Katerina:“You’re being serious?” I asked, wide eyed. Nathan chuckled and nodded, and shaking my head at him, he pulled me to his chest, hugging me tightly as we lay in bed.“Carter and I found him at the bar alongside Natasha. I have to admit, the woman was right when she said that she had him wrapped around her finger. The man wouldn’t look at another woman throughout the whole night, at least, not in a sexual way, and needless to say, we did offer him to get whichever girl he wanted; but he rejected. Eventually, after a drink or two, I invited him to the gala, and he agreed to attend. But he doesn’t really know that you’re my wife, at least, I think. So, for now, we have the Grimaldi Lycan coming to our gala, and we’ll see how Ariana would react when she sees him” Nathan said, giving me a briefing of what happened through the night, both surprising and impressing me by Natasha’s skills. I knew that the woman was good in what she did, I just never expected her to be this good.“I do

Katerina: “Are you alright, love?” I asked, walking around the gala alongside my husband. Nathan’s been quiet since the encounter with his mum, and I was starting to fear his cold behavior. “I’m fine, Katerina” he said, not bothering to look at me. I knew to dismiss the topic after that, not wanting to cause a riot or a problem that would have us being the center of ‘bad’ attention. We could already hear gossiping happening around from the other packs and the other human businessmen that were around. Unfortunately, the rumors about the scandal that Inna did not only caused us an issue between the wolf packs. Despite them not really knowing about us being wolves, the fact that she had a lover over her husband was enough to have others putting a question mark. “If it isn’t our famous Pakhan and his beloved maiden” Andreas Garcia, one of the Mexican partners we had. The man was an heir of the Garcia family, and not only was he arrogant, but he was one of the men who had helped with

Katerina:“You’ve been quiet since we left the gala” Nathan said, wrapping his arms around me from the back as I placed my jewelry back inside the boxes. I didn’t bother responding as I moved from his arms, turning to walk to bed. Nathan chuckled, shaking his head, clearly aware that I was more than just a little upset with him.“Katerina…”“You lied to me, Nathan” I said, stopping him.“Well, I can’t say I'm lying. I merely didn’t mention it…”“Nathan” I snapped, turning to face him. His eyes met mine and he sighed before looking down at his feet, avoiding my eyes.“I’m sorry, Katerina” he said, looking up to look me in the eye “I know that you don’t like me hiding things from you, and I know that you hate being put in such situations…”“And yet, there you went, putting me in such a situation” I said, glaring at him “you partnered with the man who wants us DEAD, Nathan. Screw me dying, screw that, it is the last thing I care about. He wants our kids dying. Did you put that in consi

Katerina: “What do you mean that we’re having sudden competition?” I asked my manager “this is a hotel and a trusted one, not some restaurant that just opened” “Mr. Domenico Mancini opened his line a few blocks away, ma’am, and almost all the big shots are going there now. I am not sure what he has in mind, but he is the owner of the building that has been under construction for the past year” he said, and I nodded, letting out a quiet laugh. I knew that Domenico wouldn’t just come here for peace. The man had to have his share of something somehow, and it seemed like this was just the beginning of his dirty games. “Is there anything else that I need to know?” I asked, looking at the manager who I could tell was more scared than he was letting out. His shaking hands gave him out easily; however, I was sure not to show him that I could read his expression easily as he extended a file to give me, wanting me to read it. “These are the financial records for the past month” he said, and

Katerina:My heart raced against my ribcage as the woman stood in front of me. Her eyes studied my expression for a few seconds, practically reading my body language, making my heart race under the tension of her intense gaze.“What the fuck is going on here?” I asked, looking at mum whose eyes dropped to the ground, avoiding my eyes. I knew that she could read my anger in my eyes, and seeing as she didn’t respond, I could tell that this was something that she has been setting up for a while.“I believe that the two of us need to talk. That is why I came here, and I am well aware that me coming here without an invitation would not really help…”“Who the bloody hell are you?” I asked the woman who sighed. The woman’s eyes and stance were more confident than I would ever be, and despite knowing that I looked exactly like her, I couldn’t help but feel somewhat weak compared to her. Maybe because I actually was…“She does have my attitude; therefore, I cannot say much about it” she said,