Rae emerged from the changing room in a wedding dress, looking like a fallen angel, she would spin for them both to see the full package, which was the deep opening at the back of the gown. Gunner would accessed her and smiled, thinking that it was the best dress, but a glance from Lucas would tell him it's not.She would immediately be instructed to change it and she went back in. Gunner would turn to Lucas again and they would continue their conversation from where they stopped and the both men would even laugh at some extend because of a joke they would crack between themselves, they would stop again, because of Rae's arrival.The dress would be too revealing, revealing both her cleavage and back and Gunner would tell her he don't like it, saying that it reveals too much flesh while Lucas would gently sighed in relief and he would glare at Rae, which she would return with a wink, one that Gunner failed to notice.
Shannon’s POV“You need to calm down, Jules.” I held up a hand to silence him. “Before we get into anything, you don’t need to act like you suddenly care about me. You’re the last person I expected to see here, I’ll be honest with you. So imagine my shock when I opened my eyes to see you here, you can go back acting oblivious of my existence.” “That’s an irrelevant piece of information right now, Shannon. What the hell were you doing outside the mansion?” I hesitated for a couple of seconds trying to weigh the options over what my reply would lead to but it was pointless, the rest of them were going to hear about the news sooner rather than later.“Don’t get mad at me for this, Jules. But I ran away from the mansion.”“What pushed you into doing something as crazy as that?” Jules’s eyes were blazing with fury and I recognized that look, he wanted to kill. “We weren’t compatible, Jules. I tried my best to make whatever I had with you and your brothers work but none of you were read
Shannon’s POV“I’m sorry,” I apologized again. “You’re still doing it.” Alpha Robin chuckled. “I’ve gotten used to it over time, it’s going to be hard to change so easily.” I sighed as I rubbed my arms. “I understand where you’re coming from but what I want you to know now is that you're now a member of this family and nothing is going to change that.” Alpha Robin began. “You’re on track to become the next Luna of this pack and this is your family now.” “It doesn’t feel like that most times,” I smiled ruefully. “I often feel like I’ve been cursed with misery and despair for the rest of my life.” “You’re talking about how my sons treat you,” Alpha Robin said. It wasn’t a question but more of a statement, he knew what I was talking about. “I think everyone in the pack knows how they treat me by now, it’s no longer a secret.” I shrugged. “You asked what my relationship with my sons is like, right?” “Yes, I did.” I nodded. “I believe that the way they’re reacting towards you has
Shannon’s POV“We didn’t come here to discuss having kids, Dad,” Cole said, clearing his throat. “Besides, you’re getting ahead of yourself already and you should take the advice you’ve often given us.”“I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to advise you and your brothers over the last three years, Cole.” Alpha Robin said. “You’ll have to update me and which one you’re referring to, if you don’t mind.”“Don’t count your eggs before they hatch, father,” Cole said. “You’ve always said this and now, you’re doing the same thing you warned us against.” Alpha Robin opened his mouth to argue but at that same moment, my mother made her way into the kitchen. “It seems you guys are having fun already,” She began. “You came to join us while we bake?” Alpha Robin asked, his face suddenly lighting up as his eyes settled on my mother. “No, not at all. Maybe, some other time. I need to speak with you in private, Robin. It’s why I’m here.”“But—““The kids can take over when you leave, I’m
Shannon’s POV“Your brothers thought it would be nice to play a prank on Shannon, Ricky. They decided to feed her incredibly spicy cookies and they were sharing a laugh as they watched her choke.” I heard Alpha Robin say but my eyes were fixed on Ricky and the hoodie he had on as I tried to place where I had seen it. I didn’t know why I felt the urge to but I couldn’t ignore the gut feeling in my stomach. “I’ll speak to them as soon as we’re done here, father,” Ricky said. “I assure you, I haven’t been around all day long.” That was when it clicked in my head and like an epiphany, I suddenly remembered where I had seen the hoodie as soon as he uttered those words and I felt a small gasp escape from my lips. It possibly couldn’t be who I was thinking of, right? Fate wouldn’t be that cruel to me, I didn’t deserve to be humiliated in this manner. It was difficult for me to wrap my head around the fact that Ricky had been the man in the hoodie that I had met in the woods and he had a
Rae’s idea was pretty simple. All she had to do was to switch the wallet she had stolen from him when they were in the kitchen with the phone dangling on Hem’s waist. Just like a three-card Monte. It was the oldest con in the book. The three cards could be anything, but it is usually a queen and two low-numbered cards placed side by side face down on a table. The queen is the only card that matters and you have to find it. The dealer starts every game with the cards in his hands, face down, cradling the edges of the card with his fingers. Two in one hand, the queen on the bottom and the ten above it, and a single five of diamonds on the other hand. He then throws down the queen, face down, and throws the other cards around it. It's easy to see where the queen has landed and follow it as the dealer moves it around with the other cards. A friend of the dealer bets on where the queen lies and gets it wrong. The mark then feels pretty confident, thinks he's got it all figured out, and pl
“I’m scared, Lucas,” Rae muttered. Her voice was barely audible but it was loud enough to get her message across to Lucas who she knew would be surprised at what she had just said. Realistically, Rae had wanted to refrain from saying anything until she was with Lucas but the knot in her stomach was becoming too painful to ignore. “You’re in one of the safest places I can think of, Rae.” Lucas began, his voice as gentle and steady as ever. “Is there something going on or are you merely being paranoid about something that doesn’t exist?” “Lucas, when have I ever given you a false alarm?” Rae frowned, feeling slightly offended that he would think of her in this manner. “I’m sorry, Rae. I didn’t mean to come off as condescending but I’m quite surprised at your displeasure.” Lucas tried to explain. “I’ve always felt you were in the right place up until this moment.” “I thought the same as well, Lucas.” Rae sighed as she massaged her temple. “But, I guess we were both wrong about eve
Three days ago. Lucas could feel himself losing his mind and he hated feeling like this but there was nothing he could do at this point other than pray for a silver lining in the sky. He had been waiting for this moment for a rather long time now and it wasn’t forthcoming. Looking for Rae was driving him crazy and he didn’t want to fill his mind with terrible thoughts about what could’ve possibly happened to her, that would mean he was losing faith and he didn’t want that to happen. He had hired a couple of private investigators and placed a huge price for whoever would be the first man to track down Rae. He didn’t mind paying top dollar for the information he sought, she was worth it and more. “Do you think we’re going about this the right way?” Lucas asked as he stared at the screen. He had been through this same process several times over and he hadn’t managed to find any clue yet which was rather frustrating. “You think we’ve been barking up the wrong tree for several