The next morning, Liam woke up earlier than anyone else. He had an alarm clock in his mind that helped him to wake up on time. Because of his fixed schedule in the pack, Liam was used to waking up early. Now, leading a normal life briefly made him feel utterly useless. Liam never knew a life outside a pack. He didn’t know what to do in all those hours.
He just sat there on his bed, thinking about what he should do next. It was just four in the morning. That was his usual waking time. He would go for a patrol at four-thirty in the morning and then every four hours. That would take two hours. When he came back to the pack mansion, breakfast was already served by the pack’s cooks. Liam would do some paperwork in the morning and some training in the afternoon. He would do a last patrolling session of the day at six in the evening. By the time he returned, dinner was served. He slept at eleven in th
Jazmine sat there in the kitchen, staring blankly at the wall. She couldn’t believe that she said it to Liam. When Liam said he wasn’t married and the redheaded woman in his photo was a wife to his friend, Jazmine was elated, somehow. But then, she managed to ruin the rest of the conversation. She mentioned his leader was heartless.Was that why Liam stormed off, leaving her in the park?“Why are you awake this early?” Anita walked into the kitchen and opened a fridge to grab a bottle of water. “Where’s Liam? I didn’t see him in his room.”“Anita…” Jazmine called. “I said something harsh to Liam.”Was it harsh? She didn’t know. She didn’t know anything about Liam’s life in the estate where he grew up. She didn’t know anyone in that estate. His words rang in her ears like audio on a loop. She couldn’t forget the way he said those sentences.&
“Oi!” Anita waved her hands in front of his face.Liam snapped from his deep thoughts as the waiter came to their table with the foods they ordered earlier.“What are you thinking?” His sister asked.“Just some stuff I discussed with Zidane.”“Geez, you never stopped thinking about work.”Liam was mostly in his own world for the whole time. He wasn’t the type to take a long vacation either because he knew how big his role was in the pack.“To think about it, what kind of work do you do?” Jazmine asked.“Workshops,” Liam replied. “I repair mo
The next morning, Liam arrived in Zidane’s pack mansion. Cohen planned to do a meeting with Liam regarding the departure of his parents from the pack. Liam could barely sleep, and he chose not to tell Anita yet. He didn’t want to worry his sister for no reason.“Cohen…” Liam greeted his Alpha.“Sorry to ruin the mood yesterday,” Cohen said to him. “If I keep it a secret, it would ruin more.”“No, it’s good. What did they say?”“Well, they submitted the documents. They said it was time for them to leave the pack.”Liam chuckled as he sat down. “It’s ironic. They didn’t like Anita leaving the pack. Yet, they’re doi
“This is….” Liam paused.Jazmine looked ahead, and a blush crept her cheeks. When Anita suggested they go shopping before the vacation, Jazmine didn’t expect this would happen. Lately, Jazmine was busy getting her work done, so she came home late, but Anita was just there every time she came home. Anita kept saying that Liam had other business to attend to. The entire week passed just like that, and their summer vacation would start in the morning.“Anita, why would you drag us here?” Jazmine asked, shaking her best friend, who kept laughing like a maniac.The store that Anita suggested was a lingerie store.“You need some bathing suits. Don’t tell me you’re going to spend your summer in clothes? Right, Liam?&r
The next day, Liam strolled around the building, looking for something suspicious. He got in contact with the Ghost team that was watching Anita since day one. Liam went to the gym that he frequented in the past few days and spotted a few guys working out. He walked into the locker room and encountered the member of the Ghost team, Ian.“I’ve acquired the information you wanted,” Ian said, handing a brown envelope to Liam. “One month ago, there was an increase in murder cases in the town. Although the victims seemed random, the killer shared similarity.”Liam opened the envelope and looked through the file and photos inside. Then, his hand stopped at one photo. A picture of a man shifted into a grey wolf. Liam recognized the man because he was once part of Cohen’s pack. He was banished from the pack after he was found g
# Jazmine’s memoriesWhen she was a little girl, Jazmine never understood why her mother, Helen, sent her to her uncle, Richard, who lived five states away from their home. Richard Diaz, a successful businessman who often went abroad for business trips, suddenly became a legal guardian to a four-year-old girl. His bachelor life ended right when she showed up on his front door with her mother. Richard was never a good cook or good cleaner, but he did everything he could for Jazmine, the four-year-old girl who never saw him once in her life. His life was once filled with wild parties, beautiful women, powerful allies, and work suddenly became a life full of tea parties, bedtime stories, groceries shopping, and princess’ dress shopping. Everything changed instantly.He did everything he could to give her the best life and everything s
Liam’s hands clenched on the steering wheel after those words left Anita’s mouth. He never expected Jazmine to be in a certain predicament where she was constantly monitored and protected by others. For five years, Liam thought he would be the one to cause inconvenience in her life, and little did he know, he wasn’t part of that. He realized his mistakes. He shouldn’t have left Jazmine at that time.“I don’t know the full story because she never mentioned all the details to me,” Anita added as she pulled out a blanket and covered Jazmine with it. “What I know is her uncle passed away when she was seventeen. Jazmine didn’t tell me the details, but it seemed her uncle’s death wasn’t natural. The cops would come to see her from time to time when she was in school until her first year in college. I even thought about hiring a private investigato
Jazmine took a deep breath before knocking on the room's door where Liam would be sleeping during the vacation.The door swung open, and Liam stood there without a shirt on, and sweats rolled down his chest. Jazmine’s mind went into a wild run looking at the hot God standing in front of her. He had a dragon tattoo on the left side of his chest that continued to his shoulder.“Do you want to order in or go out to eat? Anita told me to ask you,” Jazmine said.“Ah, one second.”Liam turned around, showing his tattooed back at her. Jazmine fanned herself as she realized she was showing too much attention to Liam’s body. He grabbed his phone from the bed and walked back to her.“I made a r