Chapter 40A different alphaVeronica's POV He did not allow me to talk, he did not allow me to carry cade. Not until the doctor told him I was well enough now and that I could finally be discharged. I saw the look of relief cross his eyes as he looked at me." Never do that again" he said to me when we were finally back in the car.Cade was sleeping at the back seat, probably too tired from all the running he had to do today alone." Do what?" I asked him.His eyes left the steering wheel for a split second as he turned to look at me." Never leave anywhere to come looking for me. Especially when you are sick. I will feel better and die peacefully knowing you are safe instead of when you have to jump taxis just to get to me. Do you understand?" He asked.My heart fluttered and my head felt light as I nodded at him shyly.Who was this man in front of me now and where did he get his tongue from? Did he even understand the kind of butterflies he had given me with that statement?We wer
Chapter 41Her mood swingsVeronica's POV It was a scene I never thought I would see. A scene that made me rethink my choice to forget him.A harmless crush won't hurt anyone.I brushed the thought away from my head quickly as I walked towards both of them." Veronica you woke up late" cade said, his smile cheeky.I gave him a small kiss on his forehead as I looked at him." I'm sorry, I was just so tired from yesterday. I will take over in the kitchen now" I said to him, attempting to take the apron from alpha Lloyd but he moved away from my reach." Have your seat and wait. I never said you will be the one making breakfast today. If you still feel tired you can go up and rest. I will bring breakfast to you" he said.I was speechless.Did he just offer to give me breakfast in bed?I sighed internally. Just like him, I knew he never meant it.Did not mean it in the way I thought he did. And the sheer thought of that alone was enough to kill the butterflies dancing in my belly." Dadd
Chapter 42The burial spectacle Veronica's POV No one said anything after we pulled away. Both of us somehow had decided to our selves that it was probably best to ignore what just happened.I was still crouched in that position, still in his arms even though our lips had detached from each other a few seconds ago.I could still feel his lingering lips on mine as though giving me more than just a teasing kiss. It was almost as though I was reliving it again.I cleared my throat awkwardly, immediately pulling myself from his arms, the embarrassment washing through me. Why had I allowed him to kiss me? Was I really a slut just like Trent had said?" We should get going. Cade is probably getting bored waiting for us in the car" he said, his voice so thick I thought of pulling him back into me for another bout of kissing spree.I rushed up to my feet, my stomach feeling queasy as I smiled." Of course. We should get going" I said to him, speed walking towards the car and leaving him beh
Chapter 43Kidnapping cadeVeronica's POV It came as a major shock to both of us. One moment he was there and the next he was gone like he had just vanished into thin air." I asked you where he was!" Alpha Lloyd screamed at me, his tone shocking me more than Cade's disappearance." I...he was right here with me and then we..." I was beginning to say, stumbling on my words, suddenly feeling my head lighten as I refused to look him in the eye." Have you forgotten how to talk all of a sudden! You were supposed to be watching him!" He yelled.He walked towards me so fast and I cowered. For a split second I thought he was going to hit me.But he didn't. He walked straight past me and straight into the burial ground that we just came out of.I hurried forward to meet him and he was there, yelling for his son and looking around wildly.He walked swiftly towards the grieving mother, eyes holding such a painful stare that the woman stopped crying for a minute to look at him in surprise." W
Chapter 44The other brotherVeronica's POV The first call we got the next morning was from the police. None of us got any sleep throughout the night.I knew this because I had sat on the couch throughout the night, and I could hear him shuffling about in his office, as though waiting for that particular call.It did come, but that was around the wee hours of the morning. He rushed down the stairs and his eyes met my own weary ones.He said nothing, just picked up the keys and motioned on me to follow him.They had indeed caught Freddy and he was in the interrogation room when we walked in." You! What else do you want from my family? Why are you making it so hard for us to live? You took my father so why lock me up here!" He yelled as soon as he saw the both of us walk into the door.Alpha Loyd's face was stoic as he listened to what the police officer was saying." We found him at his friend's place shortly after doing drugs. Tried to talk to him about the boy but nothing has come
Chapter 45Getting fired.Veronica's POV I could feel the flames heating up the room quickly.Alpha llyod pounced on Greg, punch after punch raining down on his face as he tried to push alpha llyod off but alpha llyod was unrelenting.It was as though the burning house did not bother him. One thought rested in my head. Cade. Cade was still in there.I tried to move towards the rooms to check for the boy but alpha llyod spotted me, his eyes suddenly holding erratic fear that surprised me." What are you doing! Get out of there!" Alpha Lloyd yelled as he stared at me just standing there in the burning room.He had managed to tackle greg to the floor, grabbing his limping body and handing it over to the police who looked more than happy to take him out.He dashed towards where I was attempting to open the burning door, pushing me out of the way of a burning wood that was heading for my shoulders." Get out! Right this instant!" He yelled again." Cade is still in there. Let's just get h
Chapter 46A visit in cellEmily's POV.I hated the oh so familiar stench of prison.I hated how the sex deprived inmates stared at me as though they wanted me to come closer, just a little closer so they could stick their lewd tongues into my mouth and in other places I would not prefer to think about.The police woman that was escorting me seemed to be voted to death. It was almost as though she would give anything to be away from here, even her soul." Inmate seventeen, you have a guest. Come quickly" she yelled, the boredom taking up a major part of her voice.I wondered why they built their cells this way.Why everywhere reeked of hate and disappointment.But his cell. His cell was normal. The only thing that reeked in it was the overwhelming stench of cigarettes." Greg?" I asked him, my voice failing me as I stared at him.He was a hunk of a male, gorgeous in all ramifications, the uncensored edge that he had around him making him all the more attractive.He took out the cigare
Chapter 47A death signalGreg's POVI did not regret it. I knew I should feel a slight nudge of guilt in my heart, at least for nearly killing an innocent kid but I did not regret it.I would do it all over again if I could. The only regret I held was the fact that I had not managed to kill him. Or at least the kid. I should have killed the child while I still had the chance. And maybe then, this jail sentence won't mean all that much to me.My thoughts went back to the woman who came here a few days ago. She was a real nutjob. If she wasn't pretty, I would have asked that she be arrested and locked up just like me.But I knew she was right. He was Mr llyod. The most feared business mogul in the world. There was no way he was going to let me live after I had tried not so subtly to kill his only child.Memories floated in my head, so many memories of my father, being the man he was meant to be." Kick the ball Greg. Sometimes you need to learn how to man up" my father said.I had look
Chapter 82Veronica's POV.What came after her declaration was pure fear.fear of the unknown and of the fact that they could be dead. And if they knew I was alive too, I would be killed too." I will try my best to help you. My wife will be back home soon too so we will help you scope out the area and tell you what is up with your family. I hope you do remember who they are..." She said.I nodded slowly, the pain of the remembrance almost greater than the pain I would have faced if I didn't remember them in the first place.Just then, as I opened my mouth to tell her what I thought, the door opened and another woman came in, muscular and tall with a taper fade hair cut that seemed to frame her face dangerously well.She gave me a small look of surprise before finally turning to look at Chloe where she stood." Babe....I did not know she was awake already" she said, pulling Chloe into her arms and planting a kiss on her head." She woke up a while ago and tried to threaten me with a sp
Chapter 81Veronica's POV I knew I was dead. Or at least I thought I should be dead. But I could not phantom why it hurt so much.My head, my shoulders, and my lower abdomen.I couldn't open my eyes..or perhaps I could, I was just not willing to try because I did not know what would await me when I did.Willing myself to finally Garner the courage, I pushed my eyelids open, the stinging darkness biting through my lids like a venomous creature, slowly forcing me to close my eyes again and open them.With my eyes now adjusted to the darkness, I could see that some strings of sunlight peeled from beneath the drapes that covered the windows, casting the room in utter darkness.Then, with the little courage that was now slowly starting to blossom in my stomach, I tried to get up, my legs feeling like lead as they finally hit the floor.I had taken just two steps when my feet decided to take a break, giving way almost instantly.I groaned, the shoulders that were already in max pain now ig
Chapter 80Alpha llyod's POV I got the call first.And for a very long time, I wish it could have been anyone else.My hands threatened to give way as I listened to my mother talk quickly, trying to explain to me how she was in the house one minute and when they got back, she was gone." Is something wrong?" Callum asked.The both of us had an unspoken rule to not talk to each other again after we thought his betrayal over. And for the first time, he felt incredibly remorseful for his actions.His solemn speeches And suddenly vocal eyes made it hard for me to yell at him just how I wanted to." Eve got to Veronica already" I said, the air suddenly feeling polluted as the words left my lips.He went through the four stages of grief pretty quickly but seemed unable to move towards the last stage." It's okay mum.. I'm sure she is trying to use her to smoke us out. I will call her now and ask to negotiate. But stay in doors until I say otherwise and make sure cade never leaves your side
Chapter 79Veronica's POV It was one of those days when I could not feel my lower body because of how round my stomach has gotten in a very short span of time.I wobbled towards the kitchen cabinet, placing the vegetables back in the pot and allowing them to steam.It was three weeks. Three weeks of not hearing from any of them. Three weeks of not knowing if they were dead or alive.The urge to burst out of these walls and go back to look for them was one that kept me up most nights, but I still stayed.For the sake of cade and the fact that his mother swore to the goddess that they were fine, just busy.It was almost as though we were under house arrest. I was not allowed to step out of the door, the personal doctor alpha llyod hired being the only one thst could see me.But I still felt angsty. Like something was not right even though I could not place my hands on it.I had barely finished boiling off the vegetables when my phone rang, startling me.I walked towards where I had pla
Chapter 78Eve's POV Everything was going according to plan. Everything that I wanted to happen and slowly but surely, I could finally feel the long awaited vengeance coming to me.I had waited too long. Three years in jail was enough time for me to think things through, for me to bring my plan together.I knew they would try to pull a stunt eventually, but I was prepared." We already fortified the drug farm just as you said alpha. No one and nothing Is slipping through the borders without the guards having knowledge of it." My second in command and the only reason why all this was going so smoothly, Ben said.I nodded my head, taking another swig of my wine, the taste hitting my buds and drawing a satisfactory sigh from my lips. It was not like the ones I got in the prison. This was more expensive. And definitely tasted like luxury." Alpha I think there is something you should know. The surveillance camera picked up an odd looking van just situated outside the gate, I think someo
Chapter 77Alpha llyod's POV The detective was an old man with a limp. I doubted him from the moment I laid my eyes on him but callum was so confident about his expertise My heart still managed to beat rapidly in my chest as I thought about Veronica and cade, wondering if I had made the right choice, if they would have not been safer with me by their side." I heard you are trying to investigate the drug syndicate, eve?"the man asked as he sat down." Yes. My friend here says you know her and can be of help" I said, trying to stifle the voices of doubt in my head." Know her? I have been hunting her. That slippery eel got out of jail by false means and I'm still trying to prove it to the government when I got your call a few days back. Do you know for a fact that she is still running the drugs deal?" He asked.Callum shrugged slightly." Well I won't precisely say we know for a fact. It's more of a hunch that is bound to me right" callum said.His face scrunched up in obvious disgus
Chapter 76Emily's POV I did not hear from him again. The thought of it pissed me off so I tried to not think about it, taking into an unhealthy habit of smoking.Greg did not help much too, mostly bothered about our plan slowing down than anything else." If you know you can't do anything without your little bulk partner then I will just march into his house and kidnap the girl myself" he said.And as much as I tried to deny it, I knew he meant every single word.I took a sip of the bottled wine in my hands, now frustrated, regretting ever joining hands with him in the first place." You have nothing to say?" He asked again, clearly bitter." I don't. We will move when we have to move. But for now, stay still and stop pestering me and making me regret getting you out of jail in the first place" I snapped at him.He opened his mouth to say something but a knock on the door stopped him.He walked over there instead, pulling the door open. I could not see who it was from where I sat, b
Chapter 75Veronica's POV We were all shook. I still could not believe that if we had been a minute later, we would have all died. Just like that.The moment the car exploded, I had fallen to my knees in shock and surprise, trying to calm my palpitating heart as I made my way to callum's car.Alpha llyod was fuming with anger, muttering incoherent words about how he would make her pay.It was no shock when the police officers pulled up to take out statements and after what felt like a lot of procedures, callum finally drove us home." Do you think we should get them somewhere safe? At least until this all blows over?" Callum suddenly asked, slowly pulling into the driveway." I was just thinking that too. They can stay with my mother. She has more than enough facilities to make sure they are safe. We can call the police again and then go on with our private investigators" alpha llyod responded but I was not going to let them." I'm not going anywhere. Cade can stay with your mum and
Chapter 74Alpha llyod's POV He was safe. He was fine.I had to mutter those words to myself over and over again as I watched him suck on the little ice cube I got for him, driving straight back to the hospital.I had known eve for a while and I knew she was not one to make empty threats. Whatever she said she meant it.And somehow, threatening cade was just the beginning.I hopped out of the car, walking towards the hospital, cade tightly secured in my arms.She was seating there, her face ashen white as she stared into the distance.Her eyes lit up as she looked at cade,.opening her arms wide and watching him run into them." Oh I'm so glad you are okay" she said, kissing him on the forehead softly." Are you okay? You look a bit pale" I said to her." Eve came by and she asked that I tell you to bring your best friend closer because you are going to need him" she said, blurting it out as though it had been eating at her chest and she was just glad to get it out.Now it was my tur