Chapter 7
Effie’s P. O. V. –
After practically running off from Cain’s penthouse yesterday, I’d decided to look for other ways to get rid of him. Apparently, merely flying out of this country isn’t going to keep him away from Ace and 1.
As I opened the door to my office room after leaving the board meeting, I couldn’t help thinking about Cain. About how he felt, how he sounded, how he made me feel last night.
I pictured his pleading face again and I just wondered if he meant everything he said. If he still wanted me. But I couldn’t place my hand on why he had to do all he did to me.
He charged his men to my city and he destroyed everything. He killed my people and took some of them captive, including my parents.
The only way to know why exactly he did all that was to give in to him and just play by him. But the thought of all those pains just makes me more furious, too furious to even spare him a look.
After having Ace, I always thought that I had to be the most unfortunate shewolf in the whole universe. Because the moon goddess mated me to the fiercest man I’d ever seen my entire life, and he destroyed everything I knew, the very first time I set my eyes on him
life.
I never had the chance to appreciate him, to know him, to know what love was, to love him. To be with him.
And then he rapes me and ruined my life. Partially.
Because I didn’t know who I’d have been today without my beautiful son, Ace
He meant the world tone. After Cain drove me off, I was left broken and thought death was a mercy to my miserable
But when I had Ace. He gave me purpose. He gave me so many reasons to live. And he was on top of that. I didn’t want to be away from him for even a second. He meant the world to me.
As I sat around my revolving chair, I turned and watched the city.
- Effie Owens, reject you as my mate, Alpha‘ I can still hear the words I’d spoken five years ago, in that room as Cain’s eyes stared back angrily at me.
I didn’t think I could do that but I realized sooner that I was just a joke to everybody in that room so I took the bold step of rejecting him first. I concluded at that moment that I could never forgive Alpha Cain for all he had done to me, so there wasn’t thinking twice before making that decision right there.
After I left the mountain, my legs carried me far away where I passed out under a tree two days after. I was weak and completely lost contact with my wolf side for ten days. I didn’t know this was because there was already some foreign body growing inside of me and I didn’t even know it Id never been with any man before Cain and so didn’t know the possibility of getting pregnant after his rape.
I fell seriously sick after then but didn’t stop wondering around until I came across a small pack. The village was quite busy. That was the place where an older woman had informed me that I was with child after merely watching me while I burned of fever.
She took care of me. And she was the reason why I was able to find a different universe, the human world.
And she helped me cross over to start a new life.
And now I have to do it again. If that would keep Ace safe.
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Fri, Nov 15
Chapter 7
Turning my chair around to pick up my bag, the door swings open and my assistant, Jessica walks in
“Ahm…. Ma’am, do you still need me to push through with the meeting with the Maple studio HR? or….
“Reschedule for tomorrow please, I have somewhere important to be. I replied as I walked out of the room. As I hurried. out, I scrolled through my phone, texting Odeth. She was the only person I needed to see. The only human, more appropriately.
Once I pulled up in front of the university Odeth attended, picked my bag, hung it over one shoulder and made my way up the stairs that led into the wide campus.
A very familiar scent hit me as I turned towards the hall where I knew Odeth would be having her class. Because she always had her classes there.
I didn’t need a sayer to tell me whom the scent belonged to Cain.
I couldn’t forget that scent. The only thing that baffled me was how I didn’t even pick up that scent when we first met at that arena that day.
Everything reminded me of the first time I’d seen him. The first day I perceived his scent below the volcano.
Speaking of the devil.
Cain’s side comes to view as soon as I approached the fountain up front. And in front of him stood Odeth, who looked scared to death judging from the look on her face.
He seemed to be saying something to her.
A frown crossed my face as I saw this, before storming towards them
“What are you doing here Cain?” I called angrily as I stopped in between them.
“I was just having a decent conversation with this young lady here, he replies nonchalantly, looking from me and back to Odeth to add, “ah… Odeth, is that what you said your name was?”
I turned to give Odeth a questioning look.
“He was just talking about what I was taught in class.. Odeth replies.
“Yeah, Effie, they’re teaching humans about our kind, Cain said with a broad grin on her lips “isn’t that fascinating?”
“The world has developed, Cain, you should get used to everything too.” I replied with a roll of my eyes before grabbing hold of Odeth’s hand and pulling her closer.
“I think you should leave, Cain” I told him.
“What? Why? I just got here.” He replied, like none of the seemed strange enough to him.
I gave him a stern look for a considerable amount of time but just as I’m about to open–my mouth to speak again, Odeth interrupts me.
“Um…. Sorry to interrupt this very lovely meet up but um…. I need to be somewhere right now and I also have an unhinged roommate who would kill me if I don’t make it on time to a party happening later tonight.”
Talk about delusional
Giving Cain a knowing look, I waited for him to leave.
He smiles sweetly then dipped his hands into his pocket. His smile quickly turns into a grin before he said, “okay
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Chapter 7
ladies. I’ll leave you to it
I watched him walk away before turning back to Odeth who looked extremely curious as to whom Cain was.
“You two seem to come a long way” Odeth finally broke the silence “Is he an ex? A suitor? Okay if he’s stalking you, you need to tell me.”
Rolling my eyes at her exaggeration, I said “please, Odeth. Lemme give you a ride home.”
I drove Odeth to the apartment building where she lived with her very wired roommate. The Summer apartment building was a twelve story building that faced off the end of the city, overlooking a body of water. This side of the city was mostly quiet with old places people like Odeth would rather be than socialize with people.
I guess that was why I liked her so much. Because I saw myself in her so much.
Once the door to her apartment room pulled open, we stepped into the a bit warm room.
“I wondered why you wanted to meet so urgently Odeth said as she put her bag down on the nearest couch.
“It’s because…. I have something important to discuss with you Odeth.” I told her.
Sencing the urgent tone in my voice, Odeth stops to look at me.
“He’s a lycan isn’t he? That man earlier. She said worriedly.
How do I tell her who exactly Cain was?
Nodding gently, I replied “yes, his name is Cain. And…. wanted to see you because…. I need you to help me contact- the gatekeeper for me.
“You wanna go back? Odeth asks worriedly.
I quickly shake my head negatively. “I’m going somewhere else. And I need your help.”
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