STEVE The bright morning sun shone directly at my eyes as I tried my beast to avoid it but to no avail.I finally opened my eyes lazily and looked around. Everything looked so familiar.I was back in my room, how?I still maintained my position as I tried to remember how I got there. I tried recollecting how yesterday night went and I didn’t remember walking back into my room.Who brought me here? I wonderedI didn’t want Laura to know I drank that much because I knew she would not be happy about that. I was finally sober but nothing could make me forget how drunk I was yesterday night.I felt my whole world was spinning and I had so many problems to take care of. It all felt so good for a short while just that I wasn’t able to remember anything I seemed to be doing.Who brought me here? Or did I come back myself?I looked around gently and nothing felt awkward and I was still putting on my shirt.I still felt so lazy and tired that I didn’t want to get up from the bed because the sl
DELVINI took a sip of my drink and frowned as I hated the taste —The liquid had more ethanol that I usually like. I had asked for some water and fruit drinks to adjust for a change, it was strange how far went by these days leaving me unchanged.I was about to call my assistant to get me something else when the door to my study opened. At first I was startled as I was expecting no one at that moment.They were invading my thoughts and it was something I very much hated .“Alpha Delvin, someone is here to see you."There was a glint in her voice that I couldn't quite unveil at that moment as my mind kept wandering in who yeh certain someone could be.I was about to say send her in when I saw her looking through the door, she was Right there and I couldn't believe it.The moment she barged in, welcoming herself in before I could give the command myself. I rolled my eyes at her before sending my assistant away.It was her scent that got me, it was alluringly different from what I was
DELVIN What was I going to do? The question kept flashing through my mind, reminding me that I couldn't just dlt the sleeping dog lie, I had to do something about this whole mess, as that was exactly what the whole situation was. It was hard to comprehend and I was trying all I could to get it over my mind, yet my heart was too hard to sink into every bit of these words. "Mike?' I fell back leaning against the wall Sofa close to where he was swirling my finger over the edge of my drink, the truth was I didn't know what to say. At that moment I was not with a clear head, I doubted if I would have anything to say if that wasnt even the case as.well. “Do you have an idea why she is doing this?" I asked perhaps he should have an idea what all of this is about, better experience…anything He scrunched up his face. “How do you expect to know?" He asked, throwing his hands as I looked at him briskly. “I know. I’m just trying to understand if—" I took a deep breath and sighed. "You
DELVINThe voice reminded me of Mike and myself conversation as we walked out of his apartment.“Should I go pick Ava up at the airport or you’re going to do it yourself?” Mike asked me as we head out of the house.I was feeling so tired that morning that I didn’t even feel like going anywhere. My mind has been on Laura for too long and it was trying to drive me crazy. “No, you can go pick her up, I’ll be right here.” I said and Mike nodded …I almost forgot Ava was in the picture until she called me yesterday night to be sure I didn’t forget she was coming back today.I felt excited that she would be the one to get Laura out of my mind for good. I didn’t need Laura at all and I only cared about her because of my son.It was probably just because of the other day and it was all some mixed up feelings and I hoped it would go away very soon.I knew that she liked that asshole called Steve but I knew that sooner or later I would be secluded from the picture and might even be asked to s
DELVINShe finally walked down and I held her hands into mine.“You look so beautiful today.” I said holding her closely to me.“Thank you.” She said plainly.I could see she was still a little bit upset but she agreed to come with me and I was certain that she was going to forgive me after today's dinner.“It’s better worth it.” She scoffed and pulled her closely to me and gently pecked her head.“Trust me.” I said and gently helped her out of the house as she was looking extraordinarily beautiful that evening.“ and we drove her to a famous restaurant I heard about. I have never been there before but everything about it looked so good that I wanted to try it out.“Where are we going ?” She asked during the ride but I wanted it to be a surprise because if I tell her now, she won’t be left anticipating again.“It’s a surprise, you are going to see when we get there.” I said calmly and she remained quiet.We walked into the restaurant with so many beautiful decorations hanging, it was
LAURAI couldn't keep still even as Steve drove as fast as he could all the way back home."Are you sure you're fine?" Steve asked worriedly."I'm fine, just drive." I half barked.He looked surprised and also worried so he stepped on the pedals and drove even faster, I felt my blood boil and the irresistible urge to just scream my head off and strangle who made me angry. Steve began to annoy me and I thought if getting rid of him, I tapped my foot impatiently and hissed at intervals.I almost jumped out of the car after swearing loudly when the door wouldn't open the moment Steve parked the car at the parking lot. When the door gave way I hopped down and walked briskly into he house while Steve tried hard to catch up with me. The clanging of my heels on the titles floor resonated throughout the entire house and it annoyed me even more as I remembered how Ava's heels made the same sound when she approached us.I took off the heels halfway up the stairs and threw them away. I stopped d
LAURAFor a long, I had a gut feeling that Steve was hiding something from me. Something very important but I couldn’t figure out what it was. For the most part of the day my mind has been very occupied with that file I saw him with earlier.Judging by how he behaved when I entered the office, I knew them and there was something vital in that file. Something he would never let me see intentionally. Something he was hiding from me. And I wasn’t just going to sit back and allow him to sneakily move around under my nose. I was going to make a move to find out what it was and in order to get to the bottom of this, the first thing to do is to get a hold of that file which was why I was making my way to his office at the moment.I moved steadily, one foot after the other, taking my time to prevent my feet from making any sound and at the same time being very careful so I wouldn’t ram into any wall in the darkness that surrounded me.The night was far gone and the whole house was covered in
STEVE'S POVHearing a car pull up, I shifted the curtain aside and looked out of the study window. I saw what seemed to be Ava's familiar figure round the corner.Her back was to me, but a moment later, she looked in my direction. Yes. It was her alright. A knock sounded on the door of my study moments later.I was on my feet before it could be repeated, heading towards the door. In my haste to get there, some knick knacks on my desk got disarranged.I quickly unlocked the door and jerked it open before the knock could be repeated. I grabbed Ava's arm and pulled her into the room. I quickly looked up and down the corridor to satisfy myself that no one saw her come in.There was no one there. I breathed a little more easily and turned to face Ava. She was rubbing her arm and looking at me reproachfully, her lips turned down in a pout. "You almost bruised me, you know," she said."I am sorry about that, Ava. I did it for obvious reasons." When she still continued frowning, I added. "S