Chapter Forty Four

Emily's POV 

“What would you like to eat?”

“Give me something light.” I said.

“Okay. Maybe something like pudding and salad?”

I thought about it for a moment.

“I'll just have a sandwich and a drink.”

Fayne nodded, “Okay.”

Then he walked down the hallway. I entered my room and sighed, waiting for Fayne to come back.

When he arrived, I stared at him.

“Thank you for the sandwich.”

I took a bite from the sandwich and placed it back onto the plate.

“By the way, are you doing okay, Fayne? You've been working for me for so long and…”

I trailed off.

“Anyways, you can go. I'll talk to you tomorrow.”

“Yes, Emily.”

Fayne picked up the tray and walked away then closed the door to my room. I sighed when he was gone. Then I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

*** The next day

I woke up to the lights from the window creeping into the bedroom. I sighed and yawned, gently stretching. When I was done, I ran my fingers through my hair and smiled.

“What a good day.”

Then I remembered that I had to get some work done.

I stripped out of my clothes and took a bath. Then I dressed into nice clothes. I groomed my hair and polished my nails.

Then I walked over to get the key and picked it up, then I walked to Jacob's office. It was elegant and beautiful.

Whoa,” I said calmly, then I walked further into the room and checked out the texts on the table. I opened it and read through it. It was crazy looking.

“What is going on here?” I said out loud.

“This is really beautiful.”

I ran my fingers through the texts as I read the words out loud.

“Honestly is the best reputation to have.”

I scoffed. If really honesty was the best reputation to have, why was Jacob not inherently the “good guy”

He betrayed me in so many ways but still, a lot of people would probably be willing to stick up for him instead.

 I sighed. Lucky for him.

I looked around the room and felt my heart race. I explored some more and found an old painting of the late Luna. I couldn't help but feel incredibly annoyed. If this picture was here then why the hell did Jacob send me here?

It seemed he did not care at all about me at all. Well, why would he? It was insidious. He even wanted to kill me so what was I saying?

“Don’t be afraid,” I whispered soothingly to myself.

I sensed a presence outside of the room and my heart instantly raced.

I rushed outside of the office and placed my hand on the first woman's shoulder that I saw.

“What's going on?” The woman pushed my hand away from her shoulder.

She turned to me and I perceived that scent. She was the Alpha's woman, the one that I saw him kiss.

“I don't know what is going on here,” She sighed.

I quickly took a step back so I would not be considered overbearing to her or to anyone else watching.

“Hmph!” The woman cleared her throat and looked at me from up to toe. Then all of a sudden, she fell to her knees in shock and gasped.

“Luna?!”

“You recognize me?” I asked and she nodded vigorously, her eyes fixated on me.

“Okay,” I said, forcing a smile as I didn't want to disappoint her.

“Luna, please forgive me, I was rude.” She said.

I lifted her to her feet.

“It's okay.”

“You're welcome,” I answered. Then she looked behind me.

“That's the Alpha's office. Did you come here to check something or is it just a mistake?” The woman attempted to walk past me to close the door but I snatched her hand and put it aside.

She looked at me.

“Luna, what are you doing?”

“The door is not open by mistake, Jacob gave me the key to his office. I just have to check something.”

The woman bowed her neck deeply lower to me. I guessed that it was her guilt acting out within her.

She faked a smile. “What would you like to do, Luna? I can serve you if you want.”

“You do?” 

She nodded.

I sighed, a lot of thoughts crossing my mind but I decided to smile instead.

“You, what's your name?” I asked her.

“Oh, it's Esther.”

“Esther,” I enunciated her name softly. Then I leaned forward. I wanted to pat her head but I decided otherwise. I retracted my fingers and smiled at her.

“Where do you work in the packhouse?” I asked her.

“As a nurse, naturally I'm a healer. I help the Alpha heal in so many ways—” she suddenly cut off her words, looking at me guiltily with a face that I quite recognized. 

This woman was intimate with the Alpha and was probably intimate with him so many times. For some reason, my heart broke. Not even for myself but for the former Luna. She gave everything that she could possibly have to get him but she ended up dying and Jacob did not give a hoot about her. He even took this woman who seemed innocent… as his side chick.

“A nurse sounds great. That way, you can help the abused or the hurting. I am so proud of you for that.” I said.

She scoffed. “How can you be proud of me you barely even know me,”

I cleared my throat. “I just think nursing is a great career. Plus you look so young, it's the beginning of your career. You're going to be able to do so many things that others cannot do.”

Esther looked at me thoughtfully. “Of course yes,”

“Well, you were saying something about helping the Alpha heal. Can you tell me more about that?” I asked her.

An unconscious smile appeared on her face.

“Well, the Alpha had insomnia so I helped him. I brought him medicine and the likes. He is probably fully recovered by now. I checked his pulse before he left.”