In Bed with the Alpha Boss: A CEO Werewolf Romance Chapter 9

Chapter 9 – The Morning After
Gabrielle.
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I stare up in space, listening to Sebastian’s quiet snores. Tons of questions race in my mind.
There’s another woman? Who is she? Is she the reason why Sebastian has always been cold and reserved?
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He’s never shown me much emotion for the past two years. And on our last night together, he calls me by another woman’s
name?
When I wake up the next morning, Sebastian is already awake. He lies beside me, watching me sleep.
“You’re still here?” I ask in surprise.
He smiles at me weakly. “Do you want me to leave?”
I shake my head.
“Are you really going to marry Soraya Parks?” I keep my face stoic.
“My sense of duty tells me that I have to,” he replies.
“Well, I guess congratulations are in order.” I force a smile on my face. “I guess my decision to resign came at the perfect
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He rolls his eyes but doesn’t say anything.
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“Funny, we’re almost at the end of our time together. And yet there are still many things that I don’t understand about you. You’re still covered in this veil of mystery. Sometimes, I wish I can uncover just one of your secrets.”
“Like what?”
I shrug. “Like you met Soraya only yesterday. I know she isn’t your type. And yet, you’re going to marry her. What sense of duty tells you to sacrifice a lifetime of happiness?”
He sighs and stares at the ceiling thoughtfully. “The kind of responsibility that you are born with. You will never understand
it.”
“I guess. I wasn’t born rich like you. Not even close. We, commoners, are usually free to marry whomever we want, as long as they belong to our own kind. In that way, we are way better off than you.” I giggle.
“I guess you’re right,” he whispers sadly.
“Mr. Sebastian King, from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely wish you a lifetime of happiness. May you find bliss in the arms of your wife…”
He doesn’t let me finish. As if something comes over him, he sn**ches me in his arms and silences me with a kiss. My heart
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races as I savor Sebastian’s lips on mine with desperate hunger. For the next few moments, we forget about reality and all the complications that come with it.
Just then I feel a sharp pain in my abdomen. I nearly push Sebastian off me as I writhe in pain.
“What’s wrong?” he asks. I can hear the concern in his voice.
“I’m… I’m okay.”
I feel a gush of fluid flow between my legs.
“Da*n it! You’re bleeding!” he exclaims.
I blink back at him despite the pain. “I’m not.”
I am covered in a pristine white blanket. How could he have known that I’m bleeding?
Hastily, he pulls the blanket off me. And true enough, there’s a bright red spot in the sheets under me.
“It’s from my period,” I lie. I know exactly why I’m bleeding, and why there’s a pain in my abdomen.
Sex might give you discomfort and bleeding, my doctor says.
“You just finished your period last week,” Sebastian argues.
“And you’re an expert on women’s health now?” I ask, hoping he will be his usual cold devil-may-care self. “You should leave
Chapter 9 – The Morning After now. It’s morning anyway.”
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I don’t wait for him to answer. I quickly hop into the bathroom to pop in some painkillers and take a quick shower.
After drying my hair, I feel slightly better. I quickly dress in a light blue suit. When I step out of the bedroom, I am surprised to find Sebastian sitting in the couch, waiting for me.
“Why are you still here?” I ask.
He sighs. “I’m waiting for you.”
“What? You’ll be late for work.”
“So, what? I own the da*n firm. No one will fire me for being a
few minutes late.”
“People will see us coming together,” I argue.
“And why is that surprising? You’re my assistant. You’re supposed to be with me most of the time,” he argues back. “Come on. Just finish dressing up and we’ll go.”
He doesn’t give me a choice, so I quickly go back to the bedroom to fix my hair and put on my makeup. When I return to the living room, Sebastian stares at me from head to toe. Then he smiles bitterly but doesn’t say anything.
Da*n it! I would give everything to know what’s going on in his mind right now.
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He guides me to his car and opens the passenger seat for me. In our two years together, he’s never treated me like this… like a real girlfriend.
I wonder what changed today. After he admitted that he’s going to marry Soraya? After I handed in my resignation letter?
When he valets his car in front of the building, we see a familiar figure descending the steps.
“There you are!” Soraya says, wrapping her arms around Sebastian’s neck.
“Your mother said you left early, how come you are arriving just now?”
I want to pry her off Sebastian. They’ve only been engaged for a day and she’s already acting like she owns him?
Sebastian keeps a straight face, even though I can feel how uncomfortable he is.
“Are you free for lunch?” Soraya asks as we enter the elevator.
“No,” Sebastian replies curtly.
“How about dinner?”
“No.”
“Midnight snacks?”
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“So, when can we finally go out on a date?” Soraya asks, pouting.
“Not today,” Sebastian replies curtly.
Ting! The elevator opens up on our floor and we all go out and walk towards Sebastian’s office.
Soraya notices me walking behind them and glares at me. “Why are you following Sebastian around? Don’t you have a job to do?”
“Yes. I’m doing my job right now,” I reply, trying so hard to sound professional.
She rolls her eyes at me, and then she turns away, h**king her arm around Sebastian. To my dismay, Sebastian doesn’t even dodge her advances.
We enter Sebastian’s office. Almost automatically, I go to his desk to turn on his laptop and organize the folders on his desk. Soraya watches me as Sebastian takes a phone call by the window.
“Sebastian wants coffee. Can you get it?”
I nod at her. “Certainly, Miss Parks. What about you? Can I get you anything?
“Yeah, I want tea.”
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I nod and excuse myself to go to the pantry. I don’t notice that Soraya has followed me. I realize that Sebastian didn’t order coffee. Soraya just wants to be alone with me.
“I’m sorry, Miss Parks, is there something else I can help you with?”
Without warning, she raises her palm and hits me hard across the face.
Slap!
“Stay away from my fiancé, you s*ut!”
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