BLAKEThirty six.Wathoni left me thirty six fucking missed calls in less than an hour, and I had hundreds more from elders and other concerned members of the pack.My head was overheating and my vision was blurred from how little sleep I’d gotten in the past week. Sleepless nights hadn't helped me find a plausible solution to my problem, and now that the deadline to deliver Scarlett was tomorrow, I knew I was royally screwed.Just then, my phone started to buzz again, and for the first time since our last meeting, Lucas Shahato was contacting me.Frustrated and overstimulated, I grabbed the phone without thinking and threw it across my office, feeling relieved that I’d gotten rid of the noise as I watched it shatter and drop to the floor. My relief didn't last long though, because my landline started to ring seconds later.Pleased with the last results, I grabbed it and yanked the connecting wires out of the plug and smashed it as well to stop the noise.Once silence finally fell aro
BLAKEDid he think a mere beastly transformation could scare me into obedience? What a fucking joke.In the Vaughn household, I’d seen worse monsters. In fact, I was raised by one, so his true form did nothing to change my earlier stance. If he liked, he could sprout two extra head and become a Cerberus, I’d never give up Scarlett even if it meant fighting him to the death.“You have a face as wretched and as ugly as your soul, suits you,” I commented in a mocking tone, showing him that I wasn't the type to be rattled by fear.His disgusting face twisted in anger at first, then it relaxed as though something had just dawned on him. It sort of pissed me off that I wasn't able to rile him up as much as I wanted to.“I wear both my soul and face with pride like the king that I am,” he boasted, a distorted smile playing on his face, “It’s too bad you won’t be alive to watch me rule since you've foolishly decided to be on the wrong side.”That was not a subtle threat, it was clear that he
SCARLETT“Shit. Shit. Shit!”I woke up in a frenzy, nearly toppling over the pillows stuffed on every corner of my bed and falling on my forehead. I ran to my wardrobe, rubbing my eyes and cursing myself for oversleeping knowing that mom would talk my head off for it.As I scanned quickly through my dresses, I recalled how mom had hammered on how important it was for me to be up as early as 6am to represent the family at a charity event she’d worked her ass off for as head of committee.I sighed, feeling horrible that I slept through my alarm.When I didn’t find the cocktail dress I was in search of, I just closed my eyes and grabbed the first dress my hand touched before throwing a robe over my underwear and turning towards the bathroom for a shower.I’d just pushed the door open when I heard a knock on my door.“Logan?” I asked even though the mate bond was already feeling strengthened from his nearness.“Yeah, can I come in?” he asked, the sweet scent of pancakes sifting through th
LOGANIs this what love making felt like? Having one’s soul and body bound by a force greater than life itself?Scarlett’s fingers had stolen their way under my shirt and were rubbing my chest in a way that made my cock twitch with need. I deepened the kiss, nearly melting when her moan of approval rang in my ears.“You sound fucking sexy, always,” I said, trailing kisses along her jawline while she teased the band of my shorts with her fingers, “how do you do that, baby?”I heard the smile in the moan that followed somehow, and both my bulge and heart swole in response.“I was thinking...” her breath hitched before it fanned hotly against my ear, all in reaction to me pressing a palm over her throbbing fold through her panties, “we could still take that bath…” the rise and fall of her chest was enough telling of what she was implying.“Of fucking course,” I agreed readily, pulling her to her feet in a split second.She giggled at my enthusiasm as I led her towards the bathroom, and t
ALEXI couldn’t stop thinking about it, especially since it should be impossible.The charity event Blake and I had attended in Scarlett’s stead was boring as hell, but what made it truly hellish were the occasional painful pangs jabbing at my insides every now and then.At first, I thought the event was so boring that my body was physically reacting to it. But later on, I started to have flashes of memories I shouldn’t be privy to, blurred flashes of intertwined bodies that were engrossed in heated love making.With each memory flash came a deeper pain than the last.I had to steal away to the bathroom to dunk my face in water and relieve myself of the hot flashes, and the moment I pulled my face out from under the tap, it was like the scales fell from my eyes and the blurred images became slightly clearer.At least clear enough to show that the persons whose sexual act was disrupting my day were none other than Logan and Scarlett.Irritation. Jealousy. Fury.All of those emotions wo
SCARLETT Tomorrow, everything would be fine. Mom and I had been rehearsing her confession for the past four days or so, and we’d finally gotten a hang of it without her breaking into tears mid sentence. I was genuinely proud of her and how far she’d come, accepting her faults and making amends wasn’t something she usually did. We’d also bonded over the past few days and started to see each other as friends rather than mother and daughter and it was such a refreshing turn of events for both of us, I couldn’t wait to see what the future held for us as our bond strengthened. A smile was plastered on my face while I stared at the mirror and thought things over. However, that smile immediately faltered and morphed into dread when I heard a woman’s shrieking scream from downstairs followed by a loud thud. Curious, I threw on the first shirt I laid eyes on and hurried downstairs to find out what chaos had broken loose. When I got to the main door, I spotted it ajar with a maid’s bo
BlAKEI was watching Logan and Alex uncover truths I already knew of like they were mysteries.The guilt and shame that had been eating me out since the black boxes with severed heads arrived our doorstep had worsened to a critical level that was killing me. I could feel chips of my heart and soul being pulled apart as I lived as a traitor in the midst of the people whose suffering I had a hand in.“The murders were traced to the shahato pack this morning,” Logan groaned, anger shining in his eyes as he shifted uncomfortably at the edge of our deceased father’s study desk.“Yeah, the security team forwarded the memo to me as well, I gathered that it was a threatening act that was meant to serve as a warning or something,” Alex who was pacing furiously from one end of the office to another added.“Not just any warning, the worst kind that signals chaos is about to be let loose. And from what I’ve been told by other pack Alphas, the Shahato pack is preparing for an uprising,” Logan sigh
BLAKEI knocked again, despite being ignored every single time that I had in the past four days. “Scarlett, sweetheart,” I breathed, leaning against her door and not caring that it was creasing my nearly ironed suit, “I and the guys are heading out for a council meeting, please eat some of the chicken soup I made you, and call if you need anything while we're out.”I heard something drop and I gasped, “Are you okay in there, baby?” When she didn't respond, I sighed, a fresh bout of shame and guilt drowning me. I was the reason for her pain, for everyone’s pain in this house, and I didn't even deserve a response from her in all fairness. “Let her ride this wave at her own pace, Blake,” Logan said while walking past me, “We’re late for the council meeting, so come down now,” he called out loudly as he ran down the stairs. I swallowed hard before turning around and going after him, faintly hearing Alex’s voice in the living room as I made my way. Unlike myself, Alex and Logan engage