ALEXANDER. My mission might seem outrageous, wanting to marry an older woman because I needed revenge. Perhaps, I was at the detriment of my life. Giving it all just to ruin a man who was supposed to be my father. But, have you ever watched your mother suffer? Vomiting. Crying. Feeling weak and betrayed. Her heart hurting so much, she shivered on the floor for more than twenty-four hours but all you could do was cry and try making her feel better. Yet, all of that didn't work because it was a mate bond. Her mate was cheating on her and she could feel every ounce of it. Watching your mate cheating was one thing, feeling it was another one. My mother had to go through this kind of pain and I had to watch and try to make her feel better. Every single time I had hatred in my heart for the mate bond. I prayed never to find my mate because I would never accept her. Furthermore, I had revenge etched in my heart. The ginger tuxedo was what Tina picked for the wedding, I paid for it an
LANA. After Alexander left I stayed, watching because I didn't know what to do. I didn't know all of Dad’s plans and I couldn't go and meet him to tell me. He would curse me. How was I supposed to save him? He was stubborn and wouldn't listen to me. I ran my hand into my hair, racking my brain for ideas. How was I supposed to stop something I didn't know about? All I felt was pain straight in my head because my brain was tired of thinking through the entire thing. ‘Transition minutes!’ “What?” I asked, feeling Elena come forward. ‘Whatever your dad asked them to do would be done during the transition period. Do you know what transition minutes are right?’ She asked me and I nodded. My father was the Beta hence I knew about it. It was the time when the fellow would connect with the previous Beta through their blood. It was their most vulnerable state. Geez, Elena was right. “Thank you!” I whispered. ‘Don’t thank me, he is our mate!’ I took a cab back to the wed
ALEXANDER. It took me ten minutes to get back to myself. The Alpha carried her to the hospital while I stood there watching her blood slide through the floor. What just happened? I was in shock, even Tyrant came forward with the same emotion. ‘Did she… did she take a bullet for us?’ He asked. Why did she? She shouldn't have. Goodness, I was undeserving. She warned me but I did not listen to her and now she has taken the bullet for me. My hands shook. The Alpha car had left before I moved. “Alexander, are you okay?” Tina asked but I did not respond to her. “Who shot the gun?” She asked. My eyes darted to the direction it came from and I saw that it was a timer. Someone had placed the timer gun on the tree and set it to this time. The transition time when I was going to be unconscious. Lana warned me. She told me about it but I did not listen to her. I thought that she was being selfish and wanted me to herself. My heart froze in my chest, becoming heavy because of her. She
LANA. After two weeks, I was released from the hospital. I didn't have to pay a dime because the Alpha was the one who brought me over. The pain should have been visible on my face when I was told that the Alpha had admitted me to the hospital. The man that I took a bullet for didn't care about me enough to bring me to the hospital. He didn't check on me either. Annalise came every day and she slept over sometimes because of Dad. She said Mom and Alexander had gone on the honeymoon given by the pack. Also, Tina and Alexander were going to move to the new house given by the pack. Annalise was also going to be moving back to school, she was supposed to have gone after the wedding but she stayed because of me. I had told the doctor not to tell anyone about my breast. I didn't want anyone to know about it as he would only lead to fake pity. I didn't want anyone to love me because of it. It was the bad kind of love that I didn't want. My dad and I were left in the old house, just
ALEXANDER. Honeymoon? I hissed at the thought. Tina had sent me a message concerning it. I had also received emails involving it yet none of it excited me. I tried making it work, to be excited about it. I couldn't bring myself to be. Still, I couldn't ask about Lena. I couldn't text the Alpha to know how she was. The good thing was that the pack group didn't have anything concerning her. Overthinking it, Lena wasn't popular in the pack. She was mostly hated by everyone and no one paid attention to her. It could be the reason no one said anything about it. Hence I ran in the wild to make myself feel the slightest bit better. No, it didn't work. I just got tired, train and sleep again. The pain in my heart didn't cease, yet I didn't know what it was. Perhaps it was because of her. I hadn't marked her so I didn't have much connection to her. Two weeks passed and I finally faced my fear. To be honest, I had never felt such strong emotion in my life. Nothing had ever made me sl
LENA. The first day of school wasn't easy. I struggled to have my bath. I watched the wall clock tick, watching as the arrow moved by seconds and minutes without blinking my eyes. Fear resonated within me. I hadn't seen my breasts. I had avoided them for the longest but today I had to go to school. The school was my outlet. I gently stepped off my bed, stopping myself from tearing up. I had cried over and over again, nothing made me feel better. Not the tears. All it did was make my eyes blurry and heavy. Eventually, I had to bathe except I wanted to be bullied for smelling and having not bathed for two days. I swallowed as I stepped into my bathroom. I had washed it the other day yet I did not bath. Trust me, it was dusty and disgusting but I did not feel the need to bathe after. That was how scared I was to strip and have my bath. Fear of seeing my body unhinged. Not unhinged, I should never refer to my body like that but that was what it was. One of my breasts was gone, a
LENA. Home was not a fun place for me. I wished that I didn't have to come home but there was no where else to go. Have you ever felt like you didn't belong in the world? As if you weren't supposed to be human? Perhaps you were supposed to be a temporary thing in the world and then a mistake happened. Wolves were permanent but we were lived longer than other creatures on earth. Well, except trees. I would rather become a tree though, not existing but now that I think about it. Trees have more horrible life than most humans did. They got cut off by us for the sake of our benefits yet we care the least about them. This world was cruel and I wished that it was less this way. Walking home felt like hell but I had to go home because my father was waiting for me. Although he acted all cold and mighty, he still needed me. And knowing that he needed me, I couldn't leave him despite all that he did to me. I braced myself for another hatred that would drip from him to me. After dropping
ALEXANDER. “What part of get out of my room do you not understand? I hate you and don't want to see you ever again!” Damn, she pierced my heart with those words. Her eyes were sincere and that hurt more. She really wanted me gone and didn't want to see me. She was harsh, brutal, and inconsiderate. She forced me to crawl back out her window. All I wanted was to see her and talk to her yet she pushed me away. My heart felt like it was soaked in cement, it was so heavy. ‘She is probably just upset that we didn't check on her.’ Tyrant came forward as I jumped down the roof landing on my feet without any sprain. After I was decreed as Beta, I had gotten new strengths. “She doesn't know how hard it was for me all those days she was in the hospital. I couldn't do anything for myself. I could not eat or drink. I ignored Tina by burying my phone for a few days wandering about. All of these were because of her and nothing more. I want to tell her these things and also ask for her forgivene
LENA.“Hold on, who are you?” I asked, turning to her with an apt attention. She mentioned Alexander’s name when no one but me, Isaac, and Alexander himself knew he was my Nate. Who the hell was she? “Knowing who I am is not important right now, Lena. Your mate is in trouble and if care is not taken, you are going to lose him!” She warned, her eyes serious. Fear coursed through me instantly. Alexander? Could he really be in trouble? Or this woman was playing a prank on me. I stared at her for some time before giving a head shake. “I don't believe you,” I said. “Sure. I knew you were not going to believe me but listen to me at least. Alexander needs your help. At this point, the pack needs your help too.” She went silent after, probably allowing me to think what she had said through. For some second, it felt like I was in a movie. Because what did she mean by the pack needed my help? The help of an ordinary cursed omega? “Yes, your help. I know it is hard for you to believe. But t
LENA. Isaac told me that everything was weird and there was more to see than they showed. The pack had become more silent since the reign of the new Luna. Alexander had stopped coming to the school, and he had moved into the pack house. A new teacher replaced him and took us for the rest of the semester. Everything changed. It became quiet and I hated it. Every day, I woke up with the hope that I would see Alexander crawling up my window. But none of that ever happened, I didn't see my mate and I missed him so much. There were days I cried all day on the floor of my bathroom and other days, I cajoled myself to be strong. Lady Tina and Alexander’s relationship got stronger. I knew because I was stalking her page. She posted all about her husband who was the Beta and also the son of the Alpha. It was all over the pack page and everyone talked about it. It broke my heart every day. Isaac helped me go through each day. We became closer because he helped me to study for our final
LENA.He crawled into my room after I had opened the window for him to come in. It was Isaac, and he didn't look so good. “Are you okay?” I asked as I pulled back for him to sit on the bed with me. He shook his head. “She is evil, Lena!” He raised his eyes and all I saw was pain. He ran his hand upward and back into his hair. “Alexander’s mom?” I asked and he nodded. “She is evil! She released the videos of my mom and guess who gave her those videos? “ He raised his brows and I shook my head lightly cause I didn't know who had done so. “Alexander, that man gave it to his mother. They planned to ruin my mom all because of a past relationship. Now, I am the son of the Luna who cheated on the Alpha!” He hissed with discomfort and lowered his gaze back to the bed which we sat on. I could feel his pain so much. I didn't grow up with a mother so I understood what It was like without one. “What do you want to do?” I asked. He shook his head. “I don't know. Dad has completely turned
LENA. Isaac was just as shocked as I was. Why was Alexander’s mom with Lady Tina? Where was Alexander? Why would Alexander’s mom try to kill Isaac? I did not understand even one of the things that was happening. I had to try and find answers to my questions. “What do you plan to do?” Asked Isaac. I didn't know what to do. To be honest, I couldn't walk up to them since they both hate me obviously. But since they were both here, I could go to Alexander’s home and check if he was there. I needed to meet with him and ask him a bunch of questions. “Isaac, I am going to see Alexander. Distract Lady Tina and his mother for me.” I held his arm and squeezed it before running off. Luckily, there was no one to stop me from ditching school. Soon, I arrived at Alexander’s home; the one he shares with Lady Tina. My heart pounded hard in my chest. I was scared of what I would find. Maybe there was no other explanation for all that was happening. He really did not like me, maybe that was the o
LENA. I couldn't discern what was happening, all I knew was Alexander's mother had replaced him. I thought she was bedridden and was too weak to stand. Alexander told me these which I now clearly see was a lie. Someone who was bedridden three days ago shouldn't be able to walk perfectly in So Kate Louboutin shoes. How could she carry them efffortlessly? Well, she was pretty which was the reason she was accepted by the others except me who found her suspicious. After she was done teaching, I ran up to her as she headed to her office which was for Alexander. “Hi!” I was out of breath by the time I caught up to her. She walked really fast like she wanted to meet up with something or someone. Her eyes glazed over when she saw me and her blue eyes which looked like that of Alexander dilated. “You?” She smiled but the smile didn't reach her eyes. She looked like a mean mother. “You know me?” I asked surprised with the expression. The first and only time I went into her room, she was un
LENA. “You were right,” I said shamefully getting back in my dad’s room. I had never been humiliated in my life, humbled, and felt like nothing as much as I did that day. My dad laughed and reminded me that I was bad luck. Alexander realized that sooner and ran. He said that I was going to remain by his side forever and take care of him until the day that I did. He mocked me. He laughed and his laughter resonated within me. It hurt so much that it felt like I was going to die. Yet, I did not exchange words with him. I went back to my room and smiled gently yet tears slid down both sides of my eyes. I thought that I was never going to come into this room again. The heavens must have laughed at me when I thought that my next room was going to be the one we would share in our new apartment. I was dumb to have really thought that we were going to be together. Ha ha. I wiped my tears and walked over to the bathroom where I had a relaxing bath. I stayed in the shower for hours, allowin
LENA. He didn't come. I didn't go home. I waited until it was dusk when I knew he wasn't ever going to come for me. Yeah, the dusk two days later when I finally realized that he wasn't going to come. Then I realized that Dad was right. I was bad luck and no one would spend their life with me. The realization hit me like the cold in winter, I wasn't prepared for it. So now I just stare into space, taking it all in. I remembered what my father said to me, the words he stated, and how he did. The realness in his eyes and I realized that he was right. He had always been right. I was bad luck and that was what I had always been. Mom died because of me and he lost his legs because of me. My mate was with his new wife he married. Everything was somehow connected to me. “You weren't the one that ran that night, it was Annabelle. You only took the blame for her because you didn't want her to get in trouble. Don't blame yourself for the accident, it wasn't you he went out to loo
LENA. The next morning, I woke up with so much joy. I was happy that I would finally be with Alexander for the rest of my life. By five in the morning, I was done attending to my dad. I paid extra attention as this was going to be the last time I would be taking care of him. He was awake by the time I was done cooking. I sat in front of him and placed the food on his lap. He didn't say a word to me even as I watched him. “Dad?” I called. He did not respond. He gently took some of the toasted eggs into his mouth. It was as if I wasn't in the room with him. He had his eyes on the plate, a sad expression etched on his face. Disdain spreading in both of his eyes. “Dad, I want to hug you.” I let out. I wanted nothing more than to wrap my hands around him as this might be the last time I would see him. I saw his hands pause before he raised his head and looked at me. He stared at me, the anger in his eyes ever strong. They showed me how much he hated me and blamed me for the things th
LENA. I didn't have any choice but to tell him. He froze, staring at me for some seconds. He ran his hand in his hair and then placed one hand on his waist. “Your dad wants me dead?” He asked “Because you took the beta position and his wife. You can't come in here.” I shook my head. He sighed, running one hand in his hair again. “I don't even like her. I don't want the position either. I just…” He sighed. “If I stop, will it make him happy? Will you come with me if I put an end to all these?” He asked.Put an end to what?I wondered what he was talking about. “Look, your hand is bleeding. He hurt you that much, right? I want to take you away from here, Lena. I don't care about anything anymore right now, let's leave together.” I hid my wrist behind my body, just staring at Alexander as he talked. Dad had thrown the lamp at me because I came late and this was the reason I started to bleed. “What are you talking about, Alexander? What are you leaving behind?” I asked. He starte