Kayla’s POV
(Two weeks later…)
The first few days after the Alpha meet, I was in a constant state of edginess where I expected Zane to make a move of any kind. But when two weeks passed and nothing happened, I began to relax.
I hoped that maybe Zane thought I wasn’t worth the hassle and decided to leave me for good. After all, he could have any girl he wanted and there was no need to waste his time with an arrogant Alpha woman who didn’t know to appreciate him.
The thought that he was out there having dalliances with random women made my blood boil. I growled out in frustration before trying to calm myself. I had rejected him and whatever he does, I shouldn’t care.
The thought didn’t calm me like I expected, though. In fact, reminding myself that I had rejected my mate only digged up the pain that I had been trying to bury inside my stone heart. I had thought that I could just for
Zane’s POVThe days after the Alpha meet, I was in a constant state of grumpiness. I snarled and glared at everyone who had the misfortune of being in my presence. Soon, people started scurrying away like mice whenever they saw me walk into a room.My thoughts kept drifting back to the moment I met my mate for the first time. I remembered how she rejected me without even having any second thoughts. Sadness and anger warred in my mind, and I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Tristan was practically doing all the Alpha duties while I sulked like a four-year-old who didn’t get the candy he wanted.Though I had decided to get my mate back, I couldn’t start playing games with her as I planned. I was too shaken up by the ordeal of being rejected by my mate. More than I realised at the time...I thought that I would just create some trouble for her, make her surrender to me and claim her. I
Kayla’s POVI took a deep breath to control my rage after calling Zane. The nerve of that guy to cause such a huge trouble to me and tease me like we were just playing a game! I would lose a large business deal as well as the alliance of the fae if I couldn’t finish their order on time. It was definitely not a matter of child play. At least not to me. Zane had gone too far by creating this mess.I had been looking forward to butt heads with him. But risking the wellbeing of my pack was not something I could tolerate. He was definitely going to pay for this. I would make sure of that.He thought I was going to beg him to help me out of this? That I will realise how powerful he was and regret rejecting him? He had another thing coming for him if he thought I was that easy to crush. I would beat him in his own game. I just will!As rage trickled through my veins, I literally saw red. A surge of ene
Zane’s POVAfter the call with Kayla, I was in a good mood all day. I must have looked stupid with a silly smile plastered on my face, but I didn’t care. It was not as if anyone had any complaints. All the people around me appeared grateful that I had stopped my tantrums.I felt as if I had just had a lover’s spat with my mate and not a full on war. Well, anything was better than not having her in my life at all...I remembered how pissed off she was at me. But I didn’t feel any pain that my mate appeared to hate me. She would love me sooner or later. I was sure of that. Until then, these little fights were the only way I could have her attention. Anyway, it was fun pressing her buttons like that. It would have been even better if we had the making up part after our fight, though. I guess I would just have to wait for that day. I was not known to be a patient man, but for her, I would
Kayla’s POVI received mixed reactions from the Alphas once I informed them about stopping the deals with them. While most of them sympathised with me and blamed Zane for putting me in such a desperate position, there were a few who were ticked off at me for going back on my word. It was not as if they were wrong either. I knew that my decision was affecting people who hadn’t done me any wrong, and I hoped I didn’t really have to carry on with my announcement. I was counting on them to pressure Zane into accepting defeat and I had every intention of resuming the deals with them once I heard back from the troublesome Alpha. To be honest, I admired those who had the guts to call me out while I felt disgusted at the ones who were trying to win my favour. They just wanted me to supply the weapons to their packs. They didn’t even care if I stopped my deals with the others as long as they got theirs…When a
Zane’s POVAfter deciding to send the goods to Kayla’s pack, I was just planning to write a simple apology letter to her. But when I started to write the letter, it occurred to me that it didn’t have to be that simple. When I had an opportunity to cause trouble to my beautiful mate, why should I waste it?As a new devilish plan started to form on my head, I put down the letter I was writing and leaned back into my seat. I twirled the pen in my hand as my lips pulled up into an evil smirk. Oh, you just handed me the perfect opportunity to do what my heart had been craving to do. I would not be writing a mere apology letter anymore. Instead, I would write a request to visit her pack so that I could convey my ‘regret’ to her in person…I wondered how she would react to my request. Will she be pissed off at my audacity? Or would she be confused and worried about the hidden agendas for my visit
Kayla’s POVAfter reading his letter, my first instinct was to call Zane and shout at him for his dramatic request to visit my pack. But then I realised that it was exactly what he would be waiting for. I had a feeling that he would run to the Council, crying about my ‘harassment’. I didn’t want to create any more hassle than I already had. So I decided that I would just have to cool down for now and wait until I see him in person.I felt a flutter in my stomach when I thought of meeting Zane again. Surely, I was not excited to meet him? I couldn’t be! Even as an indescribable longing intensified in my heart, I told myself that it wasn’t real. I was just waiting to get him in front of me so that I could deal with him properly. I would shake him until he admits his hidden agendas for visiting my pack. Yes, that was it…Shaking off my ridiculous thoughts, I looked back at the let
Kayla’s POVI froze and my mind went blank as I struggled to realise what was happening. We were shouting at each other one moment and the next; he was kissing me…I stayed unresponsive as my brain tried to catch up with the reality that I was being kissed. Suddenly, Zane snaked his hand towards my back and squeezed my butt. As I gasped in shock, he used the opportunity to thrust his tongue inside my mouth, deepening the kiss.A strange sensation passed through me and there was a pleasant flutter in my stomach as he probed my mouth with his tongue. Even though I placed my hand on his chest, wanting to push him away, I ended up clutching his shirt instead. I pulled him closer to me and the buttons in his shirt flew in all directions in the room. But I was far too lost in the sensations that the kiss was awaking in me, to notice anything else. Without even knowing I was doing it, I started kissing him back.&n
Kayla’s POVI stared at Zane as the mischievous smile vanished from his face to be replaced by a genuinely happy one. Then he glanced at me and a flash of pain went through his eyes as our eyes met. His expression turned to a melancholic one before he shook it off, and once again, he sported a joyous expression. I almost got a whiplash at his sudden change of attitudes and wondered what was going through his head.As he walked towards me, I had the urge to take a step backwards, remembering how he had kissed me. But I didn’t want to show any weakness to him, and hence I forced myself to hold my ground. I looked at him warily as he smiled at me, as if we hadn’t just had a heated kiss, followed by an argument right now. What was wrong with this guy?Zane stopped just in front of me, and our bodies were almost touching. I couldn’t decide whether to close the distance between us or run to the other e