Laura’s POV:For some reason, night felt three times slower than usually.I sat by the bed's edge, my eyes roamed my room observing the items around as if I just spawned here. The silence was a painful reminder that I was the only one in the room again this night even though my mate was someone else in the house. At this point, did it even matter if he was around or not? I had tried time after time to get his attention, small gestures at first, nothing too significant.I usually shared glances with him longer than usual, occasional touches when I felt the moment was right but he'd shift away. Even when I placed his food down, before I could say anything, he'd start to eat and he wouldn't listen afterwards, till I was forced to leave. Else he'd dismiss me himself.The same thing happened tonight.I had thought maybe I could catch his interest if I tried more, perhaps by placing my hand on his arm when I met up with him earlier. But things didn't play out as I thought. He didn't say a
Calista POVIt had been a few days since I returned from Mattias’s pack, and in that time, I had sat with my mother to explain everything that had happened. I didn’t leave out much, though there were parts I spoke of carefully. I had been afraid of what her reaction would be. My mother had a temper when she wanted, and I thought she might lash out, scold me, or even push me harder than before to forget Mattias completely.But surprisingly, she didn’t.She remained quiet and observant, acknowledging each point with a gentle nod. After I was done talking, she smiled and said she understood.She told me that what had happened wasn't the final chapter of my story, that it was very possible I'd get mated to someone else—someone who'd probably be better than Mattias.She wasn't angry in the slightest, she didn't start questioning me about all that had happened to try and fault my actions or where I made slip ups. She just took it as what fate wanted and accepted it as well. I should have f
Richard’s POVI didn't expect to see my daughter standing in front of me. What made this even more unbelievable was the fact that selena accompanied her here. For a second I thought too much drinking started to make me hallucinate, or maybe, my mind was playing pranks on me and making me see things that were diverting my attention from what I had been stressing about. That that wasn't the case. She was standing right here. I couldn't help but feel relieved and fear inside. It had been a long time since I had seen her, she looked okay, no wounds and in good health. But what set me on edge was how Selena stood behind her.My fingers almost dug into the chair’s padding. I didn’t like it. Elsa being this close to her. Not at all.Selena caught my look. She was always quick to catch the little details. A smile formed on her face, the type that always made it seemed she knew what you thought of. “You're not glad to see her,” she said, her tone laced with mockery,“Shouldn’t a father be
Elsa’s POVI had been staring at the paper in my hand for a couple of minutes now, subconsciously going over what was written on it. My grades were better than good. For the first time in a long while I actually felt good. I allowed myself a small smile. What I looked at was nothing but my hard work, far more than anyone in the human world could understand. And now, my results perfectly reflect my efforts. But even with the excitement brewing inside me, I was standing on my own. All around me, parents snared their daughters in hugs, some twirled them around while others congratulated them with gladness. Their laughter and tears of joy was enough to warm the air in the room. But I didn't feel it.I had no one standing beside me.My mother had been gone for years, mercilessly killed in a rogue attack that should have been prevented. My father—Richard—had failed her that night, and also, he had failed me too.He never came back to his normal senses, he had descended into the pit of d
Richard’s POVI sat alone in my study, my gaze focused on the wind glass I oscillated slowly in my hand. The light of the lamp on the table illuminated the amber liquid making silver linings at its edge. My study has always been my one place of seclusion. Here, I could lock out whatever was happening on the other side of the door. But tonight , it didn't feel like a refuge. Instead, it felt as if I had imprisoned myself. The weight in my chest was evident. Selena had done it. She had taken over Mattia’s pack.It was something I had dreamed of for years, plotted in silence, weighed carefully in my thoughts but never dared to act on fully. And now, she—my own sister—had already achieved it. Not just achieved it, but with such swiftness and dominance that I couldn’t help but feel both betrayed and humiliated.I tipped the glass back and drained it, the burn running down my throat offering me the smallest comfort. But no amount of drink could ease the truth gnawing at me.I should hav
Anna’s POVI didn't know I had sat where I was for that long. It was the stars I had been staring at that captured my attention.Subconsciously I tried to start reading again but they didn't tell me anything I could understand. Initially, I thought maybe I was acting like this because it's been days since I saw Yvonne or maybe it was the pregnancy that made me act out this way. But deep down, I knew it was something else. My body hadn't forgotten the wave of Mattias's emotions I had felt earlier, it was like part of me had taken on the responsibility of sharing his burden and now, I couldn't do away with it. And as each second with me looking at the stars, it felt as if what I had felt was linked to its pattern somehow. I didn't know the right words to explain it, but it was just an odd feeling to say the least. My wolf was definitely not overeating on a fluke. She had sharper instincts than mine, and she let out a cry of pain the moment the waves of Mattias's emotions had hit me.