“Hey, aren’t you coming?” Tina tapped her watch
“it’s time to drink” I looked up at her and chuckled, I pushed back the sinking feeling drilling a hole in the pit of my stomach
“We are presenting at the morning briefing tomorrow and I haven’t prepared my part yet, sorry… rain check?” I sighed feeling exhausted already, she nodded and walked out, the quiet sombre tone of the office helped me get in the zone
“Gosh, it’s late” I yawned
“I wonder if I will get a bus at this time” I looked at my watch
“eleven thirty, damn” I exited the building, the streets were deserted, and fear gripped my heart
“I over did it, I should have left three hours ago” I scolded myself, I took out my phone
“please have Uber here” I said, my body pulsing up and down nervously
Bright lights glared down at me
“hey!” I yelled; the lights began flickering
“what the hell is your problem?” I roared raising my hands up in protest, I walked closer and there he was looking intently at me, my heart skipped a beat and my breath hitched and the biggest smile formed on my face,
“I can’t believe he waited for me; how did he know?” I wanted to run to him, the softness in his eyes beckoning me to run to his side
“My mate…he is beautiful, I could look into those eyes forever and never get tired…but he is married! Kein how will I resist your call? How can I push you away when I want you so badly? I ache for your touch; I can't breathe without it. Why didn't you wait?” I felt the tears start to well up
“why did you give up so easily? What will become of me now?!” he looked at me curiously, his face softened as he smiled at me, I smiled back
“I love him, without him the world is bleak and grey…but every day I have to learn to live my life without him, even if I have to pretend…fake it till you make it Alicia” my smile started to fade
“his world will go on turning” my lips quivered
“a world full of happiness and family that I will never know, I love him, yes I do, but I have to let him go”.
I turned and walked the opposite way, I heard the car door open and close, I quickened my steps and his footsteps rushed after me and I took off running as fast as my heels could carry me, I reached the edge of the building and turned, it was dark
“Shit, shit, shit” I slowed down taking carful steps,
he slammed me against the wall
“When are you going to stop running?” his breath heavy on my cheek,
This is it, if I ever want this to stop I have to bring out the big guns, I took a deep breath and prepared myself to say what I have to say
“When are you going to leave your wife?”
He hesitated; his eyebrows furrowed as he stepped back
“It’s not that simple” he breathed his voice like the hiss of a snake
“Oh yeah?” I challenged
“Yeah” he glared at me, unaffected, drowning me in with his desert kissed eyes
“You want me to give up resisting you and for what? To be your mistress, do you have any idea how insulting that is to me?”
“I know, I just can’t...”
“What?…you know my parents have been together for twenty-eight years, do you think I can be your mistress after seeing a love like that?”
“I’m not asking you to be my mistress, I just need…I need..” his arms flaring up in the air
“What Mr Keng, what is it that you need?”
“I need time, can you please just give me time to sort things out”
I scoffed
“All I’ve been trying to do this entire time is get space from you, but you won’t let me, you are my mate yes, but I’m no second fiddle”
“I know, I haven’t been fair to you, but I promise I will make this right, please believe me when I say that I will make this all up to you” he took my hand and kissed it, sparks invaded my body and my heart melted making me pounce, I wrapped my arms around his neck and squeezed holding him tight
He growled slamming my back against the wall pressing his body against mine, his lips invaded mine and I welcomed him with a moan, our breathing thickened building with the ecstasy taking me over, his hands roamed my body sending sparks through me, he reached my breast and squeezed and tugged, he grabbed my ass making me moan, his hand creeped to my centre and I quivered
“I want you so bad babe”
“Then leave your wife and I will be yours forever”
He pushed me against the wall and walked away grunting uncontrollably
“What am I supposed to say to her? I can’t exactly tell her that I’m leaving her because I found my mate” he roared
“give me a break please” his voice a whisper as he disappeared into the darkness
“how can I tell the person who has been my best friend since I was five, a person who married me despite her parents’ objections that I want to leave her…how can I tell her that I didn’t realise how unhappy I was until I met you” my heart pained, his pain killed me, he is warried about her and not me, at this moment he is thinking only about her
“…tell her that I was literally dead and didn’t even know it…how do I tell her that every time I said I loved her I was lying to her, because I didn’t know what love was, how is it fair that I have to destroy her life, the life we have built for the selfish reason that the love of my life showed up out of nowhere?” he inched closer, and I backed away, crashing against the wall
He cupped my cheeks, I trembled at his touch
“I finally know what love is because of you, my life was nothing until you showed up”
“Really?”
“Are you kidding me” he chuckled
“babe… when that elevator opened, your scent consumed me, I was stunned, I couldn't move, everything in my life finally made sense, you are my life, my love…my everything” his arm sneaked around my waist slamming me hard against his body, his lips gently took mine, his tongue clamming its territory, he moved down my neck to my sweet spot, my mating spot sending sparks flying, making me tingle all over
“Whose there?” the security shone his light on us, Kein took my hand and took off running in the opposite direction we ran fast, and I screamed consumed by laughter
We circled the building, came back to the front entrance, and quickly climbed into the car
“That was a rush” I said with a chuckle
“Yeah, it’s always exciting when I’m with you” he said with the biggest grin on his face
“How long?” I looked intently at him
“What do you mean?”
“How long do you need to sort out your situation?”
He tensed; his knuckles white from gripping the steering wheel hard
“I don’t know, I can’t say”
I took a deep breath
“Okay”
“Okay what?” he asked looking straight ahead
“Just… okay”
The tension made thicker by the silence, I willed him to go faster, my body unable to take it any longer
I sighed in relief as the car pulled up outside my apartment, I quickly undid my seat belt, opened the door, and jumped out
“Alicia wait”
I stood at the door; my jaw clenched ‘when will this nightmare be over’
“Will you wait for me?” his voice quiet and sombre, he looked straight ahead avoiding my gaze
“That’s a moot point don’t you think?”
“No, I don’t” he turned and gazed intently at me
“No, I didn’t mean it like that, I just meant…you’re my mate…I don’t really have a choice here” the smile he tried to suppress brought a smile to my face
“Goodnight” I said with a grin
“Goodnight my love”
I crashed down on my bed, my cheeks aching from the big grin I had
“Look who’s going to any length to get her man” my wolf smirked at me
“What do you mean?”
“When will you leave your wife…classic” she mocked in a squeaky voice and chuckled
“I had no choice…he”
“Hey, I’m not judging or condemning, in fact, I love this side of you”
“I’m sure you do” I smirked “and besides we won’t be seeing him for a while” I hoped
“We’ll see” she barked
My phoned buzzed, I looked at the collar ID
“Speak of the devil” she teased
“Hello” I answered ignoring her
“Hi babe, ready for round two”
“Round two, what are you talking about?” I sat up, does he really think that, that kiss counts as a round?
“Let me remind you”
“Oh” I gasped feeling a tug at my earlobe
“it wasn’t a dream?” my hand covered my mouth
“Nope it wasn’t” he whispered “and seeing that I can’t physically be with you… I will take your mind instead”
“My mind?”
“You’re mine babe” he pushed me down on the bed
“Wait stop, you can’t torture me like this”
“Torture?”
“Yes, torture, what do you think happens after you mind fuck me”
“Mind fuck?” he chuckled
“It’s not funny, you get to go to your wife and release, who do I have? … no more, you can’t fuck my mind anymore” I hung up
“He can be really selfish sometimes” I groaned
***
My phone chimed bringing me from my deep sleep, I picked it up my eyes half open
“An email from Secretary Yeon?” I sat up wiped the sleep from my eyes and read it carefully “what?...my part of the presentation is what?” I read it again making sure that I read it right
“Dear Miss Thompson, please note that your part of the presentation is to be done personally for Mr Keng, please go to the address below” I tossed my phone on the bed and followed close behind
“What the flying fuck?”
I looked at the address on my printed paper and at the building in front of me
“Is this where he lives?” I shook my head at the thought “no, he can’t do that to me, he wouldn’t” I pushed the doorbell
“no, he wouldn’t” I repeated the words over and over in my head shaking my head anxiously
“Morning Ali” his eyes dark and determined, my wolf took over and my consciousness sucked deep within me…we switched roles
“My passion” my wolf hissed with a bow
“What the fucking hell is going on?” I had no control, my consciousness was sucked deep within me, and my wolf had control, at this moment in time she called the shots, my body was hers
“No, he couldn’t have…there is no way, he couldn’t’ do this to me”
“She wants confirmation that you summoned me through the mate call” her voice snarky
“What the hell, I thought we were partners; how could you do this to me?” I screamed the frustration taking me over, how dare you two decide my fate” I barked
“Now you know how I feel, I’ve been ignored for twenty-three years, no more, let me show you how it’s done”
“come in?” I peered through her eyes and his smile was intoxicating
“There are no objections” her remark clearly directed at me
“Just wait until this is over young lady” my anger flared up and I wanted to kill them both for trapping me inside my own body
“You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this moment” he said opening the door and pulling me inside, he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me deeply, I gave myself to him and lost myself in his arms, I giggled as he spun me around his playfulness intoxicating me, he scooped me up in his arms and laid me down on the couch
“Stop it, stop” her pleasure radiating deep within me, I felt my resolve trickling away with every stroke, my body calling to him with every nibble, every bite welcoming me home. This is wrong, but I don’t care anymore, I’m done resisting, he pressed against me, and I gasped, my lungs full of his scent, sparks flying
“Just this once, he can have me just this once…let me know my mate just this one time and then I can give him up” his hand moved to centre
“Fuck, I want you so bad” he hissed biting my lip
“Take me, I’m yours” my wolf hissed, his smile on my cheek saying how much my touch affects him, his hand firmly caressing my centre
“Yeah I’ll be there soon, I just forgot my wallet at home” a woman’s voice came from the kitchen
“Fuck he hissed straightening up
“What?” the urgency in his tone making me panic
“That’s my wife”
“Fuck!”