Mark’s POV Her lips felt so soft, I had to go gentle to prevent myself from hurting her. Her skin was like glass and her hair burned like flames. My heart raced so fast I could hear the wild thump in my ear. What is she doing to me? Her eyes met with mine and it melted my soul. I want to be a part of her so bad. She parted her lips and let out in a whisper. “Take me, Mark.” Like someone pricked with a sharp object, my eyes opened up abruptly. Looking to my side it appears there is no one in the room with me. I must have been dreaming. But it wasn’t just any dream, glancing down at my hard rock dick. Ur definitely meant a lot. Pulling the covers off me, I went into the bathroom and turned on the faucet letting the cold water hit my veins. Is this even right? Am I supposed to have that kind of thought towards the woman who was married to my father? What am I doing? She must be thinking really shitty of me. I had no idea what got over me. Might be the way her face lit up as she talke
Kate’s POV Touching my lips, a girlish giggle escaped my lips. How am I not angry at what happened last night? I have tried countlessly to blame it on alcohol but I couldn’t. We were both aware of what had happened. Still, it has me confused and doubtful, maybe a little ashamed. Mark is my son-in-law for goodness sake. How would I present my case to people when they find out that I might be having mushy feelings for him? “You never slept with his father, did you?” My wolf mused. “No one would know that. I was married to him after all and that is what matters.” I retorted with a pout. The kiss had my heart racing like never before. I haven’t felt like that in a long time with an actual touch. Maybe the spark did come up with Miguel. But there is something different about Mark’s. It was subtle and needy. Like he had been aching for that moment for a long time. Is there a possibility that he has a crush on me? The thought of it made me blush. That would be quite interesting. Still,
Dame’s POV My wolf practically collapsed as soon as I returned to the room. I have overworked it and now it is revolting against me. Throwing myself to the foot of the bed, I grabbed the remaining bottle of whiskey and chugged it down my throat. The space suddenly felt suffocating like it was closing up on me. These past nights have been quite tormenting. I find myself waking up and yelling at the top of my voice in frustration. How did I get here? The people who I put my trust in played me like that. That company is mine, everything put together was from my sweat. And people like Kate and Lance are suddenly at the top of the chain leaving me to scrub their dirt. That is ridiculous. Ruffling my hair, I winced at the ache that lingered in my head. I am not going to back down without a fight. After all, I still have shares in the company and there would definitely be some loyalists who want nothing to do with Kate that I can call around to get me back my spot. I blame Lance for urging
Kate’s POV I stared long at the glass feeling like a child with all of the mouthwatery pastries that were on display. A small smile played on my lips as I thought about Mark. He would definitely like it. We can get to eat it together while he paints or just enjoy it and the night. My head felt light taking a walk down the beach. I needed the time to myself to shed off the burdens weighing me down. Dame must be losing his mind with everything happening all at once. I heard his assistant also left him to take the side of Beta Lance. Knowing that different people got to escape the tyranny of Dame as a result of my actions made me feel a bit better. “What do you intend to do now that there is no one to chase?” My wolf asked. A slow exhale escaped my lips. What else is there to do than get a life for myself? The obligation year I have to spend with Mark under the same roof is coming to a close in less than four months. I am just glad we could move past our differences. “Who knows if a
Mark’s POV The door slammed made me raise my head to see who was moving around so early. I caught sight of Kate dragging her luggage out towards the car. It surprised me. I was hoping to talk to her again this morning after the awkward exchange we had last night. She wasn’t that responsive when I spoke to her about Rayna. Seeing her with a bag out of the blue is quite worrisome. Dropping off my palette and paintbrush, I hurried towards her. “Where are you headed?” I inquired. She didn’t respond and tossed the bag into the backseat. “Kate, I am talking to you.” “Excuse you?” She retorted. “Where are you going all of a sudden? Is this about last night?” I asked. She stared at me as if confused. “What about last night?” I gulped, seeking my wolf out for help. “You know what I am talking about. I guess there is this misunderstanding between us and I need to clear it out. You were a bit strange last night.” Kate stared for a moment before letting out a scoff. “Yeah, I get it.
Kate’s POV“Have you lost your mind?” Lois screamed at me. His eyes darted back and forth between me and my luggage. “Tell me something, what was your plan?” I blinked guiltily turning my face away. The plan after realizing I was nowhere close to Mark’s consideration was to travel down to the Diamond pack and meet with Miguel. Every action I planned to take was to make him feel regretful for thinking so highly of himself. Getting to talk to him again this morning and hearing the words leaving his mouth. It is worse that he refuses to acknowledge the kiss. I had driven
Kate’s POV“The least you could have done was send me a text. Don’t you think you are being unfair towards me?” Miguel ranted on the other end, he sounded angry. I stared at the phone screen, thankful that I didn’t have to face him to tell the lie in my head. Placing the phone on speaker, I put it down on the table. “I am sorry, Alpha Miguel. I must have been drunk that night and just expressed recklessly.” He let out a slight exhale. “If you would
Kate’s POV“Oh, goodness!” I lamented rubbing at my forehead. “Is there something that I did to the Gruett family to deserve all these sudden visits?” Dame hissed spitefully as slammed the file in his hand on the table. “What the fuck is this, bitch!” He screeched. To think a few weeks ago he was all over me and acting like he might lose his life if I do not pay him attention. “I would advise you to watch your mouth or you will have more anger insi
Mark’s POVMy legs moved faster than my thoughts did as I pulled Davina further into the office. She had fresh bruises on her face and bandage around her head and arm. “What happened to you? Why are you in this state? Did you get into an accident?” I asked, staring in disbelief. “I….” She was about to talk when I remembered my manners and guided her towards the couch. Snatching a sealed bottle of water off the table and opening it for her to drink. The damage on her face looked like a personal hit. Davina coughed out a little, prompting me to caress her back slightly. “It’s okay, sorry. You will be fine. Just take your time.” I mumbled.We sat in silence for a while before she broke out into tears, which got me worried. The fear of her face tearing apart further because of the tears.“I am sorry, Mark.” She sobbed. I furrowed my brows in confusion. “You are sorry? For what? Why would you be sorry to me when you are the one in this state?” She sniffled, wiping off the tears. “Som
Mark’s POV“So what are you saying, Kate?” I asked, tapping my phone on the table slowly. “Does this mean I was right all along?” She ruffled her hair about three times in a second. I can sense her frustration, but I need and deserve an explanation too. “Mark, please. Just hear me out. As I mentioned before, he is a business associate. We joined hands on the current project the company is working on. We went on friendly outings and he expressed himself to me which I turned down. But he is quite persistent and insists on doing what it takes to make me his.” &ldqu
Kate’s POVAlcohol they say is bad for the body, to me, it is going to be the death of me. I struggled with my wolf to get the run in. But I couldn’t I had too much to drink. We had visited Lois cafe to try out the new beer he was adding to his menu. It turned out to be of great taste since it was free, Karen and I like greedy dwarfs almost choked on it. Was it fun? Yes. Would I go again if there is a chance? Yes. Life is fun when you keep pushing yourself to your death. But my wolf didn’t seem to agree with that as I opened up my mouth and poured out the remaining content in my belly into the dry leaves. I cursed at the awful taste at the back of my tongue. Feeling lightheaded I quickly heade
Kate’s POV“Kate!” Karen screamed from her room while I was still struggling to be awake and ready for work. I yawned loudly, ruffling my hair. “What is it, Karen? Why are you so hyped?” I questioned, sniffing. She put her phone to my face. “Check this out!” It felt like fog on my face, I had to push the phone backward, scratch my eyes, and eventually make my eyes bigger before I got a clear view of it. A loud gasp escaped my mouth causing Karen to stagg
Mark’s POV“Hey Mark!” Davina cooed from the other end into the receiver. I jumped past a fallen tree panting heavily. “Hi, Davina. How are you today?” “I am fine. Oh, are you running right now?” She asked the obvious. Isn’t my panting enough to tell that is the case?“Yes, wanted to get my steps in for the night.”“That is nice. I wanted to thank you again for the other day.” “You don’t have to keep doing that Davina. We are friends after all. How is the house hunting?” My question seemed to excite her as the words took another turn. “I found an amazing house penthouse today. It’s incredible. The view is lovely.” “A penthouse? Isn’t that on the high side?” I asked halting in my steps. “Not really. This one is actually really cheap goes for about ten thousand a month so I paid for two years.” “Hmmn, that’s nice..” She raised her tone up a notch again. “It really is. Imagine the number of pictures I would get to take to style my clients.” “But two years locked down rent payme
Kate’s POV“I am so exhausted!” Bianca whined throwing herself onto the couch. I chuckled, chewing on popcorn “Sorry, Karen has almost worked you thin.” She raised herself to look at me. “I have no idea how she does it always so determined to expend herself on a job. I wish I had half of her strength.” I smiled glancing at Karen who seemed to be so engrossed with the dress she was working on. I have seen just how much work she puts in and one can tell it
Mark’s POV“Are you sure that isn’t too much money?” My wolf asked as I wrote the check. I stared at the amount again and pouted. “No, I think it is just enough. I can afford it. So it is only right that I give it as much as I can. This will help her get started as she wants. She will never have to think about how to survive anymore instead it will be more about the many things she can now indulge in to make things better for herself.” He went quiet and that made me unsettled a little bit. It is just half a million dollars. It wouldn’t even feel like I took such an amount from my account. This shouldn’t be considered too much from someone like me. I just hope she won’t think it is too small. “Yo, my man!” Carl busted into the study like the noisemaker that he is. I rubbed my forehead, regretting the decision to go out with him. I should have requested that we head out in separate cars. Miguel is hosting a ball, which is a usual event at the packhouse every year. I never used to at
Kate’s POV“Do you think Charles might be in love with you?” My wolf asked.I stirred my coffee, looking out the window with swollen eyes I shrugged because I was really not aware of anything much going on with him. If he is in love with me that means trouble, what am I supposed to do with the affection? I already have enough from Mark. This wasn’t what I intended. Having Charles's father come beg me for his son seems ridiculous to me. They should have just left me to myself and accepted that things weren’t going to ever work out between us.I sighed heavily staring down at the now cold coffee. Is this what Karen and Lois meant when they said I would be stuck in a pool? Because it does feel like a pool. I couldn’t sleep a wink last night after Donald came to visit me at the office. It was more draining that I couldn’t talk about it to Karen just yet. She being the crazy girl would laugh at me and leave my soul hanging. I do not know how long it would take for things to die down.Right
Kate’s POVThe documents in front of me were beginning to look like they were written in foreign words. My eyes ached badly from lack of sleep. I have been working a bit hard to ensure the project that we are on does not flop. It is the first project being done in Dame’a’s absence. Speaking of Dame, his Alpha’s ball is apparently the talk of the town. Everyone anticipates it like it is some expected festival that they have been waiting for years.I do remember that the ball was one that I had looked out to attending so many years ago. When I missed the chance of getting to serve the guest. I had cried for two days straight and I remember Lois being there all through consoling me with chocolates and candies like it was the only way out that he was aware of. A small smile broke on my face at the memory. Those were the good old days. Whenever I look back at the growth myself and Lois have had. I do nothing else but be thankful to the goddess that I still have my very good friend with me.