Alora's POVI had almost dozed off, exhausted from school, applying for jobs and attending online interviews when I heard a soft knock on my door. “Shit! Leo" I had forgotten to open the door for him the way I normally do every night in case he wanted to sleep beside me. I pulled the covers away and went to the door. As I opened it, I noticed it was not Leo, but Selene. She stood by my door, looking even more fragile than she had looked when we spoke that morning.My heart squeezed at the sight of her looking so vulnerable. I had never seen that side of her, not until then.I felt a lump in my throat, but I was still mad at her, so I didn't say what I had in mind. ‘What do you want? I asked, crossing my arms against my chest.“Can I come in”? She askedI opened the door wider, and she stepped into my room.She sat down heavily on my bed and looked down.I sat beside her and waited for her to start talking.“I needed you to be calm before we had this conversation”, she began.I ke
Alora’s POVThe next morning, after the unfortunate incident that took place during the birthday of Morgan, I tiptoed out of Phoebe’s room while she was sleeping, and made my way to our apartment.My whole body still ached from the shift last night, and I was wearing Phoebe’s nightwear. It was better than the extra-large joggers Lucien had brought with him when he came to pick me up.Apparently, he had responded to my mindlink, and had been waiting for me. He had also guided me through my shift back to skin like a father, and had looked away while instructing me on where to find clothes to wear after I shifted back to skin.Every time we spend time together, he confuses me the more. At that point, I didn't know if he was for me or against him. Lucien was like a two-edged sword, and one needed to be careful with people like that.I didn't need anyone to advise me about him.I inserted my key into the lock and turned. Immediately I stepped inside, Leo came crashing into me like a littl
Chloe’s POVI’ve had a crush on Beta Harry since forever. Seeing him lying on the floor broken in that garden was too hard to bear. I knew what had happened. I had watched over the years as Violet had rejected him over and over again. I knew there were mates because Violet had told me about them. The only reason I had not made up my mind to pursue him.Now that I knew he was free of the mate bond, I would do everything in my power to make sure he was mine, and that he would forget her forever, starting at that very minute.I stood on tiptoes and pressed my full lips against his.Harry gritted his teeth.“What do you want”? He growled“I don’t know what I want,” I replied,“Liar,” he groaned, tracing his thumb on my lips and tugging at it till I let go of the lips I was biting. “What do you want?" he repeated against my ears, his teeth, grazing my earlobes and sending shivers down my spine.“I want you” I managed to say weakly as bolts and bolts of electricity raced through my spin
Harry's POVI stirred awake to a pounding headache. Instinctively, my hands flew to my head and I touched a bandage. Every part of me was sour as I stretched and adjusted my position in the bed. I lay there thinking about how I got to my room. The last thing I remembered was the garden. I remembered the rejection, and how Violet's words had cut through me like shards of glass. I remembered falling and hitting my head on the pavement. Then the warm, soft, familiar scent that had made me feel safe.That scent had lingered; in fact, it felt stronger than in the garden. Valko stirred inside me, but he was quiet now, watching.Then I saw her.Chloe. She was curled up on the little couch at the foot of my bed. Her knees were pressed close, so her whole body would fit into the tiny couch. She looked so uncomfortable in the awkward sleeping position, but she still looked very beautiful.Her breathing was even and soft, and part of her face was covered with her blonde hair which had esc
Harry’s POVI watched as Violet crawled on all fours on the floor, retching out bile and blood, her eyes sometimes darting up towards me, looking to see if I would help her. The pain she had inflicted on me, on my heart, and dignity didn't allow me to lift a hand to help her.I turned my eyes away as her hands landed on a pillar for support.I heard her gasp and I turned to see what had happened, and my eyes landed on the Alpha. Violet had bumped into him as she had been trying to get away. His eyes zeroed in on her, then he turned his angry gaze on me. Even in the state I was in, I could still feel his fury directed at us. “Mates?” His Alpha voice boomed in the quiet garden.Violet gasped and staggered backwards, and I froze where I was standing. He looked down at me with hooded eyes, his fist clenched at his sides.I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.He stepped forward, his eyes darting between us.“When did you know”? He asked.“For a while now” I replied vaguely. “How
Violet’s POVThe crowd was still trembling from Alora’s shift, and guests had begun to leave the hall in fear just as she had bolted in her wolf form out the door. This wasn’t the plan.She wasn’t supposed to shift. All this while, I had thought Morgan had lied about her shifting. She really was a werewolf. And she hadn't just shifted in front of the whole region, she had hypnotized the crowd, even the most powerful being, like the sage, had been hypnotized by her wolf. A Silver Wolf! I had never seen a silver wolf before. When I was young, my father told us that silver wolves were even rarer than white wolves. According to him, they were wolves of prophecy, considered harbingers of chaos and upheaval, so why did the sage and every other person come into her spell? Why did everyone bow to her? I stood up from the floor, holding my wrist which had been burned by her witchcraft, or whatever she was. I was still shaken up and the wound from the burn had begun to close up, but not