"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
"Let me go!" Irish screamed at the top of her pitch as she fought against the relentless grip of the fierce wolf guards. She was In the sleek, modern skyscraper that served as the headquarters of Alpha King Industries. Her heart pounded in her chest like a war drum, her breath a ragged symphony of fear and defiance. "Let me go! I do not belong here!" She screamed again as her voice echoed through the cold, metallic corridors. But her pleas fell on deaf ears. The guards with their impassive faces, dragged her towards a secure elevator that would take her away. She had been kidnapped from school and brought here by these ferocious-looking guards who held her like fastening bolts. Sadly, she knew who was responsible for her ordeal, and it was her father, Greg. If she had not heard that secret exchange conversation between her father and the Alpha, she would have never believed. As they marched, Irish's gaze darted around, searching for a glimmer of hope, anyone that sided with he
Irish froze. She could recognize that authoritative voice that belonged to Alpha Adrian, even in her dreams. He entered the room and flung the key backward and it landed in the hands of his subordinate. There was something with his smooth movement that made Irish stare at his face longer. Her eyes darted to his chest and the outline of his biceps behind that black shirt almost sold her off. Wait...was she ogling the Alpha just now? He cleared his throat and Irish shook her head, trying to regain control of herself. "Come out." He commanded and Irish found herself obeying, after all, she was almost freezing to death. Two guards escorted her into a room, but Alpha Adrian followed behind, his eyes trailing her back. 'His Luna has said her bit, what's even left for him to say?' Irish asked her wolf, Elsa, who had oddly fallen silent since the Alpha stood at the entrance of that cold room. "Sit." Another command. Her gaze landed on a low bunk bed, but Irish was determined not to be
Irish yawned and parted the curtains, letting the beautiful sunlight kiss her skin. Looking down her stomach, she rubbed it gently. "I'm sorry darling, but I would never give up on you." Her orbs soaked as the tears cascaded down her cheeks. She could remember what had happened after that night, two months ago, when she slept with Alpha Adrian. The next morning, he was so irritated by the sight of her that he stormed out of the room after he said to her, "Only in your imagination will I be with a lowlife like you. You disgust me." He spat and stormed out of the room in anger. It seemed that the wolf thingy had made it impossible for him to resist her that night. But the events of that night had dashed her heart like glass on the floor, and when it fell, it had shattered into a million pieces. She was his mate. He wouldn't reject her and neither would he set her free. The cruel abandonment of her father was nothing compared to the pain of finding her mate only to discover that he
"What the fuck is going on here?" Ashley asked, unable to believe her eyes. Adrian was kissing Irish right in front of her. "You slut! You know what? It's high time you stop your little scheme. Adrian, lock her up in the dungeon. She can give birth there. Reject her now!" Frustrated, Ashley yelped while she shook her whole body. They had already disengaged from kissing. Instinctively, Adrian put Irish down and protectively stood in front of her. "I love you Ashley, but she...she is my mate. This is difficult for me too, my wolf needs her. I'm sorry...I can't." Adrian was conflicted as he went closer to Ashley. "You know you're the reason I can't ... That I can't... " Ashley's voice broke as tears rolled down her cheeks. She was trembling, her hands clenching his shirt as she looked up to him and whispered, " You know you're the reason why I can't get pregnant. Why are you doing this to me?” Ashley's hurtful voice was speaking when Adrian raised his hand to hush her. "Irish. Leave
The next day, Irish was determined now more than ever to make Adrian reject her. She couldn't continue living like this. Even though she had dreamt of that kiss last night, the rest of her dreams were filled with images of Ashley trying to stick a knife in her stomach. There were bags under her eyes, she had been too terrified to go back to sleep. She lifted her head to Cynthia, one of the maids who was setting up breakfast in her room. She hated going downstairs for breakfast, Ashley already made it obvious that she wasn't needed there. "Wait," she called when Cynthia was done and made to leave. "Could you please arrange for me to meet Alpha Adrian today? Please?" Her eyes were big and glassy with tears. Cynthia shook her head. "I'm afraid that wouldn't be possible today. You're not allowed to step out of your room." Irish frowned at the shocking news, "Why not?" Pity appeared in Cynthia's eyes, "I understand how you feel, especially because you're the Alpha's true mate. You're
Irish's breathing became shallow and rapid as her heart thumped in her chest."What am I gonna do now?" She asked herself as her muscles tensed up and her skin broke out in a cold sweat.She suddenly became aware of every movement in the room. She needed to be more alert when it came to these people. She told herself. They were capable of killing her.Irish slightly opened her eyes to peek at them only to shut them immediately, when she saw Adrian snap his gaze in her direction.He began walking towards her. With the doubling of footsteps, Ashley was surely coming behind him.She tried to steady her breathing and stop any movement that would show her fears and alert them of her wakefulness."She's still asleep," another voice rang. By how strange it sounded, Ashley assumed that it must be the doctor."She'll wake in no time.""Thanks, Doctor," Adrian replied. After that, Irish could hear the shuffling of feet and the creaking sound of the door opening and then closing.By the time Ir
Anger surged through Irish's heart and she screamed, "I didn't do it!"Adrian's hand hung in the hair. A flicker of doubt appeared in his heart. 'Did she really do it?' He asked his wolf who seemed to be taking Irish's side. He knew his wolf, Orion, had always favored Irish and so he didn't want to take it's judgement to heart."Tell me the truth, Irish and I'll lessen your punishment."Tears gushed down Irish's cheeks as she held tightly to her sides. "What did I even expect in the first place? That you would abandon your gorgeous wife with a slit wrist and listen to me? Ashley slit her own wrist!" Irish asserted strongly.Adrian had already put down his hands. He was confused as he stood between one woman with a slit wrist and the other with tears on her face.Coincidentally, Cynthia was by the corner. She had only come to get somethings done, only to discover that there was something going on.When Adrian saw Cynthia, he spoke."Cynthia. Take Irish upstairs now!" He thundered fur
"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