I froze, feeling my chest almost explode. The scent of this man was driving my wolf crazy. "How do you plan to destroy me? By stabbing me in the back? By giving away the secrets of my company and my pack to all my enemies?" He said mockingly. I looked at him with fury. I knew his words and closeness were to make me lose credibility. "Listen well, you won't get to finish me off by doing that. I have more money and power than you can imagine..." He added with that arrogant expression that was always on his face. I clenched my fists as a surge of anger ran through my chest. I didn't even look away from his gaze. I wanted to make him feel the hatred that flashed in my eyes every time I saw him. "I hate you, Alpha Bennett. I hate you with everything inside of me" I muttered, letting out all my anger. However, my words caused Bennett to straighten his body and back away."Let me tell you, Hester Winters: to get what you want, you must hate me enough to stop your heart from racing
After a couple of minutes, Max finally parked the car in front of my house. They both apologized again for what happened at the hotel and said goodbye. I immediately went into my house and ran to my room, but, as soon as I opened the door, my eyes widened in confusion. Lucas was sitting on the couch in my room with a furious expression. He had a glass of whiskey in his hand as he gently shook it. "What are you doing here?" I asked, and slowly closed the door behind me.Lucas let out a heavy sigh and took a sip from the glass before raising his head. I could see the darkness in his eyes."Sit down" he said.Despite his expression, his tone of voice was soft. I swallowed saliva and walked over to the couch next to him and sat down quietly."What happened?" I asked, confused. Lucas finished his glass of whiskey and placed it on the bedside table before leaning over to me "You're my little sister and I love you very much, you know that?". As soon as I heard this, I felt a kind of in
"Enough talking! You think I'll let that happen? Shit! As long as you stay away from that man, none of this will happen" I shouted, letting out his dangerous aura."If being near him was so dangerous, why did the moon goddess give him to me as a mate? Have you never thought about it?" I hinted trying to keep the tears at bay.Lucas took a step towards me and looked at me with an enraged face "Shut up! You have no idea who that man is, he's my alpha and it's my duty to respect and protect him! But you are my little sister and I would never let a man like him marry you" Lucas insinuated, leaving me completely frozen"But.... Why? " I asked.Lucas was silent for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about something. Suddenly, he took a couple of steps towards my bedroom window and sighed."Hester. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you, but you must understand that this world is not for you. Alpha Bennett is not just any man, he is an alpha with power. He decides who he marries to increase
The reality is that I didn't know when I fell asleep, but as soon as I opened my eyes I felt a terrible stab of pain in my head.Faced with that, I decided to call a teacher and explain that I could not go to class. Then I went down to the living room, but I didn't see Lucas or my mother, so I started to prepare breakfast.My mood had declined, it even took me more than two hours to prepare a couple of ham sandwiches. Shit, I was so lost in my own pain that I lost track of time"Honey? You're up early, is something wrong?" Suddenly, I heard my mother's voice behind me.I quickly turned around and looked at my mother "Everything is fine. I have prepared something to eat for you" I said leading her into the living room.She was about to say something, but with a yawn I interjected "I didn't sleep well, so I'll go get some more sleep. Enjoy your breakfast. Please wake me up to prepare your food"Hearing that, my mother arched an eyebrow, but before I could hear her, I just kissed her on
My movements stopped as my heart beat fast "Boyfriend? No! Why do you ask that? How do you know that name?" I asked, surprised.In fact, no one knew Walter as Luan, so I was perplexed when she mentioned it."I just saw the name on your screen. He's calling you" my mother hinted, pointing to my phone.Shit! I quickly grabbed the phone and turned off the screen. My sudden reaction made my mother laugh mockingly "So he is your...""No!" I answered, cutting the call."Honey, if he's not your boyfriend, why are you hiding him from me? Why did you hang up on him?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.My mother's question made me feel a little uncomfortable. After all, the rival of our pack had been wanting to get close to me for a long time"Hester..." my mother's sudden voice snapped me out of my tranceI quickly turned to her and nodded "Mother, you're wrong. He's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend" I added.For a second I felt terrible for not being able to tell my mother who Luan really w
"Shut up! You can't talk about your alpha like that! No alpha can stand against Alpha Bennett. He is strong enough to protect our pack from our enemies" I hinted, trying my best to control my anger.Hester frowned and looked toward my mother "Mother, that man's enemies need not be our enemies. Besides, he's the one who wants to take the herd away from someone else! That's treason and...""Shut up!" I shouted, feeling anger coursing through my body.With a snarl, I stood up from the table and slammed my plate down, glaring at my sister with my gaze.The way she was talking about my alpha made my wolf furious and I wanted to shut her mouth.In fact, unlike betas, who are basically the alphas' best friends; we gammas dedicated our lives to protecting and defending them from anyone who would even think of offending them.For me, my alpha was like a god that I had to protect from everything and everyone.At my shout, Hester stood up and growled "Lucas, did you... did you just yell at me fo
From Hester's point of viewI felt fucking hurt; I couldn't believe Lucas would let his wolf take control and threaten me like that.Chest tight, I closed my bedroom door and slid against the wall as tears fell one after another.Lucas seemed to have forgotten that I was his sister. He chose that man over me? Wasn't our blood bond important to him?Damn it! Everything I was suffering was because of Bennett. But it wasn't enough for that bastard to ruin my life and break my heart, but now he had turned Lucas into one of his lackeys so that no one could contradict him.With my heart pounding, I got up from the floor and paced back and forth. Anger consumed my chest and my breathing became slower and slower."I hate you, Bennett..... Even your name makes my heart darken, I swear by the goddess of the moon I will get you out of my head and out of my chest!"However, as I argued with myself, I heard my phone ring. At first I tried to ignore it, hiding in my thoughts, but the phone kept rin
I looked at Anna and Max and let out a sigh as I stopped my steps. "Come on, we'll be late for class" Max said. I looked at him and grimaced.. "I have to go" I said."What? Are you going to skip again?" asked Max.I shrugged my shoulders and picked up the phone to check the time. Walter would be arriving at the airport any minute, so I had to go meet him. While Max and Anna went into class, I quickly went to my car and drove to the airport. But, before I got there, my phone started ringing. “Okay, now tell me, what's the big deal that's making you miss class again?” asked Anna with an indignant tone.“It's... Alpha Walter. He's coming to our packq. He has asked me to meet him at the airport” I added, my eyes fixed on the road. After my words, the phone was filled with shouting for a few seconds “Are you serious, he's coming back to the pack? Fuck, I'm sure it's because of the party at the mansion” she said with a robotic scream.In fact, Anna was the only one who knew what I had
Derek looked at me with an annoyed expression as he turned his gaze back to Bennett. Immediately after, I saw Bennett too and felt his dangerous aura.In fact, I could sense his intentions. The man was looking at me and ordering me with his eyes not to say anything else and to go back to the room.However, I was tired of all the blackmail and abuse, so I let out a snort and opened my lips to continue speaking, but just then Walter took a step toward me.But when he tried to take her hand, she took a step back. At her reaction, Walter was stunned and shook his head."Hester... Hester, you don't have to be afraid. I've come with my men to rescue you,“ he said.I was speechless when I heard him say that. But he spoke again. ”Come on, tell me how the alpha Bennett forced you to marry him and trapped you here against your will. I promise nothing will happen to you and I'll get you out of this damn place right away!" he said, his sharp eyes fixed on my face.Hearing him, I looked up and wat
Despite my question, both Lya and the rest of the maids remained silent. They all looked away as Lya approached me. “Luna, let me take you back to your room.”“No. I want you to tell me where everyone is,” I said again, clenching my fists.Lya looked at me with a worried expression. "I'm sorry. It's just that... Alpha Bennett told us we couldn't tell you anything about it," she said nervously.In fact, I couldn't force them to break an order. They were just doing their job, and if they disobeyed Bennett, he could even fire them.Faced with that, I just waved my hand. “It's okay. I'll find out for myself,” I said.With that, I didn't wait for a response, but began walking around the first floor of the mansion, checking every room.Meanwhile, I could hear the maids' quick footsteps behind me. “Luna, please return to Alpha Bennett's room. He gave us clear orders: you should not be here!”“Luna...” she continued over and over again.Ignoring her, I continued my exhaustive search. However,
With a sigh, I turned around and scanned Bennett's room. In fact, I couldn't help but remember the first time I set foot in that room.That night, my world took an unexpected turn: I was a different person, who thought that the goddess had a perfect mate waiting for me.In fact, I thought Freddy would be my soulmate and that we would have a happy life, but thinking about it, a flash of anger ran through my body. How could I have been so stupid?Shaking my head, I slowly sat down on the huge bed. My whole head was a mess. Now I was the wife of that horrible man.I had no idea how I was going to live in the future. How much more was the moon goddess preparing to give me a happy life?With a thousand things on my mind, I lay silently on my back on the bed. I wanted to take my phone out of my pocket and check it, but when I saw that it was dead, I quickly put it on the bedside table.***I spent the whole day in Bennett's room. I had no idea what was going on in the huge living room. Howe
How the hell was Bennett so calm? Didn't he know what he had done? A powerful alpha like him should keep his word or be exasperated for breaking it, but Bennett acted as if he didn't even care what was happening.As I rambled on, I heard Damian clear his throat. I knew he was trying to calm himself down.“I think it would be best to talk about this calmly. Otherwise, we won't get anywhere if we get angry. The situation is delicate, and we all know it's wrong,“ said the former Luna, glaring furiously at the former alpha.“I think you're right. I know my son has a solution. He'll do the right thing,” said the former alpha.However, a chilling grimace formed on Damian's lips. “A solution? Tell me, would you be silent if Agatha were your daughter? Would you accept this?”At Damian's words, Alpha Bennett's parents lowered their heads as they exchanged glances.***Hester.The expression on Bennett's parents' faces showed that they had both lost the courage to stand up to their son.However
I couldn't understand why they were all repeating the same thing. How could Bennett be forced to marry a woman?I didn't even have time to process his words when I looked at Bennett, who had all his attention focused on Alpha Damian. In fact, he seemed really calm despite Alpha Damian's shouting.“Aren't you going to say anything? What you did is unacceptable. You're an alpha! You should have kept your oath!” At that moment, Bennett raised a hand and waved him off. “Alpha, Damian, you really are very loud. But you want an answer? I did everything I could to keep my oath, but your son left me no choice. Besides, the woman standing next to me is my mate. Do you really think I would let my wife marry Walter?”Of all the words Bennett had said, all my attention was focused on how he referred to me in front of the rest. Had he really addressed me as his wife? This all seemed like a bad joke.However, my thoughts were overshadowed by Alpha Damian's screams.“No! Stop! What will happen to m
When I heard Bennett's father's words, I was completely perplexed. What the hell? Had I heard wrong? How could the main alpha Bennett be forbidden to marry someone else?With that in mind, I turned to Bennett and looked at him with a confused expression. However, just then he fixed his poisonous eyes on his father.“You should have a little more respect for my words. In case you've forgotten, you're speaking before the Luna of this pack,” Bennett said, leaving everyone speechless.His father was stunned by his words. On the other hand, Bennett's mother looked like she was about to explode at any moment. The woman had a sickly expression on her face. In a matter of seconds, she took a step back when she heard her son.I thought she would sit back down, but instead she looked me in the eyes and pointed at me. “This is your fault! You did something to my son! I knew it! I knew it!” she yelled at me.“Mother!” Bennett said in a cold and dangerous tone.But despite Bennett's loud roar, his
I was speechless when I heard him say that. But before I could process it, Bennett spoke again. “I have to admit, I'm not interested in this silly and unnecessary family drama. But since it's obviously going to happen, why not enjoy it? So just pretend you're happy in this marriage, like I told you, and everything will turn out better than expected,” he hinted before winking.What the hell? Maybe he had radon, so I immediately stopped struggling and relaxed. With a sigh, I let go of his hand and we took a couple of steps toward the sofas where everyone was sitting.***BennettI took Hester's hand and stood up before turning my gaze to my mother, who was staring at my hand and Hester's.“Mother, as always, it's a pleasure...” I said mockingly.But before I could finish my words, my mother interrupted, ‘What is she doing here? What's going on?’ My mother looked at me in surprise. A slight smile formed on my lips as I looked into the eyes of everyone in the room.“I'm so glad everyone
On the other hand, when a few minutes had passed, I received an important call. After all, I knew that things would intensify from that moment on, but all my thoughts vanished when I turned around and saw her there, coming down the stairs in a beautiful cream-colored dress, gold high heels, and a neckline that looked like it would open at any moment, exposing her perfect, enormous breasts. For a moment, I thought my bad mood wouldn't change, but when I saw her, I felt like the world had stopped. I looked her up and down, detailing every inch of her body like the perfect delicacy as I felt my heart race. I couldn't deny it, the woman looked like a goddess! I stood still for a few seconds, trying to calm my thoughts.Her thighs, her lips, her skin, shit, I hadn't even noticed that she had chosen that dress, which was, in fact, the same dress I had wanted to see her wear, which surprised me a little. Damn, I missed kissing her white skin and soft breasts so much... However, at that mo
Why the hell did my body keep reacting to this man? "Are you trying to hurt me?", I said, avoiding his gaze.I tried to wiggle out of his grip, but he tightened his hand, forcing me to look him in the eye "Don't try to act any smarter, Hester De la Croix. Try to stay away from Alpha Damien's family and pretend this is the happiest marriage in the world" he said.As soon as I heard her words, I was shocked. "What, why would I pretend that I'm happy in this marriage, are you forgetting that you blackmailed my mother's life to make me sign that contract?" I said sharply.An annoyed growl escaped Bennett's lips. But, before he said anything, I spoke again"I'm not happy about this. You've forced me to..."For a second, I thought he would angrily get out of the car, but, contrary to that, he used his other hand to grab my jaw and squeeze, stopping my wordsI gulped, looking at his face only inches away from mine. His warm breath collided on my skin, while my chest felt like it wanted to