LOGINKAEL’S POVThe drive to Miranda’s building felt like it took forever, and Every second that passed was filled with worry and anger, because I could not stop thinking about what she might have done to Ivy.I had heard about the rumors spreading through the pack and I had heard about Ivy going to confront Miranda, and I had been furious at myself for not handling Miranda sooner.This was my fault. All of it. If I had been stronger, if I had been clearer with Miranda from the beginning, none of this would have happened.I parked my car and saw Ivy’s car parked nearby, and saw her sitting in the driver’s seat with Tara beside her. I quickly got out and walked over to her car, then I knocked on the window.Ivy looked up and saw me. She opened the door and stepped out.“Ivy,” I said, my voice deep with concern. “Are you okay?”“I am fine.”“You do not look fine.”She laughed, but it came out strained and tired. “I have had a long night.”I shook my head. “I am sorry. Everything that is happ
IVY’S POVThe door closed behind us, and I stood in the hallway for a moment, with my heart pounding frantically in my chest and my hands shaking as I tried to catch my breath after everything that had just happened.Tara looked at me, her eyes wide with intense shock and satisfaction and said excitedly, “that was intense.”I let out a shaky breath and nodded, “I know.”“Are you okay?”I nodded slowly, but I was not sure if I was telling the truth. My body was still trembling from the adrenaline, and my mind was still racing with everything that had been said and done.“Come on,” Tara said and pulled me gently by the arm. “Let us get out of here.”We walked down the stairs and out of the building, and as the cool evening air hit my face, I was filled with relief. I took a deep breath and tried to steady myself.We got into my car, and I sat behind the wheel, and gripped it tightly with both hands that my knuckles became white and my heart began to pound.Tara looked at me and said in
IVY’S POVThe office had been quiet all morning, and I was sitting at my desk, trying to focus on the reports in front of me, but my mind kept drifting back to Kael and the conversation we had at the cafe. I had told him I wanted to give this a chance, and I had meant it, at least partially. But there was still a part of me that was holding back, a part of me that was not sure if I could trust him or anyone else.Zara walked into my office, with a pale look on her face and her eyes were wide with worry.“Ivy,” she said, in a shaking voice. “I need to tell you something.”I looked up at her and asked, “what is it?”She closed the door behind her softly and walked closer to my desk. Then she whispered nervously, “there are rumors spreading about you. All over the pack. People are talking.”I felt my blood run cold and I sat up straight immediately. “What kind of rumors?”“About your past. About Damon. About Serena. About Miles.”I stood up from my desk, with my hands shaking terribly a
KAEL’S POVThe evening had been quiet, too quiet, and I have been sitting in my study for the past hour, staring at the same page of a report without reading a single word, because my mind was still on her.Ivy.Her face kept appearing in my thoughts, while her voice kept echoing in my head, and I could not shake the feeling that there was more to her than what she was showing me.I was happy that she agreed to give this a chance and I wanted to believe that her words were genuine, but something in my gut told me she was holding something back. I did not know what it was and could not explain why I felt it, but the feeling was there and I could not shake it off.Before I could think about it any further, I heard a loud knock on my door.I frowned and waked to the front door, and when I opened it, I found Miranda standing there, with her face red and her eyes were wide with a desperate kind of anger I had seen in her before. Her hair was messy and her clothes were all wrinkled, and she
IVY’S POVThe drive back from the cafe felt different than the drive there, and I could not tell if the change was in the city around me or in my heart.I had done it. I had told Kael that I was willing to give this a chance. I had smiled at him and said the right words and made him believe that I was finally opening up to him.But in my mind, I had told myself the truth. Let the game begin.When I walked into my apartment, Zara and Tara were both waiting for me, with questions all over their faces and barely contained excitement.“Well,” Tara asked immediately. “How did it go?”I dropped my bag on the couch and sat down and said. “I told him that I want to give this a chance.”Tara clapped her hands together excitedly and exclaimed, “yes! That is exactly what I wanted to hear.”Zara was quiet as she studied my face carefully. “And do you mean it?”I looked at her, and smiled. “I mean it enough.”Tara frowned. “What does that even mean?”“It means I am not going to be the same woman I
KAEL’S POVThe cafe was quiet around us, but the silence between us was not uncomfortable, and I found myself studying her face as she stirred her tea, watching the way her fingers moved around the cup, and the way her eyes focused on the liquid instead of me.She had said she wanted to give this a chance, but something about her words did not sit right with me. I could not explain it and I could not point to anything specific, but there was a feeling in my gut that told me she was not telling me everything.I was happy. Ofcourse I was happy. She had finally opened the door, and I wanted nothing more than to walk through it. But I had been in business long enough to know when someone was holding back, and Ivy was holding back.But I pushed the thought aside, because I had promised myself that I will not rush her. I will let her come to me in her own time.“So,” I said, finally breaking the silence. “What do you want to do next?”She looked up at me, and her eyes were soft but guarded,
IVY’S POVI was sitting on the couch in my quiet apartment, going through some files, when I heard a knock at the door. I frowned at it because I was not expecting anyone.“Who is it?”There was no answer. Just another knock.I stood up and walked to the door. Then I took a deep breath and opened i
KAEL’S POVThe house was quiet as I sat alone in my study, staring at the window, at the city lights blinking repeatedly in the distance with a full glass of whiskey that I had not touched beside me, because my mind was still on her.Ivy.The way she stood in front of me, the way she did not flinch
IVY’S POVThe elevator doors closed softly behind me as I leaned against the wall and let out a huge breath I had been holding. My hands were shaking and my whole body felt hot.What just happened?I pressed my hand to my chest and felt my heart beating fast. I could still feel him standing close t
IVY’S POVThe air in the room was thick, too thick that I could barely breathe.Kael was standing close to me, extremely close to an extent that I could smell his cologne clearly. Wood and spice, and I could see the heat coming off his body. My heart was pounding so loudly I was so sure he could he







