It's midnight already and my eyes are shining brightly like a flashlight. It seems sleep has forsaken me this night because no matter how I try to force myself, It's still futile. Though, It's not surprising since I have a man lying in my bed for the first time in my life. Rakel was lying as still as a log, making me wonder if he has fallen asleep. How can he sleep so comfortably while I'm in this state? It's so not fair! I kept telling myself 'it's just sleeping together, nothing else Laney' but no matter what, It doesn't seem to work.
I rolled to my side for the hundredth time trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in, but it was an impossible task when Rakel was taking most of the space! And, I'm the kind of girl who likes a lot of space when I sleep that way, I can sleep in any position I want without any obstruction in my damn way!
As if that wasn't enough, he rolled over to my side, flung his big arm over my body — trapping me within his arms.
Have you ever been in a situation where you are mad at the whole world? You feel like the whole world is against you, feel so helpless to do anything while someone controls you here and there, you'll only just get to watch and bear the ache? That's exactly what I'm feeling right now. I was hungry, tired, my eyes are swollen from crying, my hands were aching from being bound like a slave, and to top it all, I'm being punished for something I have no control over. Is it my fault for being the way I am? For being an addict? I'm tired of having controlling men in my life, first my stepdad, Knox, and now, Rakel? I've heard enough! I can't let this continue, or I might lose my mind in here. I stayed bounded till it was mid-afternoon while going over many things in my head at the same time. First, I went over what happened between us this morning and last night, how Rakel reacted to everything. I realize all Rakel cares about for me to obey his rules then wait for Knox mark to wear off, so
Rakel's POVTo say I'm furious will be an understatement, I was mad when she didn't give me any information about the vampires but when I heard her little moans coming from the bathroom… it took all I had not to go in there, fling her on the bed and claim her hard in a way she will never think about any other man but me. Then I perceived her damn arousal which smells so sweet— torturing me in every possible way, even more so than when I slept on the same bed as her. The only reason I controlled the urge to claim her was the rage I felt knowing she disobeyed me all because of HIM! Does she miss him to the extent of touching herself? The thought made me slam my mug on the counter, so hard that it shattered.“Wow, wow. This is the first time I'm seeing my dearest cousin upset over a girl.” Asher drawled, strolling into my office.I ignored him and kept brooding. Ryder kept pestering me to go release his mate from those handcuffs, which didn
Delaney's POV“We are leaving,” Knox announced, taking my other hand.The only thing I could think of at that moment was ‘Uh oh I know it wouldn't end well because Rakel has jealousy issues, especially when he is already so worked up. I could tell this from the way his hand tightened around my hand, so tight that I hissed loudly, drawing both their attention to me. When Knox saw the red marks on my hand, ones I got from the handcuffs, he finally lost his usual cool, “What the hell did you do to her?”“I should be asking you that, why did she leave you in the first place? You must be dreaming if you think I'll let her leave with you.” Rakel growled and then they began quarreling. Knox would jerk me towards him, barking words at Rakel while Rakel would jerk me back to him till Knox suddenly shut up. His eye color change to red, his fangs also elongated, he then lean towards the red marks on my hand.My h
“Ready?”I nodded.“Good, let's go.” Asher opened the passenger door for me and I got in. You'd think werewolves don't use cars, but I was surprised to see one this morning. When I asked Asher about it, he laughed “Of, course we do drive cars, it's just uncomfortable being stuck in a rounded iron for hours. It's much better when we shift and travel in our wolf form than cars,” was his reply.This morning felt so weird, I haven't seen Knox or Rakel, I wonder if they're mad at me for wanting to leave them. I wouldn't let that change my decision even if they are, though, I will go home and pretend none of this ever happened. Like I never met them, I will pretend it's all part of a dream. It's better than choosing between the two of them.Asher was about to shut the door after me when we sensed it. A movement whoosh by quickly startling both Asher and me, the next instant, we saw Knox standing before me. My heart flut
Delaney's POV The ride home was long, I don't know how long Asher drove, we stopped occasionally to rest and also for snacks, at some point, I slept off. I wonder why Asher won't book a flight if the journey will be this far, he immediately declined the topic the moment I brought it up. A tap on my show woke me up, “Hey, we are here.” My eyes fluttered open to see Asher hovering over me, when his words registered in my head, I sat up straight immediately glancing around noting that it's already so late in the evening. Seeing my crappy house, my eyes lit up in excitement, ‘Home! I'm finally home!’ but wait, how did Asher know about it? I never mentioned it to him. “I have my ways' sweetheart.” he answered my unsaid question, “do you want me to come in?” I paused, do I want to let him into my house? Definitely not, he'd see the pitiful kind of life I'm living “No need, I'll be fine.” I answered, getting out of the car. Asher hande
Instead of mulling over what the so-called 'Queen’ is all about or who sent the rose to me, I decided to go on with my usual daily activities by checking out my part-time jobs, I only hope my bosses haven't fired me yet. Cassie left earlier saying something about visiting her parents, I still feel bad for breaking her heart, I know she's trying to pretend to be strong, but I know her, she was still hurt when I said I didn't feel the same way about her. Before leaving for work, I poured milk into Mr. Tom's bowl, he stretches his big fat body and came out to feed. After feeding, he went back to sleep as usual. I rolled my eyes at him, it's no wonder he's so fat, the only thing he does is to eat, sleep and eat more. At this rate, I wonder if he's the one eating most of the food in my house.Twenty minutes later, I headed to a restaurant downtown where I work part-time as a waitress, thankfully, my boss didn't fire me, he was glad to see me actually and was sorry about what
Rakel scrutinized my face with a narrowed gaze, waiting for a reply. Again, I opened my mouth to reply when he suddenly picked me up, put me aside before barging into my house. I facepalmed, ‘Gosh, what should I do with his jealousy issues? Initially, I thought he came here to prove me wrong for not choosing between him and Knox, I should have known him coming here wouldn't end up well.’ I thought, going after him. Although, I don't have much in my house, the thought of him searching my things got me fuming in anger.Mr. Toms meowed looking for a place to hide, I'm sure it's his instinct telling him to hide from Rakel, he must have sensed the danger of having him around. I scooped him from the floor while patting his fur, “It's okay Toms, he won't hurt you.”I let Rakel finish his search for the"Mr. Tom” once he's done, he ambled out with a confused look on his face, “I can't smell any male in here.”Mr. Toms let out a s
Meanwhile, at this time in a dark room, five people were in a heated discussion. A red-haired guy stood at the side with his fist clenched in anger. He doesn't agree with them in any way, he's brainstorming to find a way to make them see things from his perspective.“We can't expose ourselves even if our Queen is out there, we have to wait for the right time!” Avaitia, a beautiful lady who looks like she's in her early twenties, spoke.“You are wrong. Our kind has been in hiding for centuries! No one knows about our kind because we've been waiting for our Queen. Now that she's here, we can't stay hidden anymore. The world must know of our kind!” Celine argued.Stephan, a white-haired guy who has also been quiet, snorted, “Oh? So if the world knows about our kind, you think they won't find a way to wipe us out from the surface of the earth? They did that centuries ago, who knows if they won't repeat history.”“They