ANAYA'S POVHe let out a soft sigh, "we were only trying to discourage you from moving on with the dangerous project." He said with an apologetic look on his face. "But I have decided to support you no matter what. You can count on me."He leaned in closer to my face, his hot breath burnt down my neck as he spoke. "Why aren't you focused?""Huh?" I finally found the strength to utter a word.His brow arched at me and his lips curved into a seductive grin. "You seem so tense... Want me to calm you down?"He must have picked up on my scent, how aroused I was feeling and he could probably hear my heart the way it was banging in my chest. I was sure anyone and everyone could hear my heart pounding.His hand touched my neck and I wanted to curl up and hide myself from him. My cheeks burnt red as he trailed a tenacious finger up to my face and played with my hair.My body was on edge, every single nerve in me went off like fireworks. The bell rang, announcing the commencement of our next cl
ANAYA'S POVUnlike I expected, rather than going to her place, she took us to a high end boutique instead. She seemed to be a regular since everyone showed her so much respect.I knew the respect was only because of her wealth and the fact that her dad was an alpha. When I excused myself to use the bathroom, I had overhead two workers chatting about her."She comes here every single time just to flaunt her money, pff, she thinks she's such a big deal.""All she does in her life is spend daddy's money but then again, who am I to blame her? She's such a lonely creep.""That's true, at least she came with someone today. Do you think she is in a relationship with her?""No way, I'd say that the other lady is out of her league. She's prettier and all the clothes fit her more. She's probably hanging around Rafa because of her money.""True. Let's get back to work. Maybe she'll leave a big tip today again. I can finally buy that new designer brand of purse that's on display. What color will
ANAYA'S POVI placed my hand on hers. "You're a really good person."She smiled at me wordlessly.Once everything was packaged, we went to make our payment and she took out a few hundred dollars from her purse.Placing it on the counter, she turned to face both girls from earlier who were still sulking that I had bought everything they wanted to get. "Next time, make sure you say things that actually hurt me, like what you said last week, maybe I'll drop a bigger tip then out of sadness."They were surprised to know that she knew they were always badmouthing her and gossiping about her. Their heads fell to stare at their shoes and the manager didn't know what kind of response to give. Whether to apologize or just stay quiet."Well what are you standing there for?" Rafa demanded. "Who else will carry all these things I bought if not you? Hurry now."She turned and walked away without lifting a pin and I decided to follow. After what happened now, I was sure the girls would never dare t
ANAYA'S POV"Okay everyone, calm down." Luna Freya spoke up. She cupped my cheek in her hand. "Honey, you are an adult and you don't need to explain anything to us if you don't want to. As long as this friend of yours is a good person and you are safe then I don't think we have any further questions."I smiled. She was always the one to understand me. Maybe because she was the only woman?"If... If you wouldn't mind, I got you some things too. If you will accept it." I didn't know how it sounded offering the Luna a gift that someone had bought for me. "I know it isn't my money and I hope it isn't insulting in any way.""It's fine." She smiled. "I'll take just one item.""Okay. There are cosmetics too, maybe we can share them.""Who is this friend that bought all of this for you?" Duke demanded. "Is it a boy or girl? Give me a name also. I know every student in our school.""Rafa." I plainly said.He stared at me for a few seconds as if he already knew who I was talking about before as
ANAYA'S POVHis eyes burnt through my skin was a brand new sun. The beauty lured me to stare but the fierceness burnt me. Yet I couldn't look away.His firm and strong hands were holding mine and pinning them to the door. I wanted to push him away but I didn't bother to struggle.His gaze fixed me in one place and I felt like a tiny helpless puppy at his mercy.He leaned in closer to my face, his breath burning me as they caressed down my face. I wanted to do something, look away, close your eyes! Kiss him first!, I yelled at myself but instead, I just froze. Staring into his eyes like a motionless doll.His lips, soft and seducing, brushed against mine in the lightest way. Almost like a feather. I felt my middle burn up with desire, the desires that didn't seem like my own.His eyes never left my face, traveling momentarily from my eyes to my lips. I wanted to push him away, yet my lips parted before I knew it.He sucked on my lower lip, nibbling it softly. My eyes finally fell shut.
ANAYA'S POVI stared into his eyes, suddenly feeling embarrassed. I was already naked in his arms but the thought of being with him in the bathroom seemed... Odd.Before I could protest or accept, he carried me in his arms and went into my bathroom.Placing me gently on my feet, he stood in front of me like a statue. "Take it off."I blinked. "What?""My clothes. Take it off." He repeated without batting an eye.I remained fixed as I was before, standing with my hand by my side. 'What is wrong with you, Anaya? Weren't you so eager to undo his belt earlier?'I swallowed. I was but now that he was staring at me like that, I didn't know how to react. I just stood there, staring at his clothes.He suddenly took my hand and placed it on his belt. "Go on." He said in a low and seductive tone.I swallowed. With a soft sigh, I began to undo his belt. One by one, I took off the clothing on his body until we were the same. Naked.We stood there admiring each other's bodies. I felt my cheeks hea
ANAYA'S POVThe sound of the shower turned off and Duke walked out of the bathroom-- my bathroom!-- putting on his pants and a towel around his neck.He scrubbed at his wet hair with my spare towel and flashed me a smile when he noticed that I was looking.I had already dashed out of the bathroom minutes ago to get dressed while he got a proper shower. I didn't know how to dress, it was cold and I wanted to cover myself up from head to toe but I also wanted to show some skin.I had to choose between looking sexy or feeling warm. And of course, I chose to look sexy.I put on nothing but a big top that barely covered my thigh and my nipples poked out as well.Rather than covering myself up, I sat with my legs out in the cold and pretended like the freezing weather was not getting to me."Aren't you cold?" He questioned while putting on his shirt."Cold? No." I responded, ignoring the chill that snaked up my bare skin.It was hard pretending that the cold wasn't getting to me. But if it
ANAYA'S POVI tried my best not to look at Duke or any of the boys, knowing well that their penetrating gazes were on me.Luna Freya smiled softly. "Good morning dear, you look amazing."I smiled. "Thank you. Oh and here." I handed her a small box with the earring laying inside. "I don't know if it suits your taste though."She opened it and her face lit up excitedly. "Wow dear, this looks amazing! I love it. Thank you. Let's eat."We started eating and silence descended on us. One time I almost choked on a spoon full as I looked up only to notice Duke staring at me.The deafening silence was thankfully broken by alpha Donald. "Not to judge you or anything, this new look might actually be good for you, to help you keep your confidence up and make people look at you with more respect, but... Did your new friend tell you to change who you already are?"All eyes landed on me at his question. My eyes widened. "What?! No! No she would never. She is oddly nice for a rich girl. She didn't as
THIRD POV"What the fuck did you do to her, Duke?!" Darius spat out angrily. "Don't tell me it is what I am thinking.""Yeah Duke," Dean added as he advanced towards his brothers. "Tell us exactly what happened.""What are your brothers talking about?" Luna Freya stared confusedly at her sons. What were they talking about? Duke felt the words too heavy to pronounce but they had already felt it and it was of no use to pretend. So he took a deep breath and spoke up in a loud, audible and confident voice. "I rejected her as my mate."Luna Freya's arms dropped lifelessly to her sides and her heart slowed. She did not understand what her son had just said or maybe she had not heard him clearly. "You... You rejected her?" She arched her brow at him. "What were you all expecting?" Duke asked without a hint of remorse in his voice. "Were you expecting me to make her our luna? Come on, we can't always be selfish.""Why can't she be our luna?" Dean requested in a stern voice. "Because she is
ANAYA’S POVI had hoped I would be next to him until the world would end. Until death would do us apart, until our bones would wither away. Had I hoped for too much? My heart was heavy, my feet were too heavy for me to lift but I managed to turn away from him without looking back. I wanted to keep my confidence as I accepted his rejection but I knew my heart would ache and my eyes would fail me. So I turned my back and opened my mouth to speak, "I accept your rejection..." Tears poured from my eyes. An invincible knife stabbed my chest and my body ached seriously. I wanted to crumble to the ground, it felt like I was being torn apart piece by piece. It was true when they said the pain of rejection could kill an omega. It left other werewolves feeling like they had lost a big part of their soul but it made me feel like my entire soul had been sucked out of me. THIRD POVDean grabbed his chest at the same time Darius reacted in the same way. The ceramic dish in both of their hands
ANAYA'S POVShock was a feeling that could not explain what I had truly felt at his words. My ears refused to believe what they had just heard but then again, that was the plain truth. He had truly said those words and I was not delusional. He... Wanted to reject me as his mate. He stared into my eyes for a second before avoiding my gaze once more. His former coldness returned and he furrowed his brows. "I, Duke Cavannagh, reject you, Anaya Fields, as my mate and future Luna." "That is absurd!" I spat out before I even realized it. My body refused to fall under control, my heart could not handle the wounds and bled uncontrollably. "You cannot reject me!" I yelled. "No, you will not reject me! Not after everything we have been through. Do you have no idea what you really mean to me? How can you just selfishly say those cruel words to me without even batting an eye?" "Because it is the truth, reality. This is our reality Anaya, you and I were never meant to be, it was a mistake and
THIRD POVDuke stared at me with confusion in his eyes and I realized what I had just said and I tried to swallow the words back but there was no way to do that. He walked over towards me and as much as I wanted to stand still, my legs betrayed me and I took a step back. "You... Are you trying to tell me that you found out that Miguel was your second chance mate but you still stayed with him for the winter?" He arched his brow at me. I opened my mouth to talk but the words refused to leave my mouth. I cleared my throat and decided to try again. "I just needed a place to stay until my place was ready. I couldn't stay with Rafa because she lives with her dad who is an alpha. "The man is quite strict and he would not have even allowed me there. I just had to take him up on his offer to spend a few days before moving. He had several rooms and we went without seeing each other for days whenever we wanted to. It was no big deal. Besides, I lived with you guys for months." He scoffed a
THIRD POVAnaya swallowed, hiding the hesitance she felt. Opening her mouth, she blurted out the first thing that came to her head. "What does that question mean?" She foolishly asked. Duke stared at her with an arched brow. "What does... I don't-- I don't understand, what does what question mean?" He asked confusedly. "The question you asked me." She continued her lies with a straight face. "How I felt and all... I don't know what you want me to answer with, I was on a stroll, I missed you, I was coming to visit you because you didn't go to school today and then I saw those creeps so I hid behind a tree. "Crouching down for too long must have gotten me feeling dizzy and when I stood up to explain my presence behind the tree, I passed out. It is as simple as that, I thought you would have guessed." She pouted her lips, pretending to be sad. "How I felt?" She questioned then scoffed a laugh. "I felt angry and disappointed and sad. That is how I felt knowing I was the one who shamel
ANAYA'S POV They all waited expectantly for my response. I hated to let them down but... "I left a friend at home and she will be very worried if I don't go back home. I told her I would only be a minute because I needed to buy something and get some fresh air." Luna Freya could not hide the disappointment she felt from playing on her face. She forced a smile that did not bother to reach her eyes. "Ohh that means you cannot stay the night. I always cleaned this room with the hope that you would one day come and spend the night with us or even a few days." I felt a pain in my chest at her words. I hated to hurt her but would Rafa not be worried sick? With the way I left, she would think something bad had happened to me even if I called her to tell her I would not be going back home. Even if I did that, what would my reason be? Would she even believe me?"What if you call your friend over? Both of you could spend the night over and head back tomorrow morning after breakfast?" Luna F
ANAYA'S POVWaking up to the sound of muffled murmurs, I opened my eyes and noticed I was in a bedroom, the comfort of the bed relaxed my aching body. I looked wearily around as I blinked, two silhouettes stood by the door murmuring inaudibly to themselves, one of which I instantly recognized to be Duke Cavannagh. Only after a moment later did I recognize the second person to be alpha Donald. Their muffled talks became audible as I woke up totally. "Anaya was hurt by those monsters on purpose and you expect me to just let them go like that?" Duke's voice was a harsh whisper. "Dad, do you have the slightest idea what she had to go through just because she was close to us? It is too dangerous to leave her alone now because no matter what we do, they will always go after her." Alpha Donald let out a sigh and bit down on his lower lips in a panicked way as he ran his fingers through his hair. After a moment, he let out another soft sigh. "Duke... I know that you are worried about he
ANAYA'S POVI ducked behind a tree and looked wearily around me for the sign of danger she mentioned but saw nothing. I was about to question her when I noticed two guys standing with Duke in their middle. It didn't seem like a friendly conversation and Duke seemed to be filled with anger. “Are you trying to tell me that you two are the ones that hurt her?” Duke's voice was loud and filled with anger. One of them let out a hoarse and mocking laughter. “It was really fun, believe me. She had never expected to see me and she was stuck on a tree. Honestly, I was already wondering how I would be able to get to her but that stupid beta made it easy for me. “Putting her up on a tree when she is a weak and powerless omega, how did he expect her to get down on her own in case of an emergency?” His tone was filled with mock. The other one sniffed in the air. “She is around.” He suddenly said. “I can feel her presence. That weak and powerless soul is somewhere around here and she is very c
ANAYA'S POVI stared at her, wondering whether to tell her about the secrets that I had or maybe to let it die within me. She waved her hand in front of my face. “Hello? Earth to Anaya?” I blinked twice. “Oh sorry, I didn't–”A sudden sensation washed over me, filling me up from the inside and traveling to every single part of my body. It felt strange and powerful at the same time. It was a call. A call from someone all too familiar for me not to recognize yet I didn't recognize it. Like it was being masked. It overwhemeled me, making it impossible to ignore. I could feel it all the way down to my toes, even the smallest one! A sudden shiver ran down my spine and I felt goosebumps cover up my entire body as I hugged myself. I was shivering. “Are you okay girl?” Her voice snapped me out of my head. “You look like you just saw a ghost.”I turned to look at my mirror and my reflection stared right back at me, pale and afraid. Those feelings were foreign yet somehow they felt like