Sapphire's POV. "Ahh!" I gasped, my eyes flashed open in utter shock when whole I felt my whole body freezing due to the cold liquid water that was splashed on me, drenching my body from my head to my toe. The whole place was filled with total darkness that my heart began accelerating, pounding hard against my ribs, a gush of anxiety and fear kicking in. "What am I doing here? Where am I? What is this place?" My lips trembled as I whispered, feeling goosebumps forming on my skin from the cold and fear that crept into my soul. The place I was in reeked of an hazardous smell similar to drugs. The smell didn't settle well in my stomach and I had the urge to puke or leave the environment to somewhere that had fresh air to take a breather. The last thing I could recall was dancing in the club with Lisa on the dance floor when some random dude walked up to us and was checking us out for a nightstand. We assumed it was a normal thing there since it was a clubhouse that we were in for R
Sapphire's POV.The smile on his face slowly turned sour and deadly as he spoke. "Your eyes. Amber eyes. They are pretty rare," he remarked. "He must be insanely into you that he had to claw my brothers dead without second thoughts." He yanked my head backwards so hard that it had my throat bulging out through my neck."Ahhh!" I whimpered, struggling to bear the pain as I twisted my wrist to break free from the rope. "Stop, please. I don't know what you're talking about," I shuddered, wanting to swallow the lump in my throat but the position I was in wasn't helping at all."Argh!" A hard slap ran across my face once I was done speaking that it threw my face to the side by the force, the sound reverberating in the room as a metallic taste formed in my mouth and I spat my blood out, tears prickling around my eyes as I sobbed.He dragged a hand full of my hear again as he scowled, "Don't you dare lie to my face again, bitch! You know very well. You are very much aware of what happened th
Aleric Dolce POV. The walk ahead looked more dusty than I last remembered, the cracks on the bricked wall had increased as the three hefty men before us deeper into the underground. The place reeked of a strong smell I quite recognized.Drugs and cocaines that was.Ace Rocco and his gangs takes a lot of quantity of it to energize themselves before any racing competition and most times the drugs and cocaine they usually consumed always affects their systems in way that they become excessively happy and wouldn't realize the dangers they were putting themselves in while racing.It was midnight currently and I was yet to see my bumblebee. Rosalie might think she escaped my wrath after putting Sapphire's life on danger but she has seen nothing close to what I was capable of. Jail? Expelling? That's too little punishments for a wretched bitch like her. She needed more than those two because her wicked soul knew no bounds. When we arrived in the underground, all form of lights seized but
Aleric Dolce POV "Pray to your God that I don't find a single injury on their skin after this race, Ace Rocco, cause if I do, this underground wouldn't contain the both of us, I swear." He laughed, acting unmoved by my threats "Well well then, Let The Race Begin!" He announced and Suddenly loud beating drums rang out as the huge gate that was opposite where we were standing began opening with a creaking sound.Our gaze darted to the gate and there, we saw two handsome motorcycles. The motorcycle on the left had the designs of a cheetah and I believe it belonged to Ace while the one on the right had a dripping blood design on motorcycle's body and I also guesses that it might be the bike he kept for me but I didn't like either of them. No motorcycle could ever beat my Wolf Bike. He was the best out of a million bikes. Plus I couldn't trust Ace. He might have tampered with the engines of the motorcycle or given me a low powered bike that wouldn't give me the boost that my wolf bike
Aleric Dolce POV. Zoom!We sped off the starting line and zoomed into the dark tunnel in a flash while everyone was cheering with full excitement. We both got into the tunnel at the same time because the tunnel was big enough to contain the both of us. I couldn't be on the same speed lane with a coward. I had to power up my bike so it will be faster than it already was and I gripped the right hand of my throttle hard, twisting it towards my body and like the speed of lightening, my wolf bike's power accelerated with a loud ZOOM on the pavement in the tunnel, the engines roaring as I kept twisting the bike and it left a cloud of smoke behind that blurred Ace's vision."Bastard!" I heard him let out a cuss as he a coughed behind me although he tried very hard not to let a single sound out.A small victorious smirk tugged on the corner of my lips knowing that I had gotten past step one of this race. I zoomed off further, steadying my feets on the footrests of my motorcycle as we went
Sapphire's POV. It's been two hours since Ace left us here in this scary room that stinked so bad, under the watchful gaze of his two bodyguards.Lisa was still unconscious and I was the only one awake but I didn't give up because I needed to get away from here with Lisa. I kept twisting my wrist, trying to free myself from the rope that tied the both of my wrists to the armrest of the chair.I was also scanning the room for something helpful. Something that could help me cut the rope and an object that I could use as a means of self defense against those bulky black men after I manage to free myself but there wasn't anything here, not to talk of something helpful or close to being useful. I grew tired and finally gave up for a minute, feeling drained as I couldn't do anything to help us out of this mess that I caused us.If only I had listened to Lisa and didn't go for Rosalie's birthday party in the starlight club then we would have been at home having a karaoke night, working on
Sapphire's POV."Calm, Sapphire. It's me." I slowly raised my gaze to the familiar voice and saw that it was..."Matteo?!" I gasped In total disbelief. 'H-how did he manage to get in and also fired those bullets without making a sound?' I pondered, eyes wide open and breathing heavily.Matteo's turned to Lisa, his gaze on her bruised and battered body and for a moment, I saw the storm of rage, fury and anger flash before his Jade black eyes as his lips pressed into a thin and he clenched hard on his jaw.He didn't say a word but the pain in his eyes at sight of Lisa's vulnerable state was visible like an opened notebook. Without looking, Matteo raised his arm with the gun in his fingers and fired a few more bullets that rendered the bulky men bodies useless with more blood spreading on the ground. I felt traumatized by the cold blood bath I had seen happening right before my eyes but it was clear that he did it to let out the pain he felt in his chest, to lash out on the idiots who
Sapphire's POV "What the heck were you doing to me? What happened just now? What am I doing here? Where did you take me to ? Why did you bring me here, Matteo?!" Lisa snapped and I launched to give her a tight hug, wrapping my arms around her as I sobbed."l-lisa, you're awake. You are fine now. I missed you so much, Lisa," I cried, hugging and cuddling her and I felt her body soften in my arms unlike how tensed and conscious it was when she had just woken up."Sapphire?" She whispered and I nodded, tears flowing down my cheeks to finally see my friend awake."Yes, yes it's me, Lisa." I whispered, and slowly parted from her. "Matteo didn't do anything. He saved us, Lisa. He saved us." "We were kidnapped in the Starlight club and I think something happened that got us unconscious. When I woke up, I was surrounded by this bad guys and their boss. You were later brought in and my heart ached so bad to see that you were badly injured and I couldn't help wondering what they had done to
Aleric Dolce POV. "It’s none of my concern if I’m your mate or not, but I’ll tell you this now: I, Sapphire Walters, reject you, Alpha Aleric Dolce, as my fated mate. And I choose Kaiser Dolce as my Chosen Mate!" A sharp, searing pain hit my chest as I stumbled backward. It felt as though my entire world was crashing down, the weight of it suffocating me. My heart clenched in agony, and my wolf howled in torment within me. Breathing became an impossible task, each inhale a struggle. I had been afraid of rejecting her, but in the end, it was I who had been rejected. I had hurt her so deeply, and now, this was the price I was paying.I could barely speak, my throat tight, the rejection still echoing in my mind. I looked at Sapphire, my heart breaking with the unbearable weight of her gaze as she turned to to me, her eyes devoid of any trace of warmth or love. The disgust in them was unmistakable. With a cold indifference, she helped him up and began to walk toward the exit.I couldn’
Aleric Dolce POV.I felt like I was drowning in guilt, and no word could even begin to describe how deeply it cut. What I did to Sapphire, I knew it was wrong, but I had no choice. I had to do it—even though it would rip her apart. The ache in my chest intensified every time I thought about her tears after the announcement of my wedding date. It was even worse when I saw Kaisar sitting across from her at the same table, acting like the perfect hero, while I—what was I? A villain? Someone who’d only caused her pain?I was suffocating under the weight of my own mistakes, every one of them stacking up until it felt like I was going mad. The truth was, I had no idea how to get out of this mess, caught between the trap my cousin had set for me and the one I had set for myself.It was all part of his plan. Kaisar had manipulated me, used me as a pawn to get what he wanted, and now, somehow, he had dragged Sapphire into his schemes. I had warned her, told her to stay away, but she hadn’t lis
Sapphire's POV."Searching for someone?" The familiar voice snapped me right out of my thoughts. I turned and saw professor Kaiser drawing out a sit as he sat down opposite me at the table. "Not at all," I lied with a fake smile. "Just looking around." "Oh okay, I see. The party will begin soon and—" his eyes moved behind me. "Here they come, the best awaited and newest soon to be couple!" He announced, laughing and I looked over my shoulder to see who it was.I saw some rich looking people walking into the hall with full elegance. They seemed to have similar traits and appearance with lady Marinette, especially the stunning woman at the front whom was dressed impeccably in a shimmering green dress that complimented her emerald green eyes.. I guessed that she must be Lady Marinette's mother while the rest could also be her family.Right after them was Lady Marinette, walking graciously into the hall through the door, putting on a similar dress like her mum as she also took a table s
Sapphire's POV. The next morning, by the time I woke up, I found myself stark naked under the sheets but the previous wild night we had together never left my mind as I smiled softly with my cheeks all tainted red.My first night was taken by the man I had always yearned for it all felt like heaven on earth whenever I remember the painful but sweet feeling that sent an adrenaline of pleasures through my whole body as I convulsed before blacking out, feeling tired. The smile I had on my lips grew wider as I turned to the other side of the bed, planning on kissing him a Good Morning on his lips but when I checked, Aleric was— "He is gone?" I thought aloud, my gaze scanning the whole room. It felt like a dream but his touch, the kiss, the promises he made in my ear— I knew it was all real. I sat up on my bed, my back against the headboard, "It couldn't be a dream," I whispered, restlessly raking my hands through my hair. "It just can't be! He was here, I am sure I saw him. I felt and
Sapphire's POV.His face turned really sour."It's painful, isn't it?" I chuckled, walking up to him with my arms folded across my chest. "That's how I felt when you—" "Enough!" He growled, frightening me as I took a step back away from him. He threw the cheque at my face and I gasped at his action, "Take this cheque, pack your things and leave this Pack if you don't want to see the other side of me, Sapphire!" He threatened. He pointed to the cheque that fell lightly like a feather on the tiled floor as he added, "Right there is more than a hundred thousand US dollars on the floor. It should be enough for you to restart your life elsewhere and make a name for yourself. But the last thing I want to do is seeing you and that THING you call your lover together again! I've warned you, Sapphire, so it's best for you to heed to my warnings." I laughed, a bitter smile playing on my lips as I took a step closer to him and I asked. "What do you take me for, Aleric? A slut? A Gold digger t
Sapphire's POV.By the time we got home and I went into my bedroom, I found Lisa seated on my bed. She seemed to be lost in deep thoughts as she subconsciously scribbled on her notebook.I walked in and placed my bag on the bedside table but she was yet to notice my presence. She looked so pale and her hair needed to get done in a saloon. "Hey, what are you thinking about?" I asked, sitting beside her on the edge of the bed and she suddenly bolted like she had been snapped out of her lost thoughts with her eyes opened."When did you get in?" She breathed, picking up her notebook that had fallen on the floor."Erm, few seconds ago? But definitely not up to a minute." I answered with a gentle smile that slowly turned into concern. "But what's wrong with you? You look pale and unhealthy, like something's really bothering your mind and it's deeply affecting your wellbeing, Lisa. I've been noticing this for a while but I decided to keep quiet. But I can't anymore."She sighed, a forced sm
Sapphire's POV.I ran back into the ballroom where I sighted Aunt Karissa's gaze scanning worriedly around the place. She looked disturbed. The moment her gaze met mine, a look of relief washed over her features as she sprinted up to me. She grabbed my arms. "Where have you been, Phire? I thought you said you wanted to be in the ballroom to watch the engagement ceremony, so why did you go off?" She scolded and my gaze dropped to my feet."I am sorry, Aunt," I muttered. "I felt the need to get some ventilation because I was suffocating in here. That's why I had to go into the garden," I whispered, unable to look into her eyes because half of what I said was a lie.It was a truth that I went to the garden for some fresh air because I was suffocating but it wasn't really due to lack of air, it was because I felt my heart breaking into pieces once again and I couldn't watch Aleric getting engaged to someone else after everything we had together, it felt so fucking unbearable to watch so
Sapphire's POV. My breath seized at the mention of my name and that all too familiar voice I've gotten used to over time. Slowly raising my gaze up to the owner of that familiar voice, my eyes widened to see my professor standing before me with a thin smile hanging on his lips as he wiped away my tears. "Professor Kaiser?" I muttered inaudibly but he heard it as his smile grew wider. "What are you doing here at the Packhouse?" He chuckled, "what else if not attending the same asshole's engagement who had broken your heart? " I blinked repeatedly, not understanding how he found out about what happened between Aleric and I but then it made sense that he must have heard about it from the rumors that were spreading around college. "Here, you can keep this," he handed me his hankie and I hesitantly accepted it. "Th-thank you," I murmured in a stutter and he took a seat beside me on the swing without my consent. "No need to thank me, Sapphire. You know you shouldn't waste thos
Sapphire's POV.He continued, his voice full of pride, “My son has far exceeded my expectations, and I am honored to bring to the stage the new Alpha King of our Pack, who will be getting engaged today to the most beautiful young lady, the Alpha's daughter of the Night Crawlers Pack, and my son’s future wife—Lady Marinette!” The spotlight shifted to a couple making their way onto the stage, their arms wrapped around each other in an intimate, almost romantic embrace.There they were: Lady Marinette and the Alpha King—Aleric. I stood frozen, unable to process what was happening.'Aleric was the current Alpha of the Pack? And he was about to get engaged to Lady Marinette?' My mind raced, the shock sinking deep into my bones. I couldn’t make sense of it.'Why didn't he tell me?' The thought was like a jolt. 'Why didn’t he tell me he was from the Royal Family and would one day lead the Pack? Why didn’t he tell me the truth about who he was?' The realization hit me like a tidal wave, and b