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Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Eight
DIMITRI"Hey, relax and enjoy yourself, honey," Summer said. She kept smiling and deliberately ignored the glower I shot in her direction. "Here. Have some more wine."She attempted to pour some into my glass. I covered the glass with my hands."It's really good," she urged."I've had enough," I said shortly. "When will they arrive?"At the question, Summer's eyes slid away from mine. Now there was a strangely blank look on her face.Her lips moved then she said, "I don't know why they are taking this long. But don't worry, they will turn up eventually. I'm sure they were held up by something really important. Still we can enjoy ourselves, can't we?" she added hopefully. "It's a really nice place, isn't it?"I knew then that Summer's parents weren't going to join us for dinner. I had had my suspicions before but now they were certainties. The so called dinner date with Summer's parents had just been nothing but a ruse to get me alone. I stared at my watch in disgust. To think that I h
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Nine
VALERIA"... brought back this evening. See to it that it's in good condition.""Yes sir.""And if there is anything needed here, you know who to contact of course.""I do sir.""And remember that Valeria must stay in today to get a lot of rest."I took two steps down the stairs and peered over the banisters to see Dimitri giving parting instructions to Amelia. She murmured something in reply that I didn't catch. Dimitri looked up towards the stairs and I whipped my head back out of sight in time."Maybe I should go up there to remind her that she has to stay in."Dimitri's voice got closer as he spoke. I took off my shoes and fled up the stairs."She may still be asleep now," Amelia said.I stood at the door of the guest room, listening intently. Amelia's words seemed to have stopped him in his tracks. If he came up here, I had already decided that I would lock myself in my room and wouldn't answer his knocks. I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of giving me instructions to
Set me Free, Alpha Forty
VALERIAIvy was waiting for me outside the hospital. As soon as the cab came to a stop, she opened the door and helped me out."Still spotting?" she asked worriedly. I nodded. "You'll be fine. The baby too. I told the doctor already. He's going to see you now."In another minute, I was in the doctor's office, flat on my back on the examination table while the doctor, helped by a nurse, examined me. I stared at the white ceiling and struggled to keep back tears. If anything had happened to my baby... I shook my head, dispelling the thought. I couldn't afford to entertain that to think that way. Not ever. As the doctor and nurse conversed in murmurs, my frustration peaked. Were they doing it deliberately to annoy me? What was going on?"Is the baby okay?" I ground out, not able to keep silent anymore."I'll be done in just a minute," he said. I worried my bottom lip and forced myself to wait. Five minutes later, the nurse left and the doctor told me to get dressed and seated."The bab
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-One
VALERIAThe satisfaction I felt at yelling at Dimitri was extremely short lived, even though the look on his face when I had defied him was priceless. By the close of work that day, I thought I had made a mistake. The next morning at work, I was sure that I had made a mistake.Everyone seemed to be staring at me, from the doorman to the other staff that went ahead of me into the building. It was like I was a bug under a microscope. At the reception, Ellen was talking in hushed tones with a girl from the HR department. I wasn't sure, but I thought I had seen her on my floor when I was arguing with Dimitri yesterday. As I walked through the door, their eyes darted to mine. They exchanged a look and the girl hurried away."Hi Ellen," I greeted, like I always did.Her corresponding 'hello' was a little strained. I almost continued upstairs anyway, but my experience of office gossip was that it only got worse if it wasn't addressed. I changed direction and draped myself over her desk."Wh
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Two
DIMITRIMy eyes were fixed on a tall, balding man, just within touching distance. I could see his profile now and was sure of his identity. He was the owner of one of the biggest oil firms in the country. He was deep in conversation with two other business men I wanted to talk business with. I had just taken a step towards him when Summer stepped in front of me. One look at her and I knew that she was soused to the eyeballs. A glass of wine dangled from the tips of her fingers."Summer, what are you-"I couldn't get the next words out because Summer suddenly threw her arms around me and kissed me. After the initial surprise, I wanted to yell and ask what the hell was wrong with her, but then I remembered we had an audience. Wine trickled down my neck and back as Summer lost her grip on her glass. I clamped my lips shut and pried her off me. It took a lot of effort for me to keep my expression pleasant."What are you doing?" I said in a low whisper."Nothing." She tipped forward, wrapp
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Three
DIMITRII kept an eye on Fiona, the truck and her goons as they loaded up the truck. They worked fast and it took only a short period of time for them to finish. Fiona went on her way and the truck went it's way. It took a lot of self control for me not to hurry to my car and follow them myself. Silas was on it. He had others on the job as well. They would give me results.When I had given them a five minute headstart, I made my way to my car. I kept my ears and eyes open in case there were any more of Fiona's people in the vicinity. Then I got into my car and drove out of the area. I stopped the car in a restaurant's parking lot. Silas's response would determine where I went from here. I looked out of the window, staring at the people who went in an out of the eatery, but not really seeing them. I drummed my fingers impatiently on the steering wheel as I waited for news. Once, I dialed Silas' number, but he was on on another call, so I forced myself to wait a little longer. My phone
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Four
VALERIA"You're still in bed."With some effort, I raised myself in bed and saw Amelia poking her head around the door."Yes. Yes," I said again, hating how weak my voice sounded the first time, not that it was better the second time.The strength ran out of my arms and I fell back on the bed. I was so tired, bone achingly tried. As soon as I had woken up this morning, I had known that I just would not be able to go to work. I didn't even think I could get myself out of bed. The room spun for a second. I shut my eyes tightly until the feeling passed. I felt the mattress dip and Amelia's cool hand on my brow."I don't have a fever," I assured her, opening my eyes. Her worried expression did not relax."Then what's wrong?""I just feel tired and weak... and a bit dizzy if I move suddenly."Amelia clucked her tongue sympathetically, pulled up the covers around me. "I thought as much when you didn't come down for breakfast. Speaking of breakfast, you have to eat. What do you feel like ea
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Five
VALERIAI tugged harder and this time, my foot slid out of Dimitri's lap. I felt hurt, confused, angry, all at the same time. Summer was moving into this same house? What on earth was Dimitri playing at? If he knew that he had plans of moving in with her, why then had he insisted on me staying at his place? She knew how cruel Summer could be towards me. Didn't he know that the baby and I didn't need this sort of stress at this time?I bit my lips hard to keep from asking him all these questions. Right now, Summer's attention was mostly on Dimitri, but give her the opportunity and she would turn downright nasty, especially since I had just had my foot in her fiance's lap. I glanced impatiently at Dimitri, wanting him to say something. One word from him about having made this arrangement with Summer, and I'd be on my way to my own house, and to hell with him! Slowly, Dimitri got to his feet until he towered over her."What did you say?" he asked slowly.Summer, refusing to be intimidate
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