Killian's POV “She said she didn't want to have anything to do with me. In her words, I should just leave her alone.” Hearing myself speak, I felt like a sulking teenager, whining about their crush and not wanting to have anything to do with them. It irritated me. But something about the way she said those words to me with exasperation in her breath made me truly believe she wanted to have nothing to do with me.And all above this, I hated the idea of failing and losing. Failing a simple mission, a task, or losing a huge deal—and in this case, this was a huge deal. Even though at first I thought the woman was just being paranoid.Stephen snickered irritatedly, and I f it for the fact that I actually need the company of someone who wasn't kissing my ass, I would have sent him to the moon goddess herself.“You know, I would have asked what you did to deserve such cold words but knowing you, I can probably imagine pretty clearly what you might have said to hurt her," Stephen said, a mo
Katie's PovKillian's influence… is Mum's actually extended to my boss as well, as I was giving a few days off to attend Shedrack's party. I rummaged through my closet for over an hour searching for the coolest clothes I could come up with, but all my clothes were pretty much the same. Different colors of faded hoodies, baggy jeans, and some tees. The only feminine clothing I had was the gown my father gave me when he threw a party and planned all those stunts with Killian.After stuffing my bag with my clothes, I put on a pair of jeans and a casual T-shirt, and headed downstairs. The sound of a car horn blasted from outside and I knew Shedrack was here already. According to him, the main event was today and Sunday would be for just lazing around while we tried to recover from our tons of bad decisions. The idea of bad decisions would usually scare me and be enough reason to avoid going to the lake house with them but I was already sold on the idea of living and having this one fun w
Katie's Pov I turned back around, carrying the last image of her and Ryan's shocked expression, locking it safely in my heart because It was probably the best thing I have seen today since seeing Joanna's wrinkled pissed face.Shedrack had his hands over his mouth trying to block his laughter while Roman was chuckling into his open glass, allowing the wind to carry it behind us even though we could all hear him struggling.“Big fucking burn!!” Shedrack howled, hitting the roof of the car gingerly. I felt proud, happier, and more free than ever. Just seeing her face crumble into a frown through the front mirror while Ryan tried to comfort her made me feel somewhat better. It felt like a payback for the open show she displayed back at the house.“Watch your mouth, little miss, chatty," Jessica poked back. "Don't forget who we are outside all of this.” “Oh oh…” Roman looked between Jessica and me. I wasn't scared but I didn't say anything in reply. The silence faded into a bit of tensi
Katie's POVI don't know why they called it a lake house. This was a legit mansion but the contemporary setting made it stand out even more, almost twisting my neck in each and every direction. It rolled into different steps and color grades the more we moved in. From the living area with brown bin bags set as the cushion all the way to the pool board and tennis board placed side to side. I didn't think I would ever want to leave.“There is a pool at the back.” Roman and I both stopped and looked at each other with a certain smirk on our faces that grew rapidly into a burst of full-on laughter.The idea of having a pool in a lake house when the house was supposedly close to the lake defeated the whole purpose. But I could understand rich people need to have their way just because they could afford it. If I were rich, I would have employed some big-time sniffer to sniff out the killer of my mother on the scene and not sit and watch them clean off the stain from the road like it was a
Katie's POV “But today, the spiritual connection..” “Hunt!”“Hunt!”“Hunt!”They all chanted in unison causing my skin to crawl with a different kind of sensation that felt like a slim snake crawling beneath my skin. I stared at each of them as they laughed afterward. I just had to ask.“Please what exactly are you talking about?” Shedrack paused and others just stared at each other, as if making some sort of psychic conversation that I wasn't in on. Then Shedrack shrugged and replied, “You will see. But you can't tell anyone about it.”I immediately shook my head, “of course not, I won't tell anybody.” “She can try to speak about it, no one would believe her over us. Have you forgotten who she is in the eyes of everyone in Red Moon pack? They won't believe a thing she says, they never did.” Jessica made sure to keep the meanest eye contact as she told the facts as they were to my face.Something about the last line reminded me of my mother in the weirdest way. She said ‘They woul
Katie's POV I found myself softly slipping into a soft slumber on the bin bag I sat in while their laughter and conversation hovered over me. Till eventually, the darkness won. ~~~~~I could tell a lot of time had passed by the time I was woken up by a gentle tap on the arm. It was Shedrack. The sun had almost completely set and the night was looking very eager to take over as I stretched to look outside.The only thing that wasn't like I remembered was the living area. The bin bags had been taken away except for the one I laid on, making the living room space a lot wider than I remembered it. He told me we were going to have a party in an hour or two and I needed to get ready for it. Apparently, there was a pre-party ritual that was set to take place in the living room before people came by 8It was a whole dump of information for someone who had just woken up. I nodded in agreement like I understood everything he said and led myself to the room he had given me to stay in. I walked
Katie's POV “Viola!”My jaw could have as well fallen out when I saw the result of Babe's work. I was gorgeous.The make up was light, just as she said. But everything else was lurking with dark shades that somehow made the black dress I was wearing pop. I felt powerful. I was on my feet and heading closer to the mirror to have a closer look when I noticed the eyeliner, she also darkened my eyebrows and helped me make them better in shape.“Do you like it?” She asked, standing behind me. How could I not like it?“I love it!” I turned around and gave her a hug. I wasn't expecting it and neither was she but it only took a second for her to hug me back, laughing. “Now don't get all emotional and ruin the makeup," Babe scolded me. "The only thing that should ruin it is either a really good make out session or tears from throwing up today's regret.”I couldn't tell if she was joking or actually being serious, but either way, I didn't think both were going to happen considering I wasn't
Killian's POVI've been so busy looking out for Katie as well as babysitting Ana that I haven't stepped foot in my office for a long time. Walking into the building, the incessant chatter amongst my employees was suddenly replaced by a hushed silence, they weren't expecting me anytime soon though so their reaction was expected. "Good morning, Mr. Huxley," they greeted one after another, with a tight-lipped smile.I nodded in response and made my way to my office. As soon as I got to my office, Mellissa, the head of my campaign team walked up to me. "Killian we really really need you to make a quick interview or something. Donald is catching up with us—”“Melissa—”“He is on 56% chance rate now” some random guy chipped in from behind his computer. I know he was part of my team, but I only paid attention to Melissa. "See?" Melissa shoved her iPad in my face, not giving me a single second to process all they were saying. "Listen, Killian, I understand–""Melissa!" I snapped irritated