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After Bryce had gotten into his sister's car, he turned his phone on and was welcomed by forty-nine messages from his sister, and then the fiftieth message beeped in.‘Where is my car?’‘Why the freaking hell did you take my car?’‘You a*sshole of a brother, bring back my car!’‘I'll report you to mom’‘Bring my car!’‘I swear, I’ll kill you once I get hold of you!…’’BRYCE WAS IN BIG TROUBLE AND HE KNEW IT. She wouldn't have been so angry if he had taken her permission and he knew he was at fault. The only way he could calm his sister and stop her from killing him was to purchase her favorite snack; Chestnut chocolate doubled with its cookies and a bottle of cherry wine.If that did not do the magic, then nothing would. Or so he believed.From the entrance of her house, he could feel the smoke fuming out of her nostrils while she stood at akimbo on her porch.‘BRYCE!’’ Sophie yelled after he had parked the car under the shade of the garage.Bryce stepped down from the car with the s
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He sighed at the sight of the golden gleaming gate that led to his mansion. George who was the guard assigned to the gate, opened it with a bow while ushering him into the mansion.As expected, everywhere was serene and quiet as though no one existed in the house. Even when Bryce was sure that a dozen other guards were loitering somewhere around the compound, claiming to be the protection of the Alpha.He could not tell if he loved darkness more than light. But the several gleaming lights that shone from his house seemed to irritate his eyes.After Bryce had crawled onto his cold bed, to get a well-deserved rest after the hectic day, he had a dream. It was about the same wolf he saw in the woods the other night chasing him out of his pack, and instead of fighting back, he had sheepishly run away from the wolf. For the fear of his life.It seemed so real, that Bryce feared it could happen one day.It was unusual for Bryce to wake up to see his father at the door of his bedroom. He sq
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‘’Bryce, while I was compiling the list into a folder, I could not help but pause at this name.’’ Candice opened the screen of her laptop and pointed at the name.‘’It must surely be a mistake that you included her name in the list because she has no work experience to prove that she is work-driven,’’ Candice said, pointing to the space on her column.‘’Oh. That.’’ Bryce muttered nonchalantly while looking back at his desktop and continuing with his typing spree.‘’Yes, that is exactly what I came to talk about. I wonder how people apply for a job at a high-profile company without a single work experience. Do they expect the job to fall from heaven or the employer to accept him or them for personal use? Even if the person is applying for a job as a cleaner, he or she needs to gather up her experiences as proof that she is good at what he or she does. I don’t know what this world is turning into.’’Candice seemed exasperated.‘’I’ll just get back to my office and clear the name,’’ she
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Taking off his now sweat-drenched suit as a result of the overhead sun, Bryce took brisk steps to his office.The feeling of the air conditioner on his skin was something he could not wait to enjoy.After he had opened up his laptop, he received a notification that Candice had finally sent in the work she was supposed to do. Which meant that no more questioning was coming from her.Reviewing the now-arranged list sent by Candice, Bryce paused at the name that almost caused a fight between him and his beta.Tessa.He tapped his pen on his desk and bit his lower lips in annoyance.He knew that he was not supposed to accept a lady with no experience. Not even for an interview, but her identity was special and he needed to keep the enemy close to avoid falling into a ditch dug for him.Now seated in his office and staring at her name with a retrospect of his previous conversation with Jones, he wondered why she left her pack and was in his territory.If she was a spy to Chris as he though
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Tessa could not understand what was wrong with her. The last time she felt that way was when she thought she was pregnant for Chris and could not have the appetite to eat.Out of her giddiness and anxiety over the interview, she had searched her box for any corporate dress which she could wear for it. Tessa did not own a single corporate attire that could be fit for the interview. The only dress that seemed corporate and official enough was a gown that was gifted to her by her sister just after she told her of her dream of being a business lady.She could not wear that gown she wondered why she packed it up in the first place; her sister must her gave her that dress to fuel her dream and leave her husband.She had surely left her husband for her, but she certainly could not wear the dress despite the beauty it depicted.Tessa still felt like a newcomer in the town, because of her indoor and introverted nature, so she did not know the way to any boutique in the town.As usual, she sto
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*****At exactly 7 pm, Bryce set out in his car dressed in a black hoodie that covered his face and matching joggers with a box of money in the back seat. The lady on the phone had not specified if they needed money, but from his experience, he knew that all she needed was money.He refused to tell his guards his whereabouts, as he raced out of his mansion.The sky was already dark for the time the clock told. Maybe it was because of the heavy downpour that some hours back. Either way, the weather, and atmosphere were not friendly to him.The oak building was not far from where he stayed, and thirty minutes later, he was already at the venue.The person had specified in meeting him at the back of the oaks house.But at the back was a clubhouse, more like a lounge.Why would someone want to meet with him at a club?The blaring music from the club could already reach Bryce's ears even before he arrived there.Cars were not many in the parking lot and he could even count the number of ca
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Bryce stared back at Tessa. Unlike Tessa who was trying to lower her head and act like it was normal to get interviewed by a rival to her pack, Bryce maintained his stare without hiding it. She walked over to the table and dropped her document on the desk, exposing the side of her neck which was not covered by her waist-length hair.‘’Come in, and take a seat.’’ Monica, one of the interviewers who had a strict expression on her face and was selected from the disciplinary section of the company said roughly to Tessa after she had greeted them.Bryce knew that the other interviewers could not sense the fear that roamed around Tessa. He seemed to be able to feel her fear and shivers. He wondered if it was because of the interview, or because he was the CEO of the company she had applied for.‘’From your document, we can see that you are 25 years old and you go by the name Tessa Stone.’’ Another female at the right hand of Bryce said while adjusting the bridge of her narrow-looking glas
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"Are you married?" Bruce asked again, with much more courage in his tone after remembering that there is nothing suspicious or wrong with his question.Tessa opened her mouth to say a word, then shut them back as though she was scared. A second later, she laid out the bomb."No, I am divorced." Tessa was really shocked at his question, from her research, she knew that the asked question could be asked in most cases, but it was not a popular question and she did not expect it.She tried her best to maintain a normal confused gaze. Since she stepped into the interviewing room, she had forced herself to give a straight face as though she did not know Bruce, although he knew him. She knew all of Chris friends and villains because of the way Chris would always tell her of his plans to eradicate and bless them, and he had liked to talk about the bed deeds of Bryce and how he would slay him and his pack one day.Bryce was now sure that. She was indeed Chris's husband and it was her look ali
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“Ma, I am on my way to the office” Tessa cut through her statement.“Who told you are still needed in the company, you big bag of worthlessness!” Candice scolded.Tessa felt the strong urge to stretch her hands through her phone screen and slap Candice.She had never in her life felt insulted before. She compared her life in her pack as a Luna, and imagined what would have been done to Candice or anyone who could ever dare to insult her.Torture, would have become her second name.“I am on my way.” Tessa replied. It was all she could think of as a reply.Tessa took a deep breath, stared at the digits on her table, and was nearly tempted to pick it up and call Chris.“No” Tessa yelled at her self, and summoned up the courage to stand up from the couch.She held onto the wall to avoid from falling down and strolled to her room.Her room was surprisingly still in it’s messy state, the state it had been when she was jumping on her bed after receiving the acceptance mail.Tessa pulled out
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The journey back to her house seemed like the longest she had ever experienced, but she still could not compare it to how long her journey was while relocating.Tessa sat in the back seat of the tinted Toyota car. The fact that it was tinted got her thinking wildly.Why would he even have a tinted car if he was not sent by Chris?No, anybody could have a tinted car, but she felt like he had something up his sleeves.“I love Adele's music, I hope you do,” Chris said in more of a statement after he had played a song on the diskette.Tessa loved Adele, she loved her song, and he just had to play the one that she loved most, but at the moment, she hated Adele.She hated her for being loved by Chris, the unusually nice stranger.“How far am I from my house?” Tessa asked. She did not want to ask, but hearing Chris sing along to her favorite song got her pissed off.She wanted to sing along, and give the hand movement, just like she always did when she was with her ex-husband, but she could
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‘’Just get out’’ She managed to raise her voice slightly while avoiding his gaze.‘’Nurse!’’ Tessa tried screaming, surprisingly, just as though the nurse was waiting for her yell, a female busty lady in a white gown walked swiftly into the room.‘’Who is this man’’ She managed the stretch out her fingers.‘’Please do not stress yourself too much, the baby…’‘’I am asking who this guy is, and why is he here, get him out’’ Tessa yelled in a low-sounding tone.‘’Sir, but I thought you knew her, he is your friend and neighbor’’ the nurse turned towards Chris, who all the while, was leaning on the wall with his face in his palm.‘’Yes, I am her neighbor.’’‘’Please can you kindly leave the room, we do not want anything that will stress our patient’’ The nurse kindly requested.‘’Maybe, she just cannot recall who you are’’ the nurse whispered in his ear when they were both at the door, hoping that Tessa would not be able to hear them, but who were they kidding, she could still hear their f
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Tessa held onto her knee, feeling a hot liquid seeping into her fingers and rolling into her palm. It has been a long time since she last felt such physical pain.As a normal wolf, Tessa expected that the pain she felt from hitting the edge of the bed would be long gone after a short period, but it only seemed to get worse.She limped from the floor and into the bathroom, where she sprinkled some droplet of water on her now bloody wound.She wondered what could be wrong with her body, maybe, just maybe, she was experiencing some pregnancy stuff, but then, she could vividly recall when her friend was pregnant and she had mistakenly fallen from a staircase, it did not take up to a minute for her to get from the floor and behave like nothing ever happened. The pain was long gone. Why the hell was her case different?‘’Ahha!’’ Tessa could no longer hold in the pain.she had heard cases of pregnant ladies finding it hard to heal, but really, she could not experience such, she was a wolf.W
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"Who are you?" He yelled into the shadows, just when the person was about to come into the light.“I am the one you love the most, I am your greatest nightmare, I am your weakness, I am your strength”.“Speak not in parables and get straight to the point, I am not afraid...”“Ahha!”Bryce screamed at the stinging pain of a came that just landed on his back.“Speak...” He was interrupted by another stinging pain.He tried his best to hold in the scream. He was sure that the cane could not be a normal one, it had to have spikes of silver branches He felt weaker with each stroke.“Do not talk when I talk the female voice said calmly, as though she could not feel the pain from Bryce's screams.“You thought you could end me. I will be back”.The pain on his back, covered up for every previous pain he could ever felt in his life. If it was a normal cane, he probably would not have screamed that much, but the silver strings just had to be his weakness even as an Alpha.He tried moving from t
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Candice walked into Bryce office, after the two interviewers had ended their meeting with him.‘’So!’’ Candice placed her hand on Bryce desk casually.‘’How was your interview with the no experience candidate?’’ She asked.Candice gave a sarcastic chuckle, which was not intended to be loud but eventually came out as so.Bryce lifted his head from his desktop where he was reviewing the replied of the candidates, and glared at Candice.‘’Her interview was 0kay’’ He replied in an indifferent tone and got back to his key pad.‘’I really prayed for it to be a success. Do you know that when I was coming to your office, I spotted her by the corridor, she had that sober look on her face.’’ Candice laughed. She knew that she was overstepping her boundaries, but she equally hated the girl from first sight and gossiping her would be her only revenge mode.‘Okay’’ Bryce repeated the first reply.‘’ can’t you see how low quality she is for our business, do you want her to ruin it for us. I am sure
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After Tessa was in the room with Chris, just as expected he lashed out on her."Why did you leave the room?" Chris asked in a calm tone, lowering his head after he had transformed back to his human form.Tessa felt like she was shaking and he would read her fear, but he was not supposed to be scared, she was the Luna."Why did you leave the room when the Alpha ordered you to stay in it." Chris yelled, finally lifting his head and staring at her, Tessa could see the visible bruise that appeared on the side of his face, it would heal eventually, but the pain from it still ached her heart.It was the first time Chris had referred to himself as the Alpha when being with Tessa, she should have known that he would continue referring to himself as that, long after that event had ended."I could not feel your pain and leave you suffer alone by the way the gathering was meant for peace and not to be a starting point for war." Tessa took her Stan."I hope you saw the evil nature in that man c
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"Are you married?" Bruce asked again, with much more courage in his tone after remembering that there is nothing suspicious or wrong with his question.Tessa opened her mouth to say a word, then shut them back as though she was scared. A second later, she laid out the bomb."No, I am divorced." Tessa was really shocked at his question, from her research, she knew that the asked question could be asked in most cases, but it was not a popular question and she did not expect it.She tried her best to maintain a normal confused gaze. Since she stepped into the interviewing room, she had forced herself to give a straight face as though she did not know Bruce, although he knew him. She knew all of Chris friends and villains because of the way Chris would always tell her of his plans to eradicate and bless them, and he had liked to talk about the bed deeds of Bryce and how he would slay him and his pack one day.Bryce was now sure that. She was indeed Chris's husband and it was her look ali
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Bryce stared back at Tessa. Unlike Tessa who was trying to lower her head and act like it was normal to get interviewed by a rival to her pack, Bryce maintained his stare without hiding it. She walked over to the table and dropped her document on the desk, exposing the side of her neck which was not covered by her waist-length hair.‘’Come in, and take a seat.’’ Monica, one of the interviewers who had a strict expression on her face and was selected from the disciplinary section of the company said roughly to Tessa after she had greeted them.Bryce knew that the other interviewers could not sense the fear that roamed around Tessa. He seemed to be able to feel her fear and shivers. He wondered if it was because of the interview, or because he was the CEO of the company she had applied for.‘’From your document, we can see that you are 25 years old and you go by the name Tessa Stone.’’ Another female at the right hand of Bryce said while adjusting the bridge of her narrow-looking glas
