My lips parted as I let the water pelt down on me, my hair falling down to the tops of my back, my eyes closed. Ot felt liberating, and I brought my hand to my face, wiping the water away, a small smile taking over my lips. I sighed a little, then turned off the shower and grabbed a robe. I wrapped it around me, then dried off my hair with a towel, then tied the towl on my hair, before walking out."You are a natural beauty, this won't be too hard."I smiled at Miranda's comment, as Ava clapped excitedly, then helped me over in front of the dressing mirror. I sat on the soft padded chair, then turned to my reflection in the mirror. She was happy. I am happy.Ava went off to take her own bath, while Miranda and the rest of the girls slowly started to work on me. One of them took a hold of my right hand, while the other girl took the other, and they slowly started to treat my nails, cutting and filing them.I watched as they slowly painted them, pressed on gem stones on three nails out
I leaned over the sink, my eyes closed, the water running My hand came to cup my forehead, my lips parted as I struggled to take heed of the pain I felt. It was almost numbing, and I wondered why when I thought of a cure or a solution, Keanne popped into my mind like he had paid rent to stay there. I closed my eyes tighter, then leaned forward, my hands coming under the faucet. The water filled my hands, and I splashed it on my face, taking deep breaths to enable me calm down.Slowly, I leaned away, then rested on the wall, my eyes trained on my reflection in the mirror. I had managed not to spoil my make up. I at the very least, didn't look haunted.I swallowed, then pushed myself off the wall, slowly making it out of the room again. Ava was outside, her brows drawn together."Is something wrong? I saw you leave. Don't you feel well?"I shook my head, then slowly dabbed away the remaining water off my face, then managed my best smile."It's fine. I just felt a little lightheaded, but
I held on to Keanne's shirt, my chest threatening to burst open. True, I had never seen Alpha Blake so angry, but it scared me. He looked like a completely different person, someone who had been hiding a monster underneath his smiles."What did you just say?" He asked, his brows furrowing, his voice rising above the gasps that passed through the audience. "What the fick did you just say?!""Cora Crawford, the woman you just put an engagement ring on, is my mate, Father. She, in the end, belongs to me, the man you didn't want to lose her to in the very beginning. The man you were so scared of losing to, can I point out, yet again, that you rushed all of this ceremony so you could keep her bound to you. The man you couldn't stand seeing happy in the first place and that is why you even approached her for marriage. She turns out to belong to me."Alpha Blake's lips parted as he turned to me, his eyes so wide with rage I wouldn't put it beyond him to skip over Keanne and have my head.He
I walked behind Keanne as he led me into the mansion. It was dark out, but the fountains ran with led lights, into the pools beneath. The tiles underneath was red, and it gave the illusion of blood.He turned to me for a second, then gave a small sigh."Are you coming?"I swallowed, then nodded, following behind him. He walked up to the front door. It was a massive glass door, and he slid it open, then turned to me.I walked in before him, and he closed the door, then turned on the lights. I closed my eyes to give them time to adjust, before I slowly opened them, taking in the new environment.If I had thought the Stone mansion was magnificent, this was way more than that. I swallowed hard, then turned to him."It's beautiful."He looked at me, his face rather expressionless, before he slowly shrugged. "I guess. Have tou had dinner?"I shook my head, and he nodded again, then slowly plucked off his jacket. I followed, watching him as he dumped the jacket on the sofa, then started to r
I turned around in bed, my chest slightly heaving. My eyes lifted up to the bedside lamp in front of me, and I swallowed, my eyes closing for a bit.The ring sat right under the night light, almost intentionally illuminated by the light right above it.Slowly, I sat up, a small breath escaping me. I couldn't take it anymore. The silence, the guilt, the need. It was a combination that made sleep elude me, and deprived me of whatever joy I would have had knowing Keanne was my mate.It was crazy, though. Because now I had an answer for the inexplicable attraction we had both felt. The reason he had cone to my aid back there, the reason we had been unable to let go even though there was no serious commitment between us.I had never known the mate bond could be so strong.I looked around the room. It was large, with mirrors on every side. The walk in closet was closed off, and only the large round bed and the light showed any indication that it could be used. I wondered if Keanne's bed was
KEANNEI got out of the shower, a robe wrapped around me as I tried to fix my hair. It was wet and fell in front of my face, a few strands tickling the painful side the bastard had hit me in.I looked around. I had been expecting Cora there, maybe still thinking of what to do, or sleeping since I had taken so long in the shower. Apparently, however, she was gone. Her scent still lingered, strongly at that, and every breath I took tainted my nostrils with it.Hell, she smelled delicious, even in her absence. She smelled beautiful, the sort I want to devour.I swallowed, squinting at the slightly rough bed. It looked almost like she had fallen asleep, then woken up, judging from how rough the sheets were.I walked even closer, my nose picking up on a different scent. My wolf preferred to scent her and was potentially ignoring the other smell, but when I called it to focus, I could perceive it.It was the alpha smell. The smell of my father.My brows shot up as alarm bells went off in
CORAI woke up to the sound of an instrumental, a slow, sad tune playing somewhere on the background. My brows furrowed. I hadn't noticed a piano in Keanne's home, but it could make sense since he knew how to play it.I sighed, then flipped the covers off. I immediately pulled them back on, my eyes wide. My dress had been torn to pieces, and the one on my was barely covering my thighs. I swallowed as I turned around, slowly noticing it. The room was different and...eerily familiar. It made my heart clench as I took the environment in, my blood running cold.This wasn't Keanne's home. It couldn't be. The decor, the mirrors, nothing. It was the classic room decor, something that Keanne's room had been miles away from."Did I do well?"I froze in the spot, my eyes wide as I turned. Alpha Blake was standing over me, his eyes filled with amusement, his lips curled up in a smile."I think I could work in a movie set. To help put the props together. I mean, look at this. Looks like an absol
CORAAlpha Blake helped me back into the car, and I leaned my head on the window, my eyes closing. Images of Keanne flooded my mind, but I did not resist it this time.It would take a while, forgetting him, and with each second we got farther away from his house, the pain in my chest grew even bigger."Are you okay?"I nodded, realizing I didn't even feel so guilty towards Alpha Blake anymore. I didn't want to keep my feelings away, or try to lie about how I felt.I had hoped Keanne would be with me.I gave a small sigh as he helped me into the house. I immediately left him to my room, then locked it. I have a small sigh as I finally let go of the sheets and tattered dress, then made my way to the bathroom.My eyes closed, my fingers digging into my thighs as the water started to pelt down on me. My eyes closed as the steam went off, bringing back memories of last night. The way he had gone into the shower, the way...I sighed. Everything went blank from there, and I swallowed hard, s