Still Mavericks POV
“I’m sorry, did I miss something?
I mean, you two look so good together and all that, but I think we should get right down to business. Don’t you think so Mr. Mackenzie?” I grunted out in disgust he kissed her as if his life depended on it. They broke off at the sound of my voice, and I noticed the blush on her cheeks as she looked into his eyes, smiling brightly.
“I’m deeply sorry for keeping you waiting, Mr. Huntington. I was simply taken by surprise, I haven’t seen this damsel since she left Lakewood city a few years ago. We share a lovely past, and I would certainly love to rekindle our old love.” He let out excitedly, causing everyone in the boardroom to chuckle at their love story. I mean, everyone except me. I just don’t see why they are all giggling like idiots. This is not true love, this love is not meant to last. She will never be happy without me, he can never love her like I do.
“I understand love, Mr. Mackenzie. As a matter of fact, I am a fan of young love, and I admire your self-discipline and determination. But, you see, I’m a firm believer in the slogan, “Business before pleasure;”
So why don’t we get on with business?” I responded brusquely while trying my best to remain polite until this deal is signed.
“Very Well, Huntington. Very well,” he nodded with a smirk. I turned around and walked back to my seat, and they followed immediately. I could distinctly hear him asking her out to dinner tonight and I rolled my eyes at his stupidity.
As if?
Of course, she won’t go out with him. She is mine, Mine!
Besides, I’m her fucking boss and we share an apartment. So I’m pretty sure that there is no way in hell that she will leave that house without my permission, or so I thought anyways. I was so sure that I have her all figured out. I thought she would never accept to go on a date with him. I was so sure that she felt the bond between us when I spoke to her through our mind link. I was so sure that our bond would prevent her from ever having feelings for any other guy. You could imagine my anger when she responded excitedly,
“Of course, I would go to dinner with you, Liam. I would give anything to have a fresh start with you Liam. I’ll just check with my boss after the meeting, I’m sure he would let me leave work on time so I could get ready for you tonight.” She let out seductively, creating a mental picture that made me want to punch this guy repeatedly until he passes out. At least she granted me the courtesy of waiting for my approval before agreeing to his request. Her words sounded innocent, but I know she was giving him ideas, making it almost impossible for me to reject his request to have dinner with her.
She is wise, smart, and cunning. I can’t wait to see what other trick she has up her sleeves. I couldn’t take my eyes off her as I did my presentation. I gave a detailed breakdown of how our collaboration would serve us both and bring huge profits into our accounts. I saw them flirting all the while as I gave my presentation, he couldn’t take his eyes off her, and she blushed so hard under his gaze. They stole glances at each other, smiling at each other every often, acting all lovey-dovey, making me sick and irritated.
“What do you think, Mackenzie, can we pull this off?
Actually, I think we can do it, we can certain you’ll this off and I’m sure that it is going to be a mega deal. I promise you that if you invest in us, you will get back triple the money you invested. The numbers are good, and I’m sure we can jump right on it and get the job started next week. Or what do you think” I inquired When I finally got to the part where I needed him to chip in his opinion and tell me what he thought about my plans and designs, but the dude was too busy in his role as Romeo. He even threw the question to her,
“What do you think, my love?
Should I invest my money in your boss, will I get triple my investment as he claims?” he asked her, putting it on her to decide if I would get this contract or not.
“It’s your choice baby girl, you know I would follow your lead any day,” he lets out teasingly, causing a deeper blush to appear on her face. She smiled brightly at him, living the attention she is getting. I never realized that she loves the spotlight. I could only imagine what is going through her mind right now. She smiled brightly at him, then she turned to me and smirked evilly at me, trying to get me to waver.
I knew I should never have trusted her too much, I should never have told her how imp this deal was to me and to my family. What if she decides to pay me back for all the pain and hurt that I have caused her, what if she decides to get her sweet revenge alright now?
She is still bearing grudges against me for hurting her so badly when the Lycan king was here. I made her feel worthless, and I led her to believe that I had hurt her because I wanted to please Cameron. I thought the ear has finally begun, I thought the king has found out that she is the last healer. I was forced to tell her the truth and in his her safely in my basement before coming out to face the king. But something came up while the king was here, I discovered that he knew nothing about her and that he has spies watching me constantly.
But that wasn’t all, I also felt something strange when he was here, I felt a strange aura surrounding him. I think he has delved deeper into black magic. He felt so domineering, I was forced to bow my head in submission to him. I had the urge to resist him, I could have summoned my wolf, and together, we could have resisted the urge to submit to him. If we are being honest, I think that is exactly what he expected from him. He wants to find a way to expose me and call me a wizard and a traitor.
But I didn’t fall for his cheap tricks, I did the complete opposite of what he is expecting and that got him a bit furious because he left immediately after the engagement party and I caught him leaving instructions with his spies. At least he gave me a chance to identify some of his spies. I also got to know that Cameron and her father had a deal with my father and king Gerald. I still don’t know the details of that deal, but I know that it has something to do with my relationship with her and her family.
I knew I need to fake my desire for her to make her trust me better. I need her to tell me everything going on between our families, so I decided to improve my character and make her believe that I am not doing this because I was forced to, I need her to think that this is true love. That way, she could open up to me easily.
When I was sure that the king was out of our territory, I snuck into the woods and I shifted into my beast, and ran freely in the forest. I ran to the white wizard for help, I needed to cleanse myself of the evil Aura left behind by the king. My guess is that he knows I am close to victory, he knows I would find the girl before him. So he decided to intensify the powers that he is using to subdue us and create fear in us. I felt so angry when I saw everyone bowing their heads down to him in submission. I felt the dark, evil aura as well, and I knew what he had done and I knew what he was trying to achieve.
That is why I had to risk my life and my mission, I sneaked into the deep forest, trying my best to hide in my tracks. It took a whole day to get my head back in the game. And after he destroyed all the evil aura surrounding me, he gave me a liquid to pour into the Lake that supplies water to the whole city.
“This would erase their fears gradually. And when you break the curse on the next full moon, it would be easier for their beasts to be awakened.” He assured me that the substance won’t have any effect on the humans, it would only affect the supernatural creatures. I did exactly as he instructed, I had to sneak around like a thief, trying to evade king Gerald’s spies.
You know, all these my sneaking around, this is why I sent Roy out of the country. I know that guy as much as he knows me. If he had been around, I’m sure he would have not been the secret attraction, between Val and I. He would try to find out what I hiding from him and everyone else, and that would not be good, Not at all…
I snuck back home to play my games with Cameron and Valerie as well. I brought Cameron back home and I made her believe that I locked Val away because I wanted our engagement to be perfect, and I didn’t want Valerie to create a scene or provoke her into a fight. At first, she was a bit scared when I mentioned her name, but when I told him what I had done, she hugged me so tightly as she jumped in excitement.
I told Val the exact story and I made her believe that I did it to please Cameron. I could feel her pain and sadness when I said those hurtful words to him. It got worse when I paid more attention to Cameron and showered her with gifts and other nice things that she loves. I was only trying to gain her trust, she knows something that I don’t know, and I intend to find out exactly what she knows.
I had to keep up with her wanton behavior, I tolerated her excesses, screwing her at every turn, trying to make it look real. But I hurt my baby girl in the process. I broke her heart and made her wolf angry with me. Who would have ever thought that she would be the one to decide if I get this contract or not. This contract is a huge part of me, it’s an important part of our freedom journey, and once more, it is placed in her hand. What would I do if she asks him to turn me down, and How on earth do I let her go with him?