Gabbie POV“Gabbie!” I turned to discover Alex marching behind me. I threw my head back and groaned.“What Alex? It’s too early.”“You’ve been keeping secrets from me?”“What?” I grounded to a halt.“You have a boyfriend and you didn’t tell me!”“Where’d you hear that!”He came up beside me and bumped my shoulders. It was just after breakfast and I didn’t have a class that morning, though I was heading to the castle to use the library. Alex had a big mischievous smirk on. How did he hear about Cole? He hadn’t even asked me to be his girlfriend yet…“Come on Gabbie.”“You’ve been listening to the gossip mills now?”“More than one person’s talking about it.”I stopped again. This time I couldn’t look at him. I wasn’t ashamed, but this was new to me. What did I even say? Cole hadn’t asked me to be his girlfriend I couldn’t say I was. “Don’t look like that Gabbie. It’s okay if it isn’t true.”I sighed. “I’m not sure. We’ve been talking a while.”“And still you didn’t tell me!” He threw
Gabbie POVThe sun had turned the sky orange. I was curled into a ball on Kade’s side. He had just travelled to unexplored territory and neither of us said a thing. We were perfectly content with the silence. Then he pulled his arm from around me and sat up. He stared out at the water for a couple of seconds before he stood.“Kade,” I said.He kept his back on me. I didn’t think he would respond. I expected him to walk away and leave me feeling used.“Yeah?” He arched his brow at me.“I’m not a good kisser.” I had to come up with something to say and I couldn’t believe I said that.He chuckled, “Why would you say that?”“Cole…”“Right…” he stared off again. “You shouldn’t have kissed him.”“What?”He lowered himself to my level and captured my lips. He dragged on my bottom lip and used his tongue to explore them both.“Next time don’t kiss anyone else.” His blue eyes held warning. Then he stood. “I’ve got to go. The omega quarters aren’t far from here. Can you make it on your own?”“Y
Kade POVI let my guard down. I blamed my wolf. He couldn’t stay away from her. I arrived at the castle and found the guys training. People were taking battle season seriously. I should be too, but I had an omega on my mind. We had only been apart for thirty minutes, but I wanted to break into the omega quarters and steal her for another session by the lake. Now that I had a feel of her I wouldn’t be able to keep myself at bay.“Hey, mind if I join?” I asked.“Sure, I’d love to kick your ass,” Gareth said.“I’m in a mood Gareth. I wouldn’t expect that.”“Anger clouds judgment Kade,” Gareth smirked.It wasn’t rage. It was sexual frustration.I didn’t feel like changing into a uniform. I grabbed a staff from Paul.“This should be good.” One of the guys said.“Oh, it will.” Gareth was cocky. It was the reason I didn’t take him seriously as an opponent.“Kade!” Someone bellowed my name.“What?!” I barked.The staff collided with the back of my head. “Dude what the fuck.”“Kade!”Eva ran u
Gabbie POVI woke up in my bed wearing his shirt. I couldn’t recall when Kade broke into the omega quarters and tucked me in. The girls were getting ready around me yet I couldn’t help feeling like I was in an empty room. At least I had his shirt to remind me of his scent. I fisted the front of the t-shirt and brought it to my nose.“Hey, aren’t you getting up?” Blair asked.“Why?” I asked, pulling my blanket closer to me. I didn’t want to explain why I was wearing Kade’s shirt.“I suggest you not go to breakfast,” Emery said as she pulled a purple t-shirt over her head.“It’s not Turkey soup again, is it?”Emery and Blair shared a burrow-knitted stare.“What is it, guys?”I stayed lying down or else they would see Kade’s shirt.“Everyone’s talking about you and Cole.” Emery hissed.“What about us?” I sat up, clutching the blanket around myself.“What do you mean? He’s telling everyone you fucked.”“That lying pig! I did no such thing.”I was too busy trying not to get killed by two A
Gabbie POV“Ugh, you know what? Forget you.”Cole grabbed my arm and ripped the cap from my head, then tossed it ten feet away.“What the hell is wrong with you?”“You are! I’m trying to talk to you.”“Did you have to do that?” My strawberry hair tumbled down my shoulders.I glanced around, hoping no one noticed what was going on. I wanted to disappear. Some heads turned and caught the scene. I tugged on my arm, but Cole’s grip was tight.“You’re not even sorry.”“Of course not. You should have seen this coming, Gabbie. Girls without wolves don’t get far in terms of finding a mate.”That went straight to my chest until I realized he was wrong. I did have a mate. A man I shouldn’t have in reality. An Alpha whose pack hated omegas, and if I understood things well, this meant I was supposed to be Kade’s Luna. “Oh my gosh.” I ran my fingers through my hair subconsciously.Cole chuckled, “Surprised at the truth?”“Truth? Your pals aren’t going to be happy when they find out you lied about
Gabbie POVIf I were going to keep my relationship with Kade a secret, I was going to have to find a way to prevent myself from smelling like him. When Alex finds out he’s going to feel betrayed that’s if he gives a damn. Though, Alex and Kade are enemies. I shouldn’t have looked at Kade to begin with; it had to be against some code, but fate had other ideas.“I’m so excited. It’s the first school trip of the year!” Emery bounced.“We’re going to a mountain, not Palm Springs,” Blair said.“I have to agree with Blair on this one,” I said with a sigh.“At least we get to leave this horrible place, plus free t-shirts!”“I’ll gladly start a campfire with it.” Blair rolled her eyes.Students wandered around the academy grounds after the assembly was dismissed. The big announcement was the school trip to Ester Mountain. It is a shifter historical site. It was the equivalent of going to the museum.T-shirts were passed around according to rank to wear on the trip. The omegas got army green s
Gabbie POV“Gabbie, you have to tell me what happened. I think Emery’s traumatized,” Blair said as soon as I walked into the room.“What did she say?”“Nothing! She won’t say anything. She’s hiding under her covers.”“I… maybe we should give her some space.”“Did he hit you guys?”“No, nothing like that. But it was dark and there were rats everywhere.”Blair grimaced and then turned over to Emery. “I hate rats more than the next guy, but I don’t think it causes that.”Emery’s little body quaked under the purple covers. My heart shattered. Was she embarrassed, I knew or maybe Tristan forced her to be with him?“She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. Yeah, we should give her some space.” Blair said.I didn’t want to give her space anymore. I wanted to figure out what hurt her. Me or Tristan? The dinner bell rang, and the girls piled out of the room. Emery just remained in her bed, sobbing. Blair dragged me out.“Are you the reason Cole has two black eyes?” Blair whispered.I scanned the di
Gabbie POVI fisted the grass, struggling to breathe and keep my eyes open. Gosh, the sun was coming up. Kade gripped my thigh as his tongue penetrated me. That was about all the penetration that happened today. I orgasmed more than twice already, but Kade hadn’t stopped.He licked and sucked on me until my body quaked with pleasure. He sucked on my sensitive clit. I stroked his satin-like hair, and he moaned. He licked faster and harder. I cupped my mouth. We had been here all night, I didn’t want to get caught when the sun was starting to wake. My orgasm hit, and my eyes rolled into the back of my head.Kade finally emerged from between my legs. He cupped my face and then kissed me. I got to taste myself on his lips. It was an odd feeling. He pressed our heads together and smirked.“Kade,” I whispered.“What?” He whispered back.“It’s morning.”“Right.” He lay beside me.We stared as the sun crept into the dark sky. The orange-pink sky pushed the stars back into hiding.“I need to g
One Year LaterGabbie POV“I got a ten-dollar tip!” I flashed the brand-new dollars in front of Emery’s face.She frowned.“What table did you wait for?”“New guys. I hope they come back.”Emery placed her chin in her hand and exhaled. Her dark pigtails dangled on either side of her face in shiny coils.“Lucky you. All I got was a coupon for doughnuts from Mr. Olsen.”“At least we made rent before the month ends!” I beamed.“Yeah, so a little treat tonight won’t hurt.”I nibbled on my bottom lip. The full moon was tonight, and for the past four months, when the moon came around, I got sick. I got churning pains and jabs coming from my stomach. My doctor visits proved pointless. They couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me.It had been going on for four months, which told me it wasn’t going to stop until something happened. When I called my Dad three weeks ago, he told me to be ready for what this full moon had to offer.It was very cryptic, but I had a feeling I knew what he meant.
Gabbie POVWe watched as people raced to help Harlow up, but she brushed them off and yelled her lungs out. I had to give her credit, her ambition took her far. She should be proud, but I doubted that was anything she wanted to hear.Gareth basked in the glory of winning the battle. Imagined Kade up there receiving his crowning moment and then I realized the clock was ticking and I had to move.“I’ll be right back,” I told Emery.I saw Leiah first and assumed Kade would be with the other Alphas. He was. He reached me before I could get to him.“Gabbie, we need to talk.”“We do. Kade—”“Not here.” He looked over his shoulder and led me from the crowd.“What did your Father want?” He’d been gone all day.“To express his disappointment in me, but I expected that.”The cheers from the student body grew faint. We turned into the Alpha castle territory.“I’m sorry…”“Don’t be.” He stopped and looked over his shoulder again.“I should be apologising to you.” His brows dipped, and I noticed t
Gabbie POV“What were you thinking? You should have moved?”Dad kicked the lifeless wolf off me, and Kade helped me up.“I wasn’t thinking right, Kade.”He wrapped me in his arms despite my bloody uniform.“It’s okay, it’s over,” he said soothingly.“Kade… that’s my wolf. It’s dead.”“What? How’s that possible?” He demanded.I stared at Dad. He ripped the blade from the animal’s gut and shrugged.“I detached it.”Kade stroked my hair and led me from the scene.“This isn’t over,” Harlow snapped. “The whole school’s going to know you’re a monster!”“Can I bury her with the wolf? Please?” Dad frowned.“No, she’s right, I don’t belong here.”“But you’re part wolf on your mother’s side. That should count,” Dad said.I pointed at the dead black wolf. “That wolf’s dead.”Dad grumbled and busied himself with disposing of the wolf.We got to the door, and Kade lifted me into his arms and carried me into the castle.“Do you still want to go to the omega quarters?” He asked.“I’m good.”He kicke
Gabbie POV“How could you both give up the most important battle of your lives… for…. for a wolf-less omega! You must be insane.” Harlow raged and paced the living room in the Alpha castle.“It wasn’t about Gabbie,” Alex said.“Yeah,” Kade grunted.He lay on the couch with his feet up, nursing his cracked ribs.“Then let us in on the secret?” Leiah scoffed.“Clearly, they were frightened of meeting me in the final and decided to give up at the last minute. Who can’t blame them?” Gareth said, reclining in a chair with a fat grin.“You’re too cocky for your own good,” Harlow spat. “You’ll eat those words when my jaws are around your neck.”Gareth smirked. “We’ll see about that, Precious.”Harlow shot the rest of us dangerous glares before storming out.“Is anyone going to spill the beans?” Leiah scowled.Kade rubbed my thigh while I stroked his hair.“No, secret. I saw an opportunity and I took it. I thought being Alpha King was all I wanted, but that changed.”All eyes turned to Alex.
Gabbie POV“Hurry up. Light the torches as soon as you set them up,” Athena demanded.“Don’t forget the moon stones. They have to be on every corner.”“Geez, I’ve never seen Athena this agitated,” Emery hissed.She and I piled water gems from the basement into baskets while the other omegas dealt with the torches and moon stones.“Everything must be perfect!” She yelled.“It’s a big night. I feel like yelling too,” I said.We gathered the last of the water gems and rushed to the ground. I hadn’t seen Kade since this morning, or Alex since yesterday. Though an Alpha female with white hair had been prowling around. There was a chance she could face Kade if they both win their battles.“I’m sorry about your date. We worked extra hard on it,” Emery said.“I can’t believe you hid it from me!”She laughed. “It was fun to do something normal for once. The Academy… hasn’t been the same. Sometimes I think Blair made the right choice.”She stared at the basket of water gems. They were oval shap
Gabbie POV“Do you have a thing for forests?” I asked.He shrugged. “Been running through the woods since I could walk.”Of course, he had. The violent wind felt like a bad omen, but despite the scent of danger in the wind, the whole truth needed to see the light and breathe again.“I know you’re a Hunter,” I blurted.He gave me a firm nod.“Now that Aiden knows things are complicated for Kade and me.”“It worked for your Mother and me,” he said.He stuck his long knife into the ground and settled on a rock.“Hunting is in our blood. That’s why it comes so naturally, you might have noticed.”I scratched the back of my head, remembering the first time I had to defend myself from a wolf here. My environment came alive. I knew what I could use against it without panicking.“I met Anya first. She hated her family for being born a human while her sister was the strongest female wolf in her whole pack.” A smile lit up his face.“Anya came to me to learn how to be a Hunter. She was a quick l
Gabbie POVThe beta goons were capable of snapping my flimsy arms. If they wanted to get rid of me, they would make sure I didn’t survive. Kade filled the doorframe and dared them to come any further. The goons must have been caught in two minds because they couldn’t hurt the only heir to the Sanders pack.“Out of the way, Kaden. I warned you this would happen!” Aiden Sanders bellowed.My heart leapt into my throat. He wouldn’t hurt his son. He wanted me.Images of Gareth’s pain, when his mate was killed, flashed in my mind rapidly. The black mark appeared on his chest when she died. If Kade were hurt, a part of my soul would leave with him. He was stubborn and would provoke a fight.I needed to find a way to get out of this without us getting hurt, but the chances for me were devastatingly low.“I told you I’m not leaving her! She’s my fated mate, get that into your thick head.”Aiden fisted Kade’s shirt. “Rejection was created to get us out of the moon goddess’s messes! The Alpha of
Gabbie POVKade pulled out the chair for me and then moved to sit across from me. He had all the chairs and desks in the classroom removed, but I couldn’t get over the necklace. When did he have time to buy this?It was a big rock. I could see my face in it. Kade had good taste in jewellery. I’d treasure this forever. I brushed the cold stone and smiled. Kade’s chuckle made me snap my head up.“What?”“Am I going to get any attention tonight?”“After this? I’ll give you anything you want!”He laughed. He placed an open hand on the table and stared at me. I squeezed his hand. I had to address the elephant in the room. Could it be worse than my Dad telling me the woman I cherished as my Mom wasn’t my Mother?“What’s on your mind, baby?”“A lot, Kade.”His brows dipped. A woman in black pants and a white shirt walked in holding a notepad. She smiled at us.“Ready to order?” She asked.“Give us a minute, please,” Kade saidShe bobbed her head and turned to leave.“Want to talk about it?”
Gabbie POV“I’m sorry I ditched you. It’s his damn scent. It drives me crazy,” Leiah said.“Ivan?” I whispered.“I don’t want people to know!” She hissed.Leiah supervised the omegas decorating the Alpha’s VIP seating area for the semi-finals of the battle season in one day.“How’s he doing? That battle with Harlow was intense,” I asked, picking garbage and leaves that blew here from the forest.“He’s pissed. His family’s even madder.”Tomorrow night Kade’s family and Alex’s family will sit on this stage with the instructors and lecturers of the academy to watch this match that could leave me without either one of them. I sucked in a breath and willed myself to think positively. No one was dying.“Have you spoken to Harlow lately?” I asked.She lifted a shoulder. “No, she’s focused on winning this thing. I’m kind of scared for Gareth. He’s not serious at times.”“Leiah, she killed his mate. He’s as serious about this as it gets.”I tied a knot in my second garbage bag of the day. I wa