Liam's POV
“Take it easy, Liam. It's nobody's fault,” Sophie says as she gets down from her car and walks to me.
I slap a palm onto my face. “Then explain to me, Sophie. You've been designing for more than four years now. Why did you make a dress that is easy to tear?”
“I told you to keep your feelings out of this. I told you!”
Her eyes widen as she stares at me with surprise. My angry side is something she hasn't witnessed personally.
“I didn't make any underhand design,” she argues. “The material, the pattern… all of it was in perfect condition before I handed it over.”
“And then it ripped apart while she was coming down from the taxi. Fuck, I should have known something like this would happen,” I rant.
I pick up a glass of water and take a gulp. Shouting for the past twenty minutes has really turned my throat sore.
“You know what, Sophie? Saturday. You will make another wedding dress before Saturday. Do you understand?”
“Darling,” she purrs, resting a palm on my chest, “you're sounding different.”
She presses her body against mine, standing on her tiptoes to match my height. Then she presses a soft kiss on my lips.
“You know I won't disappoint you, right? You trust me, right?”
“I do,” I mumble in a deep tone, licking my lips as I savour the taste of her lips.
“Don't ever let that bitch ruin your smile, baby,” she says, her lips curling into a beautiful smile as she presses another kiss on my lips.
My arms go round her waist, grabbing and pulling her firmly to my body.
She intensifies the pressure of her lips on mine, her arms trailing up to my chest. “I love you so much, Liam.”
I pin her back to the wall, raising her hands above her head. Her chest heaves up and her eyes are eager. Eager to become a mess for me, because I'm going to release all my frustration into her.
I latch my tongue onto the side of her neck and she throws her head back in ecstacy, a moan falling off her lips.
“So beautiful,” I purr into her ear, sweeping my tongue over her earlobe. “So beautiful when you are this crazy just for me.”
“I'm yours, Liam. All your—”
My phone buzzes in my pocket and I pause. If it were an ordinary day, I'd ignore my calls at a time like this. But judging by the time, the court marriage should have been finalised by now and I should have sent feedback to the Alpha. How am I going to tell him that I failed?
“Excuse me,” I say to Sophie and she sighs as I pull the phone out of my pocket.
It is my boss.
I detach from Sophie and walk away, zipping up my trousers.
“Hey, boss,” I started letting him know I could talk.
“Liam,” his stern voice rings over the phone. “You should have called me by now.”
I can hear the tension in his voice and my hair stands on edge.
“I'm sorry, boss.”
He is quiet for a few seconds, then he speaks again. “Sorry for what?”
A knot forms in my throat and I swallow it so I can speak.
“I should have called you by now, boss. But the wedding didn't go through today,” I told him.
“What?!”
I knew what was coming next.
“Don't tell me you're fucking incapable of the mission I gave you, Liam!” He yells. “Don't tell me I commited my daughter's life into the hands of a buffoon.”
“No, boss. I'm sorry,” I said calmly.
“If my daughter dies, Liam, I will make sure you feel the true taste of my wrath!” He swears and ends the call immediately.
I heave off a sigh as I rest my back on the wall and reflect on how I have messed up. I can't fail the boss. A lot is at stake.
I have commited a lot into getting that bitch to fall in love with me and agree to marry me, so I can't be slacking off. It will be a total waste of all that effort.
Just then, it clicks in my head that I should be with Naya and not her desperate best friend. I should be consoling her for turning up late, not here trying to fuck her best friend.
I groan angrily. My mission isn't easy. But I'll do whatever is necessary to accomplish it.
Sophie shows up on the corridor as I'm about to leave.
Her lips are pouted. “Baby, you've been on the call for so long.”
She tries to wrap her arms around my neck, but I brush her off. “Not now, Sophie.”
Her brows fall low but I don't mind. She's not a problem because even if she gets mad at me, she'll always be the one to apologise.
I bear the shame of being the reason for our failed wedding today and go to Naya’s house. Luckily for me, her sister gets the door.
“Naya isn't home,” Reilly says, her lips pouting.
Another guy walks out from behind her and glances at me before walking away. I knew him. I'd seen him a few times with Naya, and I think they're just friends.
“Tell Naya to call me when gets back,” he waves at Reilly and climbs into a scooter.
“Alright, Jake. Bye!” Reilly waves him off and he zooms away.
I grit my teeth hard. Where the hell did Naya go? I hope nothing wrong has happened to her because I'd be so screwed if that's the case.
No harm is meant to befall her until I'm done with her.
“Tell Naya I came around,” I say to Reilly and return to my car.
Maybe I should have stayed back at Sophie's house. There's a lot of frustration stored between my legs now and I urgently need to release them.
Sophie is always ready to do that for me which is why I like her. She exudes more loyalty than a dog could ever. That is special and I'm going to make sure I enjoy it to the fullest while it lasts.
Naya’ POVA magnificent mansion is a few meters away from us. From the distance, it beams of royalty and wealth. Completely different from anything I had seen.“This is yours?” I intentionally ask Rowan who has just shown me that he can stay thirty minutes in a vehicle without saying a word to his spouse.“Yes.”That is all he can say.I sigh softly and manage a smile. “It’s gorgeous.”“Just like you,” he blurts out. It's a beautiful compliment, but it's so plain cause he doesn't even look at me when he says it.I manage to put on another smile. “Thank you.”Some minutes later, our car parks in front of the mansion and Henry rushes out to get the door for me and Rowan afterwards.He whispers something to Rowan and he nods in agreement to whatever it is.Rowan walks up to me and hangs his arm open.“Hold me,” he orders and I do that immediately. We are a newly wedded couple, so it's only natural that we act like one. But it seems a bit weird.The moment Henry opens the door for us to
Chapter 7Naya's POVI wake up and the party music is still blowing downstairs.I glance around the room but there's no sign of Rowan anywhere. I assume he hasn't returned since when he left the room.It's thirty minutes past ten when I look at my wristwatch and it dawns on me that I didn't tell anyone I was going to sleep outside.I look at my phone and my eyes are torn when I see forty missed calls and fifteen text messages. Twenty-two of the calls are from Jake and the rest from mum and Liam.I heave off a sigh and tuck the phone back into my pocket. I'll think of anything excuse to give them tomorrow.My eyes meet Rowan's wardrobe open and I curiously make up my mind to check out the kind of cloths he wears.One by one, I flip through the line up of cloths. All of them are made from rich, expensive fabrics, and have this exquisite scent that make me believe he has nice taste for perfumes.Right beside the wardrobe, there's a big mirror which is the same height as the wardrobe. I d
Chapter 8Naya's POVIt's Monday and the talk of the day is my cancelled marriage. I'm not surprised because I invited ninety percent of our workers.I go to my office and begin to work on the dress which I have left hanging for over one week.Flora pops out from her own cubicle and waves a playful hand at me. “Hey, damsel!”Her blonde hair cascades over her fine dimples as she smiles. She's everyone's favourite and a cheerful person.“Girl, you know I was down for some serious after-wedding party,” she tells me and I stiffen.I'm about to respond before I hear someone call out, “her lover boy is here.”Liam? No, it's Jake. My adorable sweet thing. He's with a brown paper bag which I know definitely has something in it for me.His bike is parked at the lot and he throws fast steps as he walks in, greeting everyone while his eyes are scouting for me.“Over here!” Flora waves at him.“Poor thing. Such a pity she doesn't plan to marry him,” I hear someone mutter and I curse my extremely
Chapter 9Liam's POVIt's going to take longer than I promised the boss. What has gotten into that Naya of a bitch? What the fuck does she mean by what happened last week being a bad omen?I smash the mirror hanging on my bathroom wall. “Fuck!”“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”There's blood all over the floor. My own blood. My mind is already overwhelmed with the frustration that is coming with this supposed-to-be simple task. I can't even feel the pain in my bruised knuckles. It's already healing and will be done in a few minutes. What won't be done in a few minutes is my stupid mission.“You're leaving me no choice!” I scream as I walk out from the bathroom to the bedroom. I need to get dressed. I need some tequila and some good sex. Then I can decide the next measure to apply, since Naya has decided to prove stubborn.I'm at the club about thirty minutes later. Two strippers are massaging my shoulders as I sit in the VIP section, downing a bottle of tequila.My phone buzzes and I pray i
Liam's POV“I can’t, Liam. I can't do this a fourth time! You promised I wouldn't have to do this again! You promised…” There's tears trickling down Sophie's cheeks and I know better than to let her emotions explode now.“Baby, this will be the last time, I swear. I can't just let any unnecessary obstacle come between me and my mission, Sophie. You should understand this more than anyone else.”“That’s exactly what you said last time.” Her voice cracks. “Liam, it was exactly these words.”My jaws grind against each other. My blood is a boiling pool of frustration but I have to hold it back. She is being unnecessarily dramatic and I don’t have time for that.This is something we’ve been doing for more than four years now. The pregnancy never comes intentionally. Isn’t it only logical that we get rid of it?What pains me most is that, right now, I have to pretend that she isn’t being a pain in the arse, and console her, since I still need her in order to achieve goals. Desperate women l
Naya's POV “Mrs Naya.” Rowan's voice is a gentle baritone as he calls my name. I put the phone on speaker and drop it on the sink.“What a wonderful time to call, Mr Rowan,” I say as I stare at my naked self in the bathroom mirror. “I wouldn't usually step out of the bathroom to pick up a phone call.”But my phone had sang it out that I had a call from Rowan.“My apologies,” he says, but the restraint in his voice is a giveaway that he's barely holding himself from bursting into laughter.“So, why am I getting a call from my busy husband today?” I ask.“Let’s say his schedule isn't as tight as usual today. So he's thinking of a date at the Castro Lucille by 4pm,” he says.“4pm? I'm down,” I respond quickly.“Good. My assistant will be available to pick you up. Just call me whenever you're ready,” he says.“Alright, darling,” I respond.Several hours later, I'm dressed in a velvet gown and seated before my giant bedroom mirror.It's hard to choose between my silver jewellery or the go
The drive to the aquarium tower is a more of a silent one. All along the journey, my mind is restless with thoughts after thought of Rowan and how disappointed he’d be that I failed to show up. I’m totally pissed at myself and more pissed at the bastaed on the steering. If he didn’t show up, I’d be on my way to the Castro Lucille by now.We’re less than a meter away from the entrance of the tower now. As usual, you can see from the distance the myriads of people swarming the area.It’s an everyday thing.The tower was built as a tourist attraction, but it turns out that even the locals haven’t toured it enough.Liam gets two tickets and pays for a parking spot before he drives in to find a space at the parking lot.He quickly climbs down and hurries over to my side to get the door for me.“Thanks, darling.” I force on a smile.We hold hands and walk in through the main door.Liam’s hands are rough and strong, should be offering me a sense of comfort and safety. Instead, I’m filled wit
Liam's POV“Make it get to me before tomorrow morning” are the last words I hear from the physician before the call ends.A sigh of relief escapes my nose as I feel the finger-size bottle wrapped within my palm. With this milligram of Naya’s blood, I can prove to the master that I’ve not been playing around.I know how potent Naya’s blood is. I've had a taste of it when she had a nosebleed, and trust me, what it did to my body was pure magic.Call me a desperate man for ingesting blood from nosebleed, but I'm just an embodiment of a mind locked in on his goals.A sound from inside the car soon makes me realise that Naya has woken up. I sneak the bottle into the inner pocket of my jacket and scurry over to her.“Hey. How're you feeling now?” I ask her.I've become too good at this. Masking my real intents behind a different facial expression. Not even my voice can give me away.“I feel better now,” she murmurs before her eyes dart to the brake pad of my car. “I'm sorry I messed up your
ROWAN Jessica handed the phone over to me with shaking hands. "I....I called him. He told me that he's going to be here soon. Are you happy now?" Jessica asked me. I nodded my head. "Yes. I am very happy. You know ...you really didn't need to do all of this. You should have just left Naya alone!" I told Jessica. "You....you have no idea how much I love you! Despite how many times you trample on the feelings that I have for you, I refuse to care about it. I just want to be with you. And yet you treat me like this! You even dared to kidnap me! Let me just make it clear to you, Rowan. You are never going to get Naya back. You are going to find out that you're making a big mistake. The King will never let you take the only person who can save the life of his daughter!" Jessica told me.I rolled my eyes at her. "Do you really think that I care about whoever you are working for? It's none of my busines, and it would have been great as long as you had left my wife out of it. You only h
NAYA I lay on the bed weakly as I watched my blood being made into an antidote for the so called princess. She had looked weak when she first walked in, but now that she had taken the antidote, she looked a whole lot better. The princess smiled at Liam. "Thank you so much for saving my life, Liam. I really don't know what I would have done without you. If it wasn't for your efforts all of these years, I am sure that I would have died a long time ago. I am really really happy that I have you in my life!" She said.I wanted to throw up when I heard this. I had never felt this disgusted in my life before. Liam had a sweet smile on his face, and he looked like he was happy to be doing this. I was shaking in anger as I watched him. How dare this person?! He was using my blood to appease someone else! I noticed that Liam had never looked at me the way that he was looking at the princess. He had never been nice to me. I was sure that he did not treat even Sophie in this way. Was this
ROWAN"Are you sure that she is in here?" I turned to ask Sophie. We were standing in front of a house that was in the middle of nowhere. It was an old neighborhood and I was sure that they were less than ten people who lived here. The people who lived here were also probably extremely old and so even if anything had been going on, I was sure that they won't have been able to notice. Sophie nodded her head"Yes. Do you think that I am lying? I did what you asked me to do. I followed him and this was where he came to," Sophie said. I glanced at Henry and he walked with me into the house. I was about to walk in when Sophie grabbed my arm. "Hey where do you think you are going? We aren't done talking here. You said that you are going to pay me a hundred thousand dollars as long as I got the information on where she lived for you. I did that. When are you paying me?" Sophie asked me. "We haven't found Naya yet. As soon as we find her, I am going to give you your money!" I told her f
NAYA The door was pushed open and my eyes flew open immediately. "Who is there? Jessica? You are back? Let me out of here. Let me go as soon as possible. You are not going to get away with doing this. You are going to regret ever don't this to me. Let me go if you know what's good for you!" I snapped at her. When she didn't reply me, I continued. "Rowan is going to find you, and he is going to make sure that you pay for doing this to me. Don't think that you can get away with this. Even if you keep me here for the rest of my life or even kill me, he's never going to look at you. He doesn't love you. Why is it so hard for you to understand that? I am the one that he loves! Only me!" I stated. "Oh really? You are the only one that Rowan loves? Are you sure about that? Are you really so confident about his feelings for you?" I heard a familiar voice ask me just then. I would recognize that voice even if I was dead. The voice that had haunted me in both lifetimes..Liam! Liam was he
LIAM"What? You went out to meet with him? Are you stupid?!" I yelled at Jessica over the phone. "Well, Rowan called me and he told me that he wanted to see me. He even booked a table at a restaurant. I thought that he had come back to his senses and he had seen that I was the better choice for him. But when I got there, all he did was talk about Naya. I think he knows that I am the one who kidnapped her, but he doesn't have any proof at all. He even knows that I met with yon. What am I going to do?" Jessica asked me. She sounded like she was panicking. .I just rolled my eyes. I had no idea why I was surrounded by all of these dumb women. I thought that Sophie was the worst that I would have to deal with and that since Jessica worked for the King, she would be smart at least. But once it involved the man that she was interested in, she had no brains. She was just so fucking stupid! "Do you really think that he'd come running back to your arms a day after Naya went missing? You
ROWAN "Are you sure that Jessica is working for the Alpha? If she's the one working for him then...it means that she's the one who has been spying on us. When she came here and said that she wanted to take care of you that time ..it was because she wanted to spy on you," Henry said to me. Sophie was gone now. It didn't take much for me to persuade her to find out where Liam had taken Naya. "Yes. I am sure of it. She's definitely working for that person. She has been working for him for a really long time, I am sure. If Liam is talking to her about him then it means that they both know him," I said."Then what are you going to do now? Are you sure that it's a good idea to meet with her? I don't think that she's going to give anything away if she's really working for him," Henry said. I shook my head. "I have to try. I know that she won't tell me the truth but I have to meet her and ask her and see if she's going to let anything slip. I asked Sophie to find out from Liam where Naya
ROWAN"I don't deny that she was good to me while we were best friends, but how am I supposed to make a living if I don't have any money? I can't take chances, Rowan. I need to survive. You will never know how hard it is for me to survive. I don't want to beat around the bush with you. So are you going to give me the money or not?" She asked me. "Fine. I will give it to you. And don't think about playing tricks with me, Sophie. Because there are many ways I can get this money back from you. And I don't think that you are going to survive what I do to get the money back if you play me," I warned her. "Don't worry about it, Rowan. I may be a terrible person but I am very honest when it comes to doing business. Besides, I don't want to die. I need to be alive to spend the money," she stated. I brought out my bank book and I wrote her a cheque. Sophie snatched it away from me. She gasped when she saw the price that was written on it. They were literally dollar signs falling out of h
ROWANI turned to Henry. "What do you mean you still can't find her? It's not as if she disappeared off the face of the Earth? Why can't you find her?" I yelled at him. A whole day had passed since Naya had not returned home. At first, Henry had said that she was going out to meet a friend, but then she didn't come back yesterday and we still can't find her today. I was really worried now. Had Liam gotten to her? Did he kidnap her all because of her blood? "Did you find out what Liam did yesterday?" I asked Henry. He nodded his head. "Yes. The person that we had watching him said that he didn't leave his house much yesterday. He went out to meet with the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack but that was just it. He didn't go anywhere else and he came back home immediately. I don't think he has anything to do with this," Henry said. I sneered at him. "Are you stupid?! Even if he didn't do anything, then he must have had someone do it for him! He must have told someone to kidnap her!
SOPHIEI gasped when I heard this. Was Liam saying that they had kidnapped Naya? I had no idea who that Jessica person was but from Liam's words, they had worked together to kidnap Naya. Liam ended the call and he burst out laughing. I quickly shut the door and started to pace around the bedroom, thinking of what to do. I did not want Liam to know that I had heard what he was talking about. I knew that he was an extremely cold man and if he taught that I knew a secret then he was going to do something to hurt me. I didn't want to die in Liam's hands. I just wanted to be able to survive. Just then the door was pushed open and Liam walked in. I turned to face him and we came face to face with each other. There was a menacing look on his face when he saw me and he looked like he wanted to just triangle it to death and be done with it "What the heck are you doing here Sophie? I thought I have told you that I don't want to see you in my house? and how were you even able to get in