Isabella's POV "Nobody knows this, not even my brother. That's why the first time you came, I panicked."I recalled it, albeit fuzzily, how I saw him come in while I was scared, only for her to start pushing him out."Our pack and the red eclipse pack have had a connection. A long time ago, our father and the Alpha of the pack were brothers. It was on that basis that they were able to come here, into our pack." She said. I processed the shock in her words, more relaxed as I watched her sigh."It was my brother, Leo, who took care of the arrangement when they came. Two years have passed since they came here." She folded herself, similarly to me. "It's been one and a half since Damian and I discovered we were mates." She said, voice only a whisper.I was overwhelmed with the information she gave. "How?" Left my lips before I could stop myself.Somehow, she laughed. Her eyes were distant, as though reminiscing. "We hated each other at first, even though we were mates. As we got closer,
Leo's POV As she left me in the dust, shutting the door, I couldn’t help but feel strange.Everything about her was unfathomable. I couldn’t understand why I had strange uncertain feelings about her. so I investigated her properly. There was only one scent that I could have matched her, that of the Blue moon pack. It was one thing to know that it was a powerful pack, but knowing exactly which one it was was even more alarming. I didn’t want to have made any mistakes, and I didn’t want Sierra to be hurt in any way.The look on her face was angry, but not in the form I had imagined. Rather than being angry about being caught, there was no semblance of guilt, rather it was more of disbelief. I didn’t expect her to rile up like a lioness. I had been used to her skittish acts, the few of our interactions a reminder of how she walked on eggshells around me. The only excluding event was the time in the cafe.But this was different, she spoke, almost chastisingly, fury unconcealed.I turned
Isabella's POV “And there you go,” I said, placing a now sleeping Treasure within his bed. It was surprising how much harder the task was, as he had grown heavier through the short period. Almost two months had passed in the blink of an eye, and I continuously had to manage between being a teacher, working in the café, and managing my life at home with Treasure. Or at least, before.During the past week, Damian had given me a surprise, by showing me what was now my personal office within the school. That was the tipping point I needed to finally talk to Anne. But I couldn’t have done it during that week, however. Afterall, she had just recovered from a cold several days ago. So as I shared barbs with Lola whilst working, I kept it in mind that I would deal with it the next week.Now was the weekend, and I could finally rest. Anne decided to close the shop on Saturday, saying that we had worked far too much anyways. It left me with enough time to have had a good night's sleep, and be
Isabella's POVThe place was a deep set blue, lighting included. But all that was brightened with the golden decoration and tiny lights , there was a beaded chandelier over the table, shining a bright gold.I looked back at him to see him smiling at me. Looking back to the sight, I gaped in wonder."Adian...oh moon-" I cut herself off before I said moon goddess fully."My friend refused to let me use the whole restaurant, so he gave me the VIP section.I walked inside, looking around. There were only two seats. As I brushed his arm, I looked back at him. He looked up for a moment. "The decorations were all me by the way." He said."What?" Left my lips. At that moment, I knew nothing of where I should focus on. Him or the view? I moved closer and with enough courage, embraced him gently. Despite the slight prickle in my skin at hugging a stranger, I felt nothing but warmth."Thank you," I whispered to him.Smiling, he held me gently by the arms while leading me to a seat."Anything fo
ISABELLAI straightened as I faced him. He donned a white shirt with dark slacks, his dark hair slightly out of place. Why was he here?He looked away and I realized that I was still feeding Treasure. I angled myself slightly, so he didn't see a thing."What do you want?" I asked when he refused to leave."I came to apologize." His words were a shock, especially after not seeing him since then."For the way I acted the last time." He shuffled, and I could only watch. "I realized that I hadn't even gotten to know you before I began judging. If we could start over, probably on a fresh leaf, I would like to know you better." He finished.If I could think any clearer, I would laugh at the irony that both siblings had somehow apologised to me in almost the same way. But at the moment, I could only stare at him in shock. What was I going to say? There were only two words which came to my mind at the moment, ironically the same words he had said the time that I apologised.Letting out a brea
Isabella's POV After that day, I was technically out of the café, which meant that I had only one job. Every choice had an outcome, whether as a reward or a consequence, and it made all the difference only the day after. It was surprising how only within the day, there was such an ease I never expected. Sierra told me that it was partly due to unfamiliarity."You've been working so much, it's a norm to you. Even back when you worked at the bar, you usually stayed up the whole day, daily. It's no surprise that now that you actually have a lot more time to breathe, you feel this way." She said.Her words made every bit of sense, I thought as I nodded in tandem with her. Now that I was finally more at ease, the next day, I went to the Red Eclipse pack. It was not to teach, but to arrange the office that Damian gave me, a task long overdue. The place was barely a mess though. The small area was clean even though it was mostly bare, with some misplaced items here and there."I'll leave
ISABELLA The next day strictly to the time, we arrived together, both of us in casual wear. While Sierra wore her signature black, I wore a starry blue. On our way, she informed me that Damian was going to come later due to pack duties.Claire stood in front of the cafe, steadfastly waiting for us. As we got out of Sierra's car, we both greeted her with hugs."It's nice to see you, Claire. How's your internship going?" I asked."It's better, now that I've moved to a different department, I could have sworn that other woman was out to get me." Claire wiped non existent sweat, which we chuckled at."Well you-"I was cut off as a pair of arms lifted me. I would have easily defended had I not caught the scent quickly. As he put me down, I turned to look at Adian."You should be more careful," I scolded him.Turning to Sierra and Claire, both who looked guarded. Sierra, especially, looked like she was going to maul him. I introduced them. Claire was more welcoming, returning his handshake
Isabella's POVI turned left and right, spying all the different figures, yet none of them resembled Aiden. Where did he go? I looked again more carefully, but the results were the same. No trace of him.He went to the bathroom, yet after that I hadn't seen him anywhere else. Shouldn't he have been out by then? Perhaps I should wait more, I thought to myself whilst sipping my drink. But nothing beat the unease I felt. I placed my cup on the counter, hopped off the seat and started looking for him. I moved to the bathroom to find no traces, although I felt he had been there previously. It was as I moved past to the area of the 'Staff only' area that I heard a muffled voice that was distinctively his. Although I couldn't hear a thing he said, I knew it was.Finding my way to the door, I knocked. "Adian?" I called out. There was silence first, before his footsteps began. The door opened. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you," I asked.It was as I spoke that I carefully perus