With all the confidence she could muster, a young lady walked from here to there, trying to pick out some foodstuffs at the grocery store.She picked spinach. That was the last on her list of items to get in the shop.After she paid, she tried to walk away, only to get hit on the forehead by someone who was…a guy."Sorry…sorry, I am sorry." She was so spellbound by the sight in front of her when she raised her face.How could a man created by God be this handsome, he was even more handsome than her personal Korean Idol.She would have gone straight to hug him, ask for his number and fuck him right away but even though she was crazy, she knew better than to disgrace herself.Killian stared at her in amazement, she wasn't the prettiest he had ever seen but she was somewhere there.Perhaps if she removed her baggy sweatpants and the fat canvas she was wearing, she'd look hot.Something about her impressed him though, she apologized to him first when he hadn't even said a word to her.Mos
Chapter 23After Melissa left, Hermes waited behind as well.Victoria walked up to where he was and sat opposite him in a majestic manner."Sometimes, you should lower your pride and come meet me where I'm sitting. I hate that you don't treat me like a lady." She hissed."How can I treat you like a lady when you're not. A lady wouldn't have a heart such as you." Hermes stared down at his phone, oh, how he hated the sight of her."Did you slip it in her handbag?""Yes, I did." Hermes said.Victoria looked left and right to see if anyone was new before bending forward to whisper."Then I've got a new task for you, find out for me who Kristen is?" Victoria said and narrowed her eyes at him."But I wasn't supposed to undertake such task." Hermes frowned. What if he got caught trying to tail someone he didn't even know about?"Come on, I'll make sure you don't get caught." Victoria said it like it sounded like a brilliant idea."Don't tell me it has something to do with Melissa."Hermes st
Kristen hastened up into his room. He thought of what to do to calm his racing heart but he found none.The feeling of frustration engulfed him and the next minute he had his head buried in between his bed and pillow.What he saw earlier wasn't what he was supposed to see, was it?He had just come back this morning and was trying to walk towards the main building when he saw…."Please open the door, Kristen, please, I need to talk to you." Melissa knocked on the door, distracting him from his thoughts.He thought about ignoring her, how the heck could she do this to him after he took care of her in the way he had done all these years, but he knew he could not. His heart wasn't going to let him do that."Come in." He had managed to calm his nerves. Melissa was someone that he couldn't stay mad at for long.In all three years, this was Melissa's first time entering his room. She was always willing to give him space and that little bit of respect but who would have thought that she'd com
Hermes sat down on the couch. Using his hand to support his chin, he looked helpless as ever.He couldn't stop thinking about his last discussion with Victoria."Don't forget that I have the skeleton you hid in your cupboard for so long." Victoria said."What do you have against me?" He had asked, preparing to raise the corners of his lips in a smug smile when he heard something he thought was out of the world.Victoria gave up a low chuckle. "You aren't a saint too, are you? Not only have you been dreaming of taking Melissa away from her mate, but you also slept with her, why don't you wait up and see." Victoria subconsciously raised her index finger, indicating that he should give her a minute.She dipped her hand into her bag and brought out an iPad.She played the audio file and he frowned as a recognizable voice rang out. It was so short."Hermes, who do you like?" A female voice asked."I don't just like Melissa Kim, I love her and she'll forever be the woman I love," Hermes pro
CHAPTER 26Melissa baked a lot in her bakery shop. Ranging from doughnuts to cakes of different sizes. She usually baked herself because she thought that she was the only one that would bake her stuff to its great taste."Ms. Someone is here to see you.""Did they say the name?""He said his name was Hermes and he said he wanted to see you urgently." One of the workers announced although she felt the name rolling off her tongue was rather strange."Give me a minute, I'll get my hands washed and you over there, come continue the kneading." Melissa instructed, washed her hands, and rushed out.She stopped right on her face, a smile on her face, she was now proud of what he had become.He was now an artist and he had his art gallery. Because he spent half of his life trying to be a Beta to Alex, he didn't really develop more on his artistry but now he was a pro at it.This was part of the things he let her know about him the last time they met."Hello." She waved at him and tried to hug
Taking in a deep breath, Melissa practiced her deep frying style for the last time. Kristen had found a cooking competition for her, the one far better than the one she'd participated in.Fuck the asshole, Alex, he was not the goddess that could decide her fate.She was happy about the fact that not only was the event taking place far away from Alex but she was going to spend a week there as well.She was doing her last rehearsal in New York today and her day couldn't be happier."Hey, how are you feeling?" Kristen came up behind her and handed her a cup of hot coffee. Melissa was down with a cold last night.Kristen was tired of what was happening with Melissa. If he didn't know what the interest of those that were monitoring Melissa was, then why not disrupt their plans? He figured out that making Melissa get out of New York would reduce her risks of being harmed, so why not do that?"I'm fine now. I guess you had a nice rest."Melissa said and smiled. Kristen couldn't withdraw hi
It felt new to Melissa that she was going to leave the city, not because she hadn't left before but because she was going to miss the one person that she had lived with for the past three years - Kristen.Remembering how he had helped in raising Mia, she smiled. She didn't know what she would have done without his help. Sometimes, she wondered what gift she could give him to show enough appreciation but Kristen had just about anything in this world.Kristen would have been there with her and Mia till they got aboard the plane but he had left with the excuse that he had some people he urgently needed to attend to since he had kept them waiting.Drawing her luggage along with her, she beckoned Mia to follow suit.She turned her wrist and stared at her wristwatch for a second.The checking of her documents was taking more time than she had envisaged, she frowned slightly as she wondered what could be the problem.She walked into the terminal and quickly went to the check-in desk."Hello,
Killian held tightly to pen as he rushed out of the company. It was funny how that was the only thing that he held onto the moment he ran out of the company."Holy shit." He muttered to himself.Alex was in one of his moods again and he had to rush out to get what he had ordered for a bar of chocolate, normally made by the brand Mel.Sometimes he wondered why Alex would always ask for that when he was vexed.It all started on a sunny day when he had come back to the office only to meet Alex, fiery red-eyed, and refusing to talk to anyone."Sir, can I help with anything."Alex had not said a word, meaning that he was past vexed.Then after a short while he talked through gritted teeth."Just get the fuck out and that's the best you could do." Killian was still a new Beta then and he hadn't gotten acquainted with Alpha Alex, so he didn't know what to expect.He had heard of Alpha's that were violent….Killian flinched as he heard the sound of something like glass, clashing above his he
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