Manuel “Alpha?” I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. Things just got complicated. Lea must be expecting me to make Natalie pay but how can I do anything to her when she’s my benefactor? Natalie had helped me a lot during my crisis. She willingly donated her blood to me every time I needed it. Once every damned month. Because of that, I promised to do anything for her. Maybe that’s why she felt like she had the authority to do anything she wanted. I usually would let the things she did go but this time, she had gone too far. She messed with someone she shouldn’t have. Whether Lea becomes my Luna or not she still deserves to be respected. “I’ll punish everyone according to the rules,” I told Emilio as I stared at Lea sleeping peacefully in the hospital bed. Emilio looked shocked. “But Alpha, Natalie is-” He was cut off by someone I thought was not listening. “It’s fine. You don’t have to punish those girls. I already did a number on them.” Lea suddenly said, taking me

Lea I woke up with my body feeling brand new. Whatever Sienna had done worked perfectly. All the pain in my body had vanished. She was the second female apart from Angela that I had taken a liking to in this pack. Although she teased me most of the time in the ward, I could feel her sincerity. She had no malice at all, unlike that bitch, Natalie. Yeah, the name stuck. What she had done was a low move on her part. She will forever remain a bitch to me. If she was confident that Manuel was hers, there was no need to sneak up on me and play dirty. I just regret that I didn’t get to claw her face. That would have taught her a lesson. Something flashed through my mind and I felt my heart squeeze. When she was trying to bully me, she had mentioned that Manuel couldn’t do anything to her and she was right. When he heard that she was involved, he hesitated. He looked torn and I couldn’t help the fierce jealousy that crept into my heart. I just had to tell him not to do anything be

Lea A week had passed and I was almost dying from boredom. That day when Manuel cooked for me, although I saw that he wanted me, he walked out of the kitchen leaving me all hot and bothered. I never saw him again after that. An hour later, Luca came to the mansion to let me know that Manuel had left to receive a shipment in the human town for his Mafia business. He goes there regularly because he rules the underground businesses over there. Although he said I was free to do what I wanted, I felt sad that he couldn’t even say bye to me. Was he afraid that I would say I wanted to follow? I was curious to know what he does but if he said no, I wouldn’t insist. The only way I got to know about some of the things he does is through Luca who seemed not good at keeping secrets. Manuel had clubs all over the city and casinos but the only thing he didn’t tolerate is human trafficking. Right now, some girls from the pack were missing so he was looking for them. But for how long would

Lea Manuel’s words left me feeling giddy. Even as I sat next to him in the car, I couldn’t stop replaying them in my mind. ‘You’re beautiful Lea. You don’t need to change yourself to make me notice you.’ Simple words. Yet they meant the world to me. My lips kept curling upwards into a smile, I felt so happy. “What’s on your mind?” Manuel’s husky voice broke my train of thought. I turned my head to glance at him and met his blue eyes. It was dark in the car but werewolves had good night vision. More so me whose senses were higher than others. I could see several emotions in those eyes of his. Maybe he thought I couldn’t see well in the dark so he didn't mask them. He was looking at me lovingly. Like I was the most precious thing in the world and it made my heart flutter. “I’m just thinking about us.” I blurted out without thinking. Goddess, I don’t know why I said that. A pained look crossed his face and I was left confused. Why did my words make him sad? “What about us?” He

Lea I had felt embarrassed when Manuel openly refused me after I braced myself and made the first move. Goddess, it fucking hurt that for a split moment I thought he saw me as something dirty because of my past. To hide my shame, I wanted to run but he had pulled me back and claimed me. Well, he put a claim on my pussy which is as close as we could get to claiming for now. He said he wanted to tell me something before we fucked and so I waited for him on the bed but I found my eyelids getting heavy with each second. In the end, I slept off without realizing. The next day, I woke up to breakfast in bed and some changing clothes. I thanked him, something stirring in my heart as I washed up and sat down to eat my breakfast made up of chocolate croissants and coffee. Manuel had just come out from having a shower and was now dressing up in front of me, flexing his muscles. Goddess, he was such a tease. I could still see the red patches on his skin but I dared not ask again