Zane's POVI open the door to my bedroom slowly, hoping not to wake Isla up but I'm surprised to see her up, sitting back on our bed and glaring at me.Could she have been waiting for me? But I told her not to since I'd be with Jaselyn today. My eyes briefly dart to the wall clock and I see that it's 1AM. She's usually in bed at this time since she finds it difficult to wake up early.“Isla, you're up?” I ask as I close the door.“Obviously. I couldn't sleep.” She retorts and I need no other sign to know that she's mad at me. She's the one who came up with the idea of making Jaselyn our surrogate and she urged me to go to her but somehow, she can't seem to hide her anger everytime I return. I know it's because she loves me but I can't for the life of me understand what goes on in the head of women.Too tired to try to placate her, I walk over to my side of the bed and get in for the night but she stops me by grasping my wrist.“What are you doing?” She questions in an edgy tone.“Wha
Jaselyn's POVThe chirping of birds by my window jolts me out of sleep and I wince at the strong ache in my back. I rub my sore back and wipe my eyes, trying to regain my bearings and that's when it happens— flashes of a passionate night, the Alpha's ministrations and the way he looked when he climaxed.My aching back is forgotten in an instant as I clamp my hands to my burning face. Now that I'm not drunk on ecstacy, all of it feels so embarrassing I could die.“I recall you not feeling that way when it happened.” Nila teases and I flush again.“You're not helping!”It's so weird. Why do I even feel this way? It's not like I have any feelings for him, not anymore at least. It's just sex and that's all it's supposed to be. Well that's what I thought until he suddenly flipped the switch last night and treated me like a lover. Is he bipolar or something? It was so unexpected that I didn't have the time to think. Well, it's not like I could have stopped him anyway. He's the Alpha, he g
Jaselyn's POVThe Alpha is calling me? But why? What could he possibly want with me?“If I were you I'd get going.” The maid snapped.“Ah yes, thank you for telling me. Where is the Alpha?” “He just finished his meeting so I think he should be in his office.” She said and continued on while I sighed in exasperation.“Why do you think he's calling us?” Nila asked, equally curious.“I don't know but whatever it is, it can't be good, that's for sure.” I grumbled and made my way to the office.The palace is huge and I haven't really been to every part of it so it took some trial and error but I finally found the Alpha's office.I knocked on the door twice and he told me to come in. He looked up from the documents he was reading.“I called for you a while ago. What took you so long?” He asked and I snickered.“I got lost, are you gonna punish me for that as well?” I muttered and he broke into a laugh which pissed me off.“Eh! What's so funny?” I queried but he just laughed some more. It h
Jaselyn's POV “But—” I try to protest but he stands up abruptly, slamming his hands on the desk.“Don't make me repeat myself, Jaselyn or you'll regret it. From today onwards, I will treat you as exactly what you are, a body to carry my future offspring so fucking undress right now.” He demands through clenched teeth and a slight pain stabs through my heart as I begin taking off my clothes with shaky hands.“I don't have the time for this. Leave the dress on and just take off your panties.” He growls and I do exactly as he says.He grabs my arm and roughly pushes me to the wall and my breath hitches as I find myself trapped by his body.“Turn around, hands on the wall and ass out.” He instructs and the fear that thrums through me makes me do it almost instantly.What is going on? Did I say something wrong? I only spoke the truth. I don't like this game he keeps on playing with me so I called him out on it. Why is he behaving like he's the one getting betrayed and mistreated?“Spread
Jaselyn's POV“Don't come in, Rion. I'm in the middle of something very important. We'll talk later.” Zane finally speaks and the grasp on the door knob seems to release.“Oh. You could have just said so. I'll come by later then.” Rion replies and shortly after, I hear his retreating footsteps. My ears ring in static and my heart constricts as my breath hitches. My body trembles with unfurling pleasure as my nether region aches and contracts. It's only then that I realize that I had been having an orgasm mixed with adrenaline. It was triggered when I thought that Rion was going to come in and catch us.The realization fills me with shame as I catch my breath, trying to come down from my high.“Don’t clench so hard, I wanna take my sweet time with you. You can relax now, he's gone.” Zane says and I release a breath I didn't even know I was holding.“I want you to do something for me. Keep your cheeks nice and spread.” Zane's voice rumbled in his chest and I felt it against my back. My
Jaselyn's POVAfter what went down in Zane's office, I'm glad that he actually left the palace. The only pitfall being that Rion went with him. I heard that they were visiting another Pack for a very important meeting with the Alpha. I'm not sure of the details.Before they left, a lot of people went to see them off but of course I stayed back. I would prefer not to see Zane ever again if I could help it. But at the same time, I felt bad for not being able to say goodbye to Rion. I would surely miss his company in the time that he's gone.It's the second day since their departure and I wake up with a pain in my lower abdomen. It's only a slight discomfort so I decided to dismiss it but I can't seem to get rid of the anxiety steadily building up within me.It feels like…… like…..“Something bad is going to happen.” Nila completes and I nod.It's probably because Isla is back and Rion isn't here to protect me and neither is Zane to keep his crazy wife in check. “It's better to stay out
Jaselyn's POV My cheek stings and there's a slight ringing in my ear but I refuse to accept defeat. I refuse to let the tears escape.I pull on a mocking smile and look up at her. “Is that all you’ve got?” Another slap lands on the other side of my face. But I still don’t succumb. So there’s another. And Another. And another and another. I lose count on the tenth slap but I still refuse to cry. Isla finally stops and backs away, breathing heavily like she’d just ran a marathon. My cheeks hurt like hell, they’re probably red and swollen. A metallic saltiness fills my mouth from my teeth causing cuts in my mouth due to the assault. My lip is also busted and bleeding but I swallow all my pain, disguising it behind a laugh instead.“Are you satisfied now? You know, I’ve always wondered if you cause others pain just to make up for the joy that you lack. But I know now that you’re just bitter, it’s only your nature to make others suffer. And I really don’t know who’s to blame for that. Ma
Jaselyn's POVIt takes a minute for me to collect myself. I get up from the floor and wipe my tears, hissing at the sting as my hands come in contact with my cheeks.I take a deep breath and pick up the clothes from the floor. I walk into the bathroom and change into them. The clothes are uncomfortable and they make me feel exposed. I take a look in the mirror to inspect the damage on my face. My cheeks are swollen as I had feared, the redness has started turning a dark purple color. Thankfully, the slight heat didn't cause any damage but it's only because I gave in quickly. The slit on my bottom lip is visible and swollen with dried blood on it. My eyes are red and puffy with my hair in disarray. I looked like a total mess and I felt like shit as well.Isla said to wear make-up but I don't have any so I'm assuming she wants me to use some of hers. It explains why she left me in her room. I walk out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom. I brush my hair before weaving it into a s