Sorry for the late update guys, I was hospitalized, but I feel better now.
.........~ Delaney's POV ~“What are your plans for today? Left for me, I'll sleep all through and wake up at night.” Cassie sighed, bouncing back on the bed.
I shrugged. “Don't know, I think I'll check out my work today. I'm tired of staying at home.” It's Friday already — a day after spending time with Knox, and I miss him. I haven't seen Rakel since that day, I'm beginning to worry. What is he up to now? Does my presence affect him to a point where he can't come see me? I'm running out of time, I know this. They don't have to tell me… I can see it in their eyes, they want me to choose, but who? Who will I go for? Who would have thought that choosing a boyfriend will be this hard? Just the thought of leaving one after choosing the other made my heart ache. How will they feel? According to Mira, rejecting a mate can drive the reject~ Rakel's POV ~“Where are we going?” she asked for the unkempt time that evening.‘You'll see.’ I replied curtly.“Rakel, are you mad at me?”“No.” I'm furious that my mate lived a harsh life. We continued walking in silence, which made her puff her cheeks with annoyance.“Then, will you tell me why you're quiet?”Again, I ignored her by walking forward. I took a part into the woods, heading to the mountains, making sure to help her along the way. She's running out of breath, I can tell, but she's too stubborn and wouldn't let me carry her, nor get on Ryder. “It would be a long hike.” I had told her. Her reply was… “Even better.” what the hell did she mean by that?“Rakel, did I do something wrong? Tell me what happened.” She demanded.I realize I haven't considered my mate's feelings, Delaney. That is what
~ Delaney's POV ~One minute, I was enjoying the evening with Rakel, spilling words I never thought I'd say to a guy, the next moment I was running for my life. I hated it, I hated being weak. At that moment, something in me wanted to be let out, I could feel it crawling at my inside for release. I don't know if it's my imagination, as I ran, I felt as if I were one with the wind. My footsteps were lighter, my speed, faster. The more I concentrated on it, I felt I could do a lot more. I felt stronger.However, my concentration broke when I bumped into someone. My heart skipped seeing the huge muscled with a thick cold face. He jerked me to him before I could run, then pressed a sharp blade to my side. “If you dare scream, you'll die, whore!”I clammed my mouth shut, It's not like I was planning on screaming, that would only distract Rakel. Recalling his panic gaze when he asked me to run made me bite my inner cheeks, he wasn't scared for himself but
I glanced over at the two with a raised brow, they know each other? That's a good thing, right? At least, now, I know Cassie isn't just in love with my mate. Hmm, what a weird human.I shrugged, this is not my problem. What I need to do now is to showcase my mark to my rival, the vampire, can't wait to see the look on his face. I stood, patted Asher on his back. “You will remain here till I'm back.”Cassie instantly rejected the Idea. “No, way! He's not staying here in my house, the guy is a psycho! Psychos are not allowed here.”Asher grinned. “I won't mind staying, cousin. Wildcat here is so welcoming, I can't refuse her offer.”I scoffed. When did he start behaving like a lovesick fool? It's not like she's his mate or something… but then, Asher never acts this way toward any girl, so I'm guessing she should mean something to him.“Didn't you just hear what I just said?” Cassie sc
~ Knox POV ~ To say I'm furious will be an understatement infact, my emotions are all over the place. One, I want to find that stepdad of hers and kill him with my bare hands. No, death will be too easy for him after what he has done to my Laney. I'll make sure he's passed to my people, they will feed and do whatever they want with him, without killing him. He will pray for death. Two, I anticipated that Rakel will mark her, but I never thought it would be sooner rather than later. The worse part is that she also marked him! And that annoying werewolf was rubbing it on my face. Jealousy isn't enough to decipher what I'm feeling right now. I never thought that a day like this will come where an ancient vampire, like myself, will feel jealous. I just can't believe it. I felt like clawing out the mark on his neck, so we'll see what he would use to brag with. Nonetheless, I know Delaney wouldn't like that, so I left peacefully, pretending I wasn't affected
Outside Delaney's house, I was about to barge in when I heard her voice.“Asher… no! I want more!”Asher grunted. “No, you don't. If your mates find us like this, we will both be in trouble.”My eyes narrowed. Don't tell me Asher really took advantage of her in that state.“Ah! Please, Asher, I need more. This isn't enough.” She moaned.Huh, she's even begging him for more? This can't be happening. Is Rakel stupid for leaving his cousin in our mate's house?“Pretty please…”“Fine, just don't let your mates know about this.”Right at that time, I barge into the house, ready to kill that bastard with a punch him to death. “Too late Asher. I already know about it.”However, the scene inside was different from the one I expected. Instead, of seeing them naked, I saw Delaney clutching a bottle of alcohol while Asher struggl
Delaney's POV ~ Knox teleported himself home after that. I laid my head on the window while thinking. ‘Am I doing the right thing? How will the meeting tomorrow go?’ In other, to calm the raging headache from my hangover, I moved to the kitchen to prepare the hangover tea I learned from Cassie. Speaking of Cassie, she doesn't seem to be at home. She and Asher. I wonder how last night went for them or where they are now. As I sipped my drink, I heard a meowing sound in the living room. On reaching there, I saw Mr. Toms lying on the couch. “Hey there, big guy. Where have you been?” he seems to have disappeared forever since Rakel showed up. Ambling to him, I patted his fur and sighed. “What should I do, Toms? Did I make the right decision?” The next day, Cassie returned home without Asher. I raised my brow curiously, wondering what happened between them. I wanted to ask but dropped it for now. I have enough on my plate as it, s
There was silence then Ten, Rakel's beta broke it by saying, “Luna, you are asking for war. You do realize that, don't you? If you don't choose between them, then there's no way the vampire kingdom and our pack will unite.”“Exactly! That's impossible!” Keith, who was sitting beside him, chimed in.I maintained my blank face even as Knox and Rakel scrutinized me. They still haven't gotten over what I just said. They were stunned. I could feel them through the bond trying to probe into my mind, to know what I was thinking, but I didn't give them that chance to do that. I kept my mental shield up.Knox couldn't hold it in again, he walked over to me and took my hand. “Tell me something, Delaney, is someone stopping you from making a choice? I can…”“No, Knox. I've thought this through on my own, no one is stopping me. It's either I have you both to myself or we end things here. I've made my decision, no
I don't know what Knox meant by I'm going into heat, but I have a feeling it has something to do with what's happening to me now. All at once, all the werewolf males in the room began moving towards me, the vampire males rushing out of the house. I couldn't bring myself to figure out why, nor do I care. I didn't notice Asher going out. When did he even show up here? I thought he was with Cassie…Rakel paused halfway when he noted the wolves behind him. He growled at them, looking like he would shift at any moment. I would have been afraid of him if I wasn't in this state because he looked feral. The male wolves whimpered under their Alpha's gaze, turned, and left the room.Seeing that only Rakel and Knox were the only ones in the suite, I palmed my breast — moaning out loud at the jolt of electricity that zinged through my body. But it wasn't enough. I wanted them to a point of pain. Rakel arrived at my side. His mouth slammed against mine an