Alexei:“You two managed to survive without killing one another?” Madeline asked, opening the house’s door for the two of us. Her brown eyes meeting my own as she teased both Scarlett and I. My beauty, having been drained before we made our way back, was now half asleep as we entered. I had my arm wrapped around Scarlett, and shaking my head at Madeline, the two of us entered the house. I watched as Scarlett took off her coat, hanging it inside the coat closet by the door before she looked at Madeline.“Hello to you, Madeline” Scarlett said, looking at Ivan who walked toward the door, smiling at the two of us. Scarlett didn’t return the smile, and I knew why; the last time they saw one another didn’t end too well between them. That was one fact that we needed to work on. With the man being my beta and second hand, and her being my mate and Luna, I couldn’t have them fighting or being in conflict.“I’ll be up in the room, yeah?” Scarlett said, her tone softening. I nodded, taking a st
Scarlett:I frowned at the sight of the blonde woman who stood in front of me. Her eyes glaring daggers at me as she waited for my response. She growled in warning, and just as I opened my mouth to respond, arms wrapped around her from the back, pulling her away.“Claire, enough” I heard Alexei say, his tone firm, and his order direct. I looked at him, waiting for an explanation, and turning to face him, I could assume that the blonde, Claire, was waiting for the same thing.“This slave, a fucking Lycan, is inside your room…”“This WOMAN is my Luna, and I do suggest that you speak to and about her with respect” he said, glaring at her. Claire turned to face me, her eyes widening in surprise before she took a step back, hitting her brother’s chest. He wrapped his arm around her waist, preventing her from falling. She took a step toward me, glaring at me, and glaring back at her, I took a deep breath, standing my ground.“What have you done to my brother?” She asked, wrapping her hand
Alexei:I walked out of the bedroom, heading to my sister’s after Scarlett fell asleep.Knowing that the two of us were dead exhausted, she didn’t waste time before sleeping in my arms as I ran my fingers through her hair, calming her down from her crying, and despite wanting to sleep beside her, I knew that I had my sister to deal with. The fact that she came unannounced was something I was generally used to. In my opinion, it was her house, and she could come whenever she wanted; but that didn’t mean that she could come and cause unnecessary problems.I knocked on her bedroom’s door, smelling her scent along with another man’s inside and hearing both their racing heartbeats and low moans. It wasn’t long until she opened it, already knowing that it was me. I pushed the door completely open, seeing as she only opened it halfway, and entered her bedroom to find Romanov, one of my men, on her bed, wearing nothing but the blanket that covered his body. His eyes widened in surprise and I
Scarlett:I smiled, opening my eyes to find Alexei looking down at me, running his finger over my sprawled up hair, gently looping his finger with my curls before letting it go.His eyes were gentle as he hovered my body, kissing my forehead, cheek, nose, then finally my lips. I smiled into the kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck as I pulled him closer, his bare chest touching the exposed parts of my arms and stomach. “What about morning breath?” I asked him, catching his own minty breath. His wet hair told me that he had already showered, and considering that he was wearing his suit’s pants, I knew that he was going out.“I never cared about it, and I don’t think that I would start doing so now” he whispered, biting down my bottom lip. Alexei wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me to sit up, making me giggle. He chuckled and rested his forehead against my own, catching his breath “how about you get out of bed, shower, and freshen up, then the two of us can have breakfast to
Alexei:“What do you mean that Viktor sided with the Italians?” I asked Ivan who shook his head in confusion. He handed me the papers, and showed me the pictures that confirmed what he said, and pinching the bridge of my nose, I shook my head at my little brother’s stupidity.The man didn’t know what he was getting himself into, and seeing as he chose the men that even dad wouldn’t associate with; I knew that he was anywhere near being sane right now.“The man has lost his mind” I said, shaking my head. These Italians would get him killed once they’re done with him, and the fucking idiot trusted them enough to work with them instead of his older brother.“I don’t know what deal he’s had with them, but our men have tracked him down and this video was last night. I don’t know of Claire knows about this, but I don’t think that she would be stupid enough to risk her brother’s life, at least, not Viktor’s” he said, being completely honest. He was right, I knew my sister well enough to know
Scarlett: I ran my fingers through Alexei’s hair as he lay on my chest, listening to my heartbeat. His body completely down as he allowed himself to make his walls fall, trusting me to be there for him. Never in my life did I think that I would be laying in a position that had a Pakhan, one of the strongest ones, a man who killed my whole family and pack, seeking comfort from me, trusting me to be his only peace, or trusting that I wouldn’t end up harming him. The way he lay as broken and sad as he was, lost even, told me that there was more to his family coming than I knew. “Thank you for this, Scarlett” Alexei suddenly said, breaking the comfortable silence between us. I looked down at him to find him looking up at me, placing his hands either side of me as he raised himself to look at me. “I didn’t do anything” I said, smiling when he leaned in to kiss me. His kiss was gentle, not rushed. He pulled away to look me in the eye, running his finger through my hair, tucking it behin
Alexei: “So, it is true” Yaroslav, my father, said once he entered the house. His silver-blue eyes, which matched mine, landed on Scarlett who came to greet them alongside Lena, and Maddie. Claire, Ivan, and I went to pick them up from the airport, leaving the ladies here to set things up. I extended my arm out to Scarlett, and she smiled, approaching us, extending her hand to my dad. “I’m Scarlett” “I am aware, Lycan” he said, coldly. Scarlett lowered her hand, taking a deep breath as to control the smile on her face. “Yaroslav” mom said, looking at him. She looked at Scarlett and smiled, extending her hand for Scarlett, making her feel welcome. “I’m Isabella, Scarlett, Alexei’s mother” Scarlett smiled, extending her hand and shaking mom’s. Mom smiled and pulled her in, hugging her, taking her by surprise. Scarlett wrapped her arms around mom, and hugged her back just as tightly “I believe, since my son has accepted you as his own, then you are family” Mom’s voice was above a w
Scarlett: I laid my head on the armrest of the couch as I sat in Alexei’s room. My mind raced with a dozen thoughts as I allowed myself to sink inside their abyss. Between Yaroslav’s words and Viktor’s insults, I couldn’t help but feel small; however, I was thankful for Alexei standing up to me in front of them. The bedroom’s door was knocked, breaking my thoughts, and catching Maddie’s scent. I knew that she would let herself in whether or not I called her inside. Confirming my words, she opened the door, and smiled at me, peeking inside to see me sitting down before she entered carrying a tray of food. “I believe that you would be hungry. You know, considering that you barely took a few bites before getting up” she said, entering the bedroom “plus, I don’t think that there’s a girl on this planet that would say no to your chocolate fondue” “You are impossible, Madeline” I said, laughing. She smiled, kicking the door closed before she walked toward me, setting the tray on the c
Alexei: I smiled at the sight of my wife who walked into the bedroom wearing her wedding dress. The dress which hugged her body perfectly was made by an Italian designer specifically for her, and I knew that she wanted to give it away as a present to another woman who couldn’t have her own dress made, and seeing as she already knew who she was going to give it to, I couldn’t help but smile at her genuine side. The two of us chose not to have an after party; therefore we went to the hotel directly to spend a few nights there before heading out on our honeymoon. I walked toward her, and slowly removed the veil of her head, smiling when I saw that she was blushing. “Now, now, why are you shy, malyshka? It’s not like I haven’t seen you before” I teased, running my finger down her arm. I chuckled, knowing that tonight would be different. I didn’t know or understand why, but seeing her in her dress made my heart drop, and my air got caught in my throat. She knew that for fact, and hear
Scarlett:“Where are we going?” I asked, smiling at Alexei who had his arm wrapped around my waist.“You know, I never took you as impatient, but it seems like I was wrong in that” he teased, kissing my temple. I knew that the two of us were heading to have breakfast, but considering that we just passed the buffet, I couldn’t help but be curious.“Alexei, come on, stop being so stubborn” I said, pouting my lips. Alexei laughed and shook his head at my behavior. The sound of the fountains and built waterfalls was relaxing, and I couldn’t help but stop my tracks as I took sight of the flower fields. “Your eyes were closed last night, and I thought that we would end up having a tour after dinner, but things took a whole different route” Alexei teased, making me laugh. My eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the flying squirrels, and seeing how excited I was, Alexei wrapped his arms around me from the back, hugging me tightly.He kissed my cheek and rested his chin against my shoulde
Alexei:“Okay, the forest is literally the last place I expected after the lantern thing we did earlier” Scarlett said as the two of us walked toward our date. I laughed, shaking my head at my impatient beauty whose eyes were covered with my hand as I guided her. Passing the small built waterfall that was giving the area a more romantic aroma. The smell of flowers filled my nostrils as we passed the jasmine field and I was more than a little surprised that my mate decided that we were in a forest.“I don’t even know how you assumed that it was a forest, especially since your eyes are closed. Anyhow, we are almost there, just watch your step” I said, making sure that she didn’t hit anything that would hurt her. The path ahead of us was mostly empty except for a few squirrels who would be running around or rocks that she could trip on. I would occasionally kiss the crown of her head as she complained, and noticing that she has been doing it a lot since arriving, I realized that my mate
Scarlett:I ran my fingers through my hair as I untangled it before bringing the brush. I couldn’t help but feel thankful for finally being able to move my hand without feeling like it was about to fall off. The past few weeks have been hell on me as it was without being able to mobilize it, and I know for fact that I didn’ want to go back to living through that again.Having taken the cast off two days ago, I still needed a bit to be able to move it completely, but it was a start, and that was something to hold onto. At least, I wouldn’t have to rely on a maid to help me with simple tasks like cutting a tomato when my muscles went numb.I smiled as I stared at my reflection. My face has regained its color, and I have added the few pounds that I have lost with everything that has happened after I got shot. I was also glad to see that Isabella and Sienna’s treatments, nutrition wise, were working. The family has silently decided to spend more time together after everything has been set
Alexei:Scarlett and I walked out of the office to find most of the pack members sitting in the living room by mom’s side. Her eyes were fixed on the box that she got, Viktor’s head, and despite the tears that formed in her eyes, I knew that she was proud of what she saw.I cleared my throat, catching everyone’s attention, and seeing me enter the room, mom straightened, standing up from the couch as she approached me. Scarlett who was standing beside me, took a step back as mom wrapped her arms around me, pulling me in for a tight hug,“I am very proud of you, Alexei…” she whispered, kissing my cheek. She pulled away to look me in the eye, and despite her tears that fell from her eyes, she gave me a small, confident smile “I never want you to think otherwise. What you did was the right thing for the pack, and it was what we should have done years ago. If we couldn’t do it because of our positions as his parents, you took the hardest part as his brother and ensured your pack’s safety.
Scarlett:I watched as Alexei walked inside the house. His eyes avoided mine, the blood on his clothes and lifeless eyes told me that things were done, his brother was dead. His heart raced against his ribcage with each step he took, and I knew that he was trying to pull himself together to stand strong despite the shock that he was living through. It was one that I wouldn’t want my worst of enemies to live through; therefore, I wasn’t going to let my mate live through it alone.I went to walk toward him only for Maddie to wrap her hand around my arm, shaking her head at me. However, I responding with the same head shake and moved away from her hand and followed him; I wasn’t going to leave him to live through this pain on his own. If anything, I would be helping him mend his scars like he’s helped me with mine.I entered the office without bothering to knock on the door, not that Alexei expected me to do so anyway. He was more than used to me ignoring that. He stood by the bar, debat
Alexei:I growled, glaring at my brother whose eyes were wide in fear, and I could see his hands shaking despite being cuffed to the chair. His heart raced, and the vein on his forehead told me that he was more than just a little petrified.He knew what was coming, and at this point, I really didn’t care whether or not he was answering my questions; I knew that I was punishing him for MY pleasure, and that itself was enough to make him piss his pants. The man not only forced us to kill our sister, and himself. He also hurt my mate, and if I wasn’t chewing his neck off right now, it was because our father was in the same room, and I still had some work to do.“Alexei, stop, please, I will answer your questions” he begged, making me chuckle. I ran my blade over his abdomen, enjoying his cries of pain too much to stop, allowing it to rest right over his cock, or what was left of it anyway. The man didn’t deserve to have one to begin with and I handled that the way I knew best.“But, thi
Scarlett:“Isabella, I am fine” I said, shaking my head at the woman who wanted nothing more than to feed me the second bowl of soup.“You are not, and you will not reject this bowl of soup. It is good for you and would help you grow stronger. You need to build your strength, and judging by what Andrea said about your state, I am going to be taking care of you myself” she said, making me laugh.“Well, it seems like Doctor Andrea told you all about my state” I said, looking down at my lap. My smile quickly faded from my lips, and reading my expression, Isabella, put a finger under my chin, raising my face for me to look at her. Her, Sienna, Lena, and Maddie were in my room while Alexei went to deal with a few things. What they were, I didn’t bother asking, but I didn’t need to ask to know that they concerned his brother. “You are not going to listen to a word she said, do you understand me, Scarlett?”“She is a doctor…”“Nothing she said is guaranteed” Isabella said, stopping me “she
Alexei:I ran my finger over my mate’s arm, watching as she stirred, waking up from the deep slumber that she fell into.Having slept in the car, the doctors took her to examine her wounds, and I couldn’t help the ache I felt when I heard from the doctors that she was hurting herself more than she could handle. The fact that she knew that she wasn’t supposed to exhaust herself for the sake of healing herself and her wolf made me regret sending her to Viktor. She knew the risk and yet didn’t tell me anything about it.She opened her eyes, and sitting up, she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly. I hugged her back, gently kissing her temple, loving her more than I ever have for what she was doing for me. “How are you feeling, Scarlett?” I asked, pulling away from the hug. She frowned, moving her shoulder before smiling.“I’m fine. The pain on my shoulder is somewhat nonexistent” she said, making me smile. “What happened? Where are we anyway?” She asked, looking me in the eye