Ryan's POVIt has been two months since the incident involving Scarlett. She has been in a coma all this time, not opening her eyes once, but she is still breathing.I took her away from the hospital, and she has been receiving treatment in the mansion. I haven't seen her in those two months, but I don't really care. I have been busy all through, so it was even.It's up to her to decide if she wants to wake up from her coma or not.If I were in her shoes, I wouldn't even consider waking up. I would have died a long time ago, before I was born.I punished the doctors in a way that suited them. They would work for a month without pay, and anyone slacking off would be killed. That's the punishment they deserve. I wanted to make it a year, but I have nothing to do with their payment.Sitting at my desk in the office, I stared out of the floor to ceiling window. My fingers tapped on the table and I gently tapped my feet on the floor. I had work to do, but I couldn't focus on anything or an
Scarlett's POVThe feeling of being pulled out of a dark tunnel and back into consciousness was like being reborn.Gradually, I regained awareness of my surroundings and let out a weak groan, exhaling a hot breath from my mouth.Opening my eyes was a struggle, so I remained lying on the bed like a newborn baby with no memory. Numbness consumed me, and I didn't even recognize myself.With my eyes still closed and my senses hazy, I started seeing my wolf in a blurry vision.It had been so many years since I last saw my wolf, so tears escaped my eyes as I imagined her.I had no idea what my parents did to me, but they claimed it was necessary to keep me safe.When I was fifteen, they injected me with a greenish liquid using a hypodermic syringe. They said it was my medication, but since then, I've been unable to transform into my wolf.My wolf was always the odd one in my family. While the rest of the pack had fur of a single color, mine had two colors and emitted a radiant light.It fel
Scarlett's POVI had been crying for what felt like an eternity, oblivious to the passing time and uninterested in knowing it.My hair was disheveled, my eyes red, and my trembling lips quivered as tears streamed down my face.I had expected my nurse to leave, but she stayed by my side, attempting to console me with soothing words. However, her efforts were in vain.How could I have developed feelings for an Alpha? Not any other Alpha but Ryan?I couldn't pinpoint when it had happened, but now I was in pain. Why hadn't Ryan ended my life completely while I was in a coma for two months? Why did he let me wake up?"Why didn't he kill me? Why didn't I die in that coma? Why did I survive?" The words caught in my throat, and the emotional turmoil overwhelmed me."Shhhh, don't say that. We're all relieved that you woke up," the nurse whispered, trying to comfort me.I lifted my head from the tear-soaked bedsheet and stared at the nurse with my puffy, red eyes."You're all relieved that I wo
Scarlett's POV I snuggled into my cushion as I slept and breathed softly. I could feel the warm fingers of someone stroking my face lightly, and it made me purr and snuggled into the inviting touch of the person, but I wasn't completely awake.The warmth I felt suddenly disappeared, leaving me with the feeling of emptiness.I fluttered my eyes open dizzily, but was met with the sight of Ryan seated on my bed, our gazes met, and it was difficult to turn away.I saw him retracting his hand, and he had a calm expression on his face as he stared at me with those hypnotizing hazel eyes of his. We kept staring at each other without saying a word, and when I couldn't leave my eyes open anymore, I fluttered them close without opening them again.I wasn't totally conscious, so I thought it was just a dream, and I remained snuggled into my cushion.I began fading away from the land of dreams, and I became fully awake."It's all a dream," I grumbled under my breath as I sniffed. I still felt
Scarlett's POVThe memory of how Ryan had pushed me in the hospital, and how my head had hit the railings of my bed, made me wince as the pain resurfaced. He was doing this intentionally. He was still hurting me, but I was determined not to cry. I was determined to stay strong and watch how my life with the IRP Alpha Ryan would end. He has said of throwing me out of the mansion, so I hoped that it was the reason for which he was here. I would be so excited to leave before he discovers that I wasn't truly fit for such a job. But throwing me away with nothing? How would I return back to my pack? He couldn't mean what he said, because that was like encouraging gang's of rogues. But I really don't know much concerning this IRP Alpha. Who knows if he permits them, and later kills them?It could be due to frustration he said such a thing, because I didn't expect him to come and throw me out himself. When I heard him communicating with his Beta concerning me, he had spoken about a docum
Scarlett's POV His eyes squinted as he watched me while I cried, but he didn't utter a single word.I wasn't crying because I wanted to see an expression on his face; it was because of how he had interrupted me from going unconscious. He had no idea how I felt right now. That sound was too sharp for someone like me who was about to faint. I had gr...My thoughts were interrupted when I felt his lips on mine, and he kissed me. It wasn't a rough kiss, but a passionate one that made me unable to cry anymore.Butterflies erupted in my stomach, and the sensation I felt was indescribable. Sniffing, I closed my eyes and enjoyed the kiss from the man I both hated and had feelings for.He bit his lower lip when he slowly disengaged from the kiss, and my eyes fluttered open. His lips were alluringly reddish and wet from the kiss we had just shared, and the way his lips felt on mine was indescribable."You could have just told me you wanted a kiss instead of crying like that. I couldn't even
Scarlett's POVWhen I calmed down, he continued, "I thought it was a dream at first, but when I woke up, I realized it wasn't. Scarlett, that wasn't the reason I brought you here, and I won't take it lightly if you ever tell Jayden that you love him again," he said coldly, and I felt as though I was being judged. Goosebumps appeared on my skin, my face pale, already giving up on my life. I have no idea of what had gotten into me that I had to say something like that to the Beta of IRP Alpha Ryan? Jayden also looked taken aback when I said that to him, but he shrugged it off with an awkward laugh before telling me to sleep and rest. The worst part of it was that Ryan also heard it."It's not really what you're thinking, it was just a–" I tried explaining to save myself from his wrath, my head hanging low, but his sudden interruption made me swallow hard."I don't care, Scarlett. As I said earlier, I don't want to see you with any other man, no matter whoever he is. I'm the only one
Scarlett's POVI averted my eyes from him and stared silently at the floor, chewing on my lower lip."Your time starts now. I'll give you only two minutes to strip," he ordered, his aura frightening me, making me wonder if I truly wanted to clash with him. That would be like digging one's grave and burying oneself in it.I diverted my gaze to him and saw that he wasn't looking at me.His eyes were focused on his phone as he scrolled through it, his lips paused. Then, his eyes fluttered from the screen, and diverted back to the screen, but not up to a minute his sharp gaze was directed at me, and he raised an eyebrow at me."Don't you know how to strip, young Miss? Do you need some help?"I shook my head, clenching my hands beside me as I held back my tears. How could I, who has never gotten into a relationship before suddenly begin to strip in front of someone who detested females? He would definitely detest my body, and that would be a humiliation."I'm waiting. I don't have much