Alison’s POVRight before my day ended I started to get nervous, I have been having nightmares all week long about this trip. In some of them, Melody caught me and Ralph red-handed and I inevitably had to quit my job because of the obvious and in some dreams, Ralph wanted to murder me as I ran from him he turned into a panther and chased me. None of these dreams were however enough to make me cancel the trip. It wasn’t enough to stop me from yearning for Ralph and that was what carried throughout the week. A few hours more and I will be getting dressed and waiting for Ralph to pick me up. Roberta walked up to me in the staff room looking very excited.“Are you free tonight?” She asked,“Not really…”Her face dropped so suddenly that I was confused. “What’s wrong?”“I was hoping you would go on a double date with me, I met this new guy online but I’m scared to go on a date with him alone so he suggested a double date.”Honestly, it was not a bad idea but I had gotten myself tangled w
Ralph’s POV“Erm… I’m sorry. I can’t hang out this weekend,” I said, got up, and started walking away from her.“Where are you going? Are you not lying low anymore?”I couldn’t come up with a good excuse. My family is back in our pack; they will not see me, nor will I see them. My son is here with me. I can see him anytime I want. He’s even decided to move back in with me.I had to come up with a great excuse to stop this woman from messing up my date.“Cory and I planned a father-son trip. We’re trying to get away for the weekend, do something fun, discuss family stuff, and come up with a new business idea.” I lied.“Is that true?” She asked.Of course, it wasn’t true but I can’t let her mess up my date.“Why will I lie to you?”“I want to come,” she suddenly said.“No!” I quickly shot it down.“Why not? I’m going to be part of this family…”Cory’s scent filled our noses and stopped our little argument.“Good, Cory is here. Let me ask him. I’m sure he will want me to tag along.”We b
Ralph’s POVA loud purr erupted from within me as I looked up at Mike who was standing beside me.“This is terrible!” I exclaimed, they all looked astonished at my outburst, but I wasn’t done yet, “It’s bad for him but it’s great for us,”Mike loosened up when I said that, “Do you know where I can find this lady he impregnated? Any details of her name or anything?”They both shook their heads, “They claim that she was a minor and didn’t want to put her name or details out there, so nothing about her was published.”I nodded. That made perfect sense. The young girl would have to be protected. Having her details attached to information like this could ruin her life forever. “But I was hoping that you would have that information since you are a hacker or whatever you are…” I just realized I didn’t even know his name. “We didn’t introduce ourselves,” I said to him.“I am Jeff, but I already know who you are.” He replied.“Right, Jeff, isn’t there any information about this lady?”“He s
Ralph’s POVTruth be told, I had nothing to expose; I was just making empty threats. I had told Mike to investigate Isaac Humphrey for me, but we hadn’t found anything yet. But I know that bullies of their caliber always have something to hide. Everything was just a psychological game.He chuckled, “It’s not like you have anything…”“So you want to test me, right?” I pressed on..The table was quiet, which meant that I was winning like I always do.“My conscience is clean, I have nothing to hide, so if you think you can worm your way out of this mess with empty threats, you better rethink…”“Excuse me, but my threats are never empty. Did you think I wouldn’t dig up your past?” I shot back at him. Both Mr. Lawson and Mr. Benson stared at him as if they were doubting him.He banged his fist on the conference table,“Listen, your people have started wreaking havoc in our counties, and we want you all gone. Stay in Moonlight where you belong.” He exploded.“Yes, Vandyke, as if the havoc i
Alison’s POVHe bear hugged me and whispered in my ear,“Get ready for me, I will pick you up on Friday night. No excuses because I know you’re not on a night shift that day.”I pushed him backwards and watched as he playfully staggered backwards but with a frown on my face I asked,“How did you know it was my day off?” I replied.“Ben told me, he has your schedule.”That darn front desk guy! I wonder if he works for Vandyke or Melody. He’s or he’s just a traitor who sells himself the highest bidder. I will remember to add him to the list of people not to trust.“Sure, you’re going on a date on Friday,” I resigned. He was about to beg for another hug when I stopped him. “You have to leave now before Melody comes here.” He heaved and pouted, “Okay..” he waved at me, “see you later,”I couldn’t help but smile and wave back, the smile didn’t leave my face even after he had left. I don’t know how he does it but he manages to leave a lasting impression on me, whether it’s euphoria or te
Alison’s POV“Did you enjoy your day off?” Roberta asked as she walked up to me beaming with a smile.“If there’s anything like a stressed relaxed person then it’s me,” I replied.“What happened?" she asked, leaning against my treatment table.I didn’t want to talk about my situation with Vandyke. She’s no blabbermouth, but this is our workplace, and colleagues can be very dangerous sometimes. You never know what will cause the beans to spill in the wrong place.“That reminds me, did you hear that Ralph Vandyke was attacked again over the weekend?Did I hear? I was there, thank God no pictures were taken. I can't afford another scandal at this time of the year. “Yeah… yeah, I read about it on the internet.”“It’s so scary at this point, is he alright?” She asked me.“Erm… I have no idea. We haven’t been in touch.” I mumbled while avoiding eye contact with her.“Yeah, right, he’s dating our boss now, you’re not supposed to be talking to him.” I was feeling sick to my stomach about my