BROKEN ALPHA'S WITCH MATE

Chapter 8: Shadows of him

Lynn

A couple of weeks after that memorable visit to ski city I was back in Hillwood doing some local gigs. My mum was also constantly breathing on my neck asking me to get married. But I still enjoyed the company of my parents and friends back at home. Except the torment of Marcus. He still was in denial we were not together anymore and he thought because I was alone he could just jump back into my life.

Something else however kept bothering me. My impromptu one-night stand with Kai. Too bad we had not exchanged numbers so we couldn't talk but a part of me missed him, I felt so attracted to him that sometimes in the middle of the night I would feel his presence in my room and switch on the bedside lamp to an empty room. I'd switch it off and try to catch some sleep again but it wouldn't come until I looked him up online. Drooling over his photos for hours and end up hugging my pillow and sniffing it.

"Get a husband and stop hugging my pillows thin" mum said opening the curtains, a wave of light hit the room, "good morning Lynn" she said walking back to my bed in the middle of the room.

"Good morning mum" I groaned and yawned stretching my arms.

"Breakfast is ready, something in you has changed since you returned from that business trip in ski city and you've been having romantic dreams hugging pillows..."

"There is nothing mum, for the record mum stalking someone is against the law. You've been eavesdropping on me"

"You're my daughter" she said seating on the bed.

Mum's relentless nature got in my nerves most of the time and she was not leaving unless I gave her something tangible. Besides, I had no idea I was mentioning Kai in my dreams. The plan was to never think of him again because I was sure he was not thinking about me. Maybe a tinge of beauty but there was nothing special about me. He was a billionaire, he deserved the young, beautiful and famous in love.

"Are we going to sit here all day or what?"

"Mum" I complained.

"Am your friend and mother seeing you alone doesn't make me happy"

"Okay, and for once I thought I had avoided this conversation"

"You can't run away from your mother"

Okay, where was I going to start from? I really wanted to share with someone about my feelings and life in general, someone except my mum but truth be told, I had no friends. A decision arrived at after I walked in on one having a good time with my boyfriend. Most who considered me as friends were merely people we knew each other.

"Okay, so I met this guy..."

"Ooh now you talking, tell me more" mum said looking all hyped up.

"Relax mum, we linked up in his club, had some fun and I left without saying goodbye"

"Rude" mum said poking my head with her index finger, it swung back and forth.

"I was running late mum and he was still asleep...anyway it was a one-time thing but I can't seem to get over him"

"Is he single? Remember the rule"

And she had rules for me. She called them rules of life. At first I used to think they were useless but the more I got to know the world I realized she was right.

"He is not married"

"Then give him a chance"

"We are not even talking, we didn't exchange numbers and he is way out of my league"

"No one is way out of your league. Don't let the fears of your past ruin your future"

"Mum, he is a billionaire"

"Ooh that one don't, get someone low key, fame us jot good for you right now am not even sure if you will trigger..." She stopped to look at me, "never mind, let's grab breakfast" she said making for the door.

"Go ahead, am coming" I said lugging behind her.

My mum was right most of the time and for that reason I listened to her. And if she said he was not a good fit for me then he wasn't. The last time I didn't listen to her, especially when getting into all my previous relationships, things didn't go so well and they all ended in heartbreaks. So it was an automatic no to Kai. He was just a dream that I woke from and now I had to move on in reality.

From my bed I went to the bathroom, washed my face and flossed then dried my face with a towel. When I walked back to my room I heard my phone buzz and it was from the manager of sunflower lotions back in ski city.

"Hello" I said courteously.

"Lynn, my name is Linda from sunflower lotions, we were impressed by your last shoot and the management wants to book you again if you're free to redo the shoots and take other products"

"Am free, when should I come over"

"Next week Wednesday, we also need your signature to unveil some of the billboards"

"Okay, I'll be there. Thank you"

"Thank you, good day"

When she hang up the call I dropped my phone on the bed and screamed in joy. Mum and dad came upstairs running out of breath.

"What happened?" Dad asked looking around.

"We heard you scream, we thought maybe there is an intruder"

"No, am just super excited the organization I worked for last time in ski city has just asked for another gig"

Mum hugged me while dad just released a sigh of relief before he joined in the group hug. As a family we celebrated our wins together. We then walked downstairs for breakfast.

My plan was to never see Kai, but some unknown force was pushing me back to his city. Even then, he was the boy my mama warned me about. The next few days everyone would join on that list.

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Kai

Despite the sorrows of my heart and a hurting wolf, the next week I picked myself up and returned to work. None of my employees were happy to see me back, I could see it on their faces not that I gave a rats ass about it. As long as they kept making me more money and I paid them to do it. You could feel the coldness in the board room when I walked in and the sudden change in their heartbeats as they created a pathway for me. Those who could were secretly waving at Arthur's menacing shadow behind me.

I strode to my seat at the head of the table, still wearing my shades to prevent unnecessary eye contact. Arthur rushed to dust it with his handkerchief before he pulled it back. I sat making figure four with my feet, exhaled sharply then got rid of my sheds that Arthur snatched from my hands. My eyes roved across the room. That was me taking the roll call. I knew them by name, face and scent. Although the last bit they didn't know since my werewolf nature was top secret. Two were missing. And one of them, my secretary Karen just walked in with her hands in front, her head hanging in shame and fear. They watched her shaky frame briskly walk to her usual position, on my right.

"We can start, Good morning all of you!" I said amid a yawn that I blocked with my fist leaning back on the comfy leather seat.

A chorus of "good morning sir" roared the room followed by a pin drop silence. I looked at them again, all of them staring through their fragile human hearts. Then I got up supporting my arms on the table. As long as my life was a mess I didn't care much about theirs being soft.

"I've been away on vacation for a week" I said dropping my gaze, what a bloody boring vacation it had been, "And as you know I have eyes everywhere, so I know which one of you miserable dimwits messed up in my absence!" I banged my right hand on the table, you could see a few jump up to the sound in fear while others avoided eye contact completely with confidence on their faces.

And it was the best time to walk around like a president checking the guard of honor. The stench of their fear was suffocating. I didn't pity them even one bit. Most had loved ones, people to go back to in the evening and they could get sleep for eight or more hours. While I had none of that, no mate no pack. All I had was power to torment them and bring out the best of each.

My means worked. Now I had a bunch of diehard workaholics, the majority were good. They did their job with dignity and without supervision and that's why the Watson Empire was a leading business giant.

"But don't worry" I said stopping in front of a stout, bald pot bellied guy with a black shirt and a pair of khaki trousers, "John, you need to do something about your weight"

"Am sorry boss, am trying" he said his gaze dropped.

"Look at me when am talking to you" I hissed, my tight grip around his shoulder.

He raised his gaze slowly and fearfully. Shaking. He would have fell were it not for my hand holding him. I smiled to ease his tension.

"All of you, take good care of your health. For that reason am paying gym for all of you and I expect a hundred percent compliance, HR work on that and give me the budget and also we need to change the ergonomics of this place we can't have the likes of John sitting all day" I said with a low rumbling laughter.

That eased the tension in the room. Smiles could be spotted and a few chuckles. So despite my harsh and mean leadership why did I still have them make me wads of money? They say if you keep the peasants well fed they won't notice their enslavement, and contended cows give better milk. Each day, I gave them a reason to stay.

"That's all, go back to your stations. Good day!"

They all left silently. I was left with Karen and Arthur in the boardroom. She handed me the schedule and left too.

"Are you okay boss?"

"Of course am not, now you too get out of my sight" I said angrily walking out.

I had given up on being whole again. It was time to live with my broken self, for life.