Happy Thursday! Before everyone asks questions, I'll answer the first one... No, Sophia and Oliver are not related. Narissa = David and Theresa Oliver = David and Sarah Sophia = Mason and Theresa Hope you enjoyed this little mind scramble hehe ;)
Sophia The rushing sound of running water flows through my ears, and the scent of fresh water, dirt, grass, and wildflowers assaults my nose. My eyes land on a breathtaking waterfall, surrounded by greenery and the tallest trees you can imagine that go higher and higher until you can’t see the tops anymore. The rockpools around the waterfall offer a slippery pathway under the running water. I squeal in excitement and run up to it, trying to make sure I don’t slip in the process. I’ve always loved the water. Lakes, rivers, the ocean, and any body of water settles my mind and fills me with peace. My absolute favourite, though, is a waterfall. From the amazing sounds it makes to the fresh scent and atmosphere around it, there is just something peaceful about free-running water. I pull off my top and yank down my pants until I’m in my underwear. I move closer to the water sticking out my hand first, feeling my way through. My body shivers in excitement. As my hand touches the water, I
Oliver Her scent of strawberries and cinnamon is driving us both wild, making Ace want to mark her straight away and beg for forgiveness later. “I… no, I can’t,” she whispers, her voice barely audible as she backs away from us, making my heart shatter into pieces. Ace’s anger washes over me once more, instantly assuming this man in front of us is the reason. We saw how affectionate he was toward her earlier, and we both have no doubt there is something going on there. Panic moved over him as he saw the rogue about to pounce on her. He saw red. He’s already nearly lost our mate once today. He wasn’t going to let that happen again. ‘Ace… don’t do anything stupid that we will regret later,’ I warn him, fighting for control. ‘If we mark her now, she won’t be able to leave us,’ he snarls out, clawing at the bit to be released. ‘She is allowed a choice, Ace. Feel for her wolf, try to connect,’ I reasoned with him, hoping that her wolfwould settle him down. ‘She.. she doesn’t ha
Sophia I breathe in the familiar scent of home as I try with all my might not to look back at him. I am a bit embarrassed that I feel this way … toward a stranger no less. Who does this? My body screams for him, aches for him, already my mind is consumed by thoughts of HIM. How is this even possible? Is this what the mate bond really is like? I may have loved Sam before, but this doesn’t compare. Feeling the fireworks along our skin, as he allowed me to be memorised by him, but only for a short time. I already yearn for his closeness. I feel guilty that the feelings I had for Sam have all but evaporated, I’ve known him my entire life, and loved him for most of that, now it’s nothing more than numb emptiness, and my mind is now consumed with thoughts of someone else. Someone who I have only known for an hour, if even that. Oliver Steward, the man that makes my mind spin around like crazy. How is this even possible? I don’t have a wolf, and I don’t know if I will actually ever
Oliver A loud crack of thunder jolts me awake, scaring the shit out of me, before the sound of pouring rain hits the green tin roof of the Dartmoor pack house. Now, I’ve never been scared of thunderstorms per se, in fact, I actually love them. When we were kids we would always run around in the rain. When there was a hail storm, we’d run around collecting all the Ice to see how much we could get before it all melted. It scared me awake because I’ve finally been able to get some peaceful sleep after how many months and this shit happens. Just my luck, eh? My mate doesn’t want me, her ex is still in love with her, and I’m still a walking zombie. Yeah, I know the fuckwit still loves her, and for him to pull that stunt like he did only seconds after I said she was my mate… Ace was not happy, I had to remind him that we weren’t on our pack lands and to give the fucker a pass today. But if he pulls that shit again, I’ll mess him up just as I did the rogue. I don’t give a shit if Naris
Oliver My back aches as I wake up to the blinding sun on my face. My first thought is I really need to piss, but I decide to wait. Sophia and I fell asleep on the porch swing after our conversation. It was nice to relax and spend quality time with our mate. It was fucking amazing to get some decent sleep after so many months, finally. While I did not share her sentiments about Sam’s feelings toward her, I decided to push it aside because I honestly cared for her and didn’t want her upset or to piss Ace off even more and give him a reason to kill the dipshit. My eyes land on the perfect sleeping beauty curled up on my chest. My arm is still wrapped tightly around her, so neither of us would fall and injure ourselves on the old swing. I knew we wouldn’t have many more moments once we got back to Liverpool, and I wanted to cherish these for as long as possible. The sound of the packhouse door creaking open jolts Sophia awake, much to my annoyance and standing there is the fucke
Oliver Breakfast was over all too quickly. I had already forgotten most of the names of the pack members who were introduced to me, most of whom were warriors or farmhands who report to Ryan. He wasn’t there this morning, but we were told he was already out working. We got up and walked to Narissa’s office with her leading the way. Sophia and Sam stood up to join us. Before we could enter the office, I stop suddenly, causing them to slam into me accidentally. “I think this is probably a better conversation just between the two of us,” I say, looking directly at Narissa, my tone not leaving any room for arguments. With the delicateness of what we have to discuss, I would prefer to leave this conversation between just Narissa and me, for now. Later, if she wants to, she can share the information with her Beta and her sister, my mate. She lets out a frustrated sigh but nods. Sam frowns but accepts her decision before turning around and heading back out the front door. “We’ll talk a
Sophia Oliver and Narissa walk down the hall laughing. I smile to myself as I see them emerge from the hallway. I get a little jealous as I want that relationship with Oliver … easy, worry-free. Maybe someday, once we figure each other out. For now, we still feel like strangers. I’ve been sitting in the living room waiting impatiently for them for the last hour with one of my friends, Serena, who sat with me for a bit before she has to run off to work. The smile on Oliver's face brightens even more as his eyes lock with mine. How can he be so sure? He seems so pure and happy that he found me, yet my mind is uncertain. I’m sure if I had a wolf, it would be different, she probably would have wanted to mate with him by now and already sick of my nonsense, but without one my mind is left spinning around and around on its own. “You can join training tomorrow morning if you like, we have it three days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday,” Narissa says to Oliver as she smiles. Sh
Oliver “Alright, everyone, we have a special visitor today,” Narissa claps her hands together, capturing everyone's attention. “I want you all on your best behaviour, and maybe you can learn something from our guest. I stand at the side of the old arena, waiting for my announcement. There are men and women of all ages, as young as 16 and as old as 50, if not older. We had a brief rundown on how it would go this morning, but even so, I’m still so uncertain about how things will go today from yesterday's festivities with Sophia and this morning waking up in her bed and unable to keep my hands off her all morning. I have no idea what is really happening today, and I can tell Narissa knows I’m distracted. Her smile turns into a sly smirk as her eyes flick to me each time. I have no idea how I managed not to fuck Sophia senseless yesterday, I know she wanted more, and she even wanted more this morning, but until I know she is one hundred per cent committed to this, to us, I won't take