Arella's POV
Zane stood so abruptly, that his chair almost flew across the floor. Stunned, I watched him battle his wolf, probably desperately trying not to give the table the same treatment.
“I’m going to kill him!”
“Oh, now it’s OK to kill him?” I scoffed in a mocking tone and rolled my eyes at him, folding my arms over my chest. “Relax, I put him in his place. Besides, after that little kidnapping stunt he pulled---”
“Kidnapping?!”
Zane’s voice boomed, his eyes blazing as he rounded the table and cornered me between his muscular arms. Hell, if he was an actual wolf, his mouth would be foaming with rage.
“Why the hell am I just hearing about this now?”
“Because I kicked his ass?” I replied, pushing my hand against his chest to get some distance between us. Yeah, that went as well as moving the Berlin Wall... “Besides, he
Arella's POVZane stood so abruptly, that his chair almost flew across the floor. Stunned, I watched him battle his wolf, probably desperately trying not to give the table the same treatment.“I’m going to kill him!”“Oh, now it’s OK to kill him?” I scoffed in a mocking tone and rolled my eyes at him, folding my arms over my chest. “Relax, I put him in his place. Besides, after that little kidnapping stunt he pulled---”“Kidnapping?!”Zane’s voice boomed, his eyes blazing as he rounded the table and cornered me between his muscular arms. Hell, if he was an actual wolf, his mouth would be foaming with rage.“Why the hell am I just hearing about this now?”“Because I kicked his ass?” I replied, pushing my hand against his chest to get some distance between us. Yeah, that went as well as moving the Berlin Wall... “Besides, he
Arella’s POVI was pulling my top back on, my breasts still tender and sensitive from Zane’s rough handling. Hell, I was pretty sure there were some bite marks here and there that I couldn’t see. But glancing over at Zane’s naked back, as he pulled his pants back on, I could freely admire my artwork…Pixy was especially smug with herself!“We should do this again,” I smirked, loving when Zane grinned and leaned over, kissing me until my toes curled. Butterflies erupted in my belly and I couldn’t stop the moan that rumbled in my throat.“Most definitely,” Zane winked, holding my panties just out of reach and only giving them back, once I stroked his bulging cock. He growled low, a promise of more to come later…“I have to get back to work, sweetness,” he smirked and took a seat at the desk. But he didn’t take his eyes off me while I got dressed.
Arella's POVPulling myself out of memory lane, I scanned the desk, wondering what he’d been working on. My eyes landed on a sheet of paper that had “Selena King” written on top of it. I picked it up, reading the bolded header at the top.“What’s this?” I questioned, lightly skimming it. But the language was so over-complicated and repetitive that it looked like hieroglyphs after a while. Definitely some fancy layer speak...He glanced over, grinning when he saw what I was holding.“Selena’s proposal,” he said proudly. “She’s going to present it next week at the Grand Alpha Gathering to make it possible for a female to inherit a title from her father.”Yeah, I knew about it. But---“What’s your take on it?” I asked, turning to face him. Now, Zane never struck me as a sexist asshole or a man-chauvinistic dick, but I was curious. I knew h
Arella’s POVI walked down the busy hallways, heading to Zane's office. For some reason, the Omegas and guards seemed busier than usual, preparing for what Zane had explained to me as the “Grand Alpha Gathering”. It was apparently an annual thing where all the alphas gathered before the king, proposing new laws or changes to the old ones.For three days straight!The door to Zane’s office stood slightly ajar, but I still did the polite thing and knocked, despite Zane telling me multiple times to just come in.“Come in, angel,” Zane's rough voice came through, and involuntarily a small smile tugged at my lips. I didn’t love the nick name, but fuck me – the damn thing was growing on me. I pushed the door open and easily found Zane. He was hunched over his desk, a furrow in his brow as he scribbled something on a notepad. Stunned, I took a look around and realized that papers
Zane's POV“The Omega that went missing… We found her. Or what was left of her.” My voice caught, as the images of her bloody, beaten corpse flashed through my mind. “They brutalized her, Arella. They barely left enough behind for us to identify her.”A small gasp left her lips, her hands flying to her mouth.“Oh, Zane,” she spoke softly. “I’m so sorry.”She stepped closer--- and just when I thought she would wrap her arms around me, she pulled back. My wolf whined, wanting her to touch us – to hold and comfort us. But I quickly realized that while Arella wasn’t insecure about my past mate, she was respectful enough to give me space if I needed it. She even held out her hand, her healing magic ready to take away any pain this might have brought back up. What she didn’t realize was---She was enough!Surprising her, I gently pushed her han
Zane's POV“Arella!”I slammed the door open, my eyes frantically searching the room for the people I loved. Arella was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the playroom, her soft laughter filling the air as Cain and Eva were making a zoo out of the wood animal she’d carved out for them. The sight froze me in place. My heart thudded hard in my chest, and a surge of emotions crashed over me like a tidal wave.Relief.Joy.Fear.They were safe!The weight of everything I’d been holding back came crashing down on me, making my knees weak. The guilt, the shame, the terror threatened to consume me. My throat tightened, and my wolf, sensing my turmoil, prowled restlessly in my mind…Arella looked up, her expression shifting immediately when she saw my face. The pups didn’t notice, as they rushed towards me, hugging my legs. My breath caught as I held them in my arms, reas