Shock ran through me and I flinched back like I had been hit. My palm shot up to wipe off my mouth immediately as a sensation of throwing up right then and there ran through me. My face must have showed my feelings clearly because when I lifted up my eyes, I saw the hurt flashing through Hardy’s eyes and the smile on his face disappearing.“Sorry. I-” I started to apologise for my lack of manners but he interrupted me,“No, I am sorry, I was just too much attracted to you.” he said with a small, uncomfortable smile while scratching the back of his head cheekily.His words gave me a bit of assurance and confidence. I straightened on my feet and flicked him on the forehead with a smile, “Don’t do that again. You are not my type!”Embarrassment covered his face as he groaned, “You just gave me my first rejection.”“This is the only first you are gonna get from me.” I smirked, and walked away to go to the class.***As I went to Alessio’s room to clean up, I noticed that he was not there.

I stood in front of Hardy, breathing heavily. I knew I looked like a freak with my wild hair all over the place and my terrified, anxious gaze.“Why should I believe you?” I asked. My voice was not shivering but my mind was in a turmoil and the memories of that dream which had felt so, so real a few minutes ago were haunting me. I could still hear their voices. I could still feel the touch of their breaths on my skin as mom had sobbed so miserably with sad eyes and dad had refused to even spare me another glance with his lips pursed in repulsion toward me.Hardy looked surprised at my question. It took a moment for him to fathom what I was talking about as he straightened, and asked with a sceptical stare, “So you agree to my proposal?”My face had long lost all the colour. I knew my face was white as a sheet when I reminded him coldly, “You are a nobody. Why are you so sure that this is going to work?”“Because I am not alone.” he immediately spoke up with pride. His face tilted up an

I followed Alessio outside toward the pack ground as the announcement about the contest getting started echoed in the air through the loudspeaker. The muscles on his naked back were straining with each step. For the contest he was wearing a black trouser and nothing on top. The abs on his fair chest, and the v line going down to his ‘ahem’ area was visible to the naked eye. Those trainings in the morning were definitely paying off greatly. I had to concentrate on the ground with too much concentration to avoid getting caught drooling over his body. As much of as a-hole he was, there was no way to avoid the temptation he induced inside me. The pack house was empty as everyone had already left the pack house and gathered on the ground. The evening sky had started to cover the sun and darkness was about to engulf the place soon. I stopped in my tracks when Alessio suddenly stopped walking. He roamed his eyes all around the gigantic arena which was now filled with people. The whole spac

At that very moment, a shrill sound of alarm shook the pack house. The sound of commotion started immediately while the attacker shot off my body, standing on his feet with surprise on his face. I turned my head toward Alessio. He had pressed on a button that was right next to his work table. He was still writhing in agony, his body burning red and his eyes shined blue. The wolfsbane was taking effect on him very fast. If it had been any normal werewolf, he would have fainted already. The assassin had immediately turned around and ran out of the room. The roars could be heard from outside, the sounds of growls and screams and then… sudden silence. As the pain became blinding, Misha changed back to human form, giving me control. The danger was no longer around. I was on the ground in my human form, naked, but the pain running through me was too blinding for shame to take any place. The cold floor underneath me was calming. I heard Alessio coming close to me. He snatched a blanket off

As I entered the hospital room after bidding goodbye to Gloria, my eyes first fell on the figure laying on the bed next to mine. With his arms folded under his head over the pillow, Alessio was sound asleep. Daniel was standing next to his bed, staring down at him with pissed off expressions. When the sound of my footsteps entered the room, Daniel turned around to look at me. “He is not leaving.” he said in a flat tone, “I have tried. He insists that he will stay here until you are discharged.” I looked at Alessio’s sleeping form and then back at Daniel. Shaking my head at his stubbornness, I responded to Daniel, “It is alright. You can go.” Daniel nodded his head. Giving a last brief look to Alessio, he turned around and walked out of the room. The sound of our conversation must have stirred Alessio out of sleep as he blinked open his eyes. “What are you doing?” I asked Alessio. His things had been brought in my room and arranged on the bed next to mine. “Moving in with you.” he