Alpha Miguel
It has been five months since the death of Jenny, but I'm yet to get over it. Although that has happened before, but hers makes me feel so guilty each time I think about it. Every day, I come to work, feeling distressed. I guess my secretary got tired of the new me and decided to quit. I got a new secretary today, but I don't just feel like seeing her. I just want to be left alone.
"Sir, it's me, Clarissa," Her voice sounds from outside, reminding me that I asked her to see me after lunch.
"Come in," The door opens as soon as I usher her in, and she walks in.
"Mate!" Ares, my wolf growls inside me, and I snap my head up to see her standing there and staring around the room. It's my first time seeing her, and she looks extremely beautiful. She is not too tall and has a curvy shape that makes her suit fits her perfectly. Her long blonde hair is packed in a ponytail with some strands on her forehead. Her skin is flawlessly smooth and beautiful, even though she doesn't look so wealthy.
"Mate!" Ares growls for the second time, and my heart sinks into my stomach as my mouth didn't fail to open in shock.
She finally tilts her head to look at me. Her pair of hazel eyes stares at me, and for some seconds, I feel my heart stop beating. My heart melts in my chest as she seems to be staring into my soul, and for the next seconds, I forget my pain and burdens.
"Mate!" This time that Ares growl for the third time, I spring up to my feet, and grab the edge of the desk, resisting the urge to go hold her in my hands. This can't be, please. Not again.
"Are you ok, Sir?" She asks as she blinks her eyes, and I feel Ares so excited. For the first time in five months, he finally feels lively again. He has been down with me for these past few months, but that isn't the case right now. He feels so happy, and I can feel the anticipation in him.
"Leave!" I say to her between gritted teeth as I throw my gaze away.
"Huh? But, Sir... You sent for me," Her voice sounds a bit confused, which I was expecting.
"I told you to leave!" I slam my hands on the desk, and she flinches fearfully.
"Ye... Yes, Sir," She stutters before she turns and scurries out of my office, closing the door behind her.
"Shit!" I curse under my breath as soon as she's out of the office, running my fingers through my hair. This wasn't supposed to happen. This isn't another punishment, is it? My name is Miguel Jaxon, thirty-three years old cursed Alpha of Dynamite pack. Yes, you heard that. What would you call an Alpha that has lost four of his mated? Yes, you will ask how it all happened, but I guess it's all because of my ill fate. I was only twenty five when I had my first mate, whose name was Ella. Ella was a beautiful young lady full of life and always cheerful. She was my first love, a she wolf that captured my heart at the very first time we met, but she died the night after we mated. She didn't live to tell the story of the sweet mating that night.
After the death of Ella, I was devastated and stayed for a long time before I found another mate, Alicia. Alicia was everything any man would want in a woman, but she could never fill the space which Ella left in my heart, but she tried to gather my brokenheart together and mend them. She gave me all the comfort I ever wanted, but she died the same way as Ella. She didn't wake up the next morning after we consummated our mating. It was after her death I realized that I was cursed. I found out that for as long as I had a mate and sleep with her, she would die the same way, and because of this, I lived the next few years of my life wallowing in pain. I stayed single for the next two years up until I met Nancy, a young she-wolf who was crazy about me. I didn't want to get involved with her for the fear of her dying, but with the pressure from my people, pushing me to have a mate, I eventually was left with no option, and that was how I took the life of another innocent lady. To me, I wasn't any different from a serial killer.
That didn't stop there, I mated Jenny, and guess what? Again, I was the reason she lost her life about five months ago. I have been living with the guilt for the past few months, and now we just found another mate? Am I destined to taking innocent lives?
Taking a deep breath, I throw myself on the chair and recline on it.
The rest of my day at the office was boring. It's finally closing hour, I pick up my car keys from the desk, and stride out of my office. I stop on my track when I step into her office and find her sleeping with her head on the desk. I stare at her face even if I want to resist the urge to. This is crazy. Finding another mate just five months after the death of my fourth mate. Isn't this scary?
I knock on her desk, pulling her out of her sleep, and she jerks up as soon as she opens her eyes and sees me standing.
"Si... Sir..." She stutters as she stands up to her feet.
"Do you need anything?" She asks, but I shake my head.
"Lock the door on your way out, and drop the key at the reception," I say to her, and without sparing another second, I advance toward the door, and exit the office.
As I drive down the road a few minutes later, many thoughts parade my mind, I ask myself many questions which I ended up not getting answers to. I don't want to ever get involved with any woman again, I don't want to hurt anyone again.
I finally arrive at my mansion after driving for thirty minutes, and I park roughly at the garage, heading to the entrance door afterward. I sink into the couch as soon as I walk into the living room.
'Mate!' The word replay in my head, and I slowly clench my fingers tightly as I stare into space. This is not happening. Never!
It's finally 9pm, and I get dressed to go to the pack to see Roan. I didn't plan to go to the pack, but I think going to see him now will do me some good.
I teleport to the pack and head straight to his chamber, where I meet him meditating as usual.
"You didn't tell me you were coming. Is everything alright?" He asks, raising his gaze to look at me.
"Roan... Everything is not fine... There's a girl at my office... Ares... Ares called her our mate," My voice cracks as I try to explain to him, but he doesn't look bothered as always.
"She is the one, Miguel... The real one..." He pauses and closes his eyes as he goes back to meditating, but I only scoff unbelievably.
"What are you saying?" I ask him.
"You need to go for her, Miguel... If you want to break the curse, you need her. She's the one," He says to me, while his eyes are still closed.
"Are you out of your mind, Roan? I told you that I am not doing this again! I don't want to hurt anyone again... She's going to die if she gets involved with me... I... I don't want to take any life again," I shake my head.
"Do you want to break the curse? It's your chance now..."
"No, never! You assured me that nothing would happen to Jenny, but she died in my arms. I killed her because of my selfishness, and I won't have you make me do the same thing again. I don't want to make the same mistake," I shake my head.
"The mating bond will continue to draw you to her, no matter how much you try to resist it... So it's better if you don't try to resist," He replies to me.
"And that is why you need to stop it. I can't do this anymore... She's going to die too if she gets involved with me, can't you get it?" I yell at him and run my fingers through my hair.
"Forgive me, Alpha, but the bond is not something that can be destroyed. You will always feel attracted to her, whether or not she's around you. You can't change this, Alpha... This is the fate that can't be changed," He slowly shakes his head, and my heart sinks into my stomach. Is this really happening again?
Clarissa POV It has been over thirty minutes since I arrived here, but there has been no sign of Mr. Miguel in the office yet, and I'm disturbed because he's always the first to get here before me. Thinking of the way he has been avoiding me for the past one week that I have been working here, I can only wonder what it is that I might've done wrong. Feeling his presence in the office, I raise my gaze to see him walk in with the usual deep frown on his face. "Good morning, Sir," I quickly stand up to my feet and bow to greet him, but he only hums and walks straight into his office, leaving me standing here like a fool. "What's wrong with him?" I sigh briefly as I sink into my seat, and get back to work. Glancing at him through the glass for the seventh time, I take a deep breath and run my fingers through my hair. I have no idea why I'm disturbed by his mood, but I can't just help it. It's finally time to go submit the documents for last week to him, but I'm a bit
Chapter 5 Alpha Miguel "Thank you, Sir," The way she smiles at me after I drop her off at the bus stop makes my heart flutter, and I feel my wolf wavers inside me excitedly. "Hmm," I nod my head before I start the car and drive away. The thought of Clarissa fills my heart as I drive down the road minutes later. Even though I have been avoiding her all this while, I still feel drawn to her, and I wish I can stop this. Arriving at home minutes later, I set to go to the pack to see Ares, because I need to discuss with him about this. It has just been one week since she started working with me, and I seem to be losing control of myself, I just wonder what will happen the rest of the time we would be spending together. Teleporting to the pack is not something difficult, since it's what I have always done. On my way to Roan's chamber, I stop on my track when I bump into the chief of the castle. It has been a while since I last saw him since I have been avoiding him.
Clarissa POVSince my boss is a sadist and an introvert, I decided to at least do something that'll make him happy. I found out yesterday from his ID card that today is his birthday. I would've loved to be the first to wish him a happy birthday, but since I felt he would be angry if I called him on the phone, I decided to leave it until I get to the office today."Happy birthday, Mr. Miguel," I say to him as soon as he steps into the office, and a thin line appears between his eyebrows as he squints his eyebrows with confusion written all over him. Wait a minute! Has he forgotten that today is his birthday or what?"I got this for you," Although I just started work here, I still feel it'll be nice to get him a gift on his birthday. I dropped by the mall this morning on my way to work where I got a beautiful necklace. Since I didn't have much to buy an expensive one, I decided to go for a cheaper one instead.He stares at me blankly before he takes his gaze to the necklace, and he fina
Chapter 6Alpha Miguel Reclining on the chair, I watch as she eats the food cautiously. With just a glance, anyone would know that it's her first time eating something like this. 'She's she the one for you, Alpha' Roan's words replay in my head, and I sigh briefly as I throw my head back, spacing out again. I don't know why this had to happen after I've given up on ever being with any woman, but then I feel like life is trying to give me a second chance, but am I ready for this chance? What if she ends up dying just like others? Will I ever be able to be free from the guilt? She's just an innocent human that doesn't even know about my identity. I feel like it'll be selfish of me to do this, knowing that she won't be safe, but what about the bond that keeps drawing me close to her even if I try to resist?"Isn't she pretty?" Ares suddenly pulls me out of my train of thought, and I sigh briefly."I'm scared, Ares. I'm scared she's not safe around us," I mind link Ares, and I feel him
Chapter 7Clarissa POV Watching a movie with my boss happens to be the happiest thing I've ever done. Right from when the movie started and ended, he maintained a straight face even when it was an emotional movie that makes one cry. Some of the men there cried, I wonder why he didn't, anyway."Do you cry that often when you watch movies?" He asks as he drives us down the dark road, and I slowly nod my head. I may be a stubborn extroverted girl, but trust me, I'm also emotional."Yes, I cry when the movie is emotional. I cry when I read books," I reply to him and giggle because this is so embarrassing. My boss doesn't seem bad after all. Although he doesn't like talking much, he's cool and really fun to be with."You shouldn't cry about such things. They are just fiction and not real," He shrugs while still having his eyes fixated on the road, and I nod my head in agreement with what he said."Hmm... I just can't help it always," I reply to him, and he nods his head. For the next two
Chapter 8Alpha Miguel "You can't keep staying like this without a mate, Alpha. You need to find another mate, or better still, let's choose one for you. Thank the gracious lord that one can always have a chosen mate," Ralph, one of the chiefs utters, and I groan frustratingly while rubbing my forehead. This is the reason I detest coming to the castle, I prefer to live as a CEO peacefully amongst the human, but I can't deny the fact that I also have responsibilities here, right?"We even went as far as hosting a birthday party for you yesterday and invited the maidens from the pack and other neighboring packs in a bid to get you a mate, but you didn't show up Alpha. What is really going on?" Gael, another one says as he stands up to his feet, and I sigh briefly."Alpha, other Packs are going to mock us, and may even call our Alpha a weak impotent man that can't satisfy a woman which was why he hasn't gotten one in his life," Gael further says, and that is it. How dare he call me impo
Chapter 9Alpha Miguel I drive to the company as usual and head to my office. Since Clarissa always came before me, I am not so surprised to see her already at her post and doing her job."Good morning, Sir," She stands up and smiles at me shyly as soon as I walk inside the office, and I nod my head at her."Morning. Get my schedule for next week and submit it on my desk immediately," I say to her before I proceed to my office.Sitting behind my desktop a few minutes later and working, I keep getting distracted as the thought of Clarissa filled my heart.'Impotent' as the word ring in my head for the nth time, I scoff angrily and recline on the chair. Maybe I should just give this a try and prove them wrong that I'm not impotent, I need to prove to them that I can be with a woman, but then I'm scared of being the cause of the death of another innocent lady again."Sir, can I come in?" Still lost in thoughts, her voice sounds from outside, bringing me back to reality."Come in," Follo
Chapter 10Clarissa POVMy heart wavers in excitement as my boss drives me down the road. I keep glancing at him occasionally, and I can't help admiring his perfection. Unlike when I just started working here, he has really changed from being a ghost-like and introverted boss to a fun person, even though he talks less."Why do you live alone? Aren't you married?" I ask him out of the blue as a result of my curiosity, and he glances at me. I mean, he's old enough to be married, and for him to tell me that he lives alone is kind of questionable."No, I'm not married. Why do you ask?" He replies to me casually, and I smile. For some unknown reason, I feel excited about his answer. Yes, I have a crush on him, but that doesn't mean that I should be happy that he's not yet married, right?"Nothing," I shake my head, and he nods his head.The rest of the drive to my apartment was filled with silence, and we finally arrive after about twenty minutes of driving."Thanks for the ride, Sir," I s