Anna just knew now that she was in deep shit.She couldn’t sleep, having tossed and turned up and down and around the bed until all parts of the sheet-covered mattress were warm. It was just her luck that it was still the weekend, because she couldn’t function like this during a weekday.She got up with a grunt and her feet padded across the room to the door, exiting the bedroom and moving to check on her twins sleeping in their bedrooms for the first time since the attempted robbery.Relaxing and smiling at the sounds of their little snores as she watched through the gap in the door, she shut the door again, and moved toward the kitchen, her smile immediately faded.Her thoughts were still on what Sophie had said.It sounded like maddened rambling from a woman who had been pushed to a corner. And that was what scared her the most. How could she manage to keep herself safe from her sister?How the hell was she going to be able to give Sophie ten million freaking dollars for that photo
William was astonished by Anna’s reaction. She looked equal parts outraged and relieved, if possible.“Excuse me?” He asked, sounding exasperated. “Anna, what is it this time?”She always seemed to confuse him more and more with every action of hers.However, she was nowhere near done with her confusing actions, it seemed.She faced him fully, pinching her brows.“You knew about the photo, didn’t you?” She asked. “How did you find out?”William cocked a brow at her.“You don’t need to know how I did.” He replied measuredly. “All you need to know is that I have taken care of it on your ex boyfriend’s end–““–Dylan is not my ex-boyfriend. Never has and never will be.” She replied heatedly. “And what, you took care of it? Did you threaten him or what?”“Does it matter? What brought me here this morning, Anna,” he emphasized her name, with a growl with left shivers rolling down her spine at the sound of that enticing voice of his. “Is the fact that your sister isn’t cooperating.”“Yeah.”
Dylan reached the front door of the so-called Sophie Clandestine’s apartment. He could hear the loud sounds of the TV through the door and it irritated him already. Was she hard of hearing that she would put the TV to such high volumes, or was she so committed to doing her best at being the nuisance in this building?With a sharp exhale, he knocked, and he heard a loud groan before there were footsteps.“Who the fuck is it?” The griff sounding woman demanded. Dylan fought the urge to roll his eyes. He didn’t like this situation he was in and was looking to be far too action movie-esque for him to stomach.“It’s Dylan.” He replied, and then suddenly there was a glance at him through the peephole before she opened the door, satisfied that he was safe.He was quickly ushered in by Sophie, who looked a little bit… off, to say the least.Well, he thought to himself, I’m in deep shit now.To have Anna call him and act like he was the bad guy had been nothing short of insulting for him. He h
Anna didn’t know what to say as she watched Ethan brush past her and enter the house. The shock hadn’t faded off yet.“Where are the children?” He asked, seeing the empty living room.“Oh, they’re asleep,” Anna replied in an awkward manner, feeling odd. This wasn’t what she expected to deal with this evening. Today had been a doozy - in fact the entire weekend had.Meanwhile, Ethan could tell the scent of his brother in the house and it irked him. So William had been here. Hmm…He didn’t like it. One bit.“Do you want some… tea?” She offered, stepping into the open plan kitchen right beside the living room.Ethan smirked at her, saying, “I doubt you’ll have anything to my tastes. It’s okay, though. I actually came to check in on you.”Water, then, she thought, as she nodded in response. That would do.“Take a seat.” She stated before then turning to grab a glass cup, hearing a ping on her phone.A quick glance at it told her it was a message from Dylan.‘It’s done,’ the message said.
Anna nervously waited at the Standham Park. It was already past midnight, and her children were sleeping, the babysitter having been paid overtime for this.It was the perfect time for the 10 million dollars in cash to be dropped off.All of hers and William’s plans had led to this. She could have laughed at the ridiculousness of it all, all over a photo. But she knew that neither she nor William wanted that photo leaked, each for their own reasons.Sophie would be put in jail and denied bail until her court cases came up; she had been assured by William, who had a connection with various members of law enforcement in high ranks.If not for that, then perhaps this might have taken a wrong turn.She turned as she heard footsteps. She smiled inwardly as she saw Sophie sauntering toward her, Dylan by her side. Dylan’s eyes met Anna’s and he minutely nodded.If all went well, he would not be getting arrested today. That was the deal she had made with him if he could get enough evidence to
“Thank you.” The interviewer - a woman that looked to be in her late 40s - said to Anna as she stood up. “We’ll be in touch.”Anna felt her heart fall; saying ‘We’ll be in touch’ was kind of a roundabout way of saying ‘We have someone else in mind already’.She shook the woman’s hand with a polite smile and left the small room.However, as soon as she got out of the office and down to the street, her smile faded and she took in a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.She was really in trouble.It had been just the day after she managed to get Sophie behind bars - with William’s invaluable help. And Anna had not been scheduled any shifts today at her temp job, so was able to attend another interview.Really though, today was just another day for her to consider the thought of returning to work for William again.The Hayes’ Corp was really one of the top companies in the area and it showed. No other place was willing to give as many benefits - company clinic with free care, free daycare amon
Anna couldn’t believe she was having this sort of conversation. She wondered idly if she was dreaming but no, it looked too real to be a dream.She blinked many times as she picked up the cup of coffee to sip, while Ethan reached for the glass carafe and poured himself another cup.Watching him place five cubes of sugar, one at a time into the cup with those slim long fingers of his was entrancing enough for her to watch while her thoughts roiled.Werewolves.Ethan and William were werewolves.And apparently, so were her children.She still didn’t want to think he was telling the truth. But Ethan wouldn’t be playing a practical joke on her, he looked so damned serious saying all of those.As he stirred in not one, not two, but three creamers into the coffee cup, she let out a loud sigh.“I have to be honest with you, Ethan,” she shook her head as he looked at her. “I don’t want to believe this sort of thing could ever happen. It’s just too…”Too much of a movie? Too unreal? Too strang
The moment that Ethan walked into the mansion through the front door, William could spot the smirk on his younger brother’s face. It irked him and so he spoke up.“Where are you coming from, brother?”Ethan stopped upon hearing that and turned to glance at the Alpha seated in the living room with an office document in his hands.“I didn’t know that my movements disturbed you so,” was all that Ethan said in response, the smirk still on his face. He had no intention yet of letting on to William that he had been seeing Anna regularly, and had just finished having lunch with her.“Ethan, everything about you disturbs me, to be frank,” William retorted. “Especially with that hobby of yours. You should be more careful.”“Ah.” The smirk only widened on the younger’s face. “Don’t worry, I haven’t been playing around with my pets today. I simply went out to check on a friend.”That made William even more curious. A friend? Ethan didn’t have friends; he much preferred to be on his lonesome, par