As preparing legal papers with the international rules was a lengthy task, Charlotte opened her laptop for work.

'What kind of desperate woman I am?"


She sighed and stared at the screen mindlessly.

'I don't even want to be with Eric, then why am I bothering about Melinda's dirty tricks?"

Charlotte considered this question so lame.


'All praise to my competitive nature!"

She shook her head and criticized herself critically.


'Your ‘I am the best' slogan has shown you this day. What was the use of provoking Melinda?

She is Eric's first mate, so definitely their love is deeper than usual. What was I even thinking?"

Then Luna Lily's sudden call alarmed her,

'Melinda is certainly cooking something."

She went straight to the main kitchen as instructed, there was some kind of servant's assemble going on there.

'Maddy wants to share her new plan for omegas' work efficiency. Come on in."

Seeing her standing like a pillar at the door, Luna Lily considered it as her hesitation about this household meeting and called her in.

'I have noticed that omegas are not working up to their potential here. This plan will help them improve."

Melinda spread a chart on the table and revealed a duty schedule.

'With this schedule, every omega will work for twenty hours a day. No task will be ignored by this time management, ensuring huge benefit in Pack's interest."

Charlotte glanced at the pitiful faces of weak omegas who were definitely underpaid in her opinion, this new bluff buck washed them.

'I have a suggestion, Luna. We can arrange a twelve-hours shift schedule with two days off facility. Deprived of supernatural abilities, omegas are prone to get tired and sick easily. Moreover, they have families, friends and personal lives too, this will allow them to spend some quality time with them. Working all week without rest would be extra burden on them, not to mention pregnant ladies and mothers who will never concentrate on work due to constant worry."

Luna's face was expressionless, it was hard to guess what she was thinking.

'If they will take rest all the time then who'll work, Star?"

Maddy gave her stink eye and sneered, she was boiling with fury as Charlotte's objection was discouraging the newly born business lady in her.

'Work can be equally divided among servants as they will perform well with replenished energy. Even machines need break for better performance, Maddy!"

As they both argued with the pros and cons of their plans, Luna raised her hand to stop them.

'I have decided that we will adopt Charlotte's idea. Her proposal is based on ground realities with great empathy towards her Pack mates, the basic quality of a good Luna. Good work, Charlotte."

Charlotte's attention was first caught by booming faces of omegas who were dreading about Luna's decision, then she averted her gaze towards Melinda who now a visual display of old steam engine. Sugarcoating her acrimony with fake smile, she tried to use another trick.

'If their working hours are reducing, their pay should be cut to half."

Before Luna could agree with her, Charlotte interfered hurriedly.

'This is the most important and feasible part of my proposal, Luna. Omegas should be paid according to the per hour policy. More work, more money and it'll not spend a single penny more than we are already paying."

Melinda balled her fingers to fists as Luna again accepted Charlotte's recommendation, her anger was burning the whole kitchen like they didn't need extra fire for cooking. She left without uttering a single word, Charlotte also excused herself after an hour as her manager was bugging her with messages about a separate signing ceremony.

'Maybe Eric is waiting for papers."

Charlotte giggled at her wishful thinking, but suddenly her throat went dry. She didn't realize the reason, but she felt the flares of heat between her legs, a desire to touch herself or wanted to be touched overpowered her mind.

'What the heck!

Why am I feeling so hot suddenly?"

Her fast-paced steps took her to Alpha's office, her attempts to manage the tsunami of emotions were rendering her speechless. When she reached the room where her feet directed her, she heard soft moans.

'Ahhh!"

That feminine voice gasped.

'You are such a magnificent beast, baby."

The air got punctured with heavy grunts and flesh slapping, it took her a moment to realize that it was Melinda's voice.

Charlotte placed her trembling hand on the knob of the conference room, the one without soundproof facility. Her heart thundered in her chest as blood thrummed in her ears. Under the haze of the mate-pull, she had to grit her teeth to halt the surge of waves of primal need.

Overwhelmed by lust, she opened the door, only to be disappointed. Two passionate bodies were intertwined with mutual fervor there, lost in burning hunger. Melinda was flipped on the table and Eric was balls deep inside her, slamming his length at an inhumane pace. The display of their deep yearning snapped her out of the daze, Charlotte's hand flew to her mouth to stop an involuntary screech. Next moment, she was out of the room, the couple was unaware of being sighted by her.

She sprinted away as her stomach twisted in a thousand knots; her vision became blurry with the tears. Then, it was black out for her.

When she woke up after some time, Charlotte found herself in the human bar, a drained man was lying beneath her feet.

'What have I done?"

Her eyes took a haunted look at the dead body, her hands were still stained with blood. In the history of her sober years, it was the first time that she lost control over her dark side.

'No!"

Charlotte stared into a catatonic stupor; her mind numb with fear. She curled up in a corner and hugged her knees to her chest.

'I,I am a killer. I killed a human."

'Killing and hunting is a part of being a vampire, Star!"

A kind voice echoed in the room; Charlotte was taken aback from the source of these comforting words.

'Casper!"

She rushed forward and hugged him.

'Thank Goodness, you are alive. I was so worried about you."

A pang of agony cut through Casper's heart, but he concealed it successfully.

'I will take care of it. Go back."

With his soothing tone, he calmed the panic-stricken heart of Charlotte.

'Thank you!"

She pressed his hands in gratitude.

'Anything for you, Star! We were friends before this soulmate problem."

Casper guided her to the bathroom to wash her face and offered her a drink.

'This will balance the energy of your last prey. Embrace your identity, Star.

Running away from the darkness of your soul will cost you a fortune."

Charlotte listened and nodded to his advice.

'I think I need to revise the lessons of self-control. It's getting out of my hands."

She turned to leave; Casper called her from behind.

'Don't let him take over your nerves, Star. You will only lose yourself in the end."

…

Several guards were kneeling before the agitated Alpha Eric, who was roaring in fury.

'Why did you open the gates? In the presence of two petrol teams, how did she escape without being spotted?"

Gamma Mathew came with a USB, gasping for air.

'It's the CCTV footage, you will not believe it, Alpha."

Mathew played the video on the laptop, where they had to watch it in slow motion to catch the flash of Charlotte's shadow.

'At this speed, Luna would have crossed the border of the state until now."

Mathew's exaggeration enraged him more, Eric banged his fist on the table.

'Search the surrounding human towns, contact airport security and alert our spies in the Vampire Kingdom. I want her back now!"

Eric's Alpha tone fastened Mathew's pace; he rushed out to fulfill his Alpha's demand. Head of the warriors, Julian was then pardoned with a warning.

'Pray to Goddess that Charlotte could be found in the next twenty-four hours otherwise, I will snap your neck before anyone else."

'Sire is coming back; I can feel her."

Liam's hurried statement turned out to be a light in the abyss of nothingness, Eric dashed out towards the Pack borders expecting her retu