AvelineKade smiled before taking his hands out of his pocket, maybe I should have created one all by myself after all. I think talking to him about it was a mistake I should not have made."Don't worry I would—-" I trailed off after Kade shook his head. "Let's do it." His baritone voice echoed in the four corners of the room and a sinister smile appeared on his face. "Let's form one." "Are you sure?" I asked again; this time, I was louder, and my brows shot up. "It's not a must-do thing just so you–""I know, but it's my choice, isn't it?" He asked with a shrug and I nodded. "I want to join you on this path and I don't think the consequences would be enough to make me back out." Every word that proceeded out of his mouth was coated in determination, disdain, and assurance of things that were yet to come. Kade has always been the type that was always resilient to his goal but this look… this look on his face says a lot that was difficult for me to explain. He had a malicious look
DravenEven though Emily denied being jealous of Aveline, Draven knew it was a lie, a confident one.And he was sure Sofia and Beatrice thought the same but the moment was too heated up for any of them to say a word.Beatrice had been protective about it and it made Draven suspect that there was something she wasn't telling him. As it stood, he couldn't trust the women who were close to him. Not only because they were keeping things from him, they'd hated Aveline from the onset and there was no reason why they wouldn't attack her if they found the opportunity."I can't believe you'd think such a thing Draven." Emily had said when Draven pressed for the truth, tears had begun to Weil in her eyes but Draven wasn't moved by it. If anything, he was pissed that she wanted to play the emotional card on him. But he didn't call her out for that, at least not with Beatrice and Sofia standing beside the female and always ready to support her.That would pull them into another round of back and
DravenAfter the incident in Aveline's office, Draven decided it was wise not to show up in front of Aveline for some time at least until he had something relevant to tell her.Truly, he'd acted out of character and he only imagined how it made Aveline feel. She had the right to be with whoever she wanted to buy he'd acted like he had rights over her.However, a part of Draven still wanted to skin Kade alive for laying hands on Aveline in such a delicate spot that only he had access to. Who knew what he had done to Aveline behind closed doors?The thought of Aveline moaning under the sheets with another man riding her made his heart sink."Hello officer, any update yet?" He asked the man on the other end of the call. The faster he got an update concerning the kidnap, the sooner he could show his face to Aveline and he needed to do that soon cause he was losing it with all the many thoughts his mind harbored."There's nothing yet, we're still looking but the case is a strange one. The
DravenWithout waiting a moment, Aveline pulled her hand from his grip and shot him a glare."What's come over you Draven? I am none of your business, if you keep this up, I'll ask for a restraining order." The lady threatened but Draven seemed unbothered by her threats."Please answer me Ave, I need to know why you're being like this. It's unlike you to follow other men." Draven pressed, worry was etched in his voice this time around.Aveline heaved a sigh and shook her head as she scanned him."Do you remember when you told Emily that she was just paranoid and acting jealous because she always saw you with me?" The woman's question caused Draven to arch a brow."That's exactly what you're doing now." She continued."You're just being paranoid and jealous because you can't stand seeing me with anyone but you should get used to it because you're going to be seeing more of Kade now." With those words, she turned around, yanked her car door open, sank into sit and within a few minutes,
Aveline"Do you think you're any different from Emily?" I repeated, my tone dripping with annoyance. "Tell me!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, my voice echoing off the walls. Draven took a step backward, his eyes widening slightly as he regarded me warily.After all he had put me through, did he really think he had a shot at winning me back? The very idea was laughable. If he thought he could just waltz back into my life and expect me to forgive and forget, he was sorely mistaken. Not while I still had a pulse."What is that supposed to mean?" Draven asked his squinted eyes a testament to the confused look on his face. He took a step forward, his eyes locked on mine."You're seriously asking me what I mean?" I shook my head in disappointment, my eyes rolling heavenward. There was a high chance he was lying, and I could see it in his eyes. All he wanted was to hear it from my mouth, to manipulate me into revealing more than I intended."Yeah," he said finally, breaking the minute-lo
AvelineIt was all a lot.I felt a spark of anger ignite within me, but Draven continued, his voice unwavering. "You think I was at fault in the past? Fine." He paused, his chest rising with a deep breath."But do you think it's a good thing that you're letting your emotions get in the way of everything that has to do with me?" He laid emphasis on the "me," his voice tinged with a hint of regret. For a fleeting moment, I saw a glimmer of vulnerability in his eyes, a crack in the armor that had once seemed impenetrable but I didn't let it get to me at all since it was gone the second it appeared. "Coming from someone who called me his whore, coming from someone who said I'm nothing but a tool to satisfy his sexual urges." The memories came flooding back, and I felt a wave of anger wash over me. It would have reduced me to tears eight years ago, but now it only fueled my rage.I shut my eyes, my fists clinched as those painful moments he'd caused me had become the fuel that powered my
DravenFurious, Draven gritted his teeth as he watched Aveline walk out of the room, her little hand clasped softly in Kade's wide and long hand. The sight ignited a firestorm of rage within him. He rose from the table, his movements swift and menacing.With a savage kick, he sent the chair closest to him crashing on the floor. The sound of a splintering chair echoed through the room as he unleashed his fury upon the helpless chair, smashing it into unrecognizable fragments. His eyes blazed with an intensity that made fury seem like an understatement."Fuck!" he bellowed, his voice thundering off the walls. He ran his hands through his hair, pulling at the strands as if trying to rip them from his scalp. His chest heaved with ragged breaths, his entire body trembling with unrestrained anger."DAMN!" he yelled again, the sound echoing through the room like a curse. He paced back and forth, his long strides devouring the distance as he struggled to contain the tempest raging within him.
DravenHis eyes widened twice their size when he read the text. And instinctively, he turned off his phone and turned it back on to be sure he saw it right or it was just his obsession over the matter.Maybe he had begun to hallucinate, but when the text was still there, he knew it was real.He looked around quickly and returned his gaze to the device, maybe someone was messing with him? He wouldn't know until he replied to the texter and so he did."Who are you?" He typed in response.'One needs to be sure who's on the other end. Can't go chatting off strangers who might just want to extort and blackmail.' He thought with a shrug and waited rather impatiently for a response.The constant tapping of his feet sold him off."Come on, reply to the text." He muttered with his thumb in between his lips.He wasn't expecting any information from anyone who wasn't the police as it stood, apart from the guards he'd put to look after Betty, nothing was going on but for a strange number to text
JulianHe ran after Sabrina who in turn ran after the man who snatched her bag.She was cursing all along.The thief ran into a street, a street Julian knew well enough and he followed another route to block the thief. He knew where the thief was running to and the last thing he wanted was to be seen."Stop! Turn around slowly and drop the bag." Julian ordered when he got close enough but the thief didn't stop for five seconds and then he suddenly paused and stopped as though Julian's words replayed in his head and it rang a bell.He turned around as instructed and his eyes widened in shock. Sabrina ran in just in time to see him shaking with fear."J-Ju- King!" He stuttered, his hands to his head as the bag fell off his hand. Sabrina was surprised by his reaction and she shifted glances between the man and Julian."You can go. Don't tell anyone you saw me." Julian whispered and the man nodded vehemently before running away.Sabrina was even more confused. Why did Julian tell him not
SabrinaJust like she expected, the next day was a busy one and she didn't even get to eat breakfast.Sabrina and Julian had a meeting with the company's board members to discuss the process of penetrating the market and it was a long one.A lot of ideas were thrown on the table but due to the location, a lot of them would not be effective so they all had to brainstorm and come up with something better.By the time the meeting was adjourned, it was late noon already.While the board members cleared their tables and left the hall, Sabrina took her time picking her things up. She was so careful not to miss a step or act clumsily out of hunger and exhaustion. No other person seemed to notice her but of course, one person did, and it was Julian. He walked right up to her with a subtle smile. Now, he was not a man of many smiles but he had been smiling whenever he was around Sabrina. Maybe he had not noticed it yet or maybe he thinks it's a part of his fun games but he will, soon enough.
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