Chapter fifty six: alpha fever"Come home with me." Kai murmured"I..." The loud sound of a phone ringing cut her off. She sat up, recognizing the ringtone as hers. It was coming from outside the office at the Secretary's desk. "Excuse me." Karen said. She picked up her clothes and put them back on. Just like at his pack, getting dressed and leaving. She rushed outside the office and quickly located her purse. It was in one of the drawers. She took out her phone, her heart skipping a beat when she saw the caller ID.Amanda. "Amanda, hi." Karen said as she picked the call. "Miss!" Amanda voice was full of panic. "David is running a fever! It's not going down!"A fever? Karen's heart skipped a beat. Werewolf's had high immunity. Human diseases didn't affect them. So what could be wrong? "I'm on my way." Karen said. "You wait okay? Wait for me.""Should I call emergency.""No!" Karen exclaimed immediately. "I'm on my way right now okay?""Yes miss. Please hurry."She ended the call
Chapter fifty seven: golden skies"May I have a word with you?" Karen questioned, her eyes trained on Kai. He was standing by the window, gazing at th skyline bathed in the morning sun. He turned to her, a spark of annoyance in his eyes. Karen could tell he still recalled her rushing home last night because of her son and he was still bitter about it."How's your son?" He asked. "He's good. It was just a fever"He raised a brow. "A fever huh?" He asked, his eyes scanning her. "How old is he?""Four."He grit his jaw. "What do you want to talk about?"Karen drew in a deep breath. "It's about Verena."A beat of silence passed between them. His eyes narrowed. "What about Verena?"Karen bit her lip, unsure of how to word her next sentence. "I ran into her last night at the pharmacy and I...I wonder what's up with her.""Verena?" Karen heard Nicolas voice as he walked into the office. "I think I'm in the best position to answer that question."Karen turned to him. "Why is that so?" She t
Chapter fifty eight: party like no lifeFriday was filled with buzz, the excitement palpable in the air.Karen was lost on it, interested in getting through the half day and enjoying an early weekend. She had already planned how to relax with a bubble bath and some expensive food and wine while the rest partied away.She loaded some paper into the photocopier, pressing a few buttons and listening to the hum of the machine running."What are you wearing to the party?" She heard Sonia ask beside her. Karen raised her head from the photocopier and looked at Sonia. "What party? I'm not going." She said Sonia raised a brow. "As his assistant, you're not going?"Karen nodded. She picked up the papers from the machine and arranged them. "You guys have fun." She said with a smile at Sonia."Come on Karen! It's just one party!"Yeah. One party. She wasn't interested. She submitted her last report for the day, and concluded her week. Most of her colleagues had left already, getting ready for
Chapter fifty nine: enemy baseKai pulled away from Karen, a small smile on his lips. She felt a bit sad that he had to leave. But it was his party after all and it would be considered rude if he didn't show up. "Have fun," Karen whispered and put her hands down form his neck. She tried to smile but failed. He touched her cheek, his thumb caressing her skin. Karen held his hand and pushed him away. He gave her one last look before he walked away. Karen wanted to go home. She stalled for time, and a few minutes later she turned and headed downstairs to join the party. She got herself some water and drank it. Searching the crowd fo Beulah, she spotted her dancing without a care in the world, a wide smile on her face. Karen wished she could have as much fun. She walked out of the house and towards the back. She was surprised to find a garden. Kai didn't strike her as a garden person. She sat on one of the benches, a slow sigh leaving her lips. She leaned back and stared out to the n
Chapter sixty: safety? Or comfort?Karen tried to scream, warm him of the impending danger. She wished more than anything that she had a mind link with him.If he understood her silent pleading, he didn't show it. Instead he turned to Jasper and faced him off. ."I always knew there was something shifty about you." Kai said"Not as shifty as you, won't you say?"Karen's heart thundered. Jasper has a weapon. He could wait for the perfect time to strike and kill him. Karen didn't want to imagine a life without Kai in it. A life where he didn't know she had a child for him."You want to fight?" Kai scoffed. "Why don't you humans stuck to your human sports?"Karen struggled against the ropes, a particularly painful one digging into a cut on her arms. She screamed through the gag, the pain shooting through her head and making her eyes squeeze shut."Karen!" Kai shouted and rushed to her. Karen tried to warn him somehow but it Was too late. Jasper took advantage of the opened and lunged fo
Chapter sixty one: my drugKai urged her to lay down, his body towering over hers and his hair falling on both sides of his face down to her shoulders. She turned, showing him her zipper. The sound of it coming undone filled the air along with her soft breathing. Kai pushed the thin straps of the gown down her arms . She wasn't wearing a bra, her full breasts and rosy nipples making his mouth water. She took the gown off flinging it away with careless abandon.Kai raked his eyes over her body. He missed her long hair, the way it formed rivers of good around her head and on his pillow. Nonetheless she was still stunning. Her eyes....he could get lost in them. "You're so beautiful," He said, taking a breast into his hand and squeezing it. He leaned down and took her nipple into his mouth, swirling his tongue around it .She grabbed strands of his hair, her back arching off the bed and pushing more of her sweet flesh into his mouth. "Oh my....Kai..." She breathed. Kai moved to her othe
Chapter sixty two: threatsThe peaceful weekend was over in a flash and it was back to work. Karen noticed instantly that Jasper was no where to be seen. It was almost like he had been erased from the memories of everyone, no body talked about him, no body mentioned him and his desk was cleared of all his possession, and just by ten am on Monday, someone else had replaced him.Karen did wonder what had happened, and why he was working for Verena's father, but she had no one to ask. "You look glowy today," Karen heard a voice say. She turned to see Sonia beside her, smiling and looking her up and down."Good morning Sonia." Karen said with a smile."How was your weekend? Did something amazing happen?" She wiggled her brows suggestively"Something like what?" Karen asked with a coy smile. "Just the usual weekend activities. Some relaxation, fun outings with friends, that's all."Sonia nodded, a goofy smile on her face. "Yeah right. Introduce me to him soonest. I can't wait to see the m
Chapter sixty-three: Daddy is backVerena walked through the store trying to find ingredients for dinner. The memory of bumping into Karen was still very fresh in her mind. She picked out a packet of pork and added it to her basket. She was making sweet and sour pork for dinner. Nicolas liked it a lot. Seeing Karen was something Verena wasn't prepared for. Seeing her had brought back memories, both the good and the bad. And above all was the guilt it brought back. Verena was relieved to know that Karen was indeed alive, and she could finally ask for forgiveness. At the same time, she was consumed with crippling guilt because of what she had done.As time went by, she began to realize the error of her ways. She came to accept that what she had done was bad, even though she had done it with the best intentions. Kai loved Karen. It was a truth she didn't want to accept. And that truth nearly cost her her head. She picked up the last item, a bottle of rose wine. Nicolas had texted he