Adrian didn't panic, his face expressionless. "Send more men to protect the borders. Nothing must go wrong. Make sure there are no casualties for women and children."He said, thinning out his lips in a cruel smirk.Dialing Alan's number, Adrian spoke into the receiver."Alan. Get me the names and locations of everyone your damn technology suspects is against this pack."Surprisingly, Alan chuckled. "Now you believe me, huh?" His tone was mocking, but Adrian turned a blind eye. Alan was not standing in front of him, or he would have gotten a punch in the guts.At that moment, Adrian began walking towards his veranda which overlooked the garden as he made to leave the house through a secret back door.He had to get to the borders and fight off rogues and oppositions, even if he knew well that his soldiers were well-trained and could handle it in his absence.As he passed by, he caught sight of Irish and halted in his steps. He was simply enthralled by her beauty. Her mesmerizing honey-
Shoulders tensing, Irish froze, her mind reeling with questions while imagining the worst-case scenarios.Did Ashley just hear her say she wanted to escape?Was Nora going to be punished for hiding her identity?Walking towards them, Ashley went to stand beside them. "Need I remind you that you both are nothing but servants?" Ashley's yelling voice dripped with malice and disdain.Pointing at the mansion, she yelled."Fucking get back to work!" Her voice was full of authority.Irish's eyes moved to Nora's hand which was already crossed behind her. That was when she realized that Nora was hiding the mask right behind her."I'll get to work now." Nora excused herself, hastily leaving the place and entering the mansion.Then, it dawned on Irish that Ashley couldn't simply recognize the faces of all the servants in the house, and so, she had mistaken Nora's face for another.Letting out a breath of relief, Irish made to leave the place when Ashley held her by the arm pulling her back."Yo
The next day, Irish kept looking around the room for a route of escape but she found none.Laying back down on the bed, she relaxed her body, reclining, just anything that would make Cynthia delay taking her for an antenatal check-up in the hospital.For a while, she even thought about killing herself. Yes, nothing was better than not letting Ashley have the joy of killing her. Additionally, she had to live for the sake of her baby.She could imagine that sweet cunning smile that would play out on Ashley's lips the moment she was confirmed dead."Never. I can't let this happen. I must act." Irish sighed when the door opened and Cynthia walked in.Irish thought of exposing Ashley but Adrian would think that it was one of her tricks. Not that he was on her side anyway.Jerking up from the bed, Irish went to hug Cynthia tight.Cynthia's brows knit up in confusion. Irish's hug came to suddenly, with a force that wasn't typical of Irish whom she knew was never impulsive.Slowly, Cynthia r
Gently placing a half-conscious Irish in the back seat of a car, Adrian instructed Michael, one of his men. "Take her to the hospital and I'll make sure to be right on your trail." The soldier and Cynthia had been knocked unconscious as well.Fear appeared in Michael's eyes as he worried a little for Adrian's safety."Yes sir. But Alpha, you..." He trailed off, a little scared because Adrian didn't call for any back up, even after single-handedly tearing apart the rogues that had come to attack."Leave now!" Angry, Adrian barked out his orders as he turned to stare at the two cars, gearing their engines and preparing them to attack him.The sound of the engines revving hard could be heard as the anonymous bad guys approached, their cars, doubling in sight.Adrian frowned hard as he entered his hummer, his eyebrows knitting tightly in determination, as he thought to do to them, exactly what they had done to Irish.Burning rage, fuelled by the thoughts of the state their baby might be,
Adrian had stayed over in the hospital till the next day.When Ashley came, she couldn't bear to look in his eyes. That look of concern, which he didn't often show to her even if she was not in the best shape, was what threw her off balance, especially because he had stayed over in the hospital the whole night, making himself uncomfortable just to safeguard Irish.Ashley walked into the hospital room, to see Adrian standing right across from Irish, his arms neatly folded over his chest as he crossed his legs, watching Irish intently."Darling..." She walked in after taking a glance of the place, her feet, making little to no sound as she walked."How is she?" She asked with a fake concern as she didn't want to be seen as wicked by Adrian.Because she wanted her husband's attention to be taken off Irish, she went closer to him.Hugging him, she put up a brave smile even though he wouldn't move."Darling, I understand that you care about Irish and our child, but you only just got back
"I'll be right back, Ash. Please make sure the car's taken home." Alpha Adrian handed the keys to his wife and as he was about to storm off, turned to face her Pecking her cheeks, he said, "Please take care of Irish. For the baby's sake." Then he gave her a knowing look, turned around, and stormed off.Settling deeply in her facial expression was a big frown, as Ashley folded her arms over her chest repeating the last words of Adrian's sentence."...For the baby's sake,"Mentally tossing those words around in her mind as they rolled off her tongue, a look of disdain appeared on her face as her lips twisted in an ugly frown.She hated that Adrian committed Irish's safety to her hands.Irish their breeder and slave, was to be her responsibility, at least till they got home...safely, and it made her skin crawl.Walking closer to them, Ashley threw the doctor a scowl. "I want her discharged now. Make it effective immediately."Now that Adrian was gone, there was no more need to pretend t
Arriving at his plantation, Adrian set his eyes on his plantation and he suddenly felt his heart tear apart. The plantation was a large expanse of land where he reared crop plants, very valuable which could be used as drugs. He'd usually export these plants which would be transported to his drug factory and would then be exported to other packs as finished products. It earned him thousands of millions in one day, and yet, he was watching his entire farm burn right before his eyes. Feeling frustrated, he picked a stone and threw it into the fire. Then got down on all fours and transformed into his wolf form. Who had done this? When did this happen? Who fucking gave the person the audacity to act this way? "We are going to find them, Orion. And when we do, we'll surely tear them limb to limb." Adrian said to Orion, his wolf, who went sullen from the moment the call came in. Adrian's eyes suddenly turned golden as he began howling, giving off a feral energy unmatched, wh
The next day, Irish woke up with eye bags under her eyes.Her body was already sore from sleeplessly turning and tossing all night.Yawning tiredly, Irish went to stand in front of the mirror. Seeing herself, she couldn't believe her eyes. Except for the little bump in front of her belly, she still maintained her slim and slender figure, because she ate little food. Her appetite seemed to have disappeared the moment her father betrayed and sold her, and her mate was no other than her sole tormentor.Lowering her hands, she circled her stomach and a smile escaped her lips."This baby of mine." She muttered allowing the smile on her lips to break into a humongous laugh.Her baby, the only reason she still had faith, still lived, the reason she wanted to escape from this cruel house.She swallowed hard. "Don't worry baby, I'll escape," she paused, sucking in a deep breath and using her left hand to pat the dress on her stomach area."And I'll make sure to give you my all. Darling, every
"I can't believe it was my abusive ex-boyfriend stalking me again." Jasmine cried, her eyes and lashes wet with tears.Her nose ran with mucor which she incessantly dried with the help of a tissue paper.After she had rescued Jasmine that same night, she had to bring her down to her house, because she was too scared and traumatized to stay alone. At least, not after what happened with Emerald, her ex-boyfriend.Irish passed a hand around her shoulder. "You're scared and hyperventilating right now, but you've got to tell your brain that everything's in the past now." Irish said."Trust you to give advice when you cry yourself to sleep most times." Elsa chuckled, her tone dripping with sarcasm, making Irish roll her eyes."He...he," Jasmine heaved. "He was going to rape me...and...and hit me." She cried, sniffling hard and she swallowed, pushing her hair backward to expose her neck."I want you to suck in a deep breath." Irish patted her back, while Jasmine followed her instructions. "T
"I need you to tighten your arms around the borders. No rogues must break in. And we must take attendance of soldiers with their thumbprints to enable that there are no traitors allowed in." Adrian announced.Ashley was seated beside him in the now filled Alpha King Industries, at a section of the building which was used solely for pack activities ranging from announcements to meetings and all of that stuff.This was so big an event that Alpha Adrian and Luna Ashley would be broadcast live on all the televisions in every home in Silver Crest pack.This entire room consisted of the honorable, elders of his pack, title holders, his beta, and then the secretary."It has been reported by the chief honorable of the minister of external pack affairs, that trade between us and the packs like Raven pack, Blood moon pack, Great Oak, and the Iron Knight pack..."At the mention of Iron Knight Pack, Ashley frowned in concentration."...has solidified within the years." She waited for Adrian to dr
Irish opened a small compactment which was on the top of her bike, and then, brought out a short black pistol."It's loaded. Just great." Irish muttered under her breathe and attached a silencer then, began walking into the scene of the fight which was shrouded in darkness.Looking ahead, her eyes trained on Liam. He was fighting off some rogues and human street fighters at the same time. He threw a punch at one, and the other, he threw a flying kick.Grabbing another by the throat, Liam punched him hard in the gut..By the way, just as Irish could see, Liam must have thought that none of the fighters possessed a gun, and he had used his hands and feet to fight them all to the ground. However, just as he kicked the last man standing to the ground, with a triumphant smile tugging at the corners of his lips, he didn't notice one of the defeated men who was on the floor, holding a gun and pointing it at him from behind.Liam slowly turned around, perhaps, to leave the scene, but the unfo
Irish threw a gum in her mouth, flexing her jaw as she bit into the softness.Another reminder of the benefits of money - she had rented a new apartment for Jasmine to leave.Of course, the lady was more scared and questioning than excited but Irish had assured her that it was her savings for the rest of the years he settled in Iron Knight.Irish, who was lying on her back on the bed and holding her PC up while she operated, suddenly jerked up from that position and put the laptop aside.Looking beside herself, her eyes fixed on Jayden who was fast asleep. Good.Although she wanted to call over a nanny for Jayden, she knew it was night, and Jayden could ultimately take care of himself.Rolling down the bed, Irish went to her wardrobe.Picking out a black facemask, she first slid it on, before continuing the same process with her black crop top, skinny black hoodie, and pants.When she was done, she slid her sling bag across her shoulders and then went to pick up her phone.Almost imme
Liam knew exactly how to catch anyone on the face of the planet. As he wasn't a dunce, he had trailed Irish to her house to find some men trying to break in.He had then refrained from going there, because from his calculation, Irish must have escaped.He had watched from a distance and even after they broke in, Irish and her son didn't even come out to meet the intruders, meaning that they were quick to escape.Liam walked to Irish, his eyes blank, cold, and void of any emotions."I want my money now. Hand it over, or I'll get your son killed."Irish chuckled, "What makes you think my son is within your reach? Or I'll let you touch him?""You know nothing of who I am. One snap of my finger and your son goes missing."Irish whipped her head to the side to stare at Jasmine. She was hurdled on one side of the bed, fear clearly written all over her face. Irish felt pity for Jasmine. Who knows what Liam must have done to her?All of a sudden, Irish clutched down at her stomach, like her
Irish walked into her new apartment feeling like someone who had just won a trophy. Truly, money answered all things - if not, how else was she supposed to pay for an apartment and get it furnished to her taste in one day?"Jayden, come here." He handed her a takeaway plate. She had bought spaghetti and meatballs on her way here.While he ate, she placed the box on the bed, pulling items out and arranging the things she had come here with. She let a sigh escape her lips. Escaping there was one hell of a ride.She walked past the kitchen and living room and went straight to her room. She had commercial cleaners come clean here hours before she came in and looking at the room, they had done a pretty good job.In the room, the bed was situated right beside the window. She smiled when she remembered they had adhered to her strict instructions to make sure that the beddings were all white.An in-closet was situated by the right, and by the left, just close to the exit door was the dressin
"Stop your search for Irish now!" Ashley boomed. "Or else I'll tell the world your secret." Ashley snarled, slapping hard the table in front of her.Seated across from her was Adrian, he was in his leather recliner chair, sipping hot coffee. Sometimes he'd drink that so much just to help him not to asleep, since he hardly slept with nightmares of Irish tormenting him.Halfway shutting his eyes, he dropped the cup of coffee on the table and peered at a fuming Ashley."We agreed not to let a word of this get out." He thinned his lips and raised his brows at her."Yes. Adrian. The same way we promised each other forever but guess who's not keeping that promise now." She folded her arms across her chest and faced the other side, snorting, "Hmmph. I wonder what the pack member will be saying about their Alpha when news gets out."Adrian groaned, getting up to meet Ashley's standing posture. "You're going to listen to me and keep that wide mouth of yours shut...""No, I won't..." Ashley cut
Adrian approached a very beautiful garden. This garden had so many beautiful flowers in it, ranging from the purple hibiscus to lavender, sunflower and so many others which he couldn't name.He continued walking towards the garden, unable to fathom why he was so happy and elated at nature's work.Then his gaze landed on her.She was laughing with a stranger - a man, horrifically so.She did a little happy dance with her back faced to him, her brown colored hair glistening high in the air against the sun and then she turned around and their eyes met.Those gorgeous brown eyes belonged to his mate -Irish.On seeing him, the smile on her face dwindled into something like an angry frown.Before Adrian could get a grasp of everything that was happening, that same man who was dancing with her, took advantage of her distracted state, pulled out a sharp knife from behind him, and then drove it deep into her belly.Irish gasped, her eyes horrified as blood sputtered everywhere.Then she scream
"What?!" Adrian jolted up on his feet. "You've finally found her? Where?"He asked, his eyes alert and his ears attentive."We found her at Orange County. She works at one of the clubs there.""Good." Adrian swallowed in excitement. "Just good. I need you to send me the address right about now." It was an order.Adrian smiled. After six years, he had finally found an authentic lead on Irish.He had searched nooks and crannies of Silver Crest pack but she was nowhere to be found.He had searched also in neighboring packs but she wasn't present either.At those points in his life, it felt like he had lost interest in everything. Everything that mattered and everything that once made sense to him, he went cold at them.Even pack duties and his office at Alpha King Industries lacked the enthusiasm with which he usually worked..Getting her out of his mind was impossible. Ashamed as he was to say this. Her absence simply left a void in his heart that no one could possibly fill."I'm sorry