Scarlett:I sat as Maddie brushed my hair, leaving it to dry on its own.“Thank you for this, Maddie” I said, looking at her through the mirror. I knew that I wouldn’t have been able to do it for myself if I tried. My right arm was still immobile, and me trying to move it was somewhat impossible right now.“You are my sister, Scarlett, and I know that you would be doing the same for me” she said, smiling at me. I nodded, putting my left hand on her own, squeezing it gently.“I believe that you are stealing my mate” Alexei stated, breaking our conversation. Maddie and I laughed, turning to face him, and seeing me looking better; he smiled.Maddie took a step back, heading toward the door where I knew Ivan would most probably be waiting for her. The exhaustion on Alexei’s face told me that his day was long enough as it was.I walked into his spread arm when Maddie walked out, smiling when he pulled me closer, hugging me tightly. Alexei kissed the crown of my head, letting his lips linge
Alexei:I smiled at my beauty who lay peacefully in my arms.The mental battle that I was in was something that I wouldn’t wish for an enemy to go through.It was one that not only broke my soul and shattered my mind, but broke my whole family too.“You have no idea how grateful I am for you being here, malyshka” I whispered to my sleeping mate. I kissed Scarlett’s temple before carefully getting out of bed. Scarlett needed as much as rest as she could get to heal, and I won’t even start talking about her nutrition.I walked out of the bedroom to check on Claire, who I knew left the surgery room before we went to bed. I just didn’t want to worry Scarlett with the fact that I might be getting out of bed while she slept.Walking down the stairs, I frowned when I saw Nikolay sitting on the couch which was by her infirmary. His eyes were fixed on the ground and despite it being a while past one in the morning, the man was wide awake.“Your father is inside, Alexei” Nikolay said, his playf
Scarlett:I woke up when I didn’t feel Alexei laying on bed with me.Sitting up, I frowned, searching the room for him to find that he was out in the veranda.His back faced me as he stared into space, clearly lost in thought as his mind played everything that he has been dealing with.I winced in pain as I got out of bed. The wound on my stomach still stung whenever I tried moving, but nevertheless, I still forced myself out to go and see him.“You need to be in bed, malyshka” he said, not turning to face me as he put his cigarette down on the ashtray. I wrapped my arms around him from the back, hugging him tightly, kissing his spine.“And so do you, but it seems like the two of us have our own plans” I said, laying my head on his back. He put his hand on my arms, gently removing them before he turned around to face me, wrapping his arms around me as he hugged me.“You are the one person that is keeping me sane right now, malyshka” he whispered, sounding defeated “one side of me is d
Alexei:I frowned when I woke up to find that Scarlett was nowhere to be seen. Her side of the bed was cold meaning that she has been awake for a while now, and rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I sighed when I checked my phone to find that it was a while past noon.I got up from bed and walked to the bathroom to freshen up, catching Scarlett’s scent in the house, knowing that she was safe somewhere downstairs with the other family members. Maddie would most likely be with her, and if not Maddie, it would be Lena, Ivan, or even Artur. If anyone in the house knew what it was like to go from ‘stranger’ to family in this house, it was Artur.The fact that I knew that she shouldn’t have been out of bed with me asleep was something, but judging by the fact that I also knew that there was no way for me to keep her in bed all day while she let me sleep, she had to move for her wolf’s sake; I knew that I was forced to submit, leaving her to do what she saw as right.I walked out of the bathroom
Scarlett:I smiled at Alexei when he entered the dining room to see that everything was ready.Him and I were yet to talk about what happened with Isabella, but judging by her cold expression; I could tell that she wouldn’t miss the chance to tell him about it.The way she looked at me, or more specifically, glared at the two of us, told me that this lunch won’t be going as well as I hoped that it would. At least, not with her on the table.Yaroslav seemed to be calm, his eyes meeting mine, and what made me relax, if a bit, was that he nodded in respect at me. The two of us barely spoke after his kids had shot me; I don’t even remember seeing him during the whole period of my recovery. Isabella would occasionally pass by to check whether or not I was dead, I assume, but Yaroslav seemed to have gone MIA.“It seems like the little Luna has been busy” Nikolay said, smiling at me. I smiled back and nodded. Despite the man being who he was, and despite everything going on; the man had the
Alexei:I frowned in confusion when I noticed that the house was completely quiet. No one was in the living room, and seeing as I couldn’t hear anyone walking around upstairs, I knew that the top floors were practically empty. If anything, the girls were literally nowhere to be seen, and the men were busy going about with their duties as if it was some long day. But fucking hell, it wasn’t just Maddie or Scarlett now, even mom and Aunt Sienna seemed to have disappeared.“They couldn’t have killed one another, right?” Dad asked, entering the living room. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow, not bothering to comment as I caught their scent in the kitchen. I walked to the kitchen and frowned in confusion when the smell of cake filled my nostrils. Scarlett was surely keeping herself busy with the amount of baking that she decided to want to do today.“Just place these here, Isabella, they would be shaping themselves after cooling down” I heard Scarlett’s voice before opening the door.
Scarlett:I ran my fingers through Alexei’s hair as he lay his head on my chest, purring gently. The feeling of us laying together despite everything that has happened and was happening downstairs was something that I was completely grateful for.Knowing that Claire’s operations went well; she would be healing and waking up in the next few days; however, I didn’t know whether or not that would be a good thing, or whether it would be the end of her. But I knew that either way, I would be both supporting my mate, and standing by his side, being his rock. “You know, if the two of us started out like this, I think most of our issues wouldn’t have occurred” Alexei said, looking up at me, breaking my train of thoughts. I smiled down at him, removing my hand, gently letting my fingers scratch his back for a few seconds before I shook my head.“I don’t think we would be who we are if we started out being a normal couple; but then again, I could be wrong” I said, looking down at Alexei who ra
Alexei:“I chose you over that, and when I came back home that evening, I couldn’t help but fear them hurting you. They gave me time to choose, to think carefully, but I already knew that I wasn’t going to let them hurt my mate, and regardless of the consequence, I knew that I had my mind set on getting you out of there” I said, avoiding her eyes. My wolf whimpered when I saw tears falling from her eyes, and knowing that I was somewhat the reason behind them, I couldn’t help but regret talking about it.“I know that I should have told you about it earlier, and I know that I’ve made my mistakes by sending you to the facility; but I also knew that there was no way that you were going to believe me. Locking you up here was not an option, and making you work as one of the slaves would have broken me. Yes, sending you to the facility may have not been my best move, but believe me, Scarlett, the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you” I said, my eyes meeting hers. Scarlett wiped her tears f
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