Chapter 55 
Angela’s POV 
All I could think of were Darius’s words for the next few hours. His words affected me but I chose not to believe him. It has never always been me. He chose a different woman every time our paths crossed. 
I had to force myself to sleep and soon enough, I regretted I did. Although it took me a few hours to finally sleep, my nightmares woke me up several times. I could feel hands on my face, suffocating me. I couldn’t breathe. At some point, I saw myself being pushed down a cliff. I wanted to scream but I couldn’t. 
By the time I woke up from a frightening nightmare the fifth time, I gave up on sleeping. I knew the reason why I was having those nightmares and I knew they got worse because someone wouldn’t mind his business and not make me a stupid artist workshop. 
I didn’t need one. I would never need one. I reached for my pill bottle and groaned when I realized I didn’t have a bottle of water in the room. 
Sleep–deprived and reluctant, I dragged my feet to the kitchen to get some water. I was wearing a round–neck shirt I picked up. randomly from my luggage. It barely managed to cover my buttcheeks. 
“Can’t sleep?” Darius’s voice suddenly echoed, scaring me. I jumped in fear before I could figure out it was him. I sucked in a deep breath as I glared at him. 
He was sitting in darkness at first but after he spoke, he switched on the lamp with him. He was in the dining area holding a pen and a file. 

“What are you doing?” 

He raised the file. “Working!” 
“What are you doing here? What happened to the Alpha’s mansion? 
“I hate it there. I prefer it here,” I raised an eyebrow. It was getting difficult trying to understand Darius. 
“Yeah! It’s your house. Do whatever you want, 
“Can’t sleep?” He asked again. I hid the drug in the middle of my palm. 
“I sleep soundly. I just want a bottle of water. I was thirsty,” 
“What’s in your hand?” He asked. This time, he was on his feet. 
I had to act smarter than him. I walked closer to the dining table and touched the file with a fake smile on my face. 
“What are you working on?” 
He ignored me. He walked right past me into the kitchen and I almost cursed under my breath. I had thought he was coming. after me, I took a glimpse at the file but I couldn’t understand what was written on it 
“Nibbles, your brain capacity can’t comprehend that. Don’t bother reading it 
I almost dropped to the floor. My mouth dropped open and my face turned pale. 
Did he just insinuate that I was too stupid to understand a simple document? 
“What?” I gasped. 
“What?” He asked, pressing a bottle of water on my skin and 1 grabbed it away from his hand. 
“I’m not stupid,” 
He smirked. “I didn’t say you were. The handwriting is a bit complicated. The file is from another pack. I’ve already made a request for a new one. If possible, typed. No idiots use pen to write a stupid file these days,” 
He clenched his jaw so tightly I wondered if it hurt him. 
Thanks for the water, 
Chapter 35 
I forced the words out of my mouth as I began walking away. 
“If you can’t sleep, you could either use the pill or come into my room,” he suggested. 
I turned to him and glared hard. “Stay away from me,” I warned. 
“You say you hate me but you still wear my shirt from five years ago,” 
I looked down at the shirt I was wearing and I almost cried. It was indeed his. The last of his shirt that I kept for myself. I didn’t even check what I was wearing twice. My clothes were all over the place and I needed something to sleep on. 
A feathered kiss dropped on my hair and I shuddered. I knew it was Darius but I didn’t want to face him. 
He ran his hand over my arm, leaving goosebumps at each spot he left behind. He dropped another kiss on my shoulder and I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach. 
I wanted to drop every pride in me and turn to him. I wanted to kiss him and beg him to take me right there but I couldn’t. 
Not after everything he’d done to me. He’d made me feel less of myself and at his mercy everytime. I shouldn’t do this. 
“We can do this the easy way, He whispered in my ear. 
I swallowed the moan that was making it’s way to my throat. “Or maybe not,” I replied. I didn’t sound like me at all. 
He was so close to me that I could feel his hard bulge pressing into my back. My senses were disappearing and the earlier I moved away from him, the better. 
In the blink of an eye, I took several steps away from him. 
“I don’t want you touching me again, Darius,” 
He raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure? 
“Yes. I hate it when you do. It makes me hate myself and I hate hating myself, 
“And you’re sure you won’t regret this, Nibbles” 
“Stop calling me that ridiculous name,” 
I shook my head furiously. I was trying to convince myself more than him. “I won’t regret my decision. If you need a slut at your disposal, go to Daisy because it seems the only thing I have control over in this pack is my body,” 
“Daisy shouldn’t be a part of any of our conversation,” 
“The moment she walked into that dungeon and treated me like trash which I’m pretty sure was on your orders, she…” I stopped talking and took a deep breath. 
“What did she do to you?” 
I frowned. 
“Why don’t you ask her?” 
He moved closer to touch me but I moved away and screamed. 
“STOPP 
“Tell me what she did and I’ll stop,” 
“Ask her,” I spat. 
I opened the bottle of water and swallowed the pill right there in front of him. 
*I’ll rather overdose on pills than let you touch me ever again,” 
Turning briskly on 
feet, I walked away, not looking back at him not even when I heard a menacing growl and a loud crash. 
Author’s Note (please read) 
Hil 
Thank you so much for giving this book a chance and for leaving your awesome comments. I’ve read all through and I have the answers but I’m hoping to make a question and answer chapter soon (after I get approval). For the question regarding my updating schedule, here’s the answer, I update at least once everyday of the week. You’ll always find a new chapter everyday. Thank you for your support. I appreciate you