After finding out that Mitch was gone, I stood there for a while in shock. I paced about the lot, wondering what was going on. I suspected there had been an emergency because I couldnโt think of any other reason why he would leave without informing me. I sauntered back to the valet who had just helped a senior couple pack their Porsche. โHey, I really need your help.โโWhat do you want?โ he asked. โI can give you my phone to call someone.โI shook my head. After this, I needed to get some money and buy a cell phone. For some reason, Iโd not yet been officially accepted into the pack so I wasnโt able to mind link with other members. A cell phone was really important. โI donโt have anyoneโs number. I need some money for transportation.โโIโm not a charity organisation, maโam.โ He said. โWhy would you leave your house without money?โโI thought Mitch would take me back but he disappeared without letting me know. I wouldnโt be asking if I could help it.โThe man sighed. โOkay, Iโll help
In a trance like state, I walked back to my room. It felt like I was just gliding down the hallway, instead of lifting my legs and walking. When I got to my room, I went straight to the bed and dumped my body on it, not bothering to remove my shoes. As I sobbed that night, all the memories came rushing back. I remembered all the things that had happened to me, even before Edmund died. When I realised that I had never really been happy for a long period of time, I cried even more, letting everything out. I ended up falling asleep on top of the covers, my heels stuck to my feet. I woke up in darkness. It must have been at 4 or 5 am. Sitting up, I removed my shoes and tossed them to the floor. I got up, climbed out of the bed and walked to the window. I was feeling so melancholic and that made me wish I was human so that a fall could kill me and Iโd be away from this world. A guard was walking in the backyard. I watched as he went to the pool sat on a lone chair and lit up a cigar. I w
โIs she the one?โ the taller guard asked. His partner nodded. โWhatโs it?โ I asked, attempting to retreat to the room. The tall guard grabbed my wrist and pulled me out in one swift motion, making me almost fall down. He forcefully turned me around until I was facing the wall, then pulled my hands to the back. The shorter one started tying a strong rope around my hands. My wolf become angry and tried to come to the surface. I fought hard against the man holding me but he was too strong so it was like I was doing nothing. โWalk,โ he commanded after the deed was done.Two doors opened and two heads peeped out. Of course it had to be Kat and Francesca. โWhatโs going on, guards?โ Francesca asked.The guards didnโt say anything, but followed me down the hallway, towards the open door. โWhatโs going on?โ I asked. โAre you taking me to the dungeon?โThe tall guard chuckled. โYou wish. The dungeon sounds like heaven compared to whatโs going to happen to you. Prepare yourself because you m
Leo Killman turned out to be the monster in charge of making me curse the day I set foot in Midnight Pack. I screamed when I felt the lash hit my back. It was on the third one that I felt my shirt rip apart. A high pitched scream escaped my wide open mouth as tears soaked my entire face. The crowd was animated, with some people yelling as the lashes hit my back in quick succession. Eventually, I stopped counting and screaming. My bruised back felt like it was being boiled while hit at the same time. The pain kept becoming more intense as time went on, and the tears never stopped coming. It went on until it all became like a distant blur. My mind started shutting down as my body became weaker and weaker.โStop there,โ I heard someone say. The voice sounded familiar. โWe donโt want her to pass out. She needs to feel this.โBy now people were just talking, no more chanting or cheering. I just stayed there, resting my face against the pole, wishing I could lose consciousness. After some
โItโs so good so perfect,โ Jackson said. The words made my eyes well with tears. I couldnโt believe they were coming from the same man I had been about to spent the rest of my life with. The past few weeks had really blinded me from who Jackson King was. I should have kept my distance and stuck to my decision of rejecting the mate bond. โI wish it was permanent,โ Mia said. โIt would look so good on her, and would always remind her not to do bad things.โJackson chuckled. They were talking like old friends, not an alpha and his subject. I wondered if there was something between them. Had Jackson told Mia to beat me up when he sent me to the slave house? Was she his newest catch? โLeave her tied up here for two more hours,โ Jackson said. โLetโs go.โHumiliated. Thatโs how I felt when they left me there half naked and tied up against a pole which couldnโt allow any movement. The sun had risen and was starting to become hotter. Blood had soaked up the ropes and my leggings. The pain w
I didnโt pass out. I must have taken a smaller dose that required, or maybe it was because a guard found me early. He lifted me and took me to the kitchen and put me on the floor.โWhatโs going on?โ the older woman asked.โHow did she get the wolfsbane?โ the man asked, heading to the cabinet. He opened the same compartment Iโd opened and removed a bottle. He came to where I was and poured the contents into my mouth. I swallowed everything. โHow did this happen?โ I heard a new voice. It belonged to David the beta of Midnight pack.โI donโt know,โ the man told him. โI heard a scream and went to see what was going on. I found her writhing on the bed after drinking the wolfsbane.โโWhere did she get it?โโOhh, she must have got it when she came for snacks.โ The old lady said. โThat sneaky little woman.โโAnd why was that compartment open?โ David grilled the poor woman.โI had to get some Nythrin poison for the prisoner downstairs,โ she said. โI forgot to close it. Iโm sorry.โโYouโre luc
For a moment, I was frozen, unable to make a move. My mind was telling me to run but for some reason my legs couldnโt move.โHey,โ a man said, peeping from the window of the car near the one whose alarm was blaring. โGet in.โThe trunk opened up. I hesitated but when I heard voices getting closer, I jumped in and it got locked up almost immediately. I lay down in the small space as my heart beat like a drum. One of the doors of the car opened. I could hear more people talking and getting into the other cars. โWhat happened?โ someone asked.โOh, I accidentally touched your car,โ a voice that sounded like that of the man who had told me to get in said. โOkay, we thought something had happened. Why didnโt you join us?โโI didnโt feel like drinking and driving tonight,โ the man said. โI hoped you guys had a great time. Iโm gonna get back in the car and wait for the alpha.โEvery werewolf has a unique smell and sometimes it can be apparent. I was so scared that the alpha would figure out
When the door opened, I jumped out and studied my surroundings. The driver was standing there, watching me.โHello,โ he said.We were in a small town. There were barely any people in the streets, and it was fairly quiet. Most of the houses lining the streets had their inside lights off.โThank you so much,โ I told the man. โWhere are we?โโHuntswood,โ he said. โIt belongs to Black Moon pack.โโHow close am I to Bryson Millerโs pack?โโItโs two towns away but I canโt go there now. Why did you run away from Midnight Pack?โโThey were going to kill me,โ I lied. I couldnโt tell him I was the woman his alpha and his friend were talking about. The one who had got Jackson Kingโs mind twisted for a second. If he knew that, he would realise that I would soon be highly wanted. I knew that Jackson was going to put a huge price on my head when he found out I was gone whoever was going to return me would get something good out of it.โWere you a slave?โI nodded. โYes. Why did you help me?โโIt se
โWhat are we going to do about her?โ I asked Jackson thirty minutes after he kicked out Francesca. I shuddered when I remembered the madness in the womanโs eyes. It was clear that she would never accept that Jackson wasnโt hers. I used to think she was just obsessed but it turned out she was also delusional. Something wasnโt right in that crazy brain of hers. Jackson poured the water into the glass and gave it to me before putting the jug back in the fridge. We were standing by the kitchen counter.โI donโt know,โ he said. โWhat I know is sheโll be leaving the pack house today. Iโve asked them to take her to a secure place as I plan on what to do. โI canโt have her here because sheโs a danger to you. Iโve always known she didnโt like you but didnโt think sheโd go to the extent of wanting to kill you. I cannot tolerate that.โI went and hugged him. โThank you so much. Truthfully, I donโt think I can feel safe with her around.โโI know.โI heard those words in my mind. With narrowed ey
I smiled when I felt the hand move from my wrist to my waist. His other hand joined the first one. A wave of delicious heat travelled from my waist to my core, and I felt my nicker getting wet. I moaned as I looked up. Jackson angled his head to the side and kissed me on the lips.โHey,โ I said when his lips met mine. I looked around and saw that people had moved further from us. He was hugging me from behind and I just wanted to collapse in his arms. My heart was beaming with joy as my wolf danced around in my head.โLetโs get out of here,โ he said.โSure.โJackson took my hand and we walked out of the yard, several eyes staring at us. We entered through one of the side doors and went straight to the elevator. He didnโt wait for the door to close. Jackson pushed me against the wall and kissed me. The kiss was rough and fast, a testament to our starvation. As he kissed me, one of his hands went down and pulled my dress up as he touched my core, rubbing in rough circles. By the time we
I spent the next two weeks avoiding Jackson. I had returned to my room in the servantโs quarters and asked Francesca to give me roles that didnโt involve serving the alpha directly and she obliged which made it easier to avoid running into Jackson. Jackson did not also bother to look for me so the distance between us grew each day. Thankfully, I never felt any mating related pain which made me happy. At least he was not sleeping with Mia or any other woman.Kat left the day after the celebration. Iโd never seen her so happy. She promised to help me repair the relationship with my parents and she fulfilled it. Two weeks after Kat had left, my mother arrived at Midnight Pack and asked for me. We hugged for what seemed like hours by the swimming pool, crying and talking about how we missed each other. โIโve tried to talk to your father,โ she said. โHeโs coming around but youโll have to give him some time. Losing Edmund took a toll on him. Edmund had been prepared to be the heir. He may
The warriors surrounded Vlad while others went to lift their alpha and quickly carried him away. Vlad turned his attention to the guard holding the torch and made him fall to the ground. Suddenly, he was invisible which made it easy for him to escape the guards. He returned to where we were and told us to hold his hands. We did and started running towards the outer boundary. We hit it and stumbled back.โShit!โ Vlad said. โThis seems to have been reinforced since Bryson took over. That bastard.โโTheyโre going to try to escape but wonโt be getting anywhere. Michael, run to the pack house and get more torches. Suddenly, we heard two distinct howls and the guards all went down on one knee, their faces adopting sombre looks. My eyes widened.โBryson is dead!โVlad smiled. โYes. I knew he would die. I added black magic to that silver bullet. It had to take him down.โForgetting about us, the guards started running back towards the pack house.โWe need to get Jackson!โ Vlad said and let g
โLetโs go into the woods,โ Maran suggested, running from the yard towards the back yard.โOkay,โ I said, following him at a high speed.โGet AJ right now!โ Bryson yelled and guards started running around in different directions. Running while holding another personโs hand made things complicated but we managed to reach the wooded area quickly.We did not stop until we were over five hundred metres away from the pack house and deep in the woods.โI think weโll find Vlad in the caves,โ I told Maran. โLetโs go there.โSuddenly, a portal appeared in front of us and Vlad stepped out of it. โItโs really you!โ Maran exclaimed. โIโve read a lot about you. I couldnโt believe it when I heard you had come back to life.โโYouโll have enough time to worship me later,โ Vlad was still as cocky as ever. โDo you know how to reverse the Xiang Xiang spell?โโAnna Jiang taught me,โ Maran said. โBut Iโve never done it practically. All I know is the theoretical part.โโThatโll have to do,โ Vlad said. โNow
I let Bryson do whatever he wanted with me for two days. I stayed silent and pretended to be unmoved while planning my next move. Quietly, I studied Bryson and the new staff in the pack house. I had no idea where Francesca and Kat were but was glad I didnโt have to run into them. By the third day, I was ready to set Maran free. I chose to do it on that day because Bryson was around which meant that his guards wouldnโt be watching me like hawks.I failed to get my hands on a good weapon so I settled for the small dagger I found under Brysonโs bed. The only decent thing Bryson had done was not sleeping in Jacksonโs bed. Of course he didnโt do it out of respect but because he found Jackson disgusting. As if! While Bryson dined and wined with his loud mouthed friends in the living room at 4pm, I snuck out of my room. The main hallway of the second floor was empty and so was that of the first floor. It was almost too easy. It made me wonder if I was being set up. What if Bryson had someho
The personโs scent was familiar but I couldnโt place it. All of a sudden, he let go of me. I thought I was about to come face to face with Bryson or one of his guards. To my relief, it was Vlad.โHow did you find me?โ I asked, trying to study him in the dark cave. My super eyesight was enabled me to identify him but I couldnโt see him very well.โIโm one of the most powerful witches in the world,โ he said. โI tracked you.โโWhat do you want from me?โโI want you to surrender to Bryson Miller.โI gasped. โWhat? Do you want to get me killed?โHe shook his head. โNo. Bryson wonโt kill you. If he wanted to kill you, heโd have done it already. He wants to use you to make Jackson jealous and made. Thatโs all. โThat man raped me,โ I said. โI canโt go near him again.โโIโm sorry that happened to you, but do you have an idea how many women heโs raping now? The man even undergoes for minors. Do you understand now how important it is for him to be stopped?โโYes, I do and I wish to stop him but
Thankfully, the information had not yet reached the motel. Betsy the girl who ran it was shocked when I decided to check out at night. I refused to reply her questions and told her to keep the money I had already paid for that night. I didnโt find a taxi so I ran to the high way and began walking along it. About ten minutes later, a truck appeared. It was going the opposite direction so I crossed the road and stopped it. โHey, where are you going?โ a man looked out of the window.โMidnight Pack,โ I said.It was the safest place for me at that time. I didnโt intend to give myself up for Bryson but to hide in the one place he wouldnโt think of looking. Bryson knew that I had run away. He also knew that the people of Midnight Pack would surrender me if they found me. Therefore he wouldnโt think Iโd do to hide there. Running to other packs was more dangerous for me. When I arrived at my pack, I paid the kind truck driver and alighted near the forest. Stepping into it, I ran as fast as I
For the first time in my life, I was truly alone. The whole world had turned against me and I couldnโt think of anyone who loved or wanted to be with me. My family and pack mates had watched in silence as I was banished from home once again. The first time I left, I had a plan but this time there was nothing in mind. I had no idea where to go. I walked towards our small town. I was about to reach when I met my cousins Hans and Jerry.โLook who we have here,โ jerry sneered, standing in my way. I was in no mood to talk so I tried to move out of the way but he grabbed my wrist. โWhat are you doing here, you killer?โโIโm not a killer,โ I defended myself.โYou probably killed Edmund and lied about it,โ Hans said.Hans and Edmund were 17 and 18 respectively. I wasnโt about to let them disrespect me. โCould you please leave me alone? Iโve been banished from the pack and vie got to get out of here.โโWhat do you have here?โ Hans asked, ripping my bag from my hands.โHey, give it back!โHe ra