Iris:“Alpha” I said, greeting the man when I entered his daughter’s bedroom.He sat on the edge of her bed with her on his lap. His eyes met mine and he nodded, watching as I stood by the door “where were you, Iris?”“Your sister grew ill, and Ezio called me to tend to her; I apologize” I said, looking at my feet, avoiding his eyes. “What’s going on with Miley?” He asked. “I believe she grew a little exhausted, I gave her tea to help calm her down” Katherine stood beside me, her heart racing as she watched the Alpha’s expression. I knew that she feared the man, anyone in this house would be as frightened if they saw how casually he killed other pack members without remorse. “I see” Alpha Ryker said calmly. He put his daughter down before standing up. I watched as he walked toward me, his eyes fixed on my own as if a predator approaching its prey, and I knew that choosing to stand my ground, keeping my eyes on his, wasn’t the smartest move that I could have done at that very moment
Ezio:“So, Beta Miley would no longer be…?”“She is no longer beta” Alpha Ryker said, walking out to the field. The wolves who were talking stopped to look at the Alpha. Their eyes still filled with fear after what they had witnessed him do a few days ago. The older wolves didn’t seem to pay much attention to it despite them mourning, but the younger ones were obviously scared. “Alpha” I said, greeting him. I took a step back, letting him take my place to speak to his pack members, crossing my arms over my chest as I fought the urge to punch him in the face for how he treated my beauty earlier.“From now on, you will only have ONE beta in this house, and it is Ezio. You will be listening to him, respecting him, and following his rules. His mate, Iris, is to be respected and to be treated justly. She is the one in charge of my daughter, and I expect you to treat her accordingly. Should I hear any of the crap that I used to when my sister was in charge, I will give Ezio all the right t
Iris:“Ezio…” I whispered, running my fingers through his hair. I woke up to him sleeping on my chest, and he has been refusing to get up. Ezio tightened his arm around my waist, getting more comfortable in my arms. I ran my fingers through his hair “wake up, my love”“Just a while longer, Iris” he muttered. “Ezio, my love, we need to get out of bed. We have to get to work” I said, gently pulling on the roots of his hair. Ezio raised his head to look at me, his eyes meeting mine sleepily. I smiled as he leaned toward my lips, kissing me tenderly.“Good morning” he teased. I smiled and pulled him down to kiss me.“Good morning to you too” Ezio ran his finger through my hair, his eyes meeting mine as he looked down at me. He rested his forehead against my own, lowering his hand to my waist, resting it on my stomach for a few seconds. The two of us stayed up for a while last night due to its pain, and despite me telling Ezio that it would eventually tone down; he refused to let me st
Ezio:“What the bloody hell is it this time?” I asked Ezio who came to pick me up once work with Ariana was done. He sighed and shook his head, wrapping his arm around my shoulder as the two of us walked through the halls of this house.The slaves around lowered their gazes to the ground when Ezio passed, and in return, he simply nodded at them to proceed with whatever they were doing.“I don’t know, but I do believe that it may have something to do with you training the others along my side” Ezio said and I nodded. The two of us reached the office’s door, and nodding at the new slave who was in front of the door, he knocked it twice, waiting for the Alpha to call us in. “Come in” he said, and having clearly caught our scents; the Alpha was standing when he saw us walking inside. We both looked at the man, my arm wrapped around Iris protectively as I eyed the Alpha. “You called for us, Alpha”“Yes, I have” he said, sitting on his chair. He looked at Iris in specific, and I had to fi
Iris: “Miley, don’t” I said, stopping her from entering her brother’s office.I walked out of the office to find her standing there, listening to what we were talking about. Tears formed in her eyes as she listened to her brother and Ezio talking about sending her as a bride. She walked inside before I could say another word, her hands shaking as she looked at her brother.I debated on whether or not to enter before I heard her yelling “ANSWER ME!”I walked inside, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her back as she took a step forward, wanting to challenge her brother “you took in a slave and took her in to raise Miley, you took in the slave’s master, and have him as your beta instead of me. You have hit, beat, and broken me, and raised me. YOU MADE ME HATE MYSELF! YOU MADE ME HATE LIVING…”Alpha Ryker kept his eyes on his sister, listening to what she was saying, his eyes cold. Ezio’s eyes met mine and I shook my head, knowing that this wouldn’t be ending well.“Now, I will ask tw
Ezio:“Miley” I said, greeting the woman when I saw her.“Beta, Miley” she said, correcting me. I raised an eyebrow, waiting for her explanation, but she simply turned to glare at the slaves “everyone get back to work, I want none of you slacking. Alpha Ryker would be coming down in a bit and I expect the dining table to be ready when he is”“I take it that you’re taking your job a little too seriously, but I can assure you that the dining table has been ready for almost fifteen minutes now” I said, looking the woman in the eye. “Alpha Ryker has put me at the head of my job again, which means that you are back to being second beta, and slave’s master, you never know, he might even call you to demote you from being beta too” she said, running her finger over my chest “that is of course, if I don’t tell him to keep you in your position…”I removed her hand from my chest, pushing it down beside her. She looked down at our hands, licking her bottom lip as she nodded “I don’t need your he
Iris:“Come on, princess, let’s go back to the bedroom” I said gently. Ariana looked up at me, her eyes hopeful that I didn’t take her up to her bedroom. She had to go and get ready for her tutors who were coming in a bit.“Okay” Ariana said sadly. I got down on my knee, taking her hand in mine. I kissed her palm, running my finger over her hand as I looked her in the eye.“I’m proud of you, Ariana, you have been doing so well in all your homework and schoolwork” I said gently. She smiled and wrapped her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. I lifted her in my arms, walking toward the stairs. She wrapped her arms and legs around me, and I smiled, kissing her temple.“It seems like someone is taking advantage of her position as the Alpha’s daughter” Alpha Ryker said from behind me. He walked toward us, taking Ariana in his arms, kissing her cheek. He looked at me, winking as he waited for his daughter’s answer.“I am not! Iris told me that she was proud of me and when I hugged her,
Ezio: The words which I have fought hard and long to keep quiet about left my mouth before I could stop them, and seeing Iris’s expression, I knew that I didn’t regret them.The smile that formed on her lips, her arms which wrapped around my neck, and her lips that were now connected with my own in the most loving kiss were things that I wouldn’t change for the world.I wrapped my arms around her waist, hugging her back as I kissed the crook of her neck “I love you too, Ezio”My beauty’s voice was above a whisper as she spoke, her heart racing against her ribcage, her hands shaking despite them being wrapped around my neck. I pulled away from the hug to look her in the eye, both our eyes wide in surprise, the smile on my face forming before I could stop it. I pushed her toward the bed, leaning closer to her as I leaned in, my breath mixing with her own “say it again…”“I love you” she said, her eyes remaining fixed on my own for a second before I pressed my lips against hers. Iris s
Ezio:I smiled, wrapping my arm around my beauty as we looked at our pack members. Our pack’s features finally started showing as each day passed when a Lycan showed up, or one found his or her mate, increasing our number.It has been six months since everything happened, and to say that the two of us were finally happy being together would not be a lie. The drama, and our revenge was finally over. Now, we had ourselves to see and pay attention to, rather than focus on a man we wanted nothing more than to kill. “Good morning, baby girl” I smiled, kissing her cheek from behind. Iris smiled, leaning into my touch, putting a hand on my cheek.“Good morning to you too” she said, raising her head to look at me.I smiled despite her racing heartbeat and the fatigue that I could see in her eyes. She has been in this state for the past two days, and regardless of how many times I told her to go to the hospital, Iris refused to have a doctor touch her. “Baby girl, can you at least promise me
Iris:I watched as the guests who were going to attend the funeral arrived. Their eyes scanned the surroundings as they searched for the Alpha, his death not being announced yet. Cassandra wanted to be there to see the eyes of those who have allowed her discrimination when she begged for help years back. It seemed like the woman had lived through a lot more than she let out, but Ezio and I made sure not to pressure her into speaking about what she didn’t want to.“Ezio, Iris?” Marissa, the Raven Claw’s pack Luna asked her mate, Daniel, standing by her side as the pair looked at us “what is going on here? I’m sure that you didn’t come here to attend the funeral”I looked down at my feet, not wanting to be questioned about the subject anymore than necessary. Ezio extended his hand at Daniel who shook his hand in return “how are you two? We didn’t expect you to be here to begin with”“We have to say the same about you two, especially judging by…” Daniel didn’t need to complete his sente
Ezio:I watched as the pack members assembled upon seeing me, wanting to submit to me as an Alpha instead of Cassandra.“Why is she the Alpha?” A girl asked, looking down at her feet “the rules say that whoever kills the Alpha is in charge, why did you give up your position?”“I never came here to be an Alpha” I said, looking down at the child “Cassandra was Ryker’s mate, and believe it or not, I know that she would be better at this position than I ever would be”“Plus, we won’t be leaving completely, if anything, we would be your pack’s new allies” Iris said, smiling at the girl. She looked up at us before hugging Iris, burying her head on her chest as she took a deep breath.“You are the only two who have helped us overcome our fears in this pack” she said, looking up at Iris. I smiled, remembering the day where she told the pack members that she wouldn’t hurt any of them before Ryker came out, reminding them that she SHOULD be fearing him if they wished to live within the pack’s g
Iris:I watched as Cassandra spoke to Ariana, trying to explain to her that she was her mother.The child was quiet as she listened, and Katerina stood, looking at both Ezio and I for a second.“You two did a good job” she said, breaking my train of thoughts. I frowned in confusion, looking at the woman who motioned for us to walk toward the veranda, giving the mother and her daughter their privacy. “What are you talking about, Katerina?” Ezio asked, crossing his arms over his chest. His muscles flexed as he looked at her, and despite the wound on his shoulder, I knew that he would be attacking her if needed. “You united a mother with her daughter, and killed the one poison that was not only ruining the pack, but the child too” she said, looking at the two of us.“You knew about her?” I asked, voicing out my confusion. Katerina simply smiled as a response, turning around to look at the bloodied field. The pack members and the Lycans were cleaning everything up, clearing out the spac
Ezio:I watched as the pack members started their training, preparing for the day’s shift before Iris walked out of the house.Alpha Ryker stood in the middle of the field, watching the pack members as they trained, his eyes lost as he stared into space, clearly trying to process the death of his sister. “Alpha” Iris said, approaching him. She handed him a glass of water to which he nodded and took a sip of “do you mind if I sit?”He looked up at her before nodding, watching as she sat down, her eyes meeting mine for a second before she turned her attention to the Alpha “how was Ariana today? Did she accept that she’s being homeschooled?” “No, but she would eventually. She just needs time to either process that it is the better option for her, or she would end up trying to convince you to send her back to school with her friends” Iris said, looking down at her lap. “I’m guessing that she has every right to want to go back to school, her balance has been stirred, but then again, for
Iris:“Morning” Cassandra told Ezio and I when she saw us walking out of the bedroom she told us to stay in, entering the sitting room where we saw her yesterday. The whole floor was designed as an apartment for her, and I was surprised to see that Alpha Ryker, regardless of the anger he had toward her, made sure that she was as comfortable as she possibly could be.“Good morning” Ezio said, answering her. He kept his arm wrapped around me as we walked out of the room, mostly assuring me that things were going to be okay. The two of us could barely talk about anything last night, not wanting to risk her hearing us, or getting on her bad side. “I take it that you two are ready?” She asked, getting up from her chair just as we heard the room’s door open. Ezio and I hid by the door, waiting for the maid to come before I grabbed her from the back, snapping her neck before she could make a sound. The maid dropped the tray that she had with her, falling limp on the ground as she took her
Ezio:“So, you want to be the one to kill him?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest. Iris sat beside me, looking at the woman with wide eyes as the two of us processed what she was talking about.“Yes, he has hurt me and my daughter, and I believe that it is my right to be able to kill him. You two have watched him suffer for months, but I want to be the one to look him in the eye while I’m killing him, breaking the last bit of strength that he believes he has on me” Cassandra said, looking at Iris who bit her bottom lip “you shouldn’t be too surprised, Iris. I don’t think that you would be too impressed by your mate sleeping with other women, or by him living his life after he has locked you up like some prisoner. I haven’t spoken to my daughter in years, and I am well aware that he keeps her locked in her room for days without going out, seeing or speaking to anyone. I owe it to her and myself to be able to end his life myself”“I never spoke or said anything”“Your expression s
Iris:“Are you sure that the place is here?” I asked, staring at the wall in front of us. Ezio nodded, seeming sure about it, making me frown in confusion as I looked at the empty wall.Ezio put his hand on the wall, running his finger over the tiles, gently pressing on them before one of them moved. The two of us looked at one another for a second before Ezio pressed on the tile completely, watching as a door opened behind it.My beloved wrapped his arm around me, pulling me inside the room where stairs appeared in front of us “the fifth floor” My voice was above a whisper as I spoke, and the two of us took slow, careful steps up the stairs as we feared any traps being hidden within the walls of this secret room. The door slowly closed behind us, and I couldn’t help but catch my breath as we walked up, not knowing what to expect behind the walls of the concealed room. Why it was concealed and how long has it been this way, I had no idea, but it seemed like there was a lot for us to
Ezio:“You do realize that we can’t keep killing this Alpha’s men, right? He would just notice that they have gone missing” Iris said, entering the fourth dungeon in the house. The two of us have been going around in a maze, searching for the woman who didn’t seem to be in any of the empty dungeons we entered. “It’s not like I have another option” I said, shrugging my shoulders “they would end up killing us otherwise”“Ha, ha, I am starting to believe that you are enjoying this way too much” Iris teased. I winked at my beauty, watching as she went to check the right side of the cell while I checked the left. I sighed when we found that it was also empty, and knowing that it was already a while past two, I knew that we needed to get some rest if Iris was to be able to wake up early with Ariana. “Next dungeon?”“No, baby girl, bedroom. You need to rest. Ariana doesn’t have school tomorrow and she would be very active, not to mention that the whole house would be busy with the funeral