CHAPTER 65

CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
COLLIN’S POV
“I want every single person here sniffing around town for any vampire whereabouts except for Danny who is working on the killer and can someone give me any credible information on Nadia?” I barked, surveying the faces before me.

“She left town this morning with Drake. Um…they rented a car and are in possession of the fledgling. I couldn’t get information on where they were headed but I’m working on it,” Trevor answered. She left town with him? Wow, she really couldn’t just wait, now could she?

“And you are telling me this now?” I speared him with a cold glare. Just what had someone got to do to have everything run smoothly around here?

“Well, you have been locked up in the venting room the whole day and refused to see anyone, Alpha,” Ethan came to his rescue. Having to deal with the fact she wanted nothing to do with me anymore has affected me more than I cared to count. My wolf was bruised for some reason, something that was beginning to gnaw on me right now.

I released a sigh,” Well, someone better get working on Nadia. She is something and if father is right, she maybe the weapon to end our kind. We wouldn’t want that, now would we?”

The members of the pack were looking at me in utter shock, probably wondering what exactly had happened between Nadia and I to make me like this. What angered me the most about this entire situation was the fact that she didn’t waste time in being in cohorts with Drake of all people. I wanted to believe she was only trying to raffle my feathers but thinking about it now, I had almost zero information on her except that she was so damn great in bed. Fuck! This was not the time and place to think about how hard the thought of her naked and wanting makes me.


“Get on with work already,” I clapped my hands once before walking out and much to my dismaying running into Dad. Judging from the proud smirk on his face and the way he suddenly placed his hand on my shoulder, rubbing it gently, made me realize he had been eavesdropping.

“I knew it was only a matter of time before your Alpha senses kicked in and pulled you into the right direction. Women like Nadia and Laila bring nothing but disaster, especially that Dela Fuente woman. Now, this is someone I proudly want to call my son, the fruit of my blood, “First time in my entire life I heard pride in my father’s voice but I wasn’t flattered even in the slightest.

I grabbed his hand, glaring at him,” You are leaving town first thing in the morning,”

“Nice try. You know damn well I’m not going anywhere until that Dela Fuente Kid is dead,” He countered, appearing merely amused.

“And I’m the Alpha. So get in line, Dad,” I pushed past him, walking upstairs to the balcony of my house. It had been a while since I was up here but as the cold night breeze caressed my face, I couldn’t help but feel the urge to hit something in rage.

For a few seconds, I held in breath, eyes falling shut before I exhaled. A couple of repeats and I was feeling the rage begin to disappear, in its place a soul begging reconnection. How was it possible to even care about someone this much? My thoughts came to a sudden halt when a familiar scent teased my wolf. Why was it could I still scent her like that?

“Maybe because our wolves are still connected,” She answered as I turned around. Bloody mind-link. I needed to block her.

Much to my surprise, she wasn’t dressed in anything flattering which meant she was probably not here to try and sink her hooks in me again. I was already getting tired of how pathetic she looked.

“How many times do I have to tell you to stay the hell away from me? Are you trying to die tonight, Laila?” I questioned.

Her hazel eyes burrowed into mine, holding me before she covered the distance between us. Without a word, she reached for my right hand, sandwiching it between her much smaller palms as she whispered,” How are you doing Collins?”

I snatched my hand away,” I’m doing great now that I no longer have your lying ass with me,”

“I deserve that. Look, maybe what I did was extremely wrong on many levels but I’m willing to atone for it in anyway,” she paused, meeting my gaze again,” Let me help you win this war,”

“What war are you talking about?” I countered, trying to play dumb.

“The sentinels are always talking and trust me, you reputation among the wolves has not been great of late. They claim you killed Brad for being with me, demoted me to Omega and yet you went after an engaged woman. Not just that, they claim you are putting the pack in danger by associating yourself with Nadia, a rumored weapon against werewolves. Do you really think they’ll forgive you if anything was ever to happen to the pack?”

That was what my own pack was saying about me? No, this had to be one of Laila’s sneaky tactics to try and get my attention. Maybe the one thing the old man was right about, was my weakness for women and that had to end tonight. I was not letting myself fall victim for any of them ever again. They only wanted me around when they needed me but then just like gum, they would spit me out once they’ve consumed all the sweetness.
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Fuck!*

Maybe I was letting Nadia’s rejection affect me too much. I needed a goddamn grip on myself before I lose it.

“Laila,” I paused, taking her palms into mine as I whispered,” Let me put this in a much more respectable, simple language that you can understand. Please calmly fuck off and never again try to insert yourself in my life again. You had a chance with me and you lost it, omega. By the way, these sentinels talking shit about me, how about you pass on a message to them for me please? Tell them, if they have that much time in their hands to gossip, they should at least bring something credible to the table. Because I find out who they are, there is no telling what I’d do,”

I pushed her hands away, walking away but before I could get far, her next words stopped me in my tracks.

“Nadia,” she paused,” What exactly could she have done to make you fall for her this fast? But then again, it’s you we are talking about. I was working as a hooker when you met me and a week later, you confessed to being in love with me. See, the problem with you Collins, is that once you get slightly attracted to someone, you let your guard down in an instant and obviously the other party takes advantage of that. I mean, in my case it was understandable because I’m your mate but with her, it got me thinking. There was no way you’d form that kind of deep connection so fast especially after how I broke your poor heart. So how about you be truthful for once? Is she your second chance mate?”

I whirled around,” My what now?”

“A second chance mate. You know like when the Moon goddess-“

“I know damn well what a second chance Mate is. I’m just surprised you could be so stupid and just to clarify, Nadia and I just had fun and that was it. No feelings, no attachments. It was good while it lasted and now once again, please fuck off my life, Laila,” I said.

She scoffed, then walked out past me. I remained rooted where I stood, processing how ridiculous her claim sounded. A second chance mate? That was highly impossible for a number of reasons including the fact that my actual mate was still alive and we hadn’t rejected each other yet. To add to that, there was also the fact that Nadia was probably just human.

“What if she is right?”

“Danny,” I looked at my best friend. After our fight yesterday, I didn’t think he would be talking to me.


“Hey, ease up. We are like brothers and we fight all the time,” he smiled warmly,” But this issue with Nadia. You know at first, I was convinced your attraction to her was merely like a cover up for you to avoid going through the long-term heartbreak period but I don’t think its that anymore. Are you sure you didn’t feel the mate spark with her the first time you met?”

“Oh God! Not you too. One, I don’t feel anything deep for Nadia and Two, my mate is very much alive. Even if I were ever to get a second chance mate, it would definitely not be her,” I pointed out rather defensively. What was this crap going on with them anyway?

Second chance mate? Pfft!