Arnold's POV**Her eyes widened as she asked how I got to find out. “Well, I am the beta in this pack, so technically I know almost everything going on.” I answered proudly.I saw her face fall a little before she exhaled. “You must think of me as a spy like Alpha, don't you?” She asked.“Not at all. I believe you.” I answered.“I wish it was this easy for Alpha Xavier to believe me, too. I have really been down, thinking about so many things, like proving my innocence and hoping I'd stay alive, you achieve that.” Her voice shook a little like she was going to cry as she looked at me with glassy eyes.“You'll prove your innocence, Scarlett. All you need is help because you can't do it on your own,” I told her.She blinked the tears away. “I'm sorry if I'm bothering you with my problems, but I really require someone to talk to; someone to pour my heart's to as well. I want to avoid getting depressed or go crazy. The only reason why I'm still fighting and holding on is because of the ju
**Scarlett's POV**When I guessed the stronger Alpha, my mind went to Alpha Xavier, but I waved it off, thinking it wasn't his Arnold was referring to. But when Arnold did not say anything, I sat down and reflected. There was no other Alpha stronger than Michael except Alpha Xavier. It dawned on me, and I wasn't ready to accept it. Remembering all that he had done to me; things he had said to me and how he treated me like I was born to give him sex whenever he wanted and however he wanted, I didn't know when I sprung up and snapped.“No way, Arnold! No way!”How can he expect me to request help from someone who has done nothing but hurt me physically, mentally and psychologically?“Calm down, Scarlett.” He said calmly, but I wasn't ready to listen to him.“No, it can't happen even if I tried. He hates me to the core, and the feeling is quite mutual. You can't expect me to just walk to him and be like, “hey, Alpha Xavier, my former pack Alpha is a dickhead and I need your help to prove
**Alpha Xavier's POV**I saw her face go red in anger, and she had this look that let out that she was expecting this.“Are you being serious right now?” She asked.“Is anything wrong with paying for my help?” I asked, looking at her with a bemused expression on my face.“I don't understand. Does someone who claims to be a leader ask his subject to pay for the help they're entitled to?” She folded her hands.I chuckled, still rolling her hair in my hands. “Are you my subject? You're just a slave.” Was my reply, and I could see her face fall.She sighed and slowly brought my hands down from her hair. “So, slaves mean nothing to you, right? You know, since you started treating me this way, I realized that dying a rogue would have been death. I prefer death to your ill-treatment, Alpha Xavier!” She snapped.I didn't understand why, but I felt a bit pained just seeing her that way. This pain was synonymous to the one I felt when I heard her telling Arnold about all that had been going on
**Michael's POV**“Alpha, since you've rejected your mate and sent her out, when are you going to crown someone as the Luna of this pack?” One of the elders asked.It's been weeks since I sent Scarlett out, and picking another Luna wasn't something that interested me that much. I told them I needed some time to pick the right person, but they were becoming impatient, and it's annoying me greatly.I cleared my throat and faced them. “I told you all to give me some time.” I said.“That was two weeks ago, Alpha.” One of the elders folded his hands.I sighed and facepalmed.“You're an Alpha and can't rule without a Luna. Since you feel Scarlett wasn't good enough—”“I didn't feel, elders. She isn't good enough. Besides, she committed treason and has to be sent away from the pack.” I answered, trying to cover up the guilt that washed over me the moment he said that.These days, I couldn't understand my heart and how I was feeling. There was this guilt feeling that coursed through me whenev
**Michael's POV**A smirk appeared on her lips the moment I said that.“I'm the only one who has this effect on you, and you dare have the guts to have a double mindset about me?” She chuckled. “What were you thinking?” She asked.I didn't know what to say as she continued rubbing my dick that had hardened already.“You're the only one I want, Elora.” I grabbed her by the waist and slammed my lips on hers. My tongue found its way inside of her mouth and stroked it, making her moan. She was hot when she's aroused, and that always made my cock hard.Instantly, I tore her clothes from her body and she smiled into the kiss. I pulled the pants that were down off my leg and held her head, deepening the kiss.Her hands reached for my backside pulling me towards her as she began to kiss me deeper, making me groan in satisfaction. I pulled away from her, kissing along her jawline and down to her neck where I sucked a bit of skin leaving marks as I did so. She arched into my touch as I took o
**Scarlett's POV**I looked at him amusingly the second that question left his mouth. Why was he asking anyway? Besides, there was no way I would still love a man who betrayed and accused me of something I know nothing about.“I hate monsters!” Was the answer I gave him.He was shocked when I said that and blinked.“You called me a monster a few minutes ago. Does that mean you hate me too?” He asked, looking intently at me with a serious expression on his face.It wasn't clear to me why he was asking all these weird questions. Since I told him what was wrong, his attitude changed, and he started acting unusual, making me wonder what was wrong. Why was he being nice and why the question?Well, he comforted me and gave me his shoulders to cry on even when I tried pushing him away, but that doesn't mean he isn't a monster.“Yes, I hate you.” I answered. In as much as I tried to make my voice firm, it came out playful instead.“You hate your helper?” He asked amusingly.“My helper is a di
**Scarlett's POV**I was shocked. “The Alpha?” I asked to be certain. Because I didn't know whether it was a slip of tongue or something.“Yes, the Alpha.” She answered with a smile.“I'm sorry, but why?” I asked.“Have you been to another part of the universe?” She rolled her eyes. “Don't you know what has been trending in the palace? Sheesh, I'm surprised it involves you and yet, you have zero idea about it.”I shrugged to show that I had no idea about what she was talking about. “Please, tell me because I don't know.”She closed the door and came closer to me. “The Alpha passed an order that no palace guard should come 10ft close to you, else he would behead them,” She whispered.Arnold told me this, and I've noticed it too.“He instructed the maids to serve you food in your quarters separately, so you wouldn't have to stay in the same dining hall with them. He also instructed the slave masters to stay away from and that you would do no slave duty ever again. Apparently, anything t
**Alpha Xavier's POV**The way she looked at me after saying that was totally funny. The more I tried to stop laughing, the funnier it got. Like seriously? Obviously, she didn't find it funny because she glared at me.“Did that sound funny to you? I'm here lamenting about the mess you put both of us in, and you're laughing?” She asked, glaring harder.“Mess? I put us in no mess. You should be grateful for what I did instead of scolding me.” I rolled my eyes.“Grateful? I am now the trending topic in this palace.” She facepalmed.“So what if they're talking about us? Is it bad if they suspect something is going on between us?” I asked.She paused and looked at me. “But nothing is going on.” She answered.“What if something was going on?” I stood up and faced her.“Umm…” She trailed off and looked at me. We continued staring at each other without saying anything. I felt like I was communicating through my eyes while staring at her. The feeling of loneliness I had a few minutes ago sudde