/Selena’s POV/Hearing Chris explain and set right the misunderstanding and prejudice I had against him had me feeling the greatest level of shame and embarrassment. I can’t believe that I’ve been thinking he bullied me throughout all these years, and he said he liked me since high school, he might not have blatantly stated that he’s in love with me, but isn’t that like a love confession? But damn it I’m so embarrassed. I I thought covering my flushed face with my palm as I stood against the door of my room wallowing in regret, if…if I had discovered sooner that he was my mate…my cheeks grow warmer as I start imagining what we could have been, we’d have been childhood sweethearts and it would have been easy to get married to each other, the idea of those wishful pasts had my centre suddenly throbbing.I know my heat was yet to end so any small stimulation and I go into full gear, but it’s just setting in. If only I could stop it before then, I took a deep breath inhaling some of Chris
/Chris’ POV/ It’s been five days, five days since I almost marked Selena, five days since I almost lost control to my wolf, and two days since I started my rut. I rut just once a month but it depends on how pure an Alpha bred is, and the mental state of the Alpha. A purebred would normally rut once in a month, but a rejected Alpha would probably rut once in a year or probably twice a year but in my case, it’s the second time I’m rutting because I was influenced by my mate’s heat. I should have known better than to expose myself to her intoxicating pheromones, getting me drunk like a peach mine and now my beast wants to claim her. Being a pure breed Alpha since I was birth to two Alpha parents made me realise how susceptible I was to an omega’s pheromone. I was literally walking on the edge of a knife around her, tipping like I’m hanging from a thorny rope, any external stimuli and I’ll probably fall, so I avoided her, I hate myself during rut, it lasts six days and I don’t think stra
/Selena’s POV/It all unfolded before my eyes but I felt like I was watching it all through a TV screen. Lydia almost lost her life and me? I don’t know what almost happened to me, what would have been my fate if I had stayed, and as I watched things unfold, I realise how easily he marked me, I knew Chris' body was willed by his wolf but the marking was still done without my consent, he could have at least tried to resist, he definitely wanted something like that to happen, nothing else could explain him acting that else.Why? Because he wanted me for himself? Why did he ignore me for days then? Why did he try to satisfy his rut with Lydia then, why? Why? I wish I could ask him but I couldn’t I was furious, I wanted to scream and yell at him for doing something so wrong, you should never mark someone against their consent. It’s wrong, I thought although, I was mad at him, I didn’t intend to mention rejection again because I knew deep down I could never reject him, then Chris started
/Eric’s POV/That’s it. He’s done it. Cutting off our friendship because I wanted Selena just as much as he does made me realise Chris and I can never remain the same but I didn’t think he would give in to my provocation, forcing a mark on Selena. No matter what happens, he should never do that. It made me so furious I almost throw the first punch.But he was oddly calm, he let out a soft sigh and fold his arm studying my movements under his keen grey eyes that continue to probe and annoy me. How could he….how could he?“I understand that you’re getting mad for Selena but if she was really against the mark would she have done what she did this morning?” He questioned with an indifferent look yesterday, though yesterday’s mark was accidental since I didn’t mark her, my wolf did…I was in rut and she came to my room so, you can’t exactly blame me for wanting to claim her” I flinched. I know he’s been distracted these past few days for some reason but he was in rut? His rut had always bee
/Chris’ POV/ I was worried, even though I could communicate with Selena using the mate-link, I was still terrified of what could happen leaving her alone in a den of lions since those old men have practically evolved from a wolf to a lion and if Selena isn’t careful, she could be devoured alive and that’s why I went to her, I wanted to aid to her, I wanted to help her and though we managed to turn the table but they still didn’t give up trying to probe, going as far as mentioning child, I’m only 28 goddamnit! I wanted to say it out loud but I refrained from saying so since my dad had me when he was 25, but there’s a huge difference though, he’s my dad and I am me, not that I have no intention about having a child or anything, but if it’s not Selena, I want no one else I thought staring into her flushed face. It’s an embarrassing topic to talk about I know. “I understand your concern” I voiced cutting through the awkward silence that ensues after Mr. Hart pointed that out. “But that’s
/Selena’s POV/Chris handled everything himself so I didn’t do much but give the closing discussion which was about the lousy handling of our territory borders, just because Chris left doesn’t mean everything was gonna just die down.Those geezers had their way of coming back at me after all. After Chris left, we discussed Alpha Rick of Crimson Moon pack, a young alpha of a small nearby pack, he was 15 when his father passed and the immediate decision he made as a young alpha was to seek Chris out to be an alpha under his jurisdiction before other alpha’s decided to pry on his small pack. If alpha was to challenge his position right now, he would cave in, as he's still young, but having a strong alliance would ensure the safety of his pack, but unlike other packs looking for an alliance, this boy wants to completely surrender his pack to Chris, becoming a part of Crystal moon pack.He wants to be an alpha under his control, if this works out well, their warriors and resources will be
/Chris’s POV/I must have been insane, I must be crazy, doing that with Selena. Goddamnit, I’m definitely out of my mind. Is this how an omega body functions, acting so crazy when an alpha excites them? I thought wallowing in shame for a minute, alphas are quick to judge omegas for their slutty ways, the way, their seductive scents and their beautiful appearance. They were made the lowest part of the werewolf hierarchy system despite having the most important jobs, breeding and unity of the pack.Whether wolves admit it or not, omegas keep the pack together more than they think, while other ranks can become warriors, they serve as unifying agents for other rank of the werewolf community, their soothing hormones allow the warriors to want and respect them, making it easy to solve misunderstandings or calm angry wolves.Omega has also been confirmed to have a high fertility rate compared to other ranks in the werewolf community. Omegas are quick to bring forth children and pups, and tha
/Selena’s POV/ I took in a sharp intake of breath immediately after I let Chris go, I couldn’t hold back from kissing him and now I’m back in my body. I guess this confirms, kissing…does make us switch back our bodies. “Wow, I guess kissing does work, go to my room, I just mind-linked Eric to clear that dead assassin in your room, I’d have it clean soon, take a break Selena” Chris suggested staring at me with big warm eyes that had me nodding immediately to his words. “I think I’d have to go home soon though,” I told him and he nodded, standing to lead me to his room. I guess things between us has gotten a little better, but it’s still confusing, does Chris really not love? Or does he not want to admit it? I wondered as we finally got to his room and he tucked me in, releasing pheromone scents that slowly calm my anxiety though my mind is still filled with the thoughts of my dad, his face, his smile, his laughter…I could remember it all. I wish I had developed the courage to call h