Not his Luna (the Luna series book 3)

KAYDEN’s POV. A year ago. I had just finished my night workout session when my phone started to ring and Odette’s name pops up. My twin sister, one of the women I love the most in this world and I will do anything and everything for her. “Hello” I say into the receiver, “what’s up?” “I need your help, Kayden” Odette says from the other end of the line, “and it’s kinda urgent” “Tell me” I pick up the remote from the table and turn on the television. For a moment my heart skips a beat when her face appears on the television. Apparently she is having an interview for a movie she just concluded. Odette’s voice drones out as I study the lady in front of me. She is clad in a pair of black sequined dress that hugs her figure perfectly. She looks like a f*****g runway model. Natural midnight purple hair, straight long legs and a smile that has had my heart from the very first day I set my eyes on her. Ayana Stones, the only woman I have ever felt drawn to in all twenty five years of my life. I first saw her when she attended Avanti’s gala three years ago, then she was engaged to be married but for some reason her engagement got called off and since then she has not appeared in public but here she is, looking as ethereal as she can be. “Can you hear me?” Odette’s voice jolts me out of my thoughts again and I let out a sigh, I have let myself become distracted again. “Yeah, of course” “Good, I need you on the next flight back. I want you to help my friend in doing something” “What friend?” “You will know when you come back. Please” “Fine, I will make some arrangements then be on the next flight back home” “Okay, see you” After ending the call, I return my attention to the television again as my door opens up and Jeremiah saunters in. My best friend and the only friend I have aside my parents, my twin brother and sister and well, technically Ayana’s little brother. “Hey man” we fist bump lightly, “you didn’t tell me you were coming” “Well, I came to do something for my dad and decided to drop by” his eyes travel back to the television and he lets out a sigh. “She didn’t want to go for this” he mutters, lowering himself on the couch and picking up the glass of scotch I had poured out a few minutes ago. “What do you mean?” “Mum kept nagging her to attend this event. The invite came months ago and she was supposed to attend with her fiance but that bastard!!” Jeremiah grits his teeth together, “he broke her heart and he left her for dead” “Well, she looks happy” a slight smile forms on my lips, “Can’t you see that?” “Yeah. She does but I know she will rather be anywhere but here. I am glad she is going to New York, she is the lead actress for Echo’s new movie” “She is?” A questionable look appears on my face. Ayana is the best actress I have ever come across. Born to an Egyptian mother and an American dad, she is the epitome of everything beautiful. “Yeah, she is” Jeremiah answers, downing another glass of scotch, “but it’s a secret yet, no one knows about it” “Wow, okay!” I would love to see her on the big screens again, it’s been years already. She was shattered when her fiance left her and I wanted to kill him so much but then again, it was not in my place to meddle and yes I have been friends with Jeremiah for years but his sister has not seen me even once. I would rather watch her from afar. “Well” I finally turn my attention away from her, “I will be going back to New York tomorrow. Apparently my sister wants me to come do something for her” “Oh, coming back soon?” “Don’t know yet” I shrug, “until I find out what’s going on first” “Okay, I have a lot of things to do here or I might come with you but with sis leaving for filming, I can’t” “It’s fine. You can always meet my family later” “Yeah?” “Of course man” I pick up the wine bottle as my mind drifts off to Ayana again. I wonder what Jeremiah would say if he found out that I have been stalking his sister for three f*****g years? Or what would anyone else say if I told them that? I scoff and shake my head, I am really an asshole. “I will crash here today, man” Jeremiah’s voice jolts me out of my thoughts. “Sure man, the guest room is clean” Without bothering to wait for his answer, I pull my body off the couch and make my way upstairs. The time is past 8 and she should be getting ready to go home now. She doesn’t stay out more than 8, something I have come to love about her. But the thought of her going to New York. Maybe we could finally get to meet, I am her biggest fan after all. Now here I am seated with my sister and the CEO of Echo whom I didn’t know was even acquainted with my sister. She looks happy, after Zachary died, she became a shadow of her former self but here. I like it, I like that she is happy. I hate seeing tears in my sister’s eyes. That is how I found myself becoming the male lead for the movie, “survivors and that’s not the most interesting part. It’s the fact that Ayana is the female lead for this movie. How on earth could this be a coincidence? The goddess actually wants us to meet in this kind of way? The more I think about it, the more the smile on my face widens. What the actual heck! “Kayden?” Odette’s voice cuts my musing off and I turn my head towards her, “is everything fine?” “Hmmm” I nod, “I will just get ready to leave for the set?” “Yeah!” Malachi responds, “I will have a chopper ready by the morning and you can.. “No need for that, Mr Bromte. I will make arrangements for that” “You are doing this for me, I should do the best for you!” “Well” my eyes travel across the two of them, “you and my sister, is everything fine?” “Don’t meddle, Kayden” Odette chips in, pulling her body off the couch, “if you are done, you should head out. Mum and dad would be excited to see you” “Yeah, I will stop by to see them” “Sure” After kissing her goodbye, I finally leave. My car is Parked and waiting, my driver, also one of the pack members, is leaning on it. Aaron, the only person I actually like from the pack. “Did you find out her flight schedule?” I ask as I climb into the car. Aside from being one of the strongest wolves of the pack, he is a tech guru and also serves as my personal assistant. “Her flight landed an hour ago and she was lodged in one of Echo’s hotel” “You have her room number?” Excitement surges through me. This won’t be the first time I have found information like this about her and at some point, I asked myself what would the public say if they find out the heir to the Avanti cooperation is a f*****g stalker? “Won't you take some rest, boss?” He asks me. “I need to make sure she is okay before I can take some rest. “Okay, I will take us there now” “Good. Aaron!” The car jerks back to life as the image of her ethereal face comes to mind again. f**k!! That woman messes with me in ways I can’t even begin to imagine. Three f*****g years and I still can’t get her out of my f*****g head. She messes with me in ways that I can’t even comprehend. A few minutes later, he pulls up in front of the hotel and I slowly alight but the smile on my face disappears when I see her, another man’s hand snaked around her waist and they both look like they are sneaking around. She has a hoodie over her head but I know her too well to mistake her for someone else. But who the hell is that man? She has someone in her life? I didn’t know about this? “It seems she has someone else already” Aaron says but instead I glare at him. Ayana doesn’t have a man, that I am sure off. After her engagement broke off, she hasn’t had a man or am I f*****g missing something here? “Book me a room now” I tell him hastily, “and I mean now, Aaron” “You told your mum and your dad… “I will meet them before I leave tomorrow” I am sorry but I can’t leave her in the arms of a man I don't even know. He still has his hand around her waist while she is leaning into his embrace. What the f*****g hell? “Okay” Aaron makes his way inside but I remain rooted to the spot, not wanting to take my eyes off of her. I watch them both share a kiss before he finally lets go of her and zooms off in his Aston martini. She stands there for a moment before turning around and making her way back into the hotel but somehow I find myself going towards her. “A celebrity kissing someone like that, aren’t you afraid that someone might see?” The words are out of my mouth before I can stop myself. “Excuse you?” Ayana stops talking, her attention turning to me. Her face is bare of any kind of makeup and somehow she looks more beautiful. “You heard me!” “It is rude to walk up to someone and talk in such a manner, Mr” she snaps, “and for your information, it doesn’t look like I am hiding him and it is genuinely none of your business. If you will, please excuse me!” She makes to leave but my next words halt her, “well, he doesn’t look like he wants to be with you as much as you want to be with him” I don’t even know that f*****g man but anything to continue hearing her voice. “You really are a psychopath” Ayana snaps, “If you talk to me again, I am going to call security on you” With that. She angrily stomps off, doing one thing she loves to do…swaying her arms.