CHAPTER 3

Elijah’s POV

“On your knees,” I ordered as we finally entered our office.

Jessica looked at me with a confused expression on her face.

“Now,” I growled as I lowered my jeans and let my cock out.

Her eyes widened, but she did as I said. I didn’t wait for her to open. I pushed my semi-hard cock inside her mouth and grabbed her head with both hands.

I needed release. I needed to let go of the anger I felt. I needed to forget that my fucking mate was in that cell. I needed to forget who and what she was.

I started fucking Jessica’s face furiously. She was gagging and tears were running down her face. She tried to push me back a little, but I ignored her pathetic efforts. She wanted this. She wanted to be our sex toy.

I watched my cock go in her wet, warm mouth and I couldn’t help but groan. I was getting close.

I wondered if she was in pain. I wondered if she felt me fuck another woman’s mouth. I wondered if she ever let another man shove his cock down her throat just like I did with Jessica.

“Fuck!” I screamed as my orgasm washed over me.

Jessica choked, trying to swallow every last drop of my cum.

My legs were shaking, but the anger I felt only worsened. I imagined my mate sucking another man’s cock and I was ready to burn the fucking world to the ground. The orgasm I was so desperately chasing did nothing to help with my anger.

I pulled my cock out of her mouth and pulled my jeans back up.

“Get the fuck out,” I growled as I turned around and walked to my desk.

Aiden raised an eyebrow at me.

“But, Alpha…,” Jessica said, but I interrupted her.

“Out!” I screamed, pointing at the door.

She jumped to her feet and ran out the door. I buried my face into my hands. Aiden was quiet and I appreciated it. I could feel his pain and I didn’t want to hear about it too.

“What the fuck was that about?” Ian asked as he walked into our office.

I moved my hands away and clenched my fists.

“What?” Aiden asked coldly.

“Jessica ran out of here in tears,” Ian said as he sat down on the couch. “What happened?”

“Nothing,” I said, grabbing the file that was sitting on my desk. “Is the integration done?”

Ian was silent for a moment.

“Are we really going to talk about that?” he asked, making me look at him. “Your mate…”

“Is dead,” Aiden interrupted him. “We already moved on from that.”

My heart felt like someone reached inside my chest and squeezed it. Our beautiful little mate was gone before she even got to experience life. That thing in the cell was an imposter. She was nothing. She was no one.

“She isn’t dead,” Ian said, shaking his head furiously. “She is in the cell and she is suffering.”

“Good,” I said, growling. “She deserves to suffer.”

Ian sighed loudly.

“There is no proof that Alpha Rowan’s daughter was going to be your mate,” Ian said, making my blood boil.

“It was written…,” I argued, but Ian interrupted me.

“So fucking what?!” he exclaimed. “You two are going to believe some damn words on a paper when there is a girl who is actually your mate dying in that cell now?!”

I saw fucking red. I stood up and growled at Ian, I was going to kill him. I was going to tear him apart.

“Don’t fucking growl at me,” Ian said angrily. “Both of you know that I am right.”

“You are wrong,” Aiden said, trying to remain calm. “Alpha Rowan’s daughter was supposed to be ours. I am certain of it.”

My anger subsided a little and I was able to sit back down. I took a deep breath and ran my fingers through my hair.

“Fine,” Ian said, shrugging a little. “What if she isn’t dead? What if that girl is Alpha Rowan’s daughter?”

My heart skipped a beat. Aiden growled ferociously.

“She is dead!” Aiden screamed. “Our father buried her body with his own two hands! She is gone and that slut in the cell is not her!”

My heart was hammering against my rib cage. I wanted to punch Ian for even suggesting it.

Ian sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

“She is going to die in that cell,” he said quietly. “You are going to lose her because of a ghost. You are going to lose her because of some story you were told when you were kids. You will make the biggest mistake of your lives.”

Pain exploded inside me. Thinking about her dying…

“She isn’t fucking dying,” Aiden said, growling again. “She will stay in that cell and…”

“And what?” Ian interrupted him angrily. “You will take Jessica as your mate and forget about her? The pain will eventually kill her.”

I gritted my teeth and narrowed my eyes at Ian.

“She is a slut,” I said, making him look at me. “She is a whore. She slept with all those men and…”

“Did you even ask her?” he interrupted me. “Jessica could have lied.”

I flinched.

“We asked and she didn’t deny it,” Aiden said. “It’s true. She betrayed us before she even met us.”

Ian scoffed and shook his head.

“And if she didn’t?” he asked. “If she is a virgin would you still lock her up in that cell because of some ghost? Would you even want her or would you still pine after someone who was alive for only a few hours before she was killed?”

My heart raced and my stomach twisted painfully.

Ian shook his head again and stood up.

“You two are my best friends and I would go to hell and back for you,” he said, gritting his teeth. “I am your Beta and I will always be by your side and support you.”

He clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes at us.

“But you are making a huge mistake,” he continued. “You will regret this.”

He turned around and stormed out of our office before Aiden and I could respond.

“He is wrong,” I said, looking back at the file on my desk. “We are doing the right thing.”

My tongue burned after I said those words, but I ignored the burning pain I felt.

“I know,” Aiden sighed. “She deserves to be locked up. She should have never touched another man.”

I glanced at him and saw fury in his eyes. He kept clenching his fists and gritting his teeth.

“She will get what she deserves,” I said. “I can’t wait to fuck Jessica in front of her and hear her scream.”

My insides screamed in pain, but at the same time, a wave of anger mixed with excitement washed over me. She deserved it. She fucking deserved it and she was going to pay for what she had done.

“Are you really going to do that?” Aiden asked. “Ian could be right. The pain could kill her.”

I looked at my brother and tightened my jaw.

“I don’t fucking care,” I said, feeling my entire body clench. “We will be better off without her. We will be free if she dies.”

Aiden narrowed his eyes a little. He nodded after a few moments.

“We will be free if she dies,” he repeated quietly.

We couldn’t kill her with our own two hands, but we could watch her die from the pain we caused. She wasn’t marked. Aiden and I would recover.

“I can’t wait,” I said, tightening my jaw and clenching my fists. “I can’t wait to watch her die.”