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
IZER“ Thank Goddess! ” Dixon sighed exaggeratedly.I rolled my eyes. A subtle smirk tilted the corners of my lips.“ So what’s the plan now? ” He asked when he was done with his dramatic sighs of relief.I had only told him that I would be bringing my Darling back but he already looked ready to go get her. “ Two things need to happen. ” I rested on the couch of the sitting area in my penthouse and looked up at the ceiling. “ I need to use the crowsel and get her out of there on the same day. ” “ How will this happen? ” Dixon inquired, confused.“ That charity event. ” I glanced at him. “ I believe Cadamus will come and for the sake of bluffing, he will bring Scarlett along. ” “ What if he doesn’t? ” He shifted in the single couch restlessly.“ He has to show the world his son’s new fiance. ” I rolled my eyes. Even the thought caused a fire to ignite in my blood.I wanted to go back and drag her here. I didn’t want her to spend even a moment more there because it meant possible har
SCARLETT “ You won’t stop this, Alpha King? ” I questioned, sitting in front of him. “ You didn’t have a problem getting mated before you left. ” He observed my face, trying to intimidate me. “ Not left. ” I sighed. “ Taken. I was taken. ” “ Even if you were taken, what changed, Scarlett? ” He clasped his hands together and placed them over the desk. You drugged me. You lied to me. You never looked for me. I could say this and provoke him. But I didn’t. I stayed silent and watched his face. There was no expression that could tell me what he was thinking or feeling at this moment. Giving in, I exhaled a shallow breath. “ why did you call me here today, Alpha King? ” “ I want to show you something. ” He got up, surprising me. “ What? ” My brows shot to my forehead. “ Come with me. ” I got to my feet and followed Alpha King out of the study room. We walked down the stairs. He always stayed two steps ahead of me, leaving me trailing behind him. My curiosity grew with each pas
SCARLETT“ It doesn’t…make sense. ” I laughed nervously.I knew the truth but I still had to pretend to be completely unaware. “ They were not your parents. ” Alpha King stated in a cold voice.“ What? ” Hearing it from him had a strange effect on me. The old wound was scratched and filled with salt.“ Marcus and Nathalia were not your biological parents. ” He added. “ they raised you as their daughter after Andrew’s death, and loved you as their own but they didn’t have blood ties with you. ”“ That—That doesn’t make sense. ” I swallowed the lump that unexpectedly clogged my throat. The mention of the two people I loved the most in my life would never stop drawing the same reaction out of me.“ You don’t need to doubt their love for you. You don’t even need to go look for your biological parents. But, Scarlett, you need to be aware of the truth if you want to find your true self and connect with it. ” Alpha King folded his hands behind his back.My chin wobbled. I pressed my lips t
SCARLETTThe truth left me speechless. I was in a state of constant fury and confusion. I had yearned to figure everything out but when I knew all of it, I couldn’t make peace with it. The man who left me here, the man who wanted to kill me, and the man who was telling me all this after I had spent half my life under the shadows of lies were all terrible people. But, I couldn’t hate them anymore. The fault was in me.“ Do you want me to take you out shopping? ” Rush stopped beside me.I sighed, taking my eyes off the window in front of me. I had been standing in front of the sitting area’s window for Goddess knows how long. He had passed by me many times before but he had not talked to me and I was glad that he didn’t. But it seemed his patience had run low.“ I don’t want anything. ” I muttered, glancing his way.“ That’s not possible for girls. You always want something. ” He smiled, trying to charm me.“ You know awful lots of things about girls.” I smiled back. “ must be because
SCARLETT“ The Rogue Alpha has a mate. ” Alpha King’s smile deepened, stealing the air from my lungs.“ He does? ” A bitter taste invaded my mouth.“ How long do you want to keep lying, Scarlett? ” His smile faltered slowly.“ I don’t know what you are talking about. ” I couldn’t breathe. The room was too small for me.“ What I don’t understand is…why are you doing this to your family? What have we done to you except love you despite knowing how dangerous and evil you can be? We protected you when no one else did and this is how you are going to be now? ” He shook his head in disappointment. “ don’t you remember Marcus and Nathalia’s love? Did they ever not treat you as their daughter? ”My gaze lowered to the floor. My body was trembling. I knew what he was doing…but I couldn’t deny him.“ Do you not remember that I am your Godfather? When the whole pack wanted you shunned, I took you in and looked after you like I would have done for my daughter. Despite knowing my mate hates you an
Hey Lovely Readers! Izer and Scarlett's story ends here. Thanks for giving this book a chance and reading it to the end. I received many kind words from readers when I was writing this book and those words helped me finish this story. I appreciate all the support and love this book received and I am glad I was able to complete it. I had a hard time writing this book because Scarlett's character was that of a girl who was forced to stay isolated from the world until she turned eighteen and Izer came to take her. She was a little childish but I believe, that's how a person like Scarlett was supposed to behave because of her age and because of her lack of interaction with other people. At times, I was frustrated with her too, but I am happy I didn't get a sudden writer's block on this book due to the pent-up emotions *Phew* I believe Izer's character helped me get through this except for my readers all the time. He is different from all the characters I have ever written before. It was
SCARLETT~A week later…Dixon and Sophia's wedding was a chaotic event. Managing so many humans and werewolves in the same place was like conquering a war. Sophia stressed throughout it all but when she walked down the aisle and reached Dixon, I saw true delight in her eyes. I was her maid of honor, Valerie was her bridesmaid and Izer was Dixon's best man. When Sophia asked me to assume this role, I realized what I really meant for her and after that, I vowed to be a great friend to her.On the other hand, Dixon had to bribe me with a hundred compliments to make me convince Izer into becoming his best man. That was a dramatic day, three days ago but I managed to get the broody Izer Primeblood into it in the end.Now, the wedding ceremony was over and everyone had moved to the reception party which was held in the I. Tower's wedding venue. It was a classy high-end event where humans were mingling with werewolves without being aware of our true nature.It was funny for me. If any one
SCARLETT Izer really let his wolf out. I was surprised as I looked through Aine’s eyes. The two wolves were being lovey-dovey with each other. The huge wolf of Izer looked strange while he nudged Aine all the time just because of his intimidating size, but it still warmed my heart. After Aine and Xandros were done cuddling and my wolf was tired, she let me take over. It felt natural for me to shift back and forth. I just had to think about it and it would happen. I sighed in relief as soon as my gaze fell on my naked arm. A little of silver fur was still lingering on my skin but those were the remnant of hair. I shuddered. My eyes rose to Izer’s wolf. He was watching me and had stepped back to, perhaps, assure Izer that he was not trying to hurt me. A smile spread on my lips. The wolf threw me a dangerous sulky look before he let Izer take over. The look made me laugh. He was brooding because he didn’t get much time with Aine. “ That was odd. ” Izer huffed as soon as his eyes met
SCARLETTKatherine’s funeral was held the next day. It was a small service in the compound that every member attended. There were no outsiders allowed because Katherine didn’t have anyone except me and the people of this compound.She went silently, and everyone looked genuinely sad at her funeral. This only proved that she had lived a good life. I felt calm after knowing it.Yesterday, I didn’t leave her hand until Izer came and made me do it. I was in shock for a while. I felt cold. I just met her and now she was gone.But, after that, it felt peaceful as if I had fulfilled a mission and could finally rest.Later that day, after Katherine was buried, Martha came to stand beside me in front of her grave. “ She was pregnant with you when we came across her. ” She whispered to me. “ we were reluctant to take her in because she was a wolf but the curse on her was already working. And she was rejected by everyone else in this world. She had nowhere to go but she looked hopeful because s
SCARLETTMartha knocked on that wooden door and then opened it after waiting for a few moments. My heartbeat reached new heights, letting Izer know what I felt and how this was affecting me. He squeezed my hand, assuring me that he was there to manage things if I was uncomfortable.I steeled my nerves and stepped inside the cozy cottage. I couldn’t really focus on the small sitting area that we were in because I was too busy staring at the back of the woman who sat on one of the light brown couches in front of me.“ Katherine. She is here. ” Martha called out to her softly. The woman slowly turned around. A pair of green eyes met mine, and my heart halted beating momentarily.If I wanted to know how I would look in old age, all I needed to do was to look at this woman. Her eyes, her nose, her lips…It was like I was not looking at someone else but myself in the mirror. The only difference between us was the wrinkles around her eyes, mouth, and neck. Her eyes watered as she looked at
SCARLETTIt took Izer three weeks to get things done. He assumed the position of the Alpha King, established his control over all packs, and made all the necessary arrangements to keep things running.Martha called many times but I always told her to wait. I was not leaving without Izer. I knew he would be restless if he had to send me to some unknown territory alone and now, I knew what my priority was.I could keep the woman I was supposed to call Mom, waiting, but I couldn’t stress Izer out. Fortunately, everything was taken care of. We boarded his private jet in the morning with Martha and now stood on a territory that was thousands of kilometers away from home.This didn’t seem to affect Izer much. He was confident in himself. But that’s not how he felt about me. He was worried that I might start having an identity crisis after meeting my biological mother and he didn’t want that so he kept telling me that no matter what happened in my life, I needed to know that he was my famil
SCARLETT It took a few hours for Izer to get things done in our pack. I talked with pack members and Sophia until he was free. He came to me on his own and made everyone else disappear with a single look. We both went back to the car and started our journey back home. The creepy smile never wavered on his lips. With time, I was finding it less surprising and scary. Izer was happy. And he couldn’t stop displaying it around me. “ Is this our territory? ” I asked, pointing at the forest which was on both sides of the road. “ The whole city is our territory, Darling. ” Izer’s eyes sparkled as he shot me a quick glance. “ Stop the car. ” I told him and unbuckled my seatbelt. Izer stopped the car instinctively and then turned to me. “ why? Is something wrong? ” I shook my head and got down from the car. Izer watched me until I was on his side, opening his side of the door and spreading my palm in front of him. “ Let’s go. ” I jerked my head to the right. “ Where? ” Izer placed his
SCARLETTWe did talk about not having sex and making him take a rest but it turned out, that was just that. A talk. I couldn’t really resist him when he was so adorable sometimes.If someone else ever heard me addressing Izer Primeblood as adorable, they might think I had a loose screw in my head but they didn’t know him like I did. And for me, he was adorable whenever he looked at me with puppy eyes. So, it was always hard for me to resist his charms. After we had a quickie, he fell asleep by my side. I made sure he slept for the whole day and kept Dixon away from him when he came to the penthouse, complaining that his Alpha was not responding through the link.When Izer woke up, I thought he would be a little salty about the way I made Dixon run away but he was all sunshine and smug about it which was really strange.He had been smiling, and creeping me out for a few hours now. Slowly, I break out of my trance and glance at him. He is driving the car, and the stupid smile is stil
SCARLETTMartha told me all about this Lakeburgh town where they built a secret hideout for all people like us. Anomalies—she called them. Strange people that were not supposed to exist in this world.They had powers, and strength and there was nothing like them. So, she said it was important to stay together and stop each other from running evil and wreaking havoc on the world. I liked this idea. She told me this compound had existed in Lakeburgh for hundreds of years and every time these people suspected something out of the ordinary had been born, they always went to get this new anomaly before things became bad for him or her. That’s how they kept the powers in control and maintained peace in the world which was filled with all sorts of supernatural beings.I listened to her explanation for a good hour. Izer stayed beside me but didn’t talk. More than getting interested in her story, I was drawn toward Izer’s silence. It was unsettling and it hurt.I had tolerated his silent tr