Naomi's POVWords can't explain how I felt when Albert touched me. There was this electrifying feeling that was threatening to tear my body into two.His palm which was always hard was now softened, he must have used the lotion I gave him diligently to achieve this result.“I will be outside.” Father said, snapping me out of my revive and at once I pulled away from Albert and then began to trail after father.Once we were even, I slipped my hand into his and then rested my head on his shoulder, smiling like a teenager in love. Father, on the other hand, gave my hand a soft squeeze before patting my head.While we were heading towards the garage, the eyes of the maids and guards who were loitering about as they performed their duties never left us and another thing that attracted my attention was the heavy footsteps of Albert behind us.Now inside the car, sitting next to Albert who was handling the steering wheel, I tried to concentrate on my phone since I had pulled it out to help mi
Alpha Baron's POV When Richard brought the news of the ball a few days ago, I felt downcast, the reason being I was going to meet with Naomi after managing to avoid her for a few weeks. Each time my eyes fell on the IV on my table, there was a surge of emotions that washed through me threatening to tear me into two. Apart from Richard, no one knew what exactly the problem was with me. They all felt I was acting that way because of the workload resting on my shoulder when in the real sense it was something else. Earlier this morning, Amelia had returned to her pack to prepare for the ball that would kick start by five pm later in the day. At the moment, I was lying on my back in my bedroom. This had been my position since I left the dining room earlier that day. Several times, I have tried to raise myself off the bed but I just couldn't. I felt like I was glued to the bed and it was frustrating, making me growl. To make matters worse, my wolf was restless, making me lose m
Alpha Baron's POV For the next few minutes that followed, I didn't take my eyes off her even when she already did. She Ignored me like I was non-existent and then took her father's hand, placing a little box on it. “I found it in the car gloves.” She said, her voice which I haven't heard in a while sounded like the rattling of beads in my ear. “Thank you.” Her father said to her and she nodded only to turn around to leave the next minute but her father pulled her back. “Have you spoken with Alpha Baron?” Alpha Jethro asked. Chuckling, she turned in my direction and then did a curt bow, “I have no idea he was the one over there. I thought it was someone else.” She gave her father an apologetic look before returning her attention to me. “You're welcome, I hope you have a nice time here.” Shs said with a bright smile. Turning to Amelia , she waved, “Hi.” “Hi.” Amelia responded. I was thinking they were going to engage in some form of conversation when Amelia decided to exc
Alpha Baron's POV My response to his words was to ignore him but the way he had spoken and how he had been behaving since I walked in earlier had been making my head run haywire with different ideas. It better not be what I was thinking because I swear, I was going to lose my head over it. Pressing my lips tightly together, I turned towards the mirror, staring at my reflection like it belonged to someone else entirely. It seemed like he had much to say because instead of leaving, he stayed put, his back turned to me with his hands tucked into his pockets. Swirling in his direction, I was expecting him to act like nothing was going on but instead, he flashed a smile at me. Right now, I can't believe I was in some sort of a contest with Albert, a mere pack member. The thought was driving me insane but surprisingly I managed to keep my cool. “What are you doing here?” I asked, breaking the silence that hung in the air. “I should be the one asking you that question.” He ret
Alpha Baron's POV Blood mixed with spittle pooled up in my mouth and so I headed straight for the wash hand basin, spitting out the content of my mouth into the drain. With my back still on Albert, I tried to calm my wolf which was growling on the inside, trying to free itself. Creating a scene was the last thing I wanted even if that was Albert's intention. “Leave Naomi alone, I wouldn't say this to you again.” Albert broke the silence in the room. Unable to hold myself back anymore, I lunged towards him, pinning him against the wall. With hooded eyes, I growled, glaring angrily at him. “Don't you ever think of having Naomi for yourself. She is mine and that's on period.” I yelled only for the door to creak open the next minute. With my face flushed in embarrassment, I pulled away, trying not to look at the intruder's face but the intruder who turned out to be Wren announced his presence. “Albert, you should be with Naomi, don't you think.” He said. Without a word to
Naomi's POVWhen father asked me to acknowledge Alpha Baron, I wanted to go against him but since he had company, I decided to obey.At first, when I discovered he was going to be occupying the table next to us, I lost it only to push the thought off my head the next second when Cassie arrived in the company of Wren.Her presence was going to deviate my attention from Alpha Baron like I intended but it never happened. I found myself staring at him every now and then.His countenance showed something was bothering him and I didn't want to believe it was me since I had long moved on and I hoped he had done the same too.Another thing that convinced me that his expression wasn't because of my rejection was that I hadn't received a text or call from him since our last conversation.“Naomi… aren't you going to tell me more about your new job.” Cassie said, snapping me out of my train of thoughts.“Her new job is boring. I wish I could make her stop but as you know, she is stubborn.” Albert
Naomi's POV With anger boiling through my veins, I folded my hands into a fist, staring at the couples who were engrossed in each other. Unable to bear the sight anymore, I pushed my hand into my hair and with heavy footsteps, began to storm in the opposite direction, trying to act like all was well when on the inside, I was being eaten up with anger. Just when I was about to take a bend, I felt a hand on my wrist. I didn't need anyone to tell me that it was Alpha Baron and so with a swift turn, I was staring back at him. Not thinking even for a second, I released my palm across his face and at once he let go of my hand, stumbling backwards as he stared back at me with his eyes almost falling from its sockets. “You should know your place, don't you think?” I yelled, gripping the hem of my gown, still staring hard at him as anger raked through me. “Naomi, what have gotten over you.” His calm tone was driving me insane that I had to place my hands by my side so I wouldn't hit
Alpha Baron's POV Smiling, I was waiting for her to react but to my disdain, she didn't say anything. It seemed like she had accepted the fact that I had moved on. What am I even thinking? She was the one who asked me to move on, so there is no way she would be feeling bad about the advice she gave. Rubbing my hands against the fabric of my shirt, I caged my lips in between my teeth, leaning over her and at the same time shielding her seat from the rays of the setting sun. “Are you mad at me?” I whispered, searching her face for any hint of a lie. If I could get a grasp of that expression, I would be all over the moon. At least, that would give me the courage to keep going after her but to my disappointment, she flashed me a smile and then went further to pat my chin. Titling my head to the side, she allowed her fingers to linger on the bandage Amelia had used in covering my wound. “What happened earlier? It seemed you got physical with someone when you left for the bat