MAVERICK “Alpha, you don’t need to worry about the fight. I’ll go in your place. I’ll win this.” Miles suggested, “You have my word.” There was nothing but complete trust and loyalty in Miles’s eyes. When I’d first arrived in the prison, Miles stayed alone in the shadows but was picked on easily by the other creatures. They would steal what he’d hunted, and hide his belongings in places he couldn’t find. When the inmates came for me, I showed them who was the boss so they stayed the fuck away. Miles wasn’t like me. He wasn’t born a werewolf. He was bitten by one which made sense why he was reluctant to fight back. He didn’t know how to. The constant bullying had gotten worse. Even if I wanted to stay out of his business, I couldn’t ignore an innocent newbie like him. I knew I had to take him under my wing and teach him how to be a real predator. “Are you fucking serious, Miles?” That was Harley. “You can’t fight a powerful vampire like Talon. Alpha, you should choose me. I’ll do t
SOFIA I was fully dressed when Maverick bulldozed his way inside the cell. I didn’t need to look at him to know he was out for my blood. My eyes widened when I saw that he was holding a wooden sharpened stake. He kicked the bars open and before I knew what was happening, I was tackled and pushed flat against the bed. His thighs trapped my body between them, the stake was aimed at my heart. He looked big, broad, and scary. Like a bad wolf. I had no doubt in my mind that Maverick would kill me in an instant, he wasn’t screwing around. He would only have to push the wood into my heart or sever my head from my body. His teeth were barred, those golden eyes looked so beautiful, blazing with an inferno. “Who are you?” he seethed. “What do you mean?” I managed to whisper. “Don’t play smart. I know that you were sent here to kill me.” He seethed, and at that moment I saw betrayal, confusion, and anger flashing in his eyes. The pressure of the stake grew harder on my neck, making it d
SOFIA Maverick was being put into handcuffs by the guards, and there were shackles on his feet. I stared at him as he went through all the procedures without putting up a fight. I looked at the guards, “Can you give us a moment? I just want to talk to him real quick.” The guards frowned but by some miracle they agreed to give us space. Maverick looked at me but he didn’t say a word. “Look, I know you’re fighting for me but you don’t have to if you don’t want to. If you decide that I’m not worth it, I understand.” I said and hoped he didn’t take my words seriously because as much as I liked to put up a brave front, I didn’t want to be under Talon’s clutches. Maverick seemed amused for some reason. “Do I look like a coward?” I shook my head, “You don’t, but I’ve heard of stories about the fighting ring, the cheating that players do. Talon hates losing, so I know he’ll play dirty.” “Talon doesn’t understand who he has challenged. He likes to show off his power for everyone to see.
SOFIAMaverick rolled over in pain. I stuck my face against the bars, wanting to go down and help him out but I knew that wasn’t possible. The guards wouldn’t let me out until the fight was over and one of them was dead.“Maverick,” I whispered.A normal vampire bite is like a scratch for a werewolf especially an Alpha, I’d been drinking Maverick’s blood on several occasions and there was never a problem but I knew that Talon had some Werewolf poison, possibly Wolfsbane laced over his fangs so it was no wonder it would cause a lot of damage to him.Despite what Talon had just done, I watched in surprise as Maverick stood up and took his stance again. His fist was turning an ugly shade of purple, and it shook slightly. His blood had to be clotting there. I was surprised to see him not making a big deal out of it when I knew he must be in a lot of pain.That was Talon’s game. To use wolfsbane to distract Maverick enough to make him weaker and then to eventually kill him.Right now, I di
SOFIAThe wolf hopped onto the bed and lay there on the mattress. I was reluctant at first since I wasn’t sure if it was really him but those haunting eyes gave him away. His golden eyes stared at me, unwavering. They were whiskey gold mixed with a speck of green. Wordlessly, he closed them again. There was no sign of the beast that was unleashed earlier, he just looked like a harmless big wolf.“Maverick…” I walked closer to the bed, keeping my distance in case he didn’t recognize me. The last thing I needed was a werewolf bite.I was terrified of what was going to happen next. Does he stay in the wolf form for a long time because he’s injured?I didn’t know what it was like for the werewolves since I’d never been close to them until I’d been sent to Dark Waters. Werewolves had always been my enemy; we were taught to kill them.I couldn’t guess the amount of Wolfsbane used, it could have been a deadly amount. If that was the case, Maverick wouldn’t live through this. It would kill hi
SOFIAMy hands were cuffed, and the guard dragged me out of the cafeteria. When he told me that my brother was here for a visit, I almost didn’t believe him, but knowing my brother, he must have finally tracked me down.This also meant that it was all over.Maverick sensed something was wrong. He stood up, “if you don’t want to see him, you don’t have to.”“He’s my brother.” I hadn’t even realized that I was tapping my foot. “I have to see what he has to say…”Any other female would have happily traded places with me. I would have come across as a spoilt brat who didn’t want to live in a palace. Who in their right mind would want to live in a prison instead? My freedom here was limited, but at least there were rules that I could follow and get away with things.In the palace, I was a caged animal.I walked behind the guard, the entire way to the visiting room. I had a sudden urge to bolt. To run and hide, to pretend like I wasn’t the woman my brother was looking for.We came to a halt
MAVERICK Sofia’s brother looked exactly like a prince from a children’s fairytale book. He was the male equivalent of Sofia with his stormy blue eyes and dark wavy hair. He even wore the same frown and the unwavering overconfident glare.I laughed.“Something funny inmate?” The guard asked.“Nothing.”He locked me in a visiting room with a wall separating me and Dimitri. There were shackles around my wrists.“You have ten minutes.”Dimitri didn’t smile, did not greet, just continued to bore holes into me with his heated stare. I knew from the look on his face that he was looking down on me. I was just too wild for the blue-bloods. No doubt he wanted to put his hands through the bars and strangle me. As long as he wasn’t showing any fangs, I didn’t need to be hostile.“Sofia must have told you about me.” He started.“She did. Let’s cut to the chase. Why did you want to see me?”“Because you’ve brainwashed my sister, you sick bastard!”I did not expect that outburst.I laughed, “How ol
SOFIA I didn’t expect that outburst from Maverick, and definitely not the sudden declaration of ownership. He looked so lost in whatever that he was doing, he wouldn’t even pay attention to me.I wasn’t going to ask him to elaborate on what he’d just said, because that would make things so much more complicated. While Maverick was possessive when he wanted to get things done, he hadn’t told me he had any feelings for me, which was fine, because we didn’t need to complicate matters. Since he’d fought in a fight ring to protect me, he could think it gave him a free pass to own me. If he wanted us to be a thing outside of prison, he had to say it. Instead, he sat in the corner, sulking. My brother probably said things he shouldn’t have, and Maverick wasn’t going to talk. I’d done my hair and wore his favorite lingerie, but it was going to be a waste. He wasn’t coming to my bed. I fed on the blood-bag and downed a bottle of the birth-control potion. I never missed taking it. Pregnancy i