Emma's POVWithin a few hours, the news of Sherry's death started to blow up all across the news. The news agencies from our pack and the packs nearby were covering it intensely. No matter what channel you turn to, you would find a reporter talking about it.It was confirmed that Sherry was indeed murdered. She was brutally stabbed to death while she was asleep in her own bed. So far, no one is being held as a suspect and the investigation is still going on.This news shocked the entire territory. How can someone break into the most heavily guarded place of the pack and murder someone? And, who would want to kill Sherry? I agree that she was a terrible mother-in-law and a human but she never had anyone she could call her enemy. She always played it safe and only bullied people who are weaker to her.It was already night and there was not much of a development. The police were keeping every single information tight so it was hard to determine if they found any clue or not.With each p
Emma's POVTwo months passed just like that and I did not hear a thing from Draven. Right after the funeral finished, he flew out to Italy with his sister with no news of returning. In his absence, Robin and my father were the one taking care of the pack disputes.During the initial days, the whole pack was awaiting his return and every now and then, we would hear rumours that the Alpha was back in the pack but as I mentioned, those were just mere rumours.I used to call Robin and ask him where Draven was and when he would return. The Beta used to answer my call just to tell me he had no idea what the Alpha was upto and slowly, he too stopped responding to my calls.I tried every mean possible to contact Draven all of which ended in failure. Even Alex and Natasha tried to use their influence to use me but all of them dmended in vain too.The kids too stopped asking me about their father after they noticed how much it was affecting me. Even the case was closed after being dismissed as
Emma's POVThe excitement and the smile which was plastered all over my face froze abruptly. Even the hand which I held up to wave at him were left hanging midway.“Stella? Why is she with him?” Natasha asked and I shook my head, indicating that I had no idea what was going on.Stella smiled at him and right in front of my eyes, interlocked her arms with him and leaned on him intimately. She smiled wide and waved at everyone before doing something I never expected to see in a million years.She flaunted her engagement ring to us.I heard my heart shatter into a million piece when I saw this scene unfold in front of my eyes. I was not a fool who could not connect the dots. No wonder Draven did not even bother to talk to me once on the apst two months. He got re-engaged go Stella.“What the fuck is happening? Did you know about this?” I was fighting back my tears at this point and could not say a word. I shook my head negatively as my eyes were locked at the happy couple who were flaun
Emma's POVThis was a stupid idea!I was no longer a teenager to go clubbing whenever I was sad, I was almost 30 but the two were so excited that I could not refuse. Within the next ten minutes, I found myself looking through my clothes to find a dress fitting for the club while Natasha judged me. As for Alex, he was on the phone with the babysitter.No matter what I wore, it failed to impress Natasha. She said, “Emma, you are going to a club. Not to a book club. Putnon something sexy.”“I don't have anything sexy!” I stood in front of the wardrobe, almost at the verge of tears as I wasn't able to find anything good.“Move aside, let me check.” Natasha took over and looked through the clothes. She was unimpressed by most of them when suddenly, her face lit up. She picked out the cloth and tossed it towards me, “Here, wear this.”The dress that she chose was a little wine red satin dress. As soon as I saw it, I shook my head, “No. No way I am wearing that.”“Why? What is wrong with it?
Emma's POV“You were right. This is indeed fun.” I giggled at my friends who were equally tipsy as me.Natasha said, “I told you, right. A little party fixes everything.”I said, “This is actually fun! I regret not coming here sooner and missing out all the fun.”“Yeah. You have missed out on a lot of things, Emma. I wish you understood this sooner.”“I know!” I said, “And this is all because of him. Damn you, Draven. I missed out all this fun to be a good wife to you and you cheated on me with that bitch.”“Right! Damn him.” The two cheered me.Alex said, “He never deserved you, Emma. You deserve much better.”“Yes. I deserve much better than him.” I took another shot and said, “I am going to… move on from him…”“YESSS!” “…and throw the divorce paper on his face,”“THAT'S MY GIRL!’“...and get married to someone else while he watches.”“What? No!” Natasha who was cheering me abruptly said. “You don't like my idea?” I asked her , genuinely concerned. In my head, it was the perfect r
Emma's POVThe goons did not seem to like his interruption. They said, “Hey, who are you? Get the fuck out of here.”The man stepped forward and said, “Guys, she is all alone and drunk. It is not very manly of you to trouble a helpless woman.” unless you wanna get beat up.”“We don't need to prove to you our manliness.” One of the men, who seemed to be their leader said, “Leave us alone or else you will regret.”“Regret? So, we are getting violent, huh? I was not in the mood for one but okay, whatever.”“Are you an idiot?” He said, “Stop wasting our time, man.”The man in the mask crossed his arms and kept challenging them, “What if I don't leave?”“You will get beat up.”“Oh, beat up?” The mysterious man laughed before pulling out a gun and pointed it at us, “What about now?”As soon as the goons saw the gun, they tamed down. Their tone was no longer authoritive, “Are you mad? Put in down?”The man did not put it down, instead he pulled the trigger making them raise their hands in th
X's POV"Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound of my men brutally killing a person reached my ear and I smiled, taking the last bite of the sandwich. I got up from the seat and went to check on them.“How many bullets, boys?” I asked to which the men replied, “He died at the first shot itself, boss. I just shot him two more times for the rhythm.”“Did you now?” I was impressed by him but the man who was currently bleeding to death on the floor. I said, “Him dying at the first shot itself proves that he was never one of us.”“Waste of salary.” The other one replied, “How did he keep working under our nose for so long and we did not catch him? He was almost done collecting the necessary evidence to rat us out to the police.”I said, ‘’But he did not. No one ever can.”I wiped my hand on his shirt and said, “Let this be an example for every single person working under us. This is the price they have to pay for trying to betray me, make it loud and clear.”This case was a little too close to home,
X's POVEmma had the exact same kind of breakdown I had predicted when she saw that prick show up at the airport with Stella. She was so disappointed and heartbroken by what she was seeing that she ran away from there.“Emma! Wait!” Her friend tried to chase her but alas, she was not very athletic. Luckily, in this airport premises, there were only very few places a female could run and hide. Emma did the most cliche thing of hiding inside the bathroom and crying. I hid behind a tree and waited for her to come back. Even her friend found her way there and went inside to find her.It was going to be fifteen minutes but she was still not back. I was starting to get worried but I calmed myself down saying that her friend was there and she would definitely not be this calm if something had gone wrong.Emma and Natasha emerged from the bathroom twenty minutes later. Her cheeks were swollen and her eyes were bloodshot, indicating that she had had an ugly meltdown in one of those cubicles.O
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