Scarlett POV
After a few minutes Nick appeared. He was wearing black swimming trunks, and carried a towel over his left shoulder. I had to control myself not to stare at his handsome body, so I quickly looked away and grabbed another piece of cheese. I ate it as I got up and approached the edge of the pool and dove in, as I hadn't eaten much, it wouldn't be a problem.
I came back to the surface in the middle of the pool and saw the two of them lying on the sun loungers, enjoying their snacks, Nick was taking a sip of wine. I could see their unmissable camaraderie. I always wondered whether they were childhood friends? How did they meet? But these were all very personal questions, which I had no right to ask the answers for..
I took a deep breath and shook my head slightly and dove back down into
Scarlett POVI was standing in the middle of the room, which was located next to the games room. I was now just waiting for Will and Nick. They had given me an order to wait here for them . It's nine o'clock in the morning. We have already had breakfast, I've taken a shower exactly as per their instructions. My instructions for what I had to do was to lather up with neutral soap, dry my hair well and tie it up in a braid so that it wouldn’t fall down my back. also chatted to Oliver via message, and agreed that he'll pick me up at 2pm.I see the door open and Nick steps in wearing dress clothes. A black shirt and black dress pants with dark gray pinstripes. His expression was solemn and serious and made me shudder. He looked me up and down, assessing me to see if I was really okay. He approached me with his heavy steps.
Scarlett POVI opened my eyes, with my breathing now very rapid. Nick and Will are watching me with amused smiles, their eyes darkened by lust and desire mixed with pleasure, which turned me on more as I felt my internal muscles contracting and my fluids threatening to escape my sex.Nick walks away with both candles and then opens the drawer again but I couldn't see anything else as Will started sucking on my lips. I clenched my hands tightly as I am not permitted to touch him. I found it extremely hard to control myself. He only walks away when I feel something touch my left shoulder and then my right. When I looked up into the mirrors I saw two small candles, with circular metal bases that Nick had neatly balanced on my shoulders.“If you move too m
Scarlett POVWill started loosening my arms, while I'm still very tired and disoriented, my whole body is feeling extremely weak and limp. Nick appears at my side holding my face. He was wiping it down with a cloth that smelled of lemon, calming me down, but simultaneously also assisting me to wake up.“Helen... Helen...” I hear him calling my name, but I don't grasp why he was calling me by that name?Everything seemed so confusing and I couldn’t stop my tears from falling as I started to cry. I am immediately wrapped in two very strong arms, taken out of the gynecologist's chair wherafter Nick sat down on the floor, with me on his lap, stroking my hair.He was trying his utmost best to comfort me, but I couldn’t stop crying. I trie
Scarlett POVOliver and I had been traveling in the car for a while now, the traffic being particularly bad at this time of night. Apart from my clothes and a folder with the photos I'd taken I hadn't brought anything else with me, not even the cell phone they had given me. I don't believe that the money they spent on me was anything close to what Nick and Will actually owned, but it still felt wrong, to me, to take anything with me other than that, which I had on and with me right now.“Are you going to be quiet for the entire ride back?” Oliver asked with a smile that made me want to punch him in the face.“Maybe...” I answered, but I still smiled. “It's been an intense few days.”“They asked me to give you
Liam POVKlaus and I had already taken part in other auctions, it was always interesting to see the women we bought, they were experienced, and the games were fun. Not that we couldn't find them for free, especially in the clubs we frequented, at least once a week we went to play.It was very difficult to get a contract with someone, because we simply couldn't find people who were compatible with both of us. I know there are many women who would like to be chosen, but we often lose interest.The games were a way to release the stress of our everyday lives. Our companies are extremely popular and in high demand in the market, and meetings could become very tiring. Dealing with politicians was even worse, as we are both Alphas from one of the largest packs in the country, we just never brag about i
Scarlett POVWhen you dream of something, everything seems perfect, the ending is always perfect, you get what you dream of... But the journey to get there...It's been three months since I started all this and apart from when I'm forced to rest, I can't stop, it got to the point where I had to ask for sleeping pills because I developed a form of insomnia.Creating a company from scratch is astronomical, especially with the fact that I want to stand out above everyone else. It's a niche that has a lot of people and it's very difficult to stand out..My company has designed a brand of dresses for business fashion. I am, after all, in the fashion business...My brand of dresses cater for all sizes, big
Klaus POVAnother day at the office, the first meetings were just reports on the progress of the projects we were investing in, one of which was well advanced and the forecast was that we'll soon be launching the new product.I'm very excited about this, because it's something that could change a lot of people's lives, because it's accessible to people who need to go to physiotherapy because of Covid. Liam had even started designing the first, more ergonomic and elegant models.I heard a knock on the door as I finished typing an e-mail, and I looked up to see Liam coming through the door.“It's time for lunch.” He advised, his face looked overly tired.“Didn't you get the drawing done?” I asked, already knowing my childhood friend.“Nothing I like and it's getting frustrating already. I wanted to at least have something by the end of the day so we could have the first test produced.”I got up from the chair, pi
Scarlett POVThe big day for the opening of my first store had finally arrived. I managed to rent a store located within the Oricalco Center Shopping Mall and I managed to get the rental at a discounted rate. Oliver knew a few people and managed to get it for me. So, until I get back at least some of the money I invested, I won't have to pay the mall's extra fees.One of the things I realized was that rich and powerful people were able to negotiate with each other and that, often, the amount was tiny and didn't even touch their pockets. After this negotiation, I only had to worry about setting everything up, managing the assembly and organizing the sales team. Invitations were sent to several influential designers in the fashion industry who also worked with plus sized clothing designs. My saleswomen weren't quite up to the beauty standard either, but most of them had extra curves I needed and I prepared a beautiful uniform that matched the dresses that were on display.My heart w
Scarlett's POV - 6 Months LaterMy company was thriving. I rented a larger warehouse, hired more seamstresses, and even a few interns in fashion and design. Cristiane learned quickly, which gave me more freedom to take care of more important business.Vivian and John were getting along well. With the therapy that they were both attending, they started talking to each other again and were developing a romantic relationship, although Vivian still had issues with being touched.I hadn’t received any more news about my parents' situation, which meant that they were truly dead, and there was nothing to be done about it. So, I stopped worrying a long time ago.My relationship with Klaus and Liam had evolved significantly. We now practically knew each others’ thoughts, and our scenes have become stronger. The Veritas club was our favorite place to set up scenes and have parties and get-togethers. The only difference was that now, at parties, I use condoms with other men for safety, even when
Scarlett's POV"They didn't abandon me?" I asked softly to no one in particular...I honestly didn't know that I would be so affected by this. I was already completely fine knowing that I had been left at the orphanage as that was all I was told my entire life. That and that no one liked me.Surviving was the only thing that mattered, because it didn't matter if I was abandoned or not, I would keep living and get out of that damn place. The people who wronged me would pay for their actions. Oliver did that; he avenged me. When I told him about the houses I went through, about almost being raped a few times... I saw the report of what he did and was happy to know that I had been avenged."From what it seems, no... They were trying to escape, but were found before they could. I don't know why Rifle took you to the orphanage." Jonah replied.I traced my finger over my mother's face, wondering what would have become of me if they had been alive and had managed to escape. Then a drop fell
Scarlett's POV - One Week LaterIt's been a week since John and Vivian’s rescue. I’ve moved into Klaus and Liam's apartment, and our relationship was solid, which even helped when playing out our scenes. The way we surrendered to each other was absolutely phenomenal.With their help, we bought two smaller apartments on the lower floors, one for John and another for Vivian and Cristiane. The three of them were undergoing therapy, and I could see that they were all doing much better.John started training with Roman, and was now in charge of security, his team having joined Keenan's, as it was virtually impossible and quite complicated to follow all three of us all the time.The gossip magazines soon announced that I was moving. They had taken photos of the moving truck, but that wasn't a problem for us. However, we did try to keep our relationship with Klaus under wraps and away from the cameras and reporters as much as possible.As I sat in my office at the apartment, tablet in hand, w
Scarlett's POVI hugged Liam and we all walked to the main room together. As soon as Klaus closed the door, I took a deep breath and closed my eyes tightly, resting my head in the middle of Liam's chest."Finally." Liam whispered and picked me up, then sat on the couch with me in his lap.Everything that has happened was so difficult and just as complicated."We are here for you." Klaus said as he sat down beside me.We remained silent until I finally felt more comfortable and the pain I felt subsided enough to enable me to move."Better?" Liam asked, noticing that my body had become more relaxed."Yes, much better. Thank you." I replied, still with my eyes closed."What do you plan to do now?" Klaus asked."Go back to my apartment, rent the empty apartments around me, for them, and move on with my life." I replied with the most logical thing I could think of."After what happened, I know you have excellent security..." Liam began to speak while gently caressing my hair. "Klaus and I t
Scarlett's POVWhen lunch finally ended, the doctor checked the Gabriel’s, Roman’s and Oliver’s bandages again to see that all was still okay and in place, which it was. There was still a little bleeding here and there, which the Doctor said would be normal. The afternoon passed with Gabriel, Roman and Oliver telling us a little more about the events and what exactly went down.John’s special assignment entailed him being sent directly into an ambush, and when Oliver arrived to help him, he was already running away, having received the first shot and the second one grazing him. With Oliver's help, they managed to eliminate all Bullet's men at the scene.Meanwhile, Roman and Gabriel went to retrieve Vivian. Since she was at the top of the pack, where the main house of the pack is located, it was more difficult to reach her, but Oliver's group had set fire to one of Bullet's storage sheds, causing a distraction... The distraction was however as well as very sadly, not enough to prevent h
Scarlett's POVI put on some calm ambient music and watched Vivian. The medication caused her to pass out so completely that I doubted she’d even be dreaming. So I got up quietly, careful not to wake her, took a deep breath, and left the room, leaving my phone behind to keep playing the soothing music while she slept.As I came out of the room I left Vivian, I heard voices coming from another room nearby and walked towards it. Once I entered the room I saw Oliver and John lying on the bed, Roman and Gabriel stood nearby, and Klaus and Liam were standing on the furthest side. They must have been talking about what happened. Everyone turned to look at me at the same time."She's going to need a lot of therapy," I said, taking a deep breath to keep the anger I felt from showing. It wasn’t needed right now. "Is he dead?" I asked in a cold clipped tone."Yes," Oliver replied. "John wants to be his replacement."I immediately looked at John and saw him shrink. I tilted my head a little and n
Scarlett's POVI barely slept last night, but being with Liam helped me rest a little better than I would have otherwise. However, since I didn't receive any updates from either Oliver or Roman, I was much more worried.The breakfast table was set, but I could barely serve myself or eat. My mind was elsewhere. Liam, noticing my distraction, placed a piece of toast on my plate."You need to eat," he tried to encourage me.I raised my head to look at him; everything seemed a bit blurry. I found it hard to focus my gaze on anything. I let out a soft grunt and shook my head."Heavens!" I said and stood up.I was not the type of person who just remained still and idle like an idiot. I didn’t have much to do with regards Vivian or her situation, nor anything that was currently happening, but I could do much more than what I was currently doing, which felt like nothing. I took a deep breath, getting my emotions sorted and under control."Hey..." Liam called to me and hugged me.I smiled, retu
Scarlett's POV"I know it won’t be easy, Oliver. Especially seeing as both of them owe Bullet life debts, which is why I haven't been able to get them out yet. I wanted to finish paying off Cristine's debt tomorrow, but now I’m not sure whether it’s better to wait and rather get all three of them out at once or try to get them out one by one." I said, trying to suggest solutions."I'll think of something," Oliver said as he took a deep breath. "Let's talk more a little later, but ask Cristine to stay with you and warn John and Vivian to get ready." He said in conclusion of our conversation."Thank you, Oliver," I said and hung up.I looked at Cristine."You're sleeping at my place tonight," I told her.I opened my messaging app and sent a message to John and another to Vivian.John was the first to respond with a question mark.Me: [Prepare to leave the pack. Plans have changed.]Me.John: [Are you sure? I can manage.]Me: [Yes, I'm sure. If you can, go to my apartment.]John: [I'll try
Scarlett's POVI arrived at the hotel and went to the SPA’s reception area. I checked in and was firstly ushered to a massage room. The staff were extremely polite, and it didn't take long for me to start relaxing.I started experiencing a little pain as the massage progressed, especially in areas where the muscles were most tense, but when the massage was completed, I felt much better.The next item on the agenda for the day was a full-body skin cleansing, where they had you soak in a wine tub into which various spices were added. It was a great treatment, except for wanting to drink the wine, which appeared to be normal behaviour as they brought me a glass of wine to drink while soaking.After an hour of wine-soaking, I exited the tub and was led to a shower. Once I was done in the shower someone took me through to the salon where the manicures and pedicures were done. As soon as I entered, I recognised a few of the patrons, but the one who caught my attention the most was Alicia. Sh