Dressed for an unknown event she had no idea of, Tabitha left her room with the maids sent by her mother. As she started moving, she realized how weak she was; every step felt heavy. Her stomach growled continuously, and a slight dizziness overcame her.Tabitha knew why she felt this way. Setting aside the physical and mental exhaustion she had yet to recover from, the day-long deprivation of food further weakened her. Tabitha knew she needed sustenance for strength, but she was determined not to accept food from her enemies. All she could do was endure and prepare for whatever came next.Tabitha encountered her family in the living room, engaged in discussion. She had no idea about their topics, nor did she care.Standing weakly, struggling to keep her feet steady and avoid falling, Tabitha noticed one of the maids who had escorted her from her room approaching her mother. Though unaware of the maid's intentions, Tabitha was almost certain it concerned her.Informed by the maid t
A car pulled up in front of the hotel owned by Golda Corporation.At the hotel entrance, several men in black suits stood.While Silas had expected such an entrance, his attention was elsewhere.‘This smell…’Silas's nose twitched slightly for a while, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.It had the same fruity quality he remembered, reminiscent of peaches. Silas had only smelled something like this once. And that was when his mate was close. The moment Silas reached the hotel, he could vaguely feel the presence of his mate.Happier than he had been a while ago, Silas stepped out of the car after the door was opened by one of the black-suited men by the hotel entrance.Kelvin, his wolf, rejoiced within him as he stepped out of the car.Finally, after two torturous days of yearning, Silas felt the presence of his mate again. He already knew he hungered to be in the presence of his mate, but it was only after feeling her presence again that he realized just how desperate he had b
Upon hearing Bianca's words, Donald became angry. He hated seeing Bianca uncomfortable. Even during the times he played pretend with Tabitha, it was known to any observant person with way too much time on their hands to study others that he doted on her.To people ignorant of the true situation and knew he was engaged to Bianca's sister, most would believe Donald was just really fond of his future sister-in-law. Tabitha had thought the same, as it seemed like everyone in the family started to have unusually good chemistry with Donald.Perhaps if Tabitha hadn't been so blinded by love for her family and fiancé, she would have noticed some peculiar patterns and might have caught signs of Donald's cheating earlier. But, oh well, one couldn't really blame a woman who had been so wholeheartedly in love; it blinded her to not notice anything wrong."Where is she?" Donald asked with a cold expression on his face, still holding Bianca close to his body. He wanted to address the issue immedia
Silas raced up the stairs the moment the dreadful thought came to him. He wondered what business Tabitha had with the rooftop of a 25-floor hotel.Perhaps Silas's concern for his mate was starting to make him overthink, but with the current gloomy mood he felt from her that seemed to only deepen as the seconds passed, he was scared of what might be going on in Tabitha's mind.The thought that still dominated his mind, in the end, was that she wanted to jump off the hotel. When one thought of Tabitha's situation, it was a possible outcome, but Silas would not let his mate do a such thing if it were to be the case. He couldn't allow the woman he loved to die.Silas couldn't even imagine the image of her lifeless body. He'd go crazy if anything happened to his mate. She was his, and she had no right to harm herself.“I'm sorry for coming late, but I'm here now. I'm here! Please don't let it be what I'm thinking,” Silas said to himself. His heart pounded hard with every step he took up th
Tabitha blinked in surprise, shocked to the point of forgetting to breathe. His words left her doubting if she had heard correctly.Staring at him, she couldn’t help the images of that night resurfacing in her mind—the intimate moment, the sensations coursing through her body, the pleasant words he spoke. It all came flooding back.Beyond the pleasure she experienced, something undeniable, he made her feel alive when everything seemed dead.But what was he saying now? Could he be serious about what he said? That one of the reasons why he was here with her was because he couldn't get enough…No! Tabitha mentally blocked out his deep, melodic voice that continued to echo.Still stunned from the sudden encounter and now this, she continued to stare at him.All her pain was still buried deep in her heart, but she believed that for the second time she had spent with Silas, his presence seemed to be capable of washing it away when they were together.Silas, not receiving any solid reaction
Saddened, Silas stood motionless in the spot Tabitha left him.The words she spoke before leaving felt like sharp blades, each making its way into his soul and stabbing it. He was hurt and angry, not at Tabitha, but at the people who had killed her inside.The outcome of his conversation with Tabitha did not surprise him. He had expected it from the beginning, but expecting it to happen and it happening were two different things.Silas did not agree that the night they shared was a mistake, but could Tabitha be right that it should never have happened?This was why he had been hesitant to have his mate on the very first day. He knew that the outcome of that night might not be favorable to either him or Tabitha. His hesitation stemmed from the awareness that, even though she acted in such a seductive manner that drew him in, the reality was that she had only been that way because she was looking for an escape from her sudden misery. She was vulnerable and drunk.Silas turned his gaze f
Travis Wise tried his utmost best to convince Silas that what he saw wasn't what he believed to be the case.Even after he tried to ‘clarify’ things with a lot of beautiful nonsense and a jovial demeanor, speaking to Silas as if they were old acquaintances, Silas knew what he saw and wouldn't be fooled. This, and the fact that he could sense his mate's feelings at that time, made him aware that Travis Wise was onto some nonsense.It only irritated him more.In response to Travis Wise's explanations, Silas remained silent. With an unamused expression on his face, he conversed with Kevin in his mind.“Seeing my mate in this state makes me so mad,” Silas complained to his wolf.“At least she seems to be at ease now since I can't sense anything negative,” Kevin stated, surprising Silas.“That's strange,” Silas said. The overall calm situation at his mate's side wasn't what he was expecting. Not that he wanted anything bad to happen to her or for her to feel more gloomy, but the sudden sen
Silas placed his hand on the back of her head while her hands remained by her sides because she was still asleep. “Shh,” Silas calmly said. “Shh,” he continued, using his other hand to pat her back. “Shh.” Silas wondered what was going on to cause Tabitha to burst into tears. He knew she was pained by what her family and everyone related to her had been doing to her but right now, she was asleep. Could she be reminiscing about everything through her dream, causing her to hurt this much until she began to cry? However, Silas didn't need a reason to help his mate out of her distress. He continued to pat her back and caress the back of her head but now started to hum a song. Tabitha, though was still fast asleep, despite crying, heard his hum. She was already feeling comfortable in his arms but when she heard his soothing voice, like a newborn baby, she stopped crying slowly. “That's it, my dear, that's it,” Silas said to her. When she stopped crying and he sensed how deep she was