Rose’s POVI opened my eyes only to see painful light bursting through.“Where was I?’ I wondered to myself, A dull pain shot through my arm to my surprise. I groaned, laying down.What was going on? I wondered as I shifted to the side, trying to spot the reason for my pain.As my sight cleared up and the lights dulled down, I finally saw it.There was an IV drip on my arm, and standing beside the bed I laid on, was Rael.I instantly jolted up, watching as he focused on me.“Rose." He said, moving to reach me.I ignored the pain as I used my arm - still connected to the drip - to stop him, arms spread out in the air.“Don't come any closer,” I warned despite my voice wavering.Thankfully, he stood right where he was, and I relaxed a little.“What happened to me?” I asked. The last thing I remembered was…Fear. Pain. The gnashing of teeth and shining claws that tore through my skin.“I heard your call in the woods.” He said. I turned to meet his face. “By the time I reached there, you
Rose’s POVThree weeks later.I moved along the supermarket in my hoodie, making sure my head was down as I brought in the basket to the cashier. Once she was done packaging it all, she smiled.“Thank you for coming here.” She said. I smiled in turn, but the moment I was about to pass, she stopped me. “Sorry, ma'am. Have I seen you before?” She asked.I stiffened for a moment, and I was thankful for the oversized hoodie I wore that hid my reaction. With a small smile, I shook my head. “Not that I know of,” I replied.Thankfully she didn't push it any forward, apologizing before letting me go. The moment I stepped out of the supermarket, I rushed through the streets, heart beating wildly.This was my life now, turned on its head ever since that damned announcement. As though it wasn't enough that he had made such a ludicrous announcement, Rael even had to do something worse.Flashack“Why on earth did you do that? I asked strickenly as he shut the door. Moments after quelling the medi
Rose's POVAlbrecht Medicals company building might as well have been the easiest thing to find. It was one of the largest buildings in the city afterall. A skyscraper which stood tall above the others.Which was why I stood in front of it now, looking up at its name and logo written so far up I could barely see it.I swallowed before stepping in. The faster I did this, the better.The moment I came in, I was stopped by guards again.“No strangers enter the premises.” They said.I wasn't stupid. There was only one way I could enter without a hitch. I breathed in , preparing myself for what I was about to say.“I am Rael’s fiancee, and I need to speak with him,” I said as confidently as I could, ignoring the cringe that wracked me internally at the words.They both looked at each other for a moment before one of them brought out a phone, speaking indecipherably. I held my breath, praying that they would somehow accept my excuse.Not long after, the clack of heels became louder, a woman
Rose’s POVThe second I could think clearly, it all came rushing to me.Rage. Red hot rage bubbled up inside me as I looked at him, processing what he said.Bound for life.No. Hell no.Without thinking, I struck. The sound of the slap echoed in the room for a few seconds.My breaths came harsh and loud as his face, snapped to the side by the force of my slap, came turning back to meet mine.“It doesn't matter if it was an accident or not. What matters is that it's there. It is real, and it can be taken back.” He said in his damned monotonous voice.His words and tone were grating more and more on my nerves. How could he be so calm about what he had done?I wished he was joking, I wish I could leave his office under the thoughts of calling him crazy.I had seen him turn into a wolf. Had seen other wolves, which had attacked me. His words were no longer impossible.Which only meant that they had to be trueI fought the overwhelming urge to cry and curl in on myself. I couldn't show any
Rose’s POVI sighed as I gazed up at the monotonous ceiling.For the first few days of my arrival here, I had only resided within the four walls of my bedroom. The reason was partly out of a strange sort of rebellion, a reminder that though I agreed on it of my free will, I most definitely wasn't happy about it. The second reason was out of fear. I didn’t know what I was more afraid of - me My absence in wandering hadn’t seemed to waver the rest of the household. Every day, the people dressed in blue would knock at my door, either bringing breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the evenings. Occasionally they spoke, asking me if I needed anything else to which I always refused. I had fallen asleep constantly in the past few days, and I wasn’t sure if that was my body releasing the stress I had been through for the past few weeks or otherwise. Yet, everytime I fell asleep after a meal. I would wake up to see it gone.Thus, there really seemed to be no need for me to leave my room, and for
Rose POV“So, what do you know about werewolves?”I glanced at the blonde haired man before looking away.Werewolves. The name still rang true in my mind. Despite never saying it out loud, the thought of calling them that constantly came to mind. I always halted myself from doing so, however, the thought of referring to them as that seemed too unreal, yet… humanizing.I said nothing in response at first, shrugging.“Nothing much. I never paid attention to fantasy,” I finally said.From my youth, I had never liked the idea of the supernatural, the idea far too vague and fake for me to get into. Although I enjoyed media regarding magic, lore such as vampires, werewolves, fairies, kelpies and so on were never on my radar. Any little information I had gaied through it was practically gone. I thought they weren’t real afterall, and there was no point in dabbling in what wasn’t real.Present me was now heavily regretting my past decision.I'd expected… Well, I honestly didn't know what I h
Rose POV.At my stunned look, I received laughter.“What? Couldn’t you tell?” He asked, raising his eyebrows.Rael as the Alpha?The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. From his annoyingly domineering personality to the way he gave orders so flagrantly, he definitely fit the bill.The title even suited him. I repeated it whilst thinking of his face. My traitorous mind went to the way he stood back in my room, his words.“All mine.”“We are bonded, Rose. For life.”Heat spread up my entire body, including my legs.‘What is wrong with me?’ I immediately cut out my thoughts. I refused to think about him. No matter how attractive he was, he was still an asshole.I repeated that in my mind before a voice brought me out from my thoughts.“Miss?”Immediately I turned back, the face making me remember that I was with someone.Pushing all other thoughts from my mind, I cleared my throat and wore a smile.“Sorry, I didn't hear you before,” I said apologetically.“So is it because h
Rose’s POV“I spy something green,” Kayla pointed out.With a sigh, Jade and I spoke. “The curtains?”Kayla groaned and visibly deflated bask into the couch, leaving both of us staring at each other with a shared smile.It took far longer than I had wished for me to finally muster up the courage to call them. After staring at the phone for far too many times, I thought of the friendship and safety that came with the feeling of pack, and I wanted that again. So I dialed her number.At first, we had talked for such a long time about so many things, yet avoided the main topic which got us there in the first place. It was as though all of us were trying to avoid stepping on eggshells so as to not irk the other out. It wasn’t until the next day that I had enough.Flashback“I'm sorry” I apologized to them.“Why are you apologizing?” Jade asked after silence.“For acting so bratty… and shutting you two out,” I replied, thinking back to the time in the apartment, where I bursted at them.