Alyssa's POV.The shadow finally came in view, and my heart beat increased immediately I saw who it was.It was the man who tried to touch me inappropriately earlier.I felt so uncomfortable, I remember his anger when the Alpha told him to leave me alone."I can see you're here." He said in such a leering tone that sent chills down my bones.His eyes burned with malice as he glared at me, and I couldn't help but feel intimidated by the sight of such an emotionless face staring at me."I'm happy you're alone." He said coming closer to me, I stepped back immediately.I felt like I was being attacked and it scared me, I could barely breathe from fear as he leaned towards me to close the gap between us.He smiled, showing off his sharp teeth as he looked me up and down slowly. "You are so beautiful," he whispered."And I want you." He added.I shook my head, I didn't want him near me in any way, I kept stepping back and he followed my move."Go away!" I screamed, but it came out wrong. I
Lance's POV.I couldn't believe it when I saw her among the servers for the party.I was starstruck, her hair was packed stylishly and the gown brought out her shape.It took me many ounces of willpower to stop myself from touching her.My eyes raked the length of her figure, taking in every curve. She looked stunning. No one would have recognized her as a server or even a slave.I pretended to not care or stare as I danced with Belinda, but my eyes, mind and whole being were focused on her the whole evening.I was so entranced by her that when she walked into the bar room, I almost jumped straight to meet her.What was going on here?Did the moon goddess really decide to give me someone I hated as my mate,and made her this attractive?I wasn't myself when she served the meal, my eyes took in her form when she bent down to arrange the food.I wanted to touch her so badly I could see blackness clouding my vision from how badly I wanted to taste her skin.I shook my head, clearing awa
Alyssa's POV.I felt like I was in deep trouble, I don't know why I felt so, but I could feel it in my bones.It's a feeling that you get when you're about to make a huge mistake, or when you feel like you're going to get hurt for something you had no hand in.Since I came back from the party I was hurt after being almost sexually assaulted by the guest.And kissed by the Alpha, a kiss I didn't expect to enjoy so much.I bit my lips as the memories hit me again, even with the fear I felt then, the feeling of his lips on mine made me happy.My eyes fluttered shut as I remembered how warm his lips were on mine, how gentle he made me feel by running his fingers through my hair, and just by existing in general.I don't even care about how hurt I am, all I cared about was how it felt to be kissed by him.I sighed, remembering how the taste of his lips was still there. I could remember how he made my legs go weak under me and made me forget where I was and what I was doing. How I wanted mo
Alyssa's POV.The blasting headache woke me up, and I could tell right away it was the worst one yet today. My head felt like an entire building had been sitting on my skull and was now letting all of its weight sit there.I groaned as I slowly opened my eyes to a dim room with no windows and no signs of life whatsoever.The memory of what happened before I fainted hit me, and I tried standing up but the sharp pains in my ribs hit me.With a sigh, I leaned back against the wall and closed my eyes again. The memories of what happened yesterday came back to me like a broken record and I groaned once more, remembering how she beat me till I fainted.I didn't steal anything, but she didn't want to listen to me.I stared at my surroundings again and I realized it was a cell room.Not even a bed, just a hard floor and nothing to eat except some moldy bread that probably belonged to someone who was here before.The only light came from a small slit on the door and from a couple of small h
Alyssa's POV.I woke up in an unfamiliar area, my eyes watering as I tried opening them.I squinted trying to be familiar with the room I was in right now, my eyes scanning every nook and cranny of the room."You're awake." I shook due to the sudden fright I had when I heard the voice."Who is it?" I asked my heart thumping nervously."It's me Alan." He came into view as I stared at him, trying to remember who he was. My memory wasn't that good and I felt like I wasn't in the pack."Alan?" I asked."Yeah, I'm one of the guards in the pack." he said and I sighed in relief that I was still here.I know it wasn't the perfect situation here, but at least I had where to sleep and eat and that was okay."How did you find me?" I asked."I saw you on the ground,you were shaking and I had to save you." He said."You made me nervous." I said."Oh I'm sorry,I didn't mean to be that way, I wanted to check on you." He said."Thank you." I replied trying to stand up, but a sharp pain hit me, and I
Lance's POV.I woke up with her on my mind, it was so annoying that she kept being on my mind.I kept trying everything I should to stop thinking of her, but it didn't work.I trained as fast as I could, but it seemed to make it worse,all I could think of was still her.I could scent her right now, it was close to the garden.I paused waiting to get a sneak peek of her, I wanted to see her for a little while though I would've loved not to.But I couldn't help myself, my wolf wanted to see her, the mate pull was also maddening and it wanted to see her as well.I paused when I heard her laughter, I frowned immediately I saw who she was laughing with.I couldn't believe how I felt right now, but my whole insides felt like it would explode while staring at them.It squeezed into thousands knots, it kept twisting my insides, I felt like smacking Sean's head on a wall.I froze when I saw him touch her face, she touched his hands, kissing it.If I felt like my insides were tied into thousand
Alyssa's POV.I bit my lips nervously when I reached the door to the slave quarters. I didn't know what to expect, but I had a strong feeling I would expect the worst.I greeted two guards who stood at the entrance.My heart didn't stop beating as I entered the main hall, it was as loud as drums."Alyssa." I paused immediately and I heard my name, my legs wobbly from trying to balance."Yes." I replied, trying to keep a straight face.The glare she sent my way made me swallow nervously, I clutched my hands together waiting for what she wanted to say."Where have you been?" She barked hitting my face, I stumbled to the left, my head hitting the wall."I've been around." I lied."You've been around?" She asked and I nodded,I hoped Belinda did not look for me after all she did, if she did that then I knew it would be over for me."Belinda said you left her room unkept and didn't clean anything, you just came in and said you wanted to clean and then you left immediately." The head slave s
Alyssa's POV.If I was told to bow down and worship Alan I would do that wholeheartedly. He has saved me and that was all that mattered.I knew that I now owe Alan but it did not disturb me like it did earlier. I felt free and happy and it was weird for someone who is indebted to him twice now.A smile appeared on my lips when I remembered how angry Belinda got when she realized I won't get punished.For some funny reason I was yet to understand, she didn't tell them that I stole something from her.I didn't really steal a thing from her, but she punished me anyways for it, and I was shocked to see her angry that the head slave didn't punish me for arriving late.I knew she could have easily lied that I stole something to get me punished, it felt very weird that she didn't.I somehow thought something worse will be coming and I hope I'm wrong.I arranged the supplies the same way the head slave told me to, anything that warranted me getting into trouble was out of the question for me.
Allyssa's Pov. I wake up in my bed, the bed I and the Alpha share, I don't even remember dozing off, I just remember the Beta dropping me off here and me going inside, worried sick about my mate. Who is currently leaning over the bed, looking at me, his breath fanning my face and a smile grazing his lips."You are beautiful" He murmurs and nuzzles my neck. I smile and then when my eyes trail to his arms my breath catches in my throat." And you're hurt" I whisper, alarmed, he straightens and I jump up, getting the first aid box." You're adorable, it's okay though, I don't need that, I'm going to heal on my own anyway" He mutters and I glare at him. Applying some antiseptic cream to my thumb and forefinger, then opening my palms, I mutter, " Bring it here" He looks at me and sighs, " It's really okay"" Those cuts are so fucking deep, please let me treat your wounds, please " my voice cracks at the end, buy I try very hard to keep my composure, and fail miserably. There scratch
Allyssa's POV. Belinda leaves my jaw, examining her nails to see if any damage was done to the new manicure, then she orders Adrian to untie my hands, and he does so, keeping his hands on my shoulders to keep my from escaping, I almost roll my eyes, there's no way in hell that I'd be able to escape, I don't even know there the hell I am. I am so angry and also, so scared at the same time. Belinda, this bitch, came in and started gloating about my predicament, and considering the fact that she is the one that put me in it, I think my murderous thoughts are justified. "How does it feel huh, answer me" She screams at my face and I look up at her, then spit on her feet. "How dare you?" She shrieks, "hold her" she commands Adrian and he does just that.He yanks my head back so that my throat is bare, Allyssa's sharp pointed nails trail in my neck, and I hold my breath. If she sinks her nails in my flesh, she might hit a vein or major artery and I may die from blood loss. Pak. The sla
Lance's POV. I'm on a searching spree, my wolf is beyond angry at this point, there is no word in the vocabulary that can describe the intense feeling of fury and rage that I am feeling at this point, it's red hot and blinding, searing me from the inside out. I'm still waiting for Dylan and pacing the clearing, clutching her hair to my chest and trying to use the mate bond to lead her to me, I call out to her using the mate bond, but it's either the mate bond has been weakened or the distance between she and I, is too far for the mating pull to reach. I still feel like it's all my fault that all these happened, I am the one that got angry and left while she was still in her feelings, had I behaved like a sensible person and tried to calm her down, we would not be in this position, she would be in my arms now and not missing. Had I taken the time to explain everything to her then maybe things would be different right now, but I had let my emotions cloud my judgment, I had acted base
Allyssa's POV. I open my eyes, my head hurts, and I sway to the side, my head lolling, I'm tied up, that's the first thing I notice, and I'm alone in a very nondescript room. I turn my head around, my head feels heavy on my shoulder and I feel like it is going to fall off and roll down but my hands are tied and there is nothing I can do. I look around the room, there is a single light bulb that produces smoky illumination which hurts my eyes, the chair I'm chained to is made of iron, there is an iron table with all sorts of torture items sprawled on top of it. The room is bleak, and my heart jumps in my throat as I realize that this may be the end for me. I am going to die without even seeing Lance, I am going to die with the image of my aunt's dead body crawling through my mind. I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping this is just an hallucination, a dream, but when I open my eyes, the rope is still fighting into my wrist, the table with the torture instruments still looks as menacing a
Lance's POV. The sweat drips down my back as I head back to the room, I needed to clear my head and figure out exactly what is going on around me, and what better way to do it than to pour all my rage on the punching bag, which now lays in pieces on the gym floor by the way. Now that I have had some time to think about my actions and cool off, I find that I actually have done some things wrong, first and foremost my approach. That slap was well deserved because when Allyssa had talked about her aunt, no, Elaine, I had laughed in her face, with Elaine's dead body a few meters from me and her blood on my hands. That had been a completely unacceptable approach to the issue, in my defense, I didn't want to laugh, it just bubbled out of me without control, but it was still wrong. And I also get the reason she would have to doubt me, she witnessed me crouching over Elaine's body, her blood on my hands, face and clothes, telling her immediately that I was not wrong would have been like
Allyssa's POV. My emotions are all over the place, I can't believe anything that happened in the last twenty four hours, I cannot believe that my aunt that talked to me some hours ago is no more, and that my mate killed her. I moved into a blank room, with only a bed and a chair, the room seems empty, and lacks life, just like my life at this moment. I wanted to move to Elaine's old room, but that would hurt too much, it's like I am relieving my mother's death over again, I cannot even believe that I am back to square one. The Alpha had been so enraged when we had our last conversation, but he had no right to be, I saw it very well with my own eyes, the blood splattered on his hands, his face, his clothes. He could not convince me that someone else had killed her and splattered the blood on his hands, his face and his clothes. I just need space, I need a place to retreat to and cool my head, a place to nurse my wounded heart. I also cannot believe that Belinda had come immediate
Belinda's POV.HappinessHow long does it last? Because mine suddenly seems to last forever.When last did I smile and treat myself to a bottle of wine and a pedicure? I think I'll do that right now, I'm so happy I feel like I'm going to combust, I am so happy that I persevered, I am finally getting very close to my goal.This is the happiest I have been in ages, I'm not even lying.The look on the Alpha's face when Allyssa told him that she did not want to be his mate anymore, and the broken look on Allyssa's face as she flung baseless accusations at the Alpha.Their relationship is at rock bottom and I am so very happy about it, I cannot believe that idiot Allyssa.I'm convinced at this point that her brain is only for decoration and she does not use it to think at all, it's all for fancy.I laugh out loud and pick a bottle of champagne that I iced in a bucket, pouring the sparkling white wine in a glass, the paper brownish-gold color excites me.I lift it to my lips and taste the b
Lance's POV.I'm angry and frustrated, Allyssa has succeeded in making me utterly enraged, she is not even giving me the chance to speak for myself, she just up and assumed that I was at fault, and I guess in a way I am, but I wasn't the one that killed the woman and she is not allowing me to clear myself.And I am even more angry when she just threatens to end our relationship, like it's some superficial bond, like the mating bond means nothing to her, it makes me so angry that my wolf growls. I'm so angry, rage fills my head, my vision turning red and dangerous.I look at as she speaks, barely registering her words, my head feels like it's about to burst, she is shaking, from whatever emotions are rocking her body, her eyes are red and bloodshot, the tears still falling in torrents like it's not going to end.When she says that she wants to end our relationship, I laugh in her face, the laughter just erupts from the pit of my stomach, bubbling it's way out of my mouth with an intens
Allyssa's POV.The shock on my face must show because he is taken aback, I feel a lot of emotions at this point, disgust, rage, anger, sadness, I feel betrayed.I think I'm going to vomit, I look at him like he is sick, deranged, unstable, and honestly, he is.She warned me, she came to me and begged me to save her from him, but I denied, maybe if I had not denied all the facts she told me, if I had not brushed all of it off as hysterics, she would still be alive.When I look at her again, her body mangled on the floor, I bend over and vomit in one of the shrubs.When I turn back to look at the Alpha, the blood on his hands, on his face and his clothes tells me everything I need to know, tells me who exactly is responsible for this crime.I watch his face closely, wondering why the hell he had to do this, a tear gleams on his face and I am taken aback, I feel the urge to laugh at him.Why is he crying? The almighty Alpha? Why is he showing this emotion? He fucking killed my aunt! My o