KALILA’S POVI woke up the next morning with a strong headache and drowsy eyes. There was a sore and irritating taste in my mouth and I just closed my eyes and laid still for a very long time. The door creaked open and someone walked in, when I opened my eyes Ares was standing next to me with a bowl.“Here, drink this.” He said.I wasn’t in complete control of my body, “What is that?” I asked, trying to sit up.“Hangover soup, it’s a recipe I learnt a long time ago.” He said and handed the bowl to me, then walked over to his desk.The scenes of last night started flashing in my head, I remembered the dinner, having drinks with Jeremy and the huge secret he had revealed to me. I drank from the bowl Ares had handed to me, it only made the taste in my mouth worse.“Ugh!” I exclaimed and squeezed my face as the bitter taste spread across my tongue.“Finish it.” He said flatly, watching me the entire time.Although his constant gaze made me shy, I drank all of it and dropped the bowl on th
ARES’S POVI didn’t like it, the closeness between the both of them. I was acting like a hypocrite and I knew it, I almost got lured to Wendy’s bed by her dubious nature but I was mad at Dahlia for having drinks with Jeremy. Come to think of it, when did Wendy get so audacious? What gave her the guts to try and seduce me? Have I slackened? That must be the reason and there was only one possible reason for me being calmer than before, it was Dahlia. About three months ago, Wendy would have never attempted what she did the previous night. Despite how tough and heartless I was, she still threw herself on me but not in a manner as intimate and daring as that. I didn’t know Wendy’s plan, nor that of her father’s. After a little chat with Jeremy, I got pissed, very pissed. “Hey, Ares what’s up?” He asked as he walked into my office the next morning. I remembered his last words as we parted ways yesterday, it seemed like being drunk made one smarter for that specific period. “You don’t lo
ARES’S POVThere was no way anyone in my position would be okay. Despite how I had treated Dahlia in the past and my lack of show of emotions towards her, I still didn’t want another man around her.From time to time she stole nervous glances at me as I sat with a frown on my desk. Just so it wouldn’t look like she was the cause of my worry, I flipped through some papers on the table. I was just flipping through without actually reading anything.After a while, she called, “Ares.”Slowly, I looked up at her, what was it? Was she suddenly feeling guilty about turning me down? “You seem angry, I can cancel my plans for tonight and have that drink with you.” She said meekly, her eyes large and gentle.There was an excitement stirring up in me but my pride killed it immediately. It would seem petty for her to cancel her plans just because I was sore about it. “Don’t get worked up about it, it’s fine.” I said calmly, knowing it wasn’t fine. “We can have drinks any other day.” I said and
At least I knew Wendy wasn’t in danger, at least not within the walls of my pack. I was still very curious about where she had gone to and what she was doing. She had spent most of the day indoors and then suddenly went out? I didn’t find anything inappropriate about it, she was a grown woman and had such freedom, but it was just weird that she didn’t tell me.“You looked at that Omega and gave her two days off, you wouldn’t care on a normal basis. What changed?” Leo asked, I detected admiration in his voice. I thought for a while, about the smile that spread across her tired face and the wave of euphoria that had spread through my body when I saw her smile. It was a feeling I seldom experienced and I…I liked it.“I don’t know, maybe my perspective. I just want the best for the people of my pack, that changed. I care about them now.” I replied. “What was the change factor?” Leo asked. “I don’t know, and don’t fucking say Dahlia.” I warned, foreseeing his reply already. “I think it
ARES’S POVJeremy stayed in my office and we smoked cigarettes while we went over some documents concerning the pack office. Things were going fine, I didn’t even have to bother to go there anymore. Since uncle Lawrence’s visit, there was no one I had talked to about what he said. Although I felt like Jeremy was keeping somethings away from me, he was still the only one I could speak to about it. “When do you plan on leaving?” I asked after he closed a folder. “Tomorrow, we don’t want to waste time any longer.” He replied. “No, leave in the next three days, I have somethings I need you to help me sort out.” I said and looked at him to see if he had any objections. “Well, alright then, that’s not a problem.” He said, shrugging his shoulders. “Why do I have the feeling Dahlia put you up to this?” I asked, watching him very closely, his eyes darted around uneasily.“Why would you think that?” He asked with a nervous smile. “First, Dahlia asked me for permission to go to that curse
ARES'S POV I stared at Wendy and my jaw dropped, her body was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. The way her firm breasts stood and pointed at me, the curve of her voluptuous figure, her long, slender legs, this was any man’s dream. How could one resist this kind of a woman with such a body and sexuality? I was so lost in my erotic thoughts and I stood staring at her for almost thirty seconds, then Leo’s stern and reproachful voice snapped me out of my thoughts and into my senses. “Ares! What are you doing?” Leo asked in a harsh tone. I blinked and with an effort, I wrenched my eyes away from Wendy’s beautiful, naked body. I slammed the door and walked down the stairs, berating myself for how dumb I had been a minute ago. “That was pretty dumb of you, why’d you let her hook you like that? My word! She hooked you with a harpoon back there!” Leo exclaimed, shocked my how I had let myself go back there. “I know, it was dumb of me, but I’m also a man, not a log of
KALILA’S POV I noticed how jealous Ares was getting and it made me happy because that meant he was starting to show his feelings for me. What made me angry and equally jealous was his appointments with Wendy all of a sudden. After that night when Jeremy and I had gotten drunk, I noticed that Wendy didn’t visit the pack house the next day. It was a very peaceful day void of her annoying presence, but then Ares only grew distant from me and it made me wonder if I was spending too much time with Jeremy. As much as Ares’s distant behavior worried my mind, the time I had left also did. Although I was sure Ares was going to refuse and say he didn’t want me to go there so I won’t come back acting all strange, I still asked if I could visit Melissa anyway. The rude way he had exited the room after turning me down made me somewhat angry. There was a knock on the door a few minutes after Ares had left. “Who is it?” I asked, knowing it wasn’t Ares because he never knocked. “It’s me, Jerem
KALILA’S POVI got bored of waiting for Jeremy to come back, Ares’s acetic mood completely changed and thickened the atmosphere the moment he walked in. I had a feeling that whatever he wanted to say to Jeremy would be very important and I had the impulse to listen to what they were saying. At first, I resisted the urge to go and eavesdrop on their conversation, but this was one of those rare occasions Nova was a bad influence. “You're burning with curiosity already, it wouldn’t hurt to catch a bit of what they are saying and what’s making your mate angry.” Nova said in that smooth cooing voice. She wasn’t wrong, I really wanted to know what they were talking about but what if the door suddenly swung open and Ares caught me? What would I even tell him I was doing there? No, it was too much of a risk. “Don’t you know how Ares ends a meeting? The moment he rises to his feet, the meeting is over.” Nova said. “Common, just go.” Nova was right, it wouldn’t be difficult for me to figur