Daphne's POV “Good morning, Ma'am,” “Good morning, Nana Amy. Where are Davina and Davis?” I asked, sitting on the dinning. “The driver has taken them to school,” she replied. A frown formed on my face as I looked up at the wall clock. It was 10 am, I did wake up late. Thanks to the crazy dream last night. It took me a long time before I could sleep off again. It's been years since I had one of these dreams. Seeing Kian in flesh again was what triggered that dream. But more than ever, I needed to speak with father. “Where is Father?” “Did someone call me?” I heard his voice from behind and I rolled my eyes at him. I was still mad at him, if he had not forced me to that event, there wouldn't have been any body seeing anybody. “Morning,” I said grumpily and he sighed, “I'm sorry, dear. George told me what happened.”Of course, George knows. He is father's right hand man, personal assistant, so he knows everything. Everything about Father's life and about mine so he definitely k
Kian's POV It was Daphne. She was the one. I know her. I know my mate when I see her.The rest of the event went in a blur, I didn't know what happened after she left. I froze in the spot when she called some other guy her babe and walked away. Daphne won't do that to me. She will not. I was too stupified to follow. I watched with wide eyes as she left my grip, not caring about the slap. She walked away.It has to be her, Daphne. I hadn't slept the whole night. My eyes continued to stare at the ceiling as the scene replay again and again in my head. How was she alive? Or… isn't she…Can it be— does doppelganger really exist? Someone out there has the same face as my mate, Daphne? How is that possible? Why on earth is the moon goddess playing tricks on me?! “Fuck!” I cussed as my grip on the ray tightened. But I felt her… I felt that it was her. Why did she turn around then? Why did she answer when I called her Daphne? She has to be the one. ***Flashback***“What do you mean
Daphne’s POV“There's a spot there, scrub!” The voice of the head servant echoed in my ears. I sighed, grabbing the bucket and napkin before heading to the spot.I squatted down, pressing the napkin to the stain, and began scrubbing as she had commanded.“What is this? What is this?” she snapped, pointing at the floor. “Is this how to clean? Start all over!”She stormed off before I could explain that the stain had come from her own muddy shoes.I glared at her retreating back, muttering a curse under my breath. Taking the bucket, I moved from the royal living room and started mopping again. There were mopping sticks or vacuum cleaners to make the job easier, but those weren’t for me. Easy jobs weren’t for me.I sighed and dropped to my knees, scrubbing from the beginning. As I worked, I grumbled under my breath, hissing at intervals. At least I was stronger than I used to be.Years ago, my father had dressed me beautifully, pinning my hair with delicate hairpins; two of which I still
Daphne's POV“What the fuck are you still doing here?” The sharp growl penetrated into my dream and I jerked up in shock. I blinked my eyes wondering where I was and why I was here. I knew it was obviously Alpha Kian's room but I have never slept off here before.“Alpha Kian, I'm—”“Get out!” he roared and I jumped off the bed in fright, my pulse racing. I was completely naked and scrambled for my clothes, my only thought being to escape. But just as I passed him, his grip yanked my hair back sharply.“What do you think you’re doing?” he snarled, his breath hot against my ear. “Running out like this? What will they think when they see you?” His fingers tightened painfully before shoving me forward. His words were harsh, but there was something in his voice, anger, yes, but was there something else? Frustration?“I'm… I'm sorry” I cried. My heart hung in my chest, my throat tightened as I wondered if today I would receive lashes for being so reckless as to sleep in the Alpha's bed.“Ge
Daphne's POVI forced myself to run out of the room with my heart beating so fast. The day was already so bright and I could see everyone so busy as they prepared for their Luna's arrival. So I joined in the preparation without speaking a word to anyone, not even Roxanne whom I hadn't seen all morning.It was suddenly time and we all waited outside the mansion for Alpha Kian's Luna who came into the compound in a convoy.Doors opened and the guards that came with her stood in front of each door until Alpha Kian went ahead to open one of the doors then a slender leg appeared. Her shoes was worth my entire life by just looking at them. Even though we were all asked to look down, I couldn't help but fix my eyes on her feet, those shoes.“How was your flight?” Alpha Kian asked“Stressful but I'm glad I could make it here in time” she replied. I raised my head to see what she looked like and my eyes landed on my mate kissing her. I quickly shifted my eyes back to the ground and my fingers
Daphne’s POVSlap! Slap!Two resounding slaps rang in my ears, jolting me awake. My eyes shot open in shock, landing on the guards standing in my room. How did they get in?Before I could ask what was happening, rough hands grabbed me, yanking me from the bed,“Where are you taking me? What did I do?” I kept yelling in pain as they pulled me without allowing me to walk on my own. This already gathered an audience because I saw the servants pause their work as they watched me getting dragged. They didn't just stand to watch, they followed us until I was thrown to the cold ground.I didn’t need to look up to know whose feet I was kneeling before. The pink, high-heeled shoes told me everything. Luna Cynthia. Her shoes were always the classiest.“Rise,” she commanded.I scrambled to my feet, my knees wobbling.“We both had an agreement yesterday, didn't we?” She asked and I suddenly fell back on my knees.“My Luna, it was—”“Answer my damn question!” she snapped.“Yes. Yes, my Luna”“And
Daphne's POVThe cell opened and the two guards came in and began to pull me out of the cell. I allowed them while I silently thanked Roxanne for finally convincing the Alpha to let me out.We came out of the dungeon and were pushed into a car. Did they use a car to come pick me up from the dungeon? The dungeon wasn't so far from the mansion so why did they have to use a car? Was it because I was carrying the Alpha's heir?I entered and rested my head with my eyes closed. The car speed through the pack’s land, not heading towards the mansion, something is wrong.“Where… where are we going?” I asked weakly.“Shut up. Your chance of asking questions has passed for a long time now!”I swallowed hard, my heartbeat thudding in my ears, I cannot help but noticed we were passing through the dark forest that led toward the outer edges of the pack's territory.This wasn’t right. This isn’t right at all.I instantly got up, fighting the dizziness as a sense of dread settled in my guts. What’s h
Daphne's POV. “Ma'am, the executive meeting is in 10 minutes,” My P.A, Linda, who just walked into my office said in a tone that was barely above a whisper, more like she was trying not to distract me from what I was working on. I looked up from the silver macbook pro in front of me and asked with raised brow“Executive meeting?”“The meeting you asked me to inform them about.”Oh, yes, that’s true. I totally forgot I had arranged for a meeting. I was going to reply to her when I glanced at my phone that was vibrating on the table. “Hold on,” Raised my hand to her before picking up my phone seeing it was my babies calling.“Hello, sweethearts,” “Mummy!” They both exclaimed, causing me to pull the phone away from my ear to avoid hearing disorder due to their shout. They were so loud and were talking at the same time, blabbering on the phone that I couldn't pick a thing. A chuckle escaped my lips, these two have been my joy for the past six years now and I cannot help but be grate
Kian's POV It was Daphne. She was the one. I know her. I know my mate when I see her.The rest of the event went in a blur, I didn't know what happened after she left. I froze in the spot when she called some other guy her babe and walked away. Daphne won't do that to me. She will not. I was too stupified to follow. I watched with wide eyes as she left my grip, not caring about the slap. She walked away.It has to be her, Daphne. I hadn't slept the whole night. My eyes continued to stare at the ceiling as the scene replay again and again in my head. How was she alive? Or… isn't she…Can it be— does doppelganger really exist? Someone out there has the same face as my mate, Daphne? How is that possible? Why on earth is the moon goddess playing tricks on me?! “Fuck!” I cussed as my grip on the ray tightened. But I felt her… I felt that it was her. Why did she turn around then? Why did she answer when I called her Daphne? She has to be the one. ***Flashback***“What do you mean
Daphne's POV “Good morning, Ma'am,” “Good morning, Nana Amy. Where are Davina and Davis?” I asked, sitting on the dinning. “The driver has taken them to school,” she replied. A frown formed on my face as I looked up at the wall clock. It was 10 am, I did wake up late. Thanks to the crazy dream last night. It took me a long time before I could sleep off again. It's been years since I had one of these dreams. Seeing Kian in flesh again was what triggered that dream. But more than ever, I needed to speak with father. “Where is Father?” “Did someone call me?” I heard his voice from behind and I rolled my eyes at him. I was still mad at him, if he had not forced me to that event, there wouldn't have been any body seeing anybody. “Morning,” I said grumpily and he sighed, “I'm sorry, dear. George told me what happened.”Of course, George knows. He is father's right hand man, personal assistant, so he knows everything. Everything about Father's life and about mine so he definitely k
DAPHNE'S POVAs soon as I felt the cold air slap my face, I took my hand off Felix's and ran.For how long, I couldn't tell. I fell to the ground, clutching my throat, my eyes wide, my breathing uneven, I couldn't breathe properly anymore. My fingers dug into my throat as I clenched my fist, yet it drew blood. My heart was pounding in my chest as the scene replayed again and again in my head. How his arms wrapped around mine, his breath fanning my skin as he spoke. My skin crawled in irritation, I just wanted to pour a whole bottle of body wash on me and scrub. ‘Monster.’ My mind kept screaming, ‘Monster!’Whenever I close my eyes, I cannot help but see him. He is the only one I could see right now and it irked me. Slowly, my breath began to normalize. I took my hands off my throat. For the second time tonight, I received another shock. I lost it when I felt a hand grabbing me from behind I shrieked."Debby? Debby? Are you alright?" I heard Felix's voice, but my breathing didn't
KIAN'S POV"What is wrong?" Beta Paul asked the moment he noticed I had stopped abruptly. "I think this is a bad Idea, man." I answered, tilting my head a little upward. My ear keep twitching, and my bones cracked. It's been a long time since I had this feeling.Since after the death of Daphne, I hadn't had anything to do with humans or gone out of the Pack even. Paul heard the cracks and saw my nose twitched and immediately moved towards me, "Kian, I think you are about to shift," Paul said in concern, “You can sit this one out if you wish to” I shook my head, “No, I just perceive something is about to happen.""How so?" Paul asked, concern etched around the corners of his face, "I shouldn't have persuaded you to come. I could have handled this alone." He muttered, guilt oozing from him. And I let out a small laugh. "It's fine. I need to be here. I can't keep pushing you into doing Alpha's duty both in and outside the pack." I said, looking back at him with gratitude.Beta Paul
DAPHNE POVI sighted Felix standing by his latest model of his Mercedes-Benz. Felix loves cars. It's no wonder why this car screams power. I watched him as we made our way towards his car. Felix looked very handsome in his black tuxedo and his low-cut dyed hair. I watched his green eyes twitch at the sides immediately as he saw me nearing his car with Davis and Davina.Enjoying how his gaze quickly scanned my strapless white dress, I watched his eyes stay on my exposed neckline for a moment while it moved to longingly caress the top of my cleft and my slender neck, I called, "Felix?"Jolted from his reverie, he walked towards me. Stretching my hand towards him, Felix placed a gentle kiss at the tip of my fingers."Why, you look absolutely gorgeous, Debby!" He exclaimed.Then, he turned to greet George, who was walking stealthily behind us. I watched him struggle to say a word. When he couldn't, he just gave up. I smiled quietly. Knowing George, he doesn't care about propriety. He has
DAPHNE POV Still skeptical about attending the BusinessKulture Event, I couldn't avoid it this time.Yes, I and my father are at it again!"Father, can you reconsider? I'm still not ready." I grumbled impatiently."Debby, you have to be ready one day, and it might as well start from today." My father said."It mustn't be today, father! I still have a whole lot of time to attend and be the face of Gen-Luxury... Please, just use a representative as you've always done." I retorted.I saw Davina and Davis feel restless as a result of the tension in my room, so they quitely backed out of the room. I know I already informed them they couldn't go with me since it's an event for adults. However, I couldn't help feeling sad that they looked downcasted."Okay, okay, fine! I'm going because I already promised Felix." Throwing my hands up, worn out and exasperated, I gave in.Of course, I knew I couldn't win once my father's mind was already made up on a matter. I still thought to try anyways...
Daphne's POV “You can't just adjourn my meeting? It's important.” I complained. This time I was already on my feet. Father cannot do this. “I need to speak to my daughter so the meeting is adjourned until next time.” He turned to Linda and said, “You, fix another day for the meeting” Linda bowed and began to search her tablet, but I stood still upset, “You cannot just adjourn meetings like this. We are discussing the annual events of the company.” “That's good,” he smiled before reaching for a seat. George pulled it out for him and he sat. By now, the meeting hall was empty, I just didn't know what to say to the man in front of me. If what he wishes to speak to me about isn't important, I swear I'll—“So… how was your date?” He asked, wiggling his brows in a playful manner. ‘Oh no, he didn't’ I mentally facepalmed when I realized this was all for the stupid blind date. A date I was so stressed about that made me wake up so late today. “You stopped my meeting to ask how the dat
Daphne's POV I came down from the car in a hurry to get into the company building, I felt disorganised and I hated it when something like this happens to me. Surprisingly, I woke up quite late. Thanks to Linda who had to call me reminding me of the meeting fix by 10 am. “Damn!” I jumped out of bed and rushed into the bathroom. Freshened up quickly and zoomed out of the compound. “Good morning, ma” Linda greeted the moment she saw me. She walked as fast as I did, shoes clicking against the marble ground as she took the documents from my hands. “Good morning, Linda. Tell me, is everyone ready?” I asked. She nodded and I almost cussed. All thanks to Father and his blind stupid date, I didn't get to review anything before the meeting. The meeting will take longer than expected because of this. I stopped by my office first, dropped my bag and checked through some mail before making my way to the meeting room. Linda followed behind. When I pushed the door open, I watched how everyo
Kian's POV I sat on the balcony, my fingers dancing through my phone screen as I typed away on it. The atmosphere around us was thick even when the weather was clear and friendly. I wasn't. The pack house was quiet as always, no one dared to enter the compound unless there was something important going on. It was a surprise to see a guard coming to place a report, disturbing my peace. He had spoken already, but I ignored him and concentrated on my phone. After about four minutes, I finally raised my head to meet his eyes. “And what should I do about it?” I asked him, my voice cold.“N— I— The Luna— she asked me to— to let you know,” he was on one knee as he spoke. I could clearly see the drop of sweat rolling down his forehead and his fingers shaking slightly. In a cold yet distant voice, I replied, “If you don't want your head to be hung on one of those poles, get out of my face!” He immediately crawled out of the balcony, I could hear his heavy breathing and his heart beating