Dame’s POV“What the hell is this?” I bellowed, watching the phone screen in shock.Quadruick glanced around as if there was someone else to respond to me and it wasn’t him. Angrily I flung the phone at him and it hit his nose before falling to the floor.“You fool. What were you playing at?” I glared at him.Lance walked in with a hand in his pocket. “Do you intend to dent the poor boy’s face? Quadrick?” He called out and winced at the bloated nose. “I think you need to see a nurse for that. Would have loved to ask you to go home, but there is a lot to sort out here today.”I sucked my teeth. “Oh, please. I do not want to see his face. He can go home or wherever else as long as he stays out of my way.”“You heard him, please go home and take enough rest. I will have something wired to your account to get better.” Lance said.Quadrick did a slow bow and mumbled, “Thank you.” Before leaving.I almost couldn’t wait for Lance and me to be alone before I blurted. “Can you believe this, La
Dame’s POV“Care to explain this?” Elder Nicholas breathed the minute I stepped into the meeting hall. He had his phone pointed at me.My eyes watered while I watched with a calm demeanor. “What is it this time?” I queried settling into my chair.Lance stepped forward to take the phone from him. “Increase the volume.” His father ordered and he did as told.“What the fuck?” Lance blurted a bit too late before remembering that he was in front of the elders.I tapped my fingers angrily on the table as my eyes twitched in response to the sound from the phone. Everything I had just said a few minutes ago was being said loud and clear like I had gone for a recording session. I cracked my neck to keep the stiffness away. That witch of a lady, Judith, must have recorded me. Either her or Jean herself. Those wretched paupers. I should have known nothing good would come from them.The elders gave me a cold look when the video stopped playing.Elder Karl snorted, shaking his head. “Just a few we
Kate’s POV“Wow!” I exclaimed at the kitchen space.It is more than enough to make a comfortable room. All of the rooms in this house are large enough to contain over ten people. I have been resting since I arrived here about a month ago. Jake insisted that I needed the rest to recuperate from everything that I had gone through. For the first time in my entire life, I got to know what it feels like to be treated like royalty.Food is brought to my room at the right time and they even go as far as stocking up the fridge for anything sweet that I might like. It feels like heaven. Jake’s hospitality has left me no room to think or feel shallow. My wolf has recovered from the pain our doomed mate had caused. I already made up my mind to not make my past a part of this new journey. But one thing is sure. I will get back to every one of them.Even though I am a bit doubtful of Jake’s promises, I am choosing to lean on him. After all, he has kept his promise of not desiring to sleep with me.
Kate’s POVThe presence of Jake’s son and his lady made me a bit uncomfortable. I wonder if Jake would be angry at the way I had spoken to his future daughter-in-law. The last thing I want is to get on his bad side. He has been nothing short of nice to me since I arrived here. And I want that to remain so. My wolf felt restless as soon as I rounded up the cooking.Jake has an expanse of land with the mansion in the middle. I don’t think I will ever be able to get to the end of it. But then, it makes running in the woods a thrill. I don’t have to worry about being cornered by any rogue. The entire woods are guarded within the walls of the house. Feels luxurious.Letting my wolf loose, I ran without stopping. Most importantly, I need to get the troubled thoughts in my mind away. Something keeps pinching my mind. What if Mark doesn’t like me and he convinces his father to let me go?“But he has no reason to not like you.” My wolf interjected.I crouched low underneath an oak tree while r
Dame’s POV“What the hell!” I hissed as the bright light burned my face. Lance had put on the light switch which I had intentionally left to enjoy the dark by myself.Lance sniffed and settled on the couch, staring at me. “You shouldn’t be here, Dame. You have a wife now.”I rolled my eyes, grabbing the almost empty bottle of whiskey and chugging it down my throat. Never in my entire life have I been this distorted. When the Elders announced that there would be a wedding ceremony for myself and Jean, I thought it was all out of anger. The pack members went wild when I refused to go ahead with it. Some of the clan leaders came by the packhouse to make complaints about me.This is the problem with letting mere folks have freedom. They would start to think too highly of themselves and start misbehaving. Like a joke, a wedding was planned and I saw myself next to Jean being pronounced husband and wife. My wolf is already in a silent battle with me over the rejection of Kate. I didn’t thi
Jean’s POVThat bastard! He didn’t even care that I was carrying an innocent child in my belly. Tears lingered in the corner of my eyes. I never should have told my mother about the pregnancy. It would have been easier to get rid of it than to live under the same roof with a monster like him.It's been over three days since I last saw him. The purple mark on my neck from his rough bite seems to be getting deeper with each passing day. I hate myself for being so weak. It is more annoying that I was almost in the same position as Kate. My wolf couldn’t even help me out. Being the Alpha gave him too much leverage over me.I have too many regrets for choosing this path. But then, it feels too early in the game to start out poorly. Everyone knows me to be a tough cookie. I didn’t even get broken when my mum’s numerous boyfriends came at me before she got married to Kate’s father. Even though I never showed interest in him, he was a good person.I can’t live like this. I am not a weakling,
Kate’s POVThe table felt as silent as a grave, aside from the clattering of cutlery, there was nothing delightful going on. Jake had insisted on a family dinner that included Mark and his fiancee, Amber as I have learned. I haven’t had much contact with them due to Mark’s busy schedule. He oversees practically all of his father’s business.It made me relieved not to have them around. Amber apparently can’t be by herself and follows Mark everywhere he goes. I was already tired of walking on eggshells around the house. Now that they are back, I already feel suffocated. It's not so easy to ignore the cold glances being passed to my end every now and then. Already makes me feel out of place.Jake cleared his throat all of a sudden, jolting me out of my thoughts. “So, I realized we haven’t really had a family moment. Especially now that we have new members of the family. Kate, my wife, and Amber, who would be joining us soon.”“I have always been part of the family, right baby?” Amber let
Kate’s POV“Isn’t this nice? You and I get to work side by side every day.” Marilyn sounded like an excited teenager.I blushed shyly, trying to hide my excitement. Despite Mark’s refusal, Jake had made sure that I got employed as his assistant secretary. He assured me it wouldn’t be a permanent role, as it is my way of learning all the needful. I couldn’t be more grateful. This wasn’t the life I expected after being married off to an old man.Jake is all about my growth and even encourages me to take online classes, just so I can have a vast knowledge of how to run a company. I do not intend to compete with Mark and would have preferred to remain a secretary. But Jake insists I have to hold a high position as the wife of the chairman. Makes me feel quite important.“It's been over a week, Marilyn. Come off it.” I muttered.Marilyn shrugged. “Well, this is the first time I have seen you sitting.”“True,” I nodded. She and Jake went on a quick trip leaving me in the merciless hands of
Mark’s POVWhat would have been the odds three years ago if I was told patience would be something I had to learn the hard way? I never did much work to love anyone. Just thought it didn’t require too much and gift buying was enough. However, getting on with Kate has made me realize I have to do beyond buying her gifts or taking her out to eat.She needs to see that I mean everything I tell her from every little action I put out. To think I had to learn this from loose-headed Karen. I must have been a lost cause. Humming to myself as I flipped the pancake in the pan, I smiled to myself at the detailed breakfast. I went all out just so she wouldn’t give an excuse for not wanting to eat something
Mark’s POVHave never felt this frustrated in my entire life. Tugging at the tail end of my hair, I punched at the bed in exhaustion. I have been trying to sleep, but instead, all that keeps coming to my head is everything Kate said to me. What is wrong with her? Why would she even go to such extreme thoughts? It’s becoming a routine of us going through this many emotions to understand a simple discussion. I don’t know how else to handle her insecurity. “Do you think she is wrong to have them?” My wolf asked. I inhaled sharply, rubbing at the back of my neck. I feel so restless, if I don’t get this aching thought out of my head then it will be a big-time pain for me. Pulling off the sheets, I stepped out of the room to go for a run. I felt too lazy to shift into my wolf, so I just ran on my feet for a bit. Five minutes later, I found myself on the porch breathing like I had just been punched in my gut. Karen’s presence took me by surprise, I was too engrossed in myself and didn’t
Kate’s POV“Who the fuck do that bitch think she is? How dare her come at you like that?” Karen whined as I entered the house. To keep my mind from going back on forth on the many occurrences of today, I went to the woods to run. On my return, Karen still hadn’t gotten over the scene Rayna pulled. I huffed, sitting opposite her with my legs crossed. “Can we stop talking about her already? How were you fuming for over an hour with no one here with you?” I inquired.
Mark’s POVWho would have thought a time would come in my and Kate’s life when she gets to rant about her day to me and I just sit through it all listening to her? Despite the evident anger on her face, she looks beautiful. “You are ogling her.” My wolf taunted. I smiled to myself, taking a sip of my drink to keep it hidden. Crazy Karen on the other hand can’t seem to hide the amusement she was feeling while Kate lamented. I wasn’t surprised when I saw them together. Since Karen insisted on following Kate to the office, I knew they wouldn’t move apart for the re
Kate’s POV“In my entire life, I don’t think I have met someone as heartless as Dame. Did you see his face? He didn’t appear to be mourning.” I complained to Lois as we settled into the office couch. Karen who had decided she wanted to come to the office with me scoffed. “You mentioned he never loved her. How do you expect someone like that to mourn over her? He must be glad she is dead.” Lois let out a tired yawn. “We have come to the conclusion a long time ago that Dame isn’t and would never be worth the emotion. As much as it hurts that Jean had t
Kate’s POVTears rolled down my face uncontrollably as I watched the funeral procession of Jean from afar. It was just Judith all by herself with Jean’s urn in her hand by the beach. Must be quite a sad life to have no one to lean on in this time of need. I would have loved to join her, but no one asked me. To an extent I might be losing my mind, considering how I had followed Judith all the way from the hospital down here. I just couldn’t turn my back on her. Maybe it was the last words she said to me or doing what my dad would have expected of me. “I can’t believe Dame is
Dame’s POVThe yell outside the door had me awake with a migraine bursting up my head. My wolf growled as the noise got closer. Who the hell are those constituting nuisance so early in the day? Struggling out of bed, i bumped my feet into the lady lying on her chest next to me. Another laid recklessly on the couch. A pleased smile spread through my face, last night was wild. I naturally wouldn’t bring them back to the house but I couldn’t help it. Not after that stupid Jean was stressing me out with her whines. It seems she takes solace in stressing me out and nagging me. “What the hell?” I cursed out when the ruckus behind the door didn’t stop. Getting up and heading towards the door, my nose was almost reconstructed from the violent opening of the door. “There he is, the bloody bastard!” Judith screeched pushing back the guards who tried to stop her and throwing her shoe at me. “Have you lost your mind, Judith? How dare you barge into my space like this?” I questioned. “Are yo
Kate’s POV“Won’t it be nice to have some cold beer to support this game? My mind is on the verge of bursting.” Karen whined for the umpteenth time since we started playing Jenga. I already warned her it would take a toll on her thought process but she refused. Now I am at the tail end of listening to her yaps. “Can you stop being such a child, Karen? Don’t forget that I warned you about this game. You just never listen to me. I have had a long day and now I have to deal with your whining.”
Jean’s POVGoosebumps laced my skin at every slight stretch in my back. I dialed Dame again and he wasn’t responding. Tears rolled down my eyes as the pain hit again. Just this once, can he at least pretend that things are right between us? He never responds to anything that has to do with me. Even if I am the world’s biggest scum, I still don’t deserve to be treated like this. I thought we were getting close after he took my advice on how to deal with Kate. The minute things went sideways and didn’t work out he blamed me for it. I should have just listened to my mum and stayed with her. Instead of coming here to find a man that wants nothing to do with me.