Still Mavericks POV
This job will bring Valerie and I too close for her comfort. She will always have that fear in her heart that Valerie is about to expose her. She will never let her succeed, she will do everything she can to put a wedge between Val and I, she would use every means at her disposal to make her miserable in that company, she would do everything she can to frustrate all her efforts in the company and there is nothing I can do about it. I can’t try to stop her, I can’t even scold Cameron because of her, can I?
That would simply cause more problems between them and also for me as well because I would be attracting the wrong attention to myself. Cameron has been betrothed to me since I became the Alpha, the king was here when I took over from my father and he approves of our union because he wishes to compensate her father for all his hard work and loyalty. Her brother wasn’t chosen as my beta, and her father was not pleased about it. That was why she was chosen as my Luna, and no matter how hard I tried to break it off, I just couldn’t do it because my father and the king were firm on their decision. I’m putting up with her for a reason, but when I break the curse and free us from the shackles of the Lycan king, I’m definitely getting rid of her.
Then again, her friend Janelle had mentioned her foster family and how she can’t afford to do anything to attract their attention. I have tried to ask myself how she got to be the chosen one, how did she get her powers, and how did she get here?
There are so many mysteries surrounding her, it seems she has so many secrets. I need to uncover all these mysteries before it is too late and before it gets to the wrong ears. She could be in trouble or maybe she is not as innocent as she looks. Because I don’t understand why she is having so many enemies everywhere. She must be a magnet for trouble, she has a way of getting into trouble with the wrong people. I guess I’ll need to find out more things about her. That is the only way that I can understand her better and protect her from everyone that wishes to hurt her. I need to know where she came from and who her foster parents are.
No, that is not even the most basic knowledge. I think I need to know why she is hiding from her foster family, did they find out about her powers, or did she hurt anyone?
If they know too much about her, then that would be a problem because they would never be able to keep it a secret, they would expose her to the enemies and have her killed I guess that must be why she ran away. If that is the case, then I need to get to them before king Gerald finds them before me. If he heard rumors about a certain girl with strange powers, it would attract his attention immediately and I know he will have it checked out to confirm if it is the girl that he has been looking for. If he finds out that she is the one, then there is no telling what he would do to get to her. He only has to offer her family some money and power, that is all it would take for them to lead him straight to her.
If this were any other case, I would have simply given it to my boys to handle. I would have ordered Roy to send some guys to do a background check on her. It’s a normal procedure, considering the fact that she is going to be my personal assistant. But I don’t know how deep her secret goes, I can’t tell what they would discover about her, and I don’t trust them completely. King Gerald is a very wise and cunning man, I know he has his warrior tailing me wherever I go, but that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have moles planted around me. I can’t trust anyone of them with information about her, I would rather do it myself.
They may love and support me as their Alpha, but their allegiance lies with King Gerald because he is their king and has the power to make their life a living hell if they try to go against him. I would have to find a way to get all the information I need by myself, that is the only way. A part of me is telling me that she is in trouble, I just hope it’s something I can handle discreetly. The moment anyone finds out that I have a special interest in her, that would be game over for the both of us. It would be the end of me, and my people would lose their only chance of freedom, and that is so not okay.
It had taken everything in me to keep my hands to myself while we danced on the dancefloor. She had put on quite a show and the audience seems to love and admire her confidence and courage. She garnered the sympathy of everyone in the hall, so after the jobs have been handed out when it was time for the first dance, my father offered to let her have the first dance. Our family has always been the chosen ones, whenever there is a gathering such as this, a member of the Huntington family has always been called upon to have the first dance.
Sometimes my father graces the dance floor with his amazing dance steps, but I’m the Alpha now, so I always open the dance floor escorted by Cameron or my mom, or even my kid sister. It depends on who I chose to dance with. But this time, my father chose a commoner to have the first dance and everyone present cheered and encouraged him. Everyone, except for Cameron, I mean.
“Valerie Keller…
You are a brave woman, and I admire your confidence. The first dance is reserved for the Huntingtons, but I’m going to make an exception today. This is my way of apologizing to you for all you have been through today. And I welcome you into our family and into the company with open arms. Welcome my daughter.” My father let out excitedly, earning him cheers and applause from the crowd. Everyone lovers her, she has the kind of beauty that no one can ignore and her inner light shines brightly for everyone to see. They love her, and they have welcomed her into the pack even before they find out that she is the chosen one.
Everyone cheered on as she walked to the middle of the dance floor with doctor Dominic. Cameron was not happy to watch this, I could sense her aura and I know that she is as furious as hell. She had wanted to be the life of the party, she had dressed the part and also hitched her wagon to mine, placing herself right beside me so everyone could love and admire her. She would never have imagined that a commoner would steal the spotlight and push her into the shadows. She kept glaring at Valerie as she waltzed excitedly with doctor Dominic. She hates her, and she doesn’t bother to hide her dissatisfaction as she watched them.
If eyes could kill, Valerie would be dead already…
This time, I’m not even talking about Cameron anymore, I’m talking about me. Yeah, you heard me right, I’m having daggers at them as well. It looks like she has forgiven doctor Dominic so easily. She was dancing with him with so much passion and desire, you would even think that they are both mated by the moon goddess. I can’t believe that my plan to separate them did not work as I wanted. We were all called to the dancefloor as well, and I took Cameron’s hand and led her to the dance floor, but I couldn’t get my eyes off her.
We switched partners every few minutes, and while our partners were being switched, I noticed that every guy present was itching to have a turn with her. It seems she has captivated their hearts, including my father’s heart. She has a way of making every guy she dances with feel special and they end up praising her nonstop. I thought Cameron was furious when Valerie was asked to have the first dance. But when she saw her dancing and flirting with her brother, Shane, she went mad with rage. Her face went from tan to fiery red. I thought she would explode with rage, but she relaxed her nerves and calmed down when the partners were switched once more. I guess she just doesn’t want Valerie anywhere close to the people she loves.
“You don’t have to tell everyone that I hired a slut as my personal assistant, Valerie. It’s bad enough that I have to put up with you and your loud mouth in the office. Don’t embarrass me in front of my people, stop flirting with every guy like a fucking whore, and have some self-respect!” I scolded her fiercely when I had a turn with her.
“W… Wh… What?
Are you fucking insane?
How is that any of your business, Alpha?
You don’t own me, and you can’t tell me what to do. I may work for you, now, but I still have to live my life the way I want, you can’t tell me what to do, and you can’t control me!
You can have your job back if my lifestyle brings you to shame as you claim. I love my life, and u don’t plan to make any lifestyle changes anytime soon. You can either deal with it or get me fired. Either way, I’m not listening to you!” she retorted sharply, her eyes glaring at me, daring me to scold her one more time. I just kept gazing at her, thinking of a way to punish her for speaking to me in that tone. But I got lost in her eyes and for a split second, I lost control of my emotions and she noticed it as well. And for the first time tonight, she noticed her feelings around me, and she gasped in surprise as she tried to guess if I was the guy she has been searching for.
“Fine!
Have it your way, but trust me, love, I won’t go back on my words. Even if you screw the janitor in the fucking toilet, I still won’t take that job from you and I certainly won’t let you switch jobs with anyone!” I stated firmly, watching as the glint in her eyes disappeared, only to be replaced with fury. I just erase any crazy thoughts that she might be having. I know she would never believe that the guy that was so loving and caring to her could be this mean and rude. I smirked evilly at her as we switched partners once more and continued partying until midnight.
“Where will you spend the night?” I asked her a few hours later when we were done with the party.
“In the brothel. That’s where whores spend the night, right?” She responded in that sharp, icy tone that makes me want to kiss her so hard, and bite her lips just to hear her painful cry.
“How I would love to tame that mouth of yours and subdue you. You will learn to obey me, Val. You will learn to accept me as your Alpha and your lord. You will pay for teasing and taunting me tonight. That is a promise.” I told her fiercely, but she only rolled her eyes at me, ignoring my threats. I laughed at her response, she has no idea what I have planned for her.
“Get your things together tonight, my driver will pick you up in the morning and bring you to your new apartment, our apartment. We resume work on Monday, but I need to bring you up to speed with the new projects we are handling. And I need to train you to serve me better. We start tomorrow at ten. But I need you to be ready around 8:00 am, my driver will pick you up and bring you to me.” I instructed her with a smile. I used a tone that suggests that I have an ulterior motive for bringing her to live with me.
I saw the fear in her eyes as she swallowed dryly. I simply chuckled and walked into my car that is waiting for me in front of the building. She has no idea what I have in mind for her. I’m going to bully her into submission.