Lorenzo: I watched as Erica practically flew out of the house, wondering what on earth was so important that she had to grow wings and fly out of the house.Shrugging it off, I went to the living room to find Elsa and Elma playing with some building blocks.I approached the kids, hoping to play with them. The realization that they would soon be my adopted kids after I married Erica prompted me to try to get along with them."Elsa, Elma, what are the both of you building?"They both gave me a look that said they didn't want me there.I pursed my lips when neither of them gave me an answer, wondering what on earth I'd ever done to them to make them hate me so much."Okay…" I trailed off.Maybe I was overreacting, asking them what they were building when it was a doll house wasn't the right question."Um, can I play with you guys? You know back in my day I was known to be the building block champion of my time.""The building blocks are only enough for two people and that's Elsa and I,”
Erica:After lunch with the kids, I went ahead to help Lorenzo pack his things. He had an early morning flight tomorrow and although I do not want him leaving, there's also a part of me that needs him to leave so I don't feel this pain I feel. I am a bad person, cheating on the man I am engaged to with the man I was mated to.Coming to think of it, my meeting with Dante was not needed today. I folded the last cloth and put it into his little suitcase.“Is this all of your clothes?” I asked with my eyes wide open.“Yes, is anything wrong ?” Lorenzo tried to close the bag but I stopped him.“I mean you brought only three clothes?” I asked.“ If I was the one I would bring A whole bag filled with clothes.”“Yes. It was just for two days.” He chuckled muttering “Women” at the end of what he said.I watched him chuckle as I realized that I had not spent the least one hour with him since he came.“Thank you for coming to check on me, Lorenzo. You don’t know what this means to me.” I let go
Erica:You should come over tonight. I have something I'd like to discuss…"He said in a knowing voice then walked past me but not before grabbing my ass discreetly.I looked at him in shock. How dare he? He walked away and turned around with a smirk on his face and continued to walk. I felt my cheeks turn angry red. I was fuming. I was going to knock that smug smile off his face. I stormed further into the airport after him with nothing on my mind except letting him know that he could not touch me in such a way. "Mummy.” I heard Elma cry out. I stopped dead in my tracks and I gasped.“Elma.”I stopped moving and watched Dante walk away and my opportunity to knock him upside the head disappeared as he turned the corner.I sighed in anger and turned back around. I hated that Dante grabbed my ass but my revenge was not worth him finding out about my kids. I wanted to keep my life away from him.I went back to where I left the kids and saw Elsa trying her best to comfort her crying sis
Erica:I woke up with my head on the desk and a splitting headache. I groaned and held my head in my hands. My vision was blurry and as I stood up, my feet crunched something beneath me.I stepped back in fright and saw my ceramic coffee mug in pieces. Fuck! I must have pushed it off my desk while I slept.I carefully picked up the pieces and put them in a handkerchief. A shard slipped and sliced my finger."Oww!"My crimson blood oozed from the wound and I immediately put my finger in my mouth and sucked on it. The stinging died down and the bleeding stopped.I took a deep breath and was able to check the time. 9 am! What happened?! How long had I slept?! How late was I up?!My phone buzzed and I growled. Who on earth was calling..?The name on my phone screen made my heart skip a beat. It was Lorenzo. I tried to act as naturally as I could. I took a deep breath and tried to act calm.I took his call and tried to act cool despite my croaky morning voice."Hey, baby. Good morning."Hi
Erica: Evening came and I found myself standing in front of the mirror.My eyes were sad and my fingers were trembling. I couldn't believe I was still going to the party. I had spent the whole day thinking about it and every thought had ended in disaster. I saw my life crumbling right in front of me. I saw myself losing Lorenzo's trust and my family would be ashamed of me.I held the tears back and stared at myself in the mirror again."It's just a formal gala. It's just a formal gala."It had been my mantra for the entire day. I didn't know if it was going to work, but tonight, I was going to find out.I grabbed Lorenzo's coat and draped it over myself. I didn't want my kids to know where I was going and I reasoned that Lorenzo's scent on me would help me keep my senses sharp, despite how weird he had been these few days. I had still not gotten another call from him.I gave myself one final look and grabbed my handbag. Lorenzo's coat made me look like a sleuth. If only I had a hat t
Lorenzo:I was in a hotel and I had a bottle of wine on my table. My hair was a mess and my eyes were spinning.I tried to sleep but rest evaded me. I wasn't back at the pack. I never left. I had waited for Erica to drive out of the airport before I took a cab to a hotel and hid.I couldn't stop thinking about my kiss with Clarissa. I thought I was going crazy. I could still taste her lips and see the innocence in her eyes as she was lost in my touch.It was a feeling that I had never felt before. I loved Erica but I never felt that way with her."Fuck it! I can't fall for a maid! I have a maid as my mate!"I gripped my hair angrily and took another glass of wine to calm my nerves.I couldn't get out of my relationship with Erica. I loved her and I also needed her money. I was a billionaire but my business wasn't doing so well at the moment. Being engaged with her gave me some benefits that helped me continue to run my business despite the present difficulties.I took another drink; I
Dante;I held my face in shock. How dare she slap me?!I glared at her angrily but she glared back at me with equal intensity. I grabbed her again but she put up a little struggle."Don't you dare touch me, Dante! Leave me alone!"I grabbed her arms again and slammed her into the wall. She groaned in pain but it didn't stop her from putting up another fight.She tried to kick at me but I trapped her legs between my thighs and pressed myself closer to her."You are a lot feistier than before."A smile curled my lips but she was unimpressed."This is your last warning. Let. Me. Go. I came here to have fun. I said I wasn't going to frolic with you. We can't keep doing this."I chuckled and leaned closer to her. Her scent was amazing and her breath fanned my face gently. Her lips were a soft pink, succulent, and was begging me to kiss her."We both know why you are here. You came because you wanted to see me. You know Lorenzo can't treat you the way I can...""Fuck you! You threatened me
Clarissa: I was in the living room with the kids. My mind was far and I was ignoring the bickering from Ethan and Elsa.My thoughts were dominated by Lorenzo. Ever since he left, I couldn't stop thinking about him, thinking about how he cornered me in the room, thinking about how he warmed my lips with his.A voice suddenly jabbed at me in my head.“Why are you thinking about him? He probably just used you to get a little relief. Erica hasn't allowed him to touch her ever since they got engaged. He just wanted to let off steam with you." The gnawing reality dampened my feelings for him. Maybe I was being stupid. It prob wasn't worth it. But still, I had never felt anyone touch me like that. I felt wanted and needed. I felt this connection to him and his..."Miss Clarissa!–"My thoughts were interrupted by Elsa screaming at the top of her lungs.I sat up and saw her struggling with Ethan over a toy."–Ethan has my toy. I wanna play with it. I already gave him a turn!" I rolled my e
Dante’s POV“...And that was how the brave werewolf defeated the witch and her coven. The end.”I looked at the kids and they were all sound asleep. Ethan was snoring loudly and Elsa mumbled something adorable. They looked so wonderful. I wasn’t sure that I would ever get over the shock of them being my children. Erica had really raised them well.I tiptoed toward the door and was about to close the door behind me when I heard a voice.“Dad?”Elma sat up and looked at me with wide eyes. I thought she was sleeping wit
Javier’s POV “How are they doing father?... Yes, I am making progress here. You don’t have to worry about anything. I will get it done… Yes, she swallowed the bait. Women are so gullible… I know, father. I just need a little time. Yes, father.” The phone call ended and I was left by myself. My father had received Laura and Lisa. Things were falling into place nicely. My heart did a little thump. I hoped my father was treating my mate well. I could only imagine how many times she would have called. She was going to be so mad when I saw her. It would take a miracle for her to forgive me, but she would understand in the end. It was
Erica’s POVI looked at the number, stunned and in disbelief. Why was she calling me? Hadn’t she ruined my life enough? Wasn’t she and Lorenzo already tired of making a fool of me?I cut the call and placed my phone back on the bedside table. Dante looked at me in shock and made a reach for my hand but I pulled it away.“Who was it?”“None of your business,” I snapped, shifting away from him.“Erica, we need to be able to stick together and…”“Can you just leave me alone, Dante? We aren’t married. I barely recognize you as the father of my children, so I suggest that you keep your nose out of my business!”Ring! Ring!The phone began to buzz again and I fought the urge to pick it up. I trusted Clarissa and she made a fool of me. I wasn’t going to take any more shit from her or Lorenzo.Ring! Ring!I could hear the phone ringing louder and louder and I pressed my hands over my ears. I should have just put it on silent as soon as I touched the phone the first time. I feared picking it u
Erica’s POVI pulled my kids closer to me and glared at Pearl. I should have known that she would be here. I watched her lock eyes with Dante, but every few minutes, he would steal glances at me and my kids. I couldn’t explain how much I hated her.“Dante, I don’t know what she has done to brainwash you, but she is lying, and you know it. She is barren. She can’t have…”“I am not going to stand for this any longer, Pearl. These are my kids and if you don’t get out of my way, I’ll make sure that you are thrown out of this place.”His voice boomed and even the kids jumped in fright. They had never seen him this angry. Pearl stepped back and shot me a hateful look. I gave one back to her; the feeling was very mutual.He picked up Elsa and turned to one of the maids, ignoring Pearl’s presence completely.“Have the chef prepare dinner for the five of us. We had a long trip, and we are famished.”The maid disappeared into the house, and we followed her behind, as Dante pushed Pearl out of h
Dante’s POV“Uhmm… I believe we should get going. It is getting late and we… might miss our flight.”I watched Erica gently pull her hand from her daughter's grasp and grab her suitcase. My heart fell and her daughter looked confused. I sighed and was at the same time, grateful. It seemed she hadn’t told her kids about what happened between us. My heart pounded at the thought.It wasn’t too hard to see that they loved me. I could only imagine how much hate they would have towards me if they found out the truth.She took Ethan’s hand gently and they walked to the car that was waiting outside. From what I had noticed. He was the eldest of the three, and he was a spitting image of me, but I could see a bit of his grandfather in him. I could feel his heart inside of him.I watched the kids go after their mother but little Elma still clung to my fingers, looking up at me with a big smile. She was so sweet.“Elma, dear, could you please join your mother outside? I need to talk to your ‘fat
Erica’s POVI grabbed my suitcase and looked at the contents. I hadn’t even removed anything from it except the book. I looked at my clothes and sighed. I couldn’t believe that I was going to do this, but this was what was best for the kidsand my pack.I felt a tear come to my eye but I wiped it off. I shouldn’t cry. I should have known that it was going to come to this. I should have known that he would find out soon enough and that he would do anything in his power to get them back into his life. I couldn’t forget my meeting with him and the head of the council burst in. They looked ravenous and desperate, quite like the counselors in my pack who seemed very hell-bent on keeping me from taking over from my father.There was a soft knock at the door and my steady gaze was broken.“Come in.”The door opened and my mother opened the door and smiled sadly at me. I tried to give her a reassuring smile but my lips were trembling. It was like I was going back in time but it was a little d
Erica's POV"You just let him leave?! After what he did?! After the disturbance that he caused? I have never seen the level of such disregard at the Alpha's funeral. He should be ashamed of...""Enough!" I snapped at counselor Rufus. I was sick of his talking.He was lucky I was being civil. I should have spoken my mind the day we were planning my father's funeral.He looked at me with shock, but it soon morphed into anger and disdain."How dare you? I am the head of the council and...""And I am the daughter of the Alpha and the heir to his throne. I am well aware of who you are, Counselor Rufus and I assure you, you are beneath me."His mouth was wide and the murmurs in the crowd intensified. It was high time I put everyone in their place."I am my father's daughter and I want his cremation to be peaceful. I don't care for your gossip and back talk and anyone that dares to interrupt the decorum will answer to me..."I could feel my anger rising inside of me. I could feel my eyes glo
Erica's POVI stood there in the rain, staring at him. Was he out of his mind?! Did he think that he could just show up at my father's funeral unannounced and spew this bullshit? Hadn't he caused me enough pain already?I slapped him again and he let me. He didn't move an inch and moved his jaw in pain to readjust it.“You can hit me all you want, Erica. But I am not leaving here without the kids. You can't win this battle. I stated that are mentally unfit to take care of them and have a certain ‘illness’ that makes you lose control of yourself. You are a danger to them.”I was stunned."Did you just call me mentally unstable? You think I'm insane?!”I could feel my anger building. Who did he think he was?!“I didn't say that you were…”"Don't you dare think that you can play coy with me! You know what you implied!”I sunk my fist into his face and he reeled backwards. I watched as blood streamed down from his face to the puddle of water beneath our feet.He pulled his hand away and h
Laura’s POVI watched as Lisa and her father breezed through the crowd. It wasn’t difficult to tell that she was thoroughly bored. I couldn’t blame her. Her father looked like a stuffy stuck-up man.I turned my head and caught sight of Rusev watching me like a hawk. I grumbled. I hated him. Why did my mate think it a good idea to leave me stuck with him?I shadowed Mr. Hans as he dragged his daughter along, greeting dignitaries and other stuck-up people like himself.A waiter passed me and I grabbed another glass of champagne. How was I going to get Lisa away from her old man?My mind kicked into overdrive, and soon, an idea hit me. I sighed and winced in disgust as it continued to take shape in my head. It wasn’t pleasant but I had to do it. I guess that was one other purpose of the dress I wore.I took another sip of my champagne and strutted sexily towards Mr. Hans. He caught a glimpse of me through the corner of his eye and was soon fully facing my direction.A dirt smirk crept on