Chapter 409


    409 The Forbidden Fruit


    “Um Maynard! What do you want?” I got out of my chair when he walked way too close to my seat and


    stood behind the chair, keeping a suitable distance between us.


    “I want you to check something for me. Lazlo told me he gave you some digits to fill in. I want to see


    that list.” He cleared his throat and shook his head after he noticed he had made me ufortable. I


    nodded, remembering the work Lazlo had given me.


    “Sure, it is here.” I sounded normal, or, may I say, professional. Taking my seat again, I turned the


    laptop on, and he walked behind my chair to hunch over to see the list.


    “This one here—,” I pointed at the screen but instead I felt, him bringing his face closer to my neck and


    breathing on me, “This is ummm the new details,” I knew I should have moved away from him but I just


    didn’t.


    “Aha!” He didn’t pay attention to what I was showing him. Instead, he ced his hands on either side of


    me and blocked me in with his arms from behind. Next, he drew his face even closer until his lips came


    in direct contact with my skin, and my body shuddered visibly.


    “What are you doing?” I asked with hesitation.


    “Did I ever tell you that your scent makes my wolf go crazy? I don’t know what it is about you, Enya.


    But even when I know you are now a forbidden fruit for me, I just want to taste you,” he whispered and


    slid his lips around my cheek.


    “No!” I shook my head and jumped out of the chair, removing his hands in haste and running to the


    other side of the desk. “What are you doing, Maynard?” Iined, watching him


    straighten his posture and rub his hands on his face in guilt.


    “I know I shouldn’t but


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    Enya! We are both unhappy with


    our rtionship. Why don’t we just stop pretending to be okay with this lifestyle and ept what we


    truly want?” He didn’t hesitate to say it loudly this time.


    “I don’t know what you are talking about. I am in a very happy rtionship.” I shook my head and said


    in a confident voice. I didn’t want him to get any ideas and ruin his marriage.


    “Really? What I saw earlier was enough for me to determine he doesn’t even give a shite about you.


    He has moved on long ago, but because of you and because of all the promises he made to Thiago, he


    is sticking with you.” Maynard raised his voice as he broke my only hope in our rtionship.


    Somewhere, I knew Lazlo had changed. I just couldn’t believe he would get over me so easily. What I


    forgot was the reason he might be staying with me.


    “He didn’t say that to you, did he?” I asked with teary eyes, watching him lower his face and let out a


    sigh.


    “Why don’t you talk to him yourself? Or maybe you’ll see the signs. He is much happier when he is not


    with you, Enya. Even I could see how restrained he feels when you are around. You remind him of his


    freedom, the freedom Thiago took away from him when asking him to stick with you and take care of


    you,” Maynard yelled after tiring of me not believing him.


    “So that was the only reason he married me? Maynard! He and I were in love once.” I was harshly put


    to silence by Maynard when he clicked his tongue and grimaced.


    “That was just physical attraction. He didn’t want to lose you to the other powerful mates who wanted to


    pursue you, but now that nobody else wants you, he no longer feels the same attraction for you as he


    used to. That was just a teenage boy who wanted to win. It has changed; everything has changed.”


    Maynard told me the same thing Lazlo had been telling me for years. Now I was beginning to believe


    why Lazlo would always say he was not that boy anymore.


    “Get out!” I stepped away from the door and demanded he leaves.


    “I will leave, but I am staying right here for you. I am not willing to give up my happiness anymore, and


    neither should you. It is time that you change a bit, Enya. It is time that you be a little selfish and


    put yourself before others,” hemented before storming out of the office in haste.


    I stood in silence, not even moving a muscle, and absorbed everything he said to me. If it is true, then I


    have been wrong for holding Lazlo back. I wish he had been honest with me and told me all of this


    himself. I would have stepped away and let him have his freedom back.


    Since I was too distracted and hurt, I decided to go home. I have spent the entire day in the office


    alone, anyway. I called the beta of the pack, and he ignored my calls once again.


    Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    It was just like that. Whenever I would call someone, his pack members would ignore me. They didn’t


    even bring me a single cup of coffee today, even when I called them repeatedly.


    It was indeed true. When your alpha mate does not respect you, his subjects do not care either.


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    I grabbed my stuff and decided to leave for home. It was raining heavily, which would help me walk


    around unnoticed. Good thing nobody would be able to see my tears and also that Lazlo had called the


    other car home, too. So I was pretty much left with the option of walking on foot.


    Just halfway through, I heard a car engine from behind me. I stepped aside, thinking maybe I was


    walking on the wrong side, but the car never crossed me. Finally, feeling agitated, I turned around to


    see who it was, and my jaw met the floor. The car driving behind me belonged to Corbin. He was sitting


    in the car, driving it behind me, and following me around shamelessly.


    The look on his face told me he wasn’t in a good mood, either. The moment he found me looking at


    him, he stopped the car and got out of it to have a word with me.


    “Go away; I am not in moo—-hey!” I was trying to tell him nicely that I was not up for an argument when


    he approached me, grabbed my arm by force, and started pulling me toward his car.