CLAIR I haven’t seen him again except the morning after while eating my breakfast. After that, I avoided him at all costs. Not just him, everyone else. I didn’t attend any of the training and spent most of my time at the daycare center. Once, I went off on my own to the city outside the territory just to wind off, much to Aaron’s dismay. He still thought I couldn’t take care of myself. Well, hell yes, I knew sooner or later I would be on my own and taking care of myself again. It has been five days since I almost rejected him, and I still have no idea what I was doing here in his territory. I should go away, leave, and just move on. This place suffocated me sometimes, but as much as I wanted to go away and just leave, my wolf wouldn’t let me. She wanted our mate, and no matter how many times I explained that he didn’t feel the same way, she wouldn’t give up. Jenny visited last night and we had a serious talk. I still didn’t tell her about us being fated. I didn’t know why I was st
JAKE I heard rustling in the bushes and a muffled sound from a small animal. By the smell of it, I knew there was a nearby rabbit. Echo began to move slowly and carefully towards our prey, weighing each step before he leaped to catch and sink his fangs into its neck. He snapped it dead in a second. That was an easy catch. I let the rabbit hang in my teeth while I walked lazily towards the packhouse, still in my wolf form. It was almost noon, and I’d been running for the last two hours. There was no intention of hunting, but my sudden craving to snap some necks overpowered me when the opportunity knocked. Sleep alluded me last night, like the other nights since she almost rejected me. The heaviness in my chest seemed to never disappear, even after days had gone by. This morning, I let my wolf out. We needed air. My Beta told me everything Clair said to him about me yesterday. She must have really hated me now if she felt that way. I had no one else to blame, but do I have a cho
CLAIR My eyes wandered to the people around the area where we set up Dad’s small party. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, especially Dad. He was surprised and had no clue that we had something prepared for him. He even prepared food at home for the three of us to celebrate with. In the end, we just brought the food with us here. Aaron wanted to make this special since this would be the first time we were all together on his birthday after five years. And I couldn’t agree more. The bare ground turned out beautifully with the colored lightbulbs hanging up and paper lanterns on the tree branches, setting a cozy atmosphere around us. The refreshment table, as well as the food buffet, were on the other side. And tables and chairs were all around, draped in a wine-red colored cloth. The place was oozing with music and drinks. Aaron really went all out for this. Although the food looked great, I didn’t have an appetite tonight and instead focused on the alcoholic drinks. A few glasse
CLAIR "I, Absaline..." I saw panic register on his face as his breathing hitched. "Don’t... Clair!" He growled louder. His hands were gripping my arms tightly, but I remained still, not moving an inch and not tearing my wicked eyes off him. My eyes squinted as I continued with my words. "...Clair Montrell... wants to suck you, Alpha Jacob Galhart of the Black Shadow Pack... up to your heart’s content... until you come into my mouth." I finished my sentence and licked my lips, flashing him a naughty smile, before I started giggling at the expression on his face. I knew I was being mean, but it was nothing compared to the pain he was giving me. Jake breathed a sigh of relief. His grip on my arms loosened as he dropped his body onto the mattress, arms spread wide open as he closed his eyes. His chest was still heaving, and he must be doing his best to calm himself and his wolf. I took the opportunity to scramble out of straddling him and drop to my knees in front of him at the foo
CLAIRWe stayed in the same position for what seemed like an eternity, wrapped in each other’s arms, just reveling in the moment we shared together. I wished everything was just as perfect as this — no complications at all. But I knew better.I should still be mad at him, but instead, I just let him take me again. Maybe the problem was me and not him all along. I let him drug me with his warmth, and now I can’t seem to withdraw from it.I wriggled out of his hold, snapping Jake from his own reverie. He immediately let me down on my feet, and I stumbled to fix my dress. Shit! I didn’t have any underwear! Why did he need to tear it off?"Why in a hurry?" He snickered while tucking a strand of loose hair behind my ear and rubbing his thumb over my cheek.I dropped my gaze to the floor. I was afraid to meet his eyes as I straightened my skirt, my cheeks heating up from his touch. Damn sparks."I need to get back there. They might be looking for me." I told him in a calm tone."I don’t th
JAKE After leaving the party in a bad mood, I locked myself inside my office. I had no idea what to do at this point. I grabbed the whisky bottle from the liquor cabinet in the corner and poured it into my glass. The burn in my throat as I drowned in it helped to ease my mind, but only for a split second. Once the burn passed, her face came back into my head again. Goddess, what have I done wrong? I spent the next twenty minutes in complete silence until I couldn't take it anymore. 'Clair...' I sent her a mindlink. 'Jake... Oh, Goddess!' Her voice came out raspy, and fuck, it was so seductive. What the fuck? Was she moaning? A smile crept on my face as I opened my window and jumped out, heading to where my help might be needed. It seemed like it was hard to satisfy this girl. I needed to work double time. In an instant, I found myself flinging my body upwards towards the small roof outside her bedroom window. And just to my luck, her curtains were open, and the dimmed light f
JAKE The sun's gentle ray touched my face, urging me to flip my eyes open. The sun had just started to come up, and the cold breeze of air danced around my skin, together with the familiar warm feeling of sparks. A low, sleepy groan sounded just below me, and it took me some seconds before I was able to see where I was and who was clinging to my arms. Clair. I placed a kiss on her forehead and blew the loose hair strands on her face gently. We were in the middle of the forest, naked, with her sitting in my lap, her head resting on my chest, while I cuddled her like a baby. This was pure bliss. After she had hunted a small rabbit, I let Rain eat the rabbit, but she was nice enough to share it with Echo, refusing to eat it until he ate it with her. And then we ran and played some more, before taking a rest under this tree. Clair then fell asleep in her wolf form, but immediately shifted to her human form once her head lolled into slumber. I shifted after that and took her into my
CLAIR It's been two days since we last saw him— since we went running and hunting in the woods. I heard from the Beta that he had gone out for some investment meetings, taking a few warriors with him. Aside from running the pack, Jake owned, or should I say, the pack owned, multiple businesses that he personally ran, including those in the human territory. And knowing he was out there with humans, a part of me was somehow jealous of the possibility of him getting attracted to some human enough to take her as his Luna. I guessed she'd be less complicated than me. I sighed again, dismayed by my own thoughts. I washed all the dishes in the sink after I had eaten my breakfast and headed off to the living room to pass the time since I had no plans to attend the training today. It had been more than a week since I had been at the training ground. I would probably go tomorrow, or the next day, or whenever. It was just that lately, I'd been losing motivation to train. Dad went to work as