Anne's pov.
As I struggled to free myself from their grasp, I thought to myself, "How am I going to get out of this situation unscathed?" I glared at both brothers, trying to sound braver than I felt. "What are you two doing? Let me go!"
Alpha Jackson's grip relaxed, and he smirked. "I've decided not to fire you, despite your...transgression. It took us months to find a suitable personal maid after the last one left, and I won't let your mistake go unpunished that easily."
His condescending tone made my skin crawl. I knew he was only sparing me to save face, to avoid appearing weak in front of others.
I turned to Alpha David, genuine gratitude in my voice. "Thank you for intervening, Alpha David. I know you did this to help me, and I appreciate it."
Alpha David nodded, his expression approving. "You're welcome. I'm just glad we could resolve this amicably."
"Now, Alpha David, Alpha Jackson I beg to take my leave." I said as I bowed in respect leaving them both.
Jackson's pov.
Seeing Anne coming towards me, my wolf got very excited as he hadn't set his eyes on it's mate since the encounter this morning. This mate bond makes me feel weak, when she denied being my mate this morning I got really annoyed, I felt rejected by her,' I thought to myself as she came closer.
She moved closer lost in thought, she wasn't trying to avoid me this time so I'm guessing she hadn't seen me so I stood my ground crossing my hands .
"Well, well, well. Look who's been avoiding me." I let out as she hit my sturdy chest.
Raising her head she stammered, " I don't know what you are talking about." Her face drained of colour like she had seen a ghost, she tried to brush past me, brazen.
I could sense her tremble before me, prompting a light smile to my cheeks I was excited by this little game we had going on. I am going to break her making sure she would never repeat such attitude ever.
"Don't play dumb, I know you have been avoiding me and after your display this morning... I'm not in the mood for games." I said my voice firm, I could see her melt in my very presence.
"Jackson!" A voice interrupted this moment, it was David my cousin, what did he want now?
"What is it , David?" I enquired not taking my eyes off my prey.
"I would love you to fire her."
He replied, what was he saying? Fire her ! I would never. Just the thought alone made my heart sting, but why?
"What do you mean?" I said my jaw clenched in anger.
Wasn't that what you were about saying? I thought I should hasten it since I would want to hire her."
David said boldly like he really meant what he was saying. What was he doing? Being interested in my mate, hope he knows his boundaries.
"Anne why don't you come with me. As you can see, he really wants to fire you."
He continued trying to convince her to leave me, my ego hurt. She is mine no matter what, I decide if she is to be tortured or not.
"Maid! I'm still your boss and I command you to come here now !" I ordered in rage.
Right there and then he held her wrist, my eyes widened, was that Jealousy? Seeing his hands wrapped around her wrist made my anger boil over.
Without much thoughts I pulled her too, dragging her over to my side, I was really getting pissed off. My little Wolfie in hurt struggled to get herself free from our grasp, her hurting made my seize loosen.
"I've decided not to fire you, despite your...transgression. It took us months to find a suitable personal maid after the last one left. I might not fire you but I definitely won't let your mistake go unpunished." I let out mending my ego.
"Thank you for intervening Alpha David. I know you did this to help me and I appreciate it ." She ignored me turning to Alpha David, genuine gratitude in her voice acting all sweet. I never knew she could sound like that, she was never like that to me .
"Now Alpha David, Alpha Jackson, I beg to take my leave." She said as she bowed taking her leave, I didn't want her to but I had to maintain the nonchalance.
"David what was that about. Do you really want to hire her?" I confronted him.
Yeah, I'm interested in her, hope you don't mind?" He asked
"Why would I ?" I blurted immediately acting uninterested. " I don't. Yeah, she is attached because of the mate bond but I'm not interested at all, I had already rejected her previously." I added placing some boundaries for him alerting him that she is mine .
"Mate bond?" He asked
"Yeah, she is my mate but nothing is going on and nothing will." I let out firmly .
"I'll head back to my room now, I need to rest and I know you need to as well."
I left to my room trying to wrap my head around everything that happened this evening, I couldn't get the mix emotions.
' were all this feelings just because of the mate bond or was something else building up that I wasn't aware of.' I thought to myself, I couldn't afford to grow a soft spot for her .
I layed on my bed with lots of thoughts flowing my mind , "I needed to be tough, afterall the rumours had already stated how cruel I was." I mumbled.