“My parents aren’t home right now, as soon as they return with my sister Maya, they will give you a proper introduction and a tour of the palace, if you want.” Austin told both Isabella and I.
His body suddenly tensed and I knew why, for even my belly did a little flip flop as a certain masculine scent hit me. James was closer now, he glanced at Isabella before his eyes returned to me.
He walked past Austin and gently took my hand in his. “I hope you enjoy your stay with us.”
I felt tingles all throughout my arm by just the feel of his rough hand on mine. To my surprise, he took his thumb finger and gently rubbed on my skin. I gasped, completely shocked that such a simple touch could make my body ache with desire.
He suddenly let go, too soon for my liking. My hand still tingled from his touch and a part of me, a part that I didn’t know existed, wanted to pull his hand back and let him touch me as he pleased.
I felt my cheeks burn at my wild thoughts. I’d never had these before. It felt like James had somehow awakened something deep within me, something that was buried and only waiting for him.
“Alpha!”
All gazes turned towards the sound. There was a woman with light brown hair and blue eyes standing at the entrance, she was dressed in a short black dress that showed off her figure nicely. Her eyes glanced at me for a quick second and for some reason, it seemed to me that she didn’t like me.
Surely, that couldn’t be true.
I didn’t know that woman, she had no reason to dislike me.
Then she gazed at James almost lovingly. The look in her eyes tore at me. I could feel jealousy stir at the sight.
Mine.
I froze.
My wolf chose this time to get possessive and claim her mate? That was never a good sign. It meant that she also saw the same thing that I did.
This woman wanted James.
I didn’t know how to feel about that.
It wasn’t like I would ever have the opportunity to be with him, but I still never thought about him being with someone else. I realized that everything hurt a lot more now that this thought had entered my mind.
“What is it Clara?” James asked as he approached her.
“The pack wanted to discuss something important with you. I just thought that I should come tell you.”
His brow rose at her words. “Why didn’t you just send it through the mind link?”
Her cheeks flushed. “I was already close by.”
“Well that’s definitely a lie.” Isabella mumbled next to me.
I guess I wasn’t the only one that saw straight through this girl.
“Well, since James will be preoccupied, why don’t we get some meat on the grill?” Austin asked. “I’ll also show you two to your rooms, Lucy helped decorate the both of them for you.”
I forced a smile on my face. I felt my eyes narrow as I watched James leave with the Clara girl and heard myself sigh.
I didn’t think I was about to enjoy my stay here…
A/n:
Hi my beautiful readers. So I’ve seen some of the comments in the last chapter and realize that there are some misconceptions about this book. The book is not completed, I don’t understand why some of you are seeing anything in the app that says it’s completed. I do write and upload the chapters as fast as I can. The book will most likely be completed by the middle of August, so it’s really up to my readers whether or not they prefer to wait till the story is finished before continuing. To my readers who have been with me since the beginning, thank you for explaining to other readers who may not know, your support always means so much to me. To my new readers, thank you also for showing your support to me. I’m always happy to read your lovely comments.
now, I’ll discuss the updating schedule. My plan was to start daily updates from today, which means one chapter per day. However, I visited the doctor today, since many of you may already know that I’ve been really sick for the past two months. They plan on sending a camera down my throat to check for tumors or anything that could be wrong with me. So, depending on what results are shown, I may or may not be able to do the daily updates until next week. I’m honestly scared because I am a person who gets nervous and anxious easily. Thank you to my readers who are constantly praying for my well-being, I’m sure your prayers are helping.
Once again, thank you to all of you for your amazing support, I’m so grateful for all of you. Hopefully, everything goes well tomorrow and I can update like I originally planned to.
Lots of love,
Laura.
***EDEn***
We were out on the deck, overlooking the beautiful garden. Austin had meat on the grill and James had just returned from wherever he’d went with that Clara girl. He had on a white shirt with a few buttons opened at the top, showing off his smooth muscular chest. My face twisted as I thought about him being alone with that woman for more than an hour.
The entire time he was gone, I couldn’t focus on anything at all. I hated the way that girl had looked at him. now I understood what James had to feel every time he saw me with Hunter. I didn’t want to do that to him. It was unfair that we couldn’t have our chance at love. I felt this bad knowing that another woman wanted my mate, how would I feel if I knew that he was marrying her? I had no words for how I would react then.
“You look troubled,” Isabella whispered next to me. “Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
Before we came here, Isabella and I had an entire conversation about James being my mate while getting married to Hunter. She knew how difficult it was for me to ignore him, but then again, almost everyone who knew that we were mates would understand how difficult it would be for the both of us.
“I don’t know,” I whispered back. “Did you see the way that girl looked at him?”
Isabella rolled her eyes. “I think everyone saw it except James.”
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