Elena's POV Faced with Ethan's steely and impassive gaze on my bare body, I shied away trying to sink into myself but he didn't give me that opportunity because he came forward and grasped my chin in his hand and twisted.A sound escaped from my clenched at the feel of the sudden contact of his skin on mine.Instantly, every nerve in my body snapped to attention and unconsciously my body leaned into his touch no matter how much I despised him and wanted to bite off his hand."I've missed you." He murmured, staring at me with an undecipherable emotion glinting in his brown eyes.I clamped my lips shut forcefully so I wouldn't do a stupid thing like "I did too."And weirdly, I did miss them. Not their constant torture and abuse, hell no, but despite all that, they were my mates.Nature, no matter how cruel had destined the three of us to be together and had bound us, so they would always be a part of me.His gaze lingered on my skin before his eyes left a hot trail to my calf where the
Elena's POV Cold water splashed on my body, drenching my clothes, the coldness seeping into my bones, jolting me awake.The first thing I saw was Zayn's evil grin beaming on me as he watched me react.I coughed out water, turning on my side as I groaned out loud."Finally, I was starting to think you'd never wake up." Zayn drawled sarcastically, clapping his hands.I shivered uncontrollably as I realized that adding to the cold water splashed on me, I'd been transported to another room different from the one Ethan placed me in, and the temperature was lowered to minus twenty degree Celsius making the room very cold.The room was brightly lit, showing the room was painted in muted red-wine color, with drapes and rugs to match.This room was quite different from the other room of pain I was used to, and I feared what they had in mind for me this time around."Zayn-" I started to plead when I saw different areas of floggers, canes, and whips lined up on the wall before me."Shh, there'l
Elena's POVI forgot what they told me, as I sucked in a sharp breath and my eyes flew to meet his hard ones."No! Please…" I sobbed but his expectant expression gave me no choice but to acquiesce. I knelt down on the cold floor, my hands fidgeting by my sides.Zayn walked straight to me, unbuckling his belt even as he approached and unzipped his fly before he brought his still-covered erection within three inches of my face.I jerked back a little and I trembled harder, as I fought between wanting to flee and staying.Casually, Zayn put his left hand in my hair and gathered it in a loose ponytail in his hand."Look at me." He ordered, turning my face upward as he spoke.I obeyed, my eyes filled with hatred and my nostrils flaring as I watched the amusement on his face as I struggled.With his right hand, he freed his dick from his underwear tugging the boxer briefs down to his scrotum to expose his member properly."Do not use your hands, is that clear?"A sneer appeared on my face
Elena's POV I was dropped off unconscious into this room or so I think because I didn't have any memory of being carried here. At least whoever it was had the common sense to lie me down on my stomach because my back was hurting like hell. The few times I gained cognizance of my surroundings, the pain was so intense and overwhelming that I couldn't even think. I blacked out, seeking the peace of the darkness. Unfortunately, I couldn't be unconscious all the timeI would have shifted to my wolf form to alleviate the pain but the shackles bound to my wrist and legs were much bigger than I was, and even if I did chances of escaping were very slim. Tears seeped down into my tiny bed as I thought about the endless months, and years, that lay spanned out before me. Continous, persistent torture.I was able to survive two years with them, but now that I've seen and experienced what it's like to be free, to be loved, I don't think I can survive even a month before they successfully brok
Valerian's POV I picked up a pebble and threw my hand as far back as I could before I tossed it into the sea, watching it sail before falling into the water with a splash.I repeated it several times, finding comfort in the motion as I tried to think about the space in my bed when I woke up every morning. When I would roll over, expecting to encounter a familiar shape on the bed but touching nothing, or was it her scent on the sheets that taunted me every time no matter how I tried to block it out?The huge, gaping hole in my chest anytime her face flashes in my mind.A bird flew past, perching on a washed-up log, squeaking loudly at me, then bent over to peck at the log, fishing for something before flying away. I watched it go, tracing its figure in the sky until I couldn't see it anymore.The motion reminded meof a memory I had with Elena while we stayed in bed.She was still asleep. She had no idea I was watching her, my head propped up on my hand, smiling at the little noises sh
Elena's POV I'd been biding my time until I could escape, making friends or trying to make friends.Elyse certainly didn't make it easy, asides from being the whole obedient and submissive servant, she was a total bitch to me.I didn't complain though, seeing as she misbehaved cunningly, only when we were alone.Zayn and Ethan misused my body on several occasions, brutalizing my body so badly allowing me to heal before repeating the process all over again.When Zayn let me know the sheer amount of army they now control, I sunk into deep despair and depression thinking about how I would live out the rest of my life like this.Everything changed though when I found out...I was pregnant.Zayn or Ethan was successful in their breeding attempts over the past weeks.I tried to hide that fact for as long as I could, but I forgot I was surrounded by powerful shifters, no matter how I bundled myself up, Elyse was the first to know.She detected the change in my scent as soon as she stepped i
Elena's POV I retired to my room earlier than I expected to.I had to get away from that place before I did something crazy like stabbing Zayn in his neck to keep him from talking.I feigned a slight headache and left them to their plottings.My stomach rumbled out loud in a protest for food and I wished I had eaten more at the dinner table.It was already too late to ting the kitchen. The food was absolutely amazing no doubt, but after that unexpected bombshell, my mates casually dropped on me, every bite of food I ingested tasted like ash in my mouth, until I could force myself to eat no more, gulping down water to fill my stomach up.After leaving, I was escorted straight back here where I quickly stripped off my outfit because I felt like at that moment, it was going to choke me to death, then I submerged myself in the bathtub.My eyes strayed to where I hung the dress for Elyse to come to pick it up in the morning.It was actually very beautiful to behold.A white silk gown hel
Elena's POV Our plan to fool Zayn and Ethan was working, coming together splendidly.They didn't suspect a thing.I had to go back to my mates and be more submissive in the hopes that they would buy it, and men, was I surprised.It seemed like it was all they ever wanted.They started treating me like I was a part of their pack.This way I was able to get closer to them to get more information to feed to Valerian via the mind link.I was still in shock that I was able to form one with him since I'm not mated to him or a member of his pack.I was so afraid that it was a one-time thing and I might not get the opportunity to talk to him again, that I made him stay up late talking about various things from serious topics like 'what would happen if our plan didn't work?'and too mundane, silly topics 'like if we were to be a type of animal for the rest of our lives, which would it be?' I talked till I fell asleep then woke up in a panic only for me to still find him there.We had to lear