“Ash?” Raphael said the name again in disbelief, with his eyes wide with shock. Devon nodded, and Raphael began to shake his head.His mind reverted to the past and to what he did. The memory still haunted him after so many years. It was like he was reliving his past again and again. And now Devon was Telling him, the most shocking thing.“No, it can’t be true… I___ I… I killed him myself,” Raphael stuttered and Lilac stood up and walked to where he stood. Her problems were only getting bigger, she could feel a headache form at the back of her. Devon just added to her troubles by telling Raphael, she thought.Raphael looked up at Lilac with bewilderment etched on his face, He wanted her to tell him Devon was lying, but Lilac nodded, affirming what Devon said. Raphael let out an exasperated sigh and left the office in a hurry slamming the door loudly, before Lilac could say anything.“Why did you do that?” Lilac turned to Devon, with visible annoyance on her face.“He has the right t
“I have something to tell you,” Came Alice’s soft voice. Devon caressed his Mates face tenderly when he felt how tense she became after her words.“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” He said softly, but Alice shook her head.“No, I want to,” she replied, looking down.“Ok love,” Devon said softly.As Alice opened her mouth to talk, the door flew wide open to reveal Devon’s Beta and Gamma.They both have the look of confusion etched on their faces. Devon looked at Alice and whispered.“You can tell me later, okay?” He said In a low voice, and she nodded faintly.“What’s going on, Devon, is what Lilac said true?” Lucas started and Devon nodded, confirming his words.Lucas sighed exasperatedly and walked further into the office with curious Kace trailing behind him.“Lilac looked pissed about it,” Lucas continued, taking a seat on the couch opposite Devon.He smiled slightly at Alice, and she returned the smile. Kace sat beside him and waited for Devon’s response eagerly.“
Gladys stood in the kitchen with Joan in front of her. She sighed exasperatedly and then handed a tray to her.“I don’t know why I’m doing this. Just drop the tray and come right back down, okay,” the woman said, and Joan nodded excitedly.“Oh, aunt, I will be right back,” Joan responded humbly, leaving the kitchen to where she was sent.Joan rushed the stairs, as she was curious to take a look at the upper interior of the house. It was only her second day there and Gladys, the woman who helped her get the job, had been watching her like a hawk, so she didn’t have a chance to look around.She walked up the stairs excitedly but missed her step when she almost got to Liam’s room. The tray in her hand fell to the ground and cause a loud noise, she closed her eyes as this happened. And opened them slowly after she heard the shatter of the broken glasses.“No!” Joan squatted down immediately when she saw the broken glass. She began to pack them up back into the tray before anyone saw her.
The sound of birds chirping could be heard as the morning sunlight illuminated the room, making it bright. Alice’s eyes fluttered open, only to be closed short quickly when the sunlight invaded her eyes.After yawning, she opened her eyes again and shielded them from the light with her hands. The next second, she turned to the side of the bed to find it empty.She discovered she was in the room alone.. Devon wasn’t beside her. she got up quickly when she realized this. Her nervous eyes scrutinized the entire room quickly as she got up, ready to leave. But she stopped in her tracks when she heard the sound of running water from the bathroom. This made her let out a sigh of relief.Devon took a quick shower. He was uncomfortable leaving Alice in the room all by herself; he didn’t want her to start panicking when she woke up, so after his shower, he came out of the bathroom with just a towel tied around his waist to check on her. Alice was sitting on the bed and when she saw Devon’s perfe
Alice soon fell asleep as she was exhausted from the long Drive, but it wasn’t a deep slumber. She stirred awake by a faint tingling sensation that lingered on her back and hips. Her eyes fluttered open when she realized someone was tracing mindless circles on her arm. She stared straight into Devon’s eyes, and her breath hitched. Her eyes flew wide open when she realized how close they were. Their noses were almost touching.“You are finally awake, it worked,” He said softly, Devon continued tracing mindless circles around her arm, when he felt how tense she had become.Looking at her sleeping face, and caressing her face was the only way Devon could think of to wake his mate up. and she finally did wake up After all the troubles they had encountered for the past few days, the sight of her sleeping gave him peace. listening to her heart rhythm gave him comfort, and life to his dead soul.Meanwhile, Alice, who was still a little disoriented after waking up, finally relaxed because sh
Alice continued to stare outside the window, but the smile Devon wanted to see didn’t return to her face. She was in a daze, like something was in her mind weighing her down. This caused him to be a little concerned.They drove until, and they got to what looked like a forest, with many tall trees on each side of the road. It was quiet as they drove, and the road was long. The more they drove, the more the buildings grew lesser, till there were no cars or houses and even people seen.After driving along the road for almost ten minutes, they finally emerged in what seemed to be a small town. There were fewer people in the town and no large buildings, only beautiful cottage-like houses. With small shops on each side of the road after. There was a bookshop, a local library and also a small restaurant at an intersection they took and Alice, curious eyes, scrutinized the entire area. She loved how peaceful the whole place seemed.The people there didn’t seem to be a bit curious about why a
They came down from the car and walked into the beautiful mansion. Kace and Lucas trailed behind them, with Doris. Alice remembered her. She knew she was Lucas’ wife.The house had ten floors, and the whole top floor was for Devon alone. There was a flight of stairs that led up to different hallways and also Devon’s floor. Alice felt a little exhausted going up the stairs. The house looked like it was transformed it from an ancient castle into a modern-day castle while keeping the castle-like appearance..Devon swiftly picked Alice up when he saw that she was a little out of breath, taking her by surprise. She couldn’t help but blush and bend her head down in embarrassment, because of the people passing by shocked expressions, when they saw her in Devon’s arms.“I can walk on my own,” Alice whispered, hoping Devon would put her down, but he didn’t answer her and only continued to walk, not minding the shock gasped and gazes of the people around.His eyes went into a haze as he communic
Alice could only blink multiple times at Devon. She didn’t know how to react to what he just said. That wasn’t what she was expecting to hear. She felt her heart palpitating in her chest at his confession of hers. Her cheeks couldn’t hide how she felt as it showed a bright shade of crimson. Alice lowered her head and started fiddling with her fingers nervously.Devon reached for her hands and planted a soft kiss on her fingers. She couldn’t stop him as a spark erupted as soon as they touched. She liked their interactions.“But why you don’t even know me well? We just met,” she asked after some time, raising her head to look at him with confusion.Devon sighed deeply, looking for the right words to explain how he felt to his mate. He wasn’t sure even words could explain it. Was it love?. Would she be overwhelmed if he said he loved her?.“You are my world, my entire life. My world would be meaningless without you,” He said, and this only added to Alice's confusion of why he could say th