"Do it," Melissa said, tightly pressing the nuzzle of the gun to her head. She wanted to die so badly because she couldn't bear losing the people in her life.Victoria was surprised at Melissa's action but all the same, she said, "If you want to die. Then I guess I'll fulfill that wish."Melissa tightly closed her eyes, waiting for the very moment that the bullet would shoot through her head and she would die.Melissa winced when she heard the sound of a gunshot. She opened her eyes instantly to check where exactly she had been hit but to Melissa's amazement, someone had shot Victoria from the back.Melissa stared at Victoria who gushed out blood before collapsing to her knees and falling backwards.As Victoria collapsed, Melissa's vision cleared and she could see the person behind him."Kristen...." Melissa would have said more but her words choked up in her throat. Kristen had told her that he wasn't going to come to her wedding because he couldn't bear watching her get married afte
As they both stood before the doctor, Melissa tried her best to contain her emotions. "Doctor, what's going to happen to them, are they okay?" Melissa asked as her voice betrayed her emotions. She was feeling worried about Amanda and Alexander."There's a slight chance they might survive this. They had bullets on their bodies and the substance aconitum was found in their bloodstream. While we try to flush the poison out, and as such, we hope that some of the substance hasn't damaged any of their tissues and organs isn't being affected. Please sign there if they are your relative." The doctor said and pointed at some paper.Melissa frantically nodded. "Yes, they are related to me. The man is my husband and the lady, she's my sister." Melissa lied about Amanda just so they could commence the operation.She scribbled down something and her signature on the sheet and then handed it back to the doctor."Please doctor, I plead that you do all within your power to save them both, they're al
Melissa waited in the hospital lobby in order to hear the final result of the bullet operation on Alex and Amanda.After Kristen ran off, he hadn't returned but Melissa couldn't blame him. Explaining a situation to the girl you loved wasn't easy, especially when they found you doing an act they misinterpreted as cheating right on the spot.Melissa stared down at her hands, her phone just vibrated, signaling that a message just popped in.She opened her phone and went to her inbox. It was Kristen and he had just told her he was sorry he left in the manner he did and he was going to meet with her the next day.Melissa smiled and locked her phone. She would have replied to the message but with everything that had just happened, she had no strength left in her to do that.Sophia, the lady who she had seen Kristen with was one lucky person. Having such a good and supportive gentleman by your side was a luxurious privilege.If only they met in a world where love was given a fair chance and
Kristen was still sleeping when someone went over to the window and pulled it apart making rays of sunlight reflect on him."Kristen, it's already day, you've got to wake up."Sophia whined but Kristen remained unmoved. Sophia pouted cutely and then she smiled when she got an idea."You're gonna wake up when I do this to you right?" She got beside him on the bed, then with her palms supporting her chin, she watched him sleep peacefully. Then, half-consciously, she touched his well-lined eyebrows with her fingertips.To Sophia, he looked so handsome and his striking features weren't something she could resist touching. Her fingers came down his nose and then rested on his lips."Oh." Sophia gasped. "What do you think you're doing?" Kristen's voice came out husky as he grabbed her hand, stopping her from going further."It's, it's nothing," Sophia said and shyly looked away.Before she could say a word, Kristen flipped her over in one swift movement and she was lying beneath him.Kris
When Melissa entered the hospital room where they had kept Alex, she felt pity for him the moment her eyes settled on his figure."A...Alex, are you okay now?" Melissa said, drawing closer as she made an effort not to make a sound.Melissa crouched down beside him and touched his hand, yet he didn't move. Amanda had woken up and was even able to talk, thanks to her hybrid nature, yet, Alex hadn't woken up.Melissa felt worried. The doctor had warned her that there were high risks of a body breakdown but she hoped for the better.Somehow, Melissa's emotions peaked and before she knew it, she was crying."Everything that happened that day wasn't meant to be. Please, Alex, I need you to come back to me. You used to say you'd protect me but if you're like this, how are you gonna keep that promise? Alex, remember, an Alpha does not lie."Melissa paused for a while and wiped the tears with the back of her palm, then hiccuped as she sobbed."It's not fair, Alex, you can't go back on your wor
"No, no, I can't do this," Melissa said and lowered her hands to her side."I can't kill her," Melissa shook her head in the negative as she turned to face Kristen."Why? She made your life miserable, are you saying you don't want to do the same to her? She is the reason you went through all that torture, it is your turn to make her regret it. I made sure the doctors, nurses, and everyone will be away from here if that's what you're worried about. Do it now." The last part of his sentence was said in such a low tone that it sunk into her brain.Melissa shook her head in the negative again and then whipped her head to the side to stare at Kristen with sadness in her eyes. Melissa swallowed the invincible lump in her throat."I'm supposed to get my revenge and I know I'm supposed to make her feel the same way she made me feel. She deserves cruel death and all the negative things but I don't want to do this anymore. If I were to punish her, I'd make sure the doctors would inject her with
Hermes sipped on his wine for some time and then all of a sudden he tightened his grip around his glass and his eyes became mysterious.Then he could no longer take it anymore, and he threw the glass to the floor, not caring if it shattered or hurt anything."Oh, honey, what's going on." His wife asked, alarmed. She had never seen him display this act of violence and anger before.Hermes turned to her and smiled while shaking his head in the negative. She was the one that might be in danger and it wasn't her fault that anything happened.The anger and the soul of frustration stemmed from the fact that Victoria was still alive and breathing.His men had reported that they saw her escaping from the hospital as a nurse. Hermes had wanted to hurl insults and abuse at his men as to why they didn't kill her right away but he knew it wasn't their fault. They weren't just quick to realize she was the one.After his wife got banned from leaving for Maldives, they also got banned from leaving t
"I want to kill your father for the sins he committed." Kristen said and Sophia froze.Sophia turned her back to Kristen. It was not until this morning that she discovered that she had fallen in love with a dangerous man.She had been eavesdropping on his conversation earlier this morning only to discover that he was indeed dangerous. The words he said weren't worthy of being heard by the faint-hearted. Yet she didn't know. How could she know who he really was when all he used on her was that typically soft bedroom voice.?"Why are you telling me this when you and I know that what I say would change nothing?" Sophia asked and turned to him, sorrow evident in the way her eyes slacked."But why don't you think about it this way? You don't have to be selfish because he's your father. He killed mine and so he deserves to be killed too, or don't you think?""I'm not trying to be selfish here. I know, I heard he killed your father but that's old uwound. Please forgive him, even if it's for
Through some intervention Alex wasn't too sure about, Melissa had escaped hurting herself or her babies after she was attacked by Victoria.Fortunately for them both, Melissa didn't also lose her life in the hospital after they went there when she went into labor.Six years later ..."Mia, go upstairs this minute and get your two brothers down or they'll be late for school." Mia mimicked her mother. Mia and Melissa laughed at the same time."Mom, I mean I'm on a break but you have no idea that Roland and Jasper pretend to be asleep even when I scream. I didn't even do that when I was their age." Mia whined. She was now in Sophomore year and on a winter break but now, it sucked playing senior sister.Melissa smiled, "come on, they are your sweet little brothers. Now, why don't you go call them to join us for breakfast? I might convince your father to take us to the park today." "Okay Mother, I'll just get the apple pies from the oven on my way back," Mia said and smiled. Over the years
As Kristen walked into the room, he could hear no sound but the sounds of heavy breathing ... And he could perceive the smell of death hanging in the air.Yes, he had trusted his instincts and walked according to his intuition and this room was where it brought him.Kristen traced his hands on the wall and when he found the light switch, he turned on the lightThe sight that greeted his sight was dumbfounding yet, it had a lovely feeling attached to it. Kristen was glad about what he was seeing but he tried his best to pull off a grim expression."Hello there. Who would have thought that Alexander would be here, slitting Victoria's throat?" Kristen walked closer to Alex who stood still, observing him."You know, you don't look like you're on her side," Alex said and then went to some sink to wash his hands off the staining blood of Victoria."And neither am I on your side," Kristen said with a sour face before he chuckled and continued."You know, I must have been joking just now. Ther
Alex worriedly walked around the hospital lobby like he had lost his mind. Melissa had lost so much blood before they came to the hospital. Coupled with this fact, the doctor had told him that there was very little chance she could come out of the operation room alive.When the doctor told him that his baby's life and the life of Melissa were at risk, he had pleaded with the doctor to save the life of his wife. Not that he didn't care about the baby or anything. If he lost his mate, he wasn't sure if he was going to still keep sane.Melissa was just someone he couldn't bear to lose.Alex wiped his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief and by the time he dipped back into his pants pocket, a look of determination masked his face.He stared at the door of the room they had kept Melissa in and a deep sigh escaped his dry lips.Alexander's heart shook the more. He didn't want to be here when the doctor would give his report about Melissa's health status. It would be so disheartening and he ju
Today was Melissa's day for a check-up and right now she was sad that Alex didn't go to the hospital with her. Normally, she wouldn't have been feeling this way but it seemed that her pregnancy hormones were really kicking in badly.Melissa could have simply used one of Alexander's cars or even gone ahead to enter a cab but then, she wanted to walk for a few. At least she'd get to think a whole lot about her life and then her legs weren't going to be pretty swollen.Alex had warned her never to walk alone. She was to walk in the company of other wolves but today she had bribed one of those men Aled had hired qs driver's and personal bodyguards so they wouldnt even as much as escort her today.All of a sudden, a cream-colored Jaguar pulled up in front of her, making her to squint her eyes in concentration.Melissa didn't know why but it was as though she was getting lightheaded and seeing some colors she knew they didn't exist in the sky on a normal pregnant-free day.A group of men ju
Kristen stopped at some certain place and alighted from the car. Sophia alighted from the car, seeing that Kristen seemed to be in a hurry."I need you to be strong with whatever you're gonna hear in there. I didn't want you to come with me but you're one stubborn girlfriend." Kristen said and held her hand as they briskly walked in.Now inside the building, the first sight that came into view was a magnanimous conference room that made Sophia wonder if there were such rooms as big as this in the world."Stop the meeting, he is no heir of my father." An old man coughed and slowly cast his gaze to the entrance where Kristen stood with Sophia beside him. "You've been dethroned, young man, you have no rights here." The old man said and leaned back in his seat as though he was already tired. He was the executive head and the oldest man in the Shelvis Cooperation. He even had this company and mafia association built with Kristen's Father."I have evidence. Evidence to show that you all a
You're home now, I'll leave you to sleep and then I'll text you first thing tomorrow morning." Kristen whispered, kissed Sophia's forehead, and got up.He was in Sophia's house right now and it was almost night. He had a lot to do and he wasn't supposed to be here but Sophia was running a fever and he had to stay with her for a while.As he was about to move, Sophia's frail hands caught his in a grip and he wondered how she knew he was leaving. When he kissed her forehead just now, she was fast asleep."Please stay with me, I can't sleep without you," Sophia uttered with her eyes still closed.Kristen sat back down on the bed and after a while, Sophia fell asleep. He tried to sneak out of the room again, but he heard Sophia say another, "Please, Kristen, don't leave me. I feel so cold and lonely."Kristen shrugged and got under the covers with her. A night of cuddling with her was going to not harm right?Despite that he had a lot of things he wanted to do that night, he decided to sh
Sophia walked along the lonely hallway of Kristen's house and at some point she almost stumbled and fell but then, she helped herself by holding her weight against the supporting wall.Her friend, Anabelle had left and immediately after, the feeling of depression started kicking in. And just like before, it was damn hard to finish a task without the thoughts of Kristen occupying her mind. Was this really how destructive the power of love could be?It all started with something playful and now, it ended with him being this special person she couldn't get out of her mind.Sophia had no idea whether he was around or not, she had come here with a spare key he had given her in the past.All her mission was to come here and pour out all her heart to him. Tell him that he was the reason she couldn't sleep, eat, or do anything at all. She wanted to tell Kristen that he was leaving her breathless. He was in fact, the air that she breaths, and now that he was away, she was...suffocating.Meanwh
"I'm sorry, Melissa, but we couldn't just be like this forever. I just came to say that I'm sorry for everything that happened over the years." Melissa's mother, Lauren said and Melissa scoffed."How on earth do you want me to do, Lauren? You fucking saw that Dad abandoned us and then you had to leave too, huh?" By now, Melissa was already emotional."Babe, we should have this conversation inside the house," Alex said and touched Melissa's arm, causing her to calm down a bit."Please come in, Lauren." Alex invited her in and then waited for her to fully enter before he shut the door.Melissa's heartbeat and breathing increased and she felt the need to use the restroom.She got up and rushed out and then when she got there, she stared at herself in the mirror before. She splashed some water on her face, still not believing that she was experiencing what really lay out in the sitting room, waiting for her.Melissa really had a bad childhood. Her parents literally abandoned her. While he
Melissa watched Alex and Mia training from afar and she smiled. After Alex found out that she was pregnant, he began to treat her like she was some delicate egg.No matter how hard she had begged to train with them, Alex had refused. Saying that from then on, she was only allowed to do the warming-up exercise and nothing else."Hey, you thirsty?" Alex was beside her before she even blinked. Before she could get her mind wrapped around what was happening, Kristen stretched a can of water to her."I can feel it when you're thirsty.""Alex, can I ask you something?" Melissa made a face until Alex asked, "What's it that you want to ask?" Alex asked as he drank a little water. He had excused himself from the training grounds just to come to be with her. That was the thing with mates. They just couldn't stay apart from each other."I want to go home. I mean, I'll keep falling sick while I'm here and I can't bear the heat and stress. of this place. I suggest that you take me home and then y