RILEY. Beta Dominic and I were out for the whole day and did what we needed to do in the western part of the territory. There was construction ongoing for a new building that would serve as a commercial center and have a big library within it. The project went on hold during my three months of absence because my Beta couldn’t handle everything while taking care of me and the whole pack. And as much as I just wanted to mope around because Nadia wasn’t speaking with me, I knew I had to get something done or I would start to lose myself again. My pack deserved a responsible Alpha and my mate deserved a good mate, and no one could do that but me. So here I was. Even if my heart was too heavy to function, I kept smiling and talking with all the engineers and workers around me. I couldn’t wait to come home. But then I realized no one was waiting at home for me. ¤¤¤¤¤ NADIA. The day went by draggingly slow, and even though I was terrified of Riley at this point, I must admit that I mi

NADIA. I woke up wrapped up in Riley’s arms, and I almost forgot that we were not on good terms at the moment. I missed his warmth and the explosive sparks that only his touch could give me. I reveled in them until it dawned on me that he had taken advantage of my sleeping state. I told him to stay by his side, and he obviously didn't keep his word. My nose flared, and I was about to wake him up so I could berate him for his actions when I realized that I was actually the one sleeping on his side of the bed, which meant I was the one who crawled over to him. Unless he carried me to his side. But he had told me previously that I always crawled to his side, so I wasn’t sure now if this was my doing or not. So instead of confronting him, I found myself placing a soft kiss on his nose before slowly and carefully sliding to my side of the bed and curling up under the blanket, hoping he would never find out that I slept in his arms and that I stole a kiss from him. I tried to go to sle

RILEY. The moment we stepped inside the conference room, I felt Nadia’s emotions bouncing all over the place. She was terrified of something, but she was putting on a good face, smiling and shaking hands with people who were eager to meet her. But I knew better, something was off. This was more than just nervousness. I held her back with my palm, hoping my touch would calm her down as I guided her to the seat assigned to us. The meeting commenced, and although my attention was focused on the people speaking, I was still looking out for Nadia. She was just listening, but her neck was stiff as fuck as if she didn’t want to turn her head in another direction. I let my eyes wander around the room, and that was when I noticed someone who had been staring at my mate for a long time already. Benedict Solange. He was the son of the mayor of the eastern territory. If I remember correctly, that was the border where I picked up Nadia when her uncle brought her to my territory, and I was

NADIA. Katarina is here. I dropped Riley’s hand without a warning and ran towards the pack house. "Katarina!" I was shrieking in excitement. I didn’t even know where I would find her, but I just let my feet take me where they wanted to go. 'Careful! You might fall flat on your face!' Riley’s mind was linked with mine, and I could hear him chuckling at the other end. I giggled, but I didn’t answer him back as my feet hurried towards the big receiving area on the other side of the house. I was excited to see her. She was the only part of my old life that I didn’t want to throw away. I found Katarina sitting on the big couch, flipping the pages of a magazine. I stopped by the entryway, catching my breath before calling her attention. "See something that you like?" I asked, hands on my hips, and I watched her head snap in my direction. It took a while before she started shrieking and hurriedly ran toward me. "Oh Goddess, Nadia! I’m so happy to see you! I thought I would never see

RILEY. "I just don’t feel that I am ready to be a Luna just yet. Give me a little more time, Riley." Her words keep ringing in my head. I wanted to understand her, but a part of me felt that she didn’t want to be officially a part of me. But I didn’t voice my concern. Maybe she just really needed time to get used to everything. So I tried my best to shove off any bad thoughts running in my head, especially the one telling me that she didn’t want to stay here for good. "Do you want more?" Nadia asked, snapping me out of my thoughts, and my eyes darted to her, meeting her dark brown eyes before I lowered my gaze to my plate. I didn’t even notice she had been placing food on my plate. "More…" I smiled at her and she obliged, placing more meat on my plate before covering it with sauce. "Thank you," I told her in a low voice, and she just smiled back at me before placing food on her plate. Lady Katarina and Lady Sofia stayed for dinner, but my Gamma couple were not with us since it