Chapter 24
Effie’s POV
head.
I woke to the sound of my phone vibrating from underneath my pillow. I needed to stop putting my phone below my
I sleepily grabbed the phone, realizing that it was actually lay break already as the room was now brightly lit.
Picking the call, I quickly put it over my heart and muttered, “hello” into it.
There’s a short hesitation before a deep, masculine voice spoke from the other end. “I’m sorry if I woke you up,
beautiful.”
I stopped quickly, the sleep seemingly disappearing from my eyes immediately.
Nathan Moretti.
“Hi…. Um … Nathan,” I said awkwardly, my hand going over my neck to try to hide my groggy morning voice as I struggled up into a sitting position “no you didn’t.”
I heard him let out a sigh of relief followed by a very soft chuckle. “Ah thank God,” he said “well done the other night. The two companies are making headlines thanks to you for putting life into that dress, Genevieve.”
“Thank you Nathan…” I replied awkwardly. I still had this wired confusion set inside my head for some reason. Am I missing something?
“I ah…. I wanted to know if you’d still care for that dinner later today?”
Shoot. Today is Saturday? ‘the‘ Saturday?
“Oh!” I said with shock, quickly pulling the duvet off my feet and stepping off the bed..“yeah, yeah.”
“So where do you have in mind?”
Oh. I completely forgot he asked me to pick a place to go. I never even gave this a thought after the day he told me
about it.
“And before you say what’s on your mind, I know everything that happened last night was traumatizing. I wasn’t in the room at the time. I only wish I was there with you, Genevieve….”
Everything made sense now. I knew there was something I wasn’t registering in my brain. Something awful did happen last night at the Matté Del Mansioné.
I remember now. I remember that man coming to sweep me into his arms and driving me from there. I remember the man being Cain as I watched the back of his head from the back seat.
That was the last thing I remembered before waking up just now.
“I just think this would be a perfect way to…… get our minds off it…” Nathan’s words brings me back from my thoughts.
“Um, yeah. I will….meet you there later? I’ll text you a place to meet.”
After ending the call with him, I spent the next couple of minutes standing in front of the wash mirror in my bathroom, watching my reflection.
Seems Ace has been taken to his private classes for me because he usually waits by my bedside for me to wake up every other morning.
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I thought of where exactly to meet up with Nathan. I remember a place where I once met a business partner along the east. So I texted him the place, and put my phone down, walking over to the draws.
I mentally dreaded Jessica calling me as I looked at my phone which I’ve left on the sink as I looked for a towel to shower with in the drawers.
Cain.
Before I could make it into the cubicle, my phone started vibrating and I quickly walked over to see who was calling.
I remained rooted on spot as I watched it ring away. I didn’t know what I would say to him. As far as I’m concerned, everything that happened last night was all still a vague to me.
Ignoring his call, I jumped into the shower and stayed there for a considerable amount of time before getting out.
While getting dressed, I heard a ring on my door and went out to find Nathan at the door, a big smile on his lips.
“I’m here to pick you up, Miss Genevieve.” He says politely
I hadn’t expected him to come pick me up since we both agreed to meet at the place.
I was almost done so I just picked up my bag and let him lead me to his car.
AFTER DELIGHT was a very comfortable place to be, with a vet nice view. Not a single bad review of it. And they have pretty decent foods there too.
So, might be a nice place to ‘talk‘ as Nathan said.
Cain’s POV
I still couldn’t believe those hoodlums made it to Matté Del Mansioné, claiming that their person of interest was at
the event.
The more I thought about it, the more everything seemed wired to me.
I’m just glad that Effie was okay. If we had stayed there any longer, she would have been forced to shift into her wolf and that would cause a lot of harm to who she is here in this world.
And I couldn’t let that happen.
The voice coming from the background slowly seeps into my thoughts and I looked ahead to see the plasma TV plastered on the wall across from me.
“……and a lot of reviews has been going around about the event that took place at Matté Del Mansioné,” the news caster was saying ” a lot wasn’t expected and the Quorange and Blogwood as well as a few otjer bodies present at this event has confirmed that they are trying hard to see that they bring something positive to us……”
interest.
I looked away from the TV as I sensed Eli’s presence coming into the room.
“Alpha.” He calls as he walks into the room.
I have been so moody since after everything that happened that night that I could barely show Eli a little bit of
I was pissed at those lycans because I thought I made it clear to them to get the fuck out of this city. But I guess I was wrong and I literally just let them go.
I don’t know why it pisses me off so much. Whether they’re truly the cause, or because my mind just can’t go a second without thinking about Effie.
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I was worried.
Because as I thought much into everything, I realized if those men perceived the scent of their person of interest in the same room Eflic, Eli and I were, then there was definitely a fourth person of our kind in that same room. Someone who is a werewolf and who probably knows who Eflic truly is.
If this was right then she was most likely in danger and she doesn’t even know it
So yeah, I haven’t been able to get her off my mind for even a second after that.
“I have news to tell you, Cain.” Eli said as he stops in front of me.
“So while I was in the car, watching Effie’s house. I saw someone pull up.” He said.
I was so curious about Effie and over thinking everything that happened that I had to send Eli to go watch her house. I had a sinking feeling those men aren’t just done yet, and if they could perceive the scent of another lycan in that mansion the other night, then chances are they will definitely still find their way to Effie.
Maybe to try to get information from her since they weren’t able to get to the person they wanted.
I didn’t think Effie would appreciate my presence at her house, so I sent Eli to watch from the distance.
Turning an angry eyes at Eli, I ask him “who?”
“It’s Nathan, Cain. Nathan Moretti.” He replies.
My eyes instantly itches as I felt the colors of my eyes drain away. Fucking Nathan Moretti.
“I waited to see what he was there to do. After a few knock on her door, Effie pulls it open all dressed up. He takes her hand and walks her to his car. I followed them and it turned out, they were going on a date.”
Anger instantly bubbles through my blood streams as Eli’s words reached my ear.
Effie is
a date with him? That was why she refused to go out with me? So she could go be with him?
With gritted teeth, I said to Eli “where are they?”
I pulled up in front of the restaurant Eli told me they were dining at. The longer it took me to step out of my car and walk towards the entrance door, the angrier I become.
Once I pushed the door open and stepped inside, I instantly spot Effie seated at the center of the room, Nathan’s back facing me.
Anger spiraled in my head as my eyes reached her. She was well dressed up. For a fucking asshole like Nathan. Was she so daft that she couldn’t see who he truly is? How lame he is and how much motive he’s got up his sleeves?
I started towards them, just on time for me to catch a glimpse of Nathan’s hand wondering over to touch hers on the table.
My anger intensifies, but Effie notices me instantly and the long grin on her face instantly drops.
But now it’s too late. Because Nathan’s hand was already on top of hers. His fucking skin was already caressing hers! “Cain…..” Effie’s soft voice reaches me. There’s fear in her voice, as well as her eyes as they watched me.
All I wanted to do at that moment was to pull Nathan off that chair and beat him until he couldn’t move anymore. But I knew that would be the wrong move to make.
So instead, I grabbed Effie’s hand and pulled if from his grip, just in time for him to notice my presence and look up to
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see me, shock and disbelief in his eyes too.
“What the fuck man….” I heard him mutter but my entire focus was on Effie.
Pulling her up aggressively, I said to her through gritted teeth, “let’s go.”
I started to drag her.
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“Cain! Let go of me!” Effie starts to fight and she tried to pull her hand from mine. But she should know better. She should know she couldn’t fight her way out of my grip.
face.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing man?” Nathan says as I pulled her away but I paid no attention to him.
If I as even as much as stopped to speak to him, I would be beating him to a pulp the next minute.
“Can what do you think you’re doing?!” Effie continues to wail as I dragged her towards the exit
Everyone in the room stops and watched us but I didn’t care. Everyone can as well fucking mind their business.
Once I reached the car, I pulled the door open and let go of her hand.
“Get in. I said, as calm as I could say it.
She watches me for a moment. I could sense the anger emitting from her but I refused to look at her face.
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A grab hold of the open car door, security her in between my body and the entrance to the car and looked up to find her
The look broke my heart.
It shattered it.
“Don’t make me put you inside this car, Effie.” I said to her with gritted teeth.
I hear her whimper before she throws herself inside and I shut the door. I walk over to the driver’s seat and said down.
Ignoring the car, I looked at her and said “put your fucking belt on, it’s going to be a rough ride.”
She reluctantly buckles her belt,tear welling up in her eyes. I mentally started to curse myself. I hated to make her cry. But I couldn’t bear to see another man look at her, talk more of touching her.
I’m the only one allowed to do that.
Because I’m her rightful mate, God damnit.
I revved out of the restaurant premises and zoomed into the road, driving as fast as I could, taking sharp turns forcefully.
I saw her grip her seat severally as I continue to drive very roughly but I didn’t care. She needed to understand what she fucking did to me.
As I continued to drive, unknown to me, a truck car was speeding up ahead of us and just before I crossed the traffic lights, the light turned red but I was already on full speed ajd couldn’t stop.
I saw my life flash across my eyes for a second. I wanted to match the brake pads but something stopped me.
I saw the truck heading straight for me and I heard Effie’s piercing voice.
“Cain!”
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She called my name, her hands quickly going over her seatbelt, attempting to take it off.
I heard my own heartbeat slow down.
And then everything stopped
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