I feel guilty seeming so relieved.Shinee lets me go, and I fall into Thorran's arms. When I look up at him, he smiles down at me, as if he isn't regretful, however, I know It can't have been easy to completely disregard ever being able to commit to finding his mother again. I'm going to have to make it up to him, however, I doubt anything will come close to that."Noble of you, Thorran," Shinee says, and for a moment, when I turn back around to glance at him, I see a hint of sadness. Maybe it's because he knows his mate would never do the same for him. As much as I despise him, that even makes me feel somewhat sad."Not noble, but it was an easy decision," Thorran comments, not removing his arm from around me, which I'm grateful for.Shinee watches us pointedly."Considering your mother doesn't want anything to do with you, I would say that was the best decision," Shinee mutters, walking to stand behind us. He puts his hands on both of our shoulders, ready to transport us both back t
Thorran never left my room that night.We sat up all night, talking to each other about almost everything that we could. By the time dawn flooded through the windows, it was too late for us to get any sleep. I don't even want to get up. I just want to lie next to my mate, still naked, my head resting on his chest while he plays with my hair."Can we just stay in bed all day?" I ask. I don't think I want to face the reality of our lives yet. I don't want to see Blue, I don't want to deal with the fact Thorran might still pursue his mother against both her and Shinee's wishes. It's all so much.Thorran loosens a breath, rolling over to look over me. "If it's with you, I'll stay in bed forever. I don't want to be anywhere else right now."I smile. "Neither do I."Thorran twists a piece of my hair around his finger, deep in thought. I don't want him to leave this room. I don't want him to go back to his Alpha duties. I know when he does, he will be back commanding his Assassin's to do hor
It feels good to have no worries.Thorran and I had a swim in the sea and a walk down the beach as the sun began to set. As dusk falls me, we moved to a restaurant on the beach. It's surprisingly busy here, people laughing and talking amongst each other as they drink and eat. Everything here feels so calm, the people enjoying themselves with no worries on their shoulders.Naturally, everyone stares blatantly at Thorran, whispering between each other as they try to decipher whether Thorran is actually the Alpha of the Discipline Pack or not. Luckily, no one comes up to him to ruin our meal."This place is so nice," I comment once Thorran and I got our drinks. He sits opposite me, looking incredible. His skin his glowing under the lights above us, his dark eyes warm and twinkling."It's a facade.""What do you mean facade?" I question, nearly choking on the water I was sipping. Facade? This place looks so easy going, the people here polite having not even come up to Thorran yet. No one
I'm not tired, even as we return back to our room.Thorran peels his jacket off while I sit on the edge of the bed, pulling my shoes off my feet. My eyes linger on Thorran's body as he tugs his shirt off, tossing it away. I'm not sure what intrigued me so much about the way he looks with the light reflecting through the window, the smooth, buttery light casting shadows over his already perfect abdomen.Something within me flutters, heat moving down from my stomach to between my legs. It's a feeling that makes a blush reach my cheeks, which I turn away to conceal. Why am I suddenly feeling this way just by him taking his shirt off."I'm hoping we can have another swim tomorrow if that interests you," I hear Thorran. I barely hear it though through the buzzing in my ears.I know what interests me. And it's not that.My body tenses as Thorran sits beside me. When he looks at me, he seems to notice something is off, tilting his head and furrowing his brows. I'm not sure how to admit to hi
At first, I didn't know if he was serious.A half smile slipped onto my face as I readied myself to turn him down. To let him know this isn't me admitting to him that I love him, and want to be with him over Thorran. However, it doesn't seem that that idea was flirting with his mind, as an almost sinister expression moves across his face. I freeze, realising this might not be as innocent as I first assumed."I just thought we could talk is all. I would like to fix things," I murmur, leaning he palms of my hands against the office desk. Looke takes a few steps forward, folding his arms over his chest. In that moment, I looked into his eyes and felt genuine fear."Things will be fixed. I guarantee it. After this, Thorran will see what a whore you are," I hear him growl. Immediately I sense what he is about to do.He is going to do something truly horrible to me."Looke please, we can talk about this," I say, moving around the desk to the other side. He remains opposite me, looking at me
It was almost like looking in a mirror.When have the same green eyes, the same hair. It was so jarring, for a moment I was completely stunned, stumbling back a few steps as I eyed her skeptically. There was no denying I was somehow related to her, and that she was the woman in my nightmares who had raised me, who had hidden me from Thorran’s father’s power, and was supposedly sent to the prisons where she had been executed privately, along with my father.Yet, here she was, standing in front of me as if all the grief I had spent dealing with in my childhood had been all for nothing. Did Looke know my mother was alive all this time, and didn’t tell me? I was not sure why I was questioning his morals now...I reached out, touching her shoulder, testing to see if she was actually real. She didn’t think it was enough as she, out of nowhere, pulled me into an embrace.And it felt right. She was most definitely my mother."I don’t understand," I said, pulling slightly away from her. She
I did not think I wanted to be apart of their family.Rebekah went back to her seat, motioning for me to sit on a vacant one. With my eyes on Thoran, I sat next to him, wishing I hadn’t walked in on their conversation. Now they were distracted by me, and weren’t going to finish their conversation. I wanted to know more about the Shinee manipulation thing.“I'm so happy Thoran has found his mate. Especially one as beautiful as you. I’m sure you two will treat each other well," she says softly. There was a flicker of sadness in her eyes as she said that, which Thoran seemed to notice also, as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat.Rebekah was both so sweet and so stunning. How could Thoran’s father treat her so badly, to even go so far as to hurt her?I tried push that idea out of my head.“You're right, she’s lovely," Thoran said, smiling at me. I could read in his eyes that as much as he loved me, he
A few months …I had to say I loved our new home.It took some time to be built exactly how Thoran and I wanted it, but I’m glad we waited. It’s traditional, yet fits in with what Thoran and I both love the most. What I believe makes it so special is it is right in the outdoors, rather than in a stuffy city. Being underneath the shade of trees, a garden right outside to grow things in is like medicine.Thoran and I decided it would be best to leave the Discipline Pack after he gave his title to a friend of his who he has always trusted, Carson. Thoran wanted to put distance between him and his old life, and as someone who has always wanted to travel, I couldn't be happier.Now we live in no Pack. We live in between the Freedom Pack and the Vengeance Pack. Here, we have the perfect warm climate with plenty of forest to conceal ourselves.It seems we found the perfect life."I can’t decide what I should plant next," I muse to Thoran, who sits beside me, reading his latest favorite novel