After James left, the restaurant became quiet, only a few people knew what had happened. Jake, Sarah, and Rachel looked at Catherine,“When did you come? You're not on duty today, right?” Catherine nodded her head before turning to face me, the boss also looked at me for a while before heading back to his office. “Maria J, I'm so sorry,” She apologized and I frowned, what did she do? She was the one that made sex with the man slut, not me so why was she apologizing to me. “What for Cat? I know James is foolish, he is the one I'm upset with not you,” “The thing is….” Catherine began to pick her fingers as she spoke. Her eyes left me to look down at the fingers she was playing with. “The thing is?” I asked, confused. Jake, Sarah, and Rachel remained mute as they also wanted to hear the story. “James wanted to get back at you desperately, so he called for Sofia and me. He made us swear to help him get to you else he was going to report us anyway*“Blackmail,” I spat while shaking m

Lance's POVI knew leaving the troublesome girl alone wouldn't be a good idea but after my important meeting with the bastard that almost made me lose my mate the last time, I was informed of a sudden meeting by Beta. The elders suddenly want to see the Alpha. Somehow, I could tell that someone had leaked the secret of me stepping out of the pack. The elders must not find out that I was away. I had to rush back to the pack to attend to themAs always the meeting was a stupid one and with the look on their faces, I could tell that indeed someone had given them information that I had left the pack. From discussion on the road construction that I clearly saw was going well, to the discussion of me getting married and having an heir that would take over. Fuck them!! I was only twenty-nine years old, I am not planning to die anytime soon. I have a lot of years ahead of me so I really do not wish to be pressured. This I made clear to them. I am not my father, and neither am I my grandfat

If I didn't sound the warning loud enough, he would kill them. He has done it over and over again, I feared his anger. “Why not?” He asked. His once relaxed expression had turned into a frown. He didn't like where the discussion was heading “Because they are human beings like you and I, Mr. Lance. You cannot go about beating people up and down” “Then they shouldn't go about touching what is mine up and down?! Why didn't they go for other girls? Why not someone else? Why does it have to be you?” He fired backI froze as I stared at him, there was a fire in those eyes of his. He was angry and I was too, but his anger was worse, I didn't like the look in his eyes so I reached for his face. My fingers brush the side of his eyes.I'm not so sure who moved first but we were now very close to each other. His face directly in front of mine caused me to close my eyes and his intoxicating fragrance assaulted my nose again.‘J, don't do this. J, don't do it’ Voices rang in my head but instead

The time I went back inside the house, the entire family was staring at me like I was a ghost. They didn't say a word to me but continued to look at me,“I warned you not to open the door for him” I shrugged before walking away to my room. I needed a nice bath and some sleep. I stood outside the room with my hand on the handle of the door. I know Anna well enough to know that she will not stop asking questions about Mr Lance. Taking a deep breath, I finally walked into the room to see Anna sitting on the bed with her eyes fixed on me. She was clearly waiting for me to get back so she could bombard me with questions. “Who is he to you, J? Is he your boyfriend?” She asked and I screamed immediately,“No!” She raised her brows and I sighed,“No, no, he is not” “But he likes you,” she said to me and I shifted my gaze elsewhere. Mr. Lance did all these on purpose. “Anna, let's forget about Mr. Lance. I'll just go and have my bath. Have you eaten? I'm quite hungry,” She looked at me f

Lance“Alpha, you have to stop all these?” I heard Allen continue to complain here and there about how it wasn't the right way to handle certain things“So are you going to send me to jail, Officer Allen?” I asked with raised brows. I was actually expecting J’s call and not his. I wonder why he had called when he could have just dealt with the situation without calling me. “I'm still trying to clean your name, Alpha Lance” “No, Allen. I did a perfectly clean job. You're the only one who knows that I am behind it. So what are you clearing? Do you have proof? Evidence?” I asked. He doesn't, my Becker wouldn't leave even a fingerprint so where the hell did he want to get proof? The only proof he has is knowing that I am in town and that of itself is not proof until I say something that would add to that proof. “Those were kids, Alpha Lance” he sighed and I could hear it over the phone. “Okay… Kids that kidnapped my mate and wanted to rape her. Since when did Kids start behaving so