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I was about to sit and open my drawer but the extension rang and Kai asked me to come into his office immediately. I stood up before he gave me another ultimatum and headed to his office. When I knocked. he opened the door and stood behind it. He immediately held my hand, “What happened?”
I was perplexed. I tried to get him to release my hand but his grip was firm. “It's just a papercut.”
Kai tucked his hand in a pocket retrieved a bandaid and placed it on my cut. “You should be more careful.”
I shrugged, “It's just a papercut and you know very well it will heal fast.”
Kai was taken aback and abruptly released my hand and walked away. This time I decided I wanted to talk about what he had been ignoring. Kai waved his hand in dismissal, “You can go, Valeria.”
He leaned back in his chair and was about to open a file but when he noticed I was still standing there he asked, “What is it?”
I walked over to his table, “Stop asking me questions when you already know the answer.”
Kai closed the file and looked the other way. “I don't know what you are talking about.”
I slammed the table with both of my hands and he seemed shocked by my strength. “That is enough Kai. You need to talk to me because it's getting beyond my limit to keep quiet about it.”
Kai sighed, “You don’t know anything, so just do as I say and get the hell outta my office.”
I pointed at him, “I am not going anywhere until you talk.”
Kai clenched his jaw. “What do you want to talk about?”
I pointed at myself. “I'm a werewolf and you're well aware of it, so there's no need for any more pretending. I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble understanding you. Your scent is quite unique. So why don't you just make it easy for me and tell me yourself.”
Kai opened his mouth and I knew he was going to deny it, but I walked toward his side of the table held his collar, and pulled it aside. “Your wounds, I saw them yesterday, and today there are no signs of anything like that. You’re also not a bloodsucker because while you do smell ruthless but you do not smell like not one of them, at least not to me.”
Kai stood up. “What do you mean not to you?”
I held him by his jacket with both hands and shook him. “Why the fuckity f**k is it so difficult for you to accept that we are fated mates? You supercharged douchebag maniac.”
Kai embraced me in his arms and, for a brief moment, I allowed myself to surrender, closing my eyes and holding onto his body. My tranquility was shattered, however, when he spoke in a chilling, icy tone. "I want to ensure your safety, Valeria, so it would be best for you to stay away from me. However, now that we have confronted that we are eternal soulmates, I cannot allow you to leave this job."
I pushed him away, “What the f**k did you just say?”
Kai tried to hold me, but I stepped back. “Trust me, Valeria…”
I cut him off, “After slicing my heart into a zillion pieces you want me to trust you?”
Kai opened his mouth, but I signaled him to stop by raising my hand. "Don't, because if you don't want me, then why the f**k do you keep approaching me? You say it's all about my safety, but what the f**k?"
Kai shook his head, “You won’t believe me.”
"You may be a successful businessman, but I am Valeria Davis, Jake Davis' daughter. My dad is not only a prominent figure in our community but also a well-known personality among mankind. You don't need to worry about my safety. I'm not someone anyone wants to mess with. People hesitate to even point a finger at me.”
Kai grabbed me by the waist and pulled me close. “Do you think I can’t save you from any Earthly danger?”
I was perplexed and about to ask, but his phone suddenly started ringing. We both paused before he took the call. Then he stormed out of the office, leaving me standing there, alone.
CHAPTER 5
KAI
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was so close to telling her the truth. The situation between Valeria and me was getting out of control. My phone buzzed just before I broke; it was Eli. No matter what happened I couldn’t ignore my brother’s call. He could mind his matters, but if he was calling that meant he really needed me. So I immediately picked up the call and before I asked Eli screamed. “Anna…. Anna needs us….. she is …… she’s bleeding! Her water broke! Kai!”
I responded immediately, “Coming.” I ended the call and dashed out of my office. I told Valeria that something else needed my attention. I knew Alex would not be in the car so I opened the driver’s door and sat inside. I reached my mansion in record time. My phone started to buzz again. I picked it up without looking at the screen. “Eli, I just entered the mansion.”
Eli stammered, “Come to the basement.”
Even if he hadn’t mentioned it I would have gone to the basement, we both have basements due to our being oversized wolves and this was the main reason for constructing a mansion. Anna was behind the idea because she was newly transformed and she was having difficulty in suppressing the urge to transform into her wolf form.
When I entered Anna was lying on a delivery bed and Alex was standing next to her, carrying a big giant book, and trying to read it while anxiously checking on her. Next to Alex, there was a table full of open and closed books in disarray. He kept changing the books in his hand to find something, God knows what?
I knew they had been practicing for this day for so long. Anna is a doctor. Eli and Alex had been receiving training from her. She was taking care of her pregnancy at the mansion by herself. Alex used his network to buy every machine or equipment she asked for. I also joined them in a few sessions because Anna told us it's best to have more sets of hands at the time of delivery. I ran towards them and reminded Eli to check her dilation. He spread her legs and checked. Eli nodded, “Yeah, it’s time.”
I moved to Anna and started pushing on her bump as she had instructed me. Alex was holding her hand. “Anna, please push.”
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