Lilah’s POV
I was mortified. My body had reacted against my wishes, crumbling under his touch. The tighter he held me, the more I craved him. I couldn’t stop it. Waves of desire rippled through my body. It was why I started kicking and screaming. I had to hide what my body was doing. I didn’t want him to know how much I hated it and enjoyed it.
Alpha Colt ends up dropping me on the floor of the shower. My clothes were soaked from the water. Clinging to my body, no longer hiding how my bones stuck out.
He doesn’t care. How could he? He was heartless. He throws a bottle of shower gel at me.
Giant tears roll down my cheeks. I quickly wipe them away. Alpha Colt turns his back on me, shaking his head and walks out of the ensuite.
I didn’t care if he could see me through the open door. I didn’t care that he was watching me. This man had ruined my life, he had taken everything from me.
Hugging my knees to my chest as the water trickled over me. I no longer fight the tears and let them flow. I had lost. I had lost everything.
I will kill him! I will ruin him!
Wiping the tears from my face, I look up to see him standing over me. He was turning the water off and drops a towel on my head.
“Clean yourself up.” He marches out of the ensuite and into the room. Moments later the bedroom door slams shut and I hear the turn of the lock.
Racing across to the door, I eagerly turn the handle, but just as I thought, the door was locked. I wasn’t going anywhere.
Stripping out of my wet clothes, I quickly dry myself off and rummage through his wardrobe to find something to wear. Everything was big and baggy and not made for me. It all smelt of his musky oak scent. Pulling on a giant t-shirt, I take a deep breath. His scent was all over it, but at least the t-shirt covered me, sort of.
Looking in the mirror, I was a state. My long raven hair was in a half braided, tangled mess. Huge bags sat beneath my eyes. Mascara was still caked on my eyelashes. Alpha Colt hadn’t been wrong when he said I looked a mess.
Sitting on the floor in the corner of the room. I hug my knees to my chest and pull the t-shirt over them and down to my feet. If only mum had told me what to do. Instead she had kept denying it, maybe hoping that this day would never come. She could have prepared me. She could have helped before she left me. Before Alpha Colt killed her.
I had to find a way out. I had to get out of here. Rising to my feet, I push on the large windows. They opened easily, and overlooked the forest, but it was a massive drop.
Looking back at the locked door, I knew that I couldn’t stay here. Who knows what Alpha Colt will do to me. I had to get away.
Looking around, I see something poking out from under the bed. My backpack!
Quickly pulling it out, It’s barely in one piece. But I find a pair of my shorts and my spare trainers. The rest of my items were ruined. But I didn’t care. I had started over, time and time again. This time would be no different. Mum may not have told me much about the King of Lycans, but she had made sure that I could look after myself.
Pulling the shorts on and fastening my trainers. I carefully climb out the window. I knew it wasn’t the greatest of plans, but it was all I had.
If the situation wasn’t so shit, I would be laughing.
Climbing over the ledge, I look down. It was easily a four or five metre drop, but I had to hope my wolf senses would kick in. Mum had always told me that our wolf reflexes were pretty good. And now, I need them more than ever.
“Come on Lilah. You can do this!” I mutter to myself
Lowering myself down, I use my feet to grip the wall. Feeling for anything that might help. Maybe a hidden ledge or a broken piece of brick that wasn’t visible to the naked eye.
My feet start sliding out, my fingers scraping the window ledge as I try to hold on.
There is a knock on the door, followed by his voice asking if I was decent.
It was now or never.
Closing my eyes, I let go. The air rushed around me and my feet hit the ground, but there was no pain. Peeking out, I find myself in a low crouch. I’m amazed that I hadn’t broken a bone. But mum was right, my wolf reflexes were fab.
Without looking back, I take off. I had no idea where I was going. I just knew that I needed to keep moving. If I stopped, he would find me.
“LILAH!” He screams at me through the mindlink. I don’t stop, pushing myself forward. I was scared, starving and had no idea what I was doing or where I was going. But there was no way I was going to let him get a hold of me.
Dipping into the trees. I move quickly. Jumping over fallen trees and sliding under low branches. I could hear nothing but the small animals. There was no sign of Alpha Colt following me and for a moment I stop to take in my surroundings.
The wind rustled through the trees, carrying fallen leaves through the forest. As I started moving again, I could only hear the crunch of the forest ground below my own feet. He wasn’t following me?
Was it a trap? Did he think that I would go back to him? Why wasn’t he chasing me? It was strange. It was like a part of me wanted him to find me.
I keep moving until I hear water. Flowing water meant it was heading down hill. I would be able to find my way out of this shithole and maybe to a human town.
A small stream separated two sides of the forest. The other side was much darker than the side I was on. Something about it gave me a bad feeling, but I didn’t know what it was. It was like a gut instinct.
There was still no sign of anyone coming after me. I stayed on this side of the stream, making my way alongside the running water, following it down hill.
The crack of a twig somewhere behind me has me jumping across the stream. Running into the dark forest. An eerie feeling grows within me. Someone grabs me from behind, smacking me across the top of my head. Falling back, I see deep yellow eyes staring at me.
Alpha Colt’s POV Opening the door, I find the bedroom empty, the windows wide open. The curtains blowing in the wind. “Fucking moron!” I curse myself. I hadn’t handcuffed her again, believing that she was locked safely in the bedroom. It hadn’t occurred to me that the windows might not be locked. Leaning out of the window, I pick up her citrus scent. She was alone, no one had helped her. Though I was impressed that she had landed without hurting herself. Lilah wasn’t exactly in the healthiest condition and it wasn’t a small drop to the ground either. I call out to her through mindlink, just as I see a foot disappear into the forest. She doesn’t respond. I was both annoyed and surprised that she was already trying to escape. I thought she would have at least waited until she felt better. “Stupid fucking girl!” I mutter. Storming through the packhouse, I bump into Alpha Wyatt. For once, Juniper wasn’t hanging off his arm. “Is something wrong?” “Lilah has taken off!” “Oh! You’re
Lilah’s POVHis knock comes at the bedroom door. He musky oak scent wafting in through the small gap under the door.“Fuck off!” I shout, making it clear that I didn’t want him anywhere near me. He steps into the room, his eyes on me as he shakes his head.It had been three days since he had brought me back here. He had kept me locked in this room all day every day. If he wasn’t in here with me, I was cuffed to the bed. There was no way that I was escaping this time.We hadn’t talked about what he did. We had hardly spoken about anything. The only thing he had done was explain what a Rogue was. Mum had never mentioned them. You would think she would have told me about Lycan’s and wolves that are banished. Especially when she wanted me to look after myself.The lack of knowledge made me feel stupid. Alpha Colt tried to tell me that it wasn’t my fault, but it didn’t change how stupid I had been. Or how close to death I was. I should be grateful that Alpha Colt saved me. Instead, I could
Lilah’s POVMy mouth drops open. I knew I couldn’t. The Moon goddess had been so fed up of mates rejecting each other over the years. Over two decades ago wolves and Lycans began to discover they couldn’t reject each other. She had made it impossible for us to say those words. There was always a reason she chose the couple.“I…. I….” I try to say the words, but they don’t even form. “Can’t, can you?” He cocks an eyebrow at me.“Li….Lil….Lilah” I keep trying. Hoping that the words would start coming. I was stunned into silence. When I couldn’t even get out my whole name.“Trust me, Lilah. I tried. For the first year of you being on the run. I tried over and over to reject you, because you were a child. But I couldn’t. For some reason, the Moon Goddess wants us to be together. I know you hate it. I feel it with every fibre of your being. You make it more than clear that you don’t want to be around me. But I promise, I will never hurt you.” He smiles and shoots a wink at me “Not unless
Alpha Colts POV“A psychopath?” No one had been brave enough to call me that too my face.“Yes! That’s exactly what you are. A Fucking Psychopath!” She practically spits out the words.“Why would you even think that?” It’s not what I want my mate to think of me. I don’t want her to hate me. I don’t want her to fear me. But here, right now. She finally tells me what she thinks.“Mum told me everything I need to know.”“Your mother didn’t know me!” I fire back, trying to keep my cool. “She knew enough.”“And what was that, Lilah? What shit did your mother tell you?"“That you are a killer! You destroy everything. You hurt everyone around you.”“I saved you from that Rogue, Lilah. He would have eaten you and he wouldn’t have killed you first. He would have snapped a limb off. Just a little at a time. A finger. A thumb, maybe your hand. Would you rather I let that happen to you?!”She doesn’t answer me. Her grey eyes finally looked away from me. It was harsh, but it was the truth. I was
Colt “Traitors?” She mumbles. It was a harsh word in the wolf world. It was just as bad to the Lycans. It meant they had committed the greatest crime. A crime that meant only death was the answer. There was no coming back from it. There was no way you could ever ask for forgiveness. Everyone would want you dead. “Yes Lilah. They both were. You are the daughter of traitors. Do you understand now why I had to protect you?” “No, I don’t believe you. You have to be wrong.” Standing up, I hover over her. Deciding how to play my next move. I was done with skirting the issue. Sitting next to her on the carpeted floor. She doesn’t recoil, she doesn’t flinch even when my arm brushes against hers. “Lilah, how do you think I became the King?” I had never known a wolf to have so much denial. I had to find a way to make her understand how serious her situation was. How serious it still is! “Your dad would have died.” She mumbles, keeping her eyes in front of her. I let my hand fall on to h
Lilah“AAAHHHH!”“Hey. Hey, it’s just me.”It takes a moment for me to catch my breath. My heart races as a naked Alpha Colt holds his hands up in defence.“What the actual fuck?!”“Lilah, just chill.”“You want me to chill? Really? I think I have a right to be fucking mad at you, you wanker.”“Watch your mouth, Lilah. I have already warned you more than once.”“You better not have fucking touched me!” I was so mad. Climbing out of the bed, I snatch the blanket with me. Holding it around me even though I was wearing his giant tshirt. I felt violated.“Lilah, this is my room. My bed. I think I have been more than generous by sleeping on the floor. Besides, you loved me being in bed.”“I fucking hate you!” I storm towards the ensuite, fully prepared for him to follow me. As expected, he is right behind me.“Lilah, you were the one who curled into me. Not the other way around.”“I wouldn’t do that. Not after you called my family traitors.” I was finding it so hard to keep my eyes focuss
Alpha ColtShe doesn’t run. She’s hunched over on all fours, sobbing. Her anger, her hurt, her grief, her sorrow. I felt it all.“Lil…”“Don’t fucking touch me.” She throws herself away from me. Her grey eyes narrowed in pure hatred. “This is all because of you!” “Fucking hell Lilah. You’re trying to blame me for something your parents started. If they had never plotted against my father, we wouldn’t be here. You would have grown up and found out I was your mate anyway.”“You are un-fucking-believable.” She stands up, wiping the tears from her face.“Why Lilah? Why am I?”She doesn’t speak. But I could feel her inner battle. A mixture of hatred and desire. “You want answers, Lilah. I can give them to you. But you won’t believe me.”“It’s your word. They don’t even get a chance to tell me.” She mutters.Leaning against the car, I watch how she looks out over the hills. Trying not to look at me. Her hands shoved into her pockets.“I knew your father quite well. He seemed genuine, alwa
Lilah“Wolfsbane?” I mutter and he nods his head at me.Mum had told me that if I was ever in trouble, to try and get my hands on wolfsbane. When I had questioned her she said that it would be the one thing that would stop him. She had warned me, telling me that I should never let it touch my skin. Could she have really done it? Could she really have been responsible?“Do you believe me now Lilah?” His voice is low. All this time, she had lied to me. My own mum.“That caused the scar?” I ask quietly, weighing up my lack of options.“Fire and wolfsbane are a deadly mix. What your parents didn’t account for was me. They didn’t know I was going to be there. They didn’t know that their very action would allow me to find you.”I take a few deep breaths. His hand wraps around my ankle, pulling my leg up onto his lap. The sparks of his touch had butterflies swarming in my stomach. Why couldn’t I block these feelings? Why was my body trying to force me into accepting him?I see a smile spread