HAILEYAfter speaking with Dad, I strolled out of his office only to receive a call from an unknown number."Where are you?" A familiar voice which I immediately recognized as Carter's said on the other line the moment I answered the call. He didn't even bother about pleasantries."At my dad's" I replied truthfully."Stay put, I'm coming to pick you up. I'll be there in a minute" He said and without waiting for my response, he hung up. Fortunately for me, because I didn't have the energy to argue with him.In the few days I've spent with Carter, I've realized that he liked to do things his own way and I didn't have a probably with that as long as he also respected my decision.Since I didn't want to have another clash with either Madeline or Maya, I stepped out of the house and decided to stand outside and enjoy the cool night breeze as I waited for Tristan.True to his words, in no time, Carter's sleek Maybach sped through the night and stopped right in front of me.Without hesitatio
HAILEYLast night was delightful. Carter showed me a part of him which I didn't know he had. We talked for us before we returned back home. Surprisingly, after I told him about Tristan and Maya's betrayal, he in turn told me a little about Alanna and himself."Alanna and I were childhood sweethearts. We loved ourselves dearly and always knew that when we finally become of age, we'd be mates." I could hear pure sadness in his voice as he opened up to me."We were inseparable even though my family was against our union because she was a half breed. Half wolf and half woman." Just the same way he listened to me, I did the same for him."On the night of the full moon, the day we were finally going to have our first shift, Alanna mysteriously disappeared without a trace. I searched everywhere for her all to no avail. My family, nobody wanted to lend a helping hand because according to them she was not a complete wolf. We didn't get the chance to identify as mates. We were cruelly deprived
CARTERGetting close to Hailey was something I didn't have the power to control. She made me feel like I could trust her, like my deepest secrets would be safe with her.I didn't expect a companion when I signed the marriage contract, I had solely expected an ally but I guess we take what life gives us. It was a plus to me after all.I opened up about Alanna to her and I felt free. It felt good to finally be able to share some aspect of my life with someone. Alanna was a special part of my life and I wanted everyone to know how much she meant to me.Surprisingly, Hailey asked me if she could work in my company which I willingly agreed to. I didn't see a reason not to allow her work. I personally preferred an industrious person.This morning, I stood by the staircase, patiently waiting for Hailey to come out from her room. Today was her first day of work and I didn't tolerate lateness but I couldn't find it in me to go without her, not after we had bonded the night before. I wasn't tha
HAILEY"What are you doing here all alone?" I used my hand to block the sun rays from getting into my eyes as I looked up at him but Xavier, being the gentleman that he was, used his body to shield me from the sun."Let's say I just come here to think." He answered. He was still as calm as I remembered."I didn't get the chance to thank you properly the last time for standing up for me." I remembered that I owed him an appreciation for taking my side in front of his family."That was nothing. I didn't even do what was expected of me" He paused for a second or two and then continued, "I'm the one who owes you an apology for the silly behavior of my mother and brothers. That was very unkind of them.""You've done that before. Besides, you shouldn't apologize for an offense you didn't commit. You're a good person." I said the last word with a big smile on my face."Oh, you don't know" He muttered to himself that I had problems figuring out the exact words."Huh?" I asked for clarificatio
HAILEYI opened my eyes slowly and that's when the pain hit me. My face hurt like hell and I was sure my lips had a cut on them. Growl had slapped me multiple times till I passed out. I was tied to a chair with my legs and hands bounded. How did I come to this?I suddenly remembered Xavier. Where was he? I studied the environment and I realized that we were in some sort of abandoned warehouse. I looked to my side and there I saw him tied to a chair with his head hung low as he had passed out. His entire face and clothes were bloody like he had been beaten to a pulp.I instantly felt like crying but I knew that now wasn't the time. Since we were alone, there was no other better time to escape than now. I didn't know who these men were and I had no business with them but Xavier seemed conversant with them. I couldn't help but wonder why they were after him.For all I knew, Xavier was a calm and patient man. So there was no way he'd be involved with people like this."Xavier!" I whispe
CARTERAfter the call with Malachi, I quickly dialed Sabastein's number and he answered on the second ring."Xavier has been kidnapped" I said immediately the call was connected without waiting for him."What trouble has he gotten himself into this time?" Sabastein sounded uninterested because we all knew Xavier. "There's nothing too big for Xavier to handle"Xavier was a mafia boss. Yes, we all had our fair share of underground business but Xavier was the boss. It was his business, his livelihood. He was the quiet one among us yet the deadliest. It was easy to overlook him since he was always silent but we knew him better than anyone else.We really hadn't bothered about him because he could always sort himself out but this time, he wasn't alone. He had Hailey with him so I had to get involved."Not this time," I told Sabastein, "he has my wife with him."Even as I mentioned that Hailey was stuck in the middle of Xavier's shenanigans, Sabastein's interest didn't peak.I knew he didn'
CARTERI could recognize that wolf. How couldn't I? When it haunted my dreams. I immediately knew it was Alanna. She had come back for me.I hadn't seen Alanna in her wolf form before because that opportunity was cruelly snatched from me but immediately I set my eyes on the wolf, a sense of familiarity bubbled inside of me. I was very certain that it was her.Without a second to waste, I shifted back to my human form. "That's Alanna, my mate!" I said to Xavier even before he could ask. I knew he was curious as to what the identity of the strange wolf was."What are you waiting for? Go after her!" He urged me.I wanted to run after her but then I remembered Hailey and I paused, "how's she?""She's unconscious but she'll be fine" Xavier said, urging me to chase after Alanna, "I can take care of her while you go find your mate."I nodded but still didn't move an inch, I felt reluctant to leave. "Do not miss this opportunity to find your long lost mate!" Xavier pushed me and immediately,
HAILEYI couldn't remember or think of anything at the moment, my thoughts were all hazy and fuzzy, and I had no clarity in my mind.From going out with Xavier to the incident with the kidnappers then finally Carter's appearance, and although I was floating in and out of consciousness, I could hear when Xavier had asked him to go after his mate Alanna. I knew he had hesitated, he didn't want to leave me behind but she was his mate, and although it was right he went, I felt a pang of indescribable emotion. Jealousy, want, or the feeling for someone to love me as crazily as he loved Alanna. It felt stiffening."But what about Hailey, there's no way I can leave her here, what if they come back here," Carter asked again. "I'll take her to the pack doctor, you do not need to worry about her," Xavier said, holding me firmly in his arms.Carter still didn't move, hesitant, but Xavier said again. " You've been searching for ten years for her Carter, go after her, this might be your only ch