Silas licked his lips as he stared at his mate as if she were a delicious meal."Do you want him to pay for breaking your heart?" This was the question Silas whispered to Tabitha's ear.Silas didn't ask that question to erase Donald from her mind but to understand her desires and provide comfort.It was also a means of understanding the kind of person his mate was."Yes."Tabitha's response was expected, and she agreed to let Silas take her away.Hearing her declaration, Silas lowered his head again and kissed Tabitha.The kiss was too sudden for Tabitha, making her uncomfortable. However, the deep and mind-blowing nature of the kiss didn't allow her to hold back.Silas, however, sensed Tabitha's discomfort from the way she held his shirt and wondered if his shirt was suffocating her.Silas broke the kiss and looked at Tabitha."What's wrong?" He asked.Tabitha appeared uneasy."I can't breathe," Tabitha replied, only for Silas to let out a laugh."That's what I want," Silas stated an
Exiting the hotel, Tabitha somehow managed to make her way back to the club parking lot to find her car. Once she found it, Tabitha checked her bag for the car keys. Fortunately, all the contents were intact, and she proceeded to unlock the car.Upon settling into the driver's seat, Tabitha glanced at the passenger seat, as if expecting something, and then sighed. Placing her bag on the passenger seat, she took several deep breaths, as if struggling to find composure.With closed eyes, Tabitha gripped the steering wheel tightly, breathing heavily through her mouth."Haaa," she continued, releasing heavy breaths, attempting to contain the weight of emotions in her heart. *Ding DingHer phone rang.Once again, another message from the people she dearly wanted to avoid at the moment.Tabitha ignored the messages she was receiving from her phone. The calls she had received on her way to the parking lot also drove her crazy, as she wasn't in the right state of mind to answer anyone or pr
"There's no chance for me," Silas stated in a low voice.Silas's expression and voice conveyed the same hopelessness he had felt during the twelve years of searching for his mate and not finding her."You're going to be the Alpha—the one making decisions for the pack and the company. You need to be strong and intelligent, Silas. Why are you letting go of your mate when you should be searching for her and bringing her to you? That's what you're supposed to do!" Kevin, his wolf, said in his head.Silas zoned out for a while. He stared into space as he thought about the actions he should take concerning his life with his mate.Silas wanted to be with his mate. He desired her. Silas didn't want to entertain the thought that he might not have a chance to be with her.Perhaps it was because she was supposed to be his, destined to be with him; perhaps it was because she was his mate that her fiancé ended up betraying her.Fate was on Silas's side.He shouldn't be too considerate and hesitant
Tabitha found herself driving back to the very place she currently abhorred.The thought of what she'd encounter there disgusted her, but she truly had nowhere else to go.Tabitha wished she had a companion who would help her fight her family, but alas, there was no one.She couldn't even fight them herself, and the realization that she had to continue being weak made her angry.Feeling miserable at the thought of returning, she drove back to her house after cutting her blonde hair and dyeing it caramel fall blonde.The new hairstyle, reaching a little below her ears, felt comfortable.It gave Tabitha the impression of being a new person, different from her former self, a result she had partly aimed for before cutting her hair, and it satisfied her.Tabitha entered her house, seemingly unaffected by the events of the previous night. Passing through the lobby, she reached the sitting room.There, she found her adopted family seated on the couches, engrossed in discussion—likely plotti
Silas sat in the back seat, his elbow resting on his thigh. His finger absentmindedly rubbed his cheek as he gazed out of the window. The thought of meeting his mate, Tabitha, left him feeling anxious.Silas questioned himself countless times about what he would say to Tabitha when he met her. He considered several scenarios, contemplating ways to make Tabitha come to him, even if she initially hesitated and remained doubtful.'You are my mate, and you are supposed to be mine…'‘Yeah, no. It is as awful as it sounds,’ Silas thought as his face darkened. Among the dreadful things that had crossed his mind to say, this statement was just worse.‘Ugh! Think, Silas!’ he thought in frustration as more ideas continued to flash through his mind. Never before had he been so indecisive about what to say. Even during crucial business meetings that could significantly impact the enterprise, Silas had never been so uncertain about the words that could escape his lips. Yet, all it took was a sing
Silas stood before a full-length mirror. Gazing at his reflection, thoughts of Tabitha filled his mind.In a quiet moment of solitude, his mind wandered back to the shared moments with Tabitha.Silas found himself reliving that first electrifying kiss—the way her tongue tasted of the alcohol she had taken. Her lips, soft and warm, left an indelible imprint on his memory.He replayed the choreography of that kiss—the hesitant start, the building urgency, and the eventual surrender to a shared passion.In his moments of quiet reflection, Silas couldn't help but dwell on the night he spent with his mate. The memories played in his mind like a movie.He remembered undressing her, admiring the clear and soft beauty of her skin. Silas could vividly recall the way she clung to him.Silas reflected on the tender moments, the softness of her skin, and the intimacy they shared.In his mind, he revisited their dance of intimacy. Silas recalled the sensation of Tabitha's fingers drawing patterns
Tabitha was awakened by her mother the next morning. She had been unable to sleep for the majority of the night, haunted by thoughts of what her family had done to her. The weight of the betrayal made it difficult for her to find peaceful rest.Tabitha's heart felt heavy. Despite the evidence laid before her eyes, she still couldn't fully believe that the people she had loved all her life were her enemies.Recalling the painful memory of catching Donald cheating on her with her selfish sister and how he took Bianca's side when confronted the night before, Tabitha's heart broke anew.Wailing, she revisited those distressing memories and cried even more as the reality of her family treating her like an object to be used however they pleased, sank in.They weren't her family all along, but did they have to mistreat her just because they weren't biologically related?The numerous hurtful thoughts that swirled in her head tormented her throughout the sleepless night.Tabitha only managed t
Tabitha wasn't surprised at what just happened. From the moment the spit landed on her mother's face, It didn’t take a genius to know, from her mother’s recent action, that she had it coming. What Tabitha hadn't expected was for the slap to be really painful. Her cheek stung, and she was almost close to wearing her emotions on her face again.As she had already vowed to herself to not shed any tears, Tabitha forcefully endured the pain she felt. If anything, the pain only fueled her anger and desire for revenge. This pain, she'll make them feel it too. All of them. She didn't know how, when, but should the opportunity arise, she would.Lucinda wasn't done yet. Just a single slap had done nothing to satisfy her. It was only the beginning of her retaliation. Or at least she saw her actions as retaliation when in actuality, Tabitha had done nothing wrong to her. Even the spit on her face was by accident. Not that Tabitha also had any plans of apologizing though.And an apology would al