" would you look at that? I mean you should totally take a look at your face, it's priceless. If I only I had a camera with me right now, I would have just captured it... No wait, I do have a camera" said Carter pulling out his smartphone from his pocket and that was when Thalia jerked her face away from him.
She didn't like taking photos, much less when anyone catches her off-guard and clicked a picture of her. Was there any need for another brutal reminder of her beast-like appearance? Not at all, in fact, if possible she would like to have no reminder whether alive or not, that served as a reminder of her cursed marks.
" Are you scared again?"
Thalia stared at him, she didn't know what exactly was going on in that head of his. Sometimes she wished she could rip his head apart and see for herself, how exactly his mind worked. One second he was holding her against her will in a dark dungeon and then the other day, he was acting all chummy- a big leap, don
" what do you want Carter?" even to herself Thalia sounded like she was on the verge of snapping. He was driving her crazy and going by that overly pleased smirk of his, he knew it too.His answer was simple " I don't accept answers that I don't like, Darling. I thought by now you should have learned that"Smiling, faintly Thalia looked at him " well that's too bad, isn't it? If anything this sounds a bit unrealistic to me. Everyone has to listen to answers that they don't like, sometimes. That's what we call life"" for some people that might be applicable to," said Carter matter of factly, like what his stubborn ' I owe the world' pace was totally justifiable.And maybe in his world, it was."That's where you are wrong, it's for everyone. No one can win all the time"Carter studied her for a while and when he spoke again there was something like subtle fondness in his voice " I'm giving you chance to put a stop to everything Thalia,
"How did you -?" Thalia studied his features trying to get some inkling about how exactly he found about her passion for painting or anything of the sort but Carter gave away nothing. It was said that eyes were the windows of one's soul, well that saying definitely cannot be applied on those warm brown eyes that seemed to glitter with sadistic emotions, other than that it was hard to detect any other emotions in those eyes.Carter was so tightly controlled that even Thalia had a hard time reading him, and she was supposed to be a seer who could see the future of a person - with her powers bound because of her curse, she couldn't do that but at least her seer senses came in handy when she wanted to read someone's emotions. But when it came to Carter she couldn't tap in anything that would help her explain what exactly went inside his head.But since she couldn't ask her Alpha outright whether or not he was stalking her, she could only go about in a roundabout way
Carter lifted a brow as he snatched the business card from her and tapped it with his forefinger " look, did I ask you to suck me off? Sleep with me or did I ever once mention in our entire chat that I wanted to do something to you? I think I haven't so your question of whether or not there is a catch, really doesn't make sense. " he pointed out " I am just trying to do something nice to you as your Alpha, I am giving you a decent paying job so that you are not stuck with just dirty laundries and picking up used condoms from the floor. That's all, so relax" Carter threw back the business card in her lap as if he was done explaining whatever he wanted to, it did make sense in a way. As her Alpha, he should be giving her his protection but it was weird as hell when he wasn't so inclined to do so, in the past. Thalia narrowed her eyes " you don't do anything without a motive Carter, so I call this bullshit" She was right. He wasn't the type of man who doe
the Previous chapter was mistakenly updated and I modified it to the original one but it will take 24 hours to show the real chapter, sorry for inconvenience.Thalia shouldn't be here, she knew that if she acted on impulse she might be a total idiot. But the temptation was all too much, after Carter gave her permission to leave the pack territory and do a proper job, Thalia had returned to her room in a daze and searched everything up she could about Jonathan Newman. She searched away for an entire night and the more she found out about Jonathan Newman the more she realised that he was a total beast.Not literally but in the field of art. His works were not only displayed in art galleries but he also had a very established reputation in the circle. Much like Carter who was notorious in the business field even though he didn't resemble a serious nine to five worker.If not for the tempting allure of that Jonathan Newman's name brought her Thalia would
" that's spooky" rubbing his forearms, Jonathan said, " But I like it, it really brings out the essence of this one, but to name it like this - you must be having an extremely creepy nightmare, so much that you want to bound them."Thalia did have nightmares when she was young, but just like all her memories, she could only remember flashes of them now. She remembered the screams, the nerve-rattling snarls, fire and scary shadows. Every time she would wake up from her dreams sweating like a bucket but those dreams were like clipped movies, always the same but never making any sense. She couldn't put those dreams together to make a complete picture." so did I get the job?" asked Thalia, not wanting to answer that particular question, that made terror seize her." You did" affirmed Jonathan as he tapped on his wristwatch " every morning at ten, I will see you tomorrow then, now goodbye."-" Seriously, you got a job? At Jonathan Newman's studio?" sa
Thalia dropped the boxes she was holding in her hands, she could see the raw need in Carter's eyes but she was sure that was as harmless as it seemed. She could feel stiffness all over her body as she stared at him like he was some monster that seemed to have barges right inside her world and was determined to conquer it. And Thalia had a sick suspicion that he would and could do that. " Jesus, just look at your expression" chuckled Carter with a touch of lazy hum in his voice like he just didn't say something that might flip their upside down and change everything about them " I didn't ask you to give birth to my firstborn"Thalia narrowed her eyes as she eyed him wryly " I'm pretty sure that's this is worst, giving birth has a limit to it but becoming yours, seems like a tough job without a determined timeline but you are not serious are you?"His mouth flattened and Thalia could see his nostrils flare but she really had to hand it to him, his expressio
" and what if I am your mate?" he asked tipping her chin up so that she was looking right in his Chocolate mocha coloured eyes. " it's impossible" " and how are you so sure about it?" " I have always been waiting for my mate, nothing is jamming on my side. I have yearned for my mate like my next breath - so save your lies for someone else Carter because fate will let me know when my mate comes for me" Her unexpected bluntness surprised him and he paused momentarily. For the damndest silver of second, he started reconsidering his plans. He does agree that her defiance sometimes entertained him, and her scent was something that seemed to have been designed just for him. It enticed him, his cock and his wolf. If he does what he initially intended to do then he might burn her out, but then again it was highly impossible for her to agree with him, not after he kind of manhandled her, let her get bullied and now seem to lure her in for the sak
" what are you doing with her?" asked Scarlet her gaze fixated on Carter but Thalia could hear the acidic note in her voice, that biting edge was a promise that she should start watching her back, in case she didn't want her head to be bitten off by a crazy she-wolf. Thalia could feel her stomach churn, she has never considered this possibility where Carter might have a girlfriend. She knew that this could be Scarlet ' piss off from the man I like' tactic but Thalia still felt sick in her stomach.Ripping his arm from Scarlet, Cartee bristled " fuck off," before he turned around to leave. He didn't once look back much less help her up after he pushed her down on the ground.Thalia watched him go, and her rage burned more and more in her heart. She was really a fool, wasn't she? Just a few sweet words and fake promises and she let him wind her up as he liked. Though his short concise answer did refute the claim Scarlet tried to make on him but it didn't change the fact
A loud echo of bullet shot echoed in the clearing as Carter pulled Thalia away but it turned out that his actions were useless because even though Cruz seemed to have aimed for Thalia the bullet didn’t hit her but instead hit him. “ No! Carter!” Thalia shrieked as she held Carter’s body that went limp against hers, as she looked at the painfully twisted face of her mate, Thalia was able to feel the echo of her mate’s pain through their mating bond and that was how she found out that the bullet wasn’t just an ordinary bullet it was specially made for putting down shifters with just one shot. Silver bullet dipped in wolfsbane and moulded with together with the holy water, her stomach churned as she felt the acidic sensation Carter was feeling while shaking her head as she cupped his face and crouched down with his head in her lap. “ No, No … No... No.. she tried to use her blood on his wound but it was of no use, she couldn’t heal him no matter how much blood she poured into the wound.
Thalia waited for Cruz to turn around, once she was sure that he was engrossed with her mother’s corpse and the stupid pentagram thingy, she flicked the pocket knife in her hand. Her gut was burning like someone has doused sulphuric acid on her skin and lit her up on fire, it was a pain like she has never felt before and because Cruz has stabbed her with a silver knife her healing was painfully slow and she was sure that she was going to pass out. He hasn’t just stabbed her for collecting her blood, he has left her to die…blood soaked her hoodie and dripped onto the concrete floor below her. As she moved her hand trying her best to slice the belt off her body, she could feel her wound throbbing with every move until it started to hurt with every breath that she took. Tears filled her eyes but she didn’t stop, it was hurtful but she knew that it will liberate her somehow. One strap down. Two straps down. Once her hand was free, she pulled the straps of the metal table that was tyi
With a great leap, Carter felt his wolf lunge against his surface as he growled, “ Renard!” Before springing and shifting mid-air as he rushed towards the wolves behind whom Renard was hiding. Every bite and slash of his was filled with anger and vigour, he didn’t care about the blood that was matting his fur or the corpses he was leaving behind, his eyes were on the prize and that prize was none other than Renard’s head. While he rushed towards Renard, the latter’s wolves tried their best to slow him down, they bit and clawed greatly affecting his movements but Carter was like an impending doom that was coming after Renard, nothing stopped him. He didn’t care about the bite on his neck, the claw mark on his hank and nor did he care about the blood that was dripping down his muzzle, all he cared about was reaching Thalia as soon as he could. Pain and blood loss was slowing him down but Carter couldn’t care about that, not when his mate was in danger. Especially, not when this f*cker
Carter groaned as he banged his fists on the steering wheel of the car he was driving. He tried to stop the ringing and pounding of blood in his ears but then again no wolf would take any obstruction including the one he was facing when he was in a hurry to get to his mate, he could feel the slow churn in his stomach, the pain pounding in his veins like little hammers drumming down on his head, stomach and every freakin pore of his body and here he was staring at Renard and his wolf as they surrounded him and his pack mates. Jake peered out of the windshield as he counted the wolves that were standing outside. “ One, two, three…damn that f*cker brought at least fifteen wolves to take us on, maybe he wants to bury us in an early grave.” “ Like he will get a chance to do that,” grunted Shayne from behind while looking out of the window as well. “ Fifteen, I think I can take them, we have been in a worse situation before haven’t we?”“ We have been,” rasped Dan as he rubbed the back of
Thalia saw his madness, that crazy glint in his eyes as he fervently drew the pentagram on the floor with her blood that he has collected, an angry flush crept on her face as she glared at him. “ You can stop with that bullshit of yours you see? Disrespecting my mother, causing her life to become a mess because of you and then digging her body out of the grave, none of these actions says that you loved her. You are the reason, she is dead, all right? You rejected her, when she wanted you to claim her, you didn’t do it and yet you didn’t let her go. You framed her for being crazy and a kidnapper who went mad because you refused her, till the end you painted a totally different picture, all because you wanted to hide the hideous things that you have done, so what are you doing all this for?”Cruz’s head snapped up, as he straightened up and twirled the knife in his hands, eyes hard as he predatorily moved towards her. “ You don’t understand, I never wanted her to die you see? I wouldn’
“Did you find her?” asked Carter as he rushed out of his lodge that was at the centre of the pack and rushed to meet with Shayne who shook his head. “ I have checked the kitchen, the pantry, even the small shack where she used to stay, I can’t find her.” “ This is ridiculous, where did he take her?” said Carter as he tugged on the locks of his hair with his hands. “ No one saw him leave the territory, his car is parked in the garage so how can he take her away in such a short period of time?” An hour ago, he did not send Brandon to call for Kim, there was no way he was going to send Brandon to call for Kim leaving Thalia alone with him when he was still suspicious of Brandon, so when Kim came back and told him that it was Brandon who sent her to see him, Carter knew that something was wrong with Thalia at once and he rushed to the lodge to see what was going on but there was nothing as if she wasn’t even there at the first place.“ I can’t find Brandon,” Jake whom Carter sent to see
Thalia’s wolf arched her back as she prepared herself to lunge at Cruz but Thalia knew that it was going to be of no use, so she hurriedly said, “ You killed your brother right? You sacrificed him for my mother?” In her memories, she remembered a brown wolf lunging at her mother to protect Carter when her mother tried to claw Carter’s heart out, if that wolf wasn’t Cruz then surely it was —— Brandon.Cruz jutted his chin out Ashe nodded, “ That’s right, should have kept his nose out of my business. He said he loved Lydia but he crushed her throat right in front of me, he was even going to go after your father and end his misery so that he will not suffer much from the loss of his mate but I got there first, I took care of your father first and then took care of my dear brother, I left him half alive and left another wolf with his face clawed so badly that no one would be able to recognise him. Everyone thought that the body belonged to me and I died while taking care of your father, a
Have you ever tried to stuff your brain until you can no longer stuff anything in it? Well, that was what Thalia was going through right now, she didn’t know whether Cruz was saying the truth or not but she felt her brain sort of freeze as she shuffled back and said, “ This is a joke right? This has to be a joke.” “ You can deny it all you want, sweetie but you know it in your heart that it's the truth,” Cruz smirked as he kicked back on his chair. “ You remember it all but you just don’t want to accept it, I know I get that feeling too… I felt the same way when I found out that my mate mated with a f*cking submissive, she could have done so much better than that gutless submissive wolf but she just had to do something to piss me off.” “ Or maybe she genuinely liked him,” said Thalia before she took another look at the basement, she knew that Cruz would not just capture her for no reason, there must be something more to this, now Thalia hoped that Carter would be able to sense her
Thalia’s eyes snapped open as she took in the surroundings around her. The place wherever she was, it was just sad —— the windows were boarded up and there were also panes of wood that were hanging off the doors and if that wasn’t enough, crude insults were sprayed all over the walls. She didn’t have to think about where she was anymore, with just another glimpse of the surrounding she knew where she was —- she was home. The one where everything went downhill. And she wasn’t in the living room, no she was in that one place she hated with all her core, it was the basement. The exact same one where Carter was locked up by her mother, she sucked in a breath and somehow pushed herself to sit up straight, her feet weren’t chained but they were bounded by something, when she looked down, she realised that it was shifter resistant ropes. She muttered a curse inwardly but her curse stuck in her head mid-way as her gaze fell on something much more hideous that was sitting in the corner. Ori