Chapter 4
POV
CHRYSANDER’S P
It was quiet in the office, and I was staring intently at the door from my leather chair behind the mahogany desk.
Every afternoon, a certain someone would come in to deliver a steaming cup of Earl Grey with the tiniest splash of almond milk. It had been another hectic day at Silvermoon Inc., and I, the company head, was looking forward to some respite.
Not like there was any to be found even before the night of the founding anniversary; I wondered when it all started.
The paparazzi was on the roll back then. Chrysander Silvermoon and Emma Greenhill are making headlines for introducing a brand new power couple four years after his marriage with Vivienne Redstone. The two alphas were photographed sharing an intimate time preceding Silvermoon Inc’s anniversary, all their scoops would say.
1 remembered how Vivienne had reacted when she learned about that news. “I may still not be as competent and accomplished as Emma is, but seeing another woman do things like that with you is just too much,” she told me. But I didn’t care enough to clear up what happened or apologize to Vivienne.
Back then. I was too busy preparing for the founding anniversary. Emma was only helping out. But as Vivienne continued to pester me about her, I finally snapped.
I had pushed her so hard she fell down. I do not have the obligation to explain anything to you. I have not marked you, and we are not officially bonded, which means I can still cut you off anytime. I let you stay so I can have heirs, so I can be the alpha everyone expects me to be. You should learn that marriage is not as you read or watch about. Wake up, fool. Those stories do not make a home, nor provide food, nor raise children. Do you understand?“”
I saw myself as the master of the house, and I went out as one. I had left her broken, crying so hard until she could not breathe well.
But I let her be, tired of her always causing me troubles, just like that time
“Alpha, this is an emergency. We just had a call. Luna Silvermoon is in the hospital.”
I was thrown off guard when I heard the report. It was the day after the party, and yet, I had only learned then that Vivienne was nowhere to be found since; I never did respond to her that night, so I had no idea. It was nothing but pure chaos after that.
And that led to now.
“Excuse me, Alpha” I perked up, expecting to see my wife but only to find my secretary instead. “Oh, William. Just put the tea there.”
“You want tea, President? the man blurted out, surprised.
As he stepped inside, I realized he was just carrying a pile of papers. Strangely enough, I felt almost irritated–disappointed. Now that I thought about it, only Vivienne ever made me tea
“Sorry, should I go and make some?”
“No, it’s fine.” I shook my head. “That aside, what’s with all these pending documents? The paperwork keeps coming everyday. Don’t we have enough hands?”
“You don’t know, President?” William blinked at me in puzzlement “Luna Silvermoon would always finish half of this. That’s why we never had to work overtime. Now that she can’t do that anymore, though..”
“Wait, what? But no one
no one taught her how to do that”
Once again, William gave me a quizzical look. Leaning back, I covered my face with my hand; I felt somewhat cheated. So, all this time, Vivienne was helping me at work
Without me ever knowing
“You look tired, dear. Have you been getting enough rest?” I could almost hear her saying as I imagined her placing the cup of tea on my desk. “Please, take better care of yourself. You don’t have to work so hard, you know. I, for one, would always appreciate you.”
Yet, all she got from the was the cold shoulder. Even when she was making me tea, she would feel guilty because I always acted like I did rua want her there. But the truth was that I would find myself waiting for her, just like nOW —
Waiting for her to unile at me Waiting for her to hug me and wrap her annoying pheromones all around me. Waiting for her to say all those sweet–nothings I hated hearing
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“Good job, darling!”
“You’re amazing as always!
Would
you like
ke some more tea. love?‘
“I am so proud to have you as my husband, Chrysander.
“Waaah!”
William shrieked in surprise, making me snap out of my daze. I then realized I had slained my hands on the table, a scowl on my face.
“A–Alpha? What’s wrong?”
I didn’t know either.
Letting out a frustrated sigh, 1 looked down to find that one of the drawers had slid open. Inside was a well–made white knitted scarf- another reminder of her. It was a present from Vivienne, which I planned to throw away a long time ago.
But here it was, still safe and intact
“It’s just like
her, really, I thought. “No matter how many times I tried to get rid of her, she’s still here.
Vivienne was always the one to initiate intimacy, which showed just how determined she was to earn my affection. For the past four years, 1 had been putting up with her romantic advances–preparing candlelit dinners, inviting me to dates, making boxed lunches, and so on. I was the one who let her into our pack despite rejecting her, so I had to endure it
Now, however, it seemed that won’t be the case anymore.
I covered my face with my hand again and huffed in frustration, remembering how horrified Vivienne looked when she learned we were mates, and suddenly, an unfamiliar aching feeling seized my chest–a loss, like a bond that started to slowly get severed.
VIVIENNE’S POV
“Ніузза!”
Startled by someone’s voice, I lost my focus and messed up my footing.
I was about to fall to the ground when a strong pair of armus caught me. Surprised, I whipped my head around to find a man in a black bodyguard uniform. He was quite eye–catching with his jet–black hair and dark brown eyes.
“Oh, you again.” I’d forgotten I was supposed to have a visitor today. “Who’re you again!”
“Jaiden Ashwood, Please, remember it already,” he sighed as he put me down, still seemingly shaken by how I almost crashed. “And be more careful, Mrs. Silverinoon.”
“I was doing just fine before you came.” I would’ve even been running away now. “Also, stop calling me thay,
His eyes widened a bit. “You don’t like being called Mrs. Silvermoon?”
I nodded and shrugged my shoulders. “In fact, I hate it. Just call me Vivi.”
‘s too informal.
“B–But that’s too in
“You saw me sneaking out and saved me. We’re past being formal, Jay”
J–Jay Wait, sneaking out?”
Two days ago. Jaiden had come and introduced himself as the officer in charge of my kidnapping case. Only Land His Scumbag Majesty‘ knew his true identity–he was the alpha of the Ashwood pack, who boasted a long lineage of officials in government sector services empowered by the state to enforce law and protect public order. Until the perpetrators were caught, Jaiden would be working as my somewhat bodyguard.
“Or babysitter Instead of responding to his question, I merely stared at him, making him fidget a bit. “But I guess he’s not all that bad?
“Are you hurt anywhere, Malam-
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“Forget this ever happened, Jay. I don’t want to find another way to silence you.”
I couldn’t help but be amused by how his face went pale. The alpha of the Ashwood pack couldn’t be any more different from the Silvermoon’s–he was a true gentleman. He didn’t look down on me just because I was an omega.
I would have to give Jaiden credit for being able to put up with ΠΗ too.
Then again, everyone in my new pack was treating me as though I was a nuisance. Most times, it’s like I did not exist as they all kept ignoring me
They gave me the cold shoulder despite knowing what I’d been through, and I wasn’t even in the Silvermoon’s residential estate yo
yel Well, that works for me, I thought as I and Jaiden began to walk back to the mansion. They can keep ignoring me, and I can keep doing
what I-
“The head maid said we could have ten together in the parlor. Ms. Rhea, was it?” he said, to which I pulled an annoyed face. “Please, bear with me, Ma’am Vivi–if you don’t want me to ask about you sneaking out, that is,”
I clicked my tongue.
AD
