Still Mavericks POV
“Get the hell out of my face, I don’t want to set my eyes on you for the next few days. And try to stay the fuck out of my way, it’s annoying to have to deal with you every fucking minute. I just can’t believe that I’m stuck with you in this damn house!
I need a fucking break!” I yelled at her whilst glaring furiously at her. She rolled her eyes at me, the same way she does it when she is furious with me. I must confess, she is quite a good actress, she makes it seem like she hates my guts. If I had known that she could handle herself so perfectly, I would have come clean with her a long time ago. There would have been no need to pretend to hate her while she suffers in silence. We would have come up with this plan a long time ago.
“Fine, I’m leaving you to your damn privacy, boss!” she resin an icy tone that made me feel a bit scared because she looked and sounded genuinely pissed. If I didn’t know better, I’ll think that she has forgotten that this is just a mere act to confuse our enemies. She makes it so easy to believe she hates me, I’m tempted to pull her in for a quick kiss. But that would be suicidal, we are going to be killed before we even have a chance to break our kiss.
I’m sure there are a lot of bosses out there that screw their secretaries without having to explain their choices to anyone. I could try to make a pass at her in public areas and I’ll make everyone believe that we are just two horny adults that seek pleasure in the arms of each other. But selling a story like this is the same as inviting king Gerald into our lives. He would have every reason to come down here and see if I have an ulterior motive for going after her. To king Gerald, every girl around me is a potential threat to him and his plans to enslave us forever.
If he sees me with a girl that is not Cameron, the next thing he will do is to come down here by himself and check if she is the last healer that we have all been waiting for. The fact that Charlotte and her team are also after us is another big issue that needs to be considered. If he finds out that they are here, hovering around us, he will know that something is up and he will be forced to carry out more investigations to ascertain the reason why they are here. And we both know that if he decided to investigate this matter thoroughly, he will find out the truth about Val, and we’ll be doomed.
Then there is Harold Armstrong. The side would give anything to find the last healer and finish what his ancestors started. I’m already on his case, immediately after I left that safehouse with Valerie, I sent a team of competent handymen to my packhouse, and I ordered them to change every lock in the packhouse and basements. I also ordered them to seal off every secret entrance to the basement and create a barrier at every turn to the basement. I suggested a barrier created with Mountain Ash, which would affect me as well. It would be practically impossible for me to get into that basement as well.
I have to think of a better way to get him to stay the fuck away from the pack house. It will be hard to keep him out for long considering his relationship with my father. But I’ll surely slow down his operation and ruin his plans. My lead scientist is the leader of the team and he asked me to relax and let him handle it for me. He had spent a few hours studying our weak points and I think he has found out how to manipulate our genes and how to create weapons that we can never avoid or destroy. He assured me that he has it all figured out, and so did Roy.
They will handle the packhouse while I focus on getting my home and office together before king Gerald begins to suspect anything. I did not try to reach Charlotte and her team anymore, I did not even seek out Liam to break off our partnership. I just focused on getting king Gerald’s boys to believe that we had gone on a business trip together, and now we are back to resume our usual lives. I had to resume screaming and scolding Valerie as if I want to strangle the life out of her.
“I need the file from this last trip on my table first thing in the morning. I don’t want to have to ask got it again, I need it there before I put my fucking ass on my seat in the morning.” I ordered once more, stopping her from taking another step as she was about to comply with my first order and leave me to my privacy. I was just making things difficult for her on purpose and I felt her anger rising slowly as she turned to me with an icy look that almost scared the shit out of me.
“Screw you, Maverick.” She swore under her breath as she turned around and stomped away, going into her little bedroom by the corner. She would have to wake up earlier than usual because she needs to be at the office before me and get the file I requested for. She can’t wait for the second bus, so she has to get ready to meet the first bus. Giving her a ride would have been much easier, but where is the fun In that?
I’m sure she would have cursed and nagged at me through our mind link, but I warned her against using our mind link when we get back home. The lycans would pick up her aura of the dares to use her abilities. I felt their glaring gazes when we first arrived, so I know they are lurking in the dark and watching us closely. I acted unbothered by their presence and I went about my business as if I wasn’t aware of their presence. I’m not sure Val saw them, if she did, she would have been shaken up a bit, and she may let her guard down and gotten us in trouble. But she wasn’t aware of her surrounding and since I had already started acting rude to her, she had no choice but to get into character and act rude to me as well.
She noticed that my phone has been ringing since we left. Cameron wouldn’t stop calling me, she wants to know if we could meet up for a date tonight. The audacity of that bitch, she seems to forget what transpired between us earlier today. Even if her dad and brother are too stupid to think about the consequences of their action, I was hoping she would be a bit wiser than them, considering the fact that she is aspiring to be my Luna. But it seems she doesn’t really give a fuck about me or the throne because she has a lover out there that she wants to be with. She would do anything to help her father, as long as they succeed in getting rid of me and giving her a chance to be with her lover.
The funny part of this is that I can’t even try to block her number or reject her calls for long. I can’t even avoid her for long because that will not help me in any way. I just blocked her father from accessing the pack house and the basements underneath it. First, we had a conflict of interest that nearly turned into a fierce fight. Then we met at the pack house which resulted in me locking it up and blocking every secret entrance that he has been using to get in and out of the basement. If I were to cut Cameron off and end our relationship at this point, I would only be tipping them off and causing more problems for myself because they would know that I know about their plans and that will prompt them to move their timetable and attack faster. I need to be smart about it, I need to handle it in a way that no one will get hurt. They must not suspect that I am after them, I’ll make sure of that.
The next day, Val left earlier to carry out my instructions before I arrived. I could remember when I first found Cameron and her brother in the parking lot, I was so pissed when I got back to Val, and I took out my frustration on everyone around. It was only when I noticed that my attitude was getting to her, that was when I decided to tell her about our many enemies,
“I did some investigations, Val. And I found out that we have more enemies than I ever knew about. I never thought a day would come when I won’t even trust my own family and pack, but today I witnessed something that made me believe that we have more enemies around that are more dangerous than your sister and ex. I don’t think king Gerald is aware of your presence in my life, I’m not sure anyone knows yet that you are the last healer, except your sister. But we have to go back home and continue pretending to be just acquaintances. Running away with you would only make them suspicious of our relationship. And they may decide to do more investigations on you. We can’t allow that to happen, we need to be more careful around everyone, I mean everyone. You can’t trust anyone, my love, and Cameron must never find out the truth about us.” I warned her sternly, making her see that I was serious about it. I had to add much pressure to make her understand that I wasn’t playing around. She had heard me scolding Cameron on the phone when she demanded that I have to go on a date with her. I was so pissed that I glared up immediately and scolded her angrily.
“Are you kidding me right now?
You still want to go on a date with me and pretend to be lovers when we both know that I’ll never be with a lying slut like you?
Or, are you willing to tell me what you were doing in the parking lot with your brother?” I asked her in a tone that belays my anger. I noticed that Val was so surprised to hear me asking such weird questions and she curiously asked me some questions that have been bothering me down to this moment,
“How did you know, did you catch them doing it in the private booth, or their car?” she blurted out curiously as soon as I ended the call. I could only look at her strangely as I wondered if she is okay in the head.
“Catch who?
Doing what?
In who’s car?
What the hell are you talking about?” I asked in surprise, sounding confused. For some weird reason, she took offense to my questions, and as usual, she got pissed off at me as well, and she said,
“Fine, keep it to yourself then. I won’t tell you what I know as well.”
I gazed at her in awe as she folded her hands on her chest and looked out the window. I chuckled at her actions, but I didn’t push her for answers and she didn’t say a word to me either. We just drove home and we went back to pretending to hate each other while working together in the same office. As I said, she went early that Monday to carry out my I instructions, and I’m glad she was okay when I arrived at the office. You see, I got a bit worried after she left for the office alone. For all I know, she could be cornered by any one of our enemies and they could hurt her while she is alone.
I couldn’t bear the thought of her getting hurt, so I decided to take her to work every fucking day and bring her back home with me. I don’t care if anyone begins to suspect anything, I just have to keep her close by so I can keep my eyes on her at all times. I’m glad I made this decision because I don’t know what would have happened if she had been alone when those two witches showed up. It was a Wednesday of the following week when Charlotte and her weird friend cornered her in the cafeteria, looking both furious and dangerous. I recognized Charlotte’s friend immediately and I knew that she was here to cause trouble for me and Valerie,
“You damn bitch!
You must think that you are so smart, don’t you?
You have no idea what is coming to you, and guess what dear sister…
I’m not going to hurt you right here, but I’m going to make your life a living hell, Val. I’ll make you wish you were dead. And when I’m done with you, just when you think that I’m going to stop causing you pain and anguish, I’ll start all over again to torment your life and make you feel miserable. This time, I won’t come after you anymore, I’ll make you come to me, dear sis. You will beg me to have mercy on you and take your life. But I won’t kill you, my love. I’ll make you beg for death, and yet I won’t oblige you. I will cause you more pain and I’ll torture you like never before. And when I’m finally done with you, you will take your own life and save me the stress of soiling my hands with your blood.” Her sister let out casually, speaking as if they were close friends having a normal conversation. You will never know that she just threatened to make her sister’s life a living hell, you will never know that the person standing right next to her, is even worse than her. Now I’m beginning to think that this damn bitch has been working with her all along. I think is now an evil sorceress, just like her father. And of all the people to use and learn more about her magical powers, she chose me.
She actually chose me!
The nerve of these bitches!