Dexter's Pov."I can't!" I yell, finally closing the distance before us.My hands are shaky and I'm panting heavily, my eyes feel heavy and blur at the same time, my voice is shaky as I fight with myself to stay strong before her, but I can't… I can't pretend to be strong before her.It's like, I'm at my lowest whenever she's around me, I feel like a mere man, weak and vulnerable.Slowly I lower my head in surrender as my fist tightly clenches as I grit.I see Vida's feet take one step forward, her hand slowly rising upward.What do you want to do? What will she say?"And why can't you?" I feel her soft dough hand upon my cheek. For the first time ever, I felt warmth in the hand of a human.I melt as she cups my face in her palms, it's almost as if I should throw myself into her arms and rest upon her thigh, to surrender myself in her arms allowing her to do as she pleases.Was I always this week?Reaching for her hand upon left cheek, I hold on to it tightly, lowering it gently so I
"Alpha…" George calls me the moment I reach my destination.Since I couldn't have this conversation at the consortium where Vida was, it was oh right that I have this talk somewhere else and that was my private workspace."Let him in."George nods in approval and leaves as I get ready to face my visitor and not long after, he walks in."You seem to not care about my decisions," my father says.It's just been five seconds since he walked in and I'm already tired of seeing his face, "and why should I, you may have been an Alpha but at the moment you're just my father.""Such insolence!""And why are you here?!" I ask, staring at him with a tired face so he could at least understand that he isn't welcomed.He however, sighs and then helps himself to a seat even when I did not invite him to take a seat."Because I'm here to tell you to do what's right, accept Linda as your Luna, she's the daughter of a previous and highly influential Beta and she's more than capable of being you mate and
"Hmm… It's awfully quiet," I say to myself as I drive inside the mansion.Because of what happened I couldn't pick Vida up and decided to send her a text that I wouldn't be home early, but for some reason, I keep having goosebumps and feel rather quite restless. It feels as though my heart is about to pop out of my chest.This is an odd feeling."We're here Alpha," George tells me and I immediately recover from my thoughts.Tiredly I lag and get inside the mansion and yet again I'm bothered by this feeling of emptiness and anxiety."Where are the children?" I asked a nearby maid."They… they're in their rooms fast asleep Alpha."She lowers her head, her eyes seeming to sway side to side as if avoiding me, and it's not just her but everyone inside, the moment I walked in it felt like they were bothered about something."I see," Not bothering myself with their thoughts, I start climbing the stairs when I feel a sudden hand clinging to my sleeve.The room is in stand still, everyone seem
Vida's POV"Make sure this woman never steps foot inside the ever again," Dexter warns as the scheming woman is dragged away screaming at the top of her lungs about how Dexter has made a mistake."Um–" he mumbles behind me, I turn around and stare with my arms crossed. Dexter looks rather bothered and concerned about me but I'm still pissed about what happened this morning but since he's helped me, I guess I'll forgive him just once."There's no need to say anything, it's all in the past," I tell him while glancing towards the direction of my helper.Without hesitation I take her hands in mine and shake them rather violently, unable to contain my happiness, "Thank you very much for helping me, you can't imagine how grateful I am to you for what you have just done for me."It was the first time someone stepped in to defend me sincerely and not because I had something they needed or so."There's no reason to thank me, I've known her for many years, people like her are the worst," she te
"Dismissed," Dexter closes today's meeting, and everyone except him and I are left behind.Contrary to this morning he's looking rather drained and tired that he leans back in his chair, his legs stretched out as he signs repeatedly."Have you finally decided to talk to me?" He asks without even glancing at me.Nervously I fondle my fingers, constantly looking at him and lowering my eyes the next second."Not at all, o just wanted to know the company status, what's going on, who owns this company, could you at least put what happened this morning aside and talk to me, this is business we're talking about, we're at work," I bluntly tell him.Dexter flinches, I don't know why, but he did, and that bothers me, especially while he's staring at me with those angry eyes of his as if he were aiming to murder me.He growls faintly before he sits up, his eyes staring away from mine and into a corner which confuses me, considering the fact that between the both of us, it should be I who's furio
"You don't mind that I'm human, Ma'am?" I ask the woman curiously.It's the first time someone's stood up for me and I can't help but melt with happiness from knowing I have someone by my side."Not Ma'am, Genevieve," she corrects me with her name.Again my eyes glow and I stare back at her son and then his mother, comparing these two who are completely opposites of each other and snicker."If only he was like his mother." I think to myself with annoyance."Don't try to compare us in that head of yours," Dexter says from behind me.I'm caught off guard when I turn around and find his fingers delivering a powerful flick to my head."Ow!" I yell while I rub my forehead with glares of daggers directed towards him.Once again, I can't help but wish he were more like his mother."Genevieve, can I call you Jenny?" I ask all rolled up with excitement."Yes you can," she answers sweetly with a chuckle that sounds like melodies to my ear."You… don't mind that I'm human?"Jenny frowns at my qu
"You're crazy," he yells into my face, pushing my hands away from blocking both sides of his chair.Haiz!He has no idea just how much thought and brain work I put into this to come up with a good idea."Just trust me, it'll work," I say, adding pressure to my words, but he shuts me up with his left hand and I have no other option than to keep quiet.Dexter maintains some silence, and I wait by a corner giving him some time to think.A minute p*ss…Two minutes goes by…Before I could realise it, it's been ten minutes and he's still not said anything other than stare into a blank space and caressing his temple."Ugh!" Dexter groans, his hand finally reaching for his phone."Have those in the project planning community come to the meeting room within the next five minutes," he orders before hanging up.I'm beyond delighted to see that he could trust me this much. I'm so happy that I could hug him but Dexter keeps glaring at me.As if relieved he lays back in his chair and after a few se
The more I stare at the reservation on my phone the more worried I become."Yes, what time would you like to meet?" I text back.Within seconds my phone buzzes as a reply comes in as quickly as possible."6 pm," it says."Is there a problem?" Dexter asks with a slight shake."Um. Not at all, I just have to meet up with someone later today," I reply. "Excuse me," I say hurriedly and leave his office to return to mine leaving Dexter glaring at me which I simply ignore to avoid letting my emotions get the best of me.As soon as I shut the door of my office I hurry to my desk and sit down. My phone is before me on my table as I ponder deeply about this text.This doesn't make any sense.The venue which has been reserved tonight frightens me more than I can imagine.Diner Lingo, it's a restaurant known for its intercontinental dishes and is very popular but aside from its popularity, one thing remained well-known about this restaurant.It's price tag.Not just anyone can walk in and out of