Asher POV The following day was Monday and, just like every other day, I decided to take the children to school before heading back to my company. “Sir, aren't you going to find out more information about those children?” Zack, my beta, asked me from across the front seat where he was driving. After studying my expression in the car mirror, he sighed and focused back on the road. After about a few minutes of thinking about it over and over again, I came up with a final decision. “I don't want to, I want to trust my wife. If she says her ex-husband is the father, let's leave it like that. So long I'm close with the children and always happy to see them, I can still be their father even if I'm not biologically, and she's not ready to let anyone find out he's the father of the children and I don't want to violate her privacy and just want to trust her.” I said to Zack, and that was just the simple truth. I would rather not dig too much into her past and find out what will break my he
Daisy POV Having to work under Asher as his secretary is harder than I thought. I don't know if it's because he hates me or that's just who he is, but the real fact is that I don't have a second to rest being his secretary. He always sends me on errands as if I'm a maid. I don't even know which is harder between being his wife and his secretary. “Stop here,” I said to the taxi driver after we got to the front of the address sent to me for the photoshoot. I came down from the car wearing a short gown. I'm almost running late. I received news five days ago from the hospital that my father hadn't paid a dime for my mother's hospital bill and, according to our agreement, he was supposed to pay for it if I agreed to marry Asher. Since he had refused to pay for it, I was going to do it on my own. I won't ask Asher for money, so luckily for me, I got a job to come shoot a photoshoot in a big company just for today and the payment is huge. Asher went on a business trip two days ago, so it
Daisy POV “D… Daisy… please help…help us…please save us from him.” “Father, please calm down,” I said over the phone, getting irritated at how he acts and begged me for mercy, as if I owned the time to his life. He's always running to me for help whenever he's in danger, but when things are rosy for him, he always acts like a weapon fashioned against me and even threatens me with my mother's health, a woman who has been his wife for over 20 years. Gosh! Why are men so ungrateful? “Daisy… please help me to plead with the Alpha King… tell him I'm sorry, … I don't want to lose everything.” I was confused, but I knew things must have gotten out of hand for my father to sound this scared. He has invited me to his pack for the hundredth time since three days ago, but I refused because I'm still angry at him and don't want to see him. When he was becoming too persistent, I decided to speak with him on the phone and this is where we are. “Father, please calm down. You asked me to beg As
Daisy POV “Mommy, I don't want to go to school,” Juniper said before me as I got her dressed for school. This is the fifth time she has been telling me this, and I wondered what was wrong. Today is their presentation, a day they have been eagerly waiting for, but I was surprised when she didn't want to go. She was looking so moody and out of place. “Tell me baby what happened, why aren't you interested in going?” I asked as I helped her to pack her hair with ribbons while the rest of the children waited for us downstairs. “I don't want the students to laugh at us. I don't want them to call you names, Mommy, like they always do to me.” “What?” My brow arched in astonishment, and I made sure I sat down properly beside her. “Tell me, Juniper, what's going on?” “I don't want to go because everyone will come with their Daddy and Mommy but…but I don't have a Daddy.” Pain swelled through my heart for making my baby cry this way. Yes, they always asked about their father countless tim
Daisy POV “I Am THE ALPHA KING. Ruler of the seven packs in Arizona combined.” “I… I…” his eyes darted around the hall searching for confirmation, seeking reassurance that what he just heard was not a figment of his imagination. He clamped his hand over his mouth, eyes widened in disbelief when his doubt was confirmed by the horrific look on everyone's face with their heads bowed when Asher declared himself with his Alpha's voice. “My…husband just moved back to Arizona, please forgive him, he didn't know you're the Alpha King.” “You're only apologizing now because you don't want me to discipline your husband, but you never cared to apologize when your son bullied my daughter, thinking she was a nobody. But now you're quick to apologize when it comes to your husband, who said that the stronger should dominate the weaker. Well, that's exactly what I'm going to do now.” Asher suddenly turned to Zack, who had been standing behind him for this while. “Give me about him.” “His name
Daisy POV “She's my ex-wife.” A low, metallic voice came from behind me, and I quickly turned to see who it was. I almost lost my balance, but managed to steady myself by grabbing onto a nearby table. “Your ex-wife?” I asked, my mind reeling with questions. “And my mate.” He added. I guess there's more to Asher than I ever knew. I'm not the only one with secrets to keep. He entered the room slowly, his imposing presence filling the space around him. He pulled out a chair and gestured for me to sit. He leaned against the wall, folding his arms and looking at me intently, as if about to tell me a story from long ago. He looked at the picture of his ex-wife on the wall, then walked to the window and opened it, letting in a breeze of fresh air to circulate the stuffy room. “She's the only person who can break my curse.” “What do you mean?” I suddenly stood up from my seat, unable to make meaning of what he just said. Instead of walking over to him, Asher came to me and helped me sit
Daisy POV “You're the…” “Mommy.” “Mommy.” The cry of Juniper broke through the silent room and when I turned around, I saw her in tears. “I can't sleep, Mommy, I saw a monster eating my Daddy in my sleep.” “I will tell you tomorrow.” I turned back to Asher, but he's already gone. “Don't worry, Mommy will chase away all the monsters, let's go and sleep.” I carried Juniper to my room. ********* I made sure I put a double check on my outfit today to make sure I'm looking perfect for the day ahead. Today, we're having a meeting with an international delegation from another city. This was a project that Asher had been pursuing for a long time and the people have finally decided to sign the documents today which is worth billions of dollars. According to Asher, this is the most lucrative contract that the company would be securing in history, so it means a lot to him. “Is everything set for the meeting?” Asher asked, organizing some files and at the same time tapping away on his com
Daisy POV Asher stopping me from working in his company shouldn't be the end of the world for me, right? But it felt like the whole world was against me. I tried so much not to let it get to me, but it wasn't working after I had been rejected from all the companies I applied for a job with. Asher is like a god in Arizona, but I didn't expect getting a job would be this difficult for me after he sacked me. ‘Sorry ma, we have checked your qualifications, and we think it's good but due to some reasons, we can't employ you.’ “Why, why can't I just get a single job?” I banged my fist hard on the table as I saw another rejection staring at me on my computer screen. What exactly is wrong? That, I can't point a finger to because they all said my qualifications are good, yet they can't employ me. What exactly is the reason? Are they against me, just like how the Alpha is against me? I was about to shut down my computer and go on with my children when another message popped up on my scree
Daisy POVEverything seemed to go back to normal. But not just normal - Asher was able to show me how much he loved me in every possible way, at every opportunity. And now, I had grown accustomed to being loved by him, and I couldn't imagine my life without him.Nicole was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, while her mother, who was also an acquaintance, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. My father came to beg my Mom and me and we forgave him. He retired from being the Alpha of our pack and Nathan took over while I was ordained the Luna of the seven packs in Arizona and the only beloved wife of Asher the Alpha King.Asher later told me that I was the girl who saved him fifteen years ago that Nicole was impersonating. At first, I couldn't believe it because I have no memories of fifteen years ago, but my mother told me stories of what happened.She explained that I had gone missing as a child, after the death of my brother, who had drowned in the pool. It was then t
Asher POVI raised my head from the pillow, eyes blinking against the morning light that streamed through the window. A yawn escaped my mouth as I stretched my arms and legs, feeling the impact of the night's make-out with her. Slowly, I sat up, my hair disheveled and there I was still heavy with sleep. But when I noticed the presence of the slender woman who was sleeping next to me, I had to pause whatever was going through my mind as I stared at her in awe, disbelief visible in my eyes.How could I not know?How could I not know that the woman right under my nose was my beloved wife, Daisy?Gently enough not to cause her to wake up, I rolled down the devout covering her chest up to confirm what I saw last night. The mark was still there, on her right breast, I was sure she was the one. This was the only thing I used to recognize her five years ago.“She's Daisy.’ That voice whispered in my head again, and the funniest, most unbelievable thing was that she was my mate.What is going
Daisy POVAsher had been everywhere around me. These days he closes early from work just to watch me with the kids, and at times he joins our conversation and plays with us. For a moment, we look like the perfect happy family that we were supposed to be, but I keep reminding myself that this isn't real.I was sure that he regretted everything he had done in the past, especially to me, and I doubted if he would ever stop blaming himself and hating himself. He always stays alone, if he is not reading in the room most of the time lost in thoughts and when I manage to watch him sleep in the afternoon during weekends he always has tears in his eyes. He always speaks in his dream like he was trying to reach out to me.And he has never relented in his search for me.At times, I wish I could just go up to him and tell him not to worry that I'm here with him, but I'm holding myself from doing that.Asher had dropped me off in front of my house as usual, but when I attempted to drop from his ca
Daisy POVAfter spending enough time with the children I was later told that evening that Asher needed to see me.I stood at the front of his library room, my heart beating harder against my chest as I wondered what would happen should I see Asher again.Would he recognize me or not?The guard who escorted me here knocked on the door and Asher answered him from inside.“The lady is here, sir.”“Let her in.” When I heard his voice my body went still for a moment as I tried to compose myself together so I wouldn't break down before him.“I'm now Ria, not Daisy,” I muttered to myself to bring back my courage and not act clumsy before him.As I walked into the room, the only sound was the soft whoosh of the door closing behind me. My eyes were drawn to Asher, who sat at a table, his head buried in a book. His hair was a mess, sticking up in all directions, and his face looked pale and drawn. He seemed to have lost weight since I'd last seen him. He didn't even look up from his book as I
Daisy POVI wonder how my children will feel should they see me again.Would they be curious or happy? I asked myself as I put extra work into my makeup. I want Asher to see me and be moved by my beauty. My wolf was getting excited for today's journey too. I don't even know if I would be able to keep the truth away from my children.When I got out of my car in the big gigantic compound of the Alpha King I couldn't help but remember the memories this place holds both the happy ones and even the heartbroken ones.It was hard to believe that people lived here. It was eerily quiet, like a graveyard. The place felt deserted, as though no one was home.I was told to remain outside so they could inform someone of my presence and as I waited deep inside me I wished I could be able to see Asher at this moment. I just needed to see his face, just for a while just a little bit I have missed him so much. I didn't know I loved this man so much until I was away from him.“Ma'am you can go in, madam
Daisy POVMy legs, my limbs, my entire body were all weak and unable to carry me when I tried to drive back home. I had to call Tiana to drive me back home because the revelation of what Nichole had been doing behind my back was too much for me to accept.Why would Nichole go this far just to bring me down? She had to fake her death and live a deceitful life just to make Asher like her, just to bring me down.She's my step sister but I have never thought any evil about her.Good thing I came back as someone's different all thanks to Kieran so this time I'm going to fight until I bring her down. I will expose her and she won't be able to escape my wrath.I had fainted while on the phone with Tiana who later drove me back home and when I woke up she wasn't here with me so I placed a call across to her to find me more information about the teacher needed for Juniper.Few hours later she called me back and told me that it's not just an ordinary teacher but someone who can make juniper tal
Daisy POVFrom the station, I went straight to check on my mother in the hospital but when I got there I was told that she had been discharged from the hospital and she's now receiving her treatment from home.So I drove to my father's mansion, a place I hadn't been for quite a long time. I felt a lump in my throat and my hands tightened around the steering wheel when I remembered how I was treated the last time I came here.But this time it would be different. I told myself as I came down from the car and I headed straight to the big gate.When I knocked on the black gate a few minutes later a guard opened up for me.“Yes, who are you?” He asked me with his body still blocking the way.I remained silent for a while. My voice was lost in words. It felt so strange that I was asked who I was at my father's house. This is the first time I have been asked such a question. Other times I'm ushered in though I wasn't warmly welcomed by the people inside. “Ma, who are you?” The security guy
Daisy POVDays turned to weeks and weeks into months, five months later I came back to Arizona feeling the air and lifestyle I left behind bringing fresh memories about my past and the desire to run back to my children and Asher but I'm holding back.After going through a lot of training and self-building with the help of my mate and his grandmother I'm finally back as a changed person.I changed the color of my hair from its natural blonde to dark brown, then my blue eyes to amber, and even my fashion style. It's like I changed everything about myself except my heart and the feelings I experienced.It wouldn't have been easy for me to pass through such a tough time alone but with the help of my mate and my wolf, I'm going to come out victorious.No one knows my identity except those I want to tell, I'm like the god of my life.First I sent Tiana to go check on my kids and she came back with reports that they're trying to cope except for Asher who has been the worst part of himself. I
Daisy POVWhen Mrs Gianna, Karien's grandmother told me that the process is painful and dangerous she wasn't joking about it and if not for the fact that restoring my wolf is that important I wouldn't have agreed to it.She has been like a God to me, she helped me to stay alive, she was hurt just to keep me safe so I was ready to do anything to bring her back.And besides, I can't go back to Arizona now. I need a perfect plan to be able to catch the person who wants me dead and if I don't want to risk my children's life I have to be extra careful and not be in a rush to go back.I'm doing this for my children and my wolf. I encouraged myself to stay strong as Madam Gianna explained what was to be done to me.“What are the things that trigger your nightmare?”She asked me very early the following day after I had agreed to carry out whatever had to be done.“Confined room, dark room, deep waters, and whenever I'm in danger.”“What are the things you usually see in your dreams repeatedl