DonaldThe pain I felt at Julie’s tears was unimaginable. I stillheld her gently in my arms, and the way that she desperately clung to me for comfort was something I had never thought she was capable of. That this infamous, fighting Rogue who had snarled at me only days ago would break down right in front of me, and accept my embrace, holding on to me for dear life as she wept,was beyond my wildest dreams.I could not hate her.I knew very well who she was, and what she had done. Outthere, outside this room which was our bubble of solace, I knew that there werethe Pack Elders, my pack members and other Pack Alphas clamouring to see the Rogueskilled. But this was not just a Rogue, but my mate.The feelings I had tried to control back then, when I hadtold Ray about Julie, now resided in me with full force. This was my mate, theone who I wanted to care for and protect with every inch of me.I held her as I felt her sobs subside, and she only snifflednow and again, and I soothed h

DonaldI had no idea how I managed to fall asleep eventually, but somehow I did.I awoke with the dawn, the sun just beginning to rise over the horizon. My body clock ensured that I never slept for too long. After all, I always told myself that sleep was something I did to simply rest, not a leisure activity. Ray always chided me for not having days where I could stay in bed a little longer, but to me it was important, as the Alpha of the Pack, to get up before everyone else woke up. It was that kind of proactiveness that I stood for.I went out for a morning run, just as everyone in the pack was beginning to stir. I always went for morning runs whenever I managed to not work through the night. After that, I managed to avoid everyone as I made my way back to my room, and swiftly removed my clothes and jumped in the shower, turning the knob for hot water all the way up until what came out was scalding, steaming water.I enjoyed hot water in the mornings, and made the most of it now.Af

JulieI stirred, my mind slowly awakening for some reason. When I opened my eyes, I could see some rays of the morning sunlight peek through the window as dawn had come.I slowly turned my head to the other side.I froze as soon as my eyes met the face of Donald’s sleeping face. He had not yet woken up. What was he doing here though?I suddenly got a rush of uneasiness, and I looked down at myself.We were naked.The realization brought a flare of anger into my body. How dare he?Had he taken advantage of me? What had we been doing that he would suddenly-?However, my eyes widened, and all my angry thoughts came to a quick halt, as the memories from the previous night rushed back to me. Donald’s birthday. He came to see me last night. The pizza and beers that we had. We were tipsy, and then…I had kissed him on the cheek.Everything had gone to hell from there.I remembered now, all of it.I also remembered now, how much i had enjoyed the sex we had.My body felt a rush of warmth now,

GeraldineI knocked twice before entering the safe room of the pack house I worked at. Alpha Donald had asked everyone else to leave, except for me. This meant that currently, I was the only other person here. That was, apart from the girl - Julie was her name - and Donald himself. I personally could not fathom why he had given that order, despite me being one of the oldest member of his staff, having known him since he was a little boy. He must have surely had good motivations, but to me it seemed too extreme.As I entered the room, I spied the girl coming out from the bathroom, and pretended not to notice. Experience had taught me to not unwittingly attract attention to myself, especially when they were distracted.And she did seem very distracted from the way that she was sniffling I’m clearing her throat. I also noticed out of the corner of my eye that she was pressing a hand to her stomach in a way that made me raise my brows.She settled down, sitting atop the bed gingerly.“Goo

CHAPTER 37JulieThis was different.I did not know what to say, nor did I know what to do. The look on Donald’s face was enough to make me feel like all my worries are for naught. But it was not that easy for me to let go of everything.For example, why this?Why would he end up sending everyone out so that the two of us could simply spend time together? it was hard for me to just ignore how romantic and touching this action of his was.As I gazed into his hazel eyes that made my heart beat even faster, I had to end up conceding to him, at least with this. Just temporarily.“Alright,” i finally said to him.His smile that came as a result of my agreeing was enough to convince me that I was making the right decision.“We can have a moment to ourselves, and enjoy things as they come, alright? Let's spend time together,” I finished, and as I said that, he pulled me closer, bending his head so that his lips were just inches from mine.“Thank you,” he said in a low whisper that took my br