Chapter 5
Silverstone’s pov
As I glanced out through the window, watching the raindrops race down from the sky. It was as though they were running for their lives.
Each droplet felt like a shred of my fractured memory, slipping away before I could even comprehend a thing
All I could think of was Klein, even though he had agreed to be my mate but we must keep our relationship a secret until all
this was over.
Until I had gotten my pound of flesh.
As I stood still, reminiscing on my past and present, I heard a knock on my door
“Klein?” I gasped, reaching for the door. My face glittering with joy. I was half expecting that it’ll be him- half hoping that I would open the door to the most handsome man I had ever seen. To the love of my life who I neglected badly in my previous life.
The only man that stood by me despite how badly I treated him,
But it was Jared, his brow furrowed with concern.
“Silverstone, you’re running late for the meeting” he said, his eyes locked in mine for a while before he nervously looked
away
yes, thank you. I’ll be on my way shortly” I nodded, forcing a smile.
As we walked down to the pack’s Moon hall where we’ll be having a meeting with Alpha Derek of the Crescent pack, we bumped into Klein.
I looked at Jared’s face, his brow was slightly furrowed. No doubt he wasn’t happy to see Klein. There had never been a time that he was happy to see him anytime.
Klein approached us, grabbing my hands, he said.
“Can I have a word with you Silverstone. It’s a little urgent.” I looked at his face, no doubt that everything wasn’t alright. He looked worried, I had never seen him that way before. Klein was always the happy soul, I had never seen him sad before unlike Jared who was the angry bird.
what is the “I tried to speak but Jared immediately removed his hands, even though he tries to be gentle, I could still see how he was threatened by Klein’s presence.
“We are already late for the meeting, Silverstone. It’s disrespectful to keep the elders waiting.” He said, concern written all
over his face.
It is disrespectful to keep the elders waiting. The same elders he had bought over with the same money he stole from the pack. Jared might be very good at pretending but he will not go away with his crime. I’ll make sure of that.
“Klein, can we talk some other time! We’re running late for the meeting” I said hastily, as I slightly adjusted my bracelet that Klein had altered when he grabbed my hands.
Someone definitely needs to teach him how to be gentle and how to always mind his business, even though he holds a position in the pack, it wasn’t his duty to follow me around
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The tension in the air was tangible, I watched Klein clamp his jaw, a wave of frustration written all over his face before nodding softly.
“I understand that you’re busy, later then.”
As Jared and I walked past him, I turned and winked at him, signaling him that I was on his side.
No doubt my heart was breaking really fast seeing him that way. I never wanted to hurt him but I had to do it once. I had to make sure Jared never suspected a thing.
In the meeting. I couldn’t help but think about Klein, Jared and my past life. The memories haunted me. Every time I saw Jared, it reminded me of what he did to me. To my child. And as for Lisa, I had other plans for her.
I didn’t know how much time had passed while I drowned in the ocean of my thoughts.
“Silverstone?” Jared’s voice snapped me back to reality and that made everyone stare at me, they looked at me differently became obvious that they had been asking me a question.
“What’s your thought on the proposal?” One of the elders asked for the only–god–knows how many times.
it
“L. I need more time to properly evaluate their proposal. We can’t afford to make any mistakes.” I managed to speak, hoping it was a safe enough response. When I saw the elders nod in agreement, I released a deep breath knowing that my response wasn’t as bad as I thought.
Jared’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he nodded absentmindedly.
“Yes, agreed. We’ll reconvene for the meeting next week.”
As everyone filed out of the room, I noticed that Klein was still in the hall. I approached me, locking my gaze with his, for a moment I saw the flicker of the boy I constantly abused in my past life.
The boy who loved me unconditionally despite all odds.
My mate.
My heart ached with guilt and longing. I couldn’t wait for everything to be over so I’ll tell him how much I loved him.
How much I wanted to be with him.
“Klein? What is it you wanted to tell me?” I asked, my face masked with concern.
“Silverstone, it’s about yesterday when you kissed me. I..” he tried to speak but Jared appeared from behind, his gaze fixed
on Klein
“Klein, this should be the last time that you’ll try to intercept me on a busy day. You know how important the meeting is and yet you dared try to waste my time?!” I fumed, little veins popped out of my face.
The swing in my attitude was pretty fast.
I never knew that I was such a good actress,
I immediately changed the topic, Klein understood the reason for my sudden change of tone and thankfully he played along
“I’m sorry my queen, please spare me Klein said, staring me in the eyes.
I stormed out of the hall, not giving hardly the opportunity to further ask me questions.
Thank goodness that Klein was smart enough to understand the signal. I wonder what would have happened if he didn’t and continued talking.
Shutting the door of my office, I leaned against it with a shaky sigh. How long can I keep up with this? The secrets, the desires, the fear they were tearing me apart.
Klein is one puzzle that I definitely wanted to solve. I knew I had to explain things better to him so he would understand why we need to keep our distance.
But how will I find the time to talk to him alone when Jared was all over me? He never let me out his sight even for a second.
The feeling was consuming me, I could say that I was going crazy. I had a lot of things on my mind with no one to share
them with.
If I had a good friend then the burden wouldn’t be this much on my shoulder, after all, a problem shared they say, Is a problem half solved.
The only friend I have is Luna Maria, but wasn’t always around. Every wolf and their own problem.
Somehow, I knew I had to tell Klein everything the revelation of my past life. That was the way to ease this burden on my chest.
I need to make a plan, I need to send Jared away for a while so I could have the opportunity to confront Klein,
But that could also be dangerous for Klein- too dangerous for him. Even though I wanted to make things right with him, I certainly didn’t want for anyone to get hurt in the process.
Suddenly, a sharp and persistent knock on the door made me jump
“Silverstone?” I recognized the voice, it was Jared’s voice, urgent and strained. I’ve never seen someone this desperate to ruin another.
“We need to talk. It’s about Klein”
My heart raced. I glanced at the table then at the door.
“Could he have heard what Klein said?” I wondered within myself. Whatever decision I take at this moment will change a lot. of things. Everything-
Taking a deep breath, I reached for the door knob.
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