*Incoming call*
Natalie Vega
"Alpha the proposal from Mr. Romero is available in your email now I looked it over and seen he attached everything needed but says it urgent. I'm sorry I wouldn't have called otherwise"
"I will look at it"
"She should have just sent a message instead of calling" Fenris mumbles
"I'm meeting with him at 10am tomorrow correct?"
"Yes sir that's correct, again I'm sorry for bothering you"
"Good evening Ms. Vega"
"Y-Yes sir I hope you have a good night!" click
I rake my hands over my face I hate when she apologizes. I pay her to keep me on track that's what a personal assistant is for to call me when nobody else can reach me. I guess you can say I'm not really empathetic to an apology hearing the words "I'm sorry" sets my teeth on edge.
Leo is on the other side of the door I can smell him, Fenris alerts me
knock knock knock
"Come in" I snap roughly
"Good evening Alpha just checking in"
"Leo I'm relieving you for the night head home and get some sleep"
"Alpha unfortunately ill be staying all night, there has been a few persistent phone calls and an alarm trip this evening nothing to worry about as of yet, I just wanted to let you know"
I close my eyes tightly taking in a big mouthful of the whiskey I still have in between my fingers.
"It's Laura isn't it?" turning to face Leo from across the room
"Yes Alpha but I can assure you she wont be bothering you tonight though"
"I'm going to handle that. she has known for two weeks we are not getting back together"
"Well Sir, what women would want to walk away from all this?" he chuckles Leo gestured to me standing in my 2,100sqft penthouse suit placed at the top of a 937ft skyscraper building siting not far from the space needle with water front views and open floor plan layout, with seamless glass windows for pure breath taking views.
"Yeah who could walk away from this" Fenris laughs
"hush you prick" I knew exactly what Leo meant, even though Fenris is an arrogant, egotistical asshole with a God complex, I was the one who built this place to be a statement and much to my recent distaste many women have been able to see it. Mostly in the early mornings as Leo walked them out never to come here again.
"Well Laura was told it from the beginning it wasn't a long term arrangement"
"Should I contact you if the issue persists?"
"No Leo use force if you have to, understand?"
"My pleasure Alpha, let me know if there is anything you need" he turns and walks out the door he came what I need is a shower and to check on Rebecca, but its late and I don't want her sister to see I'm calling her.
"mmmm Bec smells nice" Fenris interjects
"yes, she does doesn't she"
"Oh we are talking now?" he barks
"sure I don't see why not" I chuckle at him I can feel him push the veil away and come to the front and press on my skin making my chest tight and fur sprout on my arms
"Now now, Fen you know I had to, there were to many temptations today to just walk in there and let you be awake"
"I have control!" he balks
"Self control? you old fossil! You wouldn't know what SELF control was if it bit you!"
"If I was in control more than maybe people would like us more!"
"OH I SEE, but whos the one smelling Bec like a creep!?" I raise my eyebrows "Besides its better that we are alone and people fear us"
Fenris goes quiet, I guess after today he just needs to brood it out. I set the now almost empty bottle down on the counter just for it to slip off the edge. Now I could easily catch it to stop the imminent mess that its about to cause but instead I reach out twisting my hand slowly turning my wrist until I'm satisfied with the speed of time the bottle was now stuck in, allowing me in destructive fascination to watch every single crack form on the glass as its own weight broke itself down spider webbing into small pieces listening to the crackle and pop of the class compressing under the pressure.
Idiot -fenris huffs
I roll my eyes at my wolfs response just for him to growl at me for calling him a wolf temperamental much? leaving the shattered remnants on the floor in the kitchen I'm instantly hit with just how truly alone we are. Walking threw the open living room then up the stairs sauntering down the long hallway passing the enticing scent from one of the spare rooms I finally make it to my room. Behind this door is the same pristine condition the rest of my home so my bedroom and bathroom were no different I carried the same sleek designs with cold features of black and white marble and stainless steel fixtures threw out the entire place. I turn the shower on and walk back to the sink to brush my teeth while I go over in my head tomorrows list of to do's as the mirror starts to fog up lightly at the top. I finish my business blindly the only thing that pulls me back to the present is noticing I left the incident report and autopsy results from Dorian on my bed this morning.
I grab them and head to my walk in closet to place the papers in the top drawer of a built in dresser but once I do I'm again hit with more shit trying to elicit an emotional response. In this drawer is the watch box from the Rolex I wore today. Dorian, Nikolai and I purchased matching ones when Rolex was released in 1957 we had no idea at the time how much of a statement names would be by this time. Fenris stirs as I think of Dorian and he sighs heavy knowing he has lost his child again. That's right Dorians wolf was none other than Sköll. I head back to the bathroom but not before grabbing my pants to empty its contents putting my phone and wallet on a desk to charge when Dorians Talisman and Moonstone ring jingle in my left pocket I pull them out noticing his talisman has a hairline crack that is not noticeable with the naked eye. Fenris howls loudly in my head as I walk heavy to the closet again to put them in the top drawer under the Rolex box to be out of site out of mind. finally I make it back to the bathroom steam rolling out from the open glass walls of the shower as I walk I begin to strip off my briefs and my mind wonders a bit farther to the last time I willingly had a woman over. Stepping into the shower to clear some head space. Over the years the urge to bury myself in a woman has felt nauseating so I've been letting Fenris take over once I've had enough of them, fucking anyone that's not my mate makes my stomach churn. But I drink enough to get over the edge, it wasn't always like this for me though. I have an extremely large apatite when it comes to sex. But for some years now its just not been the same. I close my eyes and place my palms flat against the marble wall leaning and letting the water cascade down my back hoping it will relax me even a small amount.
in the next room Connors phone lights up
Incoming Call
Rebecca Stone
Missed Call
Rebecca Stone
35 minutes have passed as I dry my self tucking the towel around my waist exposing how sharp my Adonis belt is. As I enter my room the air from the hot bathroom to a cool bedroom made me sigh, the silk sheets waiting for me I smile sleepily as I drop my towel on the floor, I crawl to the middle and flop down with my entire weight pressing into my mattress. I exhale deeply with one eye open looking at my clock.2:45am shit I better get some sleep
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Connor POV Its and hour drive back to the penthouse and I'm not sure how to file away that interaction with her. I guess more of a blundering in the dark kind of thing, here I thought Rebecca missed me after spending most of the days since Dorians passing together weather she was sane mind at the time is debatable, but even I had hoped maybe she just wanted to be around me. But what she wanted from me was to to be rid of us. seems I'm only needed for two things money and sex. Both I enjoy but to have the realization come crashing down on me that my life work is boiled down to two things is just a blow to my ego. It actually angers me. I grip the steering wheel until it feels like my knuckles are about to rip out of my flesh."She is sad idiot" Fenris growls lower than normalwhat were you sleeping? Fossil I sneer"actually if you must know I was trying to figure out what is wrong with Bec" he says calmer than I feel"Oh? you were? see anything I didn't?" knowing full well he was damn
BEC POV I wake up to rain tapping on the roof the wind blowing against the windows of my bedroom. Everything is still dark but in my room shadows cast on the walls and ceiling from my phone lighting up Unknown Number I blink with one eye closed at the bright light coming from the screen tossing my phone back over the edge of the bed still faced upI groan at the light still being shown on the ceiling, tugging the covers back up not that I needed them I was so hot lately the blanket was more of a comfort being against me making me feel less vulnerable to the world around me. Like I was safe from it all. The smell of Dorian was still clinging to the sheets as if he just left the bed to start his day, but the coldness of the cotton told me other wise. I missed him so much. You never know how much a person affects your life until they are gone just like that no explanation just gone. I feel tears prick the corner of my eyes as I try and blink them away. I think I've cried enough don't y
Connor POV I feel my email tone buzz in my pocket as I climb in my car to pull out of the car park. I'm sure its just confirming the files I had sent over to the Tangled from the past few months that Dorian had me help him with. Some simple checks and balances which proved to be useful for after he passed. my team was able to get everything for the next 6 months, planned and in order with costs coming in low as well. I was pretty pleased to hear they were done today so I could get them handed back over to Rebecca so she didn't feel to overwhelmed coming back to the office, she will only have to approve everything instead of having to do it all alone. I headed over to Dorian and Rebecca's house with a small box with random things in it from Dorians car, along with 1 of the 3 duffel bags he had in the trunk. she doesn't need to know about the other two. I care about Rebecca a lot more than I'd like to admit mainly because I was forced to keep and eye on her for the last 10 years so in
Trigger warning talk of sexual assault Read at your own riskBEC POVI take a few sips of the hot coffee he brought in, when I put down a few of the reports and point with my index finger to them drawing his attention to them, Ignoring the sick feeling I have since he placed himself next to me."These are all done, for the next few months actually" I raise my eye brow at him hoping he can give me an explanation as to how"Oh that yeah I seen it too, figured Mr. Stone had done it" he shrugged his shoulders"Hmm he could have except he would have mentioned it to me" I blow into the cup to help cool it down and take another few sips letting it stay on my tongue for a few seconds hoping Leland could offer more in sight."when did you first see the overhead costs go into the even numbers?" I questioned him"I'm not sure maybe a month or possibly two?" he turned to me, his eyes locked onto my cup"Did you mention it to anyone?" one more sip I tell myself even though my stomach is empty and
Connor POV I opened that door and once Leland's body popped up behind the desk I knew I would no longer be in control Fenris lunged past the veil and instantly we shifted right there in the office, Leland hissed at us like it would scare Fenris off. Not a fucking chance! I could smell Bec's blood, she was hurt which only made Fenris angrier. Fully shifted we filled half of the room blocking all means of escape Leland had no where to go but he stupidly jumped to us lunging for our neck, Fenris seen it coming and with one paw we swiped at him knocking him back into the desk before he could move we swiped at his chest shredding the front of him wide open sending blood and splinters off the desk flying the smell of blood in the air now over powered the scent of fear. Fenris didn't give him any more opportunities to live another minute, diving at Leland grabbing him by the throat snapping every single vertebra, muscle and artery in his neck under the pressure of his jaw as he shook the fle
Third Person Pov The air around Connor and Asmodeus was thick, but before Connor could speak Fenris pushed forward. "Explain, NOW!" Fenris's deep gravel voice was laced heavy with alpha command, it being present when he spoke showed to Asmodeus how severe this situation was."It's a tough one to really get into Alpha" Asmodeus spoke calmly every syllable like silk "If I go into to much detail about the prophecy then you'll know to much to soon " His black eyes locked onto Connor's body watching his reaction "What fucking Prophecy?" Fenris's patience was thin to begin with and Asmodeus could sense it, That wolf was as impatient as they came "Your mate is on her way to you, I can divulge that much" Saying that to Fenris Asmodeus knew he would literally be all ears "My Mate? what does she have to do with your Demons Deus? using his pet name"She is the reason my Demons are abandoning their posts, It was prophesied that The Shadow shall be released to the world, and darken every land
Fenris POVConnor is right. We have a mate, But if he is forcing us to go away I cannot leave her here wondering why we abandoned her. Connor is only looking out for us this I know, I may be a beast but I am also capable of much more than Connor gives me credit. We wouldn't have survived this long had it not been for Connor, But I also know Rebecca White has a hold on me in ways I never thought possible. Its so hard to not be selfish about this, I owe it to him not to be. I have forced him to endure a lot of terrible shit and he's only asking me this one thing and its to walk away from Bec so we can have our mate. "Red" My voice came out gravelly and despondent "Fenris?” Her voice was breathy and faint I grumbled knowing apologizing was difficult in general for me, but I also didn’t want to scare her since I was in full control of Connors body only the red of my iris giving away my presence "Please forgive me little one but I have no choice"Bec was able to sit completely up right
Connor POVFenris was able to keep my pushed out until we made it back to the Penthouse. Angry? Pissed? irritate? I don't think there is a word for how I'm feeling. He locked me away like I was the animal! I don't even know what he did, let alone if the damn place is still standing."What have you done Fenris?! WHAT HAPPENED WITH BEC!""I said goodbye to her. Alone""WHY?!""Because she deserved it, she deserved to know we are leaving ""WE!? you mean your not going to fight me on this?""We are home are we not?""You used me while I was back there, Why?""I needed to make sure I didn't hurt her body""Why would you need me for that?""Your self control, I had to use it""How did she-""She will be fine" He cut me off and I could tell he wanted to leave it at that"She's physically fine though right Fen?" I could feel his pain, my own emotions mirroring his"Yes" that was all he said before he locked himself away, its the first time he put up his own block. I didn't know he could even
There was no right way of doing things when it came to Nikolai so when I found him he was quite literally on the edge of a cliff. As I approached him I could quickly tell by his ridged posture he had no intentions of walking back to the castle with me so we could properly clear the air.“Don’t Connor I don’t want to hear excuses” he calmly yelled threw the wind and over the torrent of crashing waves down below“I will go with you back to America not because I forgive him, her or you..” He left the reason why hanging between us. He didn’t have to say it out loud I already knew why he was coming back, Dorian would have done the same for him. He turned his head to look at me from our side by side position“I will need a few weeks before we can leave”Before I could ask him what he meant he lunged forward into the sea below us. He wouldn’t die from any of the injuries he was going to sustain and as much as I wanted to use magic to retrieve him I knew he would just do it again given the ch
Releasing them after the forced shift, I catch him as Nik's own voice continued his internal screams"Kill me Connor!!! Just end it all I can’t live like this anymore!!!!” His pleas are frantic, as I hold him his entire body convulses with the emotional turmoil.“I don’t want to live anymore!!! I don’t want to see another sun to rise!! 800 years is long enough!” He continued to sob threw his yelling of obscenity’s begging me to end him, attempting to provoke Fenris saying anything to call him out, but we refused to engage his requests. I know how he is feeling all too well, we both felt the same wanting to rip ourselves apart just to feel anything after his life bond snapped, the numbness he has been pushing away will help him get through this but first he has to feel. We will help him get through this.“Let it in Nik it’s the only way we will get threw”“He won’t come back if I do”“He’s not coming back, he’s dead Nik” saying the words was like rubbing course salt in an open wound bu
Connor POVThe night after he left 1 month from presentI materialized in the stone archway to Nikolai’s castle in Strömstad Sweden, one of many castles the three of us owned threw out Nordic Europe. I didn’t make an attempt to reach out to Nik prior to my arrival I figured he would sense my magic once we were near, giving him no way to run since neither of my sons had magic quite like mine. Nikolai couldn’t run away anymore I was prepared for the backlash from him for choosing to support Dorian in his “traitorous” life. The lines blur heavily between Fenris, and I most supernatural beings have extended lives whereas we are immortal living now for over 1,000 years I think it would be unnatural if we didn’t mirror one another in some kind of way other than physically when we shift. Nikolai and Hati always struggled being bonded. I’d dare go as far as saying he is very much like Fenris where Sköll was like me the human part it was a risk Fenris didn’t consider when he decided to procrea
I looked down at Bec one more time as I followed Leo out to the hallway, unsure of the time we didn’t linger outside her door we walked outside and headed to where Leo was staying. Once we got inside his room, he confirmed what I already had been thinking“I don’t know how much Bec knows about Dorians death, but she was the one who was told about it being a murder” his hands were in his pockets as he sauntered over to one of the chairs, I remained leaning on one of my shoulders next to the front door after processing what Leo just said though I wished I had been seatedI was wrong, so wrong no wonder she is hostile not only did he mess her up in the head their entire marriage, but he couldn’t even give her peace after he died.“Who is sick in the head enough to tell her that?”“It being her truth to tell I can only say it was a Demon. Asmodeus has been confronted, so he is involved and now sometime in august the 7 will also be here since they hold information Connor wants”“Has he gon
Theodeus POVI couldn’t let her go alone to her office, Ares wouldn’t quit whining once he seen how upset she was so I relented and we went after her. The initial shock I had seeing a burn caused by her bare hands paled in comparison to the pure static electricity radiating around her as she stormed off, it was as if she was leaving a trail in her wake. I couldn’t fathom the way she was feeling right now since nobody has filled her in on a damn thing, she says she’s not a shifter but humans do not get hot enough to burn anything let alone hot enough to cause permanent damage to a shifters skin. It made no sense to me why it happened but yet it did and instead of being able to help her figure out this world she has unknowingly been living in for the last 10 years, now I want to help her figure out what she is. I know it sounds like I’m being selfish but there’s nothing selfish about needing to be near her, Ares told me she was different the moment he herd her voice on the phone. Ever s
“Go a ways back? You mean like when you were kids?” I asked Theo “Something like that” Leo chimed in darkly Both of their facial expressions gave nothing away as to why they clearly didn’t like one another, but Theo’s eyes glittered in the dimly lit area the three of us stood in. I couldn’t be sure but his eyes seemed to hint at something but as quick as the emotions came they were gone“Your not gonna tell me right now are you?” I looked between Leo and Theo inquisitively Leo looked on at Theo in askance as I waited for them to clarify“No Doll, right now is not the time for that story” Theo grabbed my hand in his pulling my gaze from Leo who was now walking into the woods“Get her back inside” he instructed“Oh and Theodeus, don’t get to comfortable here” Leo shifted back into his huge silver wolf barreling off threw the trees out of sight“Still as welcoming as a cactus I see” he chuckled dryly shaking his head“Not usually, I’ve never seen Leo treat anyone in a way they didn’t des
All I knew for certain was one of them was my friend and I couldn’t just leave him to get killed. I could still hear thuds and growls as I slowly stepped over broken tree limbs trying to keep myself hidden so I could have the upper hand of a surprise attack. I didn’t hear anymore thuds or sounds of them attacking each other as I came up to were I seen both of them moving slowly circling one another. Neither one looked like they were ready to back down any time soon teeth were still bared and low rumbling could still faintly be herd from both massive wolves. I took another step while crouched down but snapping branches under my feet gave me away.SHITBoth wolves heads snapped in my direction two sets of glowing eyes were now fixed on me watching as I stood up straight. It was the black wolf that made a move in my direction. It’s silver eyes looked like moonlight so bright and clear as it’s posture softened no longer could I see it’s teeth but I could hear and see it’s breath in the ai
laying on my futon couch scrolling on my phone it’s been over an hour since Theo walked me the rest of the way to my office and since then my mind has been replaying our passionate encounter, I was swept literally off my feet by him but I couldn’t wrap my head around as to what to do now. After going in circles in my mind I eventually got restless and decided to do something I haven’t done since I was in high school. Getting up from where I was laying I dug threw my bags and found a sports bra along with a pair of black tight leggings slipping them on and my sweater I tied my bright colored Nike trainers on and slipped out of my office and down the hallway to the door to the back portion of the property.I was severely out of shape but I figured jogging was like riding a bike you never forget right? I knew going outside in the middle of the night was probably not the best idea but Leo being my local werewolf bodyguard meant he was probably out there and with that fact I couldn't think
“This seat taken?” He motioned to it with a drink in his hand“Nope” I made sure to pop the P as he sat down in the large wooden chair that he filled with his massive frame. I watched him with hooded eyes as the shadows from the fire danced around us. I greedily ran my eyes over his form. I watched in fascination as his thigh muscles rippled with every slight movement under the jeans he was wearing. His upper half was covered in a hoodie that fit his bulky form deliciously. I knew from seeing him earlier that the dark cotton material was hiding all the mouthwatering dips and curves of muscle his t-shirts did a wonderful job of highlighting, he was perfect I really meant it when I said he was built like a God. Unsure as to why he was here in front of me I broke the silence first“What are you doing here still?” Not that I mind too much but nonetheless I was curious“Does it bother you I am here?” He hummed his question not looking at me but at the fire“Why do you care what bothers me?