Anna was in a bind and she couldn’t figure out what to do.The interview was in…She took a quick look at the wall clock in the otherwise destroyed living room. It was a few minutes past 9am.She had less than 3 hours!And she had no one to take care of her children!Without thinking much, she immediately went on social media browsing for daycares around her area. With every post she clicked on, her mood became worse and worse as time went on. High rates, needing to book appointments… too much work!Face palming, she began to brainstorm again. Perhaps a nanny would work.Off she went on her search once more, only to be sorely disappointed once she reached out to the few she had seen and gotten a refusal due to being booked solid.“Fudgesticks.” She muttered, thinking of how inconvenient the daycare system was during emergencies such as these.She let out a soft groan, sitting on the couch which she had dusted a lot of debris off during her deep cleaning this morning. She tried to coun
The office of the temp agency was small, dreary looking with its grey walls and white flickering lights on the ceiling. In the air, there seemed to be a slight musk that Anna couldn’t identify the source of for the life of her.She absolutely hated it but was resigned to sit at a corner and wait as the receptionist had told her to.‘I need this job,’ she told herself, her feet tapping ceaselessly on the worn red carpet.And if on autopilot, she picked up her phone and dialed her father’s number.It rang twice before the call was picked up.“Dad?” Anna called, sounding agitated. “How are the twins? Are they alright? Did they eat?” She asked him.“Relax, Anna.” Her father sighed. In the background, Anna could hear the faint sound of a cartoon on the other end of the call. “You can trust us,” he assured his daughter. “They are safe.”She refrained from letting slip that her father had actually given her reason not to trust them. The police officer, Richard, had informed her that Sophie w
The drive the entire way was silent, and William refrained from turning his head to check if Anna was okay. There seemed to be a vice in his chest that wasn’t ceasing, and he hated the feeling of it.“Are you okay?” He asked out loud, expecting to hear an answer from her.Contrary to his thought process however, she didn’t respond and he was left in the silence, gripping his steering wheel firmly, trying not to break it with his immense werewolf strength.“Anna for fuck’s sake,” he growled out. “I expect an answer when I ask you a fucking question.”“What do you expect me to say, sir? Should I thank you for the ride, or for disrupting my life again?” She sounded weary, gazing out the window and wondering to herself how she got into this mess.Her bad luck had to have started a long time ago, she thought grimly - back to the time when she first met William at that club after she broke up with her ex. It had to have been that which caused her to get pregnant after only one night of mind
Anna couldn’t help the tears rushing out, her body giving in to the weariness she felt. But through that episode of weakness, the one thing a part of her couldn’t fathom was why William was still there comforting her. She had expected everything but that. If he had pushed her away, or said disparaging comments, maybe she wouldn’t have had the courage to let her tears fall.Maybe she would have wiped her tears furiously and rushed into the house in embarrassment. Instead, she felt exposed to a part of him she had never seen before, and she didn’t, for the life of her, know exactly how to react to that.William was silent, feeling so much hurt at the sight of his mate sobbing uncontrollably in his arms. It seemed, he mused silently, that despite his desire to stay away from her, all his instincts to protect her as his mate had overridden his decisions and will. It was like this woman was breaking down his walls one after the other, practically bulldozing through them without any regard
“Anna, where are you?” Her mother demanded to know, sounding exasperated and concerned. “Is the interview not finished yet?”Anna slowly processed those words while she turned to the wall clock whose numbers flowed in the dark. Her eyes widened once she saw the time: 5.03pm.Damn it.How had she not noticed the time?!“I’m on my way.” She promised her mother. “Are the twins okay? Have they eaten?“ She asked while picking up her purse and leaving her home to call a taxi.“They had a snack an hour ago.” Her mother said, sighing heavily. “Just get here, okay?”The call ended and Anna proceeded to do just as her mother had asked for the first time in a long time.…“Mommy,” Andrew sounded excited to see Anna as she entered the house, brushing past her father.“Baby.” She pressed a kiss on Andrew’s head and then on Andrea, hugging them tightly. “Did you have a good day?”They both nodded with smiles on their faces.“Anna,” her father caught her attention, and she turned around. “Why don’t
It was nearly midnight, and Ethan was bored. He growled under his breath as he watched the night sky from the front porch. The new moon phase was always his favorite because he could easily appreciate the beauty of the stars. The stars were twinkling in the sky and he enjoyed looking at them.Oh, who the fuck was he kidding?He hated being stuck inside the damned mansion all day.Unfortunately, he had spent nearly the entire day entertaining his mother.It was exhausting being the favorite sometimes; he didn’t know why William sometimes acted so envious of him.A smirk came onto his face as he remembered all the times when they were much younger and William was such a good brother. He cared enough to always bring Ethan along with him wherever he would go, and when their father - the previous Alpha - would want to take just William with him on business, William would put his foot down and insist that Ethan be brought along too.Those were truly good times.However, that all changed the
William opened his eyes to the insistent vibration of his phone. He let out a soft groan, turning his head away from the source and closing his eyes back. In his attempt to get some rest, he was not successful, as the vibration continued to force him back into the realm of reality. He let out a growl, cursing under his breath.“Fucking little…” he muttered as he picked up the phone roughly.It took him seeing the time and date in his phone as well as the multiple missed calls from Lily to remember how badly he had screwed up.How in the world had he forgotten the meeting with Alpha Drake yesterday?!He thought back to how his day had gone, and recalled his need to drink away his frustrations after seeing Anna break down and blame him for her problems. He had tried his best to calm down that guilt that was eating away at him, for the small, very insignificant price of his sobriety.Unfortunately now it was all catching up to him, and he didnt like that at all.Nevertheless, the day mus
William didn’t know what to say, but he was adept at denying until proven guilty.“Mother, I have no idea what you’re talking about.” He stated.“Don’t be smart with me.” She snapped. “You can’t try to fool me even if you tried! Who is Anna? I heard you mention that name.”“She’s nothing but an employee of this company.” He sounded measured even though what he wanted to do was demand his mother to stop asking so many questions. “Perhaps you should stop trying to eavesdrop on my conversations with my subordinates.”Her eyes flashed, although her son did have a point.“Hmmph! Perhaps you should be more responsible and pick up your phone when I call you.” She sounded miffed now. “Alpha or not, William, I am still your mother!”“That’s obvious.” He muttered to himself. “Regardless, I was busy last night.”“Busy?! Then you should have picked up the damn phone, William! Ethan’s wife-to-be came into the pack looking for you yesterday!”His head shot up as soon as he heard that, all thoughts