ARES POVIt was typical of me to make that remark to Dahlia, and at some point, even I found it amusing when I referred to her as a man. To overcome my feelings of desire for her, I needed to create a distant and impersonal atmosphere between us. Once I felt my arousal subside and was sure it was no longer visible, I stood up and left the room. Initially, Dahlia's threat to reject me and return to her family shocked me, leaving me momentarily speechless.Was she earnest? It was a tense moment for me, but I resolved to remain cold and maintain the impersonal dynamic. When I pushed her for a response, her eyes revealed a stern, direct, and defiant gaze, as if she didn't care and wanted to reject me outright. It was a tremendous relief when she couldn't utter the words. Triumph and joy surged within me. However, as I stepped out of the room, a sharp pain gripped my heart as I realised that Dahlia had considered rejecting me as her mate. I stood at the door, gazing at the ground, overcome
ARES'S POVI made my way to the study to meet Jeremy after hearing Wendy's car drive away. I couldn't help but wonder if I had been too harsh in how I dismissed her. But then I reconsidered. There needed to be boundaries between us now. She had been too clingy and didn't seem to care whether Dahlia was present."Don't stress, Ares. You did great! Perfect! Dahlia is more important than maintaining a toxic friendship with hidden motives," Leo exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement."Shut it, Leo," I snapped back. "I've known Wendy longer than I've known Dahlia. I would choose Wendy over her.""Sure," he mocked. "Just like you did a few minutes ago.""Enough, Leo," I replied sharply, swinging open the door to the study.Jeremy stood up as I entered, a concerned expression on his face. Deep lines formed on his forehead as he furrowed his brows in deep thought."Alright, give me the details," I said, taking a seat and retrieving a cigarette from my golden case. I offered one to Jeremy
KALILA’S POV The way she had wrapped her arms around him, the way their bodies had clung together, I had never seen an inappropriate hug so passionate. I considered it inappropriate because it was never supposed to happen, especially not within the walls of the mansion, my word! Wendy was shameless. The startled look on Ares face worsened my anger, didn’t he see the possibilities of me walking in on them before he engaged Wendy in such an embrace? Damn the both of them! I hated myself for crying, yet I couldn’t help it, the tears just poured freely from my eyes and the cooling sensation on my skin when they dried didn’t make me feel better as they usually did. The image just wouldn’t leave my head and that made me so mad at Ares, he was the last person I wanted to see at the moment. I had been with Jeremy in the garden when the front door opened and Wendy walked out of the mansion with a frown. Our eyes stared intently as she yanked open the door to her car and drove away.
ARES POV I was thankful to have finally gotten away, my whole body was writhing with lust and the pain of knowing I couldn’t satisfy myself with the woman I desired the most, even though she was only a few meters away. The words I had said to Dahlia all came back to me, I had been extremely harsh on her, there was no question about it, but I had an image I wanted to portray to her. The cold, cruel and ruthless alpha she had always known, but the recent events were becoming a threat to that image. I had no other choice but to speak to her in that manner despite knowing that it would hurt her feelings. This time, unlike the other times, hurting her feelings hadn’t been intentional, I had only done that to try and cover up what I had done and it worked to some extent. When I had disengaged the kiss, I had been so shocked and startled by the realization of what I had just done, but I didn’t show my reaction. There was something impeccable that always happened to me whenever I g
KALILA’S POV I thought Ares was petty, really petty for the way he had dismissed his actions. From what I knew, if a man kisses a lady suddenly, he usually apologizes then shies away, but Ares? He was just so…so mean! As he left the room, I touched a finger onto my lips, the sensation was still there and I felt a warmth spreading through my body. It was the best thing that had happened to me in a long while and one part of me was filled with joy while the other wasn’t so happy with the thought of getting too close to Ares. Well what can I do? I’m woman after all. I thought as laid on the bed, ignoring the boxes I had packed earlier. Ares was such a strange man, first he had stopped me from going back to my pack; which I didn’t even know, now he prevented me from moving to another room in the most absurd way, but yet he acted as if I was the person he hated the most. Maybe I was, perhaps his feelings had a Jekyll and Hyde nature, most of the time he hates me, then he suddenly li
KALILA POV The rays of the sun penetrated through the windows and danced on my eyelids, forcing me out of my disturbed sleep. It felt like I had only been asleep for an hour, the morning had come way quicker than I thought and with dismay I remembered that it was the day I had to leave. Ares hadn’t even spared my protests a thought and it annoyed me that he was the first person I thought about as I woke up. I remained in bed for a while, not wanting to do anything. I had dismissed Angela the previous day before she could finish packing my stuff and any moment now, she was going to walk in. Ares wasn’t at his desk, there was no sign of him anywhere and I was thankful for that, I didn’t want to see his annoying face right now. Save for the fact that I knew nothing about my pack, another thing that I knew would be a constant threat to my emotional stability while I was away was Ares's safety, and of course, Wendy. I knew she was going to make a pass a him while I was away, I wis
ARES POVTWO DAYS LATER The previous day had been dreadful and so was today, not hectic or tiring due to physical strain or anything of that sort, it was just dreadful for the fact that I had nothing to do and my mind was constantly filled with thoughts of Dahlia. I had thought about going to the Pack office, maybe a little time there would have clear my mind and I’ll be too busy to even think about Dahlia, but when I had called Jeremy and told him I was on my way, he said not to bother. “I don’t see the need Ares, there’s hardly anything to do here anyway.” He had replied in a bored tone that lacked enthusiasm. “What do you mean there’s nothing to do at the office?” I had asked in an annoyed tone. “There’s always something to do.” “Well, I became so bored, I decided to do a week’s load of work yesterday and now there’s actually nothing to do.” He had replied. For the first time since I had known Jeremy, I didn’t appreciate his efficiency, other times I’d
KALILA POVMy stay at Dahlia's pack wasn't all that bad; it was an intriguing place, and I actually liked it. However, there was one factor that I had grown so used to, Ares. I had fully settled into Dahlia's room, which was marvellous. It was designed with only the best furniture and a few paintings that I guessed Dahlia had been attracted to. It was a place genuinely befitting a princess. Frankly, I was treated like one, mainly by Dahlia's parents. Her mother had seen to it that all my needs were thoroughly catered for."Oh, dear! No way, you're not to do a thing! Does Ares make you work when he has servants?" she would often ask.She made me feel like a little girl returning from a harsh boarding school. I often wondered how she would react if I were to tell her that I had become a regular at Ares's dreadful dungeon."You would see another level of freak out. She loves Dahlia more than her father. I'm not sure your marriage with Ares would last a second longer," Nova often told me