MasukIn the kitchen…Drake pried his arm free from Cassie's hold and her eyes widened in surprise.Why did he back away? Why was he frowning? Things were going well, damn it!She composed herself and called sweetly, "Alpha Drake, do you think I was out of line?""Cassie, you accused a teenage girl of being a thief. Do you really think that my pack members have a need to come here and steal food?"Cassie pressed her lips into a line, feeling wronged. "But she was in the dark which is proof that she was up to no good. How could she see anything with the lights off?"Drake took a moment to process what Cassie said, and he realized that Cassie was right: Talia was in the dark.The light in the kitchen was off and so was the one in the hallway. The visibility was close to nil.Werewolves have enhanced senses, proportional to the strength of their wolf.Cassie is a weak werewolf and the boost her wolf provides her is negligible when compared to other werewolves.However, Talia was able to move f
Seeing that Talia was not responding and that Drake didn't react, Cassie was emboldened. "Answer me!", Cassie hissed at Talia and spoke to Drake without removing her gaze from Talia. "Is this how your Omegas are acting? You really need a Luna to teach them some manners. Sneaking in the dark and stealing food, and then they even refuse to respond…" "That's enough, Cassie!", Maya said sternly from the door. Maya's heart cracked when she saw Talia's submissive stance. It's not that Cassie had any aura, but Talia was a broken soul who needed supportive environment. Maya walked to Talia and asked softly, "Are you OK?" Talia nodded faintly, but Maya knew that Talia was lying. Maya narrowed her eyes at Drake and spoke through the mind-link. 'Is this why you brought her here? I thought you promised her protection and not another type of hell.' "Come, let's get out of here…", Maya said to Talia while wrapping her arm around Talia's shoulders. "We are not done here", Cassie said stiffly
Talia blinked herself awake and the first thing she noticed was the darkness. It was definitely past dinner time, but Talia didn't mind. She buried her head deeper into the pillow, indulging in the softness and warmth that came with the scent of the forest and dark chocolate. Talia paused and took a few sniffs to confirm that her nose is not playing tricks on her. Talia looked around to ascertain that she was on her own. She was confused. The room didn't smell like Damon before she fell asleep, but now it did. She liked his scent; it was a mix of her two favorite things: forest and a sweet treat. Talia wondered if Damon came to check on her while she was sleeping. Talia shook that thought away. Why would a scary Alpha come to check on her? It's more probable that Stephanie or Maya brought something that had Drake's scent on it. But she couldn't see anything different. Talia decided to stop thinking about it. It doesn't matter. She listened carefully, and there were
Cassie entered her room (aka the guest bedroom on the second floor where she usually stays when she visits the Dark Howlers pack), and she paced while biting her nails.She understood loud and clear that Drake wanted her out of here, but how can she leave? She just got here!Drake was never ecstatic to see her, but she always played her role of an airhead perfectly. She would ignore his grumpiness and accept any affection, and he never told her to leave. What changed?Cassie got her phone and called her father."Hi, pumpkin…", her father said in a singing voice that doesn't sound like it should belong to a vicious Alpha Richard of the Steelbite pack."Hi, daddy…", Cassie spoke in a whiny voice which told him that something is not right."What happened?""Drake told me to scram."He snorted. "What did you do?""Nothing. Really. Absolutely nothing. I arrived and I wanted to greet him, but he acted like I have a plague or something. He used his Alpha pressure to make me submit and told m
In the dining room, ten minutes ago. Drake was caught by surprise when Talia left with Stephanie. He wanted to go after Talia, and his wolf agreed, but then Cassie appeared at the door and Drake paused. If he goes after Talia, Cassie will notice and target her. 'You were supposed to get rid of Cassie a long time ago!', Drake's wolf growled in his head. 'Sent her packing and go after our mate!' Drake pinched the roof of his nose. 'Cassie is just a fly. But a fly with a hurt ego and big mouth can cause damage. Even if she doesn't know that Talia is my mate, just the fact that I'm treating Talia differently will put a target on her back.' 'So, what is the plan, wise guy?', his wolf asked sarcastically. 'You will pretend that mate is not here until this annoying she-wolf leaves?' 'I can't act differently. Talia's safety comes first.' His wolf snorted in disapproval. 'How about you go and shag every she-wolf in ten miles radius? In that way, no one will suspect you have a mate.' Dr
"Based on your reaction, I can guess Alpha Drake didn't tell you that you will be staying in his old room." "His old room?", Talia repeated robotically. "Don't you have any other room to give me?" Stephanie shrugged. "Don't look at me, girl. I'm just following orders. Come inside and see how you like it." "You traveled the whole night, and then went to the hospital. I guess you want to shower and rest, right?" Talia nodded at Stephanie's words while observing the room and her sight stopped at the intricate woodwork on the mantle that surrounded a massive fireplace. "Uhm… they didn't bring any suitcase for you. Do you have any clothes?", Stephanie asked. "I had clothes wrapped in a bedsheet. That was in the trunk.", Talia said. "Give me a second.", Stephanie lifted her finger, indicating to Talia to wait, and she mind-linked May. 'Did you bring T







