Everly POV

Tears of frustration streaked down my face as I stormed away from him. Zoe and Macey were waiting, but I was too upset to speak to them as I ran to my office. Both of them followed me inside, and Macey was clutching a piece of paper in her hand.

“You ok?” Macey asks, and I nod. However, I was anything but ok. That was Valerie’s car, I know it was silly, but it was hers, just like everything of hers I kept down in the storage lockers. I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away.

“We will get it back, ” Zoe offers, and I shake my head.

“He had it crushed when I refused to let him mark me,

“Asshole, I’m sorry, Everly, ” Macey says, and I sniffle ; it wasn’t their fault. Macey clears her throat, and I glance at her resting on the edge of my desk as I used a tissue to wipe away my childish tears,

buying another was no issue, but I loved that car because it was hers. “The Inspector-, “

“Crap, I forgot, ” I tell them, getting up, and Macey waves me away, holding a piece of paper out to me.

I take it from her and read it; a sound of annoyance leaves me when I see what is written on it.

“This is bullshit; they are too standard. He checked last time,” Macey nods.

“He said he will be back in a week to check the guard rails are fixed. And the fence around the pool had been replaced.”

“Anything else?” I ask, and Zoe chews her lip nervously.

“He said whatever you have done to piss off the Alpha you need to fix, that he has been asked to find any fault to shut us down unless you give Valen what he wants, “

“You didn’t tell him,”

“Of course not,” I nod in relief.

” I’ll handle this, then I will come and grab the kids from school with you, ” I tell Zoe, who nods.

“Also, one of the fridges is down; I have sent for an electrician, ” Macey adds as they are leaving. This day couldn’t get any worse.

However, I spoke too soon. No electrician would come out, not even a handyman. I went through my contact list of rogues with different trades looking for anyone with any skills with appliances or electricals but found none. Zoe’s daughter’s father was away from the City visiting his mate’s family, so we couldn’t as for his help either.

When it was time to pick up the kids, Zoe met me by her car at the hotel’s front.

“Any luck?”

“No,” I groan.

it out, we still have one running, and we

I order a new one; if I can request a new one, I have a strange feeling we will be struggling to get it

The following day,

decided not to risk it and left knowing the Hotel was a good

food delivery to arrive for the wedding being

delivery truck with the new fridge in time, we had a week’s wait, and it took six of us to haul two of the fridges down from the apartments outback that ran next to the functions room,

should have come into the

asks as I paced frantically out in the loading dock for

hand propped up on his chin while he stared down at a sheet of paper. He had asked for some photos earlier, and I had given him my photo album to pick some out. He had been quietly working on some school project in the delivery shed, which is out the

pictures of my dad?” He asked and froze, going over to see what he was looking

tell him, brushing his hair back and glancing

I ask him, and he nods. It was a

you got any pictures of mine?”

top, the space next to her empty. I tried to be as honest as I could; he knew Valarie was his father’s mother and grandmother. The area beside her was empty because I couldn’t risk having him mention his grandfather’s

with a spare that was blank. Coming off my picture were

in our family tree?”

aunties, Casey and Taylor my cousin’s, our

our family, ” I tell him. He stares at the blank spots on the

of him?” I shake my head, wishing I could give him one, I could possibly get one off the Internet, but the teachers at school would recognize

my grandpa?” He

and it made me feel guilty; they were too recognizable, and I had my name changed before he was born. My father removed all traces of me, and I

will check,” I tell him, and

“My parents?”

never

tell him; I dreaded thèse sorts of questions, the information I could give

mum looked a lot like me; I have her facial features but

superhero; he liked to play and would always play with my sister and me after he

real one? ” He asks, and

be my best friend,

Can I meet

” I tell him, though whether that day would come is unforeseeable. My phone starts ringing, and Valerian turns

see the delivery truck I

“You’re late,” I answered.

of my hands; I have been stopped at the city entrance, I tried to explain,

been searching the truck and

cold?”

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