Semua Bab Never Again, Alpha: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Vlad’s POVI used to think that rich people should marry rich too even if they were not your mate. I used to think Erica was the one for me. But I was wrong. And the worst betrayal of my life was choosing wrong.Erics was wrong. I thought everything was over but it was not. The truth didn’t come all at once. It crept in slowly, disguised as reports, whispers, patterns that didn’t sit right no matter how many times I told myself I was being paranoid.It started with Rowan a few months ago.I was outside my house when he came to me just before dawn. His boots were still dusty and his jaw was tight in a way I knew too well. Rowan didn’t bring problems unless they were real. He didn’t exaggerate. He didn’t panic.Which was why the look on his face set my nerves on edge immediately.“We’ve got a situation,” he said. “Our human miners in the east perimeter were in danger. Three injured and two missing.”My blood ran cold.“Rogues?” I asked.“Yes,” he said. “But not random.”That was when I

Erica’s POVLove was always accompanied by pain. Fuck that. Love without a mate bond is useless specially for me, a damn werewolf.Pain is what’s left when that warmth is taken away, when the same heart that learned how to beat for someone has to keep beating without them. Love teaches you how deeply you can feel, and pain reminds you that you truly did and what it is capable of.“There was no love there, we both used each other. That’s it, just lust.”“Fuck. That bastard after everything I did for him,” I muttered as I made my way to my own private alcohol collection.The bar was quiet. It always was at this hour, when the house slept and the pack pretended everything was under control. I sat alone on the high stool behind the counter, a crystal glass in my hand, the liquid inside glowing a deep, poisonous violet. Wolfbane wine, very addictive and dangerous. Perfect for an aching heart.They said it dulled the edge of pain if you drank enough of it. They were wrong. It didn’t dull an

Erica’s POVI’m going insane. I know. My heart has been lonely since Vlad left me and rear me apart. I have to ease it even through Valentine. I dipped my fingers inside his boxers and rubbed the pad of my thumb over the tip of him, ghosting my hand over the length of him. It's my turn to feel his body tremble from what I'm doing to him. It had been a while, and I knew Vlad was excited, just like me. I have the power to do what I want to do because this male was mine, not by fate but by love. This mine, he's all mine. I watched Vlad take a deep breath and groan out, closing his eyes. I start to pick up the pace as his hips begin to move back and forth into my fingers that have wrapped tightly around his length. His strong thighs trembled from my touch, and his eyes fluttered open, looking at me. Up and down using slow, strong strokes; I love watching this, watching him gasped quietly through slightly parted lips. I'm glad because I am the only one who can bring this side of hi

Violet's POVGetting married felt unreal, like happiness had finally finally chosen me and I wasn’t scared or doubtful because I knew I was marrying the man that I loved. I never knew that marrying someone was full of this soft excitement that made my heart flutter every time I thought about it. I kept smiling for no reason, wondering how a girl like me could be lucky enough to wake up one day and call it the beginning of forever.”“Are we done yet?” I asked Vivian who seemed to be more excited than me. “What? No,” she replied as we were choosing the perfect wedding dress.I didn’t think wedding dress shopping would feel like this, exhausting and yet excited.I expected nerves or maybe hesitation but a quiet, careful kind of joy I’d have to keep on a leash. What I didn’t expect was how light I felt walking into the boutique with Vivian practically vibrating beside me.“Relax Vi, if you faint, I’m dragging you back to life,” Vivian announced as the glass doors slid open. “I waited t

Cheska's POVIt felt like I was sitting in a dark place with a projector flashing a memory I had forgotten. It was like I’m in the cinema in a movie as the main actress in my consisted of my forgotten memories.I saw the girl who was crying when she saw me in Vlad's pack. Her name was Rebecca. She was in my room, the room I remembered Vlad had taken me. She was fussing over me, her excitement filling the room until it almost felt too small to hold it.“Look at you,” she gushed, eyes shining as she circled me. “Absolutely stunning. If the Moon Goddess herself walked in right now, she’d feel underdressed.”I feel heat rush to my cheeks, my cheeks,l as Cheska and I laugh, shaking my head as I lift my hands defensively.“Stop,” I protest. “I’m just the Cheska when I’m with you. I’m just Cheska.”Rebecca only laughed harder, already moving away to grab her camera, calling over her shoulder that she needs proof of this moment. She dragged her son with her, promising him fruit slices to kee