Tiana kept Brad waiting for about an hour when he arrived because her sister insisted on beating her face to perfection. While she didn’t see the need for applying all the many powders and cosmetics if she’d still wash them up before bed, her sister insisted she looked exquisite for her first official date with Rico. By the time they left the apartment it was already half past nine. She smacked Brad’s head playfully when he bowed as he opened the door for her.“Ouch! That hurts!”“I told you to stop doing that.” She reminded him laughing. “We’ll go through the back.” Brad announced as they approached the HQ.“I never knew there was a back entrance.” She replied as he drove into the underground parking lot.“Rico kept it out of staffs’ view.” He explained turning off the car’s ignition.“Wow!” She excl

Tiana stretched noisily and resumed chewing her nails, an irresistible humiliating habit she found recently. She closed the folder containing the rate cards of the four different Social Media Management Agencies she just finished reviewing. Rico insisted they would work with whichever one she chose.“Your insight is now as good as mine.” He had reiterated when he brought their dinner…the one he cooked while she was busy with work. Her Rico was gifted in so many things and the culinary skill was one of them; she was glad he was great at it. She had noticed that Brad and Cynthia were almost never around whenever she had a sleepover…they only showed up to welcome her and sometimes at the dinner table. After dinner Rico had kept her company for hours before he excused himself to go to bed. The backache caused by the long hours of sitting in an uncomfortable dining chair was getting unbearable and God knows she’d give anything t

Needing to take a piss, Rico got out of bed sleepily and headed to the toilet. He threw himself on the bed when he returned from the toilet and groaned as something awfully cold touched his back. He sleepily reached for it so he could toss it away and paused when he felt the coldness of metal against his palm.His eyes snapped open, alertness in them. Sitting up immediately, he rolled over to his side, his vision adjusting to the pitch darkness. “WHAT?!” Max shouted perplexed when they finally saw the intruder… Neither of them could ever mistake what they saw for something else… Before them on a gold pendant that has a circle of seven wolves and a wolf in the centre of the circle, all howling at a full moon. The lone wolf in the centre of the circle represented the Alpha and the seven wolves in the circle were the seven packs that came together to make the Tsauno Lycan Clan. The Tavala! O

Chapter 35: I Am Too Toxic For You, Pup Tiana parked her car in front of her parent’s house. She planned to return to her apartment by Monday. She had spent a good eight days here. The truth was after her failed attempt at a relationship with Rico she hung out more with her family…practically moved in again but what was she to do? It was her only ticket out of depression. She had told herself after he told her to leave with the damned two letter word that she didn’t care or feel anything towards him, she even resolved to quit working for him but when monday came, she couldn’t stay back…she couldn’t quit. Her wolf still whimpered in her head from time to time but still sought to be with…to see their Rico. When he finally arrived at half past ten that morning: the monday after their breakup it had taken all the ounce of strength in her not to run into his arms. He didn’t say a word to her other than introduce her to one Professor Beredugo and inform her that he would walk her through

Tiana a unconsciously glanced at the elevator when it dinged signalling Rico’s arrival and her heart twisted in pain seeing the beautiful Seline looking at him tenderly, it was supposed to be her not Seline. They were the perfect couple. The sad thing was Rico wasn’t committed to her. She blinked as her eyes itched her, three months after their infamous breakup her feelings for him never changed but grew and she understood the saying now more than ever ‘that the heart wants what it can’t have better.’ She could never have him yet her heart yearned to be with him. She ought to be jealous of Seline but she wasn’t. She felt pity for the poor woman who had been nothing but sweet and kind to her. The woman even referred to her as her sister! She just couldn’t hate Seline because they were both guilty of one crime: loving a man who didn’t love them in return. After his apology three months ago, Rico never acted differently to her: keeping his office door open, gawking at her and pretending