But now…Roman had helped me forget my stepmother for a while. It felt foreign to hear her being mentioned in a conversation like this.Still, I knew Marvin meant no harm, and I shook my head, a smile slipping onto my face. “Actually, no. My mate assigned him to me.”An odd expression crossed his face when he heard what I said. “Your mate, you say?”I nodded, Roman's smiling face in my mind's eye.“Well, I'll be,” he muttered to himself before turning to me and plastering another smile on his face. “You didn't mention you had a mate, babe.” “I'm twenty-four, Marve,” I responded with a small laugh. “Isn't that more than enough time for me to find my mate?”His response was to purse his lips and look ahead, leaving me confused. The next moment, we were in front of the door, and he promptly knocked on the door. A guard opened it, and Marvin took me down the hallway, only to stop abruptly when Julian appeared, walking towards us, then stopped when he recognized us and raised a brow.“So i
“Stop this,” she protested, trying to push him away. “Marvin, stop this please!”“Oh, fine,” he sighed and released her. She immediately stepped away from him, looking both relieved and horrified at the same time. But he wasn't looking at her anymore; his eyes were focused on me. “Come on, Roman. It was just a harmless joke. Loosen up a little, huh?” “You call holding my mate captive in your arms a harmless joke?” I snarled. “How dare you?” “Oh, come on, darling brother,” he replied. “Surely you wouldn't flare up over a simple prank. Audrey played one on me too just now, acting like she didn't know you. Yet, here I am, still in high spirits.”My gaze swiveled over to the woman mentioned, whose eyes held guilt, before returning to the object of my hatred. “What are you talking about?” “Well, if you must know, Audrey and I go way back,” he said, a stupid grin appearing on his face. “We used to date when we were in high school, but lost touch over the years.”Hold on a damn minute. I
Tanya POV: (Audrey's Stepsister)“Oh, darling. Your hair's a mess!” My mother cried when I walked into the dining area. She was dressed to kill, and I had no doubt that she planned to meet someone important. “I'm a mess, Mother,” was my retort as I opened the fridge to pull out the milk carton. “Good morning to you too, by the way.”“You are not a mess,” she chided, taking a bite of her toast. “And you definitely shouldn't feel that way because of a boy.”I paused, feeling the urge to defend my ex-fiancé’s honor. “Roman is not a boy, Mother. He’s in his early thirties, for Luna's sake.”“He's an immature pig-headed man then,” she scowled, adding another strip of bacon to her food. “Any man who doesn't see my daughter for her true worth should be ashamed of his existence-” “Audrey's the problem, not Roman,” I snapped, surprising her with my outburst. “She stole him from me, Mother. He's probably been charmed by her!” My mother's brows furrowed at my last statement. “Charmed?” “Yes!
Panic filled me in that moment, and I made to run away, but the man blocked my way. “Leaving so soon?”“Get out of the way!” I hissed, trying to escape again and being blocked once again. “What the hell is your problem?!”“I'll let you go on one condition,” he said, the cocky look on his face not fading away. “Give me your number.”“Have you gone mad?!” I whisper-yelled.He grinned. “For you, darling? Yes.” He definitely wasn't getting my number! I was about to yell bloody murder when I heard a shuffle from the other room. “I'll check,” I heard the deep voice say. Frantic, I searched for a way out, then my eyes settled on the keycard the man held. The door attached to that number was just beside us.The man was still grinning like he expected me to accept his offer.“Fuck you,” I cried, snatching the key from him and running to the door, before opening and racing in. It took a few minutes, but as soon as I heard another door open and close, I heaved a sigh.“Well,” an amused voice
“Let me go,” I said, feeling a bit weak in the knees. He didn't answer, merely staring down at me, as though assessing me.“You're all bark and no bite,” he finally remarked, making no attempt to move. I got annoyed. “How dare you-” “Look at yourself, Tanya.” He scoffed. “You're so pitiful. The diamond of the Hill family was found crouching outside a hotel door, listening in on her mother's conversation. Isn't that concerning?”I gritted my teeth, shame and indignation rushing into my veins at the same time. “You can't tell me what or who I am, you bastard.” “Oh?” he blinked. “But Audrey and the whole town can do that? Because she's definitely making rounds with your ex right now, and I assure you, many people are supportive of their relationship. You, on the other hand, have been tossed aside.”“Shut up.”“Imagine this. You crying and bingeing a chick flick series, while Audrey moans and writhes under Roman, his dick filling her multiple times.”“Shut up.” But the imagery began t
And thus began our time of adventure. Jacob was full of jokes, and we kept laughing everywhere we went. At the fountain I'd wished for the goddess’ help to navigate my way through life. We finally arrived at the restaurant he'd been raving about, and had not been kidding. Their vanilla-flavored yoghurt was one to die for! “Ugh,” I groaned when I'd ordered a second plate. “This is divine!”“Right?” he replied, smiling, but there was something odd about his smile, like he was hiding something from me. I didn't allow that thought to linger, however. “I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Audrey.” “Thank you for bringing me here!” I said, beaming through my icecream induced haze. When we'd finished at the restaurant (he'd convinced me to eat proper food), the clock read seven thirty. We hugged and I said goodbye, but he insisted on walking me home though Paul was there, with his eyes that seemed to have bored into my back from the beginning to the end of our meeting. As we strolled to t
“Well I never,” a female voice behind me said, causing the three of us to pause. “Roman Blackburn, standing up to those scoundrels. Color me impressed.”I turned to see Bianca Chevrolet, my father's former secretary and ex-whore, though she never liked the second title. She'd stayed on the council even after he was gone, and though I didn't mind, I was always grateful for the fact that she kept her mouth shut, merely watching in the background. “What are you on about?”“Nothing, young man.” She had a mischievous grin. “Except that I can finally give to you what your father wanted me to.”My eyes narrowed, though my curiosity was piqued. “What?” “He wasn’t sure whether you would one day stand up to them, but today I saw you act just like he would have. It was a blessing to behold.”“The fuck you talking about-” “Later,” she said, handing me a piece of paper. It had an address scribbled on it, and my brows furrowed when I saw it. “Come visit sometime. I'd be expecting you.” Jacob
He broke the kiss and slowly moved downwards from my neck, ensuring that not a single area was left untouched by his lips. I squirmed, but one of his hands pinned me down, while the other slowly inched towards my thigh. “Roman,” I rasped. “W-wait-” He paused, raising his head from the crook of my neck. “Yes?”“Why-” I took in a deep breath. “Why are you doing this all of a sudden? You haven't talked to me in a while, so why-” “I missed this,” he responded. “Is that enough for an answer?” I gulped, noting the change in his voice. He didn't want to speak further. I nodded slowly. “Can we continue?”I nodded again and let out a gasp when his fingers finally entered my core. “You'd do well to quieten now,” he murmured, resuming his descent with his lips from the crook of my neck. But I didn't - couldn't obey that, not with the pleasure his fingers were causing my body.“Fuck, baby,” he groaned. “You feel so good.” Then he increased his rhythm, and I felt so close to exploding, like
Tanya POV:“A…what?” I responded, wondering if I'd heard right. But when he laughed again, I knew I had. “Hey, Jacob!” he said, and I saw the Gamma's eyes narrow into slits. “When was the last time you had a woman?”“Are you drunk or something?” was the Gamma's response. But his eyes had moved from my breasts to where Marvin's dick buried into me. It felt a bit odd, being watched like that, but it also felt…good. Dirty. Sexy. Marvin noticed where the other man's eyes lay. “Do you wish it was your dick in hers, Jakey boy?”“Shut the hell up. I'm getting the hell out of here.” But he didn't move. “You don't have to, you know.” My mate caressed my pussy and I reacted despite myself. “Tanya here wouldn't mind a threesome. Would you, T?” Would I? “I'm not sure I-” Marvin dipped two fingers into my pussy and I moaned. “There's your answer,” he chuckled, pressing against me so that my breasts now rubbed on the wall. Something about that caused an even greater reaction from my body. “Com
Tanya POV:In Roman's absence, Marvin and Jacob had found a way to sway the council of elders’ sentiments in their favor. How they'd done it, I had no idea. But in the four days after the Alpha had suddenly disappeared, they had successfully enlisted about fifteen elders who were willing to break out of the pack and join forces with Marvin. My mate had laughed heartily when I'd asked how he'd done it, and told me the work hadn't started when Roman left, but way before that. I still hadn't understood it. We were currently seated before a group of elders in Marvin's apartment, and they all had the same expressions in their eyes- a mixture of trepidation and greed. The two clashed so badly I had to turn away, focusing on my beloved, whose arm was wrapped around my waist, his gaze seemingly adoring. I watched silently as Marvin discussed with the elders, expertly weaving them into his web of deceit. I almost pitied them, knowing what I was facing would soon be their fate. A deal with h
Roman POV:I watched as Audrey's eyes were brimming with tears after watching Sam twitching in pain accompanied with a long cough as he struggled to speak. "We'll fight if they manage to reach this place, but with the way I ran, it should be impossible for them to trace me here," he said, coughing hard enough to have his lungs out on the floor.Audrey ran to his side, gently lifting his head and pressing her hand against his cheek. “Sam? Can you hear me? Stop speaking you're only endangering yourself,” she said, wiping her tears frantically away from her eyes."He's not going to die Audrey, if he can still manage a smile in the Middle of all this chaos, it seems like dying isn't on his schedule anytime soon," I said, but she only rolled her tear-filled eyes at me and worked her fingers over him, her fingers trembling as she wiped at the dirt on his face and checked the gash above his brow. A sliver of jealousy flickered in my chest. I hated that it did. But I also knew better. Sam
Roman POV:I stood in the corner of the room, watching Audrey sleep. She looked so small curled up under the thin quilt, her breathing finally even and steady. The bruises on her arms were already beginning to fade, but I felt a lot of pain seeing them, like they were carved into me instead.She shifted slightly, her lips parting with a soft sigh as she exhaled. She had fallen asleep right after I cleaned her wounds and laid her to bed while I sat deep in thought of how I was going to make sure I provided a pack she wouldn't have to always run from.And just before her eyelids fluttered closed, she’d whispered, “You’re enough for me, Roman. Don’t ever think you’re not.”Those words had settled somewhere deep in my chest, warm and heavy. She didn’t even know how long I’d been waiting to hear that. How many nights I’d stared at the moon and wondered if the bond we shared meant anything to her. How many days I doubted if I could ever be the kind of mate she deserved. But now…Now, all I
Tanya POV:When the doorbell rang for the fourth time, Marvin groaned, his cum spilling into my mouth as he emptied himself. Then he caressed my hair and opened his eyes. “Stay here, baby,” he said when the doorbell rang again. “I'll be back soon.”I watched him leave, feeling empty. When was the last time I felt alright? Truly alright? I couldn't remember. The past few days had been a whirlwind of mind blowing sex for Marvin and I. He would corner me everytime he had the opportunity, no matter the location, and make me cum numerous times, then clean me up and tend to me like I was some priceless object. Before, I'd have been touched by those actions, but after my mother's death, I was merely existing. I'd lost all form of contact with life and the only reason why I was still here was because I realized there was nowhere I could go. None of my mother's men would be willing to take me unless I could offer them something, and I wasn't going to give my body to the same old coot my moth
Audrey POV:I fluttered my eyes open to the view of a room, my body felt like a thousand needles were stabbing into my side.I groaned and opened my eyes before shutting them almost immediately from the brightness of the candlelight that shone in the corner of the room.It was then I realized that I was on a relatively soft object, and when I moved my hand slightly, I felt a mattress. Alarm bells rang in my head, and I sat up abruptly, wincing from the pain that shot through my body."No! Don't move abruptly!" a familiar male voice yelled, and a figure ran to me. I was almost flinched when a sweet smell engulfed my nostrils, and I blinked rapidly, now clearly seeing the man bending over me and cussing. “Oh, thank Luna. The wound didn't reopen.” "Roman?" I muttered questioningly, trying to wrap my head around how he got here. The last thing I remembered was running from those rogues, and fighting for myself. He looked sadly at me. "Hey." "H-how are you here? Where are we? How did
Audrey POV:I raced through the woods, my heart pounding in fear. I'd shifted in the course of my escape, and my senses were terribly heightened now. It was as though I was one with the woods. Every scent, every twig crack, every noise…I could perceive them all. I could especially perceive the wolves that were currently bounding after me. The sound of their snarls echoed in the woods behind me, causing stabs of fear to run through my heart. I almost couldn’t breathe.The cold air slashed through my lungs as I ran, my paws slamming against the damp earth, scattering leaves and dirt in every direction. My heart thundered in my chest, a deafening rhythm that drowned out everything- save for the snarls behind me. They were getting closer to me, each one louder and more closer than the last. The forest around me blurred, a dizzying smear of bark, shadow, and moonlight. Twigs snapped under my foot, branches tore through my fur.Somewhere, somehow, in the middle of my desperate run for s
Roman POV:The air that left my lungs at her statement slowly returned, but that still didn't stop the shock from flowing off me in waves. “What-” I paused at my choked voice, coughed, then started again. “What do you mean by that?”She gave me a sad look. “Roman, if I can't find Audrey right now, then it means she's in danger. Whether it is that she's unconscious- for someone could have knocked her out- or that she's…well…”“She's not dead.”No. It couldn't happen. She'd only just walked into my life. I couldn't lose her just like that. Audrey was a light, a beacon of hope that I could find love, even in this bleak world where I was surrounded by so much hate and betrayal. Mother shook her head. “Obviously, I don't wish for her to be. She's such a sweetheart. What I'm trying to say is-” “Audrey's not dead!” I snarled despite myself. She bit her lower lip and turned away. “No, Mother. She cannot be dead. For crying out loud, it hasn't even been up to a year since she stepped into m
Roman POV: “You did quite well,” Julian said to me while I watched Jacob supervise the cleaning of the conference room. It'd been about fifteen minutes since the meeting ended, and a part of me had reveled in the fear the elders had in their eyes whenever they crossed the body of their dead comrade. “You really didn't have to kill anyone though.” “They are infuriating,” I said emotionlessly as the cleaners began their job. “It was high time they learned that I wasn't just the old Alpha's son. I am the Alpha.” My best friend gave me a look. “I hope that doesn't mean you plan to resort to the harsh ways of your father.” “Never,” I grunted. “But I'll have to place some respect in these elders’ hearts. They need to be reminded of their position before me.” My Beta merely passed a breath through his mouth. “If you say so, Roman. I just really hope you're not using your anger with your mate's disappearance to cloud your greater sense of judgment.” “Audrey's disappearance has n