Payton:“Yes, and also bring the new project file,” I said, exhausted from working nonstop. I wanted to prove myself worthy of respect.Finding a mate used to be a big deal for me, but after being treated like complete garbage by mine, I didn’t want to go back to that phase.My phone beeped, and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at the caller ID.Matt: How long till you forgive me?He had been bombarding me with gifts, flowers, and anything else he could think of, as if that would win me back.He claimed he missed me after he broke up with Yamin, but I knew he had been in contact with her not too long ago.Matt: I made a mistake, and I realize it now. Please let me back into your life.I rolled my eyes again before finally replying to him.Me: It was already hard to like someone like you. But I did because of the mate bond. Remember, you rejected me? I have no reason to like you anymore. I'd be forcing myself if I tried.“Someone’s angry,” my personal assistant, assigned by my dear bro
Carena: I don’t know how long I’ve been out, or if whatever I remember happening before I lost consciousness was real or just a nightmare. But as I began to wake up, I was certain I wasn’t in my own bed, nor in the guest bedroom of the Red Raven pack’s mansion.I was tied to a bed in a dark room.“Eh!” My throat was so dry that I could barely make a sound.“You did it?” I heard a familiar voice, one that made me force my eyes open. It was a voice I never wanted to hear again.“I... umm... I did it,” the woman sounded unsure, almost as if she was afraid of what she had been asked to do.“Great. How long do I have to wait?” It was Jack. I could recognize his voice from miles away. I opened my eyes fully and found myself in a small room. I could hear birds chirping outside, as though this was the only standing room in the middle of a forest.“You need to be patient. But since you asked, it depends on rank. She has a powerful wolf, so she might show results much sooner than an omega woul
Payton: “Huh? What do you mean he got inside?” I felt like someone had grabbed my throat, squeezing the breath out of me. I was all by myself and my grandpa was fighting for his life. I was already so worried and now this?Why the heck did Matt come here anyway?"I don't know how he managed it, but--," the warrior nodded, realizing there was no time to waste. He needed to get his hands on Matt and throw him out.I knew I had to call my brother and inform him about what was happening at the pack mansion.But before I could dial his number, I heard something break in my bedroom. A sinking feeling hit me, and I instinctively knew where Matt was. I looked over at the guard and then at the room. I wouldn't go check on the window alone."Come with me," I pointed to one of the guards, gesturing for him to follow me to my room.Deep down, I just knew I couldn’t trust this guy. I despised the fact that he was re-entering my life when I wanted nothing to do with him. And not to mention, he had
Carena:“Keep an eye on her and don't unchain her,” Jack’s words rang through my head.Jack had left the small room after showing me he could be even creepier than in the past. When he opened the door to leave, that’s when I got a glimpse of the outside. We were in the middle of a dense forest, and it was daytime, which made me realize I had likely been unconscious for the entire night and more.When Dr. Kelly returned to the room, I started moving around to get her attention. I planned to talk to her. Maybe I could convince her to let me go. There’s no way a woman could be this heartless. First, she lied to me about my baby being sick and killed my baby, and now this. What had Brody got on her that she would rather be a horrible person than to ignore him.That is all she has to do now that he wasn't the alpha king. Just ignore him but she jumped at the first opportunity to prove her loyalty to him, why?“Why?” I croaked, my throat dry, causing me to cough, which seemed to get her att
Carena:“What do you mean? Why are you asking me that question?”I inquired of her, and she quickly looked away, as if she were afraid I would catch her and discover her true motives.“Tell me, did you guys do something—to my body?” I gulped with great difficulty. My throat was so dry that it felt like tiny needles were stuck in it, making it hard for me to swallow and feel my own tongue.“You will find out soon,” she said, being very discreet.“Dr. Kelly, how can you do this to your patient? Do you have no self-awareness? He is using you and your degree, and you are letting him. I’m not sure what he has done for you in the past, but he is manipulating you into doing things.” I was shaking while trying to get her attention again, but she just took the IV drip and left the room.Now I was all alone again, feeling miserable. My head felt weighty, and I wanted to throw up so badly.She returned once again, and this time, she had an injection in her hand.“It will help you pass the time.
Sawyer:Years Ago:“Go hide in the room and don’t come out until I say so,” I watched Lady Jane grab Ronan and Payton by their arms, dragging them away from the living room. I could see everything happen from the top of the staircase.“But we were playing a game,” Ronan complained, as he always did. He had grown pretty mischievous, and I liked him that way. It reminded me that we could be normal too. But the minute I recalled our father, my body shook.“Just go,” she pushed him into his room and locked it from the outside. Then her eyes wandered around and stopped on me. I watched her hold her silk gown and run upstairs while the main gate started to rattle.It had to be him arriving home. He always came back late, covered in blood on full moon nights. And tonight was a full moon night.“Sawyer, come with me,” she grabbed my arm and pulled me closer, urging me to run to my bedroom since we didn’t have time.“He’s bringing in more people?” I asked as we rushed into my room. She hurried
Payton:“Do you want me to explain it to you?” he asked when I started stealing glances away from him. I knew about his sister. She used to work with my brother, but I just didn’t know how to tell him that I was aware of it.Losing a sibling or a family member is never easy, no matter what. Anyone who thinks the pain eases with time is lying. It never does.“My sister went missing right after she started working for your brother. He was the only one she hung around, so tell me, where did she go?” he asked, tears forming in his eyes.“That’s why I was so bitter,” he hissed and scoffed.“Matt! But what if--what if that’s not true? Why are you so certain?” I had to make sure I knew everything about him and what he understood. If there is any proof, I would like to erase it.My brother must never be punished for doing something that wasn’t wrong. We couldn’t tell anyone this yet, but it was important that I stayed by my brother’s side.“Because your brother stopped all the investigations.
Payton: “What is happening to you?” I laid him down straight on the couch while he squirmed in pain. The storm had worsened too. The windows were banging, and so were the doors. I needed to take care of everything, but where the heck did the warriors go? I was getting anxious but wasn’t showing too much concern towards the absence of the warriors.I thought they would check the backyard and the back road and be back already.“I need--more wolfsbane to calm down this pain. If my wolf goes into a deep slumber for now, I won’t feel that much pain,” he said. He knew he would still be in pain from the wound on his back, as his healing would slow down even more, but I guessed the pain from breaking a bond was even more intense.I nodded and left to grab him more wolfsbane, but at the same time, I picked up my phone to call my warriors and ask them what was going on and where they had gone.“Hello, where are you guys? Why haven’t you returned already?” I asked the warrior, rushing to my bro