Dahlia’s POV:We ran faster than we ever had before, running being the only option to avoid our fate. A fate thrust upon us the day we met our mate. His feral growls ring through my head even though I was sure he was completely behind and unable to get to us, when I notice Diana pants abnormally. She’s probably exhausted after over an hour run, yet she refuses to stop running. As long as we’re still close to his territory, there is no guarantee we wouldn’t get caught.The sun has already set, the sky turning dark as the clouds fade. I could feel the tension rippling through the air as our paws dig and land on the dirt and grass in this dark forest. We’re now in neutral territory, which also means rogues, and the dangerous kind, could be lurking in any direction. Once it gets dark, I have to get Diana to settle.Even after reaching this far, I could still feel our broken bond. Tugging on it, I could feel him through the bond. His rage, devastation, and desire grows stronger each secon
O N E . Dahlia. “Is this what you want?” I hear him growl before a large hand came down my ass cheek, causing me to gasp. My eyes went wide. He spanked me. He literally just spanked me. A low chuckle sounded in front of me. I look up and mutter a curse under my breath. He smirked. “You naughty little virgin,” he said, coming forward to capture my nipples in his mouth. He began to suck. “You’re fucking wet…” The man behind me growled into my ear while playing with my pussy. I sigh the moment he slipped a finger inside my soaking wet cunt, while the other sucked and licked my nipples. “We will punish you for what you did, Dahlia.” Suddenly, the strokes went faster and deeper, and I let out a whimper. His words played in my head. What did I do? I have no idea. But what I do know is that I want to be punished by them. “Yes, please.” I nod, wiggling my ass up against his hardness. He huffs and leans back, perhaps to unbuckle his belt. A shiver of exciteme
T W O . Dahlia. “Oh, leave her be. She must have been up all night using her phone.” I hear Mom sigh. Gee, thanks for the save Mom. And what does that have to do with my face being red? I swear, elders nowadays think cell phones are the culprit for everything. The question is, do I have a better excuse? Unfortunately, no. No, I don’t. “Yup, that’s it.” I nod and stretch my arms out with a yawn, to make it more believable. I closed my eyes, thankful I got to block out the two from my view. When I opened them, I didn’t expect what happened next. They all gave me weird looks. My brows furrowed, confused as to what they were looking at. My eyes moved to where Hades and Valerian stood, and their faces were the same. Their mouths slightly parted, and their gazes fell on… My jaw dropped and a gasp tore through me in an instant. “What the f—” “Dahlia!” Mom’s sharp voice cut me off before I could finish. I roll my eyes. I swear to the goddess, the woman could hear
T H R E E . Dahlia. “You two, knock it off. She’s off-limits.” Atlas growls. My brows twitch at his words. I try to push down the anger building inside me. He’s my brother AND the future alpha. Mom told me not to get on his bad side, but what the hell? Deep inside, I felt disappointed. They were all I had fantasized about in high school. Why does Atlas have to ruin it all for me? And since when did he get to decide who I could and couldn’t date? I seal my lips shut anyway for the entire drive. In the end, I regretted not bringing my jacket. I wasn’t feeling it anymore. Atlas tried getting me into their little conversation but I just plastered on a fake smile and laughed if necessary. He had me sit on the passenger seat while the guys jumped on the back. Then I realized… Isn’t this their car? Why the hell is Atlas driving it and not one of them? Unless… No. My brother couldn’t be that petty to ask them if he could drive just so… Damn it. He did, didn’t he?
F O U R . Dahlia. “Earth to Dahlia!” She practically shrieks in my ear, making me stumble and almost fall face-first to the ground. “What?” Before I knew it, Lola was walking beside me. “What has gotten into you? Why did you run off?” Lola stared at me, her eyes demanding answers. “And what were you talking about with those guys?” she asks with a raised brow. I mime zipping my lips and she narrows her eyes at me. She clearly wasn’t satisfied, so I was about to tell her when someone brushed hard against me. This time, I really felt like falling face-first. Thankfully, Lola snatched me up and pulled me back to my feet. “Watch it, Lisa.” Lola hissed. Uh-oh. This is so not good. “Oops, my bad. Didn’t see you there, virgin.” She snorts, her eyes mocking me as she places her hands on her hips. Her two minions posed behind her. One on each side. They giggled at the name Lisa called me. My cheeks heat. “Can you believe it? My mate’s sister is a frea
F I V E . Dahlia. I blink five times faster, staring at my bag. “Hey, what are you looking at?” Lola nudges my back. In this class, Lola always sits right behind me. Atlas sits on her right, and Hades and Valerian sit at the far back. Before I could stop myself, my gaze flits to the guys at the back. As if they could feel my gaze, their eyes snap in my direction. Valerian tosses me a smirk while Hades' lips tugged upward into a smile. Quickly, I turn my gaze to the front. This cannot be happening. "What's wrong with you?" Lola asked me after class. "Nothing." Bullshit. What I saw in that bag is anything but. Lola sighs. For once, I'd hoped she'd let it slide. "So, what do you say about this pool party after grad?" "Huh?" "The pool party. Come on, everyone is talking about it." "I'm not." Lola rolled her eyes, not amused. Lola here loves parties. I, on the other hand, loves spending my time with books and N*****x during the night. Sometimes I wonder how we manag
S I X .Dahlia. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing in the mirror. I couldn’t believe it myself, but there was some truth in what Lola said.The swimsuit fit me like a glove. I always wear baggy jeans and shirts to cover my entire body. I have always been conscious of my body. Contrary to the usual simple Dahlia who don’t even care if a hair was out of place before going to school, this was new.It emphasizes my full breasts and slim waist going down to my thick thighs. I know I’m not really fat. Fat is a strong word. Thick is more like it.“You don’t look too bad yourself, Lola,” I smile to my friend who smirks at me before she does a quick spin.Her two-piece green swimsuit with beads scattered on all the right places definitely showed off her curves. Her eyes are emerald green, and they go perfectly well with the swimsuit she wore.“Thanks. Now let’s go and give that big brother of yours the shock of his life,” she says with an evil grin on her face.What she said made me jump bac
S E V E N .Hades.‘Fuck. Just look at her, Val.’ I growl through the mind link I opened with my brother, Valerian, who is gawking at her as we speak.‘Even better than we imagined.’ He grumbled.‘But I think we might have gone too far with this one because I want to rip the fucking head of each unmated male here who couldn’t take their eyes off what’s ours.’‘Not yet, Val.’ I warn him, and he could barely keep control of his wolf. It’s clear he wants blood. But I couldn’t blame him.The moment she walked out here with that thing on, I saw red. The unmated males here are almost drooling at her feet. I even heard some of them whisper about making a move on her. But they would know better than bring hell where they stood.It seems we have to make sure they know little Dahlia here is off-limits. I will make sure of it.“What the fuck is that?” Atlas all but growled where he stood beside us. His grip on the beer growing tighter. Oh no, this isn’t good.“What is what man?” I ask him.“What
Dahlia’s POV:We ran faster than we ever had before, running being the only option to avoid our fate. A fate thrust upon us the day we met our mate. His feral growls ring through my head even though I was sure he was completely behind and unable to get to us, when I notice Diana pants abnormally. She’s probably exhausted after over an hour run, yet she refuses to stop running. As long as we’re still close to his territory, there is no guarantee we wouldn’t get caught.The sun has already set, the sky turning dark as the clouds fade. I could feel the tension rippling through the air as our paws dig and land on the dirt and grass in this dark forest. We’re now in neutral territory, which also means rogues, and the dangerous kind, could be lurking in any direction. Once it gets dark, I have to get Diana to settle.Even after reaching this far, I could still feel our broken bond. Tugging on it, I could feel him through the bond. His rage, devastation, and desire grows stronger each secon
Dahlia’s POV:Scar doesn’t let me say another word as I blink at her, opening my mouth to say something when he grabs my hand, about to force me out of the room.“Wait, where’s Tatum?” I ask, scrunching my brows in confusion.“He’s in the lobby, sleeping. Nothing can wake him up for at least 20 minutes,” she informs me.“You escaped?” I asked.“Thalia helped me with the key,” she explains, while I glance briefly at Thalia positioned beside the bed.She looks in the same direction, and her lips presses into a line before her eyes turn glassy. I watch her in silence, when she shakes her head, and turns her focus on me.“Listen we have to go,” she urges, then stalks into the room and pulls something from her dress, some powder I’m not sure the purpose of as she spreads it across the linen.Turning around, she holds out her hand.Reluctantly, I give in and let her drag me out into the hallway, making sure the door was closed as if leaving it ajar would “What was that powder?”“A replica
Dahlia’s POV:It was never-ending. I knew mixing pain with unimaginable pleasure is his largest kink, but after over what felt like hours, I collapsed on the bed. My body limp, and covered with sweat. He did it to me, and no matter how many times he forced my orgasm, all I could think of was Thalia’s head lying on the floor.Once he was done, he grabbed his suit jacket and tossed it over his shoulders. He wandered off to the walk-in closet, kicking Thalia’s head in the process making me gasp in shock.Tatum turned his furrowed brows to me, and glanced at her head before rolling his eyes and shaking his head as he moved to the closet. I knew he haven’t the decency to take it out of the room before he does the most degrading things to me, but I didn’t know he could be this crazy just to laugh off when he accidentally kicks a dead person’s head casually sitting on the floor.No, the man is insane. And his actions confirmed it when he suddenly came out, whistling some tune before shoving
Dahlia’s POV:“It isn’t her fault, I was the one in charge, Tatum.”My head snapped up as Thalia came forward.Tatum narrows his eyes at her, before a smirk tugged on his lips.“Well then, I suppose there’s a lesson to be taught to all of you,”Before I could blink, I was back in my room, being ordered by Tatum I wasn’t really left a choice. So I turn on my heel while glancing every so often over my shoulder. A shiver snaking down my spine each time I see the fear in one of the women’s faces. Their lips quivered and hands shook violently though they tried to hide it.My wolf huffs. She doesn’t like leaving them alone with that monster just as much as I didn’t want to. For a while, the women had been nice to me here, and we have all conjured a plan I triggered earlier, which was also the cause of our downfall. I just wanted out of here as soon as possible. Away from my psycho ass mate, away from everything.Once in the bedroom he wanted me in, I strip down my dress and wandered to the
Dahlia’s POV:My heart beats faster, sweat trickling down the side of my face when he doesn’t pull away. Instead, he tugs harder. “And what do you think you were trying to do?” he growls menacingly, a warning.“Nothing,” I reply, letting out a whimper when he pulls my hair back further, forcing my neck to crane in an uncomfortable position. His forest green eyes glaze over as he glares daggers into me, his breath hot on my neck, sending shivers down my arched spine.“One thing I hate the most, is liars, Dahlia.” He says through gritted teeth.I gulp. My wolf paces in my head as if having a heart attack, when she tells me the last thing I expected her to say.‘Submit to him, Dahlia,’ she orders me, and if I could see her now I would stare at her like she’d grown two more heads.‘What?!’ I ask, unable to believe she suggested it.‘Submit! You’ll never have the upper hand here if you won’t, Dahlia.’ My brows furrow, listening to my wolf instruct me to submit. She wants me to gain his t
Dahlia’s POV:It felt like just like all those weeks ago, last time we met at our rendezvous and that same nudging feeling pulling me to him, yet I have no idea what. My brows furrow, and I notice Tatum’s eyes darken just before I remove my gaze to look right down at the steps in front of me. Now that I have made an entrance, it would be embarrassing if I make a fool of myself stumbling down the stairs. I have yet to reach the bottom stair when Tatum reaches his hand out to me. I look at it, glancing up at him to see his eyes had turned black in his anger, he was shaking, that I can tell, yet he was trying to mask it under his usual cheerful façade in front of Damien.‘Take it, mate,’ he orders through the bond, and my instincts snap instantly as I grip his hand. I wince, and he shoots me a death glare at the sound I dared to make, apparently I am not allowed to make any sound so long as his father is right in front of him.“Dahlia, it is so good to see you,” Damien smiles, and I sh
Hades’ POV“You have some fucking nerve, don’t you!” He snarls menacingly as he stomps over to me. I throw my hands in the air, a sign of my submission towards him while I step back slowly.His eyes bleed black as he glares daggers at me.“Get the fuck out of my sight before I have you killed! After that, I’ll have your pack killed as well,”My jaw clenches. No alpha should let anyone threaten his pack before him and let him get away with it, but this situation falls different. My pack literally lives off of his supplies and provision. Our father, before handing the title over to me and Valerian, filed for the pack’s bankruptcy, only we managed to save it thanks to the Alpha King’s tremendous help. Until I can pay him back and get the pack running on its own funds and thriving businesses, I am forever indebted to him.“Please, hear me out. It’s about Dahlia,” He growls ferociously, looking like he was about ready to lunge at me when Cathy jumps out of nowhere. Her small bump is on di
Hades’ POV:“Any news?” Lola asks, looking at me. Her brows were creased with worry. Atlas was right behind her, and I see him lift both his hands in an attempt to caress Lola’s arms, but stopped in mid-air before taking a step back. I can feel my wolf roll his eyes, now that we know he actually has a thing for Lola, and for god knows how long, it is starting to feel really uncomfortable with Valerian glaring daggers at him, and his mate. Yet he doesn’t say anything or do shit about it either because with all our dirty laundry piled out in the fucking open, no one has got the say on anything. I shake my head, trying to get it together before I fucking explode from the lava of anger deep inside me. On second thought, I may just have to shift and hunt her down myself. It’s been nearly three weeks and we got no fucking lead!I have been driving back and forth to the mansion, but each time I turn the car around and drive away. How the fuck am I supposed to face him when my pack’s safe
Chapter 99Dahlia’s POV:‘This is good, right? The Alpha King is coming,’ My wolf says to me, making my brows pinch.‘Maybe he can help us?’ she whispers. I shake my head at her, looking into my reflection in the mirror. I have just finished my make-up, and now I am ready to put on the dress.‘You heard him, Diana, we’re not getting out of here.’ I tell her, feeling her whimper at the loss of hope in my words. I wasn’t going to give her false hope or some play-pretend fantasy that we could even step out of this room without him watching us. We know what he is capable of, he has shown us, and with him repairing the bond, I doubt there was escaping him now.‘We’ve already gotten Ayesha and Felicia killed. They’re dead because of us. I don’t want us making it any worse.’ I say as I move to the edge of the bed, my legs cramping for a second and I wince. My body freezes as pain shoots up from my leg. I grit my teeth, not wanting to make a sound knowing Tatum might barge through those do