Ethan was right. He had been so damn right.That was all that Anna could think and inevitably her thoughts ran a mile a minute as she thought about all the ways William had deceived her. Had this been why he denied fathering the children with her or even knowing her before?Her trust in William was slowly going down the drain more than ever before.William sighed, unaware of her raging thoughts as she kept silent and watched him with narrowed eyes.“Look,” he said to the human girl he was unwittingly bound to. “The topic of what I was never came up. Werewolves and humans are not meant to be involved with each other, not this way. And it would be a thing of shame if anyone found out that–““–That you had children with a human? Is that it?” She asked, and he nodded.All she was hearing from him were excuses and more excuses, that it pained her. She had hoped he would be more of a father after the lunch they had the past weekend, but she was sorely left disappointed. What kind of father

William was already about to give an excuse as Anna flung open the door but before he could, she huffed and said, “Don’t bother. Just come in.”He closed his mouth with a click - never before in his life had a woman ever thought to command him that way - and entered the house.The air was filled with a mix of scents - pastries baking in the oven, the menthol scent that tickled his nose, and the overwhelming scent of his children above all else.“Did you use vapor rub?” He asked, wrinkling his nose to which Anna glared at him. “How mundane of you.” He muttered his thoughts before his brain to mouth filter could work properly.“Well, forgive me for trying to find some sort of relief for them, Mr I Am So Wealthy! And how am I to know if it wouldn’t work? Do I look like a damn werewolf?” She slammed the oven doors shut after checking the chocolate chip cookies. It was nearly done.He closed his eyes briefly and counted down from ten. The sound had truly irritated him as well as her shouti

Lily was shocked by her uncle’s question as he looked at her, clasping his hands together. She opened her mouth while her mind worked overtime to think up an excuse.“There’s no reason for me not to have a scarf over my neck, uncle, is there? It’s still spring, isn’t it?” She pointed out.However his gaze unwavering as he stared at her told the 20-something year old that he wasn’t pleased or moved by her tricks.“Lily,” he sighed, and she could just hear the disappointment in his tone. “Don’t try to deny this. Your mask is slipping right in front of me.”She froze, and immediately pulled her expression into a stoic one, ber eyes piercing as they stared at each other.“And,” he continued patiently, as though he was talking about the weather and her father couldn’t walk into their conversation at any point in time. “You shouldn’t forget why you returned from France in the first place. Remember?”Her lips thinned as she tried not to think too much.But still he pointed it out, “I remembe

William knocked on Anna’s door that evening. The sun was setting and he had just bade his client's daughter a goodbye, and after giving his chauffeur the rest of the day off, sped down here to talk with Anna. He had tried calling her throughout the meal during the restaurant and yet she hadn’t even bothered picking up. At some point, his calls weren’t even going through anymore, leading him to believe that she had blocked him.All William felt was confusion over everything, so much so that it irritated him. His lunch ‘date’ with the busty brunette ended in a pretty sour note when he refused to return with her to her hotel room. It had been a first for the CEO-slash-werewolf, but that was what Anna did to him.After many more moments stood waiting, he heard footsteps from the other side of the door and then it opened.William saw how Anna’s eyes narrowed onto him as soon as she recognized he was the one on the other end of the door, and she began to try closing it.But he stopped her w

Lily couldn’t contain herself from looking around as she walked up the steps of the mansion.The sun had set, therefore William was suppose to be in the pack compound by now. As she entered the foyer through the front door, she turned to the first servant she saw.“Where is Alpha William?” She asked the maid, whose eyes look was of awe and envy at Lily’s beauty. The latter was used to it - from her peers included.The maid stammered out, “Um, Alpha William is in his bedroom suite, Miss . Should I let him know you’re here?”Lily shook her head and dismissed the maid with a wave.“No need.”As soon as the maid bowed and scurried away and she went up the steps, the smile she had on her face faded away and a stoic gaze took its place. Honestly, she hated having to converse with maids. When she got here, she would train them to anticipate her desires and orders so she didn’t have to raise a finger or say a damn word.She knocked once on William’s door before opening it, and walking in jus