“Don’t try to make any surprising moves,” The guard who was ordered to take me to the whore house warned while grabbing my wrist and started to drag me out of the Alpha’s office. “Who told you that am gonna do it”, I hissed out. I had chains all over my hands but I was hissing out.
“She smells, goodness”, One of the men who were walking behind us murmured. “And whose fault is it?, bastard”, I snapped at him.
“Watch your language, bitch”, The bastard out of the blue pulled my hair from behind and a scream escaped out of my mouth.
“Good that you have reached in this house, that’s the way you gonna start screaming beneath us”, The one who had his grip on my wrist said with a smirk on his face.
I didn’t respond, I just had my eyes on the house.
The furnishing was reddish brown and everything was open. There were two girls seated on the sofa’s, a drink in their hands while a robe was around their bodies. Upon hearing us, they turned and instantly peered at me.
“Who’s she?” One of the ladies asked.
“The Alpha’s mate”, The guard i’mmediately responded. He was probably eavesdropping.
The lady raised an eyebrow, a smirk curling on her lips. “Alpha’s mate, huh?” she muttered, her tone laced with disbelief. “What’s she doing here, then?”
“The Alpha has made his decision. She’ll be staying here for a while.” The guard’s grip loosened.
I stood motionless, glaring at him, though my insides were seething. I had been dragged here against my will, humiliated in front of strangers, but I wasn’t going to show any sign of weakness. The girl who had spoken earlier eyed me up and down, a spark of curiosity in her gaze.
“You don’t look like you belong here, you a rogue,” She remarked. “What’s your name?”
I stayed silent, my heart pounding in my chest as I fought to keep my composure. The idea of staying here, in this place, made my skin crawl. But I wasn’t about to let these people see me break.
“What’s your name, how did you end up here?”, The lady asked again.
“Does it matter?” I finally replied, my voice colder than I intended. “I’m not here by choice.”
The guard who had been holding me dragged me further into the house. “Just keep moving,” he growled. “You’ll be fine once you get used to it.”
The girls didn’t seem to react to the harshness of his words, their eyes flickered to one another. One of them stood up, brushing her long hair from her shoulders. “Well, make yourself comfortable,” she said, her tone more sympathetic now. “No one’s going to hurt you… unless you make things difficult.”
I narrowed my eyes at her. “You expect me to just accept this?”
“People get used to things,” she replied with a shrug. “Eventually.” She walked over to one of the rooms, leaving me with the guards.
As the door slammed shut behind her, I felt a surge of desperation rise inside me. I had to find a way out. There was no way I could stay here, no way I would let this place break me.
The air in the room felt thick with tension as I stood there, my back straight, my eyes hard. The guards who flanked me watched closely, clearly enjoying my discomfort, as if they took some perverse pleasure in seeing me fight against the inevitable.
One of the guards stepped closer, his voice low and mocking. “Don’t think you can get away so easily. Alpha’s orders are not to be defied.”
I clenched my fists at my sides, my chains rattling faintly as I did. “I don’t care about your Alpha,” I spat, glaring at him. “I’m not here to entertain anyone.”
The guard chuckled darkly, stepping away, as if my words were nothing more than a brief distraction. “You’ll learn soon enough,” he said cryptically, before turning to the other man and muttering something I couldn’t quite hear.
The room fell into a strange, uncomfortable silence, the only sound being the soft shuffle of footsteps from the other side of the house. The lady who had spoken earlier returned, her expression unreadable, though there was something almost pitying in her gaze now.
“We’ll give you some time to settle in,” she said, almost too sweetly. “Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as you think. The girls here, they’re used to it. You’ll get used to it too.”
I wanted to scream, to throw something, to fight back, but there was nothing to fight against. I was surrounded by people who had accepted this life, this fate. They had no idea what it felt like to be dragged from everything you knew, forced into a life you didn’t choose.
I forced myself to breathe, to calm my racing thoughts.
The lady tilted her head slightly. “Don’t be too hard on yourself,” she continued, her tone soft but with an edge of finality. “You’ll need strength here. Strength to survive, strength to be seen. And perhaps, you’ll learn to make the best of it.”
I stood still, feeling trapped in a web I didn’t ask to be caught in.
“Do what you have to,” I said, my voice steady despite the storm in my chest. “But I’m not staying here for long.”
She seemed to take my words in stride, offering a small smile, as if she had heard it all before. “We all say that when we first arrive.”
“I’m going to come for you early in the morning to do the pack chores”, She added then, turned and walked out of the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the oppressive weight of my chains.
The door clicked shut behind her, and I was left alone, surrounded by the oppressive stillness of the room. My mind raced, each thought coming faster than I could process. There had to be a way out.
The guards were still close by, lurking in the shadows like predators waiting for their moment. One of them had started pacing, the soft scrape of his boots against the wooden floor echoing in the silence. I ignored him, trying to steady my breathing, to think clearly.
I wasn’t stupid. I knew I had no power here, no authority. But I wasn’t completely helpless. My eyes scanned the room, looking for anything that could be used to my advantage. The walls were bare except for a few dimly lit sconces, and the window was too high for me to reach. But there were other ways—ways to bide my time and wait for the right moment.
The sound of footsteps approaching broke my concentration, and I stiffened. The door opened, and another girl, I hadn’t seen yet entered her eyes scanning me with an almost calculating expression.“Oh, God! Are you the new whore?” She asked, her eyes fixed on me like I was some kind of curiosity. I didn’t reply. Her gaze lingered as she started walking toward me.“You haven’t showered, have you? Goodness, you smell like rot,” she muttered, her tone dripping with disgust. Still, I ignored her.She sighed and shrugged, undeterred by my silence. “Fine, don’t talk. But the rumors are already spreading-about how the new whore the Alpha rejected”My chest tightened at her words, but I held my ground. Finally, I spoke, my voice hoarse and cold. “And do you think I give a damn about that?”She snorted, a dry laugh escaping her lips. “I don’t give a damn either, but being rejected hurts like hell,” she said, heading toward the closet.“Anyways I didn’t expect you to still be standing,” she rem
The door suddenly rattled, jolting me from my panicked thoughts. My grip tightened on the knife, my heart hammering in my chest as I pressed myself against the wall beside the door. The knob twisted, the sound of keys jingling faintly. Someone was coming in.I held my breath, every muscle in my body tense. The door creaked open, and a shadow fell across the floor. A deep, gravelly voice spoke, low and commanding. "I know you're in here. Come out quietly, and I might go easy on you."The air felt heavy, suffocating, as I stayed rooted to my spot. He took a step into the room, his boots thudding against the worn floorboards. His scent hit me—a mix of alcohol and something primal, something dangerous."Don’t make this harder than it needs to be, the Alpha sent you here in the whorehouse for us to use you" he said, his tone dripping with menace.I clenched the knife so tightly that the rusted edges bit into my palm. If I had to fight, I would. I wouldn’t go down without a fight. Slowly, h
I sat there for a moment longer, trembling but resolute, as the adrenaline coursing through me began to ebb. My mind was a battlefield of fear and determination. If they thought I was going to quietly accept this fate, they were wrong.I stood and surveyed the room again, searching for anything I might have missed earlier. The dresser had yielded the knife, but it didn’t hold much else—a few scraps of fabric and some tarnished trinkets that wouldn’t help me. My eyes darted toward the vent near the ceiling.It was small—too small for me to fit through—but the screws holding it in place were rusted. If I could open it, maybe I could use it to listen, to learn the patterns of the guards or where they kept the keys. I dragged the chair from the corner of the room over to the vent and climbed up, knife in hand.The blade slipped a few times against the stubborn screws, but eventually, I managed to loosen one. Then another. The metal grille creaked as I pulled it free, revealing the dark tu
When Alpha Kane moved more closer, the knife trembled in my hand, but I didn't let it drop. My chest heaved as I stood my ground, glaring at Alpha Kane. His eyes bore into mine, sharp and calculating, as though he was deciding whether I was worth the effort of subduing or breaking."I won't go back," I growled, my voice shaking but determined. "I'll fight until my last breath before I let you or anyone else control me."His smile faded, replaced by a cold, stoic mask. "You're brave," he said flatly, his tone devoid of emotion. "Braver than most. But bravery doesn't mean much here." He stepped forward, and I instinctively took a step back, only to feel the solid presence of the guards closing in behind me."Stay back!" I shouted, thrusting the knife out in front of me. "I swear I'II-""You'll what?" Kane interrupted, his voice laced with a chilling calm. "Kill me? Stab a guard? Run?" He shook his head, almost pityingly. "You're playing a dangerous game. Do you even know what you're up
The heavy door shut behind me with a resounding thud, and I was once again surrounded by the cold, sterile corridors of this hellish place. The guards didn’t say a word as they led me back to my room. The silence between us was suffocating, thick with unspoken threats. I tried not to meet their eyes, keeping my gaze fixed ahead, my thoughts racing.What did Kane want from me? The offer of comfort and luxury was a trap, I knew that. A way to break me without having to lift a finger. But the way he had spoken—calm, controlled, with that unsettling hint of curiosity—made me wonder if there was something more behind it. I couldn’t let my guard down, not even for a second.When we reached my room, the guards shoved me inside, and I stumbled forward, barely catching myself against the doorframe. They didn’t even lock it behind them. I was left alone again, and the silence in the room felt like a weight pressing down on me.I paced the small space, my mind racing, trying to process everything
The bed sheet was snatched from my body and coldness seeped through my whole body. I felt anger flow through my body but, I ignored it and went on with sleeping." Wake up , wake up", Jane screamed way to loud for my liking. My eyes took so long to open and notice it was already morning. I didn't even remember falling asleep. With no word said ,I sat up on the bed . I was feeling dizzy and my stomach pain was lingering."Am warning you", She started when l failed to sit up. "If you don't get up before else does , nothing will go well for you , you the one who said that you want to shower ,we can only use the bathroom when other slaves are asleep",she said and at that l forced myself up. "Unfortunately I currently have no cloth, they are all short ",She went on."It's fine", l said in a low voice as l stood up. I didn't only have stomach pain but also every muscle in my body twitched in pain . The bones in my back cracked and a faint pang hammered inside of me. I was so hungry."Where
"We chased you for 3 years, you thought you a hero, look here you're", As soon the beta left, one of the guards started and others laughed."You a cursed rogue, imagine being rejected by your own mate","He even decided to make you a pack's slave","Can you keep quiet, I want to do my work in peace", l said in a calm voice. One of them annoyingly laughed as if it was funny. "Look at you, you still have that back bone even after being rejected your own mate", He slammed his hands on the wall above me."Riddle me this , rogue, why are you still alive?", He asked and my brows furrowed. "How are you pulling his strings, we don't want a rogue to be our luna", I remained silent and felt him get angry. He quickly reached out and grabbed my chin roughly then made me look up at him. His nails were digging in my cheeks but I didn't wince."Why is Alpha Kade so easy on you?", He asked again but still l didn't respond to him.What did he even mean by easy on me?!"We are going Herbert are you com
I stood frozen in place as Miss Daniella's words echoed in the air. The thought of facing Alpha Kade again, especially after everything that had happened, sent a chill down my spine. My heart raced as I glanced at Harriet and her smug, bloodied face. Her satisfaction was clear—she knew I was about to face his wrath. I could already imagine the punishment, the cold fury of his gaze, the weight of his judgment. I had barely survived the last time, and now it seemed I would have to endure it all again.Before I could utter a word, two guards entered the room, summoned by Miss Daniella’s demand. They towered over me, their expressions cold and unreadable."Take her to the Alpha," Miss Daniella ordered. Her tone was final, leaving no room for argument.The guards flanked me, each gripping an arm tightly. I didn’t resist—it would only make things worse. As they dragged me out of the room, I caught Harriet’s triumphant smirk. My blood boiled, but I kept my face blank. I refused to give her t
I showered up, getting rid of the soreness of my muscles. I had never worked out in my life before and exerting my body so much in a single day has taken its toll. I had cramps everywhere.I heard some voices coming from downstairs. I couldn't recognize them. I mulled over the fact that I should go and check it out because it could be Nikolai's business partner. His business partners were not the kind of people you want to make a conversation with.But then I heard a shrill female voice.I went out of the door and stood at the top of the stairwell. Still, all I heard were the voices. I went downstairs and saw a tall, lean middle-aged man with a young blonde woman standing beside him. I could only see their side profiles. The woman turned and I sucked in a sharp breath.It was Grace Russell, Nikolai's wife-to-be. I know because I had attended their engagement. Her face was engraved at the back of my mind, the sight when Nikolai had slipped the ring on her finger replayed in my head on
"Have you ever worked out before?" he asked.I looked around with wide eyes. "Does running around in the gardens count?""No,""Then no, I have not""Come on, let's do a little warm-up first then I'll teach you how to box."My mouth hung open. "Box? As in boxing?"He heaved a sigh. "I want you to learn how to defend yourself, Natalya."I thought for a while before I nodded. Turns out, I don't even know what warm-up is, he had to tell me everything. The thing that annoyed me the most was his tone, he was speaking to me like I was a child and repeating his words so, that I'd understand clearly.Another thing that annoyed me was his toned muscles, and his stupid sculpted chest.When it was time to step into the boxing ring, Alessandro handed me a pair of boxing gloves. I was about to put them on but he came to me and put them on me himself as if I don't know how to put the stupid gloves on.I rolled my eyes and out of nowhere Alessandro gently smacked the back of my head. "Roll your eyes
Someone pounded on my bedroom door waking me up from my deep slumber. I groaned and stuffed my face back into the pillow to block out the sound coming from the door. The knocking intensified, whoever it was, didn't really have much patience.I sat up and glanced at the wall clock. It was only six o'clock in the morning. I rubbed my eyes to rid of the grogginess, tossed the duvet aside, got to my feet, and headed for the door. I opened it and was met with an unknown face. She was wearing the uniform the household help used to wear."What?" I asked."Don Alessandro had requested you to freshen up and wear this before you come downstairs."Frowning, I took the clothes from her and noticed that they were gym clothes. I heaved a sigh, I liked it better when I could say no to him but I dug my own grave when I promised him that I'd listen to him and follow his rules but that's all there was to it.I'm not the same girl who had a massive crush on him.I closed the bedroom door and glanced at
"I'll make sure to do everything he did to you... but his torture will be a hundred times worse," he whispered softly.His one hand was in my hair while the other was on my cheek caressing it with his knuckles. I leaned into his touch, feeling the security and comfort I used to feel when I first met him."They all took turns in beating me up, they laughed whenever I screamed in pain," I said as tears rolled down my cheeks and dripped down to the ground.His hand left my hair as he cupped my face with both of his hands. He tugged me closer. "I will make their death an object of ridicule."I looked into his eyes. "Promise?"He let out a deep breath with a hint of a smile."Promise," he declared. "Do you want to see it happen?"I considered it and then shook my head. I don't think I have the stomach for that much violence. "No...""Do you want to go home now?"I looked up at him. It's hard to forget what Alessandro did to me too and the fact that he was engaged was the hardest pill I eve
I had my headphones on as I continuously flipped the pages of the book that was before me. I hadn't read a word, the music blasted in my ears blocking out all the other sounds.I slammed the book shut and got off my bed. Alessandro had called Sabrina earlier, I knew that he did because Sabrina and I hadn't talked after his whole engagement fiasco.I pretended to be asleep while Sabrina waited for me.I didn't wake up until she finally gave up and left the house.I got to my feet, straightened out my dress, and headed downstairs. His house was crawling with his soldiers, they all tried to avoid making eye contact with me.They were moving some stuff into the house, some furniture, suitcases, and whatnot. Was Alessandro redecorating?I hopped onto the couch and put on the TV at full volume. Someone grabbed the remote out of my hand and turned the volume down.I huffed and looked up to see Alessandro looking down at me. He placed both of his hands on the headrest of the couch and dipped
She turned her back towards us and went into the kitchen. Probably to cook breakfast for herself, she didn't know how to cook shit."I'll be right back," I said to Scott, who nodded still clenching his hands like he wanted to punch something or someone. It won't be Natalya, I will fucking break his hand off before he does that.I followed her into the kitchen and saw her using her cell phone while she placed some of the ingredients on the counter. It looked like she wanted to make pancakes. She played a video and placed it before her while she followed whatever the lady in the video was narrating."Do you remember the rules?"She stopped whatever she was doing and glanced at me, her facial expression was bored, uninterested."I remember" she answered and before I could say anything she added. "But I could care less for them"Rage coursed through my veins. She was testing me, trying hard for me to slip up so she could hold it against me."Natalya, don't disrespect my men. I won't toler
I'm weak.Too fucking weak.I let her get too close to me.Until recently, I only ever really loved one woman in my life. My mother, I respected her, loved her.Anastasia Costello.I thought she was the only one who really knew me, the only one that can tear down my walls. I thought my ability to love ended with her, and I was fine with that.I've watched her writhing in pain, struggling to breathe, tears leaking out of her eyes but she couldn't move. My mother fought long and hard with the disease before she lost that battle. I thought that was it. My only weakness, the only woman I ever loved is dead and now I'm fucking invincible.But then she happened.The morning Nikolai Martinez died, I didn't fucking know what I was getting myself into when I brought his daughter into my home. I hadn't given it a second thought, I didn't even know what I was going to do with her.The men in my circle had many ideas about what I should do with her, but I didn't fucking agree with them. I thought
"I'm sorry, Angel, I'm sorry I let them take you, I'm sorry I wasn't there," his voice was so low that I barely heard it even though his mouth was right next to my ear."No! You are not sorry!" I choked out through my sobs. "I know I don't matter to you, I know I don't mean anything to anyone, least of all you!""Shh... I'll make it alright, I promise,"I tried to shake my head. "You can't! You can't""I will, I need you to trust me, okay?" he placed soft kisses on my temple."I hate you!""I know, I'll fix it""Nothing can fix this, nothing can fix me!""I will, Angel, I promise you.""I hate you so much.""I know.""I mean nothing to you.""That's a lie.""I don't want this, Alessandro.""I know.""You scare me too.""I know, Angel, I will make it alright""I don't want this, Alessandro. I don't want to be here.""I'm not letting you leave ever again."I cried harder. "Why?""I just don't want to," he answered softly."I don't want to get abducted again.""I won't let that happen."
Another day...Another morning...Still, it did nothing to calm the turmoil I felt inside of me. Everything around me was just the same but I didn't feel the way I used to. I feel hateful all the time, anger is the only emotion coursing through my veins right now.Ten days, I spent ten days in that cell but it felt like a year. It felt as if that cell didn't belong in this world, time passed by slowly there.I looked out of the window and felt nothing... this view always brought me comfort but now it did nothing to me. Nothing to calm the storm brewing inside of me.I remember looking out of this window and dreaming of a life outside these four walls. I thought it'd be a fairy tale. I thought my parents were wrong and the world out there was anything but evil."The world is a dangerous place and you are easy prey, Natalya. You are innocent and naive and you lack physical strength. This world will chew you alive."My dad wasn't wrong. He wasn't wrong at all but he betrayed me too. He l