"Thud."
Alice rose to his feet, his hand connecting with Alisha's cheek in a resounding slap. With a firm grip on her hand, he pressed her against the wall, his voice seething with anger. "How dare you leave," he exclaimed, his voice laced with fury.Confusion clouded Alisha's face as she asked, her cheek swollen from the impact, "Is this some kind of truth or dare game we're playing?" She struggled to comprehend the sudden assault.Frustration etched on his face, Alice retorted, "Damn it, why do you have to be so clueless?" His voice dripped with exasperation.Defending herself, Alisha replied, her voice filled with determination, "I'm not clueless. I'm right because you said 'how dare,' but we're not playing a game, so why would I dare? Yeah, I have to go."Alice sighed, his mind swirling with questions. "Why does she have to leave?" he wondered, his thoughts racing.His conscience taunted him, reminding him, "Because she doesn't belong to you. She can go wherever she wants. What do you want, huh?"Another sigh escaped Alice's lips as he responded, "Are you planning to go outside naked?"Alisha demanded, her voice firm, "Oh yeah, give me my clothes."Relinquishing his grip on her hand, Alice instead held her waist, causing her to wince in pain. She pleaded, "Let go of me. You are hurting me with your nails here yesterday. Please, it's painful, just leave."Releasing her waist, Alice attempted to inspect her wound, but Alisha grabbed his hands, asserting herself. "Hey, nobody is allowed to touch me without my permission. I told you that before, and you're doing it again," she reminded him, her annoyance evident.Frustration welled up within Alice as he retorted, "How dare you try to stop me."Alisha stood her ground, her voice unwavering as she replied, "It's not about daring. It's about what's right."In a fit of anger, Alice grabbed Alisha's hair, his voice laced with menace as he threatened, "If you open your mouth again, I'm going to cut your tongue."Silent and fearful, Alisha remained quiet, her heart pounding in her chest at his menacing words.Releasing his grip, Alice commanded, "Go take a bath. I am going to send someone with clothes." Alisha obediently left the room.Entering the bathroom, Alisha proceeded to take a bath. When she emerged, she found a girl waiting for her. Judging by the clothes she held, Alisha deduced that she was the maid.Polite and respectful, the maid handed her the clothes and said, "Ma'am, here are your clothes."Alisha expressed her gratitude and inquired, "Whose dress is this? How did you know my size?""The dress was ordered by Sir from a boutique. Please wear it now," the maid replied, her tone courteous.Alisha proceeded to change into the dress, feeling a sense of curiosity about how they knew her size.Alice entered the room and casually stated, "You can leave now."The maid trembled slightly, quickly exiting the room."I told her your size," Alice stated matter-of-factly.Perplexed, Alisha asked, "How do you know my size?""When I bathed her, I memorised every inch of her body. Her red hair and red eyes are simply captivating, as if they were a gift from God," Alice pondered, his thoughts drifting.Interrupting his musings, Alisha repeated her question desperately, "I'm asking you something.""I don't like it when people ask me questions," Alice replied, his eyes narrowing as a smirk played on his lips.Innocently blinking her eyes, Alisha countered, "Why? Didn't your teachers ask you questions in school or college?" She brushed her hair aside, her gaze fixed on him.Changing the subject, Alice suggested, "Let's go eat."Alisha shrugged, following him to the dining table.As they sat at the dining table, Alice's mother arrived home, her eyes immediately drawn to Alisha's beauty.Curiosity piqued, Alice's mother inquired, "Who are you? And why are your cheeks swollen?"Alisha pointed towards Alice, her voice tinged with pain, as she replied, "He slapped me," the memory of the assault still fresh in her mind.Shock registered on Alice's face at her bold honesty, his anger intensifying.Fury consumed Alice's mother as she scolded him, "Why on earth did you slap this girl?""Alice, she's still a child! Why can't you understand that you can't raise your hand against women? First, you injured the servant's arm, and now you slapped this girl. Why can't you control your anger? Why do you always end up fighting?" Alice's mother exclaimed, her voice filled with disappointment.Gasping, Alisha asked, "What? He injured a servant's arm?"Alice clenched his teeth, pleading, "Mom, please don't bring up that topic again, okay?"Sighing, Alice's mother thought, "He's not going to listen. Let it be."Turning her attention to Alisha, she asked, "Child, what is your name?""I don't tell my name to strangers," Alisha replied, her voice firm.Alice's mother's stern gaze met Alisha's, as she asserted, "Child, I am older, and you must respect your elders."Apologising, Alisha conceded, "Sorry," before adding, "My name is Alisha."Curiosity getting the better of her, Alice's mother questioned, "Why are you here, Alisha?""Yesterday, my dog accidentally entered your house. I came to retrieve him, but your son shot and killed him. I fainted, and when I woke up, he had changed my clothes and made me sleep in his room. He also injured my waist by digging his nails into it," Alisha explained, leaving no detail unmentioned.Shock washed over Alice as he witnessed her boldness in speaking the truth.Growing angrier, Alice's mother demanded, "How could you kill a dog, Alice? Why did you change this girl's clothes and make her stay in your room? And why did you hurt her?"In a fit of rage, Alice shouted, his hand slamming onto the dining table, causing the glasses to shatter and his hand to bleed.Fear gripped both Alisha and Alice's mother at the sudden outburst."Mom, I don't want to answer. You're irritating me," Alice shouted, his frustration evident.Stepping forward, Alisha reached out and held his injured hand, concern etched on her face. "You're injured," she stated, her voice filled with genuine worry.Alice was taken aback, as his mother had never approached him when he was angry. Yet this little girl had the courage to do so.As Alisha's dress became stained with his blood, Alice attempted to pull his hand away, but Alisha held on firmly.Alice's mother watched in astonishment, realising that her son had never allowed any woman to touch him, let alone change his clothes or tend to his injuries. Yet here he was, allowing this girl to do so, even in his anger."Aunty, please give me the first aid kit. His injury needs to be treated first,""Darling, take this first aid kit", Alice's mother tenderly passed the first aid kit and softly urged.With utmost care, Alisha led Alice to the sofa, then knelt before him to attend to his injury. As she tended to his wound, Alice's gaze never left her."She's my guardian angel. Unfazed by my blood staining her dress, she cares only for me," Alice pondered, looking at her with newfound admiration.Alice's mother noticed a longing in his eyes, something she had never seen before, a desire he kept hidden. She understood he yearned for this girl, yet she feared that his darkness might consume her purity."If Alice truly desires something, he'll stop at nothing to attain it," she thought, her mind troubled by it.Once Alisha had finished dressing Alice's wound, she gently declared, "Alright, I must be on my way now. Mr. Alice, promise me you won't harm yourself or others."Alice snapped out of his daze, but her words ignited a storm of anger within him. "How dare she lecture me as she lea
"You can't hide anything from me, you know," his mother states. "I'm your mother, and I can see that you feel something for her, something you've never felt for anyone else."Alice leaves without a word, his mother's observations weighing heavily on his mind."I may have made a mistake by involving that girl. Perhaps she doesn't deserve to be protected by someone like him. If fate brings them together, I'll leave it to destiny to decide. It's hard to coexist with Alice," His mother sighs, thinking.In his office, Alice's anger intensifies as he begins hurling objects around. His previously injured hand, tended by Alisha, starts bleeding once more.Sitting on the office floor, Alice contemplates his feelings. "I want her. I want her in my life. That foolish girl has made me fall for her."He questions himself, "Do I love her? No, Alice, what's happening to you? Why have you fallen for someone so half-minded?"Closing his eyes, he reflects, "It's only been three hours since she left, bu
On another side .Alisha walked back to her orphanage, her steps heavy with the weight of the night's events. After a 30-minute walk, she arrived at the familiar gates.Mary, the caretaker, rushed to Alisha, enveloping her in a warm embrace. "Where were you all night, Alisha? You have no idea how worried I was."Alisha held Mary tightly, tears welling in her eyes. She couldn't find words to explain the turmoil inside her.Mary gently led Alisha to the sofa, where she lay down with her head on Mary's lap. Mary tenderly stroked her cheeks, urging her to share what had happened.Alisha recounted the entire ordeal, leaving Mary in disbelief. "He killed Lucky?" "Who ?"Mary gasped in shock."A guy whose house I was in the whole night ", Alisha while crying explained the whole situation.Alisha continued to cry, and Mary comforted her. "Don't worry, dear. God will make him pay for his sins. You need not fear.""Mother, he killed Lucky, and I saw it happen, "Alisha whispered.Mary reassured h
In the morning, as the sun gently peeked through the curtains, Alice stirred from his slumber. His eyes fluttered open, and he immediately noticed the wounded hand resting by his side. A pang of pain shot through his injured hand, but he found solace in the thought that soon his angel would be by his side, soothing not only his physical pain but also the ache in his heart."Mine," he whispered softly, his voice filled with longing. "Mine to ruin, mine to soothe, just mine to do whatever I desire." With these words, he rose from his bed and began his morning routine.Making his way to the dining table, Alice took a seat, his mother already seated across from him. She looked at him with concern in her eyes and spoke gently, "Alice, my dear, let that poor soul be. She is not meant for you and your cruel world."A surge of anger welled up within Alice, causing his eyes to turn red. He retorted fiercely, "Mom, she is meant for me, and even if she isn't, I will make her mine forever, no matt
As Alice reached the beach he got down from his car and he noticed Alisha surrounded by children, hugging and comforting her. Alice's anger flared up at the sight. "How dare they touch her? How can these children have the audacity to be close to her?" he thought, his possessiveness intensifying.Alisha who was still crying, her knees injured from the fall. Alice's anger grew even stronger seeing her. "How can she be so careless? She is mine to protect, she has no right to hurt herself like this. I need to do something about her clumsiness," he thought, his frustration mounting.Alice approached the group of children and Alisha, his voice filled with authority. "Move," he commanded, causing everyone to turn their attention towards him. Alisha's eyes widened in shock at the sight of him."You murderer, why are you here? You killed my Lucky. What do you want now?" Alisha exclaimed, her voice filled with anger and pain.Alice's anger flared up even more at the mention of "lucky." With a sm
The car came to a halt in front of a magnificent mansion. Alice stepped out of the vehicle and swiftly made his way to Alisha's side, lifting her up in a tender, bridal embrace. Alisha, still shaken by the events that had transpired in the car and the harshness of Alice's words, make her remain silent, not daring to utter a word.Alice carried Alisha into the grand mansion, where the sight of him carrying her like a princess left the servants in awe and disbelief. Without saying a word, Alice proceeded to his room, gently placing Alisha on the bed. He retrieved a first aid kit from the cupboard and sat down beside her."Give me your leg," Alice said softly, "I'm going to dress your knees."Alisha hesitated, replying, "No, I don't want you to."Upon hearing her response, anger welled up within Alice, but he firmly took hold of Alisha's leg and began dressing her injured knee. Once he finished, he spoke to her in a menacing tone, "Never think of defying me, angel. If I can tend to your i
"Come in," The lady doctor entered the room. Alice, in an angry tone, said to her, "Why are you late? Hurry up and check." The doctor replied, "Yes," and requested, "Please leave, sir. I need to examine her thoroughly." "No! Check in front of me," Alice retorted.The lady doctor was taken aback by the possessiveness in his eyes and words. Reluctantly, she began the examination in front of Alice, who watched her every move, fearing any harm that might come to Alisha.After the examination, the doctor informed Alice, "Sir, Miss Alisha had an asthma attack due to stress and other factors. She also has marks on her cheeks." Alice recalled the incident when he had kissed her and then scared her . Shaking off his thoughts, he coldly instructed the doctor, "Just prescribe the necessary medications and leave." The doctor, feeling intimidated, quickly wrote the prescription and provided him with the details before leaving.Alice called a servant and ordered him to bring all the prescribed
Alice carried Alisha outside his room, radiating a dominating aura .Alisha, however, felt a sense of unease due to Alice's behaviour. She didn't want to be the cause of anyone's harm. The sight of Alice holding her, as he despised touching girls, left the servants in shock. It was the first time they had seen Alice show any affection towards someone."What are you all staring at? Dinner is ready," Alice noticed their astonishment and bellowed.The servants nodded nervously and quickly left the room, driven by fear.Alice sat down on his chair, gently placing Alisha on his lap, noticing her trembling from his earlier outburst, "Angel, there's no need to be afraid. As long as you behave as I desire, I won't harm you. Just don't make me angry, and everything will be fine." Alisha remained silent, not responding to his words, scared for her life.Alice slipped his hand under Alisha's T-shirt and forcefully pinched her thigh. Alisha let out a slight cry and pleaded, "It hurts, please st
He glanced up and noticed who barged into his office without even knocking, making a ruckus.“What the hell, man? Are you trying to give me a heart attack?”Alice sighed, recognizing his only friend. “Edward, I'm really not in the mood for chit-chat. You see that door you just breezed through like you owned the place? How about you use it to leave?”“Since when did you get a say in this? I'm here because Aunt Daisy is worried sick about you. How can you just ignore her? You've never done that,” Edward said, pulling up a chair and ignoring Alice's glares.“Not when she's faking illness to buy time for my soon-to-be wife's escape plan,” he retorted, eyeing his so-called friend.“She's not doing it to spite you, Alice. She just doesn't want you to hurt anyone. That matters, you know, even if you don't want to acknowledge it,” Edward reasoned, his expression serious.“I don't want to acknowledge it. You can leave now, Edward. I don't want to hurt you, but you're pushing it,” Alice said, g
"Have you found her yet? It's been more than three days now," Alice, with a tired-looking face and dark circles under his eyes, asked the guys standing in front of him.His once-perfect face, now disheveled, still screams perfection, but with an air of exhaustion.For the last three days, he hasn't gone to work or slept, as he has tried his best to find Alisha.Even after using his Mafia connections, he is still unable to find Alisha, driving him crazy bit by bit."Sir, we've tried everywhere, but it seems like she vanished into thin air.""Are you even hearing yourselves, motherfuckers? I'm paying your detective firm thousands of dollars to find her, and you still don't have a single clue. How incompetent can you all be?" He shouted at the guys from the best detective firm.He hired police, his Mafia connections, and detectives, but nothing.Where did Alisha vanish? She didn't take any transport, didn't leave any hotel, and didn't take any money, as nothing was missing from his room.
"Mom, why did you say you'll take her to the pack? We're not even allowed there, and we haven't received a response to your letter yet," Levi followed Maya into the room, while Alisha rested in another room, exhausted from the walk."I've made my decision. Even if we don't get a reply in two days, I'm going to pack. No one can stop me; it's the only way out," Maya declared, her expression serious."What do you mean, Mom? Do you want to get killed? We were banished from that pack. We'll be considered rogues, and you, me, and Rish don't even have wolves to protect us. Plus, Alisha doesn't know anything, and she's cursed," Levi's eyes widened, showing her panic."Do you think we can hide our whole lives? I don't want to hide anymore. Why should we? Especially when I've found the royal heir. It's time to face it, Levi. I left the pack because I wanted to correct my mistake. Now that I have Alisha, I want to go back and stand for what I believe in."Levi sighed, unsure of what to say. As m
"Did you two have a good walk?" Maya asked as she saw Alisha and Levi approaching. She felt relieved seeing them.She had been stressed, thinking about what they might be talking about because she didn't want Levi to spill everything, or worse, to have a slip of the tongue."Yes, Mom, we had a great talk. I love her; she's totally funny," Levi smiled as she supported Alisha and helped her to sit on the sofa."How are the wounds, Alisha?" Maya walked close to Alisha and sat beside her."Sore, but they're healing faster," Alisha smiled as she spoke."She told me her wounds always heal faster," Levi chimed in, passing on Alisha's words to Maya.Maya nodded, understanding exactly what Levi wanted to say. That meant Alisha had her wolf; it's just the curse that's stopping it.Without a wolf, it's impossible to heal so quickly. But how her wolf is still working even with the curse is questionable.Or maybe it's because she is of royal blood, which makes a huge difference. Normally, anyone w
“Haha,” Alisha laughed. “I am sharp, I don't think I am innocent, or else how would I be able to run?”Levi moved her head left and right. Even though she didn't know Alisha well, she could still see that Alisha was strangely different while telling everything: how she met Alice and how even her dog got killed.Levi couldn't help but feel something was very weird with Alisha. She wanted to talk about this to her mother Maya, but then she had to come here for a walk with Alisha. But for sure she would have a talk about this whole thing after this walk.There was something very strange about Alisha, an innocence she had never seen in anyone. Maybe it was because of the curse, but she wasn't sure about it all.“You are sharp, no doubt, but you are not sharp enough,” Levi stated.Visible wrinkled lines showed on Alisha's forehead as she heard Levi's words. “What do you mean?”She didn't know what Levi wanted to say. Clearly, it was confusing for her to understand. She did have innocence,
"Legs feeling comfortable?" Levi asked, seeing Alisha limp.She felt Alisha's unease, understanding anyone would feel the same, so she wanted to make her comfortable."Yes, they are fine. It's just that I'm walking with sore feet, so it's a bit difficult," Alisha smiled as she answered."Oh, it will heal soon," Levi smiled back, holding Alisha's hand to support her walking."To be honest, my wounds usually heal very soon, just like magic. I'm glad my body has immunity and it helps."‘It's because you're a Wolf,’ Levi thought, unable to say it to Alisha's face, knowing it's not the time to reveal the truth.Alisha looked at Levi, noticing she seemed lost in thought. "What are you thinking?"She didn't know what else to ask, but she had to start the conversation. She couldn't keep walking like this.Though it's fresh, the forest is clearly better than city life. The peace and the fresh scent of woods make it so tranquil.She could spend her whole life here, even if she weren't in a situ
Maya muttered, not knowing what she should say or do. It's literally such a pissing situation. If she can, she wants to kill him for such things.Without meeting him, she can tell how much of a disgusting person he is. Even before Levi and Rish told her about him, she thought he's just some money-blinded person who loves to look down upon everyone because they're rich. But that doesn't make sense now.She can just say he's worse than animals. Even the mate system in the werewolf world doesn't treat women as poorly as he did with Alisha, claiming that he loves her.But what the question here is, how he even gets close to her. That just shudders everything inside her. By thinking, just the mere chance is like he's her mate. The mere thought is terrifying aloneHe doesn't deserve to be mated with Alisha, their queen, but if he is Alisha's mate, no matter how much she tries to protect Alisha. She won't be able to do so.If he is her mate, not even the Moon Goddess can save Alisha.She can
“Please have a seat. I hope you feel better after resting. Is the chair comfortable?” Levi politely pulled out a chair for Alisha, leaving her shocked by her sudden politeness.Both Levi and Rish were giving her wary looks, as if ready to kick her out of the house. If Maya hadn't intervened, they might have done just that.Even though she knew it wasn't their fault, they weren't being rude; it was because of Alice's behaviour at the shop. She was the one who asked for stones, unaware that it was an exclusive store.How could she have known? It was her first time going somewhere like that, especially coerced into wedding ring shopping, from which she had already run away.When they revealed yesterday that, to save their jobs, they pretended it to be silver rings , Alisha could only imagine the true cost of the ring.Sudden politeness was still very shocking indeed.“Please sit, why are you standing? You're still injured, you should sit,” Rish's words snapped her back from her thoughts.
"You don't have to worry about anything; I am sure father will reply," Levi said, getting close to Maya and hugging her. She knew how her mother suffered through all this."I regret everything. I am sorry. I can never repay you for what you both lost because of me," Maya's tears started falling from her eyes as she began crying."Anyone in your place would have done the same, Mom. And we are glad you didn't leave us in that pack. We don't want to live without you," Levi hugged her tighter, not wanting to see her mother cry.Maybe she had always been a bit angry or in pain because of what she never got, but that didn't mean she didn't see her mother doing her best for her and Rish.She did sometimes miss her father, but she suppressed all urges, knowing it wasn't something her mother was at fault for.It's just that time was like that, and nobody could stop anything. Everything was meant to happen, and it did."Still, that doesn't mean I should have been so selfish to take you both awa