JULIAN'S POVI stared at the papers in front of me, spreading them open. There had been a lot of reports of someone abusing the spirit codes and it was starting to take a toll on me to find them. I ran my hands through my hair, leaning back in my chair.I suspected Leo, but I wanted to get more feasible proof before I came out. If I told everyone without proof, they wouldn't take me seriously and just consider this another one of our fights.This is fucking irritating. I rubbed my neck, releasing the kinks that were in it as I rotated my head. I heard a satisfying pop and I got to work on my fingers.I had finished with my right hand and was about to begin my left when my door opened. Considering I was the alpha, the only person who could open my door like that without consequences would be my family.And I only had one family in my pack. My sister, Jane, walked in with a swagger. And I wanted to deck her just because of it. "You should learn to knock, Jane. I am still your Alpha. Do
*Olivia's POV*I was contemplating breaking the window when the door opened. Julian stood there and I ignored how much attracted to him I was.I remembered how our last meeting went and immediately turned away."Olivia." I ignored the flutters that set off in my belly when he called my name, picking at the bedsheets. "I am here to apologize. I didn't mean to yell at you or make you feel bad."I didn't turn to look at him, focusing on picking out the lint on the bedsheets. Irrational man. He thinks he can just say sorry and everything would be okay? He has to be kidding. "Olivia. Please look at me. Just look at me. You are killing us." Us? He must mean his wolf. He still doesn't know I can't shift. I turned around slowly and his face lit up in a wide smile. "I am sorry."He moved forward and pulled me into a hug, immediately filling my lungs with his smell. I buried my nose in his chest, making him laugh. "Does this mean you forgive me? I have someplace else to take you. It would be up
OLIVIA'S POV.As soon as I got to my room, I sank into my bed and began to shiver. When I had arrived at this Black Shadow pack, I had thought that I was free completely from that creepy man that my father had sold me to in the form of a mate. But now it seemed like the joy I felt at being away from the home and surroundings of Alpha Leo was going to be cut short.I don't want him to find me. Somewhere in my heart, I had prayed to the moon goddess several times for the Alpha of the Blue Blood not to even notice that I was missing not to talk about him looking for me. But, no, it seemed like the moon goddess was bent on not listening to me no matter what I prayed to her about.Why was he looking for her in any case? It was probably because of how he had always acted creepy toward me, I thought and my teeth clattered together. My heart began to hammer against my chest and I held it tightly as I remembered how he had always tried to force himself on me.One of the cruelest times that wou
OLIVIA'S POVThe ride back to the packhouse was quiet and it made me feel as though I had something to do with it. I looked at the back of Julian's head as he rode the truck, then my gaze averted to the headgear mirror and I could see that he appeared deep in thought- He was practically absent-minded the entire time he drove.Did I bother him that much?"Julian,""Olivia," we said at the same time."You first," He offered immediately.Does taking me to the hospital bother you that much?What are you thinking about?All those questions I wanted to ask but saying it out loud would make me sound clingy so instead I said, "It's nothing. What did you want to say?"I cleared my throat and awaited his response. "I have to go to work," He said and my heart dropped in my stomach."Right." Julian drove me to the pack house and pulled over in front of the mansion. He turned over his shoulder to look at me and I anticipated what he would say next."Olivia," He said, "Go get some rest in your ro
OLIVIA'S POVWhile I was sitting in my room, reading the horror novel I had collected from the library, my mind wandered and I couldn't focus on the reading.I remembered the people's murmurs from before and it crossed my mind over and over again which made me unable to focus. I kept rethinking the words I could've said and the perfect badass response I could've come up with but sadly, it was too late for that.I heard a knock on the door which snapped me out of my thoughts. "Come in!" I said after I'd positioned myself properly on the bed.The door opened revealing Vanessa. I immediately let out the breath I was holding and gestured to Vanessa to move closer to me.She was holding a bowl containing strawberries. She smiled at me softly and walked toward my bed."I brought you some strawberries."It looked incredibly fresh and sumptuous. Even though I remembered that I was called a freeloader for simply living in the mansion, I wanted to have a taste of the delicious fruit. It was cal
JULIAN'S POV.I stood at the entrance to my house and sighed. I was tired with everything fiber of my being and all I just wanted was to relax my body and my nerves in readiness for tomorrow's activities. As the Alpha of the Black Shadow pack, I couldn't afford to slack behind my pack members even for a single day.Would I even have the time to slow down a little?Every member of my pack, from the youngest to the oldest, all relied on me and my ability to lead the pack safely and wisely. After all, we were all the forsaken werewolves of another pack that had joined together to become one. The other members had trusted me enough to let me lead them after they had heard about what had happemed between my brother and I.I haven't let them down even oncean and I wasnt about to begin now. No matter how tired and weary I was, I wouod always put the interest of my pack first before I even consider myself. Every decision I made in the past and the ones I wouod be making in the future would be
JULIAN'S POV."Yes." She finally answered me.I bent my lips to her mouth and stole another kiss from her before I let go of her from my hold completely. I stood up from my sitting position and went over to where my drawers were. I sat down on one of the ones in the middle and rested my hands on either of the drawers by the side. By the time I would look back at Olivia, she had one of her fingers on her lips."Did you enjoy the kiss that much?" I asked her.She looked at me with a surprised look and she blushed."Why do you like blushing around me so much? Do I make you uncomfortable?" I asked her.When she blushed again, I nearly cursed out loud."Do I?" I asked with uncertainty this time.When she shook her head on the negative, I relaxed my tense posture. When she looked at me and our eyes locked, she blushed again and she looked down. I shook my head and wondered why she always acted shy around me. Or perhaps she wasn't shy, she was merely afraid of showing her true emotions.This
JULIAN'S POV."Thank you for the ride, Holden. I'll see you both later in the day," I told both my beta and my omega."See you later, Julian," Holden called out before he drove away.I sighed and walked into my mansion. After Holden had beckoned to me yesterday about a matter that urgently needed my attention, I hadn't expected that it would be a matter that would require so much of my time.It turned out that some of the soldiers had spotted another set of Blue Blood werewolves transporting the crates of fruits from the Khoyata tree. They had captured one of them and they had wanted me to be present for his questioning. When I got there, I had met the omega questioning the captured man who had done nothing but kept mute.Holden and I had thought that he wasn't responding to the omega's questioning because she was a woman, coupled with the fact that she wasn't someone who loved threatening and punishing people except when the situation called for it. So, we had asked her to relax and