I heard the door to my room open. With my vision blurry, I had to squint my eyes to see who it was. “Claire”Dad called me, which made my head throb. “Quiet”I groaned in pain “Honey, I’m whispering”And it sounded as if he was yelling?. This is by far the worst hangover I’ve ever had. Dad hands me this arawak tea, it’s known for its fast relief of hangover symptoms. I took a few sips, then laid back in bed. My head hurts more than Max’s concussion.Yesterday’s events I could remember clearly until I reached the bar. I didn’t want to go home, so I went to the bar. I had 4 shots, then everything became blurry after that. The tea kicked in and I felt myself becoming sleepy. Sweat covered my body as it excreted foreign substances.“Out”I threw my dad out, then stripped. This is unbearable. I’m sweaty and uncomfortable. “She’ll be fine”I could hear my dad's voice from outside my room. Exhaustion soon took over, and I fell asleep. ***Hold still, a familiar voice says as I c
“Luna”“Good Morning Luna”I politely smiled at all of them. I wasn’t even Luna yet.The level of respect and support I’ve been getting is unreal. Everyone is excited for me to be their new Luna. I’m usually kind to people, but still, and it’s not like Max’s mother is bad. She’s a sweetheart.We’re meeting after work today. “Miss Woods, what are you doing here?”Doc asked, and I frowned “I’m here to work”“You no longer have to anymore and besides, shouldn’t you be spending time with your mate? I thought you two would be humping like rabbits now that you don’t have to sneak around anymore”She winks at me, then hands me the files of the patients we have today. I can’t believe she still thinks we had sex.Man, why didn’t I notice the cameras back in the storage room?.I was too busy getting fingered, that's why.UghMy cheeks turned red knowing we will have sex, eventually. I never once thought about it until now.I wonder what I’ll be like Gentle and sweet or rough and emotion
I’m glad you’re home. Would your father approve of my cutting my hair short?Mom asked right when I walked in.“Of course, you could be bald and he will still love you”“That’s true”She releases a breath. It’s baffling how worked up mom gets over nothing. “May I know why you wanna do that ?”I ask, taking off my socks and crocs “Got my hair stuck on the plants again, I swear, they’ve turned against me “I laughed at her, then ran upstairs to my room before she could slap me for making fun of her. ***An hour later I was at Luna’s “Thank you so much, Claire”Look at them. They think I’m clueless, don’t they?If only they knew their son had already told on them“You’re welcome, ““Come inside, they’re watching TV in the living room”Their children, aged five and two, immediately rushed over to say hi when they saw me. “Clawie,” the two-year-old hugs me“Hello Sophia, how are you doing?” I hug her back.“I’m happie” ““And why are you so happy, little princess?”“She’s glad it’s yo
I sat in Max’s office, waiting for him to speak. He called me in here over 5 minutes ago, and hasn’t uttered a word since. Keeping him company isn’t a problem if that’s what he wants. I kinda like it. Everything about him is so intriguing I could do this all day. The man is a work of art.The way he manages to look handsome with every facial movement he makes. Had me suppressing the impulse to touch his face, feel the softness of his skin? Okay, enough of that.“If you want me to stay with you while you work, just say that, no need to lie”He took his eyes off what he’s doing,focusing them on me“That’s not why I called you in here ““Oh”I blushed, feeling pathetic Max doesn’t even like his own presence. “What is the matter? I haven’t gotten all day “I urged him. “We’re having both ceremonies tomorrow”“Huh?”I raised an eyebrow “The Luna and Mating ceremony “He states casually, “Tomorrow, you’ve gotta be kidding me Max, I’m not doing it”“It’s an order, not a choice Cla
Manicure took longer than expected, but I wanted it to be. I kept having them start over on purpose. Between my intuition going off about Corey and how the Esthetician acted, I’m afraid to have him take me home. My plan can go wrong, but if I know Max the way I do and trust me, I do.He’ll be here any second now, wondering why I haven’t finished yet. My heart skipped when I felt the tingles I normally feel when he’s close. He came!Soon he was standing at the entrance, a look of relief on his face. “You see” Corey stated in an I told you manner “Just fucking go”He dismissed him. “Max I I would have been done by now but I couldn’t decide on a color or a style. I wanted something that you’d like too”I lied“Aww”“She’s a real one “The nail techs and the other clients say as if we weren’t here He said nothing, but he stayed with me until I was as plannedI thanked the tech for being patient with me. She isn’t werewolves like us, she’s human, so it’s not like she owed me any
He says so nonchalantly, like he had already accepted his fate. Knowing my old man, he’s probably been to every doctor, healer, anywhere that could help. Dad loves the pack and his family.“Who else knows about this?”“Your mom, beta and his wife”Oh, makes sense why they kept forcing me to find a Luna. He wants me to take over before he dies“We don’t know how soon. It gets worse as the days go by. I want to you and Clarie get your happy ending before I “He tears up“And to see you be the ruler, I know you’ll be a great one “Embracing him into a hug, we hugged for the first time in years. Most of the time, he makes me angry. Always hard on me. It’s as if he knew he wouldn’t be around for long. “I love you, son”“Love you too dad, I’ll arrange for the ceremony to be held Friday”My plan was to give Claire time to adjust to being mates, then have her go to Luna school to learn the responsibilities, though.End of flashback.****Being out here all alone, wrapped in each other’s ar
Wakie, wakie bitch"A voice said, but it sounded so distant, my eyes too heavy to open and body to move.Suddenly I’m ducked with water. The fright helped me regain senses, and I could see.Those shoes, I’ve seen them before. Memory foggy, it took a while to remember where.Corey!!The door of wherever this place unlocks. Light shone through and then another pair of feet enters.Afraid, my body wouldn’t look up to know it was. I’m guessing he was the person who slapped me from behind. Still hurts too “No”Came my screams as they steeped closer to me. A day after finding out Max was my mate, I had a similar dream.This must be one too.“Not dreaming Claire”Clarissa says, and that frightened me even more “Please, leave me alone, please” The other person snorts “Did you hear that?”“Nah”Corey replies“Let me go, I just want to have my ceremony”Tears fell down my face, spoiling my beautiful makeup. “Gonna have to cry harder bitch, some missed the opportunity to graduate”The fuc
“You killed Ella”I stared at him, my mouth agape. Only the members of PHG knew about this and it’s confidential. “Who’s she to you?”The words slipped out of my mouth without even thinking. He growls at me, baring his teeth. The hate oozing from him, so nasty.My body shuddered. Like a maniac, Beck reaches into his boots and pulls out a knife, then Starks towards me. This is the end, I thought, but then he burst into laughter. “What’s the fun in making it easy for you, huh bitch, drag her outside sexy”“Please let me explain”I backed away from them. “She was my best friend,”“And she my sister”Beck’s her brother? It would explain the rage and wanting revenge, however Ella didn’t have any family. A lovely childless couple found her in the bushes and took her in. Biological parents abandoned her. He’s a werewolf, and she’s human, so that puzzles me.Corey grabs my arms and yanks me up painfully. “Please, my instincts were out of control being a newly turned, my wolf killed