All Chapters of Alpha Cassius Darkest Claim: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Annelise walked out the bathroom, her hand clutching on her loose bubble gum pink towel as she approached the bed where she kept her swimwear. “You’re really not coming with me to the gym?” Cassius asked as he walked out the bathroom door, his hair glimmering from dampness, Annelise slightly turned her neck, smiled at him and nodded.“Yes, I just need to sit with my thoughts by the pool and sip my favorite wine, and you know I hate working out.” Cassius shrugged and headed for the wardrobe, he reached for his Nike shorts and active top, as he slipped into his shorts, his eyes lingered on Anne, she was fully dressed in her swimwear and shoved her feet into her Hermes leather slippers.Once Cassius was done dressing up and wearing simple sneakers, he picked his cologne, the strong masculine scent filling the atmosphere as he sprayed it. “Could you please help me with my Victoria secret bare vanilla mist?” Anne requested as she approached Cassius, he handed her the mist, his eyes smiled

Annelise had heard a single knock on her door, she lay still, too lazy to get up, hoping that she wouldn't get another knock.She was curled up like an embryo on her bed in her new escape room in Isolde’s home, this had been her daily routine for the past three weeks, barely having her bath, barely speaking to anyone, even in school, Beau had noticed her sudden distant mood, she had lost some weight from only eating when forced, and yet eating a little. All she did was wet her bed with tears.Her phone chimed, she hissed and checked the screen, it was Cassius as expected, but she left the notification unopened like she had been doing for the past three weeks. She hated him, she hated herself even more for being so affected by his lies and dishonesty, but she was. Annelise was heartbroken and each passing day she woke up in this room reminded her why she ran over here to seek comfort.She felt betrayed, the only man that ever showed her love and affection had a secret relationship with

CASSIUS VALE POVI tried paying attention to the road as I drove back to the suburbs, but Annelise’ sobs were distracting. This wasn’t how I imagined our first meeting would be after weeks of unbearable distance.I turned to her, she was wiping off her now red swollen eyes, her left hand clutching tightly at her bag as if she was going to get robbed. I took a deep breath and turned back to my focal point.When I got a call from Elise Law informing me about the presence of the neighbor in Anne’s school, all I had in mind was blood. I thought to hold back the urge of driving down to Anne’s school, and rather wait for him to get back to the condo, but once I heard that he was teaching Anne’s class, I could no longer contain my rage, this was not a coincidence, Sloan was really after my Annelise. Getting to the school and seeing him holding Anne’s hand like he had won a trophy with a smile on his face justified my plans for him.I hurt Anne’s feelings again, and it was because of that bir

ANNELISE POVThe soft chirping sound of birds outside, and the morning sun radiating through the opened curtains into the room woke me up. I sat up on my bed as I stretched my sleepy bones, yawning loudly.I swung off the bed and headed to the bathroom, it was the weekend, and I intended being productive for the first time in over three weeks now… No, it’s been a month since I came here with my eyeliner rolling down my face.I looked into the mirror as a smile played on my lips, memories of last night coming back. I didn’t realize how much I missed him until last night, he looked different, he had lost some weight, so much that his jawline got sharper, his beard was slightly overgrown and his hair got longer.I hissed trying to ignore my feelings, I shouldn’t make it easy for him, a single apology isn’t enough. Yes, I believe his backstory about him and Vespera, I could see it in his eyes how much he missed me, how much he wanted me back, but I wanted to see how far he could go to win

ANNELISE POVI stood still in the middle of the art room, my fingers still resting on the edge of the easel as I stared at everything around me. The room was too intentional, too thoughtful, too me. The soft cream walls, the natural light pouring in from the tall windows, the organized shelves waiting to be cluttered with paint and brushes and half-finished ideas. He had thought of me while building this, while keeping this, while waiting for the right time to show me.I turned slowly to look at him.Cassius stood a few steps behind me, his gaze fixed on my face like he was trying to read my reaction and prepare himself for disappointment at the same time. His hands were tucked into his pockets but I could tell by the tightness of his jaw that he was nervous.The thought almost made me smile.“Say something, Sweetness…” he murmured, voice low and careful.I blinked back the tears gathering in my eyes and looked around one more time before my gaze returned to him. “You did all this… fo