***Elena's POV***Knowing I had been caught, I decided to take the blame. Matter of fact, Amanda had always reminded me that I might get caught, but even if I was caught, I had nothing to fear since Arthur would surely come to the rescue. I also believed he would, since he had promised to come to my rescue when I needed him to. With this in mind, I wasn't scared of the fact that I had been caught by them. “What did you just say?” They asked at once. “You might not know this, but I was the reason Keira had the opportunity of interviewing you, Alpha Drake. Sure, I'm well aware of the fact that she's had a crush on you way before she had the opportunity of interviewing you, but it was all me. I was the one who assured her to take the opportunity to go over to your birthday party when our boss threatened to lay her off work just in case she doesn't bring exclusive news.”“Why will that be a reason to do what you did to someone you call your friend?” Alpha Drake asked. “You're right.

***Alpha Drake's POV**It's been two days and yet, Elena has refused to tell us about those backing her. I was getting to the peak of my patience. The fact that she didn't want to reveal their names even when all I do was being kind to her was getting only nerves. While I'm doing this with her, my mate is probably somewhere feeling sad that I had abandoned her without caring whether she's okay or not. And that's the fucking truth. It seems I'm not concerned about my mate by being lenient with Elena. “Alpha boss, Miss Amanda, is here to see you. She said it's pretty time-critical,” my secretary informed me. I would have told her not to let anyone in, but I can't let anyone see my weakness. Especially not Amanda. “Send her in,” I quickly sat up straight on my chair in a composed manner. This way she wouldn't see through my facade. She walked into the room carrying a file. “Alpha Drake, it's nice to see you. I actually brought you the magazine of the last photoshoot I did. It's quite a

***Alpha Drake's POV***I waited patiently in my office for Amanda. I can't wait to confront her about what she did. It was at this moment it dawned on me that her question the last time was quite tricky. Now I see where she was coming from. My secretary rushed into my office. “Alpha, Miss Amanda is here for you, do you want to see her now?”“Yes, please. Send her in.”My secretary walked out of the office immediately. It didn't take up to 5 seconds before Amanda stormed in, cat walking like she usually does, with a smile on her face. With everything, I just found out, I have a strong urge to wipe off the smile from her face and replace it with a slap.“Alpha Drake, I'm so happy you personally called to see me. This must be my lucky day.”I folded my hands into a fist, while trying to control my temper. I have to play it cool at first, there's no need to get all worked up because of her. “Yes, I asked to see you. Amanda, how long have we known each other?”She stared at me with a

***Keira's POV**I was terribly tired of being locked up and the only thing I wanted to do was escape from this shabby room. But then, escape was a luxury. Amanda had told me she had a surprise for me. I'm yet to find out what that surprise was all about. Whatever it is she would like to show me or tell me, as her form of surprise cannot be good. For this reason, I have to be mentally prepared for whatever it is she's bringing to the table. This way, I'll prevent myself from getting hurt badly. The door to the room flung open. I didn't bother to see who it was. It must be the guard serving dinner, since it must be almost dark outside. The only thing that kept me going was food and thoughts of escape. Though I don't know how that's going to be possible, I don't plan to stay locked up forever. I have a belief that I'll one day be able to leave this place. With my eyes up to the glass window which was far above my head and my legs curled up with my head resting on my knee, I thought

**Alpha Drake's POV**“Any news about her yet?”They all shook their heads sadly. I felt a short pain in my chest yet again. Whenever I fail to find her, I feel terribly hurt and I can't stop blaming myself. If this continues, then it means I'll have no choice, not to agree to Amanda's request. That cannot happen. At this point, my only hope is solely on my brothers. I really hope they find her. “Brother, things are getting out of hand, Damson said as he walked into my office. I silently signaled the men who brought the reports to leave the room. They all bowed their heads before me and then one after the other, they exited the room. “Don't tell me they also have no news?”“What do you mean also? Don't tell me you couldn't find out anything about Amanda?” I asked in panic. “Amanda was smarter than we thought she was. Shortly after we sent out men to tail her, she disappeared before their very eyes.”“What? How's that possible?”“It simply means, she knew we would be on her trail a