Dean: Irina stayed quiet as she looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes and I let out a low warning growl. The anger that I felt was one that I couldn’t describe and she knew and felt how furious I was with her. “I fucking trusted you with my mate. I told you to go and teach her, and what did you do…?” “She disrespected…” “I swear, Irina, one lie, and your punishment is going to be ten times worse than it already was.” I said, stopping her. She looked down at her feet again as tears fell from her eyes before I took a step toward her. “You did the same thing to Sabine, remember? Tried separating the two of us, time and time, before you managed to do so.” Her heart raced and I growled, forcing her to look at me. “Why did you do the same thing to this pack’s Luna? Huh? What was your target? That you would be the pack’s Luna? That no other woman would come and despite her carrying my heir and being my mate, as consort, she would have no power as long as she wasn’t marked?” “It is

Dean:I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as I looked at my mate getting out of bed. And I couldn’t help but feel somewhat thankful for the fact that she chose to listen to the doctor about telling her to stay in bed. I knew that she could have been stubborn enough to get out of bed because she wanted to. To say the least, not only did she stay in bed, but as far as I heard, she stayed in bed throughout the whole day until allowed to leave.“You need to be careful, Luna.” The doctor, Georgina said, looking at her and she nodded. Georgina looked at me for a second, silently asking me not to pressure her and I nodded, understanding that she didn’t want to speak of the consequences in front of Arianna. The fact that I knew that she was stressed and that she was already scared was something that I knew; therefore, I knew better than to voice out what I knew was a reality.“Thank you, doctor.” I said and she nodded in response before I wrapped an arm around my mate’s waist. Sh

Dean: I looked at my sister’s bedroom door for a second too long before I sighed. The fact that the first thing that Arianna chose to talk to me about when she left the infirmary was my sister took me by surprise. And the fact that she chose to talk to me about wanting me to forgive her was something that I wouldn’t have expected if anyone paid me to. I knocked on the door twice, knowing that my sister was awake, and most probably laying on her bed as she waited for the punishment that I was going to inflict on her. There were two maids waiting in her room, both of them worked in rotation with two other maids every twelve hours to ensure that she didn’t end up doing something stupid. The last thing that I wanted was for her to hurt herself, and the idea of her doing so to scare and stir me was likely. I opened the door and watched as she sat down for a second before she got up from bed. She wiped her tears and looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes as I nodded at the maids to

Dean: I woke up to Arianna getting out of bed. She practically ran to the bathroom, and I frowned before following her to find her emptying her stomach. I wrapped my hand around her hair, holding it up for her as I gently massaged her back. She frowned as she held on the seat for a second, taking a breath before I flushed it for her. She sat back, her cheeks flustered and red before she looked at me as I let her hair go before I went to fix her a toothbrush. “I’m sorry I woke you up,” she said, and I smiled before handing her the brush. “Thank you,” “You don’t need to apologize, Arianna.” I said, my voice softening. “Nor do you need to thank me.” She went to get up and I frowned as I noticed blood on her shirt. Her bandage seemed to be soaked. “Brush your teeth and wait for me, I’ll help you change the bandage.” I said, and she looked at her bandage for a second before shaking her head, clearly wanting to refuse the help that I wanted to offer her. The thing was, I wasn’t rea

Dean: I watched as Arianna got dressed, her stance tensing as she was obviously in pain. “Do you need help?” I asked, standing behind her. She smiled and leaned into my chest, making me smile. I honestly wasn’t sure whether this was the mating bond taking effect or she was being genuine about wanting to be with me right now. Either way, I couldn’t help but find myself enjoying it. “I’m fine, a little pain has never been one to stop me.” She said, and I nodded in understanding. I turned her around slowly and helped her with the shirt that she wanted to wear. She closed her eyes and hissed in pain as the fabric brushed against her shoulder and I nodded in assurance. “Why don’t you just put on something that is easier for you to wear? A sleeveless shirt?” “Not one of my preferred types of clothes. Plus, there is the fact that I still have to raise my hand for it to go over my body. I would mostly prefer being in my room wearing a bra, but I know that it isn’t possible to do so.” Sh