ODETTE’s POV.“Okay, good” I drop the fabric on the table as I stifle a light yawn, “make sure to have them produce these in much larger quantities” I tell the head of design, “we need to start working on the designs and I need all hands on deck”“Yes ma’am”“Good”It has been a week of work and I feel like my body is about to give up. Fashion week is just a week away and I am trying to handle everything. Dad said he would be back in three days since mum was fine now. Jayden was taking care of London’s fashion week and I am the only one here.Remind me to completely wash my hands off anything that concerns work when everyone comes back.“What time is it?” I ask again.“It’s past eight ma’am”“Wow!!”“Let’s revise the plan again and we can call it a day”“Sure ma’am, I will get everyone to the conference room”Walking out of the store room, I take the elevator to my office and my jaw drops when I walk in and I see Malachi seated on the couch, his attention on his phone.“You didn’t te
MALACHI’s POV.From the foot of the stage, I see her walk onto the stage looking so beautiful in her black body-con mesh dress with a slit running up her thighs. The dress is clinging onto her body perfectly, accentuating her hourglass figure. Her makeup is mild but looks so perfect on her and the red rouge on her lips make me want to pull her into my embrace and kiss her until no trace of that red lipstick is visible.My lips curl into a small smile as I continue to stare back at her, she is mine, my woman.The hall is already filled up, how I wish I could spend a little time with her before the show starts. She has been busy for most part of the day, same as me and we only got to speak through the phone.“Sister in law looks so pretty” Mason whispers into my ear and my heart swells with pride, I am glad that he is finally warming up to her.“I know right” I answer, “and she is mine to say the least”“Look at you being all proud” he says again and I smirk.My gaze returns to her agai
ODETTE’s POV.As soon as I hear what she said, anger envelopes me and the urge to slap Zach hard across the face surge through me. How did he even get here? I didn’t send him an invitation so how dare he? How could he be so shameless to show his face here? A lot of “how could he” is going in my head as I clench my jaw together.“How did he even get in here?” I walk to the door where Malachi is still standing, “I don’t remember sending him an invitation”“Calm down baby” Malachi turns to me, “remember you don’t need any stress right now”“He shouldn’t be here, malachi” I tell him, “how did he….He pulls me into his embrace and envelopes me there. Why the heck am I panicking? He is the one who committed a dirty act and showed up here, he should be ashamed and not me“Hey baby, you need to calm down” he whispers over my hair, patting my back lightly, “please”“You may leave” he tells her again and she closes the door behind her leaving the two of us.Malachi slowly pulls away from me bu
MALACHI’s POV.After she leaves, the smirk on my face dies off and I return my attention to the bastard still standing in front of me. Who the hell does he think he is? Coming in front of my woman and acting like this? Is he tired of living? I will break him into a million pieces if he dares to go in front of her again, that’s how possessive I have become over the past few days. I want him to know that she is mine and mine alone.“I should have known something was up that day, the way you kept looking at my wife”“Ex wife” I correct him, “don’t say it like you are even worth the air that she breathes, do you understand what I am saying to you, Zachary? How dare you come here, how dare you come in front of her? You are fucking lucky that I did not tear you up when I can’t to save her from your dungeon”“What?” His eyes open wide for a moment, “it was you?”I take a step close to him, I am a bit taller than him so naturally I will look down on him,“What did you think?”“How dare you en
BRYER’s POV.I stand there gritting in anger as Malachi leads her to his Maybach and in no time, the two of them zoom off the premises.I am about to lose my fucking mind and there he goes with another lady in his car. It should have been me sitting with him in that car and not that lady who was dumped by Zach. It should be me if only that witch did her job well.I clench my teeth in anger trying to calm myself until a hand snake around my waist and Zach’s face comes into view.“Sorry for keeping you,” he says, beaming smiles.“It’s fine. Are you done?”“Yes, we should… the words hang in his mouth when some reporters rush over to us and I can’t help but roll my eyes. Do they never get tired of bombarding people with their stupid questions?“Mr Zach, is it true that you and your wife Mrs Odette got divorced?”“What led to your divorce sir?”“Is this lady the new woman?”“Please say something sir”Their questions are getting on my nerves. Who says I am the other woman? I have known Zach
ODETTE’s POV.The moment I enter my room, I slump on the bed and I allow my thoughts to run wild. Zach had the nerve and he didn’t only do that, he brought her along with him. Believe me, I wanted to tear them into pieces. Who told him he could come and he could bring her. I was so mad and it was because Malachi was there that I was able to keep calm.My door opens up and Malachi saunters into the room. Looking at him, my face breaks into a smile. He has the ability of shifting my mood no matter how shitty it is.“Hey baby” he plops down on the bed beside me, “thought you said you wanted to shower?”“Well, here I am still seated and upset about the fact that that bastard came for the event, he also brought that bitch along with him”“What should we do to alleviate this mood of yours, my love?” He kisses the tip of my nose lightlyHe is smiling and he looks so cute. One thing with Malachi is the fact that he would never discuss things that make me upset, I have noticed that with him co
BRYER’s POV.An hour agoI can not let him go without a fight, I have had our whole life planned out for us. He would mate me and we would travel the world together. I can’t let him leave, not like this.After Zach finishes his call and comes back Into the room, I am already in the shower but I had left a glass of juice for him.“Are you taking a shower?” He calls out to me.“Yes, I kept some juice for you. Make sure to take it”“Yes”I know Zach and I know how ruthless he can be. He is one of the worst wolves on earth after Malachi. Dealing with him requires a deep level of understanding and patience which is what I am doing. Before he finds out anything about me and Malachi, I should get my mate back. If I knew I would be pushing her towards my Malachi, I would never have suggested the divorce to him or made our relationship known.Looking back at myself In the mirror, I can’t help but smirk lightly. I look too good and I know Malachi would not be able to take his eyes off me when h
ZACH’s POV.After dropping the call, anger surge through me. I know this can only be Odette’s doing and I am not going to forgive her this time around but one thing, Bryer has to tell me why she went there. It could make sense since he was her alpha but why didn’t she tell me before leaving?Grabbing my jacket from the stand, I hasten out of the house and in no time, I am on my way to imperial regency. I didn’t know Malachi owned that property.It is the most expensive property in the whole of the country with its taxes being the highest too. He is trying to show off? I will show him that I can also make a name for myself. I have already started, it is just a matter of time before both our names are placed side by side.Twenty minutes later, I drive into the compound and I see Bryer seated on the porch, she shoots up from the chair as soon as she sees me and rushes into my embrace. Tears are glistening in her eyes and my anger skyrockets. Should he embarrass me in this way? What has B
ODETTE’s POV. I drop the phone on the table as a hand snake around my waist. I don’t bother to turn around because I already know who it is. I let out a sigh, allowing my head to rest on his chest.“See why I told you not to watch that stupid video?” Malachi asks, his voice deep and hoarse, “I told you it would only mess with your mood”“I am fine, babe” I tell him, “I am more concerned for her. I mean she lost a baby but doesn’t even look like she cares. Going around and making a video shows how stupid she actually is. I mean, why blame me for that?”“What do you think?” He turns me around to face him, our faces only inches away from each other, “because she badly wants to be you, my love and she knows it will never be possible so she wants to do everything to tarnish your reputation”I shrug as I help arrange his tie, “then she better do a good job because this is almost like a child’s play. She really thinks I will not be able to get out of this one?”Before Malachi can say anyth
BRYER’s POV.As soon as Zach walks out of the room, I angrily throw the pillow against the door. How dare he come to me after what he did? He killed my baby, my trump card. My wolf howls in my head as I ball my hands into a fist. Who the hell does he think he is and how dare he? He made me lose my baby and I won’t let him go no matter what. I am going to use him to get whatever I want and be best believe, I am not even joking about it.I close my eyes trying to calm my aching heart. Yes, I only wanted to use the child for my personal gain but it was mine and I had an attachment to it. I refuse to cry, instead I will put more effort into getting what I want. Only after I get Malachi will I be able to live peacefully. Only by his side will I be able to get everything I want. Zach can no longer offer me anything but he will be my stepping stone, I will use him to get everything I have ever wanted.I didn’t grow up into affluence like others but I was lucky enough to meet Malachi and his
ZACHARY’s POV.I slump back against the wall, Odette’s words ringing in my head. How the heck did I make such a mistake? How the heck did I let Bryer do all this to me! Why the fuck did I let Odette go? When did Bryer do all this to me? I know we had something but it broke off when I met Odette and I genuinely fell in love with her. We had so much to do together, we loved each other and I messed everything up. I even tortured her and still…“Fuck” I shake my head to remove those thoughts. How the heck did I do this, I am sure the moon goddess will be cringing at the thought of me being one of her creations. I even went as far as killing our own child. I knew she wasn’t lying, she didn't lie. I could see it in her eyes, the pain and the agony. How did I change, how did I become the man she hates so much, when did I push her away into the arms of another man.A lot is going on in my head and how I want this to be a fucking dream.A knock on the door makes me jolt out of my thoughts.“Z
MALACHI’s POV.As soon as those words leave his mouth, my eyes darken and I let go of Odette, taking slow steps towards him. Did he just call my woman his wife in my presence? Did he just open his mouth and fucking call her his?The more I think about it, the more my wolf howls in my head. I want to kill him, shatter him into a million pieces and make sure his wolf never recovers. How dare he? How dare he stand in front of me and call her his?“What did you just say?” I ask him as soon as I come to stand in front of him, “did you just call my wife your woman?”“What did you expect?” Zachary blurts out, “it was bound to happen sooner or later. Fine, I was not in my right mind and you jumped in to make her yours. What did you think? That you would have a love story like her dad and her mum?”My hand collides with his face in a slap and I grab him by the neck, my eyes burning with anger.The pain in my chest is still lingering a little but hearing him call Odette his wife makes my wolf s
ZACHARY’s POV.I keep pacing up and down until I hear her footsteps behind me, I turn around to see her walking towards me, an expressionless look on her face.In the past I would have pulled her into my embrace and maybe kissed her but right now we have become strangers to ourselves. Looking at her, the thought of my child growing in her belly envelopes me and I swallow hard, the deed has already been done, there is no need to cry over spilt milk.“Where is Bryer?” I ask her, “I have not come to cause any problems for you since you had just had a miscarriage but I need you to give her to me, I do not have the strength to argue with you”“Did you ever love me, Zachary” Odette asks me,her tone calm and gentle, “did you ever sit down and think to yourself that this would hurt me? I gave you nothing but love and this is how you repay me, Zach?”“What the heck are you doing now?” I groan in frustration, “tell me, do you want me back? Do you want me to take you as my Luna again?”“Bryer’s
ODETTE’s POV.I continue pacing up and down the room, Bryer’s words still lingering in my head. I know exactly what she means but I do not know the damage she had done to him. Well, I don’t feel bad for him, he allowed himself to be used by her and this is his karma.“Babe” Malachi calls out to me, “you just had a miscarriage, stop walking around like that”“I am fine, Malachi. You don’t have to worry about me”“There goes that statement again” a frustrated sigh leaves his mouth, “you know I will always worry about you and yet you..He stands up from the bed and comes to a halt in front of me.“I don’t want you stressing”“How much damage do you think Bryer did to Zach?” I ask him and a huge frown appears on his face.“What? Are you worried about him right now?” He sounds a bit upset, “like….“Of course not, Baby” I cut him off, “get your heads out of the gutters, I just want to know the level he is on. I don’t want him experiencing his karma when he is not in his right senses. He nee
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.
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
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