Matt Baker Vanessa Bulls Novels & Stories

Being mated to a delinquent bully ? "You all know her, Natalia Crown. The daughter of the late Beta, Nico Crown." He spoke, his voice carrying authority. I felt a small pang at the mention of my father. I wish he were here; he'd stop this. I glanced at my mother. She looked proud. My heart tightened. My mother looked proud of me for the first time because I was mated to the alpha. The same man that bullied me. "The moon goddess has made her choice, and I will honour it." I wanted to scoff. He turned to me then reached for my hand. I pulled back, but he grabbed it anyway, bringing it up to his lips. He planted a small kiss, maintaining eye contact. A show. I felt butterflies in my stomach, mu

November 12th The next morning was a good one. We awoke to the beautiful smell of pancakes- homemade by Rosa. Xander came down to the kitchen with Bella smiling by his side and they sat at the table being all cute and pouring maple syrup on each other’s pancakes. Mateo lifted his lip in disgust when Bella reached up to wipe a crumb off his lip but pulled him down for a kiss. “I’ve really gotta move out,” he grumbled, “If I see one more of my siblings getting off, I’m going to vomit.”

My hands were already shaking. Then they walked in. Mateo looked exactly like he always did: tall, sharp-featured, handsome in a way that felt like a weapon. Expensive suit, dark hair perfect, watch gleaming. And her. Vanessa. His accountant. Mid-twenties, blonde, that gym-and-meal-plan body. Tight red dress. Designer heels that made her legs go on forever. I’d been the idiot who told him to hire her. Back when I still thought being a good wife meant making his life easier.

"You really didn't know?" "Auntie, I swear I didn't know!" Vanessa blurted out, her voice getting louder with her guilt. What else am I supposed to say? That my best friend, who was my brother’s ex-fiancée, is now my Alpha’s mate? Vanessa thought, totally freaking out. When Ethan and Lila got back from their hockey promotional shoot, they found the Great Hall unusually lively. Ethan saw his mother, Lila, holding Vanessa’s hand, asking her something he couldn't quite catch.

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The voice hit her before she reached them. Adrian leaned against one of the posts, arms crossed, his two closest friends at his side. Robert gave her a lazy grin she didn’t trust, while Mira only watched in silence, her grey eyes cool and unreadable. Lisa stopped. “I’m not late,” she said. Adrian tilted his head, pretending to consider it. “No? That’s funny. Could’ve sworn training started when everyone else got here.” A few nearby wolves laughed. Heat rose in Lisa’s face, but she forced herself not to react. “I was working.”

Like he was giving an assistant a routine task. Vanessa's head snapped up. Relief flooded her face, and her whole body loosened. She stepped behind Matt and peeked over his shoulder at me. The corner of her mouth curled up, not even trying to hide it. Her face practically said, 'See? You already lost. My fiancé will always pick me.' I ignored her and tilted my head at Matt. "What if I say no?" Before Matt could answer, Vanessa cut in. "Matt, look at her. Someone like her would do anything for money—"

- I reached a final decision after pondering on it for a while. "Okay. I'll send you the details, I'm leaving now" - she turned to the meek girl with the huge framed glasses. "She's in your hands now" - she smiled before heading out the door. Without Rachel around, my attention turned to the young lady, "I believe introductions are in order. My name is Selene Woods and you?" - I initated a formal introduction between us both. "Bennett Gale, I'm an intern at the agency and I'm also a big fan of your movies, ma'am" - she spoke excitedly with a big grin on her face.

I couldn’t wait to find out the juicy escapades directly from the horse’s mouth. “Hey Becky,” I said as I walked over to the mat she was sitting on. “Hey Poppie, wassup?” “Girl you know I heard and I gotta know from you,” “Yes I did,” she smirked. “And he told me it wasn’t a good time because I just started. He told me to finish my first level and then check back with him.” “Damn, for real?” I was shocked. “Yup,” “You know he belongs to Vanessa, right?”

No, this was about losing something that he thought he owned. Drake growled, and Samantha turned her head sharply in his direction. "All right, My Beast, don't start breathing fire. Cool heads need to prevail here." "Your Beast, huh?" Drake smirked. "Yeah. You're name is Drake. That's a dragon, you sounded like your were about to roar, you were definitely growling, I think if you get mad enough, you might just breathe fire. So, My Beast." Vulcan watched this by-play with a great deal of humor. The woman shouldn't know his friend that well. But, it seemed that she did, indeed know him, and know him well.