RHYSARIO VALE“Have you been having a hard time getting another assistant after Miss Eryn resigned?” Doctor Brown suddenly asked as I got out of the theatre heading to my office.I hate nosy people.I detest noisy people. And doctor Brown was the exact kind of species I detest. He was always trying to talk, trying to make a conversation. Always. It was as though he never stopped talking.For a doctor? If I was a patient, I'd probably die from all his talking.“No.” I answered straightforwardly, hoping he would get the hint that I didn't wish to continue the conversation with him in any way.“I’m just saying that if you are, you could recommend a few that—” He continued and I had no choice but to stop him from talking immediately.“No! I said, no. I'm not having a hard time getting an assistant. If you don't mind Brown, I have a patient to check in on.” I said, retracting my footsteps as I went to check in on Eryn's father.His treatment was going smoothly but due to how late they brou
ERYNNothing scares me anymore.I didn't realize I was clutching the envelope that they had given me that tightly until I felt my nails digging into my palm. Talk about self harm without even realizing that I was doing it.Modesty was a bitch.I was no longer tied to Torren so I should have slapped Claudia when she mentioned that I didn't take enough care of Niko, rudely implying that I caused my son's death.I should have grabbed her hair and smashed her perfect face into their glass table and know what she thought of that. Since they saw me as a bad mother and someone they can trample on, I should have made sure she ate her words.But I didn't do any of that and now wasn't the time to regret or reminisce on what I should have done.After all, I was finally away from Torren's family. I was finally free.Niko.I'm so sorry baby, I didn't protect you enough.I made my way to the office, managing to make it in time. Thank goodness, Claudia and her husband hadn't kept me for long.“You'r
ERYN The next morning came too fast. I barely slept, tossing and turning until the sun crept into my window, my stomach was in knots by the time I pulled into the driveway of the old house. It looked the same as always. Tall iron gates, and stupid walls that seemed to hold more secrets than people. A place that had never really felt like home, even when I lived here with Torren apart from the time his grandfather was still alive before we moved out. I stepped out of the car slowly, smoothing down my skirt with shaking hands. My wolf stayed silent inside me, not offering comfort. She always went quiet when it came to Torren and his family, like she too was wary. Though I hadn't talked to her in a very long while and I hadn't been able to communicate with her, I still felt her every now and then. But not now. Not today. The maid opened the door before I could even knock, her eyes staring over me with that same coldness I remembered. She didn’t greet me. She only stepped aside, m
SaelaI lit another stick of incense, letting the smoke curl lazily in the air with my legs crossed against each other. These days have just been quiet and silent and the only thing that seemed to reconnect me with the outside world was when I had to send Asher to school. I didn't see much Torren these days and I got to know that it was because that wench now worked in the same company as him. Of course, she was the only one capable of breaking my hol over Torren.He was badly in love with her and he didn't even know it. I hope it stays that way.The room smelled sweet, almost calm, but inside me there was no calm at all. Torren and Eryn’s search for the hacker that moved their late sons treatment fund was closing in. I could feel it like a noose tightening. Each day their moves were sharper, more focused, and sooner or later, something would give.The knock on the door was soft, but I knew who it was.“Come in,” I called, my voice flat as he had informed me that he would be comin
ERYNI kept staring at him long after the laptop was closed. My lips wanted to say thank you, but my mind was busy screaming at me to be careful.Vale wasn’t just a doctor. That much was clear.The way he handled my phone, the way his eyes had darkened when he saw the leaked files, the way his fingers moved on that keyboard like it was second nature, it didn’t belong to someone who only spent their time with patients. I have to keep reminding myself that. I guess due to the little chemistry and the fact that he was my mate -which my wolf hasn't even acknowledge yet- I had dared to forget that he didn't see, ordinary from the first time I met him.It belonged to someone who had lived a completely different life.And no matter how much I tried to brush it off, I couldn’t silence the suspicion rising inside me. Vale had been hiding something from the very beginning.Still… I couldn’t deny how touched I felt. He had saved me. Saved the company. And not once did he make it about himself.
ERYNMy heart leaped for joy when I heard that statement. He is a doctor, so it was up for questions that he knew ‘a thing or two’ about how to solve leaked company data.How exactly was he going to rectify that? Since the alert had come late tonight, Torren had promised that the technical team would start looking into it from the early hours of tomorrow but I guess, it wouldn't hurt to show Vale.Even if I wasn't sure he was capable, a lot of mystery hung around his shoulder that I wouldn't even be surprised if he turned around and told me he was some kind of genius computer specialist.Or a seasoned hacker.I would believe anything because there wasn't that usual air of normalcy surrounding him even when a stethoscope was hung around his shoulders.Or is that just the auras with doctors? After all, they save lives.“Back to earth, Eryn. Where have your souls drifted to?” He teased and I chuckled, flipping out my phone, as I turned it on and began sharing the details of the project a