~BREE~
I was about to fall for it, but as I remembered what Raven told me, I argued, “he has like six wives and...” “Wives? Asher doesn’t have wives.” She laughed as if I'd just said the funniest thing ever. “Girlfriends?” “None, you’re the first girl; that’s why I’m saying you’re special.” “But…” I stopped myself as I almost mentioned Raven; she probably said that to scare me off. “But what? He told you he doesn’t like you.” She asked, and I shook my head. “You…you think he likes me?” “I know he does; that boy is too drunken of revenge to ever think of a girl and for him to bring you here...” She stopped as she gave me her hand, and I took it and sat up. “Anyways I heard he’s marrying you; are you ready?” “It’s not like I have a choice,” I said and rubbed my forehead. “And this is the best choice; I have to rush somewhere so we will c~BREE~I looked into his eyes once more to make sure the softness from earlier was still there, and it was. I swallowed my saliva and looked down at my hand, which was still in his, as he gently rubbed my palms. “I… I’m a murderer. I killed my sister and…” I stopped myself; god, I was a monster. Never have I denied what I've done, as when the people I killed were declared dead, I accepted my blame and the punishment, “I'm a...a…” I couldn't bring myself to say more. God, what type of person would he think I was, and what was I thinking admitting this? “You don't have to tell me,” I heard him say. He sounded calm, which was a bit shocking as I was sure I mentioned killing people. I said it loud and clear, “Not until you're ready and...” He tilted my chin so that I could face him. “Comfortable,” he said, nodding and swallowing his saliva, looking straight into my eyes. God, his eyes. I couldn't even believe I was once scared of them because they
~BREE~ Nothing but blackness. I was completely numb. I could hear the voices fading but couldn't move; it was like it wasn't my body until I felt something freezing on my forehead as I quickly sat up and calmed myself. I realized I was in bed and Asher was with me, the cold came from the towel as Asher was still holding it. “Are you okay?” He looked worried. I looked around the room and noticed an older man, maybe in his late forties, was in the room with us. He was dressed in a suit, and I noticed the little grey hairs on the sides of his ears, which confirmed his age. “This is Tyler, my beta,” Asher, noticing my stare, said, and I swallowed my saliva before nodding my head. “Are you okay?” he asked again, and I nodded my head. “I can-” “I'm good, I just need to freshen up and...” I tucked my hair behind my ear as it was awkward. “Of course, Tyler,” he turned to Tyler, who knowingly nodded before he bowed and excused himse
~BREE~ I looked at the table satin one more time to make sure it was in the shade Alpha Zander wanted. I didn't want to give him a reason to lock me up in that rat hole again; my stomach was still hurting from the starvation, and do I even remember why he locked me up there? The truth is, he did it for every reason. Even asking him if he wanted orange juice or apple was a crime, as he would lock me in the dungeon for days without giving me food, claiming I was being disrespectful. I don't even know how I was still alive—well, alive and dead at the same time as the pain in my stomach and the wounds on my body were eating me. I just had to carry myself through today because today is a special day. Today is my birthday; I am finally twenty-one, and I will find my mate. There was no party or anything, but today seemed to be my lucky day as Alpha Zander was hosting a ceremony to announce his engagement to his chosen mate, Luna Ruby. Ruby is from a strong pack; the Bloodmoons, her
~BREE~ I was excited that Rain was back, but I knew if Alpha Zander or any of the pack members heard of it, I would be tortured, and he would summon the witch to bind my powers and Rain because I knew whenever Rain was here, my powers were also back. I quickly moved back. I knew Beta Kaden just wanted to get rid of me; he didn't need me to check the champagne as it was always enough—Luna Rosa, Alpha Zander's mother, can never go a day without a glass, so when my back hit the wall, I got to my senses and dashed out of the kitchen and went straight to my small room. Yes, I had a room, or, let's say, a shoe closet, as there was a little bed; it used to be a shoe closet, but the time they started torturing me, they moved me here as it was inside the mansion since they didn't want me far away in case one of them wanted to release stress. Reaching the little room, I closed the door and rested my back on the door as I caught my breath. My head moved up and down, and I placed my hand
~BREE~My legs were shaking; I could barely hold my weight, but knowing better, I took the pain and forced myself to stand on my feet because that's all I could do. Alpha Zander didn't give a shit about me, so crying or falling to the floor would just give him a reason to punish me.“Alpha Zander,” someone pushed me off the way and rushed to Alpha Zander; I guess he mind linked him and asked him to come here.“Kaden,” Alpha Zander sounded like he was in a little pain, but he did well to mask it as next he stood to his feet, and I don't know why, but I was now watching his every move. He whispered something in Kaden's ear, which he didn't need as he usually said, and did anything in front of me.“You piece of shit! You…” I wasn't expecting Kaden to kick me in the stomach, as when the pain hit me, I fell on my knees and held my stomach, which felt like it busted from the inside—a man's kick is painful. “You killed them for yourself; I bet you're a witch or something because how did she
~BREE~“I won't come back here.” Kaden's voice brought me back to reality as I struggled and stood on my feet before I made my way to my bed, where my bag was.“Ouch!” A whimper escaped my lips as I tried to clean my cheeks, but they were sore from the slaps.‘I'm so sorry, Bree. I'm sorry I'm weak.’ Rain apologized, but it wasn't her fault. I didn't want her to take account of Zanders' behavior, but unfortunately, I couldn't say the words as I was in so much pain, and with Kaden's warning, I quickly got to my bed and opened my bag; nothing was in it since I didn't have anything. The only thing I had was my old jeans and a tee; those were the only belongings I had, including the clothes on my body, track pants, and a white tee, which Kaden gave me earlier as I would be serving his guest and I couldn't look dirty.I walked to the little mirror and looked at my reflection. I know I always looked messed up and bruised, but looking at myself like this on my birthday was heartbreaking, and
~BREE~I don’t know for how long I’ve been locked in this dark room, but it must have been for hours as it was getting darker and darker. I used to be afraid of the dark, but not anymore; now it was just something that gave me peace. Yes, my once-fear became my peace, as at least in the darkness I would forget about my misery and try to live another person's life.If you ask me, I won’t even know when things started to go wrong—was it when my real parents died? When I met Jocelyn? When I got into that fight? Or when I mistakenly served Amber the wolfsbane? I honestly didn’t know, and I didn’t want to give it much thought.I turned to the old woman whom I’d been calling since I got here, but there was still no response. Maybe she had died because the smell in here didn’t just feel like rats; she was dead as if she had been asleep, I could have heard her snores.The thought of her death caused tears to roll down my cheeks freely; she was my only hope, and I once promised to get her out
~BREE~I was too tired to think of that, and even if I wanted to, I knew I couldn't go anywhere as my legs were sore, so I crawled toward a tree, when I reached it, I closed my eyes as the words came naturally on my tongue.“I Aubree Swan an Omega cut ties with the Moon Valley pack; from this day forward I should no longer have anything to do with anyone that comes from that pack.” I instantly fell back as soon as I was done saying that, as I felt my body being ripped apart and I didn't know if I was seeing things, but a shadow-like creature came out of me and disappeared in thin air.“Ouch!” I whimpered in pain as I felt the same stinging pain from when Zander rejected me. I knew this was a pain of cutting ties with the pack; the Moon Valley hasn't taken me in as their own, but I've been there for years, and it naturally became my home.I needed to rest, even if it was just for a few minutes. I didn't know where I would be going from here but wasn't losing hope. I was sure after a na