An Invite and An Opportunity ~Devin~ I decided to attend Jake’s festival to unwind.
It was a last-minute decision.
I planned to spend four days in Brighton and then return to Greenwood.
It was a great plan.
It was supposed to ease my stress and help me think straight.
When I arrived in Brighton in the evening of the festival and Jake told me that Tamia was around, I was giddy.
Rex was overjoyed, and I could not believe how easy it would be to take my mate away from Sylvester.
Hearing that Sylvester sent her to have a peace talk with Jake unaccompanied made me think of two different extremes.
Either they loved and trusted each other so much that he would allow her to handle state matters without fear, or her life meant nothing.
He was willing to gamble it away by using her to apologise to Jake, hoping Jake won’t attack and kill her.
Hearing Jake talk about her made me realise she was alright.
He told me she arrived a bit ill and pale looking, and I was afraid Sylvester maltreated her in the north.
I planned it all.
The rose, the garden.
I wanted it to be perfect.
I wanted it to be romantic.
It is all I have ever wanted.
Finding my mate and starting a real life in love and happiness.
Tamia was perfect.
I did not care that she was once married or was taken by the wolf lord.
I did not care.
I just wanted my mate.
Rex hoped to hold her, accept her and claim her.
I wasn’t going to waste any time.
I was going to run fast and sink my teeth into her.
I did not need to wait for the blue moon; that was only done by chosen mates for the claiming to work.
I did not need the blue moon to claim my mate.
The moon goddess had given her to 1.
So I used my scent to lure her.
She scented Peach and Wildflowers.
Her scent was vivid and more precise than when we first met at the party.
She was delicious, and she was mine.
I hoped she would follow, and she did.
When she saw me and tears started streaming down her cheeks, I knew it wouldn’t be easy.
Everything she said to me in tears broke my heart.
Not because she refused to run into my arms, but because what she was saying was true.
I took my moment with her for granted.
I wronged her deeply.
I knew she was hurting with Leo, and I should have challenged him for her hand, but I was diplomatic about it.
I made the biggest mistake of my life.
taken her from him that
granted,
not blame her for rejecting
have given me a chance to
weakness came with the rejection, but the
she battled her
to be persistent, I had
chance, and
not forgive me for accepting
actually thought she would let us
The feeling was right.
to sink my teeth into her neck, but she pulled
could not force myself on
left Brighton the next day
my journey back to Greenwood, my wolf howled, blaming
He, too, was right.
held her in my arms at the party, he urged me to
challenge Leo for her
eyes were
should’ve listened to my wolf, but
ready to let each other go, even though Amanda had
Leo still
wouldn’t long
in my arms, and I wished things were different and she didn’t fall in love with
will we do now?” Rex asked me,
know, but I think we shouldn’t be quick
to share, and knowing the history of the Volkovs, they always have more
see how things go between them.” I told my wolf, and he was
wasn’t going to actively try to separate them, but I was afraid she might lose
way he could be different
I remained
wage war and take
goddess made
She is ours.
is ours,” Rex said, and tears
is in love with
We can’t beat that.
thing we can do
is as a
went slow, and I returned to Greenwood more depressed than I had
when Lukman, my beta,
invite your pack to partake in our
competitions are Polo, Swimming, Football, Golf, Croquet, Volleyball, One Hundred Metre Dash and Ring Fight (without any presence
the list of sports you are interested in and the name
forward to hosting you,” it read, and I
the Northern Council,
strange that the northern council would invite me to participate
they had
I
we have an issue with the
even had more issues with the Lord because Volkov had
Lukman asked, and I did not know what
also meant I
a
takes
Polo alone takes
be
participating?”
year.” He said, and
have a good Polo team?” I asked
Sullivan has a
but relocated to the south eleven years ago
sure they would participate in the north as a southern team against Volkov’s team.”
be an excellent opportunity to spend time with
much as I hated to think of it, she would be around Sylvester often,
will give
I am
did not plan on playing dirty, but
still lose, I would gracefully bow out, but I would try as penance for not taking her away
fault she ended up in the
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