"sir,the files are ready"his secretary informed him."Get out"he yelled angrily throwing his glass cup to the wall and it broke into pieces and the secretary scurried away in fear.Alex was so angry since the incident that happened with Mariana and her manager,he became more angry after he talked to her in the phone."How dare she cut the call on me"he muttered under his breath.he clenched his fists in anger.THE NEXT DAY.The police officer who put Mariana in jail came and unlocked the jail."you are free to go miss,sorry for all the troubles"the police officer said to Mariana who was confused."what do you mean? What happened?"she asked in confusion."Your name has been cleared miss,it's all over the news now"the police officer replied her taking her out of the prison."How is it possible?"she asked.The police officer handed her bag over to her,you can check your phone.Mariana switched on her phone and saw that fans were already apologizing to her,it has taken a new turn, they were now t
"Aren't you happy to see me?"Luke asked."I was not expecting to see you here,are you the one who helped me?"Mariana asked."Yes"Luke replied with no expression on his face.Mariana was surprised."why did you help me?, thought you said I am a whore.""I am a type of person who hurt people with words,I knew you were innocent"Luke replied."weird"Mariana murmured."did you say something?"Luke asked even though he heard her clearly."No"Mariana replied."why did you help me?,we are not even related in anyway"Luke brought out his cigarettes and his guard handed him the lighter and he lighted the cigarette and began to Mariana hated men who smoked.she covered her nose with her handkerchief,her act didn't go unnoticed by Luke,he ignored her."I helped you because I don't like to see innocent people to be accused wrongly for what they did not do especially those who are involved with me"Mariana was confused"How am I involved with you?""Because you are my worker,my company signed you before thi
On her way to the hospital,she received a call from Alex,she ignored the call but he kept on calling.she decided to pick up the call."what is it?"she asked immediately."What kind of question is that,I thought we agreed to meet up""I am sorry but I can't meet you again,I am going somewhere"she replied."Where are you going to,I will pick you up?"Alex asked."You don't have to pick me up"she replied."Why?,see babe,if you are still angry with me about what I said to you,I am very sorry, come on ,let's meet so we can talk it over.""There is nothing to talk about,I realized that there is no trust in our relationship,we are just deceiving ourselves"Mariana replied."Don't say that,I am deeply sorry,we will talk about it when we meet""I don't want to meet with you,I am busy,I am really disappointed in you,I thought you will stand by me and believe me but you didn't,it was the person that I didn't expect to believe me that did,he even went far to help me clear my name,if my name hasn't b
Her phone began to ring again.seeing that it was Alex,she ignored the call.he kept on calling but Mariana ignored him.her phone beeped,it was a message from Alex.she ignored it.Alex stopped calling her when he saw that she wouldn't pick up.IC CORPORATION.ALEX'S OFFICE.Alex was filled with rage, Mariana was ignoring him, Jaden came to his office and handed the documents of what he found out.Alex opened the document and went through the pages."so my brother is the one that helped to clear her name,he gave her a job too in his company as his secretary"Alex gritted his teeth in anger."There is also a possibility that he is the one that cleared her sister's hospital bills but I have not found out about that,it's my hunch"Jaden informed Alex."You can go now"he said to Jaden who left the office immediately to avoid incuring the wrath of his boss.Alex clenched his fists"what are you up to , Luke?what are you planning?why are you suddenly involved with Mariana's life?what are you up to?
"why are you sulking?"Hector asked when he noticed that Mariana was moody."Is that boss of yours always harsh?"she asked Hector who burst into laughter."It's your first day and you are already complaining,you should get used to him because he is always like that, grumpy like an old man, remember I told you that he has a psychological issue"Hector told Mariana who felt pity for Luke."Oh, what a waste of handsome face"she murmured.Hector who was observing her kept on smiling.he was enjoying what his story was doing to Mariana.he would be a dead meat if Luke finds out what he has been telling Mariana."Wowww,I must say that my office is nice"she said admiring her office."Yeah,it was only my boss office that was on this floor,so now you will be sharing the same floor with him""I can't believe I will be staying alone in this floor with that grumpy man,he nags like a woman,I don't know but whenever I see him ,I remember my late grandmother"Mariana complained.Hector exploded into laugh
Luke was shocked,his eyes was still golden colour and his fangs hasn't gone in.he was taken by surprise.Mariana stared at him with her eyes wide open."You want to buy me an ice cream, Don't you?"she said with a sleepy eyes and went back to her sleep.Luke nearly exploded into laughter,this was the first time he was tempted to laugh.she was so cute.His eyes went back to it's normal sea blue colour and his fangs went in.he nearly landed himself into trouble.he heaved a sigh of relief,this was the first time he was scared about being caught,how would he explain to Mariana ,he didn't want to think about it,she would really be shocked when she finds his appearance like that.to make the situation worst,they found out that she couldn't be compelled, he was still investigating about it to find out the reason why she couldn't be compelled.he was really grateful that Mariana was a person who sleep talk.He decided to don't disturb her sleep,he went back to his office.from the information he g
"What are you doing here?"Mariana asked as he came closer to her."I should be the one to ask you that, what are you doing here?",he asked as he came closer to her,his gaze boring into her."I am working here"she replied."You didn't tell me"he said."I didn't see the need to,how did you find out?"she asked."I don't see the need to tell you too"Alex replied and Mariana chuckled."You know what babe,this company is not good for you to work in,you can work in mine,I can make you the manager,I can give you everything you ever dreamed world,I will make your dreams come true, just say the word""Alex,I am very grateful for everything you have done in my life but I want to achieve my success through my hard work,I feel it's good if we work in different company"she replied"Okay, whatever"Alex replied."So do you want to eat out?"he asked."I am still working"she replied."Okay,I will pick you up after work"he said and she nodded her head.Luke was in his office , when he stared outside the
Luke summoned Mariana to his office and she didn't waste time in arriving at his office."yes sir,you called me"she said to Luke and he looked up staring at her."Take this"he said pointing the bag on the couch."what's this?"she asked taking the bag."Check it out First"he said going through some documents before him.Mariana was curious to know what that was.she opened the bag and saw many clothes in it."what's this for"she asked Luke."can't you see, it's some clothes, the cloth you will be putting on to come to work."he replied her watching her to know her reaction and like he expected,she was not happy.Mariana brought out the clothes to see the type of cloth it was, seeing the cloth,her jaw dropped."How do you expect me to wear this type of clothes,are we in the old dynasty,you must be joking to tell me to wear this"she said going through the clothes."That's the dress code and you shall wear it"Luke said in a serious tone".Mariana was already irritated"damn that dress code,I rea
The next day, Mariana opened her eyes slowly and she found herself on the bed with her clothes changed.She remembered sleeping in his car,he must have been the one that brought her home.She covered her body with her arms thinking Leon had something to do with her change of clothes.Just then,the door clicked open and her sister Emiliana came in with a tray of food."Good morning"Emiliana greeted as she kept the table on her bed in front of her."Good morning sis,"Mariana said to her."A good looking man brought you home yesterday and your dress was soaked in water so I had to change your clothes for you so you won't catch a cold"Emiliana said to her and she heaved a sigh of relief.Emiliana brought out a tablet and gave it to her."Drink it now,it's medicine for the cold,I don't want you to fall sick"she said to Mariana who drank the medicine immediately.After eating the food brought to her by Emiliana, Mariana thanked Emiliana who smiled at her."Anything for you sis"Emiliana said.
Mariana continued crying till tears couldn't come out of her eyes again.Alex's body had turned white and he wasn't recognizable again.Luke didn't want to talk to her that day because he was still trying to process everything that happened but he couldn't ignore her because his wolf wasn't at rest seeing that she was out in the rain and she might catch a cold if she stayed out for long.He stepped out of the car and his guard put an umbrella above him but he took it from him and walked towards Mariana.He put the umbrella above her and Mariana looked up to see him looking at her."We should go home before it gets late,"Luke said to her, breaking the awkward silence between them."We will take his body with us"Mariana said and Luke sighed heavily."There is no need for that,his body will disperse,vampires are not buried"Luke said to her but Mariana didn't agree with him."I don't want that to happen,I want him to be buried, that's the only thing I can do for him"Mariana said to Luke."
As soon as Mariana reached there,she held Alex while tears were escaping her eyes and flowing down her cheeks while soaking her cloth.She stared at Alex with her already red eyes."Please don't leave me,"she pleaded.Alex stared at her with a calm Expression on his pale face.he was finding it hard to breathe and he was already weak as life was leaving him.He tried to free himself from her hold but Mariana held him tightly crying."Ana,you never loved me,my love for you ended me"Alex said in a cracked voice."I am sorry Alex but we can talk things out, please hang in there,I will call the ambulance"she said to him.A sad smile formed on Alex's face.he didn't know that Mariana still cared about him like this after what he did to her,he thought she would be happy about what happened to him but she still cared.he felt pain in his heart as a feeling of guilt took over his being.It's not only Luke's wolf that was hurt and filled with jealousy but Luke was too.he felt a sharp pain in his
He pushed Mariana into the car before sitting on the driver's seat.he inserted the key into the car,he started the car but it was not moving.he tried and tried but the car didn't make a move."Fuck"he cursed hitting his hands on the dashboard.He took his gun and alighted from the car to check what was wrong, that's when he saw that the tires of the car were flat.He knew this would be Luke's doing.he turned to Luke but before he knew what was going on,the gun he was holding was knocked away from his hand.Everything happened so fast,he was sent flying to the other side and he landed on the ground.He stood up after catching his breath,he looked to see Luke and his men surrounding him.he knew Luke was a smart man but he didn't know he would pull a fast one on him like this.he knew this was the end.it was many against one."Don't be a coward and stop hiding behind your men, face me"Alex said to Luke.Luke had a serious Expression on his face,he was fed up with Alex,he crossed the line
Mariana was filled with joy on seeing that Luke was safe and sound.Luke was very happy seeing that he came on time before Alex could do anything to her.he felt butterflies in his stomach when he saw the way she was smiling happily at him,his wolf was filled with joy.Alex knew that he was no match for Luke and he wouldn't escape here easily and it was possible that he came with his men.he thought of what to do since he came here alone with Mariana and he was on the losing side.An idea popped into his mind, he would use Mariana as a way to escape.Seeing that Luke was distracted,his eyes turned red,his fangs appeared and his vampire long sharp claw emerged.He grabbed Mariana by the hair immediately and Mariana yelped in pain because of the force in which he grabbed her.Luke's eyes turned golden immediately with anger because of how Alex was mishandling his mate.He tried to rush towards Alex but his words stopped him."Take another step and she will become a dead body"Alex warned,hi
"When you were sick,I gave Mariana a watch which had a tracker in it so that if something bad happens to her,I will be able to find her,"Hector said to Luke."What if she is not wearing the watch now?"Luke asked him."I will try to track her, this can be able to help us,let's hope she is wearing the watch"Hector said to Luke."Be fast about it"Luke ordered him before the call ended.Luke's expression was cold as he drove to Alex's house.he just hoped that Alex didn't do anything bad to Mariana.Soon he was in Alex's house,he asked the maids and security about the whereabouts of Alex and they all told him that he hasn't come back.He believed them because he didn't perceive Mariana's scent.He entered his car to drive away when he received Hector's call."I found them,"Hector said to him immediately."Send me the address"Luke said to him before the call ended.soon a message popped up in his phone.He entered his car immediately and stepped on the accelerator.********Meanwhile in a r
Luke was very worried,he drove at a fast speed to Ic corporation followed by his guards behind.As soon as he arrived in Ic corporation,he stepped out of his car in a rush into the company.no one stopped him from coming inside as soon as they recognized who it was.no one wanted to get into trouble or provoke him.Alex's secretary wanted to stop him as soon as he got to Alex's floor but she restrained herself immediately as soon as she saw who it was.Luke headed straight to Alex's office,he pushed the door but it didn't open.he was very angry,he could perceive the scent of Mariana here.He turned angrily to his guards who have been trying to catch up to his pace since he arrived in the country."Break this door down"he said to them and they headed towards the door to carry out his orders.the secretary watched as she couldn't do anything to stop them.she knew Luke was more powerful and dangerous than her boss Alex but her boss was more heartless and brutal.she didn't know what to do,Al
Few minutes later,Luke arrived in the country with his men.Hector had stayed behind to take care of Kate's matter.As soon as he stepped down from the jet,his wolf became restless.he was in pain."Mate"his wolf whispered.he thought of what the problem was,is Mariana in danger?he thought to himself.his hands searched through his pocket immediately and he brought out his phone.he dialed Mariana's number but it was switched off.he became more worried immediately.He called Hector immediately to know about the guard he said was protecting Mariana but he didn't pick up his phone."Damn it"he said with gritted teeth.He took the car key from one of his guards Immediately.he entered the car and drove away at a fast speed with the guards who were confused following his car behind.Few minutes later,he arrived at Mariana's house.he alighted from the car and rushed to her apartment.he knocked on the door but no one answered.he was very anxious as he knocked again.He was relieved when he heard
"You made me go through so much pains and torture just because of your mate"she said to him."Looking at you,I don't know what punishment will be enough to quench the anger I am feeling towards you right now. The minute you tried to harm my mate,you became an enemy and you should be treated like one,"Luke said to her."I almost died because of your foolishness,"he said to her."I am sorry,I only did it because I love you so much,I was very jealous of her"Kate said to Luke."Don't apologize to me,"Luke said to her."I don't know what else to do with you,but this is my last warning,stay away from me and my mate because I won't spare you next time"he said to her before leaving.Tears rolled down Kate's cheeks.she didn't know what to do.Luke was angry with her and she didn't want that.she knew Luke well and knew that he didn't spare his enemies,he cared about her by not doing anything very bad to her,he only slapped her.The door closed and she was locked in darkness again."What should w