"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
Having heard the voice of the man as he cried out that he had found the necklace, Irish walked to the scene, glad that at least, it had been found and she could resume going to the hospital peacefully.Ignoring everyone's glances, she began walking towards the exit door."She...the recent servant, Irish. I found it in her room." The manservant pointed an accusing finger at Irish, his voice filled with passion.Adrian stood with his arms folded as he watched the scene unfolding before him. His mate was being accused of stealing his wife's property and all he did was fold his arms and watch."Irish, you shouldn't have done that. Stealing your mistress's necklace, of what use is it to you?" Adrian scolded mildly, a flicker of pity appearing in his honey-brown eyes.He sighed.Irish parted her lips to speak, but was too weak from her previous injury and too numb from the shocking news to even make a sound."I...I didn't know the necklace existed. I have always been in my room with Cynthia
IRISHThis was the only name which failed to disappear from Adrian's mind ever since he left her behind and went to work, and the only name that rang a bell in his head till he gave out the command."Carson, turn the car now. Take me back to the mansion." Adrian's voice was low, yet yielding so much authority that Carson felt his hands moving following every single word that fell off Adrian's lips.As the speeding car ran on its tires, Adrian steadily tapped his foot on the ground, his eyebrows raised, a look of unease settling on his features.Fishing out his phone from his suitcase, he unlocked it, only to stare at the lock screen before looking out the window. This was the secret he kept from everyone else. It was the fact that merely staring at Irish brought him peace.Was that supposed to calm him?Yes. It usually did, but today, he wasn't himself. Not when Irish was being tortured right in his house.A heavy lump settled in his throat which refused to go away. And even when he s
On getting to the hospital, Adrian sprang out of the car like a maniac.He carried Irish's frail body and ran to the emergency department of the hospital. When he got there, all the nurses and doctors were pretty occupied, attending to either accident victims, or people that got affected by gunshot. But all Adrian cared about was Irish."Fucking attend to her." Adrian grabbed a doctor by the collar and put Irish into his arms.His voice cried out in desperation. "She needs to survive. Doctor. Please save her, or I won't be able to forgive myself." There were no tears in his eyes, not because he didn't feel like shedding them but because he wasn't used to letting his emotions show.All that sat on his face was a neutral expression. It was neither a scowl nor anything funny."Alpha. She'll be fine. I'll see to that." The doctor said and laid Irish on a stretcher before calling for the help of other nurses before they rolled her away.As Adrian uneasily trotted the corridors, waiting im
"What...doctor what do you mean. Can you speak...speak in clear terms?" Adrian stuttered, cocking his head to the side as he tried to decipher the doctor's words.His eyebrows knitted as worry lines sat in them.He wanted her to live, he wanted that so badly that his breath hitched in his throat, his fist clenching so tightly that his fangs almost shot out.His hurt turned to anger and he suddenly wanted to take it all out on the doctor, but he knew better. The doctor must have tried his best to save her life.The doctor's eyes were still fixed on his fangs as he stuttered, "The patient is fine and will soon be out of the intensive care unit, but the baby...is in danger and we might be forced to choose between baby and mother."Adrian let out a breath of relief he didn't know he was holding.At least, it wasn't Irish's life after all.Just then, the fact struck his senses. He had wanted Irish from day one because she was to be his breeder. This was his aim together with Ashley.He was
"Alpha, we got a leading information on who caused the accident." An urgent tone resounded from the other end, causing Adrian to loosen his grip on Ashley's wrists, his focus, shifting to the caller as his frown deepened in concentration.Jaw ticking, Adrian turned away, his eyes a fiery red flame."We must make sure to get to the end of this. When we find whoever tried to hurt our mate..." Orion paused, his anger simmering right below the surface before he continued."...you must let me tear them. Limb. To. Limb." Adrian could feel Orion's urge to bare his teeth and fangs while tearing the sorry victim apart.It took a great deal of effort to concentrate back on the voice speaking through the phone."What information?" Adrian demanded."One of the hummers had a tracker. We managed to hack and decode their system and we are keeping tabs on the address. Will inform you when everything is ready." "Good. Leave no stone unturned. And don't disappoint me." Adrian nearly snapped before end