Axel-For two days, I haven’t seen Misty. Since I took her to the clinic, it was like she was avoiding me. I thought it would make me happy, but instead it irritated me. What the hell was she doing? Even in the morning, I didn’t see her.She hadn’t been in her room or the bathroom. When the staff came to wake me, I was told that she woke up early and went for a walk. Misty had told them she couldn’t fall asleep again when she woke up to use the bathroom.My mother had spent some time with her these last two days, but when I spoke to my mother, she didn’t seem concerned. She claimed it was normal for Misty to have a different schedule in a new place, as opposed to what we had been told. I didn’t know why it bothered me.“Find out what she is up to.” I told Breck after he gave me his morning report.“No need. I already have the staff reporting to me, as I don’t trust her. From what I hear, she is nice to the staff and never asks for anything. During meals, she offers to make her own foo

Stormie- During the sixteen-hour flight, I fell asleep halfway through, only to wake up when Axel nudged me to tell me we had arrived. I still didn’t know where we were, but I knew I would soon find out. I assumed we weren’t in the United States any longer. When we exited the plane, I attempted to retrieve the duffle bag that held my things, but Axel got to it first. I attempted to take it from him, but he pulled it out of my reach. I wasn’t sure why he was being nice and carrying it for me, but I figured it was better not to question him. Breck carried his and Axel’s, while Dominic carried his own. I thought about asking them where we were, but none seemed to be in the mood to talk. Keeping my mouth shut, I trailed behind Axel, with Dominic and Breck walking alongside me. I almost felt like a celebrity that was highly guarded. “I will take your bags for you, Sir.” A man dressed in a suit and tie reached out to take the bags. “Thank you. Has he arrived yet?” Axel asked the man as

Stormie- Instead of revealing my Mark or telling her I was married to an Alpha, I would attempt to handle this without showing all my cards. It would be good practice since I won’t always be able to be shadowed by the protection of an Alpha or my Mark. Considering my following words, I didn’t speak for nearly a minute. “If that is the case, I hope you can do your diligence and serve a paying customer. I have money to spend and will not leave this store until I have chosen a dress to buy.” I don’t know where the courage came from, as I have always kept my head down and avoided conflict. The last thing I wanted to do was upset my parents and make my life worse than it already was. Perhaps it was because I was tired of being treated like I didn’t matter. “How can someone who looks like you have money?” She crossed her arms over her chest and placed her weight on her left, causing her hip to jut out. “I can tell from your accent that you are American. You likely purchased your outfit f

Axel-“What the hell happened?” I rushed forward to Misty, catching her head just before it hit the floor.“I followed her to the bathroom as you requested. When I heard her vomiting, I tried to get her to let me in, but she didn’t respond. I thought if I got you, she would open the door.” Breck responded as he knelt beside me.My focus was on Misty, and for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why seeing her like this broke my heart. For the last few days, I have been unable to get her out of my mind. She was nothing like I had thought she was. If I didn’t know any better, I would think she wasn’t Misty.Nothing about her made any sense. She was soft-spoken, although she had a bit of an attitude. She was kind and caring to the kids at the Pack. Even my mother spoke highly of her. That was saying a lot, considering she had been against my father in forcing me to marry Misty.My mother had encountered Misty countless times and had always had a bad feeling about her. At first, she was

Stormie-As planned, Axel and I left the house a quarter before noon. He only told me to dress comfortably and meet him on the front porch at half past eleven. Since returning home, I haven’t seen much of him. He took a quick shower and told me not to expect him back until our date.“Where are we going?” I asked as we climbed into his Jeep.“Well, I realize that I don’t know much about you. I also know I have been keeping you at arm’s length, so I thought we could spend today simply getting to know each other.” He looked over at me for a moment before he focused on driving.I considered it momentarily, but I didn’t need to. This morning, I already decided just to be myself today. What happened after Misty returned wasn’t my problem. I liked Axel and wanted to have at least one day where I could imagine he liked me for me.Smiling, I put my seat belt on just as we headed into town. “What is the first thing on the agenda?”“Lunch. I don’t know about you, but I am starving. Afterward, we