“Daisy,” she said softly, stepping even closer, “this isn’t a game where you can opt out if you don't like it. Stay away from Wikh. If not for yourself, then because of my brother.”I swallowed hard, her words settling heavily in my chest as she turned on her heel and left the room, the door clicking shut behind her.For a moment, I just stood there, frozen, my thoughts spiraling. She was right about one thing—this wasn’t a game. And her brother being Leon makes this even clearer.I didn’t want to admit it, but something within me wanted to defy Aiden again, to push his limits just to see what he’d do. The way he punished me, the intensity of it—it stirred something dark, something I couldn’t quite explain.But Neena’s words rang in my ears, her warning echoing louder than my defiance.I wouldn’t be so lucky next time.The door opened again, and this time, several women entered, carrying trays of food and fresh linens. They worked quickly and efficiently, leaving no room for conversati
Aiden’s POV::The air was crisp and sharp against my fur as I moved through the woods, my wolf reveling in the liberating freedom of the breeze. This was where I belonged—in the wild, unchained and unchallenged.Wikh fell into step beside me, his form just as imposing, his eyes scanning the forest ahead. Neither of us spoke; words weren’t necessary when we were like this. We moved as one, our senses heightened, our instincts in sync as we covered the terrain.We sniffed the air, the earth, every scent in the breeze as we patrolled the perimeter. The forest was alive with sounds—rustling leaves, the occasional scurry of prey, the distant hum of the highway—but nothing seemed out of the ordinary.We neared the edge of the woods, the cliff overlooking the city visible through the thinning trees. I slowed, my claws digging into the earth as I peered down. My sharp vision scanned the landscape, searching for anything unusual, but the scene was annoyingly mundane.I let out a huff, my wolf b
The Rogue was no longer in his wolf form, now just a scrawny man tied to a chair, his head slumped forward. His shirt was torn, exposing a jagged wound on his stomach that didn’t look fresh.“Who are you?” I demanded, stepping closer.He didn’t answer, his lips trembling as he looked down at the floor.I grabbed a fistful of his hair, yanking his head up to meet my gaze. “I asked you a question.”“I—I’m nobody,” he stammered, his voice hoarse.I laughed bitterly. "You're a Rogue, aren't you? Part of the pack that's been stirring up trouble in my territory recently."His mouth opened but no words came out. My patience was already thin. My fist connected with his jaw snapping his head to the side. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he groaned in pain.“What is your Alpha planning?” I growled, my claws emerging as I slashed across his chest, leaving deep cuts. "I don't know." He cried, his voice crackling. "Lies," I spat, hitting him again. "Your people have been attacking m
But just as quickly as the hope flared up in me, it flickered out. Luca’s body slumped forward, his breath slowing, then stopping altogether.I recoiled, my heart sinking into my stomach. He was gone.No, that can't be. I rushed out of the room, calling for the guards, my hands shaking as I tried to steady my breath. They arrived quickly, but by the time they entered, Luca was already lifeless.I went back to my room in a daze, my mind spinning. I tore the slave dress off, throwing it aside as I rushed into the shower.The water was hot against my skin, but it did nothing to ease the coldness inside. The tears came, unstoppable now, as I thought of Luca and the countless others like him.The poor boy had died in front of me, and all I could do was stand there, helpless.I sank to the floor of the shower, sobbing for him, for wasted dreams and for his parents who are possibly waiting back at the pack for their precious boy to return, for the pain that would never go away.It didn’t take
Then, without thinking, he stepped closer so that the tip of the scissors nicked his skin.I froze.My heart hammered in my chest, and for a second, I couldn’t breathe. Aiden didn’t flinch, but I knew that if I really wanted to hurt him, I could have.But I didn’t.I didn’t have the heart to do it.I dropped the scissors, and before I could stop myself, tears spilled down my face.Aiden didn’t move. He didn’t say a word. He just stood there, watching me as I cried, the weight of everything crashing down on me.I had no plan. No way out. No strength left to keep pretending.And that’s when I realized—my siblings were right. I was weak.☆☆☆☆☆☆ Aiden's POV::I stared at her, still soaking wet, her shoulders trembling, her face streaked with tears. The scissors lay forgotten on the floor between us, but their presence loomed in my mind like a ghost.She tried to stab me.Daisy.I should’ve been furious. She was nothing more than a strange slave here, someone I could’ve easily ordered to b
The same one that warned me about her, that spoke of her power—power that could make her nearly indestructible. It was why I’d chosen to keep her alive, to try to bring her to my side rather than eliminate her.“What about your mother?” I asked, forcing my voice to stay even. “Where was she from?”“I don’t know,” Daisy said, shaking her head. “They never told me. They just hated me for being hers.”Her words were laced with bitterness, but her shoulders sagged, as if the weight of it all was too much to bear.“And when they found out I didn’t have a wolf,” she continued, her voice trembling, “that just made it worse. They acted even more superior, more powerful, and they made sure I felt it every day.”I watched her carefully, noting the way her chest rose and fell with each shaky breath.“And the last straw?” she said, her voice breaking. “They sent me away.”I studied her for a long moment, her pain almost tangible in the air between us. “If they treated you this badly,” I asked, my
Daisy's POV :::Aiden’s words echoed in my mind, lingering like an uninvited guest. His voice—so calm, so certain—left a pit in my stomach that wouldn’t go away.I tried to shake it off as I scrubbed myself clean in the small bathroom connected to my room. The water was warm, soothing even, but my thoughts were anything but.After the shower, I wrapped myself in a towel, letting the steam linger on my skin for a moment. It was one of the few luxuries I had here—being alone, not having to rush. My room wasn’t much, but at least it gave me privacy.I stepped out into the dark room, the moonlight filtering through the small window casting soft shadows across the space. Just as I reached for my nightgown, a hand clamped over my mouth.A muffled squeal escaped me, my heart racing until the scent hit me. That familiar, infuriating scent.Aiden.“What are you doing here?” I whispered once he released me, my voice shaky but laced with irritation.He didn’t answer right away. His face was parti
Kieran’s eyes flicked back to me, his expression softening just enough to make me wary. “You’ve grown,” he said, his voice quieter now. “I remember you as a scrappy little thing, always hiding behind the others. And now look at you.”I swallowed hard, unsure of how to respond.“You remember her well,” Aiden cut in, his tone clipped. “But let’s focus on why we’re here.”Kieran’s smirk grew. “Right. The alleged crimes against your pack.”“You mean the attacks,” Aiden said, his eyes narrowing. “Two of my people are dead because of your kind.”“And you think we did this?” Kieran leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. “You think we’re that careless? If we wanted war, Alpha, you’d know it.”The tension in the room thickened. Aiden leaned back, his eyes never leaving Kieran’s. “Then prove it.”Kieran’s smirk faltered for a moment, replaced by something darker. “Prove it? That’s rich, coming from someone who brought me here under false pretenses.”“I brought you here for answers,” Ai
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