Draven's POVDriving back to the pack was taking a toll on me, the wound on my shoulder was not helping me either. So, I stopped my car aside and looked to see if there was any settlement nearby.Luckily, there was a small pack just twenty minutes away from where I was. They had hospital facilities, so I decided to go there instead.I kept checking on Emma every now and then, she was unconscious and wasn't waking up despite my several attempts to wake her up. This was worrying me!She had just shifted and I know how exhausting it is to shift for the first time. If you are not strong enough, it could even threaten your life.I entered the pack territories and was stopped at the gate by the pack guards but as soon as they saw that it was me, they stepped aside and bowed down.I did not have the time or energy to acknowledge them so I went straight to the hospital.There, after I got myself treated, I was waiting for the doctors to finish up with Emma.Half and hour later, the doctor wal
Draven's POV“Emma?” I called out her name and she did not respond but I could smell the scent of her arousal filling the room.My wolf, who was supposed to be weak and injured, immediately got excited and started jumping around. He was slipping into heat just by her scent and it was visibly showing up.I looked at my member who was starting to grow inside my pants.“No, not again.” I muttered. I was already worried about how she was going to react once she found out we made love in the back. I can explain to her about one time but twice?She was definitely going to misunderstand that I used her and took advantage of her condition.Emma wasn't responding and I went ahead to check on her. As I grew closer and closer to her, I could feel the mate bond between us. It was a surreal feeling, capable of even giving a grown man bouts of butterflies.I controlled my growing lust and made it clear to Strix that we were not going to act on our impulse.“What?” He was shocked, “But she is in hea
Emma's POVMy sudden actions woke Draven up and he looked at me through his messy bangs. His droopy eyes scanned my face and trickled down to my body. This reminded me that I am naked and I pulled the blanket to conceal my body.“What are you looking at?” I asked him and he dragged his eyes back to my face.He asked, “You are awake? How are you feeling?”I said, “I asked you something!”Draven got up from the bed, he was still naked and did not seem to mind it. I turned around and refused to look at him, “Can you for God's sake put something on?” The Alpha was in the middle of lighting up a cigarette, when he heard my words he turned around nonchalantly, “Why? This isn't the first time you are seeing me naked.”“Stop!” My face burned red and I forced him to put something on.The man replied with a fine and put on the robe. He sat down on the sofa and took a drag of his cigarette, “Why are you so worked up?”“What kind of question is that?” I said, “Where am I? What happened? Why am I
Draven's POVI took a shower and came out of the room to see Draven already dressed up and busy on a phone call. He looked at me and signaled for me to wait a second and I went into the bedroom, rolling my eyes.I looked everywhere but I could not find anything to wear. The clothes that I was wearing were ruined so I assume the hospital threw them away for good.But… What was I going to wear?“What's the matter?” Draven came into the room and stood beside me, staring blankly at the cupboard.I said, “I have nothing to wear.”“You are wearing a robe.”“You can't expect me to go out in public wearing this!”“Right.” He said, turning back to look at the empty cupboard like me.He then said, “You stay here. I will go and get you something.”“You sure?” I looked at him, “Won't it be inconvenient to you?”“No. I got this.” He said confidentially and moved to pick up his jacket and keys.I was a little sceptical about him going to buy my clothes and asked behind his back, “Do you even know m
Emma's POV“Good.” He said slowly before settling in his seat and opening his portion of the food. While Draven was not looking, I stole a few glances at him. I was not mistaken, something has definitely changed. I can feel it…He was starting to treat me better.He was being gentle.And if Draven is really the one who saved me, then the things which I saw before fainting on the road must be real too. The thing I witnessed in his eyes, a thin line differentiating his fright of losing me and relief of finding me…Could it be that Draven was always in love with me but he was never able to see it and yesterday when he thought that he was going to lose me forever, he realized his feelings.Butterflies erupted inside me along with acid.It was a bittersweet feeling and brought me heaps of confusion rather than joy.He is refusing to divorce and seems adamant to not give up on me. He is also treating me better.Could this be…The door slammed open, not letting me finish my thoughts. Draven
Emma's POVThe shopping trip was planned for the afternoon, even though Draven stalled the trip saying that he had work, we all knew that he just wanted to make sure I was getting a good rest before carrying on with any activity. It was evident by his constant checking up on me and bringing me something to eat every now and then.He did not even allow me to come downstairs for lunch and brought it up himself with the help of a housekeeper. I said, “Why did you bring it upstairs? I was just about to come down.”I yanked off the blanket and was about to get off the bed when Draven stopped me and practically nudged me back into the bed, “It's ok. We are here. Go back to your bed.”I sat down like a little child and looked at them like a fool. Draven made sure to ask me what I felt like eating before asking the kitchen to cook something. I wanted to keep it light and simple with an Alfredo pasta and butter omelette.The man kept the portable table on the bed and signalled for the houseke
Emma's POV“I will always believe you.” I don't know how much my soul was parched to hear these words from him. Draven and I disagreed on many things but at least now I know that he trusted me and my words meant something to him.I lowered my head and said, “Sorry…”“Don't be. If I was in your place, I too would not have trusted you to listen to you.” He said.Alex's expressionism changed and he looked at me confused. He was quick to notice that Draven's attitude had changed towards me.He squinted his eyes, asking me wordlessly what was going on. I shook my head slightly, saying that nothing was going on.I asked, “Did any of you find any information about the person who caused that accident?”“No.” Alex said, “We have tried everything and approached every way possible but we could not find a single thing about this person. It is as if he doesn't even exist and the ploy to kill you never even happened.”“So? Are we going to give up now? Is that it?”“No. Of course not.” Alex said, “
Emma's POVAlex threw all the excuses he could think of and the Alpha had a counter solution for everything. After trying unsuccessfully a few times, the man finally gave up and left. “I will call you.” Alex waved goodbye at me and closed the door behind him.As soon as Alex said that he would call me, Draven, who was walking towards my bedside muttered under his breath, “We will see.”I almost choked on my own saliva when I heard him say that. Maybe Draven thought that he was being very subtle with that but I managed to hear it. He did not seem to notice that I had heard him and pretended to be oblivious as well. But I could no longer handle the flowers sprouting within me.I felt like I was sucked back to the time when we were still in college and how I used to get happy by something as insignificant as him acknowledging my greetings. The feelings erupting inside me were uncontrollable and the fact that we hate each other was slowly slipping out of my senses.Why was this happenin
Emma's POVXavier dropped me off at the gates of my complex and I walked in after saying my good nights. It was a fun day, I had even bought a dessert along with me which Xavier said was the restaurant’s delicacy. I was excited to try it with my kids and talk to them about their day.I walked in on the door to see the whole house engulfed in a strange atmosphere. The housekeepers were eerily quiet as they did their work and looked as if they were under some pressure.I removed my bag and kept it on the floor, asking, “Hey, what is wrong? Why do you all look so weird?”Jada, who was busy changing the tablecloth, shivered visibly when I spoke up. “Miss Whitemane…” She spoke softly, a mask of fear in her face.I furrowed, seeing her change the tablecloth. I asked, “What are you doing? Why are you tidying up the table out of the blue? And where did you get that tablecloth from, don't remember buying it.”“Because I asked her to.” Draven spoke up from behind me, scaring the literal hell ou
Emma's POVXavier looked very passionate as he looked at the menu and explained everything to me, but I could hardly keep my cool, given how close and intimate we were. My breathing was turning hot and even my wolf was reacting strangely to his scent.I was not aroused but something was making it hard for me to sit straight.Was I… nervous?I was so lost in thought that I missed everything that he explained. Xavier asked what I wanted to eat and was waiting for my answer which, obviously, he didn't get because I was lost in thoughts.Seeing that I was replying, he looked back and asked, “Are you okay, doll?”I shook from my fantasies and nodded, “I am sorry, I was thinking something.Xavier smirked cheekily as if he had read my thoughts and said, “No problem. I can go over all this again if you want.”“No. I don't want you to waste any more of your time.” I took the menu from his hand and admitted defeat, “Can you just suggest me beginner-friendly dishes?”“Umm… I don't know your tast
Emma's POVI sent both the girls and made sure they boarded safely in the car. I trusted Xavier and his men, the girls were in safe hands. Xavier and I watched as the car departed from the parking lot. “They are nice. No wonder you said you liked working.” The man commented.I nodded with a smile, “They are the only people in this pack who actually treat me with respect. For others, my existence is not even worth acknowledging.”“What are you saying? I heard you did a lot of things for the pack. You even solved some rogue issue.”“Yeah, I did.” I said, “It was just a two-day pomp and joy. After the sand settled, I was back to being the plain, old, wolfless girl hated by the entire pack.”Xavier did not say anything about the fact that I was wolfless. So I asked, “You have nothing to say?”“About what?”“Me being wolfless.”“I don't care about it.” He said, “You are better than many wolves I know.”I smiled to conceal my self-pity, “That is what I tell myself to.” Neither of us was d
Emma's POV“Xavier Stone?”“Is that really him?”Everyone gasped and looked at the man in shock. They could not believe that one of the most famous personalities was standing right in front of them.Sonia and Merely were equally stunned. They looked at me, unable to blink, “Is your friend really Xavier Stone?”“Yes.”“Holy… Moly!” The two said in unison.The cop was scared shitless after listening to the chief’s words, “Mr Stone…” Xavier did not say anything, instead he indicated for the cop to uncuff him.“Yes, yes. I am sorry!” He immediately pulled out his keys and unlocked his handcuffs.By the time he was done releasing Xavier, a set of three black cars rolled inside the premises. A tall, lean man wearing spectacles got out of the car and made his way towards Xavier.“Boss, are you alright?” This man was Brandon, Xavier's assistant and the one who had been representing him all these years.If people had any doubt regarding Xavier's claims, it must have vanished the second Brando
Emma's POVThe crowd stood there stunned and were talking amongst themselves. “He is the boss?”“No, he is not! I have seen Wilson and he does not look like this.”“Aren't you aware? Wilson sold Florence to XS Group.”“What? When?”“A few days ago. Wilson is not the boss anymore.”“So… the new boss would be the CEO of XS?”I picked up from the conversation. I had no idea that Xavier had bought Florence, but I wasn't surprised; he had already mentioned that he was here to expand his business. What better way to expand your business than by buying the largest commercial hub of the pack?The words that XS bought the bar quickly spread amongst the group and it caused a whole other set of arguments.“Ain’t no way he is Xavier Stone!”“He could be. No one has ever seen him in real life.”“Yes, no one has ever seen him. He is always secretive about his identity.”“Exactly. There is no way he would hang out here and reveal himself just like that.”“This man is looking for troubles, that's it
Xavier's POVGift giving is my love language and when I went to Italy for a business deal, I knew I had to get something for Emma from there. But what…Guns? No, she doesn't need them. She can't even shoot properly. I will teach her how to shoot, and then maybe I will buy her one for self defense.Fancy Pasta? She doesn't even like those and only eats them because her son likes them.After much contemplation, I settled on cookies. They were nice and sweet and she liked them too.I did not tell Emma about this and wanted to surprise her. I was glad that she liked them!After I hung up, I leaned back on my chair and looked at her picture framed on my table. My eyes turned mellow just by looking at her, this girl was like the first drop of rain on a barren land. Just then, my assistant walked in and whispered something in my ear. What he said made my eyes turn cold and I immediately got up from my seat.We went to the basement where my men had someone kneeling on his knees.“What do w
Emma's POVThe security guard did not answer our question but it was quite loud by his expressions that it was the case. My eyebrows knit themselves together, “This is ridiculous. We are coming back from work, we don't have time to put on something fancy for a bar.”“That sounds like a ‘you’ problem. I have seen plenty like you; you get your sugar daddy to get you the membership and walk in with your poor etiquette, corrupting the whole environment.”“Mister, watch your tone.” Sonia stepped in to defend me, “You can't just bad mouth us by assuming random things.”“I am assuming?” The guard laughed, “Florence is not a place everyone can hang out in. Just look around, this is not the place you belong.”I said, “We might not have money to squander on fancy dresses like this, but it doesn't mean that we don't fit in here, or you can stop us from entering.”“Yes, the only thing that we need to enter is the membership and we have that right here.” Sonia added.The guard, however, refused to
Emma's POVAs soon as I hung up, I was bombarded with questions by the nurses. “Emma, who is this?”“Is he your boyfriend?” “Do we know him?”The girls were more excited about this than me and all I could do was laugh. I said, “No, he is not my boyfriend. He is just a friend.”“Is your friend rich?” Sonia asked.Merely was the one to reply, “He gifted her cookies that were worth hundreds of thousands. Of course, he is rich.”Sonia grinned, “What is his name? Is he single? Is he looking for a date?”I nodded, “He is single but I don't know if he is looking for a date.”“Oh, no worries. I would just like to know him.” She waved her hand, “What does he do?”“He is a businessman. He is currently in our pack to open a new branch here.”“Wow, he sounds super rich.”I shrugged my shoulders, “You can say that.”Sonia said, “I am intrigued. Emma, why don't you introduce this new friend of yours to us.”“Of course.” I said, “I am going to meet him at a bar after work. Would you two like to co
Emma's POVA week passed just like that and there wasn't much development. I was continuing my work at the hospital and my kids were getting busier and busier with school stuff. Alexander was out of the hospital and he resumed his work for the divorce proceedings.This time, we had more evidence of Draven's atrocities and the case was stronger against him. I was heavily relieved because there was a huge chance of the verdict ending in my favour.There was not much time left so I was also going through job listings for once we moved out of this stupid pack.That day, I was in the common room, and we were chatting about the usual things. Our conversation got interrupted when a delivery guy knocked on our door.“Yes?” We all turned to look at him and asked.He checked the package in his hand and said, “I have a delivery for Emma Whitemane.”“Me?” I muttered and we all looked at each other in confusion.Sonia was the one who directed him towards me, “That's her. Emma Whitemane.”The deliv