Rose
"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Heather. Happy birthday to you." I whispered in Heather's ear as I lay beside her in her bed. I slowly brushed the hair out of her face.
Heather swatted at my hand as she rolled away from me. She was still asleep and seemed to have no desire or want to wake up.
"How long do you think she is going to sleep?" I groaned as I rolled off the bed.
Harriet sat on the floor, bouncing a ball off of the wall. "I told you she would do this."
"You said she would hide out in the house all day. You didn't say that she would sleep all day." I plopped down on the floor beside Harriet and snatched her ball.
"Close enough," Harriet muttered as she threw her head back. "We could have slept in our own beds at this rate."
"Oh, come on. We had a sleepover for your 18th birthday." I elbowed her in the ribs.
"I didn't sleep until noon, though."
"You know I can hear you two
AlaricI knew the first moment that I saw her that I was drawn to her. At the time, she was just a wolf trying to stop me. Ironically trying to stop me from saving her sister's ex-boyfriend.Even then, I wanted to talk to her, wanted to get under her skin. I craved to break down her walls and become close to her, no matter how difficult it may be.In the weeks leading up to her birthday, I constantly provoked her. I made sure she knew I wanted her in my own unique way. I am sure I looked more like a fool than I do on a regular basis.I flirted, teased, and followed her. I felt like a love-sick puppy chasing after someone who didn't want them.
Rose"Stop it." Orion's arms slipped around my waist from behind as his beard nuzzled into the base of my neck, tickling my skin."I'm not doing anything." I slightly whined as I looked out the window, following the trail of street lamps towards the heart of town."Yes, you are." Orion's words were like silk gliding down my skin, making me melt like butter in his arms. "You are staring down the street, waiting for Heather or Alaric to come and talk to you. No one is going to come and talk to you this late, flower.""Meh, maybe I am, maybe I'm not." Of course, he was right. He knew me so well. Most of the time, I loved it but not right now. Right now, I just wanted to be nosy. Could anyone really blame me for it?"Give them some time. They'll come around.""Yeah, I know. I'm just used to both of them telling me everything, and it's like they have kicked everyone out of their little bubble.""You know when you find your mate, and there
Rose"So she kicked you out?" Harriet loudly slurped her tea as she leaned over the counter of the bar. I rolled my eyes at her as I continued to slice up the pineapple in front of me.It had been a few days since I visited the ethereal realm. It felt like an eternity. Each day seemed to go by slower and slower. I had only told Orion about Selene sending me away; that was until this morning when a mop of curly hair appeared."Pretty much." I sighed as I tossed the spiky crown into the bucket I used to deliver my mom fruit and vegetable remains for her compost bin."Dang, you must have pissed her off good, Rosie Posie." Harriet obnoxiously snorted before looking down into her cup. Maybe Harriet wasn't the best choice for a sounding board about what happened."Honestly, I doubt there is any reason to worry about it. Maybe mating a blessed wolf is something spiritual or a huge deal for her?" Harriet shrugged her shoulders."Maybe...it was odd t
Rose Days turned into weeks, we still had no new information on Mister Clay, and I still hadn't been brave enough to go back to the ethereal realm. I wanted answers, of course, but I always chickened out anytime I had decided to see Selene. Who was this new blessed wolf? Were there others? A couple of times, I thought about trying to trigger a premonition about this new blessed wolf. I knew it wouldn't work, not unless our paths were weaved together in some fashion. Since the demise of the Fallen Moon rogues, that was one thing I had figured out. All of my premonitions around that time were tied to me in some way. The fire, Pru getting kidnapped, Leto getting marked by Hades, going inside the map to see the church camp, and even Iris
Rose Sweat slowly dripped down my body as I dodged Iris's foot. I didn't have time to think about anything as I blocked Harriet's fist. I slightly groaned as I rolled away from them. It had been like this all training. Honestly, it had been like this for a while. I wasn't the strongest or the fastest fighter, but I could dodge and block. That was only thanks to my premonitions. The girls seemed to make it a game to see who could land hits on me. It may be fun for them, but I didn't find it enjoyable. "It's supposed to be a free-for-all, not everybody gang up on me," I grumbled as I scrambled to my feet to tackle Iris to the ground. "Where would be the fun in that?" Harriet grinned as she swung at Heather. Iris tried to wriggle her way out from underneath me, but I just stayed sprawled out on her, watching Harriet and Heather go at each other. "I'm not a couch." Iris groaned as she tried to roll out. "Yeah, let's call it here." Damian's
Rose Orion's nose scrunched up in a sour look as he pushed the edge of the envelope down to look at it. "What does she want?" "I have no idea. To find that out would require me to open it." I sighed as I dropped it into my lap and finished sorting the last mail pieces into their respective piles. "Well, open it." Orion pushed, but I didn't really want to open it; not yet as least. "I'll take Alastor's mail up to his office." I ignored Orion's furrowed brows. As I stood up, I handed Orion his mail and pressed a kiss on his cheek. I tucked Lorraine's letter in the band of workout leggings and scooped up Alastor's mail. "Rose, open it," Orion called after me, not in a commanding tone, more of a concerned way. "Not right now, okay?" I smiled at him as I climbed the stairs. I rarely came upstairs in the packhouse; it felt lonelier than the first floor. It was probably best that Harriet and Alastor were up here by themselves most of the time
Rose My damp hair clung to my shoulders as I sat on the floor of my room, painting my toenails a velvety dark blue. I hated taking the time to paint them, but my toes looked better peeking out of strappy shoes with a nice color on them. We still had almost an hour to go before we were supposed to meet up at Marie's. After Orion and I were done...showering, I just slipped on a pair of comfy shorts and a spaghetti strap tank top. I had no desire to be dressed up for any longer than I absolutely had to be. Also, there was a chance my laziness would make it where someone else would make choices for me. A loud and obnoxious knock came from the door. I almost dropped my tiny paintbrush at the noise. Orion brushed his teeth in the bathroom, but his head appeared and yelled, "Come in!" "Is it safe? Are you done humping?" Harriet opened the door with her hand over her eyes. "Ugh, Harriet, stop being so dramatic." I groaned at her. "We have clot
Rose Alastor's words from last night lingered in my mind all the next day. No matter what I did or where I went, they were there. I would have never guessed out of all people, Alastor's voice would be the one that would haunt me. The worst part was that they were technically my words, and he was using them against me. I never realized that my words had stuck with him after all this time. Then again, I never really knew what was going on in Alastor's mind. I sat on my bed, sucking on the inside of my cheek as I stared at my bedside table. My thoughts drifted to the last day I saw Lorraine. It was eight years when she declared she wanted to go out and see the world. She was twenty-two and sick of waiting to meet her mate. She had gotten special permission from Alpha Dane to leave the territory for an extended amount of time. If I had known that was the last time I would live with her or see her; maybe we would have treated each other differently.