Arda is a normal human girl who dreams of settling down after school and raising children with a nice loving boy. Just when her dream starts to come true, she unexpectedly discovers that she is marked by the moon and fated to marry Gillow, a ruthless and dominant werewolf vampire, in fulfillment of a prophecy that concerns mankind. --------- EXCERPT --------- PS: If any male asks you out, tell him that you're already taken because, you belong to me and I will mate you at the right time. I am The Alpha you will soon get to know. Can she run away from her destiny?
View MoreDear Arda, I know that you have no idea who this is but at the nearest possible time, you will. I wish you a happy twenty-first birthday and hope that you like the present attached to this note.
PS: If any male asks you out, tell him that you’re already taken because you belong to me and I will mate you at the right time. I am The Alpha you will soon get to know. Having finished reading the handwritten note, Arda was at first filled with fear and uncertainty. The handwriting was clear, cursive, and written with dark ink on a plain sheet of white paper. She could not make much sense of the note. Alpha? Mate? What did that even mean? And why would the anonymous man say that she belonged to him? She was a human being. She belonged to no one. You cannot just own someone. Why was she even letting the message bother her? It could be a prank. Resting on that thought, she rolled her eyes and cast an amused gaze upon the note, believing that it was probably a prank from one of her friends. She did not have many friends, making it easy to have a culprit in mind. Jacob, she thought. She would not put it past him. Between her two friends, he was wittier, laid-back, and prone to mischief. Arda was seated in the living room at the dining table currently occupied by several half-unwrapped presents. The house was an apartment off-campus, which she shared with her friends. Arda looked up at Jacob and Karina, who stood before the table, watching her unwrap the presents. Jacob had the looks of a typical boy next door- plain-faced and friendly, with kind blue eyes. Karina had the snobbish looks of an average cheerleader- fit and sassy.. Both eagerly waited for the moment when she would have to guess what each of them had gifted her. To the three of them, it was a fun game and it had become their custom ever since they had all become friends in the university and started sharing the apartment as flatmates. The house contained four bedrooms and each occupant, owned a room, but shared the large living room space and kitchen while using the extra room as a study room. The living room still showed the aftermath of a party. Empty pizza packs and snack wrappings were converged on the wide living room center table and tiled floor amidst empty bottles of soft drinks, beer, and vodka. Karina yawned and they all looked at the wall clock, which read 9:00 pm. “Some of us are early birds,” Karina complained. “Hurry up, Arda.” “Speak for yourself, Karina.” Jacob chided playfully. “Allow the birthday girl to take her sweet time.” “I am right,” Karina said to him. “Of course, you’re always right,” Jacob responded. “Be very careful with your next words.” Karina threatened, glaring at him and he raised his hands in mock surrender. “Arda, you better show us how well you know us. I cannot defend you for long. Karina is a warrior.” “Shut up, Jacob.” Karina retorted. “Quit bickering, you both,” Arda said lightly. “He started it.” “She started it.” Karina and Jacob had both spoken at the same time as they pointed accusing fingers at each other. Arda shook her head at them and laid down the note before her on the table, turning it over to hide the words. Then she stuck her hand inside the brown envelope from which she had retrieved the note, taking out the gift inside. Her friends joined her in admiring the expensive-looking jewelry set. It was a sixteen-inch gold necklace with the pendant of a wolf and matching wolf earrings in gold. “Wow,” Karina said, reaching out and taking it off her hand. “It looks like real gold. Allow me to study its authenticity. ” She began peering closely at it. “I hate to challenge your expertise," Jacob said to her, "but without your glasses, I’m afraid we won’t have the right findings.” He held out his hand to receive it. Karina rolled her eyes and handed it over to him. Jacob received it and raised it close to his eyes, studying it for a few seconds. “Hmm. You didn’t tell us you’ve met a rich man, Arda. ” He said. “This is pure gold and the pendant looks captivating.” “Finally, Arda is dating.” Karina teased. “Come on, tell us something. Who is it from?” “I have no idea. There is no name on the envelope.” “Is it perhaps from a secret admirer?” Jacob asked. “A guy crushing on you, maybe?” asked Karina. “Shut up guys, I know it’s one of you and that’s Jacob, precisely. Everyone knows how naughty you can be.” “Me?” Jacob asked, incredulous. “How can I afford this? I come from a middle-class home.” “Then it’s you, Karina.” Arda accused, but Karina shook her head. “I come from a middle-class home too. No offense, but I’ll rather buy this for myself than for you.” “Me too,” Jacob said and Arda gave them a hurt look, a frown furrowing her brow. “You both have just hurt my feelings.” she said. “I understand, Arda, but trust me, I didn’t send this.” Jacob insisted. Karina shrugged. “Seriously, I didn’t.” Arda picked up the note and passed it to Jacob. “What’s this?” he asked without looking at the words, but Karina had drawn close to him and was scanning the note with her eyes. “That message came with the gift,” Arda responded and watched him lower his eyes to the words on the note, which he started reading aloud. Karina glared at him as soon as he had finished reading it. “Did you write this, Jacob?” she demanded, hands akimbo. “Of course not.” “Swear it.” Karina insisted. “Let your no be no and your yes be yes…” Jacob began. “Spare me the bible quotes.” Karina interrupted, cutting him off. “Well, you know that I don’t swear. It is against my faith. But I didn’t do it. This isn’t my writing. ” Jacob looked serious. “I believe you guys,” said Arda. “Don’t sweat it.” “Maybe it was one of the guests,” Karina suggested. “Probably.” Arda agreed. “Whoever it is would probably be laughing their head off as they imagine what your reaction would be,” Jacob told her. “Just ignore it.” Arda was getting convinced of his words when a troubling thought hit her. “But who would play a prank with an expensive item?” she asked and there was a slight pause as they all contemplated the question. Then Jacob shrugged. “Someone with money to throw around, I guess,” he said. “Exactly.” Karina agreed. “Can I have the necklace?” “You’re so greedy,” Jacob told her. “No way, Karina. I get to keep it. ” Arda responded. She opened her palm and Jacob returned the note and the gift back to her. She placed the note on the table and put the gift on it. “Fine, I wish someone would prank me like this with a Rolex,” Karina said dreamily and they all laughed. “Hey, let’s not forget that Arda has still not shown us how well she knows us.” Jacob pointed out and Arda looked at the two separate unwrapped presents that sat together at a corner of the table. One of them was an iPod. The other one was a headset. Arda rose and smiled at her friends. “You both came together and bought these for me.” She said. “Because you knew I’ve had it on my wish list for so long. Thank you so much.” Her friends did not deny it. They smiled at her as they drew close to her and hugged her. As Arda hugged them, her eyes went to the gift resting on the note. “Are you going to wear it?” Jacob asked as soon as they disengaged. “I don’t know,” she responded. “It is really pretty,” Karina said admiringly. “You have nothing to lose.” “Maybe I will. I don’t know.” “I also think that you shouldn’t just disregard the note,” Karina advised. “We could have a stalker on the loose.” “Who would stalk her?” Jacob asked. “She’s not a celebrity.” “You don’t have to be a celebrity to be stalked.” Karina pointed out. “Whatever.” Said Jacob. “Arda, I suggest, you should try dating to see if the mysterious man would react,” Karina suggested. “Well, I’ve already started dating.” Arda reveled, a smug smile on her face. Surprised, her friends exchanged looks before returning their gazes to her and their eyes were questioning. “I accepted to be Luke’s girlfriend today during the party.” “Oh my God, that’s amazing,” Karina said excitedly. “My friend finally has a boyfriend.” “Well, it's about time,” Jacob commented. "That guy has been on your case since our first year.” “What made you agree?” Karina asked. “He’s nice. He has always been nice. So I figured, why not?” “Congratulations.” Her friends chorused, smiling at her and she couldn’t stop the blush that stained her cheeks. “Thanks.” “Just look at her.” Jacob teased. “Does he know he will be your first boyfriend?” “Shut up, J.” Arda and Karina told him and he raised his hands in surrender. “Anyway, this development is welcome,” Karina said. “Now, we’ll easily know if the mysterious man is for real.” “That’s true.” Jacob agreed and the three of them cast their gazes down at the present from the anonymous man. As Arda stared at the note and the gift, she did not want to admit that she was a bit scared. But then, she also thought hopefully that dating Luke without any unpleasant incident would, at least, put her fears to rest. Her goal was clear- Provoke a reaction out of the mysterious Alpha and see if he was for real or not.The garden shimmered beneath the soft silver hue of twilight, the last strokes of sun bowing out to the deepening night. Lights from the mansion spilled gently across the path, casting golden trails along the edges of stone, leaf, and water. The natural waterfall Arda had always admired now whispered soothingly in the background, its steady cascade sounding like a lullaby sung by the Earth itself.A breeze, cool and perfumed with the scent of wild jasmine and dew-laced roses, brushed past Arda’s cheek. Her hair danced in the wind. It felt as though the night wanted to touch her too, to press itself gently against her skin.She sat cross-legged on a cushioned bench under a canopy of moon-kissed trees. Her notepad lay open on her lap, half-filled with scribbles—notes she’d managed to take in between the moments her heart betrayed her and focused more on him than the work.Gillow was beside her, dangerously close. His voice—velvety and unhurried—filled the space between them like music.
Arda remained curled up on the edge of the bed, the weight of guilt pressing down on her like a shroud. Her heart ached—not for herself, but for the people she had dragged into her mess. Karina. Chester. She hadn’t meant for this to happen. She only wanted to protect them… but in the end, she’d betrayed them instead.A soft click echoed in the silence—the door. She didn’t flinch. Gillow was locking her in. Strangely, she was grateful. She hadn’t wanted to leave. She didn’t deserve freedom, not now. She wanted to be alone with her regret.The tears came slowly at first. Then violently. Her chest heaved with silent sobs until sleep overtook her like a thief in the night.---She awoke to a faint rustling. Movement. Distant, yet inside the room.She sat up, disoriented, blinking against the dim lighting. A glance at the clock told her it was nearly past midnight. Her stomach grumbled its own protest, making her wince.Curious and cautious, she stepped quietly toward the sound.There he w
Arda had stopped struggling by the time she was brought into the room. The fire of her protests had died, leaving only soft sniffling in its wake. Tears streamed down her flushed cheeks, her body trembling—not just from the alcohol wreaking havoc inside her but from something deeper, something raw.Gillow was already there, waiting. His sharp eyes took in the wrecked state she was in, and beneath the surface of his calm, his fury burned. Not at her—no, never at her—but at those who had let this happen. Yet he forced himself to swallow the rage. She needed care, not wrath.At his direction, they placed her gently onto the couch, close to the bed. The moment they stepped back, he moved forward, crouching beside her, his presence a solid force against her frailty.He carried the tea he had prepared. It wasn’t the best remedy, but it was something, and right now, something was better than nothing. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her into his warmth, his fingers brushing ag
Ignoring Arda's slurred curses, they lifted her into the car with little care for her protests. Her reluctance to return was irrelevant. What mattered was Gillow’s disapproval—a force far more terrifying than her drunken defiance.They secured her in the backseat, and the moment Chester and Karina took their places in the front, Arda lunged for the door handle. But Chester had anticipated this—he’d locked it. The soft click of her failed attempt was followed by a frustrated groan.With a smirk of defiance, she slumped back and declared, “I hate you both.” Then, inexplicably, she started to laugh—a drunken, eerie laughter that sent a chill up Karina’s spine.Neither Chester nor Karina responded. They simply exchanged glances, uneasy."Chester, what did you mean back there? That it’s just you?” Karina finally asked.“I, uh... kinda took the blame.”Karina whipped her head toward him. “What?”“You looked so happy, Karina. And you’ve been in so much trouble lately. I thought... maybe you
Chester hesitated, his pulse hammering against his ribs. If the Alpha was calling in this tone, it could only mean one thing—Arda had lied.His gaze darted toward her. She was blissfully unaware of the storm brewing on the other end of the call. A drink in her hand, laughter spilling from her lips, she swayed to the music with Karina, completely lost in the moment. She had no idea what she had just set into motion."I'm listening," Gillow's voice was sharp, the restrained fury evident in every syllable.Chester swallowed hard. His mind raced, torn between protecting Arda and Karina or saving himself."Alpha, I... I—" His voice faltered. What was the right move here? Take the blame and hope to minimize the damage? But then his eyes flicked back to Karina—her face alight with rare joy. She had suffered enough in recent times. And Arda... that reckless little minx. What had she been thinking? Dragging them into this mess? But then he recalled the way she had pleaded earlier—her voice thi
Arda watched the phone vibrate in her hand, Gillow’s name flashing across the screen. A small part of her knew she should answer, but she couldn't bring herself to. She let it ring.Karina and Chester noticed.“Who is it?” Karina asked from the passenger seat.“Alpha?” Chester added, glancing at her through the rearview mirror.Arda shrugged. “Yeah.”“Then why aren’t you answering?” Chester’s brows furrowed.“I’ll call him back when we get to the club,” she said, feigning nonchalance.Neither Karina nor Chester looked convinced, but they let it go. The car rolled smoothly through the city streets, neon lights reflecting against the windshield.Then Karina’s phone lit up.Gillow Rain.She turned in her seat, flashing the screen toward Arda. “It’s him. And I know it’s because you’re not picking up.”Arda’s stomach twisted. Her fingers clenched into the soft fabric of her dress. “Oh,” she said, forcing a casual tone. “I’ll call him back when we get there, I promise. Don’t answer.”Karina
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