TRISTAN’S POV:She looked shocked upon seeing us and simply stood there for a couple of seconds, just staring at us. I couldn't help regarding her from top to toe; discreetly, though. She was dressed rather simply, just a knee-length dark purple gown with long sleeves and a black bag slung across her shoulder. Her long, ink black hair cascaded down her shoulders and back, reaching her waist. She was very beautiful.She must have known I was staring at her for her gaze settled on me a moment later. Just then, Roman whispered to me, a smirk evident in his tone. "Ehh... your eyes are about to pop out."That made me come to my senses, and I cleared my throat, breaking eye contact. "Shut up," I fired back at him, and he cackled in return.I simply ignored him and looked back at Raven, who still stood there, likely considering whether to enter or not."Aren't you coming in?" I asked and could easily tell she was about to make some excuse, so I cut in, "You won't get a cab this late.""Yeah
AUTHOR'S POV:After Raven was gone to the washroom to wash her face like she said, Bethany took another sip of her drink, squeezing a hand into her hair in frustration. She was beginning to regret quarreling with Isadora earlier. Not only did she not like that Ethan had to witness what happened, but she knew it was inappropriate for her as a gamma of the pack.But what she regretted most was not beating up that b*tch thoroughly. Sure, she had known Isadora was a shrew and she always tried to keep her cool, but she crossed the line tonight by talking about Lila.It was disgraceful enough that she was trying to snag her dead sister's mate, but she even had the guts to talk about a dead person like that.The more she thought about it, the angrier Bethany grew. She felt like smacking those lips of hers again.Out of curiosity to see if they were still there, she turned to look behind her. But her heart constricted the moment her gaze fell on the figure approaching her. He was only a few
LUCAS'S POV:"Fuck, don't touch her... Raven," I screamed out and woke up from my sleep, all sweaty. My head was pounding and remnants of the dream I just had kept drowning my head. I sighed, leaning back and it was only then I realized where I was. Six gazes were on me intently, most curious and confused but a particular one full of questions and anger.I must have slept off during the executives meeting. That was already bad enough, and then I screamed Raven's name out loud. It was no wonder why Nadia looked like she could kill someone right then."Are you okay, Alpha?" Theo who was seated directly beside me asked, his gaze completely devoid of concern though. "Yeah." I nodded, choosing to ignore his veiled contempt.He laughed, rubbing his chin and muttered, "I don't think so. Otherwise, you wouldn't be yelling Raven's name from your sleep like you're lovesick."My chilly gaze moved to him and I gave him a glare. Did he need to say it out loud?I folded my palms and questioned, "
AUTHOR’S POV:Roman fiddled with his phone in hand as he paced around the room, pondering. His gaze flicked to his right hand, still wrapped in gauze for a few more seconds before turning on his phone, having made up his mind. He keyed in a few digits on his phone and dialled it before leaning against a wall, patiently waiting as it continued to ring. It took a while before the call was answered, and a low female voice sounded in his ear, “Hello.”The moment he heard that voice, his gaze constricted, and he shifted on one leg, tempted to hang up. But, he was also too curious to do so. He wanted to know why she did that; just one question. However, he forgot that as she was about to hang up when he didn’t speak and she grumbled, “If you’re not going to speak, I’m going to hang up.”“It’s me,” he answered, digging his left hand in his pocket.“Who?” She asked, so naturally that it made him grit his teeth. She really didn’t know who he was, but he wouldn’t mistake her voice for another,
RAVEN’S POV:The sounds of the keypad were rather loud as I typed and edited the final business plan I was going to present to Tristan today. I managed to finish it after a whole sleepless night. My eyes were feeling murky, and I was very sleepy, but I still had a lot to do, so I could only go on typing.Just as I finished up and copied the file to a drive, the intercom beside me suddenly began to beep incessantly, and I looked up at the President's door across me. The windows were closed and blinds pulled, so I couldn't see him, and I wasn't expecting him to call me in.But I quickly answered the intercom, and his cold voice rang out, calm and fluid, "Come to my office.""Yes, Alpha," I answered, grabbing the tablet where I kept notes before sauntering to his office. I knocked and entered, closing the door behind me before approaching him.He seemed rather busy and merely glanced at me before returning to what he was doing. He asked, "Are you done with the business plan?""Yes, Alpha
"Let's talk, Secretary Daniels," she told me before walking out of the room, clearly expecting me to tail after her. She had always treated people like that, like she was above everyone, but for some reason, today, it felt as though she was looking at me with ridiculing eyes.But since she said she wanted to talk, I could only follow behind her. We stopped at a quiet part of the hallway, and she turned to me, crossing her arms."You must feel rather proud today," she remarked the moment we got there."Sorry?" I didn't understand why she suddenly said that.She laughed suddenly, contempt shining her eyes as she uttered, "Don't bother acting dumb, Raven." Her gaze settled on me meaningfully. "We both know you must have done something. Whatever you did, I don't know, but let me warn you... what happened today will never happen again. I'll make sure of it."I really couldn't understand what she was talking about, but for one, I hated that gaze. That contemptuous gaze that I thought I woul
RAVEN’S POV:Alexander's gaze drifted around before finally landing on me, who was seated beside him. His wounds have been cleaned up, and his arm wrapped in a cast."Ms. Raven..." he began to speak. "How do you feel?" I asked as he prepared to sit up. I helped him up, and he rested on the chair. He gave a small, gentle smile, looking at his arm. "I feel better." Then, he looked around his surroundings. They brought him to the pack hospital, and after he was treated, he was left in the public ward.It was about two hours since we arrived and very late. I was extremely tired, too, after all the stress from work and today's incident. I had also gone to check on the boy, and he didn't have any complications. The doctor I met said he only fainted out of exhaustion and needed to rest. They had also started looking for the boy's parents and informed the pack officials."Do you have anyone else that can stay and take care of you?" I asked Alexander, looking at me wristwatch. It was late.H
AUTHOR'S POV:Candace stood at the door of Tristan's office for a couple of minutes, seemingly hesitating to knock. But after a moment, she knocked gently on the mahogany door."It's me, Alpha," she called out to him, and after she heard him tell her to enter, she opened the door and entered.Probably because it was late, the lights in his office were dimmer, so she couldn't see what his expression looked like clearly from where she stood. But she could tell he was staring at her, so she quickly walked up to him."Why are you still here?" His voice sounded displeased and quite reasonably so since it was no secret that he didn't like any of his employees staying over at the office late in the night.It was already daring enough for her to ask him what she was about to say, but she just didn't like what he did. As she stood in front of him now, however, she was beginning to have cold feet."Secretary Williams," Tristan called, his voice descending even lower when she didn't speak.Canda