ANMELDENZARAOpening my eyes, I saw white ceilings and walls around me, indicating that I was in a hospital. What was I doing in the hospital? I wondered.My head ached really badly, as though it had been crushed by a bulldozer.“You are awake,” Xavier’s voice reached my ears, and I snapped my gaze to the side to see him seated on the sofa beside the bed.“What are you doing here?” I asked as I lifted myself to sit up. But the ache in my head throbbed painfully, and my eyes glazed over as I felt sort of dizzy. I pushed through it, sitting up anyway.“You were drugged,” he muttered.“Drugged? how...” I trailed off, my eyes widening as the memory slammed into me. I was trying to call Xavier when someone suddenly pulled me into a room at the mall where Mia and I had gone to watch a movie.“Who was it? Why did he drug me?” A thought hit me, and I quickly looked between my legs, shifting a little, hoping I had not been taken advantage of.A sigh of relief escaped me when I didn’t feel any soreness
ZARAIt’s been over twenty-four hours since I last saw Xavier, and my mind wouldn’t stop spiraling as I wondered if I had overreacted. He was just trying to protect me from his father, right? He knew better than I did what his father was capable of. But still, he shouldn’t have yelled at me that way.Regret was starting to seep in, and now I hated to admit that I missed him so much. But my ego wouldn’t allow me to call him. He hadn’t called me either. If he did and asked me to come back, he wouldn’t have had to ask twice.It had only been one day, and I was this disturbed about being away from him. I think I was starting to get attached, and that wasn’t a good sign. I was never supposed to get attached to him. Never ever.I read a bit of the contract the other day, and I saw a clause that stated that attachment must never come to life, and if it did, I should keep it to myself because he could never love me. All he wanted was to fill the void of Luna for one year.“This girl should st
ZARA“Who are they?” I panicked, flicking my gaze at Ghost.“Alpha Dixon. That’s one of his cars,” Ghost said.What did they want? I wondered.They knocked on the car window, requesting that Ghost wind it down.“Gentlemen, how may we help you?” Ghost asked as he slowly wound down the window.“Alpha Dixon wants to see the girl. We were asked to bring her back to the pack,” one of the men, who had a tattoo on his neck, said.“I was never instructed to take her back to the pack. Alpha Dixon would have to call Alpha Xavier and inform him,” Ghost responded.“You see, the problem is that Alpha Dixon clearly instructed us not to return without the girl. So, we would be taking her back.”Ghost’s voice turned dark. “I said, I am not releasing her.”“We already tried to do this nicely, but...” He cocked a gun and pointed it at Ghost’s head.“You cannot threaten me with a silver bullet,” Ghost growled lowly as he reached for the key to turn on the ignition.“Move an inch and I’ll blow your brain
ZARA“It’s a fake. But we have to present something to the council to prove our marriage,” Xavier said as he leaned in and grabbed a pen from the glove compartment.As he straightened back up, his hair gently brushed against my face. Tingles rippled through me at such a light touch.I pressed my lips together to control the hunger that was starting to build within me.“Here.” He gave me the pen, and I took it immediately.But instead of signing, I slipped it into my purse.“Even though it’s fake, I’d like to go through it first and think before I decide to sign it. Who knows? This might be a trap.”He stared at me for a second before a mischievous smile curled on his lips. “I guess you’ve learned to stop acting on impulse.”“Once beaten, twice shy.”“You were never bitten, mademoiselle.” He leaned in so close I could feel his hot breath on my face. “But I could bite you if you allow me to.”My breath caught as I stared at those tempting lips I desperately wanted to crash mine on.“Oh,
ZARAI stared at him in confusion.He looked... different.The way his blazing eyes stared at me, laced with alcohol, licked at my skin like an electric wire.His commanding yet dangerously attractive tone controlled my senses. And like a spell, I grabbed the hem of my shirt and slipped it over my head. I slowly pulled off my pants, leaving me in only my underwear.My eyes were glued to his as I licked my bottom lip and pulled down a strap of my bra.“Stop!” he suddenly commanded.Without hesitation, I paused.“Come here,” he grunted another command, which I was propelled to obey without question.I slowly walked toward him, deliberately swaying my hips with each step I took.He let out a guttural sound.Standing in front of him, he wrapped an arm around me, grabbing my ass cheek and squeezing it so tightly that a painful pleasure ripped through me.Then, in a swift second, he leaped to his feet and cleared everything on his desk with one hand, clattering and shattering sounds echoed
XAVIER“Someone is trying to murder your woman,” Adrian said. He was seated in the visitor's chair opposite my desk, swiveling in it.We were in my in-house office.Earlier, Zara was attacked at the hospital when she went to see her grandfather. But luckily, Adrian happened to be there and stopped the man from escaping. However, he swallowed poison that was possibly already in his mouth, dying before any information could be gotten from him.Whoever hired him was no ordinary person. He had to be powerful, and whatever secret they were trying to hide—enough to make sure the man killed himself once caught—must be serious.She was attacked in the lab, which could have killed her. But this one simply wanted her DNA. Which made me believe they were two different missions. Two different people.Even though they were different, could they be connected in some way? I placed my index finger on my temple, thinking deeply as I swiveled in my chair. Zara's life was in danger, and the thought of t
XAVIERZara Ashbourne will not be the ruin of me.Her beautiful hazel-brown eyes. Her perfect, heart-shaped lips. Her brown hair, as lush as silk. Everything about her just made sense. Thoughts of her were always ingrained in my head, taking up a huge part of my day.I was fucking attracted to her,
ZARA"I thought I was dreaming when I caught a whiff of your scent outside your nephew's place," Alpha Daxon continued as he approached the car.Xavier got out, leaving the car door open. I remained inside."Long time no see, Father," Xavier muttered contemptuously.The energy between the two of th
ZARAMia sat in the back seat while Xavier and I sat in the front.“And what would you like to include in the contract?” Xavier asked as he started the car. His jaw still ticked with rage, and I could tell he was trying so hard to control himself.“Oh, your recklessness,” I muttered.He raised a br
ZARAAfter the call ended, I turned around to see Mia sprawled on the floor, with Ryan storming toward me.I took a few steps backward. “Uncle Xavier has a message for you. He said...”“I don't care what Uncle Xavier said. He has no right meddling in my business. He has been away for so long, and h







