Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Beta and The Lost Heiress: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

Tessa’s POVMy phone rang, and a bright smile spread across my lips when I saw who it was. My husband... or rather, my husband-to-be. In just two days, I would be getting married to Kelvin.“Hi, babe.” Kelvin’s voice rang out from the phone. “How is my bride preparing for the big day?”“I can’t believe I only have two days left to prepare. There’s still so much to do,” I said, unable to hide the slight panic in my voice. Our upcoming wedding was just as exciting as it was scary.“Calm down, you don’t have to worry about anything. Rebecca and I just picked up the rings—they’re perfect, I promise.”My smile instantly vanished.Rebecca was Kelvin’s ex.They were no more than friends now; Kelvin assured me of that and yet the thought of Rebecca and him getting our wedding rings caused a tightness in my chest. Kelvin had given me no reason to doubt him though, so I quickly pushed that feeling aside.“I believe you.” I finally said. “I was thinking we should meet with the wedding coordinato

On a day like this, I missed the father I never knew.If he were alive, he’d be walking me down the aisle, a huge smile on his face, tears in his eyes. He’d be whispering to me how proud he was of the woman I’d become. But I couldn’t afford to dwell on that thought, not right now.With each step I took down the aisle, a growing sense of unease settled over me.Around me, the murmurs and whispers grew louder.I glanced up toward where Kelvin was supposed to be standing, but he wasn’t there.I paused mid-step, and just then, Bree approached me.“What’s going on? Where’s Kelvin?” I asked.She didn’t answer right away, simply led me out of the church.“He’s not here yet,” she said, but the tight frown on her face told me everything.“Why isn’t he here already Bree?”“I don’t know.”A thought crossed my mind. What if he never shows up?The thought filled me with panic.“He won’t come, will he?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. “Maybe he got cold feet and decided not to…”“Don’t sa

TESSA’S POVA whole week had passed since the incident. Everyone at work knew about it, and I couldn’t escape the stares that seemed to follow me wherever I went.“What are you doing sitting around?” Madame Victoria barked at me. “There’s a table in need of a waitress—I didn’t hire you to occupy space.”Victoria wasn’t just rude, she was the kind of woman who seemed to enjoy making people miserable. I’d learned to steer clear of her, but she seemed to have a problem with just about everyone.I expected, just for once, to be cut some slack—especially since she knew what had happened—but I should’ve known better. She was far too unsympathetic to care about anything except her business. “I’m Tessa, and I’ll be your waitress…”My words trailed off as I realized who it was. Kelvin. My eyes had been on my notebook—I didn’t realize it was him. Anger flared inside me at the sight of him.I turned to walk away, but he grabbed my wrist.“Tessa, please wait. I need to talk to you. All those th

“Let me out!” I screamed, but he kept driving. I had to do something—if I could just reach out...“That won’t work,” he said, as if reading my thoughts. He stared at me through the rearview mirror, a smirk playing on his lips.I thought back to what that waitress had said: ‘When Wraith wants you… he gets you.’I swallowed hard.“What do you want from me?”“What do I want from you?” he echoed with a laugh. “I just saved you from your own stupidity. So, you were really going to walk into that place and take over three-fourths of Callister’s wealth? Do you honestly think his family would just let you have it?”“I – I… How do you know about that?”“I have my sources.”“I wasn’t going there to claim anything; I just wanted to sort out whatever mix-up…”He chuckled, I couldn’t help but find it oddly attractive. “There’s no mix-up, honey. It was clearly stated. You are the one he intended.”I tried to shake off the term “honey”—he was just a stranger, one I should be desperately trying to es