Chapter 19Ethan’s POVI was in my office when the sound of my phone ringing distracted me from the document I had been reading, I picked up the phone and it was Jacob calling, Jacob was my head of security and he was also in charge of the team I had created to watch over Alex and report his movement to me, this time I had selected a group of my best men and they were men I trusted.I answered the phone wondering what happened so soon that he deemed it worthy enough to be reported back to me.“Hello Jacob, what is the problem?” I asked him without preamble.“Ummm Sir, I was calling to inquire if you knew that the Luna had paid your brother a visit, she was here a few minutes ago, their conversation was brief and we could not really hear what was being said because we have to stay far away from him because he might hear us” Jacob said.“Did you say Maria was at Alexander’s house just now?” I asked quickly.“Yes sir, she was here for a few minutes, she did not really stay for a long ti
Chapter 20Zara’s POVAlexander walked in and let out a sigh of exasperation, he looked tired, I have known Xander for years and this was the first time I had ever seen him look so tired, he looked positively drained out.“Hey you” he said to me when he saw me staring at him from where I sat on the sofa.I gave him a smile as he joined me on the sofa “You look tired, you should get some rest” I said to him.“Do I really?” he said to me.“Yep” I said to him.“Then I should lie down” he said with a smile as he placed his head on my thighs, he looked up at me with a smile.I smiled and said “I like this view” I said to him.“Me too” he replied and closed his eyes.Though our bond was not very strong yet, I still felt some of the things he felt, I could tell that his heart was troubled right now, he was bothered by something, I had heard his conversation with his brother, perhaps that was why he was bothered.“Something is bothering you” I said.His eyes fluttered open, I had always loved
Chapter 21Ethan’s POVSince Alexander had thrown his challenge to me a few days ago, I had found myself very busy, I had my men making inquiries about the people who could be working with him, I was trying to find his pack and once I did, I could monitor their movements and hopefully catch them in the act of attacking my people.But so far, I was only sure of the woman living with Alexander, my people had reported her name to me as Zara, she had no last name since was abandoned in front of an orphanage when she was a baby, she had been named there as well, she was very similar to Alexander in many ways, she was just a troublemaker like him and both of them were a bunch of low lives, they seemed a perfect match for one other in my opinion.Alexander acted like he was all tough and strong but he was not, he cared about the people around him and they could be used to bring him down to his knees, the more I thought about it, Alexander was a ticking time bomb and this woman called Zara c
pter 22Maria’s POVIt had taken a lot of attempts and extensive use of my connections to get myself here, I stood outside a small building, it looked quaint and somewhat shabby, the grasses in front of the house were long and overgrown, the trash looked it had not been taken out in weeks, all in all, the house was in rather poor condition.I did not expect to find the person I was seeking living in such a shabby house, if I remembered her correctly, she had been an elegant woman who valued cleanliness and she had been tidied to a fault.I walked up to the dirty front steps and rang the rusted door bell, I prayed I was in the right address and that my people sent me off to a place where I was likely to get murdered.I rang the door bell again when the door had not been answered after 5 minutes, I was beginning to think I was in the wrong house when I heard heavy footsteps approaching and a few seconds later, the door swung open with a loud creak.It had been years and even through the
Chapter 23Sharon Sandoval’s POVI had known that the past might come back to haunt us but I had not cared to think that it might be so soon, I had thought I would have become a wrinkly old woman before it happened but it seemed that having a child who was way too smart for her own good was not a very good thing.I wondered why she could not just accept her life as it was, she should have enjoyed everything I worked hard for her to become but no, she just had to go digging into things that could only bring problems for everyone else around her.I massaged my temples feeling the beginnings of a headache coming on, this was supposed to be a relaxing vacation for me but I ended up finding myself in a myriad of family drama.My troubled thoughts were disturbed by foot steps, I raised my head to look at the owner of the footsteps and it was Ethan, my son in law, he had a troubled look on his face, looking at him now, who would have ever believed that he could turn out like this, he looked
Chapter 25Maria's POVI had seen Ethan arrive home looking agitated and possibly mad and I did not want to have to explain where I was coming from, it was only so long before he began to get suspicious of my constant outings.I had rushed into the house through the back door and hurriedly changed my clothes, I had shown up into the living room just in time to hear him ask of me.I waited for him to take a shower and come back into our room, before saying "What's the problem honey? You seem like you have a lot on your mind"He fell on the bed beside me, his hair was still wet from the shower and was falling over his face in wet strands, I reached out and brushed one away from his face.He let out a sigh "Do you ever feel like your entire existence is simply useless? Like you are stuck under the shadow of someone else and no matter how much you try, no matter what you do, you can never break free from that shadow" he said." Where is this coming from Ethan?" I asked him, I was surprise
Zara's POVI kept looking at the elegant piece of paper in my hand, wonder if it had been delivered by mistake, I read the works written in an elegant hand."Mr. Alexander Dupree and the lovely Zara are here by invited to the Alpha and Luna's ball wchich is scheduled to take place on the 14th of the current month, we will the honored by your presence"I wondered what to make iof this, I did not want to go to some stupid fany party at the Dupree mansion, I will have to smile and be nice every one I met there and that is was definitely not my style.I walked back into the house, I was home alone today, Xander had a few things to handle abd he will be back later, I was not sure if I should cook him dinner or something since I was not really sure what he enjoyed.A smile crossed my lips, it was funny really, I had followed him around for years and I hardly new anything important about him, I was simply enamored by his domineering personality and how I felt when he was close to me.Now, I
Alexander’s POVI was having a bad feeling, I was with Sam and a few of my people and they were briefing on the situation of things, the business back home and everything going on here.The feeling was simply mild at first and then it grew until it became a nagging feeling, one that demanded to be attended to immediately, just what the hell was happening right now.Then I heard it, it was a faint call, I barely heard it but I could tell it was Zara, I heard it in my head, her voice sounded distressed and panicked.I shot out of my chair immediately, Sam looked at me “What is the matter Xander? Are you okay?” he asked me.I felt it again, the terrible feeling and I knew there was no more time to waste, Zara was in trouble.“I have to go, Zara seems to be in some sort of trouble” I said and turned toward the exit.“Xander, wait for us, you can’t go alone, we will go with you” Sam called from behind me.I did not look back, they could follow me if they wanted but I had to get to Zara fa
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