The next day Penelope woke up feeling the soft sun light dancing against her face from the open curtains, slowly,her eyes opened to realise Dorian wasn't beside her,that was a first.
Her mind immediately referred back to most of the activities which occurred yesterday,she remembered spending the whole day with Dorian until their last activity which was to watch a movie.
Unconciously,she smiled remembering few things which happened yesterday and to be honest she never expected Dorian to be someone who would be quite fun to be around,she would be lying if she said she didn't have fun,she had lots ,compared to how she normally spent her days,she could vouch yesterday as the most exciting she'd had so far, yesterday made her realise how boring entails her life had always been,well when one had money,their life would definitely be fun wouldn't it?.
Getting off the bed,she Wondered where the man had gone cause usually she woke up to him beside her so today she was curious.
Going to bath she got herself washed and dressed, looking outside the window,she observed the beautiful garden which sprawled out through the manor and unknowingly,a smile stretched out along her lip at the memory of yesterday.
He had asked where her favorite place to be was and she said garden but instead,he took her to a park named garden.
She scoffed a laugh.
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Making her way out of the room, she came down the first floor and once she was by the stair ramp,she observed the house which looked just as she last remembered,quiet and empty,if it wasn't because she had seen people, mostly men in this house earlier when she was brought or rather abducted here,she would have suspected no one except Dorian and those two men lived here.
She saw Felix sitting on the sofa,his phone in his hand and even when she made her way down the stairs,he didn't lift his head.
"Hey, good morning"
She greeted but he ignored her presence.
She got closer.
"I said good morning"
But he continued to ignore
"Hey"
"Don't talk to me,don't talk to me,don't talk to me."
He recited while his eyes remained glued to the screen of his phone.
"What'd I do?"
She asked with a frown.
"What'd you do?"
He asked taking his face away from the device in his hand.
"Oh Dorian, he's trying to throw me out the window"
He imitated a faminine voice,his head swaying side to side and Penelope gaped at the reason he was ignoring her.
So he was angry.
"you WERE trying to, weren't you?"
She defended
"I was bluffing, couldn't you tell"
"Well,he already saw,even if I hadn't told him"
"You could've just lied and spared me some broken bones" he returned his attention back to his phone and Penelope remembered when Dorian had asked him to jump off, she still remembered how his wolf had limped away after being pushed from the window and she felt slightly guilty.
"Fine, I'm sorry" her words got the man before her to bring his attention back to her.
He stared at her silently for a while.
"You are?"
He asked
"Yes, I'm sorry" he stared at her for another while longer before letting out a tired sigh.
"Hmm, alright,I forgive you"
Well that was quick.
Raving his hand through his Curly hair
"It's not everyday someone gets the chance to ask for forgiveness from someone as handsome as me"
A cheeky smile glued unto his face as he said that.
"So"
He said getting up the couch
"What would you like to do?"
He asked
"It was boring sitting here alone"
He complained with a sigh.
"Where's Dorian?"
She found herself asking instead
"He's gone to work"
"Oh"
Came out an inaudible whisper from her
"So,what would you like to do?"
"Well,I was thinking of going to the garden"
"Erhh,boringggg"
He said making a buzzer sound.
"Let's watch a movie instead"
"Movie?"
She asked with a frown cause she never noticed a single TV set since she came here,not even in Dorian's room,did he not watch television? Or was he so busy he didn't care for one.
"Yes,let's go to the movie room"
Oh, so they had a movie room instead.
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."Alpha,the pictures of you and Luna has been on top search line since this morning"
Azrael, the beta who was walking a step behind Dorian reported.
The man was done with two morning meetings and was heading to his third for the day and this information,Azrael found it important to tell Dorian because he wasn't sure if Dorian wished to go public with his mate yet cause he had kept it a secret even from his pack all these while due to her safety,he had lots of enemies, them finding out about her wouldn't be all good news at any end.
"People are trying to find out more about her" he added showing him an article on the news from an iPad.
PUBLIC FACE AND FIGURE 'DORIAN SKENDORE' SPOTTED AT GARDEN 209 WITH AN UNRECOGNIZED GIRL WHO MANY CONSIDER FORTUNATE.
WHO IS THIS LUCKY GIRL.
The news outline had stroke many wild fire and people seemed to want to get any information they could on this,of course they would, Dorian's massive wealth acquisition had been a big topic on people's lips for months,a man unknown bursting into riches all of a sudden in all business sectors, surely any news about him would be a hit, especially news of him with an unrecognized woman.
"What's your next order?"
Azrael asked following as they walked towards the elevator which would lead to his next meeting floor.
"Talk to Alfred,tell him to take it down,if he refuses,shut his company down"
Although previously, Dorian had told Penelope he didn't care if people saw them,he actually did,her safety was his most priority now,if not he would have already let the world know of the beautiful woman who was his mate.
Her beautiful eyes,those Rosey cheeks and that smile
It was barely past morning and he already missed her.
"Arrange for me to meet Cedric later today"
He said pushing the elevator button.
Cedric was the Alpha of the River pack,same pack warriors who had attacked yesterday while him and his mate were at the farmhouse,he would need to give a warning to that foolish lycan to keep his wolves in check,else.
[Alpha, Luna's here]
Immediately Dorian heard the mind link from his gamma outside,his hand stretched out, wedging the elevator door which was about closing.
What was that stupid gamma of his doing now.
Forgetting everything else,Dorian walked out of the company to the vastly quiet and covered parking lot and there,he saw his gamma Felix standing beside a black car, instantly he knew his mate was inside,he could already feel the pull.
Unknown to him,he was smiling while taking long strides towards and without acknowledging his gamma's presence,he pulled the door open to see his one and only mate, sitting inside.
His smile grew wider as he got in, shutting the door.
"Uh,good morning"
She wished meekly.
"Morning my love"
He replied sweetly not understanding how just seeing her had already brightened up his day.
Just the mere sight of her filled him with euphoria.
"I really didn't mean to be a bother since you're at work but.."
"Nonsense" he cut her off
"You're not a bother,not now,now ever,what is it?"
He asked taking her hand in his to feel the spark the bond brought and was glad she didn't show any resistance to his torch.
"Uhm,well the thing is,I wanted to go see my mom,but Felix said he couldn't take me or let me go alone unless he told you but said he couldn't call because your line would be off while at work so I asked him to bring me over so I could tell you myself" she paused
"And_also to say thank you for yesterday,it was fun"
She gave a measly smile which he reciprocated.
"Anytime my love"
He said bringing her hand up only to peck lightly at the back of her palm
"Say,how about we go together,to see your mother,hmm?"
He asked and could see the hesitation in her eyes before she replied.
"Uhm,o_kay,I guess"
[Azrael]
[Yes Alpha]
[I'm going out]
A small pause reigned before his beta replied.
[But alpha,the meeting]
[Take care of it]
[I__alpha the holders will cause an even bigger upraft over your absence,70% already threaten a withdrawal of their shares]
Dorian internally cursed after hearing his beta,if he missed this meeting,it would be the sixth he'd miss in a row and this pesky humans wouldn't let him be, sadly he had as much work and responsibilities in the human world as he did in his world as a supreme Alpha,with a heavy sigh.
"My love, we'll go see your mother but, could you wait for a while longer, there's something I'll need to take care of,work related"
He explained and smiled when she nodded.
What an understanding mate he was blessed with.
"Did you have breakfast?"
He asked remembering it was still morning and wasn't pleased when she shook her head.
"Come"
He led her out of the car heading into the company.
[Felix]
[Yes Alpha]
[Get something from the cafeteria]
He ordered
[Oh, Alpha, I'm not hungry]
Felix replied but with a one sided glare from Dorian,his brain processed the information quickly.
[Oh,for Luna!,yes,right away Alpha]
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Dorian led Penelope into the company not minding the gasp and stares coming from his workers probably because they had seen the articles of him being spotted with a woman and now they could see it was true,not like he minded their stares, only problem was he could see his mate felt a bit uncomfortable.
No one dared to voice out any audible whisper or take photos in front of him until he was out of sight and immediately,the floor he just left became filled with whispers of gossip which he could still hear clearly due to his lycan hearing ability.
The elevator took them to the floor his office was located and inside his office was another door which he led her through going into a room,it was his office suite.
"I promise I'll be back in less than an hour,Felix will bring something for you to eat soon"
He explained like he was talking to a child
"If you need anything, someone will be outside"
He passed a smile and Penelope could feel a warm feeling mixing inside of her, she felt like she was being pampered and the only person who's ever made her feel so was her mother who always doted on her.
Afterwards,Dorian left but only after placing one of his lycan warriors outside his office incase she needed anything.
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Seconds turned to quiet minutes as Penelope waited,her eyes constantly looking at the clock hung up against the wall,her eyes scrutinized the room,it looked luxuriously furnished and well detailed in interior design,her eyes moved to the beautifully framed window and she walked up to it.
HOLY MOLLY.
This room was wayyy high up,she could see the twin bridge and the beautifully spread out sea from here,the busy highway and few occupational institutes as well as Meadows,the view here was magically amazing,she found herself lost in the sight before feeling something odd and cold,at first she ignored the disturbing feeling but when it got suffocating,she looked behind her and almost jumped out of her skin at the sight of a man in the room with her.
Who was he and how did she not hear him come in,was he one of Dorian's security men.
"Hello" she called
"Can i__help you?"
She asked seeing as he was just staring at her saying nothing but then he began to approach her,his steps predatory and something about his aura made Penelope unless.
"W_what are you doing?"
She asked taking a step back when he wouldn't stop,now she was getting really uncomfortable and Immediately she saw his canines begin to elongate,her breath began to strain out and she knew instantly this man wasn't ordinary.
"D_Dorian"
His name unconsciously left her lip in a whisper .