EMMA'S POVMy hands were trembling as I waited patiently on the bench, right outside the office of the doctor that called me over.My heart racing, just thinking of what the outcome might be.The doctor had contacted Hunter and I to come over together, but Hunter was too busy to show up.He has an important meeting that needs to be attended to immediately. Not that he doesn't want to come around with me to the hospital, he wants to.I'm the one who persuaded him to go for his meeting. Promising I'll be fine and share with him whatever report I get after the check up.And here I am, sitting outside the office of the doctor.She had told me to wait here while she attended to a patient that came in before me. I can't double cross her because my husband is the Alpha. I did what every good being will do.Waiting calmly, my attention was fixed on the people passing the hospital with their loved ones.Some with their partners, and some with...their children.I felt my heart grow heavy at thi
Leaning back in my seat in first class with my headphones on and my eyes closed, the sound of conversation in the airplane seemed like a muted radio frequency. I felt a nudge. "Madam, are you asleep?"I opened my eyes to stare at the air hostess as I turned off the music. I blinked rapidly, my eyes bleary with sleep, trying to bring her into focus. "The plane has descended." She gestured towards the other passengers. "Everyone is leaving."I nodded and got up eagerly, collecting my suitcases."Do you need help with anything?" she asked helpfully"No, thanks. I'm good," I replied, smiling at her.I made my way out of the plane and stepped into brilliant sunshine. The weather was bright and sunny, yet not oppressive. A cool breeze offset the effects of the sun. A sudden gust of wind blew my brown hair into my face. I squinted as some strands got into my eyes. The breeze had disarranged my careful hairdo. I shrugged, bracing myself to lug my suitcase to where I could get a taxi. I ha
Narrowing my eyes, I glanced at both of them. Approaching the sink, I dropped the spoon with a clatter. When my mother had mentioned the pack mating ceremony, I had thought that my coming home had just happened to coincide with the event and that she wanted me to attend at the spur of the moment. Judging by what my brother had said, my mother had really put a lot of thought into the event. I spoke slowly. "By selecting a dress, what exactly do you mean?" I asked Lucas. No one answered. "Well, I want to have you all know that I have no intentions of going to the mating ceremony or whatever such nonsense."My mother dumped some dishes into the sink and scrubbed them a little too vigorously. I who knew her so well could tell that she had a lot to say, but was keeping it in. I sat at the kitchen table, my chin in my palm, staring sulkily at the floor. My mother finished cooking. She began dishing the food into plates. Seeing I made no move to help, Lucas assisted her. They carried the
The pack house was well-illuminated. There was a buzz of activity outside it. Maids relieved people of their jackets, some more maids journeyed here and there taking in trays of what seemed to be a never-ending assortment of food and drinks. The lights cast alternating colors of red, blue, green white, and back again. A huge sheet of canvas was hung outside at the very top of the house. On it was painted two wolves- a male and a female- looking at a red moon and apparently howling. The light of the moon above bathed the painting in a red glow. Written boldly in attention-grabbing black was 'Red moon pack house'. The painting seemed to blend into the smooth face of the wall. It was on closer inspection that one saw the breeze ruffling it gently in waves and realized that it was hung there. The painting was so life-like that I found my eyes being drawn to it again and again. I was not the only one. All around me, people were craning their necks to look at it. Right in front of me, t
There was a collective gasp of surprise from the crowd, but l noted their reactions with a tiny portion of my brain. Every cell of my body was doubly aware of the stranger who stood before me. He looked like he had stepped right out of the pages of a glossy magazine. Well turned out for the event, he was dressed in a simple cotton shirt and trousers. Simple though his outfit was, each article of clothing hinted at designer origins. All he had on, I noticed later. For a long heart stopping minute, my eyes were riveted on his perfect face. Those intense brown eyes of his looked me over several times, seeming to absorb every detail of my appearance. He looked to be in his early or mid twenties. His strong jaw line hinted at a forceful personality. He looked like someone who had a lot of authority and who was used to getting his way with everything. I stood there for several seconds or minutes- I could not tell for how long. The mate bond between us was pulling me in so many different d
I glanced at him after saying that, but he just kept calm, and didn't bother saying anything, and that even annoyed me even more. I really can't believe that this man that called himself my mate,has locked me up here for hours now, and now that he is here, he still doesn't want to let me go.But I won't give up, but rather I will make him release me. "I'm talking to you, or have you gone deaf, and can't hear me?" I yelled, but he just looked at me with a smirk on his face."Look, you really have to let me go, because I'm not looking for a mate right now, and I don't want anything to do with any form of mate, so we have no business together." I told him."I'm not letting you go anywhere, because it is so unfortunately that you happen to be my mate, so either you like it or not, you are going to stay back here in this house, and as my mate." He finally spoke up, and I just won't let that happen."You have no right to keep me here with you, I'm not going to be a mate to anyone, and not e
After battling with myself for a while, I finally decided to go and get the answers I needed. I actually wanted to wait for her to come over to the dining room for breakfast, and while we were eating, I would ask her. But I really can't stop myself right now.I have tried to hold myself, but not anymore. And since I woke up this morning, all my thoughts are on no one else but my mate. I really can't help it but I feel so connected and fulfilled with her.Though I can say my mate is extremely stubborn, I really like her so much already, and that's more reason I want to Know more about her so badly, I really can't help it.I thought to myself, as my mind flash back to how she was asking me to let her go yesterday when I forced myself to sleep. And even while she was sleeping yesterday, I really couldn't help it but admire her.With all of this I can tell myself that I really love her already, even though I just met her yesterday, and for sure no matter what I'm not going to let her out
I really want to leave here as soon as possible. I really need to return back to the States where I had come from before all this drama started happening to me.Honestly I never really expected something like this to happen to me. My parents are really the cause of this, and right now I don't even know if I'm stuck here forever.I'm just not really used to this life of being in a cage. And honestly this Alpha is really not a good one. I really have to do everything possible to frustrate him, maybe he might finally decide to let me go.Because I can't really see myself staying back here in this pack, when I'm so used to my life in the states. I really have to go back, but I couldn't really deny the fact that the Alpha is handsome, and he is like my type of man somehow.Though I never really wanted a mate, there are some fixtures that I really admire in a man, and he has all of them. But I'm just not interested in staying back here and becoming his Luna, so I really need to leave here.