Nikolai's POVI would have avoided this meeting if I could, but there was no helping it. It wasn't like humans would suspect anything because the pack members had been trained consistently and taught to control their appetite when they were around humans. The only remotely suspicious thing was the location of my mansion, away from people. But that was quite explanatory as I worked better in a serene environment.But my problem was the other wolves in the vicinity. If they caught the scent of a human they would surely come running. For some reason, the day we had been surrounded by those rogue wolves after the hunt came to mind. I couldn't imagine something like that happening to my soon-to-be business partner. But this was an important client and I had nothing else to do but make sure of his safety. I needed this deal to go through as planned as
Liyah's POV"I can't do it," I pleaded with Margaret as she sat on the bed, a mischievous smile on her face. She had finally told me her name and it was much better than referring to her as 'the Healer'."Well, you surely can't say that to him," She sighed, patting my back. "You can picture it as a job, you know? One of your chores, then get it over with."I buried my head in my hands. "It's not fair, neither is it my fault. I mean, no one told me to stay away from that area of the house today. Why do I have to take the blame for even things that aren't my fault?"She only sighed as a response. "I understand, child. But we can't do anything about it now. He has been chasing this client for as long as I can remember. And now
Liyah's POVI froze when I felt the alpha's lips on mine. A new kind of warmth flowed through me as he worked his lips over mine gently. I let out a gasp when he stopped for a second to run his tongue over my bottom lip, and I couldn't understand why my heart began to pound so hard it was all I could hear. I wanted to... I had to pull away, but my legs just wouldn't cooperate.Slowly, I melded into the kiss, sighing when his arm moved to snake around my waist. I couldn't believe that a few seconds ago I was practically drunk-yelling at him. I knew I would get into trouble for that later but I didn't care."Already attempting to eat each other's faces off, I see," I heard someone chuckle from behind us, making him break the kiss. I saw him stare at me, his face calm as though nothing had
Nikolai's POV"So she's your plus one to events from now on?" Margaret asked from where she was seated on the ottoman. I didn't like the way she described it, but I grunted in agreement."Yes.""I see," She replied simply, and as usual she gave a knowing smile. "Well in that case, you can't keep starving and overworking her. Sooner or later people will begin to suspect."I frowned. "What does that have to do with anything?""Well for starters, she's lean, malnourished, and has about a thousand bruises on her body."Something clicked in my head when she said this. "Why hasn't she healed already?" I asked Margaret,
Liyah's POV I breathed out in relief when he assented to the dance with his friend. Being around him was a combination of suffocation, fear, and unwarranted attraction. I blamed it on the kiss from the other time. If only he had kept his hands to himself I would still be thinking straight. To some extent I was quite disgusted with myself. Why would anyone feel this way about someone who had been treating them like shit? But I also couldn't help but notice the little things that had been happening before now. My work at the mansion had been cut down dramatically. All I had to do now was clean a few rooms occasionally and take care of Eve. It was sudden and surprising but I had no one to ask about. I was grateful for the development of course, but I couldn't help but be suspicious about the whole thing. But the most surprising thing of all was when I had been let out of a dungeon and into a small, shabby but comfortable room. At first I had assumed
Liyah's POVThe room was smaller than I had expected. Just great. If it was bigger at least I would be guaranteed a safe distance away from him. I tried to hiss as inaudibly as I could, awkwardly clutching the travel bag to my chest and I waited for him to say something.He hissed as he looked the room through. "Disgusting," He muttered under his breath. I prayed to disappear into wall when he looked in my direction. After a few agonizing moments, he finally looked away, raising his arms above his head to pull off his tie and then unbutton his shirt. My eyes widened in shock when his muscular chest came into view and without thinking I turned away to hide the blush that had spread over my face. I could feel his eyes pierce my back and I facepalmed.Why did he look so much better to me now that we had shared a kiss? I wondered, cursing myself internally. I needed to calm down and quit this weird behaviour. I only tu
Liyah's POVAfter hours of feeling exposed and uncomfortable, I finally relaxed when I heard him begin to snore lightly. He had been asleep for about an hour now. I tried to get some sleep as well but it seemed an impossible task so I gave up.As I felt him jerk sharply on the bed, I quickly drew up the duvet. I had put it down a little when he had fallen sleepy. I risked a glance at him and grimaced in surprise when I saw that he was still asleep.My frown deepened as I took in the sight of his shaky hands, his heaving chest, parted lips and the beads of sweat that stood on his forehead. I sat up in bed, observing him curiously. Was he sick or something?I saw his hands shake once more as he twisted his neck from side to side, breathing heavily. "P-please, let her be..." I heard him pant. "Let her go... please... Elle..."My brows furrowed. Elle. Who was that?As he jerked harder and twisted on the bed, I realized he was having
Liyah's POVI couldn't help but expect the worst as I stood beside the alpha in the elevator. Waking up this morning, yesterday had felt like a dream, but I could see the white t-shirt I had worn laying next to the bed on the floor. I was shocked to my bones when he had assented my coming with him to the game court, and even more so when he began to converse with him. For a while I wondered if he was in his right senses or if he somehow lost his memory the night before. And so I had been wary, picking my words carefully to avoid provoking him. But after a while, all my reservations fell away and I really began to put my all into the game. I had been scared to death the first time I beat him, I half expected him to rave and hit me across the face or something. But he only stared at me in surprise and then put in more work. And he was quite the competition.