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Ch. 37: A New Pack to Call Home
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Pain Before Bliss Ch. 38: Familial Bonds
Avery jerked his head in the direction of Jake’s voice and was befuddled. “Alpha Gregory?” Jake sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Yes, this used to be his daughter’s room.” Avery was stunned silent. Jake then began walking out of the room, but Avery’s next question stopped him in his tracks and rendered him speechless. He asked without missing a beat and his grey eyes glinted. “Was her name Ayanna?” Jake linked Gregory and he was upstairs within seconds, with Denice trailing not far behind. Denice looked around the room, puzzled. She stared at her grandfather and awaited his response anxiously. Gregory looked at Avery shocked and walked towards him slowly. Denice covered her mouth and the tears formed in her eyes as Gregory spoke. “How? How could you have known that? My daughter hasn’t been near here, much less lived here, in over a decade.” Avery’s attention shifted slightly and that’s when everything began to make sense. “Ayanna, her talents were passed down to my siste
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 39: When Will It End?
Three months had passed since Derreck was placed in the hospital. His recovery was slow-going, but he was making progress. Hartley took over temporarily at the company while Derreck was in recovery. While in a coma, Derreck dreamt about her nonstop. He felt haunted in his dreams with how much he was dreaming of her; her jet black hair, icy blue eyes and her laugh. He craved her touch, everything about her really. He was sitting up in his hospital bed when a knock pulled him from the depths of his mind. Jared walked into his room and bowed his head slightly before speaking. “Senior Gray, I have done what you asked.”Derreck huffed. “And?” Jared gulped hard before continuing. “We’ve come up empty handed sir. After the incident, Mr. Jones told us of where we could find him, but the place was swept clean the same day.” Derreck let out a roar of frustration. Apollo wanted blood! “I want that fucker’s head on a pike! Don’t come to me ‘til you have found him!” “Y-yes A-Alpha.”“Leave me!
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 40: Brutal Honesty & Hidden Truths
After being brought back into his room, the doctor gave him an hour before he had to go back into surgery. Once he was left alone in the silence, he picked up his phone and dialed her number. ‘Please pick up.’ He thought to himself. The phone rang 3 times before the call was connected. “Hello?” “Leah, hey.” “Hey Derreck. How is everything?” His heart was crumbling as he watched her. The spark that was once there was much less than it used to be; her attention wasn’t on him completely. She seemed… distracted. “Everything is fine. Well kind of, but anyway, how are things?” He threw the question back to her. “Everything is good on my end. What’s going on? How’s your recovery? Why are you still in the hospital?” Her questions spewed out of her one after another. Her questions pulled at him, but he only felt fury and rage. ‘Now she cares?’ He thought to himself. ‘She hasn’t even called in 5 months and if she had, she would know why I’m in the hospital.’ The more that he thought t
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 41: Alpha's Painful Rejection
Derreck felt as if tiny shards were piercing his heart. Garrett’s words tore him more than Denice’s; sure, she was his fated mate, the one that the Moon Goddess had chosen for him, but Garrett was his best friend. He and Garrett had been best friends since they were in diapers.“Garrett, we’ve been bros since diapers, and you kept this from me?!” His voice continues to betray him, but the rage in his eyes was intense.Garrett walked a little closer and Apollo growled; he threw his hands up in surrender. “It wasn’t my truth to tell Derreck; you know that. Being an Alpha does not come easy and it is a heavy responsibility. Denice only told me her real name right before I walked in here. She had to be the one to tell you and she didn’t come to this decision lightly, as I’m sure you can imagine. I know it’ll take you some time before you can trust me again and I won’t push that, but I know you need a Beta. When you’re ready, you know how to find me.”Denice then spoke up with confidence a
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Hello my lovely readers! I just wanted to come on and say thank you for the attention that you've given Pain Before Bliss thus far! I appreciate your support and your constant attention as I continue along! Thank you all so much for being SO patient with me and for enjoying my book! It's come some ways and it wouldn't be here without your constant support! I'm grateful if it has shown up on your bookshelf, if you've found a genuine interest in it, if you're constantly on the edge of your seat making faces as you read, or even if you've read the synopsis to find out if it peaks your interest. I've done my best to make sure that it's unpredictable, keeps you guessing, keeps you entertained, or if it makes you scream and say 'Hell yeah!.' With all my heart and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Although I do not have thousands of readers yet as this note comes across (Jan. 2024), I'm thankful that it's gotten any attention at all. I have a genuine love for writing, even though i
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 42: The Difference Time Makes
Back in Aurenda, Derreck felt empty, but he didn't know why. Their bond was severed, and he had no recollection of the conversation, but neither did Garrett. Her identity would remain a secret to him, but he did recall Denice saying to delete her number from Derreck’s phone.After a while, Derreck then realized that Garrett was in his room. He sneered and his gaze was piercing but freezing Garrett in place. “Where the fuck have you been?! Wait—wait. You’ve kept your identity from me all this time?!”Garrett ran his hand through his hair and felt the guilt spilling over inside of him. “D, you know that me telling just anyone about my identity is a risk. I’m not gonna walk all over town with ‘werewolf’ plastered on my forehead. Come on bro! You’ve kept it from me too, did you not? Had it not been for your accident, you probably wouldn’t have told me in the first place! Right or wrong, true or false? Okay then. You know I’m right bro.”Derreck sighed and looked at his best friend. “You’r
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 43: Messy Business
As Dylan made his way out of the study, he ran into Brigette. “Daddy!” She said coquettishly. His eyes were filled with fury and if looks could kill, well you know the rest. “What?!” He asked in an icy tone. She was taken aback and stumbled slightly backwards. Brigette then recomposed herself before continuing. “Daddy, I heard you were going to see the CEO at Gray Enterprise. How did it go?” She batted her eyelashes and gave a coy smile. Dylan could no longer contain his anger towards her, and his body was vibrating because of it. “Brigette, I’ve had it up to here with your bullshit! Now I have to sit here and clean up YOUR mess because you can’t keep your fucking skirt on! You were supposed to marry Jason and be out of my hair! Instead, you fucked that up because you can’t stop whoring around!” Brigette’s face was now stained with tears, and she wiped them away angrily. “You didn’t seem to care at first! How dare you talk to me like that?! I’m your daughter!” Dylan let out a bi
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 44: Caught Up Past
Dylan was in his study smoking a cigar and drinking whiskey. It had been 45 minutes since he told them to leave, so he got up from his desk and strolled upstairs to Brigette’s room. He peered inside and saw her crying on the floor, his anger dissipated slightly. This was someone that he raised as his own for 23 years. He knew all along that Brigette wasn’t his daughter, but he stayed with Aria despite his knowledge of her affair. Aria only stayed with Dylan because of his money and power; but now, that was slowly going away. He walked into her room and his eyes bore holes in her features. “Hurry up! You have 10 minutes to leave my place! I don’t want to see either of you ever again!” As he turned to leave, he spoke once more. “By the way, you are hereby stripped of your title and your finances! You are no longer of my concern.” Brigette just stared at his back without uttering another word. She quickly grabbed the remainder of her clothes and the tennis bracelet that he gifted her y
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