"Please, let me see him...even if it's once."My fingers were rough from gripping to the metallic barriers of the dark claustrophobic cell, my lips dry from thirst, Then my eyes were itchy and swollen from all the tears I had cried in the last hours.I had stopped counting after the first day when I had been slapped, thrown into the dungeon and whipped on Holly's orders.Somehow, I hadn't seen or heard of Genevieve."I ask you again, what happened in Paris? You fucking seduced and lured him into that restaurant right? Tell me!"Holly was...delusional.It was the only thing I could think of in my weak state since my body had given up on me a long time ago.I felt frail from all the hunger and thirst and the beatings had only made it worse."I...didn't do it." I managed to repeat the same words I had been chanting even while she had had been flogged.I ached and burned and longed for my Alpha to wake up, and save me.But the thought of him lying immobile, his body dissected for series
I may not have noticed the tiny watch Raine left in my cell till the beeping sound woke me up from sleep.My eyes snapped open, taking in the light peeping from the corridors. The beeping sound was going off again, and tears prickled to the back of my eyes when I realised that Raine must have set an alarm for midnight.But I didn't have the luxury to indulge in my emotions, and so I stared at the key for a little while before pushing myself up.Despite the food she had snuck in for me, I still staggered and my bare feet scraped against the rough floors. Slowly, I raised the key towards the door and inserted it in the lock,And it opened with a soft creak.My heartbeat was drumming in my ears now, and I held tightly to the remaining material left of my shredded dirty dress, my eyes taking in the emptiness of the corridors and the lack of guards at the doors,Just as Raine had predicted.I didn't know how long the meeting would last, and knowing I couldn't go and get Raine into troubl
"His brain showed signs of activity, it happens with coma patients." The doctor was different from the one who had operated on him. I stood at a far end of the room as Holly had instructed, barely conscious of the pains in my body."Does this mean he may wake up soon, doctor?" Holly looked hopeful, ecstatic even.I wished I could express my affection for the Alpha openly without being slapped for it.The doctor returned his equipment to the bag with him and turned to Holly. "Sometimes it's false hope, but it's good news since he hasn't shown any improvement like this before now. What did you say happened?"Yeah, Holly was reluctant to tell the doctor the truth, but she did anyway, glaring at me with her red lipstick as if I had harvested her organs.The doctor took a scrutinising glance at me, no doubt wondering what a dirty little thing like me could have probably done.I knew what I looked like, the mirrors had shown it to me.My face was full of bruises and I looked so unkept I
"Isn't she the slut that tried to seduce many Alphas after getting banished from her pack?""Her mate definitely dodged a bullet.""Hey! Do the dishes properly! Do you think you're still going to get privilege as the Alpha's pet? I will deduct this time you're wasting from your wages!"From physical to emotional abuse.I scrubbed harder, my wrists frail and exhausted from much use.I wiped the bead of sweat rolling down my temple and focused on the task at hand, making efforts not to think of the heap of plates still waiting to be washed.It had never occurred to me to pity the domestic staff in the kitchen, not before now.While I had been used to having my meals brought to me, I hadn't thought of the hands that went into its preparation.Working at the general kitchen was an eye opener.I had been here for a week, my heart bleeding each day I remembered Holly's words and feared for the future.Although no announcement had been made yet, everyone whispered about the inevitable change
I pinched myself,Dug my fingers into my palms,Afraid to wake up from this dream.I had followed the security amidst gasps of shock and gossips to a black SUV surrounded by an entourage of two similar sleek cars."Are you comfortable, ma'am?" The female officer asked as we stopped in front of the pack house."Yeah, thanks." I was still scared of waking up, but even if this dream would last for only a moment, I wanted to get to the part where I would see Alpha Cole, hold his warm hands and listen to his voice.I had spoken to him over the months I took care of him, but all I got was stiffening silence.?Tears were brewing in my eyes again, making them misty and my vision blurry.A disposable handkerchief was handed over to me.I took it with both hands, and looked up to see the female officer who was staring at me with compassion in her eyes."Everything will be fine now, ma'am."I hadn't been addressed that way for what seemed like years; with kindness, and respect."Thanks." I mutte
Dreams were dangerous, For they were the most beautiful and taunting, Perfect, seductive. And just when their victims started to fall for the temptation, They were woken up and thrown into the reality of harsh nightmare. "Ma'am, we are through, you're falling asleep..." I was afraid to wake up, to open my eyes to a world where Alpha Cole wasn't back, Because then the world was in black and white, And I lived in tears, and petrification... "Ma'am..." A soft tap almost had me jerking as I was nudged away from my thoughts. My eyes opened, my nostrils taking in the soft spices of jasmine and chamomile infiltrating through the air. The two ladies standing over me looked...worried. Oh, it occurred to me that I had probably been in the bathtub longer than I was supposed to. They had washed my hair more than thirty minutes ago, and then left me to wash up. "I'm...okay. I will be out now." I told them, waiting till they left before pushing up my weak body to rinse my body with
There was silence at the table, knowing glances exchanged while I wanted to bury myself six feet in embarrassment. But then Alpha Cole's phone went off, and he stepped out to take the call, breaking the silence with Raine's loud voice. "Oh my God! Were you ever going to tell me? Do you know how silly I felt when I found out? You were with him in Paris, that's why you were held back while I was worried shit and wasting my prayers on you!" Oh dear, where was I to begin? "When did you find out?" I asked instead, trying not to dwell on the fact that Genevieve and the beta were also at the large table. In all my imaginations about being back with Alpha Cole, this hadn't been on the list. Raine narrowed her eyes at me and face palmed herself. "I didn't until Alpha Cole woke up and the first thing he asked of was you! And don't you dare blush without answering my question! Goddess! I felt like such a fool!" "I'm surprised you didn't know, Raine. They thought they were being subtle, b
Two Weeks Later "Are you absolutely sure that I have to go with you?" A funny question on my part, considering that we were already in front of the gigantic building which housed the Roman Corporation. Alpha Cole's eyes glinted in amusement, and he squeezed the hand which had been linked to mine throughout the drive. "Four times, baby. This is the fourth time you are asking, and yes, it is absolutely necessary." His eyes were still laughing at me, then he caressed the back of my palm with his thumb. "Don't worry, I will make it snappy, and take you to dinner and shopping afterwards. Deal?" Well damn him, his comforting touch and of course those promises had got to me. "Deal. But, you still won't tell me what we're here for?" His response was to lean forward and kiss my forehead. And that was the end of my interrogation session. "You may open the doors now." He instructed the chauffeur who muttered a response and stepped out of the car. Then the both doors on each side
One Year Later The theme tonight was celestial. Just like the baby whose lips were attached to my breasts, suckling greedily as though it were a contest. "Oh goddess! The guests are already gathered here! I thought she ate ten minutes ago!" Genevieve was having a fit, but I couldn't blame her. Planning a mating ceremony and my official inauguration as Luna was bound to drive someone crazy. Now she was glaring at the baby she always came to babysit early in the morning! Raine chuckled beside me where she was protecting the dress I had already worn from getting soiled by my milk. "The little monster won't stop eating! Are you sure she isn't a dragon? Oh shoot! The Royal entourage has arrived!" I exchanged glances with Raine and we both laughed inwardly, none of us daring to speak to the crazy planner. Tonight, she wasn't our sweet Ms. Genevieve. "Hey! If that little monster ruins the dress that cost a whole building, I will abduct and send her back to the moon goddess!" Rig
Being pregnant had been my dream, But if I thought my Alpha was protective before, then I had something else coming for me now. "Oh no, baby, this is too dangerous for your health. Horse riding, swimming, dancing..." "Do you have to go to the office today? I just had a little talk with the general director and you can work from home... You can also..." Okay, I loved my mate, but this was absolutely driving me crazy! And oh dear, he wasn't the only one who had been driving me insane over the past few weeks. My best friend, Raine, had been following me around with that mischievous grin on her face ever since Alpha Cole marked me. "I can't believe you guys were totally fucking when security found you! Were you at least dressed at all? Oh shoot! But wait, do I have to address you as Luna now?" "Let's go shopping for baby clothes. I can't wait to be a godmother, I will spoil this little munchy munchy cute baby wolf." Then they all proceeded to touch my stomach, which was still
Warning: Beast/human form sexual relations'I fucking asked you to run. Hide, little wolf.' He communicated to me again, his voice deeper, his aura more chilling.But hell, his wolf was damn beautiful.Huge and gigantic with grey and black furs complementing dark hazel eyes.His prance was all predatorial, like a dark dangerous panther charging towards me.'Get the fuck away from here, Aria!' The growl was angrier now, more intimidating, spreading those high Alpha pheromones that threatened to make me dizzy and sleep...Oh, this was what had knocked the security out.He was spreading it higher and higher as he got closer to me, looking more enraged and dangerous.But he had called me by my name.He wiggled his tail and lifted his arrogant head, howling in a loud piercing manner and spreading more of those pheromones..."Stop!"He halted immediately, both of us surprised and in shock.I had...shouted at him, and he...listened?But hell, judging by his expression, he wasn't sharing my
The blue waters from the sea were tainted with thick blood,Red and blue mingling under the brightness of the full moon.And when I fell into the water, my own blood spreading and sinking with me,I felt a glow on my skin, as though the moon and I had become one.My eyes were fluttering shut, my fingers uselessly fumbling over my stomach.It was too late, that sword had pierced into the depths of my flesh and taken... our pup.I shut my eyes completely, willing the tears to join the other liquid, the blood of all the massacred flesh calling to the moon goddess.I was dying, drowning, withering, but a firm hand clasped tightly to mine, and a voice as familiar as my own skin whispered my name,Aria.My eyes snapped open to beeps from all directions sounding in my ears, white colours threatening to blind me.The walls and high technological medical equipment were all white, coupled with the doctors and nurses dressed in their white uniforms who were hovering over me.Then one of them fla
"This is the military in collaboration with the Royal council of warriors, release the hostage or we open fire!" A loud voice rang out over the air.But a low demonic chuckle tore from Cage's lips. "How about this, you move an inch, and the hostage dies." And to emphasise what he meant, he pushed me into the deck and followed, his palm wrapped around my throat.My heart was racing as I stood in the middle of the sea, a tear escaping my eyes the moment I caught sight of Alpha Cole, standing at the deck of the ship closest to us.The full moon shone its rays on him, his disheveled appearance making my heart beat fast.I wanted to cry at how much I had missed him, how relieved I was to see him even if it was going to be for the last time.He had come to rescue me, but all those assailants suddenly appeared from nowhere, their ships surrounding Alpha Cole's crew.Then Nathan laughed, throwing back his head as he joined us on the deck."Oh fuck! I'm enjoying this."I stared at my Alpha w
AriaI was pregnant, with Alpha Cole's kid.My fingers had been on my stomach for the past few hours after Cage delivered that news, mixed emotions surging inside me.It seemed surreal and too good to be true, but on the other hand, what would be the fate of this pup when I had just written off a farewell note to my Alpha?Goddess,Nathan hadn't disguised any of the rage he felt for me, and when he wasn't smoking and cursing me and Alpha Cole, he dragged me by the hair and slapped me, calling me a slut.I had cried and wished to turn back time, to return to that time at the party and stop Alpha Cole from walking away.Now he probably believed I had jilted him for Nathan and he may never learn of the existence of this life we had created.I rubbed my stomach gently, resting my face against the cold walls the repugnant smell of smoke and drugs making me lightheaded.I was pregnant, yet tears were still trickling down my cheeks, the drops of liquid wetting the floors."Hey bitch, you gon
Cole"Alpha, this is dangerous. You've already had more dosage than..."Colours flashed in my head, and I was moving swiftly and wrapping my fingers against my beta's throat."Keep. Your. Opinions. In. Your. Ass." I could feel my muscles rippling from my arms, the veins and tendons threatening to make me snap, the heightened adrenaline pumping in my blood.But I didn't give a fuck.It was all my fault. If only I hadn't walked away, if I had controlled the irrational jealousy I had started to feel, Aria wouldn't have been gone by now."Okay, okay. I'll call the nurse." My beta muttered, his veins popping out from the force of my fingers on him.When I was sure that my message had been well received, I released my hold on him and moved back, aware of the trembling of my own hands, the way my entire body was out of control.I hadn't slept a wink for the three nights she had suddenly gone missing, and I had been an ass to everyone around me, fed up with the incompetency of my security.
In that dreaded vision of my worst nightmare, my own body was found, massacred, and dead, But I wasn't the only one who died in that dream, but the life which had been forming in my womb, And my Alpha.It was the recurrent dream I'd had that night, the second one that had driven me to finally driven me to open up to Alpha Cole about what I had seen when he was shot.In the memory of the assailant I had touched, Alpha Cole was running towards me with a gun to protect me, but it was already too late,Because I was already shot at that moment by a masked man, and as I fell on my knees, blood seeping from my body, a long sword was driven into my stomach,Then bullets from all directions made holes in my Alpha's flesh, his blood spilling on my immobile body.And with our last breaths, we called each other's names.***My head hurt, a familiar scent infiltrated through the room, and I felt boneless and exhausted as I tried to adjust my eyes to my environment.Through my blurry vision, I c
One Month Later"It's a custom made dress, took us close to two weeks to make it, but as the Alpha said, he of course wants only the best for Aria.""Guys! That's nothing at all, do you know that the general kitchen had been commissioned to be demolished and rebuilt just because Aria may be traumatised to see it?""Or is it the way Alpha Cole ignores everybody as soon as sweet Aria comes in?" Oh dear, I face palmed myself as I listened to my best friend and Genevieve converse about me as if I wasn't there.But the makeup artist wasn't going to have it."Please, I need this to be perfect.""Or someone will have your head!" Of course it was no one else other than. Raine, and she and Genevieve laughed loudly, making fun at my expense.It had been this way for the past one month, the evil witches made comments about me and Alpha Cole,And no matter how many times I pretended to be pissed off, the little devils didn't stop.I gave them the middle finger, my cheeks flaming red.Genevieve l