KEANNEI closed the door gently, my eyes catching a glimpse of Cora's sleeping figure till the very last minute the door cut off my vision of her.I gave a small sigh, my hand coming to cup my forehead. I felt all of the weight I tried to push away before in front of her come back to me now. I had started to descend the stairs to take a glass when I suddenly felt it.I turned back. The door was still locked, the way I had left it. My brows furrowed as I turned away, then took one more step away from the door.The scent hit me even stronger, and this time my wolf almost went crazy. I grabbed the stairs railing, my heart clenching tight."Who are you?" My voice was way calmer than I felt, my chest lightly heaving. But I am not about to leave Cora's room when I could feel something like that.Silence met me, and I swallowed, then retraced my step, my eyes squinting. I hate that these dark omegas are so shadowy that it was even more plausible to miss them that it was to actually find them
CORAI stood in front of the mirror, my eyes thin. I had scars all over my back and shoulders, and I swallowed, my eyes closing. Keanne was asleep, the house dim, and I grabbed the robe and wore it back, my chest lightly heaving with anger.Slowly, I walked back to the room. Keanne was on the phone, and I stopped, listening. I couldn't tell what he was talking about, and I slowly went to him, then lay beside him. He gave me a small smile, then turned away.I sought his fingers, and he let me take it. For a while, we just stayed like that, till he finally got off the phone."How do you feel?"I swallowed. "Hideous.""Hideous?" He moved, his eyes meeting mine.I do sometimes wonder if this would have been the same a year ago. If he would treat me like this had he not had to wait for me. But I didn't want to think about it. Neither did I want to think about anything at all."Well. The scars are everywhere.""You will be fine," he said, kissing my forehead. "I will be here."I nodded, the
CORAI swallowed hard, my chest heaving as the Stone mansion came into view. This place has become one of the worst places to me, and I am not sure how I was able to endure it.My feet slowly started to tap on the floor of the car as we got closer, and my lips started to quiver, my hands feeling suddenly damp. My chest hurt, and I moved away, my face turning to the window so Keanne wouldn't see. The tears formed fast and hard, as the memories formed behind my eyes, my body trembling with the remains of those fear I haven't been able to let go of.Suddenly, I felt Keanne's hand slowly come over my thing, his fingers squeezing a little. I swallowed hard, my lips parting to let go of air."You will be fine. I am right here."I swallowed, then turned to him. "I just...""I know. But we will be in there quick and out just as fast, too. You won't even notice it. And I will be here the whole time."The car stopped, and he turned to me fully, his hand cupping my cheeks. I looked up to his eye
KEANNEI watched as Cora came down, her eyes lifting to mine, her petite body sandwiched between I and the car behind. I gave her a small, reassuring smile, and something passed in her eyes. I couldn't tell what it was, but I assumed it was all part of her apprehension of being around my father.I do not blame her, to be honest. How could anyone possibly do that to a woman? A woman as beautiful as Cora? I slowly moved away from her, then closed the door. I didn't let her wait too long, and I held on to her hand. She was warm, and I pushed my hand further, my fingers filling the spaces between hers. Her hands were small, but they hugged mine perfectly, and for the first time in my life, I felt home. I could let my mind imagine what it would have been like if I had a home. A home with a loving father and a mother who had not faked her death to run with the man who would later kill her.I smiled at her again, hoping the memory did not flash in my eyes. She did not deserve to see any o
CORAI stirred in bed, my eyes squinting against the early morning sun. I could vaguely hear the shower, and I gave a small, satisfied smile, then turned away, wrapping the sheets around me up to my chin. It all smelled like Keanne, and I could say I was complete.I heard the door open and close, and I turned to Keanne. He was shirtless, the towel wrapped around his waist. His hair fell in front of his eyes, and I couldn't see them. I smiled, however, resting my back on the headboard as I watched him.He was near perfect, although the scars were an indication that there was a time that he wasn't."You never told me about those scars."He stopped, then slowly dropped the towel he had been using to dry off his hair, his eyes meeting mine."Well, I..."I shrugged. "It is fine if you don't want to. We are still getting to know each other."He watched me for a long minute. "I just... want you to feel as safe as possible around me. These scars are indicative of a man that I used to be. For n
My heart beat wildly in my chest, my body feeling almost fluid. I failed twice in my attempts to stand, and when I finally could, I quickly grabbed the curtains, then ran out, my chest heaving, my face streaming with tears.Keanne was by the door, and he immediately turned to me, his eyes wide. "Keanne, I... there is a...there is a..."He covered the distance, his hands cupping my cheeks as he struggled to keep me in check. "Cora, talk to me. What's wrong?"I swallowed hard, shaking my head, the tears stopping me from saying a word. I swallowed, my body trembling as I kept pointing towards the changing room.He let me go, then walked to it. I stood there, shivering, my hands wrapping around myself, my lips quivering. He emerged, looking confused, and I could immediately tell. He had seen nothing.He hugged me tight, however, and said nothing, his hand patting my hair. I held on to him tight, the image engraved in the back of my mind.We sat in the car for a long while as I tried to
CORAI sat alone in the office, my eyes closed as I went over what had happened. Keanne, too, had seemed rather strange, and it looked almost like he knew what could have happened.I swallowed hard, tapping my hand on the desk in front of me. They had called me a dark omega. How am I a dark omega?My father had been one, and he had done me the favour of never coming out about if or letting his soul crunching instinct come to life. Whoever could this be?"You look pale."I gave a small yelp, then turned sharply to Angeline. She was standing close to the door, her hand on her waist, the other in her chin."Uhm..Angeline.""One and only. What are you doing?"I gave a small shrug. "Organizing some files, really. Is something wrong?"She shrugged again in her usual nonchalant manner. "Well...I came to drop an invitation. Sir already knows about it, so you should put it in his schedule."My brows furrowed hard. "An invitation? To?"She gave a small smile. "A dinner. Put it down."Without ano
CORA "What?" I asked, my voice breaking. "I..I mean...what if your mate had been one of them and...""I just told you, Cora. It would kill me to mate with them and mark them. Because my powers repel theirs. I am like...the white from their darkness. I can't. I simply can't.""But.. how do you know? What if you can actually...""Why are you acting like you want me to mate with a dark omega?"I swallowed. "I just...I was..."A knock came on the door, and he turned to it. Without a word, he helped me to my feet, his hands patting my hair. He led me back to my seat before he went to the door."Come in." I tried to put myself together as the men, three of them walked in. We exchanged quick pleasantries before they walked towards the couch. They sat opposite Keanne who sat alone on the single seater."We heard what happened."Keanne nodded but offered no further explanations. "What are you going to do? The stocks have started to fall. The scandal is everywhere, and if you do nothing about