harlotte
I was sitting at a grungy bar early in the morning, drinking away as I waited for him.
Love Chasia was back, and Ellis was distant and cold towards me. Not that he hasn't always been, but this time was worse.
In five years, I tried everything to make him fall for me, but he didn't. I still wasn't his precious Love. I attempted to be Love Chasia. I imitate her laugh, copy her hair, and all her actions. There were times he'd see glimpses of her in me, but he snapped and was so mad.
' You're in love with him - For real this time,' my inner fox said. I was born a fox, not a wolf, as I claimed. I used a conjurer to get me the scent of a werewolf so no one could uncover the truth.
' I suppose I am, I have been,' I admitted softly to her.
' What about-' she stopped mid-sentence as I felt a presence next to me. I shivered, not the good kind of shivers that Ellis made me feel, but that of fear and disgust.
" You seem somber," My boss, Maleck, kissed my neck. I turned to him.
" Maleck," I exhaled, faking a smile
" You haven't reported to me in three months. Are you going rogue on the mission I assigned you?" he hissed, glaring daggers at me.
" No, I'm not. I'd never betray you. I have been busy with work, and was going to call you before you started making perilous threats to me," I said through my teeth. Maleck scowled at me and sneered.
" Gin," he called to the bartender. The barman mixes his drinks and slams it in front of him. Maleck pulls me closer to him, his arms wrapped around my waist as he kisses my neck.
" Love is back, and Ellis is pining for her again," I informed him. I couldn't conceal the hurt and bitterness in my words. He was not surprised to learn of this. He must have known. After all, he kept tabs on the Chasia family.
" I know," he admitted. He had a faraway gaze in his eyes. Was he up to something? Did it have to do with Love?
" Was that hurt and jealousy I detect in your voice?" he spat, squeezing me tighter. I winced and shook my head firmly. Maleck released my face harshly.
" Good. I placed you there to serve me. You are my spy, so don't go catching feelings, or I will end you and your frail grandmother's life," he sneered. I side glared at him. I am a fox. I was sly as my inner fox but unable to escape this man.
" So, my dear foxy, any important news?" he asked. Maleck was the bastard son of the Carter household, and he was determined to destroy them.
" CC is a pain in my ass, and I haven't been able to get the accounts you wanted. But I will soon," I declared. Maleck looked disappointed. Lately, I have been such a disappointment to him. If this were six years ago, I'd start crying for disappointing him, but not now that I don't love him like I did. I fell for Ellis, who wouldn't.
" Damn that old wench," he snarled, gulping his drink. I didn't like Christina Carter either. She had a fucking big mouth full of insults for me.
" I want the mage to refurbish the mate bond spell again? Ellis hates me and is doubting our bond again," I said with exhaustion. A mage created a spell to make Ellis think we are mates. He created a fake mate bond. The spell should have been done only once, but since Ellis was so in love with Love, we do it almost every month so that the fake bond doesn't fade. The first three days when we redo the spell are always the best days for me. He's so loving and passionate towards me. He treats me like a real mate should because he'd be high on it, but it soon dissipates.
" The wizard has been slimy lately. He's demanding more money to continue, so you better work quickly and get me all the original pack documents. I need to get that pack from them before you are discovered," he said.
I sighed, touching my Rolex absentmindedly, and his eyes fell on it.
" You have money now... Lots of it from the looks of it. If you want the spell redone, pay for it," he said and grabbed my head, kissing me savagely.
" I'll keep in touch," he said, and I glared at his back as he left the dingy bar.
I met Maleck ten years ago. He saved my life when my so-called boyfriend left me to die like a road kill on the side of the road after a terrible fight we had.
I have been in love with Maleck since he saved me. He took care of me. He rented me an apartment in the city and treated me well, but little did I know he planned to use me against his family.
I was shocked when he told me of his plan to take over the Grey Lycan Pack, and because I was in love with him, I vowed to help him in any way I could.
Maleck told me everything about the Carters. They were intimidating and powerful. I almost backed out, but he encouraged me to proceed. I needed to get closer to the Chasias anyhow, and what better way than using Love whom they adored?
I harbored no grievance against Love, but as I learned more about her. I started to be envious of her life, which led to resentment. She was everything and had everything I didn't. She had a powerful, loving family and was the most beautiful and confident woman I knew, but what she had was Ellis, and I needed to be closer to him.
I remember the first day I saw Ellis in that restaurant. We were eating with Love and Lilac. He instantly took my breath away when he entered the room. I didn't know a man could ever be so godly. The gods must have taken their time creating him. I was shaking in fear at his alpha aura alone, despite being covered in magic and wolf scent. He didn't bat a glance my way because his whole attention was on Love. He looked at her the way I hoped someone could look at me. The way all women wanted to be looked at. With love, admiration, sincerity, and kindness. Ellis looked at Love Chasia like she was his everything, the only woman in the world.
I wanted what she had. I wanted her life, so I needed to put myself in the equation, and here we are. I will not leave Ellis - ever. I just needed to find a way to rid myself of Maleck.
' Ellis won't accept you now that Love is back,' my foxy said.
' He will. I will make him love me. I will never leave him no matter what,'
I needed to get in contact with the wizard. It is my game now.