Kate’s POV
“Kate!” Jake embraced me with a full-blown smile on his face.I don’t know how he is able to keep the energy. Before I got here I had blown so much nose fluidinto the tissue from crying that I doubted there be any left for the next two days.“How are you doing?” I asked, cupping his face in my palm like I could deduce something from it.
He sighed and laughed. “I am doing just great. How are you too? Thanks for coming, come on in.”“I am fine. I am surprised you came to invite me in yourself.” I said.“As soon as I heard the car, I knew it was you. Also, I needed to tell you something before we goin.”“Okay.”He paused and held my hand. “I don’t want to tell the news to them.”“Why?”Jake sighed. “I don’t need the pity. I just want to have fun as much as I can until death takes meCassian“Hmmn.” I let out a painful groan, unable to keep it to myself any longer.It's almost as if the more we get into the exercise, the harder it gets. And Lyra isn’t being nice tome. It is probably her means to get revenge on me for how I had judged the argument betweenher and Amy.“I can’t go further,” I said breathless.“Just three more to go,” Lyra replied stiffly.Shutting my eyes tightly, I managed to scale through the rest while consoling myself with thethought of the massage. Only for me to get on with taking my clothes off and she stopped me.“Why?” I inquired genuinely taken aback.“I need you to take the juice for a few days before we do that again. It is just to make sure that itis working.” She mumbled.I searched her face for any kind of spite she might be hiding away. I have been anticipating themassage like my life
Mark’s POV“What do you mean by Kate is returning to the company? She was suspended from the companyremember.” I stated eyeballing Marilyn.Marilyn looked up from the file she had in front of her and stared me down. “Kate is a key pathof the company and has to be involved in the projects.”A disgusted scoff escaped my lips. “Do you hear yourself? She is barely four years in the companyand you also enlisted her as a key part of us. How much did she pay you to slot her back in.”“If you aren’t Jake’s son, I would have smacked the living daylight out of you.” She said calmly.“What?” I shifted on my crutches while trying not to relax on the healing leg too much.“Act deaf all you want. Kate has been let back into the company, so I would advise you to get agrip on yourself. We need this project to work out without you creating any kind of mess and I
Kate’s POV“Where is this place?” Jake asked as I opened the car door for him to get off.I laughed a little and stood next to him. “When we go in you will see. But for a heads up, It is aprivate beach. And I invited Marilyn.”He gave me a suspicious glance. His wolf seemed to be growling in disapproval too. “Why? Whyinvite Marilyn when we are supposed to be spending time together?” His voice seemed raisedand I can almost tell why it is like that.I scratched the back of my neck. “She wanted to be here. Also, I had asked her to come.”Marilyn had bumped into Jake when he thought no one was watching as he coughed up blood. Ididn’t need to be there to be fully aware of the gruesome sight that must have been. She fearedsomething terrible was going on and thought to share it with me. I couldn’t respond to herupright that I knew what was happening. Bringing Jake
Mark’s POVA light yawn escaped my lips as I entered the house, i pulled at my tie feeling exhausted. The dayseemed so long that I was worried it wouldn’t end soon. From one meeting to another, I almostdidn’t catch a break. Just when I thought the rest of the day would go smoothly. I caught sight ofKate strolling casually down the stairs.How did I miss the car outside?“What are you doing here?” I questioned.Kate gave me a stare-down and walked towards the kitchen like she didn’t hear me. I wanted togo after her but my wolf cautioned me. Putting too much pressure on my legs that I practicallyjust laid off crutches wouldn’t be too nice. I acquiesced and headed to my room.Dad sure knows how to do everything to get on my last nerve. I thought there was an unspokenagreement to not let her back into the house. I got changed and headed towards his room.Marilyn stood in my way.
Kate’s POVJake died when the moon was in its full glory in the middle of the night. He went so soundly, thatone would have thought he was just sleeping. Mark had gone bonkers as he kept calling severalspecialists in different packs begging them to save his father. It turns out that most of the travelsJake indulged in, he went to seek for the specialist's help. But nothing came to play.He must have been desperate to remain alive and had been a hard time for him going through allof that alone. Such a shame that he couldn’t get what he sought. I haven’t been able to cry sincethe incident two days ago. My heart seemed like it was frozen and my eyes laced heavily withunshed tears. My tongue has taken an involuntary break making it difficult for me to want to sayanything.I sighed again in exhaustion, it is so hard to lose someone that you have almost idolized to neverbe gone. My heart is in shamble
Dame’s POVAll my life I have never been so eager to see someone on their return from a trip as I am feelingtowards Lance’s arrival from Diamond Pack. He has been gone for over two weeks, tending toother things. He had called to say he had some important news to share when he got on theplane back home. Which I really hope is in terms of the company. With the major owner dead, Iasked him to speak to the son if he was willing to sell.I don’t mind selling off the pack to get it. I need my company back. I paced the study back andforth, sucking my teeth. I checked the time and he should be here by now. Just when I was aboutto put a call through again, the door opened, relieving me of my stress.“What the hell, Lance? Are you a snail? Why did it take you so long to get here?”He made a snorty sound, plopping onto the couch with a smirk on his face. “I do not owe you mymovement. I had to go h
Jean’s POVDame’s grip on me loosened, causing me to fall on the floor panting slowly. My heart raced twiceas fast as I remembered it to be. I had almost forgotten that I was pregnant. The doctor had justaffirmed it to me today and I am already on a journey to lose it.He looked very shocked at the news and seemed to be doing a calculation in his head. All of asudden he snapped.“You bitch! Are you trying to escape my wrath by lying so blatantly?” Dame growled, his eyesfilled with hatred for me. It made my heart clench tightly.I bit back on my quivering lips. “You can call the packhouse doctor to affirm. I have no reason tolie.”The wheels were beginning to turn in his head now. Which I feel very glad for, I thought we wereover the discussion of Kate. But I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part. He would neverforget her unless I was out of the picture. And I will be damn
Kate’s POVLosing someone dear to one’s heart rips you of a shield that you find hard to express. I didn’tknow just how much he meant to be me until I returned from work and ended up with an emptyroom. Jake was nowhere near to help massage my aching feet or dazzle me with stories of whenhe was young and notorious.I miss his ever-teasing wiggle of his brows when I am trying to get upset at something. He alwayshad the right thing to say. Jake was my father until the very end. Giving me everything andmaking sure that I lacked nothing even when I didn’t deserve it.The tears formed again but my eyes had grown too tired to let it out. Inhaling deeply, I let out ashaky breath and stood up to wash and take my bath. The family lawyer is visiting today. Hecouldn’t read the will immediately after we buried Jake as it appears none of us is interested inhearing what affirms the death of the man we ha
Mark’s POV“Have you gone nuts?” Carl blurted, spitting out his beer. I readjusted myself on the chair, crossing my legs as I put the beer down. I should have kept my big mouth shut. But I just couldn’t resist the urge to talk to someone about my predicament with Davina. I am still very doubtful about my decision to let her live in my house. “Can you stop being so aggressive with your words?” I cautioned with a hiss. He flared his nose at me with a displeased
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