Helena’s P.O.V.“Although this city is the safest place, away from the reach of Alpha Zayden, the threat of unpleasant encounters with dangerous supernatural creatures can’t be ignored.As this area has no rules, it’s a Heaven for rogues and criminals.And don’t forget about the Lycans, Helena. Think wisely!”Uncle Desmond’s concerned advice from five years ago resonated in my mind. A silver of dread touched my spine when the gravity of reality sank in. “So, this time, I met a supernatural creature in my new office.”I ate the cookie in my hand quickly and replied to Ashton.“Mommy was busy, my lion. What about if I cook lasagna for the dinner tonight?”The mention of their favorite dish livened up the atmosphere. As my kids were twins, it was a blessing that their choices were almost the same. “You are the best, mommy!” Ashton exclaimed and Scarlett, who was holding her doll, chimed in. “Uncle Liam also loves lasagna, mommy.” I sent my little angels and Skylar to their r
Zayden’s P.O.V.“I’ll not take pity on you just because you are young!”Alpha Kylan’s upper lips curled over his sharp incision. His brown wolf was half the size of mine, so his audacity to make this comment amused me. He howled and pawed to the ground; I could see that he was nervous. “Stay out of my territory, Alpha Zayden!”“Make me!”I bared my claws for a fight, not ready to back off easily. Beyond everything, it was necessary to defend my friend’s honor. We circled each other in the battleground, the red carpet of blood on the ground was calming my nerves.I was waiting for him to attack first, but Alpha Kylan was boring me with his blabbering. “Back off, pup! I respect your father. That’s why I didn’t complain to the Werewolf Council. It’s the matter between the Silver Moon Pack and my Crystal River Pack. Your interference is unreasonable here!”He drew back his lips in a tight smile and gestured with his snout.“Leave, Alpha Zayden! I’ll forget about the att
Helena’s P.O.V. “Welcome, love!” A chilling silence descended upon the room as his words hung in the air, the massive figure of my new boss was lying on my small bed. A teasing smile appeared on his face as he clutched a pillow to his chest. “You are late, love!” My heart thundered, a blistering rage flared through me, like a volcano rumbling, ready to burst any minute. The fear and the threat I was feeling was now changed into anger. I hardly suppressed my urge to tear his lips apart for that treacherous smile and hissed back at him. “How dare you! What are you doing in my room?” He just raised his brow in response, challenging my self-control with a smile dancing in his amber orbs. I took a cautious step towards him; the vial of wolfs-bane was ready in my hand. “You have ten seconds to leave, Mr. Anderson! Otherwise, I’ll call the police.” “It’s Carver! My good name is Carver and I prefer to be called by my name.” With amused expressions, he rose from his spot. I gulped
Helena’s P.O.V.“No, it’s not true!Zayden can’t find us!”The panic clutched my trembling heart in its strong grip, threatening to crush it in a split second. My brain raced in every possible direction to search for a mistake in my foolproof plan.“How could every caution go straight to Hell when I was literally walking on eggshells?What will we do now?”As Liam wasn’t in the town, the feeling of helplessness washed over me, his support was the only thing which rescued me from the Moon Howlers Pack’s prison five years ago.Normally, my brain refused to work properly in special circumstances, but today, it gave me a perfect idea as my survival instincts kicked in. “Run!”Without giving it fair consideration, I decided to flee, money and a new job could be arranged later. I gawked at Aria’s smiling face and cleared my throat. “Thank you so much for your hospitality, madam. I have to go back to my work. Nice to see you!”These abrupt lines of a formal farewell surprised
Helena’s P.O.V.“Sod off, Mr. Anderson. Don’t ask for trouble.”My frantic heartbeat must have been audible to that lycan, but I put up my brave face and countered his attack. It would be stupid to give in to his temptation, a person like Carver wasn’t a man to take seriously.Even as a single mom, I had to deal with plenty of over-confident suitors, as my brother Liam was adamant about marrying me off to a human. Phew!He didn’t know that I was immune to these charms now. A smile as bright as winter’s morning stretched Carver’s lips, he bit his lower lip gently.“Feisty, I like it!”He freed my wrists and stepped away; the sting of extreme heat had reddened my skin. I was running my fingers over those bruises while Carver dragged a chair and sat on it leisurely. “Why are you so pissed off at me, love? I was expecting a different outcome from you.”“A different outcome? What do you mean by it?”I sneered, completely disregarding his shocked face. “Last night, you deliber
Helena’s P.O.V.“Liam!”My brother, whom I saw perfectly alright in less than twenty-four hours, was standing in front of me, drenched in blood and sweat. How was it even possible?Before I could ask him this, he briskly closed the door shut behind him while gasping for air, his new suit was stained with dust and dried leaves. He landed on the floor tiredly, as if his legs had lost all the bones at once. I muffled an involuntary scream and tended to him. “What happened, Liam? Are you alright? Let’s go to the hospital, you are bleeding from your wounds.”I hardly supported him on the couch and fired off several questions in a quick session. His pain was tightening my chest. “W-Water!”Liam gestured towards the jug on the table, his deserted lips were also stained with blood. I wiped his mouth with tissue paper, and fed him water, some incoherent words rolled out of his tongue with great difficulty. “I-I’m fine!This-This isn’t my blood, sister. Alpha Zayden, he-he…”
Helena’s P.O.V.Have you ever underestimated something in your life, only to be badly disappointed by it?Or experienced any unfair treatment of your family just because of an outsider you never liked?I’m certain that you must have faced such terrible circumstances once in your life where you have to put a smile on your face to endure that unwanted presence. The one you never wished to see in your personal or professional life.This emotion was my daily guest in the previous five days. My precious brother had decided to side with the most annoying person breathing on the planet Earth named: Carver Anderson. Liam was staying with me after that night’s incident; whereas, my little angels were at Skylar’s house, leaving me completely on Liam’s mercy. “Carson is also a wolf-less rogue like us, sister.” “His history isn’t different from ours. He is a nice man, sister!”“When will we invite him for dinner, sister? We should thank him well for his favor!”Last but not least, he
Helena’s P.O.V.After that impressive start of the evening, Carver excused himself.“I have to check on preparations.”I rolled my eyes at his unnecessary efforts; my answer wasn’t going to change for just a luxury date. His temporary absence gave me a chance to catch my breath, I fixed my hair and examined my face with my mobile’s camera. “Am I really that pretty?”Skylar applied a cherry red lipstick for the date despite my protest, it was too loud as compared to my simple dress. This must be the reason for Carver’s compliment; otherwise, I was looking the same as any other day. Anyway, the next ten minutes were spent scrolling business news. My new designs had gotten attention in the exclusive circle of the top ten companies. This new job was taking my career to a new height. I immediately dialed Liam’s number to share this exciting news, but that traitor ignored it. “Seriously, Liam?”He kept his words of not disturbing me during this date, leaving me alone to wait fo