Yumi's POV.- “I’ll just go on a little walk. I’ll be back before the actual party starts,” I say to Carla and she looks suspiciously at me, squinting her eyes with puff cheeks. I grin foolishly. “You sure? Or you wanna go sneak a peek on Alpha Henry?” I blush at her accusation and jump quickly into defense as I flail my arms, “What? No!- I just wanna…look around, a little”. She giggles, patting my shoulder, “You can go. Just come back on time, okay?” I give her a positive nod and turn to walk away while putting on my earplugs and letting my K-pop playlist fill my ears. The sunset is so beautiful. It makes a warming smile infiltrate my face. I should be back in time. The party starts for real when it turns 6 p.m. “Alright then”. I admire the lines of tall trees and how beautiful the woods look from the setting sun. I hear the sounds of birds tweeting and the soft humming of the evening breeze. So calming and sensational. I sing out loud. Now away from people, I can sing freely
Yumi's POV.- I haven’t seen him since then. More like I kept looking away and avoiding any form of contact. We were a little late for the party but I still got there after seeing the Pack doctor. Henry left halfway into the party and wasn’t seen again. But when I recalled what went down in the Woods, maybe he went to indeed ‘have fun’. My friends are still over there. I got tired of all the noise and bustling wolf vibes and left. So here I am, not in the Packhouse like I’d want to, but in my Mate’s mansion. All alone with the sleeping Tommy next to me on the couch. He ran around so much and got tired eventually. When I decided to head back, he tagged along. I stare down at him with a smile. He probably wanted to retire for the night itself. I let out a yawn. “No, no…I don’t wanna fall asleep yet. No one’s in to watch after us.” I stand up gently, sure not to wake the sleeping kid. I walk to the other side of the living room where there are large glass doors that lead to the verand
Henry's POV.- After she left, I couldn’t help the blinding rage swirling inside my being and driving me mad. So mad that I dash after her intending to show her who she belongs to and remind her she’s none other than mine. I trace her into the kitchen with a force so strong that when I see her, a part of me literally just gives away into her compelling scent. But I shake it off. No! I must resist this. Yumi’s face drains immediately she lifts her head and meet gazes with me. I see the traces of fear filtering into her beautiful orbs and resist the urge to just pick her up and smash my lips down on her plum-parted ones. Spilling with so many mixed emotions, I grip the edge of the counter, making her yelp at the force I exert. “Why do you do this to me? Why am I regarded in the hostile way you treat me and not anyone else?” I try to sound calm, but I can’t help it. I just can’t bear her attitude towards me anymore. She fidgets frantically about her seat and sweat covers her face in
Henry's POV.- Fuck. I left my phone behind. Damn that Harvey. He was all on using my phone for whatever videos he wanted to d******d. It completely slipped my mind to ask for it and now I need it to call Steven. I’m ‘drunk’, so I can’t drive. I lean against the driver’s side of my car, glancing around in hopes he might just show up to my rescue. Of course, every female passing by ogles at me lustfully but I think I’ve had my fill for tonight. And I’m in no mood to go through that offsetting aftertaste disgust. “Harvey,” I growl, gritting my teeth angrily. I’m so gonna drill my knuckles into his head till I wreck his brain. Unable to stay still and wait obediently, I saunter off my car and just let my lazy legs take me to wherever. On my walk, I get to see a payphone and slot a coin in to call Steven. Lucky for me, he’s somewhere in the city so I continue my walk until I walk into something. “She didn’t even let me explain why.” “Ugh, Nate, you spoil her too much. Eliza just know
Yumi's POV.- “Yumi! Hurry or we’ll leave you behind,” Zainab hollers once more as I run towards the car with my disarrayed books in my arms. These girls just suddenly came up with the idea to go to the mall. I jump into the backseat with a sigh and Zainab giggles at me. “What’s with going shopping all of a sudden? Didn’t we just go on one yesterday?” I ask with my breath still all about the place as I try to arrange my books into my bag properly. Zainab giggles and says, “Yeah…we did, huh. But this time is a little different. You know Sydney’s birthday party is this Saturday and we were…invited?” “So, that’s why we’re going there…to buy what to wear, huh,” I scoff, dropping my bag beside me and checking the time on my phone. “It’s not so bad. I know you both don’t really get along and neither do we, but…she looked like she wanted us to attend badly,” Zana speaks from the driver’s seat and I hiss, throwing my face away with arms folding. “Everyone wants to get close to me becaus
Henry's POV.- “Why should I? Good luck for beating up an innocent person?! Just go away…you’re really starting to make me lose it.” She snaps at me and I shrug, shaking off the pain her hostile words stab me with. “Your mate is going for a photo shoot at your favorite fashion company. I don’t want you to be surprised when you see me on the cover of your favorite magazine.” I wink at her and she blinks at me with a confused mask on her face. “W-what…?” She looks so taken aback and it makes my insides churn with delight as I drop a hand on her head. “Sweetie pie, don’t you remember who I am anymore?” Dammit! How badly I want to plant my lips over her parted ones. They’re so tempting and she just has to be so cruel to me and have them open. Is she this insistent on making me lose my cool? Not to mention how round her lovely orbs have gone…this daring woman, eh. Yumi snaps out of it and pushes my hand off but I grab hers around the wrist and study her with great interest and worry.
Yumi's POV- “There’s no excuse for that behavior. I mean, for God’s sake it could’ve gotten worse and Nate would-” I groan, very pissed as I massage my temples to calm my flaring nerves. Henry overstepped his boundaries last night. Like, what the hell is his problem? He just shows up out of nowhere and starts beating my friend up. What sane person does that? “Yumi…don’t act like you don’t know about mate bonds and all. And let’s not add the exceptional characteristics when it’s about an Alpha. You do know how exaggerated things are with them,” Zana says in her persuasive voice and I fold my arms stubbornly over my chest as I look away. “Don’t act stubborn. You’re the one with no excuse here. You do come from a Wolf Pack yourself. You can understand,” Zainab adds. “I don’t wanna understand. You’re only saying this because he’s your Alpha and you’re his biggest fan.” I point out at the two and they roll their eyes. “Ugh, Yumi. Are you saying that? We’ve always been on your side n
Yumi's POV.- Working in Kindergarten on days when I don’t have classes is sure the best way to pass my time. The kids are always fun and I love relating with them and teaching them new things. I never get bored or fed up. “Bye, Aunty!” “Bye, kids!” Standing at the front of the school gate, I wave at the kids being taken by their parents. I remain here till everyone’s gone before I go back in to sort some things out before leaving. “Bye, Yumi. You’re coming tomorrow, right?” One of the female teachers, Sarah, peeps in from the ajar door to ask expectantly. I ponder a little and smile, “I am. Do take care, bye”. Sarah’s to lock up today so I spring out the gates happily and begin my walk down the street. But I see a familiar figure standing just a few feet away along the path I’m threading. “Nyx?” I call out contemplatively, pausing my merry gait. Waiting as I lean forward to inspect the oddly familiar figure, I hear a chuckle come from them. They turn around with a huge smile