"Oww Niall! " I screamed in pain as I pulled my head away from him.
The look of terror crossed his features as his eyes darted from me to the comb in his hand.
"Wh-what did I do?" He asked, sounding confused but it was undeniably cute.
"If you haven't noticed, my hair is curly" I retorted in a sarcastic tone and he gave me a 'duh' look. "So, my dear mate, you cannot attack my hair from the roots first. You have to start from the ends and make your way up. Everyone knows that"
"Well I didn't" He mumbled as he pulled me back to him and kissed my forehead. "So I'm sorry"
"It's okay. You were just trying to help and it's my fault that it's so tangled. I hadn't brought a comb to it in five days" I laughed at how lazy I am with my own hair.
It's just like what Victoria said, I had to take care of myself now and she's not here to comb my hair for me. And everyone knows I'm useless with it.
"Yet you still managed to look great throughout all
"Niall, you don't have to look so nervous" I chuckled and ran my thumb across his cheek. "You're my mate, I already knew this " I reassured him and I received a charming smile from him in return."I just wasn't sure if you were ready for all this. I didn't want to unsettle you" he said shyly."You're too careful with me Niall" I laughed. "It's like you think I'm gonna break if you frown at me"He playfully glared at me, causing me to laugh harder. "All I want is for you to be happy Zoey. Nothing else.""And what about your happiness?""It stems from yours" He whispered, pecking my cheek.Instead of letting him pull away like he always did, I pulled him closer to me. I stared intently in his eyes with a smile still lingering on my lips."I'm happy, " I told him softly before resting my forehead against his.I could smell the sweet, masculine irresistible scent of him from this close, and it made me feel even more relaxed than I
"Something smells off."I rolled my eyes without turning to face her and continued to search for the pancake syrup.From the moment I stepped into the kitchen, Asia tensed and has been giving me the stink eye ever since.Of course every wolf knows that when a female wolf is marked, her scent mixes with her mate's. But it was a majestic scent; not 'off' like she presumed. She was just jealous that MY mate marked me.I finally found the syrup and squirted a large amount onto my mountain of pancakes. I was extremely moody this morning since I woke up without Niall, but I knew that it was the post-mark pre-heat effects.The fact that I was marked would throw my emotions off a whole lot for the first couple days, especially if I wasn't with my mate. But the fact that my heat was this close too, I was like a deadly ball of emotions walking around.I was really considering completing the mating process before the full moon, that way I wouldn't have
⚠️This chapter contains mature content. If you are not a person who appreciates smut, you can skip it when you see it starting ⚠️...It was almost eight in the evening when I checked my phone and jumped up in bed.I woke up in the comfy blankets of me and Niall's bed, and that's when I remembered when I fell asleep on the way back home as he carried me. His comforting scent and straight stride knocked me right to sleep. But I was astonished to see that I slept all morning AND day.This heat thing was already exhausting me, and it wasn't even coming that soon. This got me even more curious as to who I really am. I knew that highly ranked wolves were said to have the worst heats, since the dominance in a Alpha, Beta or Gamma wolf was more prominent. Hence, the wolf's need to be fully mated is always greater.The room was already dark, indicating that the sun was almost gone, if not gone already. Niall was nowhere to be seen
I didn't hear anything after that."Zoey I don't think she's gonna make it"It rang in my ears like a mocking song. I couldn't process anything around me. I couldn't listen to Niall asking me what's wrong, I didn't see the dim of the light as it slightly flickered- I only saw red.I felt my feet moving, and I was down the stairs in what felt like a second. I didn't care what happened after I shifted, but once I hit the outside air I knew I was in wolf form.I ran as soon as I was certain all fours were on solid ground. The cool wind whipped past me in a fast mocking song, reminding me of the distance I had to go.I could hear Niall behind me, calling after me in desperation. I didn't even know how he managed to keep a close distance to me while I was in wolf form and he was in human form, but I guess it was the worry that boosted his adrenaline.Deep down I knew running all the way back to Brightwater Pack would be a challenge, but who am I
Hours.Four terrible long hours just sitting in a car waiting, anticipating and longing to arrive.The minute Niall and I got back to the Alpha house, he quickly explained everything to Jared and Asia while I packed a few things for us.They were already waiting at the door when we got back. Every wolf in the pack heard my howl, and that included them. I wasn't surprised when I saw Asia's concern though; any wolf could understand what a howl like that meant.We didn't know how long we would be gone for, but I knew for sure that if it was more than three days, I had to let Niall go back home. I need my mate, but a pack needs its Alpha and I couldn't keep him from his pack any longer than three days.This seemed to have the worst timing ever. Just when I am a day away from having my heat this happened. It's like the universe has a vendetta against me or something."Hey it's gonna be okay" Niall whispered from beside me. He held my hand with hi
Slowly, I took careful steps towards her bed.She was still fast asleep, maybe knocked out from anaesthesia, but she still managed to look peaceful. I glanced at Luka who was already by her side holding her hand against his lips with gratitude with a mixture of uncertainty in his eyes.He looked less tense than before, but I had a feeling that his fear wouldn't subside until he saw her eyes open again.I stopped a few inches away from the bed and Levi snuggled himself beside her without putting too much pressure on her. Her chest rose and fell slowly, indicating evidence of life in her body. It was enough to calm my nerves.Sighing, I sat beside her across from where Luka was sitting. I swept a strand of hair from her face and really took in her appearance.She had a busted lip and stitches on her left eyebrow, but her face didn't look much different thankfully. She did, however, look fragile under those casts. Maybe it was just my mind, but I didn
"Can I see her?" I asked as soon as I entered the hospital.They knew who I was talking about so I was immediately ushered to her room. Luka and Levi were already there when I entered, blocking my view to the bed. Luka met my eyes as soon as I entered, and the smile on his face made me know that everything was okay.I slowly walked further in towards them, and as soon as they stepped away from the bed and I saw her, I felt reassured. The smile that graced her lips when I saw her made me feel way better than I felt since I got that call yesterday."Hey" I whispered as soon as I was close enough to her. I kept my voice low as if I was going to hurt her with my tone.She offered me her famous Victoria smile then wrapped me in her arms. I held onto her for dear life, but just loose enough so I didn't hurt her.A single tear of joy rolled down my cheek as I heard a light chuckle from her."I don't appreciate all this tears shedding for me you kno
⚠️Just putting it out there, this is a very mature chapter,all of it. So if you're not interested in smut,you can skip here. You'll know what happened so don't worry about missing anything⚠️Enjoy!***Just one kiss.It was just a kiss and it drove me crazy. I knew most of it was because of my mini heat stroke, but the desire for my mate was solely primal. I knew this was it. I couldn't wait until my heat came for him to grant me some release, I needed him now.I didn't want it to be only because of my heat either. I wanted it to be like all the other times it will happen, only happening because we want each other so much. Yes, I might've initiated it because of a side effect of my heat, but now it was just up to me.Up to us.I ran my fingers through his hair as I slowly eased myself onto his lap so that I was straddling him. The kiss was still slow and soft, a gentle caress of our l