ADONIS’s POV.
FOUR HOURS AGO. I shot out of bed, my breathing heavy as I pulled my half naked body out of bed. This nightmare has become a constant part of my life now. I picked up my phone and checked the time, it was a few minutes past 5 am. This was my usual routine, I always woke up around this time every day and it has been happening for as long as i could remember.. It kept tormenting me every day, showing me how cruel and evil I was. This was my punishment for being so cruel and evil, my karma and my pain. For the longest time , this was how I have lived with my nightmares. Pulling my body out of bed, I made my way to the gym which was attached to my room. As soon as I picked up a dumbbell, my phone began to beep and it automatically connected to my Bluetooth speaker. “Boss” Alexander’s filtered into my ear. “Why have you called so early?” I asked him, Alexander was my assistant and he was pretty good at his job. He has been working for me for the past ten years now. “I have sent the last edited copy of the pitch to you sir” he said, “and a meeting with the media company that we would be partnering with has been set. They want to know when you would be available” “I haven’t looked through the pitch, Alex” I told him as I raised a brow, “you can not set a meeting now. Tell them we will get back to them when I have read through what they have. Myriad is too big to work with a shady company and I have told you that times without number” “I have done a background check on them, sir” he said again, “and I think they are the best bet now” “I will get back to you” The call ended and I returned to my exercise, the image of my nightmare becoming fresh in my head… screams…blood..fire.. “Are you going to keep sulking or get yourself together?” A voice asked from the dark but I didn't bother to turn to the voice. That was his job, to make sure I didn’t die. I scoffed at the thought of that, how could I die? I couldn’t die, not yet. My life didn’t even belong to me, it belonged to her. The same person who put me in this damned place. It was her fault anyways. She gave me so much power and decided to punish me for using it, how was that even possible? “I have told you to stop creeping into my room, Ash” I hissed in anger. “I also do not wish to be here” he retorted, “but I must follow her orders and keep you safe. “Why don’t you complain about me, she might free you from the torture” He scoffed as he walked out of the dark, his eyes expressionless and dark. Ash has been my right hand man for the longest of time. Right from the day I manifested myself. I started off being an ordinary rouge alpha and believe me when I said other packs taunted me and made mockery of my standing, I didn’t have a place at their table but I fought, I fought my way to the top of the food chain until I became the dreaded lycan king and that was when she deemed it fit to punish me. I laughed at the thought of that. I mean killing millions of wolves and their alphas was a little crime, yeah? I did it for myself, to show the rest what I was capable of doing. They made a mockery of me, they taunted me and it was my revenge, my revenge. My jaw clenched together as I thought about it, she is so cruel and evil. She gave me such a harsh punishment for punishing those who stood against me. I hate her, I hate her so much and one day I would be able to free myself from her shackles. My lips curled up when the thought of a certain person made its way into my head. I waited for her for eighteen good years, I had to put up with being a good person so she could manifest herself. My redemption, the one who would stand beside me and help me conquer the world and my punisher. “You seem excited” Ash’s voice reached me again as I dropped the dumbbell on the ground. “Do you want me to chop off your tongue?” I hissed and he scoffed. He was not in the least scared of me, i mean he has seen me to the last of me. “I can not wait to behold her” After he was done, he turned around and walked out of the room leaving me to my thoughts again. “Scarlett” her name rolled out of my mouth as a smirk appeared on my face. After exercising for about forty minutes, I made my way into the shower to get ready for work. As soon as I got dressed and came downstairs, I saw her. The person I have been waiting for for eighteen years. She looked so little compared to me and I couldn’t help but fake a smile at her. This was the first time I was being this close to her and yes I could feel it. The energy emanating from her, she was the one, I knew it, I could feel it in my guts. The woman who has the power to change my entire life story, the one who could make me keep on living or die. The thought of it made me smile at her the more, I loved the thrill it was giving me. I wanted to see what she had to offer, I wanted to see how a frail woman like her would be able to conquer me, conquer Adonis Fenrir. Looking back at her, i couldn’t help but wonder how a weak human like her would tame a lycan like me, how a weak woman like her would bring about my utmost doom or my redemptionSCARLETT’s POV.The beep beep of the alarm on my bedside table woke me up and I yawned lightly as I pulled myself to a sitting position.Dinner yesterday was a bit boring because Mr Fenrir couldn’t join me due to a conference meeting he had. The food was also too much that I lost my appetite the moment I saw them, I only ate a little before retiring to the solace of my bedroom.I was also aware of the time when he entered my room some hours later and switched off my light and covered me with the blanket. I purposely didn’t say anything to him or do anything that would give away the fact that I was awake and listening to his every step and his every breath.My phone beeped again, cutting into my thoughts.I pushed my body out of bed and made my way into the bathroom to have a shower and brush my teeth.In no time, I was on my way downstairs with a pair of jeans and a tank top.Luckily it was a Saturday, I could use it to organize my thoughts and even ask the big guy some things abou
SCARLETT’s POV.“Sorry” I muttered as I came to a halt behind him while rubbing on my forehead gently. He had a very broad back and I was lucky not to have really bumped into him.Mr Fenrir turned to me, a small frown on his face.“Are you okay?” He asked, his voice laced with enough concern towards me and I nodded.“Yes, sir. I.,,.”“You should watch where you are going” he cuts me off, “I don’t want you to get hurt”I swallowed hard at his words. Was he concerned about me genuinely or he just felt obligated to do it?“Sorry”That was the only word I could say with his gaze lingering on me like that, somewhere inside of me, I was already feeling too conscious of myself with this way his gaze was settled on me.“You can look at me as much as you want, love” Mr fenrir said after a while, “just don’t get hurt in the process”With a small smile on his lips, he gently grabbed a hold of my hand again before leading me towards the in-house elevator. I tried as much as possible not to look a
SCARLETT’s POV.We didn’t stop until we went to the office and into his private elevator. That was when he finally let go of my hand before turning his full attention to me, his eyebrows raising up.“Stay away from Ashley” he warned me, making a slight frown appear on my forehead. Wasn’t it too early for a warning? I mean I just arrived at his house yesterday and he was already telling me who to stay away from?The more I thought about it, the more confused I became.“Why?” I asked.“You do not need a reason, love” he said, “just stay away from him and do only what I tell you too”Just as I opened my mouth to speak, the elevator opened up and he strode out of it, his hands gracing his pants pocket.After a while, he pushed open a door and we both sauntered into the office. I can’t not help but marvel at the sight in front of me. The office looked so exquisite and so Adonis-like. The walls were coated in black and gold paints and the artworks on the wall were so magnificent. These may
ADONIS’s POV. I couldn’t help but chuckle at her own thoughts. How could she even think that about me? How the hell did she come up with the idea that I was a pedophile. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to laugh. “Pull over” she suggested after a while making my forehead crease into a slight frown. “Why?” “Pull over,” she said again. Heaving a sigh, I pulled the car over by the side of the road before turning my gaze to her. “Why?” I asked, “what happened?” “Are you a pedophile?” Scarlett inquired, “Is that why you said you were my guardian?” Despite my confusion, I couldn’t help but chuckle lightly. Is she fucking kidding me right now? “What did you say?” “I asked if you were a pedophile” she said again, “is that why aunt brought me to you? Did you pay her off when you saw a beautiful lady like me?” Beautiful? Yes, she definitely is but I have seen other gorgeous women too. “Well” i jerked the engine back to life, “if that’s what you think”
SCARLETT’s POV.I wasn’t sure of how long I have being laying on the bed until I heard my tummy rumble. I haven’t had anything aside that coffee today and my body was already giving me signs to eat something or I might collapse.Pushing my body out of bed, I made my way out of the room and down the stairs. I didn’t see any of the workers around but the aroma of something delicious filtered into my nose and I hastened towards the kitchen.I stopped right in my tracks when my eyes came in contact with the man in front of me who was busy cooking. I didn’t expect to come downstairs and see Mr Fenrir making dinner, I mean..My eyes traveled over him and I couldn’t help but admire the way his muscles were peeking out the shirt he was wearing and the apron looked too small for him. His hair was pulled back in a neat bun and I can swear on my life that I have never seen a more appealing look than the man in front of me.Could he be a pedophile?” I asked myself as i continued staring back at h
ADONIS’s POV.I continued to stare back at my own reflection in the mirror, a face of a man I barely recognized. My body was filled with blood stains and the beast within me begging to be released yet again.It all happened so fast, she was there but I couldn't control myself. The thirst for blood overpowered me and I caused a massacre, one that I would never be able to heal from.A familiar scent filtered into my nose and I turned around to see her, the same person who caused me to be this way and she had a smug expression on her face. I swear, I wanted to grab her by the neck if I could do that. This was all her fault, why wasn’t I born as a normal human? Why was I born to worship and do as she says? The more I thought about it, the more upset I became. I was the way because of her and only she is to blame for all of this.“You hate yourself, don’t you?” Her mocking voice reached my ear, “the cries of those innocent people will hunt you for all eternity, Adonis” she was clearly mo
SCARLET’s POV.I shuddered in his embrace the moment he said those words. Part of me wanted to believe him because of the dangerous and terrifying feeling that settled in the pitch of my stomach but then again, he could be lying. I mean who would announce that he went om a killing spree just like that? Maybe he was trying to scare me or trying to make me forget about how he disappeared the night before.At the thought of that, I rolled my eyes“I am sorry Mr Fenrir but you do not scare me” I blurted and watched how his brows furrowed together, “a lot happened yesterday night and it seemed like you are not going to tell me anything. I am not going to force you but I will not stay in this house on my own. Either I come with you or I go back to the place I call home”For a moment he was silent, his gaze on me. How I wish i could decipher what was going on in his head but this man was so thick skinned, i couldn’t even read his facial expressions.“Fine then” he finally spoke up, “get dres
ADONIS’s POV.Even when I kissed her, she didn’t pull away from me but I could see the look in her eyes. She was struggling to understand what was happening, she was struggling to understand what I was doing and I loved that. I loved the fact that I had her spellbound to me, it would be easier to make her into what I want her to be. The thought of it made me pull her closer again and run my fingers through her lips, her body shuddering in my embrace.“What are you doing, Mr Fenrir?” She finally found her voice, “what is happening?”“You are not particularly pushing me off” I answered with a wink, “if for anything, you look like I you want more of it”That must have done the trick because she immediately pushed me off and abruptly stood up. Scarlet was clearly gushing, I could see it.“What exactly do you think you are doing, Mr Fenrir?” She flared up, “how dare you kiss me like that? Is this why you called yourself my guardian? Now I am convinced that you are a pervert, a pedophile, a
SCARLETT’s POV.Three years later.I ventured into the office, Alexander beside me briefing about the meeting ahead. I had just taken Jayden to his daycare and I had a very important meeting today. After that, I will take him to visit his father‘s grave. Yes, Ashley told me that they don’t perform funeral’s for their kind but I can’t let the memory of Adonis just fade away like that so I decided to create a special space for the three of us, a place where I can go to see him, a place I can go to speak to him please so I can tell him about his lovely son.Believe me, the past three years have not been easy without Adonis and Ashley here. Last year, Ashely died from an accident. It hurt me but I didn’t show it. I knew it was his time to die but he couldn’t even live to enjoy his new relationship with her.I shook my head to remove such thoughts. I was tired of being sad and disappointed in the universe for taking the people I love away from me and I was not going to do that anymore. I
ASHELY’s POV.If I was a minute late she would have been badly hurt. She didn't even move as I tried to attack her. She just kept looking like just waiting for them to finally kill her off. If I was just one minute late I didn't know how I would have explained to Adonis that I let his woman die.I pulled her into my embrace and moved her from the road. As soon as her attackers saw me they all froze, they didn't expect him to show up at that particular time. Thank the moon goddess I was fast enough to get here before they would have decimated her body into tiny pieces.” What the heck do you think you're doing? I asked the lot of them, "How dare you think you're gonna do that to her?” I yelled at all of them as I continued to glare at them.How did they think they could hurt her?“She fucking killed Adonis” one of them snapped in anger, “ she put a dagger through his chest without even asking permission from any of us. Who told her she had the right to take his life? We would have fo
SCARLET’s POV.My eyes opened up, and I pulled myself into a sitting position, the memory of what happened a while back, becoming fresh in my head. I genuinely didn’t want to wake up from sleep. I didn’t want to remember the fact that I will never be able to see him again. He left for good and I was the one who killed him. I put a fucking dagger through his chest and I watched him die. That was the least I could do for him. I couldn’t watch him suffer anymore, I couldn’t keep pretending everything was fine when it was not. It was all because of me, it hurts so much to see him in that state, but it hurts more not to see him beside me holding onto me, cuddling me, calling me sweet names and telling me how much he loves me.I sat in my thoughts for minutes until my door pushed open and Ashley sauntered in looking like a shadow of his former self, his eyes red and puffy. He looked so sad that my heart wrenched in pain, I knew he adored Adonis. I knew he treated him like a brother and I kn
SCARLETT’s POV..“You can not save him” the lady continued to say, her hold on my neck becoming more and more intense like she wanted to sniff the life out of me and make me a corpse.I tried pushing her off but I was not as strong as i wanted, she was clearly much stronger than me.“For how long will you let him suffer?” She asked me again; her gaze darkening, “how selfish can you be? He is suffering and you care about your stupid love?”“I am looking for ways to keep him alive” I managed to say, still trying to remove her hands off my neck.“The more time you waste, the more time his chance of reincarnation depletes”“What?” My eyes opened wide for a moment, “can he be born again?”“Not if you keep making him lose his powers every time, scarlet. Kill him and rid him of all the pain and suffering he is going through. You are the only person who can keep him safe, the only person who can get rid off the curse for him”She finally let go of my neck and I fell to the ground, wincing in
ADONIS’s POV.“You are not healing, Adonis” Ashly said as he dabbed my side with a white towel.“I will be fine” I muttered even though I knew I was lying to myself. I wouldn’t be able to heal anymore, I couldn’t even feel my own energy anymore. Everything has changed and I knew it, my Lycan was slowly losing its powers and it was my fault. I fucking fell in love when I shouldn’t have.“You are losing a lot of blood, Adonis,” Ashely told me again as he continued dabbing my side with a towel. I was wounded by a mere wolf last night and thinking about it now, I couldn’t help but scoff. How dare a mere wolf stand in front of me? How dare a mere wolf bare its fang at me and hurt me. I ended up killing it but even at that, it still hurt my ego that a mere wolf would hurt me in such a way and I wouldn't be able to do anything.“I will be fine,” I told him, “there is nothing you can do about it anyways.“I have called a pack doctor and she will be here soon to stitch your wounds”“Hmm” I no
I opened my eyes gently and the whiff of blood in the air greeted me. Groaning softly, I tried pulling my body to a sitting position but a hand stopped me. I turned my head towards him and I saw Adonis, an expressionless look on his face.“You are awake” his voice came out in almost a whisper, he looked like he had been crying or something like that.“Are you okay?” I managed to ask him when he helped me pull my body to a sitting position.“Yes” he tucked a few strands of my hair to the back of my ear, “I was just scared that you got into that accident, I shouldn’t have given you the car keys, I shouldn’t have allowed you to drive babe….” His voice trailed off as he held onto my hand gently, “I am so sorry princess, you are in this situation because of me.“You don’t look okay, Adonis” I reached out for his hand, “what happened?”One thing I have come to understand about this man is the fact that he could hide his emotions pretty easily but there is always that flicker in his eyes, th
ADONIS’s POV.I sat in silence as I continued to watch her slurp on her ice cream in silence. She looked so beautiful with her head down like that, one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever seen and I admire her so much.She tried as much as possible to help me and even went to the moon goddess. What surprised me the most was the fact that goddess Selene even agreed to meet her. Scarlett must really have a special place in her heart or she might just be keeping an eye on her.My phone beeped jolting me out of my thoughts and when I saw it was Ashely on the line, my countenance immediately changed.“What do you want?”“Can we meet up?” He asked me.“I don’t think you should want to meet me right now, Ashely. Severing your head from your body is still on the list of things I wanna do so you better stay away from me for the time being.“Please, Adonis….“I am fucking serious” I growled in anger before ending the call and slamming the phone on the table.“What happened?” Scarlett asked
SCARLETT’s POV.We both laid in bed, his hand snaked around my waist and my naked body pulled against his. My cheeks flushed just thinking about the most amazing moment we have just had. The best sex I have ever had and it was with fhs man I loved with everything I have ever got.“You know you could get pregnant right?” His voice jolted me out of my thoughts.“Hmm” I nodded, “I am well aware of that”“And still..,“I want to have your baby” I cut him off, “we lost our babies once and I don’t want to miss an opportunity to get another”“But you know I won’t be here..,.” I could hear the panic and the pain in his voice as he said those words, I sniffed not wanting to allow the tears to fall. I was well aware of this and it hurt me so much, so much that I wished I could take his place.“Even though you won’t be here, you will be watching us from afar and taking care of us right?”I wanted to make the atmosphere as warm as possible, I didn't want him to feel any ounce of pain or pressure
SCARLETT’s POV..“No” I half yelled as I jumped off the bed, “I am not going to put a fucking dagger in your chest”How could he even ask this of me? How could he look into my eyes and ask me to put a fucking dagger in his chest? How would I even be able to weild a dagger against him. My heart broke as his words continued to echo in my head.“I am not going to fucking do that” I spit in anger before slamming the bathroom door shut.I slumped on the ground as hard bitter tears rolled out of my eyes.I wasn’t even over our baby’s death yet and he was already asking me to kill him? Did he want to leave that bad? Was he so tired of me?“Baby?” His voice called out to me, just outside the door, “I know you can hear me”“Go away” I hissed, “I am not in the mood to talk to you. How could you ask that of me? How could you ask me to kill you”“Sooner or later, you would have to do that, scarlet” I heard him also slump on the ground too, his back ti the wall.“You and I know we can’t keep me a