"I miss my home, Abu,” Derek said for the ten thousandth time and Aztec was so close to throwing his grandpa out the window. It was almost like they were ferrying a kid in a man’s body and boy was he frustrated by all his complaints about Beatrice It was like he had come back home to troll Beatrice. If only he knew. If only Derek knew what had happened already. Coming from the airport, the trio went to Derek's house, considering the old man had been whining about missing his house. It was, however, not so far from where Aztec's house was but it was also not too close. It was a beautiful mansion built in the eighties that still stood strong. It was the proof that a whole race had been forged from them. When they arrived at their grandfather's house, they found that Alpha's younger sister Raquel was waiting in the house. She was a beautiful girl in her teens but one who was clearly too intelligent, because one glance at her brother and she knew that Sandra would be the reason he
With Aztec and Sandra gone, Mary looked around her, slowly taking in the beauty of Derek’s house and the gold that it was decorated with. This house cost more than her life and she knew it, maybe that could also explain the glint in her eyes and her unmatched desire for money and wealth through Sandra’s marriage of convenience. It was a little too different from what she had expected, considering the rumors were spreading around. Sure, it wasn't Aztec’s house so it wasn't as cold as expected, but maybe Mary had hoped that the Alpha had gotten his cruelty and toxicity from his grandpa. They were polar opposites. "Hi, I’m Raquel, Aztec’s little sister,” Raquel said when she noticed the tension at the table. She knew that her brother wouldn't like it if someone dared to disrespect his wife; and from what Raquel had noticed, Mary was walking in dangerous waters. "Hello Raquel,” Doctor Franzel, Sandra’s stepfather, greeted Raquel when he noticed that his wife was still in her own
"Mom!” Sandra suddenly said, making the whole table turn to her. Hell, even Aztec was surprised by the power in Sandra's voice. Raquel looked like she was about to giggle her way out of the table, while Derek Marshall watched amusedly at the drama that was about to unfold. Doctor Franzel on the other hand, looked at his step child with a curious face, wondering what the hell was going on in her head. Had she by any chance forgotten that she had an ailing grandmother that needed to be attended to? Was she forgetting their deal or what? "Your favorite steak, try it,” Sandra said to Mary who was watching her with a bemused face. "I—” Mary said after a while of silence and her eyes brown knitting and unknitting because of the anger she was feeling right now. She hated being interrupted, and more so while at an important table. Before Mary could continue her sentence, Sandra spoke, making Aztec realize that there was more to the family than met the eye. "After being married for so m
"Mom! I've run out of money, transfer me $200,000!" A shrill voice snapped Mary out of her emotional breakdown about Sandra; she was too stressed about the girl and thought that she wouldn’t let the alpha give them the money they so desperately needed. She instinctively looked at her husband, hoping to the goddess that the Doctor had some solution to their crazy child’s desires. "What?” Mary asked, unsure of what she had expected from her daughter. "I need more money, mom!” "You can’t be serious right now, Scarlet. Why are you out of money again and at this time of the year?!'' Mary asked disbelievingly, pausing her steps. They were currently walking back to their estate which was a few blocks away from the old Marshall estate. She had given Scarlet a lot of money ever since the woman had disappeared on her wedding day, and now she was calling for more money. Damn, this girl was something else. "Hey, how can that little money be enough? I've lived away from home for a while
"Are you fucking crazy? Do you want to die so badly?!” A voice yelled, snapping Sandra out of her trance. Her blood was whirring so fast in her body, that all she could see was a starry night. She felt her legs weaken and all the air leave her lungs, from the shock that she was almost hit by a van. She wasn't sure what she needed to do, so when she heard the voice, she just closed her eyes for a moment, to regain her composure. She knew she looked crazy, considering there was a man yelling at her, saying things that she wasn't even interested in. All this time, she only had one thought, her damned sister. Her head hurt suddenly and she put her head in her arms before squatting, on the sidewalk to regain her composure. She hated what had happened to her, and wished there was another way out of this. She had been too preoccupied with everything that was happening that she had forgotten that she had a life to live too. "Dammit, are you even listening to me?” the voice kept yel
Now that Scarlet was back in town, she could get her identity back and wouldn't have to live as her ungrateful sister. She looked like she was thinking on overdrive and Aztec wasn't the least bit elated by that. He had saved her, the least she could do was appreciate the gesture, no? "I have just saved your life, don't you want to say something to me?" Aztec said to Sandra in the same tone she was using with him. He was disappointed, but he knew she was startled and maybe that's why she was in that state, but what if it was because she just didn't want to see his face? "Fine, thank you," Sandra said expressionlessly, her mind while elsewhere. She couldn't believe what had just happened and wished she could get an explanation. Aztec on the other hand looked satisfied with Sandr’s response and smiled at her, making her an offer. "Do you want to have lunch with me?" “No. I still have work and you have work too. Besides, you have no business being here at this time,” Sandra said befor
The morning was beautiful, with the sun finding its way above the horizon a little earlier than planned. The once chilly weather was welcoming the warmth and the clouds were making way for the clear sky. At the Franzel house, the parents were already up, and had managed to do their duties as early as possible for the sake of the visitors they would have today. The maids had everything neat, and the house was perfected to the point that anyone would think they were expecting a king. The Franzels may have outdone themselves, but they were proud of the setting. However, they were still worried about their daughter who hadn't shown up despite the agreement with Mary. This was all a gamble, and if Scarlet didn't join the table, then the gamble would be for nothing and the Franzels would once again lose everything they thought was important to them. "I don't think she will come,” Doctor Franzel said when the clock hit half past nine that morning. He wasn't impatient, but he knew his
Lunch did come by fast and right on time, the Marshall Alpha and his Luna made a show. Of course, Sandra had thought a lot about her mother’s insistence on the damn lunch, but when she saw Scarlet at home, she knew what they would try to do. She was hoping that the transition be fast, but first, she needed to talk to Scarlet and sort things out. She needed an explanation from her sister about why she was forced to endure a life that wasn't even supposed to be hers. Sandra was pissed and once again, Aztec noticed. One thing he had noted was that Sandra’s family gave her serious anger issues."Come on in,” Mary said and Sandra just forced a smile as she respectfully yet coldly responded, "thank you, mother.”"Hello Sandra, it’s been a while,” Sandra greeted Scarlet, her own name making her want to puke considering the person she was referring to. This family had the ability to make her angry by simply existing but Sandra would try and see things to the end of the fiasco anyway."Hello