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
Without hesitation, I stormed towards Delilah and confronted her. "Who the hell do you think you are to spread such a lie about me," I shouted with clenched fists. At that instant, she turned to me and looked at me smirking, "Oh, but look who's here. Our delta's new favourite and Alpha Bennett's personal secretary," she said.Hearing her words filled me with anger, so I didn't even think about it as I reached out and slapped her hard on the cheek.At that moment, I could hear how everyone screamed in shock. However, I was pleased to see Delilah's reddened cheek. She swayed, placing her hand on her cheek. "How dare you?" she insinuated. "You're into..." she started to say. I didn't even let her finish when I quickly interjected, "What? How dare I? You have falsely accused me! How can you always be so cheap? I should have done the same and published pictures when I found you fucking my boyfriend!"Although I no longer cared about Freddy, I knew exactly what his starting point was. A
Freddy's touch was warm and gentle. But when I looked into his eyes, I only saw Bennett's reflection in his face. Fuck, they were so much alike.... However, Bennett was more handsome and his breath made my world fall apart in a second. At that I shook my head and pushed Bennett out of my mind to focus on Freddy. "Freddy, get away" I said pushing Freddy away from my body. He stood motionless as I turned to leave, but at that moment he grabbed my hand and stopped me, pulling my back to his chest, his arms around my waist, In a second his face was close to my head and his nose was on my neck."Honey... Please... I'll do anything you want. But please don't abandon me. I promise to be true to you and never lie to you again. I love you, Hester Winters, and I don't know how to live without you".Was this for real? I wanted to let out a smirk, after all, he had promised to be faithful to me right when we became sweethearts,However, his actions left me completely dumbfounded. I just kept
After walking away from Freddy, I headed back to my classroom. I kept thinking about Freddy's disappointed expression and his words. I tried to concentrate in class. For a moment, I thought I had forgotten everything, but a question crossed my mind. Did my heart still love Freddy? Could I fall in love again? He really loved me, didn't he? If things had been different and he had been the one to find me with another man, would he be willing to give me a second chance?A million questions flooded my mind. It was impossible to attend my classes, but what affected me most was the image of Bennett, who had warned me countless times to stay away from his brother. Remembering his husky, dangerous voice, my body suddenly trembled. The moon goddess had granted me a destined mate, but did he hate me and force me to stop thinking about him? Something was definitely wrong with me. I shook my head and pushed both Freddy and Bennett out of my mind. Class was slow, but the professor ordered us t
I quickly grabbed my coffee and headed for Bennett's office. But, when I was only a few steps away from the coffee machine, I heard the women's voices again. "I'm sure Alpha Bennett is in love with his new secretary. After all, how do you explain him doing those things only with her?Hearing that, my movements stopped immediately. Was it true? What if Bennett was in love with me and didn't know how to accept it? Thinking about it, I looked toward his office door and swallowed dryly. I shook my head and advanced to the door in silence. As soon as I entered, I walked to his desk and my eyes fell on the prominent man sitting at it. Fuck, his aura was alluring, his eyes pierced me and his breath hung in the air. I inhaled his scent for a second before I heard his husky voice. "I was asking other employees about you,” he asked.When I heard him say that, I couldn't help but remember the conversation of the female employees. I was silent for a few seconds until he spoke again. "So?"I
As he was working on the final files, someone knocked on the office door. "Come in" Bennett said. At that moment, the door opened and one of the cafeteria employees walked in with two trays of food."I've brought you your lunch, alpha" said the man. But, before placing the trays on the desk, Bennett got up and sat down on the other double couch. As soon as Bennett took the trays he turned his gaze to me and motioned for me to join him. I froze completely at his request. Was this normal? Did he usually eat with his secretaries?I didn't even have time to think when he just asked me to join him again. I silently got up from the couch and sat down next to him to enjoy lunch. When the flavors of the food reached my mouth, I closed my eyes and sighed. Fuck, everything was utterly delicious. It was evident that Bennett had good taste.After a while, we finished eating and went back to work. I sat back down with the files and continued doing my quick analysis. After a few hours, I s
Bennett's growl made everyone fall to their knees on the ground at once. At that moment, my eyes fell on his face. His grim expression and the way his eyes turned black made him look fucking sexy. Thinking about that, I shook my head and snapped back to reality. "Are you okay?" Lucas asked.I nodded my head and looked at him with a raised eyebrow "Lucas? Why did you bring him? I called out to you!" I asked in a soft whisper.Lucas stroked my hair as he held my hand "I was at the Alpha mansion when I got your call".When I heard that, a solar discomfort crossed my chest. I couldn't help but think of Agatha, who now lived there, and Bennett, who evidently went to see her."Hester, why were you out of the house? You're still hot with fever" she hinted at me when she saw my silence.I looked up and smelled Bennett's delicious scent. But, before I could say anything, the old man's voice was heard. "Alpha, Bennett, please forgive us..." said the man fearfully.Bennett looked at the man a
Immediately, four burly men approached from the parking lot. Two of them grabbed the girl's arm and tried to pull her away from me, while the other two guards grabbed me by the waist and dragged me away. The girl's screams, full of terror, could be heard over and over again. My mind was clouded for a few seconds as everyone passing by on the street began to approach to see the scene. "Let go of me!" I couldn't even finish my words when suddenly the old woman pushed me and I fell backwards to the ground. The pain in my back became even more intense as I tried to get up "Leave the girl alone!" I shouted angrily.Alpha Erik let out a growl and stopped in front of me "Who the hell do you think you are to threaten an alpha?" he insinuated, kicking my side causing a scream of pain to escape my lips.I didn't even say a word when he leaned over and grabbed my neck. "I don't know who the hell you are, but you just made a huge mistake. I'll make your life a living hell! I wasn't scared of
After a few minutes, I got off the elevator and walked through the lobby straight to the exit, but, just then, Delilah's gaze landed on me. I tried to ignore her and make my way, but she ran up and stopped right in front of me with a smile on her face."Oh, Hester, is something wrong? Let me guess..." Delilah paused as her sneer became more and more evident. It was obvious that everyone in the company knew about Bennett's engagement. At that, I looked away from Delilah and tried to make my way over, but she stopped me again. "I know... Alpha showed you where you really belong. Gosh, have you seen Miss Agatha? She's a goddess, she's beautiful, she's got money, she's elegant, and besides, she's marrying Alpha Bennett. Clearly, there is no more room for trash lovers like you" Delilah said mockingly. Her words came to me like a big poisoned dagger, but I just shook my head and looked at her. "You can believe whatever you want. I don't have time for your bullshit"I didn't expect her
The mere touch of Bennett's hand on my wrist made my whole body shudder. I immediately turned my gaze to him and tried to break free from his grip, but he tightened his fingers and held me steady. "Why are you so stubborn?" he asked looking at me with his deep, cold eyes. "I don't want you to touch me again," I growled, before I jerked my hand roughly and loosened his grip.I took a step back and pulled my body away from his, but he frowned and his gaze became calmer."You're still burning hot. You have a fever""That's none of your business. Go and worry about your wife, she's your future Luna, she does deserve all your concern." A roar came out of my throat without me being able to help it.I wanted to turn and run away from the office, but he grabbed my arm again and pulled me to his hard chest "You must calm down" he said, leaving his warm breath on my face. "Let go of me! I'm not going to calm down!" I screamed, struggling to pull away from his grip, but he only tightened hi
When I finished showering, I stepped out of the bathroom and noticed that my body was shaking. I shook my head to calm down as I put on a dress and a pair of low heels. Part of me wanted to go back to bed and keep sleeping, but I needed to break away from this thing that was killing me inside. . Thinking about it, I combed my hair and went downstairs to the living room. "Will you go out?" my mother asked with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, I'll go to the company. I must finish some urgently needed work" I hinted, clenching my fists behind my back. "But you have a fever. You can't. "Don't worry. I'll be fine" I announced trying to calm my mother down. She nodded and I said goodbye before leaving the house. I took a cab and headed for the company.As soon as the car pulled up, my eyes widened at the decorations all over the place. It was obvious that everything was for Bennett's engagement. "We've arrived" said the cab driver, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Thank you very much", I s
After talking to Lucas for a while, he let out a sigh and got up from the couch "Are you hungry? Do you want me to fix you something to eat?" "No, thanks. Where's my mother?" I asked, changing the subject."She's asleep. I didn't want her to be here when you came over" He said with a raised eyebrow."Thank you. I'll go to my room. I'll get some sleep" I said getting up from the couch without any encouragement. Lucas nodded his head, but before I took a step, I heard his voice at my back "Are you going to be okay?". At his question, I turned around and a smirk left my lips "Lucas... if you knew Bennett was going to marry Agatha, why didn't you tell me? He has to reject me in order to marry me" I asked curiously. "I know. And you don't know how much I thought about it. But, when I went back to training, Alpha Bennett talked to me" he said, leaving me surprised. "What?""Apparently there's a way to break the mate bond without you dying or him losing the title. But only he knows that
From Lucas's point of viewWhat had happened to Hester? Where could she be? I walked in circles all damn night hoping to find her. However, when I finally got through to her, she sounded dazed, as if something bad had happened. "Did you talk to her?" my mother suddenly asked. "Yes, she... She spent the night with some friends. She'll be back soon" I said, lying. My mother sighed in relief and went back to her room. After all, we'd been up all morning waiting for Hester. I really wanted to talk to Hester alone when she got home. She didn't sound good on the phone, which set off an alarm in me. Thinking about it, I heard a car parked in front of the house. I quickly ran to the window and saw her get out of the car. I opened the door and waited for her, but, as soon as she looked at me, I was wide-eyed. Her eyes were puffy and her dress was wet. "Hester, what happened to you?" I asked, swallowing spittle.Her small body began to tremble as she took a deep breath "I just spent
I wiped the handkerchief across her cheek and wiped them away. She froze for a second, until something brought her back to herself and she snatched the handkerchief from my hand."What are you doing?" "I dry your tears" I answered. "What for? Who cares what I look like? The only one I cared that saw me, doesn't care about me. He only saw me with eyes of lust" she added turning her face red again."Leave that man" I hinted. She let out a bitter smile and threw the handkerchief to the ground "I know he doesn't love me, nor does he care about our bond. But I don't plan to destroy him, I'll just walk away and get my life together. You can leave me alone" she hinted sure of her words.She tried to turn to walk away, but a smirk peeked at my lips "Do you really think Alpha Bennett will let you go so easily? He won't stop. He'll find you and lock you up. Only I can get you out of his malicious clutches"She looked at me without saying anything. She just smiled curtly and walked off into t
How could I live now without Bennett? I had fallen completely in love with the man. Suddenly, all the memories of him came to my mind. His face, his body, the way I thought he treated me out of love.... It was all a lie. I had deluded myself into something that didn't exist. He was the alpha Bennett, a man without heart or mercy. Everyone was right: Bennett was cruel. However, as those thoughts entered my head, I felt my eyes sparkle strangely. "Stop the car!" I shouted.Despite that, however, Walter looked at me and continued driving. "Stop the damn car!" I shouted loudly.At that, Walter slammed on the brakes and stopped the car in a corner of the road.Without saying anything, I opened the door and tried to get out, but, just before I put my legs out, I felt Walter grab my arm. "Where are you going?” he asked as he approached me "This place is dangerous" he said as he approached me. I felt his breath hit my face, but I didn't push him away; rather I looked him in the eyes