Damien's POV Several minutes after Alejandro left, I drummed my fingers on my desk, unable to settle down. At last, I swiped my phone open and called my Beta. “Good morning, Alpha,” he greeted and I quickly responded to get the greetings out of the way.“Seyric, I cannot continue waiting. I can't keep staying back and doing nothing while more wolves are being kidnapped,” I paused, thinking about what I was about to say next. “I have to go to the human world to see how things are.”“The human world? Alpha, you know how dangerous it is to go there. What if they find out about your visit and go after you? Or you could be walking into a trap. Please reconsider, Alpha,” Seyric begged but I wasn't afraid of any threats to myself.“Anyone who would be after me would have died hundreds of years ago. So, anyone trying now to go after me is probably new and I have no idea who that kind of person might be.” I stood up from behind my desk, arranging the documents I had managed to work on.“Exac
Nora's POVI bit down on a chocolate cookie, enjoying the warm, breezy day. There was not much for me to do since Damien and I had just returned from a trip, so I was resting in the garden. Damien, on the other hand was gone by the time I had woken up, his side of the bed cold and empty.When I picked up my glass of my favourite grape wine, my thoughts trailed to different places: the past, how much things have changed drastically from the way they were, the previous night..."What is wrong with you? Isn't it obvious that you have fallen for him?" Nyx suggested but I sighed heavily in reply."What if he sends us away after I give birth? What if he takes the children and just tosses me aside like a piece of trash afterwards? What then?" I asked her, leaning into my chair."No, he won't do that," Nyx defended our mate immediately. "Damien is not like that. He's different and he would never do such a thing to us.""I hope so," I replied, wanting to believe Nyx so bad but I wished I knew
Damien's POV I sat in my office, ready to get to work but after sitting for half an hour, I couldn't get anything done. I tapped my pen down on paper, my head crowded with chattering from my wolf that I couldn't concentrate.Can you just stop, Dante? Not until you own up to how you feel, Dante responded and I dropped my pen, giving up on getting any work done. The papers could wait; Dante wouldn't.I had been running away from my feelings since I woke up beside Nora that morning, aroused and unable to do anything about it. Nora was a beautiful and an attractive woman so being attracted to her wasn't the problem. It was the other emotions that were not sexual that were messing with my head.How is being in love with your mate a problem?I am not in love with her! I was quick to deny, spinning my swivel chair on its axis. I couldn't be in love...no way!Oh, you are not? Didn't you have a nice time last night though? We got to spend quality time with our mate, ended up sharing a bed, c
Nora's POV "Well, that's how far we can go tonight," Damien said when we got to the orchard. He had shifted back to his human form and we finished the tour, walking side by side. Honestly, I didn't hear most of his explanations because I was deep in thought.I was thinking about how gentle his wolf had been with me, how it had let me pet it and...I was so lost in my thoughts that I almost tripped over a fallen branch but Damien caught me by the waist."Please, be careful," he cautioned me gently, bringing me close to him. My heart raced when he touched me and it was like fire was spreading over my skin. I nodded, suddenly tongue-tied and I couldn't understand why I felt disappointed when he let me go."Can we go back to the packhouse now? I think I'm...feeling sleepy now," I faked a wide yawn, stretching my hands above my head. I could swear that I saw his face fall in disappointment too."Okay then," he simply said and we started the journey back in silence. Again, my mind went bac
Nora's POVWe returned to Falcon Pack later than I expected because of the emergency visit to Crescent Pack. Damien responded whenever I asked him anything but I could tell that he was still upset. Because we arrived very late, we just went to our respective rooms without bothering about having dinner.I thought I would fall asleep the moment my head hit my pillow but an hour later, I was tossing and turning restlessly. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut but sleep refused to come. I fluffed my pillow over and over again only to lie wide awake. Goddess, what is this? I wondered, finally quitting and sitting up in bed. I didn't have a headache or a stomach ache and I was tired from the long journey back. So, why couldn't I fall asleep? Was it a pregnancy thing? "Maybe I just need to walk off any trapped energy inside me," I decided, threw the sheets off my feet and left my room. I walked downstairs gently, not wanting to wake anybody else. Then I saw that the kitchen door was open.I had
Damien's POVThe beach barbecue signified the end of our stay at the packhouse and Nora enjoyed every part of it. While we were packing our bags to leave, she kept pouting and eyeing the bed. I had to almost drag her outside and opened the car door for her. “Let's go,” I said to the driver after helping Nora with her seatbelt. Soon, the packhouse was behind us and I let myself relax.“Damien,” Nora called me and I turned to her. “When we get back, can I—”My phone rang all of a sudden, cutting her short. “Sorry about this,” I apologized, digging out my phone from my suit jacket. The call was from my Beta and Nora saw it too. I had told him not to call me unless it was urgent. What could be happening back in Falcon Pack?“It's fine. Answer it then. Since it's from Ryan, it must be urgent,” she agreed, flipping the next page on her eBook. It was her favourite pastime and she said reading helped her sleep sometimes.I swiped a finger across the screen before the call would end. “Hello?