Chapter 104
Selena's POVThere 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 teChapter 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
Chapter 107 Axel's POV I clenched and unclenched my fingers, the anger bubbling in me was beyond anything I'd ever experienced as I looked down at a peacefully sleeping Selena. What Asher did was inconceivable but I couldn't kill him. As much as I knew just how inconsiderate and terrible he has been, a part of me still loved him as my brother. My feet tapped silently against the tiled floor, my mind wandering. Selena had been so scared, I felt it in my bones, now she'll be more cautious and restless in the pack house as long as Asher was still under the same roof. My love for my brother and for Selena were opposite and I was scared. If push comes to shove, how will I choose between one of them? Blake opened the door, not bothering to knock. Part of his body remained outside while his trunk and head was in the room. He beckoned to me. I raised a brow
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
5.Selena’s PovAn hour later I'm standing in the living room amidst decorations and food as my mate and his brother sit across from me. I'm stunned, shocked to my core. Neither of them have given me more than a passing glance.I've been in a daze ever since Axel left. Just turned around and left.But surely, he'll stop this. He won't let me get engaged to his brother, I think, as my step father starts saying the rites.He won't, I think, as our fingers are pricked so blood meets. Any moment now, I think, as the Alpha chants the words that will start a bind between us. But he doesn't. Ten minutes later, I'm betrothed to the Lycan prince.I'm so confused. He's my mate, he should not be ok with me marrying his fucking brother. How can he sit there, and just watch?I slink away as soon as the festivities start and sit at the back of the house.I've been sitting outside for a long time. A big part of me hopes he shows up. And he does, after the sun sets.Goddess. My throat runs dry. My h