Chapter 102
Selena's POV"You were my parents' friends, weren't you?"They exchanged a look as though ensuring it wasn't a trick question."Yes. We were."I nodded in satisfaction. This was going smoothly."They never asked you to adopt me, did they?", I narrowed my eyes, paying careful attention to them.My stepmother's eye twitched before she shook her head. "They asked us to take care of you. Adoption is unavoidable.""Wrong. Try again", I smirked."That's the truth", she folded her arms.I glanced at Axel, before facing her again. "We need to make this conversation as smooth sailing as possible, don't you agree?"My only answer was a sneer but I continued. "Now. I'll give you three strikes. But you've used up the first. So, you have two left", I held up two fingers for emphasis. "After you've used all your strikes, I can't be held responsible for what will happen. GChapter 103Selena's POV "What do you want to do?", the question Axel had asked rang continuously in my head. I was still indecisive. As much as I knew that my parents were killed by them, hurting my stepparents in return would never bring them back. And maybe some part of me wanted to believe that I had a good part in me, one that could actually forgive. Except, I couldn't. Over the past week, I had been too occupied with thoughts of my dead parents and stepparents that the important things, like Orion and Zephyr and Lily suddenly finding her mate was at the very back of my mind. After Lily had stormed off upset, the opportunity never presented itself for a one on one talk. And I felt like a terrible friend. Which was the reason why I'm currently searching the pack house for her. So far, I'd asked at least ten servants about Lily's whereabouts but none seemed to know. As a last resort
Chapter 104Selena's POV There were five guards, Axel, Reynold and I marching towards the mansion. Reynold clutched the land documents, a bounce to his step. "You're certain about this?", Axel asked again. He was probably not ready to put me in a state of confusion especially after my sudden decision to lock them up. "Yes. Positive."The house was empty when we arrived, save for my stepsister. Elsa was sitting alone at a corner, her head bowed as she looked at a particular spot, unmoving. "They're not here", a guard reported. Axel crouched in front of a sniffing Elsa. "Where are your parents?", he asked simply. I was certain Elsa wouldn't answer but in less than a heartbeat, she looked up at Axel. "They left", she began. "Five minutes ago. They were headed to the train station and if you hurry, you'll meet them."Reynold threw me a confused look. "How can we be certain she's te
Chapter 105Unknown POV Asher had remained indoors since he returned from the visit. He was growing angrier with each passing day as the only plan he had come up with was dancing on the brink of failure, if it hadn't already failed. His eyes had grown accustomed to checking his phone every few minutes and with each day that passed, which was getting to a week, his hope died, barely an ember. On the sixth day, his phone rang. Asher reached towards it reluctantly, the possibility that it may be the rogue leader didn't sit right. "Hello?", he pressed the phone to his ear, his voice more than impatient. "Asher", the voice on the other end, came out cocky, and oddly familiar. "Who's this?", his voice came out as a drawl. "You came to me for help, remember?"Asher instantly straightened up. "Rocco?""Aren't you smart?", it was clearly sarcastic but Asher ignored it. "I'll go straight
Chapter 106Selena's POV Axel rushed in, his eyes blazing with unfiltered rage. He growled, rushing to Asher before picking him up, tossing him aside with all his strength. Asher was flung to the other side of the room, his back colliding with the wall, creating an indentation against the wall. He groaned, attempting to stand. Axel was already on his, pulling him roughly to his feet before throwing punches, one after the other. He drew blood, a bruise already forming right under Asher's eyes but Axel didn't seem to care. His fury radiated off him in waves, blinding him to everything else. I stood, trembling as I watched Axel beat Asher to a pulp. My knees felt too weak to hold my body up and I had a death grip on the towel, too scared to relax my hand. If Axel continues beating his brother, he'd knock him unconscious in no time, but I didn't care. I wished he'd continue until everything logical flew out o
1.(Selena's Pov)"Hey, Lena."To most, my step-sister is an angelic woman especially as she stands there, her golden hair catching the morning sun rays. But to me, she's a bad omen, a harbinger of doom because the only thing that'll make her come to my smelly little shack, as she calls it, is quite literally my pain and suffering."I wanted to be the first to tell you," Elsa says, the wood creaking under the added weight as she perches herself at the edge of my stiff bed. It was hers, years ago.She stares at me, baring her teeth in a smile. She’s waiting, I realize, for me to ask. So I mumble, "tell me what?"Now her smile turns predatory, like I'm a rabbit on a hunt. "My congratulations, of course. You're getting married!"For a moment I think maybe she’s had a stroke. Or the moon goddess has answered one of my many whispered prayers and made her insane but other than that absurd statement, she looks as she usually does. "What?""Yes, silly. I had Mom and Dad keep it from you, as
2. It’s almost eleven pm but I haven’t slept.Many things keep me awake. A lot of it is excitement and glee.But something else keeps nagging at me; the warning step-father gave me. Well, it was more of a threat. He’d grabbed my arm as I was hurrying to my room, nails digging into my flesh and snarled that if I ran away it would be the Lycan prince that would be coming after me. For a moment, I felt like he’d poured a bucket of water on my head. My heart stuttered in its beating. Goddess! How did he know? But he didn’t know. He releases my arm, leaving behind crescent-shaped gorges and doesn't look back as he leaves. My heart calmed when I realized it wasn’t far-fetched to assume I’d want to run away, especially because I was running away.I didn’t go to tell Ethan. I didn’t want to worry him even more because I know my boyfriend still won’t change his mind. Besides, we'll have a head start. And we’ll have an even bigger one if we leave now.Yes, I sit up in bed, we should leave n
3.It’s Ethan alright. He's dressed in a t- shirt, jeans and boots, his hair tousled. I hate the part of me which whispers that he looks good, even if his eyes are a little bloodshot.But the relief in his voice, the way he seems to light up, confuses the hell out of me. “Why are you here?”“What do you mean?”I look at him, really look at him. He’s doing the same, probably trying to find out what I know first. I purse my lips. ‘You need to go to your new girl.’ There's a long moment of silence as I glare at him. ‘New girl?’ he asks slowly.My forehead crinkles in displeasure. "Elsa. Yes, fuck you, I know you're screwing her."Again that damn silence, gauging me. "Did someone tell you that?"My body flashes hot. What. The. fuck? Is he being serious right now? Is he really trying to dig himself out of this hole by denying it exists? Fuck this. If this asshole takes a step closer to me, I will fucking spit in his eye. "Leave me the fuck alone, Ethan!""Lena-""Leave me alone!" I yell.
4.Axel’s PovI'm afraid of the concept of mates.Something so important to my pack, as well as to me personally, and I’ve been told I’ll have no control over it. It feels like a recipe for disaster. Literally within moments of meeting her, I’ll want to protect her and keep her close, no matter who she is; a rogue, a spy, an assassin, whatever. Or what if she’s not a bad person, just a horrible woman, that can’t be a good Luna for my pack? It’ll be the hardest thing ever, letting her go even if there's something important at risk, like my pack. And I don’t want to put my pack at risk. Heck, I haven’t even met her and I don’t want to let her go.But then again, maybe it’s not that intense, I thought. Look at the bitch who wants to be betrothed to Asher. She hasn’t met him, he’s not her mate and she doesn’t love him. But because of the power it would give her, she’s tossed her mate to the dump. She’ll probably be paid for it too, fucking information whore.But cradling the soft, war