Hi, my lovely readers! Another missed uploads. Huhhhu. My apologies. However, there will be less absences from now on since I will be finishing this story this month so I could focus on my new story. Hurray! Thank you so much for getting this far. It meant a lot to me.
KEIRA:After giving the bastard's order, someone called my name again. It was not the vampire with Andrea but someone else. Someone familiar. I was about to disregard it when a lot of customers poured in when that voice would not even stop calling me as if he was chanting. And when I looked around, it was an old man who was smiling at me from ear to ear. Brad.A man in his sixties who kept on pursuing me. He may be that old, but his face would not give it away. He invested so much in technology so he won't age that much. And he was succeeding. He looked as if he was in his fifties. Ten years younger than his real age. If only Brad knew that vampires and werewolves exist. That staying young and immortal was possible. Maybe, he would ask someone to turn him into a vampire. "My sweet Angel," he called.My name tag said I was Angel and I wanted to keep it that way. Only Andrea managed to call me by my real name.Smile, Keira. I waved my hand at him. Unlike some customers, this man
KEIRA:Lennox. My knees almost give out at the sight of him.A few months had passed, yet I still felt the same towards him. The fast beating of my heart. The drying of my mouth. The curling of my toes. After a few months of not seeing each other. After a few months of having him in my dreams. After a few months of asking myself whether he was fine or not, he was finally standing right in front of me to answer those damn questions which made me wide awake.Everything was already in my head. The questions, I mean. However, no words managed to come out of my mouth. It was only at the tip of my mouth. I was only standing there, silently appreciating this man. Like a fool. After what he ghosted you? Keira. Where are you putting your brain? He became leaner as if he was on a diet. He looked mature and tired. From what? From searching Zoe?That reminded me of someone. Zoe. Where could that woman be? Did they reconcile?“Done checking me out?” Alpha Lennox asked, cocking his eyebrows.
KEIRA:Lennox was freaking kissing me?Why? What was happening? Did he hit his head or something like that?Lennox groaned against my lips while his sinful hands traveled down on my bottom and gave my butt a tight squeeze. I gasped at the slight delicious pain. Using that chance, Lennox crushed me towards his body, pinning both of my hands on the wall. Something builds in my stomach. Butterflies fluttered in my tummy. Sparks flew between us. The air crackled. The electricity exploded. If I had a wolf, it would be howling by now while chanting her mate's name. Lennox continued kissing me, angling my chin for better access.I stood stunned. My mind had already shut down. Move! Kiss him back! Or whatever you wanted to do as long as you do something about it! I screamed in my mind. Lennox broke the kiss and we both caught our breath. He rested his forehead against mine. "No one's gonna kiss you and own you, love. You are mine and I do not share what's mine. I will kill anyone who
KEIRA:The moment I entered the car, Lennox's scent caught me off guard. Dang. Not being able to see him for a couple of months made me realize his scent was one of the things I missed about him."Nice car," I announced. Beaming, he asked, "You like it? I can give it to you, love."My eyes widened. He made me realize that there was a great distance between him and me in terms of finances. He was a billionaire while I was dirt poor. Raising my eyebrows, I asked, "Why would you give it to me?"Lennox shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know. You said you liked it. You know how to drive.""A little.""You have your license. If you want this, I will give it to you. Besides, anything I own is already yours, love."Lennox. Why are you seriously tempting me right now? I might be tempted to ask for the car from you."No."I grabbed my seatbelt and before I could wrap it around my body, Lennox said, "Allow me, love.He just grabbed my seatbelt and buckled it. I had to stop myself from sniffing hi
KEIRA:I understand he could not answer me right away. That question might be something which was he did not know the answer. "Forget it, Lennox. Why does it matter anyway?"Lennox had a faraway look on his face as if he was contemplating what to answer. "That's okay, Lennox. Pretend I did not ask you about it."I was about to close the window when Lennox opened his mouth and said, "You are currently occupying the space next to Zoe."Next to Zoe, huh?Was it a lie or not?If it wasn't…Not bad. I was expecting I was at the corner of his heart or I did not have a space anywhere. Maybe I earned a spot because I was his mate or something like that. It was his beast who had feelings for me. Not the human side. Lennox looked at me nervously. "Are you disappointed?"I was even surprised I had a spot. "Is that the truth?""It is, love. I told you there will be no lies between us.""O-okay." I pushed the door. Again. "I will be going then. Thanks for the free ride.""Keira..."Throwing a
KEIRA:Brad’s eyebrows formed in a straight line while I was silently ordering Lennox to take back his words. As bad as it may sound, Brad was generous in giving me tips. Saying I had a boyfriend would only make him stop seeing me.At this point, I could not afford to lose a VIP customer. I needed Mr. Smith’s cash. Call me a bitch, but that was what I needed right now.“Y-You have a boyfriend, my sweet Angel?” Brad asked, his voice almost a whisper. “Y-You never told me.”Glaring at Lennox and returning my gaze to Mr. Smith, I explained, “W-Why would I have a boyfriend, Mr. Smith?”“You have a boyfriend,” Lennox insisted. His expression turned darker as each moment passed. He looked as if he was on the brink of losing his control. “Mind you, I will tell him someone is courting you at this place. I have known him for quite some time, Keira, and could attest to that.”Despite being human, Mr. Smith could still feel the menace directed at him. “Mr. Smith, I don’t really have a boyfriend
KEIRA:Lennox liked me? Lennox liked me. Those words kept ringing inside my head for quite some time now. By the time I ended my shift, his words were already imprinted on my mind. Lennox liked me, but I realized he loved Zoe. What a funny thing. Loving someone still outweighs the feeling of liking someone. Still...it was a nice improvement. Back then, Lennox had no feelings for me. But now, he likes me. I bit my lower lip as I continued walking towards the outside. Dawn was breaking. In the hallway, I met men who were drunk, but happy. False happiness. If only they will invest more time in their relationships and not on other things, then, they will have one of the best relationships. I squinted when the smell of a woman’s scent kissed their clothes like crazy. Their girlfriends will throw a fit if they sniff someone else’s scent on their clothes. "Are you done?"I froze when I saw Lennox standing in his car, puffing some cigarettes. He smoked? I never saw him. Wait. What was
KEIRA:Zoe found her mate. Will I be happy or not? Was it a good thing or not?Definitely a good thing for this relationship to work. Zoe was now out of the equation. Lennox could not focus his attention on me if Zoe was still there. I can now see the light of this relationship. Maybe this will work. Despite that, there was a gnawing feeling inside me. I felt sick after being happy that Zoe had her mate. I was certain there was a lot of resistance from the woman's point of view since she believed that Lennox and she were designed for each other. "I just hoped her mate will protect her and love her."I was about to say, "I'm sorry for your loss" but stopped myself.Lennox would think I was the worst when I celebrated someone's doom. Still…it was still early to tell. At the end of the day, all I wanted was to root for the woman's success in love.Liar. You're just happy that someone out there is stopping her to pursue Lennox again.Maybe that was the reason why Lennox returned. Per
KEIRA:I was taken aback by Lennox’s honesty. He rarely showed his emotions to me. And when he did, it was the most tender expression I witnessed.My heart fell for him.I was about to console him when hurried footsteps were heard.The back of my hair stood as if it could sense an enemy. "Alpha Lennox!" It was Alpha Bryan together with his daughter beside him. His eyes darted at our joined hands. "What is the meaning of this?"Lennox put me on his back, protecting me from Alpha Bryan's murderous look."It is what it is, Alpha Bryan."His eyes narrowed into thin slits. "Are you forgetting what we had agreed? The wedding will happen next week!""The wedding won't happen. My apologies, Carmela."The woman secretly sighed in relief without her father knowing. Wait. She did not like Lennox? Why?Do you have to know? Not all women liked an alpha like him. It's good for you, Keira. Less competition in yourself. You can focus on the problem at hand— Alpha Bryan. "You know what will happen
KEIRA:I knew it would be difficult for Lennox to answer my call for help. So it was no longer a surprise when he said, “I cannot.”Right then, I realized he no longer cared about me. His words and actions no longer matched. I gave up. Letting go was much easier than clinging to him. ‘Okay. I understand your decision, Lennox.’Did I? I could not.But what choice did I have? I had to return my focus to Ace. My eyes went back to the fight when the crowd cheered. The fight had already begun and I didn't even notice it. It was only a few minutes of talking to Lennox but Ace was already losing. He was bloody and beaten to a pulp by his brother Kent. “You said you trained him!” I cried out.“I did, Miss Keira. But Kent is stronger than his brother. He had already trained since he was a child. Among the sons, Alpha Bryan had high regard for him,” he growled. I covered my mouth to stop the sob from escaping my mouth.I cannot watch Ace like this. He was only a boy who was forced to honor
KEIRA:My heart was pounding loudly against my ribcage as I waited for the match to start. The rest of the batches had already started and winners were already declared. Except for Ace. His name wasn’t called yet. I squeezed my sweaty palm now and then. It felt like I was also part of the match. I did not know what I should be feeling right now.I wanted to stop the match while Ace was not yet in the arena. But how? That man had already made up his mind. We were in the oval-shaped arena and the crowd was already thick. It was a ten-minute break before the next match. Was Ace okay there? The guards did not allow us to see him for the last time. No matter how much we tried to change his mind, he would not escape. Until I gave up and turned my attention to looking for Lennox. But I failed to find him. Was it only me or he was evading my presence?Why? He was not yet prepared to face me? He looked like he was indeed guilty. Solomon tried to look for him, but he could not find him. O
KEIRA:Ace automatically hides me on his back, protecting me from his father. He snarled at him as if he would fight the alpha if worse came to worst. Solomon was on high alert as if he would fight hand in hand with Ace. "Son!"Solomon was now beside me. "Are you two starting to fight against me?"The tension escalated, swallowing me whole. The air was so thick that breathing was hard. Peeping in front of me, I can verify that Ace was a photocopy of his father. Their eyes. Mouth. Nose. And everything looked alike. They could pass as twins if not for the fine lines on the alpha’s forehead and around his eyes. Aside from that, they looked like they were sewn in the same cloth. “You!" he started, pointing his hands at me. "How did that woman enter my territory?” the alpha growled, snarling. The two guards behind him shifted their weight from foot to foot. The blood on their faces drained while their knees trembled in fear. All of us will die here if nothing is done. "Solomon!""Yes
KEIRA:The tension inside the room thickened. Ace's jealousy was like poison, making me gag. This was supposed to be a normal reunion. But after those baseless allegations of coming here because of Lennox which I didn't even know he was here was low.Lennox will deal accordingly. Not now. I will find him later. And also his woman. I will ask him if he wants her or not. I wanted to ask him where I belonged in his heart. Did he still love me or not?“That’s so mature, Ace,” I commented. “Did I look like the only person that mattered to me was Lennox? You think lowly of me.”There was a slight sting in my chest. I thought Ace would be happy that we were trying our best to save him. But because of Lennox, everything was turning in the opposite direction. I badly wanted to ask him about Lennox. But asking it right now will only make things worse. That can wait. I felt Solomon's gaze burning a hole in my forehead as well as Ace's. He was silent. Maybe waiting for the right opportunity
KEIRA:I think I will die of boredom. A few hours had already passed since Solomon left me. But he had not returned yet. I already asked the staff of the resort if they had seen him, but they shook their heads and said Solomon would return even if it would take him long hours to. It was not new, but they put their trust in the man and the man never failed them. First, it was Ace. Now, it was Solomon.I bit my fingernails. What if he was hit by a truck while he was in his wolf form? Or what if someone shot him a tranquilizer thinking he was some wild beast?Now, I was already worried for two people. I paced back and forth, barefoot. I stayed at the swimming pool area, hoping the water would clear my mind at the moment, but it did not. The pacing did not help free my mind from worrying about the two. Damn it.I felt hopeless and felt like I was a damsel in distress waiting for her knight-in-shining armor.I glanced at the clock on one of the cottages.Past six o’clock in the even
ACE:A backhanded slap with the alpha wearing his ring and bony hands was one of the worst punishments he could give. I felt his ring slicing my skin, sniffing the blood from it. My ears felt like it was ringing, after the alpha's slap. It was more humiliating because that's how he slapped his wife and mistresses. I shook off the feeling of dizziness. "I don't have a coward son! Don't you dare run with tails behind your legs, son. Do not bring any more disgrace in my name."Raw anger emerged like a roaring lion as I tasted the metallic taste of blood in my mouth. Spitting on the floor, and staring him in the eyes, I exclaimed, "Why don't you appoint your eldest son as the alpha? That's how it works, Dad. Aren't you even worried your son will die because of that match?"He pushed me off the wall and cornered me. Pointing his fingers on my chest, he whispered, "The weak should die. I don't feel any sorry if they die during the competition. As long as they did not cower in fear."
ACE:My heart pounded like crazy. After a few years of evading this place, I was able to return to Blackriver Pack, the place where I was born. All the alpha's women gave birth here. It was one of the laws of the alpha to his pregnant women before he would sign the certificates signifying he was the father of the children. The pack were looking at me with a weird expression on their faces. Bastard or the bitch's child. The illegitimate child. The kept woman's child and a lot more to tell. The people became imaginative as I grew up. That was the name they called us. Without the alpha's knowing. My stomach knotted. My legs trembled, but I tried to act calm, especially with the guards beside me. They would laugh at me, thinking how could a powerful alpha like Alpha Bryan have a cowardly son. And then they would add, "It's because he is the son of the mistress. Illegitimate children are all weak. Why did the alpha acknowledge them?"In this pack, only the legal sons and daughters o
KEIRA:The sun had already risen when I woke up. Rubbing my eyes, I looked at the clock on the bedside table. Ten o'clock in the morning. Damn.I overslept because I was too comfortable at this place. Maybe it was also because of the ambiance of the place and the sounds of the waves lulling me to sleep.My stomach growled. I need to eat. Ace. Where was that man?I looked for my shoes only to remember that I was barefooted when I checked who had entered my apartment.Checking if there were some spare slippers, I found them under the bed. Sprinting towards the door and looking for Ace, I found him on the beach, sitting on the sand facing the shore while sipping the juice of a coconut.Sensing my presence, he glanced over his shoulder and saw me, leaving the coconut on the sand, and sauntered towards me. "Hey. Did you sleep well? I asked someone to check if you already woke up, but the helper said you’re sleeping soundly."Surprisingly, I did. Maybe it was because I dreamed about L