Semua Bab I Am Done Being Your Doormat, Alpha: Bab 101 - Bab 110

JessicaI was alone in my room, stressed and unable to enjoy the rest of the day. My mind was messed up by my sister. Until now, she was still the cause of all my troubles and miseries. Goddess! I hate her. I fucking hate her!I pulled out a box of cigarettes I was hiding in my drawer and lit one. Normally, a few huffs and puffs would be enough to calm my nerves. But now, I was still feeling restless even after finishing the third stick. Goddamnit! There must be another way to ease this tension. Then I remembered him.I took out my phone and dialed a familiar number. The line connected at the second ring.“Meet me at the usual spot tonight.” Then I hung up right away.I lit up another stick from the box and wasted no time dwelling on its smoke. I heaved a sigh of disappointment. It had been five fucking years but Andrew was still giving me some mixed signals. I couldn’t help but resent him. When Emma was still here, he made me his world. Now that she was gone, she was treating m

EmmaInside my office…Ara was pacing back and forth while I faced my laptop, trying to multitask. Good thing I was used to this kind of setup, where I could still listen to someone while doing something else.“On Tuesday at 6 o'clock, there’s gonna be a business dinner with the CEO of Moonlit Trade Corp. Do you want to attend that one, Miss Emma?”“They have potential, so I’m going,” I answered. I closed my laptop and rustled through the papers on my desk. They were files related to the top drug chemist in the region.I never stopped researching all kinds of drugs. It had been my life for the past five years. It was tough. I could hardly do personal things during weekdays. But it was not that I resented being behind the desk.Maybe I had started to love it a few years back without noticing.“Then I’m gonna give them a heads-up.” Ara was holding a hard folder while writing things out.“Thursday, there’s a meeting with a representative from Moonglow Pharma. Around 9 o’clock in the morni

Emma“Wow!” Ara whispered in awe as we arrived at the meeting place.Ara kept on looking around, like a child wandering inside an amusement park. This extravagant place most probably couldn’t be afforded by a regular worker. It was a place built for special occasions for those at the top of the chain.“Planetree Hotel…” I whispered.“A year of my salary still wouldn’t be enough to stay here for a night,” Ara commented as she continued to scan the place. I nodded in agreement. “For sure… This place wasn’t built for people like us.”The floor shimmered in gold. The shiny silver marbles were scattered everywhere, along with other expensive stones. They had even decorated an authentic jade vase at their reception in front. No wonder Ara found it amusing. It was like we were walking down the path of a castle instead of a hotel. Every step and every corner felt like a place of wealth and power.“I’ve never been in such a beautiful place, no, not even once.”“Really?” I asked her, silently

EmmaThe hall went quiet. Everyone was dumbfounded. Well, I couldn’t blame them. It wasn’t everyday that you heard someone stand their ground in front of a royal. Moreso, the Lycan King himself. I turned my head and found Beta Phillip staring straight at me. His eyes were cold. I saw how his eyes changed from blue to yellow. Then, a sound was emitted from his throat. A growl to be exact. Low. Sharp. Dangerous. I knew that it was a warning.A warning for me. Ara flinched beside me. Her shoulders tensed and I saw the panic rose in her eyes. I placed my hand over hers in an attempt to calm her down. I won’t let anything bad happen to her. Over my dead body. But, I needed her to know we weren’t backing down. We weren’t like the rest of the others who treated the Lycan King and his subordinates like god. Yes, I respect their royal lineage but won’t back down if necessary. I looked at the King and spoke clearly.“This is exactly what I’m talking about, Your Majesty. How can we trust th

EmmaSeeing him, my heart started to throb. My body was shaking. All the bad memories I had with him came flashing back all of a sudden.I thought I would be ready to see him again five years after I disappeared. That I would face him with my head held high, knowing I had made it in life without him by my side.I guessed I was wrong. Dead wrong. My heart hurt not because I still harbored feelings for him but because seeing him made me relive the hell I had gone through because of him.Especially when I lost my baby.I turned around and tried to calm my breathing. I leaned one of my hands on the nearby table for support. Ara suddenly noticed my discomfort.“Miss Emma? What’s wrong? You look pale,” she asked worriedly. Her words brought me back to reality.“Nothing, Ara. I was just—” But before I could finish my sentence, someone’s voice interrupted me.“Look who we have here?”When I turned to look, it was my mom and Jessica.“Well, if it isn’t my ungrateful daughter who brought me not