Todos os capítulos de My Alpha Next Door : Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

~∆~ Mariah's POV ~∆~The ring is beautiful. I stare down at the princess-cut diamond on my left hand, catching the light from the restaurant's chandelier, and try to feel something other than numbness."It was my grandmother's," Ethan whispers, he sounded like he was going to cry. "She always said it should go to the woman I'd love forever."Forever. The word sits in my chest, but I force a smile."It's gorgeous, E. Really.""You said yes so quickly, I wasn't sure you'd really thought about it." Ethan reaches across the table to take my other hand, his thumb stroking across my knuckles. "Are you sure this is what you want?"Am I sure? I'm not sure of anything anymore. Three days ago, I was sure I was falling in love with my neighbor. Now I'm engaged to a man who's been nothing but patient and kind while I sorted through my confused feelings."I'm sure," I tell him, and maybe if I say it enough times, it'll become true.The truth is, after Rain's cruel dismissal, after realizing how co

~∆~ Rain's POV ~∆~The victory celebration at O'Balley's should feel good. We just crushed Detroit 5-2, I had two goals and an assist, and the team is finally clicking in ways that make the Stanley Cup feel like a real possibility instead of just a dream after my mess up in Toronto.But I can't shake what I saw from my mind."Cross, you're nursing that beer like it's gonna cure cancer," Jackson says, sliding into the booth next to me. "What's eating you? You played like a madman earlier."I take another sip of my beer, which has gone warm while I've been lost in my thoughts. "Just tired.""Bullshit. You've been distracted all week. Even more than usual." Jackson studies my face with the intensity of someone who's known me long enough to read my moods. "This about your neighbor?"Everything's about my neighbor. Every day I have to watch her come and go from the building, see her with Ethan, pretend I don't feel like I'm dying a little more each time I hear his voice through the fucking

~∆~ Mariah's POV ~∆~"It means I'm like him," Rain says quietly, leaning closer so only I can hear. "It means I'm not human either."The words are barely a whisper, and I'm straining to understand what he just said when a loud voice interrupts us."RAIN!"I turn toward the sound and feel my blood run cold. Natasha is walking toward us with that knowing confidence she always has on, her red heels clicking on the sticky floor. My stomach drops when I see her hair. Red. Vibrant, red that's completely different from the blonde I've seen her with before.And she's not alone. Ethan is right behind her, his hand possessively gripping her waist intimately like he once held mine. The casual way he touches her, the way she leans into his touch, I knew instantly, this isn't the body language of strangers who have just met.This is the body language of lovers and the redhead Rain saw Ethan with. It was Natasha. Stupid Rain isn't aware that he's been cheated on as I was."There you are, darling

~∆~ Rain's POV ~∆~The moment we get back to the building, I can feel Natasha's anger. She's been silent during the ride, her grip on my arm tight enough to leave bruises, her red hair catching the streetlights.Now, standing outside my apartment door, she finally speaks."That went perfectly," she says, her voice filled with satisfaction."What went perfectly?""The look on her face when she put it all together. When she realized that her precious fiancé had been fucking his neighbor's ex-girlfriend." Natasha's smile is disgusting. "Did you see how crushed she looked?"The casual way she spoke about Mariah's pain makes rage boil in my chest. "You're sick.""I'm efficient. There's a difference." She pushes past me into my apartment. "Pour me a drink. We need to celebrate.""Celebrate what?""The fact that your little neighbor problem is about to solve itself. By morning, she'll be so devastated about Ethan's cheating that she won't even think about you anymore."I follow her inside, m

~∆~ Rain's POV ~∆~I'm completely off my game today. I tried my best to concentrate, but I just couldn't do it when all I and my wolf could think of was how to keep Mariah safe.Coach blows his whistle for the third time in ten minutes, and I know it's because I just missed another easy pass. My teammates are getting frustrated, I can see it in their faces, but I can't seem to focus. It's been a week since I heard her fight with Ethan, since I heard that bastard hit her, and the not knowing is killing me. My wolf is restless, fighting me constantly demanding that I check on her, that I protect her from whatever threat is keeping her locked away.But every time I approach her door, I remember Natasha's threat. One step out of line, and she destroys not just me, but every werewolf trying to live peacefully in this city."Cross!" Coach's voice brings me out of my spiraling thoughts. "My office. Now."The rest of the team exchanges glances as I skate off the ice. Jackson gives me a look