Dominic's POV
I never knew I would be this desperate to find a girl that I don't even want. I had waited to turn around and leave so Dwayne would search for her, but something in me just wouldn't let me leave, I just want to find her and make sure she is okay. What the hell is wrong with me?Why can't I just leave?I had my men combing through the woods, searching every house, every corner, searching for her. I did not stay back like I earlier intended, I went along with some guys, searching for her.With the way I'm searching for her, you would think I have other motives for searching this hard, you'd never know that I simply want to put an end to her miserable life and send her to the afterlife.That’s why I’m searching for her, right?I do t even know anymore. This whole thing is messing with my head, I need to get rid of her so I can get my head back in the game. Something big is coming, there is a war coming and I need to be ready for it, otherwise, our entire population would be forever subdued by the lycan. I don’t need any distraction right now, and that is exactly what a mate will be to me, a distraction. We searched every fucking hangout spot but I couldn’t find her anywhere, if I didn’t know better, I would say that she had left this pack long before I showed up here. I would have believed that but I made sure nobody knew that we were coming. I made sure our attack was a secret. No one knew we were coming, so there is no way she could have escaped this pack's territory, besides, I’ve placed some guys around their borders for a while now, they would have reported back to me if someone had tried to escape. I’m sure she is somewhere in this lack, and I’m going to find her. As I went around the pack, searching every house, I realized that the people were not being honest with me, their we’re not cooperating with my warriors and I, so I resorted to threats and torture, just to get them talking. It’s obvious that they know exactly where she is or at least, they have an idea of where she could be, but they are hiding her location from me because of their loyalty to their Alpha, a misplaced loyalty, if you ask me. I’m going to be the Alpha king, so they should have more respect for me because their loyalty and allegiance belong to me, only me.I turned a blind eye to their plight as my warriors forced them to tell the truth about the whereabouts of the Alpha's daughter. It had taken a while, some were tougher than the others and they refused to say a word, but after a few minutes of threatening and torturing them they finally budged and someone finally gave me the information I was looking for. Don’t give me that look, I didn’t torture them that much!I’m not a monster, okay?I don’t go around killing and maiming people for nothing. Yeah, that’s a lie, I did kill some people, a lot of people, but it’s all for the greater good and I only killed those who wouldn’t fall 8n line even after hearing my plans for our future. Right now, my warriors are not torturing them that much, They did more of threatening, than torture. These people are my people, when I finally defeat all the remaining Alphas, I would be their king. I want them to fear me, not hate me. It would be unwise to create hate in all the pace I conquer, they may end up coming together to fight against me, and that would not be good. It’s true that I want every pack to come together, but I don’t want them to fight against me, No, I want to be their leader so I can lead them to victory when the lycan king comes to force us under his rule. We can’t defeat them if we are separated, but together, we would succeed and win our freedom. I had stood aside and watched, while Dwayne supervised the warriors as they rounded up the Alphas warriors and questioned them. When one of them finally agreed to talk, I focused my attention on him and that was when he said the words that got me so pissed that I kicked at everything in my path, using my boot to scatter everything in my way. The truth is, I don’t even know why I am this pissed but I just am, and here’s the funny part, I can’t stop this anger within me, it’s so upsetting that I just can’t control it.The stupid Alpha just got on my last nerves!!!The warrior just told us that Alpha Rowley had betrothed his daughter, my mate, to a mutt named Carl. They have been for a while now and they planned to get married a few months from today, can you believe that?He gave my mate to another guy, a low life, and I know certainly that she is still with him right now. She must have gone to spend the night in his house, for all I know, he could be fucking her this minute. That damn weasel, I’m going to fucking kill him. I could feel my anger rising as I pictured that angel, that beautiful damsel that I had just seen her picture, I pictured her in his arms and it’s so fucking infuriating. My blood was boiling as it flows through my veins, and I was seething in anger. How could he hand her over to another man, no, wrong question, why did that guy come for my mate, or better yet, why had she accepted to mate wilt that dick head, that weasel.All these questions kept turning and churning in my head as I led my warriors and matched to his house, while Alpha Rowley’s warrior led the way, leading us straight to Carl's house. I’ll deal with Alpha Rowley later, but right now, I need to find her, before that Carl guy does more damage than he had already done. I’ll fucking kill him for laying his filthy hands on my mate, he is so fucking dead, he just doesn’t know it yet. The snitch pointed at Carl's door and I smiled in appreciation for his help, then I walked up to him and rid him of all his weapons and crest that identifies him as a warrior. “What is your name?” I asked him fiercely, staring deep into his eyes as he shivered in fear at my presence.“My name is Blake Williams, my Lord.” He stammered out shakily, with fear radiating off him in waves. “Do not call me your Lord Blake, never in your life. As of today, I rid you of every privilege of a warrior, neither you nor anyone from your lineage would be allowed to serve a warrior because No snitch is fit to be a warrior under my service. I released you from your service Blame, go now before I kill you where you stand.” I spat out fiercely, watching as his face got drained of all color.“B... B... But, I obeyed you, I told you what you needed to know, I was loyal to you, Alpha...“You betrayed your Alpha, you snitch.” I yelled at him, cutting his silly excuses short.“A true warrior would never betray his Alpha Blake, but you just did and now I can’t trust you anymore, I mean, if you can betray your Alpha, who is to say that you won’t betray me someday if the tables are turned? Get out of my sight Blake, you disgust me.” I let out disgustedly before turning to my warriors. They have been standing behind me for some minutes knocking on Carl's door, but the idiot have refused to answer his door. He could be both naked with her right now and he has the effrontery to keep me waiting out here while he screwed my mate. I swear Carl won’t know what hit him, I’ll make him regret touching my mate, he would never get away with it. I don’t have the time and patience for all this noise, he is in there and he is not responding to his door and it’s pissing me off.I lunged forward and kicked so hard on his measly door, kicking it off its hinges without much struggle. As we got into his house, I saw him coming towards the door. It looks like he was just coming from his bedroom, and I lost all rational thought as I lunged forward and punched him hard in the face, sending him flying in the other direction. He hit the wall on the other end of the room and I followed him right there, toppling on top of him as I dealt him several blows to his face, punching him so hard as I kept yelling at him in both anger and frustration, “You weasel! How dare you lay your filthy hands on my mate?Where the fuck is she right now, where is she?I’ll fucking kill her, and I’ll kill you too. Where is she?” I yelled continuously, punching him as I screamed like a fucking lunatic. The fact that he is so handsome is even more infuriating and it made me punch him even harder as I imagined my mate admiring his stupid face. I know he is going to heal pretty soon, but I just have to vent my anger because I am so fucking pissed and I can’t seem to control myself anymore.The worst part of it all is that I don’t even know why I am this furious, I mean, I don’t even care about her, and I don’t want her by my side. I don’t want a mate, ever. I should be letting him have her because I never want to be shackled by the mate bond, but the mere thought of her being with another guy is driving me crazy. I can’t even bear to imagine it, I just can’t stand it. Even if I don’t want her, he still has no right to be with her, she is still mine, mine!!!“Who are you and why are you in my house, beating me up?” he stammered out weakly.“Cut the pretense, you fool. Where is the Alphas daughter?” I asked him once more, sounding so stern and fierce.“Alphas daughter? Oh, you mean Bethany?” he asked back. It could be because of his injuries or maybe I am too furious and I’m not thinking straight, but I think I could detect sarcasm in his tone of voice, or maybe I’m just hearing things. “Bethany... I love her name. It sounds beautiful. Beautiful, gorgeous, stunning Bethany.” No... No... No... No... I can’t be having these nice thoughts about her. I can’t let the mate bond to control me. She is not beautiful and I hate her name. I don’t even want to hear that name, I want nothing to do with her or her stupid name.“Now you listen to me, you fuck head, I don’t care what her name is, I do t fucking care about her. Tell me where she is or I swear I’m gonna fucking rip out your heart from your chest.” I threatened angrily. I don’t even know why I was telling him that I don’t care about her, I guess I was also trying to convince myself that I really don’t care about her.“Where the fuck is she?” I yelled once more when he wouldn’t say anything. “Jeez, stop screaming so loudly I don’t know where she is okay? We met briefly in the woods before all this started. I asked her to hide in the woods until I come get her. I’m pretty sure that she is still hiding in the woods, or maybe your men have gotten to her, I just don’t know.” He responded smugly but I wasn’t paying attention to his expressions, so I just pulled him up from the floor and pushed him towards the door.“Take me to her, right now!” I ordered sternly, standing back as I watched my guys push him forward, taking him deeper into the woods. He had a smirk on his face as he kept leading us into the woods.Wait a minute,Why is he smirking?That snitch had told us that they both loved each other so much, he wouldn’t be this happy to sell her out, would he?We were now deep into the woods, but I wasn’t feeling okay, something doesn’t add up. I felt her presence while we were in his house, but as we moved further away from his house, I feel the warmth disappearing slowly, it felt like my heart was melting into larvae and I felt torn from my mate. I could feel her presence in these woods and I could tell that she frequents these woods but her scent is faded around these woods, her scent was more stronger in his house. I stopped in my tracks and studied the footprints around us. With my heightened eyesight I saw all our footprints clearly but we were smearing any other footprints here as we kept stomping forward.“Stop!!!”I yelled at the top of my voice, causing everyone to stop in their tracks. I move forward, with Dwayne following closely behind me. We moved a few feet away from the crowd, then I saw their footprints, a male and female footprint and it’s heading back the way we came. To be sure I wasn’t mistaken, I asked Carl to step forward and when he did, I confirmed that his footprints matched the ones I saw just now and that means that the lady's footprint belongs to my mate, Bethany. She had followed him back, she had been in his house all along and I was too furious to detect her presence.He must have known that I had caught up with his lie and he tried to back away but he was too late, I grabbed him and punched him so hard in the face, sending him flying the other way as he hit his back against a tree. I was standing in front of him within seconds and I held him by the neck and lifted him off his feet, staring deep into his eyes, “Where is my mate?” I asked him fiercely.Dominic’s POV“Where is my mate?” I asked him fiercely, looking deep into his eyes as I stared him down. I could see the fear in his eyes as I called her my mate. My boys were also looking at me with surprise they had no idea that she is my mate.When I told them to find her, they thought I wanted to keep her locked up with her parents, they had no idea that she is my one true mate. I could feel their eyes on me as they all gawked at me, but that was not my major concern right now.With every minute I stand out here, I am losing my connection to my mate, I know we have not established a connection yet, but I felt a calming peace when I perceived her amazing scent. It had pulled me to her, and I loved the feeling of having her close by.But I don’t feel it anymore, it feels like the distance between the two of us is increasing by the minute. It felt like all the warmth I felt earlier had only been my imagination like she never even existed. It’s making me go crazy, I want to feel that
Three Years Later,Bethany’s POVLife as an independent adult away from her family and friends was not easy. In fact, it was harder than I’d ever imagined and it was humbling.If only Carl had agreed to come with me, but he was right to send me away, he had to make sure I was not caught by the tyrant Alpha Dominic. I only hope that he is safe wherever he might be.Back at the train station two years ago, I had tried to stall a little and wait for him but he never showed up and my wolf kept howling in my head, urging me to go back home, it felt like something bad had happened to him and I know it’s all my fault, I was not strong enough to defend my people. I ran off like a scared little cat, leaving them to their fate.I am the Alpha's first daughter, I should be capable of leading and defending the pack in my father's absence, but I’d failed them all, I ran away from my responsibilities and I had also put my boyfriend in danger, leaving him at the mercy of the tyrant. Since I left, my
Dominic’s POVMiserable…That’s how I feel right now. You know that feeling when you start thinking about the choices you’ve made in life and you start wondering what your life has come to?Well, that’s was how I felt after she ran away from me. My blood was boiling in rage. My body was shaking in rage and lost every ounce of control and I turned back to the beast and power-drunk Alpha.Carl was my only link to her and I kept him locked in my dungeon, torturing him for her location every damn day. But he maintained his story, he said he has no idea where she could have gone. He admitted to giving her some money to last her for some time, but that was all we could get out of him.Dwayne had kept to his promise. He had rallied some warriors and searched every city from New York to Washington, searching every town for her but it seems like she fell off the surface of the earth, they just couldn’t find her. I must confess, she is so smart to have evaded my warriors for over six months. I
Bethany’s POVThis is good, this is so good. This is a perfect opportunity to put an end to that maniac, the moon goddess must be with me, this is my destiny, I must avenge my family.As I walked out of that champagne room, I felt my wolf pouncing and howling excitedly. I think she misses the fin of being around our people. I have to admit, I also miss it, I miss everyone. I always let her out to go for a run, but it is nothing compared to running in the woods with my friends, enjoying the feel of the full moon on our furs, chasing tiny unsuspecting animals to their holes. It was so much fun and it’s nothing compared to my lonely run in the park.I miss Carl. I know, I should miss my family even more, but I don’t really think about them anymore. I heard their screams that night, I felt their pain as that demon tortured and killed them all. I miss them too but I’ve moved past their death, I’ve learned to live without them. My only worry now is Carl. I know he is alive, I can feel it in
Bethany POVI stopped home to pick up some things. I never lost any of the things I had with me when I ran away from home. I gathered my old phone and the other phone that Carl had gotten for me. Most importantly, I took along my body spray that hides my scent, I wouldn’t want the guys to sniff me out among the girls, they could label me a traitor and I’ll be thrown in the dungeon, never to see the light ever again.Teaching Ciara and Fiona about our jobs had been so hilarious, they obviously know nothing about being a stripper. We taught them how to face and tease their audience at the same time, although I wasn’t sure if we’ll be doing all that at the party. They were catching up faster than I did when I started out, but I’m not even sure that the werewolves would be keen to watch us dance and tease them all day.If I’m not mistaken, King Dominic is the host of the party, and he is a pig and a brute, so I’m pretty sure that everyone at that party would be dickheads like him. They wo
Dominic’s POV“Secure our borders, send more guards to keep watch on the gate, I don’t want any surprises, keep all intruders out.” I instructed Carl and Harriet as I shifted into my beast and went out to engage the infiltrators before they could get here.I got a report from my spies to inform me that the king is sending some warriors to infiltrate my castle. I sent some men to investigate and they confirmed that it is true. He had planned to take me unawares. He must have heard about my victory party, that is why he sent his men over to sneak in when we weren’t looking.I’ve got a mole in my camp and he/she is biting more than they can chew. My castle is fortified like a fortress and I’m pretty sure that they can never sneak past my security measures. I had my warriors split into four groups and we chased them through the woods, driving them towards one of the minefields around my borders. We watched them get blown into bits and pieces, putting an end to their miserable lives. King
Dominic’s POVI could feel her burning gaze on me as I spoke to the blonde girl next to her. I don’t know I have this urge to bully her, it’s just so funny to see the expressions on her face as I try to ignore her presence.She must have thought that I would pick her as a companion, it must be quite upsetting to be totally ignored after putting so much effort into her appearance. I can’t wait to see the reaction on her face when she sees her boyfriend Carl, better still, I’ll make her watch as Carl expresses his affection to his one true mate. It’s going to be so much fun.Yeah,I know I’m mean, but that is what she gets for running away three years ago and coming back here with evil plans. I just can’t begin to imagine all the evil plans she has for me, she must have come to take revenge on me for invading her pack. What irks me, even more, is the fact that she doesn’t feel any pull towards me, it felt like there is a barrier between us that hides our connection, making it impossible
Bethany POVI could hear Carl’s laughter on the other side of the table. He is holding another woman in his arms and he looks happy to be here, living with the enemy.He betrayed me!He betrayed my father!How could this happen?When I felt Alexia wagging her tail excitedly, howling out the words, “Mate,” I thought she was trying to tell me that Carl is here, I thought he was being held hostage in the dungeon. I never imagine that he is having a nice time with another woman. He promised to come for me, I waited for him for three years, who knew he was here enjoying his life as one of Kings Dominic’s faithful lapdogs. I would never forgive him for breaking my heart. After my revenge on Dominic, my next target would be Carl, I’ll make him pay for his betrayal.A guy came forward and claimed Fiona for the Alpha. I couldn’t have been more happier, he seems to be a good guy and I noticed the emotions in his eyes when he stared at her, I knew she was his mate and he would never let her get