His Mate, His Girlfriend

Chapter 13

me. The ghost smile on my face vanished, and | faced Jace.

“What are you doing here, Jace? I’m in no mood to talk about business,” He sighed and put some documents on my desk.

“It's been five years, Man. You need to get your head back in the game,” he said.

“| do nothing but work,” | grumbled.

“| mean life, try to go out. We should celebrate your birthday this

evening,”

“No,”

He tried to convince me, but | was adamant about not celebrating.

“K- Corp wants to resume the deal we started five years ago,” he informed me. Several years ago, the CEO of K- Corporation, Kenny Kofflin, approached me to buy them out of the company’s shares because it was slowly going under, but he later changed their mind. | picked up the documents and browsed through them. Why are they suddenly interested in selling? Are they broke? “We'll be controlling their enterprise once we sign. Are they that desperate?” | asked, intrigued.

Word on the street is that they are drowning in debt because of the old man’s gambling habits, and they need the money urgently,” he informed me.

Does David know of this?” | asked.

“Yes, he was holding back the takeover, but now, he’s given his concern. I’m sure he was looking for a way out but failed,”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

| smirked. It must have been hard to do so. | read the numbers, and indeed, the company wasn’t doing very well, but if the takeover was

successful, it would pick up, and my company would grow bigger.

This is the deal of a lifetime.

“Do their employees know this?” | questioned.

‘No, only the board of directors knows, but they closed down their

New York branch and came to the main one, in a neutral domain here,

” he informed me.

Jace and | discussed the new move. The merger of the companies

will do well.

My phone rang, and | saw it was Charlotte calling me. | didn’t answer it. Charlotte, | had no feelings towards her whatsoever. In these years we've been together, | felt nothing for her. The strong bond | felt the night we met was suddenly gone, as if it wasn’t there.

However, she was madly in love with me. I'd try rejecting her, but her wolf was too weak. | trained her for the last four years in the hope of strengthening her, but she didn’t improve.

Just reject her!’ My inner lycan said. Just like me, he lost his

emotional attachment to her and couldn't even stand her.

‘Answer the f ucking call, she’s now calling me,” Jace looked pis sed as he glared down at his ringing phone. Both he and Lilac didn’t like Charlotte, they made it clear in their actions towards her and didn’t

hide it.

She’s annoying sometimes,” | murmured.

Then reject her, kick her out of your house, and pack!” he said.

“I can’t, she’s weak, Man. | can’t let her die,” | told him. She was still

my mate, no matter what | felt about her.

“This sh it again, man, she’s just using that to keep you. That woman is f ucking obsessed with you,” he said.

“lam her mate,” | defended her. | felt bad for her. This wasn’t her

blame, it wasn’t her fault that | couldn’t love her the way she was supposed to be loved.

So, you'll stay with a woman you don’t love or desire because of that? Try dumping her a ss, and see if she dies,” he smirked, his fingers tapping against each other with a malicious look in his eyes like some villain.

“| won't do that until I’m sure she will be safe,” | told him sternly. He

was disappointed.

Later in the evening, | shifted into my large Lycan and ran through the forest. It was freeing being in my form like this, and | was at peace my heart.

Home is unpleasant for me.

| pushed open the door and stood in the foyer. The ser vants were

warily gazing at me.

What is-” and then, | heard it. The piano playing. My heart was thumping violently in my chest as | took steps toward the piano room. | knew that tune, Forever Amen, Love played it for me often. Was she back? | hurried over just to be dejected at what | saw.

Charlotte was wearing Love’s favorite deep red silk gown, and her red hair was blonde now. She was playing the piano. She stared at me. lovingly and smiled. | snapped instantly. This woman had no right to wear and play Love's piano. | grabbed her arm and pushed her away. | must have used more force than | intended because her back crashed against the wall painfully. She was shocked, but I was too angry to

care.

What the f uck are you playing at?” barked, Lias growling at her. Her breath shuddered, and her hands were trembling.

was s0 close. “Love, | want to be with you. | love you,” he confessed. | swallowed thickly. My eyes fell on his lips, and mine were suddenly dry. David had a knowing smug smile on his lips. He leaned in to kiss me, and | kissed him back. It was our first kiss. It was slow and passionate. His hands were on my waist, and | placed my palm against his chest. | pulled away and stared into his eyes. They lit up.

Davi-”

We'll take it slow. | won’t pressure you,” | inhaled and nodded. David kissed me again in happiness as the front door opened, and we pulled

apart.

“Mommy!”

‘My little monsters!” | ran to them, and they pounced on me, almost knocking me to the floor.

“How was school?” | asked them. They started talking at once about how much they loved their new school and teachers. The kids noticed David and went to greet him fondly. He got on his knees and interacted with them. My eyes found Luis, and he eyed me suspiciously. | gave him the look that said I'll tell you later.

“Is lunch ready?”

We cooked braised short ribs!” | announced it was their favorite food.

“Yes!” They cheered.

Frustrated

Ellis

| woke up to a beautiful morning. The sun was shining through the window. | stayed in bed and smiled, suddenly feeling happy. | dreamed of Love. We were pleasuring each other with a burning sensation. It felt so real, and | woke up to wet pants. It had been happening a lot lately, and couldn’t get enough. | even welcomed blue balls. | was snapped out of my thoughts when the door opened, and Charlotte walked in. The smile on my face vanished, | hated that she still kept the blonde hair. She had a mug of coffee in her hands. | haven’t talked to her since the stunt she pulled on my birthday, and she left the pack. | didn’t care where she went.

Good morning, honey,” she greeted me.

Morning,”

She placed a mug of coffee in my hands, and | put it on the side table. | grabbed my buzzing mobile phone. It was Michael, the company’s HR manager, calling me. They have been wanting me to address the heads of the department. | didn’t do that, but Michael and Jace

insisted | did.

We finished talking and put the phone away. | sighed, looking at

Charlotte.

“What?”

I'm sorry for what happened last time. | overstepped,” she said. Her eyes were already wet with tears.

“I'm sorry for pushing you,” It was unlike me to hurt women, but | was caught off guard.