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
NADIA'S POV:"Welcome, Miss," the housekeeper greeted with a bow the moment I entered the manor, and I simply gave a nod before entering the living room.. She quickly followed behind me, and I asked her, not bothering to turn and look at her, "Where is my father?""He's in his study, Miss," she told me, and I made a beeline toward the direction of his study. When I got there, I knocked gently on the door before entering.He seemed busy when I entered and reading a report, but when I appeared in front of him, he closed the papers and looked at me. "When did you get back?" He questioned."Just now," I replied, grabbing a chair and settling on it. My gaze flicked to the heap of files in front of him. "It looks like you still have a lot to do."He nodded. "Yeah. It's almost time for the council reviews. It seems a lot of the elders will be queried this time.""Why?" I couldn't help asking, surprised he was telling me about the council. But even more about why they would be queried since
AUTHOR'S POV:Raven had just grabbed her food from the counter, carrying her tray in hand as she searched for an empty seat when she noticed Alexander sitting alone, an empty chair across him. She quickly approached, settling on the chair as she placed her tray on the table before looking at him.When he looked up at her, he seemed surprised at first, but he soon smiled. "Ms. Raven.""How do you feel now?" She asked, looking at his arm. The cast had already been removed, which meant he was better. It had been days since that accident, and work was very hectic, so she could barely find the time to go check on him. Even now, she was merely stealing a few minutes to catch up on lunch before running off to distribute the files to the other teams.That made her feel guilty since she promised. But thankfully, she ran into him today.Alexander took a spoonful of his food and held the fork in his hand as he spoke, "I'm better now. You don't have to worry. It's been rather hectic these days, s