I looked at the petite omega who was brushing my hair. She looked so thin that I wondered if the last time that she ate good food was weeks ago. Are omegas treated that badly in this pack? Lucian, no matter how ruthless he was, never treated an omega badly to this extent.
Not again.
How did Lucian’s name come up again? I really need to find a way to get rid of the thoughts that keep intruding into my head. I sighed and looked at the omega through the mirror.
“Why did Alpha Adrik order that I be cleaned and brought to his bedroom?”
She kept on brushing my hair, pretending to not understand what I was saying. Were they sworn to an oath of secrecy too? This pack is strange for all the right reasons. Adrik must have them at the edge of their seats. Is he that ruthless? Even more than Lucian?
Uh-uh
Here we go again. That’s it. No more. I sat up and looked at myself in the mirror. Within a few days, my eyes have sunk a little into my sockets and my collarbone has become a bit conspicuous. My pregnancy hasn’t started showing yet and I miraculously haven’t had so many disturbing morning sicknesses.
I smoothened my v-necked floral knee-length dress and exhaled deeply. Whatever that fat pig wanted with me had better not be what I’m thinking. He wouldn’t possibly want to be with an expecting wolf, right? But then the attributes that he had exhibited all these while had proven that there’s nothing beyond evil that he cannot do.
The omega led me to a scantily furnished bedroom. There were nude paintings on the wall and a giant king-sized bed in the center of the room. This has got to be the worst interior design taste that I’ve ever seen. But then, what did I expect from an alpha who barely deserves his title?
My eyes went from the interiors of the room to the figure on the bed. He was sprawled lazily on the bed, looking like a man who had been waiting for his dish to be served.
Immediately he saw me approach the bed, his lewd gaze flashed over my body, making me want to claw his eyes out. It was bad enough that he looked like shit to me but what was all this?
“You may leave now”, he commanded the omega who bowed deeply before exiting the room. “And you…” he continued “Step closer to me”.
I didn’t move. I didn’t want to. Finding out why he wants me to move closer to him isn’t in my books so my feet decided that they weren’t going to budge. A mistake which I got to know offended him greatly and may have cost me my life.
When he saw that I didn’t budge, his eyes flashed red and his jaw clenched, making his mandible more pronounced. A loud growl that reverberated throughout the room made me fall to my knees, cowering in fear. He stood and took exactly five strides towards me. I knew then that my life was hanging on a thin rope which doesn’t take much to snap in two.
My whole body trembled and when he ordered me to stand, my legs shakily made it to an upright position. I didn’t dare look at his face because I knew the offense that I had committed. Insolence against Adrik isn’t something to be taken lightly.
“How dare you!” he growled so loudly that I was sure that the whole manor heard him. “You think you can flaunt my orders so easily?”
If I was going to be alive to plan an escape from this hellhole of a pack, then annoying Adrik should be the last thing on my mind. And I had to think of my unborn baby who is suffering for what he knows nothing of. I fell on my knees immediately and kowtowed before Adrik.
“No, alpha. I would never think of flaunting your orders. I’d rather die than disobey you. I was only shocked at your request because I never thought myself worthy of being so close in your presence. I can never disrespect a god who has my life at the tip of his fingers! Please forgive my oversight!” I cried and lay prostrate before him.
From the few days that I have been in this pack, I noticed that alpha Adrik is an egoistic man who loves ungained respect and fear. So, if I can make him believe that I fear and respect him, I might get a little leniency.
I could swear that I saw him puff his chest out in pride. “Get up”, he ordered.
I stood and kept up the perfect façade of a weak she-wolf who was scared for her life. Not that I am not, anyway.
“I will let this tomfoolery slide this once. Any repeat of this will mean your life. Do you understand?” he said in the deadliest tone which had me shivering despite my indignation.
“Yes, alpha. I understand. Forgive me please” I replied with my head still bowed.
His eyes went back to the lewd gaze they had on when I walked into the room and his claws extended. The next second, my floral dress was ripped away from my body and I stood, in all my nakedness. My hands unconsciously wrapped around my chest as I tried to cover the little dignity that I had left.
“Down”, he commanded, looking at my hands specifically.
I knew better than to try to flaunt his commands this time. I slowly allowed my hands to slide down from my chest. I could see the maddened lust in his eyes; he didn’t even do much to hide it. What kind of sick dog tries to sleep with a pregnant prisoner?
His hands roved from my butt up to my breasts and lingered there. I tried to hold in the urge to throw up at the disgusting touch of his hands and focus on planning my escape.
“I see that Lucian has a peculiar taste in women,” he said while his hands played with my nipples.
His eyes roved from all through my body in what I think was an appreciative look, before he pulled me to him and locked his lips on mine.
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The shock of the impact paralyzed me for some seconds before I finally regained myself. I had it coming right? I mean, dress up and come to my bed equaled this, didn't it?He pressed me more into him, all the while forcing his tongue down my throat. His breath tasted like rotten tuna and his animalistic growls made me want to tear him apart. Not in a good way, trust me. My opinion wasn’t any of his concern as he continued his assault on me with his hands.His mouth finally left mine and went down to my neck and I got a much-needed breather. I could feel him growing harder and harder on me and his ragged breath poured on my ears like a generator that would soon run out of fuel. Maybe his mate would have found it sexy but I definitely did not. I wanted to get out of this room; I wanted him to get his hands off me. And goddess knows that I wanted to choke him so much there and then.“Get on the bed and spread your legs”, he ordered gruffly.I swallowed hard and pressed my lips together.
“Amy…wake up Amy”A guttural sound that I was never sure could come out from my vocal cords escaped my lips. Someone was shaking me frantically and whoever this person was, he or she was bent on stripping me of the rest that I had managed to get not too long ago after the excruciatingly tiring tasks that Adrik signed over to me for the day.I tried to move my feet but they proved uncooperative, like they were tied together and placed underneath some kind of rock. Yep, that was how tired I was. And honestly, all I wanted to do was lie back and enjoy the little solitude that I had left before the next morning. but this person was insistent.Oh, goddess! Has Adrik sent one of his thugs to come pick me up for another tete-a-tete? I had barely survived the last desecration which he made on my body and I am not yet ready for another one.Surely he cannot be this insatiable when it comes to women? And besides he has a whole harem. What’s
Days after the incident with Alpha Adrik, I was let off on some heavy jobs that I had been doing. I know that I should be glad and even grateful for that but you know what they say about dining with the devil. One has to use a long fork to be prepared for when he decides to suddenly tear your throat out from your neck in the middle of dining. I was worried. I worried that by the time he decided that I must have been healthy enough to start the tasks again, he would increase it to three times whatever I used to do. Honestly, I’d much rather continue at this pace. But how can I stand against the almighty Adrik’s decree? I decided to take a little walk around the garden of the manor to clear my head because it was a little fuzzy. All my plans to leave this place have fallen through and from the hard-faced warriors that I see at every corner of the manor, I just knew that escaping this hell is not a reality anymore. A tiny kick in my belly suddenly rooted me to a stop. I gasped in surpr
“Well?” Adrik said, looking from Chad to me. “Share the joke so that we all can be merry.” Chad stepped in front of me and bowed stiffly to Adrik. “I was about to fetch her as you requested, alpha. We were about coming to you” “Indeed. Seeing as I have watched you two from a distance for about ten minutes now, I’d say you were really quick in the discharge of your duties, Chad.” His bloodshot eyes made me shudder. I’ve seen him furious before but this time felt different. This time, he was enraged and it felt to me like it was more than the fact that his Beta wasted time to bring me to him. It was in-depth, and a little personal. I quickly went around Chad knelt and threw myself on the ground before Adrik. Hopefully, his egoistic side will turn a blind eye to whatever it is that is making him rage and focus on the weak little female who is lying on his feet. I grab a foot and place my head on it, making sure to show how vulnerable I felt before him and how much I was at his mercy.
Her gaze was harsh and certainly not friendly. Sincerely, if not for the seriousness of the moment, I probably would have cracked out a wheeze because she looked sourer than a lime. She walked towards me, her eyes taking in my appearance from my head down to my toe. I internally reminded myself not to try this one’s patience. Witches are not my favorite people in the world. I remember when I was around 12 years old before my stepfather sold me out, a witch had cursed a family to never be productive and she died before she could undo the spell. Now that family has a long generational curse in their lineage with no one to break it. And I know what you’re thinking. There’s always a loophole. I agree, but for close to eight years now, that loophole is yet to be found. So, no; I do not want to get into her bad books. You can call me weak or spineless but I do not think there’s a need to be spine-ful or strong if I’m dead. “I see that Adrik has taken a fancy to you. So you’re his new play
The hall bustled as I walked in. The tiny lane that led to the banquet room was filled with strange faces who I assumed were also men of power, smoking and talking loudly. It reminded me of the auction sale that I witnessed two weeks ago when Adrik decided that he was going to sell some of his omegas as they were now too much. I dragged myself through the hall, trying my best to ignore the catcalls coming from the men and their ridiculously boisterous talks. The lewd looks coming from them made me try to cover up my tits that were almost slipping out of my dress. Adrik must have had a good sport while picking out this particular dress for the dinner. I finally managed to maneuver my way through the smoky area and entered the banquet hall. It was a dimly lit room with candle stands at each point of the wall. I mean, who still uses candle stands? And yet again, the interior decor was terrible. I think I might need to meet whoever was doing this terrible job and ask him why he loves
“We will wrap this dinner up for tonight here”. Adrik announced. “I’m sorry I’ve got a rather interesting development to attend to. Hopefully, we’ll be able to gather together once more when everything has calmed down. Thank you all for honoring my invitation”.He yanked me up immediately after he was done with his speech and trotted out of the room, Chad following on his heels. He stopped immediately we got out of the hall and faced Chad.“What the hell did you say happened to my men?”“We were attacked while watching the perimeter. And this letter was found on one of our men who was strung up on a tree”.Adrik snatched the letter, tore open the envelope, and read through the content. Whatever it was that was inside must have been very bad because his eyes turned fiery red and his breathing got shallow.“It’s that stupid Lucian. I know he’s the one behind all of th
~Lucian~“Alpha, your guest has arrived and is currently waiting to see you”.Elsie’s voice brought me out of my reverie. What time was it again? It must be noon already if the lady has gotten here. I’d almost forgotten that I was expecting a visitor today. A new girl who might turn out to be my chosen mate if everything goes well and as planned.I should be excited.Scrap that. Why should I be excited that a girl is coming to share my space? She should be happy that I’m even granting her the privilege to look upon my face. I swung my legs off my bed and strained my arms, running my hands through my hair after doing so.Another knock sounded on my bedroom door, this time more insistent. “Alpha?” Elsie’s voice rang out again from outside.“Thank you, Elsie. I’ll be with her shortly. Please make her comfortable while I prepare to join her soon.”I step
~Amara~The room was a blur of soft, golden light and muted shadows as I opened my eyes. My mind felt like it was wading through fog, heavy and uncertain. I was unable to piece things together in the smallest ways, and it made my brain feel like it had a work sensory overload. The faint crackle of fire reached my ears, its warmth chasing away a cold that must have settled in my bones.But…where was this?Even through my haze, I could tell that this wasn’t a place that I’d been in before. It looked foreign. It smelt foreign.I blinked, my gaze sweeping over the unfamiliar surroundings. Where was I? The walls, painted in warm earth tones, held no answers. A large armchair stood near the bed, and in it sat a man slouched forward, his head resting on the edge of the bed that I lay on.Why does it feel like I had the whole world resting on my hand? Did I perhaps add a whole lot of weight while in this unfamiliar territory?With a bit of effort, I looked down at my hand and realized the
~Lucian~I raised my hands in surrender, wondering what could have gone wrong the few days that she had been asleep.“It’s me, Amara. It’s Lucian.”“You,” she spat, her body quaking with sobs. “It was you. You killed all those people. You want to kill my child. You killed Chad. You killed my friend. You!”There was definitely something wrong somewhere. How could she mistake me for Adrik, of all people?“Baby, please, stop. You need to calm down,” I said, slowly reaching for me.“I’ll only be able to calm down once you’re dead. By my hand. You devil!”I stood, more confused as Amara charged toward me, her fury a whirlwind of raw emotion. Her yells sliced through the air, accusing me of things so heinous I could hardly process them. Chad’s murder? Threatening our unborn pup? It wasn’t me—it could never be me. But how would I convince her when she was like a furious bear?“Amara, stop! It’s not me who did all those things to you. It’s Adrik! I would never intentionally hurt you like tha
~Lucian~My heart thrummed loudly as I held her hand, praying that she would be in perfect health when she wakes up. I still couldn’t forgive myself for all that had happened to her, but I wouldn’t have even survived blaming myself if she had succeeded in killing herself.I couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t decided to follow her after I saw Adrik and his guards moving suspiciously. Whatever could have made her decide to cut her wrist and bleed away?My eyes went to the slash mark on her wrist. It was faint now and was healing just fine. The herb that Georgia had applied to it worked perfectly. But it has been three days now and she was yet to wake up. I was starting to get more anxious as the hours ticked by.“Don’t you think you should get some rest now? You’ve not left her side for three days. We wouldn’t want to have two ailing werewolves on our hands,” Selene, the alpha of the Pack who had helped us, said.I turned to look at the middle-aged, kind-looki
~Amara~I couldn’t run anymore. I was out of breath, and my stomach was cramping badly. I could still hear the chaos behind us even as Chad held my hand tightly while we ran.“C-Chad, I-I don’t think I can do this anymore. I can’t run anymore” I gasped, slipping my hand off Chad’s and crumbling to the ground.He immediately came to me and knelt beside me, his eyes searching mine with urgent intensity. He felt my forehead and cursed softly under his breath. The curse became even louder when his eyes fell on my legs.“You’ve been hit by an arrow. Possibly poisoned, by the look of the surface area. Hold on, I’ll take it off.”He laid me on my back and held up my leg. I watched him, almost unconsciously as he asked if I was ready.No, I wasn’t ready. Not for anything. Not now or ever. I just wanted to have a semblance of peace in my life. Why was that so hard? Why couldn’t the moon goddess grant me that one wish?I screamed as I felt the arrow sliding out from my flesh. Almost immediatel
~Amara~When the third arrow grazed my cheek, Chad quickly stood and grabbed my hand. Taking one long look at Lydia, I mouthed “I’m sorry” and prepared to flee. But our pursuers were already unto us.Immediately we turned, we saw that we had been surrounded on all sides by werewolves. They snarled as they slowly closed in on us, their eyes burning, and their mouth drooling. I didn’t need a seer to tell me that they were Adrik’s men. He had finally caught onto our plans.“You really think you could run away so easily from me?”I swung around and there was Adrik standing in the circle that the werewolves had created. His countenance was furious and there and then, I understood that our chances of getting out of this were slim.Chad pulled me behind him and came in front of me, trying to shield me from Adrik’s fury. But that was a stupid gesture. A brave one, but also stupid. Adrik could only be so angry with me, but for him, he would be double furious with him.Lydia groaned again, and
~Amara~It was the signal, the one I’d been waiting for. The Hollow Ball that Adrik held wavered and then vanished, along with the shimmering lights and strange haze of power that had filled the room. He rose to his feet, his gaze dark as he turned to me.“Omega, stay here. Guards!” he barked, calling them to his side. “I’ll deal with whatever this is.”I nodded, forcing myself to look as calm as possible even though my pulse was racing. As soon as Adrik left the room, my instincts took over, and I darted for the door, every nerve on fire with anticipation. Chad would be waiting for me. I could hardly believe that soon we’d be free of this place, but I knew every second counted.Apart from that fact, I didn’t want Lucian blocking me or even trying to talk about what happened in the past. I wasn’t up for that at all. All I wanted was to get to where Chad was in one piece.I was halfway down the hall when a figure appeared, blocking my path. I gasped, thinking that it was one of Adrik’s
~Chad~“Fire! Fire!!”The second I heard the alarm, I knew it was time for me to act fast. I couldn’t waste any more time because I can’t tell how long it would be before Adrik finds out that this was a fake alarm. My body reacted faster than my mind could, every nerve alive despite the gnawing pain that felt like fire under my skin. It didn't matter. Pain had become the background music of my life in this place, and I’d learned to ignore it. What mattered now was getting out.With a shaky breath, I forced myself to my feet and patted around the corner of the floor for the small key Lydia had smuggled in. She’d risked everything to get it to me, and I wasn’t about to waste her efforts. My hands trembled as I slotted it into the lock, the heavy, rusted door clicking open with a sound that was somehow both too loud and too soft. I slowly pushed the heavy iron door open, waiting a moment to see if anyone would notice by any chance that a prisoner’s door has been opened.The corridor o
~Amara~As I stepped into the grand ballroom, my heart felt like it was about to leap out of my chest. The room was filled with elegantly dressed guests, laughter, and music that floated through the air. Every flicker of a candle seemed too bright, every footstep around me too loud. I kept reminding myself to breathe, to appear composed, but with the weight of what I was supposed to do, it was a bit hard to pretend.Adrik had told me that he wouldn’t have any need for me until the dinner starts, so that mean that I have enough time to plan my movements carefully. I just hoped that I wouldn’t need to make it to that dinner before I get my cue to escape with Chad. My freedom was so close and I could smell it. Soon enough, I would be able to know how it felt to have my freedom. And it wouldn’t be just about me. It would also be about my child.I smiled, my hand going to my belly instinctively. This baby wouldn’t live the kind of life that I’ve led. He won’t have a mother who will sell hi
~Amara~I stood in front of the mirror in my room, the dress that Adrik had picked out for me clutched in my hands.Tonight is the night.This is the night that will either make or mar me.This is the night that I get my freedom, and together with the man that I love.This is the night of the Hollow Ball.I was excited at the thought of finally leaving this hellhole and going somewhere far away from this kingdom. Chad and I have sometimes talked about the possibility of settling in the human world, and it had sounded like a good plan. All we needed to do was make sure that no one suspects our identity. We’ll just blend in and make sure to avoid staying outside on full moons.But then again, I still couldn’t shake off the feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. It felt as if I was about to embark on a suicide mission. As if this was the most foolish thing to do. A part of me screamed at me to abandon this plan and live as peacefully as possible with alpha Adrik instead of putting my