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Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-One
Y A N AMy whole body tenses as the two men face each other. I slink to the side like a puppy, looking up at both of them and trying to figure out how I can intercept before things get nasty.But overall, I can’t get over how Mikhail is acting.Is he just trying to act jealous? Is this a show of some sort? Because if that is true, then I would say he’s doing a fantastic job.He’s still staring at Brody like he’s out for blood, and for some reason this makes my heart skip a beat. I wedge myself in between them and try to get his attention, but he’s still waiting for an answer.I turn to Brody instead, but he also ignores me.“You really are the CEO, aren’t you?” he asks Mikhail easily. “Wait, don’t say your name. I can guess it in one go. . . .”Mikhail flashes him a smile, but it’s so full of venom he might as well just scowl and attack. “Do you now?”“I do.” Brody glances at me excitedly. “You’re Mikhail Sartori.”“There we go, big boy.” Mikhail’s expression is as stiff as ever. “Now
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Two
Y A N AWhat Mikhail said shocks me to my core. For a whole moment, I just stand there with no idea what to say, and he stares back at me, his face completely devoid of emotion.When he turns around to leave, I can’t help but tap his arm. “It doesn’t have to be this way. I was merely pointing out that--”“I’m selfish and I only care about myself, yeah,” he supplied. “I understand what you mean, Miss Allard. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have more important things to deal with.”He makes a move toward the back door, but then he steps inside again.“By the way, you really should check your phone, because I’ve been messaging you all morning.”I frown.”Dude, I was messaging you!”“Didn’t get anything,” he says coolly. “Goodbye.”With that, he leaves, even though I want to drag him back by the hair and pick a whole-ass fight. I understand that I’m being a bitch, but by god, he’s also being a giant asshole and I can’t stand him.Grumbling, I think about kicking the trashcan, but I stop myself
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Two
Y A N A“Hey!” I call out to the woman, pushing the cart away and scrambling to follow her. “Hey, come back!”The woman vanishes before I can even get to her, and a sinking feeling envelopes my body. I feel like everything is raining down on me, and I find it hard to breathe.“What happened?” Brody asks from behind me. “Who was that?”“I don’t know,” I say. My heart is still thudding in my chest and all sorts of bad thoughts are running through my head. All I can think about was if someone posts that, or if it goes viral in a way. “How about we just split our stuff so I can go ahead?”Before Brody can react, I’m already reaching for a basket for his stuff and transfer them myself. As soon as I’m done, I push my cart to the register and get everything checked out.By the time I get in my car, I’m already winded beyond words. For some reason, I want to scream and hunt down the woman who took a picture.But what if I’m just overthinking things?What if that woman was actually taking a pi
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Four
M I K H A I LAs soon as I said that, the idea of coming face to face with whoever made that go viral enters my head and fills me with utmost rage. I get up from my seat so fast that my chair falls back, but I don’t care.Evan flinches, but he quickly recovers and turns to me. “Um, boss . . . what do you want me to do after I trace the origin of the photo?”“Just tell me who it is, and I’ll deal with them,” I mutter, picking up my phone as he exits my office. Quickly, I dial Vivienne’s number, and she picks up immediately. “Viv, I need you to get her out of this mess.”“I know, I’m working on it,” comes her usual bored voice. However, I do hear her typing aggressively at her keyboard. “Do you know who that man in the photo is?”“That’s Brody McGrath,” I say, gritting my teeth. “He is her ex, and he just tried to reconnect with her because he had no idea that we were together. I don’t buy that bullshit for one second, let me tell you. I think that fucker is onto something.”“Well, defi
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Five
M I K H A I L“Wife?” I echo, not sure if I heard what Evan said correctly. “Brody is married?”“According to the records of Washington state, yes he is,” Evan says dryly. “He kept that deliberately hidden. He didn’t want anyone to know, and it’s because his whole operation is to get to scam women into giving him money. He does that by roping them into relationships, and so far it worked with a lot of people.”“And how did you know all of this?”“Because I talked to Sarah.” Evan looks at me. “She’s willing to talk to you too.”With that, we both come to the entrance of the house. There’s already a woman waiting there for us. Or for me, I suppose. She stands aside to let us in, and immediately I get speechless by what I just see.The house is not only dilapidated on the inside, but it’s also a mess. To add to the horror of it all, there’s also three small children running around, chasing each other and creating more mess.Evan expertly sidesteps the toys, making it obvious that he’s be
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Six
M I K H A I LBrody falls into a limp heap by my feet, and Sarah begins to gather her children away from the scene. Something about it looks so seamless, almost first instinct, that it makes me think that some other type of violence has been happening in his own home.And that stokes the flames of anger in my chest.Brody groans and sits up, looking around in total confusion. When his gaze falls on me, the puzzle pieces start to click. He gets up and tries to punch me back, but I swerve and catch his fist.His expression turns from annoyed to scared, which is satisfying to see.“I’ve been talking to your so-called sister,” I tell him, smiling easily. “She told me a lot about you.”“And you fucking believe her?” Brody asks. “That bitch is insane. You think I would marry her? Me?”“I think you used her,” I say. “And you’re going to continue doing that until one of your victims fall for your schemes and drag your ass out of misery. You useless piece of shit.”With that, I swing again, hi
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Seven
Y A N AI stagger back into the shop as Mikhail came rumbling inside, his arms wrapped around me.At first, the sheer shock of seeing him here is what roots me to my spot, unable to move or speak. I blink a couple of times, wondering if it's all real but when his scent invades my nose and his warmth spreads all over my body, that's when it finally registers that he's here. And he's holding me like I'm the most precious thing in this world that he needs to protect.Something about that made something in me click. I don't know what exactly, but when he buries his face into my neck and sighs deeply like he's relieved . . . this flicker of wonder just explodes in my chest and spreads all over me.For the past couple of days, I've been suppressing all the bad feelings. I've brushed off the allegations, when in fact they really hurt me even though I'm not in a real relationship. I've just lived with the guilt of knowing that I put him through all of that just because I was too stubborn to li
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Twenty-Eight
Y A N AI open my mouth to ask what Vivienne meant, but Mikhail beats me to it and leans forward. “What event are you talking about?”Vivienne patiently flicks through her papers and hands him a sheet. “The Helping Hands Foundation.” When I tilt my head in confusion, she turns to me. “It’s a cancer research and treatment facility for children. Satellite is its biggest sponsor. Every year the foundation gathers a lot of higher-ups to an event to raise more funds. Celebrities attend too. This year, they have an auction, all donated valuables. I figured it would be great for you to have your first public appearance in this event.”“But the foundation usually does not allow a lot of press coverage,” Mikhail notes. “Won’t that be a little counterproductive?”“True that they don’t let in just anyone, but that’s what’s good about this.” She looks at both of us. “You might not get a bigger spread, but you definitely will get quality coverage from the real journalists that will be here. Do you
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M I K H A I LThe aftermath of what I can confidently call a war was almost . . . calm. There were no notable ups and downs, but I couldn’t really say there were no hard emotions involved. I guess what I could say about it is that it is subdued. Quiet. Defeated.We are the winners, my family and I. And yet victory is not something that we feel.Because today is the burial of Uncle Amos, and we have to remind ourselves once again that someone we considered our family has betrayed us and died in the process.But of course, we all know that the pain and fresh betrayal and perhaps even guilt that my parents and I are all feeling right now is nothing compared to what Evan is feeling.After Yana and I kissed in the hallway a week ago, I went to see Evan. He was in the morgue, crying over his dead father’s body, which was in the other side of the place being embalmed. We couldn’t see the process, only some views of it through the little window on the door.He turned to me abruptly when I wen
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M I K H A I LI let go of Uncle Amos, only letting the tips of my sharp teeth graze his neck and not letting things get too far.I realize that I may have proven him right by doing that. He called me a coward, and perhaps I really was, because I have the chance to kill him right now and I'm still struggling with the morality of it all even though he never stopped to consider that for me or my family.What am I doing? How can I do this? How do I finish this fight?I hate this. I hate this so much. I hate that I have to do it, I hate that it is the only thing that would keep Uncle Amos from causing more harm. I hate that I’m the one who has to stop him . . . permanently.And most especially, I hate that after everything he’s done to me and everyone I care about and love, I still have some amount of respect and love left for him.Needless to say, I should be as cold as him now. I should be able to take him out without feeling an ounce of remorse. I know everything he did now. He basicall
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Eight
Y A N AEvan moves quickly and seizes my wrists with one hand as though binding me, pushing me against the wall. I yelp and gasp, looking at him with my gaze full of questions.He shoots me a meaningful look and I immediately get that this is all for show. He's trying to make it look like he's trying to subdue me.It would make a pretty convincing narrative, I have to admit. It would look like I somehow managed to escape from my bonds and my cell just to wreck the princess up and end up killing her. The story might crack if they realize that I'm just a weak human with no special abilities whatsoever, but at least it would do for now.To add to the credibility of it all, Evan turns to the warriors and says, "I got it under control, everyone."They hesitate, and I can see their eyes flitting from him to me and to the princess, who's clearly gone.The warrior in the front who I assume is the leader steps forward. "What happened here?""She managed to get out of her chains and out of her
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Seven
M I K H A I LWithout hesitation, I pull back, clench my fist, and break out of the chains that are binding me to the wall.The needle in my arm breaks, spilling the hissing formula of the wolfsbane potion everywhere, causing it to burn holes in the actual concrete. I step on it, not caring at the small sting that it causes, not caring about anything much at all except for my parents’ safety.Strength is flowing in my body like a lush river, endless and loud and raging. I face Uncle Amos, who is watching me without a clear expression on his face. But when he sees me breaking the bars of the cell with my bare hands, he smiles.“You coming to hurt me, nephew?” he asks tauntingly. “Are you going to kill me? Because I bid you good luck for that.”With that, he rushes towards me with no warning, his fists already clenched. I have to admit that I didn’t anticipate his speed at all or any kind of grace from him, so I don’t manage to parry the punch that he lands against my face.My head sta
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Six
Y A N AIt's strange seeing Evan again, even though it's barely been a full day since we last saw him. Even as I stare at him now, I can't believe he's actually here.Evan holds out his hand to me, reaching through the gaps like Sienna did. "Can you reach me?"The answer is, I can. I can definitely reach him and take his hand if I want to. The only problem is that I don't. I don't want to touch him.I don't want to trust him.I remember his father and how he attacked Mikhail like it was nothing, despite Mikhail seeing him as his father. I remember how he almost killed me. Also, I don't know if I'm hallucinating or what, but I do remember him saying that his son was involved in the whole thing somehow.Now, I can't see Evan the way I used to. I know he helped us through it all and even warned us, but I can't shake off the idea what maybe he was involved in everything somehow. Like actively involved.Hell, for all I know, he just set up a trap for us so his father could take me and Mikh
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Five
M I K H A I LI have no body.I can’t feel anything physical. The only thing I have now is my consciousness, and even that is waning in and out of focus. One moment, everything is dull and muted, then the next, everything feels sharp. Sometimes too sharp. So sharp that it hurts, even though I have no physical form to experience that pain.I’m surrounded by an endless sea of black. Nothing in the distance, nothing up close. Just a whole lot of nothing. I want to inhale and feel the air in my lungs, but I don’t know how to do that.Slowly, memories of what happened start to come back to me.I remember having a great night with Yana. I remember waking up with her. I remember the peace in my heart knowing that I will be with her like that, safe and warm and loved, but all of that gets shattered the moment I heard Evan calling.And the call was late. They were already there.What I didn’t expect was that the whole thing would be led by Uncle Amos, who I’ve confided in and looked up to. Eve
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Four
M I K H A I LMy body freezes when I hear those words. I look at Uncle Amos, wondering if I’m hearing everything correctly. I feel like I’m in a bad dream, and everything is going downhill.The only thing I want to do right now is get away from here with Yana, to save her from all of this because she doesn’t deserve it. However, there seems to be no way out. The Lycans are all over the property, and the car is still too far away for us to access.“You can let me take over,” Kingsley says to me, and I know that he won’t let me down, but I don’t want to scare Yana. I also know that I’m outnumbered.And if Amara’s ability is also present in these Lycans, I might not stand a chance. I would definitely end up risking Yana’s life, and I would not forgive myself for that. This in itself is already tough to swallow. I can’t live with myself if something happens to her because of me and with me present.Uncle Amos stares at me, tilting his head as he tries to understand my expression. Somethin
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Three
M I K H A I LI lean back against the couch, watching Yana catch her breath as the fabric of her suit falls limply down her shoulders. Something about how the light slants against her smooth skin and lights up her eyes is making me want to pounce on her and have her screaming my name under me, but I relax, taking in her beauty.I lift my hands, touching her softly, just tracing the tips of my fingers over her skin. I can feel goosebumps forming. I can feel her shivering. I can see her pleading with her eyes, but I don’t hasten my pace.“Do you want me?” Yana whispers.“Very much, yes.” I lean in and plant an almost chaste kiss on her collarbone. “I’ve wanted you like this for so long. . . .”“Then have me. Take me.”Smiling, Yana takes both of my hands and puts them on her breasts, using the tactic of using my hands to pleasure herself again. She flicks over her nipples, gently tugging and twisting them with my fingers. She moans, closing her eyes and throwing her head back when I sta
Hired Bride of the Lycan Billionaire Chapter Sixty-Two
Y A N A"What?" I blurt out, a little too loudly.Evan hisses under his breath and steps forward, clamping his hand over my mouth. "I said, we will be crashing the wedding. It's going to happen tomorrow. If we get lucky now and we don't encounter any problems, we can do it today. Understood?"I nod frantically, wishing I can ask what kind of trouble we can encounter here and what all of this means, but I know that time is precious. Besides, every second he spends here is a second too long and an obvious risk. If he gets caught here, then the mission is dead.However, I just have to ask him one question. Something that's been bothering me since he showed up."Evan?" I whisper against his hand. When he raises his eyebrows, I ask, "Why does it seem like you're working against your father?"A pause, and then he says, "That's because I am."“Do you know what happened to him?” I ask again, deciding to just screw it. I might as well just know what happened to that man. “Is he . . . a bad per
