Rebecca/Belle's POV:
In the studio, I saw my head makeup artist, Taylor, and walked up to her. I was grateful that she stayed by my side. Makeup artists were the first people I encountered when I first joined this industry.
They brought out the best in me, and I was thankful for that. If it weren't for them, I would not have succeeded.
Taylor was an expert when it came to makeup. She tried different types of makeup every photo shoot, and honestly, everything she did to my face was amazing.
Whenever I had a pimple on my face, she made sure that she covered them so that no one would see them, which was truly amazing.
She smiled at me and said, "You look stunning today, and it seems like you have no blemishes. Good job taking good care of your skin."
I returned the smile and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I listened to your advice and bought the best skin products to use, and I was surprised that it was pretty good."
She laughed and said, "That's good to hear."
After she was done, I quickly went in front of the camera. I was so busy posing according to what Mr. Plo, the director, wanted that I didn't realize a particular person was looking at me.
I looked around the studio and found the pair of eyes that I once loved. Blake was standing at the corner, leaning against the door. When I realized that I was staring at him, I quickly averted my gaze and focused on the camera in front of me.
When I did that, the wolf inside of me whined. I ignored her and focused on my work.
One hour later, Mr. Plo said, "Okay, everyone, let's wrap up. We are done for today."
I bowed to everyone and thanked them for today. Then, I walked up to Mr. Plo and said, "Thank you for choosing me, Mr. Plo."
"It is a pleasure to work with you. If there are any more photoshoots that I need to do, you will be the first one I contact," he said.
I smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Plo, for giving me this opportunity. Hope to hear from you soon."
"Will do. Bye, Rebecca."
I shook his hand and said, "See you soon."
With that, he walked away. I went back to the changing room to change into my clothes.
When I was done, I headed out of the changing room and found Blake waiting for me. I looked back, said goodbye to all my makeup artists, and walked up to him confidently, raising my eyebrow and saying, "What are you doing here?"
"I was waiting for you so that I could talk to you about what I wanted to say earlier," he said.
"There's nothing to talk about. If you want to talk, please schedule it with my manager. I am a busy person, not a person you can just talk to anytime you want."
He had a sad look and quickly masked his expression and said, "Okay, noted."
I smiled and said, "Excuse me, I have a date with my boyfriend."
When I walked away from him, I thought I heard him mumbling the words, "I love you, and I am so sorry," but I was probably wrong, so I just continued walking away from him.
I made my way up to William's study and found him looking exhausted in his work clothes. He was slouching in his chair, which made me feel worried about him.
But he looks so handsome with his messy hair that made me want to comb his hair using my hand. I gathered myself and knocked on the door.
He looked up, saw me, and said, "Come in."
I walked to him, sat in his lap, and said, "You look tired."
He moved his head to my neck and sighed, saying, "Just some rogues trying to do some weird stuff which makes me worried."
"If you need help, I can help you if you ask me, you know. I am smart."
He laughed and said, "Okay. I will go to you if I need help."
I smirked and said, "S,o what do you need me to do to help ease your stress?"
He seemed to be in deep thought and smirked, saying. "I have something that I want to do with you."
He wrapped my leg around his torso and started to kiss my neck.
When he hit my sweet spot, I moaned in pleasure and started to kiss him. We were so focused on what we were doing that we did not realize that Rose had come in the door.
She shouted and said, "Ew…stop what you are doing. Just do it somewhere where no one will disturb you."
I blushed and moved away from William's lap. I stood up and said, "Sorry, bestie. We were not expecting anyone to come in."
William said, "So why are you here? It better be something good, or else I'm going to make you stay away from your mate for a whole day for interrupting my time with Belle."
"There is a rogue that we captured when I was patrolling with the help of my mate, and he is now in prison, waiting to talk to Rebecca," she said.
I raised my eyebrow, thinking why a rogue would want to talk to me.
"Me? Erm…are you sure?" I said.
"Yes. I do not know why, but he insists on talking to you. However, I have a bad feeling about this," she said.
"Okay. I will bring Rebecca down to see what he wants. We will be down in five minutes," William said.
She nodded her head in response and said, "Okay, see you downstairs."
With that, she walked out of the room. I looked at William and said, "That's weird. Why would a rogue want to talk to me?"
William took my hand and said, "I am not sure. I hope I can get some answers out from him about the recent weird movements from them."
"It seems like we have to cancel our date," I said with a frown.
He kissed my cheek and said, "We can have it after the talk with the rogue."
I smiled sheepishly at him and said, "Okay, let's go down now and find out what happens."
When we reached the prison basement, there was a smell that I honestly hated. I saw a guy in his 40s sitting in the torture chair.
Blood was around his body, but he seemed fine with it, considering that rogues can take pain well.
William used his Alpha voice and said, "Who are you, and why are you around my territory?"
He looked at me and said, "I will not say anything, but my master wants me to give you a message for his princess."
I grabbed William's hand, feeling his anger rising, and said to the rogue, "What is it?"
He had a dangerous smirk and said, "He is coming for you soon. He will tear this pack down and claim this pack and you as his."
He laughed evilly, and that was when I noticed a device in his pants like a small camera that no one had noticed yet.
I mind-linked William, saying, "There is a tracking device on him."
William looked at where I was pointing, quickly took it off him, and passed the camera to his beta.
He said to Ryan, "Find out and track where this camera is sending footage to."
"Who is your master?" William said to the rogue.
"I will not say anything anymore. I made an oath."
William said to his guard, "Torture him."
William took my hands and moved me away from the scene, knowing it would be nasty.
Curious about what they would do to him, I looked back at the rogue. He had a scary expression and was looking at me. It was that evil expression that reminded me of someone.
I was so scared that I did not realize that tears were rolling down my cheeks.
Everything came back to me, and I remembered the things that my kidnapper did to me. I couldn't fight it, and I allowed the darkness to consume me before I fell into darkness.
The last thing I saw was William holding me tightly, and I fell deeper into his arms.
Unknown POV:
I smirked widely at the camera displaying an image of her, though it did not allow me to hear her. I thought to myself, "Wait till I get you, princess. I will make sure you enjoy it."
I dialed the number on my phone and said, "Kill that guy in the prison in their house. He is no longer useful to me."
"Yes, master."
I hung up the phone and said to my righthand man, "I want you to do something for me."
"Sure, Master."
I smiled evilly and said, "Prepare something for her and leave the rest for that man to do. I want to surprise her and make sure there is a camera hidden in that thing. Do you understand?"
"Okay, I will do it now."
He bowed and left the room. I looked out of the window, thinking how this land would soon be filled with blood, making me feel more powerful than ever.