Chapter 88
Skr
Five Years Later
(19 years old)
“Girls?” my mom, L Alvarez, yells from the top of her lungs. She must be in the kitchen, her voice so
loud that both Irma and I groan.
“Seriously, again?” Irma mutters as she sits up in her bed on the other side of the room. Her blonde
hair is stuck to her face, but she blows it away. “Why does she keep waking us up like this? We aren’t
children anymore and deserve our freaking beauty sleep.”
re like this..”
1 shoot her a tired smile. “I think all moms are
Irma sighs and falls on her back once more. We share the same room, and the sun is peering in
through the blinds, casting her beautiful hair in shades of gold. “I guess…”
“GIRLS?!”
Irma immediately shoots up for the second time. “YES?!”
“BREAKFAST IS READY!”
“COMING!” Irma shouts back before rubbing her eyelids with her fingers. “I can’t wait until we move
back to Haven to attend college. I’m so done living with our parents.”
Even though I know where Irma ising from, I’m going to miss Caleb and L. I’ve only lived with
them in Spain for five years, but I already see them as mom and dad.
And I know they feel the same way. L has told me time and again that she and Caleb always wanted
a second child but that hybrid children are rare. They had countless miscarriages before I came into the
picture. Knowing that makes me feel more loved within this family.
“Can you imagine living in our own ce in the big city after the summer is over?” Irma continues,
pulling at her messy, blonde hair to untangle some knots.” No more getting woken up by mom’s rooster
impersonations and dad’s random bouts of singing at the crack of dawn. No more chores. We can stayN?velDrama.Org holds ? this.
up aste as we want, studying or partying.”
“Irma,” I scold her with a smile, “remember we’re going there to study. Not to party.”
She rolls her eyes dramatically and flops back onto the bed, crossing her arms over her chest. “Well,
duh. But it doesn’t hurt to have a little fun. You need to let loose, sis, or you’ll go crazy.”
Iugh at her antics but fall silent when I think about what she is saying. Irma isn’t entirely wrong. I’m
still afraid of men, and while Irma shamelessly flirts and makes new friends, all I do is hide inside. I’m a
nerd with high grades while Irma is…well, Irma.
“GIRLS?!”
“Oh my god….” Irma whispers before springing off the bed, her bare feet thudding on the wooden floor.
She runs towards the door, shouting over her shoulder, “Hold your horses, Mom! We’reing!”
1 quietly stand up from my bed to get dressed, giggling when Irma runs her hand over her face.
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“I swear if Mom calls us one more
time…”
But the call neveres. Instead, we get dressed and head downstairs to join Caleb and L for
breakfast.
The aroma of freshly baked bread and brewed coffee fills the air mingling with the scent of L’s
homemade orange marmde. I can see Caleb at the stove, flipping pancakes, his back towards us.
He’s humming an upbeat tune that’s been stuck in his head for days.
“Good morning. girls,” L says brightly. “Did you sleep well?“
“I was until you woke me up,” Irma mutters as she pulls out a chair from the table. “What’s the agenda
anyway? Is there a fire somewhere?”
Calen and L share a look, which never means anything good. They only do that whenever
something bad has happened.
In the end, it’s Caleb that clears his throat. “Alpha Xavier called me yesterday. His son, Lucas, the
future Alpha of the Bloodmoon pack, has caused quite some drama within the pack. On his eighteenth
birthday, he announced that there would no longer be more than one Alpha. That means that Lucas will
rule alone, and while Yato is fine with stepping down, the other Alphas are furious since their sons were
supposed to rule. Therefore, Xavier thought it would be a good idea to send his son here for the
summer. Only for themotion to go down.”
I stop breathing, and my whole family seems to understand why. After all, they were all there five years
ago when I rejected Lucas as my mate at his thirteenth birthday party. It feels like such a lifetime ago.
“I’m sorry, Skr,” Caleb sighs. “I couldn’t turn down Xavier’s offer after everything he had done for us.
He is the sole reason we can get by in this country without working”
“I know…” I wet my lips. T’m just..scared.”
“Oh, honey, you don’t have to fear Lucas. I know there are rumors about him being cold and heartless,
but if he touches. you. I will personally rip his throat out, L finishes, her eyes hardening at the
thought.
“And I will help you,” Irma’s nostrils re. “No one messes with my sister.”
“Thanks, guys,” I smile at them. “But I’m not too worried. Maybe this is my chance to let him return the
favor and reject
me
Those words make my entire family turn into stone. They all stare at me like I’ve grown three heads
before Irma starts tough hysterically.
“Wait, hold on..do you mean to tell me that he never returned the rejection? That he is still sired to you?
Oh my god, why didn’t you ever tell me?!”
My lips part. I…I didn’t think it was such a huge deal!”
Irmaughs even louder. “Jesus… Do you even know what this means, Skr?”
I narrow my eyes. “No, so please enlighten me.”
“It basically means that whenever you’re with another man, be it kissing them or touching them, Lucas
will feel excruciating pain, Irma exins, herughter dying down to a smirk. “He’s linked to you,
Skr. You have the power to either make him feel the most pleasurable sensations or the most painful
ones.”
A gasp escapes from my lips as I stare at her in shock. “B-but I thought that was a myth!”
“Nope,” Irma snorts. “That man is going to be pissed when he sees you. I mean, didn’t Irwin kiss you
last month?”
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My checks burn. “Against my f*cking will! He was drunk, Irma! tried to push him away, but he is a
werewolf just like me- there was no way for me to fight him back!”
“Okay, that’s enough!” L interjects, her voice slicing through the air like a knife. “No more arguing.
Lucas ising here, and I’m sure he will be nice and understanding if you tell him why you rejected
him.”
“Yeah…” Caleb scratches his chin. “Do you mind if I ask why you rejected him?”
My face mes up to a billion degrees when all eyesnd on me but I don’t have an answer for them.
I’ve been trying so hard to mash down the truth-that I’m terrified of men, especially big ones-and I’m not
going to unearth it now.
“I don’t want to talk about it.” I finally manage to stammer out L opens her mouth, but I’m already
moving out of the kitchen. “Anyway, see youter! I will head down to the river to read!” And pray Lucas
doesn’t decide to show up.
As I leave the house, I can hear Irma’s low chuckle lingering behind me. “She’s in deep shit, I hear her
mutter, and I can’t help but shudder at the truth in her words.
Lucas is going to be so pissed off when he sees me.
Shit.
Why didn’tLucas juste here to return the rejection?!
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