The limousine parked in front of a tall exquisite building and Ketra made her way inside hurriedly.
"You're finally here. It took you so long to get back and we shall be late now. If you allowed me to come with you, you could get off the plane with your makeup done." Scott nagged but Ketra just rolled her eyes and bypassed him to sit adjacent to the mirror in the dressing room.
Scott was Ketra's agent who got assigned to her six years ago when she joined Samsara modeling agency. Despite working together for six years, they never agreed on a particular thing. Nevertheless, they were still on brother-sister terms. Scott was supportive here and there and he was always willing to path through thick and thin for Ketra Venture.
Other ladies were being attended to by make-up artists and fashion designers. Some were bickering and some were singing at top of their lungs excitedly. This was one thing Ketra loved about humans, carefree, happy, and lively. They were unlike werewolves who were always fighting for their packs and some fighting for titles. This was the world she fitted in as a she-wolf who craved freedom, independence, and happiness.
Her thoughts trailed back to her mate. She wondered if he felt the same way she did now. Did he feel the emptiness after they parted?
He better be. He was her mate and he needed to feel the bond even without accepting it. They didn't acknowledge their bond because of her reasons and now that she thought about it, she was selfish. Selfish towards her mate, selfish towards her wolf, and selfish towards herself.
How could she deny herself a lifetime of pleasure because of the independence she didn't want to end?
"Hi Ketty," Some feminine voice pulled her out of her thoughts and she turned to look at the new face.
"Hello, what's your name?" Ketra asked the new face politely. There were many models from different agencies in the same room and she guessed that she was a model as well.
"My name is Debra from Buka modeling agency. I have always dreamed of walking the same show with you and I can't believe it's gonna happen." Debra spoke with misty eyes while looking at Ketra which made her heart melt.
"It's okay sweetie, I am also happy to meet a promising beauty as well. Let's have coffee together later." Ketra suggested and she smiled when the girl nodded.
There was no big deal about meeting a fellow model who admired her but she just loved free souls that saw a bigger world in every turn they made in life and acknowledged that as a successful step.
....
Rain lay on the bed dejectedly. He was bored with his life and he didn't know the next accurate step he had to take and get this solved.
'alpha my foot.' His wolf Carter sneered in anger.
' What do you think I should do to make her succumb?' Rain asked his wolf hoping that the angry guy would provide a sensible solution.
'Instead of sighing endlessly and looking at the ceiling, why can't you just get up and look for her? As I remember, to know her name.' Carter asserted.
'And you think she's the only ketra Venture in Chicago?' Rain reasoned with Carter's suggestion.
'What's the use of your nose if you can't use it to find the most precious scent.?' Rain sat up at Carter's words. Right!
He can look for her using the identity she gave earlier and see how things go. Her vanilla-mint scent was an advantage.
Rain got up hurriedly and left the hotel room. Based on his plan, he would ask the front desk first and start from there.
To his disgrace, the front desk didn't help much even after his description. He defined a tall and good-looking Ketra Venture with dark sunglasses but they couldn't get more of his description so he decided to leave.
He failed once but he couldn't fail twice. Never as Rain Hilton, never as the alpha of the Blue Moon pack, and never as Ketra Venture's mate.
He reached outside and asked the taxi driver but he showed him a picture that didn't belong to his eyes. Useless!
ust as he was about to cross the street, a billboard caught his eye. Those pink lips and a mole on the point of the nose, the shiny collar bone, and the glowing skin all belonged to his mate. 'The sky is the limit with Ketra Venture' were the words that caught his attention and cleared his doubts.
He exhaled in relief as he looked at the billboard admiringly. This was it. He saw her as a superstar when they met and here she was on a billboard waiting for him to use it and find her.
He turned hurriedly and he was being clumsy in front of people, but who cares? He was yet to fill the emptiness in him and nothing mattered at the moment.
"That's her. Do you recognize her?"
" Excuse me, young man?" The old woman was stupified by the man's behavior. What did he even mean by recognizing her? Crazy dudes.
"Sorry, ma'am." Rain apologized immediately when he realized he was speaking to the wrong person.
He was supposed to be asking the driver but urrgh, the bond was driving him insane.
When he got to the taxi driver, he was sweating from excitement so he asked,
"Do you recognize that woman on the billboard?" He saw the driver nod in assurance and only he knew how his wolf wanted to take over and get to her immediately.
"She's Chicago's top-rated model and she has a business called 'the sky is the limit.'" the driver uttered seriously which made Rain lean in closer to get more information as he wasn't surprised by his mate's identity. Sure, with those long legs, she fitted all beauty standards.
"At the moment, I think she's walking Rosea fashion week. She's just so famous." The driver didn't count the steps taken by Rain to get in the back seat but he knew that the man was fast.
"Let's go." Rain commanded. He was now in prep for redoing things once they meet.
The drive went fast per the mysterious man's words. He never met a crazy man in life and he wished never to encounter the same character again. . Rain was impatient and nervous as they approached the building where the Rosea fashion show was being held. Being his second chance, he needed to check himself, his words, and his behavior, or else he would be done for Learning that his mate was not just anybody but the famous model and businesswoman, he prepped for the words and ways to woo her. After all, her life has been spent around humans and maybe she wasn't familiar with the Werewolf way of spotting your mate, kissing their breath away, and sharing carnal pleasures or even relying on the bond to take things further. When the driver announced that they were there, Rain snapped out of his daze and looked at the surroundings of the tall building which was occupied by countless reporters. There were lots of fancy cars on the side but he spotted one car that made his heart thump again
Ketra's heart thumped against her chest as she attempted to locate another thing to snatch her attention. The allure was overwhelming and she wondered if she could get off stage without tripping. 'Calm down, please. Let's get done here. I have built this career for years and can't disappoint the people who believe in me.' Ketra urged her wolf hoping for an effective reaction. Initially, she was affected by his absence and now with him breathing the same air as she was, she was extremely affected and she was on the brink of losing concentration which wasn't a good thing for her career. Prime of all scents, Alpha Rain could gasp her vanilla-mint scent which overshadowed others. He decided to suppress his desire to cover her body from the sight of others and focus on her beauty and professionalism. The designer must have had good taste to choose her as to close the show, Rain complemented in his mind, glancing at the fairy under the half-lit hall. After countless pictures, the design
With the sparks that gave her butterflies in her stomach, Ketra didn't understand herself anymore.She glanced at her hand that was pecked by Rain which was the cause of the electricity that radiated in her body.When she stepped out, she wore her ever-serious expression. Her fans who had a chance to approach backstage were already waiting and new faces as well.In her years of being a model, she had brought new faces to recognition the same way she was brought up to where she was now. A picture with a top-notch model was the biggest chance for unrecognizable models to get known in Chicago and everywhere else. Ketra had no problem with that.She always created time for them and even checked out their skills in her free time. She also introduced capable ones to designers who needed models and that was her little happiness.But today was another topic. Her focus was not on them but rather on the locked door where she emerged from earlier. Her heart and her other half were inside that ro
Ketra sat quietly with Rain beside her in the back seat. Their silence was to keep their relationship away from anybody and since there was a driver in the front seat, they were extra cautious.The only sound in the car was their thumping heartbeats and their fast breath from the warmth that was created by their slightly brushing hands.It felt too good to be won over by Ketra's friction which was an exchange for her independence and freedom. She was afraid that she was going to ridicule herself when the bond took over her senses because she felt the magnetic feeling that pulled her closer to Rain's proximity.Ketra closed her eyes and balled her other fist to fight the internal force which threatened to take over.She felt the urge to intertwine their fingers while burying her head in his firm chest. She was in the blink of putting her nose right on the nook of his neck to sniff his faint scent if at all it could be sniffed.Still, she couldn't let her stubbornness and willfulness cr
Ketra felt jolts travel through her body upon Rain's touch. Even though she grew up outside her pack, more in a human way of life, she still knew that the spot where one marked her mate was the most sensitive on a werewolf's body.Just like now.She grit her teeth to control the feeling that was getting started since she didn't want to submit to him any time soon.She cleared her throat and spoke to break free from the awkward atmosphere."C-can you please Ummm…." She stammered but Rain got her meaning and took his hand back to himself."I come from the blue moon pack, not far from Chicago. I have been an alpha since I was eighteen and you?" Alpha Rain introduced himself hoping for a smooth response.Ketra couldn't believe her ears at all. She placed her glass down making an audible sound and Rain sensed that she wasn't pleased with all.He clenched his hands in nervousness anticipating her reaction as well as her response."You are an ALPHA?" Ketra asked once again emphasizing his ti
That night, Ketra had successfully evaded the Amber Moon pack. She was sick worried about her mother and the wrath that her father was going to make her face once he realized that Ketra wasn't anywhere near the Amber moon pack anymore. However, she had to gulp her anxiousness to save herself from her vicious father.Since then, it had been seven years now and she never thought of going back there. She always got the news that her mother is still the same Luna who covers her innermost pain to face her people.All in all, she knew that Alphas were the worst creatures in human form and she cursed her fate for being mated to one.As she thought about her past, she continuously grits her teeth and squeezed the glass in her hands which Alpha Rain realized and approached her side to break her from whatever it is."Hey, take it easy. Did I say something wrong?" Alpha Rain asked in a pleading voice as he took the glass away from her.He was surprised when she shot him a death glare screaming
Rain looked up at the ceiling and sighed as he felt his chest tighten but he still spoke. "The same people staged an accident for my parents and they both died. You don't want to think how difficult that is to me." Ketra unconsciously clenched her fists while she heard Rain's side of the story. He had such a bad experience with the people who were supposed to support him and train him. How hungry for power were those stinking bastards? How could they hurt a boy like Rain without minding what he would grow to hold on to them? "But it's okay. I have come to get used to them and am still learning how to handle them politely. I know that they are greedy and can go to the Earth's limits to get power." Rain mumbled with his arms wrapped around Ketra's waist tightly. "I just don't want to be like them." Rain shrugged at it. No matter how much he wanted to prove himself to those old men and women, he still didn't want to stoop as low as fighting with them. His parents handled them polite
Rain woke up, squinting his eyes to find out where he was. He was yet to look around when his favorite scent hit his nostrils and he didn't need to ask as he remembered last night.The first person to take his breath away through a fascinating kiss was gripped tightly in his arms for the entire night and it never felt better, he could swear.The memories of the previous night were definitive in his mind and the precious feel of her lips on his was a picture that could never leave his mind. She was the first person he ever kissed!True, he had bedded countless women for pleasure through the years but he was always nauseated by the thought of his lips on theirs. Even when he had sexual intercourse with them, he preferred doing it from the back as he didn't want any further body contact more than fulfilling his appetites.But now, the tables had turned when he found his mate. Her scent of vanilla-mint was the best thing his nose ever scented and the warmth that their bodies created despi