Chapter: Chapter 8 I wasn't really sure what to say so I just went with..."Hey."She just turned to look at Alessandro."Lo que le faltaba al postre... la cereza, mejor dicho la Americana." (What was missing from the dessert...the cherry, or rather the American.)Alessandro came closer to stand between us."Nicole meet my sister Andrea, Andrea this is Nicole."She seemed unbothered."Is he forcing you to stay here?" She asked me point black."Andrea!" Alessandro growled at her."Not talking to you now Ale."She looked at him for a moment before returning her attention to me."You can tell me the truth, if you wish it I'll drive you to the airport myself. Trust me he can't stop me."For some reason I believed her, So there was no doubt in my mind about my answer."Please take me home." I said without looking at Alessandro. He was about to say something when Andrea put a hand to his chest."Go get your stuff, I'll take your passport."Andrea told me. Takeing one last glance at Alessandro I ran to the room.
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Chapter: Chapter 7 "Why the hell did those men try to kill you?"Alessandro didn't open his eyes but I knew he was awake."I know you're awake, answer me.""It is too late to have that conversation now we'll talk in the morning." He said, his eyes remaining closed."I want you to answer me now!" I grabbed his blanket and threw it over revealing once again his bare chest."If you wanted to see me naked all you had to do is ask.""Oh please, what a cliche."Alessandro opened his eyes and set them upon me. His eyes seemed to outline me, the way he would look at me made my skin burn inch by inch."I am sure that your surroundings make you aware that I am a man with a certain power, and power often comes with enemies."There was truth to his words I could see in his eyes, but I could also tell that he was hiding something."So you expect me to believe that just because youre richy rich there are people who want you dead."He let out a brief laugh, apparently, he found it funny."You are aware there are people
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Chapter: Chapter 6I made my run for it but suddenly I was grabbed by the arm and yanked back. One of Alessandro's men held me as Alessandro walked towards us. "Going somewhere?" He said with a smile. "No, I was just trying to stretch my legs," I said sarcastically. "Subamos al auto."(Let's get in the car.) He said to the man behind me. We continued to drive with Alessandro looking at me all the time. "If you look at me any harder you're gonna burn a hole in my head." "It appears that I have to keep an eye on you all the time." I have to admit I like how his accent pops out here and there. "Come on Alessandro, you and I both know you'd be disappointed in me if I didn't at least try it." He smiled at me, he had one of those smiles to the side. Charming I have to admit. "You think you already know me so well?" "I don't, but I have a feeling you like to be kept on your toes." "Depends on the occasion, right now I would like to relax. At least until I'm back in full capacity." I turned to loo
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Chapter: Chapter 5I woke up in a different room, an IV stuck in my hand. My throat was dry causing me to cough. Alessandro offered me a glass of water, I reluctantly took it. "You'll finally woke up." He said as he sat down on the bed, I set up and moved to the middle to the bed. "Careful the doctor placed the IV in your hand,you are weak you need to eat something." His voice showed some concern. "What I need is for you to let me go." "I would like for you to stay, willingly." He said. "But I don't see that happening anytime soon, So how about you and I make a deal." He wants to make a deal with me. "What kind of a deal are we talking about?" He stood up from the bed and walk to the middle of the room. "Let's set a time frame, in which I would be allowed to get to know you and you would get to know me.You would be able to move freely around the estate,the house. I could take you to the places you haven't seen before. And if in that time period you'd..." He seemed to struggle to find the word
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Chapter: Chapter 4 "What do you mean you can't let me leave?" The panic started the kick in again. "Well it was brought to my atention that you're going to be leaving soon, and I can let that happen." That was it, I was officially being held captive.Alone in a foreign country,far away from anything or anyone that could help me. "You can't do that, people are gonna look for me." He didn't seem to be bothered by what I was saying, He took a folder that was lying on the bed next to him when I didn't even notice before. "Well it says here that you have been abandoned by your mother at the age of three,your father died of cancer,you just broke off your five year relationship. You graduated a year late, you don't have a job. Just a house in New York that is currently occupied by Erica Johnson." He had all my information,oh my God what did I get myself into. "Well Erica is going to look for me, once she doesn't get a word for me..." "Well done it was a good idea to have my man sent her a text saying
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Chapter: Chapter 3After giving the police my statement, I found my way back to the hotel room. I said down on one of the chairs on the balcony as I called Erica on video call."Buenos dias Nick." Erica smiled."Not so buenos over here, you are never gonna believe what just happened." I took my shoes off and put my legs on to the table."Umm you don't look so hot, whats up?""Umm, nothing much I just witnessed a shooting and a bleeding man."She almost droped her phone."You are joking, are you okay?""I'm fine, hopefully the man is to. Thanks to you actually, all your studying out loud got to me. Because of you I know exactly what I needed to do.""At least some good come from my studying.I flap one exam. I am seriously considering sleeping with the professor."I know she's saying that just to make me smile."Is he hot?" I asked tastingly."Like lava." We started laughing."Miss you Nick.""I miss you to, we'll see eachother before you know it,a week goes by quickly.""I know and I am so sorry but I h
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Chapter: Chapter 38"I dont know what to do. I lost control over everything in my life." I say to Thaila and she gives me a side look. "At least you are still you. I can't say the same." But am I still me? Lately, I think I dont even know myself. I feel lost, even more so now that Cole is back. This is not how I imagined our reunion at all. And then there is Atlas, even if I dont feel the same thing he feels for me that doesn't mean I want to hurt him. "I think we talked enough about me," I say as I push the plate away and rest my hand on the table. "There is something important I need to discuss with you." Thaila sets her plate aside and sits straight up in her chair. "You dragged it out enough, Kaya. Just go straight to the point." Actually, I was looking forward to dragging it out but I guess here it goes. "The full moon is about to happen and you are going to shift, quite painfully but dont worry you are going to make it. We are sure of it." I would have tried and put it out a bit more gently but
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Chapter: Chapter 37 "This will be interesting," Saf says as it seems she is amused with the situation while I stare at Cole's surprised eyes. "Your soulmate?" Cole asks as he takes a step back. I dont know how to interpret his shock, maybe... maybe he cares... about me. "Yes, and soon your future Luna." This can't be happening, not now. Not now that he is finally back. "Congratulations on finding your soulmate, I hoped that by coming back to the pack territory I would have found mine as well." Cole looked at me, it seemed like his eyes wanted to tell me so many things. "The pack's territory is big and now that you are back you'll have nothing but time to find her," Atlas says, his behavior toward Cole is cold and he insists on keeping my hand in his. "Yes, well... We'll see what happens. If you excuse me, Luna is waiting for me." Cole slightly bows his head but his eyes find mine as he raises his eyebrows before heading into the living room. I take my hand out of Atlas's hold and he looks at me long
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Chapter: Chapter 36 "Who is Cole?" Thalia asks. I must have said his name out loud. Cole is here, I can't believe he is actually here. It's been years since I last saw him but there was no doubt it was him. I would recognize that man anywhere. "Cole... Cole is an old friend of mine." This is technically not a lie, we were always just friends. His father worked at the hospital where Jake and I used to volunteer. That's where I met him, and there is where I fell in love with him. We would spend entire days together, and he would make me laugh all the time. Cole is now twenty-five and since he was twenty-one he got the order to go into the human world and take over the position of the CEO of one of the Alpha's most profitable companies. It was a high honor that he couldn't possibly turn down. The day he had to leave the pack was the day he gave me this necklace, he made me promise I would never take it off and I haven't. I promised it to him but I swore it to myself. I was nineteen then, it seemed reasonab
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Chapter: Chapter 35After I recovered from the little moment between Atlas and me I was on my way back to the room when I saw Thaila in the hallway studying the paintings on the walls. "Hey, did you find anything interesting?" I ask. "Yeah, why do you guys have so many paintings of the little red riding hood?" Thaila asks as she points to the wall. "That is not Little Red Riding Hood. It's the Moon Goddess." Thalia shakes her head in disagreement. "My mother told me the story about a million times, that is exactly how she appeared in the pictures." The story isn't entirely how it was written down, but then again what story is? The best proof of that is the many different versions written by people with different perspectives. It heavily depends on the narrator."Not everything is what it appears to be. The little red as you call it was once a human and her cloak was white. The story that we know is that she was a woman who couldn't have children, and for that, she was unmarried and later outcasted
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Chapter: Chapter 34 "A blessed wolf?" I have never heard of that, but then again the latest events have proven to me that I need to brush up on my history. "You know how when a werewolf is born it doesn't have a wolf, it takes years after to gain it. It's because it becomes attached to the person's soul and becomes an extension of one's being. In the case of your friend, her soul is now the extended part of the wolf within." Samuel tries to clarify but all of this is so new that it takes me a minute to wrap my head around it. "So she will be okay? She will be able to turn and live her life like the rest of the werewolves?" I ask and the conflicted look on Samuels's face tells me that the story doesn't quite end there. "If... If she manages to get her gift under control, maybe." Gift? Why do I feel like it's gonna be one of those gifts that dont come with the receipt and you can't even exchange it for something better? "What kind of a gift are we talking about?" Atlas asks as he leans over the table t
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Chapter: Chapter 33 "But she seems ok. You should have seen her today, there is not a scratch on her." I thought the worst had passed, I was confident that everything would be alright. That is what I promised her. "Her body healed, yes. But once the full moon starts and the shift begins her bones are going to break... without a wolf..." Atlas had a hard time saying the words but I knew what he was implying."Without a wolf, all that is going to be left of her is a sack of crushed bones." And everything we did up until now would be worthless, none of us can give her a wolf. To make matters worse, the full moon is tomorrow. "Wolfy, I really wish I could do something about it, but right now the only thing we can do is hope and pray that the Moon Goddess finds her worthy." The Moon Goddess, she already saved her once. Why would she do that if she would want to let her die by the full moon? No, Thaila will be alright, I refuse to believe otherwise."How did you come to that information?" I ask Atlas. Maybe h
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Chapter: Chapter 301 - Part 112 Alex&Adam <3Sasha lets him fall into one of our Victorian chairs while Adam and I stand in front of him like parents who are about to scoll their child. But this talk was very necessary, for the sake of our sibling bond and their friendship.I glance at Adam, silently asking him if he’s ready for this. His calm smile reassures me. He’s been patient, waiting for this moment to happen, but I know it’s not easy for him either."Sasha," I start, my voice steady but firm, "we need to have a real talk about all this because Adam isn’t some phase or fling. He’s serious, and I am too. And I need you to accept that. Not just for me, but for us...all of us.""So, let me get this straight," he says, finally breaking the silence, his voice low. "You two have been sneaking around behind my back, hiding this whole thing, and now suddenly I’m supposed to just accept it? What was all that about, huh?"Adam shifts next to me, his hand resting lightly on my back, but I can feel the muscles in his shoulders tense up
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Chapter: Chapter 300 - Part 111 Alex&Adam...That night... "...so now we are not only friends and brothers-in-law but I had the privilege of being his best man. What he and Autumn have is special, anyone can see that, and all I can say is that I wish them both happiness. Also Autumn I'd like to ask your permission to take him out this Friday to play ball." Anthony jokes as he finishes his best man speech. I once heard of a so-called bromance Domenic and Anthony had pretty much ever since they met each other. Summer said she found it endearing. "As long as Summer gave you permission to go." Autumn hits Anthony with a comeback. "But Friday is a no-go, we have a Lamaze class," Autumn says as she touches Domenic's shoulder. "But you are free to join us," She added to which I started connecting the dots. Why Summer looked somewhat green on her face, why she didn't eat and why would she go to a Lamaze class... "That's a great idea." Summer says and Anthony looks at her strangely. "Why would we go to a Lamaze class?" He asks an
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Chapter: Chapter 299 - Part 110 Alex&AdamAlex's POV I woke up with a smile on my face as the light of the day shined over my face. Despite the cold, I wrapped myself into a blanket and sat in the corner of my balcony, breathing in the familiar salty ocean air. I used to sit here and watch over the driveway, waiting for Adam's car to drive in, and while everything seemed the same, everything had changed. Now, we were together, dreaming about a future and enjoying the present. A day I once dreaded would never come was now here and the happines set in my chest could be painted in a million colours. I smiled to myself, thinking about how far I’d come. How we had come. With Adam, I had learned to be whole. I closed my eyes, letting the wind brush across my face, and took a deep breath. The salty air mixed with the faint scent of coffee surrounded me too and I suddenly opened my eyes to meet Mrs.Henrdics standing at the balcony door with coffee in hand. "Good morning." She says as she walks over to me and hands me to warm cup.
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Chapter: Chapter 298 - Part 109 Alex&Adam"How is Autumn?" Eloise asks us as soon as we walk in leaving her cup of tea on the living room table."She is alright, as is the baby. They are gonna keep her overnight. Domenic stayed behind but I think Richard and Sasha will go home soon." I say as her eyes travel to the spot where Alex and I are holding hands when my mother comes to stand by Eloise. The smile on her face told me everything I needed to know."So... the two of you..." Eloise gestures between Alex and me. "How long has this been going on?" She asks."A while now," Alex says. "And before you start, it was my idea to keep it a secret. I didn't want our families involved before we were sure of where this was going." "I think that was very sensible of you." My mother says as she joins the conversation. "So now that you are sharing the news does it mean it's official?" "But they didn't share the news, they were discovered in a secret. There is a clear distinction." Eloise says.Alex laughs softly at Eloise’s comment, squ
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Chapter: Chapter 297 - Part 108 Alex&Adam"How is she? Can I see her?" Domenic asks as he jumps to get to him before everyone else. "Miss Cromwell is fine, she and the baby girl are stable. Her blood pressure went up which caused her to faint. I'm going to recommend bed rest until the baby gets here to avoid any possible complications." The doctor says and one could see and feel the worry melt off of our backs. "Did you talk to her? Did she remember anything? Is that why she had the crisis?" Richard asked as I stepped back and took Alex to my side wrapping my hand around her, keeping her close. Perhaps it wasn't the right moment but being able to hold her in public gave me a sense of power I never had before. "We talked for a brief moment and she described to me what happened, all the excitement of the wedding and the events that happened after took a toll on her, but she remains not remembering the past." We listen as the doctor talks and Alex smiles. We didn't care about the memories so much anymore. Autumn was alright
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Chapter: Chapter 296 - Part 107 Alex&Adam"What happened?" Richard yells as he runs to Autumn's side, almost crushing down at the site of her unconscious body in Domenic's hands. "I'm so sorry... I didn't think..." Rachel said as she watched what her words caused. "What did you do?" Richard asks her with fury in his eyes but Rachel only stares at Autumn in shock while Leo does the best he can to hold on to her. "Help is on its way!" Alex yells as she comes back and sticks to my side. Her hands are cold as they slip into mine. I wasn't sure if it was from the cold or from the situation that was in front of us with both Autumn and Sasha. "Dont wait. Get her in the car and drive to the hospital. I'll go with you and make sure they take good care of her." My dad says as he helps Richard stand up and move away from Autumn. Domenic lifts her in the air, and her veil falls down onto the floor. The sight was heartbreaking, this day turned out to be everything but perfect. First Alice, now this. I just hope it doesn't get any wo
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Chapter: Chapter 120 - Past in the presentBridget smiled wider now, clearly enjoying the reveal. “Oh good, he still talks about me. How sweet.”Grace took a sharp step forward. “You don’t belong here, Bridget. You never did.”Bridget’s gaze didn’t flinch. “Funny. That’s not what your husband used to say.”Christian’s voice cut through the tension like a blade. “That’s enough.”"Grace is right," I say. "You have no business here." Showing her face here after all this time, after all the harm she did to Sebastian really showed she had no shame."You dont get a say in this." She directs herself at me. "Who are you to tell me what to do." Grace stepped closer again, now standing fully at my side. “She's is a Callahan, a part of our family something you will never be. So unless you want security to escort you out, I suggest you remember your place, Bridget.”“I am in my place,” Bridget said, her voice suddenly cooler, more calculating. “You all just forgot that this empire wasn’t built by Callahans alone. My father was one of the
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Chapter: Chapter 119 - A person who he would hate more than meA white sheet of paper and an artist's pen were somehow all I needed to feel free in the world. A dream I once had of making something beautiful that others would want, admire, and desire, was finally happening. Even if Christian may think this is a punishment for me, it was the opposite. I was designing jewelry again, I was telling a story, and this time, the story was mine. Each line I drew on the paper shimmered in my mind like gold catching sunlight. I sketched the delicate curve of a pendant, the kind that rests right over the heart, something soft, but powerful. The design was bold and unapologetic. Perhaps because I was starting to feel like there wasn't much I needed to apologize for. Maybe it is the Mira part in me, the one that tells me that my lie wasn't all that bad, that my lie in fact did a lot of good to a person who was at one point lost.I looked back down at the pendant. It had wings now, faint outlines spreading from the heart of the design. I didn’t remember adding
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Chapter: Chapter 118 - Hope"Are you nervous?" Bash asked me as he sat down next to me. "I'm excited," I say. It was the truth, I couldn't be more excited to take these damn bandages off my eyes and finally be free. Well, as free as Christian allows it. "How are you feeling, the surgery is tomorrow?" I ask.I could feel him shrug beside me, but the sound of his fingers tapping restlessly on his knee told me more than his words ever could."I'm good," he said finally, eyes fixed straight ahead. "I mean, it's weird, right? We've talked about this for so long, and now it's actually happening.""Yeah," I murmured, tilting my head toward him, even though I couldn’t see him yet. "It feels like we’ve been dreaming about this forever. And now it's real.""This condition made me lose so much of my future, my position, the woman who I at the time thought was the love of my life... it took a big piece of my soul, yet now I can't stop thinking about all the things I got. It gave me a new perspective of life and myself... it
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Chapter: Chapter 117 - EasyHe didn’t respond. Then, footsteps. Slow, deliberate. He moved closer, and my breath hitched in my throat even though I tried not to let it show. I turned my face slightly toward where I thought he was standing, listening for the soft rustle of his suit, the shift in the air. I didn't need my eyes to feel the gravity of him near me. "You wore a mask, every single day. Lied, to our faces... and you say it was for our own good. You are no better than the bastard I had for a father." His voice was closer now, a whisper laced with venom. "But I am not him." "Perhaps you are even worse. He at least didn't pretend to love us, at least not in the end." Christian says, anger blooming inside of him. "I love you, Christian. More than I ever thought was possible." I say trying to reach him but he pushes back at me, my back against the wall. "Shut up, you lie so well I might believe you for a second." “If I wanted to keep lying, I wouldn’t have told you the truth, I wouldn't still be here
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Chapter: Chapter 116 - TestFour weeks later...The last night in the dark...I am on the edge.I can't take this darkness anymore. I keep telling myself it's soon going to be over, that at least I will be able to act freely, even walk into the world alone free of pretenses. I want my parents to see that the lie is over, and I want Bash to get over everything soon, even if that means that whatever this is I have with Christian comes to an end.We have been living in this penthouse for three weeks now, and every second for me has been hell. His indifference at times is worse than his hate, at least hating me meant he still had me somewhere in his soul, in silence alongside this darkness that was eating at me.If it weren't for Mira I would be completely alone, she is the only good thing here. She told me to take off the bandages while Christian was at work but I just couldn't. He was far too unpredictable, popping in and out at different times as if trying to surprise me by doing something wrong and I didn't feel
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Chapter: Chapter 115 - More secrets Hearing the voices of people I love around me made me feel peace, so much so that I never wanted them to leave. In front of them, Christian was the man, the husband I always thought he would be. He was loving, kind, and caring. I never wanted it to end.But all that is good has its end, so did this.My friends were about to leave, at least Grace and Bash would be around. At least not until Christian makes us move again.Tamara and Bash were aside, talking. It is nice to hear that the friendship between them is blooming, hopefully into something bigger and better. Grace pulled Christian away to the office for a moment leaving me alone with Mira."Love, call me crazy but something here doesn't feel right. Are you sure you are as happy as you say you are?" I knew she would sense something, and despite promising Christian I would say anything I needed to let go with someone, and who better than Mira? I need someone on my side, someone to stand in my corner... make me feel less alone."Mira
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