تسجيل الدخولElara’s POVThey paused, their eyes scanning me from top to bottom.I tilted my head, matching their glares.“You are married to him?” one of them asked him.I looked down at Kaden. He was focused on my exposed thighs, his hands exploring to their heart’s content.“Kaden, they seem to doubt that we are married.”His eyes flitted over to them and back to my face. “Sit. I already ordered for us.”“You’re not wearing rings.”It had been quite some time since I left the human world. I forgot how most of them did not know how to mind their business.Kaden pulled me into his lap. “Do you want a ring?”“It’s not necessary. You have marked me in more ways than one,” I said loudly enough for them to hear.Their discomfort finally settled in. One of them grabbed her friend’s arm. “Let’s go.”I glared after them as they returned to their tables.“I never thought I would see the day you got jealous because of me,” Kaden said.He sounded far too pleased for my liking.“Why were you even talking to
Elara’s POVMy neck snapped so quickly to Kaden that I heard it crack.His face was blank, like he had not just rocked my world with three words.I waited for the room to empty before I asked, “You are not punishing him?”“Do you want me to?”“No. No…that is not what I am saying.” I paused, trying to gather my thoughts. “It’s just…I know you and I know how you have ruled Caelthorn all this while. You would have ordinarily ripped out his tongue in the very least.”Kaden’s pinky twitched.“His problem is a result of my negligence. If I were more aware of what was happening in the pack, this would not have happened.”This was somewhat the same situation as the last time, with the boy who had just shifted.I caught Kaden’s gaze sneaking to my face and realization dawned on me.Was he letting him free because of me?Idiot, Anika said in my head.I lowered my face, using my hair to hide my pleased smile.“I should probably go and start reaching out to our allied packs to see if we can borro
Elara’s POVKaden had just slid my shirt off my shoulders when there was a knock on the door.We froze.“Who is it?” Kaden asked.“Sorry to interrupt, Alpha, but this is urgent.”“Shit,” I muttered and slid off Kaden’s lap as the door opened.Johnson junior was on the other side of the door. My eyes fell to the ground and widened.Was that a body behind him?“What is the meaning of this?” Kaden asked as Samuel dragged the man into the office.He was barely recognizable with all the bruises littering his face and body.Samuel bowed. “My apologies for interrupting your time with Luna but we found Isaac Winters trying to find a way out of the borders. When we interrogated him, he refused to speak.”“Explain yourself,” Kaden said.Samuel forced Isaac to his knees but Isaac still remained silent.“Are you showing disrespect to your Alpha?”Isaac might as well have signed his death warrant. It was one thing to try to sneak off the borders without permission, and it was another thing to refu
Elara’s Pov“And that is my cue to leave,” Cain said.Before he left, he darted to the side and grabbed Leo. Leo protested, claiming to want to watch the drama, but Cain tossed him over his shoulder and carried him out.Kaden slapped my butt to draw my attention back to him. “How long have you hated me?”My face twisted.“Hated is a strong word,” I muttered.“So you do not hate me?”I crossed my arms, putting some distance between our bodies. His hands kneading my ass like flour was causing me not to think straight.“I do not know you enough to hate you,” I said slowly.“So without the mate bond…”“We would definitely not be a couple.”My words were firm as I was sure. I had not come to fall in love with Kaden or anything.Most of all of this was just the mate bond being the mate bond.“What if I feel differently?”My heart lurched. Dangerous question.I smiled tightly. “Well, that is up to you, isn’t it?” I said nervously. “I cannot really tell you how to feel.”Kaden tilted my chin
Elara’s POVHow dare you have sex without me?I shot out of bed. “Anika!” I exclaimed. “You are back.”I was not gone or anything. Answer my question, she repeated.“We did not have sex,” I stressed.I could feel her frustration and annoyance.Why not? Did we not agree that sex with Kaden would never be off the table?I paused. We did agree on that. No matter how far Kaden and I drifted, sex was always supposed to be on the table.He had ruined me for every man. Whenever I smelled him near me, I started to crave his cock.Sure, we may not see eye to eye but I was barely looking at him when he was expertly rearranging my insides.This was what I kept repeating to myself as I marched to Kaden’s office.“Kaden Caelthorn!” I yelled, throwing open the door.There were three men in the office. They turned to me in unison, watching me with varying degrees of alarm.“Oh,” I muttered, my neck flushed with embarrassment. “I did not know you had guests. I will come back later.”The two men in fr
Elara’s POVCassian found me that night, sitting on the roof of our house and staring at the sky.He settled in beside me. “Where is she?”“Who?” I asked.“Anika,” he said. “I cannot feel my mate.”A sigh slipped from my lips. I had been dreading this conversation since Anika went cold.“She is safe, if that is what you are asking.”“It isn’t.” Cassian looked at me, his gold eyes twinkling with something close to sadness. “Talk to me, Elara. I care for you.”He said that so easily that I wondered if he had used those lines on any other woman.“Anika needs to rest,” I said vaguely.“You exerted yourself while healing?” he asked, his words closer to a statement than a question.I stayed silent. That in itself was an answer.“Why are you helping Lillian?” Cassian asked.There was no edge to his voice, just pure curiosity.I shrugged. “Because I can.”There was really no other sensible reason I did.“I mean, to the point of harming yourself. Why are you helping her to the point of harming
Elara’s POVMy brothers bared their necks in unison.“Alpha Kaden,” they greeted in unison.“Kaden,” I whispered in awe. What a beautiful name.The wind carried my voice to his ears. His eyes fell to me, one of his delicate brows raising.Suddenly, a wave of energy slammed into me. Enough energy to
Elara’s POV“Ellie, is there a problem?” Ronan asked.My throat tightened to the point I could not breathe.It had barely been twenty-four hours. How did they find me already?Would they try to take me back? My brothers would not willingly give me away, right?Leo lowered us to the ground to set me
Elara’s POVMy words settled heavily in the room.Seconds passed in silence, the hum of the air conditioner almost echoing off the mostly bare walls.Hilda pressed her palms flat on her knees. “Yes, Luna. We are mates.”Harry let out an irritated sigh. That was the first time I had seen his face no
Elara’s POV“I told you that I should have done it.”“I swear, I followed the instructions to the letter. I have no idea why she fainted.”“Should I pour water on her face?”There was a slap and then a thud.My eyes slowly blinked open. My brothers were kneeling over my body, still arguing amongst







