Annable’s Pov.“Why would you say that, is everything alright?” I asked in worry but he shook his head like there was nothing wrong but his expression was saying a completely different thing.“Yeah, everything is fine… I know I can handle it. I just wish that sometimes she was here with me; I know what happened was my fault but I wish I didn’t have to spend all those years without her in them. I wish…” he exhaled, then roughly grabbed a fistful of his hair. “If only I had been stronger to protect the people I love, my Pack wouldn’t have been as bland as it is now.”He flung away the drop of tears that had fallen to his cheek before flashing me a small fake smile. “Gosh! I don’t know why I am suddenly acting like this. You must think I am both crazy and a pussy right?” he asked with a smirk while relaxing his back on the couch, his eyes never leaving mine.“No! Of course not.” I countered with a concerned voice. “What you went through was traumatic, no one should go through that. So,

Hunter’s Pov.The urge to tease her into thinking I was that brutish and capable of wanting something like that danced in my mischievous eyes. She suggested it, so it wouldn’t be wrong to dance around the idea, right? I mean how can she even think having her body can make me change my mind? it would be a waste to let her off the hook for saying something so inappropriate to me.But I shut down the idea from my head and mind. I know myself, playing around an idea like that with a woman I am very attracted to, almost in love with, might actually make me want it.“That was unexpected.” I feigned surprise. “Why would you think I would need your body when it isn’t precious gold and silver or even cash?” I chuckled bitterly when I saw her exhale.“Oh…thank goodness! I just assumed from the way…erm nothing” she stammered while I couldn’t help scoffing as I noticed how her once pale cheeks from fear had been replaced with some colour in them, she looked so relieved like the idea of me having

Annable’s Pov.Blushing hard at how right the phone felt in my hands, I had almost forgotten how special it had felt when Hunter had dropped me at school with his latest Mercedes Benz and lovingly kissed my head and cheek in front of all the onlookers not minding the people present and not making eye contact with anyone else before getting into his car and speeding off, promising that the driver will be waiting to bring me back home after school.It was such a special and thrilling moment, that I felt very proud and confident when the girls present had looked at me with a newfound image, their eyes had shone with so much respect and envy that I felt like a celebrity or someone who just hit a jackpot.But all that feeling is nothing compared to how thrilling it feels to hold on to the latest iPhone product and the best part is that it is mine and mine alone! Gosh, I can’t wait to show this to Jamie, I am sure she would scream out her lungs when she sees it and finds out the version it

Annable’s Pov.“Anna? You don’t know how glad I am to hear your voice” His smooth voice screeched happily. “How are you? I hope there is nothing wrong and my brothers are not causing you problems?” he asked all at once, his deep voice filled with worry.“No… far from that, there’ve been amazing, honestly. They even helped me out from a bad situation.” I said with a smile, as my heart fluttered from how sweet Jeffery and Benjamin had been to me in school today. How fearless they had been to shutdown Felicia and ignore her like she meant nothing.It made me feel a new sense of love for the boys, Jeffery and Ben now had a special place in my heart and suddenly, irrespective of how they had treated me like crap in the past, I now loved them like my brothers. Because of how thankful and elated I had felt at their actions, I checked for them after school to thank them again for being there for me when I needed help, but just as always, they had already gone home before the final bell for

Annable’s Pov. Washing my dirty plates after fighting with Mira and some of the other maids who wanted to do my dishes for me like I was handicapped, I kissed every single one of them goodbye and headed upstairs to my room to crosscheck the emails Hunter's secretary, Emma had sent me since this morning when I was still in school. In the Emails, she had listed out a bunch of documents I needed to grab from her office and Hunter’s before I and Hunter flew out to whatever state or country his business trip was being held in. And although after eating the delicious dish of catfish pepper-soup served alongside mashed ripe plantains and pineapple juice Hunter served me, added with the fact that I had a stressful day at school, I was just so exhausted and lazy that I wanted to straight up fall asleep and wake up the next morning. But just so I don’t get found wanting by Hunter tomorrow morning, I decided to ignore my tired bones and just write everything Emma had sent me in a small jotter