Evelyn's POV:Once Betty had calmed down, I drew the doctor aside for some questioning. He rolled his eyes when he saw me checking the corridors before speaking.“What is it now? Why did she take two of the pills? Does she want to die so badly or lose her womb for good?! Forging a miscarriage is one thing, but overdosing like this could spell doom for her! What were you two thinking?!" The doctor hissed at me in a low voice and I glared at him.“Why are you yelling at me? Am I the one who took the drug?! I don't know what got into her but what is done is done. Now we need a mitigation plan! What can be done?" I asked him in a low tone as well, you are never truly alone in a werewolf pack. Someone is always listening to something they shouldn't be listening to.“I will have to run some tests to see what damage has been done and what can be done to fix what can be repaired. But I am warning you, if you two get yourselves killed, don't rope me into it!" The doctor hissed at me before wal
Ava's POV:I woke up to see a tray on a table beside my bed, a note was attached to it“Good morning, beautiful. Love is brewing and so is your coffee. Too much? Well, let's say your morning started with a smile. I,” the note read and I burst out laughing. Iris was truly a man of different sides.That is if he is the one who wrote this. The expanse of this man's wealth was something I was yet to grasp and I wasn't sure if I wanted to know.The gesture warmed my heart. I sat up and lifted the covers to see what he had delivered to my room. It was barely six-thirty, but it was still a little early for me.Especially since my baby hasn't decided if we would be spending an hour over the toilet seat this morning or just fifteen minutes.At the thought of the morning sickness, my stomach turned, and I rushed to the toilet just in time to say goodbye to the contents of my stomach.I gripped my belly as dizziness assaulted me next; when my vision settled, I went to freshen up for the day.Tha
Ava's POV:I gasped as the man got to his feet because rather than rage or anger, he was laughing.“F****** bastard, still haven't found the one to take that stick out of your ass? I mean, this one looks perfect for the job," the man said and Iris moved towards him. I unconsciously stopped him by placing a hand on his arm.“You seem to be awfully chatty today,” Iris said to him and he scoffed."Pardon my manners my lady, this one likes to tell everyone that I spend my every waking breath between the legs of a woman, even though that would be a dream come through. My name is Lucien and welcome to the farm,” the man said to me and extended a hand for me to shake.For some reason I turned to look at Iris who sighed before giving me a nod. Then I took the offered hand. “I'm Ava," I said to him and he shared a look with Iris that I chose to ignore.“Well Ava, welcome once again and where would you like to start?" Lucien asked me but before I could answer I felt Iris tighten his hold on me
Ava's POV:The day didn't start on a good note. I was woken up an hour before I wanted to be up and I was currently having breakfast with Iris. Well I was grumpily eating some pancakes while he nursed a cup of black coffee.Did I mention that he looked at me coldly when I came down this morning? I wonder what crawled up his ass.I barely took the last bite from my plate when he got up.“Let's go," Iris said to me and I got up without asking questions. Iris had a reputation that I deceived myself into thinking that it wasn't true.The entire car ride I was sulking, and no there was no reason for it but I couldn't help myself.Eventually we got to the office, someone opened the door for Iris, I moved to open mine but the door was opened for me. As I stepped out, Iris was waiting for me.His hand was out and I placed mine in his.The elevator ride was a little awkward to say the least. I was even more surprised when I saw that the floor we got to had people who seemed to have been here f
Ava's POV:“Iris, darling, I couldn't contain myself, I had to come at once!" The woman announced as she waltzed into the office. She raised the hand holding her bag, and one of her people rushed to take it. So it went until she was down to a mini gown and thigh high leather boots.I felt like I had just witnessed some movie scene. She took it a step further by walking straight to Iris with a smile. Iris didn't quite respond with a smile of his, but he looked amused, like he was anticipating a response from me.Well this was the response he was getting. I got off his desk and decided to excuse the both of them. But it didn't work as I planned because Iris suddenly pulled me by my waist as I passed them.“Ellie, meet my wife to be, Ava. Ava, this is a world renowned designer, Ellie and she has graciously agreed to dress you for the wedding," Iris said to me. It's not that there was anything wrong with what he said, but the way he said it made it out to be something entirely different f
Ava's POV:“Not my story to tell, come now, let's finalize on this gown. It's already bad enough that he got to see the design," Ellie said to me before she ushered me into a lounge where I was quickly stripped of my clothes and the gown was brought out.Ellie got me into the dress and then into the reception gown. I was so exhausted by the time she was done with all the adjustments and fittings.When I came out of the lounge, I wanted nothing more than to fall face first anywhere to sleep but that wasn't possible because Iris had guests and I knew I had to act like I was happy to see them.Iris locked eyes with me before he got out of his seat, effectively putting the meeting on hold.“Let me call the driver to take you home, do you want dinner now or when you get to the house?" Iris said to me and I looked over to see that the others were also waiting for the answer to his question.“I can wait, I'll just stay in the lounge until you're ready to leave," I heard myself say and Iris k
Ava's POV:“What the hell, Iris?" Lucien asked as he walked into the dining room. He looked like he had been dragged through hell and back and Iris putting a bullet in him was the icing on the cake for a very horrible day.“Stay away from my property and you will be fine,” Iris said in a disinterested tone. I felt sorry for Lucien."Lucien, are you okay? What happened to you?" I asked him as I got out of my seat and went to the sink to soak one of the kitchen towels I found. Iris' butler wouldn't mind me damaging one of his precious tools.“I'll live, your man is an ass!" Lucien said to me as I got close to him and began to wipe around the wound. I wasn't really sure what to do with a bullet wound.“Don't baby him, he'll be fine," Iris said to me as he nursed a glass of wine. I turned to scowl at him and caught Lucien smirking at him. I rolled my eyes, grown men acting like children.“How do I treat that?" I asked Lucien who glanced at his arm and simply squeezed it. Causing more blo
Lycan Iris’ POV:I watched Ava as she walked away to go to bed. For some reason my beast was drawn to her, he liked her being within his line of vision. I did too. I personally enjoyed having her in my arms. It's just a pity that she was a part of this elaborate plan to hit Rob where it would hurt him the most.Her question had hit home. Because there was truly no particular reason as to why we became the way we were. And no, there was no way to broker peace, even though I left the pack for him to run.The pain of losing our parents and my birthright birthed a hunger for success in me. So I worked myself to the bones to build this life that I now had.But when I heard about the mate crisis in the pack, I saw an opportunity that I couldn't allow to pass me by.That pack meant everything to me, but Rob took it. And I had to play along for the sake of the lives of the pack members. A civil war was imminent so I gave it up. But now, I was going to take something from him.He was just luck
Betty's POV:I stared at my reflection in the mirror, the swollen eyes, bursted lips, bruises all over my body, dagger in my heart, all of them a courtesy to Alpha Rob.The first time he slapped me in front of my mother he apologized, saying it would never happen again. But here we were, I barely picked myself off the floor after he was done beating me in a drunken rage.I had only gone to check in on him in his study and he began to hit me.The door to my bedroom was opened and I quickly pulled my shirt closed and wiped my tears away.My heart sank when I saw that it was Alpha Rob, my abuser. His eyes were indifferent at first, but after looking me over he gradually turned pale.“I did this? When? How? Why didn't you stop me?!" Alpha Rob said to me and I stared at him with rage in my veins." Why didn't I stop you? Have you seen your size compared to mine?! Or did you forget that you are an Alpha and I'm just the daughter of the beta?!” I yelled at him, the pains I felt earlier comi
Ava's POV:I looked down in terror which ebbed away as I saw that the blood was coming from my palm where my nails had dug in.Iris was inspecting my palm but turned to give me a worried look afterwards.“Come, let's wash your hands. We can talk about the dream if you want," Iris said to me. I shook my head no." I'd rather talk about the incident you went to handle, was anyone hurt?” I said to Iris who sighed before helping me to the bathroom." The fifth floor of a building under construction collapsed because the building manager was trying to do the job of the engineer. No lives were lost, and the ones who were injured are not maimed. My lawyers will handle the lawsuits and compensations to be paid ,” Iris said to me as he wrapped my now bloodless hand." At least nobody died. Everything else can be handled,” I said to Iris who nodded his head.“Why did you go to the hospital yesterday?" Iris asked me and I sighed. I guess the driver wasn't my ally in that regard.“I was overdue f
Ava's POV:“How about you try getting a life for yourself for a change, rather than waiting for me to settle into one before you try stealing it!” I hissed at Betty, who had a glare in her tear-filled eyes, but I was done with this bullshit." You killed my baby!” Betty screamed at me in a weak attempt to fight back but I was already on my way to the car. I turned around, scoffed, and got into the car." Like you were ever pregnant,” I said to her and her eyes widened in shock.I have to hand it to Iris' men, they kept the crowd at bay while I delivered the blow that Betty needed. What exactly was she after this time around? From what I could tell Iris has never bothered with her. So why?Was she already tired of Alpha Rob or was the thought of me finding happiness so repulsive to her that she had to come and show it?“Let's go to the hospital. The one that sent a doctor to the house the last time. If it's possible, I want to meet the same doctor," I said to the driver, who looked at
Ava's POV:Iris was checking out some jewelry on display while I fidgeted in my seat.People saw us together and Iris didn't bat an eye in their direction. How was I going to go to work tomorrow? The questions, the stares, how could I cope?“You know, you wear your emotions on your face. What are you disturbed about?” Iris asked me. I didn't realize that he was done with what he was doing." The staff saw us together, what if they start a rumor or contact the press? That would put me in the spotlight and how would that affect you and your business? I really think that working for you is a bad idea right now -” I went on to say but Iris cut me off by moving closer to me. The space between us was a hair's breadth.If I simply tilted my head upwards his lips would be on mine." We have company,” Iris said to me and my mind was brought back to the present. Before I could ask who the company was, Iris kissed me softly on the lips and straightened up.A few feet away from us stood Alpha Rob
Ava's POV:“We should, but we don't have to. I personally have no desire to show you off like that," Iris said to me and I nodded my head, relief coursing through my body.The mating ceremony was more or less a pack orgy where the newly mated couples show forth their prowess. It wasn't compulsory but some still utilize the opportunity to show off. Alpha Rob thankfully saved me from that debacle.Plus I was too busy ensuring everything that was needed was available for the event.“Okay, because I really don't want to be put on display like that," I said to Iris who smiled at me before he twirled me around.“In that case, let's find out if you are a good dancer," Iris said to me and I laughed. This much I could do. The next morning I was on my way to meet Iris at his office. For someone who spent almost the entire night out, he was out early this morning.The office I was taken to wasn't the first one that he had me working. This one was bigger and looked way more busy than the other o
Ava's POV:“Is that a part of the entertainment?" I asked Iris as Lucien caught the little woman before she could make contact with her target.“I guess it is for tonight. Latoya isn't one to miss a target, it looks like they have fully mated. Good for you, Lucien," Iris said behind me. I looked to see that the hand he took off me was stuck in his pocket. He sounded proud of his friend.I rolled my eyes. Men!“I'm guessing she's the one that has been throwing him through windows," I said and gestured towards the woman in Lucien's arms." Yes, that is Latoya. Known to most as a witch or mage but what she truly is, is a hybrid. Lycan and succubus, ergo the club. Lucien truly scored if she accepted him back. Everyone knows not to mess with Latoya, and Lucien can be a demon with the right motivation,” Iris said to me and I nodded my head.The fight going on the main floor was quite entertaining to watch. Especially after Latoya successfully landed some blows on the one who spoke to her ea
Ava's POV:“Iris, I like the idea of going back to work but what is it that you have in mind?" I asked Iris who had laid down next to me.“It's actually another secretarial job. But this time I want you at the HQ," Iris said to me and I raised a brow at him. Every inappropriate joke you can think about came to mind but I decided not to delve too deeply into it.“You want me within reach at your office. Do you have plans to get anything done during the day?" I asked Iris as I folded my legs under my thighs. Iris sent me an amused look.“I would be telling a lie if I said that that idea hasn't appealed to me. But, I wanted your opinion on it. Short breaks between meetings always help the next meeting go smoothly,” Iris said to me and I scoffed. He truly was shameless." I'm not going to be your booty call and that's final. Who am I working with? The incident with Miss Laurent isn't one I want to relive and neither do I want everyone quaking in my wake because I'm married to you,” I said
Lucien's POV:Watching my mate shrink as the memories assaulted her made me livid. Who was this fucker and why was she saying that she had already taken care of it? These were the kinds of things I took care of!“I'll need you to elaborate some more on that," I said to her, she looked at me and nodded my head.“Before I do that, I want you to know that what happened is all in the past, and you are my present and my future,” Latoya said to me, and I nodded my head. I knew that much, but something tells me that what I'm about to find out wouldn't be so palatable to my ears.“When I was much younger, I fancied myself in love with an incubus. We made a great couple on every front. But it began to go sound when I turned and we discovered I wasn't his fated mate. I was willing to stay, I even suggested a compromise on how we could get along.Nit he soon went into blind rages, citing that I was glad we were no longer fated to be. I had friends who didn't exist before; all were lies, of cours
Latoya’s POV:Right now I was very confident that every inch of this room of mine was covered in the mixed essence of my mate and I. I was breathing heavily, sprawled on my bed next to my mate who was also trying to catch his own breath.“Just to clear things, does this mean that we are good?” My mate asked me and I began to laugh. He truly was a weird one." We are fully marked, mated and probably on the good road to starting a family and you're asking if we're good? What are your reservations?" I said to him as I turned on my side to look at him. He was already looking at me.“Well, I felt like I messed up big time and this feels like a dream that I would wake up from. A cruel dream that I can't exactly put past you," my mate said to me and I couldn't help the laughter that bubbled out. He was right of course, but I wasn't going to go that far. There were lines that shouldn't be crossed between mates.“Well, I'm glad you are aware of what I'm capable of. But you are not some random