Be Mine Always Novels & Stories

"It's her problem, not mine." "How long have you known?" "I've always known. While you're gone, the guys say that since you met Sofia, you've been lost in thought, which I can't corroborate for sure because even though I see you this lost, I thought that's how you were, since Sofia and I you met me on the same day." 'That's true' I think.

She gripped the blanket around her, seeking refuge from the mixed emotions flooding her heart. "Mine, are you awake?" Seth asked softly, but with anxiety in his voice. Jasmine didn't answer, just remained silent in uncertainty. Seth, feeling no response, tried again. "You've been crying for too long, Mine. Can such sadness stay with me? Am I not enough for you, Mine?"

“Stop being mean to me! Stop being mean to me!” I break down in tears. My chest is stifling. It cannot contain my frustration. Why won't anything ever go my way? “Kael, what do I do?” Kael pats my back with an assuring look. “It's okay. This is not the end. You can still shift another full moon. Pull yourself together.” “What do I do? What do I do Kael…I'm so confused right now…” She sighs and without speaking another word, she just pulls me into her body. I stay there in her hands and my tears flow.

“You’re not claustrophobic, are you?” “Um, I don’t think so. Why, were you going to bust us out of here with your genie powers if I said I was?” He laughed. “I guess you’ll never know if I’m a genie now,” he said. “Well, there was that time I got an MRI,” she said. “Being inside that tiny machine wasn’t much fun. Maybe I am claustrophobic.” “Sorry, you already lost your chance to see my powers.” He moved to the front of the elevator and picked up the emergency phone.

I am finally off and almost home. My feet are killing me. We got slammed at lunchtime and could barely keep up with everyone. When I finally reach my door, I am so happy that I almost didn't notice the paper stuck to it. I pull it off and on the front is the Alpha seal. Ugh, please don't be what I think this is. I am not that lucky. Every unmated pack member must be at the mating ball tomorrow night, no exceptions. Why me? I say as I enter my house and plop down on the couch. Then my phone starts ringing. I pull it out of my pocket and see that it is the diner. I answer, praying they don't need me to return for anything.

Morning came way too fast after that disaster of a pool incident—one that just wouldn’t leave my head, no matter how hard I tried to push it away. Every time I closed my eyes, there he was: Mr Valois stepping out of the water, droplets sliding down his chest, that sinful blue boxer clinging to him like it had absolutely no respect for my sanity. God. What is wrong with me? I groaned and buried my face in the pillow before dragging myself up. My whole body still felt the sting of last night’s embarrassment. His voice replayed in my ears. That stupid deep voice.

"I know that it is your company, and you don't owe me... us an explanation, but you are pregnant. You shouldn't be under a lot of stress; you should have let us know immediately so that..." "Hold on," she raised a finger, and Asher clamped his lips shut. "I have deduced that you might be talking about my company and the little bump we are currently facing," Asher was a client and a business guru, of course he might have gotten wind of it from various sources, but... "You keep talking about us, and we, who is the us?"

bodega with the cat that is three parts lion, the nail salon two doors down that is always playing a true crime podcast at a low murmur, a teenager on a skateboard practicing a trick like persistence is oxygen. I buy a second apple because the first one was a betrayal and I am stubborn. I come home feeling more like a person and less like a cursor blinking without a sentence.

Together. Always together.

I will be there for her. Always.