=-Dale’s POV=-The next day, I woke up with a headache. I immediately called Amber but she didn’t seem to hear me, so I went downstairs even though my head felt like it was going to split open from the pain.When I got to the kitchen, I didn’t see her, and it looked like she didn’t cook anything. When I looked up at the wall clock to check the time, I frowned because it was already late. It’s almost eight in the morning but she hasn’t shown up in the kitchen yet.“Amber!” I shouted for her name as soon as I reached the maid’s quarter. “Amber, where are you?” I screamed again then I definitely heard a soft rustling inside her bedroom as if she has just woken up.Then, she opened the door.“What took you so long to open the damn door, Amber? Do you know what is it now? It’s later and yet, you haven’t cooked anything! We have a guest, remember?”I was so enraged when I discovered that she woke up late that seeing her uncombed startled me.“How dare you show your unkempt face to me?”I sc

=-Dale’s POV=-I sighed while following Jacob into the balcony. Initially, I thought he would stay there, but he didn’t. Instead, he walked toward the vacant room, where Bethany used to sleep.As I have mentioned before, Jacob dealt with several women, and after Amber, there was Bethany. I could say that what he felt for Bethany was genuine, not just about lust, but pure love. Several years have passed but Jacob couldn’t move on from Bethany.I watched him being emotional at the doorway before he went inside. Sometimes, I wondered if Jacob really wanted to see me as a friend, or if he just wanted to visit the room where Bethany used to stay when the woman worked for me.“Do you still miss her?” I asked.“I do,” he replied.“Then, why don’t you do something about it, Jacob? You probably know where to find her and your daughter,” I told him.“I wish I am free to do that without endangering her life, Dale. You know my situation right now, and it’s not good for me or Bethany,” he replied.

=-Amber’s POV=-Once again, it was just me and Dale in the house. Jacob already went home because something came up with his Luna. I heard from Dale’s phone conversation one time that Luna has committed suicide at Jacob’s workplace in Claybourne.I am sure that the issue would make a great scandal but Dale has prohibited me to watch the news or even checked my phone lately. He even confiscated it from me. Then, my mood was totally ruined when Dale gave me a piece of paper pertaining to my wedding to Jacob’s brother. As my master, he has the right to refuse it, but I learned, he was the one who insisted on the wedding. Meaning to say, he really didn’t want to have me in his house.For the nth time, I read the written agreement that he forced me to sign earlier. It was stipulated in the agreement that even if I would be married to Jacob’s brother, Dale would have every right to see me whenever he wanted to.I believed the terms were ridiculous but it was Dale who drafted the agreement.

=-Amber’s POV=- It seemed I got lucky every day. Fate was with me in stopping the arranged marriage from happening. Yesterday, I overheard Dale’s conversation with Jacob and they were discussing a woman named Bethany.I wondered if Bethany is the current woman that graces the Alpha’s bed, but whoever was Bethany, I should be grateful to her. Because of how much trouble she caused for Alpha Jacob, my wedding to his brother kept on being postponed.Once again, I planned to run away from Dale’s mansion whenever he’s gone to help Jacob. My position in his household has become dangerous. I was obsessed with what he did to my body. It hurts to think about it but that’s what happened.Besides, despite the circumstance, I couldn’t stop myself from loving him Despite his indifference sometimes, I continued to crave his attention. Every day, I would be excited to see him come home. At four in the afternoon, I would sure to smell good because he would be home by five or six. Then, as soon as I

=-Amber’s POV=-For several days, I wanted to confront Dale about the words I heard when he made love to me. However, Alpha Jacob came and I didn’t have a chance. Then, he left home without telling me where he was going.I wanted to call him but I held myself, besides, there’s someone else at home whom I should take care of.The new maid, an omega like me, whose name was Melanie, was an opportunist woman. Melanie had a talent of provoking my anger. Yes, she was prettier than me, but it wasn’t enough to tempt Dale into sleeping with her.Knowing Dale, I realized that he was afraid of women, and sometimes, I wondered if I am the only woman who had the opportunity to grace his bed.Since it has been a habit to stroll in the garden every morning, I was surprised to see Melanie in the garden as well. The woman was in her finery while taking a rest on the swing.From where I was standing, I could see how pretty she was, but her beauty was only skin-deep. She was mean!“Hi, Amber! Are you he