FAYE My entire body hummed with the tension at having been so close to him. That asshole had the nerve to say all those things to me! Who was he to say I wasn't fit to be Luna?! He'd probably thought I would be too broken by my miserable life with him to pull myself together and become something. I swirled the wine in the wine glass and then took a small slow sip. I felt hot underneath my dress. Despite the air conditioning, I felt hot and bothered. I didn't want to feel anything but hate and distaste for him, but my damn body seemed to love betraying me. I dropped the wineglass to the table and stood up to pace the veranda, the sunset I'd been watching now forgotten. I was sinking his ship. I'd seen the way he'd been with his investors. I'd gotten reports back on how far gone his company was. If he hadn't gone ahead and launched a new product without the capital and backing of the investors, I'd already stolen from him, then he wouldn't have sunk even further. I should
NATHAN "We're sinking, Nathan. More and more into debt. We can't continue like this or we'd lose everything." She'd dyed her hair. No, not even that. She'd fucking cut her hair. Who the hell had told her she looked better with short hair? Her hair had been everything. And she'd gone and cut it. And fuck! The tight dress she'd been wearing. Did four years really do that to a person? She'd been wearing a tight black dress that came down to her ankles, and those fucking stilettoes, man. I let out a tight breath as I felt myself going ha — "Are you even listening to me, Carver? I said we're fucking losing investors!" Fuck Daniel and his ranting. I rubbed my hand down my face, almost getting frustrated with him. "You need to calm down, Daniel. We've amassed resources over the years and there are plenty of other solutions to this little 'crisis'." Now why the fuck did he have to go and cut off my… what was it called again? "Listen to me, Nathan. We have to sell out a couple
NATHAN "Hey Nate." Lannon said, standing full on in the middle of my office when I let myself in. I flung my jacket over the couch and moved to the chair behind the desk, settling into it before replying. "There was a time you used to love being hidden, you know. Now you're just always in my fucking face." Zelda sat reclined on the couch, facing Lannon. "What's got you in this shitty mood then?" he finally sat his ass down on the couch beside Zelda, leaning forward. "Does it have anything to do with Faye?" "Why'd you two love birds decide to visit? Can't handle being cooped up in the cabin anymore?" I asked them, tongue in cheek. "We enjoy being in the cabin. Thanks for asking, but that wasn't what I asked." "You make it sound like everything's about Faye with me now." "Just answer the damn question." "Okay, yes, alright? It's about her. She showed up with fucking Axel Foxglove at my board meeting the other day, wanting to buy me out." "Faye?!! Is this the same Faye we know
NATHAN Fascinated, I watched the security video on my computer screen over and over, replaying it so many times that Daniel fidgeted in impatience. I glanced up at him, standing beside the desk, all nervousness and near breakdown anxiety. "The last two batches of the newly developed smartwatch." "Yes, Nathan. They took everything. Every fucking last box of it." He paced in front of my desk and I could feel him becoming agitated. The space itself was too tiny for pacing and he was putting me on edge. "What kind of thief steals a truck full of products and leaves with it in broad daylight?" “One with a death wish, apparently. I swear once the police find out who did this, I'll kill them myself." I rewinded the video again, shaking my head in disbelief as the truck plowed through the steel door at top speed. It was like a scene from an action movie. There was no sound, but I could just imagine the deafening noise it must’ve made as metal met metal. First, the massive door b
FAYE My heels clicked on the concrete floor as I walked beside Axel to the car. We'd just finished a press conference where I'd officially become the head of our real estate agency. I was the CEO now while Yvonne was the major owner of her and my dad's law firm now. All this just meant more things on my plate. I had so much going on and after the press conference, my head hurt like hell. I slid in into my car as he joined me in the back; and the driver pulled away from the company. "Is it always like this?" I asked Axel. "Always like what?" "Busy. Exhausting and frustrating." He chuckled, handing me a bottle of water. "Here. You have to remember to hydrate. And don't overdo it. You're not a werewolf like the rest of us." "Meaning I'm weaker?" I snapped at him, not smiling. "Did I say that?" I sighed and relaxed into the plush leather seats. "No, you didn't." I answered like a glum child. "I know you're tired, that's just it. When you're fully rested, you'll feel better
NATHAN"A love child.""What?" I asked Jules, leaning forward to take part of the papers with their findings, so I could see for myself. He handed a sheet and I sat back."She's a love child. Maximus' love child."That was… that was a lot. I didn't know what I had expected, but not that. Faye wasn't Joseph's daughter. "When she left you… uh, when she escaped from the hospital…" he coughed self consciously."Get on with it, Jules. We don't have all day." Carolyn said, already impatient to hear the rest of it.I wanted to hear everything, but I wasn't nearly as impatient. Because the twins had found out some interesting but shocking information about my wife.Louis continued. "She's the Eclipse pack's dead Alpha's daughter."As if his brother's pronouncement didn't already clue us in on that. "And so they chose her to become the Luna of the pack. That's why Yvonne Crist sought her out after she left the hospital, and why they his her." Louis disclosed."This can't be possible. You'r
FAYEAxel stormed out and I didn't know what to do.Was it really that bad? I kept asking myself. I didn't want to get into a fight with Axel. He was only doing this because I had asked. And now he was mad at me. At the very moment we needed to figure out what to do with the… the things they'd stolen. He hadn't told me exactly where everything was stashed and I didn't want to know, but something had to be done before all hell broke lose. My phone rang in the dining room and I got up to go get it. Picking it up I saw it was Kate. My eyes shut in guilt. I'd been putting off a girls night out with her for weeks now, and I hadn't even spoken to Mira in like forever.I was definitely turning into the worst kind of friend. "Hello, stranger." She said as soon as I answered the call."Ouch! I'm so sorry Katie, I should have called.""Yes, you should have.""I swear I'll make it up to you. Right now though, forgive me." I pleaded, trying to keep the frustration and anger of a few moment
FAYEI gasped and lunged out of bed, running towards the open door.I reached out my hand to grab at the doorway and push myself out of the room, but it was too little too late.He caught my hand in his and drew me flush into his hard chest, staring down at me with his glowering red eyes."Why did you get yourself fucking betrothed to some other man? Why?!" He muttered in my ear ferociously.Staring wide eyed and breathless at him, I hadn't caught my breath yet from my sprint to the door. I watched as his eyes returned to their normal shade of honey brown.That seemed to knock me out of my inaction, and I started struggling to free my hand from his grip. When he wouldn't free me and my fights yielded nothing, the bastard was way too strong. I swung my free hand up, aiming for his face and hoping to wipe off the stupid, smug smile.He caught that hand too and brought both my hands behind my back in a painful hold."Ouch! Stop it, Nathan. Let me go!"I was pressed into him, my breasts