Amalthea's POV "Jade, where have you been all morning?" I asked once I barged into Jade's room. Immediately I left the library, my wolf caught a whiff of Jade's scent and I instantly knew she had returned to the pack."Could you close the door please?" Jade asked and I paused as I saw her clothes laying carelessly on her bed and a box was laid down on the floor."What is going on?" I asked slowly as I closed the door behind me."I'm packing," she informed me as she folded one of her dresses and put it neatly into the box."I can see that but what I don't get is where you are going to...you didn't tell me you were traveling," I commented as I walked deeper into the room. Jade's entire room was turned upside down and was a downright mess."Are you moving away or something?" I chuckled as I assessed the room before my eyes landed on her.She stopped what she was doing and walked to where I stood in the middle of the room."I have something to tell you, Thea..." She began slowly and I wa
Amalthea's POV"I knew you would come here sooner or later," Mikayla announced as I closed the library door behind me. I paused for a moment as I stared at Mikayla on the couch, the events of last night flashing in my mind and I cringed."Am I that predictable?" I asked as I settled beside her on the couch and took a sip from my steaming cup of coffee."Not really but I know the library is your safe space whenever you don't want to leave the pack house," she shrugged.My head was banging as I couldn't get enough sleep after the gala, my mind was swirling with a thousand and one different thoughts."Couldn't get enough sleep?" Mikayla asked and I slowly turned to her."Not really," I muttered as I massaged my neck."Me neither," she told me and I nodded slowly. The air was awkward and I was unsure what to say."Have you seen Jade today?" I asked as I recalled I hadn't seen her ever since I woke up."No, did you go to her room?" Mikayla inquired."I'm just coming from her room, I don't
Amalthea's POV I stormed out of the ballroom as I suddenly felt suffocated. I walked towards the gardens, a place which had now become my place of refuge within the pack and asides from my bedroom. My heart beat loudly in my chest and I couldn't help but wonder if I was over thinking it, it all felt too much.I took a seat on one of the benches which kept me well hidden and out of sight as I recalled Nic and Mikayla swaying together to the music and the way he tightened his arms around her when she fell on him and it struck me.Were they in love? Was that the reason Nic didn't want me as his mate because he and Mikayla already had something going on?It would make a lot of sense as to why Mikayla didn't like me when I had arrived in the first place and why she was protective of Nic. What I couldn't understand though was why Nic would need a breeder in the first place if I was right about everything else."I don't know what it is you are thinking about but I can almost hear the wheels
Nicholson's POV "What was that?" Callum inquired as he slid up beside me."Where have you been?" I growled as I shot my head back and downed my whole glass of wine."You are deflecting." He noted and I turned to him."I am not." I retorted, ignoring the suspicious look he threw my way."I saw you dancing with Thea," Callum commented after a second and I merely hummed in response."You two look good together," he commented."What exactly do you want to say, Cal? Just spit it out," I growled, tired of beating around the bush with him."Okay, frustration... that's never a good sign," he raked his fingers through his hands. "Okay, I'm just going to come out and say it. You looked the most peaceful than you have for the past few weeks when you held Thea in your arms a few minutes ago. You looked like you wanted to devour her and take care of her as though she was a porcelain doll, all at the same time." He informed me."She clearly affects you Nic and I know the curse is holding you back
Amalthea's POV I struggled through the throng of bodies on the dance floor."What happened to Jade?" I asked as I stopped in front of Nic."I don't know...I think she just found her mate and she ran," Nic informed me and my eyes bulged."I thought she already found her mate but he betrayed her?" I questioned as I remembered the first conversation I had ever had with Jade."She did...I think the moon goddess gave her a second chance at love," Nic retorted as he stared at me intently."Stop looking at me like that," I muttered as I looked away from him."Like what?" His deep voice was like a caress over me."It doesn't matter anyways," I retorted."I'm going to find Jade," I informed him as I tried my hardest to flee from his domineering presence as fast as I could."I don't think that's such a great idea," he stopped me as his hand gripped my wrist. Sparks began to swirl around us just like eve
Jade's POV "Callum really went all out," Thea muttered as we walked into the ballroom and really I had to agree with her.The once dull and forgotten ballroom had been transformed into something magical."Really I wasn't sure he was going to pull it off," I replied as I scanned the brightly lit room. "Is my mask in place?" Thea asked as she turned to me. Callum had wanted to give the gala a little spice and had opted for a masquerade ball instead, everything honestly looked like something straight out of a movie. "Yep, it's perfect." I said as I adjusted Thea's black mask which complimented her midnight blue gown. She looked so pretty and as we walked, eyes turned."I think I'm seeing why Cal opted for a masquerade...it adds to the allure and there is a certain freedom that comes with being masked and unnamed." Thea giggled as we walked towards a corner, watching the few couples on the dance floor."An orchestra...fan