KEAGAN'S POV ~There she was.A curse was on the tip of my tongue, but I held it back and stared. My breath slowed as the rest of the party faded away and Sylvia Reynolds was the only thing I could see in the center of my world.Dressed in a sleeveless red gown that hugged her perfect curves, my fingers itched with the need to take them off her. Her nude lipstick made her lips appear fuller, causing my wolf to growl in desire. The slit in her gown revealed her flawless olive-toned thigh.Damn! A pounding began in my temple. And, as usual, she had that perfect smile on her lips, waving to the numerous cameras snapping photos of her. Her steps were elegant, her aura so powerful that she commanded the attention of everyone in the large banquet hall. Strangely, it made me uncomfortable—perhaps even jealous. But for what reason?Fuck! I was slowly getting demented. My feet moved on their own, carrying me towards her, but I halted when I saw her pathetic agent approaching and pulling her
KEAGAN'S POV ~My head snapped in every direction, scanning the hall. Indeed, Sylvia was nowhere to be seen.Shit!I quickly rushed out of the hall in search of her, Hector at my side, pointing out the last places people had seen her."Did you see her agent as well?" I asked, digging the pads of my thumb into my temple as I paused at the last place I knew she had been."No, Alpha." Hector shook his head, and I ground my molars together.What the fuck!I was restless, a sense of impending doom settling over me like a shroud—even though I knew I shouldn't be—but where was she?My attention snapped to a little boy whose mother was scolding him for wandering away from her. The boy kept sniffling, his head bowed as she continued to reprimand him.I was about to pull my gaze away when the boy cried. "But Mom, I was trying to help a lady. A bad man was dragging her to the restroom while she kept fighting him. She didn't look well," the boy complained, and my spine turned to steel. Every mus
KEAGAN'S POV ~Emma's face drained of all color, her mouth agape in shock as she stood before the restroom door. My eyes moved to the right and I saw that she wasn't alone—Hector stood beside her, equally stunned, followed by a group of guests, both familiar and unfamiliar. Their eyes darted back and forth between the bloody scene and Sylvia, who was slipping in and out of consciousness.Speaking of the devil.Sylvia groaned and raised her head. Her eyes were closed, brows creased as she moved her hands blindly. Was she looking for me? Gritting my teeth, I inched a bit closer and emitted some pheromones so she could know how close I was. And immediately her hands moved to circle my neck. I stiffened as she pulled me closer, whining softly."Don't go Keagan," She whimpered in a slur, her face was so close to mine that her sweet breath fanned across my nose. "I'm so scared. Hold me."My eyes widened in surprise.I stared at her face, trying to discern if she was intentionally pulling me
Keagan 's P.O.V "How long are you going to be gone for?" A voice that managed to grate on my last nerves every single time reached my ears as I packed the last of my shirt into my suitcase. Taking my time, I pulled up the sides of the suitcase's zipper. Then without looking at her, I moved back to the closet to change out of my towel. Just as I threw the towel wrapped around my waist to the floor, I felt soft hands around my waist. "Emma, what the fuck are you doing?" I gritted through my teeth, spiders crawling down my spine at the feel of her hands. I couldn't believe that eight years ago, I'd been so desperate for an heir and desperate to hurt Jessica that I'd slept with someone like Emma. "Communicating with you the only way I know how to." Her voice broke and I felt something wet plop onto the skin of my back. "Don't push me away, Keagan. Please. Let me show you how it can be." Her hands lightly danced up my sides before moving to grip my soft cock. "Please, I'm so
KEAGAN'S POV ~Fuck! I had no idea how many times I had cursed, but I was certain it surpassed a million. I glared at the reports scattered around me."Got it?" I growled at Hector, who kept wiping sweat from his forehead. I had no fucking idea why he was sweating."Yes, Alpha. This is the Reynold's family's address," he said, still looking hesitant. I didn't bother to ask him why he was giving me such a look. I was already marching out of the hospital's front door when something—or was it someone?—bumped into me.I looked down to see a young nurse, her face partially hidden by a nose mask, her features twisted in pain."I'm... sorry," I muttered quickly, frowning at her. Her brows furrowed, but she didn't speak. She dusted herself off and scurried away before I could even try to help her up. I had no idea what it was, but something felt off.Those eyes... They were familiar.Dusting off my suit and staring at the area where the strange nurse had disappeared, I gritted my teeth in fru
Jessica's P.O.V“Someone came to see you.” The nurse said as she fixed a new I.V into my almost translucent wrist and my heart skipped a beat.“Who?” I licked my dry lips as my heart rate began palpitating. I was worried because there was this odd feeling in my chest since I regained consciousness but the doctor had promised me I was as healthy as can be and that feeling might just be a side effect of the stupid plague.She turned to look at me and a blush painted her cheekbones. “Miss, I'm sorry to say this but goddess, he's the sexiest man I've ever seen.” She sighed dreaming and giggled. “But seeing how beautiful you are, Ms. Reynolds, in addition to your career. I'm sure you work closely with many handsome men.”I bit back the urge to roll my eyes. “How does he look like? Other than sexy?” The nurse didn't understand what was at stake. I could only hope to the goddess it wasn't HIM. Because he would know the truth by then.She flushed beet red. “Of course. He has shoulder length b
Jessica's P.O.VI've been to this office over the last month i started working with Keagan but it had never felt this…terrifying.The vast space made the blood rush into my head and Keagan’s deliberate absence tightened my chest.He was trying to ruffle my feathers and he was winning, all very easily.Fuck.I wanted to rip him to shreds for doing this to me.So I yelled, “What now? Hiding after you commit a crime? You can't face your nemesis?” My voice bounced off the walls, informing me that the office was soundproofed.I didn't know how to feel about that information. Would I need to scream for help?“No, no, no, dear dead wife,” A booming voice echoed in the room, sending shivers down my spine and I gasped, darting my eyes everywhere. But Keagan was still nowhere to be found.“You've gotten it all twisted.” He continued in that chilling voice that made my stomach flood with nausea. “You are the one who hid after committing a crime. Actually you hid for eight wonderful years.”“I di
KEAGAN'S POV ~ At the shock on her face, I felt satisfaction course through my veins. There, I fucking had her where I wanted. I knew the mate bond would be a shackle binding her to me.But just as quickly, she parted her lips and spat. “Then I fucking reject you before the moon goddess, Keahhh, lehh miah go!”I slammed my palm over her mouth before she could complete the statement, muffling her words and thereby ruining and voiding the rejection. Jessica was insane.“Don't reject our bond and I won't snap your neck in this instant.” I whispered as deadly as I could and soon the fight drained out of Jessica.When I was sure she wouldn't yell out a rejection, I stepped away from her, my eyes wide in disbelief. The air seemed to have abandoned my lungs, my brain sputtering like a faulty engine.She? Jessica? My fists clenched so hard that my nails bit into my palms. The truth, it was like a slap in the face, even though I already knew it. What was crazier was…Jessica would have rejecte