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
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
It was late morning when I finally opened my eyes. The sun was already at its peak. I glanced quickly at the wall clock and frowned: fuck, it was 7:30 in the morning. I didn't even remember that I had to be at the company at 8 o'clock. So I quickly got out of bed and took a shower. For some reason, my heart was beating fast and my legs were shaking. The thought of going back to that place was driving me crazy. I shook my head and finished showering. I wore a semi-transparent dress and low heels. I also wore my hair in a ponytail and no make-up. I just left the house and took a taxi straight to Bennett's company. When I entered the building, everyone turned to me. Their eyes widened in surprise as they began to murmur. In a second, a group of employees approached me. At the sight of them, I took a step back and panicked; however, one of the women approached me with her eyes lowered. "Hester, we... We are so sorry" said the girl. -We misunderstood the situation. It is the first ti
Just imagining Bennett seeing me every day at work sent a shiver through my body. I immediately turned to him and frowned. "Alpha, I'd like to know if I can change offices," I said. "What? Why?" he asked with wide eyes. "I mean, I'm going to be his personal secretary now, I should have Solange's office, right?"He looked at me and arched an eyebrow, "That's it?".Before he could finish, I quickly interjected, "I know you're a busy man and everyone is at your feet, but I have conditions if I come back to work for you. I don't feel comfortable in that office, so I'd like to change it" I didn't even consider what he might say, but it was clear that he saw me through that glass every day and, knowing that, I couldn't work there. At my words, he was surprised "Uncomfortable? For what reason in particular?" he said. "Yes, in fact, I've felt that someone is spying on me in that office and I really don't like it, so that's my only condition," I added without wanting to digress. Bennett
In fact, it had been a long time since I had seen Alesso. The man was handsome and had a gentle expression on his face, which caused the women around me to stare at him in rapt attention.Delilah, on the other hand, crossed her arms and frowned, "It's a joke, isn't it? How can she be Alpha Bennett's personal secretary? She's a backstabbing bitch. Besides, Alpha Bennett's too smart to want a bimbo like her as his secretary. That's impossible," Delilah insinuated arrogantly. The women around her looked at her mockingly, but Alesso let out a soft grunt. He wanted to say something, but she stopped him. "Who are you? Do I pay you to come here and lie? What a low you have stooped". She added with a loud laugh. I thought Delta Alesso would respond, but the man just raised an eyebrow and stood silently watching her. "Leave me alone, Delilah" I said wanting to move towards the table and ignoring her "I don't have time for this".However, when I took a step away, she grabbed my arm and pull
Michael gave Alesso a sidelong glance and pursed his lips before turning his gaze to me. I gestured for him to sit next to me, but he smiled and shook his head. "I'd love to join you, but I've got a lot of work to do. See you later," Michael said, and walked away. I was a little puzzled by his response. But as soon as Alesso came back, I understood everything. Alesso was alpha Bennett's delta, so it was very rare for him to interact with the secretaries. Even we employees couldn't sit next to him. While I was thinking about that, Alesso's voice snapped me out of my trance "So, how is your first day as the CEO's personal secretary going?" he asked. I looked at him without forcing a grimace "Well, the same as before"."All the same? Shouldn't you be doing other things more... you know" he said winking at me.My pupils dilated at his insinuation.I was almost overcome with anger, but he spoke again."Alpha Bennett is a rather difficult man, and only his personal secretary could help
The reality is that mate's bond with an alpha was the strongest and I couldn't imagine what she was going through, but I couldn't accept or reject it either. Thinking about it, I looked away and looked at Alesso. "You're right. If I'm helping her, it's only because she's my Gamma's sister, Lucas" I said without showing any emotion.Alesso made a disgusted face and drank some water from his glass. We were both silent for a second until I spoke again "Tell me, what are you doing here?""I came here on a matter of your ex-fiancée's pack," he said, capturing my full attention. "What's going on?" I asked with a completely nonchalant expression."The young Alpha of the herd is back, so his father is going to hand over the title of head Alpha of the herd to him," said Alesso. My face became relieved as I looked at the table. Gunter was my ex-fiancee's older brother. The reality is that the man had health problems because of his bad decisions, so his father, the alpha, had sent him abroad
Hester and I left my office and walked to the lift. As she pressed the button for the employee lift, I had an idea. "You can use my private lift," I said without expressing any emotion.At my words, she turned to me and opened her eyes in complete surprise. I looked at her for a second until the private elevator opened, stepped in and gestured for her to come in with me.She shook her head and quickly moved to my side. In fact, the employee lift was always full, so using this one would allow her to move around the company better. "Thank you, Alpha" she said, looking down. The lift went down to the first floor. We both got off and she bowed to me in respect. "Thank you very much for the job, Alpha. I promise I'll do my best to make sure you have no reason to complain" she said with a smirk on her lips. When I heard her say that, I nodded and she immediately headed for the taxi rank. I watched her drive away and got into my car. "Where to, alpha?" my driver asked. I looked at hi
I looked at Freddy without losing my cool, but he stammered again. "Well, I know you don't want her to be with another man and you just l But the world gives you back the same shit you sow: she will marry another man and you can't stop her". His words came from his lips like glee. However, my limit had arrived. My eyes turned completely black as my dangerous aura floated from my pores. "May it be the last time you dare to speak to your alpha like that. Otherwise I'll rip your head off the next time you neglect your damn place in this pack!" I said using my alpha command.Everyone in the office turned their heads away when they heard me. On the other hand, Freddy lowered his head as his hands seemed to shake. It was obvious he was upset, but he just let out a snort and walked out of the office.On the other hand, I opened the mental link with one of my men. If he does anything stupid don't hesitate to let me know" I ordered:"Yes my alpha" Hinted the man.I quickly closed the mental
From Bennett's point of viewThe moment I saw Hester leave the party, I didn't even stand there, but turned around and walked out of there without saying anything.At first, she and Agatha's family tried to stop me, but I paid no attention to them. I just waved and turned away from them as if I didn't care about them."Please, Bennett, dinner will be served soon" I heard Agatha say, who ran over and grabbed my arm. I stopped my steps before I turned my gaze and looked at her with furious eyes. The girl quickly let go of my arm and backed away."How many times must I ask you not to touch me?" I said gritting my teeth."I... I... I..." she stammered.Shit, I didn't know if I could stay close with her anymore. She was completely unbearable. Without another word, I waved her off and walked out. At that moment, my men came out behind me and we left the party.I climbed into my car with clenched fists and started it up. However, I saw in the distance that Alfa Walter was getting into his
Just remembering how Hester grabbed his hand and put her beautiful face in his arm, my fists clenched. Thinking about that, I turned my gaze back to Hester, now being grabbed by Lucas. I didn't even stay any longer; I just pursed my lips and walked out of the room to the next one, where I wanted to smash everything in my path, especially with Agatha, the bitch who kept looking for my weak spot. ***From Lucas' point of view. When Bennett left the room, I squeezed Hester's arm and forced her to look me in the eye. I was so disappointed in myself... If I hadn't gone to practice, I would have taken care of Hester myself and she wouldn't have gotten into all this trouble. However, as a big brother, it was my duty to take care of her, but I never thought my own alpha could play with her like that.I had been working for Bennett since I was a teenager and had never seen any woman in his life other than Agatha. From the beginning they were destined to be married, so I thought that was
From Hester's point of view. It was the first time I had seen that expression on Lucas. For a second, I felt anger course through his body as he took a step back. In fact, I didn't even see him that upset when Bennett was about to pull him out of Gamma training. At that, I swallowed hard. It was obvious that Lucas had never heard of my arrival at that company. If Lucas found out that Bennett blackmailed me to get him out of his position if I didn't sleep with him, Lucas would get even angrier. Even he might give up his Gamma position! As I rambled on in those thoughts, I saw Lucas' gaze seem to give the green light to his wolf, so in a matter of seconds I ran towards him, but unfortunately Lucas was quicker and ran towards Bennett and grabbed him by the throat."What kind of man are you? How dare you offer my sister to lower herself as your mistress? She's not one of those women you fuck! She's a proper woman and you and your brother broke her heart!" Lucas snarled pouring out al
"Alfa, please let my sister go" Lucas hinted, cautiously approaching us both. Bennettt seemed to disregard and didn't take his dangerous gaze from my eyes. He even seemed to want to reach for my wolf, but I hid her in my chest preventing the mate bond from taking effect. "Alpha, I apologize for what happened, but please don't hurt my sister. I will take care of her" Lucas said in a trembling voice.When I heard him, I felt a wave of nerves invade my chest. It was the first time I had ever seen Lucas speak this colloquially to Bennett. I thought Bennett would react, so I quickly intervened "Lucas, stop it" I said in a whisper. In fact, I hadn't expected Lucas to walk into the room. He had even been humiliated in front of everyone by me and still came to help me. For a second my heart was filled with enchantment, but I shook my head and came back to reality. At first I noticed his attitude change, but I didn't want to show my emotions, so I tried to stay calm. "Lucas, don't beg th
From Hester's point of view. But what the hell had I heard?"Have you left me alone? Wasn't it you who came here to ask me to call off my marriage? Can't I make my life with another man, perhaps?" I asked again more forcefully. "No. You can't" he answered self-assuredly.My eyes sparkled with surprise. I didn't hesitate when I pushed him with all my strength, but this time he seemed so stunned that he fell back almost staggering."You have no idea how much I detest you. Go and get on with your plans, marry that bitch and live your life. But don't ever cross my path again or even think of touching my man to hurt him or ruin our wedding. If you do anything to upset me, I won't hesitate to tell the whole damn world about your true mate" Grumpy bond feeling the power growing inside my body.For a second I was lost in my thoughts; I still couldn't understand how this man had been able to make me fall in love like that. I almost fell back into his seductive trap and lost my thoughts, but
A smile tugged at my lips as I noticed that she was still reacting the same way as before.It was evident that Hester had not stopped loving me. Her body was screaming it at the top of her lungs. With that certainty, I leaned toward her, caressing her ear with my fingertips and tracing a soft path with my nose on her cheek. "Alpha Walter, he is not the man who deserves you", I whispered firmly. The closeness with this woman was slowly killing me. Her deep gaze made my eyes widen as if I was coming completely back to reality.I shook my head at the sight of her small hands resting on my chest, pushing me firmly. But her strength proved to be in vain, as I didn't even move an inch. On the contrary, I moved closer, cornering her against my chest and the wall. "Get away from that man" I said between my teeth. She was glaring at me with fury, but I didn't care, in fact, if it had been anyone else, I would easily rip her head off. But it was her, Hester Winters. I could never even thi
Just remembering that man made my skin crawl and my heart fill with hatred. Everything that is happening to me in my life is because of him.If the moon goddess hadn't given him to me as my mate, none of this would have happened. He would never have blackmailed me and I would never have given myself body and soul to him. He had no heart. He was a cold man, eager for power and wanted to tie me down like a slut he would only seek for sex. For years, I thought my mate would be the perfect man, but reality played a trick on me. Thinking about it, I clenched my fists tightly. However, just then, a strong hand grabbed my arm and twisted my body sharply. My eyes widened in surprise as I felt myself being pushed to the side and my back hit the wall. "Ahh" I screamed, and immediately a hand was placed on my lips. I almost gasped when I looked up and saw him there, his eyes completely black and fixed on mine. His face was only inches from mine, as if I were his next prey. For a moment I
From Hester's point of view.I listened attentively to every word the two main alphas said to each other. I was completely taken aback by their reactions.They both seemed to be losing control of themselves, so an idea crossed my mind.I quickly grabbed Walter's arm again and looked him in the eyes with determination. "Walter, calm down... come on"" I said with a confident tone.I couldn't help but notice Bennett's eyes focused on me as the triumphant smile on his face faded. Not giving it a thought, I cupped Walter's hand in my palms and stroked him firmly."All right?" I said again with conviction.After a few seconds, Walter turned to me and let out a sigh. A soft smile lit his lips as he caressed my cheek with his other hand. His touch sent an uncomfortable shiver down my spine, but his voice instantly reassured me."You're right, honey. This is a party, isn't it? We're here to enjoy it. Let's go" he replied, bringing my palm to his face and leaving a soft kiss.I blinked in compl