WITH every step I took away from Alexander, my wolf howled. I could feel her clawing out of my chest, desperate to reach out to him. I had to stop moving for a minute when the clawing got too much that I almost couldn’t breathe.
This was a hundred times worse than burning inside that barn house, than being pushed in the stairs, or getting struck by Chantal’s arrows. It felt like the pain was stealing my breath away.
When my memories returned, I didn’t cry. When I realized I was betrayed or when I remembered my family’s lies, my eyes remained dry. Even when I shed blood last night and saw the monster I needed to become, no tear had slipped from my eyes.
I wouldn’t break that now.
I wouldn’t cry this time either.
(Alexander)‘AN ALPHA should have three things: pride, honor, and strength. Lose one and you can forget about ruling a pack.’ That was the number one lesson the professors taught me during university days.Honor? Check. Strength? Double check. As for the pride, it had been crossed out of the goddamn list the second I decided to drive back to the Aldana estate. While ringing the doorbell, I had to completely abandon that five-letter word.It was raining. The warrior that I assigned here told me that Katriona came home alone. She had no memories of the North and how she bravely conquered the rain and the thunder back there. I didn’t want to leave her with Charlotte and Diana in moments like this. She must be in the bathroom again, sitting on the tiled floor, as the water runs from the shower.Just imagining it filled me with worry.Diana opened the gate with a male servant holding her massive floral umbrella for her.“Did you finally realize your mistake, Alpha Trevor? Are you here to
“STOP trying to recruit me in your miserable club. I’m already happy with my own life. I can pick my own woman. I don’t need your help. Pair me up with Charmaine or another woman again and you’ll all see what happens next. Those are Alpha Alexander’s exact lines when he barged into the castle and announced that to the ministers there.”Lauren giggled. “You should have seen everyone’s reaction, Katie. They were so shocked. But what they found more shocking was about Charmaine. They didn’t know who she was. I didn’t know either. Until he told them that he’s referring to your sister. Finally. That bitch has found someone who wouldn’t fall for her trap. It’s time for her to get off her high horse. Have I told you how much I dislike her?”She did. Many times, actually.She said it was hate at first sight. She hated Chantal even if she didn’t do anything to her. She said it had something to do with her gut feeling. She used to warn me not to trust her too much but of course, I didn’t listen
(Alexander)“THE BEASTS always recognize each other. I saw Katriona’s. Her beast looked straight into my eyes, into my wolf. What surprises me is that the beasts surrounding her don’t recognize her,” I told Clyde and Duke when we were the only ones left in the conference room. “Aside from that, she is staying awfully quiet. This is not her. Katriona is not introducing her beast to anyone when she could use it to stop the people from looking down at her, especially her family and the Order.”Clyde stared at the house of cards he built on our conference table. “That’s because Katriona’s beast is in an entirely different league. Besides, what’s wrong with being silent? The silent ones are always the deadliest, buddy.”I put down the phone that I had been using to browse engagement rings. “What do you mean? Do you know something?”Duke’s lips twitched in amusement. “Are you finally done being a delulu, my dear nephew?”“Thinking ahead and being delusional are two different things, uncle.”
KATRIONA remembered me and she was out to hurt me back. To deny me. And worse, to erase me from her system and from her life.I wanted to push it and tell her that what she heard in the basement was not real. She must have been thinking that just like everyone else, I tricked her. But after seeing how she broke down, after remembering how she looked at me with those dead eyes, I had to restrain myself.She had been too broken that whatever I say now would not help with her pain. I don’t think she would believe me either. And she had every right not to believe in me. She was protecting herself… from me. I was relieved that she had learned how to value herself more.Still, it hurt like hell. But I will take all the pain she would throw my way as long as she was alive and I get to see her safe and sound. I would rather we fight like this than not have anything at all with her.Clyde was right. Katriona was taking her revenge. She wanted to break me. That was my intention, too, when I to
(Katriona)I WISHED my body could lie as effectively as my mouth. But even now, I couldn’t deny the tingling between my legs. My body was a traitor. I thought I was just craving food again. But once this bastard started touching me, I realized that the one I was craving for was him. No food could satisfy me because it was him that I wanted.If I try hard enough, I know I could push Alexander away. And yet, I wasn’t doing that. Instead, I had been fighting the urge to run my fingers through his hair, to remove his hair tie, and mess it up a little.My body, at the moment, was a hopeless case for this man.It didn’t help that Alexander’s eyes had become darker as he watched my every move like a predator waiting for his chance to pounce on his next victim.“You’re a pervert, do you know that?” I said in a hoarse voice.“Only for you. Besides, whether you admit it or not, you love me more because of it.” He tossed the melted ice cream in a nearby trash bin before he casually wiped my han
(Alexander)KATRIONA’S body was the definition of sin. She tasted like sin, too. And if she would not stop looking at me with those beautiful needy eyes, my cock might tear through my pants.From here, I could see her pink and glistening flesh. If only she wouldn’t curse me more, I would have destroyed the door the first time I heard her moan my name. I was just outside their estate, staring up at her room, and waiting for her to turn off the lights.Duke had been texting me, calling me that I looked like a homeless idiot all thanks to one of my men who sent him pictures of me while acting like a lovesick bastard. He must have terrorized Gregor-his spy for today-to send him pictures so he could make fun of me again.Gregor was supposed to keep guarding the Aldana estate with me but I kicked him out for a while and made him run twenty laps as punishment for selling me out to my uncle.Aside from sex, pissing the hell out of me seemed to be Duke’s next mission in life. He was my biggest
WHEN I opened my eyes, I immediately searched for Katriona by my side but she was no longer in the bed. I would have been alarmed if I didn’t hear the sound of water dripping in the bathroom. She was taking a shower. I glanced at the digital clock and was surprised to find out that it was now past seven in the morning. I hadn’t slept this long since we stopped sharing the same bed.Sleeping has been a struggle for me for the past weeks.I wouldn’t have woken up yet if not for that little evil thing vibrating on the bedside table. It was Katriona’s phone. I reached for the damn gadget when it wouldn't stop vibrating. Who the heck was calling her this early anyway?My brows furrowed when I read the name on the screen.Crazy Bastard Number Two. I swallowed. I was suddenly afraid to ask who was number one. I knew I wouldn’t like the answer. Once again, I stared at the bathroom.Angry women are certainly dangerous women.I hit the answer button and before I could speak, t
ALEXANDER and I stood next to each other. The pain in his eyes mirrored mine. My chest was pounding as I pointed at the door.“Get out.”His jaw clenched. Without another word, he turned his back on me. He opened the door like he couldn’t wait to leave while I went back to the bathroom to calm myself. When I heard the door closed, I turned on the faucet and splashed water onto my face, hoping it would calm me down.It did not.I wiped my face with a towel. But after a few seconds of staring at my reflection in the mirror, I rushed out of the bathroom and then the door opened. Alexander came back.“You are carrying my heir. I deserve to be here with you. I know you are a strong, independent, and a powerful woman but no matter how powerful you are, you can’t magically make a baby on your own. I contributed to that. I participated in the lovely process. And we both enjoyed every minute of it. You can’t just discard me after you’re done using my body. That’s not how it works, Katriona.”M