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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
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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
She Belongs To The Alphas 44: Delivered but unread
I rotated my shoulders and kicked out my feet. A stranger who happened upon me at this moment would think I was preparing for something physical, but it was only a text. The chat between Waylen and me was open. My text from this morning was still unanswered. Delivered but unread. I didn’t know if it was deliberate. All the other texts had been delivered, read, and ignored. Today, I was determined to be patient with him. I grabbed the phone on the sink and typed a simple good morning message. That, too, went unanswered. I stepped out of the bathroom and grabbed my handbag from the chair. The room was empty. Malik must be out there. Another rut was approaching, but we hadn’t talked about it. If, after everything, Waylen refused to accept Malik, tough decisions would have to be made. I couldn’t let him suffer that again. I turned to the mirror and smacked my purple lips. The color looked better than I thought it would have on me. Malik was on
She Belongs To The Alphas 45: Falling apart
WAYLENThe lines on the paper blurred the longer I stared. I tapped the tip of my pen to the sheet, creating a bigger dot on the same spot. Firing Beth or having her quit had to be at the top of the most stupid things I had done in my life. I yanked my tie, loosening it as I kicked my legs out. I hadn’t gotten a new assistant and probably wouldn’t until she returned to work. I rechecked my phone to see if she had sent another picture of her boobs. When she sent that one on Friday, I had gone into the nearest bathroom to check for her. My forgiveness couldn’t be earned so quickly, but it didn’t mean I couldn’t have fun while at it. The only genuine apology she owed me was for always throwing Malik in my face, putting me second when I should be first. I was her first mate, the one who decided how things would go with her and Malik. Thoughts of Beth took a backseat as I stared at my desk. I bunched the paper and tossed it in the trash can by the door. My finger
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Today was a good day to reach out to Waylen again. I had learned that a nude was the fastest way to get a reply from him, so I went into the bathroom to get two pictures of me before texting him. Malik had left for work already. I would join him later. If I got Waylen to meet me, then Malik would be joining us at the venue. The time for games was over. They needed to talk so we could find a permanent solution to the council and prevent another painful rut for Malik. I also wanted my freedom and independence, that of my sister and mom too. They couldn’t go anywhere without someone watching. It was an exhausting life for all of us involved. Waylen hadn’t replied yet. The message hadn’t been read, so I figured he was busy. I smeared my lipstick with my index finger, covering every inch of my lips with red. My dress was knee-length and easily accessible. Hopefully, I could get a real dick today. If not Malik’s, then Waylen’s. My phone rang as I finished with my m
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