Kate’s POV
“How is he?” Marilyn asked on the other end of the call.
I sighed, settling into the couch to stretch my legs. “He is asleep at the moment. The doctor said he had a panic attack.”
“Didn’t realize he still experienced the episodes.” She mumbled like I wasn’t the one she was telling it to.
“This is usual for him?”
“Yes, he has been experiencing it since his teenage years. Thought he had gotten over it.”
“I guess not,” I said furrowing my brows at the paper on the floor.&n
Kate’s POVThe new assistant Lois promised me would be the best choice I made is already driving me to the edge. Madam Nina as she asked to be called does not know what it means to comply with a simple instruction. I am beginning to think the age difference might be putting her mind in overdrive and there is a need for me to remind her who is the boss.Flaring my nose, I turned a dark glare at her. “What did I tell you, Nina?” I questioned indulging my wolf.“Madam Nina, ma’am.” She corrected.“Nina,” I stated firmly this time. “If you want to be referred to as Madam I would advise you to do it outside of this building. This is a r
Mark’s POV“You mean I should talk to her?” I asked like I didn’t hear her at first.“Yes, Mark.” My therapist replied. “Have an actual conversation with her that doesn’t involve you bickering about the inheritance. You said she helped you and didn’t even try to mock you or get in your face. That tells a lot and it is only appropriate for your peace.”I exhaled, “I don’t think I can do that Clara. I already gave up on the court case, that is enough. There should be other ways to deal with my issues.”“Having difficult conversations can ease that for you.”
Kate’s POV Dinner was awkward for me. The rest seemed to have had a relaxing time. Whenever Mark and I sat at the same table to eat it only meant trouble. We never got along, there was always something to argue about which isn’t my fault and obviously his. “You don’t look too good,” Lois noted as I saw them off to the car. I rubbed at the back of my neck. “Something just doesn’t feel right. I have a feeling I might walk right into a death trap when you two are gone.” “If that is the case, you should come with us. I have no idea why Brianna thought it right to ask him to dinner. Her wolf is so oblivious.” He sounded pissed. Patting his arm reassuringly, I grinned. “Don’t worry, it can’t be that bad. If I don’t text you tomorrow, you should come check then.” He pulled at my nose, chuckling. “You play too much.” “Goodnight!” I waved. With their car fading into the night, a dreadful cold eased into my pores. I don’t think I want to know whatever is going on in Mark’s mind. I
Dame’s POV“This is nonsense,” Lance whined next to me.I sucked my teeth and turned an angry glare at him. “I am not asking for your opinion, Lance. Ialready made up my mind and I am doing this.”“Have you thought of what would become of you when Jean finds out? I thought we talkedabout this, Alpha Dame.”“I stayed back the first time, not wanting to ruin things. I am not going to indulge in that againthis time around. I intend to do everything it takes to get Kate back. I have to go now. Thanks forthe ride.”I didn’t wait to hear his shitty opinion before getting out of the car and making my way to therestaurant. I had the entire space booked. With my glasses and cap, I wouldn’t be noticed easilywhen I walked in. It is why I didn’t drive myself down here, taking a cab would have been toomuch hassle too. I took them off as soon as I got into the
Jean’s POV“Bastard!” I bared my teeth, punching at Dame’s row of clothes.A sharp pain crossed my underbelly, I groaned leaning into the drawers. Shutting my eyes tightlyfor the pain to pass. I heaved a deep sigh, steeling myself when another pain surged through mydepths. Goosebumps laced my arms until I felt relief. The doctor warned me against stressingmyself that there might be complications.I am just about to end my first trimester. With the way Dame keeps making it so hard for me toease into the change happening in my body, I might lose the child. Tears laced my eyes. Everytime I tell myself that I can’t keep living like this, I end up finding it hard to just go about my dailyactivities without looking out for Dame.He hasn’t been home in a week. That stupid Quadrick kept doing everything in his power toprevent me from entering Dame’s office. It's almost like he is
Kate’s POV“Never knew that jerk had a streak of romance in him.” Lois snorts at the large bouquet of rosessitting on the table.I chuckled, keeping my eyes on the file that I was signing. Dame has been going high and aboardto show just how intact his affection for me is. Practically everyone in the building is aware of hisinterest in me. Naturally, I would ask him to tone it down, but it is all part of the game plan tomake him get carried away.“It is still thoughtful don’t you think?” I joked.He scoffed with an eye roll. “Oh, please. There is nothing thoughtful about that silly Alpha. Youneed to see the state of the north end of the pack. He isn’t paying attention to the needs of hispack members. But he is here trying to move mountains for a love gone sour.”“You are just jealous.” I teased.“Yeah, right,” Lois mumbled with a fake shiver.
Jean’s POVI staggered my way to the elevator. Going to Dame was only going to add to my trouble. Myheart clenched tightly as the tears poured down my face. I am so devastated, I want to fall to theground and claw at the earth. My wolf howled restlessly.The goddess couldn’t just give me this one thing! The one thing I seek is Dame and having afamily with him. Just when I was hopeful that my dream family would soon come true, Kate hadto show up.I found it hard to believe when I probed further about Kate’s arrival and discovered that sheworked at Dame’s company. Not just that but she heads the company. How does that even makeany sense? Who the fuck wrote the damned script? I should just kill her! She doesn’t deserve tobe alive.The confidence in her eyes makes me want to claw them out. It is all Dame’s fault if he hadn’tgiven her the courage. Kate would never think to talk t
Kate’s POVThankful for the spirit of patience. I definitely would have ripped through Dame’s insides if notfor that.“Jean is pregnant and you didn’t think to let me know?” I gnawed my teeth.Dame chuckled awkwardly, “I didn’t tell you because it won’t change anything.”“Of course, it changes everything!” I bellowed, it seems I am putting too much action into thepretense. “You will never change Dame. You are all about yourself and nothing else. I do notwant to be seen with a man who has a child on the way. I am not going to let you give me the tagof a homewrecker.”He leaned to my side, but I held my hand up to stop him from coming closer. “I promise you,Kate. It is not what you think. How she got pregnant is a funny story. She took my sperm withoutmy consent and inseminated it into her belly. I only allowed her to stay because I did not w
Mark’s POVMy strength was thinning out as I kept going like I was on some sort of hunt. I have been running for miles now and I can’t even tell how long it's been out of here. My wolf whined in pain, no longer interested in my persistence. I would love to stop, but my head isn’t in the right state and I just want to keep going until there is a possible chance of me passing out. I still do not know what to do with Davina. Her situation makes me keep thinking about how gullible I might have been towards her and I am more angry at Carl for continuously beating around the bush. If he had just told me straight up the many reasons he doubted her stay in the house. Instead, he was acting like the world would crash down on him if he said something. My wolf snickered. “Would you have accepted his words for it? Just admit that you are obsessed with looking after Davina.” I swallowed hard, halting in my steps. I felt dizzy at the blood that rushed through my head. It’s hard to explain why I
Mark’s POVThe content of the file made my head swirl continuously. You think you know someone only to realize you know nothing at all. I don’t know which I would have preferred to be kept in the dark about Davina’s true tales or to know about them. I had kept the file away from me for an entire week before I could summon the courage to open it. Maybe because I knew I was going to find something that would incriminate her. Now that I have read through the entire content, I am vividly mad that she took me for a ride. It would have been better if she lied just about her divorce. One would understand her desperation to be away from the guy. I shut my eyes tightly, hitting my head against the chair. What am I supposed to do?“You know exactly what to do, Mark. Stop asking questions like you aren’t aware of how much risk this could bring to your life and business. Are you just going to let her move around freely despite everything that you have just discovered?” My wolf sounded displeased
Kate’s POVWho would have thought meeting with Charlotte would yield so much? I was expecting a fight and also to just put an end to the bullshit Charles intended threatening me at every chance they get. We aren’t children, so it makes no sense to keep doing stupid things. “And who says adults aren’t allowed to be stupid?” My wolf queried. “You know exactly what I am talking about.” I retorted. She grumbled in response. I wasn’t surprised when I got home to find Karen and Bianca at the house working on a dress. They could have done that at the store, instead for the sake of hearing a gossip, they came all the way home. “Spill it already.” Karen blurted unable to remain patient. Bianca looked up at me. “Is your hair still intact? I bought glue just in case you might need it.” She said with a calm expression you would think she is really looking out for me.” “Go to hell.” I retorted, taking off my shoes and joining them on the rug with my arms spread out like my life had been gutt
Kate’s POVI shouldn’t be here. I should not be found in this fucking space! But here I am. When would I really get over this moment that keeps revolving around Charles? It’s as if I am glued to keep doing things that I would regret. Here I am seated with Charlotte trying to discuss why I am with her intended man. I actually accepted this invitation because I am thoroughly bored and I could do with the entertainment. Karen is waiting back home to hear what we have been discussing. “Why are we seated here Charlotte? I have a lot of work to do. Coming out here is taking too much time out of my schedule already.” “Is that so? Because from the way you gallivant around town with Charles, you don’t seem too busy.” She replied. I chuckled at her words. “Really? Are you keeping tabs on every one of his moves? Shouldn’t you be exhausted at this point? Constantly chasing after a man who doesn’t pay much attention to you is not a good trait for a woman who prides herself so high. Or wait, is
Mark’s POV“Is this some sort of a joke, Mark?” Clara questioned. I sniffed, adjusting myself on the chair while Carl spread his legs out going all serious on his sketchbook. I hate it when he leaves me to deal with my mess in cases like this when he really should be helping me out. But then, I brought this upon myself. I didn’t realize a sudden meet-up would be required just because I mentioned to Clara that she would need to offer Davina a bit of help in her career line. We have been at it for almost three days which is quite draining. I thought it was just a one-call thing and that would be it. Now Davina would think that I was just bluffing to her. Clara has been a major part of Carl’s career and life since our college days and pops up in mine once in a while. Being a designer who mixes art with fashion, she made sure to keep Carl close even when we weren’t all a big deal yet. Our communication isn’t every time because of her busy schedule. Always flying around packs. We also de
Mark’s POVI yawned recklessly as the hunger hit me a bit more. This is part of the disadvantage of not eating on time. I didn’t even know when I fell asleep. It was a long day. Only for me to wake up in the middle of the night feeling super hungry. I thought it was morning when my eyes were wide open. But it turned out to be just a bit past twelve. Dragging my feet down the stairs with its light, I was about to turn towards the kitchen when I heard someone sobbing. My ears perked at the sound. Who could it be? Using my nose to sniff out the person’s scent and ear to fish out the location of the sound since there was no light on. I was shocked to find Davina seated on the floor with her arms wrapped around her. The first thing I did was to put on the light before I sat next to her to ask what was happening. Seeing her face clearly, I felt sad for her. Her eyes were swollen from the constant tears. “Are you alright, Davina? Why are you crying?” I asked, caressing her back slowly. S
Mark’s POVMy legs didn’t seem to have an actual life in them as I kept dragging them around the room. These boys can be so annoying when it comes to putting them to work. They had no business in hurting Davina’s ex-husband. He was just supposed to be arrested, read the charges against him, and locked up for good. But they just had to shoot at him. Chances are his legs will never be the same again. “Why are you feeling so restless? It’s not as if you went to shoot the dude yourself.” Carl stated in his nonchalant tone. I wouldn’t expect him to understand my dilemma since he is so hellbent on hating Davina and everything around her. Just when I was about to give me a piece of my mind, the door opened letting in Davina. I gulped hard, blinking slowly at her. She had this strange expression on her face that had me worried already. “What was that you were telling me on the phone, Mark?” She asked coolly. I exhaled a shaky breath. “Davina, the thing is….” “Your ex-husband was shot.” C
Kate’s POVMy soul left my body for real as the pain sizzled through my scalp the first thing that came to my thoughts was that I was finally getting caught by one of Charles's women. My friends already stood up with their wolves on the surface, only for my eyes to meet with the assailant and it appears she got the wrong person. The lady dropped my hair like it scaled her hands as she gasped loudly with a hand to her mouth. “Oh my goodness! Miss, I am so sorry. I thought you were the lady I was searching for. She has red hair just like yours and came in here.” What! To think I just lost a lot of blood right now thinking my life has finally reached its end. Just then the lady she was looking for indeed ran out of the restaurant. My assailant didn’t even bother to wait to find out if I forgave her or not before she bolted after her victim. Even in my state I already feel sorry for the red-haired lady. Because unless she gets saved by a miracle. She wouldn’t be getting out of that cl
Kate’s POV“Get out of my way!” I stated firmly to Charles. Charles remained standing in between me and my car door. “No, I am not moving an inch until you tell me what this nonsense is about. Why do you keep avoiding my calls?” “And you think showing up at my house without keeping me informed is not a dumb attitude?” I questioned. “At least I stayed away from the office.” I gasped in disbelief. “Really? And you think that is enough reason to keep bugging me?” Charles cursed under his breath. “I am not bugging you, Kate. All I am saying is that you should address this issue like an adult. We started out this closeness between us because we could talk about whatever it is that burdens us. I have bared myself open to you many times, Kate. When you ignore me, it drives me crazy. I don’t get to concentrate or focus on something that I enjoy. I end up just messing things up and that is not a nice attitude to have. Please relieve me of the shackles. I thought we were cool a week back.