I woke up to a text from Ryan, the notorious son of the Mafia boss of our city. "Hey Rose, I have a proposition for you. Are you interested?" I was intrigued, to say the least. Ryan and I had crossed paths a few times at the club where I worked as a stripper. He was always charming and polite, even though his reputation preceded him. I had heard rumours of his bad temperament. But he never came across as rogue or arrogant with me. He had even recruited me in his gang. And then I remembered that his 'proposition' was definitely about the little help that I asked from him earlier. I replied to his message, "Sure, what's your proposition?What do you have in mind?" I asked, cautiously."I want to go on a fake date with you," Ryan said. "We'll make it look like we're a couple, and we'll go to all the places your ex-boyfriend likes to hang out. We'll make sure he sees us together and make him jealous. Hopefully, that will scare him off."I was taken aback. I had broken up with my ex-boyf

Everybody was bustling around our tribe, making sure everything was perfect for the All Alpha meet. My father had put me in charge of the preparations, and I was determined to make sure everything went smoothly, even though I did not like the Alphas coming into my tribe. Specifically Tristan as the present president. I knew how each one of them were. And I knew that they were all troubles waiting to brew. My dear Midnight was by my side, helping me with the arrangements. We understood the importance of hosting a successful All Alpha meet as royalties. And with Ryan attending the event this time, I wanted to make sure everything was perfect.I couldn't help but feel nervous at the thought of seeing Ryan again. We had met only yesterday yet I couldn't get him out of my mind I was day dreaming since then already hyping over our next meeting. But as the princess of my tribe, I had to maintain my composure and act dignified around him.As the day commenced my nerves began to escalate. I

I couldn't believe I was lying next to Bellow, and yet all I could think about was Ryan and Rose. What were they doing in there? Were they laughing? Talking about things they have in common? Sharing intimate moments? The thought of it was driving me insane.Which in itself was insane. Why could I not sleep after my bone breaking labour all day? I was supposed to have fainted out of exhaustion, yet I was lying in my bed, with eyes as wide as the owl outside, hooting it's heart away. I tried to shut my mind off, to focus on Bellow's soft breathing, to imagine us doing something fun together tomorrow. Imaginary scenarios to help me doze off. But my thoughts kept coming back to Ryan. He never treated me like a human, yet I was only thinking of him. "Am I not interesting enough? Not pretty enough? Not funny enough?"Absurd trails if thoughts were playing soccer in my mind. And then there was the sadness. The sadness of feeling left out, of feeling like I was no longer a part of anythi

" Shit, my phone's dead! "Sherry tried calling Ryan back but her battery was out. " Who was it? "Sarah asked. " My Boss, Ryan. My battery is dead. "" Use my phone, " Sarah extended the help. " Thanks but I don't know his number by heart. It was saved in my cell. Ahh! Let it be. He was probably mad that I had sneaked out without asking for his permission. "Sherry turned around like a ballerina, trying to deny something as Sarah patiently watched. "How was I to seek his permission when he was busy f*cking that stripper in his room. Was I supposed to have watched them enjoying their moment as I begged for his permission to come out? What does he expect of me? What does he think of himself? Who does he think I am? "Sarah didn't miss the trembling in Sherry's voice as she voiced her concern. After knowing Sherry for so many years she understood very well that Sherry didn't want to admit but she was bothered by the presence of that stripper at Ryan's place. Though it was absur

I sat in my dark room staring at the Wolf constellation as it looked back at me. It had been intense, and I couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to it than just a simple argument.All I wanted from Rose was a distraction from my hyper active emotions. An outlet for my heat. It seemed like her return to my life was about to upset the harmony of all my routines. Sherry... Sherizad, whatever. I sat there and began to think about the night with Rose . I hadn't missed the way Sherry had looked at me when I came home with her. It made me wonder if she was truly jealous.But why would she be jealous? It was not like she had already fallen in love with me or anything. The only feeling she harnessed towards me was hatred. Besides it was not like I had any feelings for Rose . She was just someone that I had hired for the night just like I had hired Sherry that day. What was going on inside Sherry's head? Or was it me that was over reacting? But then again, there was that loo