Author’s POVLeaving the restaurant, Meredith goes to the back door of the car but Max goes after her and catches her in his arms."Stay on the passenger seat, near me." he says and his heart is trembling seeing that she can’t look in his eyes.Since he asked her about the reason her husband left her she had a sadness in her eyes that made him feel horrible."There's no need Mr. Cruz," Meredith said, lifting her eyes and looking into his black eyes.He is a handsome man and he was her husband, the husband that never wanted her, the husband that forced her to make an escape plan, seeing that until the wedding day he had no intention of knowing her.He is the husband that made her feel even more insignificant than she already felt.And now he had the audiency to ask her if she was mentally constipated?She just looks at him and when her heart is finally still she tells him:"Please take me home. I am not feeling well ”"I'll take you to the hospital," Max said, scared.“No, Mr. Cruz is
Author’s POVThe next morning Meredith and Cara came to the office together, led by the driver sent by James, as usual."Meredith, don't you think it's too much?" Cara asks her, pointing to her clothes."No, you just look perfect." she said, smiling at Cara. "You are beautiful and these clothes only do justice to your beauty.""I've never had anything so beautiful on me," she said, looking at her dress.“You have a mission, remember? To make Sam Jackson kneel in front of you and apologize. And believe me that this will happen soon. You must be confident and believe in yourself. “Meredith told her.Cara is wearing a dress that Meredith brought special for her last night. It’s a Guess light blue tweed-look dress, with a classic collar, short sleeves, slim fit. The dress has an inserted golden belt on waist and some splendid buttons at the front, mid thigh length."Isn't it too short?" Cara asked, feeling uneasy with a dress above her knees."No, Cara. It’s the perfect length. Isn’t too
Author’s POVCara calms a little and she comes down from the counter that Sam placed her, but as soon as she wants to get out of the kitchen, she comes face to face with Luke Navarro, and she shivers being a little scared of him."I'm sorry, gamma," she said, and put her head down."I was looking for you," Luke said. "Can you talk?" he asks her gently looking at her and he signals her to follow him back into the kitchen.“Forgive him” he says looking into her eyes."I don't know what you're talking about," Cara said looking at him."Sam, forgive him. Don't reject him, not yet at least. Give him a chance to understand what he will lose. ”“He rejected me. There is nothing to understand, Gamma ”Cara said with sadness and dignity.“Until you accept his rejection, it is not all lost. Please, Cara ”And he starts to walk to the door but not before looking at her one more time and smiling at her he said:“I like this new Cara. If he doesn’t suit himself, I will take you on a date, I am mate
Max’s Cruz POV“Are you nuts, Stark? Did you really want to mark it without my will? ” I asked angrily.I was carried away by the wave, and when Meredith began to answer my kiss, I felt how Stark took control of me.“You are a fucking , jerk! That you are, Stark! ” I said and entered my office where Sam is already waiting for me with Luke."What happened?" Luke asks, looking at me strangely."Nothing, just Stark and the pressure he puts on me to mark that human." I answer nervously and go and sit at my desk."That human?" Luke asks, looking at me as if two more heads have grown up on my shoulders."You know what I mean," I say, snorting nervously."You know what, Max !!?" he said and stood up walking towards the door."I am sick of seeing both of you mocking what you have received as a gift. You don't even know how lucky you are. ”And he leaves the office but immediately opens the door and looking at Sam he says:"And you, I want to find out from me. I asked Cara to announce me when
Author’s POV“This is the address,” Max said looking at the building where Meredith’s unit is located."And now what?" Stark asks."We just stay and wait for her to come home.""No," Stark said. “I will go in and sniff all the unit’s doors until I find her."Are you nuts?" Max asked. "I am not so desperate" and hearing him Stark become mute and closed again all his links with Max, leaving him as alone as a human who has no imaginary friend to talk with.But after three hours of waiting in front of the building, Max already felt like he was going crazy, and although he was embarrassed, he said to Stark:"You win!" but Stark doesn't even notice."I'm sorry, Stark. I know that you want her. ” he said. "Let's find her."And Stark appeared, and after growling at him a few times, he began to walk the halls of the building until he could smell the scent he was looking for :"Here!" Stark said. "She is here!"Max stayed in front of her door and looked at her door without knowing what to do.“
Author’s POVThe next day, in the morning, Meredith and Cara came to the company together.Cara is wearing a simple fitted t-shirt dress in tomato red from Victoria Beckham while Meredith wears a wide leg jumpsuit with sash from Carolina Herrera which effectively makes her look perfect.Both of them are elegant and look like divas.Seeing her coming back, all her colleagues smile happily at her.In her office, Meredith is shocked to see that Max put some plants and some paints and in a corner he also bought for her a blue velvet nailhead trim sofa, and a little table.He also arranged some hanging shelves where he left for Meredith some expensive books and magazines from the fashion world, making her look around too to see if there is a candid camera around. This must be a joke.She is looking around and squeezed her eyes."What is he trying to do?" she asks Cara who starts to laugh as soon as she enters the office.“At least he’s trying, even if we don’t know his intentions, to do al
Author’s POV"Mer" Cara said entering Meredith's office."Hey, what happened?" Meredith asked, moving away from her drawing table and looking at Cara.“He is asking for your presence in his office”"I was really wondering why he didn't show up here so far, and he left me alone until this hour," says Meredith."It's about Vincenzo Castellano, it looks like he'll be there too." Cara said, looking at her.“I will go now, will you bring my drawings when I call you? “And arranging her clothes she asked."How do I look?""You are perfect, Mer. You have already brought the contract, the rest is simple for you. "And looking one more time over her drawings, Meredith divides them into two categories."I don’t know what to choose. I will test the waters and I will put him in front of a surprise if necessary. But this contract is mine! ” she said and walked in the elevator.But as soon as the door opens and she leaves the elevator, Meredith sees Veronica at her office."You are still here!" Vero
Author’s POVIn Max's office, he watches Meredith analyzing her injured hand and immediately Luke returns with the disinfectant and the bandages, he goes to her and says in a rather commanding tone."Give me your hand!"Meredith is lost in her own thoughts, thinking about everything that happened. She is human and he is an alpha, if she really is her mate, and Max is not wrong about that, what will he do?At the moment she is safe, Max doesn't seem to want her but he's just driven by his wolf, but what if things escalate? What if he will imprint himself on her? She will have no chance, and even if she fights in the end, she will end up in his arms."Meredith, give me your hand!" Max said again, raising his voice a little and grabbing her hand without waiting for her to react."Hey, it hurts!" Meredith suddenly woke up from her dream because of the sting caused by the disinfectant.She just looks at Max who blows lightly on the wound, trying to calm her down.This is a Max she doesn't