Valerian's POV Ethan was so caught up in what he was doing that he didn't hear me coming in time and only turned back at the last minute.I rushed towards his knees, tackling him to the floor.I raised my fists and brought them down on his nose, breaking it with a sick crack.I lunged again but he dodged, rolling to the side and I lost my balance."Why. Won't. You. Fucking. Die?" He banged my head against the floor harder with each word he uttered as he tightened his hand on my head.I reach out to hit him but He rolls and leaps to his feet kicking me in my stomach. I curl into a ball as fresh pain blooms in my stomach as the kick reopened the wound. He didn't care, kicking me harder, so much so the force made me fly backward hitting the window and shattering the glass to pieces.I was so badly hurt that I didn't move after I slumped to the floor, just moaning in pain."Fucking pathetic prick." He spat, stumbling to his feet, and walked drunkenly towards Elena. She scrambled back,
Ethan's POV I jerked awake out of the darkness with a deep gasp, clutching my heart which felt like it was going to jump right out of my chest.I felt my chest knit itself back slowly in my chest, and I felt the faint sharp cut still worrying me."What do you remember? Can you hear me?" Someone asked, leaning and blocking the light, which upset me. And of the three men, one guy came close being brave to check on me.I remember his cute, innocent eyes peering at me...I loved when those same eyes were bleeding with fear.I tried to raise my other hand only for the hand to stubbornly refuse my command, the other hand however have graduated enough to learn movement.Before even the next morning, I had already learned about the major languages in the country and can strangely pronounce them.My body and joints felt very awkward like they weren't mine and it took some getting used to.I moved forward, my muscles grinding against my bone, creating a very unpleasant experience.I wanted to s
Elena's POVI try to notice and come to terms with the world around me. The way everything spun around violently, I try to register in my brain what happened. Wanting that my world would end now, I am still with them. Still, with the people, I hated the most. Still with the monsters after my life, gazing upon me, waiting to fist on my rotten flesh with their large purrs, and satisfy their hungry desires. They wanted me. The fear was so pungent, I could feel it running in my body, down to my core, and gyrating my gut with each breath I took. They will kill me if I don't do as they ask, and they will make me suffer the more. I try to open my shut eyes. I am still in their midst, with the way their inebriating scent filled the entire room, and their highly calibrating domineering aura wrapped around me. I was just their pawn. They could use me any time they wished. The world around me is silent, and as usual, I am all for myself, only me, that was my only solace. No one to help a
Elena POVHis bloody red eyes send strong sparks in me at buzzing intermittent frequencies, and I would die from the tension before they got to destroy me. Zayn's stern look showed pure evil intentions. For a moment, he was silent. Thinking of what to do to me. What to punish me with and how to do it. He had no boundaries, the one behind my usual dehumanization. My stomach dropped at his leering gaze, his askew stare mixing with his strong breath and tangy scent, as he moved slowly from my ears to my lips. Brushing his lips past mine, I feel like there is no hope for me, and my dignity is just about to dwindle into thin airI am the best slave here, and the most used pawn of the Alphas, the worst part was that they are my mates, the ones to care for me. As an Omega, you are the least in the chain of the hierarchy. Usually subject to noble Alphas or the messengers and slaves, I thought of living a life differently. When I met both my mates, and cousins, joy filled me. I was g
Elena POVPain. Very sharp pain. The kind of pain that runs from your head and down to every part of your body, leaving every nerve, tendon, and bone of your body in acute paralysis, and not causing you to move. That is the kind of pain I'm feeling. My vision drowns from blurriness before I can catch a glimpse of my surroundings. Finding it hard to open my eyes totally, I feel like I am blind. The moonlight from the bars rushes into my eyes, and under the shimmer, I am chained, hands and feet, and I can not do anything. There was no need to do anything. I knew where I was. How I got here, I couldn't tell. I can only remember the strong bone piercing into my cunt, and then, strong hands grabbing my stuff, but then, U can't remember what happened after then. I try to move. No way. My whole body is wrecked in pain, and my bones are melting with the heat that burned through them, springing up in my and down, as I inhaled the rotten smell of dump and burnt metal.I am locked in a pris
Elena's POVRunning through the woods, panting desperately for breath. I crawled over the broken pieces of glass on the floor, whimpering in pain.My mind urged to rest, but my wolf knowing the danger we faced propelled me to keep going. But I was tired, so, so tired. The night sky winked above me, the full moon in full effect.My feet thundered on the ground, sinking deep into the soft earth. My senses were heightened, I could hear the ants, the water running through the creeks, and the leaves rustling. It was a full moon. I climb a steep rock going up.I had to keep moving. I'm sure Zayn and Ethan were looking for me, furious I'd stolen tonight's entertainment from them. Or they could even be excited I'd up the ante. I never knew with those demented assholes.I could hear wolves howling into the night, the sound sending shivers down my spine.A sharp wave of wind blew, making me shake more. My clothes my tattered, hanging in pieces after Zayn tore them off from me. I tried pieci
Valerian's POVHolding Elena against my chest, she was so small and fragile.At my first glance at her, I was entranced. Despite the dirty appearance, I'm sure we're a cause of those two buffons who dared play with what was mine. And that was what she was, MINE.Her scent drew me from my hunt. When I saw her, she stole my breath away. Her hair was dirty and matted, her clothes tattered and torn so badly that her body was exposed. She looked so frightened and weak. Bruises battered her body in different hues. I tightened my hold on her, thinking of worst-case scenarios if I had come minutes later. She would have been dead or worse. She whimpered softly against my neck. Shit, I was squeezing her.I relaxed my hold and continued walking. She borrowed her nose into my neck, touching her lips to my neck. God, she was making me hard. Even the sounds made me want to lay her on the ground and rut her like an animal. I inhaled through my nose and stifled the urge, she almost died, I'm su
Elena's POVI can't feel anything. I can't hear anything. I feel like I'm drowning. Everything is pitch black, I feel weightless. Where am I? My consciousness drifts in and out. It's like I'm not here. Memories drift in and out of my mind like sand. I can't get a grasp on any. Distantly I hear sounds but they seem far away. I want to stay here, it's peaceful. Away from the wicked world out there. I feel like there's something that I need to do but I don't want to leave here. Let me rest, just for a little while… ********I'm thrust violently into a memory. It's like it's happening to me, I can feel everything, and hear everything but I'm not present at least not mentally. I look at the weak version of me dispassionately.I'm leaning back against the stone-cold wall of the cage I'm being kept in, almost wishing for the relief of death. Away from the constant pain and torture. My entire fucking life has been one constant battle after the other because bei
Ethan's POV I jerked awake out of the darkness with a deep gasp, clutching my heart which felt like it was going to jump right out of my chest.I felt my chest knit itself back slowly in my chest, and I felt the faint sharp cut still worrying me."What do you remember? Can you hear me?" Someone asked, leaning and blocking the light, which upset me. And of the three men, one guy came close being brave to check on me.I remember his cute, innocent eyes peering at me...I loved when those same eyes were bleeding with fear.I tried to raise my other hand only for the hand to stubbornly refuse my command, the other hand however have graduated enough to learn movement.Before even the next morning, I had already learned about the major languages in the country and can strangely pronounce them.My body and joints felt very awkward like they weren't mine and it took some getting used to.I moved forward, my muscles grinding against my bone, creating a very unpleasant experience.I wanted to s
Valerian's POV Ethan was so caught up in what he was doing that he didn't hear me coming in time and only turned back at the last minute.I rushed towards his knees, tackling him to the floor.I raised my fists and brought them down on his nose, breaking it with a sick crack.I lunged again but he dodged, rolling to the side and I lost my balance."Why. Won't. You. Fucking. Die?" He banged my head against the floor harder with each word he uttered as he tightened his hand on my head.I reach out to hit him but He rolls and leaps to his feet kicking me in my stomach. I curl into a ball as fresh pain blooms in my stomach as the kick reopened the wound. He didn't care, kicking me harder, so much so the force made me fly backward hitting the window and shattering the glass to pieces.I was so badly hurt that I didn't move after I slumped to the floor, just moaning in pain."Fucking pathetic prick." He spat, stumbling to his feet, and walked drunkenly towards Elena. She scrambled back,
Valerian's POV My heart was in my throat as we sped back to the city, all the while inside my mind I was beating myself up for not seeing everything they had planned out sooner.I should have known it was all a setup.I've heard stories about how sick those men were and I can only imagine the twisted and depraved things they were doing to my pack mates, people who right now were looking up to me for help….and I let them down."You'll drive yourself crazy if you don't stop." Jared came to stand beside me where I was fidgeting. I couldn't keep calm, eager to get back home and fight."I can't stop!" I hissed, whirling around to turn furious eyes at him. "It's all my fault that this is happening. I was in such a hurry to get to Elena, I rushed in blindly avoiding a lot of blinking red flags.""Blaming yourself won't help our people, pulling yourself together will."Due to my whole display in the woods, everyone kept away from me giving me a wide berth.I didn't like messy killings prefer
Somewhere on the outskirts of Red Sun Hill CityZayn's POV The soft rays of the early morning sun were filtering through the clouds and I moved around impatiently, waiting for the signal.We were all gathered here since yesterday, camping in their backyard. It was quite hard to conceal this large number of people from the city's radar but our people on the inside helped with that, diverting any attention away from us."What's the status?"I spoke into the earpiece I'd wired into my ear for easy communication, while one eye was on my mate. She was by Ethan's side, her head swept to the side to display her collar which was a symbol of our ownership. "It's a go, sir." A voice squeaked over the earpiece, quite difficult to hear but I easily got the message since it was what I'd been waiting to hear all day.Immediately I signaled to the Alpha for them to kick into action, then called Trent to the side.He jogged over to meet me, decked in his battle gear with several daggers and a knife
Valerian's POV "Hey," Jared calls out and I turned from where I was on the balcony to stare at him, watching his long legs eat up the space before he crossed over to where I was."Heard anything from her yet?" It had taken him a few hours but he healed from the wound, and after being placed on mandatory bed rest he was back to his normal jovial self.The search was still out for Ruby but I doubt we would catch her, I had a feeling she was long gone.I turn back, looking down at the activities taking place below.I was at the Court for some meetings- which seems never ending recently - and also because I needed to think. Being clouded by Elena's things and her scent in the house wasn't helping me think clearly.I had needed to come to a fast decision on what to do, either to forget about Elena and try to move on with my life or to fight like hell for her.I was quite torn about it for a while, the natural instincts as Alpha to protect my pack weighing heavily against my selfish desir
Ethan's POV"I've been thinking," Zayn announced out of the blue, gesturing for us to take a walk down the line of trees by the cabin away from prying eyes. "About what?” I ask, watching two birds tweeting at each other.“Elena.” The sound of her name was like a blaring alarm which caused me to look up at Zayn.“What happened to her?” I think back to the unconscious woman lying on the floor a few feet away from where we stood.“I want us to perform the mating ceremony today.” He informs me, not looking anywhere near me.“That’s sudden,” I turned to look at him. “what caused the change?” “If she’s mated with us, she would truly become one with us in every aspect physically and up here” he tapped the side of his head looking fierce. “she won't be able to hide anything.""You're not giving her the choice?"We might have not been the most loving of mates but there are some lines I do consider extreme, we are mates but performing the mating ceremony has to be the choice of both people i
Ethan's POV I watched Zayn down drink after drink of alcohol, trying to blot out whatever he was feeling.When he first found out, he yelled, raged, and raked for the longest time until I thought he wouldn't stop.I totally understood why she would do that, she was a simple creature that just wanted love and to be loved, unfortunately, she got saddled with the wrong people but what made Zayn so angry was that she was going to take our child away from him.I opened the door quietly and looked at where Elena lay unconscious on the floor with the mark on her thigh.Zayn had rubbed wolfsbane into the wound to ensure that it didn't heal properly, even if it did heal, it would ensure that his name would forever be branded on her thigh.I had initially wanted to stop him thinking that that would be too much and it would definitely make her hate him all the more, but then I understood that he was hurt and he needed to lash out, in whatever form.After he stomped out still angry, his marks on
Elena's POV I was rudely awakened when someone dragged me out of bed in the morning by thrusting the covers back, letting the chill of the morning air kiss my skin, and winding their hand around my arm, pushing me out. I blinked my eyes several times to clear the grogginess and focus on the brick of a man dragging me away, my night dress flapping around my feet. I whimpered when my bare foot stubbed on a table, effectively clearing the sleepiness from my eyes and the man turned to look at me and I realized it was Zayn. I sagged in his hold with relief and looked up at his face. "Za-yn slow down!" I shrieked when he increased his pace. He rounded the corner, his long legs eating up the floor and I hurried behind him walking twice as fast to keep up. He almost ran down the stairs, still dragging me without paying any attention to me or even stopping. If I thought my words were going to convince him to let up, boy was I wrong, because if anything he started to walk faster. "Zay-n! P
Valerian's POV "Someone get me, Jared!" I yelled to the entire room not speaking to anyone in particular, raking my hand through my hair in agitation. I've been trying to get across to him but to no avail. We were supposed to meet up this morning but he wasn't picking up at all and after a while, the calls were going to voicemail. I was getting worried, it was not like him to dismiss an important meeting without cause. "Sir." Someone called my attention to the front and I turned in that direction, meeting one of the younger shifter's earnest gaze. "I've tracked his phone as you suggested, its location is still pinging that it's at his house. 'So why wasn't he picking up the phone?" I mutter to myself. Then I picked up my keys and dashed out of the room like my tail was on fire. The beta assigned to drive me today saw me rushing out of the building and standing up in a hurry, to jump into the vehicle but I paid him no heed, rounding to the driver's side and I sped off without lo