Emily left the office and made her way to the bus stop to get a taxi to take her to the north side of the city. Earlier in the day, she had received a text message from Samantha demanding to meet with her at the Hot Sticks restaurant located on the north side of the city after the close of work.When she got to the bus stop, there were no taxis in sight. It is the rush hour of the day, and getting a taxi might be a little difficult, if not impossible. However, Emily knew that she must honour her date with Samantha if she wants to keep out of trouble at least in the meantime.She wondered why Samantha would not meet her at home but had decided that they meet at a restaurant a little far away from home. The Hot Stick restaurant is about twenty minutes drive away.Another option for her is to take the train, but that would not be advisable because the next train would be in an hour and she does not have all the time.She must return home in time to attend to her chores if she does not wa
"You came late," Samantha accosted Emily at the doorway into the restaurant."Sorry, I could not find a taxi," Emily replied quietly."And who is that young man that just dropped you off?" Samantha inquired."Hmm... Just nobody. He was kind enough to give me a lift," Emily responded.However, Samantha did not believe her, and she felt that there was more between Emily and the young man with the black Lexus Jeep."Actually, I almost believed that it would end with Don Nick, but I see you’ve got way lower taste," Samantha mocked. "Or the miserable Tyler," she hissed.Emily was in no way impressed with such a statement, and so she replied. "Whatever happened with Nick was all thanks to you. I was drunk on that night, and there was no way I would have chased after Nick, a man I barely knew, and ended up on his bed."Samantha was taken aback, and looking at Emily sternly, she asked. "And what are you implying, Emily?"Emily sighed before responding. "What I am saying, Samantha, is that on
"The bills?" Emily murmured, but no one paid any attention to her.It was as if her legs were transfixed to the spot, and all she could do was watch with a broken heart as Samantha and her cohorts walked out of the restaurant with their heads held high, leaving her to herself. As soon as their backs were no longer visible, she sank to the chair in disappointment, and it was at this point that her mind was drawn to all the things the three ladies had ordered.Hot Sticks is one of the most expensive restaurants in town, and the bill is way above what the average working class could afford. And Emily is way below the average working class level; how then do they expect her to pay for all they have consumed?All that was left with Emily were just a few dollar bills. She had intentionally ensured that she came with extra money in case Samantha refused to drive her home.Never did she imagine that she was going to pay for any food. She did not even plan to take anything here, even if it we
Emily felt like strangling the kind waiter in front of her. She was never the one that consumed the food; why then did the waiter not accost Samantha and her cohorts when they were leaving the premises?To Emily, two thousand seven hundred dollars was exorbitant. It is outrageous and way above what she could afford. How can three ladies consume such an amount in just one sitting when even her family can use that for over two months? Where exactly did Samantha expect her to get such an amount?"How do you intend to pay, ma’am, by cash or card?" the waiter asked."Miss... emm..." a sweat dropped from her forehead as she fought hard to think of what to do or say."Kendra, ma’am, you can call me Kendra," the waiter said with a smile.At this point, Emily forced herself to put up a smile, too. For some reason, she could swear that the waiter was pretending not to notice her discomfort, and so she knew that she was alone in this, as all the waiter cared about at this moment was her bill."K
It was with deep pain that Emily watched Kendra leave to go get the manager to attend to her case. What else can she do; she has already prepared herself mentally for what is to come. And truth be told, she has had way more embarrassment than this one, all thanks to Samantha.She fell into her seat and cast her head downward as she pondered where this would lead to. Would the manager decide to detain her until the bills are offset, which would take forever, or will they sell her off if that is possible?But then, of what use would she be to her buyer as a human? Things that could normally take her more than an hour to achieve would take a werewolf a couple of minutes, so buying her would only amount to acquiring a liability, which is what Emily has always considered herself to be.By the time she raised her head to look around, she saw that almost everyone's eyes were on her, especially those of the waiters and the security personnel.Some were staring at her in pity and zeal to bette
"Please, sir, have mercy on me. Please understand that it was never intentional. Let me go, and I promise to pay to the last cent," the frightened Emily wailed.She could not begin to imagine what would become of her should the hefty men take her away. What will they make her do? She does not want to imagine anything; all she wants is to get far away from here. And if the manager should let her go, then she will pay for everything, down to the last cent. Also, she will always be grateful to him."She should have thought of that before coming here," a customer said in anger.At this point, the green pearl was struggling to take over, and Emily hated that she was not with her brown leather scarf. Should she lose control, everyone would see that she is the monster that the pack is looking for."Yes, I could tell that she has been looking for a means to escape without having to pay," another concurred."Sir... sir... kind mister, I promise to pay by the end of the month. I will receive my
Emily was baffled. She never expected that anyone would refer to her as a friend at such a precarious time. All along, she had been surrounded by strangers who took no pity on her, so she could not imagine who would want to speak up for her.Nevertheless, she concluded that it could be that someone in the restaurant had finally taken pity on her, and all she had to do was wait and find out who would be so kind.When she finally turned to see who had come for her, she discovered that it was Colbert Lesley. On seeing him, she was covered in shame but, at the same time, was grateful. She hated to be seen in her most deplorable state.As much as she tried, she could not find answers to the numerous disturbing questions running through her mind. She wanted to know what he was doing in the restaurant. He was the one who brought her, and that was long ago. Now, why is he back? She asked herself. She also wondered how he got to know that she was in trouble."Col... bert..." Emily whispered.S
"You never had to do that; it was my sister’s bill, and you should have allowed me to settle it," Emily said to Colbert Lesley as he drove.She loved the fact that he showed up when he did. Who knows—if he did not come at that time, she might be in some dungeon already devoured by the wild animals that she was supposed to tend.However, even though she loved all that he had done for her and was grateful for each one of them, she felt she should not allow him to bear her burden, especially when it had to do with her family."Come on, Emily. Your salary is way below that, and it also has to do with those twins. I can never allow you to be intimidated by them," he replied."And how did you know that I... I mean the situation?" Emily inquired nervously.Yes, he had come to her rescue, but even if Emily was expecting to be rescued, he was the last person she would ever think of. She could not help but imagine why he is always there in her times of trouble, most especially when it has to do
Samantha was inside the sitting room with her mother when Oscar Lee entered the house looking perturbed. “Is she back?” he inquired.“Not at all, daddy” Samantha replied.“This is serious. What the heck had happened to her?” he lamented. “Has either of you been able to contact her?” he asked.“Her phone has been switched off since yesterday” Elise responded.Oscar Lee thought about this for a few seconds before he spoke. “And is she with that man, hmm... Don Nick, is there a way you would know that?” his question was directed to Samantha.“No, she is not. Maybe this time, she had run off. I knew that was what she would do” Samantha responded. “A loser, that is what she is” she gritted her teeth.“She dares not run away, where would she go to?” Oscar Lee exclaimed, gnashing his teeth.“I overheard her talking about Yonder Pearls City. And how accommodating it is for humans and wolves alike” Samantha replied furiously. “She dares not go there, I will look for her even to the end of the
“Oh no, I am so hungry” Emily groaned in pain inside the dark room, hoping that one of the fierce men would decide to take pity on her and release her.“You keep quiet” one of the twins, Kimberly yelled.Kimberly and her sister had just opened the door when they heard Emily’s plea. The room was dark, and the light was turned. Four fierce men stood at the corners of the room without giving a thought about Emily’s constant pleas.“Oh, Miss, please let me go home, I have been here for long” Emily begged as she saw that the twins were back. “Let me return home and I promise that I would be gone before you know it. I can't go on with the CEO, please believe me” she cried.Tied to the iron chair, Emily’s whole body was already in excruciating pain and it was beginning to look as if she will soon become numb because of the inability to move any part of her body because of how firmly she was tied to the chair.She has been dealt with mercilessly by the twins, and the fierce men they had hired
“Don’t try to play dumb with us, Emily, we can no longer be fooled by you” Timberline warned.At this point, Emily decided that it was truly useless trying to play dumb with the twins. Soon she would be gone far away from here, and she will no longer pose a threat to any of their ambition to get laid with the CEO, or whatever their plans are.“I am sorry, but it was all the CEO’s idea, and there was nothing I could do about it. And just to put your minds at rest, I will be gone far from here by the end of the month, and then either of you can have him. I won't stand in the way, I promise” She assured them.Her words sounded ridiculous to them. They hated her audacity and wanted so much to smash her head against a wall right there and then to teach her a lesson never to mess with any of them in the future.What annoyed the twins most is not the fact that she dared to date the CEO having been aware of their respective interests, but that the CEO would look her way a second longer. They
It was close of work, and Emily walked out of the office complex staring blankly ahead of her. Her mind was completely preoccupied with weird thoughts.These past two days had been the most challenging for her. Trying to avoid Don Nick is not a task that Emily would have undertaken willingly. But then she had to do it, if not for herself, but for his sake.She knew what Samantha can do, and she was aware that there was no stopping her once she starts.Truly, the fear of Samantha is the beginning of staying out of trouble.Wallowing in her thoughts, she made her way to the gates. For now, she had not yet decided how she was going to leave the company. One of the options available to her was to send her resignation through Mr. Josh considering the fact that he was the one that gave her the job.Emily knew that she will get Josh to agree to keep her decision away from Don Nick until she was gone. She figured that in that way, she wouldn't need to bring up the issue with Don Nick since he
“W... what...” she exclaimed and the phone dropped from her hands unconsciously.Samantha proceeded to pick up the phone and returned it to Emily. “You may have to watch until the end, sister,” she taunted mischievously.Emily looked at Samantha, her eyes depicting hate, pure hate for the lady to who she had thought that she owes her existence. Never would she have imagined that Samantha had gone to this extent to blackmail her. She just stated that she wants to fight fair, but to Emily, this shameless act was far from being fair. It was brutal, gross, gruesome, and everything bad and terrible.“But... but you can't do... do this, Samantha” Emily cried, and stopped the video that was playing on the phone.Samantha giggled, happy with the tremendous feat that she had just achieved. “Says who, Emily, who can stop me?” she retorted.She loved to see the fear instilled on Emily.“This is... wrong” Emily replied, pointing at the screen of the phone. “It... is every... every shade of wrong.
Emily cannot say for sure how long she had stayed in the basement or what time it is, but she had fallen asleep, and in her sleep, she had the most unpleasant nightmares all thanks to her hunger. She opened her eyes and yawned, and that was when she realized that she had woken up as a result of the sound coming from the sitting room. She tried to cease her breathing but was barely able to achieve that because as it is, she was too weak to properly direct the function of any part of her body. No soon has she woken up that the door to the basement open. She froze, but soon her head was nodding involuntarily in sleep and hunger. “Hey you, there?” Samantha’s voice was heard. “Hey, Sama...” Emily murmured with the last strength in her. She did not try to move closer to the door because she was too weak and she felt that Samantha was only here to bring some food to her. “Hey, Emily, don’t tell me that you forgot to take some food along with you. What are you still doing in there?” Sama
While Samantha was going on with her task, Emily would not stop thinking of the whole event, and she decided to get more answers from Samantha who was the only one available to provide them. “And mother and father, are...” The unhappy Samantha cut in. “Father mind linked me to come home for you. Seems he still got some use for you. Left for me, I would not give a damn. I don’t care whatever happens to you” She said as a matter of fact. Samantha is not one to sugarcoat words. “Thank you” Emily replied nonetheless. Samantha's words hurt her, but she was grateful that she went out of her way to come for her. Without acknowledging Emily’s thanks, Samantha went on. “We are still on the lookout for the intruders, and we fear that they operate through some insiders. And you know how this goes. Should the intruders not be caught, then the humans among us are in trouble...” Hearing this, Emily exclaimed. “Huh...” This is a fact that was clear to Emily, but each time she hears of it, she n
It was a cold morning and Emily woke up from the bed with a fright. The loud sounds and indiscreet growls had woken her, and she looked around her dark room in fear. She could hear the shouting and screams of werewolves coming from outside the house. She took her phone and checked the time, and it was past four in the morning. The noises were getting louder, and all she could do was jump out of the bed. This is an occurrence that she was already accustomed to, and it always happens when there were intruders in the pack, most especially rogues. Being indoors she could not ascertain the magnitude of the situation, and all she was sure was that there was trouble in the land, and as for how big the trouble was, she could not tell but she knew very well that it was huge enough to take her life. Without a second thought, Emily grabbed her duvet and ran out of her room. Every member of her family had gone out to wad off the intruders, and all Emily could do was hide until they come back an
Emily looked up at him to be sure that she heard him clearly and to show his seriousness, he repeated himself. “Yes, Emily, come and live in this mansion with me, and I promise that no one will ever be able to hurt you” he assured her. Emily was no fool, she knew that he can do just what he said. If he said no one would be able to hurt her in his care, then no one would dare to get close to her. But then what would people think of her, what will her family see her as, some cheap whore? She had been fighting all to no avail since that dreadful night with him to make her family have some trust in her, especially her father, Oscar Lee. Emily so much desired for the minute trust he had for her to be restored, and now he wanted to completely shatter her plans with his ridiculous yet tempting offer. Yes, shatter her plans, that is the only thing that living with him would achieve and Emily does not want such. It was enough that she was human amid werewolves, and she would not want to go r