Alex slept for two hours straight and she had just woken up five minutes ago. She was standing in the kitchen with Gabe standing at the end of the table watching her as she moved around, slicing this and salting that.Mrs. Teddy just arrived ten minutes earlier with the ingredient she had listed off at the hospital, and he had instructed her to wash them and get them all ready and sorted for her. That made Alex's job easier for her. She was making brown rice, fried salmon, and chicken soup. She already had the pot in the cooker and she had put in all the vegetables she chopped into it; including the spinach and broccoli. They are low in calories, and they are a great source of calcium, iron, vitamin C, and heart-healthy antioxidants. She allowed the vegetables to cook on medium heat until they were soft. She stir-fry the vegetables for a little while before she added the boiled chicken and seasoning to it. She was cooking it in the special way her mother had taught her how to. She
Epilogue Three years Later “Gaby, go call your papa for dinner. He should be in his room.” Alex told her three year old daughter. Little Gaby shook her head and said. "No, mommy. Papa is being a wolf outside with Alex.” she pointed to the door of the kitchen that led to the backyard. Alex had two beautiful daughters, twins, Gabrielle and Alexis. They were her life, and she loved them so much. Nodding, she smiled at the girl and shook her head at her as she licked her lollipop. She kept telling them both it was going for their teeth, but their father would sneak it to them. She could tell the only reason Gaby wasn't hiding her candy lollipop was that she was carried away. "Gaby, what's that you have in your hand?” she asked her. “Huh,” she removed the lollipop from her mouth and started at it for a second, then she quickly hid it behind her. Smiling, Alex shook her head.Soon, she heard footsteps coming towards the kitchen door and Gabe stepped inside, Alexis behind him. She a
Gabe lived outside of the city by choice. He had a very huge house that he had inherited from his parents before they died and he became the Alpha. Gabe had been working all his life in his father's company, the one that was now his, and he had started from the ground up. He had the tallest building on main street, and he was popular with women, as they always want something from him. He was a hard worker even though he had been born with a silver and gold spoon in his mouth, and he had always been unable to sit down without doing anything for a long time. Now, he was sitting here and waiting for the man Cara had told him about. Cara was Dean's younger sister and had always been closer to him than she was to her own brother. The only reason for that was because Cara had always had a crush on him for the most part of her teenage life until she didn’t, and she had followed him around until they became close. Now she was dating one of the pack's men, her mate. He approved. Tim was a
Alex looked up at the handsome tall man Cara had told her to manage to meet and she sighed. He was so beautiful, with his lashes so long, lashes she would kill for. He had strong arms, and a wide chest as well. He looked as if he had jumped out of some model magazine.If she didn’t know any better, she would have thought that he was some military force man, because of how built he looked. He must be expecting some pretty woman or an older woman, she wasn’t sure, but whatever it was, she was here now. She knew that she looked like a mess right now and that was because she had hitched a ride here from Seattle. Coming from Oregon wasn’t an easy ride, because sitting for five hours straight was something hard to do. She had just escaped her own wedding, running from the man that her parents wanted her to marry. He was an older man and was older than her by at least twenty five years if she was correct. They had wanted her to marry him because he was reached and was looking for a young
As Alex stood in front of the fireplace, she thought about how she had gotten here. From the escape from her wedding to her arrival here, in Oregon, everything had been such an awful blur. She had hitched a ride here but even that fact didn’t put her in an attentive mood as she should be. She had been dull, her mind all jumbled up, right up until now when it had snapped into focus.When Cara told her there was a job on Berkeley Moore estate, she hadn’t asked any question. All her mind was on was how she would get away from her family. She had an elder brother, but he was as useless as her parents had been in the department of protecting her. Instead, they didn’t mind throwing her to the wolf. Now, she wouldn’t allow herself to be caught in any web as long as she breathed. Her senses were on full alert, and she could feel the eyes of the man behind her on her back. She was fully aware of how her body had reacted as soon as he opened the door, but she wasn’t going to dwell on that. She
As she held out the discarded dress she had just stepped out of, he scowled. He knew she was still feeling so sour about herself, but from what she had told him, it wasn’t her fault. They, her family, had wanted to force her into a marriage because of their own gain, whatever it was that was promised. “I’ll go get you a waste bag.” He said, as he looked at her and saw that her eyes had started to water. “Try getting into the sweatpants and shirt before you freeze to death.” He said, but suddenly, he realized what he had said and wanted to kick himself for the careless choice of words. He walked out of his room and walked slowly downstairs to the kitchen where the bag was. This was going to be a long day for both of them because he really still doesn’t have a job for her. He had thought that the Alex coming over was a man, so he had prepared for him to be the butler; even though he seldom need one. He had mentioned being the housekeeper but he really wasn’t sure what that could entai
“I would take you now to your room, and after you’re done with whatever women do to calm down, be down in the living room, and I'll show you around.” Those were his words when he told her to follow him. At the end of the hall of his room, Gabe stopped at the door that was there, and he grabbed the doorknob to open it. “This is your room. I hope you find it to your liking.” He said. Alex looked around the room at the rich way it was decorated, from the curtains against the window to the rug on the floor and the bedspread. It had no particular design to say it was made for a woman, but it was looking a bit feminine. The wall was painted in green, a darker shade than her eye color, and the curtains are cream in color. The rug on the floor was brown and black, but other colors complemented the curtains, except for the furniture. She had thought that he would be taking her to some guest or servant quarters but here they were. The chair at the corner shoved against the wall was padded, a
Frowning, she squinted her eyes but faced Max again. As she grabbed his outstretched hand, he retrieved it as if he had been burned, but his smile was in place. “It’s nice to meet you both. I’m Alex and will be the housekeeper. I’ll also handle your food if that’s okay.” She said. She saw them look at Gabe then nodded their heads and she folded her hands behind her. There was something about the way they had both kept their hands behind them instead of shaking her that made her mirror their actions. Gabe had told Max not to touch her, he didn’t have to open his mouth because they were both werewolves like he was and they could communicate through their thoughts. Even if he wasn’t the alpha of their clan, they would still do as they were told because he was their boss. No one should touch her, and it included everyone. He didn’t even bother to hide his irritation at Max as he offered his hand, and worse, couldn’t control or stop the growl from escaping his mouth. Thankfully, Alex d