SCARLETT“ He did a good job with that prosthetic eye. But I can’t say that about his arm. ” Izer chuckled, surprising me.His tone was sinister. It was enough to send chills down my spine. I remembered he had plucked Rush’s eye out, and taken his arm. How he did it, and the sheer pleasure on his face when he did it still haunted me. In the recent past days, I forgot how cruel he actually could be. It was better that he only opted for hurting me with his words.I shuddered and stared at Rush through the windshield. His eyes were fine, but if you focused too hard, you could tell that the right eye was hard and didn’t move as smoothly as the left one.My gaze lowered to his right hand, covered in a black glove. Whatever Rush did to me, at least, he didn’t deserve to get this permanent damage done to him.“ You are a…monster for enjoying something like this, Izer. ” I couldn’t help but whisper to him.“ I never said I was not. ” Izer opened the door and stepped outside.I sucked in a s
SCARLETTThere was no grand display of delight over my return. The gated community—my pack still seemed the same. No one even batted an eyelash toward the moving cars. The cars rolled into the biggest mansion’s driveway after the silver iron gates were opened. I glanced over my shoulder and saw the gates closing after all the cars had passed through. No one was supposed to enter or leave those gates without Alpha King’s permission. I, for some specific reasons, never got that permission when I stayed here.When I was forced to shift here after the Beta couple died, I was not allowed to go out. I was not allowed to apply to any college because Alpha King thought education had no use for me. I was not supposed to hang out with any girls or boys my age either, because apparently, Rush didn’t like that. All I got was a room in this place, and they ruled my life after that. I breathed with their permission, ate when they decided I should, and did what they wanted me to do.But before lea
SCARLETT“ If things like this surprised me, I wouldn’t be leading the werewolf community. ” His lips curled in a grim smile.I stared at him. I could tell he was trying to evade the topic. He knew what these marks were, just like Izer knew. Both refused to tell me.“ I don’t know about them either. They appeared overnight. And I am still trying to understand them. ” I told him quietly.“ Nothing happens overnight. ” Alpha King shot me a knowing look.I pressed my lips in a thin line, refusing to say anything else about the marks. He was denying me answers, thinking I was still the same idiot. So, I was going to do the same.“ Did something trigger you? ” His brows lifted.“ I was kidnapped. I was held captive and no one came for me. I waited. Every day. But no one came to take me back. I suppose no one even tried. Was that not supposed to trigger me? ” “ If no one tried, how do you think you got back here today? ” Alpha King responded cooly.Izer sent me back. I wanted to tell him t
SCARLETTWhen she realized the situation she was in, she tried to snatch her hand right away so if anyone rushed in, they didn’t find out what was going on.Did she think it was so easy?I grabbed her hand before it could let go of my hair, and held it there. Her evil eyes widened in surprise as I shrieked again.As expected, Rush was racing inside the room the very next moment. “ What happ… ” He paused when his eyes landed on his mother, and her hand inside my hair.“ What the fuck Mom? ” Rush hissed, approaching us with hasty steps.Clasping his hand around Eva’s wrist, he ripped it out of my hair. I let go of her limp hand and leaned back.“ It’s nothing like what you saw. She was holding my hand there. ” Eva’s gaze switched between my blank face and his son’s enraged face.On cue, I sniffled and pushed myself further back. “ I am so sorry. I know you don’t want me to mate with Rush. You hurt me so much back then too, and I took it…but I can’t take it anymore. I won’t look at him
IZER“ What’s the plan now? ” Dixon grumbled, rubbing a hand down his face.“ There is no plan. ” I shrugged my shoulders.“ What are we doing then? ” He paused and stared at me.“ Nothing for a while. ” I replied, dragging my finger against the edge of the desk.“ Alpha. ” Dixon sighed in a familiar tone.I stopped touching the edge and looked up at him. My eyes narrowed into slits.“ Don’t say it again. ” “ Why did you do it if you were going to be like this, man? ” He groaned, throwing his head back.Rolling my eyes, I decided to focus on the wall instead of him. All he did for the past seven days was to ask the same question repeatedly. I didn’t understand what he found strange in me. I was completely fine. I just didn’t fucking want to do anything these days. I wanted to rest. Maybe, enjoy the view of the city. Forget about irritating memories. And stop reminding myself of the hopeful look she gave me when I forced her to leave.I had never imagined she would want to hold on e
SCARLETT~ Sometime earlier…I didn’t expect Alpha King to arrange a whole fucking event to celebrate my return. But, he did. After seven days of the relentless secret war with Eva and silent treatment to Rush and Alpha King, I was informed today that I was expected to dress up and show up.The party was held in the Pack hall. The whole pack was present. From all angles, it didn’t look like a celebration but more like a ball, where important announcements were made.I was beginning to realize what this whole thing was. It must be the Alpha King’s plan that he was ready to announce the date of Rush and my mating ceremony even when I refused to go through with that. The thought of fighting with Alpha King crossed my mind, but I resisted the urge. As they all expected, I dressed up in a pretty golden ball gown that sparkled under the lights and flowed behind me when I walked. It was not the dress Rush sent me, and he was furious when he saw that I refused to wear his presents and play h
SCARLETT “ You are weak. ” She whispered in a low voice. My eyes snapped open, landing on the green eyes of the she-wolf peering down at me. She blinked slowly and stepped back to let me look at the dark sky. There were no stars, no clouds, no signs of light. Tearing my gaze from the darkness, I sat up. Breathing didn’t hurt now. It felt natural like it was supposed to be. Sensing the looming presence behind me, I turned around and sat down over my butt. The silver she-wolf was standing in front of me, towering over my sitting figure. The connection between us was strong. I could feel it hanging in the air. Everything inside me drew me to her. “ We will die. ” Her soft voice rang all around, but her mouth never opened. It was inside my head. It had to be. Perhaps, this whole place was inside my head too and there was no wolf in reality. “ You need to stop denying everything. I get tired of this. ” She snorted, stepping closer to me. I jumped in my spot. She paused, realizing
IZER “ She just…fell. One moment she was fine but the next moment, I heard a loud noise. I went to look, she was on the floor, and she was bleeding from her head. ” Valerie sighed through the speaker. Her voice echoed in the office. I stared at the cell phone that was placed on the desk without saying a word. A day had passed since I felt the pain and indescribable panic. I still couldn’t get it out of my head. I was going crazy, and there was nothing or no one who could help me…except her. “ They gave her something. I saw the waiter picking up the pieces of the broken glass on the floor and he acted scared…like he was afraid someone might stumble upon him and inquire about the liquid and broken glass on the floor. ” Her dejected tone shifted to a feral one. I placed my elbows on the desk and my head between my outstretched palms. “ What did she do, Valerie? Why is Cadamus triggered and resorting to hurting her? ” “ He needs to show her who holds the power. ” Valerie seethed. “