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Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Three
VALERIAIt was happening again. I felt my heartbeat speed up. We had just got out of the car and there they were, seemingly coming out of nowhere, like a flock of vultures. I supposed it was irrational of me but I always thought of them that way. I pressed close to Noah, dug my fingers into his arm as we began to walk briskly towards the restaurant. The place was so close, yet felt so far away. I felt them closing in. I couldn't wait to get into the sanctuary of the restaurant so I could breathe again.As always, Noah seemed unaffected by it all. He walked confidentiality, nodding and smiling to the reporters whose eyes he met. As they shoved their cameras and microphones at us, asking, always asking if we were dating, what plans we had for our relationship. Noah kept saying cheerfully 'No comment. No comments. I'm sorry, but I have no comments."The restaurant's doorman bowed us in and thankfully, the doors closed, shutting out all the questioning voices and the flashing lights. The
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Four
DIMITRI"Alright. I think that about does it for today," Rosy said.As the others began to pack up their things, I left the meeting room. Outside it, the air felt more breathable. Maybe this was because breathing the same air as Noah had been steadily driving me nuts. It was a wonder I had been able to successfully sit through a meeting with him there. After a minute, I rolled back my sleeves to check my watch. What were they still doing in there? Maybe Valeria and Noah had used the opportunity to begin one of their discussions. I supposed I could go back in there to order her back into her office. Here at least, I could minimize her contact with Noah. Just as I had that thought, the door to the meeting opened again and stayed open as Rosy and her team hurried past. Noah and Valeria walked out. I moved out of their path."... very good presentation, Val," Noah was saying.He was finally walking out with Valeria at a much slower pace than Rosy and her team."Oh. Thank you. But was it r
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Five
VALERIAI felt my heart literally stop for a moment or two before it started up again. My one thought was that I was being attacked. The person who had poisoned me was back to finish the job. The weight of the person on top of me pressed me against the mattress. Knowing I would probably get only one chance to do this, I sucked in screamed as loudly as I could. The weight on me lifted, and the next moment I was lying on my back, staring into Dimitri's eyes. I stopped shrieking at once. I tried to gather my wits."Hey. It's just me. Are you okay?" he asked after I had remained mute for about a minute.I shook my head, tried to catch my breath. Dimitri helped me sit up. I slapped his hand away. I pressed a hand to my chest."What did you think you were doing?" I puffed. "Why did you sneak up on me like that?"A ghost of a smile appeared on Dimitri's lips. "I wasn't trying to sneak up on you. I've been here so I could talk to you. It's not my fault that you were so preoccupied that didn't
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Six
VALERIA"I really don't want to go anywhere, Dimitri. Besides, we have both been up and about this week, going to work and all, so that means I've had my own fair share of going out."Dimitri shook his head. He was wearing that expression that showed when he was fixated on a particular idea. His eyes glinted in that way that said he would have his way in this too."Go out with me," he insisted. He walked across the room and came to a stop at my bed. "We can go anywhere you want. What do say to lunch later at a restaurant I just discovered? If you don't want to do lunch, we could go somewhere you like. You must be bored seating in the house all day. Isn't that what you tell me all the time? How come you're refusing to go out now?"A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I suspected exactly what was going on. I was willing to bet that Dimitri really didn't just want to go out for the fun of it. For instance, I could tell from the way he was currently looking at me like I was the on
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Seven
DIMITRII grunted a reply to one of the pack's leaders who greeted me. I didn't even know who it was. I scarcely even looked at him. Behind me, I heard the car door slam shut. Then there were running footsteps as Silas hurried after me."They are all ready for the meeting, Alpha," said the man who had greeted me. I looked closely and saw it was Ace."Where?" I said."In the meeting room. The same one as last time."I grunted, increased my strides. Ace and Silas had to try to keep up with my lengthy strides. As I walked, my eyes swept the area, noting whether the improvements I had suggested earlier had been done. The moment I pushed open the door to the meeting room, the murmured conversation among those gathered stopped. They turned in my direction. Even when they stood to pay their respects, I could clearly see the worry etched on every face, even on Silas's as he took his seat."Sit down, everyone and let's get down to business." I waited for them to settle down before continuing.
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Eight
VALERIAThe doctor's deep-set, clear blue eyes looked directly into mine."I will need you to take a deep breath and relax, okay?" he said.I nodded, took a deep breath and relaxed. or tried to. I stared at the ceiling as the doctor proceeded poked and proded me. I couldn't stop my mind from dwelling on what was to be the outcome of the examination.This morning, I had felt off colour. I had panicked a little, remembering how not too long ago, I had kept going on frequent visits to the hospital. I had recalled the doctor's stern warnings about my condition and so, even though my appointment with the doctor wasn't for another week, here I was, late in the afternoon, at the hospital, waiting for the doctor to confirm that the baby and I were doing okay. Five minutes became ten. Ten became twenty. Time seemed to crawl by and I wished he would hurry the hell up and tell me what was wrong. If something was wrong, I reminded myself."All done," he finally said cheerfully.I immediately sa
Set me Free, Alpha Seventy-Nine
DIMITRI"Sign here too, sir," said the nurse to Silas.She pointed at the dotted lines on the document she was holding out to Silas. Silas signed there and in two more places before the nurse stepped back."Thank you. That's all." She turned to me. "Mr Dimitri, you are free to go home now."I nodded my thanks and started to move towards the hospital's exit. I noticed Silas's pursed lips. He looked disapproving, but said nothing."What's the matter? Did you want me to have a long vacation at the hospital?" I joked.He held open the car door for me, waited until I had eased myself in before going on to the driver's side."I don't want anything of the sort," he said seriously as he drove out of the hospital grounds and eased into traffic. "But I wonder why you feel it's okay to leave the hospital when Valeria is still in there, thinking she will find you in bed when she wakes up. Yesterday, she was so worried about you. Don't you think it's fair to remain by her side at this time, or at
Set me Free, Alpha Eighty
VALERIAA surgery. Undergone in less than a week all just because of a scar! I quirked a brow. Dimitri certainly had so much money to order a surgery done at the snap of his fingers, but I had the nagging feeling that something about his explanation didn't seem quite right.He had right tone of sincerity when he had been explaining why he had left me at the hospital. His expression had fit in with his explanation. It had been earnest, a little guilty and a tiny bit embarrassed. And then there was the incontrovertible evidence of me seeing and touching the smooth, white skin of his arm which had regained the perfection of the other parts of his body I was so intimate with.So why did it feel that I was missing something, that his explanation of events wasn't quite right? With some effort, I threw off my apprehensive mood and smiled at him."You really didn't have to go through all that trouble," I said. "You're-""I am?" Dimitri tilted his head to the side and regarded me, almost but n
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