Valerie’s POV
His lips were soft, almost silken, and pillowy against my own. I could feel the soft tickle of his breath beneath my nose, his fingers carding through my hair as we breathed each other in. Our bodies pressed together heatedly against the wall, breathing heavily as our lips pressed together. I could taste our shared breath, and feel the thud of our combined heartbeat as we fumbled and groped at each other.
His lips were warm and soft. I loved the warmth he provided me, and I melted in his arms, and I parted my lips slightly, allowing his tongue to slip inside, and he prodded my mouth, searching every corner, sucking my tongue and lips. Our tongues tangled and went to war in our locked mouths, battling madly for dominance, with him winning obviously.
It went on for a few minutes, w both lost track of time, and we let ourselves to be pulled in by our desires. We only parted for air, then he moved his lips down to my neck and he dropped light feathery kisses down my neck, sending shivers down my spine. He flicked his tongue on a particular spot in my neck and immediately his tongue touched me, my wolf went haywire, she came forward and she made me pay back. On instinct, I flicked my tongue on his neck as well, and he let in a muffled growl that sounded primal and dangerous,
“Mine!” he let out in a hoarse tone as he kissed me with more passion and fervor. He sounded so possessing and I love the fact that he is claiming me as he is making both of me and Malie so excited. His kiss was tender, yet passionate. I was prepared to give him anything he asks for, and I’m sure we would have continued making out in the lady’s restroom, but we heard footsteps outside and he broke off our kiss and looked up in a panic, and he kept his eyes fixed on the door until the guys walked towards the men’s restroom. He breathed a sigh of relief and he turned around to leave,
“W… w…is going on?
Who are you, and who are they?” I asked in fear, hoping he gives me answers that would satisfy my curiosity. He did not turn back to respond to my question, but I heard his voice in my head again and he said,
“I’m your mate, Valerie and those guys are the bad guys. They would kill us both if they know that we have our wolves. Hide your aura, hide Malia.” He urged me desperately and I felt the urgency in his voice. I don’t need to be told twice, I didn’t wait around for them to come in here and start asking me questions, I snuck out the same way he did and I found my way back into the hall. But I was still curious about this guy,
“Who are you?
You sound like the Alpha, are you Maverick?” I asked him through our mind link, the same way we had just communicated a few minutes earlier. But he did not respond to my questions, the link seems to be severed, or maybe there was never a link, maybe I imagined it because I wanted it to be true, I wanted so desperately to believe that there is someone out there that truly cares about me. The two guys that I feel drawn to are complete assholes.
They destroyed my house and made me homeless and jobless. I can’t believe that I came here to celebrate the destruction of my house, isn’t that ironic?
If this Alpha had done it alone, I wouldn’t have been this hurt because I know he is a son of a bitch. But Dominic was also involved in this dastardly act. He was smiling excitedly in the video, and even with me sitting right next to him, he still celebrated this injustice and he got complimented for it.
I can’t believe that he would do this to me. I liked him, so much. I know we only just met, but I could see the love and admiration in his eyes, and it made me fall for him. I even tried to take my mind off the Alpha, I wanted to replace him with Maverick because I don’t want to have anything to do with that asshole, I never knew that he was just as bad as Maverick, maybe he is even worse, who knows?
One thing is certain, I can never have anything to do with him anymore. I can’t even look him in the fucking face anymore. When I look at him, all I can see is him smiling excitedly while my house is being demolished. It may not be his decision to use this spot for the hospital, it’s not even his money that will be used to build the damn hospital.
Its Mavericks…
He is the brain behind it all, I know that. But I can’t shake off that mental picture in my head, I can never unsee that video no matter how hard I try. And that is the only reason why I can never be with him again.
And as for Maverick…
I really don’t know what I’m going to do with him. You would think that I’m supposed to hate him more for what he did to me. But I just can’t hate him, in fact, I feel so relieved to be transferring my anger to Dominic and not him. When I thought that he was the one with me in the restroom, I felt a sense of pride to be mated to him. I desperately wanted it to be him, It would explain why I feel so drawn to him.
But when I asked him if he was the one, he did not respond to me, and when I got back to the banquet hall, I found him seating on the podium, attending to applicants and giving out jobs. I felt pain in my heart as I saw Cameron wiping something off his lips with a bright smile on her face. The bitch leaned towards him and whispered something into his ears, making him smile like a fucking idiot.
I walked back to my seat beside doctor Dominic, I tried to avoid his eyes as I sat silently. My eyes wandered around the hall as I searched for the nameless guy that has stolen my heart. I could as well be searching for a needle in a haystack because it is practically impossible to find him in this crowd, especially when he doesn’t want to be found.
I felt a tingling sensation on my skin, and when I turned around I saw Maverick, Dominic, and some other guests in the hall looking at me as if I have a clown’s wig on my head. Many eyes are staring at me at the moment and there is no way to discern the particular set of eyes that is making me feel this tingling sensation in my body. I kept looking round the hall like a fucking lunatic, searching for a ghost. I did not bother to find out why they were all staring at me, and I wouldn’t have thought about it if Dominic did not tap me gently on my arm, to snap me out of my reverie.
“You seem to be lost in thought, is something wrong?” he asked me gently, looking so concerned and worried about me.
“I’m fine,” I responded calmly, turning to gaze at him for the first time since I got back here.
“Oh, my God!
Have you been crying?
What the hell happened to you, did someone hurt you, did you…”
“Drop it, Dom!
I said I’m fine!” I retorted furiously, stopping him from asking me so many silly questions. How could he be sounding so loving and caring when he is the cause of my problems, isn’t this what they call hypocrisy?
I ignore the embarrassment on his face, and the weird look I was getting from everyone else. They can all go to hell for all I fucking care. They have no right to judge me because they have no idea what I’ve been through.
“It is fine if you don’t want to talk to me, but Janelle and my sister have been calling out to you for over ten minutes. I think they save you a spot in front of the line. You still need the job, right?” he asked me.
I almost staggered and fell on my face as I ran to the front of the line. Janelle and the girls had saved a spot for me, just as he said. I can’t believe that I forgot the reason why I’m here in the first place, how could be so stupid?
“What the hell is wrong with you, Val?
Where did you go to, and don’t tell me you have been crying, Valerie Keller!
What the hell is going on with you?” Janelle asked me, looking deeply into my eyes.
“Don’t tell me you didn’t notice as well, Jane?
Did you see that your Alpha demolished my house to build his hospital?
That was our house, Jane, he made me jobless and homeless, what did I ever do to him?
Is he hurting me because I fought with his girlfriend, is that what this is all about?” I let out sadly, and I felt the tears slip down my cheeks as she pulled me in for a warm hug.
“Oh my God!
Oh my God!
Val. I swear I didn’t know, I didn’t even notice it while the video was playing. I can imagine how you feel Val, but there is nothing we can do about it anymore. The house is gone, love, but you can get it all back if you get this job. So wipe off your tears and put on your best smile. You need to get a job from him tonight. At least that would compensate you for all you have been through.” She advised me sternly.
I know she is right, I can’t possibly fight the Alpha or even doctor Dominic. But I can put in my best in this interview and get a job tonight to compensate me for everything I’ve lost since I met him. I just hope and pray that our meeting this time will be better than our first encounter. I have no more fight in me for tonight. I’m already drained and frustrated, I pray he doesn’t add to my problem again.
“And what about you, Janelle?
What the hell are you doing here?
Last I remember, you still have a job at the club, so why are you still applying for a job?” I asked her curiously as I wiped my tears away.
“Oh, come on, Val. Don’t tell me you don’t know why this queue is filled with more girls than guys.” She let out smugly, making me squint my eyes in thought as I tried to understand what she is talking about.
“Look at the podium, and observe. What do you see?” she asked me teasingly.
I obliged her and I turned to the podium and watched a girl walking towards the Alpha in a sensuous manner. She swayed her hips seductively, smiling widely like a fucking clown. Then she submitted her resume and he glanced through it and handed her a brown card. But when she gazed at the card, the smile vanished from her face and she stomped down the podium in anger. I almost laughed at her reaction, I was like,
“What the hell was that, and why is she so pissed?” I inquired, almost laughing.
“Well, in case you don’t know, ninety-five percent of the girls on this queue have jobs. They are just here to try and get the Alpha to notice them, or maybe get a job on his personal VIP floor at Huntington’s office building. The brown and yellow envelopes are for those that would wait for a job in the office building that is still under construction. The blue envelope are those who will be employed immediately. Then the White envelop are for the special ones to work on his special floor.
Working on that floor means that you get to see the Alpha on a daily basis. I don’t mind running errands on that floor, I can even be the cleaner for that floor, as long as I get close enough to seduce the Alpha.” She let out excitedly while praying to get the white envelope.