Melody knocked on the door of her house with her heart in her mouth. She was scared now after doing what she did. What if her father finds out about it and beats her to death, just like her mother? Will her mother be disappointed in her for getting herself killed?
The door was thrown open by her angry father; he glared down at her like she was a tiny annoying insect who dared to disturb him.
Did he already know about what she did? Her body trembled. She was scared, she would rather not be hit by her father.
" Where did you get those groceries? Well, I don't even care now, get your stupid self inside and cook. " he took her hand and dragged her inside, slamming the door.
Melody sat in her school library during lunch, eating the cookies she baked before coming to school. She was with that magazine, but this time around she got the shock of her life when she looked at the face on it.
It was one of those new guys. The one with black hair. His net worth mentioned in the magazine was not a minimal amount. He could buy the whole of their little town, county Vee and he wouldn't notice that money left his bank account. Wow!
After school hours, Melody changed her uniform and went to the café. Within three hours, she was exhausted from baking and making coffee.
Her body was getting weak from all the beating. She sat behind the counter and watched as people came in and went out.
Melody needed to leave her father now. Not only that, but she was exhausted. She knew that any moment from now she will break down completely, just like her mother. She did not want to be like her mother, who feared leaving her father.
She owes him nothing, instead it was the other way round he owes her plenty. Melody already had all the evidence against him, but she needed just a little more money to complete her savings. In two days she will be eighteen and be able to live on her own without anyone questioning her, but she doubts that she could make it. She may be dead before then. She was really sick, but she could not use that money which she had been saving for her freedom to treat herself. In fact, the money won't be enough.
If she needs enough money to treat herself, then she needs to earn much more than she is earning now, or she might really die.
Maybe for once in her life if God could show her a little speck of mercy and help her, then everything will be alright. Her mom taught her to pray and always talk to God, so he could hear and help her. Apart from God, she has no one else in her life.
The door was pushed open and one of those city guys, the one with black hair, walked in dressed like everyone else in town. With faded jeans and an old top, she was sure that the people in the city would be horrified if they saw their most eligible bachelor dressed like a peasant.
He was walking towards her, why?
" I need a cup of coffee and a plate of cookies", there was a friendly smile on his face.
She shuddered, his voice was deep and smooth. If he were to be a singer, he would surely have the women dying for his music, not that he did not have them dying for him with how handsome he was.
Damn when did she, Melody start admiring a man, especially one that was way older than her?
" Hello" he waved his hand in front of her face.
" Sorry" Melody said in a tiny voice as she got down from the stool she was sitting on, but it seems like she got down too quickly because her head spun, and she nearly fell down, but she was quick to hold the counter for support.
" Baby, are you alright?” He sounded anxious and concerned.
"I'm good" she waved him off, even if her heart warmed a little at the sign of concern she detected from his voice.
When was the last time anyone asked if she was okay? Since mother died when she was five? She could not really remember.
She walked slowly to the coffee pot in the kitchen and took a cup of coffee for him and a plate of cookies. Melody returned and handed it over to him without a word. She was exhausted and did not want to say anything, not like she wanted to talk to him.
Even after handing the cup of coffee over to him and his cookies, he lingered for some second's making her hold her breath. She avoided looking up at him, so he wouldn't see the bruises she received from her father's punches yesterday. Why was he not going to sit down?
Thankfully, he turned and walked to a chair in the café and sat down, now she could breathe again. Throughout as he drank his coffee, she kept peering at him from under her hoodie, and he was also looking at her. What for?
The door of the café was pushed open again and Madison and her Aunt Miss Betty walked in.
" Melody get us coffee and some cake” Miss Betty shouted as she walked to take a seat in the café.
Miss Betty came to a stop when she saw the city guy, and after some seconds of hesitation she turned and made a beeline for his table with Madison in tow. Melody nearly laughed when she saw Madison arranging her clothes, and she knew that given the opportunity she would rush into the bathroom to rearrange her make-up.
Melody went to the kitchen and took two cups of coffee and cookies. She arranged it on a tray and walked to their table.
She dropped it and turned to walk away when she heard a question that made her to stop
" Did your father know what you did yesterday?” Miss Betty was still angry at Melody. How dare the tiny wench come to her house to ask for something that her father gave to her. If only her niece was not there, then she would not have given it to Melody.
Melody kept mute. What could she say? After some seconds, she turned and began to walk away.
" How dare you walk away without answering my aunt's question?” Madison sneered.
" Hey, I don't want any noise here. I can allow you to share a table with me, but that does not mean that you can make noise and disturb me. If you guys intend to do that, then kindly move away”. The dark-haired guy growled at them.
She was truly grateful. Really grateful but she would rather not agree that he just defended her, but she was thankful they left her alone since they would rather not be sent away from his table. She knew that they were glaring at her as she walked away. She was lucky once again, but will the luck last? She had offended them indirectly again.
Melody was surprised that Miss Betty had not called her father to tell him about what she did, and she had not heard any gossip about it, but she knew that with what just happened it wouldn't be long before Miss Betty told her father, maybe they have not met recently.
Yes, that was it.
She knew how much of a hot-tempered woman Miss Betty was, so yes it won't take long. Perhaps she was ashamed that people would laugh at her.
She rested her head on the counter top and within minutes she was asleep.
**
Hunter felt like punching something or more importantly, he felt like punching the two women in front of him and considering that he had never laid his hands on a woman, he intended to start with them.
He was having a hard time controlling himself. He came to the café today with the sole aim of watching his mate, even if from afar. These two women were running his plan. They had no right to insult his little mate in front of him, his wolf was trying to break out and deal with them.
Why did she not say anything when she was spoken to, and why did she let the one that was her age talk to her like that? From the look of things, it was not the first time so why she was bearing anything thrown at her like a dog. He was angry with his mate.
Even if she wanted to pay the older woman respect, she did not need to do that where the other girl was concerned.
He could still remember his little sister punching anyone who talked to her disrespectfully, hell she even punched him sometimes if he stepped on her foot, but she respected him as the alpha.
The stupid women won't stop talking, and they won't stop trying to drag him into the conversation when he already made it plain that he did not want to have anything to do with them. The teenager was trying to get his attention by throwing flirty remarks at him. He was really holding back so as not to snap at them, but they were becoming annoying. He blocked them out and concentrated on his mate, who was now sleeping peacefully with her head resting on the counter top. He really wanted to see her face, not catch only a glimpse. He wanted to see her face fully, but he was also scared that he would see bruises on her face and go crazy. Was he cursed? First, he is a twenty-eight year old alpha without a mate, then by some stroke of luck he finds his mate, and she turns out to be human, which is a rare case. She is also a minor if he is not mistaken. . He couldn't just whisk off his mate with him back to the city no matter how much he wants to, he needs permission from her pare
The next morning, around three in the morning, Hunter decided to go for a run in his wolf form. He took extra clothes with him and jogged until he got to a forest he saw yesterday while walking around the town. He dropped the cloth on the floor and then the sound of his groaning as his bones were rearranged was heard as he changed into his wolf, the clothing he had on his tore into pieces. After changing into a big white wolf, he took the cloth he brought along with him between his jaws and began to run through the woods. After running for over an hour, he changed back and went to his hotel room. Melody woke up early and did everything she needed to do for him before cooking breakfast and leaving before her father could wake up. She knew that it was too early to go to school, but she needed to leave the house before her father woke up and gave her hell. She walked the familiar path through the woods she always goes to sit down every morning to think and have a breath of fresh a
She decided not to go to the cafeteria but on second thought, she changed her mind because she remembered that she was going to be paid. It was the first day of the month and that's when she is usually paid for the previous month, and she could not stay with the lion at home. She rushed out and got her father a bottle of water and this time, luck was on her side because he was already passed out from all the beers he had drunk. She carefully kept the water on the table and went to her room. Melody wiped the blood on her face and applied a little ointment before running off to the café. When the two city guys came in, guilt consumed her. She wanted to rush home and bring his wallet so that she could return it to him, but she caught herself at the last minute. She squirmed throughout because she could feel both of them eyes on her. It was off but the blonde one at least sometimes took his eyes off her and pressed his phone, but the dark haired one? His eyes followed her all through.
Mr Benson looked at the bag in his hand and the girl who was walking away with her backpack on her back. Why was she out this early, or is she going to school now? He looked at the bag she had given to him, ' what is inside?'. He walked fast into the station. He was curious and wanted to know what was inside. He answered his colleagues' greetings absentmindedly as he walked to his desk and sat down. He immediately opened the bag and saw a big book with an envelope. He opened the envelope and saw a memory card. He dropped it and picked up the book and in it was written, dear diary ''Why would a full-grown man send him a diary, why would he even keep one? Was that little girl trying to play pranks on him? He hoped not. He opened the first page and began to read it with curiosity deep in his eyes. Melody walked away with her heart in her mouth, yeah she was super nervous and feared what she would encounter in the future, but It was better this way. She has to leave unless she will end
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The town was small, so the news spread round quickly and soon that was what everyone was talking about. Still no one except for the police knew the whole story, so everyone was just giving their opinion and speculating. A woman whose husband was a police officer began to disturb her husband for the full story, threatening to put him in the dog house if he refused to tell her what happened. Since the husband did not want to be put in the dog house, he told her the entire story and within an hour, the whole town had heard what happened. The women intended to go to the hospital to end Mr. Johnson once and for all, but the news got to the police and more policemen were dispatched to the hospital to guard it. Even the nurses were searched so that they would not harm him, after one nurse nearly stabbed him but was stopped by one of the policemen who followed Mr. Johnson when the ambulances came to pick him from his house. Michael Hunter's Beta was tired of staying in his hotel room, so he
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" Can you now explain to me what really happened? '' Hunter was anxious; he really hoped that nothing happened to his sister or hell would be let loose. His wolf was already planning on how he would test down anyone who dared to hurt his sister or his pack members. Derek knew that he could not run away from this, but still, he did not know how to answer the questions that Hunter had been throwing at him. It was inevitable, but the problem was that he was never good at lying, and he knew that any little thing Hunter would see through his lie before the plane landed. " I can't tell you anything for now, son”. Hunter wanted to growl at his father, but he knew that it was disrespectful to do such to his father. His father was still an alpha even if he had handed the pack over to him, but still, he wanted to know. But he knew that his father was keeping things away from him for a reason. He knew that his father was also disturbed that his sister was attacked. He could only lean back and