Henry's POV.- Fuck. I left my phone behind. Damn that Harvey. He was all on using my phone for whatever videos he wanted to d******d. It completely slipped my mind to ask for it and now I need it to call Steven. I’m ‘drunk’, so I can’t drive. I lean against the driver’s side of my car, glancing around in hopes he might just show up to my rescue. Of course, every female passing by ogles at me lustfully but I think I’ve had my fill for tonight. And I’m in no mood to go through that offsetting aftertaste disgust. “Harvey,” I growl, gritting my teeth angrily. I’m so gonna drill my knuckles into his head till I wreck his brain. Unable to stay still and wait obediently, I saunter off my car and just let my lazy legs take me to wherever. On my walk, I get to see a payphone and slot a coin in to call Steven. Lucky for me, he’s somewhere in the city so I continue my walk until I walk into something. “She didn’t even let me explain why.” “Ugh, Nate, you spoil her too much. Eliza just know
Yumi's POV.- “Yumi! Hurry or we’ll leave you behind,” Zainab hollers once more as I run towards the car with my disarrayed books in my arms. These girls just suddenly came up with the idea to go to the mall. I jump into the backseat with a sigh and Zainab giggles at me. “What’s with going shopping all of a sudden? Didn’t we just go on one yesterday?” I ask with my breath still all about the place as I try to arrange my books into my bag properly. Zainab giggles and says, “Yeah…we did, huh. But this time is a little different. You know Sydney’s birthday party is this Saturday and we were…invited?” “So, that’s why we’re going there…to buy what to wear, huh,” I scoff, dropping my bag beside me and checking the time on my phone. “It’s not so bad. I know you both don’t really get along and neither do we, but…she looked like she wanted us to attend badly,” Zana speaks from the driver’s seat and I hiss, throwing my face away with arms folding. “Everyone wants to get close to me becaus
Henry's POV.- “Why should I? Good luck for beating up an innocent person?! Just go away…you’re really starting to make me lose it.” She snaps at me and I shrug, shaking off the pain her hostile words stab me with. “Your mate is going for a photo shoot at your favorite fashion company. I don’t want you to be surprised when you see me on the cover of your favorite magazine.” I wink at her and she blinks at me with a confused mask on her face. “W-what…?” She looks so taken aback and it makes my insides churn with delight as I drop a hand on her head. “Sweetie pie, don’t you remember who I am anymore?” Dammit! How badly I want to plant my lips over her parted ones. They’re so tempting and she just has to be so cruel to me and have them open. Is she this insistent on making me lose my cool? Not to mention how round her lovely orbs have gone…this daring woman, eh. Yumi snaps out of it and pushes my hand off but I grab hers around the wrist and study her with great interest and worry.
Yumi's POV- “There’s no excuse for that behavior. I mean, for God’s sake it could’ve gotten worse and Nate would-” I groan, very pissed as I massage my temples to calm my flaring nerves. Henry overstepped his boundaries last night. Like, what the hell is his problem? He just shows up out of nowhere and starts beating my friend up. What sane person does that? “Yumi…don’t act like you don’t know about mate bonds and all. And let’s not add the exceptional characteristics when it’s about an Alpha. You do know how exaggerated things are with them,” Zana says in her persuasive voice and I fold my arms stubbornly over my chest as I look away. “Don’t act stubborn. You’re the one with no excuse here. You do come from a Wolf Pack yourself. You can understand,” Zainab adds. “I don’t wanna understand. You’re only saying this because he’s your Alpha and you’re his biggest fan.” I point out at the two and they roll their eyes. “Ugh, Yumi. Are you saying that? We’ve always been on your side n
Yumi's POV.- Working in Kindergarten on days when I don’t have classes is sure the best way to pass my time. The kids are always fun and I love relating with them and teaching them new things. I never get bored or fed up. “Bye, Aunty!” “Bye, kids!” Standing at the front of the school gate, I wave at the kids being taken by their parents. I remain here till everyone’s gone before I go back in to sort some things out before leaving. “Bye, Yumi. You’re coming tomorrow, right?” One of the female teachers, Sarah, peeps in from the ajar door to ask expectantly. I ponder a little and smile, “I am. Do take care, bye”. Sarah’s to lock up today so I spring out the gates happily and begin my walk down the street. But I see a familiar figure standing just a few feet away along the path I’m threading. “Nyx?” I call out contemplatively, pausing my merry gait. Waiting as I lean forward to inspect the oddly familiar figure, I hear a chuckle come from them. They turn around with a huge smile
Henry's POV.- “Can I ask you something? It might be personal and I don’t wanna make you uneasy and intrude into your privacy…” Tension forces the skin on my forehead to crumple and my hands stiffen as I try to compose myself and ask the one question that’s been bugging me since I came across it. ‘It’s okay. I’ll see if I can.’ Her tentative reply sounds through and I ease my nerves to ask calmly despite totally despising this. “Nyx. What was he to you?” The words vacate my lips with distaste and I catch onto the tremor in her voice. She must be fidgeting right now. It’s totally unexpected after all. ‘We…he was my boyfriend. That was two years ago…’ She starts in a meek voice, and I’m picturing her with a shy face right now. Damn, cutie. But the info, despite not being new to me, has my face darkening in riling anger. No matter how hard I try to make it clear to myself, it strikes hard against my pride that some other wolf has laid his hands on my mate. I’m more guilty than I try
Henry's POV.- “Dare mention one more word about my woman and I swear…I’ll have that rotten mouth of yours shoved right up your ass. Damn bastard.” I glare with epitome rage at this sickening mistake of an Alpha. His offsetting chuckles sip out his lips as he says, “Deal with it, Henry. She’s probably found someone better than you. A much better fucker.” That’s it. I’m about to disfigure his face when an enthralling aroma wafts into my nostrils, rendering me immobile in mere seconds as the bastard slips out of my grip, also perceiving what’s crippling my senses invasively. “She must be close…so damn sweet.” Drex slurs, a weird seductive smile filling his face and I squeeze my face with disgust. “Fuck off. She’s mine”. I hurriedly leave the establishment, desperately in search of its source when my eyes capture the beautiful sight of my giggling mate. But I frown in anger when I see she’s with a man. The same one I attacked when I was drunk that day. I hate how Drex’s words repla
Yumi's POV.- How could he say that to me? Henry makes it seem as if I have no choice at all. I should have a say, an opinion over the man I’ll want to spend the rest of my life with. He can’t just shun me like that and dominate his opinions over mine. Being a human doesn’t mean I’m weak. And I’ll show him that. I’ll keep showing him I won’t be bossed around and commanded. He will be the one to come begging and not the other way around. But, sometimes, I’m all talk. Henry’s been on my tail lately and he means business this time. I missed his canines by a hair’s length two days ago. Now I’m always on high alert for him. He’s just so good at stealth that it makes me sick and on my toes. Henry’s just so persistent! And it’s always occurring in public. Good thing I’m hardly left alone with him. He always has this innate, starving look in his eyes each time he sees me and he gets so overconfident and domineering in the presence of other werewolves. Especially the male ones. Yes, it help