Chapter 23Ansel's POVI moved still farther away from them and sat at a table not too far and sipped a drink gently as I watched events unfold.Mr. Shelkov's son has collapsed and they were trying to resucitate him but all proved abortive, they rushed him outside."I believe there is no need for that as all I need from you is a single thing and u will give your son his antedote", I said as I got to the garage, I had followed them out so as give the boy his antedote and also get antedote for my friend. "You poisoned my son", Mr. Shelkov said with great surprise written all over his face, his guards pointed their guns at me."Calm down, I'm not here for violence, all I just need is something from you and I will save your son", I said raising up my hand."Get the bastard", he screamed, they all came at me at once, I sent a hard punch into the stomach of the first attacker and he went down spiraling on the floor groaning in serious pains.Others attacked but the were never my match, I s
Chapter 24Violet's POVI moved into the room in panic, not only because of what Ansel has said to me but I don't know how Gloria's reaction will be when she gets in.Mom's call soon came in as I got in, "hello mom", I greeted as I picked up."How are you dear?, have you gotten to your destination?", she asked."Yeah, I just got here not quite long, thanks ma'am", I replied."Ok dear, be fine and when you need help reach out to me", she told me."Sure mom and thanks for the money, I really appreciate", I replied."Later girl, take care", she said as she hung up, I heaved a sigh of relief and laid back on the bed, Gloria soon came in.I sat up and looked at her unsure of her next words or actions at me.She moved closer to me and stood in front of me with about 2 meters separating us and by this time I was on my feet, she gave me a neutral look which made me more unsure in my heart which made me crack my knuckles and look down."Come her baby girl", she said as she pulled me into a war
Chapter 25 Violet POV Sophia, why is she here? “Hi there Violet, great to see you.” She said in the tightest way possible. She eyed me up and down and then turned to Ansel who was glaring at her. She bit on her buttom lip and placed her hands on his chest, I hope he would push her away but he doesn’t instead he sighs. “What are you doing here Sophia, I’ve told you never to come here again.” “Sheesh, calm down. I heard about Henry, came as fast as I could.” She said pouting at him. “Yet you ended up in his house and not the clinic? Doesn’t seem logical to me.” I didn’t realize i was speaking until the words left my lips. Both Ansel and Sophia turned in my direction with their eyes boring into me, I felt more conscious in my midi flower gown and hair in a basic ponytail meanwhile Sophia was dressed in a flaming red bodycon dress, her face has been caked and her hair neatly straightened. She looked sophisticated, the one that deserves the big guy and not me. It made me upset for so
Chapter 26 Violet PoV I didn't see more of Ansel for the past few days, I woke up early but not early enough to catch him, I would head to the dinning room waiting for him so we can have breakfast but the chef would tell me that it was just me. I ate in silence all the time. I would wait up late at night just to catch him come in but he wouldn't even spare me a glance as he entered. Gloria stopped by today with a huge basket tucked in her arms. “Hey Violet! I've missed you.” she stated pulling me in a hug, I slowly reciprocated the hug and pulled away. “What's up? You don't look too happy?” she pointed out placing the basket on the counter, my eyes followed as she unwrapped the top revealing all the goodies inside. I reached for a bag of cheese balls and pulled it opened. “I’m fine.” I grumbled pushing a large amount of crispy yellow balls into my mouth. Gloria watched me chew hard on the balls, at least I could have treats while being ignored. “Does this have anything to do wi
Chapter 27 Ansel Pov When Gloria told me she was taking Violet to the pack house I was against it; not because she was not formally introduced to everyone but because she couldn’t handle it. “Why are you here?” I asked not bothering to look up from my desk. “It’s great to see you too, I’ve missed you very much.” Henry said with a slight humor in his voice as he took the seat opposite me. “You’re supposed to be recovering Henry, you just had wolfsbane taken out of your system.” He answered pocketing his phone away. I stared at his face, it was clear he wasn’t fully recovered, the bags slightly underneath his eyes, his pale lips and the faint color on his neck. “But I’m here and all fine.” He replied stubbornly and I stared at him. “It’s all good, I’m fine. The way you worry about me makes me feel like I’m unfit for the job of a beta.” He said. “You are, that’s why I need you to be in good condition to handle things for me.” I reminded him returning my attention back to the
Chapter 28 Violet POV I should’ve gotten the hint when everywhere turned silent and everyone rigid. I didn’t realize my thoughts about death walking in was voiced out until I saw his face, he was right behind me listening. How long had he been there? “Wouldn’t it be interesting if you finished that statement.” Henry teased me and my eyes darted to him, he sent a soft smile my way. “Oh- Uhm- you’re fine.” I cleared my throat hoping the ground would open up and swallow me whole. I could feel Ansel piercing gaze and he walked up to me making me step back until I was caged by the cupboard and his tall frame. “W-“ my words failed me as his scent enveloped my nose. He grabbed my arms and tugged me along with him not bothering to explain where we were going. I turned passing a worried look to Gloria who sent a small wave my way. While we walked through the empty hallway I decided to pull against Ansel. He didn’t like it and growled at me. His fingers were digging into my wrists and
Chapter 29 Violet POV Ansel was down in the dinning room when I stepped down the stairs, he was on his phone while listening to whatever Henry was saying to him. Henry turned in my direction with a wave. “Hey Violet.” He greeted with a broad smile. “Hi.” Ansel didn’t bother to raise his head up to look at me. Instead his jaw set in a stiff line and his grip on his phone tightened. “You are right on time, come join us for breakfast.” He said and I sat down opposite him. I spared Ansel a quick glance but he ignored me and kept his head down. “How was your night Violet? Sleep well?” Henry leaned forward with his hands clasped together in front of him. “Uh- it was cold but I did sleep well. How are you? Aren’t you supposed to be resting?” I frowned inspecting his face and then his body. He looked fine and not like he was bedridden few days ago. “Well, they’ll have to use more than wolfsbane to hold me down, I’m made of steel.” He boasted. “No, you’re not.” Ansel said. His he
Chapter 30 Gloria pov Let's not lie, but Ansel was being a douche to Violet. The girl was away from home and missed every family she had. He went out of line to throw the food she made into the bin. But it's not hard to also see he cared about her and had a terrible way of showing that he did. When she walked up to me I noticed the tag on her wrist, he gave her the watch. He was a sucker. “So, where should we check first?” I asked turning to her. “Well, we could look at stationeries- I need books, lots of it. If Ansel is going to ignore me I’ll need books to keep me company.” She answered pacing around the space on the ground floor. It’s been a while I’ve stepped into the mall and it looks like it’s been a long time also for her since she’s been here. “So Violet? What did you want to be when you were way younger? Did you have dreams? Do you still have them.” I corrected as we got on the escalator, Violet eyes focused on what laid ahead but I could see the small smile that fo
Chapter 92EPILOGUE Ansel POVI had never been more scared in my life than knowing that something was wrong with Violet, when she doubled over in my hands and asked that i called Avery i knew something was awfully wrong. Now she was in my arms as we rushed out of the space with Avery by my side and her mother by the other.The ambulance was here and when they came to take her away from my clutch i sent a glare towards the man.“Ansel- they’ll need to take her.” Avery said with pleading eyes but my own remained on Violet, her brows were slightly furrowed and her lips were slightly parted and her breath sahllow.“Mr. W-”“Ansel, don’t be selfish we all want her to be fine. So just let them do there job.” Jim said and i stared down at her one more time before i turned to the rest of them, every one was equally worried about her like i was. I passed her to the worker who seemed relieved and they placed her in the stretcher and carried her to the ambulance where they laid her in. Avery fo
chapter 91Violet POVThe engagementAvery zipped me up in my dress and my hands smoothened over the front of the dress, it was an ankle length satin dress that fit my curves very well, my bump was there, little but if you looked close enough it was there. My hair and makeup had been done properly and i couldn’t help but gush at how bright my face was.“Are you ready to go?” I asked and turned to Avery who was finishing up on her lips, she posed quickly and aligned herself properly when she found me watching me.We got in the car, we were already fifteen minutes late. Mother and Jim had already arrived while we stayed back to finish up since we had been tired through the morning. “Is your speech ready?” Avery asked as the car arrived the venue, of course camera’s and lights were everywhere. I chewed on my buttom lips and turned to the window where i inspected the outside adn grabbed my clutch.“Yeah, i had to rewrite it”“You did?”“Yeah, fresh inspiration came while i was trobuling
Chapter Ninty Sophia POVI had messed up a hundred times and betraying Ansel was never the most thrilling, in fact i always felt bad about it every single time. I carried the guilt around like one of my designer dresses on fancy nights and it made me act terribly towards everyone, especially Violet. She was the only one who made Ansel happy yet it wasn’t enough for me to back down. I ended up being a bitch to her the entire time. Maureen had never someone i liked, i didn’t openly say it because she was human, she ahd nothing to make me envy her so much so i let it slide. When i heard of the attack on her, something felt awfully off and i went out to investigate, it just took not long to hearing Maureen telling someone to make sure the evidence was burnt away, i had tracked the person just in time that i laid my hands on the evidence and made sure Maureen knew i had it.It was the way i could get her out of the house, away from Ansel. I had no idea with what happened between Ansel an
Chapter 89Violet POVI rubbed my face one last time and then watched as Ashley did her little dance, it was nothing I wanted to seat here and watch-“Hey violet. What do you think about this?” Avery asked and I turned to her, she had a single piece of lilac material and another of peach. “I don't know which of the two your mother would like, I tried asking her but she seemed so busy with Jim I decided to come ask you.” “Peach-” Ashley answered and I turned to her, she had stopped dancing and placed her fingers on her chin, her face was less sweaty than before and she pouted her lips when she found me staring.“What? You know she likes peaches.” she shrugged and turned back dancing. I rolled my eyes and turned back to Avery who had a sheepish smile on her face.“Shes right, Mums favourite colours are peaches.” I said and Avery nodded. I was staring down at the planner in front of me when my phone started buzzing. My heart thumbed in my chest when I found the name, I paled and my mou
Chapter Eighty-eightAnsel POVIt’s been a month since the whole incident with Glen, he had been caught and taken to a special facility. The place i was currenlty heading to alone. The doors buzzed opened and i turned right where i was greeted by the guard who escorted me further into the room. There was something i wanted to know from him and after days of contemplating i was here to meet his face to face.“Are you sure you want to see him?” The head of the facility asked and I didn’t respond and we kept walking. There was a stench that reminded me of the hospital, acidic and nausating. “Yes,” He sighed and carried me to the elevator, he pressed at the button and then a key code,the doors closed and then the box drifted downwards. The doors opened and the space was darker than the upper place, it looked like a vault another of the door was opened with a keycard and the two guards by the entrance greeted us with a slight nod, we entered the visiting area which was made of round tabl
Chapter Eighty-SevenLaila POVONE MONTH LATER Jim finally found jonathan and we were able to find the twins, they were safe and Jim made sure to teach Jonathan a lesson for threatening my family, he was bashed beyond recognition. Mother pleaded with Jim not to kill him and he reluctantly obbeyed. Glen on the other hand had been intercepted by special ops of werewolves. Jim informed us that Gloria had reached out and they tackled Glen and destroyed everything they experimented on and locked him away at a special facility.It was all over and i was supposed to be happy that it was but i couldn’t. “Vi- we should get that, what do you think?” Mother asked as we shopped for materials, the divorce had run through successfully not after making sure to leave an imprint on dad.I nodded absentmindedly as I followed her gaze and then reached out to touch a pink material on the cover. It was soft and smooth, when I tried to pull it out it didn’t budge until I found another pair of hands grabb
Chapter Eighty-sixAnsel PovIt has been three days and something seemed off, it had been a really busy week, with the plans and the need to carry out the deal with Jim. It had taken so much of my time that I didn't notice Violet gone from regular dinners until the third night when Maureen and I ate while she told me stories of herself. The table side was empty and since Gloria went away for a brief mission that morning, it was clear that Violet had been gone for a long time. I stirred at the soup in my bowl and after a while i pushed my chair back and Maureen stopped talking.“What are you going?” she asked while her eyes followed me.“I’ll be right back.” I answered and walked up the stairs to her room, it had been a while i stepped in there. She was probably mad at me since that day and decided to stay back in her room- but when i opened the door my brows creased and my nose sniffed the air.She wasn’t just around.She was gone.The room didn’t look like anyone has slept there for
Chapter Eighty-fiveViolet Pov“Violet!” I found his eyes which were a mixture of disappointment and disbelief. “What is going on?” he asked glacning from me to Maureen, my hands which were halfway in the air dropped to my side and i waited to clear my mind with what was going on but Maureen had other plans and started sobbing. My eyes widened and i turned to her, her face was suddenly red and her eyes drenched with tears. Why?- I haven’t done anything to her.“Ansel- I- i- i came over to apologize but she started saying mean things to mean and said it was my fault for getting in this position- I i - didn’t mean- mean to up-set her with- my presence.” Maureen lied through her teeth while tears poured down her eyes, I turned to her and she was already staring at me, even underneath the tears i could see the mischevious glint in her eyes.“I- swear- i- I- I didn’t think she- it’s all my fault, everything is- is all my fault- everything like this is my- fault. If i had- had paid- more- a
Chapter Eighty-fourJonathan POVI watched as they both exited the car and beelined for the house, the clouds rumbled and i watched as the rain rolled by with the sound of thunder and the striking of lightening. It was going to be enough cover to get away with what i want. What belongs to me. Violet. She was mine, wheteher she didn’t want to accept it.I followed them into the house and when her mother turned on the lights, i stepped inside the living room.“Surprise,” I said and her eyes widened when she realised that i was there with them. Ursula only glanced at me with her hands wrapped by Violet side protectively.“Jonathan. What are you doing here?” She asked with her brows narrowed down at me. It wasn’t only the way she looked at me, even the way she stood in front of me was different. The Violet i had known in the past would cower and hide until her back was against the wall but here she was standing at her full height without looking at me with fear, instead it was something m