Vennesa's PovThere was a loud knock on the door and I jolted from my shabby bed, from my sleep. My head whipped to look at the window and then I realized the sun had set and I had been sleeping for hours. How long have I been in bed? I thought to myself, I remembered I couldn't sleep early last night due to overthinking. Yes, I have been in such a mood for days now, and it has some how become a habit to me. I can never go to bed without having some thing to think about.The knock resounded again and I realized that some one was outside the door."Who is that?" I asked sleepily."My Lady." My maid called from the outside. "His majesty has requested to see you." She informed me.I was so excited that His Majesty, my Alpha, has decided to see me. It's been long since he requested to see me. I would say, we hardly had the time to meet in person and have a couple's conversation. I mean, we never.I stood up from my couch, adjusting my gown. This was a perfect moment, and that isn't the
Vennesa's Pov(2 Weeks Later)I sat quietly in my room, life has been pretty rough on me. I haven't gotten the love I deserved for years, and it all shattered away from me the very day I lost my mother in a ghastly motor accident. She was returning from work when her car bumped into a moving lorry.It wasn't a surviving one. I couldn't help but to cry, hoping I would wake up the following morning feeling better like nothing ever happened. But the pains kept coming, ringing repeatedly in my head, over and over again.I won't blame my step-father for acting so rough to me, he has never loved me since he set his eyes on me. I blame my mother, she brought all these upon me. If only she had been so understanding, she wouldn't have left father in the first place.I get it, she was trying to play the super-smart mother of the 21st century. Now that she is gone, it's me suffering the whole thing. I wish I can find my real father, and I'll get away from this shitty hell.I held my stomach, a s
Vennesa's PovThe trauma of what happened two days ago hasn't stop from displaying in my head. I can't even concentrate any more, it's more like a constant reality displaying in my head every single day. I can't think of any thing else but it.The food my maid had dropped for me since morning still remains untouched on the table. I had lost the appetite to eat any thing. Since that day I haven't eaten any thing. I was still healing from the heartbreak of what I had seen, and I know it's gonna take a long time to heal.My maid had come a few minutes ago to remind me to eat. How can I eat when my home doesn't feel like home to me? How can I eat when the one I thought is my mate could call me a contracted wife? If nothing has ever felt intimidating in my life, this one felt way more than intimidation.I heaved.I laid on the bed, facing the ceiling. I didn't want to think about the incident in the garden, but the more I dodged from it, the more it kept coming.A knock sounded on the door
Alpha Rogan's PovHowever, she smelt differently than usual. Her scent was intoxicating and goosebumps lined my skin. I could feel my wolf clawing at our bond. "Mate!" I heard my wolf say and I froze in shock.I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to reason how the slave girl could be my mate. I couldn't control myself any more as the need for my mate increased.I wanted to catch her and dominate her. My Alpha instincts had taken over and I just wanted to claim what was mine.I have never felt this weird before with her, and I never expected my mate would be this hungry to have her. Even as she walked out of my office, I still found it hard to believe Venessa is my mate.A few hours later, I heard a voice call my name. "Your majesty!" A maid called from the outside, loud enough for me to hear from the inside. The door opened, it was Vennesa's maid. She looked frightened and scared, and I could hear her heart beating hard. "Your majesty.""What happened?" I demanded."Your maje
Venessa's POVIt was a long flight but soon the plane touched down at Texas airport. It was bustling with people. I took in the new smells of the place. This was going to be my new home. I got down from the plane and walked into the receiving point. People were out with cards to welcome their friends and loved ones but I was alone in this cruel cold world. There was no one to love or welcome me. I hired a taxi and headed to a cheap hotel. There was no way I could buy a house with the little money I had on me. I needed to work in order to afford a place for myself and my child. I rubbed my tummy to comfort my growing baby. I was going to do everything I could for him or her. The hotel was fairly comfortable and I had some space to think about what had happened to me so far. I held my head in my hands and images of the garden came flooding back to me. My heart ached in sorrow and betrayal. I had loved a monster but he didn't even give a damn about me. What kind of life had I been livi
Venessa's POVI woke up and looked around my hotel room. It felt different waking up in a place that wasn't my mate's home after so long. I turned my head to the window. The sun hadn't yet risen. I looked at the clock in my room, it was barely past 3am. I lay awake thinking. Had I gotten far enough from my mate? What if I didn't find a good job here? What if my baby and I died?"No Venessa! Don't think such thoughts," I told myself. I got up and headed to the sink. I turned on the tap but there was no water. I tried the shower but the same thing was the case. I sighed exasperatedly. I tried to call room service but the landline was disconnected.Great! First day in Texas and everything was already going so well. I rolled my eyes and put my clothes on and headed to the front desk.There was a brunette lady sitting at the computer. I saw the blue light reflect in her eyes and I saw the reflection of a game in them. She was playing solitaire. It took a cough from me before she could not
Alpha Rogan's POVI sat down in my throne room sadly. It had been almost three days since Venessa's disappearance. I was depressed. I had refused to eat and soon Belinda came into the room. I didn't even raise my head to acknowledge her presence."Why are you still sulking my Lord?""Go away."But she didn't move. She stood where she was looking at me with a scowl on her face."You know, she might be dead. You need to move on.""Belinda, I said, Go. Away."I wasn't in the mood to entertain her small talk."Why do you suddenly care? I thought you hated her. Now that she is gone, just like you've always wanted, your now looking miserable like a wet cat. What–at the last minute–made her so special?""You won't understand."I felt the anger in me rise. I had just wanted to be alone and now Belinda was here asking me questions that I was certainly in no good mood to answer."Understand what? That you are now in love with a slave girl?""Don't you dare call her a slave girl!"My anger escap
Venessa's POV I cried and soon I heard a scratching noise. I raised up my head in surprise and looked around. The sun was out and I could see my prison quite well now. The sound came again and I turned my head to the far right of the dungeon. It was a rat trying to scale the wall. It was injured but was trying to escape the hell hole it was in. I watched it and was inspired to get myself out of this disgusting place. I wasn't going to die in a dark, damp cell with my baby. I looked around me but all I saw was the bone that lay in the corner. It was all I had. I picked it up and banged the cage with it but my efforts were futile. It was locked. I looked at the padlock and put one and two together. I hit the bone in the floor and it broke into many sharp pieces. I scrambled to the floor looking for one of perfect size; then I found it. I picked it up and examined it and looked at the lock. I had lived with my cruel dad for a while and picking locks and escaping the locked rooms h
Chapter 14Alpha Kristen's POVThe boring meeting with the council finally came to an end. It was the worst one I had ever gone to. The head of the council was worried about nothing very serious in particular. Just a couple of hearsays here and there. Old people's ears were always sharp to catch rumors.As the council dismissed, I called back Don De la Vega."My Alpha," he said with a deep bow."De la Vega. You made some very good points during the meeting."De la Vega smiled. "I thank you for your kind words, Alpha Kristen, but I'm very sure that you, My Lord, were not paying much attention. I know that you hate when the council calls for a meeting. So I guess it is safe to presume that there is something else that you would like to talk to me about."I smiled back at De la Vega."You know me too well. Yes there is something I'd like to discuss with you. Do have a seat."We sat back down at the round table and De la Vega looked at me seriously. Anytime there was something to discuss
Chapter 13Alpha Rogan's POVCouncilor André got up from the ground and looked me in the eyes. His mouth was bloody and as he tried to stand straight, he groaned in pain. He looked at the other councilors and they looked at him, their eyes telling him not to say a word. He ignored them and turned to me again."Long ago, when I was young, I hadn't found my mate. I was destined to not find anyone as a mate. I explored the ancient Lycan archive's and discovered a way to by-pass the will of the Moon-Goddess and get any mate of my choice."I looked at Councilor André with suspicious eyes. No one could change the will of the Goddess."You are a fool to think you can bend the will of the Goddess!" I roared angrily."Then my folly paid off," he said with a smile. "I found an old legend telling of a mystical pool hidden deep in the Southern mountains. All you need to do is take the lady that you wish to be mated to and both of you are to bathe in the pool under the light of the full moon. I wa
Alpha Rogan's POVIt has been almost five days since Venessa disappeared. I was in my throne room sulking. Belinda had tried to come to talk to me but I pushed her away. I didn't want to talk to anyone at the moment. The maids and servants had come to beg me to eat but I dismissed all of them. I was in a right horrible mess. As I sat down, my mind drifted back to when Venessa was first brought to me by her father. She was a beauty. I had bought her as she was a virgin and I was told that only a virgin could give me an heir as I had long searched for my mate and couldn't find her.The first night I had her, she cried out as I broke through her. She was in pain but I didn't stop. I was filled with desire and a longing: a longing for a child.She didn't take in immediately however and I began to hate the more. After a few more attempts, I was convinced that it was all futile and she was just a waste of my money and space. My heart began to break as I remembered how badly I had treated
Venessa's POVI walked back to my room. Breakfast was better than I had expected. I entered my room and closed the door. I leaned on the door and sighed; I was finally going to get to my life together for me and my baby. I rubbed my tummy slowly and lovingly. My baby was going to get spoiled with so much love and care and...Wait! I didn't have a name for my baby! Well, if it was a girl, I was going to call her Aurora but if it was a boy, I would call him, Kevin maybe. I still had plenty of time to workshop the names. My stomach hadn't grown significantly and I wasn't feeling whoozy or nauseous at all. I walked to my bed and gently sat on it as I admired the room I was given. My mind soon began to wonder. Who was this Don De la Vega? Was he nice? Was he as handsome as Kristen? I hadn't even asked for additional information. I had hurriedly said yes and accepted the offer because I had been assured of payment and place to stay.What if I had been to hasty and this Don De la Vega man w
Alpha Kristen's POVI hurriedly had my bath and proceeded to the dinning room for breakfast. I didn't want my 'guest' to be the one waiting for me. It was 9:30am when I got to the dinning table and as I sat down, my eyes locked with a beautiful figure."Nice of you to come so early, Alpha Kristen."It was Venessa. By some kind of magic, she had come so early to the table. I was pleasantly surprised and smiled. The servants brought the food and soon we began to eat. I stole glances at her as we ate in silence. She wasn't a dainty eater but she didn't eat like a pig either. Her bites were lady-like and she ate to her fill."Were you royalty by some chance?" I asked as we ate in silence. She looked at me and put her fork and knife down. Before she spoke, she swallowed the food that was in her mouth."I was told, it was rude to talk while eating."I couldn't help but smile at her humour and sarcasm. I wasn't in the least, bit offended by it.Soon breakfast was over and the plates were cle
Venessa's POVI looked at the handsome Alpha as he introduced himself. He had beautiful eyes."Well Alpha Kristen, I am Venessa. Venessa Bryant.He looked at me and proceeded to walk around me slowly. "Why are you here?""I told you my name, didn't I? Isn't that enough for you?"He exhaled in frustration. I was really giving him a tough time. "Need I remind you that you are in my territory."I exhaled. He was right. I was kind of trespassing but I was still angry about the whole being 'thrown in jail' thing."I left my pack to search for greener pastures.""So the pastures in your pack aren't green enough?" he said with a smirk.Was he trying to mock me?"I had been abused so left my pack to escape fromy abuser and find my feet somewhere else and start afresh."He stopped circling me."What pack are you from?"I looked at him angrily."I've told you the most important parts of what I need to tell you. What pack I am from should not be of any concern to you."He looked at me but I wa
Venessa's POV I cried and soon I heard a scratching noise. I raised up my head in surprise and looked around. The sun was out and I could see my prison quite well now. The sound came again and I turned my head to the far right of the dungeon. It was a rat trying to scale the wall. It was injured but was trying to escape the hell hole it was in. I watched it and was inspired to get myself out of this disgusting place. I wasn't going to die in a dark, damp cell with my baby. I looked around me but all I saw was the bone that lay in the corner. It was all I had. I picked it up and banged the cage with it but my efforts were futile. It was locked. I looked at the padlock and put one and two together. I hit the bone in the floor and it broke into many sharp pieces. I scrambled to the floor looking for one of perfect size; then I found it. I picked it up and examined it and looked at the lock. I had lived with my cruel dad for a while and picking locks and escaping the locked rooms h
Alpha Rogan's POVI sat down in my throne room sadly. It had been almost three days since Venessa's disappearance. I was depressed. I had refused to eat and soon Belinda came into the room. I didn't even raise my head to acknowledge her presence."Why are you still sulking my Lord?""Go away."But she didn't move. She stood where she was looking at me with a scowl on her face."You know, she might be dead. You need to move on.""Belinda, I said, Go. Away."I wasn't in the mood to entertain her small talk."Why do you suddenly care? I thought you hated her. Now that she is gone, just like you've always wanted, your now looking miserable like a wet cat. What–at the last minute–made her so special?""You won't understand."I felt the anger in me rise. I had just wanted to be alone and now Belinda was here asking me questions that I was certainly in no good mood to answer."Understand what? That you are now in love with a slave girl?""Don't you dare call her a slave girl!"My anger escap
Venessa's POVI woke up and looked around my hotel room. It felt different waking up in a place that wasn't my mate's home after so long. I turned my head to the window. The sun hadn't yet risen. I looked at the clock in my room, it was barely past 3am. I lay awake thinking. Had I gotten far enough from my mate? What if I didn't find a good job here? What if my baby and I died?"No Venessa! Don't think such thoughts," I told myself. I got up and headed to the sink. I turned on the tap but there was no water. I tried the shower but the same thing was the case. I sighed exasperatedly. I tried to call room service but the landline was disconnected.Great! First day in Texas and everything was already going so well. I rolled my eyes and put my clothes on and headed to the front desk.There was a brunette lady sitting at the computer. I saw the blue light reflect in her eyes and I saw the reflection of a game in them. She was playing solitaire. It took a cough from me before she could not