Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 55: it’s a date . “You should shower you know. You stink.” He scrunched his nose purposefully.The alpha scowled, sniffing at his armpits with an alarmed expression. “I’ll be right back.”Saint threw his head back, laughing out loud. “I was joking,” he said between his laughter. “The look on your face.”He clutched his stomach as he doubled over again. It took a couple of minutes before he gathered himself and looked at the alpha who was looking at him like a kicked puppy.Saint took his hand in his and made the alpha face him. “Is it really why you didn’t shower?”Yves looked down at their hands and his shoulders slumped. “Didn’t know when you’ll kiss me again,” he mumbled, his voice barely audible. “Didn’t wanna wash it off.”Saint stood on his tippy toes, wrapping his hand around his neck. “You, silly alpha…” he cooed, brushing his nose along his sharp jaw. He pressed his lips on his cheek and felt the alpha stiffen under him. He pulled bac
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 56: the dream mate .Yves didn’t expect to find Valentino in his bedroom when he walked inside after a lovely date with his omega. No one had been here in years.The lights were on and his neatly made bed was now stripped off its sheets and even the pillows were stripped off. The said sheets and pillow cases lay in a pile on top of another sheet with his favorite blanket.He growled seeing Valentino rummage through his closet. Yves was a really possessive wolf and he never allowed just anyone inside his room. He even cleaned it himself because he didn’t like other scents inside. But Valentino was different. The only wolf who had that privilege. Because he was the alpha’s only older brother. “Shut up, you stupid alpha,” Valentino grumbled as he walked out of his closet leisurely dropping the clothes he had selected onto his bed.Yves’s wolf bristled. He’d just made his bed that morning and—“I said stop stinking up the place,” Valentino growled
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 57: vendetta .“Get in loser, we’re going shopping,” René said when she pulled up outside the hotel in her red sports car, the top down, hair rustled with the wind, tinted sunglasses pulled down on her nose.Jessica has never seen her this free. “Mean girls?” Jessica said, approaching the car, stopping at the door. “Really?”“What? It’s only the most iconic American movie. Plus, we are going shopping.”“Why?” “Because you asked me to help you fit in, and the first part of that is you need to look the part. Become a chameleon blend. So, we’re getting you some new clothes.” Jessica hesitated, looking at the passenger seat, pushing the rising impulsiveness back down. “What are you waiting for? Get in the car.” “I’ve always wanted to do that thing they do in movies where they don’t open the car door and just jump into the seat but this is the first time I’ve been presented with that opportunity, can I jump into your car yes or no,” She said quic
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 58: anything for her to be liked .She could understand her dislike to an extent, but…this? Trying to directly sabotage Jessica’s relationship with her son by physically separating them and placing Kai next to someone she was well aware was only after the family fortune?It was just a chair, a place at the table, but it spoke volumes that she wanted Eloise at Kai’s side instead of her. His mate. His own girlfriend.But knowing that Kai stood up to her and that Augustine hadn’t even bothered to change the seating warmed his heart too. There were some good people here, she just had to look. “Thank you.”Augustine shrugged. “It’s not a big deal.”“It is to me,” Jessica said, unsure what she would do without Kai by her side during the night. “Alright, where were we?” René asked, rejoining them and passing Augustine a glass with a dark liquid and two ice cubes. “Cocktail party,” Augustine filled her in, scooting over so René would sit next to h
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 60: oh how cruel people can be .Jessica did everything right at dinner. She greeted Kai’s mother respectfully as the host, copying how she practiced with René. She followed all of the rules and pointers René and Augustine had given her earlier. It was safe to say she was doing good so far. She didn’t make a single mistake (that she was aware of, at least). She used the right utensils, ate at the proper time, sat straight in her chair, kept her hands away from Kai and elbows off the table, turned her head respectfully when she drank, talked about the topics she was meant to. From the other side of the table at the end, René would occasionally shoot her a thumbs up when she did something right, and Augustine, who was coincidentally seated on René’s left, gave her silent reminders, once saving Jessica from choosing the wrong wine to fill the glass her seat neighbor held out to her.It was a small victory, but it made her breathe easierUntil
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 61: like a snake about to strike.Jessica slid down the wall until she was sitting down, knees pulled close to her chest. She laid her head between her knees, hands locked and pressing down on the back of her head, trying to keep herself steady. She wasn’t going to cry. She wasn’t going to cry. Breathe.She just needed a moment.Faintly, in the back of her head she recalled Kai’s words from earlier: If you’re uncomfortable, just tell me, okay?Jessica could picture Kai’s concerned expression in her mind like it was right in front of her. Her boyfriend who assured her they could leave at any time if she was uncomfortable, who curved conversations to protect Jessica from the harsh words of her family, who tactfully kept her around the people who wouldn’t hurt her if given the chance. She knew if she asked Kai to leave, he would in a heartbeat. If she told him the truth of how she was feeling, he would come with her with no further questions,
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 62: What was the point of it all? . Jessica sat next to Santana silently, taking her shoes and socks off, rolling her pants up so she could dip her feet in the cold water. They were quiet for a long time, the only noises between them was the occasional sniffle from Santana and the sloshing of the wine bottle.“I don’t think I can do this,” She eventually said, head lolling upwards to stare at the sky. Even on a clear night, there were no stars with the haze of the city. “Continue Living. In this family.” “But they are your family, you love them,” Jessica said. It had to just be maybe anger, she couldn’t actually mean what she was saying.But Santana let out a full body laugh, keeling over and spilling a bit of wine into the pool when she turned to look at Jessica. “Are you kidding me? Of course I don’t. I will never.”Jessica’s mind jumbled, wondering if she had heard her right, or if Santana had heard her wrong somehow. This didn’t just ma
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 63: Alpha Maverick . A bike halted with screeching tires in front of the grand mansion. The man quickly parked it, hurrying up the wide stairs and to the inside. His leather jacket flew behind him and tattoos peaked around his neck from under his black t-shirt.“I have news for the boss,” he informed the guards stationed in front of the door.They regarded him briefly before opening the door for him, gesturing their head to the inside. He hurried inside with a nod, rushing through the long corridor, climbing the spiral staircases that led him to the second floor of the mansion. His foot quickly swallowed the distance, his boots clicking on the marbled floor with urgency.The boss would be having his breakfast in his office at this time of the morning. He broke through the door with a quick succession of knocks to announce his presence.Maverick Leonard, looked up from his coffee mug. He was a handsome man in his early thirties. His black hair