**LUCIANO’S POV**Silly Omega, she actually thought she had a chance. Typical of an Omega to be foolish. Walking into that auction might be the best decision I have made in a while. There is a knock on the door. I look up at it knowing who it is, no one else would knock on my door so loudly. “Yes, Dave, come in.” He walks in looking upset and confused. I have a feeling what this is about but I would rather not have this conversation. “Fix your face my friend.” I get up and walk to the side table in my office. I pour open up a half bottle of bourbon and pour myself half a glass. “Do you want some?” I ask Dave raising my glass to him, He takes it from me and sits in one of the chairs opposite mine. I pour myself another glass and take my seat.“Are you going to say something or did you develop a new love for brooding?” I’m staring at him but he won’t meet my eyes. “Speak!” This time he looks up at me, his Alpha just gave an order and he can not diso
*ARIANNA’S POV*I do not know how long I have been asleep, but I wake up to the sound of noise coming from a part of the house. I get up off the bed and go towards the sounds. I find Becky in the kitchen putting things away. It looked like she had been busy cooking up a storm. “Glad to see you are awake” she says without turning to look in my direction. Of course she heard me walk in. “It looks like you’ve been busy” I told her as I take a sit on a stool placed in the corner. “ I thought I would get started on dinner” she replied. Dinner? Had I been asleep the whole day? I look out the window and its a bit dark outside. “I’m so sorry, I Didn't mean to sleep so long, I Could have helped, let me put this stuff away.” What was I saying? A voice in my head asked. The audacity to think I was invited for dinner. “I’ll just grab my things and go, it looks like you are expecting people with all this food. I get up from the stool and I notice Becky looking at
*ARIANNA’S POV*This is the most ridiculously revealing dress I had ever had the displeasure of putting on. I guess that was the point. Humiliate me till I lose every will to fight. I was definitely on the verge of giving up. Davison seemed to think it was a faze and it would pass. Easy for him to say. He did not have to stand behind a 6 ft 5 deranged Alpha wearing this silly dress. I have followed him to meetings, lunches, and every outing that I had no business being at. I was convinced he was extending these outings just so he could extend my humiliation. Now we were inspecting a construction site. Something the pack was working on and would benefit from. Looking at all the business he did and how the pack was growing I could tell he wasn’t a bad leader. I just could not reconcile the good leader with my personal torturer, which is what he had become these last weeks.How long has it been since I was sold to him like a piece of unwanted property? I
*ARIANNA’S POV*Either the breeze or my movement finally snaps him out of whatever trance he was in. Finally he looks at me, not through me. He takes a step toward me and I stiffen. He is back now rough and taking no prisoners. He grabs me on both sides and flings me on the bed, face down. I wait for the heat from his body to cover mine but instead I hear the door open and shut in quick succession. He was gone. Was I dreaming? What in Luna’s name just happened?I shakily put my clothes back on and run to the door. I garb the lock and turn it until I hear the click, I pull the door towards me and it doesn’t budge. Those locks wouldn’t stop any wolf but I felt better having it locked. I sink to the floor by the door, fold legs up to my chest and wrap my hands around my whole body. I'm basically a scared lump on the floor rocking back and forth. At that moment I realized why I was terrified. My time was up, he was done with me. He would either sell
*LUCIANO’S POV*“Shut the door” I say to her. I don't even know what I am about to say. What happened to me last night? It was definitely Dave. Trying to get me to treat her more humanely. She is an omega. She doesn’t deserve any form of humane treatment. Omegas were a plague on any pack they were born into. I knew that first hand.I take off my cufflinks and roll up my sleeves. They had their uses but I wasn’t going to wear them the whole day. “You, what to do with you?” I ask as I take my seat. She stands there looking helpless and pitiful. It almost works. If I didn’t know how much of a liability Omegas were I would actually take pity on her. So what was last night about? That silly voice in the back of my head asks again. I growl very loudly, as if that would make the voice shit up. She stiffens at the sound of my growl, she did that every time. My hand twitches and I reach for a pen. I don’t want to entertain the thought that I was r
LUCIANO’S POVHappy hour was at five. I had managed to pass the time with sparring and an impromtu inspection of the pack's herb garden. Of course it was also an excuse to see my aunt Becky. I never saw her as much as I did before becoming Alpha. I was her Alpha now and could make her do whatever I wanted but the boy in me still remembers all the hiding she gave me and Dave whenever we brought trouble to her door. The time was four o’clock, I need to get ready to meet my guests. I head into the shower for a quick one. I’m out in about five minutes and I go about combing my hair and laying out something to wear. It’s supposed to be a casual type of event. I was entertaining my guests before we talked business tomorrow. Everyone knew the business talk started today but for appearance sakes, this would be a casual event.I pick out a snow white long sleeved sweatshirt and a pair of jeans. The shirt was intentional, I was making a statement with the
*ARIANNA’S POV*Andrew had been keeping me company at the bar for most of the night. He left occasionally to mingle but always found his way back to the bar to check on me. The lounge manager had insisted I not leave the bar as I had zero experience working here. I was giving grunt work. Cleaning glasses, cutting lime wedges, refilling the ice box. It was stressful but it kept me out of Luciano’s sight.I had been dreading tonight’s task but Luna must be smiling down at me. Imagine my surprise when the hot wolf that smiled at me the other day walked in and headed straight for me. “Hi, I’m Andrew” he said as he took a seat across the bar from me. I had smiled so hard all my face hurt. It wasn’t just because he was hot, which he was. It was also that, other than Davison, Becky and Estelle, every other member of this pack prefered to act like I was invisible. Now this wonderful looking man walks up to me with a smile and introduces himself. Not j
*ARIANNA’S POV*I run all the entire way to my room. By Luna, what did he think he was doing? I slammed my door shut behind me and sank to the floor, I was shaking from anger and confusion. The nerve of him to mark me. It wasn’t enough that he could storm into my room any night he felt like to have his way with me. Now he was making sure everyone knew it. Now Andrew would know it too. The sudden thought of Andrew stops my shakes. Is that what that was about? Andrew did say Luciano had no love for him. Was this him telling Andrew to keep off? I get off the floor and take off my clothes. The smell of him was nauseating and intoxicating at the same time. I was so confused, my brain loved and hated his smell on me. I walk into the adjoining bathroom. I can’t get him off completely but I can try. I set the water to scalding hot and step in. I load my hair with shampoo and my body with soap. If I were in a comic right now my super power would be suds.