Catherine's POV: As soon as John walked out of the dining room, I turned to Michael but he was eerily quiet. My heave came out shaky. I had no idea what to say. I had no idea what exactly to tell him so I kept silent and went back to eating. I realized I'd lost all appetite and looked over to Michael. It was the same with him. He was also pushing his food around his plate. Sighing, I pushed my plate back and faced him fully. "Michael—" "I don't want to talk if that's what you are about to do, Michael." He replied, his voice stone cold. Blinking, I nodded. "Of course. I understand that you're mad at me. But I promise there's nothing—" "I said, I don't want to talk!" Michael banged his fist on the table again and this time, I heard a split. My eyes fleeted over to the middle of the table and I saw that his fist had created a split on the table. He pushed to his feet and tossed his napkin into his plate before walking out of the dining room. I sat ther
Alpha Michael's POV: As soon as she left, I kicked the seat closest to me, sending it flying into the nearest wall. One of the legs split from the chair itself as it crashed to the ground. My fists clenched and unclenched as I tried to control my outburst. But how could I do that when I could barely compose my thoughts. The surprise that had come with seeing John, the man who had taken care of Catherine and the kids in my absence, was more than I had expected to be. Infact, I wasn't expecting him there. That must have been the reason I didn't control myself. For most part of being around him, I wanted to be cool about him being there. I wanted to look like I wasn't the least offended that he had somehow found this place and decided that visiting without informing Catherine was the right thing to do. But when I found out that he was doing everything he was doing to rile me up, I fucking lost it. I wanted to rip his head out of his fucking neck. I wanted to ask him to l
Catherine's POV: I watched him walk away in tears. Surely, he didn't mean anything he said. It had to be a lie and I chose not to take his words for it. I shook with sobs, suddenly losing the will to continue the book I was reading. Pushing my seat back, I picked my book and tossed the content of my cup onto the grass before retiring to go back to my room. I remained in bed, sobbing softly and wondering what I had done to deserve any of this. Just when things were going fine, John had come into the scene, destroying the bond we were already starting to build up. I finally fell asleep to the sound of rain dropping on the windows. It was cold tonight and I checked on the kids to make sure they were fully covered before I went back to bed. The next morning, I woke up to shouts from the living room. The kids. They were playing. Michael's voice came and I knew he was with them. Sighing, I leaned back into the bed, not wanting to see anyone yet. I wished Michael c
Catherine's POV: Breakfast was waiting by the time I arrived and kids were already done with their meals. Michael had just started eating and their personal maid carted them out of the room, leaving us both to eat together. Heaving a sigh, I picked my fork and tried not to be aware of the fact that he was seated directly close to me. The only sounds that were heard minutes later were our forks hitting our plates and gulping sounds from drinking water and Juices. “Catherine." I snapped my head up to look at Michael. He was staring at me now, one hand resting on the other. "Yes?" "About last night..." My chest squeezed. He was mentioning it again and I wasn't sure I could take it so I decided to speak. "I don't think I would love to talk about it. You said what you said last night and I totally understand. I can't fault you for not reciprocating my feelings." He raised his brows in askance. "Is that what you think? That I don't reciprocate your feelings.
Alpha Michael's POV: The elders had called for a meeting before I could leave for the safe house. According to Trenton, a lot needed to be talked about in regards to the kids and Catherine and for the first time, I wondered if it was so hard for those men to shut the fuck up and actually mind their businesses. Well, they weren't to be blamed, honestly. They were looking out for the Pack. But didn't they have other important things to worry about? Trenton tailed behind me as we walked into the courtroom. The aisle flanked seven elders on each side, all looking displeased and as soon as I took my seat, one of the men stood to his feet. "Your majesty, thank you for honoring our invitation." "Like I have an option." I started nonchalantly. "So why have I been summoned?" He cleared his throat. "In regards to the issue with your divorced Luna, it has a lot of people talking." "And how does that in any way concern me?" "We have been talking about this for a l
Alpha Michael's POV: When she stopped by the shop where she usually gets dinner, I swerved into the parking lot and walked into the restaurant, swinging the door open and going straight ahead to where she stood. She was smiling at one of the male clerks who was blushing. His ears had turned red and from the looks of it, I knew he fancied her. Of course Jennifer was an extremely beautiful woman. But how could he know how evil she was? It was practically impossible to see it through that smile she gave him. I stood by her and nodded at the boy who turned to look at me. I didn't miss the intimidation that crawled into his body. Fucking humans. I laughed to myself. Jennifer must have noticed how he was staring at me before she turned to look at me. Surprise creeped into her eyes and she moved slightly away from me. Fear creeped into her eyes and I latched onto it, knowing she was afraid too. Maybe she was hiding something after all. "Surprised to see me?" I asked
Alpha Michael's POV: Jennifer blinked a few times then she burst into a loud laughter before letting her chopsticks drop. "What the hell are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? You definitely took something, didn't you?" "No, Jennifer. I am perfectly fine. If you're going to tell me the truth, I promise to let you go Scott free. Just tell me the fucking truth." I quickly sent a text to my beta, asking him to send two men over. He replied that they were already on their way here. Pushing her food back, she stood to her feet. "Do you know the first time I met her, I was shocked that you brought her back. I thought you were going to discard her after everything. But you chose her again and now, you think I'm the one with the divorce papers?" "Yes, I think it's you. I am honestly not here to have issues with you. Just tell me where the fuck they are." "I am not with it. But if you want to search around my house, who am I to stop you, huh?" Pushing to my f
Catherine's POV: Last night, after the kids had been put to bed, I sat at the terrace, staring at the stars but not really seeing a thing. I was feeling rather bleak and honestly, I wished there was a way to put an end to it. Realizing that there was none, I decided that reading a book would do the job. So I sat there, trying hard to hold back my tears as I leafed through pages without even reading a thing. I had felt a presence behind me while I was crying but I ignored it, knowing fully well that I was just wishing Michael was there to listen to me. The next morning, I woke up to the kids jumping around in my bed. Cracking one eye open, I caught sight of Jason pushing his train up and down the window sill. I heard something clatter on my vanity table and turned to see Julia holding a lipstick and rubbing it around her lip. Frowning slightly, I stayed in bed and watched her gently return it to its place and like she knew I was watching her, she turned to look a