Chapter Thirty-One: She Didn't Know.THREE days had passed and Kayla couldn't go anywhere else aside from their house. Brandon didn't let her until he was sure that everything was fine. They were guarded by Lycans outside and Brandon seemed uncontented, he even hired Diether.“I think the guards outside are enough, why does Brandon need to hire you?” Kayla asked after rolling her eyes.She didn't mean to be rude but she couldn't help it. She’s still not convinced with Diether. It bothers her every time he’s inside their house. But for her siblings and Brent, Diether was fine. Was she the only one who’s feeling indifferent towards him?“The Alpha wants to make sure that you and your family are alright. I came from a pack warrior when I was still in our pack. Don’t worry, he did a background check on me before he decided to hire me as your guard. Why can't you trust me?” he asked.“Maybe my guts felt that you’re not a good guy,” Kayla replied.“Your guts must be wrong, Miss Kayla.”Afte
Chapter Thirty-Two: Possible.AFTER having dinner, Brent quickly yawned and asked if they can sleep now. His sleep was interrupted earlier.“You should sleep now,” Brandon said then held Kayla’s hand. “I’ll walk you to my room. You can sleep there tonight.Confused, Kayla looked up at Brandon. “You’re not sleeping with us?” she asked.Brandon pressed his lips as he looked into Kayla. He doesn’t want to tell her about what he was planning to do tonight because he doesn’t want her to worry. “I’ll just have to run some work. Don’t worry, I’ll be back later,” he replied. Trying to reassure her that everything was fine.Looking at Brandon, Kayla knew that there was something wrong. A while ago when they were eating dinner with his parents, she can feel that Brandon is hiding a secret from her. And it hurts knowing that he didn’t trust her enough to hide it.“Brandon, I know that there’s something wrong. I want to know what it is…”Brandon entwined their fingers while he was holding Brent
Chapter Thirty-Three: Philomeno Deringer.“RETREAT.”Although Brandon wanted to attack them right now, he has to step back. Smelling a familiar scent of blood, he finally remembered where he smelled it; the blood smelled like Kayla.“Why? Did I fear you?” Philomeno asked. “Oh poor Alpha, I thought you are strong? Why do you want to retreat?”He remained silent, his eyes turned red back to his normal eye color. Brandon was so mad, but he needs to calm himself. He shouldn’t do things harshly especially now that he found out that Philomeno might be Kayla’s father.“I can’t believe that a mere silver and wolfsbane will make you back down!” Philomeno laughed.“I’ll get back to you, Philomeno.”After that, he turned his back and run away from them. “Fire!” Philomeno shouted.However, they weren’t able to shoot even one limb of Brandon’s men. They’ve already run away from the hideout, leaving Philomeno clueless. Even Evan didn’t know what’s with Brandon. He can sense that there was somethi
Chapter Thirty-Four: Liar. Kayla’s POV: I wondered as I looked up at the man standing in front of our house's door. He looked older than Mom. What puzzled me was why he was looking for my Mom? Perhaps he’s… "Are you Mom's new boyfriend?" I asked, raising my brow. He chuckled gently and then shook his head. "No, I'm not her new boyfriend." "If that's the case, then who are you? And why are you looking for my Mom?" He stared at me intently. His eyes seemed familiar, like I had seen them before, but I couldn't figure out where I had seen those eyes. "Let's just say we knew each other back in our youth..." "Did you have a relationship before?" I asked directly. My heart raced, I got nervous. I didn't know why, but I had a different suspicion now… A suspicion that could be possible. "Yes," he replied. "Is she here? I'd like to talk to her." I clenched my fists while staring at him, my heart was pounding with nervousness. Those eyes... I didn't want to jump to conclusions, but… w
Chapter Thirty-Five: Mafia.Evening came and we are still in our search for Kayla and Brent, but we still haven't found them. I couldn't sit still; my patience was wearing thin as we looked for them. I will not be calm until I find my girlfriend and my son.As I sat down on the sofa, my phone suddenly rang. I hastily grabbed it, hoping it might be Kayla, but I was disappointed to see that the displayed number on the screen was an unknown number.“Hello, who is this?”"Brandon…”From the other line, I heard the voice of a woman. And because I had been familiar with her voice for ten years, I would never forget her soft voice. The voice of the woman who betrayed me, who I loved for years but turned out to be a fraud!"Sarah," I called out to her. "Why did you call?! I am fucking busy!""Oh, you are busy? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you, but I wanted to tell you that your girlfriend and your son are here at our house."My eyes widened at what I heard. "What did you say? And how d
Prologue:“LET’S BREAK UP.” It surprised Brandon to hear those three words from his long-time girlfriend. His heart started to pound as he panicked. These past few weeks, he sensed that there was something wrong with her. But he just kept it to himself. He didn’t ask because he thought that his girlfriend was just tired of her work, because of her overloaded schedules. It is his fault for not asking, he should at least gave her sweet cuddles to ease her exhaustion, damn!“Sara, I don’t know what made you decide on that decision, but please, whatever it is that I’ve done to you, tell me so I can fix it. I love you, Sara, you know that…” His every word was so gentle, trying not to make his girlfriend more upset. He knows her so well; she tends to sulk and say words that she didn’t mean but at the end of the day, just a simple sweet words from him can make her feel better. But then Sara’s eyes were different now. She seemed determined to end up what’s between them… her expression didn’
Chapter One: One Drunken Night.Kayla’ POV:Graduation is my most awaited day of my school life. It has been five years since I started college and I just graduated today. That was because I stopped schooling for a year to work for my family. Now that I finally graduated, I will make sure that my life will be better now, with less stress!“Cheers to us!”Donna held up her bottle of beer, and we all raised ours as well. A toast made us cheer, celebrating our first step toward success. They were all my classmates, and most of them were my friends. I can say that even though I am a poor, a nerdy smart girl in our class, no one has ever bullied me. I honestly don’t know why, but maybe because I get along with them well and I don’t let them do things I didn’t want them to do to me.“Four years is suffocating! Now we have to drown ourselves and get drunk, wooh!” Jill screamed at the top of her lungs.The upbeat music made us stand up from our seats, and we danced to the music. The smell of
Chapter Two: She’s Hired.It’s been five years and everything went well. I have a decent job as a manager at a small restaurant and a part-time job every night to sustain my siblings’ education, and for my son who’s making my life even more wonderful. I thought that these are all impossible when I first found out that I am pregnant but now that five years have passed and it went well, I can say that I can raise him by myself. That I can do it alone, I don’t need someone else.“Ah! What an exhausting day!” I stretched out my arms to ease the muscle pain I am feeling. A cracking sound made me groan, it feels better. Then I sat down on the couch and laid the back of my head on the back seat. It was one hell of a tiring day again. One more year and Anthon can help me with our financial expenses. It’s hard to have siblings that are way younger than me. I’m 28, Anthon is 22 and Sharlotte is 16. My Mom was only 17 when she had me. It’s really exhausting to be a breadwinner in a family that
Chapter Thirty-Five: Mafia.Evening came and we are still in our search for Kayla and Brent, but we still haven't found them. I couldn't sit still; my patience was wearing thin as we looked for them. I will not be calm until I find my girlfriend and my son.As I sat down on the sofa, my phone suddenly rang. I hastily grabbed it, hoping it might be Kayla, but I was disappointed to see that the displayed number on the screen was an unknown number.“Hello, who is this?”"Brandon…”From the other line, I heard the voice of a woman. And because I had been familiar with her voice for ten years, I would never forget her soft voice. The voice of the woman who betrayed me, who I loved for years but turned out to be a fraud!"Sarah," I called out to her. "Why did you call?! I am fucking busy!""Oh, you are busy? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you, but I wanted to tell you that your girlfriend and your son are here at our house."My eyes widened at what I heard. "What did you say? And how d
Chapter Thirty-Four: Liar. Kayla’s POV: I wondered as I looked up at the man standing in front of our house's door. He looked older than Mom. What puzzled me was why he was looking for my Mom? Perhaps he’s… "Are you Mom's new boyfriend?" I asked, raising my brow. He chuckled gently and then shook his head. "No, I'm not her new boyfriend." "If that's the case, then who are you? And why are you looking for my Mom?" He stared at me intently. His eyes seemed familiar, like I had seen them before, but I couldn't figure out where I had seen those eyes. "Let's just say we knew each other back in our youth..." "Did you have a relationship before?" I asked directly. My heart raced, I got nervous. I didn't know why, but I had a different suspicion now… A suspicion that could be possible. "Yes," he replied. "Is she here? I'd like to talk to her." I clenched my fists while staring at him, my heart was pounding with nervousness. Those eyes... I didn't want to jump to conclusions, but… w
Chapter Thirty-Three: Philomeno Deringer.“RETREAT.”Although Brandon wanted to attack them right now, he has to step back. Smelling a familiar scent of blood, he finally remembered where he smelled it; the blood smelled like Kayla.“Why? Did I fear you?” Philomeno asked. “Oh poor Alpha, I thought you are strong? Why do you want to retreat?”He remained silent, his eyes turned red back to his normal eye color. Brandon was so mad, but he needs to calm himself. He shouldn’t do things harshly especially now that he found out that Philomeno might be Kayla’s father.“I can’t believe that a mere silver and wolfsbane will make you back down!” Philomeno laughed.“I’ll get back to you, Philomeno.”After that, he turned his back and run away from them. “Fire!” Philomeno shouted.However, they weren’t able to shoot even one limb of Brandon’s men. They’ve already run away from the hideout, leaving Philomeno clueless. Even Evan didn’t know what’s with Brandon. He can sense that there was somethi
Chapter Thirty-Two: Possible.AFTER having dinner, Brent quickly yawned and asked if they can sleep now. His sleep was interrupted earlier.“You should sleep now,” Brandon said then held Kayla’s hand. “I’ll walk you to my room. You can sleep there tonight.Confused, Kayla looked up at Brandon. “You’re not sleeping with us?” she asked.Brandon pressed his lips as he looked into Kayla. He doesn’t want to tell her about what he was planning to do tonight because he doesn’t want her to worry. “I’ll just have to run some work. Don’t worry, I’ll be back later,” he replied. Trying to reassure her that everything was fine.Looking at Brandon, Kayla knew that there was something wrong. A while ago when they were eating dinner with his parents, she can feel that Brandon is hiding a secret from her. And it hurts knowing that he didn’t trust her enough to hide it.“Brandon, I know that there’s something wrong. I want to know what it is…”Brandon entwined their fingers while he was holding Brent
Chapter Thirty-One: She Didn't Know.THREE days had passed and Kayla couldn't go anywhere else aside from their house. Brandon didn't let her until he was sure that everything was fine. They were guarded by Lycans outside and Brandon seemed uncontented, he even hired Diether.“I think the guards outside are enough, why does Brandon need to hire you?” Kayla asked after rolling her eyes.She didn't mean to be rude but she couldn't help it. She’s still not convinced with Diether. It bothers her every time he’s inside their house. But for her siblings and Brent, Diether was fine. Was she the only one who’s feeling indifferent towards him?“The Alpha wants to make sure that you and your family are alright. I came from a pack warrior when I was still in our pack. Don’t worry, he did a background check on me before he decided to hire me as your guard. Why can't you trust me?” he asked.“Maybe my guts felt that you’re not a good guy,” Kayla replied.“Your guts must be wrong, Miss Kayla.”Afte
Chapter Thirty: Diether White.NOW he knows the reason why some of his plans were ruined. He never suspected Sara once, because he really loves her and she’s a kind woman. Turned out that there was evil that was hiding behind her masked innocence.After he interrogates the human and the Lycan who attempted to abduct Kayla and Brent, he sents Diether to his home while he ordered his men to kill the Lycan who didn’t say anything even though he tried so hard to ask. While the human, sent him to their underground prison, he hadn’t decided on what to do with him.Brandon was sitting on the sofa while holding his head. He still couldn’t process what happened and what he discovered tonight. It was hard for him. His relationship with Kayla and their son was just getting started yet these problems are getting their way to living happily. He only wants peace for them but how would it happen if he has a lot of secrets lying beneath his identity as a C.E.O of Moore Food Corporation?A warm hand s
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Fooled.JUST BY thinking of Brandon, Kayla was surprised that he finally arrived. She was shocked by how Brandon took down the Lycan without doing much effort. He punched it once and it was already thrown to the ground. Kayla was still in shock, when Bradon lifted his head to her, making eye contact. Soon, Brent run towards him and was about to attack but Brandon embraced him and Brent started to calm down.“It was his first time, right?” Diether asked.Brandon didn't answer Diether, instead, he glared at him. “My Lycans lost their conscious, how did they take them down when they are one of the strongest warriors?” “I… didn’t know. Why are you looking at me like I have anything to do with this?”Shortly, Brent finally calmed down and he started to go back to his human form. As soon as Kayla saw that Brent was all fine, she didn’t hesitate to run toward him. Anthon opened the door and run to their mother. Fortunately, she’s fine, just minor bruises.“Your mother,
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Midnight Attack.Third Person POV:“LOOK I am not your enemy here, I know that you’re worried that I might hurt your family but trust me. I’m sure that there’s someone looking over Scott’s family.”Diether’s eyes looked sincere while saying those words towards Brandon. While Kayla was still not convinced, Brandon felt that. He held her hand and squeezed it gently.“Thank you for worrying for them, but I guess those people you are seeing are my guards.”Diether’s forehead wrinkled, seemed unconvinced but he just shrugged. “Alright… I think I should go now. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you. But if something happens, I’m still here to rescue. I am their neighbor, I can’t just sit there doing nothing if something might happen…” he said before leaving.After Diether left, Brandon turned his attention to Kayla, who was still worried. He smiled at her while entwining their fingers.“I think you don't have to worry. If your gut-feelings are right, my guards are there to r
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Hunters.I WOKE up late because I didn't get enough sleep last night. The whole night I’ve been worried about that man who talked to Sharlotte. I know that Brandon sent guards that were almost like air, so we couldn't see them. But I’m still worried.I was still groggy from sleep. Slowly walking to the kitchen to see if my Mom already cooked for us. But I almost dropped my jaw the moment I saw who was sitting on our table while talking gracefully with Mom!“Mom!” I exclaimed. “Why are you letting a stranger eat on our table?”Raising her head to me, the smile on her face subsided the moment she saw me.“Kayla, you're getting too rude. That's not how I raised you! Come on and sit, Brent wakes Sharlotte and Anthon for breakfast.”“What? And you’re going to wake up my siblings just to eat with a stranger?” I asked. “This man is flirting with my sister last night! And when I asked Sharlotte to go inside, he glared at me! He glared!” I said, pointing out the last word