With a loud growl, I walked back into the bathroom. It was three times the size of the one I had shared with the girls. There was a huge bathtub on one side with granite countertops and marble floors.I hoped into the shower, keeping the temperature of the water as hot as I could endure.The scalding water hit my skin mercilessly but I loved the burning sensation as I felt the hangover letting up and my tensed muscles loosening.It was also enough to distract me from the mess that was going on in my life.As a child, I had badly wished to have a fairytale love, one where I found my mate.As I aged and wolfed out and didn't find my mate, I took my relationship with Jason even more seriously.We lived each other and we're willing to get married and mark each other as mates and if down the line, one of us later found our fated mate, we would reject them.That was the plan.But in the blink of an eye, everything went down the drain.I got mated to the cruelest, narcissist person possible

His question caught me off guard and for a good two minutes, I couldn't make out any words in reply.It had hit too close to home and I wondered what prompted him to ask that.He took my silence for an answer and pointed his fork at me.“That's what I thought,” he said dismissively.He was really trying to justify his actions Hy that question. Makes me wonder what blows life had dealt him.A pained look crossed his features and for a second, it tugged at my heart strings wondering what he had been through but the problem had been his tone.He had asked the question in such a demeaning way like life had been all glitters and rainbows for me.Maybe, yes.But the past month has been nothing but an endless tunnel of doubt, uncertainties and pain.“Next time, before you think in the devil himself, remember that life isn't fair to anyone and the earlier you get rid of your emotions, the more likely you are to survive in this cruel world,” he said.I couldn't say anything else.Not because I

Ares' povI walked past her even though I wanted to stand there and keep exchanging words with her.I hadn't expected her to sign the contract as quickly as she had done but she did, proving to ke once again that she wasn't a regular girl.I didn't even know why I drafted that silly contract in the first place.It wasn't anything serious.Just lines stating she would make sure all of my needs are met and it wasn't anything she wasn't already doing.“Alpha!” The head maid, Hilda, called as soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs.“Yes?” I asked without stopping or glancing at her.“Are you going to work?” She asked.I frowned at her question.“Do I pay you to question my in and out?” I growled.Her face paled and she immediately bowed her head.“I'm sorry, Alpha, I shouldn't have asked,” she apologized quickly.I rolled my eyes and without another word to her, walked to the front door.I hopped into one of my luxurious cars and got it started.I had an important meeting to attend to.

Ares’ povI stormed out of the room, banging the door behind me and marched downstairs.I couldn't exactly tell why I was angry but I was.I got to the living room and everything had already been cleared and one wouldn't even think a chandelier had fallen minutes ago.A few men were in the middle of the room, fixing a new chandelier.“What we wrong?” I asked, ignoring their greetings and going straight to the point.The man who was probably the leader walked towards me and bowed.“The chandelier was already weak, Alpha. It's just too bad nobody noticed it on time,” he said.“How is that even possible?” I frowned.He immediately bowed his head and remained that way.They were painting it as an accident but I knew better.Something like that couldn't have just been an accident.I glared at him for a few seconds before walking away.I knew just the right person to ask.I marched upstairs and pushed her door open.Her eyes widened momentarily from the dressing table before they softened a

Ares' povI paced aimlessly in the room across from mine and all I could think of since I left her alone to sleep was the image of her laying on my bed with her hair sprawled out around her head.She described the word ‘sexy’ without even trying and it made me more hooked up on her.What bothered me the most was that in my long life, I never let ay woman sleep on my bed no matter how intimate the relationship seemed. Once I was done with my pleasure, they left my room but easily, without a second thought, I had offered my bed to this girl I'd known only for a couple of weeks.If this what what the mate bond did you one, then I hated it.I hated how weak I was when it came to her.I had only just controlled myself while I changed her out of her clothes and I did it with my eyes closed most of the time.“Fuck,” I groaned. “I should get my laptop. Work would definitely distract me,” I told myself because I felt like I was going crazy.I convinced myself that that was a good idea and walk