Rune Navarre, an Aberrant by the standards of their realm, was hired by Rosworth Pharmaceuticals to investigate and find out who were the people behind the taking of D-15, an unfinished drug that was supposed to stabilize an Omega's Heats. Things get emotionally complicated for her when she met Sven Rosworth, the attractive owner and CEO, who had his own fair share of secrets. Keeping her growing feelings in check as it was against their protocols and as Sven would never think of her more than a friend; together they navigate the whole case along with surviving the threats on his life, but all hell broke loose when one day, she woke up being mated and bonded to him. As they traverse their new relationship and nearing the end of the chase, Rune unexpectedly came face to face with someone who could shatter her already fragile relationship with Sven. When the truth comes to light, could Rune be able to right the wrongs? And was the bond she and Sven shared not enough for them to stay together?
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“WE ARE HERE, SIR.” A voice interrupted Sven’s reverie. He opened his eyes when he heard the words of Alistair, his personal driver. He was attending a charity gala in the Kingdom of Larran when he received a call from his assistant about an urgent matter. Using his private plane, he directly flew back here in the State of Nyx and Alistair was already in the airport to pick him up. He looked through the car window and true to his words, they were here.
“Mr. Bernstein and Doctor Greyson are waiting for you in your office.” Alistair added.
He nodded his head in acknowledgement. Patrol cars were currently parked on their drive way and he saw some of the local authorities along with their security forces checking the surroundings. The lights were on in the whole compound, especially where the laboratory building was located. A tall and muscular guy approached the car and opened the door for him.
“Good morning, sir.” The man firmly greeted him. It was Oliver Wyatt, the head of their security team.
“Oliver,” he acknowledged his presence before turning to Alistair. “Go home, Alistair. I’ll stay here for a while. I’ll just call you later.”
Alistair nodded in agreement and he went out of the car. As it sped away, Oliver escorted him inside the building.
“What exactly happened?” he inquired as they headed for the elevator.
“I’ll explain later, boss and it’s better if you can hear from Greyson too.” Oliver pressed the button for the thirtieth floor where his office was located.
“Is he okay? I’ve heard from Eugeny that he fought off the intruder.” He was talking about Brenner Greyson, their head chemist.
“He is. A little rattled and has bruises but nonetheless he’s fine.”
He let out a sigh of relief. He looked at his watch; it was already two in the morning. An hour and a half after he received Eugeny’s call that someone entered into their laboratory and took D-1513571 or D-15 as they called it. It was a drug that they were developing under their Project Bloodstream. It was already on its final stages but they were not finished with it yet. It had to undergo several more tests to prove its effectivity and for them to get the government’s approval.
With all the information given to him by Eugeny, it seemed that this incident was not a simple case of breaking in. First, the drug was the only one stolen from their laboratory and second, the intruder had the access codes to their building, which means that whoever planned this heist, either hacked their security system or…had somebody inside working for them. Either way, this would be a big problem. The people were eagerly waiting for this drug ever since they announced this project to the public, but he also knew that not everyone was happy with what they were doing. He was hoping that this would not get out of hand before they could find a solution.
When they reached his office, Eugeny Bernstein greeted them by the door while Brenner, a woman and a man wearing NXPD uniforms were sitting in front of his table. He looked at Brenner. From his disheveled clothes, broken glasses and bruised face, it looked like he fought to hell and back. He also smelled agitation from his subordinate. The three immediately stood up from their seats, but he motioned for them to remain seated. Eugeny put out his tablet and stood aside, Oliver took his position beside his assistant and he went for his chair behind the table.
“Sir,” Brenner grimly greeted him.
He felt sorry for him. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
He nodded. “A medic already checked me a while ago.”
He then shifted his eyes to the other two. The woman offered her hand and he took it.
“Officer Mavis Grace, sir, and this is my partner, Sergeant James Randall.” The guy also offered his hand. He also took and firmly shook it.
“Lieutenant Jacobs send us. We will be the one to take Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Greyson’s statements. ”
“Sven Rosworth but ‘Sven’ is fine.” He then looked at Brenner and Oliver. “Are you ready?”
Both of them nodded their heads. He looked back at Mavis.
“Well, you can begin now.”
VALENTINA looked up when the door of the doctor’s office she was in, opened. She was currently in the Luna Valfari General Hospital, the nearest hospital where their event was held. Her personal doctor who was working here let her used her office as she went outside and help. Kirsten ‘Kit’ Hanks, her executive assistant came in along with Petros Ducali, her head of security. Both of their faces were grim and she felt her stomach tightened again for whatever news she was going to hear from them.“How’s Helena?” she asked in a steady voice. It wasn’t the time for Kirsten to see how devastated she was because if there was someone who had been most affected, it would be her.Helena Fontana was her best friend, a bright and bubbly woman with chocolate-brown hair and eyes, while she met Kirsten in college. Both of these women were with her ever since she started her political career and through the years, she saw how the relationship of these two changed from friends to lovers. And although
JOHANN gritted his teeth as he looked at his face in the mirror. It was not swollen anymore but half of it still had the purple and yellowish coloring from the beating he received a few days ago. He also had a bandaged cut on the right side of his forehead. A faerie’s tag tracker, huh? Bullsh—t! He clenched his fist tightly when the reason why he received the beating in the first place entered his mind. His Valfaris senses failed him again as it always did. Yes, he was a Valfaris and a quarter human, his biological father being only a half-Valfaris.He was already disappointed that he turned out to be a lame Beta, but the worst part was when he found out that the smallest f—king portion of his genes was ruling out some of his Valfaris attributes. In his case, he didn’t have the ‘smell’ of a Valfaris and he couldn’t smell them either. So, in the end, he couldn’t identify someone’s race by his nose alone. And even though he had the Valfaris endurance and other physical changes when it c
“MAV, JAMES IS HERE.” A voice interrupted Mavis from cutting the vegetables for the dish they were making for the kids. She paused and looked at Emilyn Lee, the other person helping her preparing the food.Emilyn frowned. “Hey, don’t look at me as if I have something to do with his arrival.”A burst of laughter echoed in the kitchen and this time, she turned to the source of it and saw Gabe Augustine standing in the doorway. Emilyn then joined him as Mavis rolled her eyes with a grin on her lips. They were currently in Madalenna Orphanage, the place where they all grew up. It was a state orphanage where its biggest benefactor was Samuel Rosworth and the Rosworth Pharmaceuticals. She was also under their scholarship when she went into the Police Academy. Samuel Rosworth often visited them before, sometimes spending the whole day with them. Sven was still studying that time at Larran but on vacations, he went here with his grandfather, so she knew him from before but she didn’t have the
BRENNER sat up from his bed. He checked the time on the luminous clock sitting in the nightstand and saw that it was only two in the morning. He let out a sigh before he opened the small, round lamp beside it. He ran his palms over his face afterwards. There was a lot going on that was keeping him awake until morning and these past few days seemed liked a blur with how things turned out.Taking the accounts of what happened in Moontown and the confirmation that D-15 was used for other purposes other than what they intended it for, brought a lot of turmoil in him. From the blood sample brought by Calix, D-15 was diluted and mixed with La Mistique, a strong aphrodisiac that was under the illegal drugs list of IRIB. Not only that, it had strong hallucinogenic and relaxant effects that it was commonly used by sexual predators on their would-be victims. Mixing the components of the two substances created a new drug that was potent enough to send any Valfaris into Feral state. And being Fer
SVEN WAS still reeling from a mix of shock, fear and amazement when he stepped out of the car. Dang, I can feel my knees buckle. Connor, who opened the door for him, had this sh—t-eating grin on his face.“I’d say that you enjoyed that ride.”“Yeah, and I hope that what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” His voice was laced with sarcasm but as expected, Connor only laughed at him.The blonde looked on the other side when they heard the door opened and Rune came out from the driver’s seat.“You heard that, Rune? You’ll make Sven stronger.”Yes. She was their driver. The reason why he didn’t saw her when they left Casa Noches was because she was already in the car. He didn’t expect that because Connor was the one who drove them there since it was Alistair’s off today, but with the news given to him, who would drive was the least of his problems. Well, that thought flew out of his head when Rune stepped on the accelerator and sped away as if they were in a car chase in the movies and su
“RUNE, can you slow down?” Connor’s grimace was obvious on his face while looking at her chomping on the steak she ordered. “That steak is not going anywhere, you know.”“I’m hungry.” she snarked at him as another chunky piece of meat went into her mouth.They were currently in Casa Noches, a high-end restaurant for the rich and famous here in Hypnosia. The place spelled opulence from its high ceilings, huge glass windows down to its round tables covered in white linen that was neatly arranged. White was the over-all color of place with gold accents, greeneries and a fresh bouquet of colorful flowers in each table completed the light, minimalist appeal of its interior. And it was quiet, like people here were not allowed to talk out loud. She almost snorted at the thought.She and Connor were seated a few tables away from Sven and his date. He told him before they entered that they could order anything they want. She was not in the mood to eat when they left the office, but when she sa
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