MALACHI’s POV.I wake up feeling a bit uneasy and I don’t know why. Nothing seems to be the problem, the pack house back in Texas is okay. My little brother is fine and everything at work is pretty good so I genuinely do not know why it feels like something is wrong but i can not place it.I have been angry for a while now, seeing that her husband is back and she seems so happy with him. It’s not like I want her to be sad but I don’t just know why the moon goddess is trying to mess with me in this way.My phone vibrates and Bryer’s name pops up.We haven’t spoken in a week and I was enjoying my peace and quiet.Clenching my jaw together, I finally pick up my phone.“Hello”“If I don’t call you, you won’t call me Malachi” she says from the other end.“I have been really busy,” I tell her.“How am i supposed to know that when you wont even let me into your mind”“Why did you call?”“Let's have dinner together, Malachi” she suggests again, “I am coming back to town today and I really li
ODETTE’s POV.By the time I open my eyes again, I am on a soft bed in a semi dark room with rain splattering on the window. Letting out a sigh, I gently pull my body to a sitting position as the thoughts of what happened a while ago becomes fresh in my head again. Not only did Zach and that lady inject me with wolfsbane to weaken my wolf, he forcefully took my blood but he couldn’t take the venom because I couldn't transform, he also forced me to sign the divorce papers.Now thinking about it, tears well up in my eyes. This must be how mother felt when dad served her divorce papers. I mean, I loved him and gave him everything he ever wanted, how could he betray me like this and all for what?The more I think about it, the more I find it hard to believe that he would do that to me. That is Zach, my mate, my husband. How could he look me in the eyes and treat me the way he did.Leaning forward, I switch on the bedside lamp and I almost have a heartache when I see the man seated on the
MALACHI’s POV.Watching her finally fall asleep, I let out a sigh of relief. She has cried so much that it broke my heart and I don’t know why. I don’t particularly want to see her in pain but I don’t know why I am more concerned about her though.Her wounds are slowly healing and I am glad about that.Standing up from the bed slowly, I switch on the bedside lamp before making my way out of the room and shutting the door behind me.Walking back to my favorite chair near the furnace, I lower myself on as the thought of Odette winds its way into my head again. She was in so much pain and I could see it. I genuinely want to sink my claws into Zach’s chest and watch him die slowly.The mobile on the table beside starts to ring and seeing it is my assistant Emily, I immediately answer the call.“Hello”“Sir” her voice filters through, “we have a problem”“What happened now?”“We are unable to get a hold of the male lead that is supposed to take part in the movie, “survivor” we have called
ZACHARY’s POV.Plopping down on the chair, I massage the space between my brows as anger continues to wash over me. How did she escape and no one could stop her? It is still so annoying that someone entered my pack house and took her and not one of them could stop the person. The worst part is that no one saw his face. He killed two of my men and left like he fucking owned the place:I lean forward on the chair as my gaze falls on the three men standing in front of me. They were supposed to be guarding her and now..“Are you going to tell me the truth now?” I ask, my voice unusually low, “because I find it hard to believe that someone will walk into the pack house, take her and none of you was able to stop him? What's the worst part? You didn’t even see his face? How dumb is that?”“Sorry Alpha” one of them says, “we are still looking for them”“Are you nuts?” I spring up from my chair in anger, grabbing him by the neck and shoving him towards the wall, “you should be thankful to the
ODETTE’s POV.As soon as I lower myself on the seat, an air hostess comes at me with a huge smile on my face. “We are getting ready to take off now ma’am” she tells me, “anything you need?”“Not at all” I flash her another smile, “but thank you”Malachi left forNew York yesterday because he had to meet with Kayden before shooting started but I opted to stay back in Virginia for a while to regroup. I am still in awe of what Zach did to me. I still can’t believe that the man I loved all my life could look me in the eyes and do this to me. He hurt me, he hurt me so much that I am not sure when I am going to recover yet. Tying me up, taking my blood and forcing me to sign those papers is something I will never be able to forgive him for doing that to me, for making me remember the trauma my mother had to pass through. Was any man even loyal at all?I close my eyes and press my head against the headrest, letting my thoughts run wild. I haven’t told my parents or siblings and I don’t plan
MALACHI’s POVDropping my phone, I return my attention to the man seated in front of me who is busy on his laptop with Odette hovering over him. Her silver hair is pulled up in a messy bun and the urge to weave my hand through it becomes a little intense so I shift my gaze from her and settle on Elvis again. Back in the car when she told me about Zach threatening her, I swear I wanted to go back to North Carolina and teach that bastard a lesson. How dare he think of threatening her. If she didn’t stop me, I would have been there by now. He hurt her and still dared to threaten her, how shitty could he be?“What’s going on, Elvis?”“I am trying to hack into his phone sir” he responds, “it’s difficult with only his phone number but I am trying”“Well, try harder” my patience is wearing thin at this moment, “I don’t want my woman’s stuff out there”The words are out of my mouth before I can even stop myself and I find her looking at me, a bewildered look on her face.“Can we talk for a
ODETTE’s POV.When I found out I was pregnant a day ago, it felt like my whole world came to a fucking standstill. Like how could I be pregnant for a man like him? Believe me, I was devastated and I actually thought about getting rid of the baby. I couldn’t give birth to Zach’s child, I couldn’t give birth to a baby whose father didn’t want me. It made me remember what my mother had to go through. Now I understood the kind of pain she must have experienced when her mate rejected her for her own sister.Now standing in front of Malachi and with the way he is looking at me, my world shatters. I didn’t expect him to judge me, I didn’t expect him to have that look in his eyes. It isn’t my fault that I got pregnant by my husband.Letting out a sigh, I slowly move away from him, wiping the tears from my face.“You see” I force a smile on my lips, “we can not be together, Malachi. I am pregnant with another man’s child and that’s the truth. You have a mate, stick to that”“You do not get to
ODETTE’s POV.For the longest moment, the two of us stand there looking at ourselves. I am still trying to understand why he is so into me when his mate literally left a while back but part of me wants it, everything he is offering, I love it and I want it. I want everything he is giving me, the care, the warmth and everything he has to offer but my mind is split in two. How can I take another woman’s man? I have never heard where an alpha was mated to two Luna’s before.“Please” his words jolts me out of my thoughts again and I let out a sigh.“I have to be at the pack house” I tell him, “my help is needed”“Let me come with you,” Malachi responds.“No, it’s fine. I can manage”He raises an eyebrow at me, his gaze intensifying with each passing moment.“You are pregnant, Odette. Let me take you to the pack house and that’s final. I understand you can do it yourself but let me, I want to”He didn’t wait for my response before making his way towards the door but stood again.“Change i
ODETTE’s POV.“Babe?” Malachi calls out to me for the umpteenth time but I just continue facing the wall, not having the energy or the ability to look at him. It hurts, it hurts so badly and there is nothing I can do about it.I struggled to accept the fact that I would give birth to Zachary’s child but I loved the feeling of being pregnant nonetheless. It was my child, mine but it was snatched from me. The more I think about it, the more sad and upset I am. I gently touch my tummy and close my eyes. It is empty now, my child didn’t even get the chance to come into this world..I sniff back a tear, I don’t want Malachi to see me in pain because he is in pain himself. I don’t want him to see me the way I am broken, broken from inside. It’s been two days but it feels like yesterday where I lost my baby. How will I be able to forgive myself for not taking good care of my baby?“Babe?” He calls out again but I continue to ignore him. I can’t even face him, how can I do that without feelin
MALACHI’s POV.Torturing someone who has one way or another gone against me is one of the sweetest things in my world, making them scream in pain and agony makes me and my wolf excited and that is the kind of immense joy I felt a while back, seeing Bryer in that kind of pain. She was my best friend, that would have never happened to her if only she respected boundaries and not called my wife names.Pushing the thoughts of her to her to the back of my head, I make my way into my room and at that moment, a call comes through my phone.Seeing her name pop up on the screen makes a warm smile appear on my face. Plopping down on the bed, I click on the receive button before pressing the phone against my ear.“Hello love” her voice filters through and I immediately feel my anger disappearing. This wife of mine has the power to make or break me and I am not going to stop her from doing whatever she wants with me, that’s how much I love and want her.“I have been calling you” Odette says from
BRYER’s POV.As soon as I drop my phone, I plop on the bed and close my eyes trying to calm my mind. Last night was really rough, I didn’t even know Zachary would end up believing me but he did and that was something I owe to Jacquline. If she didn’t give me that portion from the beginning, how would I have been able to have Zach wrapped around my fingers. He believed me without one single doubt and I hope it remains like that until I can finally get what I want.Now going back to Texas could be dangerous but I need to show Malachi that I am not scared of his threats. We belong side by side, I am the only person who is capable of standing beside him and protecting him when things go haywire.My phone chimes with a message and I pick it up, my forehead creases into an angry frown when I see the content of the message. The idea to check Zachary’s dash cam this morning occurred to me and when I did, I realized it caught everything that happened last night, more than enough to tarnish Od
ZACHARY’s POV.I angrily throw the documents on the table and all the board members flinch, my eyes travel around the room before settling on the man standing on the podium.“Is this what you have to offer me?” I ask him, “one whole week and this is the rubbish you fucking bring to me?”No one says anything and this angers me the most, do they all think I pay them to laze around and just.. Pulling myself from the chair, I grab my phone.“If you are all not competent enough, I will have the lot of you replaced”“Mr Hills” one of them finally speaks up, “the company is in on the rise now, i believe we can make the most out of this if we decide to partner with Echo”A deep frown forms on my face as I tighten my jaw together. That name is the bane of my existence.“Find other Investors” I tell them, “or you all can submit your resignation letter”With that I storm out of the conference room. It’s been a while since I finally brought my company to the limelight and of course it is doing we
ODETTE’s POV.With a heavy sigh, I plop down on the chair as the two of them continue to stare back at me like they do not know me. This is the main reason why I didn’t tell any of them because I know they will get hyper sensitive about everything.“You know you didn’t have to fly back because of this right?” I ask Jayden, “it’s not as serious as you think”“Are you kidding me?” Kayden flares up, “all this was going on and you didn’t deem it fit to let us know? I would have killed that bastard myself if you told me earlier”“I can handle Zach on my own” I tell them, “now can we stop discussing this? Mum gave me an earful earlier today and the two of you won’t let me rest too. I have a lot on my plate right now and I can not think if anything else”“How is Malachi treating you?”“That question reminds me of mum” I say to the both of them and I see how their gaze drops. The fact that mum had gone through the same thing and I am also going through it means the moon goddess is quite aware
ZACH’s POV.After dropping the call, anger surge through me. I know this can only be Odette’s doing and I am not going to forgive her this time around but one thing, Bryer has to tell me why she went there. It could make sense since he was her alpha but why didn’t she tell me before leaving?Grabbing my jacket from the stand, I hasten out of the house and in no time, I am on my way to imperial regency. I didn’t know Malachi owned that property.It is the most expensive property in the whole of the country with its taxes being the highest too. He is trying to show off? I will show him that I can also make a name for myself. I have already started, it is just a matter of time before both our names are placed side by side.Twenty minutes later, I drive into the compound and I see Bryer seated on the porch, she shoots up from the chair as soon as she sees me and rushes into my embrace. Tears are glistening in her eyes and my anger skyrockets. Should he embarrass me in this way? What has B
BRYER’s POV.An hour agoI can not let him go without a fight, I have had our whole life planned out for us. He would mate me and we would travel the world together. I can’t let him leave, not like this.After Zach finishes his call and comes back Into the room, I am already in the shower but I had left a glass of juice for him.“Are you taking a shower?” He calls out to me.“Yes, I kept some juice for you. Make sure to take it”“Yes”I know Zach and I know how ruthless he can be. He is one of the worst wolves on earth after Malachi. Dealing with him requires a deep level of understanding and patience which is what I am doing. Before he finds out anything about me and Malachi, I should get my mate back. If I knew I would be pushing her towards my Malachi, I would never have suggested the divorce to him or made our relationship known.Looking back at myself In the mirror, I can’t help but smirk lightly. I look too good and I know Malachi would not be able to take his eyes off me when h
ODETTE’s POV.The moment I enter my room, I slump on the bed and I allow my thoughts to run wild. Zach had the nerve and he didn’t only do that, he brought her along with him. Believe me, I wanted to tear them into pieces. Who told him he could come and he could bring her. I was so mad and it was because Malachi was there that I was able to keep calm.My door opens up and Malachi saunters into the room. Looking at him, my face breaks into a smile. He has the ability of shifting my mood no matter how shitty it is.“Hey baby” he plops down on the bed beside me, “thought you said you wanted to shower?”“Well, here I am still seated and upset about the fact that that bastard came for the event, he also brought that bitch along with him”“What should we do to alleviate this mood of yours, my love?” He kisses the tip of my nose lightlyHe is smiling and he looks so cute. One thing with Malachi is the fact that he would never discuss things that make me upset, I have noticed that with him co
BRYER’s POV.I stand there gritting in anger as Malachi leads her to his Maybach and in no time, the two of them zoom off the premises.I am about to lose my fucking mind and there he goes with another lady in his car. It should have been me sitting with him in that car and not that lady who was dumped by Zach. It should be me if only that witch did her job well.I clench my teeth in anger trying to calm myself until a hand snake around my waist and Zach’s face comes into view.“Sorry for keeping you,” he says, beaming smiles.“It’s fine. Are you done?”“Yes, we should… the words hang in his mouth when some reporters rush over to us and I can’t help but roll my eyes. Do they never get tired of bombarding people with their stupid questions?“Mr Zach, is it true that you and your wife Mrs Odette got divorced?”“What led to your divorce sir?”“Is this lady the new woman?”“Please say something sir”Their questions are getting on my nerves. Who says I am the other woman? I have known Zach