Henry's POV- I don’t feel it. The usual spark, the unbridled passion, and the amazing thirst…it’s all fading away. And I can’t do a thing about it. I sit at the edge of the bed, my head in my hands as I breathe anxiously. How does a woman I’ve only met a few times, dominate me so threateningly? So much so that I no longer feel the crazy hunger I feel for women. I no longer find them appealing to me. All I feel is emptiness…and irritation. A warm palm climbs my shoulder from my back and caresses sensually down my chest. “What’s wrong, handsome?” Clarence blows softly against the shell of my ear. And I wish it was Yumi right now. Touches that would drive me out of my senses and turn me on in just seconds. Now, I don’t feel even a speck of what it felt like during those days. Merely a few days ago. My wolf only keeps howling in pain at how close he is to claiming his mate but yet, I’m not making any progress on that. Yumi is my mate. And I should be beside her. “It’s nothing…” I d
Henry's POV.- “Oh, bro, you’re back. Meet Yumi and Zainab,” Harvey slips into the introductions and I acknowledge them but the woman on my right seems to be under the pretense that I’m not here. So daring. “Hi, Alpha Henry.” The one I now know to be Zainab, greets cheerfully and I chuckle at how excited she looks. She’s definitely a crazy fan. “Hey there.” My silly mate doesn’t know how much of a toll it is to keep resisting the urge to pounce on her. It’s so difficult and straining to hold myself down this calmly. My muscles keep tensing at my wolf’s urge to make a move. Not now, Talon. Please…hold still. It wouldn’t be so much of a challenge if I never indulged in my sexual thirsts each time I got triggered and behaved properly. After indulging myself for years, it’s still difficult to try to shove a leash over these raging hormones of mine. She grips the cup tighter, and her neck must hurt from how long she’s kept that bent position. She really can’t stand me, huh? Let’s see
Yumi's POV.- As we get into Zana’s car, I can’t help but notice the intense penetration of Henry’s stare all over my body. I’m always laid out bare in front of his stripping eyes. And I don’t feel comfortable about it. “Take care, girls, and stay safe,” Zana’s mom tells us and we nod. Henry’s mom is right beside her as Zainab gets into the back. “We’ll call you when we get there,” Zana informs her mom and she smiles, bidding us goodbye. But wait a sec, Henry’s following us? “Why’s that hunk of an Alpha following us?” Zainab asks. “Well, my Alpha has some business at El Dorado so he’s tagging along,” Zana replies and I keep staring into the side mirror to watch his car behind us. I hear Zainab grumble, “You sure? Or he just wants a taste of Yummy”. I blush intensely in alarm and glare back at her. “Hey! Don’t call me that!” “But that’s what he called you, remember?” She rolls her eyes and I resist the itch to land a bonk squarely on her head. “Hmp!” I angrily puff my cheeks an
Yumi's POV- This is happening in a vast clearing in the forest; the Pack’s training ground. We all watch Henry pick up a knife from the tall stool stationed before him to slice his palm with it and watch droplets of his blood drip into the goblet on the stool. Which is said to be filled with moonflower water. I witness this moment along with everyone else as the all-powerful and dominant Alpha expresses his dominance, superiority, and leadership for all to behold. The whole place is silent while we watch as one by one, the new members stand up to follow in the act Henry just did. “I, Jayden Andrea accept you, Alpha Henry Slater, as my alpha. I swear my loyalty and life to my Alpha’s command and brotherhood to the Black Forest Pack,” One of them goes first, resolve blazing in his eyes and I dart my gaze over to the Alpha staring down at him. “I, Alpha Henry Slater, accept you, Jayden Andrea, as a member of my pack; Black Forest Pack. I shall offer protection and care.” The rest fo
Henry's POV.- Yumi refuses to alight from my car; much to my pleasure. “Don’t you have an early class today?” I ask and she further sinks into the car seat that I fear she might just fall through. She parts her cute pink lips to speak, “I umm…” She eats her words, biting so adorably on her lower lip that I battle the itch to do it for her. “…there are so many people and I don’t wanna be noticed.” She tugs on her purple hood, eyes darting around anxiously at the annoying noisemakers outside. How dare they inconvenience my mate like this? Irritation starts to build just when someone comes knocking on the window. “Yumi! What are you still doing stuck up in there? That how badly you wanna be with him?” Zainab’s teasing sends an electric jolt through my being and I feel my face about to make a grin so I turn away in time as the door is pulled open and I feel my mate being dragged out. “Hi, Alpha! Thanks for bringing her”. I compose myself and clear my throat as I turn to them with a
Henry's POV.- “I-I…w-want to go…h-home.” I hear a very weak and tranquil voice bubble out of her trembling lips and I suddenly feel guilty. Letting go of her hand, she retracts it protectively. Much to my hurt and I look away. “I’ll drop you off. And there’s no refusing me”. She just nods and I hear a sniffle. Now my heart cracks. I made my mate cry. Talon is depressed and I feel so sad within. I follow after her slow pace and shut the door when she’s securely in and promise myself to protect her and rid of whoever makes her cry again. We remain in silence as I drive down the street. Yumi still sniffles and it’s breaking me, especially knowing she’s avoiding me on top. Or is it possible I triggered something? A trauma? A terrible memory? I drive up to the front of her apartment building and turn off the engine. “Sorry about earlier if I startled you. I hope it doesn’t bother you much…goodnight then.” Those aren’t the words I want to say. At least, it should be followed by a long
Yumi's POV- “What book is that?” Henry asks, staring at the back of the book Zainab is reading across from him on the island. “Oh, this?” Zainab grins, turning the book around, “It’s a romance novel, ‘Paper Hearts’”. Zana rolls her eyes with a lazy groan, “That’s the twelfth time she’s reading it”. Henry chuckles humorously, “Stench fanatic”. I look between the three, busy filling my mouth with buttered popcorn. Henry would occasionally give me smoldering glances that often shake my body whole and the way his eyes would drag along the stretch of my lips…I couldn’t help the unstable heartbeat. “So, uh…” I try to speak but a munched-up popcorn drops from my mouth. Oh my word! How embarrassing. “You were saying?~” I hear his sultry voice blowing against the shell of my ear and my body shivers greatly. I start to fidget, looking over to the girls for help but they grin maliciously at me. Deserting me to my cold fate. “Alpha Henry, we just recalled there’s something Mom wanted us t
Yumi's POV- 5ft, 11 inches tall, alloy-orange long hair held in a male bun, amazonite eyes, and a funny sweet smile. That’s Nyx; my ex and first love. He’s only two years older than I am and he’s been mated to someone else for the past two years, and I’m deeply overjoyed he’s going to be a dad. “You look more excited than I do.” Nyx smirks and proceeds to say, “So, how’s it like now that you’ve found your mate?” I stiffen to stillness and everyone laughs at me. I blush, avoiding the teasing gazes. “It’s well um…good, I guess,” I give a shy and uncertain reply and Lisa holds my hand, making me look at her as she asks, “You guess? Hasn’t he marked you yet?” All eyes simultaneously turn to Henry at the head of the island and he shrugs with a groan. “Don’t give me those looks. She’s not as easy as she looks,” He chugs down his drink and sighs right after. Charles flashes a devious smirk with uplift brows, “Oh, that really? Then I’m guessing you’re out of it, huh. Committed?” I have