Natalia:
I woke up to the sound of my alarm ringing.
Knowing that I had work to attend to made this a whole lot better, and though I technically was supposed to be off for my ‘honeymoon’, I didn’t think that it was necessary anymore.
I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom, quickly freshening up and looking at my reflection in the mirror. Just the idea of knowing that I would need to see that bastard after I knew what he’s been doing last night with whoever he had brought to his bedroom. To think that he would have the decency of respecting the fact that my room was next to his.
Quickly getting dressed, I debated whether or not to tell anyone that I was leaving. However, I quickly decided against it, it wasn’t worth while, and they wouldn’t care anyway. Therefore, I walked out of the room and toward the door, I could get myself something at the office.
“Natalia?” Rosalyn called, stopping me. I smiled and turned around, nodding in respect to Daniel.
“Good morning, Rosalyn” I said politely. Fixing my white button up shirt, I wore black high waist pants matched with black heels. My laptop bag was on my shoulder, as I held a few papers in my hand which I knew would need my assistant’s attention when I got to work.
“Good morning, where are you going?”
“I have work to finish, and not to offend any of you, waiting for your son would just delay that for me” I said calmly. Rosalyn’s eyes met mine for a second before she nodded, I nodded back at her before walking out of the house. I was going to take a cab, my car was left back at home, and I wasn’t going to use any of his cars.
“Starling Inc.” I said, entering the first cab that stopped in front of me.
“Yes, ma’am” the driver said before taking off. My eyes scanned the papers that I had, the meetings that we were supposed to delay for two weeks would be held today, the faster I got work done, the better it was for me. The investors who would be arriving in two weeks would be giving it a better thought with the progress they would see, not that I needed to have any for now.
It was twenty minutes later that we arrived, I nodded at the man handing him fifty pounds before he could tell me how much I owed him to begin with “get something for your kids or wife, make their morning and day”
The man’s eyes widened before a bright smile made its way to his face as I walked out of the car heading to the building. My assistant’s eyes widened when she saw me, she was reading through her emails and replying to those that needed her attention.
“Kylie, I need you in my office in ten minutes” I said unlocking my office’s door and entering the room. I smiled at my clean place, the window had the view of the city making me smile as light entered the space. I sat on my desk and pulled out my laptop, putting it on my desk and turning it on. The papers that needed Kylie to review were also on the desk, the fact that she made such a mistake in them wasn’t a surprise to me. I allowed minor mistakes as she was still human and still lacked the experience for it; therefore I knew to review all the work before it went anywhere as to ensure that these minor mistakes weren’t repeated.
My office’s door was knocked twice breaking my train of thoughts “come in”
“You called for me, boss?”
“Yes” I said handing her the papers “the mistakes that were made have been highlighted, I want them fixed and I don’t want to expect such minor mistakes from a professional”
“My apologies…”
“Please call for an order for me for coffee and a panini” I said stopping her. Her apologizing at this point wouldn’t make a difference, the mistakes have been solved and fixed.
She nodded before walking out in silence leaving me to check my emails. I sighed checking the time, it was still early and I knew my employees would be able to get their work done before the meeting I planned to hold later this afternoon.
I picked up my phone and called my secretary, Amanda, who answered almost instantly “Amanda, we are holding a meeting at twelve, have everyone finish their duties unless they plan on staying overtime”
“Yes, boss” I hung up without saying another word just as Kylie walked inside with what I had ordered.
“I brought you juice, something with sugar should hold your energy through the day” Kylie said and I nodded.
“Thank you” I said, nodding at Kylie, dismissing her. She left the office to finish whatever she had to get done through the day, probably already knowing that we had a meeting to tend to later.
My phone’s screen brightened as a notification brightened on my screen flashing a message from one of my friends “congratulations to our beautiful bride”
I rolled my eyes at the message and flipped my phone ignoring it. My chest aching at the fact that in their eyes, I was supposed to be living the days of life.
Shaking my head at myself, I ran my fingers through my hair before going back to reading my emails.
Some bride, right…?
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I walked back to the Mansion with a bag of food in my hand, I didn’t plan on having anything from whatever they had in their kitchen. Therefore, any sandwich or soup would do at this point, and cold sandwiches were always a rescue in times of need.
My eyes met Blake’s who frowned in confusion when he saw me entering the house, his eyes landing on the bag in my hand. However, I made no attempt in approaching him or speaking to him to begin with as I walked up the stairs back to my room.
The door was opened without being knocked, making me roll my eyes and turn to face no other than the Alpha who couldn’t take a silent message. His eyes met mine and it took everything in me not to slap him in the face for walking in the way he did.
“What do you want?” I asked.
“What is this?” He asked, pointing at the bag which was in my hand.
“I believe that as a wolf, you have a strong sense of smell” I said calmly “I don’t need anything from you or your house. Whatever you think you can offer me, I can get more by myself; therefore, you can spare me and yourself the time”
I set the bag down on the coffee table which was in front of my bedroom’s sitting area, ignoring Blake’s eyes which were studying my every movement before walking to my closet to get myself some fresh clothes “is there anything that you need, Blake?”
“Where were you all day?”
“Work, I do believe that your parents knew that I was the CEO of my own company. Now, if you will excuse me, I would like to get some rest”
“So, you are just going to lock yourself in your room all day?”
“Does it make a difference to you? Last I checked, you didn’t even want my presence around you” I said looking him in the eye. His eyes hardened and his wolf growled, making me raise an eyebrow.
“You acting this way isn’t going to be fixing anything…”
“What is there to fix, Blake? I don’t even know you, I bloody arrived yesterday, how the hell did I do something that needs fixing?” I snapped glaring at him.
“I am the Alpha of this house, and you seem to not know the rules of respecting your Alpha”
“Why? Because I am not afraid of you? Or because my knees don’t shake at the sight of you? I am not one of your wolves, Alpha Blake. Best you learn and understand that quickly”
Blake:It took every bit of self-control I had in me not to hurt the woman who didn’t know what she was playing at.The fact that she was openly challenging an Alpha told me that she didn’t know the danger of it. Her being my wife or not, even a mate wouldn’t be allowed to test her Alpha the way she was.Sensing the danger within the walls of Natalia’s bedroom, Mason, Ryan, my sister Jordan, and her mate Kyle walked inside the bedroom looking at the two of us.“Natalia, I do suggest that we go for a walk” Mason said, wrapping his arm around her. She frowned in confusion before nodding and taking a step back. Her eyes looked me up and down as if she was waiting for me to react, but I wasn’t going to, not yet anyway.She walked toward the door, attempting to pass me before I grabbed her arm, squeezing it until she flinched “if you ever cross your limit with me again, not even your powers would be able to save you”Her arm’s temperature rose as she attempted to burn me, but I kept a tigh
Natalia:I walked out of the house heading to work.Having had breakfast in the kitchen before anyone woke up. Blake made it obvious that he didn’t want me joining him on the table, and I didn’t bother trying to head to their dining room since the night he kicked me out of it to begin with. I had more pride than that, and I was making sure that everyone in the house knew it.I smiled as I started my car having bought it last week, it barely arrived yesterday. I was proud to hear its engine running. It’s been ten days since I’ve married Blake, and need I say that I was proud that the week passed without problems. Not that it was going to be possible anyway as the two of us didn’t bother speaking once.My phone rang, breaking my train of thoughts and I frowned when I saw that it was Amanda who was calling. The fact that the woman knew that I would be coming, and yet was calling told me that something must have been wrong.“What’s wrong, Amanda?” I asked the second I picked up the phone.
Blake:I ran my fingers through my hair as I paced around my room. My mind went wild with thoughts as mixed feelings filled me. I didn’t understand what they were, but all I knew was one thing. I didn’t like them, not one bit.The feeling I felt when I was around Natalia was all too familiar that it both pleased and disturbed me. Pleased because it gave me a sense of peace which I’ve only felt with one woman before, and disturbed because I knew that I wasn’t supposed to feel it with her. The woman who I felt whole with was gone, and no one on this planet was going to replace her.“You need to calm down before you end up cutting off your own hair” Ares said in my mind. My wolf has been silent since my beauty had died, and yet, he was now calm, in a good mood even. That wasn’t a common thing when it came to being an Alpha, one who was both shattered and enraged.“What is happening? Why am I feeling this way?” I asked him.“For someone who's been through this process before, I’m surpris
Natalia:“Stay with me, Blake” I said, holding his injured neck. His eyes rolled to the back of his head “Blake, focus on my voice”“Myla?” He asked. I frowned in confusion but didn’t comment.“Blake, talk to me, keep talking” I said softly “what’s your name?”“Blake Knight?”“Good, choose a number” I said quickly. I had to keep him awake as not to have him enter a coma if he lost consciousness.“What?”“Just choose a number” I said. Again, his eyes rolled to the back of his head, but I gave him two slaps on his cheek, wanting him to stay awake “choose a number, Blake”“Seven”“Good, now choose a color color?”“Black” “Natalia?” Mason’s voice broke my train of thoughts. I looked at him to find him holding a pair of shorts and a shirt. However, his eyes widened when he took sight of the blood pouring from his Alpha’s neck and shoulder. The man’s blood covered my clothes, but I couldn’t care less at the moment. I just knew that we HAD to get him out of here before he lost any more bloo
Blake:I growled at Natalia as the two of us looked at one another. Her ocean blue eyes remained fixed on my emerald green ones. Her eyes were wide in both fear and worry, not to mention her racing heart which was throbbing against her ribcage. But nevertheless, she still got down on her knees in front of me. Extending her hand as she showed me that she was just trying to help and that she wouldn’t harm me. I couldn’t miss her shaking hand as she feared my reaction, but she didn’t move, she wanted to help me, and was showing it in every possible way.“Please” she begged. Her eyes stayed on my own, I growled again wanting her to stay away. I wasn’t stable, for now, I was in my wolf form, an injured wolf is far more dangerous than a normal wolf. The woman was crazy for being here.“I won’t hurt you” she tried again. This time, she slowly got closer to me. I growled again, exposing my canines. She hesitated for a second, but still kept her hand in front of me “I just want to help you, i
Natalia:I ran my fingers through Blake’s dark brown hair as he slept. His chest peacefully rising and falling with each breath he took. His features were finally calm, and the IV needle in his hand. His body having given up on fighting, the man finally got a little rest. His body’s temperature finally settling to a normal one, the man was no longer sweating or shivering with each breath he took. I couldn’t help but smile in contentment at the thought of him healing.My eyes stayed fixed on him as sparks ran through my body. The fact that I knew that he could have died had I not arrived on time made my heart clench with fear. Fear that I didn’t understand, nor did I try to. But everything seemed to be messed up anyway, from the sparks that I felt when I was around him, to the pain I felt seeing him in pain, I couldn’t understand any of them.“Natalia, you need to eat something” Ryan said, handing me a plate. I have been here since yesterday, only leaving Blake’s side to go to the bat
Blake:My heart raced against my ribcage as Ares came to his senses waking me up. The effect of the Wolf’s Veil running out of my body as I opened my eyes. My eyes searched the room which was once filled with her scent.I couldn’t help but growl when I saw Ryan sitting beside me.“Alpha?”“Where is she?” I asked angrily. My eyes scanned the room for her, but she wasn’t there, not that I didn’t know that already. Her scent wasn’t in the house, and it seemed like it hadn't been there for a while now.“What?”“Where is my wife?” I growled before shifting out of anger. The fact that she had left because of him angered me. She had stayed the night by my side when I was in my most dangerous state. When even my pack feared entering the room to help me, she took the risk and did it. Having heard his whole conversation with her, I may have been unconscious in the sense of being awake; however, I was completely conscious as I heard everything that happened around me.“S-She went to work, Alpha
Natalia:“Mine…”I stared at Blake with wide eyes. His own eyes not leaving mine for a second before I smiled and turned my attention to the bandage which was in my hand. I put it on the wound, careful not to hurt him before stepping back and looking him in the eye.“Do try not to rip this one, and if you do, let someone clean and cover the cut for you” “As long as you’re by my side when I wake up, there’s no need for the bandages to get ripped off, right?” Blake smirked and I raised an eyebrow.“What are you up to, Blake?” I asked “what’s all of this? Up until two nights ago, you wouldn’t even look at me, and now…”“You took care of me when my whole family feared approaching me. They would have either left me in the state that I was in, or they would have watched me die. You didn’t leave my side despite me kicking you out, you stayed here” Blake said taking my hand, he intertwined our fingers, or more specifically, tried to; however, I pulled them back before he could, making him fr