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. “
SCARLETTSome time earlier…“ Tell me, Sky. How do you know that? ” He released my elbow gently and asked in a stiff tone.I swallowed my saliva and stared at his face. There was no explanation great enough to cover this fuck up.“ I saw the way you look at her, Rush. ” This was the stupidest thing to say.“ And you instantly thought she is my mate? Cut the crap. ” He smirked.“ So you are admitting she is your mate? This will only prove I am right, you get that right? ” I scoffed, standing my ground.If I looked like an idiot, then it was better than endangering Valerie or myself.“ Did Valerie tell you? ” His brows rose to his forehead.He didn’t even pay attention to what I was asking. He refused to get the bait.“ Will she tell me if I ask her instead of you? ” I gritted my jaw, pretending to be furious when in reality I was still beating myself over what I did.“ I don’t believe you didn’t try. ” He rubbed his nape with his left hand, painfully slow.My heart skipped a beat when
SCARLETT“ Izer! ” I gasped as my hands instantly shot up to cup his bleeding neck.“ Darling. ” He whispered, grabbing my trembling hands between his.“ Did I cut deep? Are you going to die?! ” My breathing grew heavy when fear coiled around my lungs, squeezing every breath out of me.“ I can heal. ” His hot breaths fanned my lips.“ What if— ”“ It’s fine. ” He cut in and removed my shaky hands from his neck.The blood and healed skin came into my view. It was like my soul left my body when I saw his blood but it came back when I saw that he was not hurt. My fast heartbeats remained the same. I lifted my gaze to his eyes that were too close, his lips that were inches away“ It’s strange. After everything I did, you still care about me. ” The corner of his lips curled up wickedly.Realizing what I was doing, my heart missed a beat. My gaze dropped to his hands that were holding mine. A surge of energy was running up my hands and arms. I was so used to these sparks that it took effor
IZER“ Do it. ” I uttered.She stared at me with her big doe eyes and stayed silent. I glanced down at her softly quivering lips and the urge to take them intensified. I couldn’t get her taste out of my head. I couldn’t fucking get anything about her out of my fucking head. She was engraved too deep in everything inside me.“ I—I will do it. ” Her trembling lips whispered in a weak voice.She was giving in. I was expecting her to start screaming by now. But, she was not doing what I expected. All her threats were empty.“ Do it. I won’t stop. ” I pressed my forehead against hers, barely controlling myself.There was no fucking way I was letting her go even if she screamed, fought, or cried. I would never let her go. But I wanted her to think she could get away and see if I really broke her. I hope not. I desperately hoped not.“ Why are you… ” She trailed off as tears leaked out of her eyes again. “ why are you doing this to me? You know I can not do it. I know no one can save me fro
SCARLETTOnce trust was broken, it was near impossible to piece it back together. Even if the rope of trust was tied again, it would always hold an ugly knot in the middle, reminding everyone that this was once broken and it was still weak.That’s what I felt about Izer when he left the same way he came. Despite hating myself for it, I ran to the window and watched the dark silhouette in the night. I witnessed how he jumped over the walls and then used his exceptional speed to become a blur for the world. My heart remained heavy and fluttering inside my chest until he was safely away from this place, and out of my sight for good.I didn’t believe he would come for me. I didn’t believe he cared about me. I didn’t fucking believe that he didn’t have an ulterior motive behind tonight. That’s what a wounded trust did to me. I wanted to believe everything, and just give in…but I couldn’t.Now, all hopes lay with him once again. He would be the sole decision-maker. He would have come to
SCARLETTI hid the cell under my mattress and walked to the locked door. Someone might have seen Izer going in and out of my room through the window. That possibility meant trouble. My hand lingered over the lock as I thought about it. If they asked me, what should I say? That I don’t know anything?Another knock sounded on the door. I jumped in my spot, and silently cursed myself to be such a scaredy cat.Shaking my head, I unlocked the door and pushed my head through the crack. My eyes almost rolled back into my head when I found Rush standing outside, wearing his casual blue T-shirt and grey sweats.“ What do you want? ” I asked before he could speak, in hopes that he wouldn’t notice how flustered how I was.“ I thought I heard some noise from your room. ” His eyebrows furrowed as he stared at my face.“ You heard noise from my soundproof room in the middle of the night? ” I blinked lazily, trying to make him sound dumb to himself. “ couldn’t you find a better excuse to come see