---- Book 1 Chapter 25 Book 1 Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Cyrus Colten POV Revolting things, humans. I hated this part of our job, hated that I had to tolerate these disgusting beings. Annoying, with their heads always on their phones and taking selfies. Things were different when I was still human, simpler, but now I couldn't tolerate them. So self-absorbed in perfection, money, and gaining power. Selfish was what they were. I hated coming here. If my mate Eli weren't with me, I wouldn't have bothered, but this was a necessary part of owning a successful business. Necessary to keep things going and up to date. It would only be for a short time, I reminded myself. I only had to tolerate them for a few meetings. I usually sent Eli; he was better at dealing with humans than I, and he didnt crave their blood, have a hunger for their deaths, and the urges I had. That was until I met Adeline Paisley. She didnt know it yet, but she would be ours. She was the exception to the hate I had for humans. She was different, not self-absorbed. I couldn't understand her, didnt understand how she could 1/8 ---- Book 1 Chapter 25 willingly put herself in danger to save a child, claiming he had more right to live than her. Ever since I laid eyes on her that first day, I hadn't been able to stay away from her. Eli was the same. This was the most we had ever spent at work, voluntarily wanting to go just to spend time with her. Eli was a Lycan, and before meeting me, he had his own pack, but I couldn't handle being around them. It was too much for my bloodlust, an insatiable hunger enough to send one mad. Yet here I was, about to get out of the car and entertain a bunch of morons. The things you did for your mate. Though he did sacrifice his entire pack to remain with me so I could do this for him. Thad over 700 years to get to where my life was now, and these simple-minded humans thought they could attain perfection in their short lives. Nothing was perfect, and once you stopped striving for perfection, everything that didnt matter would melt away. Yet they still tried. Such obnoxious selfish beings. And yet they would call us monsters. They had done nothing but ruin the planet with their disgusting filth, turning species extinct, all to gain knowledge and a feeling of self-worth. 2/8 ---- Book 1 Chapter 25 Little did they know, the world wasnt all sunshine and rainbows. If only they knew what was really lurking among them. Predators far worse than anything they could imagine, more dangerous than anything they could conjure up in their nightmares. Will you stop fidgeting and working yourself up? Eli said to me as we got ready to leave work. It was nearly 9PM. I growled at him. I wanted to leave hours ago when Addie did; I hated being here. She was the only reason I bothered coming in, the noise and the people here sending me nuts. Eli didnt have to put up with their blood calling to him. Didn't have to put up with hearing the chatter in their heads as I did. We were being audited, and the place was bustling with people still as we went down in the elevator to the foyer floor. Seriously, stop, Cyrus. You cant go in there in a bad mood. The last thing I need right now is trying to cover up that you killed an employee again. Remember the drama last time? He was right. I needed to stop overthinking. My hate for them was becoming a problem. Their childlike minds and distasteful thoughts irritated me, but I suppose they weren't to be blamed. They all had this idea of what they needed to strive for and what they 3/8 ---- Book 1 Chapter 25 needed to accomplish, when in reality, very few actually accomplished anything in their lifetimes. Time was never on their side. One of the reasons I loved Eli so much. He had been with me for 300 years now, and I loved the silence of being with him. Never having to hear the chatter in his head because he was my mate, and this made him immune to my powers. I wasnt even shocked when I discovered he was male; I was bisexual. On the other hand, Eli was furious; he never had any desire to be with a man, but eventually, I won him over. Getting out of the elevator, Eli was by my side as I stepped outside, fixing his gray suit jacket. I could smell the leftover scents of people's perfumes and their sweat. When I noticed Abbies car across the road, I nudged Eli, and he looked up. Wait, today is Friday. You dont think? Eli said as I looked in the windows of the diner across the street. I growled. My mate fooling around with another man this wasn't acceptable. I understood she didnt understand the mate bond, didnt know what she was to us, but I wouldn't put up with this. She was ours, not anyone elses. Cyrus, wait, Eli called as I stalked across the road. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!