I groaned and stretched my limbs, turning over in my bed. No. Not a bed. I was on a rough floor. I opened my eyes. I was back in my cell.The girl in the corner was singing a soothing song. Her voice was nice. I remembered everything that happened before I passed out for the last time.I must have imagined the soft bed. I craved for my own bed so my mind was probably just playing tricks on me. I wondered how many days I spent here. Two? It felt like forever. What was Imogen doing and would she find me? Were they even searching for me?I groaned and sat up. The bandages around my chest and back were gone and I was dressed in a soft cotton gown. I no longer felt pain as I moved too. Did I imagine all of that? The whipping, the men, and the bed? It all felt so real.I flexed my shoulders and tried to touch my back. I winced from the pain caused by stretching my muscles. I stood up and walked around. I was perfectly fine. I frowned. Something was definitely wrong somewhere. Did I imagine
My body was shaking in fright just from looking at him. The hate and glare in his eyes. If I could disappear, I'll do it in a snap. But I couldn't so I had to endure his gaze, squirming at the intensity."Are you ready to talk now?" he asked in his usual cold voice."I...." I stuttered helplessly. I wanted to defend myself again but I couldn't find the words. Not when he was staring at me like he wanted to tear my limbs apart. He stood up and instinctively, I took a step back, bumping into the guard who www closely standing behind me. My arm was grabbed roughly and the scary alpha growled. At me or the man behind me, I wasn't sure. His growl was terrifying and I figured out it was for me because why would he growl at the man?He growled lowly again and the tight grip on my upper arm instantly disappeared and I was left to stand on my own again.The alpha took a step towards me and I shuddered."Maybe you should remain calm," the elderly man beside him said but he ignored him."The mo
I didn't know what time It was when I finally finished cleaning the small room. But I felt so exhausted and it was a struggle to remain standing and awake. I had to do away with the mattress because it was soaked and it smelled so terribly. When I was finished, I lay on the hard ground. I would feel pains all over my body by tomorrow and this wasn't ideal but It was the only option I had. I couldn't sleep sitting up and she had made it clear that I had to sleep inside the room. My body gave into exhaustion and I closed my eyes to sleep. It felt like I had barely closed my eyes for five minutes when chilled water was dumped on me. I woke up startled looking around to see where I was. "You" a voice thundered and I sat up. A new woman was glaring down at me with so much contempt, holding an empty bucket by her side. "What are you doing still sleeping? It's time to get a move on" "But I just went to bed" I complained. She grabbed my hair in her fists, pulling at the roots unt
After a week, I was able to fall into a routine and get enough time to have a quick meal before returning to my work. Palesa never found out of course that would be asking for trouble.But she had eyes everywhere. Or maybe she just didn't care about what I did. I believe she must know because I was the center of attraction at meals -the girls looked for every opportunity to bully or pick on me- so she must have heard something. Anyways, I had the attention of all the mean wolves and that meant all of them, and not in a good way. It first started with some forceful pushes. They were subtle with it, sometimes mumbling about a mistake or not seeing me but then they stopped bothering to hide it. They were bullying me.......collectively and I couldn't do anything about it. I wasn't sure about the hierarchy amongst them so I couldn't report to anyone and even if I did nothing would be done. Humans were at the bottom.I heard it every day. The only other higher-ups would be the alpha and hi
ALPHA TERGEN'S POVI dropped the last paper I was working on with the rest of the stack and got up from my chair, looking out of the window. My wolf tried to break through the barrier I had set up but I was having none of it. He wanted me to go after the human. Because of her stupid mark on us, he somehow wanted to keep us close completely forgetting that she was the reason our sister was dead and not here with us. A stupid disadvantage of the mark. I slammed my hands against the window bars in annoyance. We should have left her in the dungeon, torturing her until she firmly confessed to her deeds and revealed where they had dumped the body. But my wolf didn't want that. It was why I was forced to bring her out. I found a different way to torture her. The maids were excited to have a human in their midst. I wanted them to mentally torture and exhaust her until she said the truth. I also did my best not to see her. It would be harder to retain my wolf. But Aldrid had been reporting
When my eyes opened for the first time, my vision was blurry. I closed my eyes and rubbed it and when I opened it again, I was looking up at a pale blue ceiling. Like the type, you’ll find in a fancy house. To my left, I saw beautiful drapes and a large window. Was this how the afterlife was? I expected it to be full of nature. Not this....... I sat up slowly, I could no longer feel any pain in my head which was great. I mean it'll suck to have a killer headache in the afterlife. I took in my surroundings carefully. The room was more grand than I thought. A lot of gold would have been used to furnish it. And the bed, it was so damn fluffy and comfortable with dozens of pillows surrounding me.It didn’t feel like I was on Earth at all. I stretched my arms above my head and grinned happily. What a reward after my suffering. The door opened and instead of an angel or ethereal being, I saw the frightening alpha with his signature evil look.I screamed loudly in fright at his presence.
I continued to beg and cry as he dragged me outside but he ignored me. He had already made up his mind about what he planned to do to me.“Please” I kept on wailing but he continued to ignore me. There were a group of maids outside. I recognized them by the uniforms, standing in groups and watching my humiliation. There were few others there and they were talking loudly. Alpha Tiegen pushed me to the floor and I fell on my arm, fracturing my bones. He let out a thunderous growl and everywhere went silent instantly. Even my sobs died down to a sniffle because I didn’t want to upset him. He wanted silence. "Tie her up" he commanded. And a burly man moved immediately. He grabbed me and dragged me towards the pool that had two tall poles on the side with another one, laying over them. As we drew closer, I realized it wasn't a normal pool. It was deep, almost like a well and you couldn’t see the bottom. I instantly started panicking remembering what had just happened to me before I passe
I was a mess after waking up, my head couldn't stop replaying the torture. They were sick. All of them. They tried to kill me, lied against me, and tortured me as punishment. I couldn't face it anymore. I had to leave this place. I could still hear voices outside so I remained at my spot. My senses were on alert. My body knew how important it was not to fall asleep. The voices outside finally died down and I stood up from the hard floor. I walked quietly down the hallway and climbed out of the basement. The creaky stairs were extra loud today. No guard was in sight when I reached the top but when I passed by the kitchen, I could still hear voices. I didn’t expect anyone to still be in the kitchen by this time. I heard sounds coming towards me and I hid behind a wall. At the same time, the kitchen door opened and I heard footsteps. It was Nerida coming out with another lady. They seemed to be arguing about something and paid no attention to their surroundings because if they had look
As I finished up from teaching and the last pup was picked up, I made my way to the pack house. My baby girl was staying with her father today. Over the course of two years, many things had changed. My heart especially and that is why I'm trying to pick up my daughter without running into her father. “Arcelia?” Landon was the first person I saw as I arrived at the pack house. “I'm surprised to see you here”“I finished early so I decided to pick her up myself”“Come on in. She's with the alpha. They should be in his office.”“No,” I said quickly and he raised a brow at me. “Okay” I can bring her downstairs to you” I smiled at him. “I'll appreciate that” he chuckled and we entered inside. While I waited downstairs, he went upstairs to get Imogen for me. Yes, I named her in honor of my best friend. The thought of her demise didn't hurt me so much anymore. Like I said, my heart had changed and I let go of resentment which means I have forgiven those who had killed her. Two years is a
ALPHA TEIGEN's POV"Everything is going smoothly," Landon said as he entered my office."I know. I spoke to Viviana""How are you feeling?" I chuckled at the question. He was the first person to ask me this. Not that I was looking for sympathy or pity but it kind of felt good to know that he was concerned."I've seen better days. I'll be fine. I just want her to be okay""And Miyanda, do you honestly not want to see her anymore? She's still your sister"Of course, someday I'll look at Miyanda and I'll not feel like tearing her apart. But it wasn't today. Not anytime soon."She's sorry""Yes. Her apology can magically change the past""Don't you think it's a bit hypocritical? You want Arcelia's forgiveness but you won't forgive Miyanda""It's her fault we're in this situation. I acted out of foolishness but it was because I thought Miyanda had been murdered. She had no reason to do what she did""I get. But she's not responsible for your actions""She contributed to it. I'm not trying
Firstly, I didn't think Alpha Teigen would easily agree to me moving out of the pack house. But then I had to use the situation to my advantage. The house was ready two days after I made the request and I was already moving in. Viviana and a few guards were helping me.They were constantly communicating with the alpha but he didn't show himself which was perfect.The last of the things were set up and I thanked them for their effort."I'll go and get some groceries to make some food. Will you be okay by yourself?"I nodded. She was constantly worrying about me. That was why I didn't want to tell her anything about my suspicions. The constant vomiting, nausea, and the rest were symptoms of something I didn't want to believe was true. Not at this time. It would only make things more messy.I took a shower and changed into lighter clothes. The house was wonderful, well-furnished, and somewhat similar to my old apartment.Since I was staying here permanently, I needed to find a job. It wo
ALPHA TEIGEN's POVI drank the remaining contents of the cup and poured myself another. This wasn't the solution to the current problems but there was nothing I could do.Regret clawed at my heart. More than the anger I was feeling. She wouldn't talk to me or open her door for anyone. I could still hear sounds inside that is why I haven't broken down the door.Alfio entered my office with a grim look on his face."She opened her door" my eyes snapped up."Viviana is with her now. But I doubt she'll want to see anyone at the moment""I just want to know that she's okay""Will she truly be? I can only imagine what is going through her head right now. I knew there was something off about the whole case in the first place. It makes sense now"I should have listened to Alfio but I let my foolish anger consume me. "I'm a fucking fool""Dwelling on the past will do nothing for you now. You have to think of a way to make things better. To earn her forgiveness" "She said she'll never forgiv
I felt weak in my knees. If I was standing, I would have fallen over. "What the fuck Miyanda?" Alfio was screaming. I've never seen him upset like this. Someone else shouted something. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry" Miyanda cried. I gripped the material of my dress tightly in my fingers. It cannot be. Everything..."Do you know what you've done? For fucks sake Miyanda. I thought they murdered you. Do you know what I've done since I started receiving those parts?" Teigen yelled at his sister. "I didn't think you'll take it that far""You didn't think? You know me. You know how angry I get. You used that to your advantage. You wanted me to torture them" he continued yelling and I just sat there, my head spinning while I still tried to wrap my head around everything. She faked her death? It was laughable. I had to resist the urge to not laugh out loud at the madness. She fucking faked her death. "Why did you bother to show up" Alfio screamed. "You should have remained dead. Do you know the
I don't understand. What... how was she here? I rubbed my eyes because I started to feel I was hallucinating. Maybe one of those dreams that I usually had. It could be stress. Or maybe this person has a similar face to that woman. Was she a twin? I shook my head, getting rid of those thoughts. It couldn't be. I may have only seen her once but I remembered her face correctly. She was real..... and alive."Miyanda" someone brushed past me and I saw alpha Teigen hugging her tightly and checking her."You're alive... how?""I'm so sorry" she sobbed tearfully. I was rooted to the floor, confused as fuck, and watching her."What are you sorry about Miyanda? What happened tell me" he led her to one of the empty chairs."You're okay. Where have you been""Alpha" Aldrid bathed in."We tracked the human to the pack house"What human I wondered?"Find whoever it is and...""It was me that went past border patrol," Miyanda said and everybody faced her again."You're alive" Aldrid mumbled, experi
"I don't understand why you feel the need to work" Viviana grumbled at me. "Isn't it better than sitting idle?""I understand you don't want to be idle but scrubbing the floors?""Do you have a better job for me""Sitting around pretty all day. It's not like you get paid for this""I still want to do it. How is it going with the children?""Alfio's cure seems to be working. He's not such a pain in the ass anymore""That is good for you. Very good" she mumbled. "Alfio was proposing that the alpha allow some people to go to your world and learn from you but the alpha was against it" I snorted. It would be beneficial to the pack but he only likes to do things that he wants. He doesn't care about the opinion of others or if they get hurt or...hold up Arcelia. We're going off track. "Well did he say why he was against it""Mhmmm. It's a solid reason and before you say I always support him, I'm not doing that right now. His reason is completely logical. While the alpha may be terrible as
Alpha Teigen's povA week after our huge argument and I only felt worse than I did before that. It was wrong of me to bring her mother into the situation. I had not been thinking properly and she had every reason to be upset with me. I just wasn't thinking."Alpha" Landon called me and I looked up at him."What's wrong?""You've been unhappy and I know it's not my place but you're hurting yourself.""Landon. Report on official matters and leave my personal life alone""He's just being difficult Alfio said""What's the situation with the children""The rashes disappeared from two children, we have four more new cases now""I thought we were isolating the affected?""Yes. The children didn't get it from them which leads me to believe that bodily contact is not the cause of the spread. There is something else. Maybe a place only children visit. Their getting from there or eating something from there""Please look into it. I've got several disturbing calls in the last few days. Parents ar
"Are you going to tell me why you were here yesterday, bawling your eyes out""It's nothing, Viviana""Are you sure?" "Landon was here after you slept off. He looked worried. Did something happen with the alpha" I scoffed. "Does it matter? He'll always be right to you""Arcelia?""Just forget about it. I was foolish. It was my mistake""Things were going so well. I just don't understand it""I don't either but it's probably for the best this way" I've learned my lesson and I won't be making the same mistake twice. When I went out finally, the stares were too much. I could imagine what was going through their heads. I arrived to grab the supplies but someone blocked my path. "What's wrong? We have strict instructions not to let you clean anymore""Why?" I was bewildered. "I don't know. Alpha's orders. You have to see him to answer any question you might have" I groaned and moved away. Was he going to take everything away from me? Everything I enjoyed? I didn't want to see him. I di