Jax I called out quickly rushed over to him. Jax, are you okay?. I brushed his hair away from his face. His beautiful eyes were deep red and he was covered in sweat. A...Aurora.He called my name in a whisper " You're here?. He said, fear evident in his voice. Of course I am. What the hell happened to you? Did you get into a fight? Are you hurt?. I questioned. My blood boiled at the thought of someone hurting him. If there was then I would snap all bones out of the culprit's body. He shook his head. It's none of those things. He grabbed my waist, burying his face in my stomach. Then what was it?.
JAX'S POV
I leaned back on my seat as I watched, Scarlett Marvins, my P.A explain our business proposal to the clients. I would have taken it in me to convince them but I had a lot of faith in her, she has never let me down.
" I would also like to tell you that our company works hand in hand with Rock Foundation Inc. That should be able to convince you that we only work with A+ grade materials that will ensure a longer lasting high-rise building." She said.
I looked at the clients and I could see that they were very impressed with the proposal
" You've been able to convince us to give you this contract to your company Miss Scarlett.... And the knowledge of your partnership with Rock Foundation Inc has sealed this deal." Mr Avardez, the representative of Skyline Organization, said with pride.
" We only hope that you do not disappoint us." Another man, whose name I can't recollect spoke with a stern voice.
" Rest assured Sir, this isn't the first High-rise building we are dealing with and yours will be no different." Scarlett spoke with a gentle smile.
" Well since that is settled, we will like to be on our way. The contract document will be sent to you in a week's time and it would be nice if you can start the building by next month." Mr Avardez said to me as he rose to his feet.
" No problem Sir." I stood up as well, accepting his handshake " It's nice doing business with you."
" Our pleasure." He said with a smile and left with his entourage.
Immediately they left, Scarlett jumped for joy.
" I can't believe we actually got the contract." She screamed excitedly.
" It's not a big deal." I said with a smirk.
She rolled her eyes " Of course it is. This contract will help us big time. We will be able to receive more contracts like this and our name will be more popular in the market because the big dogs in the business sector trust us with their building." She said and a smile curls up my lips.
Scarlett was right. If I played my cards right, my company will be on everyone's lips.
" We should celebrate." I said with a grin " The guys and I are going to meet up at the Beat Five club. Interested?." I asked, my eyes glued to her.
" I'll pass. I don't fancy clubs and you know that?." She responded and I nodded.
That I knew but I had thought that she might change her mind.
" Well then, how about taking today and tomorrow off?. You are always working, I bet you don't have a social life outside your work." I joked playfully.
" Of course I do. I just don't make it public like most people do." She replied and I raised my brow in doubt.
" Whatever you say Marvins." I said, obviously not believing her.
I grabbed my car keys and my jacket.
" I'll see you on Monday, my dear." I said and walked out of the room.
I drove straight home from work, to release the days tension and freshen up before going to the club. I drove to the club in my expensive baby, a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, she's a beauty and the ladies love her. The security guard greeted me as usual and my very own personal chauffeur drove my car to the garage.
Staring at my phone, I realized that I haven't heard the voice of my best friend, Aurora. I dialed her number but ended it even before it rang.
She's probably busy, I'll just go to her place tomorrow and give her the good news, she'll be so happy. It was because of her I was able to get the contract in the first place.
I thought.
I stood in front of the mirror, prepping my handsome face. Not trying to be a narcissist but I am one hell of a handsome dude. My jet black hair had this manly curliness, my eyes were a mixture of hazel and honey brown. I've never gone to a gym because my body was naturally ripping with muscles.
All in all, I am one sexy hunk of a man, or whatever the girls say.
I went into the VVIP section of the club and met my friends there, already drinking and laughing
" Look! The man of the hour has arrived." Davison did a mock salute and I smiled in response.
" Are you guys drunk already?." I asked with amusement.
" Of course not. I'm still sober enough to drive." Victor said. He doesn't look drunk and his words aren't slurring too.
" Not me." Raymond said with a grin. " I'm sooooooo drrunk....... I can al..almost s...s..see A-Amaya". He clapped his hands playfully.
" I..is y..your whooole life." Angelo pointed at him. " About Amaya?." He added.
Raymond nodded.
" You are fucking whipped." Davison shook his head slowly.
I sat down in their midst, asking the bartender to get me a flaming dragon, one of the hardest drinks.
I wondered how I was to tell them the good news if they might not remember it tomorrow morning.
" Are you trying to kill yourself?." Victor screamed loudly, his voice almost overcoming that of the music.
" No! I'm trying to get wasted." I smirked.
" I'm already picturing the funeral of the lady that follows you home tonight. That drink ain't for kids." Raymond said, almost sounding sober, like he wasn't just confessing his love to the stars a while ago.
" I'm not like you weaklings. I can handle my alcohol better than you and I'm sure the flaming dragon is nothing." I defended. I wasn't ready to prove that to them anyways.
" Suit yourself." Angelo dismissed me with a wave.
Weirdo!.
" I just signed a contract with Skyline Organization." I finally said and watched their faces lit up.
Raymond choked on his drink.
Angelo tumbled over his drink.
Davison stared at me with his drink pouring down his mouth.
Victor looked at me so fast I could almost swear his neck snapped.
It was as though they had heard a miracle happen instead. Like I had said that I turned water to some amazing juice.
" Holy Fudgecake!!!." Angelo screamed and slapped his palm on his cheeks " Tell me you are joking." He said, his voice filled with excitement and plea.
" I'm as serious as they come." I said with pride.
"Dude! Congratulations." Victor hugged me tapping my back gently.
"You didn't say anything about you owning Rock Foundation, did you?." Davison asked and I shook my head in denial.
"No." I responded and he smiled in return.
I heard someone call out my name and I immediately turned towards Davison.
" You called me?." I asked and he shook his head in denial.
"Okay" I responded and gulped down my eighth cup and that seemed to do the trick because immediately my head started buzzing.
I couldn't hear clearly almost like I just escaped an explosion.
My eyes were turning seriously, and the world appeared upside down.
"Jax! Are you okay?." Victor asked worriedly.
"No. I think the drink just hit the spot." I responded and grabbed my car keys then shoved it into my pocket "I'll just go outside for a bit." I added.
I walked out of the bar into the little forest just opposite it and sat on the bench. Breathing in fresh air and just staring at the stars.
Jax!.
Someone called out and I looked around me but no one was there. It called out again.
Then the third time.
Jax!.
It was louder and this time I fell off the chair. The voice came from behind me but no one was there.
Was I hallucinating?.
I wondered.
" Who is it?." I screamed out into the night. I was starting to feel mad and maybe act like one.
" I'm in your head silly." The voice responded.
But I knew that wasn't possible. I knew if had to be the work of the alcohol.
" What!" I yelled and let out a laugh.
" I'm the voice in your head." It said and I let in more air to drive this out of my head.
" This is a joke. I'm sure." I said to myself and hit my cheeks twice to snap me out of it.
" You need to stop. Not that it matters, you are only hurting yourself." It said and I almost screamed.
Why was it still talking? Why could I still hear it's voice?.
"That's because I'm not your imagination, I'm your wolf, Jayden." It said and I immediately froze.
W-wolf!.
What wolf!.
I said inside my head.
"You know, wolf as in werewolf. The children of the moon goddess herself." It responded.
How was it able to respond to my every thought unless....unless it was really true.
" Woah woah woah, hang on. What the hell are you talking about? Why am I even speaking to myself? I should never have taken that drink. I'm going mad." I said.
"Look, I don't have time to explain. What you need to do now is leave where you are and go deeper into the forest." Jayden or whatever it is said. But I can't believe I'm actually having an actual conversation with myself.
" And why would I listen to you?." I questioned.
" Because I am about to shift." It responded and all I did was laugh so hard.
I settled back on the bench and relaxed my back instead. Never was I going to listen to a voice inside my head.
The next thing I knew was that my wrist snapped. I was so shocked, that I didn't feel the pain for some seconds.
My wrist fucking snapped!
I howled in pain, as the rest of my bones snapped too. It felt like my body broke into a fever. My bones didn't stop breaking and reshaping.
I couldn't stop shaking and my mouth continue to release screams and shouts of pain. And then it felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on me. The pain stopped and my body was finally at peace.
I opened my eyes and my vision was cleared and sharper. The voice in my head was gone. The pain must have made me sober.
The minute I tried to stand up, I fell back on my side and that's when I saw it........
PAWS!!.
What the....
I looked down at my body and I was a freaking wolf.
A wolf!!!!.
I screamed but it came out as a growl.
The shock sent me flying backwards and I rolled on the ground, completely human but naked.
I grabbed my car keys that were lying on the floor and raced for my car at the other end of the club. Everywhere was pitch black except the light from the club. I couldn't be more grateful for the extra shorts I kept in the back seat.
I drove back home with one thought in mind
Whatever happened tonight was definitely not an hallucination.
Then, almost as if he had realized something, he smiled, a smile that did not quite reach his eyes. "It's a private restaurant and we can go there separately if you would prefer," he said, closing up the file. For a moment, I thought he might say more. Something daring, something to suggest that he did not only want to take me out to dinner. But he did not. Instead, he just nodded, his expression uncatchable, and turned back to the view outside the window again. It was then that I realized I had not said a word. And neither had I left. "Okay, you can take me out to dinner."
“I'm beautiful, I'm wanted”, she whispers through her tears, countering her father’s words in her head. “You’re the reason why my life is the way it is, the reason for my suffering and poverty. You're a wicked child.” Rojo’s voice echoed again in her head like when one stands and shouts into a dark tunnel with sounds ricocheting off the tunnel walls.“I'm the architect of my life and no one else’s, my other names are solace and wealth. Not suffering” — she swiped angrily at her tears, — “or poverty. But solace and wealth and I am a beautiful child.”
"MATE!" Marion screamed excitedly. "Oh my gosh, Jimmy is our mate!" I was excited; happy even that this was the grande present the moon goddess had in store for me. This out- of- a- fairytale concept that was about to turn my life around for good but--- "I Jimmy Flicher of the Night gazer pack hereby reject you, Anna Jenson as my mate" My dream, my hopes were all shattered in that moment there and then. The moment of shock only lasted for just a short while before I felt a great and unbearable. Clenching to my chest as I slowly fell to the ground, I watched as jimmy turned away from me without unfeeling, leaving me alone by the doorstep. I gasped as I struggled to make my way back to father but it was to no avail. I'd given up all will to struggle back to my feet and remain on the ground but a loud sound; like a Vaseline crashing to the ground behind me jolted me up. On getting to my feet and looking back, I saw father on the floor. Adding two and two together, I knew he must have seen Jimmy reject me and that had caused him to pass out. I'd immediately rushed over to his side, shaking him fervently, imagining the worst. "Father! Father, wake up!" But he didn't budge and with that, I was left with no choice than to call the ambulance which brings me to how I got to this hospital. Today was my birthday, the day Jimmy rejected me, the day father passed out from shock, the day I would never forget in my life.
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
Loraine was a dutiful wife to Marco since they got married three years ago. However, he treated her like trash. Nothing she did softened his heart. One day, Loraine got fed up with it all. She asked him for a divorce and left him to enjoy with his mistress. The elites looked at her like she was deranged. "Are you out of your mind? Why are you so willing to divorce him?" "It's because I need to return home to get a billion-dollar fortune. Besides, I don't love him anymore," Loraine replied with a smile. They all laughed at her. Some believed that the divorce affected her mentally. It wasn't until the next day that they realized she wasn't fibbing. A woman was suddenly declared the world's youngest female billionaire. It turned out to be Loraine! Marco was shocked to the bone. When he met his ex-wife again, she was a changed person. A group of handsome young men surrounded her. She was smiling at them all. The sight made Marco's heart ache severely. Putting his pride aside, he tried to win her back. "Hello, love. I see that you are a billionaire now. You shouldn't be with suckers who just want your money. How about you come back to me? I'm a billionaire too. Together, we can build a strong empire. What do you say?" Loraine squinted at her ex-husband with her lips curled in disgust.
“You need a bride, I need a groom. Why don’t we get married?” Both abandoned at the altar, Elyse decided to tie the knot with the disabled stranger from the venue next door. Pitying his state, she vowed to spoil him once they were married. Little did she know that he was actually a powerful tycoon. Jayden thought Elyse only married him for his money, and planned to divorce her when she was no longer of use to him. But after becoming her husband, he was faced with a new dilemma. “She keeps asking for a divorce, but I don’t want that! What should I do?”
Isabella woke up in the morning and felt the ache in a place that never hurt before. She took a glimpse at her body, and Her thoughts went blank. Isabella's eyes discovered a guy who was laying near her, asleep, and her thoughts brought back to all the bizarre things that transpired last night. My boyfriend of 2 years abandoned me, I was intoxicated and went to my hotel room alone. Someone climbed on me. To say that he was gorgeous is an understatement. If an angel could marry a Satan, then I'm convinced he was their offspring. But it was not the goal! He came to me and kissed me. One thing led to another.. God! This man snatched my virginity. And it was hardly the worst. Guess what! He was my new boss Gabriel Remington. I was his new executive assistant. To top it, my former lover accused my boss that he raped me. What should I do? Trust my former lover who just dumped me? Or.. Trust my new boss who took my virginity?
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
Jennifer Bennett, the rightful heiress to the Bennett legacy, fought hard for her family's recognition, only to be eclipsed by an impostor. Faced with false accusations, bullying, and public humiliation, Jennifer eventually gave up trying to win their approval. Vowing to rise above the injustice, she became the bane of those who wronged her. The Bennett family's efforts to break her only fueled her success, leading her to heights her rivals could only dream of. Someone asked, "Do you feel let down by your parents?" With a calm smile, Jennifer said, "It doesn't matter. In the end, power prevails."