Dimitri’s POV I leaned on her bedroom door and took a deep breath. This was going to be so fucking hard. I just wanted to hold her and comfort her. I wanted to tell her that she was mine. I wanted to make her mine. My mate was suffering and I couldn't tell her that she was mine. I fucking couldn't. Her tears were like knives to my heart. Her pain was burning my soul like fire. I wanted to take it all away. I wanted to make it stop. If I could, I would take her sadness and pain and endure it for her. It had only been about half an hour since I found out that she was mine and I already felt excruciating pain because I couldn't make her mine. Every moment felt like an eternity, as I counted the seconds and minutes until I would be able to tell her. My mind was racing with a million thoughts and scenarios, each one more hopeful and more painful than the last. I was hoping that she would somehow know sooner. I was afraid that she would leave before she found out who I was to h
Madeline’s POV Getting in and out of Mike’s house won’t be a problem at all. There was a giant oak tree just outside my window. The branches were huge and thick and one of them was close enough for me to grab. It was perfect. I wouldn't have to tell Mike where I was going if he didn’t even know that I left. I didn’t pay much attention to my surroundings as I was walking toward the diner I saw on my way to Mike’s house. I didn’t care about this pack. I didn’t care about anything other than finding a job and getting the hell out of there. I had to get a job so I could think about something else other than losing my mom. I needed a distraction and a job would be the best distraction possible. I approached the diner, keeping my eyes on the door. I fixed my posture and opened the door. I didn’t care about the design. I could tell that the diner was very modern, but I focused on the guy at the counter and nothing else. He was around my age, maybe a year or two older. He was wip
Dimitri’s POV I barely slept last night. I kept turning around. I kept picturing Maddie next to me. I kept thinking about her beautiful face and her soft skin. I wanted her so fucking bad and I had no idea how I would survive the next nine months. I would go fucking insane without her. I realized that I had to find a way to get closer to her. I had to become her friend. I had to find a way to be close to her because I would fucking lose it if I didn’t. I wouldn't be able to spend nine months without her. “What’s with the frown?” Will asked as we were walking toward the diner. I needed a cup of coffee and a nice breakfast. Macy’s diner had it all. I hoped that Seth was working this morning. He made the best pancakes. “I barely slept,” I mumbled. Will sighed. I could feel his eyes on me. “Is it Maddie?” he asked, making me tighten my jaw. I already missed her. I wanted to go see her this morning, but I didn’t want to come off as weird. I needed to be careful. I need
Madeline’s POV I walked into Mike’s house and took a deep breath. I was tired. There were many more customers at Seth’s diner than there were back in the diner I was working at. I worked my ass off today. “Where the fuck were you?” I heard Janet’s voice. I looked at her furrowing my eyebrows. Why the hell did she sound so angry? “Answer the question, Madeline,” she said, gritting her teeth. Anger was written all over her face. Her eyebrows were furrowed and I could see her jaw twitching. Her mouth was in a tight line. The muscles on her face were tense and rigid, and her eyes were narrowed. She was glaring at me with so much hate that I almost turned and left the house. I saw a variety of emotions on her face. Annoyance, irritation, and rage were just some of them. Her posture was rigid and her fists were clenched tightly. What the hell did I do? “I was at work,” I mumbled quietly. I wasn’t sure what to do. Why was she so angry at me? “Work?” she scoffed. “Did you
Dimitri’s POV I took a deep breath as soon as I entered my mother’s house. A huge smile spread across my face. Her scent was so strong in here and it made me so fucking happy. I missed her and I wanted to see her. “Dimitri?” I heard my mother call me. I could hear the confusion in her voice. She walked into the living room and furrowed her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?” she asked. “I thought I join you for dinner,” I said as I looked toward the stairs. “Is Madeline here?” My mother tightened her jaw. I ignored it. She would have to learn to love Madeline. “She is upstairs,” my mother mumbled. “You never come to dinner. Why now?” She narrowed her eyes a little. “I was here a few days ago, mother,” I sighed, glancing at the stairs again. I wished that she would come downstairs soon. “After I spent days begging you to come,” my mother said angrily. “And here you are now, coming to dinner of your own free will.” I looked at her and furrowed my eyebrows. Wh
Madeline’s POV I felt soft fingers caress my cheek. Shivers went up and down my spine. The fingers were warm and soft. I liked how they felt against my skin. Who was that? I frowned a little and turned my head the other way. I didn’t want to wake up. Someone chuckled. “Come on, Madeline,” someone said. “Dinner will be ready soon.” I wasn’t hungry. I ate at the diner. Someone caressed my cheek again. I furrowed my eyebrows. “What were you reading?” the same voice asked and I felt the book being lifted off my chest. I turned my head back and opened my eyes slowly. Alpha Dimitri was sitting on my bed, looking through the book I was reading. He had a small smile on his face. He glanced at me and his smile widened. “You like history?” he asked me excitedly. I was staring at him with a confused expression on my face. Why was he in my room? “What are you doing here, Alpha?” I asked as I sat up. I tried to smooth out my wrinkly clothes a little. I didn’t expec
Dimitri’s POV My heart skipped a beat as she laid next to me. All I wanted to do was wrap my arms around her and press her to my chest. I was in heaven. Her scent in the room was so intense that I felt like I was high on it. My whole body was filled with it and it felt fucking amazing. The only thing that was missing was the feeling of her skin on mine. I would have that soon, though. Just nine months and I would lay in bed with her pressed against me. “I know everything about the Great War,” Maddie said. “My mom told me a lot of stories about it.” The war between the three Lycan Kingdoms was a brutal affair, with the clash of steel and the roar of battle going on for months on end. It was a war of tooth and claw, of strength and sometimes dirty tactics, as each Kingdom fought tooth and nail for dominance over the others. The three Lycan Kingdoms had lived in an uneasy truce for many years, but tensions began to rise when the second Kingdom, The Kingdom of Goldfangs, disc
Janet’s POV “Come in,” I said quietly. The door opened and Savannah walked inside. “We have to do something, Savannah,” I told her as soon as she closed the door behind herself. She furrowed her eyebrows and approached me. She sat on the chair next to my bed and crossed her arms over her chest. “What the hell are you talking about, Janet?” she asked, making me sigh. “Dimitri,” I explained. “You need to make him take you as his mate.” Her eyes widened a little. She studied my face with a confused look on her own. “I tried,” she said. “He is stubborn, and he wants to wait for his fated mate.” I rolled my eyes and stood up. I started pacing around my room, clenching my fists repeatedly. “She will be some spoiled little brat, I am sure of it,” I said, gritting my teeth. “But that’s not an issue right now.” I looked at Savannah who looked even more confused than she was before. “Then what is?” she asked. I tightened my jaw and tried to control my anger. I fucki