LOGINAstrid My face was done with a very light makeup, a touch of pink blush on my cheeks, pale color on my lips, and the mascara framing my eyes so they looked larger and brighter than usual. My hair was pinned back, leaving my face bare, and for once nothing about it looked tired or afraid.My white wedding gown hugged my waist and fell to my feet in soft layers.The woman who stared back at me in the mirror didn't look like me.She was a far cry from who she had been throughout the years spent looking down on herself. I was totally different from who I had been when I knelt on a cold floor and begged to be seen."Stay still, Luna," one of the attendants muttered, pinning another strand of my hair into place."I'm still.""You are not. You're fidgeting."I was. My fingers kept twisting the fabric at my side, I looked down at it and reluctantly made myself stop."You look beautiful," Grace said from the couch, her hands pressed together as though she were praying. “I'm sure everyone wo
AstridI found Knox in the kitchen , sitting on one of the tall chairs and leaning against the counter as he talked to Faz.With the little amount of time I had spent here at the mansion, I had known Faz is not just an ordinary butler in the household. He has been in care of the entire mansion since Knox's father had been the Alpha then. He definitely knew a lot about the pack and is some sort of the respected elder no one dares to disregard.Knox had also cared for him a lot even if he didn't show it.It had been a long day of getting more things done, not only about the wedding alone but I have also had some things to take care of as soon as Luna. Things that have to do with the growth of the pack. It was really an exciting thing to do even though there were eyes in me.The whole thing ended minutes ago and the attendants had finally stopped fussing over me.The door leading to the kitchen was slightly open and I could easily watch them without being noticed.I stood there longer th
Astrid“I hate Knox.”I stared at Sasha, unsure what to say.I had expected her to deny what I'd heard the ladies discussing, make up an excuse, or even laugh it off and give me one of those radiant smiles that always seemed to hide what she was thinking.I hadn't expected her to actually admit that she hated him.“I hate Knox,” she repeated, her voice quieter this time as she walked toward me. “I've hated him for a long time.”I studied her face, searching for a crack in the calm expression she wore so effortlessly. There was no smile now, no attempt to disguise her feelings. Just a coldness that reminded me of Knox.“Why?” I asked carefully, watching her expression and trying not to back away.Her gaze shifted toward the attendants still standing behind us. The moment she looked at them, they scrambled away, muttering apologies.“Because he's the reason my family was destroyed,” she said bluntly before turning her gaze back to me.I frowned. “Your family?”Oh.So that was why she'd
AstridThe wedding was only a few days away, and somehow, everyone seemed more excited about it than I was. By everyone I mean, Knox, Grace and my dad. My father finally reached out two days after his only daughter had left the house. Father of the year. But his reaction was encouraging, I guess he was starting to see the bright future of being the father in law to the one and only Alpha of Knightdale pack.Not that I wasn't looking forward to marrying Knox.I was. Very much.It was just strange seeing my own wedding preparations happening around me when, in my previous life, I had never even made it this far.I was made Luna but that had been the end. I can't even think about the betrayals right now.Grace had been keeping track of everything, from my appointments to the endless list of things that apparently needed to be done before I became Luna of Knightdale. It was like she was made for the job. She did it so effortlessly I was so grateful.Today, she insisted on me going for my
Derek“I'm pregnant.”Sweat broke down from my forehead. Never in a million years had I thought that would be the urgent info she insisted on telling me. I had thought maybe she wanted attention as always, but this…was shocking.Laila was crying when I arrived at her apartment.She was curled in her couch, her arms wrapped tightly around herself, her face buried against her knees and a knitted blanket covering her shivering body. She was even crying. And they don't seem like fake tears or the ones that appeared whenever she wanted something from me. Or when she felt insecure about us and herself. These looked different."I didn't plan this," she said the moment I sat beside her. "I know the timing is terrible. Considering you don't love me anymore and we are taking a break. I know you probably hate me right now.""I don't hate you, Laila." I said in the most calm voice I could muster.I rubbed a hand over my face. "I'm just... Laila, this is a lot.""I know.""Are you sure you're real
AstridIt's a few minutes past midnight again and my dear fiance who I will apparently be getting married to in seven days. Seven days. Hasn't deemed it fit to come to our bedroom.Our bedroom. Not Astrid's bedroom.Would this be the way things go from now on? I know he's an Alpha with a pack to lead but it's starting to feel like he's using me as one of his expensive decors.It's so annoying and frustrating whenever I remind myself it wasn't even supposed to be a real marriage. I have an agenda and I'm very sure he also has his. Which he hasn't told me about to date. But I still want us to be normal and it's starting to piss me off.Staying alone in my room at Night aim mansion is so much better.A deep frown was etched in my face as I stumped my feet down the corridor leading to Knox's office. I've had enough. He can't continue to ignore me. I won't have it.I pushed open the door to his study without knocking, courtesy be damned. I was fully prepared to say my piece about our curr







