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\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 16<\/p>\n
Deanna\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
After Luis shouted into the city, his eyes crinkled into a teasing smile. \u201cNot bad at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
That smile stole my words.<\/p>\n
Wait\u2026 what? How did I suddenly turn into some little menace?<\/p>\n
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I was just about to snap back when the night sky suddenly lit up with brilliant meteors streaking across the darkness, each leaving a dazzling trail behind.<\/p>\n
I tilted my head up, eyes sparkling with wonder.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeteors! Luis, look! It\u2019s a meteor shower!\u201d Overcome with excitement, I grabbed his arm and shook it hard. \u201cThey\u2019re so beautiful! Come on, let\u2019s make a wish!\u201d<\/p>\n
I released his solid arm, clasped my hands under my chin, and closed my eyes in a small, reverent prayer to Nyra.<\/p>\n
When I finished making my wish, I finally noticed his gaze on me\u2014hot, intent, almost burning.<\/p>\n
I slowly turned to him, froze for a second, then gave a sheepish laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeh\u2026 It\u2019s just\u2026 I\u2019ve never seen a meteor shower before, so I kinda copied what everyone else does and made a wish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis\u2018 lips curved lazily. \u201cIf wishes really came true, Nyra would\u2019ve dropped dead from overworking.\u201d<\/p>\n
His words popped my little bubble of joy, leaving me feeling foolish for what I\u2019d done.<\/p>\n
My shoulders slumped as I muttered in disappointment, \u201cYeah\u2026 guess you\u2019re right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSince Nyra\u2019s too busy, I\u2019ll grant you a wish instead, Deanna,\u201d Luis said,<\/p>\n
I blinked at him. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I\u2019m in a good mood today.\u201d He paused, a teasing edge in his tone. \u201cBut if you don\u2019t want it, forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI do! I really do!\u201d<\/p>\n
I blurted it out, afraid he\u2019d change his mind in the next second.<\/p>\n
Luis arched his brow. \u201cSo, what do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n
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I hesitated, screwed up my courage, squeezed my eyes shut, and blurted it out in one breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said you want me to be yours. Do you really mean it?\u201d<\/p>\n
The air fell into a heavy silence.<\/p>\n
I slowly opened my eyes and, without warning, met his golden eyes.<\/p>\n
Luis\u2018 lips curved in a merciless reply. \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019d braced myself for that answer, but hearing it still stung.<\/p>\n
Maybe it was the wine. Maybe it was Philip\u2019s voice echoing in my head\u2014find someone better than Jake.<\/p>\n
But I had let myself forget the reality of the Mooncrown Pack. They were the most ancient, most powerful pureborn family in the werewolf world.<\/p>\n
And Luis, their Alpha, carried a lineage as pure as it came. His voice was law in our world.<\/p>\n
Me? I was just the daughter of Mistbane Pack, a nobody my own Alpha barely cared for. How could I ever dream of bonding with him?<\/p>\n
Embarrassment flickered across my face.<\/p>\n
\u201cForget I said anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis\u2018 voice came again. \u201cIf you want to be my woman, I expect you to be unclaimed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been claimed by any man. You know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words tumbled out before I could stop them, and the moment I heard myself, heat rushed to my face. I wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.<\/p>\n
Luis\u2018 mouth quirked in amusement as he pulled me into his arms. His lips brushed my ear, his voice a low murmur. \u201cI know your body\u2019s unclaimed. But your heart\u2026 I want that unclaimed,<\/p>\n
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\u201cDeanna, if you really want to be mine, say it again when you\u2019re sober.\u201d<\/p>\n
His words mingled with the night breeze, curling into my car.<\/p>\n
In that instant, my heart skipped a beat.<\/p>\n
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Jake\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
\u201cJake, you\u2019re drinking too hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
I ignored Robert and kept pouring the liquor down my throat.<\/p>\n
All I could hear in my head was Deanna\u2019s voice saying, \u201cWe\u2019re even now,\u201d and that breakup text in my phone.<\/p>\n
Comforting people had never been my thing. Truth be told, I\u2019d never so much as tried.<\/p>\n
It was always Deanna texting first, begging me to make up. She would send dozens of messages, and I would reply if I remembered after work; if not, I just let them sit there.<\/p>\n
But this time, her coldness threw me off.<\/p>\n
I had actually been planning to give in tonight.<\/p>\n
Instead, she pulled that stunt\u2013making Peggie jump into the pool.<\/p>\n
She had gone too far!<\/p>\n
It was just a fake ceremony.<\/p>\n
Fake kidnappings, silent treatments, forcing someone into the water\u2026 She used to be nothing like this. She used to be soft, gentle, always so understanding.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help missing that soft, obedient Deanna.<\/p>\n
The thought made frustration spike in my chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just a fake ceremony, and she still makes a big deal out of nothing. I even offered her a bigger mating ceremony, and she still won\u2019t take it. What the hell does she want?\u201d<\/p>\n
Terence pressed a hand over mine before I could pour another drink.<\/p>\n
\u201cJake, we all heard what happened tonight. Sure, Deanna might\u2019ve gone overboard, but you<\/p>\n
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never should\u2019ve agreed to that ceremony with Peggie. And tonight, in front of everyone, you carried Peggie out again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course Deanna felt humiliated. Why don\u2019t you text her first and try to make it up to her?\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned back on the couch, tilting my head, my face cold and unreadable.<\/p>\n
Fine. If she showed up at Spade A tonight to apologize and beg me to make up, I\u2019d let it slide.<\/p>\n
I picked up my phone and opened my chat with Deanna.<\/p>\n
Right under that glaring \u201cWe\u2019re done\u201d message, I typed out a reply and hit send.<\/p>\n
The screen flashed back-\u2018Message rejected.\u2018<\/p>\n
She actually deleted me?<\/p>\n
How dare she!<\/p>\n
Deanna, look at you\u2014you finally grew a spine, I fumed.<\/p>\n
A vein throbbed at my temple. I slammed the phone onto the table and downed another glass of liquor.<\/p>\n
Robert leaned in with a grin. \u201cJake, if you ask me, a woman needs to be trained. You two are about to form a bond, and she\u2019s still pulling stunts like this. You\u2019ll wear yourself out.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust let her cool off. Every time you two fight, she always crawls back even when you ignore her.<\/p>\n
Terence smacked the back of Robert\u2019s head. \u201cWhat the hell kind of advice is that? What if<\/p>\n
Deanna doesn\u2019t come back this time?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way, Deanna\u2019s crazy about Jake. She\u2019s been loyal to him for five years. She\u2019d never walk<\/p>\n
away.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, with a father like Philip\u2013an Alpha who only cares about profit\u2013how could he possibly allow her to break up?<\/p>\n
\u201cOmegas like Deanna\u2026 Jake could have as many as he wants. If she were smart, she\u2019d behave and stop making trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those words made me lift my head from the glass.<\/p>\n
Robert was right. Deanna would never really leave me.<\/p>\n
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And it wasn\u2019t like I couldn\u2019t live without her.<\/p>\n
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But every time I imagined turning around and not seeing that familiar figure watching me with those soft eyes, it felt like something vital was missing from<\/p>\n
my life.<\/p>\n
Especially when I remembered the icy, defiant look in her eyes at the party tonight, a suffocating frustration tightened in my chest.<\/p>\n
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2099","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}