VALERIE
My racing heart only stilled with Alpha Jonas dropped to the ground, unhurt. “Follow me!” He snapped in a hoarse voice, briskly walking into a dark tunnel. Why does he want me to come with him? Why doesn't he let me go and save himself instead? Does he… does he value me? I shook my head at the absurd thought. Not after what he did to me in his room. “Walk faster!” His snap jolted me out of my thoughts. I increased my pace, running at some point to catch up with his fast strides. The body was lying on the floor, and the shadows stuck to my mind, haunting me. The man's face has a striking resemblance to someone that I've come across, but I can't seem to place where I have seen it or who it was. But one thing is certain, he's dead. We kept walking through the dark tunnel till we stopped in front of a door. I stared in astonishment as he dug out a bunch of keys and slipped an old rusting key into the almost invincible keyhole on the door. The door clicked open and he entered, gesturing for me to do the same. I obeyed without hesitation and slipped in. The door slammed shut and it began to move up like an elevator. What is going on? Is the pack under attack? Different questions ran through my head but I didn't dare to voice it out. “You!” His snap made me raise my head in his direction. “We aren't done, are we?” He asked and my belly knotted. “Done with what?” I stuttered and began to move away from him slowly. A smirk danced in his eyes as he took slow strides towards me. The farther I got away from him, the closer he moved to me. My back hit the wall and my heart skipped. So, this was why he saved me. To break my hymen and make me his sex slave. He finally covered the spaces between us, his hot breath hit my face, sending shivers running through my numb body. The tip of his fingers grazed my face, running down my chin. “You pretty angel, you really think I'll let you go?” He chuckled. I slammed my eyes shut, desperately seeking a way out. My survival instinct kicked in, and I snapped my eyes open, glaring into his brown eyes. I raised my knee and slammed it into his balls. He groaned and staggered back, his hands clasped against his groin. “You little witch!” He sneered, twisting his face in pain. I spun around and headed for the door. I gripped the knob and twisted it, but the door wouldn't budge, and the elevator-like room wouldn't stop moving. In my struggle, I forgot about Alpha Jonas. My eyes bulged out when his large hands wrapped around my little neck, pulling me away from the door. He pushed me roughly and my back hit the wall. My back burned in pain and I cried out. He slapped me across the face and kicked me in the belly, tripling the pain throbbing in me. He crouched down before me and ripped off the dress that helped to cover up some parts of my body. I gasped out and looked at the shredded clothes on the ground. “How dare you disobey your Alpha!” He groused, pinning me to the wall. “You are not my Alpha!” I snapped back at him and his eyes widened in shock. Of course, he isn't my Alpha. My Alpha is Alpha Bartholomew Sanders, the weakest Alpha in the wolf kingdom. His lips turned up in amusement and he cackled loudly in a mockery. “Bartholomew?” He muttered and shook his head, grinning widely at me. “Your gambling Alpha can't save you from me. No one can,” he muttered sinisterly and ran his eyes around my nude body, his eyes full of lust. His buckle rattled and I whimpered, my heart constricting. He began to pull his pants down while pressing my nipples with his thumb. The elevator suddenly stopped moving and a loud bang sounded outside. Alpha Jonas stopped and listened for another sound but when he heard nothing, he continued pulling off his pants. As his cock sprang out of his briefs, the door burst open and I froze. Alpha Jonas raised his head, staring at the men standing at the door. “You?” My brows raised in curiosity when I heard him gasp. I raised my head and stared at the green eyes which was fixed on my face. “Hello Jonas, it's been a long time,” the man with the startling green eyes said Alpha Jonas trembled and quickly pulled up his pants before getting up. My face heated up in embarrassment and I curled up my body, covering my breast with my hands. The man's eyes darted down to me but I saw nothing in it aside from coldness. “Let's talk about this, we can sort it out evenly, huh?” Alpha Jonas's quivering voice made my eyes dim in surprise. Why is he shaking before that man? Who is he? The ‘he’ changed to ‘them’ when another man joined us in the room. He has a striking resemblance to the green-eyed stranger. Aside from that, he looked younger with dark blue eyes that sparkled attractively. “Not when you're running away,” the deep, cold voice of the green-eyed man made me drift my eyes away from the other man. “No, I wasn't,” Alpha Jonas defended in a calm voice. “What did you do with the emissaries we sent?” The blue-eyed man asked, and I saw Alpha Jonas's jaw drop. This is the perfect time to run away. From the look of things, the men looked more dangerous than Alpha Jonas. “Help me,” I whimpered, and Alpha Jonas snapped his head in my direction, threatening me to keep quiet with his eyes. But I didn't care about his threats anymore. Why should I fear a man who is afraid of other men? The grey-eyed man smirked and left Alpha Jonas, trudging closer to me. My heart skipped as I watched his steps get closer to my body. He squatted before me and touched my hair tenderly, making me shudder. “Help you?” He chuckled sinisterly then a dark wave swept across his attractive face. “Do you want our help?” My throat tightened at his question. What does he mean? Won't he help? Am I getting out of trouble or getting deeper into it? A loud thud at the corner of the room made me raise my head in the direction of Alpha Jonas. My eyes widened when I saw him lying on the floor with blood flowing from his head. Who are these men? What do they want? My head snapped back in shock and I looked at the men. “Who… who are you?” I asked, glancing from one to the other. I felt like I was burning in the deep depths of their eyes. “You are the Luna, are you not?” The one with the green eyes asked. “Huh?” That was all I could stutter out as my mind was filled with confusion. Somehow, the way he roamed his eyes around my body made me shiver slightly. I shifted back in discomfort and moved away from him. “Who are you?” I asked again and the one with the blue eyes chuckled. “Who are we?” The grey-eyed man scoffed and looked across my shoulder to the other man. “Who are we, Killian?” He laughed, his eyes on the other man. My heart started beating loudly as the footsteps of the man behind me got closer. “Do you want to know, honey?” He asked and clasped his hand around me. I shuddered when his hands touched my skin. It felt colder than that of the grey-eyed devil. With a smug smile tugging at the corner of his lips, he moved closer, hitting his cold breath on my face. “Have you heard of the Lycan Kings?”VALERIE “Walk faster!” I glanced back at my mother’s pale face as my stepfather dragged me roughly to the car parked in the driveway. I wanted to part my parched lips and inquire from him where we were going with my bags but the fear that tightened my heart didn’t let me speak a word. Instead, I followed him sheepishly like a sheep being led to the slaughterhouse. Ever since my father died and my mother remarried, my life has turned upside-down. I turned into a servant overnight at his arrival, and my helpless mother did nothing but watch me do his bidding. Every day, I wished and hoped that I would finally get out of the house and find a life for myself, the life that I was destined for. And sometimes, when I understand how helpless my mother is, I refrain from the thought of running away. But what can one do? I am confused, helpless, and stuck with a monster my mother brought into our lives. My stepfather shoved me into the passenger's seat and slammed the door
VALERIE I stepped back, gasping loudly in dismay. My eyes gapped at him in fright and disbelief. "What did you just say?" I blurted out. He tilted his head sideways, ignoring my question as he twitched his lips in disgust. Before I could part my lips to say another word, two young men trudged into the room and gripped my arm, pulling me out of the large room roughly. "Stop it! Stop it!" I screamed, trying to break free from their grip which proved futile in the end. "Tell Margaret to get her ready for tonight!" I heard him snap at the guards before spinning around and heading up the stairs. "No, please, hear me out, please!" I screamed for mercy to no avail. The men got to a door and paused; one of them pushed the door open while the other flung me into the damp, cold room. "Wait!" I bellowed and staggered up to my feet, racing for the door. But it was slammed shut before I could touch it. I crouched down to the ground and buried my face in it, sobbing bitterly.
VALERIEMy breath hitched when we got to the large oak doors, madam Margaret stepped back and jerked her head towards the door. “Go in,” she muttered and my heart shrank. My feet froze as I struggled to move closer and push the door open. “Valerie?” Margaret snapped impatiently. “The Alpha doesn't like to be kept waiting,” she added, but no matter how hard I tried, my paralyzed feet wouldn't budge from the spot. I gasped out, my heart thumping loudly in my chest. “Go in!” Margaret repeated, her voice louder than before. I gulped hard and bit my lips before pushing my feet forward. I reached out to open the door, but it pulled open, and Alpha Jonas's face popped out, to my dismay. Anger flickered across his sharp brown eyes as he ran his eyes around my trembling body. “Why is she late?” He sneered in a voice that made me cringe. “Forgive me, Alpha. She is a naive girl,” I heard Margaret reply behind me. “Naive?” He scoffed with disdain laced in his voice. He snapped his