~ZANDER~I took a swig of my whisky before I cracked it against my hand. I gritted my teeth until I saw blood dripping off my palm. An evil smile played on my lips. Seeing blood reminded me of the times I used to punish Aubree—the time blood used to drip off her skin. It always brought peace to me whenever she whimpered in pain. That bitch, I hope she's suffering wherever she is.How could she escape from me? How dare she think she can just run away without paying for all the pain she has caused me and my pack? She is going to pay. I will make sure that the knife goes deeper, even touching some of her guts. Maybe if I could have cut one of her legs or arms; this wouldn't have happened; she could be here serving as the slave she is.I hate her.I hate everything about her.How could the goddess mate me with her? I know I told Kaden that the bond might be forged, but I knew it wasn't. Goddess was playing a big one on me, and I will make sure Aubree pays for it.I don't even know how she
~ZANDER~I was confused, and so I asked Allison. Of course, I didn't tell her about Aubree being my mate; I used Jocelyn instead, “Since she was my true mate, I...” I walked to Ruby and placed my arm around her shoulders so she didn't feel bad when I mentioned that she was just a chosen mate. “I don't think Ruby can break it; she's my chosen and...”“And we are going to try anything,” Alpha Henry, my dad, cut me as he walked in; his pale green eyes were on me—specifically on my arm, which was still around Ruby's shoulders. “Ruby is your chosen mate; Lyn is dead no matter how much we loved her; we have to move on from her,” he said, and I nodded my head as he was right, but I didn't think I would ever be able to move on from Jocelyn. I loved her, and if I were to go back in time, I wouldn't have allowed her to go out with that bitch.“And besides, the pack elders just mentioned your mate; they didn't say which, so it can be any of your mates.” Luna Rosa, who was also my mother, said th
~ZANDER~ Mom and Dad ran to my side and took the photos from my hand. “Oh my god,” Mom covered her mouth while I tried to calm Ray. “She's a whore,” dad commented. “I'm sorry, Mr. Henry, but Alpha Asher doesn't do relationships; he probably bought her as his slave or so,” Stephen explained. "But it doesn't matter, what's important is she's out of our pack, right, Alpha?” Mom turned to me, and I first wanted to nod, but when she added, “Maybe she's his mate,” it came out as a joke as Dad and Stephen laughed, but it wasn't a joke to me, so I punched the window, which made me groan in pain as I used the same hand, which was still healing. “Fuck!” Now I felt the pain Aubree used to feel; at least I wasted her. A smile found its way to my lips as I saw Aubree’s image where she was crying in pain. “And it's not our consent; what's important is we make the wedding happen quickly so the curse can be lifted,” Mom said, but
~BREE~The past few days have been crazy. Alpha Asher, the ruthless alpha, wasn’t as ruthless as I first thought, or maybe he was just trying to get me comfortable before breaking me. I’ve heard of things like that; I’ve experienced things like that.Luna Rosa, Alpha Zander’s mother, once tricked me into something like this; she asked me to get ready and even gave me a clean dress. I wore makeup and looked good, only for me to reach the room and find the pack elders who were ready to torture me. She said it was a pleasure watching me all hopeful just to get tortured.So there was no use for me to relax; maybe he was doing the same, getting me to relax and look hopeful before he tortured me.A knock brought me back to reality as I diverted my eyes from the mirror to the door.“Breakfast will be ready in five minutes, and the doctor will arrive in thirty,” the person said, and I nodded my head even when they couldn’t see me and cleared my throat, but before I could respond, I heard foot
~BREE~No way was this possible; I didn't have Rain, so my eyes could not light; they were not supposed to light even with her as she wasn't strong enough to give off such power.I was still lost in my thoughts, and she seemed lost in hers, as none of us were pulling away, and then something in me told me to, and looking away from her, I felt a weird energy hit me as I stumbled back—almost falling.“I…I’m so…”“Who are you?” the doctor asked, and I looked at her confused. “It's probably my magic playing with me; come on, I don't have the whole day,” she said and walked away. I turned to Raven, who looked clueless.“D-did you see that?”“I haven't seen anything,” she sounded rude. “The doctor leaves in ten minutes, so you better go now,” she pointed at the door, and I nodded my head then took a deep breath before I followed the doctor.She walked up, and at first, I thought she was going to the bedroom until I reached the top, and I realized it was a balcony or so, as there was a couch
~BREE~ If anything I didn't reject him, he rejected me. I just accepted because I knew he could force me to and because he was my sister's mate—I would not be mated in her shadow. “You have a blood covenant; it can't be easily broken; your god made your bond special,” she said, and before I could say anything, she left, and I was left in shock. What did she mean by that? Yes, Selene, who is our goddess, makes the bonds; she chooses mates for each one of us, but there was a rejection option, and she was okay with it, as she even blessed those rejected ones or the ones who reject their mates with a second chance mate, so why did she make my bond with Zander strong when he didn't want me? When he belonged to my sister. I am just a slave in his eyes, so why did she do this? I was lost with questions about who this doctor was and then my bond with Zander, but then Raven's annoying voice shook me out of it. Yes, you read it right; Raven was starting
~BREE~He had a devilish grin on his face at first, but it vanished as he realized where my eyes were. I saw his eyes darken, making the red even darker, so I awkwardly swallowed my saliva as I didn’t want to make a sound.“I… I’m so… I didn’t…” I tried to apologize.“Leave.” His voice was commanding, and I didn’t want to argue with him. “Now!” His voice roughened as he saw I was hesitant. Well, I knew what alphas did when they got this upset; I will never forget the punishments from the Moon Valley Pack, and since it was beginning to feel like I had really escaped them, that alpha Zander was not playing another one on me. I wanted to stay alive; I wanted to do all I could so I could take my revenge, and so I rushed toward the door and left.Outside the door, I rested my back against it, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down. I didn’t realize my heart was racing; I mean, his eyes might have scared me so much that I didn’t notice it.After I had calmed down, I walked down toward t
~BREE~ His palms were hot and sweaty, which gave my skin a scalding feeling. I've been punished with fire before, being set on top of a warm object, but this was nothing compared to those punishments, and his grip only made it more difficult for me to breathe. I now believed the rumors; everyone believed that Alpha Asher and his pack members were much stronger than every pack, and I'm now experiencing it for myself as again, I’ve been strangled before. I’ve been lifted by my neck before, but nothing has ever felt like this—the pain—it was just too much. I started coughing as I felt my breath go away. “Save it, bitch!” He tightened his grip and then made the burning sensation even more, and I suddenly felt it in my head. Maybe this was the end; maybe I was meant to die like this. I mean, for the past five years all I've ever wanted was death. I just never knew it was this painful, but just for a minute right from there, I won't feel a
~BREE~I was in shock; I mean, how did that even make sense, beta betraying alpha? I've never heard of that, so it might be a mistake, or maybe my magic was failing me.“Alright, now we know for sure why Kaden has been weird.” I heard Zander say, which was still sounding so wrong to me, “Have one of the staff spy on them, and when Kaden leaves, you lock him up, and we'll take it from there.” Zander instructed before ending the call and turning to me.“Kaden betrayed you?” I wanted him to confirm it as this was too weird.“Looks like it, but we are not sure yet. For what we know, Jocelyn might threaten him or something,” he said, and I nodded my head. “Alright, do you want me to drop you off? I have some things to take care of.”“Yes, sure, and thank you,” I said as I didn't want to bother Jerry, and Antonio was the last person on my mind. Zander started the car, and before I knew it, we were on the road driving out of town.I was lost in my thoughts, still trying to wrap my head aroun
~BREE~I didn't want to overthink it, so I asked.“I honestly don't know, but trust me, I will figure it out. I will set you free like you want,” he said, and I nodded and cleared my throat before I asked about Isabella.“I know something is going on between you two.”“Yes… it was… Honestly, I don't know how to say it.” God, it's like he was shy of me; I mean, I was just a slave, a useless omega a few months ago, so this still felt unreal.“So you admit?”“It happened twice, but I promise that was it; I've avoided her since.”“Okay, so what was your plan?”“No plan. I mean, all I can tell you is to be careful with her; don't trust her.”“Why?”“It's a long story, but…” He stopped and apologized before he picked up his ringing phone. “Are you sure?” He knitted his brows, which made me wonder what was happening. “Alright, stay there.” And with that, he ended the call and looked at me.“Is everything okay?” I asked.“Yes, umm, Stephan just saw Jocelyn enter one of the nearby hotels.”“W-
~BREE~Zander didn't say anything for a moment as if rethinking.“This is not funny. Who's after me?” I asked.“Okay, calm down.” He said, “I was just wondering, but there's nothing to worry about; I won't let anything happen to you.” He said, confusing me because the Zander I knew never cared about me.“What do you mean?”“You will not understand.”“Yes, if you don't tell me. What’s going on, Zander?”“Okay, I... I just thought Jocelyn might try and attack you, and I just wanted to make sure you were okay.” He scratched his head.“I can protect myself, and besides, my mate is very powerful,” I said before clearing my voice and asking him to start as he wanted to go first.“I want to start by apologizing. For what I did, I am genuinely sorry. If there was something you wanted me to do, even cutting my fingers, I would do it. I was a fool and deserve any punishment you deem worthy.” I don't know why I allowed him to finish, but there's something about speaking from the heart. Yes, his
~BREE~I knew it would happen; I had just forgotten, as the past few days I've been slowly practicing the magic, how it worked, and all the tricks. That's how I learned how to lift and safely lend objects with magic, so I knew how to stop it, so I did, which even stunned Glinda more.“Oh my god!” She hit her head as if trying to concentrate; she was in so much shock.I didn’t have words to defend myself; instead, I ran my hands through my hair.“You... you're powerful?” It sounded like a question, “And I think you know what you are? Are you… a witch? Yes…” She came in front of me and eyed me as if trying to read me. “You are?” she said, but luckily a knock was heard on the door, which made me turn to it and ask the person to come in.“Mrs. Clark, Mr. Conners is here.” It was my PA.“Oh yes, send him in.”“We... we are not done?”“Sorry, my meeting with Zander is very important.”“Are you kidding me? This is what's most important now: with such power usually comes enemies, your life…”
~BREE~The times I've encountered Glinda, there was no day she looked this nervous, so it got me wondering if something serious had happened.“Please sit,” I said as my PA closed the door, giving us privacy.“I prefer to stand. It’s serious.” She answered, and I nodded, then asked her to speak.“You said it’s about the last time. Did you discover something else? I mean, I thought you gave up working for Asher after I asked you to leave last time, but for you to come here must mean it’s serious.”“It is, but before that, I made something for you,” she said and then reached into her backpack. I watched closely as she brought out a bracelet; it looked like the one Asher had on, except this one had a purple crystal. “It’s customized for you.” She said, handing it to me.“Oh, thank… thank you.”“With it, you can be close to your mate, even mate with no pain; it holds the waves.” She added, and I smiled as I worked it on my wrist. “There’s something I wanted to ask you… it’s regarding your
~BREE~ I waited for Isabella to come in, and when I heard the door open, I slowly turned and looked at her. “Aubree, you called for me? How are you? Did anything happen?” “You do realize this is the CEO’s office, right?” “Yes, I—” “And you didn't knock before coming in; I didn't ask you to come in.” “Yes, I’m… I–” “You're, nothing.” I cut her off: “Let this be the last time something like this ever happens.” “O-okay.” She looked confused. Of course she was, for the past days I've allowed her to come in even without knocking; I've seen her as a friend. That's another reason I kept her around, but after what Antonio told me, I guess it was time to treat her just as she deserved. “Yes, I want you to check all employee information; I want to know where they live, their children, and everything.” “What?…” She chuckled in disbelief, “I mean, we don't even need to know their first names, let
~BREE~I still couldn't believe what had happened earlier; I don't think I would ever be able to get over it. Like, what came over me? And Asher, he said we would continue this in the evening, but the truth was I was not ready to mate with him. I know Rain wanted to; I've starved her for years, but no, I couldn't.I jumped out of the bed and walked to the closet. I needed to distract my mind right now before I lost it because I couldn't take Asher off my mind; it was silly, but it was like I was now obsessed with him.I wore my office clothes, and when I was done, I picked up my handbag and left.As usual, I met Raven in the living room; she seemed to be arranging everything. Well, Tyler mentioned he called one of the pack maids to clean, so there was no need for her to do this.“It's already clean; stop wasting your time,” I said, which made her jump, as she didn't sense I was there.“How are you, Luna?” she asked after clearing her voice. I only nodded and headed for the door while
~BREE~Asher wasn't kissing me back; he seemed to be shocked. But, that didn't stop me as I sucked his lip even more because it was only that that made it to be less painful.“Aah!” I moaned against his lips at the pressure building deep within my core; it was now beginning to burn as I held tighter onto Asher's back, my nails slightly digging into his flesh.I kept kissing him, now slightly biting his lips, which got a reaction as he started kissing me back, not rough but gentle. It's like he was stopping himself. I opened my eyes and saw that his eyes were closed; his hands were running through my back but shaky.I was suddenly feeling better, so I pulled away my eyes, watching his closed ones. I thought he would stop, but he didn't; instead, he searched for my lips, and when he got them, he started kissing me, this time roughly.I kissed him back as I started to feel funny again, and before I knew it, I was off the ground but on the counter table, my legs slightly spread while he w
~BREE~“Ah.” I complained as I massaged my forehead, “Oh my god,” I gasped when what had just happened clicked in my head, “It was a vision...” I said in a low tone, “Zander and Isabella are sleeping together!” I said out loud as it all now made sense.Of course, that could be the only reason why Isabella wanted me to employ Zander even after she said he almost took advantage of her because they were together and she wanted him close.But still, it didn't make sense, as she's the one who gave me crazy ideas on how I would get back at Zander, so if they were together, why would she want to see him in pain?I swear nothing was making sense, but I was a witch. I didn't know how to use the magic yet, but I was sure I would find out. I will trick them into telling me everything. I mean, Zander wanted to meet me, right? Well, I might just get my answers in our small meeting.I was not that naive, Aubree. I had magic. I was a witch; witches were known to be manipulators, getting whatever the