Accalia-Returning to my room, I fling myself on the oversized bed. Belly flopping on the bed, I laughed and kicked my legs a few times before rolling onto my back. Sighing, I gaze up at the ceiling. It slowly dawned on me that this would be the same ceiling I would look at for the following year.I don’t know what made me agree to marry someone I had just met, let alone move in with them. If my father got wind of this, there would be no telling what he might do. I wouldn’t be surprised if he got remarried and had another child just to spite me.I considered for a moment but shook my head. After my mother died, giving birth to me, he refused to be with anyone else. I often tried to get him to move on, but he always said the same thing.“Your mother was the light of my life, and I will never love anyone the way I loved her. When my time is over, I will be by her side for all of eternity.” He said every time I tried telling him to try dating.Seeing the love he had for my mother, even t
Accalia-Monday morning, I walked out of City Hall with Zy. I never had a chance to look at the marriage certificate, as Zy said he would hold onto it. We haven’t signed a contract yet either, but it didn’t matter because we had a verbal agreement.“I can’t stay long because I need to go to work soon, but why don’t I take you shopping to get everything you need?” Zy asked as we came down the stairs.I considered letting him take me shopping, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to spend alone time with him. This was the first time we had seen each other since the night I moved in with him. When I woke up to see my father, he hadn’t been awake. When I returned later that night, he wasn’t home.When I got up this morning, he left a note on the kitchen counter informing me to meet him at City Hall. I also planned to go shopping with Silica today to get a few things I needed and a few other things to help the apartment feel homier.“You don’t need to worry about that. I planned to go shopping wi
Accalia-My movements froze, and I realized I had already made a mistake. The bike alone was expensive; as far as he knew, I had just moved to the area and hadn’t started working. My thoughts ran rapidly as I tried to think of something that wouldn’t make him suspicious.“I had some savings from college, so I bought it today.”“I am guessing it is a used bike?” Zy asked as he joined me at the table and started eating.“Uh, yeah. It didn’t cost much.”“Well, if you want, I can take it out for a spin to make sure everything works.” Zy offered.“Thank you, but I am okay. I already had everything checked out.” I rubbed my now sweaty palms on my thighs, hoping he would change the subject.“Sounds good.” Zy dipped his spoon in the soup I made, and his face lit up after he tried it. “Did you make this?”“Yeah.” I nodded.“I almost feel like I need to pay you to cook. This is the best I have had in a long time.” Zy continued to shovel mouthfuls of food into his mouth.Relaxing, I started eati
Accalia-When I reached the second floor to check in, I exhaled slowly. I made it just in time, with a minute to spare. Laying my badge on the counter, I smiled at the girl behind the desk.“My name is Lia Turner. I am checking in for my first day as an intern.”“You're late.” The girl snapped without looking up from her phone.“I am checking in at nine exactly.” I turned my phone to show her, which was lit up with the time and date displayed on the screen.“You are going to find out that around here, being on time means you are late. Everyone else is already here, so obviously, you are late.” She emphasized the word late as she set her phone down and snatched my badge off the raised counter. “Whatever, I will get you processed.”She mumbled something else, which sounded insulting, but I ignored it. After she scanned my badge, typed on her keyboard for a minute, and returned it to me, she waved her hand to dismiss me. Frowning, I wondered if everyone had this kind of attitude here.I
Accalia-Once the crosswalk was clear, I drove forward until I reached a few parking spots on the side of the street. After turning off the bike and pocketing the keys, I got off the bike but left my helmet on. Eclipse ran over before I could put the kickstand down.“How is your first day going?” He asked.“What are you doing here?” I asked, flipping my visor up.“I wanted to give you the latest update on how the new base was doing.” Eclipse, thankfully, communicated using our mind link.“I still need to keep a low profile, so you will oversee setting the base up. When I have a chance, I will contact you about it.” I looked from side to side as many people walked past us. “If you and Silica keep showing up unannounced, everything I am working toward will be exposed.”“At least let me know if you have any requirements.” He spoke through his mouth this time.Taking my helmet off, I smoothed out my hair in a low ponytail. “You have been with me for years. Are you saying that you don’t ha
Zydan-I am glad I went to Jaxon’s office when I returned to work. I wanted him to find out about Lia’s situation, so he pulled her file. While he was looking, I noticed the monitors behind him. I witnessed Lia stepping out of the elevator and coming face to face with my unwanted fiancé.Without thinking, I grabbed my mask and rushed out of the office. When I arrived, I silently prayed that Lia wouldn’t recognize me and learn I had lied to her. More than that, I wish I had thought about the possibility of my wife meeting my fiancé so soon.As I stood a few feet from Arielle, I couldn’t believe this was the future Queen of our kind. Not to mention, wasn’t she supposed to be hiding her identity? Either way, I needed to do something to help Lia out of this situation without making it seem intentional.“Now, would someone mind explaining what the situation is?” I asked, my eyes deadlocked on Arielle.“She was supposed to return with our lunches.” Arielle dropped her whiney tone and turned
Accalia-Finally, I was on an official team and could start moving forward in the company. I was surprised that Alpha Hynes came to deal with the situation. I wondered if he disliked Arielle because she was pretending to be me or if it was just her personality.Not that I cared, but at least I felt that maybe he wasn’t as terrible as I thought he would be. At the very least, he seems like a decent boss. I just hope I don’t run into him any more than absolutely necessary.“I need you to get these taken care of before the end of next week.” Jason, my new team leader, put a stack of binders on my desk at least an inch thick.Picking up the top one, I skimmed over the contents. “You want me to handle this on my own?”“Look, I know you are new, but you managed to piss off my boss. Even if Arielle has no immediate control over you, she is above my head. I am only doing what I am told to do.” Jason sighed.“This is my first day, and you want me to handle an important contract.” I put down th
Accalia-When Jason announced that Alpha Hynes was having a meeting to discuss something with everyone in the company, my thoughts immediately went to Zy. I haven’t seen him in two days, since he brought me food. When I went home the next night, Zy wasn’t there. I considered calling him to ask where he was, but I didn’t want to impose on his freedom.For the last two days, I found myself thinking about him when my work slowed down or when I took a break. I had heard Alpha Hynes went on a business trip, so Zy likely went as well. Every time I thought about Zy, I would get lost in thought, but then I would remind myself that we were only married by name.“I wonder what this meeting is about. Interns are rarely allowed to go to meetings.” Diana, one of the interns on my team, said.In the last two days, I have met the team's interns. They weren’t the only ones on the team, but the others seemed too focused on their work to interact with the interns. They might answer questions if an inte