I swallowed down nothing. Nothing in the entire world would have been enough to prepare me for the next words that came out of his mouth. “Be my wife.”


I coughed and pushed him away,  standing up from the sofa immediately.

The surprise in his eyes was evident despite the mask he had on. “Why? Am I not a good candidate for you?” He asked calmly.


He stood up, and  before I could register what he was about doing, his right hand wrapped around my waist, his left hand around my neck.

“I'm neither asking nor requesting you to do it Serena, I'm ordering you to be my wife."


...

Disowned and banished, Serena walks away from the one place she had come to cherish and love. Exposed to the outside world, she's faced with a demanding decision that would determine her life.

What happens when she starts to unravel the dark secrets surrounding her birth. Would she still be the meek young hybrid or would she trample on her assailants?

Like a kid deprived of his favorite meal, I held on tight to Serena not wanting to let go of her.


I could tell she was trying to make it look real to Mitchell but heavens know I would rather tell Mitchell right now we were mates than to keep up with this whole contract shit.


I reluctantly broke the kiss but kept my hand wrapped around her waist. "Let's go upstairs baby, I missed you so much." I said to her loud enough for Michael and Mitchell to hear. She giggled and slid her hand around my waist. "Me too."


"Zee-" Mitchell started saying but I wasn't in the mood to listen to her fake words.


"I would appreciate it if you don't call me that. The only reason I'm yet to chase you out of my house is because of the respect I have for my dad. I don't know how you found me after all these years but I won't ask. So just know your place and leave my house once the date changes." That said I held Serena by the hand and walked into the elevator.


Chapter 9 - CHAPTER NINE