Three Alphas, Fated To One, Played By One, But Mated To One

Valerie’s POV

Once my house felt like a home and I had set up all the security measures I needed, I buried myself in work again.

My financial system was almost ready, so I decided to make some more money to support myself.

I went into the dark web and found a few gigs that were challenging, but paid well.

However, I noticed that one of the gigs included retrieving information from the Night Claw company.

This was the company set up by the Night Claw Pack and headed by Alpha Demon as the chairman.

Mike was now at the helms of the company learning how to run it as the CEO.

I thought about it and decided to take the gig.

I thought that maybe I might stumble upon some useful information while looking around.

So, I clicked on the accept button and the gig was immediately assigned to me.

However, I didn’t intend to go in blindly to look for information.

I wouldn’t want to risk getting caught. After all the company was an old one and it had been managed well over the years.

There is no way its technical team was useless and wouldn’t notice my intrusion.

So, I must first improve my knowledge before taking action.

Anyway, the person who posted the job gave a deadline of one week. This was enough time for me to go through the material Shadow had promised and improve my capabilities.

Just as this thought crossed my mind a notification on my laptop showed that an encrypted file had been sent to my email.

I immediately opened it and worked for ten minutes to crack open the encryption before finding what was inside.

As expected, it was the learning materials Shadow had promised.

I immediately got to work and began going through the information while also applying it in real time to understand how it really worked.

After digesting most of the information, I took a few other gigs on the dark web that were nearly on the same level as the one for Night Claw Pack company, but held a lower risk.

I managed to work through dinner until I couldn’t feel my fingers anymore from typing.

However, I went from almost getting caught while sneaking into some companies’ firewalls to going in and out undetected.

The information Shadow sent me was indeed very useful.

After practicing for two more days, I will be ready to take on the job regarding Mike’s company.

"Take a break, will you?" Lizzie’s voice suddenly cut through the silence in my head.

I finally stopped typing and looked up only to realize that it was completely dark outside.

"Eh! What time is it?" I asked in surprise.

"It’s already 10:30 PM. You worked for most of the day and nearly half the night. You even forgot about dinner." Lizzie began to criticize me and I felt a little accomplished.

"I made a lot of progress." I said proudly.

"Yes, but you also need to take care of yourself. What was the need of freedom if you are going to turn yourself into your own slave?" Lizzie asked, sounding a little angry.

"Alright, alright, alright...we won’t work like that anymore. It’s just that I got carried away. Next time maybe just remind me." Of course, I didn’t want to turn into a slave, but I also knew that building a company needed more than just a building and a product.

Without proper skills, my business would fail in its infancy.

So, I was working hard to become stronger and more knowledgeable.

The secure mobile payment system I had created must become a global leader in the future, and for that to happen, I had to make sure that it was flawless.

So, gaining more knowledge was necessary.

"I am not blaming you. I just don’t want you to overwork yourself again." Lizzie comforted me and a smile formed on my lips.

"Okay, let’s go eat something first. I won’t go to bed hungry." I said before heading down to the kitchen.

However, in this silence with only the sound of sizzling oil as my companions, I couldn’t help but think of him.

My mind drifted back to the night we almost lost control and let him claim me.

Every touch, every kiss, every breath against my skin was so vivid in my mind it wanted to burn me.

I accidentally touched the hot pan with my fingers while spacing out, causing the pain to pull me back to my senses.

"You can’t stop thinking about him?" Lizzie asked with a sigh.

"It’s not my fault. It feels as if there is a force compelling me to think of him. I can’t help it." I defended myself.

But in fact, I wasn’t lying.

There was indeed something that seemed to be forcing me to think about him.

"It’s the bond. He is your mate after all. No matter how far you run, that bond is still there." Lizzie said.

"I should have rejected him when I left." I said in annoyance.

"There is no guarantee he would have accepted." Lizzie reminded me.

"But with the way he looked at me with disgust and annoyance, and how he talked about me in front of all those people, he wouldn’t want me as his mate. So, why would he not accept my rejection?" I asked.

"Pride? He is an alpha. Getting rejected by what he believes to be a useless, wolfless mate doesn’t exactly sound macho." Lizzie explained and I felt frustrated.

I had to find an opportunity to break this pestering bond.

No matter what, I don’t want anything holding me back. And this bond with Mike was trying to pull me back to the pack.

I could never do that. Never go back to that hell hole.

That night, after eating and taking a shower, I got into bed feeling both lighter and conflicted.

However, I was soon asked and in Dreamland.

However, for the first time in a long time I had a dream.