Chapter 3

Iris:

I watched as Ezio stood in front of the woman. Her brown eyes were wide in surprise for a second before she managed to compose herself and nod. Playing the act of being boss, but knowing Ezio, the man would have her wrapped around his finger in a matter of seconds.

“I’m waiting” the woman said impatiently, keeping her eyes on Ezio. I had to fight back growling as I heard the woman’s heart quicken. She bit the inside of her mouth to keep herself from smiling in front of Ezio, his natural charisma already having an effect on her. I prayed that she didn’t hear my own racing heartbeat, my fists clenching involuntarily as I saw her eyeing him. His own attention was focused on her for a few seconds too long before he opened his mouth to speak. 

“The woman is the most capable of them all. She’s obedient, smart, and is a fast learner. You won’t regret choosing to keep her” Ezio said confidently, his voice gentler than it was a few minutes ago. His eyes were fixed on the woman, forcing me to fight back, strangling and banging both their heads. My own heart ached at the sight, but I remained composed as I looked at her, waiting for her response. We couldn’t fail after arriving this far, we just couldn’t.

“I wouldn’t have brought her with me if I didn’t know her capabilities” 

“Fine, we’ll test her out and see” she said, looking me up and down. Her eyes filled with disgust “I’ll guide you to your room, you will shower and get that filth off you. The pack doctor will check on that stupid wound of yours, I don’t want to deal with any infections. Then you will come to me for further instructions”

“Yes…”

“Beta Miley” she said, answering my question. I nodded, lowering my head to the ground as she walked toward one of the houses, the biggest house of them all “follow me”

Doing as told, I was sure to keep my eyes on the ground throughout the whole way, not bothering to look at those who were murmuring about the ‘new slave’ who just arrived to their pack. However, not noticing that the beta stopped her tracks, I bumped into her, causing her to trip.

“You little bitch!” She snapped turning to face me. Her hand collided with my face before I could say a word, and forcing myself to remain still, I simply looked down at the ground as the area stung. The woman’s chest rose and fell as she breathed, and raising myself to stand tall, I lowered my gaze to avoid her eyes, avoiding annoying her anymore than I already have.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that you had stopped” I said, closing my eyes.

“You should be thankful that the slave’s master recommended you. Otherwise, you would have been thrown out the second you set foot on this pack’s ground” she snarled before walking inside the house. Opening my eyes, I glared at Ezio who watched the whole scene, his own eyes wide in fury and fists clenched in anger “IN!” 

I walked inside at the call of the woman only for her to grab me by my neck, pinning me to the wall as she choked me “I don’t know why he chose you over all people, but if I see one mistake from you. The simplest one, I assure you, you will be ripped to pieces before being fed to the wolves, do you understand me?”

“Yes, beta” I said, placing my hand on her arm in an attempt to have her loosen her tight grip. The woman growled for a second before banging me against the wall behind me, my head hitting it before she let me go. Watching as I slid down the wall, I held my throbbing head to find that it was bleeding. Miley rolled her eyes at me and nodded at one of the maids who was watching from a distance, not daring to approach.

“Take her to the room assigned to her. The doctor would check her, I want her checked thoroughly, virginity and all. If the woman is any good, I would consider sending her to the Alpha. He could use a little pleasure” she walked away, leaving me on the ground as I fought to regain my balance, needing to get up. The maid approached me, leaning down to help me stand. 

“Come on, she would grow angry if she sees that you’re still here when she gets back”

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My head snapped toward the door which opened slowly. My head throbbing at the sudden movement, but I didn’t care; I wasn’t going to risk myself in this rotten place.

It was a while past midnight, and seeing that almost everyone was asleep; I braced myself for the worst of who was to come. However, catching the scent of Ezio, I couldn’t help but glare at the man when he approached me. 

The dim lights which illuminated the bedroom enabled him to see my expression which was as cold as ice toward him. He went to touch my bruised cheek, having seen me being slapped by the beta, I knew that he had every instinct not to attack the woman. I glared at him, grabbing his hand midair and pushing it away roughly. 

“Go ahead to your beta…” he wrapped his arms around me before I could say a word. The woman listened to him without flinching. The way she looked at him. How he spoke to her. All that played in my head as I looked at him.

“My loyalty is yours and yours alone, Iris” he said stopping me. He kissed the crown of my head, relaxing me almost instantly. I wrapped my own arms around his neck, standing on my toes as to do so, seeking my peace in him.

“You need to get some rest. The day has been long enough as it is” he whispered gently, lifting me in his arms. He took me to the bed and slowly laid on it with me in his arms. He ran his fingers through my hair and I couldn’t help but flinch when he touched the bump that Miley did a while earlier. Pulling his hand, Ezio’s eyes hardened when he saw blood on his fingers.

“The little beta decided to be aggressive when we entered the house. Their doctor checked on it, she applied medication on it, but it would be a while before the bleeding stopped” Ezio let out a low growl, tightening his arm around my shoulders, pulling me to lay on his chest as he gently massaged my shoulders, soothing me. His own heart raced as he fought to calm himself and his wolf down, and kissing his chest, right over where his heart was beating, I knew that it did the trick almost instantly. 

“I will make her pay for what she did to you…”

“Ezio…”

“Don’t worry, I will be patient. We just got here, and killing her would be way too easy. We’ll take our small time enjoying this” he whispered, kissing my temple “now, get some rest, princess, we’ll talk about this tomorrow”