CALLA’S POV I could feel his gaze heavy on me - Alpha Zadok’s gaze. It was hard not to notice when his gaze burned like fire. I had forgotten how intense it was to be around him. How he managed to command my attention without trying. Today was going to be different though. Because I choose not to indulge in that today. It was Cole’s birthday. The last thing I needed was a reason to make him angry at me. Besides, I felt paranoid and couldn’t shake off the feeling of foreboding that came with this event. It felt like something bad would happen, I didn’t know why I was feeling such bad premonition but I couldn’t shake it off. There were a lot of hushed rumours about today being a big night for Cole and I couldn’t help but wonder why this birthday took the crown from my three years of being in this pack. What made it so special and what part did I have to play in it? On my way here, I tried to get Scar to talk to me about what was happening tonight but she didn’t give me anyth
CHAPTER 118 - ZADOK’S POV “I am not Ithra!” “Are you stalking me?” “I’ll say this once, so listen to me carefully.” “I am not your mate. You’ve got the wrong person. Enough of these games and let this be the last time you appear in front of me or even touch me that hand of yours!” “If you’ll excuse me, I have somewhere to be.” Her words played in my head in an endless loop. I returned to the party with a cold look and didn’t bother to sit down. “Let’s go,” I ordered and began my walk out of the darned place. Coming here was a mistake. What did I expect? That she’ll run into my arms like the mate I lost three years ago? Pfft. I needed to leave. I walked out of the party knowing all eyes were on me. The last thing I wanted was to give Cole another thing to gloat about. In fact, he already had something to gloat about. “Zadok! What’s going on?” That was Azriel. I would have given him shit for saying my name without an ounce of respect if I wasn’t so upset. But I did
CHAPTER 119 - ITHRA’S POV My eyes fluttered open and the first thing I see is a man hunched over me. “Calla! My goodness, thank God you are awake.” The man said, while my vision blurred. “How do you feel?” A headache rammed my forehead. “What in the world-” I said, sitting on my bed. An arm covered me, “Thank God you are alive. I’m so sorry you had to go through that! I promise you will never experience such again. Scarlett has been put away in the dungeons, never to disturb our lives again.” “Scarlett?” I asked and suddenly, my thoughts cleared. I looked at Cole and felt a sudden urge to get away from his embrace. “Are you alright, my love?” He asked when I suddenly left his hold with a disgruntled face. Zadok. I remembered how harshly I spoke to him and my heart split in halves. I needed to get to him. Athaliah walked in with a pretentious look of concern. “Luna, how are you doing?” I couldn’t believe it. She was one hell of a betrayer. I saw through her acts, and my e
ITHRA’S POV I was dressed in a mini black ball gown and waiting to be dragged to the altar. Because that was the only way I’d step my foot out of this prison. I heard the sound of the door click and I turned around to meet the face of the one who ruined my life - Or was about to ruin my life. “How dare you appear before me?” The words were out of my mouth before I could stop myself. “Calla.” He called softly, closing the door behind him and headed for me. “Are you still being difficult?” Difficult? He thought I was being difficult? The hell?! “Let me go,” I demanded with fiery eyes. “I do not belong here.” A wave of rage passed through his eyes but he blinked it off. “Are you ready to be mine - body mind and soul?” He asked, tracing my face with his filthy hands. I fought the urge to spit in his face as I answered. “Over my dead body.” That did it. My head swung back at the force of his slap, and he dragged me to him, holding me tightly against him. “You will be my Lu
ZADOK’S POV“Zadok...” I heard her voice, pained and needy. “I need you.”I jolted awake, covered in sweat and panicked. It wasn’t the first time I’d been awakened by such dreams. Dreams of Ithra calling out to me, asking for help and waking up to reality.I got up from my bed with clenched teeth. My eyes drifted to the time and it was midnight. Which meant I’d managed to get in a total of ten minutes of sleep. Just great.This has been the case since I returned from Cole’s birthday party. Or should I say his mating event? I have been a shadow of myself, relegated to toxic patterns of digesting Shilhi’s poison to evade Kir and my mind.It was doing a poor
ITHRA’S POVThe sound of the metal door opening stirred me awake.“Rise and shine, Luna,” Athaliah said with a smile.I felt weak. Too weak to say a word to her.“Thankfully, your mate is better and he has ordered to have you out of here.” She said with a clasp and some men entered my cell. “Seeing you can’t help yourself, I thought to bring some guards to speed the transfer.” She added with a smirk and the guards picked me up roughly.I felt pathetic. I couldn’t even fight back as they roughly dragged me through the concrete floor, leaving me with bruises and scratches.By the time I returned to my room
AZRIEL’S POVThis madness ends today.I thought as I marched to Zadok’s office with proof of why we must rescue Ithra.Yes, I was beyond convinced she was the one. My instinct had once again been proved right and if the Alpha refused to take action this time, I would do so myself.She was my half-sister after all.I knocked on the door and Zadok ordered me in. His face was a wreck as always. I didn’t care. I was done doing things on his terms. If there would be any further proceeding with us, then he needed to get out of that self-depreciating slum or I would yank him out myself.Damn the consequences.
ITHRA’S POV I returned to my room from dinner with Cole, escorted by two guards. Dinner with Cole was painful. Listening to him yap about how I needed to be good to enjoy more of these ‘privileges’ with him made my stomach churn. I sat there like a moron while he fussed over me like he didn’t beat me a while ago. I could feel my sanity dwindling the more I remained here. Much more than anything, I craved freedom. Freedom that Cole has vowed never to give me. I was trapped in an insane nightmare that was my life. One would think I have suffered enough to experience peace but whoever wrote my story thought otherwise. We arrived in front of my door and they opened it, silently urging me inside the dark room. I walked in and the door was shut and locked. I sighed and felt the walls around me, looking for a light switch. Soon enough, light flooded my room, or should I say - my prison and the first thing I saw was a dark shadow standing by my window. Startled, I blinked, grabbing