"You are trying to humiliate me, aren't you?"Her question caused him to back away. He averted his gaze from her and grabbed her other hand.He quietly healed all her fingers without making eye contact. He was aware that she was staring at him with the intensity of an eagle's gaze. Her eyes were penetrating him with their sharpness.When he was done, he shifted his gaze to her."I wanted to make it clear to you that I didn't want you to enter the meeting room."She ignored his words while glancing at her fingers, which looked so shiny and clean. She still considered taking a tissue and wiping them."Stop lying, Alpha. You told your employee to give me that room’s direction. Otherwise, why didn't he tell me to wait?""No matter what I do, you are not going to believe me, right?""There is nothing to believe, Alpha. I know you really well."His eyes darkened. All of a sudden, he wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her toward him.She realized there was a distance between them u
On her way, Natalia bumped into someone. She looked at the man and saw it was Beta Patric."Where are you in such a hurry, Miss Natalia?" he asked, glancing at Adrian's cabin.Natalia cleared her throat to compose herself and replied,"Tell your Alpha that I will not be coming here to deliver the coffee again."Patric was aware of Adrian's condition for the order. He shook his head in response."It's my Alpha's order. You can't deny it," he replied professionally.She tightened her fists, only to discover that her nails were no longer causing her any pain. She loosened her fists and muttered,"You and your Alpha are all just the same."Patric was taken aback. "Please don't mind my Alpha. I swear he told his assistant secretary to bring you to his cabin, not the meeting room. You are misunderstanding him."She rolled her eyes at his words. "Don't swear for that man. You will die."She walked past him, heading to the elevator. Patric turned around to look at her back.Natalia paused her
Natalia's POVI walked to the lobby area while enduring other people's gazes. There was a curious look in their eyes, which did not surprise me.I left the company in a really bad mood. I took a cab and headed back to the coffee shop.The day was bright and sunny. My hands were bathed in sunlight as it came in through the window. When I lifted my hand, I took a close look at my fingernails.They were shining in the sunlight. There was no blood, no cut, and no crack.I curled my fingers as I fisted them.My eyes were drawn outside the window. I did not see a single person walking with peace. They looked in a hurry and were anxious about their daily lives. I wondered if they also had problems in life, just like me.My life and fate both changed their colors.How was I supposed to take this? How long would I keep working in a coffee shop and thinking about saving my brother? How long would I have to wait for my brother to wake up and make everything right?I leaned back against the seat
I was stunned. Was she talking with Adrian? Did Adrian now have so much spare time to talk with my coffee shop owner?But why did he continue with the order?The thought that he had been successful in convincing Liana to send me back to his company caused my eyes to darken.As if Adrian had hung up the call, Liana removed the phone from her ear.It was then that she focused her attention on me."You are back, Natalia."I took a deep breath when I saw her overjoyed face. Nevertheless, I could not allow myself to lose my self-respect in front of that man any longer."Liana, I am sorry.”I lowered my head after saying that. She walked out of the counter and held my hand."Why are you apologizing, Natalia?"I raised my head to look at her and replied,"I won't go to the pack company from tomorrow. I am sorry if Alpha will cancel the order because of that."Liana stared at my face for a while, giving me a silent look. As I tried to comprehend her expression, she suddenly burst out laughing
"Max is here?" I asked and dashed to the door."Nat–"I turned my head to Liana and said,"That's an important person. I need to see him."When she gave me a nod, I left the changing room.I looked around and found Max sitting at a table next to the window.I walked over to him and stood beside his table."Max."He was using his phone. He lifted his head to look at me."Natalia, can we talk?"I thought he would talk about my brother. So I was about to say yes, but then my gaze lowered to my apron."Actually, I'm on duty now. Is it something about my brother?"His gaze shifted to my apron. He thought for a moment, then said,"It's okay. I can wait until you are done."I was surprised by his soft tone. I could not make him wait for the whole day just to talk to me. It was me who needed him. My brother was sick, not his.I looked over and noticed Liana staring at me from the counter.Her eyebrows went up, wanting to know what had happened."I am in the mood for some mocha. Can you make i
His words brought me back to my past. When I was married to Adrian, only a few people knew about our marriage.I always heard our chief maid, Amanda, call me beautiful whenever I wore something good for Adrian. She used to say that I had beautiful features, but I looked fragile.That time, I did not have my wolf with me. It was the reason I looked weak. However, this made no difference to my beauty.But I recalled the days when Adrian used to call me ugly. He said I was not comparable to any other attractive woman who could capture his attention. In his eyes, I was the ugliest woman in the world."Can I have another cup of coffee?"Max's voice broke my thoughts. I saw him waving his hand at another waitress.The girl approached the table and looked at me as if asking me why I was not taking Max's order."Sure, sir," she replied to Max."It's for the beautiful lady in front of me. I don't know much about her taste. I hope you make the coffee she prefers."The waitress seemed taken abac
Harold's words caused me to scowl. I glanced at Max, who looked calm."Okay, let me check it."I hung up the phone and checked on the internet to know what Harold was talking about.I was surprised to see that there were so many searches conducted under both my name and Adrian's name.I went ahead and clicked on my name. My timeline was flooded with a large number of posts almost immediately."Alpha Adrian is cheating on his girlfriend with his ex-wife?" I muttered with a confused tone.I clicked a few more posts. The fact that people started talking about Adrian pulling me to his office and that some of the employees even claimed to have seen it was something that caught me off guard.Why did they even bother to make a statement? Did they have no fear of losing their jobs?People began to chastise me in their posts and comments about why I went to the company. It suddenly became a matter of their concern.As I read the comments, I felt a growing sense of rage and clenched my jaw."Al
"What?"I was on the verge of screaming, but I managed to keep my voice down.I shook my head in disbelief."People are crazy. They think whatever they want to."Max looked at me as though he were studying my facial expressions.Like a sky full of clouds, his eyes started to become cloudy. His calm demeanor changed into an angry one."Max, do you think that too?""No," he answered right away."Exactly. Why can't others understand that?"He did not respond, instead directing his gaze to my coffee. I also drank my coffee without overthinking the situation.There was a deep silence between us, which I did not want to break.When he was done drinking coffee, he broke the silence by saying,“You will not be able to live a peaceful life until you move to a different pack that is far away from him.”I lowered my head and muttered, "I know, but I could not just leave my family here. They would not get any place if all of us left the pack together."Max thought for a moment, then said,"It is p