Weeks and months passed; my father became worse because I hadn't found my mate, and I also wasn't surpassing his expectations for me. Angered after our discussion, I'd stomped down to my room, and she'd quietly knocked a few minutes later, explaining that she'd heard our fight then suggested a massage.I'd obliged without thinking too much of it, but when she began humming a hauntingly beautiful tune, I'd gotten turned on without thinking and brought her to bed with me. That was the second and last time it'd ever happened, and I forced myself to never take advantage of her again.Her hands moved deftly over my back, and I groaned, feeling my tense muscles relax. She was an expert at this, I'd repeatedly told her, and had my full permission to be employed in a spa. But she'd vehemently refused, choosing to stay in my quarters. “Is this alright, Alpha?” her voice softly said, and I nodded with another groan. Fuck, she was hitting the spot. “I'll need you to lie down now.”I did as she
Jacob was yelling orders at a group of trainees when we arrived. As soon as he saw me, his jaw tightened and he began to yell even louder.Julian chuckled. “Oh, he hates you.”In response to that, my jaw tightened. We watched in silence as the trainees proceeded to do whatever he told them, then fell onto the floor when he announced a break. “When we resume,” he announced. “You'll be choosing sparring partners. This is eesential because you need to understand how to fight in a real battle. As soldiers, our duty is to protect our pack no matter what, so you must never back down in a fight.” When he said that, his gaze flickered to me for a second. “Never, ever.” I knew exactly what fight he was referring to, and jealousy filled me. Before I knew it, I'd stepped forward, to the shock of the trainees before me and to Julian's amusement. Jacob's look was stoic. “Alpha?”“Since we're telling them about understanding how to fight in a battle,” I said, lifting a hand and watching content
Audrey POV:“You can't be serious,” Roman wheezed and continued to laugh out loud. “He really started weeping?”I laughed as well, my wolf letting out a sound of contentment. We were in my room, having a discussion and laughing our heads off about certain incidents that had happened to us. This was weeks after his clash with Jacob. I hadn't told him, but seeing him get injured did something to my heart, so although I was still somewhat sad with him for not wanting to give intimacy a chance, I knew I didn't want to lose him at all. I'd forgiven him and allowed him to visit again, and we'd been friendly with each other ever since.Kara, I hadn't seen in a while. But then again, I avoided that door like the plague.“Well, humans take much less kindly to the kick in between the knees compared to werewolves,” I giggled. “Which reminds me of one time when I accidentally did it to Jacob, and he went flat on the ground. I almost thought I'd killed him. Then he jumped up and tickled me till I
“Yeah, I just-” I broke off when Olivia handed me the cup, and caught the slight shaking of her fingers. “Thank you, Liv.” She nodded and stood aside, waiting for me to finish as usual so she could take the cup back. I was just about to place the cup on my mouth when she cried out. “Stop!” It all seemed to happen in slow motion. One minute I was holding a cup, the next hot tea was spilled all over me. When I finally made sense of the situation, there were broken shards of ceramic on the floor, and Roman was holding the maid to the wall. “What did the hell were you thinking?” he snarled in rage, gold flecks swimming in his eyes. “Do you realize-” Olivia struggled against his hold. “Tea-” she choked. “Poisoned.” ♠︎♠︎♠︎♠︎ Roman POV: Audrey looked shocked. “W-what?” she stuttered, looking from the maid to the floor. “D-did you say?” My wolf let out a growl, and I applied more pressure to the girl's neck, causing her to gasp for air. “How dare you?” “I-I-” she flailed ar
She shrugged. “The only difference between a drug and a poison is the dose. Now, tell me, do you have any culprits in mind?”It would have been a good time to tell her about the Crimson Wolves, but I was afraid her memory about the prison since that was part of the reason why I threw her in there. “None yet. You?” She hummed and tapped her chin. “Well…there's Diane.”I gave her an incredulous stare. “You think your stepmother is responsible for this?”Her response to that was to chuckle bitterly. “She's my father's wife. And I just destroyed her plan to marry her daughter with the Alpha of our pack. Of course I think she's responsible.” I knew Diane was terrible, but I would never have thought… “Damn.”Audrey playfully bared her teeth at me, then looked ahead of her, not focusing on anything. “That's all I have though.” “I'll ask the soldiers if they've seen any suspicious occurrences,” I promised, and she nodded, before placing her head on my shoulder. “I'm scared,” she whispered
Audrey, on the other hand, seemed to have glued together all her broken pieces in that moment, and I was afraid for her. I'd wanted nothing more than to kiss her till all her fears were gone. That wasn't going to happen for a while, though. I'd made the mistake once, I wasn't going to do it again. Even if I wanted to wake up every fucking day with the plan to worship her body like a crazed man. I would do so later, just not now. There was a lot to do first. One particular not so serious one was my best friend’s disapproval of my mate. Julian still didn't trust her, regardless of all his teasing, and I'd tried multiple times but failed to get him to properly interact with her. He still kept her at arm's length, and it bothered me, because I planned to make him my best man at our wedding. Our wedding. I hummed satisfactorily at the thought. With Tanya, the plan was to shut the elders up and have a good Luna. With Audrey, the plan was to shut the world up and have the best Luna.But
At the mention of the Alpha, fear crossed Tanya's eyes, but she stood firm. “Right now, I don't give a shit. That bitch over there is a fucking thief.” Her eyes swirled to mine, and I could almost see the flames erupting in them. “Are you enjoying this, Audrey?” she snarled. “Do you enjoy seeing me in so much pain? Because of you, my fiancé ended our engagement. I'm the pack's punchline, while you lounge in his house all day like a sack of potatoes!”My heart sunk even lower as guilt flooded it. “Tanya…”“Don't you dare call my name, bitch!” She took a menacing step forward, then paused when Paul glared at her. “I'll make sure that I-”“I give you three seconds to leave here, Miss Hill,” he said darkly. “If you don't-”“Wait,” I said, placing a hand on his shoulder and giving him a pleading stare. “Let me talk to her, please.”“The Alpha does not want her near you,” he replied, his expression stoic. “He gave me strict orders not to allow her to speak to you whenever we were outside t
For years I suffered at the hand of my stepmother, then ran to the humans and suffered at their hands, too. I'd kept quiet around those creatures because no matter what, we weren't the same. I didn't want to be them, anyway. But I had to live among them, so I kept quiet. No friends, just a few acquaintances here and there. Wolves I knew from high school roamed around human territory. Apart from that, after cutting Jacob off, I became a lone wolf,in every sense of the word. Until now.Like a zombie, I took steps towards a couch and sat in it, gratitude rising in me at the ways Roman had changed my life. Yes, he'd messed up terribly, but he had made up and still was making up for it, obviously guilty about his past deeds no matter how much I tried to change his mind.Of course, I was glad he was striving to do all he could to make me feel better, but I wanted something else. However, though he hadn't given me that request, he'd come through in other ways. He'd given me a roof over my
Tanya POV:When the doorbell rang for the fourth time, Marvin groaned, his cum spilling into my mouth as he emptied himself. Then he caressed my hair and opened his eyes. “Stay here, baby,” he said when the doorbell rang again. “I'll be back soon.”I watched him leave, feeling empty. When was the last time I felt alright? Truly alright? I couldn't remember. The past few days had been a whirlwind of mind blowing sex for Marvin and I. He would corner me everytime he had the opportunity, no matter the location, and make me cum numerous times, then clean me up and tend to me like I was some priceless object. Before, I'd have been touched by those actions, but after my mother's death, I was merely existing. I'd lost all form of contact with life and the only reason why I was still here was because I realized there was nowhere I could go. None of my mother's men would be willing to take me unless I could offer them something, and I wasn't going to give my body to the same old coot my moth
Audrey POV:I fluttered my eyes open to the view of a room, my body felt like a thousand needles were stabbing into my side.I groaned and opened my eyes before shutting them almost immediately from the brightness of the candlelight that shone in the corner of the room.It was then I realized that I was on a relatively soft object, and when I moved my hand slightly, I felt a mattress. Alarm bells rang in my head, and I sat up abruptly, wincing from the pain that shot through my body."No! Don't move abruptly!" a familiar male voice yelled, and a figure ran to me. I was almost flinched when a sweet smell engulfed my nostrils, and I blinked rapidly, now clearly seeing the man bending over me and cussing. “Oh, thank Luna. The wound didn't reopen.” "Roman?" I muttered questioningly, trying to wrap my head around how he got here. The last thing I remembered was running from those rogues, and fighting for myself. He looked sadly at me. "Hey." "H-how are you here? Where are we? How did
Audrey POV:I raced through the woods, my heart pounding in fear. I'd shifted in the course of my escape, and my senses were terribly heightened now. It was as though I was one with the woods. Every scent, every twig crack, every noise…I could perceive them all. I could especially perceive the wolves that were currently bounding after me. The sound of their snarls echoed in the woods behind me, causing stabs of fear to run through my heart. I almost couldn’t breathe.The cold air slashed through my lungs as I ran, my paws slamming against the damp earth, scattering leaves and dirt in every direction. My heart thundered in my chest, a deafening rhythm that drowned out everything- save for the snarls behind me. They were getting closer to me, each one louder and more closer than the last. The forest around me blurred, a dizzying smear of bark, shadow, and moonlight. Twigs snapped under my foot, branches tore through my fur.Somewhere, somehow, in the middle of my desperate run for s
Roman POV:The air that left my lungs at her statement slowly returned, but that still didn't stop the shock from flowing off me in waves. “What-” I paused at my choked voice, coughed, then started again. “What do you mean by that?”She gave me a sad look. “Roman, if I can't find Audrey right now, then it means she's in danger. Whether it is that she's unconscious- for someone could have knocked her out- or that she's…well…”“She's not dead.”No. It couldn't happen. She'd only just walked into my life. I couldn't lose her just like that. Audrey was a light, a beacon of hope that I could find love, even in this bleak world where I was surrounded by so much hate and betrayal. Mother shook her head. “Obviously, I don't wish for her to be. She's such a sweetheart. What I'm trying to say is-” “Audrey's not dead!” I snarled despite myself. She bit her lower lip and turned away. “No, Mother. She cannot be dead. For crying out loud, it hasn't even been up to a year since she stepped into m
Roman POV:“You did quite well,” Julian said to me while I watched Jacob supervise the cleaning of the conference room. It'd been about fifteen minutes since the meeting ended, and a part of me had reveled in the fear the elders had in their eyes whenever they crossed the body of their dead comrade. “You really didn't have to kill anyone though.”“They are infuriating,” I said emotionlessly as the cleaners began their job. “It was high time they learned that I wasn't just the old Alpha's son. I am the Alpha.” My best friend gave me a look. “I hope that doesn't mean you plan to resort to the harsh ways of your father.”“Never,” I grunted. “But I'll have to place some respect in these elders’ hearts. They need to be reminded of their position before me.” My Beta merely passed a breath through his mouth. “If you say so, Roman. I just really hope you're not using your anger with your mate's disappearance to cloud your greater sense of judgment.” “Audrey's disappearance has nothing to
Audrey POV:I gawked as Sam opened a portal the moment I accepted his hand. He grinned at me while the magic door pulsated with energy, and placed a leg into it. “Come on, young lady.”I hesitated, suddenly feeling very unsure and stupid. The moment he extended his hand, I'd snatched it without thinking. As soon as he opened the portal, it hit me. Just who exactly was I about to follow through a portal that only he knew that location it led to? Sure, he'd claimed to have known my father, but almost everyone knew my father then. Not only did I not know his true intentions, but he'd been part of the men that watched my humiliation. He cocked his head to the side when he saw my hesitation. “What's the matter?” “I don't know you. You might want to kill me,” I blurted, turning red when he began to laugh. “That's what you’re bothered about, darling?” he chuckled. “I just saved you from getting raped and potentially mauled by that piece of scum.” He stepped forward. “You really think you
Roman POV:“This is preposterous!” I glared at the elder who'd just spoken, and he wisely kept his mouth shut immediately. Lucky for him. I would have slit his throat if he made one more sound. I wasn't supposed to be here. I was supposed to be out saving Audrey. I was supposed to have gotten her into my arms, and rescued her from whatever hellhole Edward Kim had put her in. “I apologize for speaking out of turn, Alpha,” the elder who'd just interrupted my speech said, fear shining in his eyes. “I was just…I'm laden with emotion at how much torment this pack has fallen into.”I schooled my features into blankness. “Thank you so much for your concern, Logan, but you haven't even been around to know how much torment we are in right now.” He reddened and turned away, knowing what I'd said was true. Just like Diane Hill, he'd disappeared for a while, but he'd returned a bit earlier than she had. A nasty thought about him dying just like Kennedy and Hill crossed my mind, but i waved it
Audrey POV:I was returned to the dark room when the men had had enough of me. The visiting Brothers were not returning to their homes, so I was to be a spectacle for them again the following day. In the meantime, Derek wanted me to ‘rest’, which essentially meant he didn't want me to die yet. Normally I would have willingly killed myself to escape his torture, but I had people’s lives tied to mine. I had no idea what Edward Kim would do if I committed suicide. That would be against the deal we made, right? So I kept quiet and let Derek do whatever he wanted till he finally ended my life. My body was bruised all over again from the beatings Derek had given me, and every time I laid against the cold wall or put too much pressure on the side of my body that rested on the hard ground, I cried out in pain. I wanted to curl into a ball and cry, but I knew the would cause unimaginable agony. And Derek's words at the beginning about him wanting to hear me cry out in pain haunted me, so I f
Audrey POV:“I still don't know what exactly to do for her sendforth into the great beyond,” my holding master laughed as I coughed out blood, feeling the life slowly draining out of me. I'd been presented on a makeshift stage before some of the ‘Brothers’ that Derek had invited to watch my torture spectacle. They were surrounded by lots of food, and they chuckled at Derek's jokes while I writhed in pain. “Perhaps you should save her the torment of a prolonged death,” one of them said. “Just one swipe across her throat and you'll be done with it.”Derek seemed to consider the idea. “The issue now is, I don't want to do that. I don't want to be done with it so easily. She's still alive. Her eyes haven't lost their spark.” He bared his teeth playfully at me. “I need that spark to disappear first. Then I'll kill her.” Fear gripped me, and if my wrists weren't bound and my body hurting, I'd have attempted to slide away. “Any news from Kim?” another of the Brothers asked, spearing a pi