Scarlett:“Do you want to eat something, love?” I asked, kissing Alexei’s back as I hugged him from behind.He smiled, looking back at me through our reflection before shaking his head. He put his hand on my arm, removing it before turning to face me. He was getting ready to head to the office, wanting to drown himself in work as to distract himself from overthinking throughout the day.“I’m fine, malyshka” he whispered, resting his forehead against my own. I ran my fingers over his shirt’s buttons, fixing them for him as he watched.“We both know that you aren’t, but I won’t press on the subject right now. Just try to get something to eat throughout the day, yeah?” I said, softly. Alexei nodded and kissed my forehead.“I love you, Scarlett” Alexei whispered, holding me close. I smiled and stood on my toes to peck his lips, biting down his bottom lip gently.“I love you more, Alexei” I said, pulling away when his shirt was buttoned. I carried his jacket from the chair as the two of us
Alexei:I walked around the office, knowing that I had a lot to deal with.We were yet to hear from the men who sent the crate to Viktor and Esteban.The men were three of my own pack, but of course, Viktor did not know that and would mistake them for mafia delivery men. The men wouldn’t be surprised to deliver a dead body, and in return, they were simple messengers; they were not to be touched.The office’s door was knocked, and catching my men’s scent, I smirked as I opened the door for them. The pain I felt was indescribable; however, shutting off all my emotions, I was more dangerous than a bull who was sent out to attack the people in the Spanish streets on holiday.“Alpha” they said, entering the office. I nodded, motioning for them to sit down as I sat on my couch, waiting to listen to what they had to say. Ivan walked in after them, crossing his arms over his chest, waiting along my side “they didn’t allow us inside, but judging by what we heard, Viktor lost it. Esteban was fo
Scarlett:“You have guts coming over here after what your ‘mate’ did” Viktor said, glaring at me. I smiled, crossing my arms over my chest as I walked toward him. I could hear his heart racing with each step I took closer to him, and knowing that he was afraid that his brother might somehow follow me here; I could tell that he was more than just ‘a little’ worried.I knew that it took Alexei everything in him to send me to his brother, the one man he wanted nothing more than to kill; however, we were going to need to play a game of fire, and such games cannot be played clean, and seeing as HE was the one who suggested for me to come here; I knew that he was well aware of that fact. “I believe that I have nothing to be afraid of, especially considering the fact that we are looking for one target and have the same goal” I said, standing one step away from him. The men who were standing close, guarding him, wanted to take a step forward only for him to raise his hand, stopping them. Ano
Alexei:We stood in the security room as we listened to Scarlett as she spoke.Her confidence made me smile proudly; however, I couldn’t help but worry about how far she was taking the game. I knew that she was doing this to get our way done, but I also knew that she was playing with fire, and that wasn’t the smartest thing to do considering that they wouldn’t mind burning her alive.“Do you think that it’s going to work?” Ivan asked, looking at me. Artur had his arms crossed over his chest as he listened, waiting for a signal for him to send in the men who were there to keep her safe if needed.“Scarlett is…”“Deal, but we are going to be playing things our way and not yours” Viktor said, answering my mate. Ivan, Artur, and I looked at one another as a smirk made its way to my lips “I don’t trust that your ‘mate’ is not listening and that this is not some game that you are playing”“Oh, really?” Scarlett mocked. Ivan looked at me, the men already knowing what was going to happen. I
Scarlett:My heart throbbed against my ribcage as I processed what the man was saying. Flowers covered the floor around us, and not to mention the open casket; however, despite the whole scenario that I was in, ONE question played in my head…The bloody bastard was keeping his slaughtered sister’s body, in the house, as a reminder to him? “The woman is dead, her body should be buried. Us working faster has nothing to do with her being here” I said, looking Viktor in the eye “does your Alpha know of this?”“He couldn’t care less about what I did to her. In his eyes, she was nothing but a woman, someone for him to marry and fuck…”“And you were willing to send her a bride to him?” I asked, frowning in confusion “okay, say that this is the case, I can now understand that you wouldn’t mind me spreading my legs for him”“I would have rather had you spreading them for me, if I were being honest, and I will be sure that you beg for me eventually. You choosing him was the first wrong choice
Alexei:“Make sure to keep a close eye, if there’s anything that we need to know, give me a call” I told Artur who nodded.Ivan and I were heading out, and knowing that things were about to get complicated, we needed to ensure that things didn’t get too dangerous on Scarlett while she was alone. If Viktor was sick enough to think that I would leave my mate to spend ONE night in that hellhole with them, he was very wrong. “Don’t worry, boss, the men are positioned to go inside if Luna Scarlett needs them, and they’re already informed that you should be arriving soon” Artur said and I nodded. I put a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it gently before walking out, waiting for the hell that would unleash very soon.My eyes caught sight of mom and dad who were already packed and ready to leave. Neither one of them wanted to listen to the fact that they could stay, and that this was their home; therefore, nodding at them, I walked toward mom and wrapped my arms around her, hugging her tightl
Scarlett:“Why are you showing me these papers?” I asked, looking at Esteban who smiled at me. He turned around to look at me, his eyes holding a darkness that I have only seen on the men who came to the facility to buy women.“Because I want to know what your mate has to say about this”“My mate’s words would not make a difference at this point” I said, keeping my eyes on his as he walked toward me, towering my body. Having received the signal from Artur, I knew that my mate was waiting outside for me, just needing a signal “what makes a difference to me is YOUR words and your point of view in this”“Oh really?”“Yes, really” I said, stepping aside as I crossed my arms over his chest. I knew that playing this game was dangerous, things could go wrong in many different ways, but if I wanted to play with fire, I needed to add gasoline, and right now, that fire was not Esteban, it was the Aslanov who was more than ready to get everything done HIS way.“I am very curious, how did he mana
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
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