask the doctor discreetly, but then again, my mate has her own ways of

    surprising me.

    And it gave me an overview that I wasn¡¯t the only one looking forward to it.

    But I dared not voice my opinion.

    I stayed quiet the whole time, like the good mate that I was.

    Genevieve confirmed that she would still go on her usual heat during full moons, but it would be

    less and less than usual as she neared her delivery.

    As for sex, we could continue as usual and she even suggested making it more frequent as her due

    date approaches.

    And that got me excited.

    But it has been three days since that day, and I am still not able to stick my fucking penis into her.

    I wasn¡¯tining.

    I can wait.

    Yes, I can.

    As I said, I wasn¡¯tining, but I wouldn¡¯t deny that it was driving me and Hunter wild.

    But this was far better than not having Nadia at all.

    Especially after what happened on the first night she was home.

    I knew at least, that I was making progress.

    I slept on the couch only to wake up with my mate on top of me, her arms clinging to my neck like she

    didn¡¯t want to let me go.

    I moved us to the bed, and by morning, I got her to allow me to sleep in the bed with her.

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    Not that everything was easy after that.

    My lovely temptress made certain that she would tease me, kiss me, and allow me to touch her only to

    cock block me once things heated up.

    I knew she was doing it on purpose and I was just letting her.

    It was a small price for everything I did to her.

    But too bad, my fucking dick needed to suffer.

    And I couldn¡¯t do anything.

    I grabbed the towel and dried the sweat off my face and neck as well as my body before slipping my

    shirt on.

    I was done with my morning training and would be free until after lunch.

    I wanted to spend time with Nadia, so I hurried off the training ground and walked towards the pack

    house.

    The sun was out today, and I was thinking of taking Nadia to a private stream where she could swim

    and rx before I got busy again with office workter.

    As soon as I entered the pack house, her scent swirled around me.

    Her scent became stronger now that she was pregnant, and I wasn¡¯tining because it became

    more enticing.

    A hundred times sweeter.

    My nose led me to the kitchen.

    I was excited to see her, only to be disappointed to see her sitting too close to my Beta.

    They were both sitting on a high chair on the kitchen middle counter with their backs to the entryway.

    Although they were not brushing shoulders, it looked to me like they were having a private

    conversation.

    ¡°Aren¡¯t you both too close forfort?

    ¡± I asked in a cold tone, and both heads snapped to look in my direction.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± The Beta stood up and bowed at me before tilting his head to the side, a gesture of

    submission.

    ¡°Never s?t too near my Luna again,¡± I told him.

    My voice was clearlyced with jealousy, but I wasn¡¯t giving a fuck.

    ¡°I apologize, Alpha.

    We were just discussing something, but it will never happen again.

    ¡± ¡°Good,¡± I answered him in the same cold tone before my eyes shifted to my mate, who was still

    sitting, elbow resting on the counter and face leaning on her knuckles, looking at me with an amused

    expression.

    ¡°You may leave, Beta,¡± I ordered.

    ¡°Alpha, Luna,¡± Dominic said this before I heard him walking away.

    My eyes were still fixated on Nadia, and if I was being honest, I didn¡¯t like the smile on her face.

    ¡°Was it jealousy I detected?

    ¡± She asked, licking her lips as she swiveled the chair to face me and leaned her elbows backward

    against the counter.

    Her breasts were arching as if tempting me to look at them.

    ¡°Should I be worried about what I saw?

    ¡± I asked her, crossing my arms over my chest.

    I saw her eyes dart to my arms before they went to my chest.

    ¡°Nadia¡­¡± ¡°What?

    I¡¯m sorry.

    Stop flexing your muscles.

    You¡¯re distracting me.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re trying to divert the topic.

    ¡± ¡°Are you seriously thinking the Beta and I had something?

    Quit on that.

    I¡¯m not stupid enough to cheat on you with someone close to you.

    Plus¡­¡± She looked at her manicured nails before smiling at me.

    ¡°I have everything I need in my Alpha, so I¡¯m not looking elsewhere.

    ¡± I remained in my position, arms crossed against my chest.

    I trusted both my Beta and my mate, but sometimes I couldn¡¯t help it.

    ¡°Would you like to ask what we were discussing?

    ¡± She asked sweetly.

    I nodded my head.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go to your office.

    ¡± ¡°Why not here?

    ¡± I frowned.

    ¡°If you can discuss things with him here, then you can¡­¡± ¡°Ssshhh¡­¡± She cut me off immediately.

    ¡°That¡¯s the reason why we¡¯re here.

    I don¡¯t want us locked up in a room while discussing things because you and your jealous mind might

    think we were doing something.

    But you¡­ and me.

    We can be locked up in a room.

    So, to your office now, Alpha.

    ¡± Her fingers trailed my abs and arm as she passed by me.

    TOTTEN I let out a breath before a smile tugged into my mouth as I followed after her.

    A dominant Nadia was alluring.

    But a pregnant, dominant Nadia was something more.

    I closed the door as I entered my office, while my eyes followed her to the couch.

    I went to the window and leaned my side against the wall.

    ¡°What were you discussing?

    ¡± She crossed her legs and ced her hands over her knees before she swallowed and started

    speaking.

    ¡°First, whatever objections you have, you need to keep them for a while.

    Because you need to hear me out.

    I want you to be open-minded, and¡­¡± ¡°What is this all about?

    Will it hurt?

    ¡± ¡°What are you scared of?

    What will hurt you the most, Riley?

    ¡± ¡°You.

    Leaving me.

    ¡± She smiled warmly at me before she shook her head slowly.

    ¡°I won¡¯t be leaving you.

    So nothing to be scared of.

    ¡± ¡°Speak¡­¡± ¡°When I was in Anta, I met someone¡­¡±.

    A low growl vibrated from my chest and I found it hard to breathe.

    Did she meet someone she liked?

    ¡°Do you like him?

    ¡± I asked, almost growling.

    She shook her head.

    ¡°It¡¯s a female.

    And no, I¡¯m not into females.

    And this is not about me ¡°You¡¯re confusing me.

    ¡± ¡°Can you let me talk?

    Hold the growls and the jealousy, please.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t answer this time, my lips pursing into a thin line as I steadied my breathing.

    ¡°I saw your mother, Riley.

    I met Zahra.

    ¡± My head snapped to look at her as my eyes dted.

    ¡°This discussion is over.

    If you still havemunication with her, I¡¯m asking you to sever it.

    I don¡¯t want anything to do with her, not me, not you.

    ¡± ¡°Riley,¡± She stood up from the couch and walked towards me.

    Her hands went straight to my chest, and my heart started to calm down a bit.

    ¡°Listen to me.

    Can we not give Zahra a chance to exin?

    ¡± ¡°What lies did she tell you?

    Don¡¯t let her brainwash you.

    ¡± ¡°What if those were not lies?

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t fucking want her in my life!

    ¡± I moved away from her and walked to the liquor cab.

    I grabbed the decanter and poured rum into an empty ss.

    ¡°But I do!

    I want her in my life and our baby¡¯s life.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    You¡¯re asking for an impossible thing.

    ¡± ¡°What I¡¯m asking you is easypared to what you¡¯ve asked of me.

    You don¡¯t even need to wee her back into your life, but just give her a chance to exin.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    This conversation is over.

    ¡± ¡°Fine.

    If you want to go that way, then it¡¯s your choice.

    I¡¯mying out two options here.

    If you take me, then you¡¯re taking Zahra with me.

    Without her, then I¡¯m out of here too.

    ¡± ¡°Fuck Nadia!

    Can you actually hear yourself?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    Take it or leave it.

    Forget all about me.

    And once you¡¯re ready to be a part of our baby¡¯s life, you can find me in Zahra¡¯s home.

    ¡± Was she fucking serious?

    My jaw tightened as I watched Nadia walk towards the door with her head up, but I could see her eyes

    glistening, tears pooling in them.

    I sat my ss on the table, and in a few strides, I was already in front of her, blocking her way.

    ¡°Nadia.

    .

    ¡± My voice came out desperate as I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into my chest.

    ¡°Don¡¯t walk away.

    Let¡¯s discuss this.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s non-negotiable, Riley.

    ¡± ¡°Ask me something else.

    This is the hardest thing you¡¯ve asked me.

    ¡± She wriggled free from my arms.

    She ced her hand on my chest as she tilted her head and met my eyes ¡°How about me, Riley?

    What was the hardest thing you¡¯ve asked of me?

    But I epted it all because I love you.

    ¡± ¡°She ruined me, Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°She didn¡¯t.

    It¡¯s your idea of what she is that ruined you.

    That¡¯s why I¡¯m asking you to hear her out first.

    If you doubt her words, roll out your Alphamand.

    I know you hated using it but used it to get the doubts off your head.

    ¡± ¡°I will never use an Alphamand for something like that.

    ¡± ¡°Bullshit, Riley!

    You almost used it to Jenny!

    You¡¯re willing to use it to someone who was loyal to you but not to someone you don¡¯t care about?

    ¡± She snapped at me.

    ¡°Rx!

    Can we talk calmly?

    ¡± I brushed her arms with my hands, regretting riling up her emotions.

    ¡°I want our baby to grow up with a family, aplete one.

    And I can¡¯t give our pup a grandmother anymore, but you can.

    So I¡¯m counting on you.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­ You¡¯re asking too much.

    ¡± ¡°And I will never ask anything more, Riley.

    ¡± I let out a deep breath, not knowing what to say more.

    ¡°This is for you, as much as it is for our baby.

    I want you to stop thinking that the first female in your life didn¡¯t want you.

    ¡± ¡°She brainwashed you.

    She can deceive anyone she wants.

    She¡¯s good at it.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s not how I see her.

    I saw a female longing to hold her son.

    ¡°She¡¯s that good, huh?

    She can make you believe things.

    ¡± ¡°Stop judging her.

    When you judge her, you judge all mothers, including me.

    How could you possibly think I would abandon my baby?

    My own blood and soul?

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, not all mothers are like that.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe she¡¯s part of the ¡®not all others¡¯.

    So, Riley, please¡­ for me.

    ¡± Nadia¡¯s eyes were pooling with tears, and I saw the pain in them.

    I couldn¡¯t hold her gaze any more.

    I rested my forehead against her as I closed my eyes.

    I was slowly losing my stance.

    No matter how much I hated Zahra, I hated more the pain I saw in Nadia¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°You had no idea how much I was willing to trade ces with you to have a chance to see my mother,

    even my father.

    Please don¡¯t waste yours.

    ¡± Her voice was breaking, and it pained me more.

    I knew how much she missed the mother she never had.

    ¡°Meeting her won¡¯t change my mind.

    I knew her and what she did.

    ¡± ¡°You know the female, your father made you believe that she was.

    I¡¯m not saying your father was a bad man, but maybe he saw things differently.

    Maybe it¡¯s time to see the other side too, not just your father¡¯s.

    ¡± I withdrew my forehead from her and pressed her head into my chest.

    ¡°For you, Nadia.

    I will meet her.

    I will try.

    But I can¡¯t promise you that I will forgive her.

    ¡± She nodded her head as her hands coiled into my shirt, clinging to it tightly.

    ¡°It¡¯s good enough for me.

    Thank you.

    ¡± ¡°My father, he left me a letter before he died, but I didn¡¯t open it.

    My heart was too cold to even grieve for him.

    I told my Beta to keep it back in his safe.

    I want to read it.

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    Chapter 67

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 67

    NADIA. Riley took my hand and sped it with his. Our fingers entwined, letting the sparks calm us

    both as we walked up the stairs. No one was saying anything, and I had no idea where exactly we were

    heading. I just let my mate guide me as I tried to feel his emotions. He had his walls down and he was

    letting me know he wasn¡¯t happy with his decision.

    He might have decided to meet his mother because of me.

    And although it was originally my n to use myself as bait, I felt guilty for doing it now.

    We reached the fourth floor, but instead of swinging to the right, where our room was, we headed to the

    other side, where there was a short corridor.

    There was only one big double door on that part of the floor.

    We stopped in front of it and Riley began punching in the code slowly as if letting me see what

    numbers he was pressing.

    Something clicked from the inside, and he let go of my hand.

    With both hands, he turned the door handles and opened them.

    My eyes widened at the view inside.

    It was a library, more of a medieval Victorian style.

    The one on the second floor was totally modernpared to this one.

    The library here looked smaller, but everything from the wooden furniture to the chandelier screamed

    elegance.

    Everything looked expensive.

    ¡°Wow!

    ¡± I eximed in a hushed tone.

    I felt Riley¡¯s hand brush my back as he guided me inside the library.

    ¡°This library is for the Luna of the Pack.

    This is yours, Nadia.

    You can make arrangements or take out anything you don¡¯t like here.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I would want to change anything.

    ¡± I walked to one of the bookshelves where I saw names with a Luna heading.

    My fingers skimmed over the spines of the books ced neatly on the shelves.

    ¡°Here are ten books from each of the previous Lunas.

    Their favorite books or any books that were special to them.

    ¡± Riley exined as my eyes darted to a name I was familiar with.

    Luna Zahra, There were only three books on her shelves.

    ¡°She didn¡¯t stay long enough to make it up to ten.

    ¡± Riley chuckled, but it was a sarcastic one.

    ¡°Maybe she can add more¡­¡± ¡°No.

    You add while you¡¯re still the Luna of the Pack.

    Not before or after your reign.

    ¡± He answered in a calm voice.

    He was standing behind me, his hands on my shoulders, massaging them gently.

    I nodded my head before I turned around to face him.

    ¡°Riley, I know this is hard for you.

    And you¡¯re probably just saying yes to this because of me¡­¡± I didn¡¯t get to finish what I wanted to say

    because he turned around and slumped his body down on the couch, leaning his head back and

    staring at the ceiling.

    I went to him and sat on hisp, straddling him as my hands reached for his temple, massaging it.

    ¡°Riley¡­ I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡± He closed his eyes as his hands went to my hips.

    ¡°Hug me, Nadia.

    ¡± I coiled my arms around his neck and rested my face on his shoulder.

    ¡°I told you, I¡¯d do everything for you.

    Even the impossible.

    But yes, I¡¯m not happy.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    We don¡¯t have to do it right away.

    We can let the idea sink in and then we can do it after that.

    She¡¯s willing to wait until you¡¯re ready.

    ¡± ¡°I will never be,¡± he answered almost immediately.

    ¡°But is this really what you want?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°Did you like her?

    Was she nice to you?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, she¡¯s very nice to me.

    Even when we first met, she didn¡¯t know I knew you, and she was already lovely.

    If you saw me that day, like what Beta Dominic told me, she was one of the females I was with.

    The one with blonde hair.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± ¡°She drives me around town because I don¡¯t have a car and we spend my free days

    together.

    She¡¯s easy to be with.

    ¡± ¡°Does she have a family?

    Did you meet her mate?

    ¡± I nodded my head, scooting my face against his neck.

    ¡°Leandro.

    His name is Leandro.

    ¡± ¡°Do they have kids?

    ¡± I nodded again, and I felt Riley¡¯s emotions surging in.

    Sadness and hatred at the same time.

    ¡°Are they happy?

    ¡± His voice broke as pain crushed my heart, but it wasn¡¯t mine.

    I withdrew my head from his neck and looked at my mate¡¯s face.

    His eyes were closed, but tears slipped past them.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± I bit my bottom lip to stop my lips from quivering as tears streamed down my cheeks.

    I could only imagine what was going through his mind at the thought of his mother being happy with her

    family without him.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± He opened his eyes and smiled warmly at me.

    His fingers brushed the tears off my face.

    ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re hurting.

    ¡± ¡°I am.

    The pain never goes away.

    I always wonder if she hadn¡¯t left me if the emptiness would even exist.

    ¡± ¡°If she took you with her, then maybe we would never meet.

    Maybe, I¡¯m married off to Elliot now or to someone else.

    ¡± ¡°Do you think so?

    ¡± He asked, smiling despite the tears on his face.

    I nodded my head.

    I couldn¡¯t keep my own tears from falling.

    ¡°Everything that happened in the past, bad or good, led us to where we are now.

    Right?

    So, even if it hurts us, even if the truth hurts us, we must ept it.

    Because in the end, we found each other.

    ¡± He nodded his head and cupped my jaws, peppering my face with kisses.

    ¡°You¡¯re worth all the pain and the emptiness I felt, Nadia.

    Just having you here is enough.

    I will try.

    For you.

    For our baby.

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    Just don¡¯t leave me.

    ¡± I shook my head.

    ¡°I will never leave you again, even if you didn¡¯t agree to meet her.

    I¡¯m sorry I said I would.

    I¡¯m just being selfish.

    I just want you to know you¡¯re important to your mother, Riley.

    She loves you.

    ¡± I kissed his lips, just pressing our lips together as our tears mixed with each other.

    ¡°I love you, Nadia.

    ¡± He mumbled against my lips at the same time I parted mine and aggressively kissed him.

    He grunted under his breath as his hand molded around the nape of my neck, holding me in ce as

    he kissed me back.

    His tongue plunged into my mouth as a moan escaped my throat while our bodies pressed against

    each other.

    I forgot that just seconds ago, we were in tears.

    The desire running in my veins was too much.

    I was pouring all the love and lust I had for this man into my kiss.

    I was kissing him aggressively, trying to dominate his thick and soft lips as my fingers coiled on his hair.

    He groaned before his hand moved to my ass, pressing my bottom to his growing erection.

    And before I could stop myself, I was rocking my hips, rubbing my core into his.

    ¡°Baby¡­ slow down.

    You¡¯re pregnant.

    ¡± He pulled away from kissing me, but my lips were still after his, kissing him while responding to him.

    ¡°I¡¯m not running¡­ a marathon¡­ All I¡¯m doing is¡­ rubbing myself¡­ on you.

    ¡± He got hold of my shirt and yanked it up over my head before his hand coiled around my body to

    unsp my bra, letting my breasts free.

    His head lowered and he captured my breast with his mouth while his hand yed with the other,

    flicking and twisting my nipple.

    ¡°Oh, Riley!

    ¡± I arched my body, letting his one arm support my whole weight as I continued to grind on his shaft,

    while his mouth and hand were exploring and devouring my breasts.

    I was so lost in the sensual feel of his wet and warm mouth on my skin when I heard the fabric being

    ripped and pulled away from my legs.

    I opened my eyes and saw his hand flinging my leggings to the floor with his ws still out.

    ¡°My leggings!

    ¡± I blurted out.

    It was my favorite one.

    ¡°I¡¯ll buy you more¡­¡± I would have been disappointed if my pussy didn¡¯t clench as his tongue and mouth

    flicked and sucked my nipple while his other hand slipped inside my panties, grabbing my ass harshly.

    ¡°Yes¡­ I want more.

    ¡± I answered him as my hands lowered to the hem of his shirt and helped him wriggle out of it before

    tossing it to where he threw my leggings.

    My mouth trailed down his neck, kissing and nibbling his soft spot up to where my mark was while he

    slowly ripped my panties as if he didn¡¯t want me to know what he was doing.

    I felt cold air brush against my core, letting me know I was fully naked now.

    I anchored on my knee and raised myself a little higher when I saw Riley slipping his hand inside his

    shorts, yanking his hard, thick dick out.

    I licked my lips as my eyes dted at the sight of his cock.

    His slit was oozing with pre-cum.

    He gently rubbed the tip of his cock against my wet pussy folds up to my throbbing clit.

    He tilted his head and looked at me straight in the eyes, his own eyes dting.

    ¡°Can I?

    ¡± The way he asked was too polite like he was a schoolboy asking to fuck a girl for the first time.

    I nodded and bit my lower lip as I inched my throbbing, wet pussy down slowly into his hard cock My

    eyes closed as I lowered myself into hisp.

    My pussy stretched before his cock fully slid inside me.

    He was always bigger and longer in this position as if he was stretching me too wide.

    My mouth opened, as a soft gasp escaped my throat, and I was just staring at my mate, who was

    watching me with his eyes full of love and desire.

    ¡°Does it hurt?

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re too big.

    You grew bigger over a month?

    ¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s more that I wasn¡¯t able to stretch you for a month that it felt big.

    I can pull out if it hurts too much.

    ¡± I tried to steady my breathing, letting my pussy rx around his shaft.

    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare pull it out¡­ I love it inside me.

    ¡± ¡°I know¡­¡± He offered me a smug grin, and it made him look a hundred times sexier.

    ¡°Rx.

    ¡± ¡°Move,¡± I ordered him in a soft voice, but he didn¡¯t move.

    He was just staring at me.

    ¡°Move!

    ¡± I said louder.

    The smug grin on his face became wider as he began bucking his hips, his hands holding my ass and

    guiding me as I slowly bounced up and down on him.

    We were moving in a slow rhythm and I could feel him growing bigger inside me, filling me to the hilt

    and hitting all my walls perfectly.

    It didn¡¯t take long before Riley amped up his pace, ramming his cock faster and deeper into my pussy.

    ¡°Riley!

    ¡± My hands gripped his shoulder tightly, my nails digging into his skin as I rode him, meeting his every

    thrust.

    The sparks and tingles were too much, making heat coiled in my stomach as my juices continued to

    drip out of me.

    ¡°Fuck, baby¡­ You¡¯re too tight!

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re too big!

    ¡± I gasped, my eyes rolling as my toes curled.

    My orgasm was building up but before it could go further, Riley yanked me up, pulling my pussy away

    from his dick.

    ¡°No!

    ¡± I grunted, baring my teeth at him in displeasure only to be answered with a smug grin as he guided

    me on all my fours on the couch before he positioned himself on my back.

    ¡°Patience, baby¡­¡± I felt his hand on my shoulder before it trailed to my neck and ended up holding my

    ponytailed hair, he then coiled it to his hand, tugging it upward making my head jerk up.

    I bit my lower lip before I let a grin curl on my lips.

    He remembered that I loved it when he pulled my hair in this position.

    And he didn¡¯t make me wait, I felt his hard cock seeking entrance into my dripping pussy, and in

    seconds, he tugged my hair as he mmed his cock inside me with his other hand, grabbing my hips,

    holding me in ce.

    ¡°Goddess!

    ¡± A wanton moan escaped my lips as my mate fucked me hard and deep from my behind.

    Riley let all his walls down.

    He was letting me feel all the longing he had for me for the days we were separated and the lust he felt

    for me at the moment.

    The emotions were so overwhelming and intoxicating that they drove me to a sensation I knew only he

    could give me.

    ¡°Riley!

    ¡± I cried and whimpered his name over and over, my body jerking and quivering at the pleasure he was

    giving me.

    I hiked my ass up, moving my body in rhythm to meet his every stroke.

    He was prating my body and soul, his cock filling and healing the emptiness of a full month that he

    wasn¡¯t ¡°I¡¯m going toe¡­¡± I whimpered as the heat rose from my stomach.

    He didn¡¯t say anything.

    Instead, he let go of my hair and coiled an arm around my body, pulling me up so that my back was

    rested on his chest as he kept on fucking me.

    He dipped his head and kissed my neck, trailing his tongue over my shoulders before I felt his fangs

    grazing over my skin.

    The thought of him marking me again, plus the warmth of his breath fanning against my neck and the

    way he was fucking me hard, was enough to make my pussy clench hard around his dick while my

    whole body stiffened.

    And then it happened.

    His fangs pierced through my skin, making way for my body to shudder at the intensity of my orgasm

    while he continued to push himself in and out of me, again and again until he found his own release.

    We held on to each other, panting and grunting as we rode out our orgasms before we sealed our

    mating with an earth-shattering kiss.

    I could still taste my blood on his lips, and it just made me want to kiss and devour him more.

    I felt my body copsing into his arms, and Riley pulled us back, letting me sit on hisp as he slumped

    his body down onto the couch.

    He dipped his head into my neck again, licking my wounds clean as he murmured words that made my

    heart melt.

    ¡°I love you, Nadia.

    It will always be you and me from now on.

    I will be a better mate and I will make sure you will never doubt the love I have for you.

    ¡± Here¡¯s for today, lovelies!

    Extra-long one.

    I know you¡¯re all waiting for the letter, but¡­ something got in the way!

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    Chapter 68

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 68

    RILEY. Nadia¡¯s body was resting against mine while my arms were wrapped around her naked body as

    I cleaned the wounds from the new mark I gave her. I had been wanting to re-mark her when she

    returned, but I didn¡¯t have the courage to ask if she wanted me to. And this moment was just perfect. I

    wanted Nadia to be mine again, body and soul.

    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± She mumbled softly, resting the back of her head on my shoulder as I continued top and

    suck her neck clean.

    ¡°That was amazing¡­¡± ¡°Did you like it?

    ¡± I asked her as I stopped licking her skin.

    My hand reached for her face, tucking the stray hair behind her ear.

    Her eyes were closed as she nodded her head.

    ¡°I love it.

    I miss that.

    I miss us.

    ¡± ¡°Me too.

    I miss us.

    But I¡¯m here now.

    I¡¯m not letting you away from my grasp again.

    ¡± She chuckled softly, her hands holding on to my arms snaked around her waist.

    ¡°You better, because maybe next time you¡¯ll never find me again.

    ¡± ¡°I know¡­¡± I leaned my mouth into her ear, nibbling her earlobe.

    ¡°Riley, what exactly are we doing here in the library?

    Is your father¡¯s letter here?

    ¡± My body stiffened and I felt my dick melting.

    It was already slowlying back to life as I nibbled her neck.

    I guess round two was not possible at this point.

    ¡°Yes.

    I almost forgot.

    ¡± I let out a sigh before leaning my back against the couch.

    ¡°Do you want me to read the letter for you?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    It was just probably Dad scolding me or telling me what I needed to do to be a perfect Alpha.

    ¡± I let out another sigh while Nadia remained silent.

    ¡°But I was hoping he wrote something about Zahra.

    ¡± ¡°Shall we find out?

    ¡± She asked, tilting her head to the side to look at me.

    A warm smile curled on her lips, giving me the push to do what I needed to do.

    I scooped her from myp as I stood up, cing her gently on the couch before I grabbed my shirt on

    the floor and helped her pull it on over her body.

    I still had my shorts on and that was enough to cover me.

    I went to the biggest bookshelf and crouched in front of it, taking all the books in one area before

    knocking the wood open, revealing an old safe.

    I put in thebination I had memorized since I was a little boy before twisting the lock open.

    We have many vaults around the pack house, but this one was something where my father chose to

    ce everything important to him.

    I slipped my hand in and took the letter he left me.

    Not known to my people, my father took his own life by plunging his car into a ravine after he ced a

    shackle around his neck to avoid him from shifting into his wolf.

    He was dead when we found him.

    And I ordered everyone I was with at that time to keep it secret.

    No one has to know that the former Alpha took his own life.

    And the event only fueled my hate for my mother.

    Even without saying it, I believed she was the reason he took his life.

    A week before his ident, I overheard him talking to his former Beta, Dominic¡¯s father, about how she

    saw my mother with her mate in one of the ces he went to.

    I didn¡¯t hear the rest of it since I left immediately, not wanting to hear anything about her.

    And I was sure that was what the letter was about ¨C how despite the years, he still hadn¡¯t forgotten her.

    And that even without her knowing, she still kept breaking my father¡¯s heart.

    It was the reason I didn¡¯t read the letter at all.

    I closed the vault and stood up, taking the letter with me before handing it to Nadia.

    I sat beside her and she positioned herself on myp before she ripped the envelope carefully and

    pulled out the letter inside.

    ¡°Shall I read it out loud for you?

    ¡± She asked softly, and I just nodded my head, leaning my back against the couch, my coiled fists just

    remaining on my sides.

    She took a breath before she unfolded and began reading.

    Riley, my son, This letter will not be able to convey everything I want to tell you, but I will make an

    attempt.

    There were just too many things over the years that I should have shared with you, but I didn¡¯t.

    You¡¯re the only thing I had, and the only thing holding me back was the fear that you would realize I

    wasn¡¯t any better.

    I hope you know that I tried my hardest for you, to make up for being alone in raising you.

    I did what I thought was best for you and for you to continue idolizing me When you read this, I might

    be gone already.

    And I wanted you to start thinking about yourself and your future.

    I want you to stop and think twice, or even a hundred times before you im Andrea if she turns out not

    to be your fated mate.

    Because one day, her own fated mate wille, and there¡¯s nothing you can do to stop her from

    leaving you.

    I know this because I lived that life.

    I lived with that lie for almost all of my life.

    I wasn¡¯t proud of that.

    But it gave me you, thus I never regretted it.

    And I would live that lie again, because of you.

    You might be confused by what I¡¯ve written here, but I will try to exin.

    Forgive me if I have to do it this way.

    I don¡¯t think I can look you in the eyes and tell you the truth.

    Your mother and I were never fated mates.

    But we did love each other at one point in our lives.

    I imed her and told everyone she was my fated mate, despite her refusal.

    In the end, she became mine, and no one knew of our secret until she was no longer happy with me.

    Until she found her mate.

    Hill She decided to leave.

    And I couldn¡¯t let her take you.

    Because you¡¯re the only thing I was left with.

    Without her and without you, I would be nothing.

    I needed you, Riley, to keep me going.

    So forgive me, my son, because I made you believe she never wanted you.

    I was fearful for the day that you would choose her over me.

    So I kept lying, just so I could have you for myself.

    And although I was in pain from her leaving, I couldn¡¯t find it in my heart to hate her.

    I loved your mother, and I know I will love her until myst breath.

    You know her name as Zahra.

    But she goes by Monica Grayson now.

    Here is her address.

    I want you to look for her as my final wish.

    Tell her I said I¡¯m sorry.

    Let her tell you the things I couldn¡¯t tell you.

    And when you hear theplete truth, I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me.

    But if you decide I am not worth your forgiveness, I would ept it.

    It might be the price I have to pay for being selfish all this time.

    But son, I want you to know that I love you.

    And I am proud of you and what you¡¯ve be.

    ¡°Enough,¡± I told Nadia to stop.

    I didn¡¯t want to hear the rest of it.

    My father was not expressive of his love for me, but I knew he did love me in his own way.

    And he was always there, tolerating me through all my tantrums and self-loathing.

    He provided me with everything he could, except he couldn¡¯t give me the one thing I always asked for

    from him when I was still a pup ¨C a mother.

    ¡°What did Zahra tell you?

    ¡± I asked my mate as she folded the letter neatly.

    ¡°It¡¯s better if you hear it from her.

    ¡± ¡°I want to know.

    Now.

    ¡± I stood up from the couch after I carefully ced Nadia to the side.

    ¡°Riley¡­ Don¡¯t be too hard on yourself.

    ¡± She stood up as she faced me while I stood in the middle of the library.

    ¡°You¡¯ll never understand what I¡¯m going through right now.

    All my entire fucking life, he made me believe my mother was his fucking mate.

    I grew resentful of all Alpha Females because, like her, I believe they are incapable of remaining loyal

    to their mates.

    It was the fucking reason I was drawn to Andrea because she¡¯s an Omega and for me, Omegas are

    way fucking better than Alpha Females.

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­¡± ¡°But it still doesn¡¯t change a thing.

    She didn¡¯te back, did she?

    She didn¡¯t even fucking visit me.

    Katya would tell me that when you wish on a full moon, the Goddess will hear it loud and clear, and if

    you¡¯re a good pup, she might grant your wishes!

    And I did my best to excel and be a good pup, but it was not enough!

    Everything I did was not fucking enough for her toe back!

    ¡± I didn¡¯t notice that tears were streaming down my face until I saw Nadia¡¯s tear stricken face.

    ¡°She never came!

    I waited for her through all my birthdays until I was eight, but she never came!

    So whatever reason shees up with is still bullshit.

    ¡± ¡°Riley!

    Your father rolled off an Alphamand on her¡­¡± Her voice broke, and it irritated me that she was

    taking her side.

    ¡°Now that Dad is gone, it is so fucking easy to say that.

    She could make up stories and I would still never believe her.

    ¡± I swatted the tears off my face before I turned around and was about to walk towards the door.

    ¡°I have work to do.

    I will see youter.

    ¡± ¡°Please, don¡¯t walk away from me.

    I know it¡¯s not my story to tell, but did you remember when you were probably 16 or 17, and you were

    at the neutral city?

    ¡± I stopped on my track and turned to face her, one hand on my hips while the other hand was on my

    mouth, pressing and cupping my lips just to stop myself from swearing more.

    ¡°She said it looked like you were with other young Alphas because of the aura surrounding your group.

    And then you clutched your head and your nose started bleeding?

    Did it happen?

    Did you remember that?

    ¡± I swallowed hard, my forehead creasing.

    How did she know about this?

    Unless Darvin told her about this asion.

    Darvin, Aeon, Lucas, and I were out in the neutral city hanging out when my head was struck with too

    much pain and my nose started bleeding.

    But it was over in an instant.

    ¡°And then, all of a sudden, the head pain stops and the bleeding stops.

    ¡± Nadia continued.

    ¡± Zahra was there.

    She wanted to reach out to you, but she can¡¯t.

    Every time shees near you, it hurts you, She told me there were other instances before that, but

    that was thest one.

    She tried Riley.

    But she couldn¡¯t stand seeing you twitch in pain every single time she attempted to.

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    Nadia was talking so fast that if I was paying too much attention to her, I would miss out on everything

    she was saying.

    ¡°I have a meeting in twenty minutes.

    I need to go.

    ¡± I went back to where she was standing and ced a soft kiss on her forehead.

    ¡°I¡¯ll see you at dinner.

    ¡± I walked away and left her in the library.

    I know I shouldn¡¯t have, but I was lost for words.

    I had to let everything sink in first or I would lose my fucking mind at the moment.

    Was my father that fucking cruel to do this to me?

    I thought he loved me?

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    Chapter 69

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 69

    NADIA. Riley has refused to talk about the incident sincest night. We made love and cuddled the

    whole night, and talked about us and our pup but I didn¡¯t dare ask about Zahra. I would let him handle it

    this time, at his own pace. By morning, he went back to work like nothing happened and was back in

    his Alpha mode.

    It was not that I wasining, but I was worried because he wasn¡¯t letting me in on his emotions.

    His walls were up except when we discussed our pup, then he would let me in on what he felt.

    But I dared not push him to say anything.

    I could wait.

    And Zahra too.

    I spent the rest of the afternoon with Jenny and all the other expectant females doing simple routines to

    strengthen our pelvic muscles.

    But to be honest, we spent more time just talking and swooning over our own mates.

    I thought I was the only one, but apparently, pregnant women find their mates¡¯ scents more alluring.

    I finally figured out why I always have the urge to jump at my mate just at the mere sight of him.

    I thought it was because I missed him too much.

    By the time I was done with my session with Jenny and the other females, I was already missing him.

    Since after breakfast, he had been on the other side of the territory, and I was eager to see him now.

    I went looking for him inside the packhouse, but he was nowhere around.

    I bumped into Gamma Sebastian and he told me he was at the archery range.

    With steady footsteps, I made my way to the back of the training grounds and found him sitting on the

    boulder facing the target heads.

    He was just sitting there, no bows and arrows around him.

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    He might have just chosen this ce to think, and now that I thought of it, I didn¡¯t know if I should

    approach or just leave him alone for a while.

    ¡°Are you having second thoughts about whether to approach me or leave me alone?

    ¡± His voice echoed around us.

    He didn¡¯t turn around and remained fixated on the view in front of him, but I could imagine him smirking

    as he said those words.

    ¡°Yes.

    Those were exactly my thoughts.

    Would you rather be alone?

    Or do you want somepany?

    ¡± ¡°Come here, Nadia.

    ¡± He tapped the space beside him before he continued.

    ¡°You¡¯re always wee to invade my solitary moments.

    ¡± I smiled as I walked forward, my eyes raking his whole back.

    My mate was ripped with muscles in all the right ces, and I couldn¡¯t keep my eyes from swooning

    over him.

    And instead of sitting beside him, I stood in front of him, my hands reaching for his face before I gave

    him a long and deep kiss.

    ¡°I miss you today¡­¡± He gave me a weak smile while his hands brushed against my hips.

    ¡°Me too.

    Sit here.

    ¡± He parted his legs and moved backward, making room for me in between his thighs and I eagerly

    scooted my ass onto the boulder, resting my back against his hard chest.

    ¡°How was your day?

    ¡± He asked.

    ¡°It was fun.

    I spent the whole afternoon with Jenny and the other pregnant females.

    We tried to do some exercises, but we ended up just chattering for almost the whole session.

    ¡± I giggled, squeezing his arms wrapped around my body.

    ¡°I saw that.

    I passed by the training grounds to check on you before I came here.

    And I didn¡¯t see any training sessions going on in there.

    ¡± ¡°Oh!

    If I knew you were home already, I should have gone with you here right away.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay.

    You¡¯re here now.

    ¡± ¡°Are you okay?

    How was your day?

    ¡± I asked him back.

    ¡°As usual, boring without you.

    But there has been a lot of improvement on the construction site where I went.

    In a few weeks, they can start with the finishing touches and it will be ready tounch.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s good to hear.

    Can Ie with you next time?

    ¡± ¡°Maybe when it¡¯s not that dusty and muddy there.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that picky.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re pregnant.

    ¡± ¡°So?

    I¡¯m not that sensitive.

    And besides, I won¡¯t be eating the dust there.

    ¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ Really?

    ¡± He chuckled.

    Last night we talked about a condition where some pregnant women have cravings for non-edible

    things such as dirt, y, and the likes.

    ¡°I¡¯ll probably just smell and get aroused by the smell of cement.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia¡­¡± He grunted before cing a soft kiss on the crown of my head as I giggled.

    ¡°You and your mouth.

    ¡± I didn¡¯t say anything more.

    I could sense the sadness in his emotions.

    ¡°Did you know when I was seven, I received a bow and arrow from my aunt, Luna Gracie?

    She told me how fascinated Zahra was with archery when she was pregnant with me.

    So she thought maybe I should give it a try.

    ¡± I held my breath and tried to keep my heartbeat steady.

    He was starting to talk now, and I wished he would continue until he poured out everything inside of

    him.

    ¡°And my young self thought that if Zahra discovers that I excel at archery, she mighte to see me

    compete or perform somewhere.

    ¡± So I asked my father to find me the best coach for this sport, and heplied.

    I trained almost every fucking day, and after a year, I was already excelling in my age bracket.

    My father was proud, but he had no idea why I wanted this sport so much.

    But Zahra never showed up, not even once.

    I should have quit when I realized she would never show up, even if I turned out to be the best archer

    in the world because even then I would still never be good enough for her.

    At eight, I stopped expecting that I would receive gifts from her.

    I stopped expecting she would show up and surprise me.

    I stopped expecting it at eight years old.

    While all the other pups would tell me what they told their parents they wanted for their birthdays, I just

    kept my mouth shut.

    Because I stopped asking Dad for the gift I wanted.

    But I never stopped trying to excel.

    Not for her anymore.

    But for myself.

    I thought maybe, if I turned out to be better than my father, if I excelled at something or everything, then

    perhaps my mate would never have a reason to leave me.

    ¡± My heart was crushed at his words.

    He was still too young, but he was thinking of ways not to be left behind.

    ¡°I was only eight years old, yet I grew up that fast because of her.

    And then Andrea was around.

    She was the exact opposite of my mother.

    She¡¯s an Omega.

    And Omega they say is the most submissive and loyal.

    So I thought maybe with her, I would never have to be alone.

    Maybe she won¡¯t hurt me.

    But I didn¡¯t know pain coulde from all ranks.

    I know you already know by now how fucked up I am.

    But I swear, there¡¯s more to me than these fucked up things I¡¯ve done.

    And that I¡¯m trying my best.

    ¡± I turned my body around so I was sitting sideways on hisp, my hands cupping his jaws as I urged

    him to look at me.

    ¡°Quit trying to be better so people will like you.

    Or so people will stay.

    Because whenever someone leaves, it doesn¡¯t always mean that something is wrong with you.

    Sometimes, it is just how life is.

    Andrea didn¡¯t leave you because you¡¯re not good enough.

    She left because her heart belonged to someone else.

    The same reason I left Elliot, or Benedict.

    I didn¡¯t ept them because I know my heart will always belong to my mate, to you.

    And if even for a second you think you¡¯re not good enough for me, stop it.

    Because you, Riley Adams, even without your Alpha badge, even without those bows and arrows, even

    without this territory, you and Hunter, you¡¯re all I ever want and need.

    I¡¯ve told you before, and I¡¯ll tell you again, and I¡¯ll never get tired of telling you: I¡¯m yours.

    I¡¯ll stay if you do.

    You and me against everyone else.

    The only time I would leave you is if you pushed me away again.

    ¡± He shook his head, his hands cupping my cheeks.

    ¡°No.

    It will never happen.

    Not in his lifetime.

    Not on the next.

    And not in all our lifetimes together.

    ¡± My eyes welled with tears at his words.

    ¡°Then I¡¯m yours.

    In this lifetime.

    And all the lifetimes after this.

    You¡¯re more than enough for me, Riley.

    You have no idea how much bigger you are than what I wanted in a mate.

    Not because you¡¯re an Alpha, but for the way you made me feel special.

    ¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re special.

    Don¡¯t forget that.

    ¡± I flung my arms around him as I pressed our bodies closer, letting his warmth envelop me.

    ¡°I love you, Riley.

    ¡± ¡°I love you too, Nadia.

    ¡± We stayed hugging each other until I finally had the courage to open my mouth.

    One try, if he didn¡¯t want it, then I would stop.

    ¡°Did you know that those gifts from Zahra that you waited toe were just kept in her storage room

    all these years?

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    ¡± ¡°She sent you gifts on your birthday, year after year after year.

    And they alwayse back unopened.

    ¡± I waited for him to say something, but he didn¡¯t.

    ¡°I never received gifts when I was younger,¡± I added, my voice almost inaudible.

    ¡°Tell me about it, if you want to.

    ¡± ¡°My uncle and auntie never gave me one.

    I thought it was ordinary.

    Not until I met Katarina.

    On my twelfth birthday, she gave me three boxes of gifts.

    And then she would shower me with more in theing years.

    Before I turned sixteen, I told her one gift was enough.

    And sheplied.

    That year she gave me one box only.

    But I should have known better.

    Inside that box were multiple gifts wrapped into one.

    ¡± ¡°I never really knew Katarina, but I¡¯m d she was there for you.

    ¡± ¡°She was.

    And she still is, until now.

    ¡± I smiled at the memory of her arriving here a day after I came back, bombarding me with her lectures

    on how stupid I was to run away without letting her know and without a concrete n.

    ¡°And I promise you, I will shower you with gifts from now on.

    ¡± Riley¡¯s words snapped me out of my own thoughts.

    ¡°I already have the best gift, Riley.

    The one in my stomach.

    I don¡¯t think you can top that.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s the best gift I received too, after you¡­ But I still want to promise you that you will never ever feel

    that you¡¯re not important or that nobody cares about you, as long as I¡¯m here.

    As long as I¡¯m alive.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you¡­¡± I answered meekly before I pulled away from his body and coiled my fingers on his

    cor, fixing and twisting them while biting my lips.

    ¡°You want to say something?

    ¡± He asked.

    ¡°Those gifts that Zahra kept all these years, I was wondering if you wanted to have those?

    Maybe you can open those gifts with me, and we can re-live our childhood together?

    At least we can have one memory we can share, something we both didn¡¯t have when we were

    younger ¡­¡± I bit my lower lip as I held my breath, trying not to look at him.

    He let out a sigh and curled a finger on my chin, tilting my head up.

    I met his piercing blue eyes as they bore deep into mine.

    ¡°Will it make you happy if we open those gifts together?

    ¡± I nodded my head.

    ¡°But how will we get it here?

    I¡¯m not going there.

    Not yet.

    ¡± ¡°I understand.

    But I can arrange that.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    But don¡¯t stress yourself with that.

    And Nadia, I know you want me to meet Zahra but I¡¯m not¡­¡± ¡°Shhh.

    .

    ¡± I ced a finger on his lips to stop him from talking.

    ¡°In your own time.

    Zahra and I can wait.

    Take your time.

    Her love for you won¡¯t change no matter how long it takes.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 70

    Chapter 70

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 70

    RILEY, 1 I knew Nadia had been on the phone often with Zahra, but I dared not listen to their

    conversation. It was enough that Nadia wasn¡¯t pushing me to meet up with her. Because no matter how

    many times I thought things over, I just couldn¡¯t seem to ept what she just told me. My father was

    not perfect, but I did look up to him.

    He did everything for me, even the blood pact for Andrea, which was already extreme.

    He did it to appease me.

    It made me realize that I was my father¡¯s son ¨C he did everything I wanted so I would stay, to make up

    for the lies he gave me.

    In the same way, I was doing everything to make everyone in my life stay with me.

    My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door, and I let my Betae in together with his

    mother, Katya.

    I requested to meet Katya tonight just to have answers.

    ¡°Alpha,¡± Beta Dominic and Katya bowed their heads in respect.

    ¡°You can leave us, Beta,¡± I told Dominic, and he cocked his head to the side in submission before

    leaving the room.

    I asked Katya to sit down the moment the door closed, and she chose to sit by the couch adjacent to

    my desk.

    ¡°How are you, Katya?

    ¡± I asked her, sping my hands together and resting them on my desk.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been excellent, Alpha.

    And you?

    You look better, son.

    I¡¯m d you and the Luna have sorted out whatever was going on between you.

    And congrattions on your pup!

    ¡± She beamed happily at me.

    ¡°Thank you.

    I¡¯m d she¡¯s back too.

    ¡± I nodded my head at her.

    ¡°Have you discussed the Luna Ceremony?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Not yet.

    There were many things that came when she came back.

    Her pregnancy and another one, which was the reason I called for you.

    ¡± ¡°Dominic told me.

    I will tell you what I know, but to be honest, we were blind-sided too.

    ¡± ¡°What do you mean?

    ¡± I asked, my forehead creasing at her words.

    ¡°We had no idea why Zahra left, no idea why she left you.

    And we were prohibited from discussing anything rted to her and what we saw before and after she

    left.

    ¡± ¡°Tell me what you know.

    ¡± ¡°Of course.

    I¡¯ve been waiting for you to ask me after your father passed away.

    I¡¯ll be honest with you.

    Alpha, I still don¡¯t understand why she left you when I¡¯ve seen with my own eyes how she adored you.

    ¡± ¡°Maybe she changed her mind and realized I would be just an obstruction for her.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    She would never think of you that way.

    That day she left, I went home to find her luggage by the foot of the stairs and your small nursery bag.

    I knew you were both leaving.

    She told me and Nicole the day before.

    And I thought you were both still here because of the luggage.

    But then your father came out of his office carrying you and ordered my mate to take your luggage

    back to his room and Zahra¡¯s luggage to the storage room.

    That night, the Alpha asked for help in putting you to bed.

    I was pregnant then with Dominic.

    I put you to sleep since Nicole was already having a hard time breastfeeding Sebastian at that time.

    We did as we were told, but we were not allowed to ask questions about your mother.

    A day prior to that, Zahra confided that they were finally getting a divorce.

    For a long time, we knew of the fights and that they were not intimate for a period of time.

    So we knew it wasing, but Zahra never discussed any third party on her side or the Alpha¡¯s.

    So when the news broke out that she left the Alpha for another man, I didn¡¯t want to believe it.

    Until we saw pictures of her with another man.

    But no matter how many times I told myself that she had abandoned you, I couldn¡¯t seem to believe it.

    I had known Zahra for almost my entire life.

    She would never abandon you.

    But then she never came to see you.

    Over the years, I started to believe she actually did.

    And now, I feel guilty for even thinking about it.

    ¡± Tears began to stream down her face.

    She took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped it away before she continued.

    ¡°Dominic told me what the Luna told him, and I kept crying that night.

    I could only imagine what your mother went through not seeing you at all.

    ¡± ¡°What else did Dominic tell you?

    ¡± I wanted to know if Nadia told Dominic about my parents¡¯ not being fated mate.

    ¡°The Alphamand, that she tried to reach you but couldn¡¯t get to you and that all her letters and gifts

    were returned.

    ¡± ¡°Is that all?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you.

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    That¡¯s all I wanted to hear.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alpha.

    If only I could do something¡­¡± ¡°This was beyond your control, Katya.

    You have nothing to apologize for.

    You¡¯ve been nothing but a blessing to me.

    ¡± She smiled, the motherly smile that she would always give me whenever I was sad or pissed off.

    She and Nicole were the only females I listened to.

    But even with them, I never showed any affection at all.

    ¡°Would it be too much if I asked for a favor, Alpha?

    For permission?

    ¡± ¡°Ask away.

    ¡± ¡°I want to ask permission if I can meet Zahra.

    Dominic told me where she¡¯s living now.

    And I was hoping I could visit her.

    ¡± Her shoulders started to shake as soft sobs escaped her throat.

    ¡± It¡¯s been a long time since I saw my Luna.

    Twenty-three years.

    I hope you will understand.

    It doesn¡¯t mean my loyalty shifts.

    You, above all, Alpha.

    ¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to go to her.

    I will bring her to you.

    ¡± I answered her in a firm voice.

    I hadn¡¯t made up my mind if I would meet her or not, but the words just slipped off my mouth.

    And instead of being agitated by my slipping off, I felt the exact opposite.

    I felt like a burden was lifted off my chest.

    Maybe it was a good idea to meet her.

    Maybe I would find my own peace if I could finally face the female that started the turmoil within me.

    Katya looked at me with her eyes still glistening with tears, but a wide motherly smile was stered on

    her face.

    ¡°It¡¯s about time you met your mother, son.

    It¡¯s about time.

    ¡± pogo I had no idea how Nadia arranged for this, but just two days after we talked about the gifts,

    Timothy, one of my men, came to the packhouse with his van full of gifts.

    And my fucking twenty-three-year-old self couldn¡¯t hide the grin on my face.

    I knew they were all for me.

    And I was trying to hide my emotions inside, but Nadia¡¯s and Jenny¡¯s excitement was contagious.

    ¡°Luna, those are not yours.

    You need to let the Alpha open it!

    ¡± Jenny blurted out as she giggled.

    ¡°I know!

    But just so you know, I have never seen so many gifts like this in my whole life!

    So I¡¯m sure my mate, my Alpha, and the love of my life will let me open one, or maybe all.

    Right, babe?

    ¡± She turned around, licking her lips as she winked at me.

    I just nodded my head, grinning widely at her with my hands on my hips before winking back at her.

    I then shifted my gaze away from her to the gifts being transported to my office.

    ¡°Timothy, these were thoroughly checked on the border?

    ¡± I just wanted to make sure they didn¡¯t budge on the security protocol just because it was an order

    from their Luna.

    ¡°I personally checked on those.

    All clear.

    ¡± Gamma Sebastian answered.

    He and the Beta were helping carry the gifts as well.

    ¡°Wow!

    This one is big!

    ¡± Jenny eximed, pointing to the one her mate was carrying ¡°I¡¯m guessing it¡¯s a car you can drive,¡± I

    answered.

    I already saw a part of the wheel from the ripped part of the gift.

    ¡°Oh, Goddess!

    Can you imagine how much we can save with all these!

    We don¡¯t need to buy toys for our pup.

    ¡± Nadia eximed excitedly while pping her hands, and I just shook my head, watching her with

    amusement.

    The night was already calm and everyone retired to bed.

    Nadia and I were on the fourth floor at the Luna¡¯s library.

    We decided to have the gifts transferred here for more privacy and because Nadia wanted to spend

    time in this ce.

    ¡°It¡¯s so cozy here.

    ¡± She scooted her body closer to mine before she covered her thighs with a fleece nket.

    We were sitting on the floor in front of the firece with a ss of rum in my hand while she was

    drinking milk in a wine ss.

    The warmth of the fire dancing around us and the sparks from her body were just too perfect.

    I could live for moments like this.

    with my arms around her, I rested my chin on her shoulder as I looked at the gifts piled high on the floor

    beside us.

    ¡°Shall we start opening gifts?

    ¡± I asked.

    ¡°Yes!

    ¡± She eximed excitedly before I let her go from my arms.

    She turned around and clinked her wine ss with mine.

    ¡°Happy birthday, Alpha.

    Let¡¯s open your gifts.

    ¡± I chuckled because my birthday was too far ahead, but I let her be.

    I sipped my drink while watching her enjoy her milk before we put our focus on the task ahead.

    Nadia grabbed one gift and read the card attached to it.

    ¡°Happy 3rd birthday, dearest Riley!

    Mommy loves you.

    ¡± She smiled at me before she handed me the box, and I ced it on the floor and slowly unwrapped it

    with Nadia helping me out.

    It was a sailor suit with a matching sailor hat and shoes, and a small anchor stuffed toy.

    I bit my lower lip.

    I couldn¡¯t exin what I was feeling at the moment.

    I smiled at my mate and put the gifts aside before nodding at her.

    ¡°Next one.

    ¡± ¡°Happy 8th birthday, little Alpha.

    I miss you and I¡¯m wondering if you can ask Dad if I can take you to a theme park at Harley City.

    It will just be for a few hours, and I¡¯m sure you will love all the rides and games there.

    Anytime, any day you want is okay with me.

    Mommy loves you.

    ¡± ¡°Happy 6th birthday, baby.

    I dreamt of you a few nights ago.

    You were chased by wolves, but instead of running away, you stopped and tamed them all.

    I knew from that dream that you would be a great Alpha someday.

    And it makes me proud.

    I couldn¡¯t wait for that day toe.

    Take care always and remember, Mommy loves you.

    ¡± By the fifth gift, Nadia was already bawling in tears.

    She kept apologizing and exining that it was her pregnancy that was making her emotional, but I

    couldn¡¯t me her.

    I was emotional too, I was just good at hiding it.

    I let my eyes scan the open gifts around us and those that we were yet to open as I listened to Nadia

    read the rest of the cards in her hand.

    She did try.

    She did try to reach me.

    My heart was clenching in pain, wondering how it would have felt if I had actually received those gifts

    on time and found out that my mother actually cared.

    Would I turn out differently?

    ¡°Happy 15th birthday, my son.

    I had no idea if you had already shifted by now or not.

    But whether you did or you didn¡¯t, please know that I am proud of you.

    And in my dreams, I was there when you shifted into your wolf for the first time.

    And my wolf, Ivory, was there to run with you.

    I wish for the day it bes a reality.

    Perhaps one day it will happen, my son.

    For now, I will hold you in my heart and pray to the Goddess that you will find it in your heart to forgive

    me for leaving you.

    Whatever you have heard or will hear about me, just remember one thing: Mommy loves you.

    And I always will.

    ¡± Tears began to trickle down my face as Nadia¡¯s body pressed against mine.

    Her arms coiled around my neck as her face rested on my chest, her shoulders shaking from her own

    sobs.

    ¡°It¡¯s enough for tonight,¡± I told her, my hand brushing through her long hair.

    She nodded her head before she tried speaking in between her sobs.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    .

    .

    ¡± ¡°Why?

    You didn¡¯t do anything wrong.

    ¡± ¡°I can feel your pain, Riley.

    And it¡¯s breaking my heart too.

    ¡± ¡°The only time something can be healed beautifully is if it gets broken.

    I will heal, Nadia.

    I just want you to stay with me and help with my healing.

    ¡± ¡°I will be here.

    Every step of the way.

    ¡± She answered in a soft voice, which was all I needed to hear.

    As long as I have Nadia, I will learn how to forgive and move on.

    One step at a time.

 Through The Eyes Of My Alpha Chapter 71

    Chapter 71

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 71

    NADIA. The day I¡¯ve been waiting for finally came. Riley decided it was time to meet his mother. Zahra

    flew from Anta with Leandro, but we decided that she would be the only one meeting Riley for now.

    We didn¡¯t want to overwhelm my mate with Leandro and the twins. Zahra was already at the restaurant

    that Riley had booked when we arrived.

    My heart was thudding loudly the moment I saw her sitting at our reserved table with a worried

    expression on her face.

    I¡¯ve never seen Zahra in such a state.

    She was always ssy, elegant, and full of confidence, even on those days when we talked about

    Riley.

    I¡¯d always see the longing in her eyes, but I¡¯d never seen her confidence drop as low as the one I saw

    in her right now.

    I walked towards her with Riley trailing behind me, and she stood up as soon as her gaze fell on us.

    .

    I had no idea what Riley was feeling at the moment because he had his wall up again.

    My arms snaked around Zahra as she pulled me into a tight hug.

    ¡°You look lovely, sweetheart.

    He was surely taking good care of you.

    ¡± She whispered in my ear, and I nodded my head in response.

    ¡°He does, and he¡¯s very good at it.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m d¡­¡± She replied as we let go of each other.

    Her eyes were already on Riley¡¯s, and I could see longing flitting in them.

    I took a deep breath before I turned my head to look at my mate.

    He was standing at least ten feet away from us, hands in his pockets with a stoic expression on his

    face.

    I couldn¡¯t read him.

    He was really good at it.

    Zahra cleared her throat before she spoke, a loving smile stered on her face.

    ¡°Hi.

    I¡¯m Zahra.

    Riley nodded his head before he moved closer and extended a hand.

    ¡°Riley.

    Riley Adams.

    ¡± My gaze followed his hand, and my heart wanted to burst out in happiness when it clutched Zahra¡¯s.

    It was a good start.

    They shook hands like they were just acquaintances, and I saw tears brimming in Zahra¡¯s eyes, but

    she blinked them back away, while my mate¡¯s eyes were showing no emotions, but he was looking

    straight into her.

    It¡¯s a good sign.

    ¡°Shall we take a seat?

    ¡± I broke the awkward silence, and it was only then that Riley withdrew his hand away from Zahra and

    pulled a chair for me to sit on.

    The server came and we ced our order, but I didn¡¯t find anything appetizing, so I just ordered a

    cream of mushroom soup.

    ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s all you want to eat?

    You almost ate nothing for breakfast either.

    ¡± Riley asked me as soon as the server went away.

    His hand reached for mine at the top of the table.

    I smiled at him before I answered him.

    ¡°I don¡¯t have an appetite, but I can taste what you ordered.

    Maybe if I end up liking it, then we can share.

    ¡± He smiled and squeezed my hand before withdrawing, and his face went back to its stoic state.

    I turned my head to find Zahra looking at us.

    There were too many emotions in her eyes, but I could see happiness in there.

    She must have been proud of how attentive Riley was to me.

    ¡°How was your flight?

    Did you just arrive today?

    ¡± I asked Zahra, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

    ¡°Yes.

    Just two hours ago.

    And we drove directly here from Hartly.

    ¡± ¡°We?

    Who was with you?

    Nadia told me you have a family, so I assume you have kids.

    ¡± Riley butted in, and I was d he did.

    At least the conversation would roll.

    She smiled meekly while she looked directly into Riley¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°I have.

    Twins, both females.

    ¡± ¡°Are they with you?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Just Leandro is with me today.

    ¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you take them?

    ¡± He asked, his brow arched up.

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure if you wanted to meet them, but I can call them and they can fly¡­¡± ¡°No need.

    I was just asking.

    ¡± ¡°I see.

    How have you been, Riley?

    ¡± Zahra asked, and I felt like a spectator, but I wasn¡¯tining ¡°I¡¯ve been good.

    But better now that Nadia is here.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m d too.

    You have a wonderful mate.

    ¡± ¡°I do.

    Unfortunately, not everyone gets to have a wonderful mate.

    ¡± His voice was full of sarcasm, even if his face wasn¡¯t showing any.

    ¡°Riley¡­¡± I blurted in a hushed tone, and I felt my cheeks burning in embarrassment.

    ¡°What?

    It¡¯s true.

    ¡± He told me before his gaze went back to meet Zahra¡¯s.

    ¡°Anyway, I really don¡¯t have anything to say.

    I¡¯m only here because Nadia requested this.

    So if you have something to say¡­¡± His words were cut off when the server arrived with our meal, and

    everyone just stayed silent.

    My eyes darted to Zahra.

    She was affected by Riley¡¯s harsh words, but she wasn¡¯t backing down.

    Her eyes were still showing determination as she smiled lovingly at me, The server took a while before

    he was done with setting our table with the food we ordered.

    We started eating in silence the moment he left, but my stomach didn¡¯t like the soup at all, so I pushed

    the bowl slightly away before grabbing the ss of water beside me.

    I didn¡¯t notice that Riley was watching me until I saw the bowl being lifted away and reced by his

    te.

    ¡°Try the beefsteak.

    It tastes good.

    Well done.

    ¡± He said this while slicing the steak in front of me, not minding that Zahra was looking at us.

    ¡°You should eat.

    Otherwise, the pup will take all your energy and nutrients, and I¡¯ll be left with a malnourished mate.

    ¡± I giggled.

    ¡°You¡¯re scared I¡¯ll end up being too ugly?

    ¡±.

    ¡°No.

    You¡¯re ugly already.

    It won¡¯t change a thing.

    ¡± He chuckled, and I pped his arm in fake annoyance.

    ¡°I want you to be healthy so you can keep up with my¡­¡± He added, making my face burn in

    embarrassment.

    I knew he was sending sexual innuendo.

    It was probably then that he realized we were not alone, as he stopped his sentence midway.

    ¡°Eat.

    ¡± He gave me a knife and fork before taking a spoon and starting eating the soup that he took from me.

    We ate in silence for a while, and I actually liked the steak in front of me, but I couldn¡¯t enjoy it as I felt

    the tension in the air.

    I was about to start a conversation when Riley beat me to it.

    ¡°Your kids.

    How old are they?

    ¡± He asked.

    His eyes were on Zahra.

    Zahra raised her head and met his gaze, smiling at him warmly as she spoke.

    ¡°You have a twin sister.

    They¡¯re neen, and they¡¯re currently studying at a university in Anta.

    Their names are Be and Ellie.

    ¡± ¡°And they¡¯re excited to meet you,¡± I added.

    His gaze met mine, and he smiled at me.

    ¡°Were they nice to you?

    ¡± He asked in a soft tone, different from how he was addressing Zahra.

    I nodded my head, ¡°They¡¯re wonderful and lovely!

    They¡¯ve been really nice and sweet to me.

    ¡± ¡°That¡¯s good to hear.

    ¡± ¡°Riley,¡± Zahra spoke, and both our heads swung in her direction.

    ¡°I know this is long overdue, but I want to apologize for leaving you, for not being around all your life.

    But if you will give me a chance, I would love to be present in your life moving forward, for the rest of

    my life.

    We can move and settle her in the neutral city so it is near your territory if that¡¯s okay with you.

    ¡± Her eyes started to well with tears, but she was holding them so as to not let them fall.

    Riley cleared his throat, and his hand on my thigh tightened its hold on me.

    ¡°You don¡¯t need to rearrange your life because of me.

    I¡¯m open to meeting you and your twins once in a while.

    Something like this.

    You don¡¯t need to move back here.

    ¡± My heart dropped at the coldness of his voice.

    But Zahra smiled warmly and just nodded her head.

    ¡°Yes.

    I could live with that.

    Would you allow me to see my grandchild?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    If Nadia is okay with that.

    ¡± ¡°Of course, and I promise Bell and El that they can spend time with our pup once I give birth, so if

    you¡¯re okay, maybe they can stay with us for a couple¡­¡± ¡°Wait.

    Hold your thoughts on that.

    We need to discuss that first.

    ¡± He cut me off, his brows furrowing ¡°Of course.

    ¡± I couldn¡¯t stop the pain in my voice.

    I thought we were making progress, but Riley was still cold.

    But I dare not object to his words.

    I promised him that this meeting would go ording to his will and I would respect that.

    Maybe I¡¯ve gone too far, but I was just excited to share motherhood with his sisters.

    ¡°Anything you want to add more?

    ¡± His question was directed at Zahra.

    ¡°I hope you will forgive me and give me time to exin.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia told me what I needed to know.

    It¡¯s enough for now.

    Maybe one day.

    Anything else?

    ¡± ¡°Can we meet again some time?

    I will take your sisters with me.

    ¡± Riley just nodded his head.

    ¡°Nadia will let you know when I¡¯m free next time.

    Anything else?

    ¡± I stopped myself from rolling my eyes.

    I knew Riley was stubborn, but I didn¡¯t know he was this stubborn.

    ¡°My mate.

    I know I don¡¯t have the right to ask you, but he wanted to meet you one day.

    It doesn¡¯t have to be at the next meeting or the next.

    At your own time, I just want you to know that he wanted to meet you.

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    ¡± ¡°Leandro, right?

    I really don¡¯t have business with him, but if that will make you happy, you can tag him along next time,

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    Chapter 72

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 72

    NADIA. ¡°Leandro, right? I really don¡¯t have business with him, but if that will make you happy, you can

    tag him along next time, and everyone else you want to introduce me to.¡± His voice was so cold that it

    sent shivers down my spine. I closed my eyes as my heart clenched with pain for Zahra. I blocked off

    all my walls so as to not let Riley feel my emotions.

    He was too cold-hearted.

    ¡°I guess if that¡¯s all, then we can end this.

    I have things to do.

    Nadia will just inform you when we can meet next time.

    ¡± Riley continued, and my eyes snapped open in disbelief.

    ¨C My eyes were still wide as I looked at him.

    Our gaze met, and I opened my mouth to speak.

    ¡± I¡¯m not done with my food.

    ¡± .

    ¡°I¡¯ll make one for you at home.

    I can do better than the steak here.

    ¡± My jaw dropped open as I watched him wipe his mouth with the napkin and ce it back on the table.

    I turned my head towards Zahra at the same time I heard Riley¡¯s chair screech, letting me know he was

    about to stand up.

    1th Zahra smiled at me and nodded her head, dropping her napkin on the table as she stood up and

    opened her arms for me.

    I stood up like a zombie and went into her arms.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± I told her in a hushed tone.

    ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you in the car, Nadia.

    Nice to meet you, Zahra.

    Till next time.

    ¡± Riley spoke in a cold tone, as if he were meeting a business partner.

    He didn¡¯t wait for a response as he turned on his heel and walked away after leaving cash on the table.

    ¡°Zahra¡­¡± My eyes welled with tears as I bit my lower lip.

    ¡°Shhh.

    .

    ¡± She hugged me tightly, her hand brushing my hair.

    ¡°You have nothing to apologize for.

    I¡¯m thankful for your presence, Nadia.

    I know he met me because he wanted to please you.

    I¡¯m sad, yes, but you have no idea how happy I am too.

    I get to hold Riley¡¯s hand, and it is enough for now.

    ¡± I was sobbing on her shoulder, and I had no idea how she could still hold herself together while I was

    a crying mess.

    I guess, years of longing for Riley had toughened her.

    ¡°It¡¯s going to be okay, sweetheart.

    I have a lifetime to wait for him to warm up to me.

    You didn¡¯t fail me today, Nadia.

    You gave me the gift I¡¯ve been praying for the Goddess for twenty three years,¡± I nodded my head as I

    pulled away from her hug.

    She wiped my tears with her thumb and cupped my face.

    ¡°Take care of yourself, Riley, and your pup.

    And call me anytime.

    Don¡¯t push Riley too much to meet up with me again.

    I can wait.

    ¡± She kissed my cheek and brushed the lipstick stain with her thumb.

    ¡°Go now, your mate is waiting.

    Thank you, Nadia.

    ¡± ¡°I will call you, and send my hugs to the twins and Leandro.

    ¡± ¡°I will.

    And Nadia, call me mom.

    If that¡¯s okay with you.

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    ¡± I smiled at her and flung my arms around her once more.

    ¡°Yes, Mom.

    I would love that.

    ¡± ¡°Why the hell are you crying?

    ¡± Riley asked as he drove at a slow speed in the center of the neutral city.

    ¡°And stop saying it¡¯s your pregnancy that¡¯s making you cry¡± ¡°Nothing.

    I was just emotional.

    Pregnancy does that.

    ¡± ¡°Can you be honest with me?

    You have your walls up, so I know you¡¯re trying to hide what you feel.

    Did I disappoint you?

    I did my fucking best out there.

    If you think it¡¯s easy, it is not.

    ¡± ¡°I know.

    That¡¯s why I told you it¡¯s okay.

    I¡¯m just emotional.

    ¡± I tried to wipe off my tears as I smiled at him.

    ¡°Tell me why.

    I want to know.

    I fucked up again, right?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    No.

    You have given more than I expected.

    ¡± ¡°And why the fuck are you crying?

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that you¡¯re too cold,¡± I told him in a low voice.

    I was expecting him to defend himself, but he didn¡¯t, so I continued.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I¡¯m crying.

    I just feel bad for Zahra.

    ¡± ¡°How about me?

    Don¡¯t you feel bad for me?

    ¡± ¡°I do.

    That¡¯s why I asked you if you could just ignore me.

    I¡¯ll be okay soon.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to fucking disappoint you, Nadia.

    Tell me what I should have done?

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.

    It¡¯s just that you were too cold towards her.

    And I could only imagine what she was feeling.

    I¡¯m going to be a mother soon, and if my pup treats me that way, I don¡¯t know how I would handle it.

    But of course, I understand you.

    It¡¯s my pregnancy that¡¯s making me so sensitive.

    ¡± The car suddenly made a u-turn and my hand grabbed his forearm as my eyes widened inplete

    shock.

    ¡°What are you doing?

    ¡± I asked in a high-pitched tone.

    ¡°Riley, please¡­ You don¡¯t need to do anything.

    I swear, I was just emotional and it¡¯smon for pregnant women to cry all the time, but it doesn¡¯t

    mean you need to¡­¡± He chuckled as he drove in the direction of the restaurant where we met Zahra.

    ¡°Shh¡­ You can stop talking now.

    ¡± I withdrew my hand from his arm and wiped my tears away.

    Why was he chuckling?

    What the fuck was going on in his mind?

    The car stopped in front of the restaurant.

    He took off his seat belt before ejecting mine.

    ¡°You can stay here or you cane with me.

    ¡± ¡°What are you going to do?

    ¡± I asked him.

    I was already confused by his actions.

    He leaned his face closer and kissed my forehead before stepping out of the car and walking to my

    side to open my door.

    ¡°Are youing?

    ¡± I nodded my head and took his hand as I stepped out.

    I thought we were going back inside the restaurant, but we weren¡¯t.

    We passed by the entrance and continued walking on the sidewalk.

    It was only then that I saw one car parked at the far end, and Zahra was inside.

    Her head was slumped on the steering wheel as her shoulders shook.

    She must be crying, and my heart clenched in pain for her.

    I tugged Riley¡¯s hand that was holding mine, and it made him stop walking toward Zahra¡¯s car.

    ¡°If you¡¯re just going to say mean things to her, please.

    Don¡¯t.

    You¡¯ll just break her more.

    ¡± He didn¡¯t respond, and I couldn¡¯t read his emotions.

    He proceeded to walk, taking me along with him, and stopped beside Zahra¡¯s car.

    He knocked twice on her window, and it startled Zahra.

    Her eyes widened at the sight of Riley as she scrambled to wipe the tears off her face before she

    opened the car door and stepped outside.

    ¡°Hi,¡± Her voice was shaking, but she tried to smile.

    ¡°Did you forget anything?

    ¡± Her eyes were shifting back and forth between me and Riley, and I just found myself shrugging my

    shoulders, letting her know I had no idea what was going on.

    ¡°I forgot to tell you that Nadia¡¯s birthday is in two weeks.

    I was nning to have just a private celebration with her since it¡¯s her first birthday with me, but I¡¯m

    thinking it would be lovely if you coulde and celebrate with us.

    You can take Be and Ellie.

    And Leandro.

    If they want toe.

    ¡± Riley said it in one breath as the tears that were pooling in my eyes started to trickle down my cheeks

    again.

    I had no idea Riley knew my birthday was approaching.

    I totally forgot it myself with all the things happening in our lives right now.

    I felt Riley squeeze my hand and I squeezed it back as I opened my walls to him, letting him know how

    happy I felt at the moment.

    ¡°Of course.

    Of course, we will be there.

    ¡± Zahra answered excitedly, and her eyes dted for a moment before they returned to normal,

    sparkling as she spoke.

    ¡°Don¡¯t forget to bring a gift for her.

    One for each of you.

    No gifts, no entrance.

    ¡± Riley¡¯s tone was mellowed down, almost as if he was joking, and I couldn¡¯t contain the happiness

    brewing in my chest ¡°Riley¡­¡± I giggled as I pped his arm yfully.

    ¡°Don¡¯t believe him.

    I¡¯m okay with just your presence.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± Riley turned to look at me before he squeezed my nose gently in between his fingers.

    ¡± I¡¯m not kidding.

    It¡¯s a requirement.

    ¡± ¡°Yes, yes.

    We will have gifts for Nadia.

    Each one of us.

    ¡± Zahra¡¯s voice was so delighted and her eyes were beaming with happiness.

    And before I could see what wasing, she threw her arms around Riley and hugged him.

    ¡°Thank you.

    ¡± Riley dropped my hand from his hold as his body stiffened, as mine did.

    I was so terrified he would push Zahra away when he raised his hand, but he surprised me again.

    Instead, he reached for Zahra¡¯s back and tapped it three times, as he does when congratting his

    warriors with a hug.

    It was an awkward hug, but it made my heart burst with happiness.

    Zahra let him go as her face reddened.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I got carried away.

    ¡± Riley didn¡¯t say anything and just took my hand again.

    ¡°We will go now.

    See you in two weeks.

    Nadia will let you know the details.

    ¡± I smiled widely as I nodded my head before my free arm went around to hug Zahra.

    ¡°See you in two weeks, Mom.

    ¡± Here¡¯s the second one!

    I hope this second part makes up for the cold-hearted Riley we saw in the first part.

    And¡­ I can¡¯t wait to write about Nadia¡¯s party soon.

    It¡¯ll be an exciting turning point for some of our side characters, so watch out for it!

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    Chapter 73

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 73

    NADIA My birthday would be in a week¡¯s time, and Jenny and I decided to drive to the neutral city to

    buy things we would be needing for my birthday dinner.

    Initially, Riley wanted to spend my birthday with just the two of us somewhere away from the territory,

    but the event with his mother changed everything.

    We decided to have a private dinner with just a few guests, which included his mother and her family.

    And I couldn¡¯t be more excited.

    Riley and I didn¡¯t discuss again his meeting with Zahra, but he would ask me for information once in a

    while about my experience with them, especially about his sisters.

    Even if he wasn¡¯t saying anything, I think he looked forward more to meeting the twins.

    And I wished I could pull the days faster so it would be my birthday soon.

    I couldn¡¯t remember any birthdays that I was excited about except this one.

    I guess having Riley did change everything for me and my outlook on life.

    I was eager to wake up each day just to see my mate because my reality was now better than my

    dreams.

    And most of the time, if not all of the time, I would wake up to find him already awake and staring at

    me.

    He would look at me like I was the best thing he¡¯d ever seen and it always brought butterflies to my

    stomach because it was exactly how I felt.

    Riley will always be the best thing I¡¯ve ever seen and had, and I will always be grateful to the Goddess

    for giving him to me.

    I was still lost in my thoughts when a sudden pull on my arm jerked my body into a halt.

    My head snapped up to look at Jenny, who had stopped in her tracks and subconsciously tugged my

    arm since we were walking arm in arm through the neutral city, with a few of Riley¡¯s men following us.

    Jenny¡¯s eyes were rounding, her eyes fixated on something in front of her.

    My gaze followed her line of sight, and it was only then that I understood what her reaction meant.

    Standing a few meters away from us was a female with dark, hazelnut brown hair and hazelnut -

    colored eyes.

    She was staring at me, and the moment our eyes met, her lips curled into a friendly smile.

    ¡°Nadia, right?

    ¡± Her sweet, angelic voice made me swallow as I nodded my head.

    A pain crossed my chest, but I reminded myself that she was all in the past, and I was in the present.

    I fixed my posture and let a smile curve across my lips before I extended my hand to her.

    ¡°Yes, my name is Nadia.

    It¡¯s a pleasure to finally meet you, Andrea.

    ¡± Jenny¡¯s grip on my arm loosened as she sighed in relief.

    ¡°The pleasure is mine.

    I¡¯ve always wanted to meet you and I guess, this is just the perfect timing.

    ¡± we let go of each other¡¯s hands before another hand took mine, and it was only then that I saw

    another female standing beside Andrea.

    ¡°Oh my Goddess, I finally got to see and meet the female that made my cousin¡¯s knees weak!

    ¡± The female shrieked excitedly before her arms wrapped around me, to which Jenny and Andrea

    responded with a giggle.

    ¡°Alba!

    Right?

    ¡± I asked as I squeezed her body while I hugged her back.

    She withdrew from my arms as she looked at me, her eyes flitting with amusement.

    ¡°You know me?

    I¡¯ll be impressed if Riley was the one who told you about me.

    ¡± It was my time to giggle as I nodded my head.

    ¡°He has shown me pictures of you and your whole family.

    I met Alpha Vesmont and Luna Gracie, and your brothers.

    Only you were missing¡­¡± It didn¡¯t slip my eyes the way her eyes rolled at the mention of her father, but

    she still had a friendly smile on her lips.

    ¡°Well, I hope Alpha Vesmont didn¡¯t give you a hard time.

    ¡± ¡°No, he didn¡¯t.

    Well, Dawson said your father won¡¯t be too hard on me even if he wanted to because Riley has always

    been his favorite.

    ¡± I answered her, smiling, but my eyes were on Andrea, who was just looking at me.

    I was checking for any trace of hatred or jealousy, but there was none.

    ¡°Yes, that sounds like my father.

    ¡± Alba chuckled as she moved back, allowing me to stand in front of Andrea again.

    I turned my head to look at Jenny behind me before I reached for her hand, sping it in mine as I

    pulled her closer to where I stood.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure Jenny here is happy to see you both.

    ¡± Andrea¡¯s eyes pooled with tears as her gaze fell on Jenny before shifting back to me.

    ¡°Do you mind if I hug your Gamma female?

    ¡± I let go of Jenny¡¯s hand and stepped aside.

    ¡°Of course, I¡¯m sure she misses you too.

    ¡± My eyes welled with tears as Andrea and Jenny hugged right in front of me.

    Jenny told me they didn¡¯t have a proper goodbye when Andrea ran away, and she always wondered if

    Andrea was really happy with where her life took her.

    Alba stepped beside me and snaked her arms around my waist from behind as she hugged me, resting

    her chin on my shoulder as tears poured from my eyes.

    ¡°I¡¯m happy he found you, Nadia.

    You have no idea how you saved Riley and all of us from his wrath.

    ¡± She chuckled at her words, but she was shedding tears too.

    ¡°I¡¯m d I found him too,¡± I mumbled back, trying not to choke on my own tears.

    ¡°Do you like him?

    ¡± ¡°I love him, Alba.

    ¡± Alba let go of her arms around me and faced me, her hands still holding on to my arms.

    ¡°I always knew only a strong female could make Riley bow down, so thank you.

    I can¡¯t say it enough.

    ¡± ¡°I guess I have to thank Andrea because¡­¡± I didn¡¯t know why I said it, but I regretted it the moment it

    slipped from my mouth.

    ¡°I guess it¡¯s time I had a private talk with Nadia if you¡¯re okay with that,¡± Andrea spoke, and my eyes

    darted to her and Jenny as I nodded my head.

    ¡°Yes, that would be lovely.

    ¡± Andrea and I chose an alfresco coffee shop just nearby.

    Jenny and Alba were just at the other table while both our guards were just within the vicinity watching

    over us.

    We sat down with the coffee we ordered from the counter inside, and we just smiled and giggled at

    each other because we didn¡¯t know how to start our conversation.

    I still felt a little awkward because she was so beautiful and innocent-looking that I couldn¡¯t help but

    compare myself, but it was strange that now that she was in front of me, I didn¡¯t feel any resentment

    towards her.

    Jenny was right.

    Andrea seemed to be a lovely person, inside and out.

    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± I cleared my throat, my hands cupping the mug in front of me as I looked at her.

    ¡°I want to apologize for everything Riley has done.

    ¡­¡± ¡°Hey!

    You don¡¯t have anything to apologize for.

    Riley has apologized to me and Caspian, so I want to move on from it.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you.

    ¡± ¡°What for?

    ¡± ¡°For your forgiveness.

    Riley is a good man.

    He¡¯s just lost.

    ¡± Andrea reached for my hand that was resting on the table and gently squeezed it.

    ¡°If there¡¯s anyone who knows what it feels like, it would be you.

    I know you find it hard to forgive the people who did wrong to you, and it wasn¡¯t easy for me either to

    forgive Riley.

    But I did, because I knew who Riley was before all of this took ce.

    And you¡¯re right, he was just lost, and I¡¯m happy that he seemed to be in a good ce now.

    ¡± ¡°He is doing much better now,¡± I added, smiling at her as she pulled her hand away from me.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure it¡¯s all because of you.

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    Nadia, I don¡¯t want you to think that you¡¯re where you are now because I ran away from Riley.

    I want you to take off all the doubts that you feel because even before I left Riley, he was already losing

    his interest in me.

    ¡± I swallowed and didn¡¯t say anything as I listened to her.

    Riley had told me about it one time, but I still had my doubts.

    ¡°Riley smelled you once in Alpha Darvin¡¯s pack, and he was never the same after.

    I think he realized that the one meant for him was somewhere out there, waiting to be found.

    He did try to look for you.

    For weeks, he would leave the packhouse early ande homete, only for the rest of us to find out

    that he spent the whole day with Alpha Darvin.

    So you see, I am nothingpared to you when ites to Riley.

    ¡± ¡°Thank you.

    That means a lot to me.

    ¡± And I mean it.

    Even if Riley and I were growing stronger together, at the back of my mind, there were still what-ifs and

    doubts in my head.

    And I was d Andrea was kind enough to ease my mind.

    ¡°I want us to be friends, Nadia.

    We¡¯re neighboring packs, but I¡¯m not pushing it.

    Once you¡¯re ready, I¡¯m just a few minutes away.

    ¡± ¡°I would love that.

    But yes, one day at a time.

    Riley and I are still figuring each other out and we¡¯re taking baby steps too.

    But I¡¯m happy with him.

    ¡± ¡°He loves you, Nadia.

    He told me and Caspian that he¡¯s scared that he can¡¯t make you happy.

    It takes a lot for a person like Riley to admit it, but he did.

    ¡± ¡°Are you happy, Andrea?

    ¡± I asked her.

    I just wanted the guilt of everything that Riley did to her washed away by knowing she was living the life

    she deserved.

    She smiled at me.

    Her eyes sparkled as she answered my question.

    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve never been this happy as I am now.

    And one day, I hope you can meet the man behind my happiness.

    ¡± After my time with Andrea, Jenny and I went around the shopping center for another hour before we

    called it a day and decided to drive home.

    I was in the passenger seat while Jenny drove, and another car with three warriors was following

    behind us.

    We were just fifteen minutes away from the border of the territory, and we were threading the rough

    road along the forest line when something white appeared in front of the car.

    Jenny made an abrupt halt, making my body jerk forward, but her reflexes were fast as her arm went

    around my chest to stop me from bumping my head on the dashboard.

    ¡°Shit!

    ¡± Jenny shrieked.

    ¡°I think I hit someone!

    ¡± My eyes widened as my chest heaved while my hands held my stomach, wanting to make sure that

    there were no pains in my tummy.

    I saw Jenny¡¯s eyes flecked with white, letting me know she was in mindlink with someone, and in

    seconds, the warriors in the car behind us went in front of Jenny¡¯s and immediately crouched down.

    It looked like they had found someone in there.

    ¡°Don¡¯te out, Luna,¡± Jenny told me as she slipped out of her seat and out of the car.

    I watched as she talked with the warriors with a worried expression in her eyes before a head slowly

    popped out of the front hood and a figure of a female stood up.

    She was wearing a white nightgown, which was already almost torn from her body and was too filthy.

    I opened the door and stepped out.

    ¡°Luna,¡± One of the warriors blurted out, and immediately the other two stepped beside me as I faced

    the female.

    Her face was dirty with dried tears on it, but I could see how beautiful she was.

    ¡°Who are you?

    Are you okay?

    Did we hit you?

    ¡± I asked her as my eyes scanned her whole body.

    ¡°No.

    I stumbled and fell, and the car stopped at the exact moment.

    ¡± She answered in a low voice, and I was guessing she was trying to control her voice from shaking.

    ¡°What¡¯s your name?

    ¡± ¡°Alexa.

    ¡± I extended my hand to introduce myself, but Jenny blocked the space in between me and Alexa as

    she held my hand back.

    ¡°She¡¯s a rogue, Luna.

    Be careful.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t smell her.

    ¡± ¡°It¡¯s a faint smell.

    Some rogues know how to cover their scent.

    ¡± Tristan added.

    ¡°Please, Luna.

    I¡¯m not a bad rogue.

    I just need help to take this off my neck and you will never see me again.

    ¡± It was only then that I noticed the metal shackle on her neck.

    It prohibited anyone from shifting into their wolf.

    And it was probably the reason the warriors were not too worried about her presence right now.

    I looked at her, trying to read her eyes, but all I saw was the fear she was trying to hide.

    My heart thumped loudly because I, honestly, had no idea how to act and handle this one.

    ¡°I think we should go.

    Let the men handle this.

    It¡¯s dangerous for you to be here.

    It might be a trap.

    ¡± Jenny held my arm and was about to guide me back to the car when a loud growl erupted in the thin

    air before four big wolves appeared from the forest line.

    Everyone around me moved too fast.

    Jenny stood in front of me as the three warriors circled us.

    While Alexa crouched down on the ground and hugged her knees, her whole body was shaking.

    The biggest of the four wolves let out a snarling growl, and in an instant, the three wolves behind him

    retrieved and disappeared from the forest line.

    What was happening?

    My eyes were fixated on the ck wolf approaching, and I could sense his strong aura.

    It didn¡¯t take long before the three warriors guarding us started to rx their shoulders.

    Tristan turned his head and looked at me, a smirk stered on his face.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Luna.

    It¡¯s an ally Alpha.

    We¡¯re not in danger.

    ¡± And before he could even finish his words, the big, ck wolf shifted in front of us, revealing a very

    naked Alpha Aeon.

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    Chapter 74

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 74

    NADIA. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Luna. It¡¯s an ally Alpha. We¡¯re not in danger.¡± Tristan spoke, a smirk forming on

    his lips as he nodded his head in my direction. But before he could even finish his words, the big, ck

    wolf shifted in front of us, revealing a very naked Alpha Aeon. My eyes widened, my gaze focusing on

    his face as he strode forward toward us.

    His eyes were dting into ck as he stared at the female crouching on the ground a few feet away

    from me.

    Jenny hissed beside me at the sight of Alpha Aeon while one of the warriors moved fast to pick up an

    extra short from their car and handed it to the Alpha even before he coulde near us.

    He slipped on his shorts without any words, throwing onest nce at Alexa before shifting his gaze

    to me.

    ¡°Luna Nadia,¡± he greeted, cocking his head, to which I replied with a simple nod.

    ¡°Alpha Aeon, what are you doing here?

    ¡± I asked him.

    He pointed a finger at Alexa.

    ¡°I¡¯m taking her.

    ¡± Alexa jolted from her position, and in an instant she was kneeling on my side, her hands gripping my

    arm, and the warriors sprang into action, removing her from my side.

    But before I could stop them from hauling her away, another loud growl marred the air, and I knew

    instantly who owned it.

    ¡°Don¡¯t you fucking dare touch her!

    ¡± Riley¡¯s loud voice echoed around us, and in seconds, he was already clutching me in his chest.

    My head mmed against his hard torso as he red at the female who was still on the ground.

    My heart clenched at the sight of Alexa.

    They said she was a rogue, but regardless of that, I couldn¡¯t find anything dangerous about her.

    If anything, she looked too weak to even defend herself.

    My hand reached for Riley¡¯s chest as I slowly rubbed it, trying to calm his heart.

    ¡°I¡¯m okay, rx.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    Rogues are fucking deceitful creatures.

    She might be carrying poison and have struck you with it.

    ¡± He then turned around and looked at the three warriors with us, including Jenny.

    ¡± Why the fuck is Nadia here and not in the territory or at least in the fucking car?

    ¡± ¡°Riley¡­¡± I was trying to melt the tension in the air.

    ¡°Can you fucking calm down?

    ¡± Aeon snarled at Riley.

    ¡°That rogue has been checked.

    She has nothing on her liust want her hack She ran away from my Beta.

    ¡± ¡°Please, Luna!

    Don¡¯t give me back to him.

    I can be your ve until I earn my freedom, I¡¯m not a threat, I promise you.

    I don¡¯t even know how to fight.

    Please, just don¡¯t let him take me.

    ¡± Alexa was kneeling again, her hands sped together.

    Her eyes were pooling with tears, but she was holding them back.

    ¡°Enough!

    ¡± Alpha Aeon bellowed.

    His eyes dted again, and in a few steps, he grabbed the female¡¯s arm and pulled her up to her feet.

    ¡°No!

    ¡± Alexa shrieked, pulling her arm away from him as if she had gotten electrified by Alpha Aeon¡¯s touch.

    The Alpha grunted in frustration, brushing his hair with his hand.

    ¡°I¡¯m losing my patience with you.

    ¡± ¡°Then just let me go!

    ¡± Her eyes were zing with fire.

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    Her approach to the Alpha was totally different from the way she was pleading with me.

    ¡°How do you n to take her home?

    ¡± Riley asked, ignoring the hostility between the two.

    ¡°Run.

    ¡± Alpha Aeon answered curtly.

    ¡°Five to six hours on your paws and with her on your back?

    Are you fucking kidding me?

    ¡± Riley chuckled, shaking his head.

    His arm was still wrapped around me tightly.

    ¡°By the time you reach your territory, she might have attempted to run away from you a hundred times

    already.

    ¡± ¡°I hope she realizes by then she can¡¯t run away by foot.

    ¡± ¡°Hop in the car.

    I¡¯ll give you both decent clothes and a car.

    You can¡¯t drag a rogue within 400 miles and expect she¡¯ll still be alive by then.

    Someone will probably spot her or both of you and kill her on the spot.

    ¡± Riley said as he turned around, taking me with him without waiting for a response from Alpha Aeon.

    ¡°I¡¯ll take Nadia in my car.

    ¡± He advised Jenny before motioning for his Beta to ride with Jenny.

    It was only then that I saw Beta Dominic was around.

    He then pointed to Tristan as we walked.

    ¡°We¡¯re not done with this discussion.

    I want a fucking exnation why Nadia was outside the car.

    ¡± I let out a sigh and bit my lip.

    I had to talk to Riley before he ended up blowing up on them.

    I turned my head around and saw Alpha Aeon taking Alexa¡¯s arm, but she shoved him away before she

    followed us to Riley¡¯s car.

    Alpha Aeon opened the car door in the back seat and let Alexa inside before he slipped in.

    Alexa¡¯s eyes were throwing daggers at him, but the Alpha was just ignoring her.

    As soon as we started driving.

    Riley began asking questions at Alpha Aeon.

    ¡°Where did you find her?

    ¡± ¡°We raid a camping spot, east of Caspian¡¯s territory.

    We¡¯ve been watching them for a while now.

    We think they¡¯re the ones responsible for the attack on the Blue Meadows Pack months ago.

    ¡± ¡°You went that fucking far from your territory and didn¡¯t ask for help or inform the packs surrounding

    the area?

    ¡± Riley asked and I could sense his annoyance.

    ¡°You know how obsessed Dad is with finding Achilles.

    Once we spotted him, weunched the attack.

    The fewer people who know, the better the result.

    ¡± He let out a deep sigh, resting his head back on the seat while Alexa kept herself at the far end of the

    back seat.

    ¡°Did you catch him?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°And why did you keep this one alive?

    ¡± ¡°Riley!

    How could you ask that?

    ¡± I red at him.

    I was disappointed he would even think of killing Alexa and, worse, ask the question as if Alexa wasn¡¯t

    around.

    ¡°You have a soft-hearted Luna, Riley.

    She needs to learn the ways of the pack.

    ¡± ¡°You still didn¡¯t answer my question.

    ¡± ¡°I need her.

    To get more information.

    ¡± ¡°And Alpha Argon was okay with that?

    I thought his motto was to eliminate all rogues regardless of age and sexuality.

    ¡± He chuckled, and I almost puked at the way he talked, as if they were just talking about chickens.

    ¡°He wanted her dead.

    I have to bargain for her.

    That shackle on her neck is keeping her alive.

    Once it¡¯s out and she shifts, Dad has an order to eliminate her.

    ¡± Riley didn¡¯t say anything, but I saw him throw a nce at Alpha Aeon through the rearview mirror.

    I couldn¡¯t read Riley¡¯s expression, but it was surely something else as he scrutinized the Alpha behind

    us.

    I tilted my head to look at Alpha Aeon and found him looking at Alexa, whose head was leaning against

    the window and already fast asleep.

    There was something going on between them, but I had no idea what it was.

    But then again, it was hard to read the Alpha¡¯s emotions.

    We drove in silence until we were almost at the packed house.

    ¡°Alpha Aeon?

    ¡± ¡°Yes, Luna?

    ¡± ¡°How was your visit with Katarina?

    Thest time I saw her, she told me you were scheduled to meet her.

    ¡± ¡°It went well.

    ¡± His voice was cold, but it was too low as if he didn¡¯t want to answer my question.

    ¡°Was she your fated mate?

    ¡± I asked.

    ¡°No.

    She¡¯s not.

    ¡± He answered in a cold tone.

    And I couldn¡¯t decipher whether he was relieved or disappointed.

    I felt an ache cross my heart.

    I already expected this, since Katarina didn¡¯t call me back after the said visit.

    But a part of me hoped that my best friend would end up being imed by her fated mate.

    Now, all hope is gone.

    RILEY.

    My Beta and I were threading the forest road on our way back to the territory after being out on a

    business trip for most of the day.

    I knew Nadia and Jenny went to the neutral city, and I was expecting them to be home by now.

    Just as we were fifteen minutes away from the territory, Nadia¡¯s emotions came surging.

    She was terrified and confused at the same time.

    ¡°Drive faster,¡± I ordered my Beta as I squinted my eyes, trying to scan the area further and around us.

    I could feel her.

    It meant she was just nearby.

    And my intuition was right.

    We hadn¡¯t driven too far when I caught sight of two cars that belonged to our territory ¨C Jenny and

    Tristan¡¯s cars.

    My heart was pounding loudly when I finally saw Nadia in the middle of the warriors who were assigned

    to guard her, and before them was Aeon.

    What the fuck was happening?

    I jumped out of my seat even before my Beta could stop the car, and the moment my feet touched the

    ground, I caught a whiff of the faint smell of a rogue.

    It wasn¡¯t disgusting like usual, but you could differentiate it from a pack scent or a lone wolf scent.

    This kind of scent usually belongs to a rogue child.

    My eyes found Nadia and the female who was trying to touch her.

    This is not a fucking child!

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    Chapter 75

    Through the eyes of my alpha Chapter 75

    RILEY My eyes found Nadia and the female who was trying to touch her. This is not a fucking child!

    And before I could stop myself, I was already growling and rushing toward my mate. I was almost on

    the verge of snapping the female¡¯s neck if Aeon didn¡¯t speak up. Although I wasn¡¯tfortable having

    a rogue in my car or my territory, I trusted Aeon.

    I could see there was something more to this female.

    And if he thought she could provide him with the information he needed, who was I to stop him?

    Aeon¡¯s mother, Alpha Argon¡¯s Luna, was beheaded by a self-proimed Rogue Alpha of the South.

    And ever since the day she died, Argon hasn¡¯t stopped looking for him.

    He wanted his head and he made sure Aeon had the same goal.

    And although Aeon was acting a bit strange, I couldn¡¯t totally read him.

    That¡¯s the fucking annoying thing about Alphas, you can¡¯t easily read their emotions.

    What they show might be different from what they think and feel.

    I chuckled internally at my thoughts.

    I almost forget I¡¯m an Alpha as well.

    And we mastered these emotions at a young age.

    We were not allowed toy everything out in the open.

    Because if you show them you¡¯re weak, you¡¯ll be the next target.

    .

    .

    As soon as we arrived at the pack house, I offered Aeon to stay for dinner.

    I told him he could leave the female in the cell at the other building while we ate, much to Nadia¡¯s

    dismay, but it was Aeon¡¯s answer that surprised me.

    He wanted to take the female to eat with us, with the promise that she would behave.

    And the way the rogue was ring at him, I didn¡¯t think she would behave.

    Until it was my Luna who invited her for dinner.

    I still didn¡¯t trust the rogue.

    She could be a spy, like Alpha Argon kept saying to Aeon, and taking her inside my pack house was a

    big risk.

    But there was something in the way that Aeon stood his ground to take the female with him or they

    would have to leave without dinner that made me bend and allow her entrance to my pack house.

    Apparently, Aeon didn¡¯t trust anybody in my pack when it came to ¡°his¡± rogue.

    He wanted to make sure no one would touch or hurt her.

    I couldn¡¯t me him.

    A rogue is a rogue.

    And it would always be a sore topic in every pack, especially here in the South, where Achilles, the

    Rogue Alpha, was known for terrorizing weak packs by stealing or killing their she-wolves.

    So Aeon had a valid reason to fear that someone from my pack would snap and kill Alexa on the spot.

    After dinner, I walked them out of the pack house and I handed him the key to one of my cars.

    Jenny had provided clothes for the rogue, but I had no idea where she took the clothes for her because

    Nadia and she were tallerpared to Alexa.

    But it was none of my business.

    I just wanted her out of my territory right away.

    which was the exact opposite of my Luna.

    Nadia seemed at ease with Alexa.

    And so was Jenny.

    They didn¡¯t discuss anything personal or any details with her except how they liked each other¡¯s hair

    and clothes, to which Alexa replied with a meek smile and a blush.

    She didn¡¯t talk at all, maybe because Aeon was watching her the whole time as well.

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    But I couldn¡¯t me Aeon.

    I was watching Alexa as well.

    I will admit I was terrified she might do something that would put Nadia and our pup in great danger.

    This night¡¯s dinner was the only time I had warriors standing around us in the dining hall.

    I didn¡¯t care what everyone would think.

    I didn¡¯t want to take a risk.

    ¡°I¡¯ll send someone to drive your car back.

    ¡± Aeon¡¯s words snapped me back to the present.

    We were standing by the steps while Nadia and Jenny were still inside the pack house, packing some

    food they could take for the travel, while Alexa was already on the grounds, surrounded by two of my

    men and Gamma Sebastian.

    ¡°Sounds good.

    My Gamma will drive behind you just to make sure you¡¯ll safely drive out of my territory.

    ¡± ¡°Are you fucking scared she would run away and go on a killing spree here?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    I¡¯m more concerned that she has some hidden power and will kill you soon.

    Well, she can, but not in my territory.

    ¡± ¡°Fuck off.

    ¡± He chuckled.

    ¡°You fuck off and concentrate on your fucking goals because I suspect you¡¯re lusting after this female.

    ¡± There I said it.

    ¡°What?

    No way.

    ¡± He let out a smug smirk as he shook his head.

    ¡°Just my thoughts.

    Prove me wrong then.

    ¡± ¡°Alpha Aeon¡­¡± Our conversation was cut short by the sweet voice of my female.

    ¡°Luna Nadia,¡± He bowed at my Luna as Nadia slid her arm around my back and snuggled on my side.

    ¡°Are you nning to kill Alexa?

    ¡± Whoah.

    I chuckled at Nadia¡¯s question.

    That was straightforward.

    ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°Are you just saying that because it was me asking?

    ¡± ¡°No.

    ¡± ¡°Okay.

    Can you make sure she stays alive?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°I will visit her in two weeks.

    If I find her dead, what should I do with you?

    ¡± My eyebrows raised.

    Where did she get the idea that I would allow her to visit Aeon¡¯s territory?

    ¡°Are you making a pact with me?

    ¡± ¡°Yes.

    ¡± ¡°Wow.

    So what do I get from this?

    ¡± ¡°Nothing.

    I want you to honor your word, Alpha Aeon.

    ¡± ¡°Nadia, if the rogue bes a threat to his pack, eliminating her is the smartest choice,¡± I told her, as

    I pressed her body closer to mine.

    ¡°It needs to be proven that she is.

    Not just hearsay or whatnot.

    I¡¯m not good at reading people, but I don¡¯t think she wanted to be who she is.

    She might just be in a bad ce like I was.

    But looks like she¡¯s in a far worse ce than I was.

    ¡± ¡°I¡¯ll keep that in mind.

    But you have my word, I will not harm her or kill her.

    ¡± ¡°Will you protect her from your father?

    ¡± ¡°My father will not touch her.

    He gave me his words.

    ¡± ¡°Again, Alpha Aeon, will you protect her from your father?

    ¡± Nadia¡¯s voice was raised slightly, and I could hear determination and authority in it.

    ¡°I will.

    As long as she follows the only rule I¡¯m setting for her, not to shift into her wolf.

    ¡± ¡°But the shackle.

    It¡¯s degrading.

    ¡± ¡°No.

    That¡¯s non-negotiable.

    ¡± ¡°You¡¯re cruel,¡± Nadia told him directly, and I had to suppress myughter because Aeon was taken

    aback by her words.

    ¡°Think whatever you want to think of me.

    That female has a temper, and I¡¯m sure once the shackle is out, she will try to shift.

    And the moment she does, she¡¯s as good as dead.

    That shackle is her only key to being alive, so if you want me to keep my word in keeping her alive,

    then don¡¯t ask me to take it off.

    ¡± ¡°Are there no other options so she doesn¡¯t have to be shackled?

    ¡± ¡°Wolfbane,¡± He chuckled, ¡°But it will eventually kill her.

    So no, I can¡¯t think of any other options at the moment.

    ¡± I brushed my hand against Nadia¡¯s arm.

    I knew she was still upset seeing Alexa with a shackle on her neck, but Aeon was right.

    His father, Alpha Argon, wouldn¡¯t think twice about killing her if she tried to shift, ¡°You better start

    driving now,¡± I told Aeon to break the tension between him and my Luna.

    ¡°Yup.

    Thank you for your generosity, Alpha Riley, Luna Nadia.

    ¡± He shed us a weak smile.

    His eyes looked tired, but he puffed his chest out as he turned around and went to where Alexa was

    standing.

    He grabbed her arm without saying anything and guided her towards the car.

    Alexa didn¡¯tin this time and just let Aeon take her to the car, but her gaze was fixated on my

    mate, her eyes pleading.

    ¡°We can¡¯t do anything, my love.

    This is for Aeon to handle, not ours.

    ¡± I whispered, my lips kissing her hair, as her hands gripped my shirt tightly.

    ¡°Do you think we can trust him not to kill her?

    ¡± ¡°He¡¯s a man of his words.

    And I don¡¯t think he would deceive you if he promised you one thing.

    He would face my wrath.

    ¡± ¡°But you don¡¯t like Alexa.

    ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like everyone, except you.

    And it doesn¡¯t matter what I think, an oath is an oath.

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