ALAINAWait a damn minute. I squinted and leaned closer to the windscreen and so did Lorraine. We were completely engrossed in whatever scene gradually unfurled before us, because— what the hell?This hotel was miles away from the pack and was the location for anyone who was trying to be secretive with their actions. But Esmeralda? It couldn't possibly be.The man in question, whom we didn't recognize had quite the ‘I’m a wealthy man' vibe that made my toes curl. He looked like someone famous and respected and for a second there, I was sure I'd seen him somewhere or met him.“What do you think she's doing here?” Lorraine asked me without turning. “I bet my last ten dollars that she'd be doing something diabolical.”“Maybe it's a meeting?” We kept our eyes on them and the entire situation flipped right before our eyes. It definitely, definitely wasn't a meeting.He wrapped his arms around Esmeralda and pulled her closer, crouching low to place a brief kiss on her lips, then it deepened
ALEXANDERI just picked out my briefcase and had been sitting in my apartment for the past hour, waiting to see if I'd hear as much as a key jingle in the hallway but not a single noise came from her room.And she wasn't in the office either cause I'd been there. There was the option of texting to know why she wasn't at work— as her boss, but honestly? Since when had I been a boss to her? The company didn't even matter and the only reason I was there at first was to get closer to her. I stared at the suitcase one last time and sighed. Today was the last time I'd be in this room for this long, waiting. The ball was in three days and though I had a plan of my own, I wasn't quite sure I could squeeze Alaina into it if she didn't want me.That was the only difference— if she didn't want me.There was no confirmation whatsoever that she cared the way I did so why was I fighting invisible demons, struggling with feelings that weren't reciprocated? A knock came to the door and I snapped to
ALAINA“This is actually insane.” Lorraine grunted as we hauled the box through the hallway of my apartment and I nodded in agreement, though I couldn't see her and wasn't close enough to see her expression.“It is. It really is.” I still haven't processed it thoroughly. The old Alpha's daughter cheating on her Beta mate? That was strong enough to hit the nine o'clock headline. “This is freaking heavy!”Whatever was inside this box weighed a ton. With little steps, we reached my door and dumped the box to the ground at the same time, like we'd thought to do it together.Lorraine caught her breath and dramatically pushed herself to the wall. “I thought I was going to lose my insides for a moment there. Like actually exploding. We should have let Adam help us!”“And risk him knowing my home?” I said in disbelief. “And maybe kill me like he'd supposedly kill his mother? Thank you, I'll pass my dear!”Lorraine giggled and I searched my purse for my key card. My eyes, for a second, roamed
FREYAThe packhouse was like a jail but that was seldom talked about. The Luna liked to play family house, everyone under the same roof, eating dinner together, and boring the shit out of each other.Alexander on the other hand was a damned ghost. Jeez. No matter how early I woke up or how late I slept I'd never been opportune to see him. It was almost like he hid himself purposely.We finished Lunch in the dining room and I waited to help the maid's pack up, not that I wanted to, but because she loved it. She loved to see me work and pretend to be the best daughter-in-law she'd ever seen.It was a draining act that drove me well out of my mind! While in the kitchen with the maids, I saw Logan walk through the corridor and I went to meet him, just to catch a hint of his body language and see if he was going to be a problem to my plans.“Hey,” I tapped his shoulder and he turned, shaken up for some reason I didn't understand. “How are you?”Logan cautiously looked around, furrowing his
ALAINAToday was for Queen Of Dawn, I thought as I logged onto the platform first without opening the camera. I started to check all of the pending notifications, about a thousand of them.They loved Queen Of Dawn and because I was her, I could do a lot more than I imagined. I continued to scroll through the sea of notifications until my eyes hit a notification of donation. But then, one notification caught my attention - a donation from that account, Pigsty. My heart skipped a beat as I clicked on it, and my jaw dropped.$10,000.What?Excuse me?I couldn't believe my eyes. It was the largest donation I had ever received. I immediately clicked on Pigsty's profile, but my excitement was short-lived. The account had been disabled, leaving no trace of him.Not that he had photos up or anything as I'd checked before, but it was even more ambiguous this time.I leapt out of my chair, prancing around my room like a lunatic. "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!" I yelled at the top of my lun
ALAINAI shuffled in my seat, feeling the paranoia eat me raw though I wasn't sure whether this was a prank or not. Did he really know? My eyes frantically searched the comment section and at the same time, I didn't want to appear desperate.I inhaled deeply. USER 101 hadn't said anything yet, but comments pooled on my screen like it was all they'd been waiting for.AnnalisaFaith: Tell us right now! Drop her address, I have a lot of pretty dresses to send her way!IloveQueenofDawn: User101, you better shut the hell up before I find you and clip your lips. She wants to remain anonymous so you have no right!MarkMark: I just want to know what pack she's coming from. Best believe, that pack would be the one at the top of the seven others.MaryaAngle: Tell us right now! I'm dyingggg to know!ThatweirdOtaku: $1000 for whoever reveals her identity! Let's be sure of who she is and worship her offline personality too AvaSmith: Protect her identity, please! AmyEugene: Tell us her name! Sash
ALEXANDER“And the halls?” I asked as I made my way through the corridor with the head guards as he briefed me on the arrangement of things and how it was all going. He walked fast enough to keep up with my pace.I was surrendering to the idea— maybe just a little bit. To pick out a bride and let her know she'd just be a trophy for the sake of the pack. It was that simple, wasn't it?“The seating arrangement is going on as we speak and we have the best of our interior designers on it,” he responded with a slight smile that eased my tension a bit.I wanted to make this as easy and as successful as could be. It wasn't about me picking a Luna anymore, it was the fact that we were like a tourist attraction in this sense. All the Alphas from different sides of the earth will be attending and we had to top them. I paused and turned to him, cocking a brow as the question inched into my mind. “The VIP guest list, who's in charge of it?”“The Beta and Princess Freya is,” he gave a swift respo
ALAINA*TWO HOURS EARLIER*“Oh, I see you've come to really tease me about this, USER 101. I see what you're trying to do and it's really adorable. Why don't you tell me exactly who I am then I'll give a response, if you're right or not.”Oh, god, no! No. No. I hoped this was just another one of my fans pulling a prank. Any lady's name could start with the letter A, we had thousands of them roaming around so I had nothing to be worried about, right?Oh gosh.AngelaPatrick: Imagine if it's true! Queen Of Dawn's house will be packed in no time.ThatweirdOtaku: Just tell us her first name! We'll narrow it down ourselves!Atrika55: She might be ugly as hell in person! Guys, we've seen a lot of catfishes. This bitch might just be one of them. Ngl, can't wait for her downfall!MarkMark: Be reasonable, guys! I'm kidding, I wanna know too! User 101 reveals it faster, wtf is wrong with you man?ARMYBLINK: Sending love from Indonesia!ParkAnna: Reveal immediately! Cannot wait to see who she re