ZACHARY’s POV.I angrily throw the documents on the table and all the board members flinch, my eyes travel around the room before settling on the man standing on the podium.“Is this what you have to offer me?” I ask him, “one whole week and this is the rubbish you fucking bring to me?”No one says anything and this angers me the most, do they all think I pay them to laze around and just.. Pulling myself from the chair, I grab my phone.“If you are all not competent enough, I will have the lot of you replaced”“Mr Hills” one of them finally speaks up, “the company is in on the rise now, i believe we can make the most out of this if we decide to partner with Echo”A deep frown forms on my face as I tighten my jaw together. That name is the bane of my existence.“Find other Investors” I tell them, “or you all can submit your resignation letter”With that I storm out of the conference room. It’s been a while since I finally brought my company to the limelight and of course it is doing we
BRYER’s POV.As soon as I drop my phone, I plop on the bed and close my eyes trying to calm my mind. Last night was really rough, I didn’t even know Zachary would end up believing me but he did and that was something I owe to Jacquline. If she didn’t give me that portion from the beginning, how would I have been able to have Zach wrapped around my fingers. He believed me without one single doubt and I hope it remains like that until I can finally get what I want.Now going back to Texas could be dangerous but I need to show Malachi that I am not scared of his threats. We belong side by side, I am the only person who is capable of standing beside him and protecting him when things go haywire.My phone chimes with a message and I pick it up, my forehead creases into an angry frown when I see the content of the message. The idea to check Zachary’s dash cam this morning occurred to me and when I did, I realized it caught everything that happened last night, more than enough to tarnish Od
MALACHI’s POV.Torturing someone who has one way or another gone against me is one of the sweetest things in my world, making them scream in pain and agony makes me and my wolf excited and that is the kind of immense joy I felt a while back, seeing Bryer in that kind of pain. She was my best friend, that would have never happened to her if only she respected boundaries and not called my wife names.Pushing the thoughts of her to her to the back of my head, I make my way into my room and at that moment, a call comes through my phone.Seeing her name pop up on the screen makes a warm smile appear on my face. Plopping down on the bed, I click on the receive button before pressing the phone against my ear.“Hello love” her voice filters through and I immediately feel my anger disappearing. This wife of mine has the power to make or break me and I am not going to stop her from doing whatever she wants with me, that’s how much I love and want her.“I have been calling you” Odette says from
ODETTE’s POV.“Babe?” Malachi calls out to me for the umpteenth time but I just continue facing the wall, not having the energy or the ability to look at him. It hurts, it hurts so badly and there is nothing I can do about it.I struggled to accept the fact that I would give birth to Zachary’s child but I loved the feeling of being pregnant nonetheless. It was my child, mine but it was snatched from me. The more I think about it, the more sad and upset I am. I gently touch my tummy and close my eyes. It is empty now, my child didn’t even get the chance to come into this world..I sniff back a tear, I don’t want Malachi to see me in pain because he is in pain himself. I don’t want him to see me the way I am broken, broken from inside. It’s been two days but it feels like yesterday where I lost my baby. How will I be able to forgive myself for not taking good care of my baby?“Babe?” He calls out again but I continue to ignore him. I can’t even face him, how can I do that without feelin
ZACHARY’s POV.The moment those words reach my ear, my heart skips a beat. What does she mean by my child? What the heck was that? I know Odette and she wouldn’t have kept my child after we broke up. I didn’t even know she was pregnant, how could she call me and tell me something like that?When I went to her house two days ago, I intended to speak to her but seeing her in that condition, I was somewhat happy. She hurt me too, she hurt me and I couldn’t stop myself from injecting her with the wolfsbane before I decided to take her to the hospital. For the time we were together, she didn’t get pregnant but she didn’t hesitate to get pregnant for someone but right mow it feels like my world has come to a fucking standstill.I call her number again but she doesn’t answer. Luckily I am still in New York for a business meeting , I grab my car keys and rush out of the room. I want her to look me in the eyes and tell me those disgusting lies.In no time, my car pulls in front of Malachi’s ho
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE.MALACHI’s POV.I had just finished setting the table for dinner when she walks back into the house looking a bit dejected and tired. I don’t bother asking her what’s wrong because I already know what happened. Seeing her like this breaks my heart. She didn’t say anything for two days and In those two days, it felt like my whole life came to a standstill. She was in pain and I couldn’t do anything about that. It made me feel incapable and unable to take care of my woman.When she showed up at the study earlier, I was happy she was finally out of bed but that didn’t stop her from noticing something was wrong and I had to tell her, I had to break her heart once again. Believe me, I wouldn’t even need to lift a finger to kill an alpha like Zach but she made me promise to wait till the right time. The only thing I can do at this moment is to comfort her and wait for the right time.Letting out a sigh, I make my way towards her and pull her into my embrace. Odette does
ODETTE’s POV.Plopping down on the bed lightly, dad also lowers himself beside me. Concern and worry written on his face. He looks like he is waiting for my permission to hurt Zach and I can understand, I also want to hurt him too, hurt him so much that even the moon goddess will be scared for him.“Mum told me you have been worried” I start to talk, “you needn’t worry about me dad, i am fine”“Do you know how scared I was seeing you on that hospital bed, princess?” He asks me, “I was so scared, it felt like the day your mum was supposed to have her surgery. I don’t ever want to see you in that kind of situation ever again”Without saying anything, I lean into his embrace and he starts to stroke my hair lightly.It is still overwhelming that a man who didn’t father us could love us this way. He never made us feel like we were missing a real father. Sometimes I wonder why he and mum didn’t have another child.“Baby” he calls out gently, “you know the doors are always open for you to co
BRYER’s POV.It has been four days since Malachi locked me up here and he hasn’t shown up. I don’t know if he has gone back to New York or he is purposely not showing up in front of me. I even tried to escape last night but I was hurt because of how weak my body is. My injuries are not healing because of what Malachi poured on me, even though they let me have a shower and stay at the pack house, I am still under the scrutinizing gaze of the pack warriors.Malachi is trying to break me mentally by keeping me here, away from the world and away from my phone. I wonder if Zach already knows I am missing. He must have asked Brendon, I need him now more than ever. This is when I need him to show me I am his mate.I let out a sigh as I plop down on the bed, wincing in pain. The more Malachi hurts me, the more I am going to make her pay for every single pain and suffering I had to go through.The door opens up and I spring up from the bed. An angry sigh leaves my mouth when I see who it is.
MALACHI’s POV.“Good morning sir” Emma says as she saunters into the office.“Good afternoon Emma” I flash her a little smile, “how was your night?”She freezes, a look of confusion appearing on her face.“Are you okay sir?” She asks, “you..I chortle a little, I know it’s surprising to her and to everyone else that I actually smiled this morning since I came to the office. But the news of Odette being pregnant has made me so happy that I don’t know any other feeling than happiness. When she was pregnant with Zachary’s child, I can’t lie I was jealous but I was still willing to accept the child because it also belonged to Odette but now, she was carrying my child. Mine, not Zachary’s but mine. I don’t think there is anything else that would make me more happy than this. The coming days are sure to be blissful and I am all for it.“I am very fine, Emma” I tell her while checking my watch, “make sure to clear my schedule after this morning’s meeting okay? I have dinner plans with my wif
ODETTE’s POV.My hands are still trembling from before and the only thing I want now is to hug my husband and tell him how much I love him. Right now there is not Breyer or Zachary, it’s just me and Malachi, us, our world.I look at the time again and it’s already been fifteen minutes since I called him, he should be pulling up by now. Like the moon goddess is on my side, I hear the gates open and his car drives in. Excitement surges through my entire body as I manage to hold my smile. With one final look at the mirror, I pick up the bouquet of flowers that’s on the table beside me before heading over to the door.The door opens up and his familiar scent fills my nose before he appears looking dapper in his brown suit and his hair slicked back to perfection.His face immediately breaks into a smile as his eyes travel over me.“Someone is looking hot” Malachi says, “what’s the occasion baby?”“Here” I hand him the bouquet.“Guys get flowers too?”“Come on” I can’t help but smile light,
ZACHARY’s POV.Standing in front of hundreds of eyes a few days after my investigation started is actually not the right thing to do but being involved with Bryer has caused me so much already and I genuinely want my wife back. If this is the price I have to pay in order to get my wife back, I am more than willing to pay for it. The only thing I want now is to get my wife back and we can stay happy together. I am actually tired of seeing her with Malachi. I want to see her happy and smiling with me. That’s the only thing that matters to me and I don’t care how I do it, I just want her.“You can start now,” the person standing beside me says. She is Malachi’s assistant and seeing the smug look on his face as he is seated at the back of the hall aggravates me the most. I hate that he always gets the upper hand in this, I hate that I have to do this in front of him.Letting out a sigh, I clear my throat lightly before pulling the microphone towards me.“Good evening everyone and thank y
BRYER’s POV.“Due to the injury, you won’t be able to wolf out for a while” Jacquline tells me and I ball my hands into a fist, this is four days after Odette attacked me. I left the hospital after footing the bills in the Bahamas and I came straight home.For four days I have been unable to move and it’s all thanks to that bitch I am going to hold her by her neck and make sure she pays for everything she has done to me.“I made some tonic for you, you will be fine soon” Jacquline says again.“Thank you”“I will take my leave now so you can rest”“Before that” I stop her, “don’t forget what we talked about”“Of course”With a little smile, she walks off while I am left to my musing again. Odette, that motherfucking bitch. I am going to make sure she pays for what she did to me and Malachi, I won’t let him line in peace either.Someone opens my front door again, making my forehead crease into a frown.“Jacqueline?”“Would she dare come here?” A familiar voice filters into my ear and my
ODETTE’s POV.The moment a knock resonates on our door, I allow Malachi to open it while I sit on the dining table. My mind on how to make her pay for what she did. I have let her go a lot of times and she actually thinks I am a weakling. This time around, she is going to wish she didn’t mess with me again.As soon as she steps in, Malachi’s face changes for the worst, he looks disgusted.“Aren’t you going to welcome me?” She asks, “thanks to me, you are popular again”“Speak to me and not my husband” I cut her off, “I am the one who asked the receptionist to let you in. I mean shouldn’t you be allowed to crash our honeymoon since you are a distinguished guest?”I stand up and this is when Malachi’s eyes open wide the moment he sees me with the baton, even Bryer takes a step back.“I mean, you are too important for me to ask the receptionist to send you back. You caused such a scandal back in America and you jumped right on the next available plane to the Bahamas, you are something ar
MALACHI’s POV.The scent of my favorite dish finds its way into my nose as I make my way out of the room after taking a shower. I need no one to tell me who is in the ensuite kitchen because I know it’s my wife. No matter how many times I tell her not to bother about cooking, she never seems to listen but I have made peace with that. She can do whatever she pleases and I will be behind her to guild her and take care of her.Besides we are on our honeymoon, she can do as she pleases. I can only watch her and admire her, thanking the moon goddess for blessing me with a beautiful soul such as hers.“Sleepy head” her face breaks into a smile when she sees me, “i thought you wouldn’t wake up”“How can’t I?” I round the kitchen counter and snake my hands around her waist, “I have the most beautiful woman so I should always try to live up to that. This smells delicious” I look over her shoulder before pressing a kiss on her cheek“Well, you always cook for me so i decided to return the favor
ODETTE’s POV.Malachi wraps his hands around my waist while I lean into his embrace. Our hotel suite is facing the ocean directly and it looks so beautiful. Part of me wishes that we can stay here for all of eternity without having to worry about anyone or anything. We have been here for three days and I can tell you that they are the best three days of my life after my wedding.I am still in awe of how Malachi was able to come up with such an amazing wedding ceremony. I am still having the jitters from the many gifts he got me. I mean he is the best husband one can ask for and I am glad he is mine for all of eternity.“What are you thinking about, wifey?” His voice filters into my head and I can’t help but smile. Wifey! I love the sound of that.“Nothing my love, just basking in the glory of our honeymoon. I can literally not get enough of it”His soft chuckle reaches my ear and my body tingles. No matter how many times I have heard this man speak or laugh, I genuinely can't get enou
ZACHARY’s POV.The more I keep looking at the pictures, the more I feel like smashing everything in front of me to the ground. She looks happy, she looks happy with him when it should have been me, when I should be the one standing beside her and smiling like that. Malachi has his hands on my woman’s waist, fuck I want to kill him, I want to make him pay for taking her away from me.My thoughts are interrupted when a knock resonates in my ears and my assistant makes her way in.“Sir, the reporters would not leave”I let out a sigh, they have been standing in front of my gates all morning after the pictures of Odette and Malachi have been circulating around the internet. Massaging the space between my brows, I finally drop my phone and I stand up.“Since they are so nosy, let’s give them something to talk about.I am dressed in a casual pair of grey joggers and a white T-shirt but I don’t care about that, they came to meet me in my house so they will meet me as I come.“Okay sir”In no
BRYER’s POV.I angrily smash the vase on the ground and watch it shatter into a million pieces. As if that is not enough, I grab the other porcelain vase and smash it again. How can Malachi do this? How can he get married to her and that too, everyone has been talking about it. Every news house, every blog, every newspaper, everyone on the internet has been talking about Malachi Bromte’s mystery wedding.It should have been me, I should have been the one standing beside him and not that good for nothing bitch.“Fuck!!” I yell at the top of my voice, anger enveloping me. I refuse to cry, this can’t be happening. No!! Tears start to stream down my eyes. It should have been me, I am the one fit to stand beside him and love him. I have worked so hard for him to see me, for him to acknowledge me as his own but he chose some rich heiress. Didn’t he see that I also worked? I worked hard to make him see me, like me, he even became my best friend so how did we get here? How did he look me in t