Ezio: I smiled down at the beauty who slept in my arms. Her brown curls sprawled over my arm and chest as they grew messed up from me pulling on them as I kissed her. The woman who I grew to love over the years peacefully lay in my arms, cradled, as her naked body touched my own. Her head lay on my chest, right where my beating heart was as I wrapped my arms around her. I slowly leaned down and kissed her temple before slowly moving her from my chest, laying her on her pillow. I ran my fingers through her hair, smiling when she stirred. I kissed her temple gently, watching as she opened her silver-blue eyes to look me in the eye. She smiled before laying her head on my chest once again, wanting to fall back asleep. “Come on, flower, I need to get up before…” I didn’t need to complete my sentence for her to understand who I was talking about or what. She nodded and sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, holding the sheets to her chest as to cover herself from my eyes, making me
Iris: I whisked the eggs and flour as I prepared the pancake batter. Knowing that the beta was in a mood, I wanted to make something that would cheer her up so as to stay on her good side. I didn’t want to risk losing the chance that I got yesterday, and in order to do that; I needed to act accordingly. Ezio and I would occasionally share a glance or two, he would wink at me or I would bite my bottom lip to prevent my smile from growing. But we both didn’t dare approach one another so as not to attract any unnecessary attention. “Iris, are you done with the batter?” Vivian, one of the other slaves asked. I nodded, handing her the batter once I was sure that its ingredients merged. I turned to the oven, taking out the muffins that I baked. Their smell filled our nostrils and knowing that the pack’s kids were heading off to school; I believed that it would be best for them to get something that gave them a little energy for the day. “Where did you learn how to bake like that?” Pat
Ezio: “The Alpha has a daughter, master” Amelia said, avoiding my eyes. Iris and I took a step back from one another, and avoiding my eyes, Iris placed the cloth on her cheek, making sure to hold it in place so as not to have a bruise form in the area. The beta’s nails didn’t make things better though, and despite the fact that she would be healing faster than a normal wolf due to the fact that she was a wolf. I still didn’t like it that the beta dared hurt her. “I was told that he didn’t…” “What is delaying you all for breakfast?” Miley said entering the kitchen. Her arms were crossed over her chest as she walked toward me, her eyes meeting mine. She looked at Amelia for a second, causing the woman to flinch without even approaching her “and I don’t think that you have any right asking about the family members” Miley’s words were directed to me as she said her last sentence. Iris put the ice packet away, not wanting to deal with whatever reaction the beta would be having at this p
Iris:I stared at my reflection for a second, wearing nothing but my underwear, before I started getting dressed after taking a shower. My body was bruised, scarred, and scratched. Despite my wolf fighting to heal each wound the beta inflicted on my body; it was getting too much, even for her to handle.“Patience, my beautiful wolf, we’ll get our revenge soon enough” I whispered to her. My wolf has silenced me for a while after my parents’ death. The pack dying and leaving us alone did neither one of us any good, and seeing as I grew conducted in our training and revenge; both her and I grew colder over the years. I put on a pair of jeans and The first time she interacted with me was last night. The way she whimpered at the fact that Ezio could leave, that he pulled away from the kiss, that he wanted to pull away from me, only made me realize that my feelings were true and that my wolf felt them too. The way he held me close, wrapped his arms around my sore body, massaged my shoulder
Ezio:I watched as Iris walked inside the house alongside Miley. Her eyes were fixed on the ground until she caught my scent as I waited for her by the door. I wanted, or more specifically, needed to check up on her after what I saw this morning. How the bitch went from being that aggressive to wanting to take her shopping was beyond me; but I couldn’t rest until I saw that she was okay.Her and the two other slaves carried a bunch of bags, and for some reason, the beta seemed happy with herself. Iris’s eyes met mine and she smiled, giving me a quick assuring nod before looking down at her feet once again.I watched as the girls walked behind Miley, carrying her things to her room. I couldn’t help but notice that Amelia, the slave that Miley had called to her room earlier, was nowhere to be found, and though I did search for her; I couldn’t trace the woman. “Ezio” Miley said, standing in front of me.“Beta” I said, giving her a curt nod. Her eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds,
Iris:“The ball is tonight” I told Ezio who had his arm wrapped around me. He tensed, running his finger over my arm as he avoided looking me in the eye. He often did that when he was upset, or angry, and I knew now that he was.He has been annoyed about this ball since I told him about it, and the closer it got, the angrier he grew, and the odd part was, no matter what I said; he didn’t seem to calm down about it. Nothing seemed to give him a peace of mind about the topic, and I had to admit; it saddened me that it didn’t.“You don’t need to remind me, Iris” he said, kissing my temple. He removed his arm from around me, gently pushing me off him as to get up from bed “I have to go before we get caught”“Ezio…”“Get some sleep, Iris, you have a long day ahead of you” he said stopping me. He got up from bed, putting his shirt back on as he was sleeping shirtless. I developed the habit of waking up at around two or three in the morning to see him before he left. However, the two of us h
Ezio:I watched as Iris walked out of her bedroom toward me. I had to fight the urge of kissing her in front of everyone as I reminded myself that the two of us were currently the center of attention. I wore a tux which Miley had sent to my room as I had to ‘attend’ the ball to make sure that the ‘slaves’ behaved. I extended my arm for Iris who looked at it for a second before looping her arm with my own, walking to the door by my side. Her hands shook despite her usual confidence, clearly worrying about what the beta would say if she saw the two of us. Her eyes scanned the room around us.“You look beautiful” I whispered to her, tightening my arm around her for a second, making her smile.“You don’t look bad yourself” she whispered back.We reached the door where the beta stood. Her hair and makeup were done perfectly, and despite the fact of Iris offering to help her with her hair and makeup, the woman had her dressers and makeup artists do the job instead.I unlooped my arm from
Iris: “Drink some water, it would help you calm down” I said, handing the beta a glass of water. She looked away from me, taking the glass in her hand before taking a sip. Her and I had gone inside after her encounter with the Alpha, and to say that I didn’t understand why she acted the way that she did would be a lie. If the woman was mistreated like that; I didn’t expect her to act all gentle around people who she knew were lower in rank compared to her. I sat on my knees in front of her when I saw tears fall from her eyes, gently wiping them for her “don’t ruin your makeup for such a reason, beta” “What do you know about this? If anything, you should be glad…” I stood up and wrapped my arms around her, hugging her as I leaned down to kiss the crown of her head. It was something that mum used to do when I threw tantrums or when I grew upset. “Deep breaths, beta, you getting angry or upset about this will not change anything. You need to compose yourself as this pack’s beta, you’
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