“What do you mean by that? Huh? You can’t be fucking serious right now.” Her voice was raised and she appeared to be appalled.The man seated across from her inwardly rolled his eyes. He had dealt with clients such as this woman before - quick to spend and slow to pay back.“Miss Clandestine, it says here you owe over $30,000 to another loan firm, and that’s excluding the interest you have accrued on that loan.”He flipped a page, continuing his speech in the bland manner.“Also, you previously defaulted on paying the last two loans of a combined fifty thousand interest by the deadline. It took two more months before you began paying that one off according to your records.”“But I paid them off.” She argued. “I paid off the interest too in the end. I can’t believe you would say I’m not eligible for a loan. Can you check again?”The man sighed, shaking his head at her. “There isn’t way we can grant you a loan, Miss Clandestine. In fact, I doubt any other loan company would give you a l
William was barely halfway through perusing the document Anna had brought for him when his phone rang in his jacket pocket. He picked it up, and answered the call without checking the ID.“Alpha.” A gruff sounding man was on the other end. William recognized it to be the voice of his chief guard in the pack. “There has been word from the delegates sent to the Eclipse Pack.”“Alright. What is the report?”“The Alpha of the Eclipse pack insists on seeing you, Alpha. Tonight. The delegates say he refused to meet them on account of you not being among them. He says that if you do not show up tonight, then there will be no negotiation.“A growl slipped from his lips and stood up, matters of the Hayes Company forgotten.“He dares?!” William snarled, beginning to pace up and down his office.He had to reign in all his anger in order to think.“They await your orders, Alpha.” The chief guard continued, sounding a little bit nervous. “Do they leave the Eclipse pack and return to us?”“Wait,” W
It was the warriors at the gates of the Eclipse pack which greeted William as he reached the borders.“Who goes there?!” One of the warriors called out in a harsh voice.“Alpha William Hayes.” He announced his presence and immediately, the air broke out in hushed whispers.William smirked to himself, carrying himself with dignity and casting a knowing, superior glance to the warriors who approached him.He was sure they had all heard of him. After all, he had a reputation that was equal parts worthy of respect, fear, and absolute envy.Any werewolf who had a lick of common sense would know that he was not one to be messed with in any way.Soon, the warriors took him inside the pack. It was already past sundown and William knew it would disturb Alpha Drake Finnigan, but he didn’t feel the need to care about it.He met with his delegates in the foyer, and they all bowed in respect to him.“Alpha.” The leader of the delegates - a seasoned warrior and diplomat greeted him with a deep bow,
“What did he want?” Were the first words thrown at William as he entered his suite. Luckily for him, he was used to his mother ambushing him in his own private quarters all the time.He cocked a brow at his elegantly dressed mother who looked like she was returning from a party.“You’re doing it again.” He said, completely ignoring her question thrown at him. As he removed his jacket and draped it on his favorite armchair, he walked over to his bar to select a bottle of wine - something his mother preferred. “Maybe don’t hound my chief guard that way to get information on my whereabouts.”“Don’t be ridiculous,” she argued, as he popped open the bottle of wine. “I was only curious as to why you had rushed back this afternoon instead of coming back home at your usual time.” She accepted the glass of wine and inhaled the woody scent with floral undertones. “Hmmm, exquisite.” She took a sip.William sat down on his armchair and sipped generously at his own glass of wine.“Drake wanted to
William was just finishing up the call with the company’s client all the way from Switzerland when he had a knock on the door.With a sigh, he called out for the person to enter.And of course, who else might it be but his deliciously looking secretary?Her scent was stronger this time and William recognized fear to be present in it. He stared curiously at her as she fumbled with her fingers.What was going on?“Sir, please I have to go to the daycare.” William heard her say.He grit his teeth and looked away from her.Of course. She always had an excuse, didn’t she? This was the second time in just the first week of her starting as his secretary. Was he supposed to expect this sort of damning work ethic from the top candidate for the job?“What is it now? Hmm? Your child’s crying? Or did you forget to take the lunchbox to them again?” He sat down on his chair and began to rifle through the files. He had a lot of work to do, and no one to complain about it to. Some people, like her, d
How had she been so damn careless?She raged within herself as self-deprecating thoughts came up in her mind. She remembered picking up her purse, her phone and her house key was already in her purse too… but not her bag.Damn it, she groaned loudly.Fuck.“Fudgesticks.” She whispered, meanwhile all curse words in her head were being run over again and again.Damn. She had to go back to the office.Could she go back?She spied the time on the wall clock. It was a few minutes past 9.She could trust her children to be asleep, and it would take only an hour…She downed the rest of her wine from the glass and securely kept both glass and half-empty wine in the secured cabinet and locked it firmly.Then she picked up the house keys, her wallet and her phone and rushed right out of the house.***Sophie smiled to herself, content in sipping the glass of very expensive champagne which she had taken from their parent’s home. She firmly expected to hear good news from the men she had hired.
As soon as Anna stepped out of the company building, she found herself surrounded on all sides. It was like these men came out of the shadows.They wore masks, and were dressed in black clothing.She stopped in her tracks, looking around herself. Panic rose within her as she realized they were slowly closing in on her.“Well well, lookie here, boys.” One of the men crowed, stepping closer to her.Anna mustered up whatever courage was in her and faced the man squarely.“Excuse me? Who are you? And what do you want?”The man tilted his head at her and she was sure he was smiling wickedly from the way that he responded.“A little birdie pointed me your way, darling. How about you come with us for a nice chat?”She looked away, trying to think of a way to get past this. Could she call for help? Where was the nearest police station? It couldn’t be too far, right?“I don’t have anything to do with you, so please leave me be. I have a family to get back to.” She responded, clutching her bag
William was stuck now. And he had to make a quick decision within seconds. Carrying Anna bridal style, he ignored her making strange sounds in her sleep as much as he could, as he grabbed her bag from the floor.Then he went over to his Lamborghini sports car which he had picked out for today and opened the passenger door with a click of his car key, gently placing Anna on the car seat before he shut the door and walked over to the other side.“Baby,” Anna murmured in her sleep and he rolled his eyes at her, starting his ignition. Troublesome woman. Why the hell was he taking her to his place in the first place? He should be calling her husband or something to pick her up.Now that was an idea.Explain to the husband why he was carrying her and try to deal with the fact that another man had taken what was rightfully his to have.His hands tightened over the steering wheel.But he knew that it would be safer than just leaving her somewhere. It would also be more efficient.With a sharp