Bellona was furious beyond words. Apart from being furious, another emotion she felt was confusion. She was confused as to why Zephyr had treated her like a thief.
He was the one who asked her to organize the shelf so why then did he behave like she acted on her on will.
The way he reacted when she touched that book was very strange. Unless he was hiding something in that book or behind that shelf.
She had seen many movies were a book in a book shelf was the key to a secret passage way. Could it be the same with the one in Zephyr's office?
If Bellona had ever thought of pardoning Zephyr for murdering her parents, this event fueled her anger and drive for revenge.
Bellona moved all those thoughts to the back of her mind. She needed to think of a way to get close to Zephyr because all the attempts she had tried didn't seem to be working out. She needed to go see Nimue. Maybe the woman would have a thing or two to say.
Bellona quickly finished her worked and clocked out for the day. She didn't even bother to tell Zephyr that she was leaving because she was still mad at him.
"She'll leave after a week." She heard a man's voice say.
"No. She'll surely stay more than a week. Can't you see how fierce she looks" A woman's voice countered.
Bellona turned towards their direction when she realized that they were talking about her.
The two employees let out an awkward laugh when their eyes met with Bellona's. Having no other option, they walked towards Bellona.
"Hi, I'm Evelyn" The lady greeted and nudged the man who seemed reluctant, "this is my friend, Caleb."
Bellona wanted to ignore them and simply walk away but she eventually stayed and reciprocated.
"I'm Bellona" She said.
"Nice to meet you, Bellona" Evelyn smiled. "You're the boss's latest secretary, right."
"Yes" Bellona's answer was short. She wasn't comfortable with meeting new people so she didn't know how to interact properly.
"We were making a bet on how long you'll last before you resign. Most secretaries usually stay between four to five days. The maximum is a week" Evelyn explained. "I say you'll last more than a week while Caleb here, says you won't last a week"
Caleb smiled awkwardly and touched the back of his neck.
Bellona squinted her eyes and observed Evelyn. She seemed human and certainly didn't know that Zephyr was a wolf. It seemed like only a few people knew Zephyr's true identity.
"You're the third one this month" Evelyn said, understanding Bellona's confusion.
Bellona was shocked. Zephyr really changed his secretary often. She needed to be extremely careful with her plan because if she messed up and he fires her, there'll be no other way to exert her revenge except approaching him and picking a fight and although she was skilled fighter, she wasn't confident in her fighting skills when compared to Zephyr.
"Among all his previous secretaries, I like you the most." Evelyn continued talking, "you see all the other secretaries came with a motive."
'Like she was any different' Bellona chuckled inwardly.
"What were there motives" Bellona asked, picking interest in the conversation.
"All of them wanted to seduce the boss. They always wore clothes that showed their cleavages and thighs" Evelyn said. "The most interesting part of the story is that most of these 'secretaries' are from rich families so they don't really need the job." Evelyn revealed.
"What was Ze- , I mean what was the boss's reaction when he found out about their real identity" Bellona asked.
"I really don't know. But all I can say is that the boss doesn't like deceit and he doesn't take it likely with the culprit."
Bellona smiled bitterly. No matter what anyone says about Zephyr, she must complete her mission.
"You said you like me the most. Why is that?" Bellona asked, changing the topic.
"You seem fierce. Your appearance and character certainly matches the boss's own. I think you guys would make the perfect couple" Evelyn said happily.
'She and Zephyr, a couple? Give me a break' Bellona scoffed. That'll be the last thing to ever happen in this life.
"Don't let the boss hear you" Caleb chided her.
"Don't repeat that statement" Bellona warned Evelyn. She had to leave this place before she gets angrier than she already was.
"I'll be taking my leave now" Bellona said and walked away.
"Let's meet again" Evelyn called after her.
Even though Bellona was angry at the girl for saying that she and Zephyr would make a good couple, she was also happy that she met someone like her.
The girl was a tattletale and would certainly be a great help to her in future. She just needed to get close to her and she'll reveal all she knows about Zephyr.
The Gods were definitely on her side because she kept meeting people who would unknowingly be of help to her.
She couldn't wait to separate Zephyr's head from his body.
Her body shook in excitement.
Bellona took a cab that took her to Nimue's place.
On entering the room, she didn't find her.
"Nimue" She called out but no response.
"Nimue?" She called out again but still no response.
This was strange. She had never come here and didn't find Nimue. She hoped nothing had happened to her because without her, she wouldn't be able to go ahead with her revenge.
Bellona walked into another room but didn't find Nimue, as she turned to leave, she heard a sound. She looked around and observed the interior of the room, only to find a small, almost unnoticeable door.
Bellona decided to walk in and take a look. There was a thick fog like substance in the atmosphere of the room preventing her from seeing clearly. She managed to get a little glimpse of something. She saw Nimue's back, in front of her was Diablerie and she seemed to be making some incantations.
"Nimue?" Bellona called out just to be sure her eyes weren't deceiving her.
Nimue turned sharply to find out who the intruder was. When she saw it was Bellona, she made the fog go away.
"W- what a-are you doing here?" She asked, shock evident in her features.
"I came to see you" Bellona said, still not coming to terms with what she saw.
What was Nimue doing with Diablerie and how come she had never come to know about this room before?
"Let's go outside" Nimue suggested after she had calmed down and Bellona agreed.
"What were you doing in there?" Bellona asked as soon as they sat down.
Today was hectic for her. It seemed like everyone around her was hiding something. Zephyr had a secret and Nimue has a secret room. What other secrets did she not know?
Nimue knew that she was going to ask therefore, she had already thought of what she was going to tell her.
"I was cleaning the mirror" Nimue said without battling an eye.
"I heard some sounds coming from you" Bellona inquired.
"Bellona dear, it is a magic mirror so I have to be spiritually alert when handling it."
"But then what do you have to say about-"
"You'll ask me no more questions about this." Nimue said and Bellona quickly nodded. It was as though Nimue had some control over her or something. Nimue smiled widely, she still had control over her but it seemed like it was gradually weakening.
"Why are you here?" Nimue asked, totally changing the topic.
"Zephyr is hiding something" Bellona said.
"Something like what?"
"I don't know what exactly but he asked me to organize his bookshelf and when I touched a book, he snapped" Bellona calmly explained. "He must be hiding something in the book or probably in the shelf"
Nimue was in deep thoughts. What was Zephyr hiding?
She gasped. 'Don't tell me he's hiding what I've been looking for? I must find out.'
"You'll find out what he's hiding and report to me" Nimue instructed.
"Yes" Bellona answered and left immediately. She was behaving as though she was being controlled by a remote.
When Bellona had left, Nimue's calm expression changed to a confused one.
How on Earth did Bellona manage to pass through the barrier she used in blocking the door? Just how?
She has also used her magic to mute her sounds so how did Bellona hear her?
She really underestimated that girl.
Bellona was more than who she knew herself to be and even Nimue didn't have the answer.
The spell she casted on Bellona when she was little was supposed to last a life time but some how, it kept fading and she has to redo it severally.
She needed to up her game if she wanted Bellona to remain her puppet or else, the day the girl would eventually escape her shell, she wouldn't take it likely with her. She just had one task.
To find out who Bellona truly is.
The next day, Bellona got to work early, she waited to greet Zephyr and after that, she took the employee's elevator and then made coffee for him.All these while, she didn't spare him a single glance nor did she try to appear jovial with him. She just kept a straight face through out. When he was done with the coffee, she simply took the cup back and then went to her office.Zephyr must have noticed because for some reason, he felt guilty. He regretted the way he treated her the previous day and he felt like apologizing for his behavior. Even though he felt remorseful, he wanted to keep his pride so he made use of the telephone to call her to his office.************After Bellona had received the call from Zephyr to come to his office, her straight face formed a frown. It was already bad that she had to put up with him and see him daily, now he was calling her to his office. Just what does he wants now? To anger her further?Still, she rose from her seat and walked to his office.
"hmm" She hummed, not in the mood to talk.The drive to the office was quiet. While Lancelot wondered what caused her change of mood, Bellona on her own kept thinking of what she saw.It was brief but she was able to recognize two children playing with each other, a boy and a girl. Though she couldn't see the little boy's face properly, she was able to recognize the girl.Who wouldn't be able to recognize themselves? The little girl was her."I'll get married to you" The boy said."I'll wait for you" The girl replied with a smile.Bellona was confused, she couldn't remember any event like this happening. Besides, she didn't have any childhood friend. She spent her childhood under Nimue's care.Nimue was very strict. She didn't permit her to socialize with the other children so she didn't know where this memory was coming from.She needed to tell Nimue about this.Soon, they reached Zephyr's company and Bellona alighted almost immediately."Let me walk you up" Lance came down from his
The moment Bellona stepped out from the vehicle, she quickly ran till she was out of sight. She stopped behind a building and breathed hard."What was that about?" She asked nobody in particular. Zephyr was behaving weirdly and he needed to stop it because it was making her feel....somehow.She took another deep breath and straightened herself. She walked to the road and hailed a taxi which took her to Nimue's place.On arriving, she knocked on the door and moments later, Nimue opened up the door."What are you doing here by this time of the night?" Nimue asked, feigning surprise."Something's bothering me" Bellona said."Come in. Have a sit" Nimue shifted from the entrance and Bellona entered and after which, she closed the door."What is the matter, dear?" Nimue asked, impatiently."I saw something. It felt like a memory but I can't remember if anything of that kind happened." Bellona opened up."What did you see? What was it?" Nimue anxiously urged her to speak."I saw two little
"What are you doing here?" Zephyr's voice resounded in her ears causing her fears to sky rocket through the roof.Bellona was too shocked to answer. How come he was back so soon? It wasn't up to two hours since he left and for all she knew, the site was an hour and thirty minutes away from the company.She didn't know what to say. This was the first time she was caught red handed and she couldn't help but wonder what Zephyr would do to her."Didn't I ask you a question?" Zephyr raised his voice when he didn't get any response from her."I- Uhm. You see..." She tried to form words but nothing was forth coming. It was as though all the courage she felt this morning had flew out the window.Her eyes darted around, not knowing where to look and landed on Lucian. The man looked like he wanted to kill her that instant. He was glaring daggers at her.She looked away and composed herself. "While you were away, I decided to clean your office. I took out a book and the shelf suddenly parted rev
Alpha Noah kept thinking of ways to get his daughter closer to Zephyr. Since the man was mateless, there was no other way to get them close rather than him falling in love with his daughter Olivia."Olivia dear" Alpha Noah called his daughter. "You want Alpha Zephyr right?""Yes daddy" She answered, happy that her father had finally brought up the topic."Then you have a role to play" He told her."I'll do anything to have him, Dad" "Good. You'll go to his company today-""No, I won't. Have you forgotten the way he treated me the last time I went there. It was so embarrassing" Olivia whined, cutting her father's words short."You're not going to seduce him" Alpha Noah said."I- I didn't try to seduce him. I simply went for the interview." She defended herself."Whatever" Alpha Noah rolled his eyes playfully. "You'll go to him and apologise""But why, daddy. He's the one who's supposed to apologise to me. He treated me like trash and that really hurt my pride." She frowned."I'm sorry
Bellona was furious when she saw that Zephyr left with that brat. She was very angry but not because of jealousy. She was angry at the fact that he was so easy to seduce yet she had been delaying for all these while. If she knew it'd have been so easy, she would have tried her luck a long time ago. She was also angry with the girl. Probably because she was currently disguising as a human girl, people were now taking her for granted. First it was Lucian and now it was this spoilt daddy's girl that she could easily break into two in the space of few seconds.Bellona had never felt so humiliated even the day Zephyr snapped at her because she touched his shelf, she wasn't half as angry as she was today. If Zephyr wasn't there with them and she wasn't disguising, she would have pounced on that girl and gave her the beating of her life.She vowed that when she had finished her main aim of coming here, she would tackle everyone that messed with her.Not wanting to dwell so long on the matte
"What the hell is going on here?" Zephyr's deep voice echoed through out the floor.Immediately he was done with lunch, he had quickly rushed back to the office just to see Bellona pressed to the wall by Lucian who was strangling her. It angered him greatly.***********"Thank you for accepting to come with me" Olivia said and bent her head shyly. She was very happy that Zephyr accepted her lunch date.Zephyr nodded in response and didn't say a word. He was actually regretting coming with her.He did it to get a reaction from Bellona but she didn't seem to give two f*cks about him and that somehow hurt him."What would you like to eat?" Olivia asked, seeking for his attention."Whatever you like" Zephyr simply said and Olivia just smiled but still went ahead to order.While the were eating, Zephyr kept looking at his wristwatch, signalling that he couldn't wait to get out of there."My dad actually thinks we'd make a good couple and I can't help but agree" Olivia smiled, trying to ind
Zephyr didn't have the luxury of pondering over Bellona's behavior towards him. Though he wanted to ask her about it, it'd have to wait because he needed to confront Lucian as regards to his actions.'To my office, now!' Zephyr called Lucian through the mind link. While he waited, he face was devoid of any emotions and no one could tell what was going through his mind.In no time, Lucian was in his office, standing while Zephyr sat."What the fuck was that?" Zephyr growled at him but Lucian only lowered his head and remained silent."When I talk, you respond!" Zephyr's anger plummeted. If there was one thing he disliked the most, it's when he gets ignored."I'm sorry, Alpha" Lucian quickly apologized. The last thing he wished to do was to offend his Alpha. He knew how Zephyr could be whenever he was annoyed."I'm not fucking asking for an apology. I'm asking you why you did that?" Zephyr was furious."I..I" Lucian stammered."Why did you strangle her. You could have killed her. She's