‘Now, my head is hurting.’ I felt restless and irritable as I looked out of the window of that luxurious car. Instantly, I heard a husky voice next to me, “Why are you wasting time? Didn’t I ask you to concentrate?” “Ahem!” I cleared my throat and smiled a bit to cover my annoyance, “My brain will explode, Sir. Let me take a ten-minute break at least. I have been working for so long.” Keir was also flipping the pages of a file in his hand as he looked up at me and answered coldly, “You started working only one hour ago, and I noticed that you got distracted six times within that one hour. When did you exactly work?” I only stared at him for a few seconds and again, focused on the pages of those boring documents in my hand. Keir asked me to find out and mark all the deals the AJC organisation signed with the Jupiter agency. Surprisingly, I found out that they signed numerous deals and all the deals were off big budgets. But, there weren't many details about the deals. I could fee
“Of course, not for dancing or having fun.” Keir answered casually, “I will be there to investigate something and meet with a customer. Unfortunately, it is a couple's party so you have to join me. Do you know how to fight or run? How strong is your wolf?” My face became a bit pale, “It’s very weak. I don’t really transform.” “Why?” Keir asked curiously, frowning his brows, “Don’t you hunt once a month at least? Why don’t you transform?” “I- I just don’t because-” I stammered for a few seconds and then answered, looking away, “I have some personal problems. It is strictly forbidden for me. But, I can use daggers or swords, even shotguns. I have basic knowledge of taekwondo also. I can run easily. So, will that be of any help?” I noticed curiosity and doubts in his eyes but Keir only nodded his head without asking further about that topic. He added while scrolling his phone, “I will arrange daggers for you then. That will be easier to carry. Anyway, we are going to visit a site
“Madam? Would you like to get out of the car already?”Keir asked in a sarcastic and cold tone while waiting for me outside the car. I hesitated, blinking with bafflement, “Are we still going to have a meal?”“Are you not hungry?” Keir asked impatiently.“Yes, but it is already so late. I can have my dinner after returning-”Keir lazily stepped back from the door as he declared, “Are you coming out, or should I eat alone? I don’t have time to waste in thinking.”“Hmm, I will join you then.”Pushing away all my hesitation, I just followed Keir. Muse was one of the most expensive restaurants in our city. I barely ever got the chance to enter there, so my hesitation and insecurities were holding me back, but Keir looked very familiar with that atmosphere,e as if he was one of their regular customers.We were greeted by a gorgeous waitress as she asked, flashing a seductive smile, “Good Evening, Sir. Should we prepare your usual solo table?”Keir corrected, “I have a companion today. Prep
“Mmh! C- Calling!”I picked up my phone from the bedside table and forcefully opened my sleepy eyes to check the name of the caller, but the number was unknown. It was around 6:30 am in the morning and my phone was ringing again and again.I had no other choice but to pick it up as I didn’t want Asher to wake up yet. I sleepily asked, “Who is this?”Keir’s familiar husky voice answered from the other side of the call, “My car will be waiting in front of your house at 9 o'clock. Don’t be late.”“Huh? Isn’t it a little too early?”Keir answered briefly before disconnecting the call, “We have an appointment in three hours.”Sighing I hid my face again in my pillow. Asher was lying next to me, wrapped in a blanket. I pulled him in my embrace as I mumbled sleepily, “Your father is such a bully. He doesn’t even let me sleep peacefully. Why the hell did I even fall in love with him?”Asher’s sweet voice instantly whispered in my ears in a sleepy tone, “Mom, were you talking with Dad?”“Huh?
“Doesn’t she look extremely beautiful?”Zora asked while looking at me with a pleased expression, “This wine colour really goes well with her fair and rosy skin tone.”Keir was sitting comfortably on the couch while trying some shoes. Looking up, he scanned me critically and answered briefly, “No, find something simple. It will grab too much attention.”Sighing, I followed the saleslady once again.In the last 30 minutes, I already tried 6 dresses and they were all extremely gorgeous but Keir rejected all of them, saying those same words.Zora thought for a moment and then suggested to that lady, “Let her try that plain, navy blue mermaid gown. Maybe, that colour wouldn’t look too bright.”Keir murmured in a low voice, leaning comfortably against the couch, “You were right, Zora. I shouldn’t have chosen her. She looks like a trouble magnet. No matter whatever she wears, I will just attract too much attention.”Zora only chuckled in agreement. I only glared at Keir silently.‘Trouble m
“You can trust me.”Keir spoke in an odd yet gentle tone. When I raised my eyes, he captured my eyes with his intense and a bit restless gaze. I answered, staying quiet for a moment, “Alright, I will try to be useful, Sir.”Keir gently took the ring from my hand as he answered lazily, “I am counting on you, Miss Eliza. I hope that you will not disappoint me.”His enigmatic eyes never left mine for an instant, successfully disarming me with his smile as if he knew that I would never be able to refuse him.‘Is he trying to manipulate me again? How does he always make me so vulnerable! Why can’t I just-’“Miss Eliza? Where are you lost? In my eyes?” Keir asked teasingly as his eyes were still analysing my expression with amusement. When I realised that I was caught while staring at him shamelessly, I hastily looked down to hide my reddish cheeks. I saw that Keir was still holding the ring finger of my left hand as he slipped the ring carefully.All those words, that moment felt like a
(POV of Little Asher)“Yes! Mom is here.”I was so happy to see mom that I couldn’t act like a big boy anymore even though Issac uncle advised me to. I jumped on mom’s lap and hugged her tightly. I always used to miss mom but I knew that mom had a lot of work to do.If she didn’t work, I wouldn’t be able to go to a nice school. I knew everything as Aunt Kiki always explained it to me whenever I used to cry for mom. Hugging mom when I asked mom for our movie night, she actually agreed. I couldn’t believe my ears. Without wasting a moment, I ran to grab my shoes.~~The cotton candies looked so delicious. The moment I saw them, my mouth started to feel watery. I was staring at them after getting down from the cab. My mom was always so amazing that she read my mind.Taking my hand, Mom asked, “Do you want to eat some cotton candy, Ashy?”My heart danced instantly, still I murmured, “No, Mom. I am grown up-”“Let’s go. Your mom wants to eat cotton candy,” My mom declared while dragging me
(POV of Eliza Claire, near the restaurant on the fifth floor) ‘Where is Asher? Why is he taking so long to come back?’ I waited a few more minutes and then I began to walk towards the gaming zone. It was at the last corner of the 5th floor. A warning voice whispered in my head and instinctively, my speed increased until I noticed Asher’s tiny figure in front of the claw machine. “Ashy! Why is it taking so long?” I blurted out, approaching him hastily. The moment Asher noticed me, his face lit up brightly. My little puppy ran to me instantly with two cute plushies in his hand. “Mom, this is for you. Isn’t it cute?” Asher proudly declared as he handed me a cute kitty. “Wow! Did you pick it up for me?” It was an adorable plushie of a white kitten. “No!” He excitedly pointed at a tall silhouette who was standing only a few hands away from us, “Keir did! He picked it up for you, Mom.” I halted, shocked. A new and unexpected warmth surged through me, seeing Keir casually leaning ag
“Let’s begin!”The staff of Paradise declared excitedly, distributing the cards between two fine gentlemen with an extremely dominating and powerful aura. Both of them were standing out in the crowds of the drunkard as they were sitting lazily in their place. I preferred to stand behind to avoid unnecessary attention but Keir pulled me next to him, “Stay next to me. I don’t want you to get lost in the crowd, My wealth.”I asked, frowning my brows a bit, “Your wealth? Really?”Keir chuckled softly as he teased me, suddenly pulling my chair closer to his, “Yes, really. You are the most precious one to me right now. I am betting you to win of course.”Rolling my eyes, I only mumbled in a threatening tone, “Don’t think that I will let you slip easily for your audacity.”My reaction seemed to amuse him. He smiled benignly as if dealing with a temperamental child, “I don’t even want to be slipped out of your thoughts, Firefly. Now be quiet and witness my skill.”However, I couldn’t really
DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!”The crowd was cheering in chorus as we entered the vast hall of Paradise. Every inch of the hall was filled with gamblers. The reddish and bright lights of the hall made it look more intriguing. The strong scent of alcohol and thick smoke were lingering in the air.Weaving our path through the drunk and excited crowd when we walked forward, we noticed numerous tables of pokers. On a vast table in the middle of the room, a middle aged guy was standing and striping his clothes, one by one. He looked embarrassed but the crowd was cheering excitedly.I could see the back of the winner who was sitting lazily while counting his gold bars. The man in his undergarments asked in a low and trembling voice, on the verge of crying, “I have given everything that I had with me- my car, my gold chain, key of my house, my cards, all my money and even my clothes. Now let me go, Sir.”The healthy and bald guy stopped counting as he looked up and answered in his gruff and taunting
“Stop! Stop here.”I suggested in a low whisper, checking my surroundings. Keir instantly stopped the bike, near the Starfall forest. The Red Light village was just at the end of the forest. Both Keir and I were wearing black cloaks to hide ourselves.Scanning the place, Keir asked, “We still didn’t reach the village. Why did you ask me to stop here?”Getting down from the bike, I answered while fixing my cloak, “We will walk from here, Mr. It is safe to hide the bike here so that we can find it in an emergency.” Chuckling softly, Keir followed me. I was walking through the narrow and muddy path of the village when he spoke again from behind, closing the distance between us, “Emergency? What kind of emergency, M’lady?”Without looking back, I directly took the main path to the village fair. The village looked very ordinary but not poor. The houses were mostly two-storeyed and colourfully decorated. On the balconies of the majority of houses, beautiful and tempting women in revealing
‘Damn! I shouldn’t be here.’I mumbled nervously while twisting the rose in my hand. It was almost late at night. When I received the note from Keir, I decided not to meet him. I didn’t want to disobey Eden. However, after dinner, I thought of taking a walk and instinctively, I found myself in front of the rose garden.The night felt colder than usual. While wrapping my arms around me, I scanned my surroundings. The faint, sweet fragrance of the roses intoxicated the air around me. The soft and cold breezes of the late night were playing through them, making a wild, rustling sound. There wasn’t any guard around me; neither any sign of Keir.Standing in front of the garden, I waited for a few seconds while enjoying the cool breezes, ‘Mmh! I better go back to my room and finish my novel.’ I murmured in a low whisper as I turned in the direction of my bedroom.Instantly, I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder, followed by a husky and magnetic voice, “Didn’t you like the pendant, M’lady?”“K
POV of Eliza Claire Gold)“Ugh! My head!”I touched the back of my head and sticky, red liquid covered my fingers with a sharp pain. It was too dark to see anything around me.‘Where am I? Why is it so dark h-’I mumbled in a dry voice. The next second, I recalled everything.I unlocked the door of my house and I instantly felt the presence of outsiders. I was ready to attack but Asher’s scream distracted me. I heard his loud and sudden cry, and I ran to his bedroom immediately. Surprising me, a short but bulky guy was standing there whose half face was covered with a black mask. He was holding Asher from behind, and his clawed hand was aimed at his tiny throat.“Stop where you are, Miss,” The intruder ordered sharply.Though I was glaring at him, he looked fearless and powerful. Instinctively, my eyes shifted on Asher’s teary and scared face. I asked, taking a step back, “Who are you? What do you want from me?”The guy signed me to kneel as he answered briefly, “You. We are here for
(POV of Keir Walker, In the dinner party of the Diamond Resort)“Brother!”Lucy said softly as her sharp eyes narrowed slightly, “Keir is just too busy. Otherwise, he always calls me and tries to talk.”Though her soft voice sounded confident, Lucas didn’t look convinced. His cold gaze scanned me swiftly as his cold and calm face relaxed a bit with an affectionate grin. I answered, looking up, “It seems that Lucas still enjoys being sarcastic.”Chuckling softly, Lucas greeted Alpha Kenneth as he took the seat next to Lady Rosemond. While sipping from the glass of his wine, he answered, “Sarcasm! My sister is going crazy for you, Keir. Shouldn’t you take better care of her?”“It is just work pressure. I hope that you are already aware of our sale’s condition. If I don’t work hard, how will I take care of your sister in the future?” I asked, raising my brows. The tension between us was so intense that everyone felt it.However, Lucy wrapped her arm around mine as she interrupted both of
(POV of Keir Allen Walker)“Hello?”I received the call and Lucy’s annoyed voice echoed from the other side. She sounded quite angry as she asked impatiently, “Where are you, Keir? I have been waiting for you for the last 2 hours. When are you going to come?”Sighing secretly, I answered briefly, “I was stuck at work.”“Exactly, how long will it take you to arrive here? Everyone is waiting for you and you are giving me excuses now. Really?” Lucy complained furiously.I had no energy left to deal with her. She always used to give me a headache. It wasn’t easy to handle her personality. Surprisingly, my Lycan didn’t like her aura at all though she was my fated mate and we were engaged for the last five years.Lucy was my childhood sweetheart and we spent a lot of time together. I didn’t know why my Lycan still reacted like that. Was our relationship always bitter like this? I couldn't really recall my past that much.However, we played a lot together when we were kids.I asked after a l
“Keir!”The tense lines on my face relaxed immediately. I instantly pushed him inside the room and closed the door behind us. I sighed in relief when the sound of the approaching footsteps faded gradually. Resting my forehead against Keir’s chest, I mumbled in a low and breathy voice, “Thank God! I found you. I- I-”I couldn’t say anymore. I didn’t even realise that I was resting my head on his chest until his hand gently touched the back of my head. All the sounds disappeared and his steady heartbeat calmed me down.After a little pause, Keir asked in a low and gentle voice, “What is wrong? Why do you look so scared?”Without looking up, I mumbled briefly, “Why did you leave me alone in the hall? I was looking for you everywhere.”Keir’s familiar scent and his warmth worked like magic. In a few seconds, the inner torment and fear of Lucas both faded away from my mind. I slowly looked up, taking a step back from him.Keir spoke in an odd yet gentle tone, “S-sorry. I shouldn’t have lef
‘He needs me, really?’Staring at the sea bitterly, I thought to myself, “What does Dave want me to know? I was always madly in love with Keir. I was ready to sacrifice anything for him. What did I get in the end?”Tears trembled on my eyelids as I gulped down my sobs and tried to calm down my rapid heartbeats. I sensed an odd twinge of disappointment. The lonely silence of the deck was impossible to endure anymore.Still, I waited there for a little longer, leaning against the railings. The sky looked darker and nearer there than I usually get to see in my town. The sparking stars adorned the sky, making different designs on the sky. Still, the moon looked so lonely and outcasted. The soft breezes were tousling my hair as my restless heart calmed down slowly. I suddenly began to feel an intense urge to return home, to go back to Asher. Wiping the drops of tears from the corner of my eyes, I began to walk in the opposite direction in search of Keir.The crowd was mostly busy at the