“Oh goodness! You are here!” Corvina exclaimed as she greeted me with a huge smile. I stepped inside the packhouse, and Corvina came forward to greet me with a hug.“I didn’t have any other choice.” I sighed, “I cannot afford to get on the Beta female’s bad side, now can I!” I joked and Corvina gave me a stern look.“You brought flowers!” Corvina exclaimed noticing the basket of flowers I was carrying. I nodded and she excitedly exclaimed, “They will be perfect for some centrepieces.” “Or for desserts!” I suggested and her eyes brightened. “Yes!”“Let’s go inside, others are waiting.” She said as she ushered me inside towards the kitchen.As I followed her, I sighed heavily. I'd give anything to just go return to bed and sleep. My morning sickness was absolutely awful, as it had been the previous few days. I spent the night before in my bathroom. It wasn't any better in the morning. But I can't say no to Corvina when she invites me in this manner. Her inviting me to the females' gath
“What happened?” I inquired, but she shook her head and did not look up. Even a child could tell there was something wrong, but she denied it. I was about to roll my eyes, but I restrained myself.“Please tell me. What is the problem?” I persisted, and she sighed again, but this time she looked up.“I can’t seem to get the mixture right for the Chiboust cream for my A gâteau St. Honoré.” She said and my eyes widened. Gateau is one of the most difficult desserts to make. Being the baking enthusiast I am, I had tried to make A gâteau St. Honoré when I was merely sixteen. And I must say, it had left me traumatised to say the very least. Even so, I had given it a shot again after two or so years and after many failed attempts, I had succeeded.“Also, the pastry won't come out right no matter how many times I tried. I almost ran out of the ingredients. I might as well give up.” She groaned throwing her head back. I truly felt sorry for her.“Would you like me to help?” I asked and she look
A very familiar voice echoed through the small hall that connected the main entrance and the living room. I could feel sweat building on my forehead as I walked closer and closer to the living room. Praying, praying to a Goddess that has forsaken me long ago. Every step I took towards that living room felt like a path full of sharp thrones that tore apart me. I stopped at the doorstep, trying my hardest to hold the smile I had put on.“There you are, my dear!” My mother’s face lit up as she rushed towards me. Her eyes glistened as she wrapped her arms around me. Drawing me in her warmth that I had been dreading to feel. “Mother!” I breathed out as I wrapped my arms around her. I don’t know for how long we stood there but it didn’t feel enough.“I have missed you so much, my child.” She said as she pulled back and gently grasped my face. “You have no idea how much I have dreaded my behaviour…” “It’s okay. I don’t even remember those.” I could feel a tear glide down my cheek as I pres
My mother's words rang in my ears as I sat at the packhouse dinner table with the other wolves that night. I watched as my male smiled and laughed with his chosen by his side. I sat there watching as she passed him the dessert I had helped make. I sat there watching as he kissed her and thanked her for the food. And I wondered. I wondered if he had chosen to mate with a female who had not been bestowed upon him. Is he the one who persuaded Sigrún or perhaps plotted to mate with her? But if that was the case, then why would he call me a liar? Why would he believe that I am lying? If he was not the one who did it, then it only leaves Sigrún. I know I am not lying, and I know I did not forge the bond. Is it, then, her? Is she the one to blame? Did she somehow forge the bond with Erdem and convince him that she was his mate? I need to find out the truth. I have to get behind this. To get to the truth, I need to get to know her, gain her trust and get closer to her. I had been keeping my d
Erdem’s intense blues stared at us. He looked as if he wanted nothing more than to rip Anxo away from me, but he stayed rooted to his spot. The tension grew as Luna Sigrún entered the room. She tried her best to hide the fire of jealousy or perhaps anger that was crystal clear to me but failed miserably. I could physically feel the air around us grow heavy as Anxo whispered in my ear.“I came to get you what is yours…” He paused and glanced at Sigrún.“…and take back what is mine.”I don’t know what I was expecting to hear, but what I heard was certainly not it. My eyes grew wide as my head snapped to him. He leaned against the sofa as Sigrún placed the drinks on the table. He casually took the mug and sipped the content as I tried to process the information. Take back what is his?I abruptly stood up and grabbed his arm. “Let’s go.” I yanked him up on his feet as the hot content of his mug splashed on his abdomen and he jumped.“Where?!” He asked as I yanked him outside. “To talk!”
I was growing more and more irritated. If that Alpha Erdem was in front of me right now! I would have smacked the shit out of him! It is his fault that I am in this situation! He is a male! He should have kept his dick under control! “That jerk!” I sniffed as my eyes welled up with tears, and before I knew it, I was sobbing nonstop. “I hate him. I hate this.” As tears streamed from my eyes, I quivered. My vision became blurry from the tears, and I sat down to cry properly. I wiped my face with the back of my hand. “Why can’t I stop crying!” I sobbed as I continually wiped my eyes. “I hate this!” I screamed. “These pregnancy hormones,” I threw my hands in the air in frustration and wailed. I don’t know where I was, or where I was going by the time I had calmed down. I was becoming an emotional wreck day by day and there was nothing that could stop it. I suppose my body was trying to cope with the changes pregnancy was bringing. Nurturing a new life was never meant to be easy. But
There is true space for dreaming on this bright day, amid the frequently sweeping breeze, luminous images vanished into a white and dazzling cloud. And from the forest floor where I was lying, filtered by the fragrance of greenery above, came a light that was softened, lush, and delightfully aromatic. Nature was my sanctuary, my home. Nature kept me sane through everything. And every time something was out of place, or my heart was in distress, nature, the forest, the streams, the gardens, and the mountains called me. And my soul answered that call, and I always found myself amid the wonders of mother nature, refuelling and healing my aching heart and soul.It had been a few days since Erdem had left me at home that evening. He had tried to hide the look of fear in his eyes as he begged me not to leave the house, but I could see it. Vesna had hurried to me after he had left, and I am not sure what had happened or what she had been told or even ordered; she hadn't let me leave the hous
There were colourless shapes in that dark chamber; of course, daylight could bring brilliant magenta or darkest scarlet, but for now, it could be a scene from a black and white movie. The silhouettes were already less visible than they had been a short time before, and I looked out the window; any moment the sun would kiss the sky orange, sparking new darkness and putting an end to the birds' chorus. I sat down on a sofa that was placed in a corner of the room. When I looked down, I saw that I was still holding the dead flowers that I had replaced. The sunflowers and dandelions in my palm weren't just dead; they'd been dried like the beautiful blossoms my nan used to hang in her kitchen. The petals clung to one other, radiating around the brown centre, its beautiful chocolate colours visible even in the darkness of the room. I had no idea how much time had passed when the door was jolted open. And there he entered, with that cold expression and dead eyes that I despise so much. He st