CRYSTAL Silver and I took a shower together. Just having him scrub my back and wash my body was enough to make me relax. Despite his cock pressing against my ass, he didn't make any attempt to turn his actions sexual. After a relaxing shower, we stepped out in our robes and we had dinner and some wine. After which we watched a decent movie together, all the while in each other's arms. He wasn't joking when he said it was just going to be about us. Our fingers were intertwined and not once did he point out the ring I was wearing. I didn't know whether to feel nervous or grateful that he wasn't bringing it up. “Should we visit the beach tomorrow?” Silver asks as we climb the stairs, we were calling it a night so soon. I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore and he had caught me dozing off and yawning now and then. “It would be stupid to visit a beach house and not go to the beach.” “I’m glad you feel the same way. Can you swim?” I shake my head, “Not to save my own life, no.
CRYSTAL“ What are you doing?”I turn swiftly as my heart leaps in shock. He's standing by the door with his arms folded and his smirk suddenly turns to a frown. After acting so suspicious, it's only logical for him to look suspecting.“ You startled me,” I turn back to the bed where I pick up my clothes from the night he brought me here and the beach wear. I've taken a shower and I'm tying the white towel around my chest.“Where are you going with that?” He asks once I walk past him, heading down the stairs.“ Laundry.”“ What for? I can just get you new ones-”“ I have to wear my old clothes back anyways.”He's following behind and I'm very aware of his presence. I chew on my bottom lip, feeling nervous with a weird ache in my stomach. Good thing we didn't have sex last night. He's not willing to use a condom and I don't have my contraceptives here.He must've thought of that. I never imagined he could be so thoughtful. The old him wouldn't have cared less.I don't mind. I'm glad he
JOHN: “ Are you certain though?” Harry asks for the umpteenth time. “ Damn, that's rough! I never thought she was capable of something like that-” I slam the drink on the table, half drunk as I say in a loud voice, “Those werewolves can never be trusted, I tell you! They are a freak of nature and they never should've been accepted into our damn society.” A few drunken men in the local pub chorused in agreement and murmurs rose as we all found a topic to agree on. “ I'll still never understand how man and dog can be in one body. That's a freak!” “ Hey, hey, listen, listen,” one got on his feet, staggering while holding his beer. “ I once dated a were… er… woman. Werewoman-” “Boo!” The other men chorused trying to shut him up. “ Just listen, it gets interesting,” he swears and I give my attention. “She was so beautiful, had a big brown wolf too but you never hit a dog twice. She claimed she was having my kids but bitch, I ain't fathering no dog babies. I blocked the hell outta her
CRYSTALI shut the door and head for the stairs quickly where I go to my room, take off my clothes and draw a bath, sitting in the bathtub and hugging my knees.I try to tell myself it's not real. I didn't do that, I didn't, but the mark on his neck says otherwise.I slipped out of bed so fast, grabbed anything I could find and took his car back home. Now I'm sitting in the bathtub, alone in the house, rethinking my actions.I've not only ruined his life, I've jeopardised Ruby's chances of marking him. You can't re-mark an already marked mate, it's impossible.I can't explain what came over me. I listened to my wolf and let her ride on the waves of my jealousy.I couldn't bring myself to face him after what I'd done. What would I say in my defence?‘I didn't want you to be marked by anyone so I… I lost control-’Dammit, Crystal! He's been holding back too! Silver could've marked me a long time ago and ruined my life but he didn't. Yet I just effortlessly took the decision into my own
CRSYTALMy mother leaves with a final wave and I watch her car drive off with my heart sinking deeper and deeper into my chest.He's moving on with the wedding… I never imagined– no, what was I expecting! It was going to happen anyways! It was either Ruby or Claire, I was never in the picture-“ Your sister's fiance,” John's voice breaks my thoughts and I'm turning to meet the judgement in his eyes.He knows.Now that he knows, I'm in a more deeper mess than I ever expected to be.“ Do you really have no shame, Crystal?” He folds his arm while I shut the door gently, hoping to disappear and be with myself for a while but this… I have to go through this.“ Why reconnect with your family if you're going to mess things up later?” He wonders, his words heavy with accusations and he has no idea how much they affect me.I'm startled when my visions blurry and a tear drops on the floor. I didn't realize I was crying already.“ You're even more despicable–”My guts are wrenching in hurt and s
CRYSTAL In a few hours, we're packing a bag for the trip. My mother already sent a car to bring us in. I didn't expect to leave so soon but three days is in… well… three days.It's so soon. I feel like I could blink and I'm seeing Ruby and Silver performing the mating ceremony or standing before the alter.I walk to the Jeep and one of the guards open the door, bowing to me. Looking over my shoulders, I say, “ You'll follow behind us in your car. I want to ride alone.”Before John can make a protest, I'm getting in and the door is being shut. I watch the heaviness sit on his brows, he grits his teeth and almost stomps his feet to his car. He doesn't even try to come close to the Jeep, the bodyguard wouldn't let him pass.He'd have to understand that it's a different world we live in when I'm amongst my own Pack and family. My word is law, his words don't matter.I'm counting on my father and whatever forces out there to help me handle the situation before I get back.There's about fi
CRYSTAL I swallow the lump in my throat as I prepare myself for what may come next. As much as I want his teeth in my skin as I hold him so close to me, I can't let that happen. “ I'm sorry.” Silver lifts his head as his eyes blaze with deadly warning, “Don't say that-” “ I didn't mean to-” “ Shut up, Crsytal.” “I wasn't thinking-” The wind slams hard against my face as he's suddenly standing next to me. His aura is heavy and thick with annoyance and I lift my head up to his smoky eyes. “And here I thought we were finally getting somewhere but having you apologize for it only makes me feel stupid.” I'm shaking in his presence, my wolf quivering from his tremendously heavy aura. “What did you intend to happen when you sunk your teeth into my neck?” He asks. “You think I haven't thought of doing that to you?” I know, I know that. I know he's been holding back so much and he only did that because of me. I wasn't ready – and I'm still not ready for his mark. I messed up and he
CRYSTALAs soon as the realisation comes, my body jerks in fear and I'm suddenly enveloped in pain again. I thrash my head and slam into a tree, growling as I fight back for control.“ Stay still!” I hear Silver yell, trying to catch my attention but I snap my head back and growl at him. All the wicked, cold-hearted things he's said to me are on replay as I see his face again and I clench my paws to keep myself from smacking him so hard. “ I can handle it,” he says and he's taking off his shirt and tossing it aside. “Hit me.”I growl at his bizarre request and take a few steps back but he's walking closer, spreading his arms wide.“ Let your anger out, come on.”I- I'll kill him if I touch him.Strangely, the offer is tempting and I really do want to beat him to a pulp but, I can't do that. What if I harm him?My gaze softens and the anger subsides from my chest when my eyes land on his neck. There's a bandage over it but I can still feel the connection and slowly, I'm stepping forwa
RUBY I open my eyes after a long nap, wondering if I crossed over to the other side after passing out. I trail my fingers over my belly, the place that Jack stabbed me doesn't throb anymore- I jerk up and look around the simple room and my eyes widen as I realise where I am. The last thing I remember was passing out in my mate's garden. Where am I? This is… his room. Besides everything smelling like him, I know because I've watched him for the past weeks, stalking him and sneaking in to sniff his environment and even his bedsheets. Goddess! Did I get caught? What the heck happened? I need to leave before he arrives. I need to find Crystal and let her know I'm safe. Hopefully the cab man has called the cops and has led them to to rescue the other two I met there- I'm trying to get down from the bed when the door opens and I turn my head to it. My heart leaps when I hold his gaze, he's standing by the door holding a steaming cup in his hand and I smell the rich cup of coffee.
JOHNThe night didn't last very long."Get it up!" she groans and hurls a lamp at me and I dodge quickly falling on my knees to protect my head.She was like a mad woman, screaming on the bed and threatening to cut my dick off if I didn't get hard enough for her to fuck me. Her eyes are blazing with anger and she looks like she could rip me apart.I can't. I can't do it.I already came once just from kissing her, running her hands over my body. It has to be the drugs but I can't speak to defend myself. I'm yet to recover my voice."Guards!" she screams and the door immediately bursts open as they rush in. "Take that thing to the slaughterhouse and make sure he gets no food nor water. If he acts stubborn, just drain him of his blood and throw his body somewhere to rot, I don't care."No, no, I can't die like this. All for sex? I want to explain that it's the drug they used on me but the guards are already approaching me with a menacing look on their faces, judging me for upsetting the
CLAIRE“Good morning, Alpha Claire.”I open my eyes as soon as the maid opens her mouth and I growl as I rise to sit in bed with the room still dark as the curtains are yet to be lifted.I stretch my hand and reach for the glass of wine being handed over by routine and after drinking the whole thing, I toss the glass aside, enjoying the sound of it shattering against the wall somewhere.I take a deep breath, preparing myself for the day, just like every other day. Nothing fun ever happens in this part of the world.Wake up, eat, haunt, rinse and repeat. Find some slaves to beat and fuck, it's all the same and boring.It was different a week ago. I got to step outside these walls and search for one of my lab rats who decided to play hide and seek.Thinking back on it now, I shouldn't have killed him so fast. Instant death is never the best option. I would've enjoyed it a bit more if I brought him back here and carved out his face day after day, till his throat burst from all the scream
CRYSTAL I try to stretch but when something hairy tickles my neck, I open my eyes in panic. My heart starts to calm down when I smell his familiar scent and he lifts his head to hold my gaze. He leans in and barely grazes his lips on mine, stirring up butterflies in my belly and making me crave more. It doesn't help when he's shirtless and he's over me, flashing that million dollar smile with my mark on his neck. It's like he's just begging to be taken. Goddess! I sound like a pervert but is it a sin when this man happens to be mine? I slip my hand up his chest and as I continue, his eyes start to darken and I gulp from the lust blaring in them. “You have no idea how much I've been waiting for you to wake up,” he confesses in a dreamy sigh that makes me pause. “Why do I sense a hidden promise there?” I'm stating the obvious and we both know it. But first things first, “Where are we?” I turn my neck to look at my environment and everything feels so familiar. It's my old house wit
SILVER Crystal is trembling in my arms from the gory sight and I glare at grinning Claire who showed up unannounced. I wasn't planning for him to even walk out that door alive but I guess a method is a method. She gags and I give her my attention, watching as she struggles to fight the bile and the urge to throw up. She puts a hand over her mouth and remains still, trying to calm herself. That's not a sight I'd have wanted her to see. “I'm fine,” she assures me after a while, squeezing her eyes as if she can't stop seeing the image. That's one problem taken care of, now we have another one. I glance at John who is lying lifeless on the floor, his breathing is shallow and he probably won't live to see the next twenty minutes. “You can put me down now–” “No,” where did she get that idea from? The last time I put her on her own two feet, I found her underneath a man. It sounds so much worse from how I'm making it but it's the same thing. Crystal lifts her eyes to me in a straight
CRYSTAL My hand has gone numb from the continuous punch to his jaw. I'm straddling him on the cold floor with one hand pressing against his neck and the other set to deliver the next blow. John is somewhere shaking on the floor, I can hear his whimpers and his irregular fast heart beat. I'm numb from his news, my thoughts eating me up alive as I stare into past his bloody face and look into his eyes with a blank expression on my face. Where is she and what did he do to her? I can't rid myself of the image of him driving silver into her belly. Ruby is young and vibrant, full of life and agile… she wouldn't let herself die from this- this dirty and smelly abomination. She's next in line to be Alpha. An Alpha cannot fall like this. He's lying. He's lying. I chant over and over in my head but the look in his eyes only bring about doubts and they interfere with my own thoughts– I flinch when I feel a sharp pain on my leg and I turn to it. There's a piece of wood in his hand and he
CRYSTALJohn whimpers against my palm and his eyes waters and rolls down his cheeks. The fear behind his eyes and the pleading for his life only made me snarl even harsher, asking for my sister.I knew he was capable of terrible things but kidnapping? I could've sworn his sin only ended as a ‘terrible human and a bad husband.’I didn't say a word when I went through so much in his hands. I didn't talk back or argue or question anything but he dared to touch her?“Where is she?” He flinches at my sudden yell. The harshness and the coldness in my voice doesn't feel strange nor does the growl leaving my lips. It's all me. Every single part of him.I push him back with a heavy grunt and he lands on his ass, almost tumbling over on his side. He's shaking like a leaf, picking himself up by turning to keep his eyes on me.He's very afraid, he's quivering, trembling like he's seen the devil herself.“I don't know,” he stutters in each word. “I-I don't know- where she is. I swear-”“You liar!”
RUBY My eyes are heavy and my breathing is harsh as if air has suddenly become so heavy. My whole body has never felt so out of control like there's no life in it. Everything hurts, it's so hard to breathe. My thoughts wanders to dark memories in my mind and worries that have kept me up all night. I squeeze my eyes to discard them, the dark eerie feeling drawing closer and closer till it becomes only a breath away and I'm thrust into it. I can see my room. It's the one I had when I was a child. The walls are painted pink, there are dolls on the bed and on my dresser but I've abandoned them for a while now and they no longer serve their purpose; to entertain me or as my parents hoped, to keep me distracted as they focus on more important matters. I let out a gush of air as I try to shake myself from the darkness, hearing my own groans as my body feels heavier like dead weight. The walls of that room stare back at me, every hour, every day and all I can hear are her grunts, her ef
JOHN I grip the wheels with trembling hands, glancing back and forth at the rearview mirror watching my back as I drive down the busy road. Everyone around me has tinted windows and that only increases my worry and panic.I wonder if I'm being followed. He took the wrong girl. Goddammit! “What the fuck is the meaning of this!” I had screamed when I arrived at the address he sent me this morning. The only reason why I even left breakfast with Crystal’s family so early was due to the picture that came with the message. “Where are they?” I matched towards him and grabbed him by the collar but the creep still had a smile on his face, mocking and ridiculing my strength. With ease, he lifted my hands off of him, “You weren't returning any of my calls-” “That's why you fucking kidnapped my daughter and Tatiana?” I screamed at the lunatic but he obviously wasn't interested in anything I had to say. “You said you had an issue-” “For fucks sake, Jack! I don't need your fucking help!”