It had been a while since she woke up like this.Her early morning routine was the same as any other day, but the smile she had on her face, that she could not and would not remove, changed everything. Even if it was the middle of December and it was getting colder now, life was getting warmer and more colorful around her. Even the little babies she hugged in bed noticed and giggled at seeing her wide smile.“Happy mommy,” Rosie said, and Siel couldn’t agree more.Finally deciding to get up before she was late for the first day of her new position, she still wondered at how wonderful she felt. It was as if those memorable moments last night had brought back all the light that her ex had sucked out of her life.She was still dreamily thinking of how everything was now falling into place when she smelled something burning.“Oh no! The toast!”Too late… at least the smoke alarms didn’t go off.The babies giggled along with her as she tossed the blackened pieces of bread into the trash. N
"Good morning, Miss Camden. How are you today?" The handsome, polite young man at the main desk near V's office doors greeted her as if he were sincerely glad to see her. However, her mind was so clouded that she could only respond with a smile and a half-hearted greeting. "Good morning to you too… uh… Myron, correct?""Yes! It's nice of you to remember," he said with a smile.Well, he seems genuinely pleased to see me. Maybe because he's overworked like me, and he needs the extra help. But V doesn't seem to be that kind of boss. Or is he?"Uhm… listen, I need to see Mr. Riegel before I check on my job description. He said I'd need to talk with you about it, but I don't know if you mind me taking a few minutes before we start," she shyly told Myron."Oh, I don't mind, and it won't be a problem. He informed me that you might be a little late so I am quite surprised that you're this early. He also came in really early today, so please just go ahead since he has no appointments yet," he
Time passed quickly for her after their talk in V’s office.Myron was nice, attentive, and also very well-organized, smart, and prepared for anything for everything his position required. Vince’s Executive Assistant expertly ran so many tasks at the same time and yet he managed to optimize his present office systems which he will now let her use.Siel was practically awestruck by the end of his presentation.Despite this, she now understood why she was taking part of his workload.“Every document template is ready with name and customer, you just need to change dates and input the data, and the formulas will complete the calculations and sums for you. The minutes and emails are a little different, but you can format everything from font type, to size, and paragraph details. If you’re not sure about something, feel free to ask me. I’ll be happy to help you.”She understood what he was explaining and knew the tools but the system he had ready to streamline everything thoroughly amazed h
The restaurant had a classy and relaxing oriental ambiance. The music wasn’t too loud, and even if it was a busy hour, it was large and expensive enough to guarantee privacy to all their guests.“Ah, Mr. Riegel, welcome! We are so glad to see you again.”“Thank you, Lu. For two, please,” Vince replied to the host, who guided them to a nice, cozy table.“Something to drink, Mr. Riegel?”“A Pinot Noir, perhaps? Or a good Merlot?” V asked, thinking of the perfect pairing for the duck.“We have Pomerol. Would you like that, sir?”“Ah, yes. Bring the bottle, please,” he said with a smile.“A… bottle?” Siel said, worriedly since she had very limited alcohol tolerance.V picked up on her tone and tried to reassure her. “We can order whatever else you favor, but I do hope you prefer wine. It would pair amazingly with the duck.”“Oh, yes, I do like wine, but I’m not used to drinking,” she admitted. “I only need to warn you, I get tipsy easily, and we do have to go back to work.”“Who said we h
"Ok, that's enough, V, or I swear I'm walking out of here without you.""How can you when I'm still holding your hand?""Oh really? Do you think that's gonna stop me?"Vince opened his palm and interspersed his fingers through hers, then carefully but tightly curled up his hand into a fist. Now her hand was completely covered with his and their fingers were practically merged together."Try me…" his voice so velvety smooth despite the challenging look on his face.Siel now laughed aloud, feeling the kick of the alcohol. She enjoyed the pleasure of being led around by this suave and sexy gentleman who seemed intent to sweep her off her feet.But despite all the charm and attention, there were thoughts behind her head that were still continuously nagging her…Why me, when I have children? Why is he even that interested in my twins? They aren't even his, and he doesn't have his own kids!"See, you can't even pull yourself free…" chuckled Vincent as he reached for a couple more toddler ov
It is said that once a man who has complete control of his emotions finally erupts and loses it, you better run for your life. And for the record, it was a good thing there were hardly any customers at the club that time since it was a weekday and not even anywhere near payday…“MA’HERON! PUT HIM DOWN! DAMN IT, NOOOO! I SWEAR, I’M NEVER TALKING TO YOU AGAIN IF YOU DON’T LET HIM GO!”“Sir, please… we don’t want the building security to come barging in on us… you need to control yourself, or you might be banned from this establishment!”“I’M THE DAMNED GAMMA OF THE SILVERCREST PACK! HOW CAN I POSSIBLY BE BANNED FROM OUR OWN BUSINESS!”“YOU ARE FRIGGING KILLING THE BETA OF YOUR OWN PACK, BROTHER! YOU JUST WON’T BE BANNED FROM THE SILVERCREST PROPERTIES, YOUR ALPHA WILL KILL YOU TOO!”“P-please… urrrggghhh… put me d-down… M… stop… ch-choking me… let me go… aggghhh…”At the moment, none of the people inside the club had changed to their werewolf forms. Good thing too, since their voices wo
Vince got to his office even earlier than usual even without sleep, hoping that his mate was ok. Unfortunately, he can't shake the feeling that something awful had indeed happened.I'm pretty sure, V, and if he just as much as yelled at her, I can tell you, I won't rest until he…"I know, Roth, but there was nothing we could do last night. Do you think I didn't want to stay with her? To even kill the guy? My calling the cops, would've made me feel better but I can't force my decisions on her! Not with how she reacted to my suggestion. I just hope…"Suddenly, he heard a soft, shy knock on the door."Yes, come in," he said, trying to look busy, as he was pretty sure he knew who was knocking.Her scent entered the room, announcing her presence before he even saw her. He kept his eyes on the computer, holding back his intense urge of running to her as soon as she opened the door."Uhhh… Good morning, sir."Sir? That's a bad start… Yesterday, it was still V… Dude, I tell you, something's w
Aaron was sure that Ma'Heron would kill him. Well, he almost did…And now he was in one of the pack's hospital rooms. Beside him was the reason why he was brought there in the first place, and he didn't care about that. What was important is that his mate was with him. And she planned to stay, too.No regrets, though…But for Di, it was another matter entirely."I'm gonna kill him!" Di kept repeating furiously while worriedly checking on the head wounds of her auburn-haired mate."It's not his fault, you know?" soothed the still weakened Beta. "I understand him. I mean, if it was my own little sister and she ends up with a guy like me, I would kick his ass too.""Aaron, look. I know you're not exactly a saint, but neither am I, and that goes for him too! What I don't understand is why you wanted to tell him personally when you know he'd be upset enough to do this to you.""Because you're my mate! The only female in this world who would deserve proper and decent treatment from me. As i