Love
I went to the meeting with my team. They were pitching to me, but I wasn't impressed with any of them.
" Guys, we need to think harder, deeper. What is needed out there right now?!" I told them.
" A dating app? I can't seem to have a date," Jamie suggested. As the meeting continued, my hands itched to text Ellis. I wanted to ask how everything was going, but I needed to learn to tame my emotions. Luis did mention that I wasn't trying to hide how much I wanted him.
Hours ticked by, and I was ready to go home. I met Margot on my way out. I smiled at her. I was sure she was on maternity leave. Why was she back? Besides her, there was a lovely girl, no older than four.
" Hi, and who is this cutie," I asked, my heart warmed when the little girl smiled at me.
" This is my eldest daughter, Amelia," the little girl waved at me and hid behind her mom's leg.
" Too cute," I said.
" Why are you back at work? You should be on maternity leave," I said. Margot smiled faintly at me. From what I heard, she had hard labor and was instructed by the doctor to rest longer at home,
" Taking more than a month's leave would be without income. My husband is in between jobs right now, so I can't afford it," she said. I hurt for her. Especially, since she was living paycheck to paycheck. The policy needed to change, especially with a thriving large corporation like this. I needed to talk to human resources about this soon. I smiled at her.
" I'll talk to human resources about this policy of women going back to work four weeks after labor. It's unfair,"
I knew the amount of mental and physical stress childbearing was on a woman.
She thanked me, and I watched as they walked away. I was in the elevator when my phone rang. It was a strange number. I answered.
" Hello,"
" Hello, is this Love Chasia?" The voice that asked was deep. I didn't recognize who it was.
" Speaking," I answered.
" We have your fiancée here, and if you don't come to the casino in the town square, we will cut off his fingers, each for what he owes us," the man said. They had David. He probably lost money gambling. I took a sharp intake of breath,
" I don't have a fiancée," I said, about to end the call,
" Love," I heard David's voice in the background. Why were they calling me and not his parents?
I ended the call and went to the car. I received a message, it was from an address. I sighed and asked the driver to take me there. I couldn't just let those men harm him. I'd feel incredibly guilty. I wanted to text Ellis my location, but I didn't. He wouldn't agree to let me help David. I reached the Casino in ten minutes and went straight to the loft upstairs.
A tall, bulky man wearing a mask opened the door for me. My eyes scanned the room. There were about four huge men in suits with guns. In the middle of the floor sat David.
His hands were bound against the table, and different sharp tools were laid neatly in front of him. Clearly, they beat him. He was bleeding.
" Are you alright?" I asked. He looked up at me weakly, his eyes unfocused. They drugged him with wolfsbane.
Wolfsbane was a toxin that made a werewolf weak.
" Love - I know I messed up... I was going to get everything back today, but these guys, they-" he couldn't even make proper sentences as he hiccuped.
" Oh, shut up, David," I groaned. I stared at the man who looked like the boss. He was elegant and wore a mask. I could only see his eyes. There was something familiar about him. His gaze roamed over my body. Although I wanted to back off, I didn't.
" How much does he owe you?" I asked, my voice cold. He glanced at another man. However, there was movement behind his mask, maybe a smirk or frown. I didn't know.
" A lot," his voice was mechanical. Just who were these people?
" I asked how much," I growled. He only scoffed and lifted a masked hand to touch my cheek, but I raised my finger to stop him. My eyes flashed. I realized my alpha aura intimidated them,
" Your fiancée owes us over five million dollars, but we have collateral of 2 million, so we need three million to let him go," he said.
I grabbed my phone and typed in my bank details. I gave him the phone to enter the account number. He took the phone from me hesitantly and entered the account number before giving it to him. I sent the money to the account.
" Successful," the other man in the room confirmed, just as I received a notification.
" Release him from me," I said. He walked around the room boldly. He gripped David's hair and punched him in the face. The alpha heir of one of the most recognized packs was reduced to this.
David Kofflin was associating with criminals and debtors. I didn't flinch when he hit him again. This time, he was watching me as he hit him.
" Are you done?" I asked softly.
" I don't understand. You come here and pay so much money for him yet you don't show any emotion when I put him in pain," he seemed intrigued.
" He's no one to me,"
" Yet you pay so much for nobody," he said.
" Let's just say I owe him," I said, remembering the times David was by my side. He was kind to me and the twins. It would pay off that debt. He untied David's hands, and I went to him, but he blocked me.
" Not so fast," his eyes were full of lust, and a cold shiver went down my spine.
" You called, and I came. I paid off his debt. Do the honorable thing and let us leave peacefully," I said, sizing up the men. I would hold my own against them, but it would be risky, especially with David drugged up like this.
" You're an attractive woman, Love, you know," he said, holding his gun and pointing to my chest. He undid my shirt button with his gun, and the other, leaving me exposed in my bra.
' Love,' Came my mate's voice through the mind-link. He was fuming with anger.