Chapter 13

His eyes turned a cloudy grey colour, his mouth opened, and his fangs extended, I shook my head

“Kein stop” I screamed, but he wasn’t there anymore, his wolf had all control. I tried to wiggle myself out of his grip, but he only held me tighter

“Stop resisting” my wolf hissed at me “mark me my love, claim me, I’m yours” she spoke through me, she was getting better and better at breaking through that damned barrier or am I getting weaker

“No, Kein…” I squirmed as he took his time slowly lowering his head to my neck and licking and teasing me, slowly torturing me with the sparks he sent with every lick “stop it please” I whimpered feeling the tears welling up in my eyes, he started piercing my skin again “not like this Kein please” I cried

“Get the fuck off my sister, your asshole” April screamed bringing her wolves paws out shoving him making us both fall on the ground with a loud crash

“I’m so sorry angel, I don’t know what came over me, my fangs have been hurting all day giving me a horrible headache” he sighed examining me for any bruises

“It’s okay” I said trying to pick myself up

“No, it’s not, no matter how much pain I’m in, I shouldn’t have let him break through, I’m sorry angel… I’m so sorry” he ran his hand down his face trying to hide the shame he was feeling, I got on my feet and kissed his cheek

“I’m gonna go get some rest, goodnight Mr Keng” he sighed, he put his hands in his pockets and looked at his feet not protesting my formal remark, I followed April into the house and closed the door leaving him in the yard

Kein’s POV

“Why did you do that?” I growled at my wolf

“I want to mark her, I need to claim her, she is my mate I cannot let her go unmarked any longer”

“Well at this rate we are going to lose her” I said earnestly at him, he growled in response “stop breaking through the barrier and just trust me"

“I will not lose her Kein, I can’t” he barked

“Neither can I” I whispered walking back down the road to the place where my wolf made me abandon my car earlier

Alicia’s POV

It’s only ten am and I’ve already had a long day, I feel so exhausted, I didn’t rest at all this weekend, and I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me this week preparing for the visitors from Africa

“I’m gonna get some coffee, anybody else want some?” I asked looking at Tina, Louren, and Dave, they all shook their heads, and I went down to the cafeteria

“Hello” the lady at till smiled with a small bow

“Hello, one cappuccino please” I said returning the bow

“That’s her” I heard a woman’s voice say from behind me, I turned and saw two women and a man sitting at the first table behind the tree partition separating the cash counter and the siting area

“No way that’s her, she is pretty but not pretty enough to have an affair with President Keng” the other woman said thinking I couldn’t hear her because she was speaking Korean, I turned and looked at the cahiers perfect ponytail as she warmed the milk helping the barrister, listening intently to the conversation taking place behind me.

“I’m telling you; he took her out of the lake right and when he saw that she was alive he kissed her” the first woman continued

“Really” the second woman gasped, the man just laughed and said

“How can we trust you, you’re wearing glasses” he chuckled

“No, no, no she is right, there is definitely something weird going on with them, when they came back from the other side he never left her side” the second woman added

“You saw it too…defiantly wired right” the first woman said happy now that her theory was taking hold

“Think about what you’re saying” the man chimed in “if you’re right then President Keng is risking it all and for what…her…she is not even Korean”

“Here’s your cappuccino Miss” I turned and looked at her, taking a deep breath in remembering to breathe, a ringing sound echoing in my head, I took the to-go cup and ran to the elevator

“Good I was hoping to catch you” Louren said getting out of the lift, I looked at her trying to concentrate on what she was saying but the cloudy fog resting on me was making it hard, she continued talking but nothing was registering “Hey, did you hear what I just said?”

“Sorry, can you repeat that” I said shaking my head

“Are you alright, you’re as pale as a ghost” she touched her hand to my forehead

“I’m fine, I just need some coffee, that's all, now what were you saying?” I asked changing the subject

“Tim really liked you, and apparently you like him too, he said you’re going on a date this Saturday, am I a good match maker or what?” she beamed jumping up and down clapping her hands excitedly

“Oh yes, Saturday…we are going to the …. the…um”

“The Sky Lounge, I told you; you two will hit it off, I just knew it” she tapped me on the shoulder and walked to the cafeteria, I have no idea what she is talking about but right now I have bigger problems to deal with.

As I walked back to the office I felt all eyes on me, people were looking up from their office chairs and whispering, pointing, and laughing, I pulled down my hair band undoing my ponytail, letting the hair fall creating a wall with my hair

“Shit, shit, shit…this is absolutely the worst thing that could happen right now” I walked into the office and Tina looked everywhere but at me, Dave on the other hand had a wide grin on his face looking right at me nodding his head slowly, he leaned back on his chair chewing on the butt of his pen

Great the rumours have now spread to my personal workspace, I took a deep breath and sat down at my desk, brought my computer to life, and caught up on emails ignoring the stares. An email from Secretary Yeon asking me to meet her in conference room two made me get up and rushed out without saying a word.

“My apologies Secretary Yeon” I said rushing through the door offering her a small bow “I would have gotten here sooner but I just saw your email now”

“No problem Miss Thompson please take a seat” she pointed at one of the chairs at the head of the U-shaped nine-seater table facing the giant projector screen, I nodded and took a seat

She picked up the remote and pressed it without saying a word, I got an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something was definitely going on here, she was always nice to me but today she had an ominous aura about her.

The video started playing on the projector screen and I gasped, it was me running out of the bathroom and frantically pressing the elevator button hitting myself on the head, I watched as the door opened and I rushed in, and Kein followed running after me and stopping the elevator right before it closed.

I shot my eyes at her biting my lip “it’s not what you think” my voice cracked as I spoke, she gave me a knowing look and pressed the remote again, I sank into my seat as I watched Kein standing dangerously close to me in the elevator, I covered my mouth with my hand

“Shit” I hissed as I watched Kein take my hand and rush me through the parking lot, he picked me up and shoved me into the seat and sped away. Secretary Yeon clicked the remote button and looked at me daring me to deny it. I started to speak but I couldn’t make the words come out.

“I have worked for this company since its inception, I have looked after that boy his entire life, now you come in here enticing him with your exotic ways…”

“I’m not trying to entice him” I interrupted her speech

“Are you trying to ruin him then?”

“No…I…I’m not trying to ruin anyone” I protested her accusation

“Do you know what this kind of scandal will do to him, to this company…everything he has worked so hard to build…do you?” her face turned red, and she trembled with rage

“The situation is more complicated than that” I boomed trying to find the right words, I can’t exactly tell her that he is my mate and anything short of that makes me look like a gold-digging whore

“I think I’m smart enough to decode any complication, so what is it...what's the complication” I just glared at her not knowing how to answer, “don’t make a mistake, if this gets out he will be ruined, you hear me?” she boomed

“I know”

“No, you don’t, he has worked too hard for too long for you to just waltz in here and ruin everything” she got up from her chair and paced up and down, I just looked at her not knowing what to say.

He is as mush my mate as I am his, he is the one who has been chasing me despite me doing my best to resist him at every turn but somehow I’ve become the villain in his story, how did I become the Darth Vader to his Luke Skywalker, it’s only my second week and I’ve already become the centre of office gossip and the butt of the joke

“If you cannot control yourself Miss Thompson then…” she took a deep breath and leaned on a chair using it for support

“What…then what?” I asked shifting in my char and biting my lip, she fixed her eyes on me and continued

“Then…you must resign”