Dexter's pov
Haiz~
My head is heavy from clouded thoughts, I find it difficult to concentrate on watching yesterday's news.
Now I've become the wealthiest and strongest Alpha there is on the planet, and yet I feel incomplete because I'm still without a mate.
"Why am I still thinking about that ungrateful woman," I groan, clenching hard on the wine gl*ss in my hand so that it shatters to dust, dropping from the 20th floor from where I resided.
I look ahead, overlooking the city view with the world at my fingertips thanks to the wealth and power I've achieved in the last four years after that woman disappeared.
"How dare she!" I mutter with boiling rage, clenching hard against my teeth as I ball my hand into a fist.
Everyone wants me now, every human woman, and every she-wolf and yet, a common woman with nothing to her name dares to run away from me.
My wolf has been yearning non-stop, to the point where it's weakening me from the inside.
"After all I gave her, she suddenly disappears, the mate I found four years ago vanishes into thin air after getting the money she wanted, humans!" I scoff.
I caress my temple as I force myself to calm down when I feel a familiar stench inside my room.
"You came back so quickly," I say, reaching for the wine bottle and gl*ss to pour myself another wine.
"I couldn't stay for long Alpha, I apologise."
Ha!
I turn around irritated to find my Beta with his head down, that look of failure all over his face quickens my urge to get rid of him as my anger knows no bounds. Still, I can't dispose of him just yet.
"Did you do as I asked George?"
"Yes Alpha," he responds rather quickly as he raises his head with enough courage to look me in the eyes, I guess he must have done something right.
George takes out a document from a bag and hands it over to me, "all the information you need is in this document."
"Alright, leave it here and go," I ordered, showing him my back as I returned to my drinking.
However, George's footsteps are not heard and his scent remains.
He's still here!
"Alpha…" he calls out to me with stress.
"What!"
I see George holding back his tongue, he's nervous, unsure of what to say, or perhaps he's choosing his words carefully so I don't kill him.
Still, after seemingly summoning enough courage he opens his mouth to speak.
Well it's about time, I was just about sending him away if he plans to keep me waiting.
"Don't you think it's time to start finding another female, or an heir who will take care of everything, the council is pressing hard about dethroning you, you have just one year left, if you can't have an heir within that time then…"
Crash!!!
The bottle of wine I have been planning to consume crashes barely a few feet away from Dexter's face and into the wall.
I can feel my anger boil hotter than ever as I stare at him with a threatening side glance.
"Those old b*st*rds, I've realised after coming a long way that you can never satisfy those old hags, let them do as they please, the only reason they can bark at my back is because they can't do it before me."
"But Alpha…"
"Enough!" I yell loud enough to silence him, but also cause the gl*ss nearby to break.
Acknowledging the situation, I take yet another deep breath and take a seat.
My head lowers and I close my eyes, "you may leave now," I tell him.
This time George wastes no time and hurries away.
Quite the coward I believe.
For four years I searched for her without any success, but now I find her in a boring city with so many accomplishments that the city sings her praises.
She's changed her name, but not her scent and not her face, perhaps her hair but not the look.
How can I ever forget that look that completely bewitched me?
"So she's much better than the street rat she was before, to think she'll outsmart the best, I underestimated her, not bad for a human mate," I say to myself with laughter.
I had George search for her and he comes back with a document, I sure hope this contains her home address.
"Well now I'm afraid it's about time we meet, you've come a long way Vida."
I can't let her go like that after taking my money.
I get up and stretch, I feel good from the thoughts of reuniting with my runways trickster or a mate.
Oh… when I find her… I'll make sure to break her wings.
Ding Dong~
The doorbell echoes, "Sir..!" I hear George's voice echoing from the door once again.
With a Tch from irritation, I hurry towards the door and open it so I can yell in his face.
"For crying out loud, stop interrupting me."
"No sir, that's not it," the stubborn man tells me.
From his boldness, it seems to be an emergency. It's not every day I get to meet someone telling me I have it wrong, the last person who did something like this was 'her.'
"Alright, then what is?"
"We've got two kids at the front desk," he answers.
"Two kids? Handle them, what's with you and your incompetence."
"No sir, that's not the issue," he tells me once again.
I get really upset from his half sentences and place my hand upon his shoulder so I can have him look me in the eyes and know I don't look like I'm in it for games.
"It's not, then what is?"
"Well…"
"Well…? Out with it dammit," I yell.
With a sigh, he caresses his temple and opens his mouth, "You see Alpha, they seem to claim to be your kids."
My ears perk and for the first time in my life, I get goosebumps from hearing such words that I'm left almost speechless.
Dexter's PovWords cannot express how confused I feel as I stare at my Beta.I'm not even sure how I should scold him for being deceived by children, especially one claiming to be mine.At first, it sounded like a dream but realising how frustrated I am, I can hardly call this a dream."How's that even possible? You let two kids tell you who they are?" I yell in his face as the anger welling up inside me finally explodes."No Alpha," George tells me with a completely lost smile.I'm not even sure why I have him around me when he's making me feel like I'm a laughing stock."Well, then what is it?""To be honest Alpha, I didn't want to believe them before but you see…"Ah, there it is again, George's unbeatable record for keeping someone waiting.It's beginning to irritate me seeing how cat's got his tongue, if he was unwilling to say anything then I'm more than willing to help."Out with it dammit!""They look like you Dex!" for a second I pause and take a step back.It is the first ti
"Where's the wretched woman who dares to touch my son," bearing the door of the principal's office, I hear the voice of a woman echo loudly that it has me frowning at her attempt to explode my ear drums.Moreover, the fact that she's here in the principal's office where I should be bothers me a whole lot."Ma'am please calm down," instantly I recognized the second voice as the homeroom teacher who called me earlier.The homeroom teacher says, desperately trying to appease the nagging woman.Upon nearing the office window, I look through and find the woman all dolled up in expensive brands, everything about her spelling out her wealth.Her arms are folded as she turns away to avoid listening to anyone's pleas, her face rubbed with lots of makeup.It's not just the homeroom teacher trying to beg her, but even the principal and her secretary and that baffles me a whole lot."Are you listening to yourself, if you don't make sure to expel that child then I'll have no other option than to w
"Dexter, what are you doing here?"I'm speechless and stunned as I stand, gaping in awe from the sight before me.My heart pounds a million times, my thoughts running haywire because I find it hard to process anything at this point.How?How did we end up meeting this way?If anything, I feel more pitiful than ever, watching him draw near with another man falling behind, and I can already sense that even he is someone beyond my reach.Dexter, looking as terrifying as ever walks over towards me but then we cross paths and he has me stand behind him, but not before our eyes cross and I find him staring at me like he was going to kill me."Ah… Mr Dexter… it's a surprise to have you here, but may I ask why you're here," the principal rubs her hand politely as she rushes towards him.I can see my enemy quiver in fear with cold sweat spilling down her face and her legs wobble like a warm."That's not a question you should be asking, I'm here because I got some information that someone's cau
Seeing a pouch of papers seated on my thighs, I quiver at the mere thought of knowing what is written inside.“Pick it up,” Dexter orders once again, causing me to flinch from fear.Unwillingly, I reach for the brown envelope and open it, a bunch of papers come falling out which I catch with my hand blocking the opening of the paper.At once, my brows furrow as I come in contact with something quite troubling and my heart starts to race.“This…” I look at Dexter with a long face, the words refusing to leave my mouth as my expression begs him to spare me from seeing what is in the envelope, but he gives me a cold shoulder and stretches out his hand.Slowly he takes the papers away from my hand, and takes off the envelope, delivering a bundle of white papers in my hands.“Now, read it,” he orders.Test…Test…Tests…All the papers are test results, and it’s much worse than I feared it to be.My birth certificate, my blood group, my health, and everything relating to me are on the papers
"Three months," he repeated himself, holding up his three fingers.I'm not sure how to react with this news but I can feel my heart leap for joy and a seed of hope begins to sprout.Still, on my knees, I grab hold of his ankle, clinging to it like a sloth on a tree, refusing to let go under any circumstances."Yes, please, three months is just what I need, I couldn't ask for anything more, just please, at least let me say my goodbye to them," I tell him.Dexter turns his face away, I can see his fist slowly clinch and he clicks his tongue instantly."And how can I trust you, Vida?" He says, even while he stares into the abyss I can see disappointment written over his face.If this were to be in the past, I would think of him as a heartless monster but now, all I can think of is how to get on his good side.Dexter looks at me with a frown on his face, and I can only avoid our eyes from meeting out of guilt."Why… should I trust a woman like you who's good at deceiving?""No… no! I won'
"I can see you kept to your word," Dexter says standing before his car while his men carry our bags inside one of the many cars already lined up.Without a doubt, I understand that it's my fault for his lack of trust, but I'm getting a bit irritated being reminded all the time.Squeezing my face, I led my boys who are a little hostile and bearing frowns on their face to the car.Ash stares daggers at Dexter the moment their eyes meet and Dexter just stares back at him with the same energy until Ash gives up and walks away. Truly, their resemblance is impeccable in many ways."Did you get any bright ideas last night," Dexter asks, grabbing hold of Neo's and Ash's things from my hand.I roll my eyes, stomping my feet angrily behind Dexter as I complain, "I told you, I wasn't planning to run away, so enough with reminding me."He tosses their things at the trunk and closes it, turning abruptly that I'm taking back by how close we are and losing balance, my ankle twists breaking my heels
"Don't be scared boys," Dexter says with a stiff face as he stares at his father."He won't cause you any harm," he promises them both, "that is your grandfather." He says.Looking at Dexter I find that he's neither smiling nor frowning, but hostility surrounds them. The bad blood between them has me worried about how my kids will be treated, but then I remember Dexter saying he loves them.There's no way he'd sit back and watch them get mistreated.With his arm placed on each of their shoulders, he gives them a boost, pushing them forward towards the cranky-looking man.After a long pause, a brave Ash takes a step forward and I see him gulp but then hold Neo by the hand the two walk towards the man, but then he stops, Neo turns around, and he's shaken by the cold face the man's putting on."Grandpa?" Neo asks Dexter almost as if he's trying to cross-check."Yes, now be good boys and go greet your grandpa," he says to them, and once again they begin to moveFinally, they reach him, th
“Woah~”With glittering eyes and drool, Neo, Ash and I stare at the lavish meals on the table, unsure where to start, my hunger is eradicated just from the delicious aroma evaporating into my stomach.“Can we eat all of these?” he asks Dexter.Dexter chuckles, he reaches out for a knife on the table and cuts a slice of cake for each of them. Despite the frown on my face he turns to the other side and proceeds to feed them with sugar while my eyes twitch.“Everything here is for you to enjoy, it’s your welcome gift,” he answers them and quickly they glow with glee, “now don’t hold back your appetite, I’m pretty sure the both of you must be starving after going to bed rather early,” he tells them.“Uh-huh,” Neo answers, his eyes fixated on the cake as he nods with a giggle. “Yes, thanks for the meal,” he says rushing to chomp down his slice, same with Ash.Speaking of which, Ash looks rather gloomy, he’s fondling his fork, poking the cake with a long face that I’m puzzled about what see