Emma's POVNatalie and I looked at each other, what was this woman saying?As soon as she was done announcing, we saw the crowd churn around us. Some men even started to hoot and rub their palms suggestively while looking at us. Natalie held me protectively and scolded Desiree, “Hey, are you out of your damn mind? What are you doing?”“Shush! Do you want me to write a check for you too?”Natalie's expression changed, “You wouldn't dare.”“Some test me, Natalie. Just step aside and let all of us have fun.” She waved the piece of paper again and said, “Come on, people. Go ahead! Whoever strips her down first takes the money.”“No!” Natalie shoved me behind her and covered me, “Stop right now or I am calling the cops.” She took out her phone and started to dial.“Gosh! Take her away. She is ruining all the fun.”“No! Stop!” Two men grabbed Natalie as soon as Desiree's words fell. When I saw them take her aside, I started to panic.“Natalie! Let her go.” I tried to grab her but I was sto
Emma's POVI peeped out of the window to see his car. He was indeed here.I put on my jacket to protect myself from the cold and went out.“Miss, where are you going?” Mrs Digory, who was just coming out of the kitchen, asked me when she saw me hurrying me out. I said, “The Alpha is here to talk to me about the kid's schooling. I won't be long.”“Oh, okay.” She said before getting back to her work.As I was approaching the car, I could see his silhouette inside the car. The smoke escaping from his half-open window and the half-burnt cigarette butts near his side of the car told me that he was smoking.This did not look like a good sign to me.I heard him unlock his car as I got closer; I opened the door and went in.“Draven, what time is it? Why are you here so late.” I asked and the man did not move. He kept sucking on the cigarette as if his life depended on it.A minute passed and he still did not reply, so I asked again, “Will you tell me or should I go back inside?”“Care to tell
Draven's POVI stared at the divorce documents sitting on my table. Standing next to me was Robin, worried that I was too silent.I can't believe this. It was not even three days and she had already sent me another divorce notice. Just how desperate was she to end our marriage and go live with that asshole again. The more I looked at it, the more I wanted to strangle her.I picked up the document and tossed it in the dustbin wordlessly.“Alpha, are you sure about this? You might be angering Miss Whitemane with this.” Robin said.I replied, “I don't care. I am not going to divorce her this easily, let her work for it.” I opened my laptop and started typing something on it, “Did you do what I asked you to?”“Yes, Alpha. Every single one in the video is taken care of and Miss Sinclair is already on her way back to Italy.”“Good. You can leave now.” I was still in the office last night, doing some work, when I received an anonymous email. It was just a short message with a video attache
Draven's POVAfter I was done taking care of Stella, my next targets were the men who dared to harass my wife. I told Robin that I wanted the worst for them and he immediately went into the work. While some ended up in jail for a lifetime and others lost their jobs and were forced to the street, one of them got into an accident and mysteriously lost his hand. The same hand that he used to rip her shirt.I was very satisfied with this! Nobody messes with my wife. She was only mine and mine to trouble.After I was done with all this, my mind went back to the anonymous sender of the email. I was curious about them so I asked the IT department of the pack to look into it.The IT department and the hackers of the Silver Moon pack are some of the best in the world. So when they came to me saying that they could not find a single information about the sender, I was impressed. This person seemed to be someone who knew his game.I dismissed them. Since I could not find out about their identit
Emma's POVWhen the nurse came in, I handed over the charge and went back home. Since my house was near, it was now very convenient for me to walk back home instead of waiting for the early morning bus.I entered the passcode of the house and slowly went in, the house was pitch black and everyone was asleep. I did not want to disturb them.I went to my room and dropped on the bed, I did not even bother to change into my pajamas.I had to go back to the hospital in the afternoon, so I used my leftover energy to set up an alarm before drowning in the darkness.Buzzzz! Buzzzz!My eyes flew open to the sound of my phone exploding with messages and calls. Even though I was half asleep, I knew that this was not a good sign. I picked up the phone, “Hello? Natalie?”“Emma! Where are you?”“At the house. What happened?”“The Andes Villa, right? Stay where you are and don't move. I am coming over.”“Girl, is everything alright? Why do you sound so tensed.” I rubbed my eyes and got up from the b
Emma's POVI was never stuck in a wild position like this. All the cameras and the people shouting around me, it was making me nervous. It was so crowded around me that I was almost suffocating.I wanted to speak up but every time I tried to open my mouth, someone would shut me down.My vision started to turn blurry and my head was starting to spin. I was on the verge of collapsing.The insults around me were getting harder and harsher! “You whore! You should not be kept alive.”“Die, Emma! Die!”My mind went into a fight or flight mode and all I could think of right now was to escape from here. I turned around, wanting to leave from where I had just entered but there was no way out. Everywhere I turned, there were only angry masses cussing at my face.Suddenly, out of nowhere, a girl came out and slapped me in the face. My consciousness, which was hanging on a thin line of thread, collapsed when she hit me. Someone grabbed my hair and dragged me to the floor. I covered my face as t
Emma's POV“Yes, I just got off the phone with my colleague. Alpha Draven came over to the office and talked to the higher-ups on your behalf.” Alex said.I was both shocked and curious, “What did he say?”“I don't know much but if we were to believe my coworker, he convinced the council to give you some time to prove your innocence.”“I see.”The man then asked, “How are you now? Natalie told me that you almost got yourself killed.”“Yeah.” I chuckled, “It was foolish of me. Lesson learned, never go inside the crowd who are thirsty for your blood.”Alex also said that when he watched the interview with Doctor James, he had nothing but praise for him, “Your boss is a good man.”I looked at Doctor James who was standing in a distance and talking to someone on the call. I smiled, “Yes, I did not expect to receive so much support from him.”“We all stand with you, Emma. Don't worry! Everything will be alright.”By the time I hung up, Ducian hung up on the call too. He came to us looking
Emma's POVThe next day…I changed my hospital gown and headed downstairs for breakfast. I was feeling a lot better than yesterday so was able to move around. Sonia was accompanying me and we were chatting about something random when Merely came in rushing, “Emma! Emma! Emma!”“Woah, slow down! What happened!”“You won't believe who the Alpha has called to examine Iniya.” She said, her time hardly able to contain the admiration.“Who is it?”“It's Alan Portman.”I choked on my coffee, “Alan Portman? As in the Alan Portman?”“Yes!”“Are you kidding me?” Sonia too was shocked. The girl shook her head and said, “I am not. I just saw him in Doctor James's office, they were discussing the case.”I could not believe it. Alan Portman was a celebrity in the doctor's world. A world-renowned doctor from London who was known for his excellence and achievements in the medical field. Every young doctor aspired to become at least half as good as him. “How did Draven manage to call him?” I was
Emma's POVI was not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I w
Emma's POVDraven walked to the front and said, “I think that is enough. You will get dizzy.”“No, I am never getting off of this.” I said at the top of my voice. His face was clouding with worry seeing how fast this was going. He said, “Emma, I am serious. Get down! I don't have a good feeling about this.”“What are you worried about?” Just as soon as I said this, my hands slipped off the bar and I went flying off the swing.“Careful!” Time seemed to have slowed down as I found myself falling towards the ground. I closed my eyes, preparing myself to hit the ground but instead of the cold, hard ground, I fell on something soft but rigid.I stayed there for a while, feeling two arms tightening their grip around me. That was when I opened my eyes to see Draven heaving, there was a mask of fear and worry on his face.He somehow managed to work fast and grab me, saving me from falling off and breaking my nose.His clutch was so tight that I felt like my bones were about to crush. I was j
Emma's POVI asked, “So, you don't have any fond memories of your childhood?”“No. I think I don't even know what it is supposed to feel like.”I grunted, agreeing with him, “You know, I relate with you.”“You do?” He raised an eyebrow, “But you were in the pack and Gamma Austin looks like he is a good father.”“He was a good father to my brother, not to me. Even though they adopted me and let me live with them, I was still an outsider.”“I am sorry you had to go through that.”“No no! Why are you sorry? Even you had a shitty childhood growing up.” I smiled at him, “It used to bother me once upon a time but it doesn't matter anymore.”“Yeah.” He took the last bite of his meal and said, “There is nothing we can do about it. It's long gone.”I opened my mouth to agree with him but shut up immediately when I remembered something. I put down my fork and grinned at him, “Let's go!”“Where?” I got up from my seat and grabbed his hand, “Let's go!”“But your food…”“Let's go go go!”I starte
Emma's POVHe did not wait for me to say anything and got out of the car. He walked up to my side and opened the car door, silently asking me to step out.I crossed my arms and turned away, “No. I am good.”“You haven't eaten anything since afternoon.”“I am not hungry.”I heard his wolf groan in frustration but there was no expression on Draven's face. He was calm as usual.Just when I thought that he had given up, he swiftly unbuckled my seatbelt and picked me up in his arms again. Before I could even realize it, I was dangling over his shoulder and watching him carry me inside.“Draven, you creep! Put me down.” He turned a deaf ear against my protest and carried me inside the cafe. We were inside now and the weird way he was carrying me attracted everyone’s attention. The guests stopped what they were doing and stared at us in confusion.“Alpha?” One of the customers asked, “Is everything alright?”“Yes.” He replied, “My wife is just upset. You can all go back to your work.”My f
Emma's POVThe empty street was flooding white by the petite snowflakes and the temperature was dropping drastically. I was wearing a simple sweater and it did not prove to be very helpful in keeping me warm. In no time, I was standing on the street, covered in snow and shivering.Fifteen minutes passed by, and I still had not managed to find a cab for myself. They were just mercilessly driving past me, not even caring that I was all alone and freezing.“Hey stop! Please! Asshole!” I cursed at the fifth cab which drove past me.My fingers were numb at this point and I needed warmth. Even rubbing them together or keeping them under my arm wasn't helping me much.I turned around to look at the pack house, how badly I wished to run inside and take cover but my ego would rather make me collapse than ask for help. The snow seemed to be messing with the network reception, neither was I able to access the internet to book a cab or call anyone to come pick me up.I was truly stuck…There was
Emma's POVDraven and I continued with our work, even though we were in the same cabin, we did not talk. He was busy with his phone call meetings and I was busy with my head buried in the documents. He had just gotten off a phone call and had just kept his phone down. I asked, “Is everything sorted?”“Yes.” He nodded, “Everything is smooth so far. The extra reinforcement we are sending to the borders will reach there on time. I think everything is pretty much good. What about you?”“Just a few more documents and I am done too.”Draven nodded and leaned back on his chair, “Thank you for helping me out. I could not have done it without you.”I blushed; it felt good to have been praised by the almighty Alpha himself, who cherished his words like gold.In the past few days, while observing Draven and his work from a close proximity, I could not help but feel pity. Even when preparing for the festival, he had to go out every now and then to take care of his last minute Alpha duties. Even
Emma's POVA week passed by and I have no idea if Alexandr talked to Desiree or not. What I do know is Draven has taken back his case and he is no longer suing me. But he made sure to tell it to me clearly that if I try to pull any stunt on the day of the festival, he will make sure I pay for it.Asher and Ashel were excited about the festival, surprisingly. They were not looking forward to seeing their father but the festival itself. They had heard about it a lot growing up, and to experience it first-hand was something they were looking forward to.The costume that we wear on the day of the festival was specially made. Draven sent a dress designer to my house the very next day to get my measurements. He did not want any kind of delay or mishap on the day of the festival and was taking extreme precautions for it.Everyone in the hospital was pleasantly surprised that I would be hosting the festival this year and told me they were looking forward to it too.The whole pack was in the f
Emma's POVI squinted my eyes and shook my head in confusion, “Because of me?”She nodded, “Yes.” And proceeded to tell me what had happened and what all he had told her. I did not know how to react or what to say. To be honest, it seems reasonable. I would have done the same for him, I would never be friends with Alex's enemies. But how can I say it to Desiree without sounding mean?I replied diplomatically, “Maybe he is not trying to give up on his friend just like how you did not give up on Stella.”“No. You can't say that.” She protested, “Stella is in a coma, but I am here, talking to you and apologizing to him. Do you still think I support her?”What she said was thought provoking and I was rendered speechless again.Desiree said, “I know I have been troublesome in the past but it was just because of plain hatred. I am not heartless enough to support someone who tried to kill someone.”I nodded my head, “I think I might have had a wrong impression on you, after all.”“You do.”
Emma's POV“What is your relationship with Alexander Frost?” Desiree's sudden question caught me off guard. I countered her question with a question of my own, “Why do you ask?”I had many more questions in my head. Why is she suddenly asking about him? They don't even know each other.Desiree said in a rather rude tone, “Can you not give me the answer without knowing the reason?”There she goes, going back to her true rude self after pretending to be polite for so long. I shook my head; it must have been extremely exhausting to smile at her.I did not get angry. Instead, I said calmly, “You called me here to talk. I am not obliged to answer your questions.”I stood up, preparing to leave but she stopped me, “Wait. Where are you going?”“Home because this conversation isn't going anywhere and, unlike you, I have a job and I have stuff to do.”“Wait! Don't go!” She stood up, her tone mellower than before, “I am sorry. Can you not go?”I looked at Desiree and saw something on her face w