KlausI barely slept last night; I couldn't keep thoughts of Nora off my mind. I need to see her and bare my heart to her. All the regrets I harbored from the past gnawed at my skin, threatening to peel it off.My eyes dart across my office to the wall clock. 9:45 a.m. I close the document in front of me and rake my hand through my hair. It is time; I need to do this now. I need to go find her and tell her everything.I storm out of my office, go through the hallway, and am about to head out of the building when a deep voice calls out to me, halting me in my tracks."Klaus..." I turn to see my father sitting on a long couch in the sitting room with a glass of wine in his hand."Come, son." He touches the soft couch, gesturing for me to come and sit beside him.I let out a slightly nervous laugh. "Father, I need to go somewhere now.""I want to discuss something with you, Klaus," he says, pinning me with a serious gaze."I'm afraid it will have to wait till later, Dad. I won't be long
NoraIn about an hour, Frank arrived at my house with the help of the coordinates I had sent him. I quickly picked up my handbag from the kitchen counter where I had left it, rushed to the mirror on the wall near the kitchen, and looked at myself. I brought out my powder and dabbed it lightly on my dampened face, applied lip gloss to my lips, and ran my hand through my slightly disheveled hair to make it more voluminous."What are you doing, Nora? Trying to make yourself look pretty for your supposed best friend Frank?" Kara teased."Oh, shut up!" I snarled…"I just want to look like a normal human being. I'm not trying to impress anyone," I lied through my teeth."Got it!" she said sarcastically, not believing a single word I said. That bitch knows me more than I know myself, maybe because she lives in me, sees everything, and hears everything.A knock came at the door, causing my heart to drop to my stomach as exciting nerves shot through my entire body. Breathe, Nora, breathe!I sp
NoraFrank tilted his head to the side as he stared at me with heavy-lidded eyes, not uttering a word."Talk to me, Frank. You are scaring the hell out of me. Who died?" I asked again, my voice a little tenser.He sat upright and heaved a sigh of agony. I could tell he was trying to be strong; that was all he had done since he walked into my house.He glanced at me and parted his lips. I waited patiently for the words to come out. "He died, Nora. My big brother.""What?" That was my first reaction as I tried to make sense of what he had just said. "You mean your only brother is dead?"He nodded his head, not being able to utter the words out loud.I blew out air from my cheeks as I felt a familiar feeling of pain hit my chest."I am so sorry, Frank," I said, my voice breaking. He glanced at me, and it was as though my show of emotions ignited his own. He couldn't hold back anymore.I had never seen Frank cry before. He was always this chilled, lovely, and romantic guy. He was never on
KlausI had just arrived at Nora's family house. I have not been to her house in years, despite being in this pack just a few weeks ago, but I could still remember where her house was situated like the back of my hand.Everything has changed, though. It isn't as it was six years ago when I last visited. On that day, I had been hiding outside, behind a large tree in the garden two houses away from hers. Unfortunately, the tree was not at the spot where it had been years ago; it had been cut off. That night, I couldn't go to her house and knock because her family was against our relationship. I rang her cell phone, and she came out, very much shocked to see me."What if you had been caught by one of the guards, Klaus?" she had asked, her voice barely above a whisper as I wrapped my arms around her slender body."That was why I came at night and hid here, don't worry no one saw me coming," I explained, smiling down at her.Even in the night with the moon being the only source of light
KlausNora glanced at the man and scoffed in disbelief. "This man standing outside here is Klaus, 'The' Klaus. Remember?"The way she had stressed my name bothered me. She said it as though the man was supposed to know who I was, like they had been discussing me.No way! My jaw steeled at the possibility of that being true. Even the tone she used on him suggested they must have known each other for a very long time. It was too friendly.I glanced between the two of them and watched the man smirk wickedly."The Klaus that betrayed you five years ago? The same one?" He raised a brow for emphasis.Nora looked at me and swallowed. Suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable, she brushed her temple with a hand. "Well, yes, he is the same person, Frank."His name is Frank… interesting discovery.Frank looked at me from head to toe in an irritated manner. "Would you tell her, or should I be the one to spill your secret?" he growled."What secret?" I asked with raised brows, putting my hands in m
NoraI stared at Klaus until he was out of sight. I was still a little bit gobsmacked about the revelations that were made today. It is true that Klaus betrayed me, but I never would have thought him capable of rape or stealing.What a sly fox he is… how well he had played everyone while pulling off different identities at the same time. I felt disgust crawl at the pit of my stomach. What exactly was I going to do now that things have turned out this way? How was I going to get him to love me when all I harbor towards him right now is utter disgust and anger?I went inside and shut the door. Frank was sprawled on the couch, leaning backward with a bleeding, slightly swollen lip.I sighed upon seeing him. "You shouldn't have hit him, Frank. Now see what you brought upon yourself.""I didn't do it unprovoked. You saw everything, Nora. He clearly provoked me!" Frank lamented. He was right. The nerve of Klaus to dare pride in himself after swindling a whopping $5 million from Frank. He d
FrankI drove out of Nora's house feeling a pang of guilt. I had kissed her under the guise of being drunk, whereas I was not even a bit tipsy. I have always had a high tolerance for alcohol, and although the wine she served me was a strong liquor, I have had even stronger ones therefore, built a high resistance over the years.When my father called me two days ago and told me that something terrible had happened at home and that I needed to be home as soon as possible, I thought he was joking. I thought it was just a ploy to get me to come home, as it had been a long time since I last visited."Father, I know it has been long since I saw you and that you must miss me so much," I chuckled. "Well, I miss you too, but I have been pretty busy lately. You just need to hang in there for a while longer. I will visit the pack soon," I had begged, waiting for him to sigh and make a snide remark like, "Alright, you caught me. Please come home soon. Your brother and I miss you, son."It had hap
KlausI got back home earlier than I expected due to what happened. I still can't get over all that occurred at Nora's house.As soon as I made my way into the house, I met Justin. He was dressed like he was going somewhere."Hey, buddy," he called out."Hey," I replied coldly, walking past him."Klaus," he came after me in a concerned tone as he followed closely behind. "What happened to your face, bro?" he exclaimed.I ignored him and just kept walking straight toward my office. I didn't want anyone to see me looking like this at all. What would I tell my father if he saw it and asked what happened? Claudia too, she would taunt me about how very forgiving I am for letting whoever did this to me go scot-free instead of bringing them back home to get locked up in the dungeon and dealt with mercilessly for their crime.Justin was the only one I could tell what happened; he is the only one who knew where I went in the first place.I opened the door to my office and was about to slam it