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
As Adrian left his office, the wristwatch on his wrist vibrated and instinctively, he raised his hand to stare at his LED watch.Squinting his eyes, he frowned the moment he read the message sent by his male personal assistant.The reason for his frown was not just that he had to attend an emergency conference meeting but that it was almost closing hours, and his fear of dirt - Mysophobia, would cause him to take a fresh shower before attending the meeting.Irish had kneeled him, stepping on him in the process.The meeting would last an hour but it was an impactful one which worth several millions.With such a meeting in mind, Adrian dashed into his office, and then quickly entered into the restroom in his office.Irish's eyes followed Adrian's movement as she watched him dart behind a strange door she hadn't yet noticed.A few minutes later, the automatic door glided open, causing Irish to look up in that direction.Seeing Ashley, Irish jolted forward as a gasp escaped her lips the
Irish's heart wasn't the only one hammering against her ribcage.Their closeness, too, was leaving Adrian breathless, intoxicated even. His lashes lowered and fluttered. It felt like a jinx, like an enchantment, everything about the smoothness of her skin and the way she slightly parted her lips, her sexy immaculate teeth on half display, drawing him to her like magnets.Cocking his head with the desire to shove his tongue in her mouth filling his veins, Adrian's eyes darkened the more, this time with intense desire.There were no words spoken but the energy emitted by their skin-to-skin contact spoke a million words.Seeing how he stared down at her like he couldn't simply get enough, coupled with the need to rebel against Ashley who stayed just a few walls away, that cocky part of Irish arose.Her hands glided across his slimy back as she took quick seconds to caress his muscled back.Her soft fingers trailed and sooner than expected, it sparked a generous reaction from Adrian.A m
The next morning, Irish awakened with sunshine on her face, giving her that perfectly tanned skin shade. Springing to her feet, she yawned and stretched out her arms. For the first time in months, she felt happy. No, she rather felt fulfilled, perhaps happy was not the word. A smile crept up her lips, her inner wolf, wagging its tail in excitement of such intimacy with their mate. "You should do that often with our mate. Our baby's gonna be healthier." Elsa remarked naughtily. "Don't be naughty Elsa, we should be worried about what Ashley wants to do next. I'm an obvious threat now." "Might as well snatch our mate from the hands of that witch." A knock was rasped on the door, disrupting Irish's little conversation with her wolf. Her chin lifted upward, as she told the person at the door to come in. Seeing it was Nora, Irish came down from the bed, sliding her legs into the flip-flops. "Nora, how are you?" Ever since the last incident, all the servants in the house s
Irish paced back and forth in her room, before collapsing with her back, on the bed. The bed made a creaking sound but she couldn't care less."What has gotten into me?" Irish asked herself as she lifted her hand to her face, using her shaky palm to cover her face.Ever since Nora released the news of her being murdered by Ashley in three days, she had not slept a wink.Irish feared for her life. For the life of her unborn baby.Time seemed to fly so fast ever since then and she wished it could crawl slower.Turning her face to the left, Irish sighed softly. On a table, lay her food untouched. Cynthia had come to give her food but she didn't touch it yet.To make no one suspect that she was not eating it, she had not left her room the whole day. When Cynthia's cat pet entered the room, Irish had pleaded that the animal be left behind.After feeding a few spoons of the soup to the cat when Cynthia left, Irish discovered to her amazement that the cat had been sleeping ever since. Leadin
"Tomorrow's the D-Day, and tomorrow, we're going to kill a man." Liam voiced, glancing over his shoulders at Irish who was standing beside him.The cool evening breeze caressed their skin, blowing Irish's hair back and revealing her long neck.They were seated at the pool, their feet in water. Liam had a cigarette sitting in between his fingers.He took a drag and then puffed it out into the air."You smoke?" Liam stretched out his hand with a new cigarette for her."No. Told you that I'm not a fan of distorted minds the moment I met you""You still don't trust me, do you?"Irish shrugged. "I came out to the pool 'cause it was getting quite lonely in there. Jayden went to sleep early." Irish said, diverting the topic.Liam realized this but decided not to pursue his question further."Come sit down," Liam parted the space next to him for her to sit. And when he saw that she was reluctant, he said, "I have a business to discuss."On hearing that, Irish removed her flip-flops and helped
The next day, Irish invited Jasmine to come to the penthouse and see her, and of course, she did this with Liam's permission.Jasmine walked into the living room, wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, her hair was up in a bun, and she clutched her handbag."I missed you!! Where's Jasmine??" She opened her arms wide the moment she saw Irish seated. Irish got up and reciprocated her gesture, leaving a look of surprise on her friend's face since she wasn't so used to seeing her all jolly and excited."I brought him some fruit. My baby needs to be eating healthy."Irish looked behind her before raising a questioning brow. Jasmine got the message and answered, "Oh, the fruit is outside? The butler took them to the kitchen. Said he'll bring it in on your request.""Is that so," Irish asked, then dragged her friend to sit down on the plush leather cushions."Yes.""You know you can't see Jayden right now. He's at school."Jasmine's face flushed. "Holy crap! Blame my dumb brain. I should have known
"No way!" Irish yelled lowly as she turned around to face Liam. This was not right. Only couples who lived together or people who were in affairs, and neither of these two cases were the facts in her truth.She didn't really know how to feel about it because it gave her mixed feelings."Look, Liam, I...""I don't have much time," He wrung his hand to check the time. "You've gotten on the wrong sides of the Lupari Clan, and you might need extra security, not just for you but Jayden. Trust me when I say they've noticed you by now."Irish looked away, her intense stare, shifting. "Don't tell me you don't have your interest in this."He slid his hands in his pocket, his gaze hardening, "Well, I don't usually care about the people who work for me, but this mission is important for me, and the whole of the Iron Knight pack. And I have a soft spot for Jayden, so I don't want to screw it up."He paused, sucked in a deep breath while offering Jayden a kind smile. "I'll be leaving immediately.
"Come on! Liam, that's the only fucking reason I try to keep Jayden safe. It's because I have a lot of enemies." Irish said, her voice dripping with concern because Jayden would have at least mind-linked her for help by now if he were not in danger."Let's get out of here. We've got to save Jayden. I already sent the closest wolf guards to the rescue." Liam said and got down on all fours, and so did Irish.Thick furs replaced Liam's skin while fangs shot out from his fingers as his body transformed into his animal form.Irish's body underwent the same process, except that Irish had a white wolf instead of a brown one."Ready?" Liam mind linked her since he wasn't able to speak in his wolf form. Irish nodded and they took off, running at full speed towards the park recreational center for kids.Liam was faster, so he got there before Irish. When he got there, he howled heavily, causing the whole place to shake from the weight of his animalistic sound.The curtains tore apart and wolves
Irish froze in her seat, not able to even blink an eyelid.She sucked in a breath as she moved uncomfortably in her seat. She glanced at the window once more before returning her face to Liam.Liam furrowed his eyebrows in wonder. Why did her expression change all of a sudden? "Is anything the matter?" He asked.Irish darted a fearful glance at him, "The Lupari Clan. They are already in this pack and there's no more time to waste. We have to do something to keep them in check, so they don't attack before the anniversary.""Yeah, right. If they ever cause a ruckus before the anniversary, then it would disrupt the ceremony.""We have to tread cautiously if we are ever going to win this war." Irish sighed."Well. These enemies won't stop us from having a good meal tonight." Liam cleared his throat. "I already ordered to have them prepare us a fresh meal. They'll be done in ten minutes."Irish rolled her eyes. "We are supposed to be on the run Liam. And you are talking about sitting to e
"Mummy, where is Daddy?" Jayden asked, his eyes searing into Irish's in an emotional accusatory look. "But you said Daddy was dead...""Jayden, I'll tell you everything when we get home, okay?" Irish nodded at Jayden. She had been telling him that his father was dead and whenever the smart little boy asked she never bore her husband's name, she simply gave excuses or distracted him by changing the topic.But now, Liam was calling her by her name and her mate's name. What was she going to tell Jayden? How could she defend herself, and how was Jayden going to trust his mother's words again?With the way Jayden's expression quickly changed like emotional turmoil was brewing in him, Irish felt affected."Jayden. I promise to tell you everything once we get home." She repeated, then turned to face Liam again."Last I checked. My family dynamics was never your problem." She said with a stern face.Liam stepped forward, towards them. "Oh, seems like I hit a nerve. Did I?" He folded his arms
Irish smirked as she intelligently observed the settings of the place. This she did in one swift glance.Her eyes rested on poor Jasmine and she let out a breath of relief. Then she searched the room once more, with her eyes, looking for any possible threats. 14 guards were surrounding Liam and standing at strategic positions.When she saw that she possessed enough to handle these men, she folded her arms across her chest."Release him to me. Now." She trained her eyes on Liam, who had an amused smirk hanging at the corners of his lips."I'll do that. Definitely. But I'm sure I need not remind you of the terms involved." He winked at her and Irish scoffed.How dared he wink at her in a serious situation as this? Did he know how terrible she felt the moment she found out that Jayden was missing and to top it off, there had been a break-in?"Listen, Liam, I don't care who you think you are, but if you don't release my son this minute, I'll make sure you regret it the rest of your fucked
"Jayden, you see I got you a box of pizza..." The words slowly dried from her throat as she fixed her gaze on the almost closed door of her apartment.Undaunted by what might be the situation inside the apartment, Irish darted into the house, her eyes on alarm, as she scanned the whole place.As she stood in the center of the living room, she felt her body swooning. The television had been smashed, and there was water poured all over the soft rug she had implanted days ago.Barely able to stand in one place, she sprinted towards Jayden's room, and on getting there, her heart and feet skidded to a halt.Her lips slowly parted in shock and disbelief, her eyes swiftly turning here and there as she searched for her son.She ran towards the closet but he was not there. And when she entered the bathroom, he was nowhere to be found."We just left Jayden to get some food. What's happening?" Irish's wolf, asked, feeling alarmed and willing Irish to let her loose so she could run wild in the w
"How on earth is your question reasonable, Ashley?" Adrian asked, his arms spreading in gesticulation."Adrian, that question is legit reasonable. What am I to you if I know nothing about the pack? Do you even consider me Luna? Or your wife? Or...or..."Adrian sighed, then went to console his wife, to stop her from throwing another tantrum. These days, she ended up picking fights now and then, and she was acting very strange like someone who had lots of skeletons in her cupboard. But what could he do? When in her possession was a dangerous secret he couldn't let loose to the world?This was no longer lust or love, but convenience."Look. Ash. I have never kept anything from you. I just don't think this is important information for you, or else, it would have been at your fingertips by now." Adrian said but Ashley still wasn't satisfied, so she pushed further.Tears glistened in her eyes, "But I want to know. And that's what matters, Adrian if you ever think of me as your wife or someo