“Thank you once again for your generosity and for hosting us, Alpha William.” The female delegate from the Golden Moon Pack said last, and William nodded, shaking her hand as well.Now that the full moon was over, the Alpha was glad to see the delegates off at the gate. And he was very much satisfied that his pack’s relationship with the neighboring packs was continuing on a positive note.However, that still left one pack - the Eclipse Pack, of which Alpha Drake was waiting in William’s home.The talks for the arranged marriage between Drake’s choice and Ethan was supposed to start today, and William was expecting the girl to be engaged to Ethan to show up soon.He went to his study, after returning from the gates, letting Drake and his mother talk at the breakfast table. Ethan was nowhere to be seen but that was just to be expected of his disdainful little brother.He busied himself with paperwork that he had put off for too long and organizing the rest of his monthly schedule while
Anna jolted awake to the feeling of her phone ringing by her ear. Reaching for it, she picked up the call without checking who it was that was calling.“Hello?” Her voice cracked and she cleared her throat. “Hello?”“Anna.” It was her father and he sounded strangely joyful for some reason. “Sorry, dear. Were you asleep?”“Huh? Um… yeah. But it’s okay, dad. What’s up?” She asked, sitting up in her bed. Her eyes spied the signs of dawn, the sun making its way over the horizon.“Well, it’s good news. Don’t worry.” Her father chuckled. “Jacob is back on duty, finally.”Jacob?Her brows furrowed before she remembered that Jacob in fact meant Jacob Touren, Sophie’s fiancé and wealthy businessman. Her mood soured immediately upon that thought. Why did her father have to go and remind her of all the reasons she didn’t like Sophie right now?“What does that have to do with me?” Her tone turned harsh and her father seemed to get that she was upset too.“Honestly, Anna. Please can you be happy f
Alpha Drake Finnigan waited until after the talks on potential engagement were over. He noticed William giving Lily stares throughout the entire meeting, even though Lily didn’t reciprocate in any way. Another notable point, he thought, was that Ethan, the Alpha William’s younger brother and supposed groom in question, wasn’t even present.Regardless, it would be at least another meeting before the two Alphas came to an agreement regarding the future of this arranged marriage.After they got back to the Eclipse pack, Lily finally turned to Alpha Drake with a smile. She looked triumphant and happy.“I think that went well,” was what she said, sitting down at the couch in his study. Her father was present, looking broodingly at her.“You always have an optimistic outlook on everything, Lily dear.” Her father said, and Alpha Drake had to agree. Still the smile on Lily’s face only grew wider. “Today was not exactly the best start to your engagement. The younger brother, that is…” He frown
Well, if this wasn’t the worst fucking disaster she had been in for the last week or so. And this was counting her horrible first day wearing that skimpy dress and trying to cover it up with a blazer only for her to experience the worst sort of surprises that day - like finding out who the father to her two children really was.“Fudgesticks.” She cursed under her breath, hearing the whispering in the entire top floor break out even when William had long left and entered his office. “Damn,” Anna added with enough emphasis.It was like today wasn’t even close to being her day. After everything, she had hoped that all would be well between her and William today after the long weekend. And yet she managed to screw things up over and over again.Jokes aside, was she really cursed or something?She finished printing out the documents and went back to her desk moping.Practically slamming the offending stack of paper on her desk, she busied herself with trying to think of how the rest of her
Silence ensued for a few moments after she said that. And she took the chance to continue.What’s the worst he could do? Fire her?“I’m sorry for spilling the coffee on you. It was an accident but I take full responsibility for my actions. I should have been paying attention and I didn’t. I’m sorry.” She finished, still feeling the anxiousness course through her belly and making her feel so nauseous and exhausted at the same time.William didn’t expect her to apologize so quickly. He expected her to put up more of a fight the same way she had done when she damaged his expensive white carpet.Anna expected a laugh to come from him and his words mocking her about her apology. What she didn’t expect was to finally look up toward the desk and find the same man all but gaping at her in shock.He recovered quickly still, and a smirk came into his face.“So you do know how to apologize properly.” He commented.She didn’t respond to his words - it had to be a rhetorical comment. All she could
“Welcome, sir.” The bouncer for the VIP section of the Marron’s Exclusive Club greeted William and let him pass through. He was a regular here, and everyone knew and respected him.Taking a seat at an enclosed area, the female server brought drinks to him while giving him seductive looks. Her breasts were all but spilling out from her top, and gave William an eyeful.Within thirty minutes, many other club girls that were hired to seduce their VIP clientele came to his table, and he had them fawning over him.However, none of them stirred his desire even once. He stayed, drinking his whiskey, letting girls surround him to the obvious envy of the other patrons, his eyes scanning the crowd below on the lookout for a girl that met his standards.“William, what a pleasure to see you here tonight.” He heard a familiar voice and turned abruptly to find Lily smiling at him.What? She was here? In the club?“How…?” He started to ask but stopped himself. “I didn’t expect to find you here of all
“Have you washed your hands?” Anna asked both of the twins again to which they nodded this time around. She left the restroom holding both of her children’s hands and trying to ask herself if this was the time she should start making her excuses to leave. After all, she had stayed to mingle with the crowd and had stayed away from Sophie. But as she spied the MC speaking on the stage, she decided to wait just a little bit. After the speech was over, she could leave.She guided her children to sit at an unoccupied table and beckoned to one of the servers.“Please can you keep an eye on them for me?” She asked the young girl, slipping her a $20 bill. The young server nodded, and Anna thanked her before going in search of her parents.Just as she turned a corner however, she heard the voice of the person she was trying hard to avoid.“I mean, what kind of person gets pregnant and doesn’t know who the father is?” Sophie’s loud voice cackled. Anna spied her sister talking to a few guests wh
Anna found Jacob Touren talking to one of the other guests, an elderly looking businessman.She approached them, her eyes sharp and fierce.“Jacob.” She called him and he turned, seeing the strange look on her face before excusing himself from his conversation and moving to meet her halfway.“Hey,” he said sounding concerned. “What’s the matter?”She opened her mouth about to spill everything but then she paused, looked around her. Too open. She needed a quiet place.“I need to tell you something,” she said. “In private.”Within minutes, Jacob had found a corner where she could properly talk to him, and was surprised when she handed him her phone.“What’s all this about?” His brows were furrowed in confusion. What was going on?“There’s something I need you to see.” Anna was insistent as she played the video she had captured of Sophie and that other man at the party she went to.Jacob was silent as he watched it, and Anna waited until the video was over.He was silent and staring blan