Richard’s POV:As soon as I had said it, it was clear she was pleased by the gleam I could see in her grey eyes. I fought within myself to not give her a smile in response, as she had a grin on her face.Dr Grey gave a slight respectful incline of her neck as she said, “Thank you alpha Richard. I will not disappoint.” Her voice sounded happy too, and it sent thrills through me. I was glad to have pleased her.But I could not show it to her of course. Not after we had that argument in the pack’s clinic. Unable to show a suitable reaction, I gave her a curt nod and turned to Darren, who had a look of curiousity on his face. But I tried to ignore it; I did not want my Beta and best friend to begin to question me again.“Darren, we need to work out the finer details of the rescue mission. Dr Grey, you may leave,” I said, barely looking at her, and expecting to hear footsteps and the door of my study to shut any moment from now. However, she did not move, and I paused in whatever I had tho

Arielle’s POV:As I left Richard’s study I had half the mind to slam his door out of pettiness. My mature side won over and I didn’t, which doesn’t make me feel any better. I trace my steps out of the house.I put all my nervousness aside and tried to apologize t him. Somehow my apology turned into full on rambling which made me embarrassed. And then he kept staring at me and I could not find it in me to look away... I was so affected by his stare, that I final. When he finally spoke up, I felt my spirits rise, ecstatic for him to accept.But then the jerk rejected it before proceeding to corner me and interrupting me to make his points. And after all that, he then proceeded to dismiss me without a second thought.I recalled his smug face as he dismissed me“Well then, what are you waiting for?”Even as I stepped out of the building and breathed in the fresh air, I was still angry.I thought we could have put the past behind us. To leave all the bad impressions aside and start anew.T

Leon’s POV:I watched her lovely grey eyes widen in a comical manner as I made my request.“No,” came the immediate reply, but not from Arielle, but instead, it came from the man who seemed to be the de facto leader of the team from the Redding Pack. The serious look on his face made me want to snap at him, but I held myself back, instead keeping my eyes trained on Arielle. She had now transformed back to her human self, and I was taken aback.How beautiful she looked. I had not expected her to look this radiant even more than before. Her lovely copper hair made her face glow, and I could not help but feel a thrum of desire at the way her clothes clearly hugged her body. She was fit.“I did not ask you,” I replied instead, bringing my mind back to focus on the present. My people were still standing at attention, ready to go on the attack if they heard so much as a signal from my end. I pointed at Arielle, who the man took a step forward to cover. “I was talking to her.”“Well, unfortu

Chapter 18: Leon’s Ultimatum Leon’s POV: I had not expected things to be this difficult with her. It was somehow shocking to me, and her actions were one that I could simply not understand, for the life of me. Perhaps it was because we had not seen each other in so long, but i found myself wondering if i had made a bad first impression after so many years apart. This was simply due to the fact that Arielle somehow had managed to evade me for a full day and I was then getting antsy by the time that I found her returning to her room that afternoon. I could not stop thinking about her- her enchanting blue eyes, her copper red locks that framed her face so perfectly and flowed like a halo whenever the sun hit it just right, her pouty pink lips. How could i stop thinking about this girl? It was impossible, and i knew it, and i found myself being carried along by the current of her aura, of who she was to me - my mate. I had numerous memories flying though my head and invading my thought

Esme Talks Sense Into RichardRichard’s POV:I shut the last file on my desk, and then brought my hand up to rub my eyes. The sun had already gone down. It had been a long time since I had this much time to work in peace - Darren’s absence could be like that sometimes. Now that he was on the mission - this was the second day now - I had no one to talk to, so I was able to focus more on my work and get everything done. The upside of this was that I would probably manage to get a full night’s sleep.Slowly standing up, I felt blood rush to my legs, and I raised my hands above my head. The sound of my joints popping as I stretched, brought a wave of relief to my body. I had been sitting down almost the entire day, and had not even gotten up since 12pm.I had forgotten to even eat, as I was so busy with the work leftover from the previous day. It had been a busy day for me, which I could not be so upset by.Shaking my head at the