Coincidently, Dante and Freya were holding their smile intact while Jake and Ariel told them about their relationship with their partners. It was like they were having a happy chat about a perfect relationship that made everyone wish to have one. Freya could no longer take the beat, she decided to excuse herself before she did something that would secure her a night in jail or cause the over-pampered Luna to send her people to attack herself. The way Freya was scowling at everyone, she was restraining herself from throwing punches across Dante's face, kicking Ariel's feet and screaming at Jake for being selfish."So, I was worried about nothing." Jake joked."Why?""It isn't easy to find out that the woman you love is working for a hot competitor such as your fiancé. It is a good thing that he is caged. Now I have nothing to worry about. Moreover, I trust my Freya."Freya reddened, watching the cheater smirk in her direction. "In as much I love this conversation, well, I have a lot of

The entire day, Freya avoided Dante as if he were a plaque. She made sure to finish up and hurried out of the company before something else unfortunate happens. Today, she was so emotionally, mentally, psychologically and sexually exhausted. If not for considering her self-control, she might as well have jumped on the next available man to get to fulfil her desires. What was she saving and guiding what she thought was precious to her when she could lose it to the wrong person? Alcohol and a man or a movie in exchange for a man would do the trick of de-stressing her. After all, she was more used to being alone than having someone around.Gathering her bag in one hand, she hailed a cab out front and headed home to change her outfit. Due to the entire commotion, Freya had forgotten to change her sneakers. She made use of it the entire day instead of the heels she brought, and no one noticed. What a tense day.A quiet long drive and the cab was in front of her house. She paid and proceeded

His t-shirt didn't hide his broad shoulders, defined upper body or washboard abs. Ripped, that was what he was. This was a rare moment for Freya. Seeing Dante in a causal outfit was a sight to behold. This man was created differently.Ordinarily, Freya didn't much like the analytically condescending look, but she found that she couldn't help but admire that physique. In addition, both her body and her wolf helplessly reacted to the power that was practically buzzing around him; he wore authority like a second skin. Perversely, his hard, penetrating stare was heating her blood rather than affronting her. His eyes had taken on a glazed, hungry look that both thrilled and startled her. It made her wolf growl in excitement. The primal lust that gripped her was so intense it almost hurt. Well, that was just great. Maybe she was developing hate-love feelings or something.In any case, no way would her inconvenient attraction to him inspire her to react to him as her body and her wolf wanted

Freya's pain was too much, and it increased with every passing second as she stayed in the same room with Dante. Her heart ached and her soul burned.She thought about telling Dante that she would rather mate with another Alpha than he, but sometimes it was a case of 'better the devil you know – and this particular devil was possibly worse than any other personality she could imagine. Instead of responding to his rudeness, she got herself comfy on the seat, stretching out her back as she spread the tablecloth across her lap. She began to dig into the feast that was placed before her. If she was going to take more insults, it was best to do it with a full stomach. "The ceremony must be done before the end of the next two full moons. Anything after that would require a more complex ritual," Declan answered."Good." Turning to Freya, "as you can see, nothing is on our side. What do you think? Which date should we set?"Shaking her head vigorously, Freya moaned into the food. "This is so

If there was anything as a second and third chance with death, Dante would move Heaven and Earth to bring back his parents. This path was so demanding for him. He was used to being a spoiled child with no responsibilities. Trying to stay relevant and in control, more than he lets people see, was stressful."Everyone will accept that we're true mates if it helps us keep our territory and stops whosoever is planning to take over and remove me as the Alpha of the pack." Unfortunately, not all of them were supportive of an Omega being in their pack but telling her that wouldn't be a wise move.A part of Freya wondered what she was hesitating for. She wanted to get away from the condescending lifestyle of a slave girl, didn't she? Well, here was her chance. But it wasn't as simple as that, was it? No, because her chance came in the form of a big bad Alpha who had a price for his help. Hell, her mortal enemy suddenly wanted to mate her – an alpha wolf – yet he didn't actually care even a tin