Chapter 15I was in the middle of an assignment that Drake had added me when my phone rung. This was the third task I was doing that was not my job. My colleague had wanted to help but he had been given a harsh warning not to help me. I had to do it alone yet it was not my job to begin with. I could not complain for the fear of being fired especially since the boss seemed to have developed an unexplainable hatred towards me. I had tried being a good employee but it seemed that everything I did irked him.I did not want to get fired because I was the only parent my children knew. They depended on me for everything and if they dismissed me from my job then I would be both penniless and homeless. Lucas had told me that I could stay for as I long as I want but I did not want to impose. I was planning on saving for a while and then moving on to my new apartment. I wanted my children to be comfortable and not lack anything.Without looking at the name on the display, I picked my phone and an
Chapter 16Hazel’s POV“I am so sorry. I did not know that the mating bond was still there. I swear I don’t want to be his mate.” I apologized.This was the third time I was apologizing. The attempted kiss had left us both feeling awkward and not knowing what to do. My heart was still racing from the expectations I had about the kiss and the shock and pain that hit me when I leaned in for the kiss. Nobody, not even my mother had ever told me that mate bonds could tie you to one person even if you did not like the mate the universe had chosen for you.I did not want to be tied to Noah forever. He had rejected me and our kids when we needed him the most. I had rejected him as a form of revenge. Realizing that he still had a hold on me dampened my emotions. This was not how I imagined my life. I had not wanted to end up like my mother; hated and shunned by the pack. I had wanted to mate with my only true mate, give birth to beautiful babies and help him run the pack as Luna. Instead I wa
Chapter 17Hazel’s POVDays had passed and I had not yet made a decision about Lucas. This was a difficult decision for me. I liked Lucas and wanted to give him a chance. He was a good guy who had done nothing wrong except love me. I was worried about Noah too. I knew he still wanted me back and roping Lucas into my messed up life would be catastrophic. The mating bond was another problem too. Engaging with someone else while still mated to Noah would harm me. I was conflicted. What would happen if I told Lucas no? Would he send me out of his house if I rejected his advances? I wanted to make a sober decision but I could not do that when my mind was clouded.To clear my mind, I decided to take Kaiser and Kyla to the park for some fun time. It had been long since we had an outing so the twins were happy when I told them about my plan. We woke up early morning to prepare for the day. I bathed the twins as Lucas made breakfast. He had cancelled his plans for the day even after I had insi
Chapter 18Hazel’s POVI could hear Noah calling me but I ignored. I was not in the head space to listen to whatever he had to say. He could go be with his cute little family for all I cared. My heart was hurting so bad but I was not going to cry. This was a public park and I did not want children and adults to see me wailing with snort all over my face. I was going to hold the pain tight inside until we get home. I had gotten over him, why then was I feeling this hurt? Prior to meeting Noah accidentally at the club, this was the second time I was seeing him after the rejection. Apparently the pain had not depreciated.I walked to Lucas and told him that we needed to leave. He looked at me strangely wondering what had brought about the change. “Mummy, where is our ice cream?” Kayla asked.“Mummy did you get the vanilla flavor I wanted?” Kaiser questioned.“No, I am sorry. We have to leave now. We will get ice cream next weekend.” I said.“But mummy, you promised to take us swimming.”
Chapter 19Hazel’s POVI woke up early to help Lucas prepare for his business trip. I knew he was capable of sorting himself out but I wanted to help. I was also feeling guilty about the way I behaved some time back and not giving him a positive feedback. He had not said anything more about the two situations and I had not bothered to broach them. This was because I did not know what to say to make him feel better. I had not made a stand yet. We were aware of the eventuality but we decided to stall.“Enjoy your trip.” I bid him farewell. I was standing at the door. He turned, looked at me and smiled before asking, “Are you not going to hug me?” I blushed before leaning in for a hug. “That’s my girl.” He said as he ruffled my hair. “Please take care of the children. And yourself, okay?”“I will. Call me when you get there.” I said. He got into the car and the driver sped off.I was going to miss him. I had gotten used to having him around the past few months we had been here. I knew
Chapter 20Drake’s POVThe rejection hurt me to the core. Who did she think she was to refuse to go on a date with me? Didn’t she know that women fought to get my attention? She was throwing the same attention to my face and it pissed me off. How dare she? I was going to teach her a lesson she was going to remember forever. She was an outcast who was supposed to feed on the crumbs that I had offered her. Instead, she opened her mouth and told me no. Nobody said no to me Drake. I was a powerful alpha with several subjects who worshipped the ground I walked on.The first thing I did was follow her discreetly. I carefully followed the cab she had gotten into. I did not want to spook her. The cab stopped at a school gate. I watched as she talked to the cab driver for some seconds before alighting. She walked inside the school and headed straight to what looked like a class. One minute later, she came out holding hands with two kids; a boy and a girl. They looked happy to see her. I could
Chapter 21Drake’s POVI was seated in my office trying to calculate the profit margin we had had last week when someone knocked my office door. I was too busy and did not want to invite the person in but the knock persisted. I was going to punish that person. Didn’t they know, that if someone refused to let you in then you were supposed to leave because they did not want to talk to you?“Come in.” I said before stretching my arms to eradicate the exhaustion I was feeling.The door opened slowly to reveal the front desk manager in her skirt suit. I was angry at her for interrupting my work.“What is it that you want that cannot wait until I am done? Have you forgotten about my rule?” I asked. “And you better have a good explanation.” I hated being interrupted because I had specific time allocated to specific things.“I am sorry sir but it’s…” Someone pushed her and she almost fell down.“You fool, how dare you call the security on me? Don’t you know who I am?“ It was Roxie. Now I unde
Hazel’s POVI was going through the rest of the files I had been given when the woman that was in Drake’s office walked past my desk. Her hair looked dishelved and she was trying to button up her coat with one hand as the left hand was holding her heels. I don’t know if she sensed that I was watching her, because she turned, walked back to me and offered me one of the deadliest stare I had ever seen. “Stay very far away from Drake. You do not want me as an enemy.” She said. Her eyes were red from both anger and frustrations. She then squinted her eyes and pointed at me with her shoes before walking out of the building. That was weird. I had nothing to do with Drake. I had turned down his offer, so why was his girlfriend or whoever she was threatening me? I was here to work and not solicit with my boss. I also did not want to be roped in in a fight between two lovers.“Hello Hazel.” Drake called. This was barely five minutes after his guest had left.“Good morning sir. Do you need any