FARREL’S POV
My wolf growled in satisfaction as we both shifted into my human form. I smiled when he groaned that I had to shift since he loves to go for runs or will I say, we both love to go for runs.We had both made it a habit to go for runs very early in the morning whenever we got nothing to do. Well, running made us strong so I couldn't help but run and there was always a lot of running when we ran.I looked down at my naked body and knew I needed to get something to wear as soon as possible before I got caught by some random she-wolf, especially the maids. I started looking for the spot where I had laid my clothes before shifting into my wolf form.I found the spot and got my clothes. After putting them on, I turned away from the pack house to my room. As I walked in, the maids and servants all greeted me one after the other and I nodded very slightly in response to avoid my head falling multiple times. Although I was supposed to have been used to it already, I wasn't. About a hundred people greet me every day and I had to nod that head a hundred times because I don't think it would be proper not to reply to their greetings.I got into the large five-story mansion where about a hundred people lived. As it was called the pack house. Here was where the Alphas lived with all their maids and servants.The house was so gigantic that you can't even tell if a hundred people truly lived there. There was enough space and a very good place for a hideout. On the first floor lived the maid and every other servant while the remaining floor was contained by Alphas, I mean relatives plus me.My chamber was on the third floor and I had to climb up the stairs to get to it. It. was a long step but very easy to climb."Farrell!" I suddenly heard my name being called the moment I took my steps on the stairs and I groaned out in devastation having caught the scent of the most troublesome person in my life. I swirled around to face Mariah, my cousin's sister. She was smiling sheepishly as she ran her way up the stairs to where I stood waiting for her. "Went for a run?" She asked as soon as she got to me and I nodded my head.She raised her hands to my face and caressed them down to my neck before I grip her hands not to go more than that extent. "What?!" she snapped and jerked her hand away from mine.I knew that question was going to come out but I found around to leave. Mariah was a pain in the neck and I just couldn't get out of her sight. She was into me and I warned her right from the beginning that I was a cousin brother to her which made it impossible for us to be together. I had to find my mate and she had to find hers too. She was just too upset with me right from day one."You can't keep pushing me away, Farell. Remember, we are both on this together. You don't have to continue to pretend when you already are made for each other," she proclaimed and all I did was stare in bewilderment. All her words were foul because I was in no way into her. How do you expect me to have something to do with my cousin, was that even possible?She reached out to me again and I took some steps backward. "I told you a lot of times, Mariah. I can't have anything to do with my sister." With my statement, I made my way up the stairs without minding her when she yelled."What's so bad? Mom and Dad said it happens in their time."Oh yeah, it happened back then but I wasn't going to adhere to that. I got to my room and I flung the door open to go in. Entering my chamber, I smelled something very pleasant and lovely which I savored by breathing in forgetting that I wasn't supposed to smell something like that.Just as my thought drifted to whose scent it was, I heard a splash of water coming out from my bathroom and I became totally alert. Who was in my chamber?I rushed to my bathroom only for the door to be pushed open, revealing a stunning image that I had never seen in my life.She flinched when she saw me and suddenly she started reacting to my scent as I could see my wolf reacting to hers. It then dawned on me, my mate!I took some slow steps toward her and she continued to move backward until she was leaning close to the door, unable to move farther than that.Her lips parted as if to warn me not to take another step. I reached her and the magnetic pull between us tripled.I grabbed her without thinking about what I was doing and my lips found hers. She welcomed me by drawing from my core with her moist lips. Our hands moved as we ravished our bodies and she moaned a silent whisper.Her body pressed against mine making my wolf howl the confirmation. She was my mate!There were so many questions I wanted to ask but my head was spinning too fast to accommodate my thoughts.The front door opened and I turned around to see a furious Zel. She looked like she was going to take off my head with a battle ax. That was when I understood what I had just done.Fuck!"You shouldn't be here, Ira," Zel said, grabbing hold of the girl's arm and yanking her."Let's go."She gave me a death stare as she pulled the confused girl away.My head felt like it was going to explode any minute as I made my way wobbling back to the couch.What the fuck! I thought, letting the reality of my current situation sink in.I'd just kissed Micah's, long-lost mate!MICHA'S POV Too many questions ran through my mind as I made my way down the stairs, heading to Farell's room for questioning. "Why would he kiss her?" I questioned myself in rage. Truthfully, I know Farell has no idea the lady is my mate but why would he stoop so low and kiss a lady he just met for the first time? It was so surprising, I couldn't do anything more than think of how irresponsible Farell was. But then, that wasn't my greatest surprise. That was just a minor thing to what I found some seconds ago. I smelled her the minute I was about to claim her. She wasn't my mate and how possible could that be?I thought Zel said she said she would bring my mate, the lady she had found to be a slave. I thought she said she was my mate but it was all a big lie, or Zel had no idea the girl wasn't my mate. I couldn't feel the mating sensation and the bond, I could alone feel her wolf which meant she wasn't my mate. I found it infuriating and annoying how Zel had gone through a lot and
ZEL'S POVIt had been such a long yet fulfilling day and sure as hell, I needed to get a rest before reporting to the training grounds. There was a lot on my mind as I recalled the scene I had happened upon between Ira and Farrell. I needed no soothsayer to explain what had happened to me but then I could not let Micah get broken over such travail matters. It would certainly not matter who she was supposedly mated to as what clearly made sense to me was that she was home now with Micah.Micah had spent so much of his time and invested a lot to finding her all these years that she had been missing. I was well aware of the plans he had outlined as he sought to build an alliance which everyone would respect. Had he been able to find her and eventually marry her which would mean presenting her to her people, then he would get the support he needed to take down the Connor. I had refused to acknowledged that awful man as my Alpha and simply saw him as nothing short of an imposter.That thron
ALPHA MICAH'S POVI had been observing her for sometime now and I had to admit to the fact that I was fully convinced that she would be my Beta when the time comes. Zel has proven herself beyond every reasonable doubt that she was the one for the job. Although, everyone had been of the speculations that the moment I ascend, it would be Farrell as my Beta but then I knew just who has more qualities. Zel would go any mile to make certain I get whatever it is I want and there was no doubt about the means she would undertake to achieving my goals.I had realized also how seemingly dangerous it would be keeping my contender as a protector. A Beta should be on the lookout for their alpha but when it comes to the situation with Farrell, I knew instantly where he belongs. He could not protect me without biases even though he had reassured me that he was on my side. I knew that with Ira now in the picture, he was compromised as far as I can tell. I had never thought before that anything or anyo
MARIAH'S POVSomething was happening definitely in the pack house which I seemed to be the only one left off the scene. I usually had first hand information but as far as I could tell right now, everyone was keeping things to themselves. No one dares to speak. I had not seen much of the girl supposed to be Micah's mate since the day Zel had brought her in and told me who she was going to be in the aftermath. Well, I had no reservations against that as long as my own dear Farrell was not the one getting a woman as I am certain that he belongs to me. Just as Zel, he had also greater failure in seeing that which is destined to be his own. He only needed to spend time intimately with me and then he would understand the fact that I was the one he needed.One might wonder why I had mentioned Zel in my description but them come to think about it, she was just like Farrell. I was sure he likes me but as a result of his biased morals and of course, my brother, he would rather not act on it. It
IRA'S POVIt had been awkward for me since that night when I had been kissed by the dashing young man before being brought before my supposed protector who had just received the shocker that I was not his mate. Although, he had made it clear that he cared less about whatever wolfie status I bore within me, I still had a strong feeling he was troubled. I was certain he had gone and confronted the guy who had kissed me but the eventual outcome of their meeting together was something I could not fathom.I was scared. Every day and moment, I felt fear creeping into my sinews and spreading across me. This was not fear that he would hurt me but surprisingly, it was fear that he would hurt the guy, Farrell. As I had happened to learn his name. I simply could not get him out of my thoughts and he remained there like he owned my very thoughts. I was beginning to crave for him and for his touch. I could very well tell that it was only a matter of time before all hell would break loose, that bein
FARRELL'S POVI needed no soothsayer to explain to me what was actually happening when I could no longer see much of Ira. I felt somewhat it would be better we do not run into each other or see anymore of ourselves because I knew well enough that I would find it pretty much hard to keep away from her. She was my mate after all and I would give the whole world to spend time with her had we not been facing the blocker in the person of my dearest best friend and brother.I would have to admit to the honest truth that I had been actually really jealous of him that I felt the desire to want to kill him and put an end to the madness he was about driving me into. As much as it seemed like I accepted his proposal, I certainly did not want to be sidelined from her. It was not the first time a thing as such where a situation would present itself and eventually Micah would have absolute power and authority. It was baffling as it was painful.The fates were definitely fighting against me and my h
FARRELL'S POVThis scent of hers was like the scent of lotus flower in the garden of death as it heightened every single emotion which my wolf could feel. I felt my eyes grow bloodshot red as my wolf seemed in turmoil and unable to keep himself in check. Seriously though, was Micah aware that she was down here or what? Or perhaps had she been sent to me finally. My stomach tied into a thousand knots as I tried to reach for my door handle. I have no idea if it had been out of excessive excitement or nervousness that each time I made to reach for the door, I suddenly pull back.For once in my life, I was really scared of seeing someone I wanted badly. Not because of anything else but for the fact that I had no idea how long I would be able to restrain myself. I tried to lay my mind bare and think of nothing but I found that I was slowly dying from the anticipation of wanting to see her. It was pretty much late and the entire pack house must be asleep. This was my chance to make it right
MARIAH'S POVSo this has been what I have been missing all along with him. It was not him being sick or anything because I had noticed his total withdrawal from things we all used to do. It seemed almost like Farrell had suddenly drawn into himself and had become a bigger shadow of himself in the past few days which was unlike him. No one saw him at the general table and yet I had been thinking he might be sick or perhaps even hoped it was all for my sake. How would I have come to the conclusion and finalization that it was something if this nature.If shame was a person right now, it would be me. When he had been about to enter, I could have guessed that my excitement knew no bounds. This Ira of a girl had been getting on my nerves as I had been on the bed and questioning her for coming to his room before he showed up. I wanted to understand if there was any shady businesses between them both but she insisted that it was the first time she was coming to his bedroom and had this super