Two hours, or has it been three hours? Hunter has been standing outside the door of the emergency room where Melody was carried into. ' She will be fine' he kept trying to reassure himself or his wolf? He wasn't sure, but he hoped that she would be fine. That first moment when he watched her close her eyes and faint, he thought that she was dead. God, he hoped that this would not happen again. Before they got to the hospital, he asked Micheal to call Dr. Smith who have lectured him on patients who have been raped or abused. He knew that Dr. Smith was among the best doctors in town. Before doctor Smith went into the emergency room, Hunter told him that she was the girl he was coming for all those lectures and doing all those research for, so he knew that Dr. Smith would treat her well. The door of the room finally opened and Dr. Smith came out, Hunter walked towards him, " how is the doctor?” Even though he was worried, it didn't show on his face. "Come with me to my office, there
Hunter sat there holding Melody's hand as he waited for her to wake up even if he knew that he was not supposed to be there because she may panic again if she saw him first thing when she wakes up. He could not bring himself to stay away. For God sake, she is his mate. He has to take care of her. He did not want some else to be the one she sees first when she opens her eyes. Hunter was supposed to feel bored because he had never had to sit and wait for anyone in his twenty-eight years on earth, but this was his mate he was waiting for, he did not feel bored at all. Instead, he anticipated her waking up. After hours of waiting for her, he heard her groan and felt the fingers of the hand he was holding move. She was waking up. Melody forced her eyes open and quickly shut them back with a groan when a sudden burst of light attacked her vision. All she could see was white light and nothing else. She opened her eyes again but gently this time, she blinked slowly as she finally opened h
She could not afford to lose this job because if she did, how will she pay her rent and who will take care of her daily expenses? She does not want to go back to working in that small restaurant. And she doubts that she will be able to get a good job that pays well like that mall, especially since she had no school certificate to get a good job. She was even in a hospital now. How will she pay her hospital bill? Damn, why was everything going wrong today? First was that she woke up late, and then she kicked her big toe on the bathroom door when she was going to take her bath. Then she was nearly knocked down by a car because she was rushing to go to work after waking up late, and she did not check very well to see if any vehicle was coming. If not that the driver was quick to step on the car brake, maybe she will be lying on a hospital bed by now, but it will not be for her fainting but for her having been knocked down by a moving car because she was rushing to get to work early aft
After he left, she looked around the hospital room and realized that she was in a private room because apart from her, there was no one else there. It seems like she was going to be paying him back a huge amount of money. Melody relaxed back on the hospital bed and looked up in deep thoughts, she didn't understand why she had to meet Hunter in that mall. She suddenly recalled that on the business card she saw inside that wallet, the headquarters of his company was located in county Zee. With the money, she saw inside that wallet and the one she is owing him now for her hospital bill, she will have to work for years to be able to pay him back. She cannot accept anything for free from now on, no matter how long it takes, she will work hard and pay him back. Even if her mother had once told her that it was okay to accept help, she would pay back everyone who helps her. Even if the reason she fainted was because he hugged her, at least he brought her to the hospital, unlike some people
The next morning, after a series of tests were carried out, Melody was finally discharged but was asked to keep coming back every week for a continuous check up. And she was even given a salve to apply on her body. She left the hospital and when she got outside, she found out that she was actually very far from her home. She had no money to hail a cab and after asking around, the next bus station was very far, so how would she get home? Melody was about to burst into tears of frustration when a black Range Rover came to a stop in front of her. She cursed the driver of the car in her heart for taunting her when she had no means of transportation and just as she was about to move away from the car, the window at the back seat came down and a familiar face appeared. "Get in, I will drop you off, '' Hunter called out. Melody nearly cried in relief when she heard what he said. She does not accept help from people, but she was not foolish to turn to him when he was offering her a free ri
Melody walked home with her shoulders slumped down and a dejected frown on her face. She was dismissed by the manager for some reason she did not understand. No matter how she tried to explain to the manager, the other woman refused to listen, saying that it was all excuses. All she asked Melody to do was to leave the mall. Though she was paid for the two weeks she worked this month, how long was the money going to last? How in God's name was she supposed to get another job? Melody tried to concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other so that she wouldn't fall flat on the ground in the middle of the street and bawl her eyes out. Where was she going to start from again? She was already celebrating being lucky since she came to County Zee but since she bumped into that man called Hunter and fainted everything has been going wrong. Was he the one bringing the bad luck to her, or is it that she has been too lucky since she arrived in county Zee?.“Excuse me, Miss?” A male voi
Melody looked around the room she was led to with a confused expression on her face, why was she the only one here? Was she the only one who came to get this job? She was expecting to see the room crowded with other people who came to look for the same job she wanted. She found it weird that with the amount of money offered, she was the only one who came for the job. Thank God that Abigail was just outside. In case anything happens to her, Abigail will quickly get the police. After sitting for almost forty-five minutes, she began to move uncomfortably in her seat. Why was nobody coming? She knew that she had come early, but it was past the time she was asked to come according to the tract. She was not only moving uncomfortably because no one was coming, she also felt like she was being watched. She has had that feeling so many times, especially during her last days in Country Vee and she had the same feelings yesterday, and now she is having the same feelings today. It was making
“What? Oh my God, so I will have to go and live with the CEO? But why? Why would a company even ask a staff member to go and live with the CEO of the company? I can't do it, I will have to reject the job” Melody lamented after reading the documents in the file that was handed over to her. Abigail brought down the document that she was holding up and reading as she turns to stare at Melody like she has lost her mind "Is that the only thing you saw in the file? Don't tell me you didn't see the money that they offer to pay?” "Everything is not about money, I can't live with a man," Melody complained. "Why can't you live with a man? Do men bite?” Melody threw her face to the side and refused to answer Abigail's question. "You do not want to answer my question, huh? A rich man like the owner of that company will have maids and different staff surrounding him to serve him and, yes, everything is about the money. After all, if you have money, you won't be going around looking for a job"
Rebecca did exactly as Hunter asked; shut her mouth and not mention anything about that night again. Even when the girls asked her if they would still look for the culprit, she just asked them to let go of it. Rebecca told them not to worry about getting punished again by Hunter when she overheard them talking about it. She also told Morgan that since they couldn't find the video from that night on the CCTV, there was no need to look again. She would keep her eyes on Melody and make sure that morning happens to her. And that's exactly what Melody did; she began to monitor Melody's movement. Even if she knew that she would not be with Melody all the time, she was doing her best and that was how she found out about the guard following Melody everywhere. It made her happy that Hunter was keeping his eyes on his mate but it also made her question when this guard started to follow Melody around. It made her wonder if it was truly Doctor Matthew who had snitched on her or if it was th
As the car Rebecca was seated in flew past different houses in the estate and began to move in the direction of Hunter's mansion, Rebecca felt dread curling in the pit of her stomach. After the call she received from her hacker friend about the CCTV being wiped off, she immediately got a call from Hunter asking her to come home.He sent her a car when she tried to give a flimsy excuse about being far from home and without a car or enough money to get a cab down to their estate gate. She couldn't think of any reason why he would want to see her, except that he wanted to punish her because of the stunt she pulled: carrying Melody to the club.She knew she couldn't escape. Her efforts will be futile. Her steps were heavy as she got down from the car and began to walk inside the mansion.“I'm here”“Argh'' Rebecca jumped, a foot in the air as she twirled around and came face-to-face with Hunter who was standing behind her with his hands shoved in his pockets. Her hand went to pat her ches
“What is the relationship between Hunter and Melody?” Rebecca choked on her food and went into a coughing fit, “thanks” she wheezed out when Morgan handed her a glass of cold water. "Shit” Rebecca cursed as she slapped her hand against her chest after taking the water and then proceeded to start eating without replying to his question.“You still haven't answered my question” Rebecca looked up and blinked innocently, “what question?” She asked.Morgan's lips curl up with a tiny smirk, “don't think I haven't noticed it” Rebecca blinked again, “noticed what?”Morgan frowned at her but went on to explain," I have seen the way Hunter looks at Melody. I didn't notice at first because I thought she was maybe a family friend or something. I first began to notice that Hunter might like her way more than just a family friend when I saw the both of them in the kitchen. The way he looks at her, the way he tries to get into her space while also trying hard not to, the way he wants to touch her
“You can stay if you like. I don't really have anything I want you to do for me”. Melody told him that she wanted to stay with the girls as he had nothing he wanted her to do for him, and that was exactly what she did. Throughout the day, she kept on thinking about why Hunter suddenly came to see her in the morning and what really went down at her club. The girls refused to tell her, and she couldn't understand why they were quiet for most part of the day. It was almost like they had done something wrong and were feeling guilty about it. In the afternoon, Melody left, saying that she had important things to do, and she also wanted to meet up with Morgan for something. “You are late” that was the first thing Morgan told Rebecca as she stepped into the restaurant she wanted to meet with him and walked down to his table “I'm not,” with an eye roll, Rebecca drew out a chair and slid into it. Her stomach growled with hunger as her eyes fell on the table that was filled with her favorite
“Eh? What happened last night?” Melody asked Hunter instead of replying to his question.Hunter's dark eyes locked on to her green one's and his eyes searched hers to see if she was just pretending. She wasn't. She genuinely looked confused.Hunter's heart that has been beating all the way down to this place immediately slowed down. His mate was fine, and she couldn't remember anything, and he hoped that she wouldn't because it would become bad. She was already traumatized enough, no need to add another, but Rebecca has without wanting to, added another.“Come on, take your bath we are going home” Hunter saw her look him up and down before getting up and walking inside the bathroom.Hunter sighed and his shoulder and tensed up muscles relaxed as the door of the bathroom closed behind her.He had not wanted her to go with Rebecca for the girl's night when Rebecca asked for permission, but he saw the glow in Melody's eyes, he knew that she wanted to go with them. He had agreed, thinking
“Why does my head hurt?” Melody groaned as she sat up on Rebecca's bed, holding her head with her hands.“You had too much to drink last night. You are having a hangover. Here” Rebecca stretched out a glass of water and pills to Melody.“Thanks” with a sigh, Melody drank the pill. She squeezed her face in disgust at the taste of the medicine before quickly washing it down with water.Rebecca received the glass of water and kept it on the bedside table. She turned to peer at Melody's face with furrowed brows, checking to see if Melody would ask why she felt hot yesterday.“What happened last night?” Melody asked.Rebecca felt her shoulders slumped in relief. She was scared that Melody would remember and things would go bad.“We went to the club, and you drank too much” Rebecca gave her a short explanationMelody tried to nod but realized that it was a wrong decision when she felt like someone was banging on her head when she moved it, “I have never drank alcohol before. I wonder what I
“ Shit, we are done for,” Arianna muttered as her eyes fell on Melody who was rushing to stand up. She reached over to grab Melody but shrieked the next minute. Melody retched all over her. “The heck!!”“Oh my God” Samantha groaned as she slapped her hand on her forehead and turned away so that she didn't have to see Melody's vomit“I told you all that it was a bad idea to take her along for the party, but of course, no one listened” Zain said as she folded her hands over her chest and leaned against the wall.Arianna grabbed Melody, who was about to collapse back on the bed and carried her into the bathroom. She dumped her into the bathtub and turned it on.Melody sighed as cold water filled the tub to caress her hot skin, which felt like it had been set ablaze. Though she was still biting up inside, it was a little better than before. “It's still so hot inside” she moaned as she slid down in the bathtub, intent on making sure the water covered her head. Rebecca grabbed Melody befor
Melody did not like Paul at all. Not only because of how their first meeting went, but because he rubbed her off the wrong way. Her spirit did not accept him.She tore her eyes from his, cleared her throat, gathered herself together and went over with Rebecca. She planned on pretending like she was unaware of his presence, and that was precisely what she did.After the first initial introduction and greetings, Melody did not interact much with the others at the table because she did not know them. With time, Melody relaxed enough to not have another panic attack. At first, she refused to touch alcohol, but Rebecca told her that it wasn't so bad. She should loosen up and enjoy her time out, so that was undoubtedly what Melody did. She dropped the juice that Morgan got for her and decided to start with beer.Of course, the first taste was bad and very bitter, she instantly hated it. But, when she looked around and saw that everyone was having fun except for her, and they were drinking
Arianna was the first one to recover, “oh fuck, can someone please tell me what the hell just happened?” “ I think she got a panic attack” Zain said as she pushed her brown hair behind her ears and continued to stare at Melody with furrowed brows. “What happened?” Rebecca also asked. She had seen a friend of hers and went over to say hi. She was having a discussion when Samantha came to call her. Her heart nearly left her chest at the condition she met Melody, and the first thought that rang in her mind was how she would explain to Hunter should anything happen to Melody. He would have her head.“I don't know what happened. I just gave her the ID that she would be using to get in, and she panicked. I think she got scared of being caught” Arianna explained.Rebecca nodded before grabbing Melody's hand and taking her to one side, away from the other girls. “What happened?” Rebecca asked Melody in concern. She knew that Melody was a good kid and must not have done all this before. Be