His Mate, His Girlfriend

Chapter 38

We glared at each other in silence before he spoke again.

“| was there when you weren't. | was there when her kids were born. They love me and don’t even know you. | beat you,” He boasted like he won a huge prize. 2

| stiffened, and my lycan snarled at the mention. My eyes gleamed with bare anger when he mentioned my children from his mouth. | was standing in front of him in a flash, pinning him against the wall.

“Don’t dare mention my kids from your mouth,” | growled. His inner Lycan surfaced, fighting my grip, but | was stronger than him. I let go of him, and he stumbled a little, glaring at me.

I'll get back my shares, Ellis Carter, and you'll pay for this cruel move you did,” he promised.

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Get back your shares, with what money?” | mocked, “I know you're broke. The only reason you're here is because of the little stocks you still have,”

| went back to my desk, took my seat back, and stared into his eves,

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Why are you with Love?”

His eyes were sharp at my question, and he tilted his head in

confusion.

“| love her. You know I’ve always had my eye on her,” he answere with a shrug of his shoulders. He did have affection for her, but | didn’t believe him. He had an agenda, but what was his objective? It was said he refused his father’s wishes to marry anyone he brought her. He even ended a long-term relationship with a minister's daughter.

But

you just started dating her. What took so long to make your move?” | held my chin in thought before he responded.

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Love wasn’t ready because you f ucking broke her heart,” he barked.

And you got desperate for money. Are you with her for money?”

His head whipped to me, his stare ablaze.

“| won't stand for your indictment, Carter,” he bristled.

‘It wasn’t meant as an accusation. It was a question,” | said slowly,” Maybe your first plan was to be with Love just to anger me, but it changed after your family and company’s current situation,”

David almost charged at me but held himself. He snarled one more time and turned to leave the office. | was right. He wanted Love but needed her money more.

1 did my work the following hours, trying to be unbothered by what that jerk, David, said, but it was in my head on replay. | wasn’t there when my children were born. They loved David and thought | abandoned them to go to Mars. Mars. Why did Love say that?

‘Was she supposed to tell them you chose the other woman over their mother,’ Lias barked. 2

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Stop,’ | growled at him.

| got up abruptly from my seat after 3. P.M. and made my way out o the office building. | had an incessant nagging feeling to see my children. | couldn’t be forbearing any longer.

1 Sir, Sir!” Seumo was calling after me breathless. | stopped as | was about to pull the door open. “What is it?”

“You didn’t tell me you were leaving, He said, coming closer.

“Was | supposed to report to you?” | raised an eyebrow.

“Well, no, but | am your driver,” he reminded,

“I can drive,” | told him.

Seumo insisted on driving, so | let him.

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Where to, Boss,”

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“| want to see my kids,”

Noted,” he said with excitement in his voice and started to drive. He was probably thrilled to see Melody. “I

How does it feel to find out you are a Dad?” he asked. | leaned back

in my seat as images of the twins flashed in my head. They were perfect, and all this felt surreal.

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Surreal. | haven’t been this chaotic and happy all at once,” | said. He smiled through the mirror.

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I'm glad to hear that, Sir,”

However, my stomach twisted at the thought of them rejecting me. | was nervous. | needed to keep calm and speak to them. | have spoken to huge crowds, but this was different.

The car came to a halt, and my apprehension skyrocketed.

Sir, | haven’t seen you nervous before. Breathe in and out,” he sa calmly.

“I'm not doing that,” | murmured, but | did as he instructed earlier. Taking breaths in and out. In and out. M Sunshine Princess Author

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