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She Belongs To The Alphas 36: Someone was watching
MALIK I saw the explosion from afar, and my foot stomped on the brake. I wasn’t sure who was driving. Me or Otis? The sirens grew louder, and the fire trucks became visible as my car neared the restaurant where I dropped Elizabeth hours ago. I held my breath, my movement on autopilot. The firefighters rained water on the source of the explosion. Fuck. The fire resisted for a few seconds but eventually succumbed. Smoke rose to the sky, making my eyes water. I parked a few feet from the accident scene and covered the remaining distance on foot. The indistinguishable scents of rogues welcomed me. I looked around but was too distracted by the small crowd at the entrance to identify the main source. My chest caved, and my breath failed as I tried Elizabeth’s number again. I should have refused. All it took were those fucking puppy eyes of hers. Elizabeth was nowhere to be found in the group helping to handle the mess, and her number wasn’t connecting. Waylen would kill me if so much
She Belongs To The Alphas 37: Car bomb
MALIKWaylen was still ignoring me. The incident with Fumi’s car happened thirty hours ago, and in those times, I had called and texted him a dozen times, but all the calls went to voicemail, and the texts were unanswered. I shook my arms to rid them of the tension building in my joints. Elizabeth was in her office. My phone buzzed on the desk. The call ended before I could pick up my phone, and a message entered. It wasn’t from Waylen but Ansgar. I told him about the accident over the phone last night and put him in charge of getting the police report. Something must have triggered the explosion. Something or even someone. Kane might have answers, but I couldn’t contact him because I was yet to update the report. I had no intentions of doing that and needed to find a great excuse before the next meeting. I replied to Ansgar’s text, letting him know he could visit the office. A tap on my space bar brought the monitor screen back to life. The list on my screen was incomplete, and
She Belongs To The Alphas 38: Leave
Waylen had no excuse for missing my calls or ignoring my texts. Okay, maybe he did. But if he could set aside his ego, we would hash things out. This was new territory for us all, yet he was acting like I brought this on myself. My life was in danger, and there was no time for baseless accusations. I tensed as Malik’s car slowed before the gates of Parker Agency. Hitting the button on my door panel, the window rolled down. I waved at the guard who stopped us from entering. He smiled on recognizing me, stepping back to wave at his colleague. The gate opened, and Malik found a parking spot far behind Waylen’s car. He took my hands before I opened the door. “You don’t have to do this alone, you know?” Malik murmured. The other option was impossible. Waylen would throw us both out of his office the second his eyes landed on Malik. I offered him a small smile and pulled my hands from his grasp. Smoothening his brows to keep my hands from shaking, I rolled my shoulders to show him I g
She Belongs To The Alphas 39: And my heart
MALIK Elizabeth stormed out of the building, only pausing to catch her breath. I unlocked my door but didn’t step out so she could have some moments to herself. My fingers curled as she massaged her wrists. Waylen wouldn’t hurt her. He wouldn’t dare. I put a foot out of the car, but Elizabeth resumed walking, so I stayed back. She entered the passenger seat and shut the door quietly. “Let’s go,” she whispered. I placed a hand on her knee and squeezed. She flashed me a smile and stared out the window. I started the car and killed the engine. From the look of things, she didn’t get the list, and Waylen did something else. “What happened?” I asked. Staring at her thighs, she said, “Nothing.” “Elizabeth.” I held her hand reaching for the seatbelt and stalled. There were faint imprints of a person’s hand on her wrists. I ran my fingertips over them. “He did this?” “He was in a mood,” Elizabeth answered. Her head fell back, and she met my gaze. She looked and sounded defeated, and th
She Belongs To The Alphas 40: Grudge-keeper
Waylen was a grudge-keeper. If I didn’t care about him, I would have left him to his devices and anger, but I did. So, I was stuck, and it was affecting my relationship with Malik. We hadn’t spoken about the list since we left Waylen’s office two days ago. I hadn’t asked Malik about an update for fear of hearing more bad news. For now, my sister was fine, my mom and friends too. The only people I had to worry about were those who showed up for the party. A party I helped to plan. I couldn’t let them just die because Waylen was being a hard nut to crack. I paused what I was working on the monitor to pull out my phone and text Joe. Waylen was still at the office. I had a few minutes until lunch break to get there. I had no plans beyond the tickets in my purse. Trying again for the umpteenth time, I called Waylen, but it went straight to voicemail. What did he want from me? Fine, I knew what he wanted, but I couldn’t give Malik up. I rounded off the tasks and shut the laptop. Malik w
She Belongs To The Alphas 41: Stop fighting fate (I)
WAYLENI didn’t believe Beth’s bullshit about wanting to spend time with me. While the sentiment was nice, even made me feel fuzzy, I didn’t buy it. But I couldn’t say no to some time alone with my mate after all the shitfest that had happened since the year began. My hand dropped to Beth’s back, guiding her to the passenger side of the car so I could open the door for her. She looked up at me and smiled. What? It was just a door. When she got inside, I volunteered to lock her seatbelt into place, and she held my face in her hands. Her gaze ping-ponged between my eyes and lips. She wanted a kiss, but I wouldn’t indulge her. I was hers for the taking only if she made the move. “Thanks,” she said. A curt nod was all Beth received from me. I entered and started the car when she gave directions to the cinema. She brought out two tickets and splayed them on her legs. “How’s work?” she asked. “Fine.” “Gotte
She Belongs To The Alphas 42: Stop fighting fate (II)
WAYLEN Beth crossed her arms on her chest. “Not even close. You deserve worse than that.” Tension hung heavy in the air. Her chest fell and rose, and her loathful glare stayed on me. The January air whipped her hair out of its confine, sticking it to her glossy lips, and she angrily yanked it into a bun. “Look, you said you don’t want to fight,” I began. I had put some distance between us to give her space. “We can either put all of these behind us and go watch our movie, or I take you back to your new office, Beth. Everything I’ve done is to protect you.” “Except to actually protect me.” “You have no idea, Beth.” She rolled her eyes and pushed away from the car. “At least you’re right about one thing. I don’t want to fight you. We’ll see the movie and forget this conversation.” “If you can’t handle a conversation, then don’t ask me to talk,” I told her. The anger roaring inside me was from weeks of guilt, pen
She Belongs To The Alphas 43: We are fucked
Malik stepped out of the car as I started toward him. I shook my head to stop him from crossing the distance, and he went to the passenger side to unlock the door. As badly as I wanted to kiss him on the cheek, I chose not to because Waylen was still inside his car. I didn’t know how to get to him anymore. We were constantly butting heads. “What happened? How was the date?” “Horrible,” I confessed. “Drive. I’ll tell you.” It was going so well at first. When we left the office, I was convinced nothing could go wrong from there since we had left the place holding some of our favorite and most painful memories. I should have known better. He had cameras in my room. My bedroom. For weeks. When I told him I didn’t want to fight, I meant it. When he showed up inside the cinema, I thought again that we could still end the day on good terms. Malik started the car, and my heart raced. I pressed my forehead to the window, my eyes watering as
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