Violet POV “This is getting so weird!” I hissed, looking at the phone after disconnecting it. Joe sounded desperate. I was afraid that there was no one for them to look after. What about their food or other basic needs? I closed my eyes and tilted my head up, thinking about Martha. She was so enthusiastic about this contract. What caused everything to spiral out of control to the point where everyone deserted my models, leaving them in limbo? “Should I book their tickets?” Sloane asked. I nodded. “Yes, please book their tickets and, until further notice, stall every other modeling assignment we have with Martha.” “But there are some that are in the middle of it,” Pippa argued. “The companies are waiting for us to send relevant photographs of the models.” “Has Martha paid for them according to the contract?” I asked. She was supposed to pay us fifty percent upfront. “She has,” Pippa said, looking at some papers. “But having said that, she is yet to pay for three modeling assig
Violet POV My mouth dropped open in shock, and for a moment my brain stumbled, unable to process. “Billy and Joe… What the hell?” There was a nervous tinge to Pippa’s voice. “I have been trying their numbers, but they are not answering. The phones were inactive for a while, and when I finally got through, it went to voicemail.”“Have you called Martha?” I asked as I tried to stop myself from trembling. My gaze went to the rearview mirror, and I found Phil watching me with a hard expression on his face. “No, Luna,” she replied with a shaky breath. “Call her now!” I almost barked on the phone. “And keep me in the loop!” “Yes, Luna.” When I disconnected the phone, I looked outside the window. My thoughts went to Billy and Joe. They were so excited to start with this assignment. Martha was so positive about it. It was like a dream come true for all of us. Then what went wrong? Why had Martha blocked my number? Was she threatened by Jayden or Emily? On an impulse, I picked up my phon
Violet POV Sunday was filled with anxiety as we desperately tried to reach Billy and Joe, but they never responded to our countless calls. There was not a minute when I didn’t check my messages or calls. Eventually, my worry was so overwhelming that I couldn't bring myself to eat the food on my plate. Though Dane had said that the boys were from his ally pack and that he had to find them because he valued his allies but for me it wasn’t about the allies. It was about the two innocent boys who were lost somewhere. Damn it. I was lost. “Violet,” Dane said as he placed the spoon on the plate. “I understand your worry. My wolves are already hunting them. We have informed the relevant authorities in the human world and they are on it.” “Relevant authorities?” I asked with a frown. He nodded. “There’s a small group of humans who know of our existence and these are highly placed individuals. Some are in the government, while some are rich businessmen. There’s a treaty amongst the werew
Violet POVA few hours and a restless nap later, I woke up to the plane landing. Impatient to get out of the plane and book a cab to the location where the boys were staying, I switched on my phone. It was no surprise that there were numerous missed calls from Dane, Dave, and Jackson and then some texts. I knew Dane was extremely angry, and I really didn’t want to face his anger, so I sent him a message: Landed in Miami. The three dots on my phone soon came to life. Dane was furiously typing. Suddenly, the dots stopped and my stomach twisted into knots. Did he choose to end our conversation? My phone rang, and despite feeling extremely nervous, I was flooded with relief. When I picked up the call, he growled, “You went against my orders!” I swallowed saliva down my throat and licked my lips. “Dane, you know how I feel about it. Please don’t be angry.” “Don’t be angry?” He sounded like a maniac on a high. “When we are over, you are in for a punishment for being a brat.” I sucked
Chapter 93Violet POV“Who are you?” asked the old woman, her face lines becoming more prominent as she narrowed her eyes. It was a surprise that her hand didn’t waver as she pointed the gun at my face. "Did you not see the bold, red signs showing no trespassing?"Licking my dry lips, I said, “Hi, I am Violet, a friend of Martha Smith.” I meant to say enemy because that's what I was thinking. But I kept my tone under check because I had to find out about the boys. “She asked me to meet at her house, but this is the address she gave!” Opal was growling inside me because she didn’t like a human challenging her. “And you think I’ll believe you?” She didn’t move an inch with all that sarcasm dripping in her voice. “Martha is also my colleague in the model agency, and we were supposed to do a photo shoot for a TV production company. Honestly, I am at a loss whether I’ve come to the right address or not,” I said with an exasperated sigh. The stern expression of the woman cracked a little
Violet POV “Did you hear that?” I whispered to Janis. She stared at me as if I had grown two heads. “Hear what?” Another muffled groan sounded. “This. Someone groaned!” I pointed. “Girl, you are imagining,” Janis said, shaking her head. “There’s no one in this house. I think you better leave. I'll contact Martha and let her know about you, or you can call her and inform her you came here but found no one.” I licked my lips as I whipped my head to understand the source of the groans. Was I imagining? Why couldn’t Janis listen to them? ‘That’s because she doesn’t have that good sense of hearing, Violet,’ Opal said. ‘I can hear the groans too,’ she added. ‘They are coming from the right, beneath the staircase.’ I walked towards the staircase. “Where are you going, missy?” Janis growled a protest. “There’s no one and we should get out of here before Martha comes. I don’t want to get into trouble!” “Is there a cellar somewhere?” I asked, dismissing her irritation. “Not that
Violet POVMy breath lodged in my throat when I looked at the two of them. They were both looking like they were in cahoots, and that explained everything. Martha was a part of the conspiracy that Emily had woven. “Where are you going?” Martha asked as her smile turned into a grin. “And why are you taking my employee with you?” I shook my head as Janis’s mouth dropped to the floor. “I should’ve known.”“You should have,” Martha chuckled. “But you have to say that I played my part pretty beautifully.” She turned over her shoulder to look at Emily. “You were right. She’s so gullible. It took time for me to convince her, but she took the bait.” Emily let out a quiet and amused laugh. “Yes, she is that stupid.” Martha turned her face towards us and scanned all of us. “Janis, I guess you didn’t know what was going on. You have a chance to come to this side and join us. Jayden is digging graves for these three in the property’s backyard under an oak. So unless you don’t want to end up i
Violet POVA gasp left my throat when I looked at Emily’s brown wolf. She had alpha blood and her wolf was taller than most of the female wolves. I knew Billy would be no match for her. Panic rolled down my shoulders and spine when she dipped her head low and snarled at Billy. I could sense Billy’s fear as he stepped back from Martha’s limp body and came to stand with me. Despite his fear of Emily's wolf, Billy surprised me by standing by my side, as if ready to shield me from any harm, which caught me off guard. He was ready to sacrifice his life for me. As I glanced sideways, I could see Joe beginning to stir a bit more. He opened his eyes and glanced at me and Billy. He must have opened his mind link with Billy because he narrowed his eyes and closed them, faking his unconsciousness.With a deadly snarl, Emily took a step forward as she glared at me with her amber eyes and peeled her lips back to expose her fangs. “You don’t want to do this,” I said in a quivering voice. “If Alp