The breakfast table was full this morning. Everyone was present. Rina, Rafaele, Luna Rosa, Jax, Nani, Rain and Damien.
Rina looked around the table, If anyone had told her some months ago that this would be her reality, she would have been shocked.She glanced at Nani who was chatting happily with Luna Rosa.The first time she met Nani, she had been filled with hostility towards her. Now she liked to think they were becoming friends.When Nani had joined her this morning to help prepare breakfast, Rina had been shocked.And as for Rain, she glanced at him fondly and nearly burst out laughing when she saw how nervously he was sitting beside Damien.Rain had gone from the moody teenager he had been when they first met to someone who had called her his sister.And as for Luna Rosa, their relationship blossomed everyday. And considering that her relationship with her mother was out of sorts at the moment, she really appreciated iRina laughed despite herself, "you can't say that""I can, if you and Rafaele are separating, I am going with you." Rain insisted."I just don't understand why she would lie to cover him, he hurt her" Rina wondered."Because she loves him or she is afraid of him." Rain suggested. "But I was going to protect her." Rina insisted. "I think so people are so used to the normal that they want to hold on to it even though it hurts them" Rain reasoned. Rina nudged him, "why are you so wise?" "Because someone needs to have the brains in our family and it's obviously not Rafaele" he gave her a wink. Rina laughed again. "Let's go back, you can sleep in my room if you don't want to face Rafaele.""Thanks buddy" Rina smiled at him. He got up and helped her up. They began walking back home. When they were close to the house, they heard voices whispering. "Who could that be?" Rain whispered. "I don't know, let's find out" Rina whispered back. They edged closer, tracing the sound. And the
Rina looked at him, she didn't know what to say or even what to feel."Do you want a separation?" she asked me."when my mate tells me she never wanted to be with me and if she had a chance to do over, she would never have accepted me. What am I supposed to think?""I don't know Rafaele. Feel free to think whatever you want.""Rita, I am trying hard here, I am trying to be a good mate but you keep frustrating my efforts"Rina smiled ruefully when she observed he was calling her 'Rita' I've again.Maybe a separation would be good afterall. She wouldn't need to tell him her secret and he could be with someone who could give him what he wanted."Good night." she told him and turned around to go to the room.......The next day... Rina purposely stayed in the room till she knew everybody had left the house. She didn't even go down to breakfast.She wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. Not Rafaele or even Luna Rosa.Luna Rosa talking to her like that yesterday had been like a betrayal.S
Rina shifted to her wolf and ran out of the pack.She kept running until she got to Silva's house where she shifted back and collapsed in tears into her friend's arms."Rita, what's wrong?" Silva asked in alarm.Rina shook her head, too distressed to say a thing."okay come here, everything will be okay, we will be able to resolve this" she got Rina on the bed and stayed with her, comforting her till she calmed down."So do you want to tell me what happened now?" Silva asked.Rina nodded, she told Silva about everything that had happened earlier.When she finished, Silva was silent."aren't you going to say something? You think I did wrong too?" she faltered."Why were so angry with Rafaele in the first place?" Silva asked.Rina looked down, she couldn't give Silva a reasonable answer."Rita?" Silva probed."I think I don't deserve him, I feel I shouldn't even be in that house and none of the things I have belong to me. And when he doesn't understand that, I get angry""But is that re
"Where is our lunch?" Damien asked changing the subject.Rain brought out the cake Rina had packed for them."This is too much for just the two of us" Damien noted."Yes, she just gave us this huge slice of cake because she was angry at Rafaele" Rain joked."We should share with the others" Damien suggested."Do you think they will take it?" Rain was skeptical."Everybody loves cake Rain""Okay, you can give them" Rain agreed.Damien looked amused, "I am not the one giving it to them, you are" he concluded."I can't do that, I don't want to be the one giving it to them" Rain refused."Rain, I think giving it to them would make them like you more""I don't want them to like me" Rain said."You don't mean that, come on, give them the cake" Damien urged Rain."Fine, I will give it to them" Rain agreed reluctantly.Damien patted him on the back, "well done" he praised him.Rain stood up, ignoring how much the praise was making him blush."Everyone we have cake here, you can come have some
"I....i...I" Rina stuttered, she didn't know what to say.Once again she was reminded he wasn't hers. She was just a replacement.She stood up and pulled away from him. She quickly left the room without answering him.Rafaele stared in shock. Where was she going?He pulled on his trousers and followed her. She was in the kitchen, bringing out mixing pans and baking ingredients."What are you doing?" he asked."Baking" she answered."Riri, it's late... Besides, why are you baking? We were just talking in the room and you rushed out to bake....""and what's wrong with that, do I need to take permission to be in the kitchen?" she asked.Rafaele kept quiet."What! You don't have anything to say" she asked him.He took a deep breath and backed away. "I see you want to fight and I won't give you that satisfaction""Yes run away like the coward you are" she yelled after him as he left th
Rina observed the woman, she looked timid and shifty. And the bruises on her face caught Rina's attention.Werewolves were supposed to have fast healing. For her bruises not to be healed, what had happened to her?"Are you okay? What happened to your face?" Rina asked."I fell and hit my face on the door" she answered quickly. Rina could sense that she was lying."So why didn't you just shift to wolf form and heal faster?" Rina asked.Doris shifted awkwardly, "I prefer it this way Luna"She made to leave but Rina held her back."Are you mated?""Yes, I am.""Who is he?""His name is Lucky." she answered."Well like I said in the meeting, my door is always open if you need anything." Rina smiled warmly."of course, thank you Luna" she replied and escaped.Later when Rina walked back to the pack house with Luna Rosa, she asked her about Doris."Oh, she is a qui
Damien and Rain followed Jax to the training ground.Damien looked cheerful while Rain just looked miserable. He didn't know why he had agreed to even come here.But as he looked at how Damien was, he knew exactly why he had agreed. Damn Damien and his perfect smile."everyone, we will be having two new trainees today." Jax announced.The trainees looked at Jax curiously."Hey everyone I am Damien, I will be joining you guys to train before I go back home. I hope you can all teach me and welcome me" he said, flashing a smile at them.The trainees erupted into cheers. Of course they knew Damien, he was the golden boy of the region afterall. Some of the girls were already batting their eyelashes at him."Rain will also be joining us too." Jax announced when he saw that Rain was making absolutely no effort to introduce himself.The trainees mumbled a welcome to Rain and went back to fussing over Damien.Ra
The breakfast table was full this morning. Everyone was present. Rina, Rafaele, Luna Rosa, Jax, Nani, Rain and Damien.Rina looked around the table, If anyone had told her some months ago that this would be her reality, she would have been shocked.She glanced at Nani who was chatting happily with Luna Rosa.The first time she met Nani, she had been filled with hostility towards her. Now she liked to think they were becoming friends.When Nani had joined her this morning to help prepare breakfast, Rina had been shocked.And as for Rain, she glanced at him fondly and nearly burst out laughing when she saw how nervously he was sitting beside Damien.Rain had gone from the moody teenager he had been when they first met to someone who had called her his sister.And as for Luna Rosa, their relationship blossomed everyday. And considering that her relationship with her mother was out of sorts at the moment, she really appreciated i
Rafaele looked at her puzzled, he looked at the flowers. Why was she crying? Or was she allergic to them?He had never given Lilacs before though. What if she was truly allergic to them? Oh no! What had he done."Riri, I am so sorry I didn't know you were allergic to the flowers" he told her.Before he could take them away, she snatched them from his hands and held it close to her face to inhale them."i am not allergic to the flowers." she said as she wiped away her tears."You are not? Then why are you crying?" Rafaele was confused."It's just that you are so good to me even though I don't treat you nicely" she said through her sobs."Oh it's okay Riri, I am used to you and your mood swings""But you shouldn't, that's not what being a mate is about."Rafaele smiled, he went closer to her and held her in his arms."Look at me." he said gently.Rina looked at him, "My Riri, I am sorry