Once alone, I walked back into the closet and finished getting ready for the day. Choosing comfort over style, I wore a pair of black jeans and a sweatshirt.When I was done styling my hair in a messy bun on top of my head, I walked downstairs.The usual noise and bustle in the house had died down and I felt a tinge of sadness.Ares had relieved all the staff of their duties and asked them to return to their families. According to him, it was better they left since they were incompetent, and he didn't want to kill them all because of their services to him over the years.He made this decision after a footage from the security camera in the hallway was retrieved, and showed a hooded figure going into Candice's room early that morning.Investigations were still going on, but it seemed like a dead end all round.After he sacked them, a new set of four maids were employed, with plenty of well-trained soldiers manning the environment, most of them I recognized from endless trainings with t
Ares' pov A permanent scowl was etched on my face as the meeting dragged on.I gripped my phone tightly, trying to distract my mind from the half naked picture of my mate that had my cock raging.We had made love every single day in the last week, yet I couldn't have enough of her. I still had a lot to explore with her body.The thought of ditching the stupid meeting ran through my mind a number of times, but this was an important deal and I'd put it off for far too long.I couldn't wait to get home and bury myself in her soaked pussy.The thought pulled a groan from me and half of the table turned to me.“Alpha, are you okay?” One of the members of the board of directors asked.“Yes,” my response was short and forced, but they all soon turned back to the presenter.The AC was in full blast, but I found myself sweating and shifting uncomfortably in my seat.Who knew my little mate was a temptress?By the time I was done with her tonight, she wouldn't tease me this way again.“...righ
Somewhere down the line, I had switched from the ancient book to a romance book, because as educative as it was, I was tired of seeing big words that I had to look at twice to grasp the meaning of.A small smile played on my lips as I got lost in the love story of a blind girl and her brother's best friend.My body became still from being in one position for too long, and I stretched. When I did, my eyes widened as I saw how dark the sky had turned.I checked the time on my phone.“Shit,” I muttered.7:35.The rain had reduced to slight drizzling so I quickly peeled the comforter off my body and stood up from where I'd perched myself on the couch all day.“Sorry, couch,” I said, knowing that I must have dented it with my weight.I had planned to have a long bath tonight with rose petals, scented candles and wine, but I was already late enough as it was.A smile crept up on my cheeks as I thought of doing that with Ares some other time.Untying my hair from the bun on top of my head an
My eyes burned. My chest tightened and the simple act of breathing became a challenge I seemed to be losing at with each passing second.I wiped the tears away with the back of my palm, but no matter how many times I blinked or closed my eyes, when I opened them again, the image haunted me, mocked me, and question everything I knew.This was the height of cruelty as I knew it and nothing, not even Jason and my own sister's betrayal came close. Not even knowing that someone I spent five years loving was the first to strike me to death, caused me the intense pain I was feeling at that moment.Glaring back at me was a video of Ares with a woman, a woman I knew very well, straddling him, and they were both naked! His eyes were closed probably from the pleasure as Noelle grinding herself down on him, moaning to tomorrow.Nyx clawed at my mind, howling and crying, but I was in way too much pain to pay attention to her, and just shut her out.After watching the short video to the end, everyt
“Is there a problem here, gentlemen?” The man that stood above us asked while cracking his knuckles.I winced because the last thing I wanted was to see anyone I knew in this shitty position I was in“The fuck do you think you are?” One of the men snarled, exposing his canines to him.The man clicked his teeth with his tongue and shook his head. He easily over towered the other men, but they were obviously going to put up a fight.“Listen here, ass hat, you have two options,” he called out authoritatively. “Run away now and let's all put this long night behind us,” he said icily.The three men looked between each other and lowered their stances, ready for a fight.“It's option two then,” the man mumbled, and before anyone could take the next breath, he grabbed two of them, kneeing them in the gut.I moved back many inches as the four men fought for dominion, which in no time was given to the tall man before they all ran away.I stood up quickly when they were all gone, but his voice s
Ares' pov I woke up with a start, and immediately snapped my eyes shut as the bright light from the window flooded in and momentarily blinded me.“Fuck,” I groaned and pressed a finger on my throbbing temple.The sound of running water from a distance echoed loudly in my ears, making me groan.Slowly, I opened my eyes again till they got used to the light, and a crease formed on my forehead a second later when my environment wasn't in any way familiar.I massaged my temple, trying to remember how I got here but the splitting pain in my head limited my memory.I took in the scent in the room and my body stiffened at the familiar scent. It smelled like Noelle and sex.I took deep breaths and focused on remembering.The meeting.The rain afterwards.Rodolfo stopping me.The pub.Noelle.Noelle!My eyes snapped open at the last one and I jumped out of the bed.I looked at the time on the clock and my eyes widened.“Fuck!”11:30.Tabitha.It wasn't until I was fully out of the bed that I
Ares' pov The house was eerily dark and quiet by the time I finally picked myself from the ground. The maids and guards had been sensible enough to leave the house after my roars.My eyes were bloodshot and my hair was disheveled as I stood up. I had never felt as empty as I did right at that moment in my entire life.I staggered on my feet like I was drunk with wine, but I was drunk with pain and guilt.A few feet from me laid my phone, or what was left of it, after I smashed it against the wall after calling her number to no avail for three straight hours.My wolf withdrew into his shell and I felt utterly alone.How did I fuck up so bad?How did I go from anticipating my date with my mate where I was going to ask her to marry me and mark her afterwards, to letting her slip right through my fingers?How did I go from having everything in the world to watching it all wither away in the wind?I didn't only cheat on her, I fucking rubbed it in her face.My heart was clenching with gut
“Hey, beautiful.”A warm smile spread on my lips, mirroring Rodolfo's expression.“Come in,” I moved to the side. “Well, technically, I don't have to ask you to come in because it's your place,” I laughed awkwardly.“Nonsense,” he waved me off. “You can stay here as long as you like,” he repeated the same words he'd been saying for the past two weeks.“Breakfast?” I asked, forcing cheeriness I didn't feel into my voice.“Sure,” he nodded and came all the way in.I skimmed through the space that had housed me for the last couple of weeks and went towards the open plan kitchen. The house was spacious, peaceful and airy, and as much as I liked staying there, I knew I had to leave soon.All my attempts at buying a ticket to go far away from here with the little money I had saved up, proved difficult, which was why I was still here. The flight was always cancelled last minute.“Where are you lost?” Rodolfo's voice brought me back to reality, and I flipped the pancake just in time before it
Six years later“And there you go,” I placed Adele's little plate in front of her.“Mama, give daddy some,” she said when she noticed I was yet to serve Ares.“Yeah, give daddy some,” Ares wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.“You're disgusting,” I laughed and swatted his arm before going back to the kitchen to get our own plates.Breakfast went by quickly with Ares asking the kids about their week in school, and light chatter went round the table.After breakfast, I sat on the couch, surrounded by the loves of my life. Ares snuggled beside me, his head on my shoulder, while the twins, Emily and Jackson, and their baby sister Adele, played on the floor. The room was filled with laughter and the sound of tiny feet pattering around.I couldn't help but think about just how lucky I was to have a complete family with the man I love. In the last six years, the pack has thrived to new heights, but no matter how busy he was, Ares always made time for his family and I couldn't be more gratefu
I slowly opened my eyes, groggily taking in my surroundings. I was in a hospital room, surrounded by beeping machines and sterile walls so white it made my head ache.I felt like I'd been run over a train many times and every part of me ached.Ares jumped up from where he was seating on the couch, grabbing my hand. His eyes were red-rimmed from lack of sleep, tugging at my heart painfully."Hey," he whispered, his voice cracking with emotion. "Welcome back."I tried to speak, but my throat was dry and sore. He helped me sit up, and quickly handed me a glass of water, and I drank greedily, the cold water sliding down my throat and bringing life back to my body.“You're here,” I mumbled after handing the cup back to him.He nodded rapidly and clasped my hand with his, bringing it to his lips. “You're here too. You came back for me,” he kissed my hand.I brought my hand hooked with IV up and ran my fingers through his overgrown hair. His shoulders shook lightly and I knew he was crying.
I gulped. The malice and anger in his voice were so palpable I didn't doubt him.He sneered, seeing his words had the desired effect on me before pulling away.My eyes followed him as he walked to the far end of the room and picked a sword from the wall.He let the sword hang loosely on his hand and the tip grated on the concrete floor, making a shrill sound.He stopped a few feet in front of me, and I clenched my teeth, looking as bold as I possibly could.“Jason, do we have to kill her?” Galia asked, biting her lips.He turned to her and his eyes narrowed in slits.“Don't tell me you're chickening out now,” he spat.She shifted her weight from one feet to the other, looking uncomfortable. “It's the Alpha we want. We don't have to kill her,” she repeated.“It seems like you've forgotten what this bitch did to you. To me!” He yelled. “Let me remind you.”I could see Galia's resolve breaking, but he was trying to get in her head.“She made you irrelevant. You lived in her shadows for y
My eyes opened and the first thing I noticed was the banging pain in my head. The room was utterly dark and somewhere in the far corner, I could hear the steady leaking of water, and the putrid smell of the place hit me square in the face.I groaned in pain, as I tried to move the searing pain in around my chest and arms told me I was bound. The silver burned deeply into my skin, causing me to roll my eyes in pain, and stay still on the chair.I felt something cold trickling down the side of my face and one sniff in the air, I knew it was blood.I tried to remember how I'd ended up in this position and after a few seconds of trying, my memory came back to me in bits and pieces till I made sense of the whole picture.I gritted my teeth and tried to break out of my restraints, but the more I did, the more it burned my skin.I closed my eyes to stop the tears that were threatening to fall. Just when everything was beginning to fall in place, this happens.My mind went to Ares, and I tri
The meeting was dragging on longer than expected, and I shifted uncomfortably many times in my seat.I sat at my place at the head of the table, staring blankly at the papers in front of me while the presenter’s voice grated at my consciousness.I was supposed to be attentive and giving my inputs on crucial business deal with the foreign investors, but my mind kept wandering and my wolf kept pacing, making me even more restless.Pulling out my phone, I dialed her number for the third time and clenched my fist around the device when I was sent straight to her voicemail.I couldn't shake off the feeling of unease that had been plaguing me all day.After a few minutes, I tried to focus on the numbers and figures, but my thoughts kept drifting back to Tabitha, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.I tried to mind-link her through the matebond, but all I got was silence.“Fuck!” I slammed my fist on the table.Some people jumped in fear and others looked up at me warily, concerned
I woke up the next morning with a smile on my face, feeling like I was walking on air. I was back with Ares, and this time, they were mated. My fingertips traces his mark on my neck and I smiled at the tingly sensation. So this was what being bound to someone felt like.Nyx was as happy as she could be and I'd never felt at peace like I was doing now, in his arms, knowing we had overcome the hurdle that separated us, and I was his like he was mine.It had been two weeks since we got back together, but we still couldn't get enough of each other.We had spent the everyday in these two weeks snuggled up together, only leaving the bed to receive our food that Ares had ordered for, and when totally necessary, and these two weeks have been the happiest of my life.I felt closer to him more than ever now and understood him on a different level since I could now feel what he was feeling through the mate bond, and most times, those feelings were unholy ones that had us tangled underneath the
Ares' pov I opened my eyes to the rays of sunlight peeking in through the curtains and the memories of the night before came playing in my eyes like a record.A smile covered my face and I turned to snuggle up with her but the bed was cold and empty.My eyes opened, wide awake now and my heart slammed in my chest at the thought that it was all a dream, but before I could go into a panic attack, the bathroom door opened.I released a deep breath as my eyes landed on her innocent brown eyes, her hair tied I a messy bun at the top of her head.“Everything okay?” She asked with a small smile, but I didn't miss how nervous she was.Six months apart, and yet she looked even more radiant than I remembered. Her now short brunette hair framing her face beautifully, and her skin glowed with a warm, golden light.I took a deep breath and reached her in three long strides, wrapping myself around her in a warm embrace.She squealed before relaxing into me. It was a wonder that the connection bet
My breath came out in short, quick pants as I rode out my high. Ares had said he wasn't going to last, but I didn't expect the heavy orgasm to crash down on me the way he did.In less than a minute, my body was heating up again and shame filled me.We still had a lot to talk about and having sex this way didn't solve anything. Heck he was still with Noelle and she was pregnant!I immediately felt terrible but the ache in between my legs made those thoughts fade.I clenched my legs shut, momentarily embarrassed so he wouldn't see me like a sex deprived maniac, but it was well beyond my control.“Don't hide from me,” his husky voice said from behind me.He turned my body so I was facing him and kept his knee in between my legs, keeping me from seeking friction from my legs.“Wee shouldn't be doing this. It's so wrong,” I shook my head.“Why?” He asked, his filled with different emotions that made my insides curled. “We're mates.”“Not anymore,” I said but I sounded like a moan at the en
Ares' pov I saw red as I stormed in and saw Rodolfo on her. On my mate!My feet moved before my mind, and the next thing I knew, I was pinning him to the wall.His eyes widened with fear but before he could say anything, I let my emotions take control and began slamming my fist into his face.He was helpless in my hands and my wolf was out to play, but nothing seemed to soothe me. Not the repeated scrunch of his bones breaking under my fist, or his painful growls, or the blood splattered all over his face and my fucking fist.Nothing seemed to calm me.My wolf wanted blood and I wasn't sure I would stop even if he dropped dead to the ground.My relentless pounding on his face continued till a needy whine rolled out of her lips and everything around me stopped.I let him fall like a sack of potatoes on the floor and mind-linked my guards I'd come with to come in.I immediately rushed to her quivering side before they entered and yanked off my coat, wrapping it around her and scooping