Emma's POV“I don't want you to misunderstand anything, Emma.” His tone suddenly turned serious as if he was making a very important point. My expression froze too and cleared my throat, “I am not misunderstanding, sir. I will not speak of what I saw.”“Good.” He finally loosened his composure and said, “How was your day?”“It was good.” He nodded but then his eyes fell on the bouquets that were kept on the floor beside me. His expression turned serious again as he asked, “What is that?”“These?” I took a nonchalant gaze at them and said, “Those were sent to me by some guy. It's nothing serious.”“A guy?” He walked past me and picked up the flowers. He ripped out the message card from one of the bouquets and read it out, “Skipped lunch… pasta… Blocked? What the heck? Emma, what even is this?”I could not understand why he was so upset suddenly but since he asked me, I explained everything to him. The man listened to everything in silence, even though his face was getting progressively
Ducian's POVIt was not a very regular day at work for me. Emma was coming back to the hospital after serving the Alpha for three whole days. I never thought that I would say this about a woman but I missed her. I was not very sure about the Alpha's intentions either.The last I heard the rumors, Draven and Emma were getting a divorce. Things were nasty between them but something seemed to have changed. Judging by the way Emma just wanted to run away from the responsibility despite being the most professional out of us all, she seemed to hate being near the Alpha but he kept insisting.As a man, I could say that his intentions did not seem very stable regarding Emma.I don't know what was going on between them and I did not have any right to comment on it but some part of me was jealous. I was jealous of how the Alpha was able to dictate all this and make her listen to him like a puppet. I did not want to share Emma with anyone! She was not even mine but I was very possessive of her.
Ducian's POVMy brain froze and I did not know what to say. And what was with the weird expression on her face? Is she thinking that I am some womanizer, meeting women at my office?I did not want both of us to stare at each other awkwardly. If I could, I would just go back in time and stop myself from meeting Romona in the hospital. But since I could not because of scientific limitations, I chose to break the ice and asked, “Emma, what are you doing here?”She immediately replied, “Doctor James, I swear to you I did not mean to eavesdrop.”She was not even looking into my eyes.Great, now she doesn't even want to see me, is she that disgusted?I panicked and immediately explained, “No, it's okay. There is nothing going on between me and her. She is just a family friend.”“Oh.” Her reply was bland and uninteresting. It was as if she wasn't even willing to listen to me, let alone believe my words.I panicked more!Was this the end of me and her? It did not even start yet and she was end
Emma's POVI did not reply to his text at all and it was on purpose. I did not know what to say after how he boldly confessed to stalking me.I needed some time to digest his audacity and calm myself down as well.As soon as I got him, I threw aside my phone where I could not see it. I know it wasn't possible but the constant fear of him possibly spying on me through my phone was haunting me.After I was done showering and eating was when I picked up my phone to talk to my kids.Since their grandmother was not coming home for two more days, Draven decided to keep the kids to himself. And honestly, I was relieved by this!Even I myself wasn't feeling safe right now, how am I supposed to keep the kids safe? I did not want them to be stalked like this.Asher, being very sharp, noticed that something was not right with me despite I was trying to hide out. He asked me if everything was okay.Obviously, I could not tell him that the texting guy was back, he would be worried as well. So I tol
Emma's POVAs my phone was ringing, my grip on it was tightening involuntarily and I slipped into a trance wondering if I should pick up the call or not. I broke out of my thoughts when my phone buzzed halfway through the call. It was him, saying- Pick up, I won't bite.I gulped and with trembling fingers proceeded to answer the call.I put it against my ear and muttered, “Hello.”There was no sound from the other side of the phone and it was eerily silent. I don't know why but a fear of something was growing inside me. This was a bad idea. I said in my head. This was a very bad idea!It was going to be a little over thirty seconds but there was still no response. It was not that there was complete nothingness on the other side of the phone.He was there. I could feel his dominating and ominous aura. He was lurking in the shadows as if he was watching his prey and waiting to hunt them.When I did not receive any response, I said, “Is anyone there?”Just then, a voice as deep as the t
Emma's POVMy hand slightly trembled and I had to tighten my hold on my phone involuntarily lest it slip out of my grip. His words spiraled inside my head and for a moment I could not believe in my ears.Did he really say he knows the person responsible for the crash?Does this mean that I was right?It was not just a mere accident but a carefully planned assassination attempt.Every realization came concaving down on me, and I stood up as if I had been pricked. The silence of the call was disturbed by his lazy giggle, “You did not know, huh?”“I had a doubt but… never mind.” I did not want to tell him anything right now as there was something more important, “Tell me who was it?”“Woah, right to the business.” He commented.I replied, “I could have died that day. Do you understand the seriousness of this?”“But you did not die, so it is no longer important.”“It is.” I said, “There is someone out there who is trying to kill me. I need to catch him before he harms me and my kids again
Emma's POVI pursed my lips as my eyes squinted themselves. “How do you know that he won't try to harm me?”His voice turned more and more serious as he uttered these words, “I won't let anything in this world touch even a strand of your hair.”Goosebumps.I felt goosebumps surfaced all over my body when he said something like this. Since the day I have come in contact with this guy, I know he is not the kind to mess around with. I have not known him for much long and even this was my first time talking to him but I can say by the kind of vibe he was emitting, he was the kind who would not hesitate to hurt people.I cleared my throat and tried to lighten up the conversation, “So, you are like my personal bodyguard?”“I want to be more than that.”“What?” I asked, “A friend?”He grunted, clearly annoyed, “You won't ever let me be cheesy, will you?”“No, I won't. You can always try somewhere else though.”“Not interested.” I heard him stand up from his chair and the sound of his shoes
Emma's POVDoctor James? My immediate reaction was to look over at the clock. I was not mistaken, it was indeed 2 in the morning.Why is he calling me at this hour of the day?I picked up the call and said, “Hello, doctor? Is everything alright?”“Emma! Thank God you are not asleep.” This was my first time hearing such panic in his voice. He said, “Something happened and I need to perform an immediate surgery. I need you.”I immediately yanked my bedsheets off me and stood up on my feet, “What happened, doctor? Who is the patient?”“I don't have time to explain all this. Get ready, I will pick you up from your house in five minutes.”He quickly hung up and I rushed into a state of panic as well. I put on the nearest outfit I could find and threw in a jacket before literally running out of the house. Doctor James's car came to a halt right in front of me.He looked at me and said, “Get in.” I opened the door of the passenger seat and sat down inside. “Doctor, is everything alright?”