{ Nukea }Why does my whole head hurt so much? I groan in pain and bring my hands to my face to cover it but then I groan again because it hurts. A lot. As I finish waking up everything comes to me. I realize I'm lying in my bed and I remember how that fucking bitch from Violet’s store punched me in front of the most important people in the pack. But that's the last thing I remember, so I have no idea how I got into my own bed. I get up and the first thing I do is get off this uncomfortable dress. I carefully set it aside, wincing because that bitch got what she wanted. I can't return if it's dirty and I can't wash it without it being obvious somehow and probably getting Violet in trouble. Now that I have the money from Theodore's watch I could pay for it, but then I wouldn't have as much in my savings. Damn, everything always goes wrong for me. Once I have my pajamas on, I walk to my mirror to look at my face and I gasp in horror when I see my left eye and cheekbone. They’re a
{ Theodore }Nukea is annoyed.I manage to get her to follow me to my car and get in, but she turns to the window and stays that way for the entire time, refusing to turn to look at me even when I try to make conversation. To be honest, her clear annoyance is making me feel like a caged up animal. I want to tell her I'm sorry and try to make it better somehow, but... I don't have to apologize for having a girlfriend. We are nothing. And I don't think we can ever be anything. But that doesn't stop me from wanting to make her feel better, so I stop at the first atm I find on the way to school. "Can I have my wallet now?" I ask her, she nods and pulls it out of her purse, then goes back to looking out the window. I hate how anxious I feel to make her stop being so mad, but if there's one thing I know it's that money fixes most things. So, I don't even ask how much was that dress because it’s not even about the dress.I get out of the car and unlock my cards before taking out as much
{ Nukea }I must have slipped into the twilight zone without realizing it or something because there is no other explanation as to why Theodore Heiden, Mister Next Alpha, billionaire super handsome dude just handed me five thousand dollars, let me keep his mom's ring and is driving me around the pack like I'm his boss... AND I'm still annoyed at him.But I need to snap the fuck out of it before he decides to stop being so nice and take this amazing amount of money away from me. It's not like I have any right to feel this way anyway, I just can't help it."Do you want me to go get them? Knox will love that," Theodore tells me, sheepishly. I give myself permission to turn to him now. He's actually so cute, it's making me angrier, "Yeah?""Sure," I say and give him directions to Beau's classroom. "Don't steal my car or I'll steal your brothers," he playfully threatens before getting out of the car, making me let out a surprised laugh. That was funny. Everything about him is a surprise
Once we finish eating, the boys run to the playground and we're left alone again. "The boys are cute," Theo mentions, looking at them as they leave, "You're like their mom, right?""I guess you could say that. I've been taking care of them completely since Beau was two and Knox was like seven," I reply, he's listening to me like he's actually listening to me, which is something you'd expect, but the only person who really listens to me is Violet, "I consider myself only their big sister because I'm fun. I let them sleep in late, I let them have all the desserts they want, sometimes I let them skip school and we play all the time. But I'm the only person who takes care of them, so yeah.""That's nice. You've done a good job, you should be proud," he says and I have to look down and swallow because a lump suddenly forms in my throat and my eyes get watery for a second. I've never had someone say something like that to me before, "Would you like to have your own kids one day?""No way,"
{ Theodore }My phone has been blowing up like crazy for about an hour now, but I've been completely ignoring it. I know I have a shitload of stuff to do, but I can't make myself care at the moment. I can also see how most of the people around the restaurant have been watching us and gossiping but I don't care either. I'm enjoying this moment. I can't remember the last time I ate candy or ice cream, but I'm doing it right now because, why not? The kids love it, Nukea loves it and I don't even know why I haven't had something sweet in so long. Once we're all full and almost unable to move thanks to the massive amounts of food we consumed, we decide it's time to go and I drive Nu and the boys home. "Can you give me a second to talk?" I ask Nukea once the kids say goodbye and get out of the car. She nods and waits for me to talk, "So... last night I heard your dad call Logan Gonzales your 'fiancé'. It's not like I trust his word, but I wanted to ask if there's any truth to that.""No
Isabella lets me hear how disappointed she is with me for about another half hour, but once she's satisfied she tells me it's time to go to the appointment. This is the first time I'll be going with her to something of this sort and although I've been confused and worried about the future, my pup's life is still the most important thing to me right now. I let my assistant know I'll be going out again and I almost feel bad about the tired look she gives me, but she decided to work for me, so that’s what she gets. When we get to the doctor's office, she and Isabella talk for a while. Isabella tells her that she's been under stress lately and hasn't been able to eat as she should. That makes me feel like I've been punched in the gut and guilt takes over me. I know it’s because of me and how I totally pulled away in the worst possible moment. Once their chat is over, Isabella lies down on the small gurney and lifts up her blouse to show off her still flat stomach. "We're in the beginn
The rest of the night I continue to flirt with Nate even though I quickly realize Violet was right. I've known Nate for so long that he feels like family, even though he's so physically graceful all of a sudden. I don’t think I could ever see him as anything other than Sickly Nate. I tell both of them everything that has happened since I decided to steal Theo’s wallet and maybe I spend too much time talking about how perfect he is because they both roll their eyes a few times."I'm being serious! He even let me keep his mother's ring," I tell them and raise my hand to show them. Violet gasps in complete surprise and leaps at me almost tackling me to see it, "Only because my finger is too fat, but still. I wouldn't give any stranger anything that belonged to my dead mother.""Luna Lidia's ring, holy fuck," Violet murmurs as she looks at it, "It looks simpler than I expected, isn't Alpha Robert like a bazillionaire? This looks cheap.""Yep, I don't know what the story is there," I shr
Isabella is still not very happy even with my promise to buy her a new watch, so I do the only thing I can think of to distract her. I take two steps until I'm glued to her and grab her face in my hands to lift her to me and kiss her. Fortunately, it works and within seconds I feel her body relax. Just a week ago kissing my girlfriend was one of my favorite things to do. But today it's more like a chore. Everything I do is manual, even when I touch her lips with my tongue and move my hands down to her ass. And even though it's completely awful, I can't help but think how different this is from the kiss I had with Nukea. I barely remember it and it wasn't that long, but fuck if it isn't running around in my head every waking moment of the day ever since it happened.Isabella doesn't deserve a man who is thinking about someone else while kissing her. I undo the kiss when she starts to touch my chest. I know she wants something more, but I don't think I'm ready to do anything else w