Dressed in a crisp black suit that hugged my frame, I adjusted my tie before stepping out into the hallway. The remnants of last night's chaos had been cleaned up, leaving only silence and the faint scent of smoke lingering in the air.At the office, I found solace in the weight of responsibility. Papers piled high on my desk reminded me of the world I controlled, the wars I had won, and the enemies I had crushed. This was my domain-a place where I thrived.The knock at the door was soft, yet the energy behind it felt charged. My wolf stirred uneasily as I straightened in my chair. "Come in."The door creaked open, revealing a figure cloaked in dark robes. The seer's face was shrouded by the hood, but the scent of aged magic and foreboding was unmistakable. The room seemed to darken as he stepped inside, his presence commanding even the air to still."You've come uninvited," I said coldly, leaning back in my chair. "What do you want?"The seer ignored my tone, his voice low and grave.
"Leave me alone," I hissed, trying to move faster.Another man grabbed my arm, yanking me back so hard I nearly dropped the stone. "Where do you think you're going?""Let go!" I shouted, panic flaring in my chest.He didn't listen, his hand tightening around my arm as he leaned in closer. "You belong to the Alpha, huh? Maybe he won't mind if I have a little taste."Before I could respond, the pusher was on me, shoving me so hard I fell to the ground. The stone hit the dirt with a thud, but my head hit something far harder. Pain exploded in my skull, and warm blood trickled down my forehead."Get up!" the pusher roared, his baton raised.I tried to push myself up, my vision swimming, but my body wouldn't cooperate."That's enough!"The voice cut through the chaos, commanding and sharp. Leon strode into the field, his gaze icy as he looked at the pusher and the men surrounding me."Get back in line," he barked at the others. "Now!"They scattered like frightened animals, their laughter d
"Rest while you can," he said, standing. "I won't go easy on you tomorrow."As the door closed behind him, I clenched my fists tighter, my nails digging into my palms. My hatred for him burned brighter than ever.He wanted to break me. But I wasn't going to let him.Sleep claimed me faster than I expected, my exhaustion too great to resist. But peace did not come with it.Darkness engulfed me, a suffocating void that pressed against my chest. The air was heavy, carrying an eerie chill that made my skin crawl. I stood in the middle of an endless forest, its towering trees twisted and gnarled, their bare branches like skeletal fingers reaching toward the blackened sky.The ground beneath my feet was damp and cold, the soft squelch of mud echoing in the silence. A thick fog swirled around me, obscuring everything beyond a few feet. The faint rustle of leaves sent a shiver down my spine, though there was no wind to stir them.I didn't know where I was, but every instinct screamed that I sh
I needed to clear my head.The club was loud and suffocating, the bass reverberating through the floor as bodies moved to the music. It was a stark contrast to the quiet of my office, but that's why I came here. To drown out the noise in my mind with something more tangible.I sat in a booth near the back, nursing a glass of whiskey. The amber liquid burned as it slid down my throat, but it wasn't enough to silence the thoughts clawing at me.Daisy. Her name was a curse, a distraction I couldn't afford. Yet, no matter how hard I tried, she lingered in the back of my mind like a ghost."Alpha," a sultry voice purred, pulling me from my thoughts.I glanced up to see a young woman standing before me, her lips painted a deep red and her dress clinging to every curve. Her eyes sparkled with mischief, her intentions clear."What do you want?" I asked, my tone flat.She didn't answer, instead sliding into the booth beside me. Her fingers trailed up my arm, her touch warm and inviting. "You lo
“What?” she gasped, her composure faltering for the first time.“You heard me,” I said coldly. “She needs to learn her place.”The guards hesitated, but a sharp look from me had them moving. They grabbed her arms, dragging her to the center of the room.“No!” she yelled, struggling against their grip. “Let me go!”Her cries fell on deaf ears as they secured her hands above her head, tying them to the beam that ran across the ceiling. Her defiance should have angered me, but instead, it fascinated me. She was terrified, yet she refused to beg.I stripped off my coat, tossing it aside as I grabbed the whip hanging by the wall. Its leather coils felt heavy in my hand, a weight I was all too familiar with.“Maybe this will remind you who’s in charge,” I said, my voice low and menacing.The first strike echoed through the hall, her sharp intake of breath cutting through the silence.“You think you can challenge me?” I growled, lashing the whip again. “You think your brother’s pathetic schem
Daisy's POV::The days in this place bled together, each one filled with a mix of humiliation, exhaustion, and pain. But through it all, one constant remained: Wikh.It was strange to think that I had begun to trust him—if “trust” was even the right word. Maybe it was just the absence of cruelty in his actions that made him seem different from the others. He wasn’t like Aiden, whose every glance felt like a judgment, a test I always failed. Wikh was... gentler. But I wasn’t stupid. Gentleness in this place was often a mask, and I wasn’t about to let my guard down.I sat in the small cell they’d thrown me back into after yesterday’s whipping, my back still aching from the lash marks. Wikh entered quietly, carrying a tray of food. He set it down without a word, his eyes scanning my face.“You’re healing,” he said after a moment, his voice calm.“Not fast enough,” I muttered, staring at the tray. The smell of warm bread and soup tempted me, but my stomach churned at the thought of accepti
Beside him stood the man with blonde hair and blue eyes, looking like he'd been cut out of a magazine. He stood tall and lean beside a strong, bulky Alpha, his eyes sharp and calculating. "I told you to get rid of her, didn't I? Now, she's becoming a real pain in the ass." He told Aiden who still kept his eyes on me."Shut up, Leon. Take her to my room and bind her to the chair." He commanded, making all the hair on my skin to stand. What was he going to do? Would he torture me? Do unspeakable things to me? I didn't want to submit, yet, the thought of what he could easily do to me wouldn't stop lingering in my mind. I was forcefully and roughly dragged to a dark large room that smelled of whatever men usually smelled like. Except it was good and really tantalising. There was something about the room scent that made me forget about my current situation for a moment. The visuals, the interior decor, the large king-sized bed, the dark walls and the fireplace crackling. I had little t
Aiden's POV::I walked out of the room and started through the hallway, noting how Leon and Wikh joined me. Leon had the look on his face that said he was curious about what went on in the room. Annoyed by their curious gazes preying on my back, I paused in my tracks and turned to face them."What is it?""Well?" Leon raised a brow. "I want to believe she's dead now. Right?" I kept my cool, clenching my jaw without making it obvious. Then I stepped forward, hands dug into my pockets. "Who is the Alpha of BloodMoon again?"Leon stuttered and looked away as if he just realized he was crossing a line. I nodded. "You're lucky I like you."I was about to leave when Wikh’s voice cut in. "He may not be able to speak up but at least, I can."With an inward groan, I turned to face him too, eyes fixed on the lanky man before me. "What is it now, Wikh?""You've had no problem killing thousands in your lifetime, rendering them either dead or not worth living." He shifted on one leg. "But with
Aiden's POV:: I was in my office, sorting through some files that contained information on members of the pack when there was a firm knock on the door. “Come in,” I said and the door came open slowly. A tall, well built man walked in and shut the door behind him. “Max. You're late,” I pointed out without looking up. “I'm sorry about that, Alpha Aiden. I had something very important to take care of,” He said meekly, betraying his strong and confident appearance. Hearing that, I stopped what I was doing and lifted my gaze from the desk. “Important, you say? More important than your duties as my beta?” The look in his eyes made it obvious that he realized his mistake immediately. “No, no…… I…… I meant……” he stuttered, unable to say anything coherent. “I'll allow that slide just this once,” I said with an underlying warning. “Thank you, sir,” he uttered eagerly, already sweating. “Just refer to me as Aiden, except when you're talking to someone else.” “Okay, Aiden
“There's nothing to tell,” I replied.“Oh, I'm sure there is. Everyone has a story. I'm very curious to hear yours. If we're going to act as lovers, then we need to know things about each other.”There was no way I was just going to open up my life to him so I decided to give him a quick summary, knowing he wouldn't stop asking if I didn't.“There really isn't much to tell. I'm the youngest of three children and both my parents are dead.”Klaus looked like he wanted to know more and I was surprised when he simply nodded instead and continued eating his food. Suddenly, I wanted to know about his life too but I stopped myself before I could ask the questions that came to mind. This was all a pretence. I had to keep reminding myself of that so as to avoid getting carried away. If he didn't offer any information about himself, then I didn't see the need to ask. There was silence at the table for several minutes and I caught him staring at me a few times. Or, rather, I caught him ogling a
“Hi, sis,” Leon said, studying her curiously.“I knew this would happen,” she said, tears suddenly welling up to her eyes. “I knew this would happen. I warned you, I tried to stop you but you just wouldn't listen.” The tears started falling and Leon spread his arms and tried to hug her but she brought her fist up and punched him in the chest, crying louder now. “I warned you, Leon. I warned you. Look what has happened now.”“Hey, hey, it's okay. I'll be fine,” he said softly, unmoved by the punches she threw at him. He made another attempt to pull her into a hug but she hit his hand away and continued pounding in his chest while crying furiously. Deciding to let her have her way, Leon simply stood there, absorbing all her punches until her arms tired out and dropped to her side. Wiping her tears, she looked at him with determined eyes and said, “this is all Aiden's fault, right?”Before Leon could answer, she had already brushed past him, heading down the hallway but he reached out
Immediately after getting off the phone with Leon, Aaren got dressed, left the house and headed to his car. He still wasn't sure if he could trust Leon fully but he knew he didn't have much choice. He just had to get the best he can out of him now and if he turned out to be a problem later, he'd just get rid of him. It was that simple. Starting the car, he reversed out of the house and veered it onto the road. Several minutes later, he arrived at the house he knew he would find the werewolves and he alighted from the car and knocked on the front door.Getting no response after a few seconds, he made another attempt to know but the door opened before his fist could touch it. Aaren found himself staring at the same werewolf whose ass he'd kicked back when he was looking for Alpha Charles.“Yeah?” The guy asked with hostility and raised an eyebrow.“You're not going to invite me in?” Aaren asked.He got his response when the man filled the doorway with his frame, a defiant look on his f
I was open mouthed as I looked around the room after shutting the door. I can't describe it in detail, but it was beautiful. Few minutes later I'd washed up and changed into a pair of pajamas Klaus bought during the shopping spree, and was walking down the stairs when I spotted a woman toward me.“Miss Daisy,” she said with a polite expression on her face. “Master Klaus instructed me to accompany you to his study. In his own words, he believed you would stop and study every art design you saw.”I frowned, slightly offended. Then I sighed. “Take me to him.”He looked up when the door opened, and inclined his head to the side. “Well, you're earlier than I thought.”“The plan,” I said, plopping onto the chair before him. He looked irritated by my response, but chose to say nothing.“The plan is to turn you into a whole new person.”I blinked. “What?”“You're going to strike back against Aiden, Daisy.”“I…I don't understand. And quite frankly, scared. Why me? And what do you mean, strike
She looked bewildered, but nodded and gathered her things, sliding into her dress quickly before leaving the room.I sat for a while staring at the door, her aftertaste in my mouth. I was fucked. ☆☆☆☆☆Daisy's POV::“What are we doing here?”Klaus glanced at me from the corner of his eye before turning back to the view before us.“We're getting new clothes for you.”“I don't need clothes.”He chuckled, looking me up and down. “On the contrary, Daisy, we do. You need a lot of clothes. The plan won't work without them.”“What? What do you mean?” I was concerned. “And what is this plan of yours that you haven't told me?!” He didn't reply, pulling me into the mall. When he arrived at an obviously expensive boutique, he dumped me into the hands of an attendant.“Get her your best outfits,” was all he said, before stepping away and sitting on a nearby couch.“Hey! What do you- hey, let go of me!”But the attendant was all too eager to dress me up, because she didn't let me go, despite al
“Hah.” I ran a hand through my hair. “What the hell?” I couldn't be moping like some newborn pup. I stood and left my office to my room, where I drifted off into a meaningless sleep. Hours later, I woke up to a knock on the door and sensed that Leon was the one behind it. “Come in.”He had a withdrawn look on his face as he walked into the room. “I've gotten a few choices, Alpha.” I nodded and stretched my hand to receive the files he had in his hand.“Matt? Isn't he a new recruit?” I asked with a frown when I set my eyes on the first option.Leon nodded. “But he's been exceptional during training, and he's shown that he can keep his mouth shut.”I raised my head. “How would you know that? Did you test him on such or something?”“Not exactly. He’s stumbled upon me fucking one of the maids about three times now, and has always apologized. I've never heard a peep about it from anyone before.”“Lucy? That maid?” He looked surprised that I knew her. “Yeah. You’ve fucked her too?”“No
He was looking at her in disbelief and even betrayal. “You killed the man, Daisy?”She shook her head, but the expression in his eyes didn't change.“Damn girl. It's only been two weeks. Others usually have their true identities revealed years later.” With that, he turned away and continued to wipe the glasses.“W-wait, Carl, I-” “Shut up, whore!” In a split second, Jamie's hand was at her throat, and he was squeezing hard. “You fucking- he was an old man! How dare you?!” “I-I-” “You're hurting her, Jamie!” Daisy's blurred vision noticed a woman running up to them and removing the man's hand from her neck.“What the hell are you doing?!” Mandi cried.“She deserves to die!” Jamie said.In that moment, Carl was really glad that aspect of the bar was relatively soundproof. “Let the cops handle it!”As the couple yelled at each other, Daisy saw that Klaus was still there, looking at her.“Wh-you're still here?”“She called 911 already,” Klaus said, his arms folded as he rested on the
“No.”“Look, you're my only shot right now. I've betrayed the team because of my foolish brother's persuasion.” Despite his words, I saw the sadness in his eyes. “So I can't use them to avenge my brother. But you- Kieran saved you. Don't you want to avenge his death?”“I…I don't want anything to do with that man.” Just thinking about being involved with him sent shivers down my spine. Klaus looked at me in disbelief. “So you'd just let my brother die without revenge?”“I…I just want peace, Klaus.”“Hah.” He passed a hand through his head. “Of course you do. But you're not ready to fight for it.”“No, I do. But Alpha Aiden…” “Can be destroyed.” His eyes were blazing with hatred, but it wasn't directed at me. “Come on, Daisy. ” I stared at him. Then sighed. “Look, I-” “Hey! You murderer!” ☆☆☆☆☆Nobody's P.O.V. The woman walked into the VIP aspect of the bar, looking around cautiously to be sure that she wasn't being followed. Since she'd become Jamie's mistress, they'd been meetin