Bonus Chapter Destiny #2
All he ever wanted to do was make her happy.
He showered her with gifts and affection.
While she didn’t need the gifts, she was always willing to accept his affection.
It was something she craved. She always needed to see his smile, feel his touch, hear his voice, smell his scent. She always needed him.
She listened as the gossip changed to another businesswoman who walked by.
They were criticizing her outfit and the color she had chosen.
Honestly, she had never heard two more miserable people.
She knew with one word the two would be fired and never heard from again.
Well, they would be lucky if they just ended up being fired.
If Harley thought they had upset her, he would instill fear into their souls.
They were bitter ladies but harmless. Destiny could care less about their gossiping ways.
Besides, if she really wanted rid of them, she would do it herself.
She wasn’t about to let Harley have the satisfaction of kicking them to the curb.
“Look how young she is. She’s barely out of diapers.”
And they were back to talking about her again.
“He has to put on a good show, I’m sure. Once they’re more settled, he’ll be able to take someone he really wants as a mistress.”
“I heard she is pregnant already.”
“Oh! Maybe the baby isn’t his, and he’s agreeing to take care of her.”
“Aww, that is so sweet and exactly something he would do. I bet you’re right.”
“So which is it? Is it a marriage of convenience or is it a troubled pregnant lady he’s trying to protect?” a voice hissed, making Destiny raise her gaze toward the whispering voices.
Clara now stood next to the desk glaring at the two women, who were startled. They licked their lips and glanced at one another nervously.
“Let me make one thing very clear. That woman over there is the CEO’s most precious treasure.
He adores her. He loves her. He loves her so much that I would venture to say he would kill someone if they made her shed a tear.
So perhaps you should remember that before you try to tear someone down to make yourselves feel better.
The truth of the matter is, you two aren’t good enough for him.
Even if he didn’t have Destiny, it would never have been either of you.
If you wish to keep your jobs here, don’t ever let me hear you utter another negative word about Destiny again.
” Clara looked at them smugly, and they trembled under her intimidating gaze.
Clara’s heels clicked loudly on the tile floor as she walked away.
She glanced over at Destiny and sent her a wink.
Those ladies didn’t realize it, but they were now on Clara’s list. It was a dangerous list to be on.
A strong vampire like her could easily make an afternoon snack out of the two ladies and none would be the wiser.
She watched as Clara headed up through the white security checkpoint just as she caught sight of Harley coming through one of the other white gates. Destiny stood up and smiled as Harley walked up to her. He pulled her to him and pressed her hips against his, then publicly claimed her lips.
“Harley! You shouldn’t have! I haven’t gotten to brush my teeth yet.”
He smiled down at her, looking at her as if she was silly. She blushed and stared into his eyes. “What was that for anyway?” She smiled, biting her bottom lip.
“So everyone here knows you’re mine. And I missed you.”
She giggled and shook her head. “You were only gone for a couple of minutes.”
“The longest minutes of my life. Being away from you is pure torture,” he said dramatically. “Come on, my love. Let’s get you home.”
Harley kept an arm around her waist as he led her out of the building.
The two women remained silent this time and even seemed to be busying themselves with something else.
They both still looked severely flustered.
Destiny didn’t let them bother her at all.
Someone will always be jealous of what you have.
Besides, she didn’t care about their gossip.
They were bitter women she couldn’t be bothered with …
simple humans who were not worth taking up space in her head.
She leaned into Harley’s side as he escorted her to the black limo that was waiting for them.
Harley helped her in first and raced around to the other side so she didn’t have to scoot over. Then he slid in beside her and wrapped his arm around her, placing her head on his shoulder.
She leaned into his warmth and closed her eyes, completely relaxed next to him.
Wherever he was, she was home. He was her home.
He always seemed to be whoever she needed him to be, and she adored him for that.
He might be the dangerous, powerful son of an original demon, but to her, he was her loving, doting mate.
The man she cherished and loved with everything she had.
She felt his lips brush over the top of her head as she began to fall asleep.
“Rest, my love,” Harley cooed to her as his fingers traced over her delicate arms. He smiled as he listened to her breathing even out.
Very few could understand how important Destiny was to him.
As someone who had lived as long as he had, it was almost impossible to fathom.
He knew the deity Leviathan understood this better than anyone else.
At times, you almost drift through a mundane life of routine and predictability, sometimes even feeling numb to what is happening around you.
Then you find someone who makes you feel again, someone who gives you purpose.
As if during your entire lonely existence, you were just waiting for them to appear.
Destiny became his everything. The reason he lived and breathed, and the reason his heart began to beat again. It was all because of her.
He never understood the whole mate concept before.
He always thought he would never get to experience having a mate, so he used to hate the idea.
Like a mate was only a handicap. Man, was he wrong.
She was the best thing he had ever experienced.
And he had several lifetimes of experience under his belt.
He didn’t care about the world. All he cared about was Destiny.
The only thing that was important to him, the only thing that mattered to him, was protecting her and his unborn child.
If a day ever came when the world was in peril, he would take Destiny away from it.
He would find a place for them to live away from danger.
Destiny and their unborn child were his world, his reason for existing.
She would never know how much she saved him and gave him a new life. She could never imagine what the darkness of the world was like before he found her. Now that he had his light, he would never let it go. He would treasure her always.
He never would have thought all those years ago how much his life would change after he rescued a green-haired demon. But it did. Rescuing Destiny’s mother Jin wasn’t just providence … it was fate. It was destiny.