Crystina’s POV
Who else could do such a thing? Take the daughter of his father’s murderer and bring her to live with him. They all thought he had forgiven and forgotten the entire situation that led to the death of his father but in all reality, he hadn’t. He had only brought me into his pack, his home for retribution. He wants me to pay for the death of his father and his people. As for me, since I had no home, no parents, no pack, and I was just eight years old, I didn’t have a choice but to follow him.
Three years ago, before he left town, he asked me to be his Luna and blatantly I said no, and he told me to my face that I was going to regret saying no to his offer. Three years later, he’s back, about to throw chaos into my silent life and make me regret saying no to him like he had said.
“Are you sure you’re going to be okay?” Paige asked as we were about to separate on our way back from school. I hadn’t said a word to her since I heard that he was back and she hadn’t stopped asking me if I was okay.
I nodded again, scared that if I open my mouth to talk, I would cry.
“You can stay at my place tonight if you want,” It was a very good option but it wasn’t advisable.
I smiled bitterly. “Your mom doesn’t like me that much,”
“It doesn’t matter, babe, I’ll talk to her, she would let you stay. Come on,” She held my forearm, ready to drag me with her. I stopped her and assured her that I’ll be fine.
“Don’t worry about me, Paige. I’ll see you in school tomorrow,” I assured her again. Reluctantly, she dropped my hand and nodded. “Call me if you need my help,”
“I will. Go now, missus,” I demanded and she did. I waited and watched her back as she walked away till she was out of my line of vision. That was when I also turned and began walking towards the Alpha’s home, Luka’s home.
Three years ago, I got my wolf. It was the best thing that has ever happened to me and it still is the best thing. I tried as much as possible to keep her out of my mind when I’m in school because sometimes, she gets a little crazy.
‘You shouldn’t be this worried, Tina. He’s just back, that’s all,’ my wolf appeared in my head.
‘I want to believe that too, Kris but not when he asked me to be his mate right before he left and I said no,’
My wolf calls me Tina and I call her Kris, when you put it together, you have Crystina as a whole and that is my name.
She huffed. “He might have even forgotten about that. It’s been three years, Tina,”
“I know but will he forget something like that so easily?” I asked as I reluctantly stood in front of the door.
“There’s only one way to know,”
I took in a deep breath before opening the door to the house. Hesitating, I counted to five before walking in. My heart was beating rapidly against my chest as I walked in. My nerves were all over the place, I blinked repeatedly as I rubbed my hand against my neck.
“Crystina!” I jumped as soon as I heard my name. It wasn’t Luka, it was the housekeeper, Miss Mary. Miss Mary, a woman in her late forties, was the nicest person to me in the Alpha’s house. When I say nice, I mean the only person to offer me extra cloth when the weather is cold. That was the only good thing she had ever done for me.
“Yes, Miss Mary,” I replied politely.
“Alpha Luka wants to see you as soon as you’re back. He’s been waiting in your room,” I swallowed hard and blinked again, frantically this time. I wasn’t expecting him to be waiting for me in my room. Why would he be waiting for me?
“Okay, Miss Mary,” I nodded.
“Remember to behave yourself, girl,” She warned before walking away.
One step after another, I slowly walked towards my room, in fear of what the future held, my heart beating rapidly and I had to put my hand on my chest to calm myself down a little. As I took a deep breath, a captivating scent hit my nose. The more I walked towards my room, the stronger the scent was. It was of Lavender and ginger mixed together. I keep getting lured by the scent that I almost forgot about my worries. The scent grew stronger as I stopped in front of my door. Why was it coming from my room?
Mate! My wolf squealed. I forced her to the back of my mind and focused on figuring out the owner of the captivating and alluring scent. Putting two and two together, I realized the only person that was behind that door was Alpha Luka. Was it possible...?
Before I could figure out my thoughts, the door was flanged open. His shoes were the first thing I saw, and slowly, I lifted my eyes to see his cold stare, glaring me down. Even though the scent was enough to make me throw myself at him, I was still scared of him and the fear was more than the attraction.
Mate! My wolf squealed again and I find myself forcing her out of my head for the second time in the last ten minutes. I quickly looked away from him and bowed my head just to see his feet retreating back into my room. I couldn’t deny how different he looked. He looked really more handsome than before.
“Alpha Luka, good afternoon,” I greeted politely. It’s been three years, I don’t know if he would still prefer me to call him just Luka and not Alpha Luka.
“Were you waiting for me to drag you before coming in?” I jumped at his sudden words. I couldn’t even look up to stare at him.
“No, Alpha,” I stuttered, I stared at my feet and ignored the cold sweat on my face. I clasped my hand together, trying to control my fear.
Silence enveloped the room. The only thing that could be heard was my heavy breathing and the heavy steps that he was taking toward me.
“Why do you look so scared of me, Crystina?” His voice was so gentle and unbelievable. I couldn’t believe my ears and that made me fear him and his intentions more.
When I felt his hand on my hair, I moved back. That made me look up at him, he looked disappointed and when he tried again, I moved away. Suddenly, he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards his body. A loud shriek left my throat as he hugged me against his hard chest, his hands were wrapped around my back instantly. I was so shocked that I couldn’t say a word. My heart began beating rapidly against my chest as he buried his nose in my hair.
Luka’s POVThe one thing I’ve looked forward to since I left home three years ago was to hold Crystina in my hands like this even if it was just for once. Now, that I’m able to do that, I couldn’t help but feel bad as she trembled in my hands. It was messing with my head, my thoughts, and my wolf. This was my mate, the one woman I was destined to be with and the craziest thing is she’s scared of me. I can smell her fear mixed with her scent and I hate that.Three years ago, I found out that she was my mate and when I asked her to be my Luna, she refused. She blatantly said no to my request. It was as if I’ve been stabbed deep in my heart with a knife. Right before I left, I told her she was going to regret it. She was my mate and there was no way she wasn’t feeling the mate bond. She was probably hurting herself by trying to not be with me. I hugged her tightly and I could feel her trembling again.I was supposed to hate her! After what her father had done to my father, I’m not suppos
Crystina’s POV“Let’s go downstairs for dinner,” He stretched his hand out at me, I stared at his large palm for a few seconds before I shook my head.“No, thank you. I’m not really hungry,” I replied. That was a lie, I was famished. I wasn’t even able to eat lunch because of the news I heard at the cafeteria but I would rather fast than eat dinner with him.I can’t believe I let him hug me like that before moving away. More than that, I can’t believe I almost kissed him. Thanks to Rolf who saved me from that moment. Even though Rolf is a devil’s advocate and first son, I still have him to thank for saving me from losing the last thing that I can hold on to; my body. I know I’ve lost my dignity, pride, and reputation since moving to Moon Valley Pack but the last thing that I can hold onto was my body and if I let loose to Luka, he would also take that away from me and I would hate myself for that.I know I’m here because he needed retribution for his father’s death and it’s possible t
CRYSTINA ’S POVAlpha Luka didn’t say a word and neither did I. We were both staring at each other waiting for the other person to say something. Luka stared at me expectantly, his eyes narrowed as he scrutinized me. One hand was on the wheel while the other was on the passenger seat next to him. It was as if he was waiting for me to enter and take a seat. I knew better than to do that. Luka would never want me to enter his car. It was impossible, if I made the mistake and enter that car, I’m sure I’ll regret that decision for the rest of my life.Meanwhile, my wolf was encouraging me to enter the car. ‘I think he wants us to enter that cool car, Tina,’ Kris repeated and I almost yelled.‘Don’t be stupid, Kris, we know him better than that,’ I told her.“I don’t think we do, Star. If we don’t get close to him, how are we supposed to know if he’s a good or a bad person,” She admonished.“No is no, Chris. Back off now,” I warned. She quickly crouched and ignored me.“Good morning, Alpha
LUKA’S POVThe principal in charge of our Pack’s high school invited me to the school that morning because of the donation that I had made. We met the previous afternoon when I made the payment to the school’s account but I was surprised when she called me again to ask me to pay a visit to the school because she wanted to give me a tour of the school. I felt it wasn’t necessary but as the Alpha, I couldn’t say no. I haven’t been around for years so the school will be the best place to start so I can get accustomed and know what’s going on around the pack. When I woke up, I was actually hoping to drive together with Crystina to the school but before I came out of the room, she had left. I didn’t lose hope knowing fully well that I might be lucky enough to meet her on the way since Mary said she left s few minutes before I came out. Fortunately and true to her words, I found her on the walkways, she was shivering from the cold, her face red like a tomato and she was walking as slow as
Crystina’s POV After school hours, I had to wait for Nico in front of the school gate to return his scarf to him. I know Nico adores me but still, I don’t think his mom would like the idea that he gave that expensive scarf away. I could’ve returned it to him during school hours but we had different classes and he told me during lunch to return the scarf to him after school hours. Getting impatient, I checked my old, worn-out wristwatch again and realized he was taking too long. If only I had a phone, I would’ve called him to tell him to hurry up. “Hey Crystina,” Paige called from a distance and waved at me before running towards me. “What’s wrong? Why are you running?” I asked her. We hadn’t planned on going home together today, what’s with the hurry? “Sorry I came late. I met Nico after lunch and he told me to give you this,” She gave me a small bottle of medicine. “He said it’s for your fever,” Though I didn’t think I have a fever, I still couldn’t help the smile that crept on
LUKA’S POV All I had towards Crystina were good intentions, I didn’t plan on making her cry or sad but when I saw her holding that bottle, something shifted in me that I didn’t like. I tried to control it until we were in a closed space and I could smell that boy all over her. That drove me insane. Why was he giving her a bottle of medicine anyways? She wasn’t even sick. That boy must be trying so hard to make me look bad and I hate that. When I drove out of the school, I had only planned to pick her up and take her home but when I saw her waiting outside of the school gate and checking her wristwatch, I knew something was up. I didn’t plan on killing her friend, Paige by the way, the incident was a mistake. “You should take a shower once you get home to get rid of that stupid scent,” I ordered as I drove us home. I know she was mad at me as she wasn’t even giving me a second glance. She just turned to the window and said nothing the entire ride home. She turned to look at me and
CRYSTINA POV The terrible beeping of my alarm clock sent me jerking up from the bed. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was in my room. I’ve had a terrible nightmare about Luka growling at me. Wait! I think it wasn’t a nightmare. I ran my hands through my hair in frustration as the memories of the previous night came back to me. I hadn’t planned on going to his room, I thought I could escape meeting him last night but then, I was afraid of the consequences of my action if I did that so I went.When he started kissing me, I wanted to disappear from that place and never return to this house but I don’t understand why he affected me so much and made me yearn for more of his kisses. Just as I was processing what was going on, he pushed me back and yelled at me to leave his room. I was beyond embarrassed, I wished the floor would open and swallow me. Ashamed and so close to crying, I lifted my feet one after the other walking out of his room, biting down on my lips to stop the tea
Crystina’s POV I kept grinning from ear to ear as I walked back home in the evening. After what Nico had told me, I was excited and happy that my feelings for Nico wasn't one-sided. If I had to choose, I would’ve preferred the goddess making Nico my mate and not Luka. Nico is amazing, cool, and kind but Luka was the opposite, hot-headed, evil, and possessive. Every time I remember that he’s a part of my life, I get scared for my future but with Nico, everything seems fine. I feel happy whenever I hear his voice or our finger brushes against each other and my heart races whenever he smiles at me. With Luka, the opposite is the case one more time. I’m never happy to be with him, and I hate the fact that there’s nothing I can do about it. My eyes watered as I remembered Luka’s threat. He had said I belong to him and no other man. I don’t want to break Nico’s heart and I hope I find a way to get through this and be free so I can be with the man that I want. As soon as I stepped into t