{~~Logan Gray~~}
“I don’t trust that girl. First, you bring me a gold digger, with the dumbest look on your face. Saying, oh this is who I want to marry, and now you bring me her sister? At least that one was a thief this one has no backbone. I must have done something wrong to you for you to treat me like this.” My mother was wailing, holding onto my father’s arm while my brothers stared at me.
They had stopped by this afternoon to complain. As if that would change my mind. I was in love no less than six months ago, and not running my own pack had the woman I wanted to share a life with running into the arms of another man. Of course, that shit hurt.
My family was ready to hunt and kill her. I wouldn’t let them. To them, she was a gold digger and selfish. But I know who the real Ava is. I know she would never have done this to me had that guy not brainwashed her.
So I’m going to wait. She didn’t like Avery- what an ugly name- but she seemed to envy whenever her sister got any form of attention. I recall a rant when she was discussing how Avery had the teachers in her school’s attention because she was brilliant. And some teachers even said Ava must have swapped the colors somehow because Avery was too smart and talented to have landed in the four hundred category.
Well, the colors appear on the palm of each sixteen birthday, then it disappears. Someone has to take a photo and send it to the head of your pack so it can be processed into the system built for wolves.
Avery is basic but the girl is brilliant. When I called her university, the teacher in charge there told me about the list of alphas who wanted her as their nurse. If this works, and Ava returns, I was reassured that Avery can get a job anywhere else. Which is just perfect for me.
I won’t have to worry that I ruined her life. And I don’t think I did. I don’t truly care if I’m being real. She agreed to this, it’s not like I forced her or anything like that. But my parents don’t like the Sterlings.
“I have work. Do you people know that? I start in one hour and I haven’t even had the chance to step foot into the hospital. Look, I’m an adult. It was my money that Ava took not yours. And about Avery, the girl doesn’t have a single bad bone in her. She’s pathetic as you said. She can’t argue back. She was always meant to be in her sister’s shadow not in the spotlight. Do your research on her. She’s the top most wanted blue nurse.”
My older brother shook his head. “What is wrong with you? You’re letting your feelings for Ava blindside your way of thinking. Anyone with an eye could tell she wanted to steal from you. She didn’t even accept your advances until you bought her a five hundred dollar ticket to see her favorite band. Like a psycho. Her sister might be here to steal money for herself too. But I can see you won’t learn your lesson with just our words. Don’t come crawling back when this backfires and you have no money.”
I rolled my eyes at him. “I make more money than any of you. I don’t have to worry about anything. Avery doesn’t have access to any of my accounts. She’s doing this so her parents don’t end up homeless. I won’t come crawling back, but if I’m wrong I’ll drive over to your place in my Mercedes Benz GLC three hundred just to tell you that you were right.” I snapped right back at him.
“What if you fall for her?”
I dropped my frown and laughed. It was too funny to see the way my parents and siblings worried. But the likely chance of me falling for Avery is slim. She looks like Ava to some extent. But not enough to win over my heart.
“You have nothing to worry about. She’s basically just a life-sized ticket to me getting what I want. No feelings here. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to work. Get out of my house.”
They tried to argue with me but I chased them all out. I drove quickly, clocking it in only a minute before I’d have been counted in as late, it was interesting to return to work knowing I had a wife.
I didn’t even wear a ring. Simply because we’re not really married. And any day I get bored of her, I’ll just take another woman to my bed.
My heart was still aching for Ava. My god did she fill my days with joy. She was so beautiful, and we spent so much time on dates, having sex, and falling in love like a couple in a rom-com. I never thought she would leave me. And I have to get her back.
I went through the first three hours of my day having no clue that Avery was around until I was called to handle an emergency. A man’s hips shattered after he slipped off the top of his staircase and tumbled down.
The chief medical officer was waiting the hallway of the third floor. I waved to catch his attention, his eyes seemed so focused on what was happening in the room. I didn’t know what it was until I got closer, and then I noted that Avery was in the room with the patient.
A medic alpha does the healing, and the treating, they diagnose and do so much. But they need nurses for a reason. A blue nurse can do everything a medic alpha can, but the nurse’s healing energy isn’t as strong as a medic alpha. And while I can smell some symptoms, something that might have been overlooked by a machine.
But in that room, Avery was rambling about something. Something that had my CMO in shock. And not in a bad way. What the hell is she talking about?
{~~Avery Sterling~~}When the CMO asked one of the nurses in training to go and get my husband, I straightened up and told myself to wait for him to arrive. But the patient was screaming, and the CMO couldn’t figure out what to do, so I suggested I take a look. As the medic alpha’s nurse, I should be able to gather information so I can pass it on to him. So the medic alpha doesn’t have to stress himself, he can just focus on the patient.It took me five minutes but I figured it out. The man was refusing to tell us the real truth but I could see it.“You got an infection, that’s what shattered your hips. It’s common in zeta wolves over sixty who have sex with infected omegas.” the man stared at me in shock.“No, I fell.... I-” he looked at his wife, an older woman who was glaring daggers at me.“Are you insinuating that I gave my husband this infection?”“No. It’s a parasite. Something that omegas can contract if they’ve recently swarmed around in murky waters and didn’t clean their bo
{~~Avery Sterling~~}Today was a rough day, and all I wanted was to slip into bed. Tomorrow would be another hard one. I did the night shift until 12 a.m. when the CMO told me to leave. He couldn’t risk the lives of his patients if the nurse taking care of them was falling asleep.I was so grateful. The man was nice. In fact, everyone was nice. The problem stood with Logan and his family.I sighed and got into my car. The drive back was slow, I was too tired to go at the right speed and I wasn’t about to risk my life. I pulled into the garage and turned off the engine. Placing the car in park, I took out the car keys and stumbled my way towards the door. It opened before I could touch it. My face ended up planting in a strong bared chest.I grumbled and tried to straighten up.“You look like you’ve had too much to drink.” Logan’s voice wiped all traces of exhaustion from me. I moved quickly and forced a smile to my face. Goddess, he’s so handsome. Sometimes I can’t breathe around him.
{~~Logan Sterling~~}She wasn’t a virgin. It irked me for some reason. I almost found it on the tip of my tongue to ask who she had lost it to. Last I checked, she was socially inept. No social media accounts, no long lines of boyfriends. The disappointment annoyed me for whatever reason.I value virgins. Ava and I had given our first to each other. I guess I expected the same from her sister. What a joke. I rolled my eyes as I settled behind her. From the back, I could tell she wasn’t Ava, but I will never work on making Ava jealous if I stop making comparisons.At least in the public eye. I murmur to myself, easing my palm over her back. She paler, when she blushes it goes all the way to her back. Not an attractive quality, but I don’t hate it either. I almost sighed, forcing my mind to think of Ava. She wouldn’t just let me do anything, Ava loved being in charge.Sex was whenever she wanted it, and it wasn’t as often as I’d like but I respected my woman. I picked up the lube I’d co
{~~Avery Sterling~~}What just happened? It was a blur. I can’t even explain it. I showered, and my brain tried to process why Logan had left. He made sex weird. Not the good kind of weird, the one that made me regret my choices. Well, I have no intentions of dwelling on regrets. I’m trying to build a genuine relationship here.So the next time I call him my husband. He won’t correct me. He might just go with it. That’s all I could ever ask for.I sigh and turned the knob. I stepped out and toweled my skin dry. The moment I was done, I got dressed for the night. Shoving my foot into some socks. Suddenly, I didn’t feel so hot. My orgasm comes with guilt thanks to the way he bolted. Goodness, he sounded equally turned on and disgusted. I shuddered.Unable to fall asleep despite the energy being wrung from my body, I got my phone and called a friend. Due to time zones, Aisha would be preparing for work by now, or lost in the land of sleep. I can never tell with her.Ethan, he might not b
{~~Logan Grey~~}Who does she think she is? This was a question I asked myself all throughout the day. Wanting to ask how this girl thought she had the audacity to tell me what to do. I almost laughed, if it wasn’t affecting my work. What the fuck!I rubbed my face in my hands and focused on getting this paper done. A patient needs a kidney transplant. The healing he got from another medic alpha is backfiring, and if I tried to add my aura to it, I might kill him. Miss Know It All made sure to remind me. Fuck, I hate this stupid bitch.She doesn’t know how to shut up and stay in her goddamn space. No wonder Ava didn’t like her. She’s such a brainiac. My rank tells me and everyone that I am smart, and well respected by the wolf society. Why is this fucking nurse telling me what the fuck to do?And my CMO loves her. He completely loves her. It fucking pisses me off. I clutched my pen so tight that it snapped. You know what, she needs to be taught a valuable lesson. She wants me to use h
{~~Avery Sterling~~}“I don’t trust him.” Okay, there are two types of women in my life. There’s women like Diane who I can tell something, and she’d focus only on that. Offering me the advice I need for my exact problem. And then there are women like Aisha. Or just plainly Aisha since my friend circle is small. If she has an opinion, you’ll know. She was the one who talked me into leaving this pack.Saying it was for the best. I was already going to do it, but she was the backup I needed to know I was doing the right thing. So when she thinks I’m doing the wrong thing, she’ll let me know.“You’ve made that very very clear. But you don’t need to like him. You just need to trust me. He gave in. He doesn’t know it yet but he’ll be loving me soon.”I heard her snort. “How are you smart? He didn’t give in.” I opened my mouth to counter but she continued quickly, not giving me the opening I needed to speak. “He hates you so much. You gave me the window to justify every bad thing he’ll do t
{~~Avery Sterling~~}We were seated, and Logan ordered for us both. Since I have no idea what the restaurant serves, all the names on the menus are.... weird. With no ingredient instructions. I have some allergies but not very prominent ones so I should be fine. I turned my head, surveying the people around us. In this area, there weren’t more than twelve tables.Logan has gotten us white wine, and an appetizer to keep our mouths busy while the main course was being prepared. It was nice. I could see someone that I recognized. My spine immediately tensed up. I know that face a little bit too much. A guy who’d gone out with me for a day just so he could get with my sister- yes, she went out with him while Logan was pining for her. She didn’t give a fuck. I think she liked it better when the men dated me, and then her.Like they were making the conclusive comparison that she was far better than me. Of course, it never made me feel alright. I was uncomfortable the moment I saw his face.
{~~Avery Sterling~~}I stood before the mirror, my reflection distorted by tears that streamed relentlessly down my cheeks. The sight of my own despair only intensified the ache within me. Each tear was a testament to my overwhelming sense of inadequacy, a reminder of a familiar pain that seemed to echo through the corridors of my past. Fuck, nobody likes an ugly crier. But have I ever been beautiful at anything?"Worthless," I whispered to my reflection, my voice trembling with raw emotion. "So fucking worthless."The weight of those words reverberated through my soul, dredging up memories of high school—of longing, rejection, and the relentless pursuit of validation. Darren had been my misguided beacon of hope once, a flickering light in the darkness of my unrequited desires. I wanted to get a break from mooning over Logan. I hadn't wanted him as much as I wanted Logan, but I had convinced myself that perhaps Darren was attainable. I was wrong."He just didn't want me," I admitted t