Sharon Sandoval’s POVHe remained silent all through the times I spoke, he said nothing, his eyes fixed on me, I could not deny that there was something uncomfortable about his gaze, it was like the look of predator looking at a prey, Alexander Dupree may hate to hear this but he was looked exactly like his father, even their mannerisms were alike, he had the same darkness of his father, an aura of power surrounded him all the time, Michael Dupree was a fool, one only had to look at Alexander and know that he was born to be a powerful Alpha.“Sharon Sandoval, I assure you I have no plans of leading, anyone can be the alpha for all I care, I am just trying to help” he said.A scoff left my lips “Every man has the will to take power and you Alexander Dupree will not be the exception” I said to him as I took a seat before the men.A smile appeared on his face “I am already a powerful man Mrs. Sandoval, even if I ever become the Alpha of the crescent pack or any other pack here, it will ju
Maria's POVI knew I was in trouble the moment, he joined me in the garden, my heart rate had spiked the moment his intoxicating smell floated into my nose, my body yearned for him and if I was being honest with myself, I did not have the strength to push him away today and I did not really want to, I just needed to be held and loved and I knew that it was only in his arms I could feel the love I craved."You look exhausted Maria" he said."Speak for yourself, you look like shit" I said with a small smile.A chuckle escaped his lips "Well the last few weeks have been very eventful" he said. I nodded my head without saying anything, staring straight ahead at the skies.Silence descended between us, it was not exactly comfortable nor was it uncomfortable."I am sorry about last time, it was my fault" he said.I turned to him and said "I am not sorry Alex, I am not sorry about what happened between us last time"He was quiet for a while and then he said "I am not sorry either, I am just
Chapter 64Maria’s POVI woke up to the sound of hurried and loud knocking on my bedroom door, I sprung out of bed and rushed to open the door. It was one of the maids, she looked absolutely tired and harassed, I made a mental note to give all of them a raise at the end of the month.“Yes, what is it?” I asked her, my voice scratched and edgy from all the crying I did last night.“It is the Alpha, he just woke up and he has been calling for you, I think he is stable now” she said.She did not need to say anymore, I rushed past her not even bothering with my robe, I rushed straight to Ethan’s room.Even from the hallway, I could hear him shouting my name, pounding on the door and trying to get out.I got to the door and pulled it open not even waiting for a moment’s pause, I opened the door and was met with those perfect green eyes of his, though they were wild and looked positively tired but they immediately softened the moment they fell on me.He grabbed me and pulled me into what co
Chapter 64Alex’s POV“Hostile” that was the only word to describe the environment at the mansion, the maids were on edge, the guards were jumpy and the madam herself had smoke coming out of her ears and her eyes blazing with fire.That was my thought when I walked into the mansion, I was shown immediately to the breakfast room where I found Maria pacing and Ethan was looking very much like a schoolboy that had just being scolded.I cleared my throat as I walked in, all eyes turned to me, Ethan’s darkened considerably while Maria’s narrowed before she cleared her throat and said “Come in Alex, I am so glad you could join us after all”A smile crossed my lips and then I said “Well it was hard not to after the threat I received over the phone”Her eye only narrowed once more and then she said “Have a seat Alex, we have a lot to discuss”I nodded my head and walked over to an armchair and sat down, I could feel Ethan’s eyes on me as I sat so I turned to him and said “Glad to see you coul
Chapter 65Alexander's POVThe house on the address Maria had given me was not what I had been expecting at all, yes she had gone off the grid for years now but I did not expect her to be leaving in such desolate conditions, the house looked pretty much uninhabited.Taking a deep breath, I walked over to the front door and rang the doorbell, it didn't look like it was functioning anymore but one could always hope.The doorbell rang and a smile curved my lips, at least one thing was working in the house, I shifted on the steps and it gave a loud squeak and I feared it will give out under my feet if I stood there any longer.I heard the sound of the locks and a few seconds later the door swung open to reveal the inhabitant of the uninhabited looking house.It was the woman from the websites, Dr. Emily Carter, though she had looked far more glorious on her pictures than she looked right now.Her rich blonde hair looked dull and pretty much unkempt, her blue eyes that had shone with intel
Chapter 65 Ethan’s POV “What do you mean you convinced her to help me?” I asked Alex who was sitting languidly on the sofa beside me. He shrugged his shoulders and said “I mean just that, she agreed to help with your treatment and she will be here tomorrow” It seemed way too easy to me, how did she agree so easily? There was definitely a catch and it was a huge one. “What did she want in return?” Maria asked him before I got the chance to that. For the first time since he arrived, the smug smile vanished from his face and he did not look so chill about the whole situation, he actually looked uncomfortable. “Ummm, what she asked for will be difficult actually” he said. “Care to explain more?” I asked. He was quiet for a while and then he said “She wants Sharon” My eyes flew to Maria at once and I could see that his answer had shocked her just as much as it had shocked me. “What do you mean she wants my mother?” Maria asked slowly. He sat up and said “Your mother ruined her l
Chapter 67 Alex’s POV It was past mid night and I was still unable to fall asleep, every sound was too loud and the bed felt too lumpy, everything was just so uncomfortable, I got tired and got out of bed, perhaps a drink will help me sleep. I walked over to the fridge and pulled out a can beer, it was chilled and when I opened it and took it a sip, it glided down my throat easily, I grabbed a stool and sat in the kitchen placing the cold can of beer on the kitchen island. My eyes darted to the stairs, I had not been on them since that night, tonight I knew the exact reason I was having difficulty getting any sleep, I had stumbled upon one of Zara’s T-shirt earlier and since then, my mood had not exactly been excellent. Sam had called earlier to ask if I wanted to get a drink but I had declined, I had not being in the mood for conversation so I had stayed in. I glanced over at the stairs again, Zara must hate me, I was trying to help the man who killed her and even worse, Maria a
Chapter 68Maria’s POVI had barely gotten any sleep last night, I was up the moment the sun rose in the sky, I was out of bed, I could not calm down, today was the day Ethan began his treatment, today was the starting point to fixing him for good.I could barely contain my excitement as I raced through taking a shower and getting dressed, by the time I got downstairs, I found that Ethan was already there looking neat and clean in a white button up shirt and blue jeans, his hair was still damp from the shower and he simply looked delectable.I smiled at him when his eyes fell on him, I walked over to him, he opened his arms and I stepped right into them, he pulled me to his chest and hugged me lightly.“Good morning love, you look beautiful as always” he said to me.His chest vibrated as he spoke and sent delicious sparks all over my body “You don’t look so bad yourself” I said as I smiled against his chest.A chuckle escaped his lips as he gently pulled away from me but he kept his ha
Chapter 83Ethan’s POVI woke to find Maria in front of her dressing mirror, she had just come out of the shower, her was still wet and she was running a brush through it, her blue see through robe clung to her wet skin and I felt my body immediately reacting to hers.I got up from the bed and pulled on my pants before walking over to her “Let me” I said as I took the brush from her and began running it through her thick long locks.She smiled at me through the mirror and I returned the smile, I noticed that the smile did not reach her eyes, I had noticed she had something on her mind even earlier but I had let it go.Once I was done with her hair, she smiled up at me and said “Thanks love” I returned the brush to her and then turned her chair to look at me, I knelt before her “What’s the matter? And don’t tell me nothing because I am sure you know I can tell when you have something on your mind” I said to her.“There is nothing wrong with me” she said as she avoided my eyes.“You ar
Chapter 83Ethan’s POVI woke to find Maria in front of her dressing mirror, she had just come out of the shower, her was still wet and she was running a brush through it, her blue see through robe clung to her wet skin and I felt my body immediately reacting to hers.I got up from the bed and pulled on my pants before walking over to her “Let me” I said as I took the brush from her and began running it through her thick long locks.She smiled at me through the mirror and I returned the smile, I noticed that the smile did not reach her eyes, I had noticed she had something on her mind even earlier but I had let it go.Once I was done with her hair, she smiled up at me and said “Thanks love” I returned the brush to her and then turned her chair to look at me, I knelt before her “What’s the matter? And don’t tell me nothing because I am sure you know I can tell when you have something on your mind” I said to her.“There is nothing wrong with me” she said as she avoided my eyes.“You ar
Chapter 85Alexander’s POVI had tried my hardest to stay away from Maria last night but it was impossible not when I felt her pain like it was my own, I had felt heart breaking with each breath I took and I had been left with no choice but to seek her out and I was glad I had gone to her, she had been in a terrible shape when I found her in her room, the maids had been more than willing to show me to her when I had asked where she was.Even now, as I sat here having breakfast with Ethan, I could feel the heaviness of her heart weighing heavily on mine.“You look like you have a lot on your mind” he said to me as he drank his coffee.“I do” was all I said to him.He nodded his head and said “Want to talk about it?”I turned to look at him and said “We are not there yet” He shrugged his shoulders and said “I know but it is creepy to have you staring into nothing with that expression on your face, it takes the fun out of breakfast”“Leave me alone Ethan, I am really not in the mood to
Chapter 84Maria’s POVI had been in my room on the floor on the same spot I had been when Ethan left earlier, I could not bring myself to move, I had like the worst sort of person as I had pleaded with him to spare my spare my murderous mother, I could see the pain in his eyes and still I had gone ahead to do it.There was no way I could ever face him again, not after I had broken his heart the way I did, why was it that I managed to ruin the lives of both he and his brother? I wondered if perhaps I was a curse or something like that.I had no right to care for both of them as I did now, I just brought pain and darkness into their lives.I heard footsteps approaching my room and I recognized them as that of my mother.She walked in and gave me a look that told me she was not pleased with my current state.“Why on earth are you sitting on the floor like that? Get up right now and put on some clothes for heaven’s sake” she snapped at me.“Leave me alone mother” I said weakly.“Stop bei
Chapter 83Ethan’s POVI woke to find Maria in front of her dressing mirror, she had just come out of the shower, her was still wet and she was running a brush through it, her blue see through robe clung to her wet skin and I felt my body immediately reacting to hers.I got up from the bed and pulled on my pants before walking over to her “Let me” I said as I took the brush from her and began running it through her thick long locks.She smiled at me through the mirror and I returned the smile, I noticed that the smile did not reach her eyes, I had noticed she had something on her mind even earlier but I had let it go.Once I was done with her hair, she smiled up at me and said “Thanks love” I returned the brush to her and then turned her chair to look at me, I knelt before her “What’s the matter? And don’t tell me nothing because I am sure you know I can tell when you have something on your mind” I said to her.“There is nothing wrong with me” she said as she avoided my eyes.“You ar
Chapter 82Alexander’s POVYesterday’s conversation with Dr. Carter had been weird and it took a while before I finally managed to force it out of my mind, it was weird, I could not remember an adult ever speaking to me in that manner before, I found myself pondering on what she had said, perhaps I would have turned out to be the merciful Xander, I might have been a very different man if my life had turned out a bit different.I was not a man that pondered on what could have been but yesterday, I thought not only about myself but Ethan and Maria as well, we had somehow gotten twisted in the games played by the ones older than we were, I wonder if maybe if we had all been left alone and our lives allowed to play out as it was supposed to, we definitely would not have been the fucked up individuals we all were today.We had all been affected one way or another by decisions that had been made for us.I raised the bottle of beer to my lips and took a long drag, I heard footsteps behind m
Chapter 81Maria’s POVI woke up to find Ethan sleeping on the bed beside me, his face looked calm and relaxed in his sleep, his golden hair had fallen over his face, shielding a bit of his face from my view, I reached out and brushed the hair away, my heart skipped a bit when my eyes rested on his face, he was beautiful, he looked like an angel, everything about him was always so calm and serene, I wondered how perfect he would have been if my mother had not ruined his life.I traced my fingertips over his jaw line, he was indeed very beautiful, his long lashes lined his eyes, his perfect nose and lips that sent butterflies floating into my stomach, I felt tears well up in my eyes, how was I ever going to face him, how was I going to tell him that my mother was responsible for his mother’s death and it was possible that she was responsible for the madness that was currently plaguing him.His eyelids suddenly fluttered open and I was met with those perfect blue eyes of his, his face i
Chapter 80Alexander’s POVIt was interesting to see how pale Sharon Sandoval had gotten all of a sudden, she looked like she did not want to be here at all, she reached for her purse and stood up.“I should be on my way now, I will be in touch” she said.“What is the hurry Sharon? Stick around for a bit, I will like to hear Dr. Carter’s opinion on your proposal” I said with a smirk on my face.She shot me a look that told me she wanted to bash my face in with her heels.“What are you trying to cook up again this time Sharon?” Dr. Carter asked.“What I do is no business of yours Emily, so mind your damn business” she snapped.“Don’t worry Dr. I will tell you all about it, have a seat” I said as I turned to Dr. Carter with a smile on my face.She took a seat, her glare pinned on Sharon Sandoval.“You must feel like you are in control of everything and that no one can do anything to you” She said to me as she took her seat again, she had a smile on her face but the smile was anything but
Chapter 79Alex’s POVI heard a knock on the door and did not even bother moving to answer it, my head was spinning on my shoulders, this was the last time I was listening to Sam, I should have known better than to go drinking with him last night, the jerk drank like a fish, I was pretty sure I would kill him the next time I saw him.I heard footsteps approaching my room and I was sure it was Agatha, I groaned and said “I am not receiving any visitors today Agatha, ask whoever it is to leave” “But Sir, the lady says she has something important to discuss with you” Agatha said.“I am sure she does, tell her whoever it is that I am sleeping and will be up till tomorrow” I said.“Don’t be such a lazy ass Alexander, you should get up already, it’s past noon” A very familiar voice.I rolled my eyes and said “And why are in my house Sharon?” I heard the click of her heeled shoes on the tiled floor as she walked into the room.“Madam you can’t come in here” Agatha was saying.“It’s okay Ag