~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 almost screamed, but when I saw a human stand to his feet in the water, I quickly calmed myself as the person defensively raised their arms.“I'm not a monster; I'm Nicholazz,” he said as he got on the bridge and stood on his feet. “Hi,” he rubbed his hand on the back of his wet shorts before extending it for a handshake. Well, I was going to appear rude to whoever this Nicholazz was, but I was not about to shake a wet hand, so I nodded my head and faked a smile.“I'm so sorry…I…” I apologized.“It's okay, I'm sorry, I couldn't sleep,” he said, running both hands through his wet hair before he shook his head, which was to dry his hair. Well, I didn't realize he had long blonde hair until then light shone directly on him. Wow, he looked sweet. “You are?”“Aubree, Bree in short.”“Good, nice to meet you, Bree,” he smiled, and I returned the smile, although mine was forced. Turning back to the house, I excused myself and walked back toward it. "Well, let me walk you,” I didn't r
~ASHER~ After she confessed that her ex-alpha did this to her, I rushed her to the hospital as she lost consciousness and Glinda was not around. I went with Jerry, and at first, he was against me helping her, but when I threatened his life, he decided to help. I’ve never gotten so scared for someone’s life, especially a person I had no relations with, but with her it was different. The same feeling I felt seeing her on the auction stage was the same feeling I was feeling. I didn’t want anyone to have her, not even death, because I swore to go to the other side of the world to get her if she died. I still haven’t gotten answers to my questions; I still wanted to know how she was able to make my heart beat when it had been dormant for the past five years. We were already in the hospital and waiting outside the room, as I just couldn’t be far away from her while she showed no signs of life. “Tyler,” I pressed the phone on my e
~ASHER~I asked Raven to take care of the body. “Maybe feed it to the tigers,” I said, and then left.I went straight to my room and, reaching, I saw her sleeping on the bed, but Tylan told me she wasn't asleep and was pretending to be asleep as he could hear her heavy breathing.“We are getting married,” I told her, and she still didn't respond even after I told her that I knew she wasn't asleep. I then removed my clothes, threw them on the couch, and went under the shower.I had blood on me, and I didn't want her to smell it on me.After washing my body, I got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my waist after drying my body with another. Then I saw her; she was holding my shirt, and she seemed terrified. Well, I didn't know how to deny it if she asked me, as I was never one to lie, and so I walked to her, pulled her close, and kissed her.Yes, I did, but she wasn't responding, but that didn't stop me from trying, as I continued sucking on her lips until I opened my eyes an
~ZANDER~‘Maybe we could do something now.’ I heard Ray suggest.‘What are you saying?’‘Maybe it's not late; maybe we could fix things.’ Ray suggested, and an idea popped into my head with that; I cleared my voice before heading down, which caught Aubree's attention as she turned to me.“Hi, I wasn't expecting you, but I am happy you're here.”“I couldn't sleep; I want to know what Kaden told you.” She said somehow it hurt me that she wasn't here to see me; I don't know why, but I masked the pain and then cleared my voice again before turning to Stephen.“We have an urgent meeting. Let everyone get ready in five minutes, starting from the eldest to the youngest, pregnant or sick, including babies. I want them all in the pack's meeting point.” I instructed him, and I could tell he was confused, but he didn't dare question as he nodded, bowed, and then excused himself.I turned to Aubree, who shook her head in confusion.“You still work for me and…” She looked down at her wristwatch, t
~ZANDER~After Dad confirmed Aubree’s parents were alive and the possibility of them being responsible for the pack's recent attacks, I ordered Stephen to give them food for their valuable information but still left them there.I promised to free them only when they got an idea of where Aubree’s parents could be.I was now pacing in my room; I still couldn't believe that Alpha Thiago could be Aubree’s uncle, that Aubree’s parents were alive.It was going to be difficult to try and find them since Thiago believed that his brother was dead.I kept pacing, hoping one or two things could come up, but nothing; my parents were my only hope, even when they didn't show signs of knowing; I just had to hope on them.‘What about Allison? What if she took our company because she found out what Dad did to her mate's brother?’ Ray suggested, but that was impossible.‘Allison said she took it to show us that she was more than just a woman, so no, I don't think it's the case.’ I answered and lazily r
~ZANDER~Stephan took my order seriously as next Kaden started screaming while Stephan used a saw to cut his hand.“Oooh!” He just cried and screamed in pain without giving in. After they cut the hand, I asked that they dip it in acid, but before that, I walked to Kaden and gave him the last chance to speak, but he still refused and even called me weak, so with no mercy they dipped the stump of his arm in acid while I watched him scream.It was frustrating as even that didn't get him to give in.“Take his toenails and continue tomorrow,” I said, then left him screaming in pain while Stephen and the five guards removed his toenails.When I reached my bedroom, I walked straight to the shower and washed my body; it was already evening.I didn't take long in the shower, and after I was done, I walked to my bed, got my phone, and called the guards responsible for Aubree's safety.“Yes, Alpha Asher is also around, and there haven't been any suspicious movements.”“Good. Remember, if anythi
~ZANDER~‘It's normal to feel that way; she's our mate.’ Ray said while I shook my head, still sniffing the seat where she earlier sat.‘I don't get it; I rejected her. Why do I still feel this way?’‘Because our bond will take more than a simple rejection to break it, now we are getting late; we need to figure out what Kaden and Jocelyn are up to.’ Ray insisted, and he was right. I don't know what Jocelyn was planning, but I knew it was not good, so I had to stop it before it affected my mate, I mean before it affected Aubree.I sat back in my seat and started the car since I stopped in the middle of nowhere just to sniff Aubree's scent.It didn't take long to get back at my pack; Stephen had already locked Kaden up, and they were just waiting for me, so after parking the car, I walked in and went straight to the torture room, where I once locked Aubree.Inside I was met with Stephen, who was sitting on a wooden chair with five guards surrounding them. Stephen stood up as soon as he
~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