MATES WITH DEFECTS のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 13

Israel I tipped the glass and downed the content in one gulp. I grabbed the wooden panel and stared right ahead, head pounding and my eyes unseeing. A lot of things did not make sense. The attack was the least of my problem since we'd gotten to the pack house. It'll be harder, if not impossible, for them to penetrate the fortress and the ancient security around it. No. My problem was centered on my wife. Centered was maybe the wrong word to use, considering how well she tilted my world on its axis, perfectly disrupting its smooth running. Marrying was part of the plan. But marrying her was proving to be a much more herculean task than I'd initially anticipated. How hard would it be to live a separate live with my wife in this huge house filled inside out with people and different activities? I reckon we both could get on with our lives and continue the way it was. Would be harder for her, I'm sure. What's with the vampyre hatred that was deep as the blood running through the blo

Israel The conference room hummed with quiet tension, the air thick with unspoken alliances and simmering rivalries. Sharp glances, nods of affirmation and anticipation thrummed in the atmosphere. At the head of the long mahogany table, the outgoing CEO, my Uncle sat with an unreadable expression, sat with a composed but watchful gaze, his fingers lightly tapping against the polished surface. He watched everyone in the room, his gaze sharp and observant.Around him, board members and key executives exchanged measured glances, some leaning forward in quiet conversation, others sitting rigidly, their expressions unreadable.Micheal sat beside me, his fingers drumming on the table with no doubt apprehension. He was as eager for this to begin as I am. Sitting across from me was the second candidate nominated for the CEO position. Lean and immaculate, his calculating eyes stared at me. Hostility smothered by the present company, he watched me carefully. Kelvin was my cousin, of cour