Any girl would be ecstatic to be Bennett's mate, however, for me it was nothing more than an endless nightmare. "Hester... Is this some kind of joke?" mentioned Max, a little paranoid. "I didn't...fuck. I stammered, not knowing what to say. "Shit, Alpha Bennett is your destined mate?" Damn! Do you know what that means?" Anna hinted. "What are you talking about?" "It means Bennett called off his engagement for you!" That's got a sneaky ring to it" Anna half shouted. In fact, Anna was a little right in her words.When I told Bennett that I was his mate, he simply disappeared and called off the marriage to the alpha's daughter.For a second, a faint smile tugged at my lips, but I heard Anna's voice again. "But... there's still something I don't understand.... If alpha Bennett called off his engagement with that girl for you, why then doesn't he make public the bond he shares with you?".I couldn't help but frown and look at Anna quizzically. "I don't think that's going to happen,"
Bennett's smell was fucking delicious, like a million flowers with lavender and chocolate.However, after I inhaled a bit, Anna's voice snapped me out of my reverie. "You should give it back to him. He'd appreciate it," she said with a wink. I looked at her and let out a sigh. It was obvious she was getting the wrong idea of what was really going on. Without a word, I got up from my seat and walked back to my house. I couldn't wait to tell my mother that I finally had a job at the New Moon Group.She gave me a huge hug and kissed my forehead excitedly, "Does Lucas know?" she asked me excitedly. I shook my head, not knowing what else to say. At that, she picked up the phone and tried to call him, but before she dialed his number, I quickly stopped her."Mother, don't say anything to Lucas yet," I said. At that moment, she arched an eyebrow and looked at me in confusion, "Is something wrong?"."No... it's just that I want to tell him the news personally," I said. "Besides, he must
On the other hand, when I finished filing the folders, I sat down at my desk and checked my phone. However, while I was surfing the net, there was a knock at the door. I quickly straightened up and looked at a woman entering the office. She was wearing a long fuchsia skirt and a loose-fitting white shirt."Good morning, Miss Hester. I am Dilana Monik, but you can call me Dil. I will be in charge of training you. In some of your tasks", said the woman politely. Soon, she started to show me some things on the computer. In fact, the woman explained to me that no one could have access to my computer or my data, because, if anyone else knew Bennett's schedule, it could jeopardise a lot of business. After a couple of hours, she finished explaining the most important things and smiled, "I think that's all for now.""By the way, many congratulations" she said. "Why?" I asked confused."Your new position is one of the most acclaimed by the young girls in the herd," said the woman with a s
Sighing, I got up from my desk and walked out of my office into Bennett's huge office. I stood in front of the door and felt how my legs were shaking.With a sigh, I tapped the door three times and waited to hear him. "You can come in," he said. As soon as I heard him, I quickly turned the knob and opened the door to his office. When I entered the office, however, I didn't see Bennett. Had I not heard Bennett in the office? I scanned the place a little confused, but just as I was about to look into the room there, his gruff, serious voice came from behind me."What do you think you're looking for in there?" he asked. With a gasp, I turned and saw him there, sitting on his couch with a glass of wine in his hand. Fuck, the light from the window was streaming across his face, making his light eyes light up the room, and his features looked incredibly perfect from that angle. Even his scent flooded my nostrils like a perfect autumn. "Alpha Bennett... I... I came to return your suit
I didn't even want to ramble on in my mind, so I looked away from him as my eyes reddened. Even if I avoided it, Bennett was my mate and his words hurt me. However, at that moment, the voice came through the door again, "Alpha, I can come in." said Solange. "Yes, you can come in," Bennett replied, causing my eyes to widen like two saucers.As soon as I heard that, I quickly straightened up and pushed Bennett away from me. However, as soon as I looked at Solange, she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "What are you doing here?" she asked me, walking over to Bennett's desk. "Did you not hear my question?" she hinted again.I didn't even need to answer. I just lowered my gaze and handed over my hands in embarrassment. However, just as she was about to say something else, Bennett interjected."I called her into my office" he said.When I heard him, I quickly turned my gaze to him and swallowed dryly. He had helped me? What the hell was going on? "I understand," Solange said as her s
I didn't want to hear Freddy's name. He was a jerk who did nothing but annoy me. "I was drunk. I've never had so much to drink before" I said walking back.He let out a smile and waved his hands in surrender. However, his silence was short-lived."The truth is I brought you here to talk about your brother, Gamma Lucas" he said. My footsteps stopped again when I heard my brother's name, "Lucas? did something happen to him? Is he okay?" I asked nervously. He looked at me and shook his head to calm me down "Everything is fine. He is quite a skilled and hardworking man. He's our lead warrior, but alpha Bennett tries to train him better than the rest". My eyes widened like two saucers when I heard him say that.For a long time, I thought Bennett had taken me away from Lucas as punishment for being his Mate, but he had only sent him to train to make him his Lead Warrior?"Do you mean it's all to give him a promotion in his title?" I asked still surprised. "Of course. Did you think it w
One afternoon, while at work, my mother called my phone. "I hope your day is excellent honey." She said, not knowing the hell I was living in that company. "Yes, mother, everything here is going excellent," I said."Could you leave early today? I've invited a friend for dinner. She's coming with her son, Michael," said my mother. Michael was the son of my mother's best friend, who was one of the employees at Bennett's company, although I didn't know his exact position, I had heard his name in the hallways. "All right, Mother. I'll try," I said, hanging up the call. After that, I got up and walked to the cafeteria to get something to eat. At first, everyone looked at me smugly, but now their looks were more pitiful.Many in the company knew how horrible my job was and how busy I was. I sat down at one of the tables and ordered a couple of sandwiches, however, as I ate, I could hear voices from the surrounding tables. "Wow, it must be nerve wracking to be at her work station." "
All month I had avoided Bennett as much as possible, but now Solange had gone home and I had to do her job and confront the man. As I was thinking about that, the phone on my desk rang, "Hello, secretary of... " I said."Don't I pay you enough to keep me waiting?". Bennett's cold, devious voice came from the end of the phone."I'll be right there alpha," I said immediately. I quickly hung up the call and got up from my desk. I walked out of my kitchen and stopped in front of Bennett's office door. My she-wolf howled madly inside me as her scent wafted through the grate. I swallowed dryly and tapped the door a couple of times. "You can come in," the man said. I quickly jiggled the knob and opened the door. Bennett was sitting at his desk, his hair a bit disheveled and looking as cold as ever. "Alpha, you requested me?" I said, placing myself in front of his desk.After I said that, Bennett looked away from a file in his hand and fixed his eyes on mine. His gaze was intense and ma
Did Alpha Bennett just apologize to me? Was he for real? I never thought I would hear those words come from the lips of the darkest alpha in the shifter world. However, as I was rambling, a familiar voice was heard entering the bathroom. "Oh my God, what have my eyes seen? I shook my head and saw Anna's beaming smile approaching me, "What? What are you talking about? "Don't play dumb, I just saw Alpha Bennett come out of this bathroom. Was he here with you? Did he say something to you? Is that why it took you so long to touch up your makeup?" she asked, asking more than five questions in one second. "What are you insinuating?" I said.But before I could answer, she came closer and started scanning my neck with her eyes. In a second, her eyes widened like two plates."I see, you don't have any wild marks on your body? And from your smile, I see that he has apologized to you, hasn't he?"How... how do you know? Did you even hear him?""Heavens, Hester, I heard it all. I hid in the
While I was wandering in my mind, suddenly Bennett's voice brought me back to reality "You are wrong, I didn't do it for that reason, I just want to correct what I did wrong. I know I behaved unfairly with you and I shouldn't have done it" he said with a low and indifferent tone. For a moment I was enraptured contemplating how her lips moved, but just at that moment a loud knock on the door brought me out of my head. "Hester, are you still there, are you all right?" Max's voice came from the hallway. With a gasp, I lifted my head and looked toward the door. Without hesitation, I put my hands on Bennett's chest and pushed him back. "Fuck, he's my friend.... You need to hide" I said in panic. At my actions Bennett opened his eyes in surprise and grabbed me by the waist to join my chest again. "What, are you afraid that he will see you here with me? Why are you behaving like this?" he said with an indifferent expression. When I heard his question, I looked him in the eye and felt a
I could feel the heat of Bennett's breath on my skin as his hands squeezed my waist and arms.I wanted to lean my head against his chest, but I restrained myself and snapped back to reality. With a gasp, I opened my eyes and noticed his lips kissing my neck before he pulled away."Ready" he said in a deep tone. I quickly looked at myself in the mirror and was stunned. I knew that alphs had the power to heal serious wounds with their saliva, but it only worked on someone they really loved. From thinking about it, I felt my heart pounding. To my surprise, the claw marks had disappeared, making my eyes widen in surprise. Seeing my expression, he let out a mocking laugh and shook his head "Something to say?" he said, leaving his warm breath on my skin. Fuck, even his breath generated a million emotions inside my body. He was like a fucking oasis that I would go to for the rest of my life. "Thank you" I said as I still kept my eyes on the mirror. I couldn't believe that he had heal
The closeness with Bennett was more than my she-wolf could bear. She screamed in excitement at the mate bond."Bennett... what are you doing?"I asked him in a cracked voice. He looked at me silently and forced me to look up. His gaze was dark and his expression dark. Our bodies were so close that I knew he could feel the bond as much as my wolf. On the other hand, my heart was about to explode in my chest when he suddenly grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to his chest. Fuck, I felt like magic was floating around me. I wanted to close my eyes and let myself be carried away by his exquisite scent. But I shook my head and held on. As I wandered in my thoughts, he lifted his other hand and caressed my arm with his fingertips.My whole body shuddered at his touch. However, his eyes roamed my body making me feel a little uncomfortable. He could see my black dress, which fit me perfectly."Wow, I see you can dress that way too" he said moving his fingertips gently across my skin.
I couldn't understand why I kept bumping into Bennett. It was as if the moon goddess wanted our bond to remain. Not wanting to think about it, I shook my head and focused on my new friends. "So, what shall we order for lunch?" hinted one of the boys. Soon we started ordering food and, within minutes, four waiters arrived with our meals. "Fuck, this was delicious!" said one of the boys. "That explains why only the high ranking ones come here". Hearing his comments, we all laughed and then a waitress handed us two white wines that Max had bought.Max took one of the glasses and, with a huge smile, took the cork and shook it sharply. The bottle opened and he poured the first glass of white wine. Then he poured the rest, but with one wrong move one of the glasses spilled and soaked my dress and my face.At that, we started laughing and Max apologised "Shit, Hester, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." "Don't worry, I'll go clean myself up in the bathroom" I said with a chuckle.At that m
After getting ready, Anna and I went down to the living room to say goodbye to my mother, after which we both got into the car."And Max?" I asked. "Oh, didn't I tell you? He just left to pick up his friends" Anna said with a pout on her lips."His friends?" I asked confused."Yes. Did you think we would leave you alone? I think you should have invited Michael. He is a..."Before Anna finished talking, my phone started ringing. I quickly pulled out the phone thinking it was Michael and answered without looking at the screen. "Hello... just..."I hadn't even finished speaking, when suddenly, a deep voice came from the other end of the phone "Why did you refuse to come back to the company?".When I heard it, my heart raced and I felt sick to my stomach - was it Bennett? I turned my gaze to Anna, who gave me an intrigued gesture. "Who is it?" She asked in a low tone.I opened my eyes like saucers and my expression was suspicious "Anna...it's Bennett..." I whispered to her. She opened
From Hester's point of viewThe days passed slowly and I still didn't know how I was going to tell my mother about my firing and what had happened with Bennett. She was so happy that I was working at the Alpha's company, that knowing the truth would break her heart.In the face of that, every time I left school I would hide in the library or go into town alone and stay in one of the desolate parks. I didn't want to make her suffer any more and saw no other option but to lie. However, I told Max and Anna what had happened at the company.At first, Max was furious and started swearing at Bennett, but Anna calmed him down and they both stuck by me through it all.That evening, when I got home and was getting ready to go out for the evening, Anna and Max had been begging me for days to go out with them, but my discouragement prevented me from doing so. However, that day they had made me swear not to let them down, so Anna went with Max to my house to get me. "Hester, you're ready now"
I had been thinking for days that something was wrong. I couldn't understand the reason why Hester had betrayed me.Even though Solange had a good argument, something inside me kept bothering me. I couldn't help but keep thinking about it, so I calmly reviewed the records of the employees' bank accounts. As I was looking at them, my eyes widened like saucers when one of the records caught my attention."Five million dollars?", I thought to myself.I quickly looked at the account owner's information and sighed, "Solange?". Apparently, she had received five million dollars five days before she fired Hester. Thinking about that, I grabbed the phone from my desk and called my beta. "Alpha, is something wrong?" Derek asked. "Derek, take care of investigating everything about this bank account. I also want to know who is the owner of the last transaction made" I said. "Of course" hinted Derek before hanging up. I immediately sent him the account details and waited. I sharpened my elbo
From Bennett's point of view,I never thought Hester could go this far. She had not only ruined my engagement to the alpha's daughter, but she had also lied about my brother, and now she had sold out my project. It was obvious that she was very greedy and malevolent. I wanted to confront her and wipe that cynical smile off her face, but she was so fucking beautiful and my wolf wouldn't let me vent my anger. The reality was that it had been almost five days since I had kicked her out of my company. I was so furious with her that I yelled at her in front of everyone, regardless of the humiliation I was causing her. I just didn't want to see her again. How could she betray me like that?As I was thinking about it, I was sitting in my office with a frown on my face. I had come out of a tedious meeting and I couldn't help but look over at the glass compartment and feel terrible. I had spent every day of my last month watching her work in her office. She was meticulous in her work, knew