Bound By The Lycan's Curse.

As I gazed out at the bright sun through the tinted windows of my dad's limousine, the diamonds on my dress seemed to mock me, reminding me of my failure.Growing up, I thought all the males would fall at my feet because I was the Alpha's daughter, and my dad was a billionaire. But now, at twenty-three, with a first-class degree from Harvard and all the money in the world, I had no mate.To crown it all, my longtime boyfriend had been cheating on me with my best friend for months before I found out, thanks to the moon goddess, who paired them as mates.Thinking about it now made my chest tight. The two people whom I loved and trusted betrayed me in the most despicable way. Now my dad was forcing me to attend some stupid werewolf/lycan summit."Can you two stop shouting? My ears and brain hurt from your noise," I snapped at my younger brother, Bryon, who was giggling in the backseat with his girlfriend, adding a harsh contrast to my misery."Easy, Rissa. You've been snapping at everyon

The overpowering smell of old, musty leather filled my dad's beat-up sedan, and the sound of his angry voice rose above the roar of the engine as he scolded me for shifting into my beast form. Tension filled the car, and my anger radiated off me in waves."Is it such a difficult task to control yourself in public? Have you never seen a girl before that you had to shift into your beast form? Now everyone in the pack will yap about how my son was aroused by a stupid werewolf.""I wasn't aroused by her," I lied, trying to defend myself, but he was too far gone in his rage to listen."Griffin, please hear him out. There may be other reasons why he shifted, and besides, Jalen can't be attracted to that spoiled brat.""Oh, shut up," my dad barked at my mom, who had stepped in to try and calm the situation. "That's all you do, make fat and silly excuses for him. He never does anything right. I'll be retiring in a year, and I don't even know the future of our pack."She sat in silence, her eye

I woke up to a world of pain, my entire body screaming in protest. Struggling to sit up, I took in my surroundings and realized I had no idea where I was. My head spun as I tried to remember what had happened, but it was all a blur.I was in a dimly lit room, with peeling wallpaper and cobwebs in the corners. I was lying on the floor, my wrists and ankles bound tightly with a rope that cut into my skin. Just as I was starting to panic, a giant rat hurried past me, its beady eyes and sharp teeth, and a terrified shriek escaped my lips. I tried to get to my feet, but my hands and feet were tied and I couldn't move.My heart pounded in my chest as I shouted for help, realizing with a sinking feeling that I had been kidnapped. My bag was nowhere to be found and I couldn't even mind-link my dad for help. It was like I was nothing but chaff, and the tears started to flow down my cheeks as I cried out in desperation.I sobbed until there were no tears left, then tried to shift into my wolf

ClarissaJalen's explosive shout took me by surprise, leaving me momentarily speechless as my heart raced in my chest. His anger was palpable, a seething heat that reminded me of the previous evening when his inner demons had taken control.As he loomed over me, the tension in the room was almost suffocating. I could feel the knots in my stomach tighten with fear, and I wisely chose to stay quiet, not wanting to further incite his wrath.Despite the anger he had displayed just moments ago, I thought I saw a hint of something like regret flash across Jalen's face as he ran a hand over his face and slumped against the wall. But he was skilled at hiding his emotions, and I couldn't be certain of what he was feeling.With a final, piercing look in my direction, he stormed out of the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I let out a sigh and cast my gaze around, hoping that my father would somehow find me and rescue me from this tumultuous situation.But deep down, I knew that it was a

ClarissaIt has been over twenty-four hours since I was kidnapped and tied up in this hellish, depressing building. My brain was going into overdrive and I couldn't even sleep for fear of what Jalen and his friend would do to me. Ever since I heard their plans to try to hypnotize me, I knew that I couldn't trust either of them. If his friend was really as nice as he pretended to be, he would have reported Jalen to the authorities for kidnapping instead of being an accomplice.The situation was so frustrating because I had a lot of work to do in the office. One of my clients had given me a project, and the testing and debugging was set to take place the next day. I also had a marketing and advertising campaign to oversee, but instead of working on these important tasks, I was stuck here, all thanks to my supposed mate."Did you feed her?" Jalen asked, treating me like a pet that needed to be fed."She said she wasn't hungry," his friend replied.Jalen pulled his friend to the window a