Emma’s POV Mr. Locke’s energy hit me the moment he turned around. His aura filled the room and froze me in my spot. I could not move; I could not breathe. There was something so forceful about it, something so dehumanizing, overpowerin. It felt surreal, as if he was a vortex sucking energy and air out of the room, out of me, out of the universe! His golden-brown skin glistened in the light of day coming from outside and his orbs shone with a dangerous fire I have never seen in the waking world. The realization dawns on me – I have seen these fires, albeit only seen in my dreams, something akin to my constant nightmares really that I was having lately, and more frequently. It felt as if I were were staring within a bursting volcano from my nightmares and I did not know if I was hallucinating again or if this was real or stuck and there was no way out. Maybe all this is a dream, I thought to myself. Maybe I am at home sleeping and Ari will come and nudge me, purr softly and it will be
Emma POV I nod my head and finally muster a courage to respond in a coherent sentence. “Absolutely, Mr. Locke, thank you again for the opportunity and I apologize for being late”. He nods but does not say anything. Instead, he opens a folder sitting on his desk and pulls out some paperwork. “Before we even begin discussing my expectations Miss Brook, I have some documents for you to sign. I chair The Comet Enterprises and as you can understand the nature of my businesses can be very sensitive. We have completed initial background check of you prior to you entering this building as agreed when you applied”, he said with a soft smile. I nod but say nothing. “Now, Miss Brook I have some non-disclosure documentation for you to sign, the non-compete documentation and of course your service agreement stipulating your benefits, compensation, and the requirements of this job”, he continues, in a curt but professional tone. I nod again and extend my arm to gather the paperwork. “Take as mu
Kal’s POV “VALOR!!!! VALOR!!!!!” I scream through the mind link, wanting to kill him at this moment!! “How did this happen???? VALOOOOOOOR!” I roared now! “YOU SAID YOU DID A BACKGROUND CHECK ON HER!!!!” His confused and scared voice comes through. “My King, yes, of course I did. She is human after all, it was not that complicated. Her information is readily available for the right price. She is struggling for money, some debt, but otherwise she is clean”, he read out his report. “She has ..”, he tried to continue, testing my patience and my willingness to forgive fuck ups!! “Yes Valor, I KNOW SHE HAS A BROTHER!”. He was getting scared, I could tell by his energy and his voice, not fully knowing what he did wrong, but he most definitely knew he did something wrong. “It was in the notes my King he says”, trying to somehow sounds reasonable in order to calm me down. “NOTES???? FUCKING NOTES?? YOU THINK I WOULD READ NOTES ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!??????” I screamed wanting to ring his
“Could it be?”, I thought to myself. My heart was pumping, my thoughts were racing, my mind was all over the place. “Catherine had a child. And mother found her… And she lives. I must go to her. I must protect her; I must give her everything she deserves. I must be there for her, like I was not for her mother”, I said to my wolf who was roaring in my head at the thoughts. “We will protect her, we will die for her, we will not make the same mistake again”, Etu my wolf said. My blood is boiling and the only thing holding is me in place, not running all over to find her is bond to the mother. I felt present here in time, but my soul has already gone to find her. Etu was still roaring, wanting nothing more than to go to her. The guilt of Catherine’s death still stayed so heavily with me. She saved my life. I could not save hers, I thought to myself pain gripping my heart yet again, just as any time as I thought of this. She was unique – my little sister and my best friend. From the moment
Leo’s POVThe job at Albert’s Garage was always interesting. We had numerous clients bringing in their luxury vehicles and motorcycles. Albert was renowned for his ability to fix and restore anything. Working with him and the guys was one of the highlights of my life. I was always good at building and fixing anything. Even from young age, I somehow knew instinctively how to put things together, use creative ways and even fix complicated stuff on a tight budget. This came in very handy over the years when things around our home broke and we could not afford new ones. Emma was clumsy, one would think that she was gifted a gift of destroying appliances and cars and been given me as a brother simply to repair them. I smiled gently thinking of my sister and checked my messages again. She made it safely to the interview. The tightness in my chest released and I was focusing on polishing the Royce the boss said was being picked up this afternoon. I really need to talk to Emma I thought. I was
The uncomfortable silence has fallen since Mr. Locke’s last statement. Somehow, although it lasted couple of minutes it seemed forever. The temperature in the room rose and I felt as if I am boiling. I briefly glanced at the thermostat across on the wall and it is showing 75 degrees. Yet, I feel that I am inside a furnace and look for more water to drench my thirst. Mr. Locke has not moved a muscle. His amber piercing eyes are on me, looking straight through me and I must steady my hands and remember why I am here. “Miss Brook?” I hear his deep husky voice and simply say: “Yes?” “Have I satisfied your question regarding the paperwork? Do you have any additional questions, or would you like to accept the job?”I squirm uncomfortably as something is nagging me. Why would he hire somebody like me? I blurt that question out and clarify “I have no experience in finance field or even being a personal assistant”. His expression was indescribable. He sighs continuing to look at me as if I wer
Kal’s POV Today was stressful to say at least. I was still trembling from seeing Emma, the realization that she is Catherine’s child overpowered my every sense. Seeing her eyes, so much like her mother’s nearly broke me. “Catherine, I miss you so much” I thought to myself. Since her death I have buried myself into conflicts, work, expanding my already expansive empire, creating immeasurable wealth, helping orphans and widows of our kind, creating more dragons, essentially anything to keep my mind off the fact that I lost her. I did not want to admit to myself, but part of me died with her. “Emma has her mother’s heart”, Beast appeared. “She is brave and kind like her”, he stated. My chest was tightening about to explode. I needed to find some answers, I needed to understand what happened there. There was something else I sensed about her, but I could not identify it. A strange sensation, as if belonging of some kind. “We belonged to Catherine, and she to us, so of course you will feel
Lily POVAs I sat there with Mateo and Daisy by my feet, I noticed a flutter in her tummy. Ah, the Luna is pregnant. I wondered if she knew yet, but life was within her, and I could tell they will be twins. An immense joy filled me. Daisy was a beautiful person and a fierce Luna to her pack. She will make a terrific mother. I looked at her beautiful face and stroked her back. Her chocolate yes beamed at me, and we mind linked. “Congratulations daughter!!!” I said. She howled with joy . Mateo nudged his mate, and they simply were beaming together. Their babies reminded me of a different time, different water front at the beginning of it all.Kal was my first creation. After him, there came others. His sister, Thalia was my beautiful baby girl. I entrusted her the seas and waters of this world. Next came, light and with them the King of Elves and Fairies. Alwyin was my third, mischievous soul from beginning. There was never a time where he would not create something funny out of situatio