HANNAH"Are you sure you followed the recipe?" I asked Alexia after taking a bite of her food. It was meatballs baked with tomato sauce and cheese.Alexia nodded her head, looking confident. "Yes. Nothing missed."I took another bite, tasting it carefully. The coating above was good, but..."Are you sure you really followed the recipe on video?" I asked again, the same question."Yes." She seemed confident at first. But now, it slowly changed into doubt. "Why? Does it taste bad?""Have you tried it?"She shook her head."Try it."She complied by taking my fork and piercing the meatball. Soon, wrinkles appeared on her forehead. "Why does it taste like this?""How is it?""Strange."I chuckled at her choice of words. It was indeed strange, as some flavors were overpowered. I guessed Alexia put them too much. "You didn't follow the recipe." I sounded accusing her, but it was true. It wouldn't taste like this because I used the same tutorial when I made mine."I did, but-"I raised my bro
ELIOTHannah.Hannah.Hannah.My mind was preoccupied with her name. Hannah. My mate. And before I could realize everything, my paper already had her name everywhere.I missed her so much.I didn't know a mate bond would be this strong. If I could live only to see her for a few hours before, now, I couldn't concentrate when she wasn't around. It was a mix of worry and longing.Shit!I really missed her.'Alpha, you need to focus.' Tristan suddenly dug into my head. He sat beside me, so he must have seen what I was doing during the meeting.But I ignored him and kept sketching her name on the paper while pretending to listen to the presentation. It was a regular meeting every once in three months to discuss updates in this area.'Alpha.' He tried again, and I quickly blocked him. I didn't need him to remind me.I continued my doing, trying to do two things simultaneously, though I knew I wasn't born for it. I could only do one at a time, which I already determined was Hannah.People mi
HANNAH'You're crazy.'Yes. Nothing was better to describe my mate other than that. He must have been crazy for taking intense sex with me during the break.I meant we sometimes did it, but I carefully chose the time when he wasn't too busy or at an important meeting. And today clearly wasn't one of them.'Yes. I'm crazy about you.'I could only roll my eyes at his answer. It wasn't a compliment, yet Eliot sounded proud of it.I threw a note in my hand. The one Eliot left on the nightstand.Do you know what it is?He wrote about fucking me tonight and that he would make it more intense than we had during lunch break.He was crazy, wasn't he?'I love you.''I don't know that you can say cheesy words easily.'He laughed, but I didn't mind as I made my way out of our bedroom. It was past two, and I was too late for lunch.'I don't know either until I found you as my mate. I want to impress you, baby.''Were you? Why do I remember differently? You forced me to follow what you wanted back
HANNAHAs I said, a book nerd will always be a book nerd.After spending a lot of time with pups and the staff--I actually visited each class as I didn't want to hold pups outside their classes longer and then exchange brief and small talks--I finally had time alone. I excused myself to visit the library, and the staff, of course, opened the door for me.So here I was. I walked in the aisle between racks with books on my left and right and everywhere.There were three libraries. The first one was on the ground floor, particularly for children. Others were on the second floor, which one was old--I guessed it was Eliot meant last time--and the next was newer. The old library was restricted and needed elders or Ben and Rona's permission to enter.It was my Alpha in my case.And I took the old one to visit.I kept walking on each aisle, looking for something poking my interest.You're right.It was a witch.But I found nothing with a witch on the cover throughout the search. Joan might hav
HANNAHBut all excitement ended in vain as we canceled the plan to go to the city.The reason?Eliot got news from his man about the females that rouge had abducted from Red High Pack. Therefore, he was in his office with Daryl and Tristan and discussed the matter with Alpha Jayden.How about me?I didn't have a choice except to accept the fact I would spend the day in the pack house as usual.I let out a heavy sigh, swallowing back my disappointment. Yes, I still felt it because there was part of me waiting for the day.If I wasn't mated to an Alpha, I might have had more freedom. But I must remember that my brother was also an Alpha. Danny could be stricter than Eliot because he might think he was my sole guardian even though we still had our parents. But he was the Alpha.Another sigh escaped my lips at how desperate I was to think that way. I shouldn't be like this because it was already my second life and way better than my last one."Luna."Jenna's call snapped me out of my reve
HANNAH"Eliot!" I exclaimed his name while abruptly standing up from my seat to see my mate in front of me. Not that I hated to find him here, but it was Crescent Pack. It should be my time with my family.Remember he promised not to bother me during two days away from him.But he suddenly showed up, and no one told me about his arrival, even my brother."I finally surprised you." He grinned, walking toward me. His hand quickly snaked me when I was within reach. "I miss you." He stole a kiss on my lips.I pouted. Once again, not because I didn't like how Eliot treated me but because I wasn't used to showing intimacy in front of my family.Well, it was clearly different from people in Blood Moon Pack. I didn't know why I was bold in front of them.Was it because of Eliot?He kept sticking to me, so it left me no choice."Why are you here?" I slightly pushed him to separate our link, to which he fortunately complied. But he grabbed my hand in exchange."I miss you.""What happened with y
HANNAHEliot ended up staying over. Of course. He wouldn't come if he didn't have the intention to do so. And our night was, as usual. We fucked each other until we couldn't anymore.I giggled between our kisses when his hands holding me, squeezed my ass. We had been doing this since we left my room, with me straddling his hip and clinging onto him tightly. It was early morning, so I wasn't afraid to bump into anyone because there was no one.Our destination was the kitchen. I needed something to recharge my energy which my mate drained all night."Morning." A sudden, baritone voice snapped me from the fun.I instantly tilted my body and found my brother sitting alone, leaning his back on the chair with a mug in front of him. What was he doing alone in the early morning?"What are you doing?" I voiced my question while moving down from Eliot's body.Danny chuckled, his finger still playing with the handle. "Should I be the one asking you? It's my pack house."Ups. I forgot I was no lon
ELIOTI couldn't believe it.I smelled rose from Casey, which ignited something inside me. It told me things I never wanted to happen and probably became the most hated.She was my mate.Could you believe that?I certainly couldn't because how could I possibly meet my mate when I had already found one?But how could I explain the sudden change in her smell and this mate thing?I really couldn't understand."Alpha," Casey called for me, which I strangely found disgusting.Was it because I never wanted this confusing mate bond? Or I didn't know.One thing was for sure. Kai agreed with me."Alpha Eliot." She called againMy hands coiled into fists hearing that. If I felt nothing back then, I hated how Casey called me now. "Alpha. Just call me Alpha." I gritted.Suddenly, I missed my Hannah."But, Alpha Eliot, we're mates."It was like a bomb falling from the moon. I loathed the fact.I turned around, finally facing Casey. I saw fear also happiness in her eyes. I knew she must have been h