"Mom!” Sandra suddenly said, making the whole table turn to her. Hell, even Aztec was surprised by the power in Sandra's voice. Raquel looked like she was about to giggle her way out of the table, while Derek Marshall watched amusedly at the drama that was about to unfold. Doctor Franzel on the other hand, looked at his step child with a curious face, wondering what the hell was going on in her head. Had she by any chance forgotten that she had an ailing grandmother that needed to be attended to? Was she forgetting their deal or what? "Your favorite steak, try it,” Sandra said to Mary who was watching her with a bemused face. "I—” Mary said after a while of silence and her eyes brown knitting and unknitting because of the anger she was feeling right now. She hated being interrupted, and more so while at an important table. Before Mary could continue her sentence, Sandra spoke, making Aztec realize that there was more to the family than met the eye. "After being married for so m
"Mom! I've run out of money, transfer me $200,000!" A shrill voice snapped Mary out of her emotional breakdown about Sandra; she was too stressed about the girl and thought that she wouldn’t let the alpha give them the money they so desperately needed. She instinctively looked at her husband, hoping to the goddess that the Doctor had some solution to their crazy child’s desires. "What?” Mary asked, unsure of what she had expected from her daughter. "I need more money, mom!” "You can’t be serious right now, Scarlet. Why are you out of money again and at this time of the year?!'' Mary asked disbelievingly, pausing her steps. They were currently walking back to their estate which was a few blocks away from the old Marshall estate. She had given Scarlet a lot of money ever since the woman had disappeared on her wedding day, and now she was calling for more money. Damn, this girl was something else. "Hey, how can that little money be enough? I've lived away from home for a while
"Are you fucking crazy? Do you want to die so badly?!” A voice yelled, snapping Sandra out of her trance. Her blood was whirring so fast in her body, that all she could see was a starry night. She felt her legs weaken and all the air leave her lungs, from the shock that she was almost hit by a van. She wasn't sure what she needed to do, so when she heard the voice, she just closed her eyes for a moment, to regain her composure. She knew she looked crazy, considering there was a man yelling at her, saying things that she wasn't even interested in. All this time, she only had one thought, her damned sister. Her head hurt suddenly and she put her head in her arms before squatting, on the sidewalk to regain her composure. She hated what had happened to her, and wished there was another way out of this. She had been too preoccupied with everything that was happening that she had forgotten that she had a life to live too. "Dammit, are you even listening to me?” the voice kept yel
Now that Scarlet was back in town, she could get her identity back and wouldn't have to live as her ungrateful sister. She looked like she was thinking on overdrive and Aztec wasn't the least bit elated by that. He had saved her, the least she could do was appreciate the gesture, no? "I have just saved your life, don't you want to say something to me?" Aztec said to Sandra in the same tone she was using with him. He was disappointed, but he knew she was startled and maybe that's why she was in that state, but what if it was because she just didn't want to see his face? "Fine, thank you," Sandra said expressionlessly, her mind while elsewhere. She couldn't believe what had just happened and wished she could get an explanation. Aztec on the other hand looked satisfied with Sandr’s response and smiled at her, making her an offer. "Do you want to have lunch with me?" “No. I still have work and you have work too. Besides, you have no business being here at this time,” Sandra said befor
The morning was beautiful, with the sun finding its way above the horizon a little earlier than planned. The once chilly weather was welcoming the warmth and the clouds were making way for the clear sky. At the Franzel house, the parents were already up, and had managed to do their duties as early as possible for the sake of the visitors they would have today. The maids had everything neat, and the house was perfected to the point that anyone would think they were expecting a king. The Franzels may have outdone themselves, but they were proud of the setting. However, they were still worried about their daughter who hadn't shown up despite the agreement with Mary. This was all a gamble, and if Scarlet didn't join the table, then the gamble would be for nothing and the Franzels would once again lose everything they thought was important to them. "I don't think she will come,” Doctor Franzel said when the clock hit half past nine that morning. He wasn't impatient, but he knew his
Lunch did come by fast and right on time, the Marshall Alpha and his Luna made a show. Of course, Sandra had thought a lot about her mother’s insistence on the damn lunch, but when she saw Scarlet at home, she knew what they would try to do. She was hoping that the transition be fast, but first, she needed to talk to Scarlet and sort things out. She needed an explanation from her sister about why she was forced to endure a life that wasn't even supposed to be hers. Sandra was pissed and once again, Aztec noticed. One thing he had noted was that Sandra’s family gave her serious anger issues."Come on in,” Mary said and Sandra just forced a smile as she respectfully yet coldly responded, "thank you, mother.”"Hello Sandra, it’s been a while,” Sandra greeted Scarlet, her own name making her want to puke considering the person she was referring to. This family had the ability to make her angry by simply existing but Sandra would try and see things to the end of the fiasco anyway."Hello
“Do you regret running away from the marriage now?" Sandra continued when she saw the mini-shock on Scarlet’s face even though she had seen that face one too many times. It was the face that proved to Scarlet once again how dumb she had been to make a stupid decision again. Here and now, Sandra was genuinely curious as to whether Scarlet felt bad for ditching her wedding."That, is none of your business, sister,” Scarlet said, straining out the word sister like it was poison on her lips. Life had brought them together and she had made her sister a helpless creature bound by so many chains and yet for some reason, she wasn't even complaining about the fact that her sister had been forced to replace her. The only thing that mattered to dear Scarlet was the fact that the Alpha was handsome, what a wimp.“You're lucky to be married to such a handsome man anyway!" Scarlet added sarcastically like her heart wasn't aching tenfold. She hated that she was a mess and had been a little too fo
That afternoon, Scarlet was the first to show up at the Gilmore cafe. She had a lot on her mind and wanted to find better ways of getting Sandra away from the man meant for her. It was a crazy idea even for her, but the fact that her mother hadn't given her any money in the name of the Alpha, had pissed her off so much. Then again, she hadn't even stayed till dinner to know whether she would be getting the money or not. 'I could have had the Alpha and yet I’m stuck with an omega, what a joke,’ Scarlet thought to herself as she waited for her boyfriend. Alfred was a young and handsome man who fascinated Scarlet in all the ways possible. She loved him too much but clearly, she loved money and power more. Her greed and lust for a better life had forced her to come to this cafe and now that she thought about it, it wasn't exactly a bad idea. After all, she always wanted to be with the powerful in society. Ten minutes later Alfred walked through the Gilmore doors, looking handsome a