Laura's POV
"Marriage? I did not have such a type of deal with you, Victor. You and I never talked about marriage?" I said to him, opening the door to the room I was staying in, slamming it right in his face.
How dare he? Marriage? Talk about marriage in front of his siblings when we both never even talked about marriage.
"It is Alpha Victor to you, and do not dare to speak to me in that tone ever in your life, Laura!" Alpha Victor yells at me, pushing away all the makeup equipment on the vanity and smashing the mirror against the wall in anger. I flinch at the shattering sound of glass, and a piece of glass from the mirror drops in front of me, almost piercing my foot.
"I will never marry you legally, Victor! Never in my life! Is it not already enough that you have me as your captive!" I yelled back at him, running a hand through my brown hair, flinging away the hair decor on my hair.
"Five years, Laura! I waited five funky years for you to grow up, yet you are still stuck in that delusional mindset of an eighteen-year-old. What the hell is wrong with you?' Alpha Victor yells, pacing the room.
"You! Do you not see that you are my problem, you are my problem and so long as you are here, you will always remain my problem." I slumped to the floor and burst into a series of tears. Why is my life so miserable? Marriage now? My heart races fast at the thought of being legally bound with Alpha Victor, this cruel and cold-hearted Alpha! I will never marry him.
I would rather die than do that.
"Remember what I said, Laura, you are mine, and you will always be mine. Let that stick to your stubborn head. Whatever I say you will do, you will do. Wherever I ask you to go, you will go. Whichever thing I ask you to do is what you should do because you are mine! You belong to me!" Alpha Victor said through gritted teeth.
He squats right in front of me and moves closer to me, so only an inch separates our faces.
He grabs my ear and whispers into them. "Is that understood, Laura?"
I refused to answer, and I bit my lower lip to hold back the tears that threatened to fall from my eyes.
Alpha Victor grabs me by the ear and twists it even harder, hard enough for me to burst into tears as I can no longer hold back the pain that comes from it.
"I said, understood?" He yelled at me.
"Yes, yes, alpha," I said hastily amidst my tears. Alpha Victor lets go of my ear and steps away from me slowly with an evil smirk on his face. He cocks his head to the left looking at me and raises both his brows at me.
"Will you be my wife Laura?" Alpha Victor says, pausing to go on his knees and take out a ring from his pocket. My heart raced fast as I watched him stretch out his hands towards my direction. I want to desperately say no, but I can not because I do not want to get into more trouble.
"Yes Sir," I mumbled, nodding my head frantically. I nod my head several times in fear as my entire body trembles.
Alpha Victor chuckles and fixes the ring on my ring finger. He smiles, feeling accomplished at the sight of the ring on my finger. He claps his hands dramatically and winks at me.
"It looks so pretty on you, Laura. Remember not to ever take it off." Alpha Victor instructs me with a stern look on his face.
I nod my head. My entire body is still trembling in fright at him and, most importantly, what he can do.
"Get some rest, and tomorrow we will talk about the date and the invites. If there is anyone you have in mind to invite, then you are free to do so, my bride." With that, Alpha Victor slowly began to walk away. He waves at me and walks out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
I sigh and break into loud sobs. I cry my eyes out until nighttime. I keep crying until I can no longer take it anymore. I have to escape. I want to escape and need to. This place is suffocating, and I can no longer take it.
I need to leave right now. I do not care if it means risking my life. I have no reason to be afraid of Alpha Victor. Let him do his worst! He will not kill me. I know he will not, so I do not need to be afraid of him!
I rose to my feet and hastily changed out of the fancy dress I wore for dinner into more comfortable clothes, a sweatshirt, and a pair of skinny blue jeans.
I wrap my brown hair in a messy bun and wipe every ounce of tears off my face. I glared at the ring on my finger, and, out of anger, I pulled the ring out of my finger and tossed it on the floor carelessly. I watch as the jewel in the ring shatters into pieces at the force that comes from throwing it on the hard floor.
Good riddance to this and everything else. I do not know where I will run to, but I will run. I just want to keep going forever. I can not go through the door because I know there will be guards at the front door, so instead, I plan to go through the window.
As crazy as that sounds, it is what I have to do for my sanity. I walk towards the window and slide it open, I glare at the height of my room down to the first floor. My heart races fast at the thought of jumping down. My room is on the second floor, so the height difference from my room down to the first floor is not much, but I am very afraid of heights.
I gulp a lump down my throat and do some breathing exercises. You can do this, Laura. Jump through the window and save yourself from a horrible marriage.
I place my first leg on the window, and I am about to place the second leg when I suddenly hear my door creak open. Standing close to my door is a tall figure hiding in the darkness.
Laura's POVThe kiss continues to remain on my lips. My heart is beating so quickly, I feel as if it might jump out of my chest. Brandon's eyes are fixed on me, and for the first time in a while, I experienced a gentle feeling. Secure. Hot. He takes my hair back with his fingers and places his forehead against mine. Neither of us speaks a word. The quiet feels like an embrace. An extremely silent one. I wish for it to continue. However, naturally, nothing lovely endures indefinitely. A strong growl emanates from within the house. My body flinches in terror, and I grab Brandon’s arm. He rises swiftly, his gaze keen and attentive. "That's Damien," he whispers. Damien? He’s the fighter with the mark on his face. The person who does not smile. Brandon extends his hand to me, and I grasp it. His hands feel warm. Powerful. He lifts me off the bench and keeps me close to him as we hurry into the house. The moment we enter, the atmosphere seems heavy. Weighty. I sense the pressure in
Laura's POVI sluggishly step into the garden and join Brandon on the bench outside. The cool breeze pulls my hair sideways but also sends a feeling of comfort. I turn to gaze at Brandon, he has a small smile plastered on his face. "Are you okay?" I ask.I watch Brandon shake his head in disagreement. I sigh heavily and my next actions take him off guard, I pull him into my arms and caress his hair softly. "I know I should not be doing this because your Luna will probably hack my head off if she catches me," I say jokingly and fortunately, I feel Brandon's body vibrate and his laughter echoes."You will be fine, I know you very well. You are a strong man." I mutter as we slowly pull apart. I release a small sigh, suddenly yearning to have him in my arms again. My feelings for Brandon are strong, way too strong to be resisted. I smile at him even though I am afraid, I need to be strong for him."You do not have to pretend to be okay Laura, be like me
Laura's POV Lieutenant Gavin? Who the hell is that and why does it sound like trouble? I watch Brandon's face fall and a frown grows on Luke's face. "What happened?" Luke asks in a serious tone. I watch him place a hand on Brandon's shoulder and squeeze it tight. Is Brandon okay though? I look at Ella and she looks pretty serious too. I am the only one with a confused look."You might need to see this Sir," Craig says he was the one who pretended to be a driver, he has been pretty nice to me the few times that we have crossed paths with each other. Luke nods his head, he and Brandon begin to follow Craig while Ella and I remain on the spot. "What is going on?" I whisper to Ella but she ignores my question and pulls me by the wrist. "Come on." She drags me. She leads me into a large computer room where Brandon and Luke already are. They seem to be having a serious conversation with each other that they do not even notice the presence of i and Ella.Instead of asking any more question
Brandon's POV"Are you ever going to get over her?" Luke's annoying voice trails me from behind as I slowly walk down the hallways with a smile on my face. No, I am not smiling at Luke's words but rather at my conversation with Laura. She said she likes me, I told her I like her too, although we have not decided on what to do yet. We decided to give each other time to think more about our feelings.I do not have much to think about though, it is already a fact that I have feelings for Laura, feelings that are beyond my control and it is feelings that I can no longer compress. She pops into my thoughts every day and now I even see her in my dreams at night. I think this is more than just feelings, almost similar to a mate bond."Let me guess you are thinking about her right now." Luke's voice jolts me out of my thoughts and back to reality. I halt in my steps and turn to gaze at him with a frown on my face. "Why are you so obsessed with my feelings dude? Do
Richard's POV"Where the hell is Laura?" Alpha Victor growls angrily. I watch him clench his fist tight and grit his teeth in anger. His face becomes red and he slowly walks towards me. I shut my eyes close for a brief moment and hope that the ground will open up and swallow me. My entire body shudders in fear and I take many steps backwards until my back is against the wall."Talk to me, you stupid servant!" He yells at me, before I can utter a single word, I feel Alpha Victor grab me by the neck and begin to choke me. At that moment I just wish to shut my eyes and vanish from the face of the earth entirely.I struggle to get out of his grip but I start feeling Alpha Victor's claws dig deep into my neck. I choke out a bitter cry but my sobbing noise is suddenly overshadowed by Alpha Victor's hysteric laughter. I feel his grip on my neck loosen, I slump to the floor in defeat, and my entire body collides with the hard floor."Damn," I mutter a
Richard's POVAlpha Victor is finally arriving today. My heart races extremely fast in anxiety and I gulp a lump down my throat as I can already imagine the worst. How could I have let myself get tricked by Brandon? I run a hand through my hair in frustration as I pace the living room. My mind drifted to Diana, my only daughter, right before Brandon left, he promised me that Diana would be in safe hands but how could I trust him when he betrayed me by taking Laura?Or was this their plan all along? Laura and Brandon. I always suspected that something was going on between those two and whenever I called Brandon, Laura's boyfriend, she would always deny it. Now I feel like a fool for ever trusting any of them. To think that I was starting to feel pity for Laura, turns out she is just a pathetic liar.I grit my teeth in anger and clench my fist as I think of a perfect explanation to give Alpha Victor. What can I tell him? That I was tricked? That would be ext