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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The day after Aser and Cassie made their relationship official was a weekend, so they had all the time in the world to get used to themselves as people in a relationship. After they got home the night before, Aser had to let her go. He retreated into his study while Cassie and Maria made a mess of the kitchen. By the time he was done handling the issue that came up at work, Cassie had already gone upstairs to her room. Now, he wanted to see her, but he didn't want to be too clingy. That could scare her off before they even started. He didn't know how it was supposed to work since they were under the same roof. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable, but damn it if he didn't want to be in her space. He calmed himself long enough to take a shower and change into casual wear. He had turned off the lamp in hope of falling asleep. He failed miserably. He was just about to find something else to occupy his time when he heard a small, hesitant knock on his door. He found himself running

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

The next morning, Cassie woke up in an empty bed. She was disoriented at first; waking up in a different bed would do that to anyone. In the light of the day, she saw her first full look of his room. There were only two colors in this room: black and white. Both shades are evening each other out.Before she could wonder too long what was going on, Aser came in with a tray that instantly made the whole room smell heavenly. "You're up." He grinned at her and set the tray on the bedside drawer. He leaned in for a kiss that she cleverly dodged.He frowned. "Last night wasn't a dream." Cassie chuckled. "I know. Why are you telling me that?""Because you won't let me kiss you." He pouted, and it was the cutest thing Cassie had ever seen. "I have morning breath, Aser." She told him, but that didn't ease up his frown."So? I don't care if you have morning breath or not. I want to kiss you all the time."Cassie blushed. She could count how many times Cane had kissed one of her hands. Even t

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Even though Aser tried as much as possible to obey Cassie's instructions. She didn't want their relationship to be obvious to their colleagues. Goddess knew he tried, but he lost the battle after three hours in the office. He rang for her to come to his office, but she was in a meeting. He waited one more hour before he found himself going to her department. He continued his work in her office until she was done.It was there Cassie met him. She let out a shriek and almost dropped her laptop in fear. "Boss, are you okay?" Ted came rushing. She had to wave him away."Yes, I just remembered something." She locked the door behind her before turning to glare at her boyfriend. "Do you enjoy scaring me like that? Also, what are you doing here?""You've been ignoring me all morning, and I wanted to remind you that you have a very neglected boyfriend." The only difference between him and a bratty teenager was his deep, raspy voice. "Aw, you know I have been in this building all morning, ri

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

There was no point in dwelling in the past, but long after he dropped the call with his mother, he couldn't shake the dark feeling in his chest. Thinking about the past would always do that for him.Growing up in the Red Mansion was tough, but that was the foundation he needed to survive in the world of dog-eat-dog. That was how he could relate to everything Cassie went through. Even though she had never spoken of her struggles, he could relate to them.It was that mood that he maintained until the end of the workday. He snapped a lot in the meetings he attended. One of his employees even made a note to talk to Cassie, but he dared not say anything. Who was he talking to, the boss' woman?Cassie was running late in the office. She already told Ted to go pick up Maria from the daycare. She was so engrossed in her work that she didn't even notice Aser was already in her office."You're working really hard, aren't you?" For the second time that day, she almost jumped out of her own skin.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

"Don't worry, she's going to love you. I mean, she already loves you." Aser said for the nth time that week. "You don't know that," Cassie whined. She had been working herself up to a panic attack ever since she suggested that they invite his mother over. "If you're this worried about it, we can just tell her to cancel her plans." He said nonchalantly. She turned to him in horror. "No, we can't do that. That's even more horrible then. Aser, I didn't know you were this cruel." Aser laughed in confusion. "Baby, I'm just trying to do the right thing by you. I don't want to do anything to inconvenience you." "But that would inconvenience her." At last, he raised his hands in surrender. He couldn't win with her. So, he asked, "What do you want? Really want?" "I want to meet your mother, of course. I'm just so scared. I don't get along well with older people." "Older people who?" "You know, older men and women." She said vaguely. Deep down, she was afraid she would be like all th

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Rayna went back to Scotland the next day to pack everything in anticipation for her permanent move to London. Cassie couldn't remember a time in her life when she was this happy and peaceful. Deep down, she knew this was not going to last, especially as the plan she had been working towards would be unraveling soon. That night, she sat her daughter down to talk to her. "Maria, my princess, I will be travelling next week, and I will be taking Daddy along with me." She was amazed by how easy it was to call Aser her daughter's father. In the beginning, a small part of her felt guilty for deceiving her daughter this way, but she hoped she would understand why she did so in the future. It was for her own good. In that moment, she felt for Rayna. How she must have agonized over her decision to leave her son in the hands of the man that maltreated them both. Cassie remembered that she would have left Maria with Cane if not for the incident that happened that almost made her daughter lo

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Finally, Aser and Cassie touched down at the private runway at the airport. A limousine was waiting to whisk them into the chaos that was New York. A part of Cassie that she didn't even know existed came alive at the thought of being in New York again. "I missed this." She breathed. Aser shot her an amused glance. "Now you miss New York? You couldn't wait to be out two years ago.""I know. Strange, isn't it? Whenever I think of hell, this place comes to mind, but now that I'm back, it feels right."He reached across from his seat to take her hand. "Your body knows you're here to rewrite history. That's why you're so excited. Because you're taking back your power. You're taking back all you deserve and more.""That's one way to look at it." She squeezed his hand gratefully. Like a little girl, she kept her face pressed to the window, taking in all the sights. For them, she never got the opportunity to do that. Her father would have whipped her for behaving like a peasant, and it woul

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

The next day dawned bright and early, at least it did for Aser and Cassie. Cassie woke up feeling like she could take on the entire world and win, too. She was probably going to win, with Aser behind her."Ready to do this?" Aser croaked from behind her. She was so lost in her head that she jumped before turning to face him in their bed."You scared me, Ace.""Wow, you forgot I was in your bed?" He pouted as if his feelings were actually hurt."You know, it's not like that." She snuggled closer to him. "I was just...""Going over the plan for the thousandth time in your head.""You think you know me so well, don't you, big guy?" He cocked his head to one side when he said, "Yes, I think I do know you well. I might even call myself an expert on you. After two years of keen observation, yes.""Keen observation, huh? It didn't seem like that.""Only because you were too blind to see." She whacked him softly at that, and he laughed. "Honestly, you were the only one that couldn't see what

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Cane was pissed, and he was prepared to destroy whoever had woken him up from a much-needed sleep. For the past week, he had been sleeping less and less. The company was in a little bit of trouble, and he was working hard to make sure the problem went away. Last year, they had broken ground on a new warehouse that would reduce how much they spent on logistics. The land was offered for nearly next to nothing. In his greed, he forgot to follow the due process to acquire land. None of his lackeys thought about it, either. They were too excited about getting a prime piece of land for that cheap price. They only focused on making sure others didn't hear about it. Basically, they only focused on gatekeeping the land. Two months later, the land was his, and he started work immediately. They had broken ground and gotten the harder part out of it when the government shut it down. He immediately went to the ministry to ask for answers when he got shut down, too. All his connections were fru

CHAPTER THIRTY

The Mane clan was in trouble, and not the type that could go away easily with a bribe or a threat. It was the type that threatened his existence as the leader of the White Wolf Clan. Alpha Mane had made horrible business decisions over the last decade, resting on his laurels and assuming power. He didn't stop there, though. He went on to mix funds meant for the pack’s welfare with the company's operational funds.At this point, he couldn't even pinpoint where his money started or where the Pack’s treasury ended. It was all a clusterfuck. At the beginning, he thought he could manage it, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, assuming the next big construction contract would cover the hole. But the contracts stopped coming. And when the stock price nosedived, the hole became an even bigger hole. It blew up in his face so badly that he had no choice but to involve his sons."Dad, how could you fuck up this badly? What's the financial adviser saying?" North paced the length of his father’s hom

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