"I might be seeing Zoe. I need to see her. I have to see her. Is that…okay with you?" Alpha Lennox asked, hesitating. His brows formed a straight line. “Keira. If you are not comfortable with you, I can…” he said, trailing off.“You will what?”“I can postpone it. I am not that kind of asshole.”I let out a nervous laugh. “You are seriously asking for my opinion.”“Yes.”“Why?”He shrugged and turned left. “I thought you would be affected.”“Why would I be affected if you will see Zoe? I…don’t love you. I don’t like you at all.”I should tell myself those words over and over again until my heart will finally listen.“I know and I am thankful. I’m forever indebted to you and hurting you is the last thing I want to do during the duration of our agreement, Keira.”Oh, I see."You want to see her?”But you said we will be quick.His expression softened. "I want to see Zoe and talk to her. She's not responding anymore to my messages. I can't help but think she does not want me anymore.""
“Why are you being like this?” I asked when I could no longer keep the thoughts to myself. He was excellent at confusing my feelings. Sometimes, he was a jerk, but the next time, he was being kind to me. I loathed the emotions he was awakening without even trying. “W-why are you acting as if you are good?”Lennox’s brows furrowed. “What are you talking about?” he asked and rummaged through my belongings. “I did not say I am a saint, Keira. I am far from being good. Rejecting you. Not accepting you before is not the deed of a good man. I am far from being good.”I inhaled deeply.He was right. I was wrong. Always wrong. Alpha Lennox continued touching my things without asking my permission. It was fine with me. There was nothing expensive here.“What do you want, Keira?” he asked again when I did not answer anymore. “Time is running out. Someone might be spying on us. And that old man. Seeing him made my blood boil. You should learn how to identify good and evil people.”I played with
I was a fool. I knew. My level of foolishness was at the highest level. I mean who in their right mind would go with someone knowing you will be hurt in the end? The fool was me."So…am I allowed to go with you?"I had no idea how I gathered the courage to ask him that imagining the thought of seeing the two of them while laughing was like a stab in my chest. “I…don't think that’s a good idea, Keira.”Hope bloomed in my chest.Was he considering my feelings now? What if there was a chance between us? That I did not have to unlove him? That I will be free from loving him? "W-why? Is that because—""Keira," he muttered instead. Tell me you don't want to hurt me. That you also value my feelings and this fake marriage.Or maybe…“Why? Are you scared Zoe will get ideas?” Alpha Lennox exhaled. “I am scared of her reaction.”You know the feeling that you finally hoped that something good will happen, but then reality slapped you hard? That was what I felt right now. I clenched my fist.
Alpha Lennox’s brows furrowed. “Why are you laughing? Is there something wrong with what I say?” “You’re seriously giving me away to some random people I barely know?” I retorted, drying up the tears on my tears on the corner of my eyes. “You really wanted to ditch me that fast? In a hurry?”“Love. That’s not what I want. It’s just that…maybe you want to meet other people whom you want to spend the rest of your life with? That is only a suggestion, love.”It's you who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, Lennox. No other men.I heaved a sigh and showed him a forced smile. “No, I am good. I don’t need men in my life. Do I look desperate to you to have a husband?”"We are talking about bachelor billionaires, love. Maybe one of them will catch your attention. I personally know all of them. They are also alpha's and beta's from a strong pack."Why can't he push me towards him? It was him who I liked. So much."And now you think I am a gold digger. Is that the best thing you know a
"Fuck you!" I answered directly and stood. I had no plans on dealing with a madman. Got tired of all of them.I was trying to spend my time here. But this bastard came and ruined my mood and everything.The stranger burst into laughter without having a damn if people would look at him or not.“I-Im just kidding,” he replied, laughing.I glared at him, but he did not see it since he had the best day of his life teasing me. What was this bastard's deal? Was this some sort of prank? But I did not see any hidden cameras installed.Or was he looking for a hook-up? At this place? Wow. This bastard did not know how to choose a place for his next target. I sniffed the air.It was faint because of the other human's scent, but I could definitely smell that he was a male werewolf. And he looked strong and powerful despite the hoodie he was wearing which partly hid some of his face. Was he an alpha or a beta? But why did he approach me? Something was fishy here.What if instead of looking
“Why are you here, Malik?” Zoe asked her so-called brother when Alpha Lennox did not answer. So, they had each other's back?Sweet.Alpha Lennox was still silent as if he did not want to commit a mistake. "Is that really a question, Zoe?" Malik retorted as if challenging his sibling.Gone was his playful aura which was replaced with a serious tone. Zoe folded her arms in front of her chest.She's so beautiful and sexy. I looked like a servant when I stood next to her. Looking at her awakened the insecurities I had been hiding for so long. “Oh, great. Do not tell me you stalk me, brother. That’s sick.”Malik lifted the hood covering his head and I could now see his face clearly.Damn. He sure was cute and looked nice. "Who stalks who? Don't say nonsense. We both know who stalks who.""Remember what we talked about earlier?"What did these two talk about?“I just looked at the car and saw this familiar woman and I followed her instead of wasting my time doing nothing inside the car.
Alpha Lennox looked at me in the eyes and saw I was not kidding. I will definitely leave him. Cheating in this sham marriage was my limit. That was non-negotiable.But does emotionally loving Zoe not cheating at all?I still had an ounce of self-respect. The only thing that was left was me. "Don't just look at me with those puppy dog eyes, because right now, you don't look like a puppy to me but a jerk. I want to slap you, right now, Lennox, but doing it will make us catch a lot of attention."He tried to touch me but slapped his hand away. He put his hands at his side. Bruises started to come out from his face, but it seemed like he was unaware of it. "That was what I was talking about earlier, love. We can talk about it later. This is not the right place.""Right place, huh? You will invite me inside your favorite restaurant and talk about it?" I hate how my eyes easily watered because of this asshole! "How could you, Lennox?! Don't you dare touch me or I will punch you in your
“This was all your fault, Lennox,” I muttered while fastening my seatbelt. “If you did not talk to your Zoe that long, we would never be caught by Salvacion’s men,” I blamed.“Yes, yes. Everything is my fault, okay? I admit it. So, please stop replying to those words and let me focus on the road.” Still eyes on the road, Alpha Lennox answered, “Blaming me will not help anything at all, love. The damage has been done.”His face darkened. His eyes were full of concentration.I chewed on my bottom lip.My body was cold and it had nothing to do with the air-conditioned car. “At least be sorry about it!” I hissed. “What if they catch us? What if they will kill us? Oh, no. I haven’t even been given the chance to see my family again. If we die, imagine what will happen to Alpha John!”“I know, Keira. Be calm. Panicking will not help us. This is what I will assure you. No one will die tonight. I promise you.”I punched his shoulder. “If I die, I will bring you with me!” I growled. Alpha Len