Hayden pov"Hayden, wait," Lucien said, pulling me back into the room."What do you mean confront her? Were you, not the one who said that you cannot expose her yet until you have caught everyone involved in this?" He whisper-yelled."I am well aware of everything I said, Lucien, but that was all before Alex went missing. My mate and my child are in danger. I felt a sharp pain in my heart a few minutes ago.""Then they have not left the pack yet if you felt her a few minutes ago. Look, Hayden, grabbing Ann now and threatening her won't get her to talk because you have nothing over her now, something tells me that she has already made peace with dying with the things she has been doing, and she has been so smart to keep her son off it. If you threaten her with Peter, he has not been caught doing anything, so you will get nothing but...""Quit the long sermon and go straight to the point; I don't have all day, Lucien.""You have cameras on almost every part
Alex povI felt someone calling my name in my head. I tried to ignore it, but it got so loud, so I pushed out and opened my eyes, even though it felt heavy.But then the room was so bright, so I closed my eyes and blinked a few times, trying to get my eyes used to the light before I opened it again."How are you feeling?" A voice I recognized to be my mate's asked me."Worn out, tired, drowsy, take your pick. Where are we?"He pointed at the machines and said, "At the hospital, isn't that obvious?""Again? What happened this time?""You don't remember anything from the ceremony?""What ceremony? I do not..." I stopped talking because I started recollecting everything, from Hayden making me angry to entering that enclosed space, and someone placed something on my nose and then knocked me out.My hand went to my bump, and it was still there. "My baby did anything...""The baby is fine; the moon goddess was merciful. Though they said that they would still ru
Ann povI was pacing around the house, waiting for Josiah and the nurse we sent to look around to give me some news. "Okay, I am fed up; I am tired of waiting; maybe I can go look around too," Cecelia said.I looked up and rolled my eyes. I did not have time to deal with imbeciles now. "For the last time, you are not going there. I mean, what will you say that you came there to do?"She shrugged. "I will pretend that I went there to seduce Hayden while I tell them that I came to know how Alex was doing. And like every cliche story, Alix will flair up and Hayden will send me away, then I will go around the hospital and look around to see if someone will drop a hint of what is happening."I nodded, because for once she was making sense: "Give it a few minutes; let me see if Currie or Josiah will call me back."She nodded. "Fine, twenty more minutes, then I will go clean up quickly and go to the hospital and maybe even talk to Josh; I saw him watchin
Cecelia pov"What is keeping her?" I said and sat down, keeping my bag.I was waiting for Ann to show up. She called me as soon as I got home and told me not to go because there was a problem. She then called me this morning and said that Hayden was in, so I should dress up but wait for her. I wanted to ask her why I should do that, but she cut the call before I could talk. I had been waiting for her for over two hours since I dressed up, but she was not yet here.My mom called me when I got home last night. She said that she just missed me, but I knew that she was calling me to find out if I had found my mate, and shamefully, I told her that I had not found my mate when we did not know what to say to each other anymore and we're just breathing in each other's ear.I would not have been worried about all this if that stupid person had not come into Hayden's life or stayed dead like she should have.Someone knocked, and I went to the door. It was Ann, so I opened
My back was pushed against a hard object; no, wait, it was a body. A hard-ripped body that could only belong to a man because I could feel the muscles peeping from the cloth.I started to wiggle and tried to push him off, but the asshole hold was tight and he was trying to hold me in place, but then I also noticed that the asshole shaft was poking against my ass. He must have a kink in assaulting innocent women, but I was not one of them then, so I kneed him in the shaft, then pushed away to hit him on the head with my bag. But then it was:"Josh, what the fuck is that?" I shouted with my bag still up in the air, ready to slam."Sorry, I was trying to get you to talk to me; you were rushing off, and I wanted to talk to you privately.""Really, and you could not do that without pushing my ass on your dick?" I said it as a matter of fact, and he started scratching his head."Sorry, I did not mean to do that; I was so angry, so I did not think before grabbing you."I rolled my eyes. "Fin
Ann pov"Sit down, Peter; you are going to make my blood pressure skyrocket with how you are pacing around." I chided, then drank my brandy again."Mom, you do not understand. She was smelling like him completely. I know you said that you told her to be nice to him, but they f*cked or something close to it for his scent to be conspicuous on her body like that.I wanted to throw the cup at my son and tell him to shut it. I was worried about us losing our heads, and he was worried about a woman that he was going to kill later on."Peter shut your mouth and go sit down," I said when I could not stand his tantrum any longer."Mom, you do not understand. I...""Peter, shut up! I do not care to understand anything right now; our lives are on the line. If we do not do it right this time and get to the root of things, then we will all die," I shouted angrily. "You will cease to exist alongside your precious dick, and I doubt our deaths will be quick. He will p
Alex povHayden had stayed in the living room to welcome his friend, while I was still in the room trying to make myself appear human.He had not told me to come to the living room or anything; he only whispered, "I will be back."Then he walked out. A few minutes later, I started hearing the sound of Finn's voice in our living room, and then I heard them laughing.Finn said something about Hayden having a mate, and Hayden retorted back, which made him bark out a laugh.I turned and quickly grabbed my phone to call Claire and inquire about the twins."Hello, Claire baby.""Alex, How are you? What time are they going to discharge you today?" She asked. There was music playing in the background of the place where she was."I am already at home; where are you?""At home, some of Summer's old friends came here, and they have been blasting music since they came over. I am so thankful that the twins are not at home or they would not have gotten any sleep.""I ca
Finn POV"You can never change, always rushing everywhere to make sure that your money is intact," he said with a smile.I shrugged. "If I don't take my business very well, I will go broke, and you know what will happen to me if that ever happens."He nodded. "Yep. Many packs will tear you apart for selling weapons to their opponents. But don't worry. If you give me those two new enterprises that you started, then I might be tempted to protect you from them."I scoffed, not only because of what he said but mostly because he said that he would protect me if he knew about my involvement in what happened to his mom. I am sure that he would have made me an example. Hayden was not the forgiving type, just like me."Please, it will never come to that, and like I told you, the main reason why I came is to see your beautiful mate who was sick," I teased, and he scoffed.He rolled his eyes. "Sure, I believe you. Did Donovan contact you for a new business deal?"I shoo
Hayden POVToday was the day of the general meeting. Since my return two days ago, I have spent it with my twins, organizing every piece of evidence that I had. Compiling the conversation between Abel and Ana, I could still see the look of horror on her face when I pushed Abel out of the car; she looked like she had seen a ghost.No one could escape, as I made sure the boundaries were guarded, and I confirmed that Peter was truly my uncle's son. I told my father about it this morning, and I had to hold him down from rushing to his brother's house.I also told Josh what his father had done and that Peter was his brother. He had been working with me for a long time, so he deserved that much respect.My twin's birthday was coming in a few months, and I could not wait to get all this over and start a new phase with my family."Ready," I said to Alex.She nodded. "More than ever."I grabbed her hand and then pressed the elevator. We had left the twins at home wit
"Good morning, soldiers," I said while standing in front of them."Good morning, Alpha," They greeted."Tomorrow, we will save our pack. This is one of the most important missions in our lives, so there is no room for mistakes everywhere. Do you understand?""Yes, alpha.""Good. What I want is your excellence amongst others. No mistakes. Anyone who leaks any information here will die in my hands in the worst way possible. Now let us start."Jim had told him to come to the house; it was near the water. He initially disagreed and gave him another location with the excuse that he could be walking into an ambush. Jim used the same excuse for him, telling him that he might decide to kill him and take every dollar in his account. "The location is the house in the forest. It is not afflicted to any of us, and although he thinks he is smart, we are smarter."I pointed at the hidden cameras that had picked up a picture of a middle-aged woman who came to look around, using detectors and everyt
Hayden pov After what we had last night, I had slept off but was woken up by the sound of my phone ringing. It was on the bed stand, but Alex was using my hand as a pillow, and I did not want to wake her up. I looked at the clock, and it was midnight. But then my phone started to ring again. She must have been disturbed by the noise because she turned and moved away from my hand.I tiptoed off the bed and grabbed my phone, then headed to the bathroom after looking around."This better be important, Jim?" I said immediately that I had picked it."Good evening, Alpha. I am calling because you said to call you and to never act on my command.""And?""The dealer messaged me. He says that he has something to do next week and decided to get the job done tomorrow, so I should get him money ready by tomorrow.""What did you tell him?""Nothing. He just sent me the message a few minutes ago. Also, there's a feature in my laptops that makes messages I have rea
Alex povWe arrived on our private plane to Paris. This was my first time in Paris, and I was so excited. It is going to be a fun experience for me. I brought out my phone, then found the article about Paris I had downloaded, because I wanted to have a better knowledge of where we were going and where we would be visiting after we had rested well.My interest was piqued when I saw a picture of the Eiffel Tower. We will do that.We were taken to our hotel room by a limousine.The hotel NH Paris Gare de l'Est was famous for its exquisite view and its transport convenience, and I will go see it too.The fact that it was closer to the Eiffel Tower, the train station, and the airport made it an exciting place for tourists and visitors.After we checked into one of the biggest hotels in Paris, which was owned by Hayden, We collected the key to our hotel room, while the baggage porters helped us carry our bags into our room.I did not waste time showering; he want
Josh povAs soon as Hayden left, I sat down with Lex, watching her rummage through the wardrobe.She had come to the kitchen, where I was lounging and waiting for them to finish cooking, and dragged me to her room."I need you to help me choose the perfect lingerie to seduce Hayden when he comes back.""Wouldn't Hayden kill me for looking at you?""He won't know unless you tell him, and what he does not know would not kill him. Now come with me."I followed her to the room, but all I wanted was to call Cecelia. I knew that she was in the Alpha's whatever, but I liked her.I remember how beautiful she looked from the back in the tub. She looked like a princess, so I pulled off my clothes and joined her in the tub."What are you doing?" She had asked me."Bathing, Isn't it obvious?" I asked."I thought you said that there was no reason for you to do that, as you will be leaving soon.""I changed my mind," I said, and then I started washing her hair for her."Okay,
Alex povI felt someone tapping me, and I groaned, then buried my face in the bed. It must already be time for us to leave, but I had stayed all night watching K-drama recommendations because I wanted to sleep more.It had started with Hayden bringing his laptop to bed when I said that I did not want to be alone in the room while he typed. He had agreed, but then the noise from his typing would not let me sleep."Can't you put down that laptop? I can't seem to sleep because of what you are typing." "I can't, but I can get out of bed; I will just be in the living room. You can call me if you need me."I shook my head, then placed my head on his chest. He likes to say that I have been needy these past few days.I had told him that since I almost died, I now knew what I was missing, and he started laughing.I stayed curled up at his side while he worked, but then I saw that it was disturbing him, just that he did not only tell me that he could not type comfor
Finn Hallmark povI had finished making a few calls in my study and learned that Donovan was not giving up and that he was still trying to finish up in the few days that they gave him. I did not know what he thought he was doing, but that bastard was starting to make me angry, and it looked like I would get rid of him."Is there a way that you guys could get him to leave the deal for me? You know how much I give you for everything that you do for me, right?""I know that Finn, but there is nothing that I have not tried. I sent you a picture of the deal too, and you could not find any clause that would make anyone take anything back. He was very thorough in making that deal like he knew that something like this would happen." I scoffed, "I don't mean through legal means; I mean, can't you get rid of him through any means?"The bastard at the other end of the line started laughing like I said something funny. He laughed for a while, and it started to irritate me, so I
When I opened my eyes, the room still felt dark, so that may mean that it was not morning yet. I felt sore in many places, and my head was killing me, but either way, I tried to touch his side of the bed and ask him to pull me up, but there was no one there. I looked at the side, which was a bit rumbled, which meant that he did sleep there but had woken up before I did.I managed to sit up and then looked at the clock. It was five o'clock in the morning, and I pushed myself to the edge of the bed even though my whole body protested against that movement. But I needed to get up and drain my bladder since I fainted from my orgasm and did not know everything that happened after that. I also needed to eat something because all that walking made me hungry, and I was too busy ogling Josh to ask for noodles yesterday, but now that all that was done, I needed to eat. I heard the sound of a plate falling somewhere, so that means that he was in his kitchen.Then came the whole problem, because
I grabbed the drink from his hand and took a sip from it to calm my insides. I had not examined what kind of tea, which is unlike me; it could have been poison and I would have drank it without looking, but it turned out sweet, so I looked at the remaining liquids at the bottom of the cup."What kind of tea is this? It's really sweet," I asked him."I don't know; my mom bought most of the things in my house, including this tea. She blended a lot of the things into the dried green tea, but I have forgotten what she mentioned."I tasted cinnamon on it," I said, and he shrugged."I did too, but as for the rest, I did not pay much attention," he said."Do you want to play a game?" He asked me."What is it? Truth or dare," I continued. "Do you want to dare me to pull my pants off?""It is not truth or dare, and if I wanted you to pull your pants off, I would not need to play a silly game. It's an Ouija box game where you have to do anything the alphabet on it says.""Is there another paper