➿ Present ➿ When I come back to reality after my embarrassing flashback, it dawns on me that Julian is seriously kissing me now and his hand is sliding under my shirt to put it on my back and pull my body even closer to his. That fills me with panic and I tense up because not only do I have an alpha... I also have a boyfriend. Felix may not make me feel the same as an alpha and he may not know how to satisfy me sëxually, but he has shown me far more tenderness and romance than any of them. He doesn't deserve this. "I'm sorry," Julian apologizes when he feels me detach from the kiss, pulling away from my mouth to look me in the eye, "I know we’re friends but you're so gorgeous, I couldn't help but kiss you. I've never been this attracted to an omega before." His words stop my panic and guilt a bit because they make me feel curious and they also awaken my bruised ego. Who doesn't like to be told they're gorgeous after suffering so much rejection in their life? I obviously need
When Daniel throws the ball again he throws it way too hard and Laurie groans because he couldn’t catch it, but runs to go grab it. "By the way, did you call Felix already?" Daniel asks when we’re alone again and I look at him with confusion at the abrupt change of subject, "To let him know you won't be going back to Delton with him?" "Oh. No, I didn't," I answer and then I remember his text from last night that I haven't answered because I don't want us to have our first fight yet, especially not because of Lucinda, "Actually, I’ll go call him right now." I get up from the ground and walk as far away as I can to talk to Felix without worrying about anyone listening my conversation. "Olivia. Why hadn't you called me?" he asks as soon as he answers the call. His tone is a lot colder than normal. I don’t think I’ve ever heard him talking like that. "Sorry, baby. I was really busy this morning, we went to the hospital with my dad," I lie, because I don't plan on telling him what ac
As soon as I enter the house, I feel all eyes on me even though they try to look the other way and pretend they weren't looking and openly gossiping about me and Olivia talking like normal people for the first time since she came back. Clara takes possession of my hand and pulls me towards the kitchen very excited to give me a taste of some cookie mix or something she and her mother are preparing. It's delicious and I tell her that, but it wasn't delicious enough to move me away from the game with my son to eat this nonsense. I don't even like desserts that much, I don't understand why she was so excited for me to try this. Still, I stay in the kitchen with her for a while, trying not to look out into the backyard so I don't look like I want to go back to being there with my girl and my son, even though I totally want that. The conversation in the house turns serious again when Lucinda starts telling everyone about the two wolves that attacked their father an
"I want to go home." Laurie blurts out, clenching my shirt with his fists and still crying, "Can we go back to Delton now?" "No, baby. We can't," I reply, rubbing his back for a couple of seconds as he calms down, "Can you explain to me what you saw?" "Aunt Clara turned into a mean dog," he exclaims in fear and I can't help to let out a little giggle. Aunt Clara is indeed a female dog. "And you... you were talking in a different voice. You said bad words." "I'm sorry. You're right, I behaved very badly out there, I said ugly things," I agree, still rubbing his back and fighting the tug of guilt I feel when I remember the fücked up things I said in the middle of my fit of rage, "But everything has an explanation and you have nothing to be scared of. This house is where we are safest. Nothing bad can ever happen to us while we're here." "The dog wanted to eat you," he reminds me and pulls away from my chest to look me in the eyes, "Pleas
I wake up the next day naked in my bed and with my hand clutching that damn shirt in a fist like it's my lifeline. I hate that Daniel decided to give it to me so I wouldn't feel alone, but it's actually being helpful. I feel much more centered than usual. I get up and stretch my body, giving the shirt one last scenting before putting it away. I finally put on some clothes and head downstairs for breakfast. It's too early so my mom is the only person downstairs and her eyes are on me as soon as she hears me coming. "Hi... you look good," she mentions, a little quizzical, "Are you on inhibitors?" "Nope," I reply and go over to give her a quick hug as I consider whether to tell her the truth or not. I decide she's the only other person in this house with a compatible mate, so she has to understand me. "I think it's because Daniel gave me his shirt yesterday. It's been helping me calm my wolf down." My mom stops getting things out of the fridge for breakfast and turns to look at me
{ Daniel } I have to turn off my phone after Olivia’s last text because I'm afraid of the first thing that came into my mind in response. Of course I remember, Olivia, It's the main thing I think about every time I actually want to come. I get up from my seat and have to walk around my office for a couple of seconds, taking deep breaths trying to calm down. I need to think about something else because right now all I want to do is go to Olivia and take care of her like I should. Like it's my fücking right. Fück. I shouldn't have talked to her, I don't know what the hell I was thinking. It was absolutely stupid, but I couldn't stop thinking about her and how she could be. I needed to know. I wanted her to tell me my shirt helped. I wanted to know that even from far away I was being helpful. Once I manage to calm my body enough, I leave my office amidst a cloud of desire that I'm trying to shake off and I call my team for a last minute meeting. I need an imme
I stay holed up in the office for the rest of the day. I don't even go out to eat because I'm not hungry at all, I just feel sick. And Carolina never sent me a text to let me know whether Olivia arrived or not. I mean... logically, I know she must have forgotten about me or she must be too busy with little Hannah, but it still left me feeling unsettled. Around five in the afternoon someone opens my office door without even knocking. The queen herself. "Thank you so much for deciding to come to work today, Lucinda." I mumble and my sister-in-law just rolls her eyes. "Olivia forced us to host a sleepover last night and no matter how many times I yelled at them, the kids wouldn't fücking go to sleep. And we all know my twins are well behaved, so it's your son's fault mainly. He's a troublemaker. So don't try to scold me, boss," she defends herself and drops her heavy äss on the chair in front of my desk. "Anyway... I came to ask about the situation earlier with my baby si
"That wasn't part of the plan yet." I manage to say, my throat feeling clogged and dry. “It’s way too soon.” My dad skipped about seven steps. I have no idea why he would think this is okay. As far as he knows, I’ve been ‘hanging out with her’ for six months, we're not even ‘boyfriend and girlfriend’ yet. This is absolutely wild and stupid. I don't understand how he decided to do this without even telling me first. "Don't try to act like you know anything about life, kid. Things used to work like this and the mayor knows it," he says, rolling his eyes and sharing a look with my brother Anton, like they’re complaining about me. Anton is an alpha too, but for some reason he's never been able to get out of my father's grip. "I'm losing money like crazy, I need to be connected to Frank now. The girl will say yes, don't worry." Of course Clara will say yes. She is very clearly into me and she also thinks I'm at her house all day everyday to spend time with her. She and everyone els