Eclipse Pack

4:00pm

My eyes fluttered open when I heard a tyre screeching.

How long had I been asleep? A man in a suit rushed to open the door to the passenger’s seat.

As soon as I alighted, the atmosphere blew me off my feet. The whole place smelled of luxury, the building in front of me was the biggest and probably the most expensive I'd ever seen.

I was still trying to process why I was brought here when my eyes caught her figure coming towards us

"Miss Olivia," My voice echoed, making me flinch a bit but I quickly recollected myself as I stared at her, every ounce of me was screaming ‘betrayer!’ at her

"Ava, I'm sorry," She said softly with an apologetic look.

"Well, well…enough of the reunion, Olivia,” a dark but familiar voice said, making me look in the direction to see…HIM!

He took slow, intimidating strides towards me. He was seducing me effortlessly, and it took me my last willpower to not succumb to his evilness. My heart was thumping.

“Ava, Darling. It feels so good meeting you again…my better half.” His fingers made contact with the skin on my cheeks, sending a bolt of electricity down my whole body. I unknowingly shivered, seeing the effect his touch had on me, a devilish smirk formed on his lips.

"I…I…I am n…not your b…better half!" I managed to say between stutters.

Why the hell was I stuttering?!

I felt hundreds of eyes looking at me, but he was more bothersome and annoying.

“Take her inside, help her adjust,” he ordered, snapping his fingers.

"I'm not going anywhere,” I spat.

"Shhh." His thumb brushed across my lips, that devilish smirk still on his face. I felt like punching him, but I found myself too weak in his presence.

“Just come with me,” Olivia pleaded.

Seeing all these big guys and their gazes stuck on me, I had to respectfully follow Olivia inside but as I walked, my soul felt heavy. All I wanted was to have my child without interference from any man, was my wish that hard?

I was led to a room but the heaviness my soul felt didn't let me admire the room. I watched as the door closed and it felt like my whole world had turned upside down. I fell to the floor as tears welled up in my eyes.

“Am I cursed?” I whispered amid tears.

“I don't think you are, baby.” The door opened and the aura around suddenly changed.

It was Liam. Again.

I remembered how I fell on my knees in front of a man I hardly knew. I remembered how electrocuted I was when we first met and even a while ago. I knew I was a fool whenever I met a good-looking man, but after Ryan, I swore never to make that mistake.

“Why are you doing this to me?” I finally asked, looking at him.

"Look, I didn't want any of these to happen either." He bent to my level and picked me up like a piece of paper, he threw me on his shoulder as he walked to the far end of the room and gently put me on the bed.

“It's a curse to sit on the floor in my castle.” He popped his knuckles.

“Don't worry, I've been cursed since birth,” I whispered.

For a moment, his eyes softened but he was quick to switch back to his cold expression.

“I didn't want this to happen. I never planned to meet my better half in this manner, but things just sorta happened. Olivia wasn't careful enough and here we are,” he explained.

The nonchalance and sarcasm in his voice were so ripping that I felt like bursting into another round of tears, but then, he was a man… he had his ego to protect.

“I think I should formally introduce myself, like you know, I'm Liam Sinclair, USA’s Top one billionaire and the Alpha of an esteemed pack…”

“Look…I don't care about your accolades I ju…”

“I can't let you have my baby amidst humans, I don't want my child ending up as a test subject. I'm some low-budget laboratory,” he explained a little calmly. “Just stay here, stay with me…I have a deal for you.” he looked at me, and I took in a sharp breath.

“Stay here, give birth to my child, and you can decide to leave if you want. I'm willing to do anything for my pup.” His voice was soft and calm. For a split moment, I almost saw him in a new light until I realized what he was asking of me.

He wanted me to be his surrogate, how could I leave my child in the hands of a wild creature? A wolf at that, wouldn't I then be a heartless mother?

A cold, tingly sensation suddenly brought me back to reality, and I realized he was slowly tracing his fingers down my jawline, his orbs, which seemed to switch colors every time, stared deep into my eyes.

“Is that a yes?” I shivered as his cold breath hit my neck. I pressed my legs together as I felt butterflies in my stomach…what power did this man have over me? How could his touch make me feel this crazy?

God help me! This candy was dangerous for my health.

“Why do you keep saying humans as if you're not one?” I asked, and he moved back.

“Brace yourself,” he said, and in no time he dropped on all fours.

He arched his back, and I watched with horror as his muscles and joints snapped into different places. His body grew big until his shirt was too small, ripping apart, and giving birth to a hairy beast.

I screamed, my heart leaping into my throat. My soul left my body. I screamed more, cowering away from him.

My heart almost burst out of my chest.

“Calm down, I'm not going to harm you,” he spoke, but it sounded like a low growl.

I pinched myself; maybe I was dreaming, maybe I was in some fucking Hollywood movie, and this was just one of their stunts.

“You're…no way, I must be dreaming; werewolves don't exist; they're all only fictional.” I shook my head, trying to shake the image away.

He trudged to the bed, and I moved away from him. He picked up a duvet and wrapped it around his body before transforming back into his human form right in front of me. I realized I wasn't dreaming at all.

My vision blurred and the place spun. My body grew limp, and I plopped on the bed, blacking out.