***Clair's POV***Teresa, who was surprised by what I said, slowly walked away from their bed. “Are they asleep now?”I whispered. Teresa gestured for me to keep shut and pulled me out of the room with her. After she successfully shut the door, she quickly turned around to face me. “Did I just hear you right? How dare you call yourself a bad mom. Just why would you say such about yourself?”"Today, I promised that I was going to close early from the office and be there to tell them a bedtime story. I was the one who gave the promise and still the one who failed to keep to my promise. Aren't I pathetic?"“You don't sympathize with yourself at all, do you. If I were to be in your shoes with all this work in place, I'm sure I would have passed out since a long time ago.”“Still, that doesn't justify the fact that I don't really have time for my kids.”“You don't have their time now because you're a busy mom. You have no idea just how strong you are, do you? It's not an easy fit, tryin
***Clair's POV***Finally, it was the day of the launching program. While Ramona was helping me fix my makeup, I couldn't help just how nervous I was feeling at that moment. Goddess help me. This wasn't the first time I was launching a product. “Miss Clair, you're feeling nervous again,” Ramona said as she examined me through the mirror. “Yes I am. I don't understand why I have to feel this way.”“It's not like it's the first time, though. What I mean is, in every product launch, you're always nervous. I think it's a good thing because you put in all your effort, and you wanted it to come out excellent.”“My goodness, how did you know that, Ramona?”Ramona is such a nice girl that I truly hoped that she'll be mated to an Alpha or a Beta at least. This is because she had the attributes that a Luna should have. This is why I'm sure she'll do such a fine job if she were ever to become a Luna, because she has all what it takes to be one. “Thank you, Ramona, you will always have a speci
***Alpha Cannon's POV***Good thing I was able to trace the place. I had thought I wouldn't be able to find it, since I'm not used to this part of the country. Standing in front of the building where the new product launching will be carried out, I was amazed when I saw her name boldly written on the billboard. There was no picture of her, though, and I understood this was her choice. She must have wanted to hide away from me that badly. Seeing the crowd still trooping into the hall, it seems I'm not the only late one here. I quickly walked into the main hall and damn, the crowd wasn't what I had expected. From where I stood, I folded my arms on my chest and watched my mate, looking all glowing and beautiful in her long pink dress. I've never seen Clair dress up this way before and seeing her right now, I can't help but imagine her being my Luna and leading the pack with me. If only that was as simple as I was thinking. I quickly shook my head, dusting the thoughts out of my head.
***Clair's POV***“You were happy? Happy that I was alive? You know what? I would rather not see you or hear whatever you have to say. Just Leave!” “Clair, please don't chase me away. You could attest to the fact that I came down all the way here for you.”“Why? Why did you come to me? I'm sure that Roxanne must be plotting my death right now, and you are trying to lead her here!”“No, I will never do that. Listen toe, Clair, I'm here for you and I want to help you,” he suddenly covered the distance between and reached for my hand. The moment our hands touched, my mate instantly screamed the words, “Mate!”I looked up at him and gasped in shock. Quickly, I drew my hands back. At this point, I wasn't the only one who seemed to be in shock, he was also staring at me wide-eyed. Could it be that he had no idea as well? “H…how did you find out? How did the sealing spell get lifted?” He muttered to himself, but I could hear him clearly. “What did you just say? A sealing spell? Hold on a
**Clair's POV***While on my way home, I couldn't help but think about my past. Mere thinking about the things I suffered instantly brought tears to my eyes. In order not to draw the attention of my driver, I looked at the window, which was away from my driver's view. Tears ran down my cheeks helplessly, and I couldn't find myself controlling it, no matter how hard I tried. I thought I was never going to cry again. I thought things were going to turn out for good. Little did I know that things would get this messy. I didn't realize that I was already in the pack house until my driver called to my attention. “Miss Clair, we are finally home,” he announced. I quickly wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes before the driver showed up at the door. I quickly searched through my purse and fortunately, I found my dark shades in there. I'm sure my eyes are bloodshot from excessive crying. The last thing I want right now is to dress attention towards me. I'm well aware of the fact t
**Clair's POV**“It was only after he came to see me that I actually felt the mate bond.”Teresa instantly let out another shocked gasp before I could complete my statement. “Wait a minute, are you saying that Alpha Cannon is actually your mate?”I nodded my head without saying a word. “Oh my goodness!”She quickly stood up from my seat and began pacing from one end of the room to the next. “My goodness! This is bad. This is terribly bad. What are we going to do from now on?”She muttered as she continued pacing. “Calm down, Teresa. Seeing you this worried only gets me more worried, you know.”She instantly paused and took her gaze towards me. “I'm so sorry. I almost forgot that you're the one who feels the most pain. I'm so sorry,” she said, rushing over to my side. “What are we going to do about this?”“I'm so confused right now. To have thought that all these could have been avoided if only he told me that I was his mate.”“That's the problem. This is where I feel he did you
***Alpha Cannon***“Alpha, what are you going to do now? I mean, what are your plans for what has happened recently.”“What do you think my plan would be? As it stands, I don't think she'll ever want to see my face.”“You're right about that, but what about your kids? Have you thought of the possibility of them being alive?”I quickly raised my gaze up at Andrew. I've never really thought about them being alive or not. “Do you think they are still alive?” “I don't know either, but I think if you know the state of your kids, then it will be easy for you to understand Clair better.”“I'm not so sure if they are still alive. I mean, not that I know, but…” I trailed off, short of words to speak. “Alpha, I know just how you feel. You need to calm your nerves and think of what we can do in this situation.”I heaved a long, deep sigh.Just as we were in the middle of discussing what to do. My gamma suddenly stormed into my office without knocking.“What's going on? Why did you barge into
***Clair's POV***“Abby, please help me get more bouquets. I want the event to be as colorful as it can be.”“My goodness! The hall will be looming with flowers, Miss Clair.”“That's how I want it. You may not know this, but I've come to realize that the Alpha loves flowers.”“What? I thought flowers are things only women are fond of.”“That's what I thought too when I found out. But I was wrong. Men can admire flowers as much as women can. There's nothing wrong with that, Abby.”“Oh. I see. Alright, I'll do as you've asked.”While I was busy trying to set up the place, Teresa, who held on to the twins, suddenly showed up before me. I went wide in surprise when I saw them with a smile on my face. They all smiled at me as well. “Did you come to see mummy cuties?”I asked, ruffling the hairs if my sons playfully. They both giggled at my actions, and this almost made me burst with so much joy. There's this happiness I feel whenever I see them both. “Clair, the birthday isn't until the