The winds blew and the trees gave its bend according to the movement of the wind, signaling that the rain was about to start.Amanda shivered from where she stood, waiting for Killian to come get her.She could have stopped the rain but she didn't want to. She didn't have to alter the courses of nature or the goddess was going to withdraw some of her powers from her.She had been coming home from work when her vehicle suddenly stopped and refused to move on a lonely road.She called her mechanic but the network wasn't clear. She didn't have many friends and no close ones yet.She thought of who else to call Killian came to mind. She quickly called him and just as she was telling him her location, her phone went dead. Her only hope was that she was sure he got a hint about the place where she was in right now, so she was waiting for him in the rain.She only came out of her car because he didn't know this particular car she was in and she couldn't bear him coming and yet not meeting hi
Melissa arrived at the party with Kristen by her side.The lights of different colors shone brightly, making the place colorful.Kristen observed the interior design in here and nodded his head, it was beautiful but yet striking.The interior of a place usually says a lot about the event.The arrangement was a table with two chairs, calling to notice that it was an event one must come with a partner.Unknown to anyone here, Melissa was going to leave the moment she found her daughter.Her time to leave just started ticking. If ever Alex thinks this is a joke, she isn't going to take it lightly with him.She curled her fingers around Kristen's hand and tightened them. Sensing she was getting livid, Kristen gestured towards a table.Meanwhile, Alex saw Kristen Melissa walking in together with their hands linked, and his blood boiled within him. He hated seeing her with another man, he hated to see her laugh, smile, or talk to another man.He observed the way she talked to Kristen like
"What the fuck is going on here?" Alex muttered, asking no one in particular.Victoria was slowly getting out of bounds. This action was way out of her league and not among the plans they made. Victoria wasn't even supposed to be here in the first place.He was annoyed, although he was bound to get more annoyed when he found out that his plans for Mia had been completely soiled by Victoria.People began looking at one another and muttering."Why did things have to go wrong here, this is all poor management.""How could paint be poured on the poor lady, her dress is soiled.""Don't judge too easily, What if he did this to shame her?"Alex heard this side comment and briskly started walking upstage."Ladies and gentlemen… His voice boomed through the microphone….Let's not get distracted by what just happened. It must have been a mistake somewhere but our host will surely be taken care of…."Melissa stopped listening at the point as she lowered her gaze in shame - shaking from being the
The sun's rays permeated through Melissa's window, signaling that it was already morning. Melissa yawned and felt Mia straddled to her side.Sitting up, she couldn't help but go down memory lane.Twenty-four hours ago...Kristen had met her in the restroom with fresh clothes and she was grateful for his help. She was almost overwhelmed because even after thinking that he had left, he still came true for her. Victoria had already left the restroom when she saw that Melissa was ready to pounce on her."Can you, uh, can you turn around, so I can pull these off?""Uh, yeah, of course." He said and laughed nervously.He turned his back to her and she began dressing up. The clothes he brought were a shirt and a man's suit but she was grateful nonetheless. She couldn't imagine walking out of the grande hall looking a total mess."Thank you so much Kristen" " she said and started towards the exit of the restroom when she felt a strong arm tightening around her hams and pulling her backward.K
The next day, Kristen came home carrying files.A maid walked up to him and he reminded her."To my study."The lady bowed and started walking to her destination.However, there was a file he didn't let the maid take.From there, he went straight to Melissa's room.He raised his hand and rasped a knock on the door before he heard Melissa's weak reply. "Come in, " "I was just trying to rest you know, I've been stressed out this week,""Yeah, true. And picking Mia up from school isn't easy either, can I help?" He asked Melissa shook her head in the negative."No, you always like to do all the work,"He plopped down on the space beside her."So uh, I was thinking you'd be interested in something like this," he placed the file in her hand.Immediately Melissa tore the brown envelopes, she widened her eyes in pleasant surprise."How...how did you know...I.""How did I know that this was something you wanted so much?"Melissa nodded in affirmation, this was something she wanted so badly."
Hermes put on his mask as he left his house to visit Victoria. She had sent him the address of the restaurant he wanted them to be in.The mask he was wearing was such a type that made him look like another person entirely.On getting there, Victoria was seated with her legs crossed with dark shades covering her eyes."Why don't you let that poor woman be? Rest from your struggles and give up on your quest for revenge?"Hermes asked, his eyebrows tightly knitted."I'm afraid I can't do that until I stop breathing. Those who are my enemies will remain my enemies. You know why I hate Melissa till now, it's because she's always standing in my way." Hermes nodded as though he understood her plight but unknown to her, he was simply curious."Hermes, if you were in the picture and my shoes and Melissa and I were in a river and about to drown, who do you think Alex would save first Melissa or me?""I don't know what you are driving at but you've got to be careful, You know you just escaped
"What, Mum, you can't be serious right now." Kristen raised a brow.He had been summoned to his family house by the rest of the family members only to be told this."You can't be the head of this organization because that family got wiped out under your government." Ellen, his mother fired, her gaze fierce on him but Kristen wasn't the type to cower under a menacing gaze."But Mum, how many times have I explained that it was an accident and I have tried my best to compensate the family for their loss?" He had explained times without number that the family died in a car accident and it was because they didn't mind taking safety precautions like checking their vehicle before going on a travel. The only reason he is involved in this is because the man was on duty the day he died and right now his mother was pinning it on him."Exactly the reason we need your brother to take up from here. We need someone who wouldn't make such mistakes. Now the board members are thinking of replacing this
CHAPTER 50Alex lay on his bed staring at the ceiling but all he could think of was Melissa.The feeling of loneliness engulfed him and in seconds, he had his hand wrapped around him.Every now and then, he felt the need to be near her.She was living with another man and had a child that was not his, yet the pull he felt towards her was growing by the second.The feeling was helpless because he could no longer control it.He sat up on the bed and got hold of his iPad, scrolling through it, he found something interesting."Melissa Kim."He was just scrolling through the names of the people who were partaking in the most recent cooking contest."I need to be there."He murmured. He was not among the CEOs officiating because he didn't invest. In fact, he didn't know about it until now but because he saw Melissa's name, he was going to be a part of it."Hello." He placed his phone next to his ears."Alpha.""Make out time from my busy schedule tomorrow, I have an appointment." He said."
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