Liana:
“For someone who wanted nothing with the Alpha, I am amazed by the fact that you fainted the second he passed by you.” Elena said, raising an eyebrow at me as I woke up.
My heart raced against my ribcage, and I couldn’t help but sneeze as I tried to allow myself to process the odor that they had me smelling. Whatever it was, it was annoying to my nasals.
I watched as a nurse put a napkin of perfume, it was what they used to wake me up, inside her box. Her eyes met mine, and though she didn’t say a word, I saw her disgust in her eyes before she turned to look at Elena.
I couldn’t bring myself to speak. I knew that passing out wasn’t because I saw him. I would be more than willing to watch him rot in hell. But I knew better than to say that to her. She would end up reporting it, and I didn’t want to find myself getting into more trouble than I could afford. Plus, it’s not like she cared anyway.
“She is fine,” the doctor said, looking at me. “And her health is well too, she just needs to get some rest. She would be fine after eating something.”
Elena nodded at the woman to leave, and Cecilia wrapped her arm around me, shaking me gently. Her eyes met mine and she shook her head at me, much like a sister would do to herself.
I looked around, allowing myself to process my surrounding. How I had wished that I woke up in my home, amongst my family, and my parents. But that was a dream, one that I doubted would be coming true anytime soon.
“I told you that starving yourself is not going to be good for you, Liana. You need to eat something to be able to stand.” She said, scolding me. “You are going to end up growing sick, and you don’t want that happening.”
“I will leave the two of you to talk. Ian would bring you to class in a bit.” Elena said, and Cecilia nodded. She looked at the man, I assumed that he was Ian, and then at us. “Give them five minutes, not later than that. Bring them to class afterwards.”
“It is not like anyone would care whether or not I could stand anyway. You know that for fact, Cecilia.” I said, and she shook her head at me. “I would rather if I died and just went to see my family. I would be a lot happier if that happened.”
“That is not true. I would care if something happened to you, and I don’t want you thinking that you are here alone. Look, we are not living in poverty anymore, and each one of us is being fed, we are all safe, and out of harm…”
“Do you really call this safety?” I asked, and Cecilia took a deep breath, making it clear to me that she didn’t like what I was saying. She looked around, and I knew that she was silently warning me not to say anything that was stupid. They could hear us, but the thing was, I wanted them to hear me. “We are living as slaves for the Alpha. Do you really think that we are going to be free in this place?”
“You need to relax, Liana. Things are going to get better, trust me; they have to get better…” Cecilia said, taking my hand in hers. She squeezed it gently, and I looked away from her.
“We are living here like dogs who are to be mated with. How can you not see that?” I asked, and she put her hand on my mouth, wanting to stop. Her eyes met mine and she shook her head at me.
“They might hear you, Liana. Enough with the trouble that you are putting yourself in already. You have a lot to deal with by now, and what you are doing…”
“I am not going to be used as a pawn. I am going to keep fighting them, and you should too.” I said, and she looked down at her lap. I put my hand under her chin, forcing her to look me in the eye. “The more we give in, the harsher they will be. These people are demons from hell, don’t believe the pretty games that they’re playing. It is only a matter of time before we are all fed to that disgusting Alpha…”
“Hey…” the man, Ian, said, stopping me. “Both of you control your mouths, especially you, Liana. This is the Alpha that you are talking about.”
“To hell with you and your Alpha.” I muttered, looking away from the man. His eyes hardened, and though I knew that I was playing with fire, I knew that I would rather do that than have myself submitting to a fate that I didn’t want. I needed to find a way out of this hell. And that wasn’t going to happen easily, they were sure to let me know that they wouldn’t be making it easy for me.
“Oh, trust me, little human, I am going to show you what hell is. But right now, you have a class to attend. And believe me, you do not want to find yourself caught in trouble with me.” He said, making me scoff.
“Or else what?” I asked, taunting the man. Cecilia pinched the bridge of her nose, and for a moment, I could tell that she wanted to be anywhere but here. It was as if she even regretted being my friend. I didn’t want her to be if she didn’t want it. But I wasn’t going to submit to such a fate. She shouldn’t too.
“I am going to feed you to the hounds myself, what do you think?” He asked, sarcastically before he looked away, seeming mostly disgusted. “Now go, in front of me, both of you. You have classes and I will not allow you to slack around…”
Aguilar:I walked inside my room to find the maids and servants cleaning the room, preparing it for the night.My eyes met a concubines for a moment, but she was quick to look down at her feet, avoiding my gaze. I smirked at her sight and watched as everyone left before I wrapped my hand around her wrist, stopping her.“What’s your name?” I asked, watching as her cheeks reddened.Her lips moved for a moment, but nothing came out of her voice, and her racing heart told me that she was both excited and nervous.“Allison.” She said, finally speaking.“Allison,” I said, and she nodded. I guided her toward my bed, and I watched as she slowly pushed me to sit down on the edge of it. I smirked at her dominance, and I watched, in silence, as she stripped herself off her clothes.I eyed her for a moment, admiring her beauty. She was young, it was obvious, not older than twenty, a small scar was on her right hip, but nevertheless, the rest of her body could have been mistaken for porcelain.I w
Liana:“So, what are the rules again?” Ian asked, looking at us as if we were stupid.The idea of dealing with all of this was not one that I wanted to process. The fact that they were teaching us to ensure that we were ready to satisfy the Alpha wasn’t something that I liked. I was furious, but I knew that I wouldn’t be able to change anything. Not this way.“No talking back, no looking into the Alpha’s eyes unless aloud, no yelling, no screaming, and no to being rude.” We repeated, knowing not to stay quiet. We didn’t want him to have us going at it for another hour again.“Exactly, and the last, but most important rule, NO MEN.” He said, and we all looked at one another for a moment as Elena walked toward us. We looked at her as she took Ian’s place, and though we stayed quiet, too scared to ask, we watched as the man walked out of the room for a moment, leaving us alone.“No men?” I asked, and Elena nodded.“They are here as servants of the harem, of the pack, and of the women of
Aguilar:“We are going to deal with more of you people around the clock.” I said, looking at Ezio. Valdez’s eyes were fixed on me, and though quiet, I could tell that he didn’t like the advisor who stood in front of me.“And do you think that we are going to want to deal with you, Alpha?” He, Marco, asked. “We are merely forced to be making this alliance for the good of our own people. It is not one that we want to make, and that is something that you know.“The two of us come from the same place, and though a human, you are dealing with your people as if they were strangers to you. I, as Alpha, aim to ensure their safety, while you want them to live in pain, poverty, and illness; I doubt that this is how a leader is to rule.” I said, raising an eyebrow at the man who was forced to sit on his knees in front of me. Two of my men held him down, forcing him to submit.“I am going to an expansion, and it is something that you and those of your kind, those who want to want to see me fall,
Liana:“They say that the Alpha’s Luna arrived to the pack.” I heard the girls gossiping.“Is she as beautiful as they claim that she is? Everyone says that she is the most beautiful girl in the world.” I heard another say. I didn’t say a word, taking a seat at one of the tables beside the girls and Cecilia.“I am curious, what had you calming down almost instantly? Just yesterday you were fighting to burn everything around you.” Allison asked, taking a seat at our table. “You know, suddenly, you are this good girl who is just sitting around.”“I have work to take care of, you know, unlike you, I do not intend…”“I am not like you, though. I am one of the Alpha’s favorites. I have my own room and floor, I don’t stay down here in the slave’s dorm.” She said, and I took a deep breath.“Shouldn’t you be having a table for yourself if that is the case?” I asked, and she frowned. “And if you are the Alpha’s favorite, why hasn’t he bothered calling for you to sleep by his side last night? Yo
Ella:“Settle down, Daniel, you have been playing for the past hour. You are going to need to rest before you exhaust yourself.” I said, looking at my son.“But, mama, all you ask me to do is rest. I want to play!” He said, and I shook my head as I looked at Maria, my headmistress.“Enough, Daniel. You are going to need to listen to your mother when I speak to you. You need to rest because tomorrow, you are going to start your studies.” I said, and he pouted.“I start my studies before even seeing papa?” He asked, looking away from me. “I order you, all of you, to bring father to me. I want to see papa.”The door opened, and my eyes widened in surprise as I looked at Aguilar walking inside. His eyes met mine and I was quick to put my jewelry box away as I stood up to face him. I looked down at my feet and I nodded at Maria to leave to her room within the chamber.“Papa!” Daniel cried out. He smiled and lifted our son in his arms, kissing him.“Hello, Aguilar. We have missed you deeply
Liana:I walked inside the Alpha’s room after getting ready, and though I was quiet, I couldn’t help but feel my heart racing against my chest.“You are going to need to be calm, beautiful, collected, kind, funny, sweet, and most importantly obedient. This means that you are not going to use that tongue of yours, not in front of the Alpha.” Elena said, looking at me over her shoulder.I nodded and chose not to say a word, I didn’t even trust my voice to do so.Ian knocked on the door twice before we were heard him call “Come in.”I took a deep breath and was ushered inside. My heart beat was so fast that I had a feeling that it might end up bursting. I didn’t say a word, instead, I kept my eyes on the ground, avoiding his gaze as he turned to face me.He took a step closer to me, and though they did tell me to get on my knees in front of him, I chose not to. I stood, and he put his finger under my chin, raising my face, making me look at him.Sparks coursed through my veins, and I cou
Aguilar:I kept my arms wrapped around my woman, my mate, who smiled as she looked at me.“I have to admit, when I heard the way you had an attitude, I expected that you wouldn’t be very open to me touching you.” I said, teasing her.“I barely caused them a fuss within the Estate, I am curious of what you are referring to?” She asked, and I smirked.Flashback:“One of the girls, the concubines, who arrived the other day has caused a fuss. Her name is to be said Liana. She fought against eating, against the girls eating or even looking at us, and the number of times that we had to tie her down for her to calm down are countless,” Marcus, one of the men who were in the car to deliver the concubines said. “I see,” I said.“She called the place hell. You the demon Alpha, a bunch of other words that wouldn’t be deemed appropriate considering that she is speaking to the Alpha of Alphas.” He said, and I took a deep breath. “Her family was killed by the men who sold her to us. It was why she
Liana:“How did you get here?” Aguilar asked, making me raise an eyebrow.“Do you want to know? Or are you merely asking to make conversation?” I asked, taking a bite of the strawberry that was set between us.“I am genuinely curious about the reason of why you hate me so much. You have been fighting nonstop, at least, so I have heard. You seem to be rather obedient.” He said, and I bit my bottom lip before picking up a grape and putting it between his lips, feeding it to him. He went to bite it, but I snatched half of it, making him smirk before he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me to straddle his lap.“Each one of us has a story. Mine won’t be so different from those that you have within your pack and estate when it comes to concubines.” I said, wrapping my arms around his neck. I leaned in and connected my lips with his, reminding myself that this was the one way that I was going to be able to get out of the slavery that I was in. Unless, of course, I could manage to find a way