AvelineThe men tailing me some minutes ago were nowhere to be found after I turned back. Maybe they figured out we were already in an open place. Slowly, I scanned the airport and it was not long before my gaze landed on Sabrina, and just like it was connected, she turned to me, and I saw her lips broaden with a smile.Swiftly, we closed the gap between us and she ran into my arms just like I did. "Oh my God!" She exclaimed with continuous chuckles before pulling back from me, and she looked me in the eye again before hugging me."It seems you have gained a lot of weight in a couple of months," I had to admit, and just like I knew, she nodded in affirmation. "What do you expect, babe?" She squared her shoulders and a smile pushed the corner of her lip. "I was stress-free for four months." "Four months?" My eyebrows shot up in surprise. Sabrina glanced at me from my head to my toes before letting out a giggle. "Why are you acting all surprised?""It's not like you went on a vacat
AvelineThe car swerved into another road, which was more narrow than the previous one, making Draven's chances of getting to us slim. From the look Sabrina had on her face, I could tell that she had yet to know a savior was right behind us. I was not even sure if he was here to save us or threaten me into selling the company to him.It was also the same as I don't know if he planned the whole thing for me to gain his trust again, but that is too bad since it won't be happening again. "What do you think is going to happen to us?" Sabrina held my hand with fear in her eyes. "Do you think it was our fate to die together?" With a dismissive scoff, I draped my arm around Sabrina's shoulders, offering a reassuring gesture. "Do you think we're going to die?" I asked, my tone laced with a hint of amusement as if the very idea was absurd.Sabrina's response was hesitant, her words tumbling out in a stuttered sequence. "I...I can't see the future, so I don't know what's going to happen." He
AvelineJust as Draven's car crashed with ours, my head collided against the car's window causing me to groan weakly. I caressed my head before rubbing my eyes gently to make my vision clearer. "Damn it!" The taxi driver cursed. His voice was a testament to how pissed he was. From the look of things, it looked like he had no serious collision with any object in the car. "Who the fuck called the cops?!" His deep baritone voice made me shiver but my attention switched to something else. More like someone else.Sabrina. How could I not think about her all this while?! Why would I even forget she was in the car with me this whole time? The side of my head screamed in pain, and I knew that was probably one of the reasons I forgot. "Hey," I gently touched Sabrina's hand and she winced. "I'm fine." She took her hand off her arm and I saw bruises on the right side of her hand. "I'm fine, we should be fine now." She was about to know what was going on with Draven and the suspicion I had
AvelineThe events of the previous day still lingered in my mind, a constant reminder of the disastrous ride I had endured. While Sabrina may have experienced her own share of turmoil, mine had been more distressing. The person who was likely behind this was Draven's mother. Her unexpected visit to my office had set off a chain reaction to the unsettling and disastrous events.Her words, laced with an undercurrent of disdain, still echoed in my mind. The threats she had issued, the calculated intimidation of those photos that either she or Draven had employed, had all served to unsettle me."Do you want to tell me about what happened yesterday?" The coffee I was drinking went down with a loud gulp immediately Sabrina's elbow met my rib softly. "I'm sorry for sneaking up on you actually," she took her seat close to me.Sabrina was the type to always remember things no matter how hard you want her to forget. Her way of reacting if I told her about the photo was still uncertain to me,
Aveline"You were not the one that came here the last time why?" I was disappointed after I saw the usual delivery man this time. "I've always been the one delivering to this company," he scanned the building before turning back to me. "I was quite surprised when you all asked for nothing yesterday."I stood there, perplexed, trying to make sense of the situation. We had placed an order, and yet, it had failed to reach its intended destination. I racked my brain, searching for any possible explanation, but none seemed forthcoming. The only lead I had was the person who had threatened me, but even that seemed like a long shot.Just as I was about to ask about the name of the company that delivered to us yesterday, his words pulled me back to reality. "Were you the one who made this decision?" he asked, his tone laced with a hint of concern. I looked at him, taken aback. "What decision?" I asked, my eyebrows shooting up in confusion.He gestured to the packages on the chair. "This is
Aveline"My mind was telling me the truth after all," Draven's mother looked at me and Kade with a smile. "From one to the other just to increase the growth of your company." Kade stood upright and he looked at me in confusion. Yeah, it was the first time he was seeing her but that was not the same for me. "What is going on here?" His voice was laced with confusion. "I'm sorry, but please, can you step out for a bit?" I raised my hand and he halted. "She is someone I know, let her stay. Not like she would be here for long." "She's right," Draven's mother pushed a chair close to my table and a smile broadened her lips. "I would be out of here in a bit then you guys can continue whatever you are doing.""And trust me, there won't be any interruption." She added with a venom laced voice.On seeing Draven's mother, my mood changed completely. The urge to confront her about what happened yesterday kept getting stronger but I tightened my grip on the pen I was holding."I believe it's s
AvelineHis words struck me and it felt like a lump formed in my throat. 'Draven's company?' Like he wants his shares transferred to Draven Harrington company?That is so out of the blue and it cannot get more annoying than that. With that, I knew that Beatrice was very serious with every word she meant from the start of yesterday. I needed no one to tell me that she had a hand in this. "You want to transfer your share to Draven Harrington company, why?" I asked in a disappointed tone. The mention of that name alone was so sour that my face contorted in anger. "I would love you to state your reasons please." Beatrice did not cease to start launching attacks after she left this building yesterday. At first, she started with what almost ended as an abduction. We were only lucky that Draven showed up. I was still unsure if that was one of his plans because there was no possible way he would be unaware of what was going on. "I just have this feeling that Draven's company would be at th
Aveline"Are you sure you want to do this?" Kade whispered to me but I left him hanging. I had to act fast in order for other shareholders to know what would happen if Draven's company did not partner with mine. Someone needs to let them know and I am that someone. Kade was still pacing around the room with his hands in his pocket. "Aveline do you really want to terminate your contract with Draven's company?" This was the hundredth time he had asked me this today. "Do you think I'm joking or something?" My face contorted in anger. "None of you have any idea of how hard I worked to attain this foot, so none of you should interfere in whatever I wanna do." The rage burnt from within me and as much as I tried to contain it, it ended up exploding. "You mean I'm like every other person?" Kade's words made me sigh. "Do you mean you would say no to me all because you say no to others?" I saw the emotion in his eyes.Things were not going fine at the moment and all I needed was just space
Sabrina"How dare you bring me to a motel? You think I'm one of those cheap sluts you play around with as you will?" Sabrina fumed, ignoring the look of total confusion her words brought to Julian's face. "Read my lips you scumbag, I do not want to do anything of that sort with you. Hell, I don't even want to be in the same space as you are and I'm barely coping..." Sabrina was raging on and on and it seemed like the more she spoke, the more angry she became so Julian tried to calm her down."Wait, wait, you think this is a motel?" He asked with a chuckle. He had no idea why he warmed up to the lady despite her fierceness. Maybe that was what intrigued him in the first place.Sabrina stopped raving and just stared daggers at him."You think I want to do something of that sort with you?" Julian asked again, a subtle smile of amusement on his face."Of course! Why else will you bring me here instead of taking me to the hotel we booked? This is not the name of the hotel. And why would y
JULIAN The day Julian and Sabrina were meant to travel finally arrived, and they both made their way into the private jet that was waiting for them at the airport. Immediately after they stepped inside, Julian noticed the change in Sabrina's expression, and it was quite easy for him to tell what the cause for her sudden change in expression was. “Why are the chairs so close to each other?” She questioned, slowly moving to one of them, while he moved to the other. “I am not the one that built this jet, so I have no answer to the question that you just asked me,” Julian replied as he slumped down into one. “It was a rhetorical question; you didn't need to answer it,” she replied with a quite feisty tone. “If it were up to me, I wouldn't have minded the chairs being so far away from each other,” she muttered under her breath. Julian turned to stare at her with the same amused expression that always finds its way to his face whenever his eyes land on the embodiment of beauty sittin
Aveline I started getting worried. Not because of Betty this time around, or Sabrina or even my company, _although those always got me worried daily_This time around, I was worried because of the She-wolf who had been helping me through my recovery. I had not seen her in a while now and it was not normal for someone who always came around every morning to check in on me and keep me company, she hadn't come in for three days. I had every right to be worried. Considering what I went through in the hands of Kade.'What if he locked her up in the cell because she did something offensive?' I thought to myself with a deep sigh. She was a slave after all, and slacks are not cut for slaves in the clan. 'What if they killed her?!' My heart beat accelerated at this thought and I placed a palm on my chest to calm myself. I had to think about the positives that could happen but there were barely any positives that could happen in this shit hole of a clan where the Lycans kill for the fun o
Draven’s office was occupied by three people, with Draven seated behind his desk on his usual office chair, while the other two occupants, Brian, his beta, and Scar, Aveline’s right-hand man, sat on the two chairs opposite where Draven was seated. “Let's not even beat around the bush, and let me get straight to the point. I called both of you here to fill you in on my plan to attack the Lycans and set Aveline free from their grasp.” His gaze moved from Brian to Scar while he spoke, paying rapt attention to the expression plastered on their faces. Just like he had expected, the only person that reacted to this news was his beta, Brian. “You know this is not something that we are supposed to rush into,” Brian said and leaned forward, placing his arm on the table, like Draven wouldn't be able to hear him due to the little distance between them. He continued before Draven could interrupt him, “These people are far stronger than we are; they are well versed in battle individually. It w
DravenThe day was a busy one for him, it was either that or he had been so buried in Aveline's absence that he snubbed work for weeks. And it was telling on him from the pole of files on his table and the trouping in and out of his secretary into his office with more complaints and questions. Must have lost track of time with the so much work he had to handle and he only realized that when he picked up a call from a client who wanted a detailed statement of his transaction with Draven's company. Draven ran out of his office when he saw the time. He had forgotten to pick Betty from school.He drove over to her school like a man whose wife was in the hospital.When he got there he was told that Betty already left and Kade picked her up.Kade was no stranger to the school. He always picked his niece from school before he decided to show his true colors and Betty always tagged along so the teachers didn't read any meaning into his meeting with the girls."You could have called me and i
KadeAfter his conversion with Julian, Kade decided it was better to act on his _with the last card he had to pull; getting Aveline's daughter, Betty._He had not shown his face since he got to Julian's clan and had his friend handle his business while he was away but everything was not going as planned so he had to take desperate measures."Hey, sis!" Kade greeted over the phone as he got in his car."Am I talking to a ghost? You have been gone for so long that I began to think that my dear cousin is now a ghost!" The woman exclaimed from the other end of the call."I had to handle some serious business and it took more time than anticipated," Kade replied with a calm voice."You got me worried. And your niece had been asking after you all week!" She replied. "I'm sorry I got you worried. You know what? I'm coming into town today, can I stop by the house for a good lunch? You know I've missed your nice dishes." Kade asked and just like he expected, the woman had no issue with hostin
AvelineI have not set my eyes on Kade since the last time he came to my room. It was hard finding out what happened between Kade and Julian because I was still healing and had been falling in and out of sleep.The she-wolf who has been helping me had suddenly been distant. She doesn't spend as much time with me anymore, claiming that I need my rest. So I had only the books she gave me for consolation. However, on this faithful morning, I woke up and I didn't feel sleepy after some seconds of being awake so I got down from the bed.My wounds were almost healed since I'd been resting well and taking my meds. I still felt weak but it wasn't as much as the first week and the pains had reduced to a faint feel.I staggered to the door and was surprised that it wasn't locked from the other side.Perhaps, this has anything to do with what the guards said about King Julian's order to let me be.Two guards were manning my door and they shifted their gaze to me when I walked out but they did n
Sabrina The days moved by so fast and the closer the date of her meeting with Julian drew near, the more anxious she became.How could she be in a meeting with a man who provoked her every being? The fact that Aveline was being held hostage in his clan was not doing anything to reduce the anger she felt towards the man."Hello, Aunty." Betty's light voice cut through the angry woman's thoughts and she stared towards the door."Hey, sweetheart. How long have you been there?" Betty was glued to the side of the half-opened door, staring at her mother's friend with so much adoration. It would be no surprise if Betty said she was looking up to Sabrina as a role model. The woman was fierce and still so sweet. She had a large heart but never hesitated to call out anyone who was in the wrong."Not long. I just came by when I heard you were going out soon." Betty replied with a shrug.Sabrina smiled as she gestured to the girl with open arms."Come here, child." Betty ran into her embrace.
JulianJulian found himself looking forward to seeing Sabrina again and it got him excited as he reminisced about the last time he got on her nerves. They were supposed to have a meeting concerning their collaboration."Kade is asking to see you, my king." One of the guards announced with a bow by the door just as Julian was about to leave the room."He's here for what?" Julian asked as nonchalant as he could be."He said he had been trying to speak to you since the evening of your return from your first meeting at Aveline's office. He's been going mad about it and threatening to break in if we do not let him in." The guard replied. Making Julian stifle a laugh."Typical of him. Let's hear what he wants to say." Julian stepped out, to meet Kade pacing like a hungry lion waiting for its food to be served."You want to see me?" He asked Kade who wore a frown."You didn't let me in your chambers? Why is that?" Kade asked, fuming.He was pissed enough that he was no longer regarded as t