The next morning when I woke up, bright sunlight was streaming in through the cracks in the floor to ceiling windows and the sunroof on the ceiling was closed as well. Alpha Evan was missing from the room as well. I briefly wondered what time it was as I got up and made my way to the bathroom to freshen up. Once I was done, I made my way downstairs, looking for Alpha Evan. I found him sitting on the kitchen island, looking freshly showered, dressed casually in a off white v-neck and dark wash jeans and reading some important looking papers. I briefly wondered how someone could make something so casual look so utterly sexy. Before I could dwell on it much, though, he spoke up, "So sleeping beauty is finally up." "Sleeping beauty, huh? Whatever happened to kitten?" I asked, strolling closer to him. "My kitten was taking way too long of a nap so she's been promoted to sleeping beauty now," he muttered dryly, still not taking his eyes off of whatever it was that he was reading. "
"I'd have to experience it first to know if I can put it up there with other good things on the list," I blurted out without putting much thought into it. It was when Alpha Evan's eyes widened almost comically that I realised what I had just spoken and I nearly face palmed myself. My cheeks heated up anew, probably turning an even brighter shade of red than before. Goddess, what was wrong with me? How could I say something like that? That too in front of Alpha Evan? I was so embarassed I couldn't even look at him straight. "Melody?" Came his oh so delectable voice. Reluctantly, I looked at him, not wanting to see his pitiful expression. What twenty six year old had never had sex in their life? I opened my mouth, ready to defend myself but one look at his face and I promptly shut my trap. The expression he was giving me right then could only be described as one thing- desire, that too in it's rawest, most unadulterated form. I'd seen men look at other women like that, like they
"I'd have to experience it first to know if I can put it up there with other good things on the list," I blurted out without putting much thought into it. It was when Alpha Evan's eyes widened almost comically that I realised what I had just spoken and I nearly face palmed myself. My cheeks heated up anew, probably turning an even brighter shade of red than before. Goddess, what was wrong with me? How could I say something like that? That too in front of Alpha Evan? I was so embarassed I couldn't even look at him straight."Melody?" Came his oh so delectable voice.Reluctantly, I looked at him, not wanting to see his pitiful expression. What twenty six year old had never had sex in their life? I opened my mouth, ready to defend myself but one look at his face and I promptly shut my trap. The expression he was giving me right then could only be described as one thing- desire, that too in it's rawest, most unadulterated form. I'd seen men look at other women like that, like they want
As I entered the kitchen, ready to plate the food I was supposed to take to Alpha Evan, a large body bumped into mine, sending me careening behind me into a pile of dishes. The ceramic fell to the floor behind me with a resounding thud, breaking into a hundreds of pieces, the sound so loud that pretty much everyone had stopped what they were doing to look at me. "What the hell, Melody?" Michel's voice boomed in the silence that ensued as I struggled to get up from the floor without hurting myself. My hand had only just healed from the previous incident with the broken champagne glasses and the last thing I wanted was another cut. I looked up to see who had pushed me, only to see that it was Laurent, one of the pack's gammas sneering down at me. He and Nick were the best of friends and often took turns trying to humiliate or hurt me. It was their definition of fun. I had thought that after the incident Nick had had with Alpha Evan at the gala, they wouldn't bother me anymore. And w
"Melody!" Michel's loud voice had me spinning on my spot, trying to locate him in the sea of workers surrounding me. Tonight was the last night of the Imperial Ball and all hands were on deck for it. I'd been working since morning, carrying boxes full of decoration from where the delivery truck had delivered them and taking them to the hall where the Ball was supposed to take place. The boxes were quite heavy, and it was tedious work picking them up and carrying them inside. As promised, Michel had really worked me hard today. And the worst part was, I couldn't even complain. I dropped the box I'd been carrying on the floor and began walking towards Michel once I'd spotted him. "What is it?" I asked Michel once I had reached him, expecting him to give me some other work. "Don't you know what time is it? You're supposed to take lunch to Alpha Evan," Michel stated, folding his arms across his broad chest as he glared at me. My eyes widened. Was it lunch time already? I'd been so bus
"Why?" I couldn't help but blurt out on instinct, his sudden dismissal of me hurting me more than I cared to admit. He had never been cold to me save for the one time in front of Alpha Adrian and that too had been an act. So this, him suddenly being so cold and rude stung like no other. I knew for a fact that he didn't like sharing things about himself. And I'd always tried not to push him for answers. Besides, he'd been answering me just fine up until a few minutes ago. I figured since he'd willingly divulged his past to me, we were somehow closer to each other now. That I had the right to ask questions and that he would answer me. Apparently, I'd been wrong. "Because I want you to. Because I'm not a saint like you," he said to me, his voice sharp. Not a saint like me? What was he going on about? "I'm not some saint, Evan. I'm just me. Melody," I told him, my words slow, careful. "That's just what the problem is, isn't it?" He replied, his tone sardonic. Turning around sharply
I pushed the door to Miss Lillian's room open once she had called for me to come in. "Miss Lillian, I have someone I want you to meet," I told her, gesturing to Alpha Evan who had entered the room behind me. Miss Lillian looked surprised that I'd brought him along but she quickly got over as she stood up from her bed and approached us. "And who might this be?" Miss Lillian asked, her tone light and teasing. "This is Alpha Evan and Alpha Evan, this is my nanny, Miss Lillian," I said, quickly introducing the two of them. Miss Lillian smiled, holding her hand out for a shake. Much to both our surprises, Alpha Evan took her hand in his before bringing it to his lips, placing a soft kiss on the back of it. For pretty much the first time in my life, I watched as Miss Lillian blushed a deep pink, her pale cheeks filling with colour. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lillian," Alpha Evan said with a radiant smile, letting her hand go and looking like he meant every word. Miss Lillian's
"Have you seen Raymond?" I asked Jen, one of the kinder slaves who often helped me. "He might be somewhere in the kitchen. That's where I last saw him," she told me on her way to the Ball room, an assortment of beautifully selected flowers in her hand, blue and white, which was the theme for the night. "Thank you," I shouted at her over my shoulder as I ran towards the kitchen, looking for Raymond. After visiting Miss Lillian, I realised I didn't have much time to say my goodbyes to Raymond and I had to do it tonight itself for I didn't know how or when I'd be leaving tomorrow. I had just opened the door to the kitchen when someone coming from the inside slammed right into me. Strong arms held me, keeping me from falling as I lost my balance. "I'm so sorry, I was in a hurry," I heard a man's voice say and it took me only a moment to realise that it was Raymond. "Raymond!" I exclaimed once I'd righted myself and pulled away from his hold. "Mel! Thank Goddess you're here, I was a