It had been almost twenty-four hours since his talk with Will and his brother, and while he wanted to keep still and be patient, he also wished they would bring answers to him quickly.From all he had gathered about Will's brother in the past few hours, it showed he was not just capable but reliable, and Damon hoped he would deliver accordingly.A knock from the door got his attention and he sat upright, before answering a curt come-in.The door swung open and a maid walked in with her head bowed, and her hands clasped in front of her meekly.Damon acknowledged her with a nod, and she proceeded to speak.“You have guests, sir.” She said, waiting for his answer, her eyes still fixed on the floor. “Let them in,” Alpha Damon replied.His eyes fixed on the maid as she walked out.Soon the door opened again, and he sighed in relief when Will and his brother walked in, he nodded to dismiss the maid while he gestured to the men to sit.“Gentlemen, welcome.” He greeted, “Any news?” He asked
Ava sat on the edge of the bed, impatiently waiting for Alpha Jude. She had to know what business they had together for him to come here.She did not like the look in Alpha Damon's eyes. Sighing in relief when she heard the door creak open and alpha Jude walked in.“What was he doing here?” Ava asked as she stood up slowly to stand before him.“Calm down, I need you to calm down.” Alpha Jude said, helping her back onto the bed.Ava could tell she would not like the other next word that would leave his mouth, she had a gut feeling about it “I am calm.” Ava lied, she was far from calm, “I just need to know what he was doing here.” She added, trying to keep her voice as calm and collected as she could.“We are business partners now.” Alpha Jude said simply, Ava could see that there was more, and he seemed not to want to tell her.“What do you mean business partner?” Ava asked confused.“How? Since when? And what business are we talking about.” It all did not make sense to her.“You mig
Ava stared at herself in the mirror as she stepped out of the bathroom. She had spent all weekend trying to convince Jude not to agree with Damon, but it felt like all her pleas fell on deaf ears.Even after explaining her reasons to Jude, he reminded her of how it would benefit his pack and told her to put the past behind her and that she should forward and see the possibilities of the future. It pissed her off. She hated that Jude could not see how cunning Damon and his proposal were.She took out her blow-dryer to dry her hair and then proceeded to straighten it. She decided to tie it up in a high ponytail. She proceeded into her closet to pick out an outfit. Today was the beginning of her working with Damon. Although Jude didn't see the problem with it, she was fully against it.She couldn't bear to stay in the same room as Damon, and now that was going to be her life for a long while.She tried to cajole Jude to pick another person, but he stood firm, emphasizing the fact that
Damon pulled away from the kiss,slowly taking a step back to gaze into her eyes,if he was going to do anything with ans to her,he needed her consent. He didn't want her to do anything she wouldn't want to do. Even though it seemed like it was too late for that, she was already tipsy, and they both were if he was being honest.Although Ava had the option of stopping it, all she had to do was say no and step away from him, but she wanted him badly, no matter how much she hated him.Ava’s pupils dilated, she gave him a slight nod, followed by a silent “yes” before he went back in to kiss her,gently this time.He wanted her to enjoy it as much as he would, even though she might regret it later on. He wanted to make it memorable for her.Alpha Damon leaned in closer to her face, kissing her deeply and intimately. His hands firmly steadied her waist, sliding lower to her ass.He pulled away, not because he wanted to stop, but because he wanted to kiss every inch of her, every nook and cr
Ava looked out the window as the cab sped on, she could not even remember the last time she had been in one of these.By right now was not the time to think about when last she had been in one of these, her mind was ladened with far bigger problems.First, she had slept outside the house for the first time since she had alpha Jude had been together, she was even drunk…or tipsy, but still the same thing to her. Secondly, she had done the one thing she was not supposed to do, she had sex with alpha Damon, and not only that he had marked her, completing the ritual mate bond.Her wolf had been silent all this while, Ava did not know what to make of the situation. It was supposed to be a thing of joy for her to be mated.But that wasn’t the case at the moment, she was mated to her enemy, the man who had bullied her all those years.“Ma’am” the driver called slowly, “I said we are here” he repeated himself, from the way he just said Ava knew it was not the first time he had called her, she
Damon rolled over, throwing a hand to wrap around her, his eyes shot open when his hands landed on cold sheets and an empty space beside him.Looking around, he did not need an explanation when he saw that her clothes which had been scattered across the room were now gone.She had done it again, run away, she had left once more. It seemed she was very good at it. He had been knocked out after that intense love-making session, he had not even heard her sneak out.Groaning softly, he clutched onto his head when he felt a pang of headache. Gets up and slips into his clothes and dashes out the door.Quickly checking out of the hotel, Damon found his way to his car and drove home slowly. His head still felt foggy and memories of the previous night clouded his mind.It had been magical for him and her too, he hoped, her moans and body language could attest to that.She had had a good time too, his wolf leaped happily when Damon thought of how they had unconsciously completed the mating ritu
The car crawled lazily to his destination, and Alpha Damon sighed with a heavy heart. He had always wanted to know why she had rejected him and now that he knew he had no idea what or how to feel.He deserved it, to be hated and rejected by her, he deserved it all, he thought. The events of the past slowly crept into his mind.He has been horrible, a terrifying bully to her. He had ruined her teenage hood, making her an outcast in her pack.Alpha Damon loathed himself more than he had ever. She had done him no wrong, but he in turn had taken out all his pent-up trauma and anger on her.Making her a laughing stick to his friends and even the whole school. He remembered vividly how he had bullied her in front of the entire school for the first time.She had gone to get his lunch as usual, but she had made a small mistake of not heating it. It was against the school policy, but she should have found a way around the kitchen staff, paid them, or something he had taught at the time.So wh
Ava rolled out of bed reluctantly. It had been a long weekend, and it was going to be an even longer week.She was mentally exhausted from all the drama that had happened throughout the past week, and she knew it was far from being over.Walking lazily into the bathroom, stared at herself for a while in the mirror. In one weekend, her life had completely taken a different turn, one she had not seen comingEverything was Jude's fault. She begged him not to agree to this business, but he wouldn't listen to her.Now, she had practically nowhere to go. She could still stay at Jude's, but she knew it would be short-lived. Once again, Damon has ruined her life.Agh! She was so stupid to give in. Yes, she was drunk, but she could have stopped herself, but she didn't She loved him as much as she hated him. Maybe even more.She washed her body absent-mindedly. She was so lost in thought. The annoying part of the whole situation was that they still had to work together until the contract was
Ava got to the lake faster than she expected to get there. The water was calm, and she first breathed in deeply while closing her eyes, as if she were in some form of yoga session. She walked slowly from one spot to another as she tried to let go of all the thoughts in her head. “Ava, it was just a dream. Just a dream.” She kept repeating to herself until she felt weak in the knees and finally decided to sit down on the grass to take a break from walking around. Her eyes fell on her big bump and just then she heard rustling leaves and footsteps approaching, causing her heart to race faster as she tried to get up but could not.*****Alpha Damon got into the woods and started to follow the mark that he had earlier made, as he did not want to forget the road that led to the lake again. He slowly lowered his pace as he got closer, not wanting to attract attention in case anyone was there. As the lake was visible, his eyes caught Ava as she paced up and down the side of the lake as if she
Alpha Damon woke up abruptly to the loud sound of an explosion and the first thing that his eyes caught was his wife, Ava, who was also up and tilting her head around the room. His heart raced faster as he stood immediately from the bed.“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Mira was lying. Alpha Damon watched her walk to the cradle as he could not utter a single word. “What could be going on?” He asked himself as he walked slowly to where their baby girl was lying.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. “Jude!” He muttered as he slowly tilted his head away from the window. The pack was rowdy as everyone fled for their lives. “I am not here for anyone. I am here fo
“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Oswald was lying. Her heart raced faster as she got to her child, heaving a sigh of relief as she met her son still sleeping soundly.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. Ava patted her child slowly as he continued to sleep. Her hand trembled as she was still not relaxed. “Who would want to attack at this time?” She asked as she tilted her head to look at alpha Damon, who began to walk towards them.“I am not here for anyone. I am here for alpha Damon, his wife, and my little one. My son.” They heard Alpha Jude's voice loudly from outside, and she gasped, but it was not much of a surprise to Alpha Damon.“That's alpha, Jude. W
It's been more than a week since Alpha Jude had discussed the next phase of the plan with Princess, but he was surprised as he had not heard any feedback from her since they last talked. He thought of calling her but kicked against the idea as she tossed his phone away to the other side of the bed. He took a deep breath as he stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to get prepared for the day's activity. Not long after, he came out of the bathroom and walked straight to his closet to grab his shirt for the day.He got ready for work and dashed out of the room, heading to the office. His thoughts soon took another dimension as he started to think of Ava. “It's been long since I last talked to her.” He thought as he brought out his phone to dial her contact but had to stop as he thought of calling her when he got to the office. He quickly had his breakfast and walked out of the pack house to his car. Not wasting time, he kicked his car and drove out of the house to the office
Alpha Damon opened his eyes abruptly and checked the screen of his phone to see if it was morning, but it was nowhere near morning at all. He took a deep breath as he hit his bed hard and grunted heavily. “Why can't I get any sleep?” He asked himself as he sat up on the bed. His mind had been filled with the thought of Ava. Even if he wanted to forget her, he could not just do that as each time he tried, he only ended up thinking about her more. He got up from his bed and went out of the room to the bar, as he thought of getting a drink to help him sleep faster.“What do we have here?” He asked himself as he checked through to see the varieties of drink that were there. “Voilà.” He said as his gaze fell on the one he felt was the strongest of all the drinks there. He brought it down and poured some into a glass cup, immediately emptying it into his mouth. He took a deep breath as he dropped the cup on the table and gazed at it with a straight face.“There wouldn't be a need for this.”
Ava woke up and slowly opened her eyes while she rolled to the other of her bed. For the first time in ages, she did not have to bother about going to work. She heaved a heavy sigh as she yawned, stretching out her arms as she slowly sat up on the bed. She tilted her head around the whole room as she thought of what to do for the day. “Mika is definitely going to work. What would I do today to kill time?” She asked herself as she slowly brought her fingers to tap on her lips.Heaving a sigh and grunting, she slowly got off the bed and walked slowly into the bathroom as she wanted to ease herself. She eased herself and on her way out, she stopped in front of the mirror, placing two fingers over her eye and opened it widely as she was examining her eyes. She did the same for the second eye and then heaved a sigh as she dropped her gaze to her protruded stomach, placing a hand over it and rubbing it gently while she stared at it in the mirror. Her heart raced faster as different thoughts
The morning came earlier than Alpha Jude had expected, especially after spending most of his time last night, thinking about the next phase of their plan. He squinted in response to the light that came in through the window, heaving a heavy sigh as he rolled to the other side of the bed before he opened his eyes widely. He blinked rapidly, yawning as he stretched out his arms before he slowly sat up on the bed. “Why is it morning already? I did not even have enough sleep.” He said to himself as he grabbed his phone to check what the time was.“The time is far gone. I don't think I will make it to the office today. I will just call them and notify them that I won't be coming today.” He thought as he scrolled through his contacts in search of his secretary's contact. He dialed her contact and placed the phone over his ears to talk. It rang for a moment before the call connected.“Hello, alpha. Good morning.” She said, and he exhaled rapidly with his mouth taking the “o” shape before he
Ava left the office immediately, as she was not comfortable with the way things were playing out between her and her mate, alpha Damon. She took a deep breath as she banged her office door and walked hastily out of the building. Not long after, she arrived home and made her way to her closet to undress and change into something lighter than what she was wearing. Her mind wandered off to the elongated eye contact between her and Alpha Damon when he came to return her phone. “Why was he staring so deep into my eyes?” She asked herself as she changed slowly.She stood there in the room, looking in a particular direction as different thoughts ran through her mind. “He did not show the hate and resentment as he did on the day that he knew that I was pregnant.” She thought as she began to walk slowly to her bed and sat at the edge of the bed, placing a hand on her baby bump. She took a deep breath as she rubbed her belly in a circular pattern. “I am scared of letting your father know about
Ava stood there quietly and Alpha Damon resisted all urges to tilt his head from his computer screen. He could not help but take a deep breath to calm his racing heart as different thoughts ran through his mind. Just when he was about to tilt his head to ask her why she was still standing, she cleared her throat slightly to talk.“Uhm… How did you know what I had wanted to ask for?” She asked, and he raised his head slowly from the computer screen to give her a quiet look. His heart raced slightly faster than normal as he thought of what to say. Just then, an idea popped up in his mind and he inhaled deeply to talk.“I mean, it's only right that I allow you some time to go and take care of yourself and your growing baby.” He said and observed her to see any change in her facial expression. She only maintained a straight face as she looked at alpha Damon directly in the eyes as if she were trying to read his mind. “What is going through her mind? What could she be thinking of?” He aske