Valerie’s POV
I’ve always known that Liam is a party boy. I mean, what do you expect from a guy who leads the popular team in school?
He is the most handsome guy among his group, and he is the heir to a multi-billion dollar company. He has the money to spend, and he has the looks that girls desire. So I’m pretty sure you understand what I’m trying to say. He is a party boy, and he sure knows how to make a woman feel so special.
He asked me out on a date after the meeting, and I accepted his offer because I thought my boss would let me hang out with him, seeing as he is so excited about this deal. But no, the arrogant bastard wouldn’t let me have fun with this guy. Maverick is ready to lose this deal as long as it gets Liam away from me. Like, I don’t even understand this guy, am I supposed to be his PA or his girlfriend?
“I respect you a lot, Liam. But she ain’t screwing you, I won’t allow it. If you signed this deal so you could screw my staffers, then I think you got it all wrong bro. This is a business collaboration and it’s staying that way. I would let you or anyone else to come in here and mess my girl up…” he let those words slip out of his mouth mistakenly. Then he corrected himself.
“Valerie is someone I care about, I am the only friend she has in this city, and I intend to watch over her carefully.” He lied. While he lied with a straight face, he kept his eyes on me, daring me to challenge him. I kept my mouth shut, and I tried my best to keep a straight face as well. I really wanted to know where he was going with this lie, I was t to see what he is up to.
“O know you care about her, and I appreciate the fact that you are looking out for her, but trust me, I would never hurt her in any way. I love her, I always have and I always will. I just want to spend some time with her, I miss her so much. You have no idea how much I’ve invested in this girl, you don’t know what I’ve been through because of her. I… I…” I think he also let those words slip out of his most as well, I don’t think he wanted me to hear that, and I’m now getting some strange vibes out of him. But it vanished before I could question it, and all he had is this solemn look on his face that made me feel so emotional as he pleaded to be given a chance with me.
“Fine, I’ll let you go out with her, I don’t want to be that guy that separates two love birds.” He lets out brusquely, sounding like a pissed dad that has been pushed to the wall by some naughty teenager. He made it seem to lie he owns me, he is not even asking about my thoughts on the matter. He just stands there in his imposing stance, giving orders and making decisions on my behalf. Like, what the hell is wrong with this guy, and who does he think that he is, my father?
“It is going to be a double date, Liam. I’m taking you guys to my club and I’m bringing her right back after the date. Is that okay with you?” he asks gruffly as if he is giving us any choice. I saw the mischievous grin on his face as Liam throws his hands in the air defeatedly. He has no choice but to accept Maverick’s terms, and now I’m forced to be on a double date with that bitch, Cameron, this is so not fair!
“Val, are you okay?” Liam asked me a few minutes after we arrived at the club. I’ve been so moody since Maverick suggested we all come here together and in a quote, “Have fun”
So stupid!
I know Liam has no choice but to agree, but I’m still pissed at both of them for putting me in the same room as this venomous bitch. She was all too happy when she heard we were going on a double date. She threw herself in Maverick’s arms excitedly, telling him how she had missed going out with him because he has been too busy with work. She even walked over to Liam, acting like a perfect host,
“You are welcome in my house at any time, Mr. Mackenzie. Any friend of Valerie is a friend of mind as well because Valerie is like family to us.” She lied, making me roll my eyes in disgust. She kept casting furtive glances at me, eyeing me. After lying to Liam right in front of me, she walked up to me and engulfed me in a tight hug, speaking for everyone to hear as she tells me how happy she is that I’m going on a date with such a nice guy. While everyone was cooing and praising her for being so nice, she whispered in my ears,
“Going out with a big shot doesn’t put us on the same level. You can fuck all the billionaires in this city, but you’ll still be beneath me. I’ll make you pay for stealing the spotlight from me today.” She let out sternly, whilst having a smile on her face to fool everyone in the room and make them think that she is genuinely happy for me. I don’t know why she thinks that I stole the spotlight from her, I never even realized that I was standing in the spotlight until she mentioned it to me.
Yeah, I have a relationship with Liam and he signed this deal because of me. He is taking me out tonight and he has been drooling over me since he set his eyes on me. That’s all there is to this, nothing more. I feel something for Liam, I know that, but it’s not as strong as what I feel for my mate, and even if I’m going out with Liam, I don’t intend to get serious with him because I’ve met my one true mate, and I know that what we share is too strong to be replaced. I just wish we had met under normal circumstances, I wish he would show himself to me and start treating me sweetly, just like Maverick treats Cameron. Mind you, I’m not saying that I’m jealous of their relationship, I’m never admitting that I envy their public display of love sometimes, but I just wish our lives weren’t threatened as he suggests, I wish he would walk up to me one day and swoop me off my feet, making everyone jealous.
But here I am, in the spotlight in the office, getting hate speech and silly threats for something that shouldn’t be a problem. Cameron is a bitch, and I decided to ignore her childish threats because I couldn’t even make sense of all the silly things she had said to me. I watched her walk up to Maverick, putting her hands around his neck, and whispering something to him. I don’t know why I can’t look away whenever they start their show of affection, I just get pulled into the scene, and I feel myself watching their actions continuously. And even though it pains me so much to see him with her, I just couldn’t look away from them.
I saw her giving him her best puppy dog face, and I knew she was asking him for a favor. I wonder what it could be, and a part of me was thinking that it has something to do with the threats she just issued to me. I mean, she just threatened me a minute ago, and now she is asking him for a favor. It’s got to relate somehow, right?
He smiled down at her and whispered something in her ears that made her face brighten up with a smile. I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me that he has agreed to her request already. I kept trying to figure it out, even when we went home to prepare for our double date tonight. I subtly asked Maverick about it, but all he has to say to me was,
“What I discuss with my woman should not be your concern. Just keep your hands to yourself, tonight, no funny business with the client. Remember, you are my personal assistant and not a stripper anymore. Don’t fucking embarrass me by screwing my clients, I won’t let you leave my sight and I need you to cooperate with me out there. Do you understand?” he asked me sternly, pinning me with a gaze that is supposed to make me shudder, but instead, it made me squirt and wet my panties because it ignited some dirty thoughts in my head that gave me goosebumps all over my body, and made me lose control.
“I’m your PA, huh?” I scoffed, looking him straight in the eyes, forcing him to squint his eyes as he stared at me curiously, trying to guess what I was up to. Truth be told, I have no idea what I’m doing as well, but I can’t dismiss what I’m feeling for him as mere infatuation. I know what I’m feeling whenever he is around me, I know how painful it is to watch him with another woman. How on earth am I supposed to dismiss these feelings, how can anyone try to convince me that what I’m feeling is not the mating bond and it isn’t true love either? How on earth can that be true, am I being delirious?
“Your PA?” I asked him again, taking a dramatic pause, gazing at him fixedly, weighing his reaction.
“Tell me, Mav, Is what I mean to you, is that the only reason why you want to keep an eye on me when I’m supposed to be flirting and having fun with as many guys as I wish to have?” I asked him boldly. He was taken aback by my outburst, and he gave me a furious gaze that made me rethink my actions immediately. I know he is trying to stare me down and intimidate me, but I chose to be bold and stand my ground. I sincerely don’t know where I got this courage to question him this way, but I figured I could as well make good use of this opportunity, right?
“What the hell are you talking about, I told you to quit falling for me, Miss Keller.” He scolded me harshly, using my surname to indicate that he has no personal relationship with me.
“We have no personal relationship, Miss Keller, and I want it to stay that way. I’m only looking out for you because you are now my responsibility and I wish to keep you safe always. Stop deluding yourself into thinking that we would ever be together, we are not meant to be together and I love my fiancee. And trust me, if you keep throwing yourself at me, I’ll be forced to kick you out to the streets again. You are not my type of woman, and I’m certainly not attracted to you. Get that into your head, and keep me out of your dirty thoughts that make you squirt and wet your panties!” he let out fiercely, scolding me.
I let out a burst of laughter when he mentioned that last part. He just confirmed to me that I’m not insane, I know exactly what I’m talking about. He claims we are not mated by fate, he claims I’m being delirious. Then tell me please, how the hell did he know that I’m always having dirty thoughts about him that make me wet my panties? How would he know that I’m wet for him right now if he didn’t just smell my arousal? I tell you, this guy has a wolf, and he is just hiding his beast, just like me. But I’m going to pretend like I don’t care, I’ll pretend like I don’t know what he’s trying to do. But I know I’ll get him to confess his truth to me one day.
“Fine!
You can deny it all you want, but I’m not buying your lies anymore. And since that is the case, then stay out of my business as well. I can fuck any guy I want to, and I can choose to go home with Liam as well. It’s my life, and I can do whatever I chose to.” I let out sternly, making him even more furious than he is already. I smirked in triumph when I saw the veins sticking out of his forehead in anger. I knew he was pissed, and I decided to get him even more pissed. Since he claims he is not my make, I decided to speak through our mind link to piss him off even more. I would certainly know if he heard me, and if he doesn’t react, it means he is not the one.
“And by the way, you were wrong, dear mate. I’m not having dirty thoughts of you, and I’m not wet for you either. I’m thinking about my date tonight, that’s why I squirt and cream my panties.” I purred in my head, sounding like a horny bitch. I walked away when I said those words, but trust me, I got the reaction I wanted. He didn’t react in any way, he didn’t even flinch, but his wolf did. I heard him growling in my head, howling so furiously…