Chapter 5
1000 Words
ALICE'S
The first thing I felt was warmth.
Not the kind that came from the sunlight peeking through the curtains, but a strong arm draped loosely across my waist and the steady rhythm of another heartbeat against my back.
I took a deep breath, the sheets smelled faintly of smoke and pine, warm and foreign.
And that jolted my mind, and memories flickered in my mind like broken pieces of glass.
I turned my body slightly, just enough to see his face as I pieced together the events that transpired last night.
His sleeping face distracted me for a minute. Sleep softened the sharpness that defined him; strands of his messy hair lay on his forehead, the hard lines of his jaw accentuated the shape of his face, and the thin lips that whispered my name like a prayer parted slightly.
I swallowed nervously while the sensation of his lips traveling down my body still lingered.
The voice of my wolf, Aria, calling him mate, lingered in my mind.
I turned away from him, buried my face in the pillow, and inhaled his scent whilst tightly hugging the sheets in my arms.
Leonard!
I whispered his name in a low voice just as he had whispered it into my ear last night as he thrust into me.
I felt my body heat up as I recalled his hands caressing me and igniting fire on every inch of my skin.
And the way he kissed me left me breathless and feeling sensations that I didn't know existed.
I buried my face into the pillow once more as more graphic details of last night played in my mind.
I was truly wild last night. I can't believe I demanded he take me when he hesitated in bed once more.
I lifted my face and shook my head. I can't keep thinking about it!
I itched to turn back and trace his face in order to memorize him a little longer, but I didn’t.
Instead, I carefully slipped from the bed, and my bare feet met the cold wooden floor.
I shivered slightly at the cold as I slowly walked out of the room and into the living room, where I was met with the sight of our clothes strewn all over the place.
I blushed slightly and picked up my dress and underwear from the couch and the coffee table.
I turned my gaze to the couch, and the moment when I kissed Leonard flashed in my mind.
A tinge of regret bubbled in my heart as I turned around to walk back to the room.
Just as I was leaving, I caught a glimpse of the photos hanging on the wall.
I strode back and let my gaze drift to the moments frozen in time as I recalled Leonard telling me about how he had left his pack because of the injustice faced by those who were considered less than.
Honestly, I couldn't help but admire him.
If there is anything I know about werewolf Packs, it is the importance of hierarchy to them.
Probably nothing will change with the leaving of one person; if anything, they will be harsher on the omegas and the outcasts and place the blame on them.
However, I can't deny that it is a step in the right direction, and with him forming his own pack, sort of, with time, there might be some changes.
"He is worthy of being our mate, unlike that cheater Alex," Aria growled with pride.
I nodded in agreement. He is definitely better than that Alex and probably more courageous than me too, since he was able to leave his Pack for a cause he believed in, while I held on to the so-called identity and ignored all red flags just to have a sense of belonging.
I let myself be treated like trash just because I didn't want to end up without a surname.
How foolish was I, choosing something so flimsy over my own self-respect and letting everyone treat me the way they wish?
But not anymore!
I caressed my now bare neck and smiled slightly.
"Finally! Finally, you have denounced that pack that only used you and left, now we are free from those leeches anymore," Aria commented happily.
I nodded at her words. Aria has always hated how my adoptive parents and Emily treated us, but I used to ignore her warning and continued to be subservient to them in a bid to preserve my identity and have a family.
I didn't want to be an orphan anymore.
"How foolish was I!" I sighed and started walking back to the room when my eye caught a small black card on the long table under the photos.
I walked back and lifted the vase that was slightly covering it.
Dark Edge Security.
Leonard Black — Founder and Alpha.
"Dark edge security!" I murmured in shock.
It is the most influential security company in the city.
When Leonard mentioned forming his own pack, I thought it would be a small one; however, Dark Edge is anything but small, reminding me of Greenwood.
And the betrayal of Alex and my so-called family.
I tapped my forehead as I sighed at my stupidity in forgetting about my vow.
My vow to take revenge and secure my company because even though I have locked everything away, that does not eliminate the stake Alex and Silver moon pack have in Greenwood, in spite of contributing nothing.
It was my now laughable generosity that made me transfer shares to them.
However, that doesn't mean I will let them have any control in my company .
I made a mistake once, and I am going to rectify it now .
I will take back my shares and the company from Alex and Silver Moon Pack while leaving them as helpless as they left me.
I placed the card back and slipped on my clothes before walking out the door, determined to make them pay!
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