ALEX POVWhen I woke up again, I was swaddled up with bedsheets, and someone was in the room with me because I could smell the scent of the person.I inhaled closely, and it was Hayden, but something was off, and I had a bad headache."You are awake," he said, then pulled me up and kissed me, and when I looked around, there were no photos of us at the wall.""Where are we?" I asked him."At the spare room beside the bathroom, I did not want the kids to disturb your sleep because the doctor recommended that I let you sleep the spell of your system."I pushed my hair from my face. What spell?""You don't remember how you tried to tear my clothes off in front of everyone at the festival," he said with a smile, and my eyes widened."Shit, did everyone see that?"I nodded, and her cheeks turned crimson. "Did you find out who gave it to me and how?""No, there was nothing out of the ordinary that happened through the camera. Did you leave the house yesterday
Cecelia povI was waiting on this stupid and dirty path again. Since I got to shadow pack, because of this stupid girl, I have done a lot of things I would never ordinarily do. Mosquitos were biting me again, but I could not leave; instead, I was sitting here and waiting for that girl named Christina again. She was running late again.From afar, I saw her. I pretended I did not see her and headed to the bush."Cecelia, Cecelia." She called and ran after me, trying to stop me, but I continued going. When I got to where I wanted, I grabbed her and then slapped her twice. One on each cheek."What did I tell you about being late? I could kill you right now for leaving me in the cold again."She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry I got held up in traffic when I went to the pharmacy." "I'm tired of stupid excuses, bitch," I yelled, and I slapped her.She winced in pain, and I shot her a daring look to hit me back if she could."What are you going to do, bitch?" I yelled, daring her to do
Alex pov"Wait up!" Lily screamed at Elijah while running excitedly behind. "Catch me if you can!" Elijah chuckled and continued running deep into the woods. "Wait for me, Elijah.""Slacker is the loser," Elijah screamed as he continued running. A sense of happiness welled up my stomach as I watched them giggling and playing. For some insane reason, I feel excited about this vacation, if I am allowed to call it that. Hayden suggested we drive to the beach house, but where is the fun in it if we all get cooked up in the car and before you know it, we are already here? "Dad, Elijah won't wait up for me," Lily said to Hayden, with a hint of sadness in her voice, "Darling, should we tell him who the boss is?" Hayden asked, and he picked her up on the ground. "Yeah!" she screamed, chuckling. I took out my camera to take a picture of this father-daughter moment when Hayden began running with Lily sitting comfortably on his shoulders. "Dad, that's cheating." They all laughed while El
Alex pov"Lily, you are already running late; eat your breakfast and stop poking Elijah," I said and then tapped her."Yes, mommy, but she poked Elijah anyway, and Elijah pinched her."I give up. If any of you aren't done by the time I am done, then you will have to get to school by yourself," I said, and I started eating.Due to the free days Hayden took, he had left early in the morning without breakfast to meet up with his workload, and since their father was not here to rein them in, they thought it was okay to give me a hard day. And I had already been feeling dizzy for a few days now.Shantel is sick, and I did not trust anyone with my children when Shantel was not there to supervise them. But they were not easy to control, I told them to bathe while I cooked, but when I finished with it and entered their room, they were still in their clothes and playing in bubbles."Elijah, stand straight," I cautioned, then tied his shoelace. "Mom, Daddy, makes it more cool; you did not even
"The fuck," I said and sat up immediately. Hayden must have set the alarm to wake me up; I turned it off and then laid back down. I was so tired, and my body felt like a train had run over me, but when I looked at the clock, it was already eight in the morning.I looked at my side, and Hayden was no longer there. When I listened, I did not hear any sound from the twins, which also means that Hayden or Shantel must have already sent them to school.Hayden was out again. He was so busy with a new project and had to work for the time he took off, so he hardly came home in time. Last night I noticed when someone opened the door and came in, but I was too tired to get up, so I just laid there while he got into bed.Claire was going to come to the pack tomorrow, and I have not talked to Melinda and Hayden about my plan. I needed both of them for my plan to work. I managed to get off the bed and headed to the children's room to make sure that they were not there and that someone remembered
"No...th..ing" She stammered and kept looking at Cecelia like she was expecting her to say something. "Is she threatening you?" I asked, and she shook her head, eyes wide. Maybe this is the wrong approach."What's your name?" I asked with a gentle voice."My name is Christina, Luna," she answered."You know I am the Luna, and it's not just a title; it is because I have the Alpha's ears; I am the mother of his children. So if you tell me anything, I will make sure that the Alpha comes to your aid." I finished and held her hand.She looked like she was going to talk, but then the stupid witch hissed."What is all this long sermon for? Are you trying to rub it in my face that he is with you? Can't I discipline a disobedient servant who has the guts to tell me that she cannot get something for me, that she only works for the Alpha? Or did you tell her not to get it for me?"I hissed, then asked Christina, "Do you work for me?"She nodded. "Yes, I work alongside Shantel, and she sent me o
"Are they going to stop kissing anything soon, or should we interrupt to make sure that Claire is okay with this?" I asked Hayden and the men, but they only snickered."I promise you they do not want to be interrupted, and your friend wants this," Hayden replied."How would you know that?" I asked Hayden.He just shook his head. "I just know.""We can smell her arousal from here; that's what Alpha can't say. Can't you see the way she is clinging to him? I won't be surprised if they mate on the cold, hard floor," Josh said and started laughing.Lucien growled, causing Josh to stop laughing and take two steps backward."Next time, you should think before talking," I said. Lucien and Claire disengaged from each other, but they were still holding hands, and her cheeks were flushed. They started coming to us."She looks like a red tomato," Josh whispered, and I smiled."I heard you, Josh. One more word about my mate; I will knock off all your teeth," Lucien threatened.Claire stopped. "Wai
"It was more than wonderful," she answered, and I chuckled."Good for you; now come let me take you to your room," I said, and she followed me."This is the twin's room; they will have plenty of questions for you tomorrow. I told them then that you went out, but will see them tomorrow," I said while leading her to her room."You know I love messing with them, so that means tomorrow will be fun.""Have you eaten? Should I make you something real quick?"She shook her head and said, "No, we stopped at a restaurant and had some steak."I nodded. "Okay, let's get to your room then."We got to her room, and I opened the door and then went in."I will let you get settled in, then we will talk tomorrow," I said, and I was about to close the door when she called my name."Alex, wait, do you have a minute?" She asked, then sat down on the bed.I looked at her in surprise, then nodded, "Of course."I stepped back in and closed the door. She sat down."Do you mind sitting?" She asked, then smile
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