Dean:
“You were right, Alpha.” Viktor said, walking toward me with his laptop, showing me the camera footage, revealing Arianna standing with the man and woman who were causing a scene.
“We will just have to see what the woman is on about.” I said, shrugging my shoulders as I saw her paying the man. Both he and the woman walked away toward a bike, and the woman got behind him before Arianna snuck back inside through the window.
I couldn’t help but feel a clench in my chest, though what it was about, I didn’t understand. All I knew was that I didn’t like what I saw, and not in a normal way where I would be reacting almost instantly. It was something beyond that and the pain that I felt because of it was not one that I could understand.
I rolled my eyes, masking whatever I was feeling before nodding at Viktor to take his laptop. “Do you want me to call her over?”
“No, she would know to come up with a lie until then, and that is not something that I want.” I said, and Viktor raised an amused eyebrow before nodding in understanding. “Is the plane ready for tomorrow?”
“Yes, we should be taking off early tomorrow morning.” I nodded in response and got up from my desk to head to the fridge. I pulled out a bottle of whiskey and two glasses for Vladimir and I.
“And what do you plan on doing to her?” He asked and I shook my head.
“It depends on the situation. But I still want you to check out who she is again, go through another research about her, see what you can find.” I said and he nodded. Though I knew that we didn’t hire her without doing our own research, a lot could have changed in the months that she worked for me, and that fact was one that I knew. The perfect smile behind her innocent expression and her ‘genuine’ eyes were ones that I wasn’t going to fall for, especially not after what I just saw.
“Alright, but if we’re back at home, what good would that information do? She might and could easily run away..."
"That is why this research is to be done before we leave tomorrow.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow. “I know how I will be sure that she stays the night. That ensures, of course, that I let her live through it.”
“Yes, boss.” He said, smirking at me and I nodded before glaring at the back of his laptop, my mind going back to the pain that I was feeling for a second before I shook my head as I took a deep breath. I took a sip of my drink before putting the glass down and getting up.
“Where are you off to?”
“I have a date, and I believe that it would be more decent to prepare for it, don’t you think?”
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I watched as Arianna walked out of the building toward the now empty pool.
It was a while past midnight, and though there were still customers and clients over, I knew that her shift ended and the next bartenders entered. This time, they were men to ensure that they knew to stop anything from getting out of hand when it came to people who got drunk by the end of the night. The last thing that I needed was a woman being harmed at my club and hotel.
“Hi,” I said from behind her. She turned around to face me and smiled. I had to fight back the frown that almost formed on my lips as the video played in my head. She played a game while looking me in the eye, pretending that she was some hero before she bribed the man and woman who were obviously waiting for her outside.
It wasn’t uncommon for a man to drug a man’s drink in this place. It was something that, though I was against, I knew happened. But this was the mafia world that we lived in. I, for one, sold these drugs, and the stronger they were, the more expensive they became.
“Hey,” she said, taking a step toward me. I extended a hand toward her, slowly taking her right one, frowning in confusion as a spark coursed through my body. I looked at her and noticed that she didn’t move, instead, she kept her eyes on me, waiting for what I was going to do. I slowly brought her hand to my lips and kissed her knuckle before letting her hand go.
She smiled and blushed, avoiding my eyes for a second before I turned to the bar that I prepared for her inside the pool.
“Care for a drink?” I asked and she raised an amused eyebrow. I could tell that her eyes were studying my expression, and I could also tell that she was trying to read or understand me, but she wasn’t the only one who could mask her expression. If anything, the woman didn’t know who she was messing with nor did she know what it would cost her to be doing so.
I wasn’t the Pakhan and Alpha of Alphas for no reason. And though I did hate hurting women, this woman seemed to like playing with fire…
“A pool bar?” She asked and I nodded.
“Yes, I figured that it would be something different for a change, and needless to say, the night was very long. It would be a nice change from the typical drinking bar.” I said and she bit her bottom lip before looking down at her clothes.
“But I don’t have a swimsuit,” she said, and I smirked.
“I do believe that you’re wearing a bra.” I said and her eyes widened in surprise before I chuckled. I walked toward the towel room which was behind us before pulling out a few sets. Her eyes met mine and she raised an eyebrow. They were all new and I got them from the store at the hotel, knowing that it was an excuse that she might put up. But the last thing that I needed was for her to find something that would have her leaving. “They’re all new, you can choose whichever one you like.”
“Someone came prepared.” She said, choosing a black set. “Can I take these?”
“I told you, you can choose whichever ones you like.” I said and she nodded before nodding at the dressing room and shower.
“Then I’ll go and change, then I would be more than a little happy to join you at the bar,” she said and I smirked before she walked past me, making sure to brush her chest against mine as she headed toward the room. I kept my smile for a few seconds until she closed the door before my eyes hardened.
“Let’s see how long you can keep this act up,” I said, as I unbuttoned my shirt. My own swim shorts were in the drawer inside the towel room. “We’ll see what your story is, malyshka…” Baby girl.
Arianna:I got dressed, frowning as I caught sight of my pack’s mark on my left shoulder.The last thing that I needed was for him to recognize where I came from, and though I knew that we rarely ever revealed who we were or our marks, I knew that as my father’s rival, that he could know what the tattoo stood for.I shook my head at myself before running my fingers through my hair, throwing it over my shoulders as I let my curls cover my breast and shoulder. I was just going to find a way to lie about this as well, there was no true other way to do it, and this wasn’t something that I was going to back away from, not when I was this close to what I wanted to find.I took a deep breath and walked out of the changing room, my eyes catching sight of the Alpha who was already inside the pool.His eyes met mine and he smirked, eyeing me up and down for a second before nodding at me to come.I jumped inside the water, diving in as I swam toward him, knowing that I had his full attention. I
Dean:My heart dropped as my wolf called ‘Mate’ at the woman who was sitting, choking, in front of me.Her heartbeat slowed down, and I wrapped my arms around her before opening the antidote and forcing it down her throat.Her breathing evened in a minute, but she slept in my arms as I looked at her with keen and careful eyes. My body aching with the need to figure out how I wasn’t able to sense her.I lifted her in my arms and got out of the pool, carrying her inside, heading to my suite. There was no way that I was going to leave now that I knew that my mate was here, and all this time, for months, she was working for me.She laid her head on my chest, her wolf purring despite her being asleep and I couldn’t help but return the purrs as I ran my finger over her bare shoulder gently.“Boss?” Viktor asked, frowning in confusion as he took sight of me, processing what he was seeing. I had to fight back a growl, reminding myself that there were humans around, as I grew protective over t
Arianna:My heart dropped against my ribcage as I heard the Alpha’s phone ring. He put the call on speaker, wanting me to hear what the man was saying.“Boss?” The man asked through the other line, it was his beta. The man was taunting me and he knew that, and seeing the gun’s muzzle through the camera as it moved to follow the man and woman didn’t make this any better. If anything, I couldn’t help but feel more frightened than I already was. “Shoot…”“Don’t.” I said, stopping him. He smirked and raised an eyebrow as the beta waited for what his Alpha would say. “Please, don’t…”The Alpha stayed quiet for a few seconds, clearly challenging me, waiting to see what I was going to do. But at this point, I was stuck, at his mercy, waiting for his response until I found a way out of this mess that I put myself in. “Hold,” the Alpha said and I bit my bottom lip. The last thing that I wanted was to cost innocent people their lives. Regardless of who I was, my war was with the Alpha, they h
Dean:I wrapped my arms around the woman, my mate, who I knew was now flustered with the need of me touching her, pulling her toward the bed.Her heart raced against her ribcage, and I knew that it was going to take me a lot more self control than I would want not to mark her. But feeding my wolf’s hunger should do the trick for now. To say the least, he wouldn’t be too curious about how it felt like to be with his mate. That didn’t mean that I was going to mark her just yet.Her eyes met mine as I leaned in before connecting my lips with hers. Her heart raced against my ribcage and mine did too. The idea of being inside her was more tempting than ever, and seeing as she didn’t pull away, I could tell that she wanted this as much as I did.I ran my fingers over her waist as she wrapped her arms around my neck, pulling me closer. And pulling away, Arianna bit my bottom lip, gently pulling on it before I pushed my tongue inside her mouth, exploring and dominating her. She whimpered at t
Arianna:I woke up in my mate’s arms, his chest rising and falling with each breath that he took as the two of us lay naked in one another’s arms. His neck somewhat bruised because of the love bite that I gave him last night, and knowing that I had a few around my body, I knew to cover them before I head home. The last thing that I needed was for my father to see them. I smiled for a second before my chest ached, forcing me to remind myself why I was doing this in the first place. I was not here to mate, and that was something that I knew for fact. The man was my mission, no one even knew that he was my mate. And I intended to keep it that way. The last thing that I needed was for my father to find out that his enemy was his daughter’s mate. I slowly unwrapped his arm from around my waist as I got up, knowing that he wouldn’t be waking up any time soon. The man was in the presence of his mate and his wolf felt somewhat content upon feeling me around him. Thankfully, the man chose
Dean:I smiled as I opened my eyes, my body and wolf satisfied, for now, that we got to feel our mate. And the fact that I have known her for a while now only made it better. To say the least, I didn’t have to wait for her to accept me. I was no stranger to her and she wasn’t to me. However, it wasn’t long before I frowned, noticing that she wasn’t on the bed beside me. Her scent filled the room, but considering the fact that she was with me throughout the whole night and that we marked most of the suite, I wouldn’t have expected otherwise. Her heartbeat wasn’t heard and frowning, I turned to the bedside table to pick up my phone only to notice that my necklace wasn’t there. I let out a low growl of annoyance and shook my head as I pinched the bridge of my nose.I picked up my phone and called Viktor, my chest aching as I knew that she not only failed the test that I put for her, but that she, my mate, turned out to be a liar. “Alpha?” Viktor asked, and I didn’t have to ask to kno
Arianna: I entered the pack’s grounds, my chest aching as I walked through, knowing that this might be the last time that I have been here. At least, for a long while. The fact that I escaped the Alpha is miraculous enough, me reaching the house was something that I was thankful for. “You slept out again,” my step mother, Mariana, said from behind me. I took a deep breath and turned around to face her, giving her the best smug sarcastic smile that I could muster. The last thing that I needed right now was to get in trouble with her. The woman was an ass alone, and that was something that I didn’t want to get involved in, at least, not for now. “Hello to you too, Mariana.” “Luna,” she said, correcting me. Her fake blonde hair was tied in a messy bun over her head and her sweaty face told me that she was training for the first time in months. The woman hasn’t been moving a muscle for ages now, and though I never really understood the reason, I never bothered to ask the reason. Plus,
Dean:“Aren’t we going to at least…?”“She is not worth it,” I said, glaring at the glass that was in front of me, stopping Viktor from asking what he wanted. “Whoever she was working for is skilled. Not only did they give her a fake identity, she may be going with her real name, I would put that as a one percent possibility, but they managed to breach through all the cameras until they were sure that we would be losing her.”The fact that she was my mate made me not want to harm her, and for that, I was choosing to leave without bothering to wait and find her. “She didn’t get what she wanted in the end, and I doubt that she would have the guts to appear in front of me even if she does find out that it wasn’t what she was looking for.Viktor nodded in understanding, and I ran my finger over the glass for a second before turning my attention to the man. “I want to find out who hired her though, but that can be done when we’re back home. Staying in this place is something that I no long