LIAM'S POV Anger was not something I was familiar with. As an Alpha, the more anger you felt, the better. I hired the best of the best, but occasionally, they managed to fuck it up, and I made sure to let them know that they fucked up. That way, they wouldn't repeat it again. The rate at which I got angry had doubled ever since I met Amy. She had unlocked new levels of fury in me. I wanted to please her. I wanted to spoil her. I wanted to see her all the time, and most importantly, I wanted to keep her. I thought I got to keep her after she confessed to me that she was going to run. I never thought that it would be the beginning of a new fight. I should have gone after her so we could settle it right then, but my pride wouldn't let me, plus I was also really confused. Honestly, what was she angry about? What would my telling her achieve? Women were complicated, but my wife was on a whole new level. I was angry, too, and I needed space, so I left the mansion and returned to wor
AMY'S POV I don't know if I should feel betrayed or not. I mean, we both slept in the same bed, and we kept secrets from each other. I was keeping mine, and he kept his. I guess that made us as bad as each other, except I readily gave him this information. I might have decided to not leave anymore and still not tell him about the plans I had made before. "Amy," he studied my blank expression carefully. "Are you upset?" "What? I'm not allowed to be upset?" He frowned. "Is that a trick question?" "No." "Amy, you can't be upset because you were keeping secrets of your own." "I know, but let me ask a question, Liam, and you have to be honest with me." He rubbed the space between his eyebrows. "It depends on what you want to ask me." "Were you ever going to tell me that you knew I was going to run away from you? I mean, you let me do all those things, watched me make plans..." "What are you getting at?" "It's a simple question, Liam. Were you ever going to tell me?" "What goo
AMY'S POV It was on a whim, but I decided to tell him the truth about what I have been planning ever since he first told me about his past. I wasn't sure if I was overthinking it, but I could swear that he was not as surprised as he was supposed to be. He even took it well. For someone who was the most possessive man I've ever met, he took it calmly. "I would want to leave, too." He said, after I asked him if he wasn't angry about it. Too calm, but I was willing to let sleeping dogs lie. Literally. "Changed your mind yet?" Was the text I woke up to this morning from Maddy. Liam was still laying beside me. He must be really tired if I was awake before him. "Yes. He got to the root of it and begged for my forgiveness last night." I quickly texted her back before putting my phone in vibration mode. She could wake him up with a series of calls with how excited she was. "Tell me the details later?" She said and I promised I would set something up. Liam stirred, and I shoved my phon
LIAM'S POV "Another letter? What are you talking about? I took care of those bastards." I said to myself, or did I? Maybe I had gone after the wrong people. "Well, you must be doing something wrong." She sassed, and my heart dropped. This must have been the literal straw that broke her camel's back. I couldn't keep her safe, so this must have reinforced her decision to leave me. "Let me see." She threw the phone at the edge of the bed. "Your days are numbered. We're always watching you, Luna Omega." I cringed at the slur. I could only imagine how she felt reading those words. "Bella Mia..." "Please, not tonight." She put a hand up so I couldn't come closer. "Do you know how many times I've stared at those? Whoever this is genuinely hates me." "Amy..." She swiped a hand across her face to brush away the tears that welled up in her eyes. "I don't think I can live like this. I don't want to keep looking over my shoulder. I'm not sure if I'll genuinely ever feel safe around you
LIAM'S POV When I arranged for this dinner with the three Alphas that were hell-bent on getting part of my territory and slowly pushing me out of a position of authority, I wasn't sure what my game plan with them should be. Inviting them was bound to arouse their suspicions, but again, I wasn't ever going to hide in the shadows like them. There were just five of us at the table, so it broke the silence when Reid's phone buzzed and he looked down at it under the table. "Is everything okay?" I asked through mindlink. "Yes, Alpha. Luna and her friend texted. They're still on for Monday." "I see." For a brief moment, I thought about what it would look like if I hadn't gotten wind of their plans. I would have come home to a deserted home all because my wife couldn't tell me she was unable to cope with my past. Unfortunately for her, she would have to deal with it, because she was not going anywhere. Laughter brought me back to the present. I forced all thought of my wife to the
LIAM'S POV There was an old saying. To catch a monkey, you must behave like one. Ordinarily, I paid no mind to such sayings. I was too powerful and too influential to act like a monkey so I could catch one. If I wanted something, I would go after it plainly. But for the sake of my woman, I was willing to play as much games as she wanted. I was only playing this game with her because I knew I was coming out a winner. She cleared her throat. Watching her squirm for an answer is so fucking cute that I want to kiss her right now, but I have a charade to keep up. "You were in there for a long time." "Um... I was in the bathroom..." "For a very long time." I watched her struggle to come up with a decent lie, so I decided to help her out. "I know what you were doing in there." I said seriously, and she stiffened. She was talking to her friend, but she would be getting off easy if I told her that. "You dirty girl, you were touching yourself, weren't you?" Her sigh of relief was sat