SCARLETTMy eyes felt like they were carrying the weight of the world as I forced them open.The first thing I saw was Blake’s back turned to me while he ran a hand through his already ruffled hair over and over again like he’d reached his limit with frustration.“You’ve had three damn hours to wake her up! Three! And yet, you can’t find a single pulse in her body despite all the countless spells you've chanted,” he hissed, addressing a lady whose face was blocked by his huge frame.“She’ll wake up soon, the spells take a while to set in, but I’m sure she's alive, I could feel her wolf while I checked for a pulse earlier,” she sounded just as frustrated while explaining things to him.“You’ve said those same words over and over, but she's still passed out cold, how the hell am I supposed to believe a word that leaves your lips?” his voice deepened and his anger was evident in every word.“This process takes patience, it involves waking someone who lost all consciousness and gone into
SCARLETTBlake’s eyes didn’t leave me as he shut the door behind him.“Who were you just speaking to?” he finally asked with his mouth the question his suspecting eyes had asked the second he walked in.“Oh,” I sighed, spreading my arms to beckon him to come to bed, “that was just my mom, I wanted to let her know that I wouldn't be spending the night at home so she wouldn't worry about me,” I lied, guilt stabbing me in the guts as I forced on a worried look to sell my lie.Blake nodded before coming to bed and pulling me into his chest, “She must really love you to pick up your call at 2 am, I know my dad would’ve scolded me the next day for daring to disturb his rest.”Frankly, my mom would do the same but admitting that to him would mean admitting that I’d lied so I just laughed instead of piling up more lies.“Who did you have to speak to out there though?” I threw the same question back at him, adjusting so I could look at his face.“I wanted to ask Logan to give you tomorrow off
SCARLETTI’d just pushed the flusher when I heard the main restroom door open.As soon as I stepped out and saw that it was Ashley that had entered, she bolted the behind me and my forehead creased in confusion as I headed towards the sink. I could tell that she was angry from the way her heels clacked wickedly as she walked, but I knew I wasn't the object of her anger because I hadn't seen her since Logan’s episode over a week ago.“What’s the problem, Ashley?” I asked as I turned on the faucet to wash my hands, “You look upset,” I added in a worried tone.“Shut your fucking pretentious trap!” she said in a hostile manner that made me freeze while the water continued to run down my hands.I couldn't believe that she was referring to me, and I slowly had to turn to face her to be sure she knew who she was speaking to, but judging from the hateful look on her face, she knew and didn't give a fuck.“What did you just say to me? That's uncalled for,” I dried my hands, getting irritated b
SCARLETTMy screams were probably music to Logan’s ears because he didn't budge.“You’re just overwhelmed, but I’m here and I’ll make sure you're fine,” he said soothingly before gathering me in his strong arms and lifting me off the cold floor.My chest was still closing painfully and I kept getting flashes of the horrid moments I thought I’d buried away for life. Strangely, the only comfort I felt was from Logan’s protective hold on me as he opened the restroom door.“Drop me, you asshole. I…. I don’t want your help,” I forced the words out despite my heavy breathing that still wasn’t providing me with enough air.“Please stop speaking, you're worsening things for yourself,” he said tenderly, cradling me into his chest as if to shield me as he power walked.I couldn't accept his help because it was also worsening the panic attack. How could I possibly relax when I knew that Ashley could ruin my life if she spotted us together just minutes after she’s warned me to stay away from him?
ALEXScarlett’s worries doubled as mine, and I wouldn't rest until they were eased.I was pooling all my contacts and resources to track down whoever made an attack on her life because I couldn’t lose her when she was finally warming up to me. Though it was happening slowly, it filled my heart with glee because I assumed that she’d never look at me again.My mind was replaying memories of the night she slept in my room and I was genuinely on cloud nine as I walked towards my car. However, my mood quickly morphed to annoyance when I spotted Logan stepping out of his car and heading towards the house.Stubbornly, I walked back and blocked the entrance to the house.“Get out of my way, Alex, I don’t have time for your rubbish,” he sighed tiredly, rubbing his temple like I was giving him a headache.Honestly, I hoped so.“What do you know about Scarlett having any enemies in the workplace? There was an attempt on her life recently and I’m not interested in beating about the bush, so tell
LOGANThat love-blind bastard.How dare Alex accuse me of having feelings for Scarlett when I was trying my hardest to stay true to Ashley? He deserved that punch and it should’ve been harder since it didn’t knock some proper sense into him.I kept fuming as I replayed the entire scene in my head while following my father to his office. I was born pissed that someone had made an attempt on Scarlett’s life a while ago and I was only just finding out, plus Alex’s audacity to spew rubbish in my face when he was the one dying to kiss the ground she walked on.If father didn’t tear us apart, I’d have beaten him into a pulp so he’d never accuse me of bullsjit like that again.Who the hell did he think he was!?“Logan,” my father breathed calmly as he settled into the couch in his office while I was shutting the door behind me.“Yes, father,” I answered tightly, only to see that he’d patted the space beside him for me to sit.As soon as I took my seat, he looked at me closely, almost as thou
LOGANLike the fool I’d become, I couldn’t stop thinking about Scarlett.Every minute of every day, thoughts of her were burning through my mind mercilessly and I didn't know how do get rid of them. I’d made an effort to spend more time with Ashley and as little time as possible around Scarlett outside work but that didn't help matters because when she wasn't near, I was yearning for her presence like a lovesick puppy.Ashley and I were still unable to do anything sexual because I still couldn't get an erection around her no matter what we tried, and she was started to get irritable about it.We still kissed every now and then, and I pleasured her alone so she could get her release but the only person in my head the entire time was Scarlett and I hated how much I wished that I was touching her instead.I felt like I was slowly going mad because Ashley’s touch that used to bring me so much happiness and peace had started to get somewhat annoying, especially when I didn't expect it. I d
LOGANThe pool was pretty deep, so my heart shattered to bits when I spotted Scarlett at the bottom of it.As I saw the state she was in, my chest began to close and judging from the fact that I was holding my breath and how little time I’d been in the pool, I knew it wasn't directly happening to me but an extension of the pain Scarlett was feeling.I swam faster towards her but the pain kept worsening by the second and I could feel her life slipping away through the mate bond.The pain I’d felt weeks ago when her touch saved me paled in comparison to the pain of feeling the bond slowly being severed because my mate was hanging unto her life by a thread. But this time, I allowed the pain to fuel my determination to save her rather than be the reason I lost her.My wolf gave me as much strength as he could muster and I forced myself to swim towards her and gather her limp body in my arms before swimming to the surface and placing her on the floor.Once her back touched the floor, I tri