PAUL.
We just reached the basement of their pack house, and although I received stares from some of the males and females upstairs, no one dared approach or ask questions since I was with the Alpha’s sons.
Not that I cared at all. I just ignored them. I was only here for Alba. And now my heart was thudding, fucking too loudly.
I badly wanted to see her, but I had no idea what I needed to do. I told Trent I would just be holding her and I would try to hold on to that. The last thing I wanted was to take advantage of her heat, and I was hoping I could control myself.
This was about Alba, not me. I reminded myself and Axel.
And like a gentle wolf, Axel agreed, and it was enough for me. It would be easier for us with him being in sync with my goal.
"Stay here." I stopped walking as my eyes darted to Trent’s hand on my chest before returning my gaze to his face. He was pushing me to the corner where I wouldn’t b
Hello, lovelies! I uploaded late bec I had a bad night. My daughter started throwing up, and it went on for hours. But she's a bit better now, but we are both exhausted, and I now have a mountain of bedsheets and clothes to fight with in the laundry. I have two right now because it's harder to continue with the next chapter when my heart can't focus on it. But hopefully I can upload another one tonight or, if not, tomorrow. But as always, thank you for waiting and reading. Have a blessed week, lovelies! ♡
ALBA. The moment I saw Paul, all the pain I was feeling at the moment vanished into thin air. I actually didn’t know if I was seeing him for real or if I was hallucinating. But regardless, I still got pissed off because my brothers didn’t tell me that he was here. And now, he saw me in the worst condition. What would he think of me? I dashed down to the bunker, hoping to find the clothes I had stripped off of myself, hoping that they were still decent to wear. My eyes were still scanning the messy room to look for my clothes when a sudden pain erupted in my navel and heat started to rise up everywhere in my body. It's coming back again. "Argggh..." My hands clutched my stomach as my body faltered and I dropped to my knees before I stumbled and fell to the floor, right where my blanket had been flung earlier. Sweat formed on my forehead as the scorching heat took all my senses again. My eyes blurred as I fought th
PAUL. I woke up with Alba wrapped up in my arms. We didn't even make it to bed. And even if we just slept for an hour or two, I thought it was still the best sleep I ever had in my life. We awoke in the middle of the night, and I pleasured my sexy nymph once more. And I had to jerk myself off again after she fell asleep. I badly wanted to fuck her, but I was using all my restraint not to. So I just satisfied myself by running my fingers over her skin, letting my eyes memorize her perfect, naked body. I knew I was taking advantage of her this way, but I didn't know if I would ever have a chance like this with her again. So I wanted to engrave everything about her in my memory. I pulled her body closer to mine, hugging her tightly before placing a soft kiss on her forehead as I let her scent invade all my senses. Alba. I hope I can say that she's mine. But I knew better. I glanced at my wristwatch and saw it was
PAUL.I followed after Trent, not really minding the path he was taking. I was just following him like my body was on automatic control while my mind was still flying back to Alba.I have so many regrets, but none of them matters now.I was in pain, but it was nothing compared to the pain Alba must be feeling right now. Maybe I should just let her go. Maybe she would be better off with Lucas.Lucas could make her a Luna. She was fit to be one. Whereas I could offer her nothing.We finally reached the outside of their pack house, where a car awaited us. I slipped into the passenger seat as Trent sat in the driver’s seat.We had already driven for five minutes in complete silence before he started talking."I don’t want to know what happened last night between you and Alba. It’s none of my business, but I just want to know if you had time to explain to her why you left her three years ago.""I d
ALBA. My heart was thudding loudly as Dawson’s car drove the way to the Midnight Pack’s pack house. We were allowed entry into the territory even without consulting anyone since they knew me as Lucas’ girlfriend. So, this is now or never. I have to tell Lucas about finding Paul. I closed my eyes as I leaned my head on the headrest of my seat before I felt a hand clasped in mine. Dawson’s warm hand was holding me tightly, and I struggled to keep my tears from falling. "I always wonder why we never met our mate, especially Caleb. He’s almost 27. And last night, I finally found the answer." He chuckled, and I snapped my eyes open to look at my brother. My brows furrowed, not understanding what he was saying, but I waited for him to continue. "Because you, our little pumpkin, were supposed to meet your mate earlier than your brothers, but then the Beta ran away and delayed all of us in the process." I couldn’t ke
PAUL.I entered the pack house with heavy shoulders and even the smell of hot pancakes and sausages swirling in the air was not enough to cheer me up.I went directly to the kitchen, knowing everyone must be present for breakfast. And I was right. Everyone was here, and I mean everyone.The Alpha and the Gamma were here together with their females, making my heart burn with pain knowing I was not able to take Alba home with me. I was already expecting it, but it still didn’t diminish the pain inside. "Hey! The Beta is back!" Carlos' hand flew to his forehead, giving me a salute before he picked up a plate and coffee mug and placed them in my place."Luna, Gamma Female." A lopsided smile tugged on my mouth as I bowed my head to Luna Andrea and Shaila. Before I sat in my chair, both females smiled and greeted me back.Alpha Caspian was just looking at me. He knew where I was last night, and I was dreading the moment that he would open his mouth to ask me where was Alba. But he didn’t.
PAUL."I wasn’t expecting you to actually come here."Lucas greeted me with those words as soon as I stepped out of my car. He was already waiting in front of their pack house after he granted permission for me to enter his territory.I didn’t call beforehand and I was also expecting he would refuse to meet me, but I took a chance. Fortunately, he was man enough to face me."Alpha Lucas," I nodded my head at him, acknowledging him despite the fact that he was not the Alpha of the Midnight Pack yet."Lucas. Just call me Lucas. And you wouldn’t mind if I just addressed you as Paul? For now, let's drop the formality."Of course. Thank you for meeting me despite the short notice.""We all want to have this settled once and for all, don’t we?"I chuckled, lost for words. I was trying to find every reason to hate him, but I couldn’t."Would you rather we talk in my office? We can have privacy there.""No. I really don’t want to be confined within four walls right now. We can talk here if yo
PAUL. I didn't know how I was able to drive home in one piece. My mind was floating while I was driving, and it was indeed a miracle that I was able to get home safely. My heart was in total turmoil. I was ready to let Alba go, but seeing her with Lucas was too much for my heart to bear. Throughout the drive, I waited for my heart to get the same pain it received a day before, but it didn't happen. It was either Alba realized she was hurting me, or Lucas was gentleman enough to respect the mate bond. But for how long? I should reject Alba so that I never had to know when they were intimate or not, but the thought of completely terminating the bond was more painful. I was lost. I didn't know what I should do. As soon as I arrived at the pack house, I made my way to the Alpha's office. I knocked thrice and when I didn't hear a response, I pushed the door open and my gaze immediately fell to the Alpha locking lips with his Luna. This was not the first time I saw them in a compromise
CALEB. I went directly to the basement, where Dawson’s bedroom was and asked both Dawson and Trent to meet me there. It was the safest place inside the pack house because Dad never stepped into Dawson’s fort. He hated that Dawson was still addicted to video games at this age. I couldn’t blame Dad, I also couldn’t understand why he was addicted to it when there were many things he could do around instead of lounging and getting stuck on a big screen. But I wasn’t complaining. At least we had a place we could all gather without Dad disturbing us. "Where is Trent?" I asked Dawson as I stepped inside his game room. I let out a deep sigh as my eyes darted to him sitting and glued to his game. "Too fucking early for that! Don’t you have anything else to do?" "Nope. Nothing. When you have an old Alpha who doesn’t want to step down from his throne and two older brothers who can do everything around the territory, then there’s nothing left for me to do. So quit with the litany of reasons