EMY'S POV Dylan left without another word and Kelly, who had been talkative a while ago, was suddenly quiet. I stared at my hands feeling uncomfortable because I could feel her gaze and I debated whether or not to lift my head. When I finally did, I was shocked to see her staring at me purposefully with her legs crossed and her hand on her cheek. She smiled brightly when we locked eyes. "How lucky you are to have three Alphas to yourself," she teased. "Are they your mates or was it love at first sight?" "Mates," I replied, giving off no body language that it was a lie. It was a good thing Thorn had mentioned it. I would've stupidly said I didn't know. "Sorry, if I'm making you uncomfortable," she apologised again. "We haven't had a Luna around here in- hmm," she quickly stopped herself before she whirled her chair around. "Let's get to why you stayed back, yes?" She picked up her notepad again. What was she going to say just now? It felt like she suddenly realised she was talking
EMY'S POV"A-A reward?" I blinked in shock. What could I possibly offer him for his time? I didn't have anything to give but I couldn't tell him that. What if he realised how useless I truly was and he and his brothers decided to toss me aside?My heart jumped in fear."Hmm," he turned his face away as he thought. "Maybe... Something nice, I guess." He turned to face me again. I could almost see myself in his orbs, " I don't know, you tell me-"Without thinking, I leaned forward, pressing my lips to his own in a quick peck on his lips.Hunter froze and his smile dropped. He blinked at me for a while and I worried whether I did something wrong.Wasn't that he meant by that?"Emy," he suddenly sighed and started to smile again. "You're going to put me in trouble. Who will believe I didn’t initiate the first kiss?" he rubbed his eyes but he didn’t sound mad. I found his drama amusing."Let's keep this between us, okay? Don't tell the others, hmm?" he silently begged and I nodded. He clas
DYLAN'S POVIt took a while before she took her eyes off Thorn with that solemn look on her face and I wondered what transpired between them. I could ask Thorn but I'm sure whatever he did, he probably didn't realise it."Did I come at a bad time?" I asked when I got to her and she sighed."No. I'm sorry. I spaced out," she admitted. How awfully truthful she was. A woman like her was not cut out to be a spy at all. What was Jerry thinking? Speaking of Jerry, I needed to have a meeting with my brothers about what to do to fix his attitude."Did you have a good day? I heard Hunter took you down to town," I took her hand and kissed it before leading her inside."It was alright," she answered in a quiet voice.I could tell there was more to what she wanted to say but she chose to use such simple terms instead. Emy was a woman of few words and somehow, I liked it. She only spoke when she was spoken to or when she saw it was necessary. But most times, it was the former. She acted like she w
EMY'S POVEarlier that evening....Dylan closed the door behind him and I finally let the dress slide down my chest. I had been holding it together since. Even when we had public baths with mixed gender, I had never been this shy before.Was it because I knew what I looked like? I may have a pretty face but I was all bones. He saw the scars too, and traced them with his fingers. Was he not disgusted? Everyone else who had seen it would laugh at me and point fingers. They knew I couldn't heal like they did.I had never cared about having smooth or flawless skin. The first instinct was to survive. The rest didn’t matter.I stepped out of my dress and walked to the large mirror on the dresser. I stared at myself, turning to my sides. I could count my ribs but somehow, I knew it wouldn't last. I was eating well these days. Soon, I'd look well fed like those maids and maybe, just maybe I'll look good by their side.I made my way to the bathroom and repeated what the maids did to the bathtu
EMY'S POV No one ever knew how to answer a question they didn't know about but after what happened a few minutes ago, I wish I had the answer to everything so it hurt me to say, "I... I don't know." "What do you mean?" He asked even when he sounded the least surprised. "I don't know if I have parents. The first memory I have is being in the MoonShadow Pack." "Wasn't that Pack swallowed up by Jerry?" He tried to remember. "It was." "So you've been alone ever since?" "Yes," was I supposed to add to that information? "I have no memories of my parents and no one ever came to claim me," I trailed off. The rest was pretty obvious from there. "Did you have any guardian, Emy?" He got to his feet just as a knock sounded on the door and he headed there. I wiped my eyes for any sign of tears before he returned holding a tray. He drew the chair closer and sat next to me. "You should eat," he said and started to feed me. I wondered what he thought too. Did he think I tried to kill myself?
THORN'S POV"Did you really think you could walk out from apologising to her?" Hunter barged into our study room. Was it still considered as barging in when the room belonged to all three of us?I stopped midway from pouring myself the third glass. Now what did they want? I put the drink down and Hunter snatched it from me. He glared and threw his face away before taking a sip."You shouldn't drink on an empty stomach," he said shortly after."I don’t know what you want from me," I turned away only to see Dylan come in."Oh it's nothing much, Thorn. Just don't act like a dick around her," he shrugged. "That would be nice."I didn’t think I was in the mood to hear this. I rubbed my forehead with a sigh, "Look, I blew up. Totally get it.""Nope. You're not gonna get out of this that easy," Hunter threw his arm around my shoulder from behind. "You have to look her in the face and say you're sorry.""What? Why does it have to be that way?" I frowned. "Can't I just smile and wave it off?"
THORN'S POVI didn’t want to think about it.She was giving out that kind of reward?Why didn't Dylan report that? Who else had she given those kinds of rewards to? If she had done that with Hunter, I knew he would never mention it to me. That bastard would keep his mouth shut and continue to take more rewards from her.I had to fix this but for now I was stuck playing Hunter."So is she alright?" I asked shortly after Kelly returned."Yes. I just ran some tests. Emy has a very weak body. It's a miracle she survived all these years without proper treatment," Kelly said as she buried her face in the test result.I glanced at Emy who was seated, listening to her diagnosis. She had a clueless expression on her face and I wondered what went through her mind."That sounds too bad," I folded my arms and sat next to her, crossing my legs. "What are we going to do about it?""Since she has no wolf, I'll have to put her on meds and see how she responds to it.""Eh, that sounds like you're maki
EMY'S POVIt was easier to sleep during the day since it was bright but I woke up during evening time to Hunter's knock on my door. I could've sworn I wanted to take a nap. I didn’t know I was this sleep deprived.Kelly did say I needed to get some rest. I couldn’t tell anyone that I wasn't sleeping well. How would they look at me? They would see me as a burden and I didn’t wish to drag anyone down.As he led me down the halls after kissing the back of my hand so sweetly, I wondered if he had planned it with Thorn. It took me by surprise when Thorn suddenly pulled up acting like Hunter. It took everything in me not to show my shock but I experienced something else, I was holding myself from smiling.I didn't know I was capable of smiling. Maybe that was why I was always so fond of Hunter's smile. He knew how to capture my attention with it even if his eyes showed a different emotion. It was almost too painful to look at.He led me to a garden where Dylan was sitting under a nice shade