Dawn's POV I raised my head to meet Xavier's burning gaze. "I'm so so sorry, I didn't know -" I picked the pieces of glass from the floor with my bare hands and disposed of them. Afterwards, I noticed that my fingers were bleeding a little. I was about to walk out on Xavier to clean them, when he grabbed my waist, and pulled me back. "Come here." He took my fingers, and in a second, he put them inside his mouth and slowly sucked the blood off. I was shocked. When he was done, he looked away and told me to rinse my fingers off in the sink. I did that, and turned to face him. "Now that that has been solved..." He cleared his throat awkwardly. "...Can you now tell me why you decided to embarrass me last night? You looked so bad." I stood in silence, thinking of a response. I doubted if he even knew everything that happened yesterday, only if Ryan informed him. A few minutes passed, and I finally parted my lips to answer. "Um, I, I didn't think anyone noticed. I'm sorry,"
Dawn's POV I continued walking through the woods. From a distance, I could hear some howls but for some weird reasons, I wasn't scared. Infact, I hoped one of the creatures out there would come out of nowhere and kill me. Maybe when that happened, Xavier would finally let me go. As I walked, the wind became cooler and brushed against my skin. "Ouch," I flinched as one of the thorns that was in the plants pierced my skin. It started bleeding a bit, but I quickly cleaned it off and continued walking. A little voice at the back of my head was telling me to go back, as Xavier might be angry. But I brushed it off. I didn't have the intention to run away. If I did, then I wouldn't be passing the route that was close to his pack house, and I was sure that he'd definitely come after me, which might lead to my death. I wondered if I would ever be free from his grasp. I wished he could just get tired of me and let me go. But with the way things were going, I was sure that that might
Dawn's POV "Ryan?!" I ran to him, and pulled him up. I wrapped him in a warm embrace and felt tears brimming up in my eyes. I was so happy and sad to see him — happy because he had saved me and sad because he was in pain. He raised his head and flashed a smile at me. "You're fine, don't cry." He wiped my tears away, and we stared at each other for a few seconds before he started laughing. I wondered why he was laughing at me, until I realized that we were both naked. I quickly stood up to get my clothes, when he suddenly carried me up, and jumped back into the water. I shrieked and hit his hand for him to drop me down, but he refused. We went deep inside the water and swam around before we came up. I didn't know that he was such a good swimmer. It looked really good to watch. "You're so fucking pretty, Dawn. Your body—" he started saying, but I interrupted him by wrapping my hands around his neck. "Shush, don't make me shy!" I said, making him laugh. He wrapped his hands
Xavier's POV My blood boiled in anger. Dawn was getting so comfortable, so I had to put her in her place. She was just a mere prisoner, and that was all. I thought she had run away and gone far away, until Ryan offered to bring her back home. Here. This pack house was her home now and the earlier she came in terms with that, the better for her. "Why would you do that, man?" Ryan shouted, as he punched my shoulder a little. I faced him, he had a deep frown etched on his face. I wondered why he was so angry, when he literally brought her back to the house when she had already left. "Ryan? What the fuck are you saying? She already left, she broke the rules. You know how I get when someone breaks the rules!" I went back to the throne, fuming. Lately, Ryan and I had been having so many altercations and they were all because of that prisoner. I would make sure to make her stay in my room hell, since she decided to start feeling too comfortable. "Yes, I know that she left. But ta
Dawn's POV I couldn't believe that alpha Xavier really saw me naked! My body was still trembling minutes after he saw me. I didn't know why, but I wasn't comfortable with it, especially after everything he had done to me for the past one day. Reluctantly, I walked out of the room and went to the dining hall. Thankfully, he wasn't there. But not only that, nobody was there. For the first time since I walked into the house, there was no single plate of food on the table. It was empty. I wondered what was happening, so I walked to the kitchen to ask the maids if they weren't done with the breakfast, even though it was unusual and had never happened since I got to the house. I tapped one of the maids that was standing at the sink, she looked calm. "Hi, when will breakfast be ready?" Immediately the words left my mouth, she eyed me and hissed before walking away. I asked about two more and they reacted the same way. I was so hurt and confused, until someone appro
Dawn's POV "Zade!" I yelled, as I wrapped my hands around him. The moment his cold skin came in contact with mine, my eyes went shut as my smile deepened. I was having a really bad day, but seeing him right there, just when I needed him, made me forget all my worries. He pulled me even closer and hugged me, until he suddenly pulled out of it. He had a small smile on his face. Even though it was small, it was genuine. "What are you doing here?" I asked, as he helped me off the floor. He exhaled, and his eyes roamed around. He wasn't satisfied with the condition of my new room, I could tell, but I had no choice. "Um, I came here for business as usual," Zade said, and I quickly nodded, as I understood him completely. For the second time, his eyes roamed around the room, this time his eyes lingered on the details of the room. I rolled my eyes and tried to shake him out of it, by changing the subject. "So, are you going to hang out with me for a while? I have missed
Dawn's POV Ryan's hands were tightly wrapped around Cassidy's neck, as he continued lifting her up. Her hands were properly raised above the ground and her face was slowly turning red. I was satisfied by the fact that she was getting what she deserved, but at the same time, I was scared. "Please, Ryan. Drop her." I pleaded, and he dropped her immediately. I watched as she held her neck, and struggled to balance her breathing. "That will teach you a lesson. Don't ever try what you did today, or you'll regret it!" He said to Cassidy, who was still trying to make sure her neck didn't break. He took a step forward and forced her to look up at him. "Once again, do not ever try to claim me or even Xavier. Leave, now." He ordered. Cassidy struggled to get up from the ground. Her eyes were already filled with tears. As she staggered out of the room, I saw her tears trickle down her face. I sniffled a laugh, and turned to face Ryan. He instantly moved closer to me and his look tur
Dawn's POV With two pairs of burning eyes still fixed on me, I slowly pulled off my panties and let them hit the floor. I watched as their breathings shifted a little, but my lips curled into a small smile. Because of their reactions, I was no longer shy. I was enjoying the moment. "Can you help with this?" I asked Ryan, pointing to my bra. He was at my back in a second and he removed the strap like a pro. I smiled and stretched my hands widely. It seemed they understood what it meant, as they both carried me to the bathroom. It wasn't like the one I had in the main pack house, but it was also big and neat. Zade wrapped his hands around my waist, and the hairs on my body stood and goosebumps filled my skin. I didn't know if that was because of how cold his hands were, or if it was because his fingers were already trailing down my belly to my wetness. I quickly parted my legs for his fingers to slip in easily and they did. They slipped in and out of me at a fast pace, and al
Dawn’s POV:Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, momentarily obstructing my vision. Even my head had begun to bang so terribly and my body trembled; but none of these could be compared to the turmoil happening inside my heart.My heart squeezed, the pain nearly bringing me to my knees but I pushed forward, grabbed Xavier by his shirt and cried; “How? When?”The room was silent and no one tried to break the silence. Amidst this chaos, the only thing I could hear was the sound of my blood rushing through my ears and the way my heart pounded against my chest. I couldn’t bring myself to control my tremor but despite this, I couldn’t help but notice how difficult it was for Xavier to look at me.“Dawn…”“When did he take them?”“I don’t know… I just got a text from him some minutes ago. But I promise you, I’ll get them back safely. I’ll bring them here where they’ll be safe and I’ll protect—”“That was the same thing you said the last time before taking them to wherever it is that y
Dawn’s POV:“I only asked to see Zade, not you. So you should return to your room.” Xavier snapped as soon as his eyes landed on me and for a minute, I was stunned to silence. I didn’t move nor speak as I was too shocked. Besides his words, another thing that enraged me was the tone of voice with which he spoke to me. It was sharp, almost dismissing and I couldn’t help but wonder if he was still mad at me for refusing to go with Zade.Angrily, I crossed my arms over my chest and snarled; “No.”“Dawn… don’t be stupid.”That insult slapped across my face so hard that I felt tears spring into my eyes. He probably caught himself immediately because then he added; “This isn’t about me wanting you to move to Zade’s house for the meantime, it’s about something else. Something more important.”“So there’s something more important than my safety to you right now, right?” I growled. I knew that I sounded selfish right now, pompous even but I couldn’t help it. I was mad… and way beyond reasoning
Xavier’s POV:My blood sizzled with rage as I stormed through the halls, only stopping when I arrived at the throne room and sat down.I was angry and frustrated, but most of all, I was mad. I was mad at Xander for suddenly resurfacing after several years of being out of reach. I hated that he was still so prideful and entitled even after everything he’s done in the past.. including the deaths of our parents. What hurt me the most was his claim on Dawn, and even though we all knew that she was never going to entertain him, I couldn’t say for sure what he was going to do as regards that or the lengths he would go just to have her.A frown etched its way to my face as I there about the one thousand and one despicable things he could have up his sleeves and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. I was only snapped out of my reverie when I heard the sound of glass shattering and in shock, I sat up, surprised to see that I had squashed the wine glass in my hands from squeezing
Dawn’s POV:My encounter with Xavier and his estranged brother, Xander, had me so shaken up that I couldn’t bring myself to come down for dinner several hours later. I no longer wanted to see him nor Ryan because for some reason, I feared that something would come up. It might be Xavier trying to convince me into going with Zade or something, and at this point, it was the last thing I wanted.I even contemplated asking him to take me to the bunker where my family was at but seeing as ‘some vampires’ were still after my life, I quickly decided against it.However, I was soon snapped out of my this when I heard the sound of the door creaking open and with wide eyes, I turned in the direction of the sound, gasping when the pungent smell of rotten flesh wafted into my nostrils.“Zade?” I called out in surprise or should I say shock and when Zade stepped into the room, I let out a surprised squeal. “Zade!!!”He chuckled. “Dawn,”“I missed you!” I exclaimed, wrapping my arms around him as I
Dawn’s POV:“She doesn’t want to go with you!” Xavier snarled at his brother who simply licked his lips, ignoring him with his eyes trained on me.“I don’t care,” he spat. “I just know that I am not leaving here without her.”As soon as he said that, my blood curdled. Fear like no other sizzled through my veins, causing my breath to hitch in my chest. I didn’t like this… the thought of this, everything. I hated how I was in the middle of it all and how it seemed as though Xander was firm on his decision to not leave without me.“Do you not think she’s old enough to make that decision herself?” Xavier growled but Xander only shrugged.“I don’t care!” He gritted out; “she’s my mate! And that’s all that matters.” Xander growled as he let out a string of profanities from his mouth. The words spewed from his lips almost deafened me, and I shivered, more from disgust than fear. He threatened to kill Xavier… and Ryan, and then even went as far as promising to fuck me close to their graves af
Dawn’s POV:The room broke into chaos.One minute, I was screaming, hoping that something in my voice would end this madness, but it didn’t, and the next minute, Xavier was pushing Xander off his Beta while he landed a fatal blow to the back of his neck.Xander growled in annoyance as he struggled to his feet with his hands clutching the back of his neck, and with eyes full with disdain, he snarled at Xavier; “Brother! You dare hit me?!”I rolled my eyes and so did Ryan. The room was too tense, so tense that one could cut the thickness in the atmosphere with a bread knife. My eyes widened when I noticed how Xander pushed toward Xavier but before he could lay a hand on him, Ryan inched closer, his nose bleeding.“Stay back,” he growled, eliciting an amused snicker from Xander.“And if I do not?” He snapped back threateningly but Ryan didn’t flinch even though it was obvious that the other man was stronger by the way he towered over him. “What will you do?”“I have no idea,” Ryan mutter
Dawn’s POV:“Go to your room!” Xavier barked at me and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t argue. I didn’t even need to be told twice as I dashed out of the dining area and ran up the stairs leading to Xavier’s chamber.When I arrived at my room, I slammed the door shut, fastened the locks into its place- so as not to take any chances- and crouched behind the bed. For some reason, I was scared… terrified even and I do not know why. For all I knew, Xander couldn’t be as bad as everyone was making him out to be, but whenever I remembered Autumn's words, and Ryan’s… and the way Xavier’s face had fallen at the news of his presence, I couldn’t help but think otherwise.My hands shook as I wrapped them around my knees and I even began to shake even more when I began to hear the sudden noises coming from downstairs. The shouts and the screams… and then the silence; The eerily intense silence that made my heart hammer against my chest as I couldn’t help but wonder why he was here… wh
Dawn’s POV:Ever since that incident with Cassidy the other night, my room was changed again, and this time, I was made to live in one of the rooms in Xavier’s private chamber. It was peaceful here… and beautiful too, but sometimes I couldn’t help but think that maybe now, I was trapped. Maybe there was no escaping him anymore. I knew that it was for my safety but I still felt weird thinking about it, especially whenever I remembered the way he had gone off on Cassidy that day.“Dawn… your food.” A deep rich masculine voice snapped me out of my train of thoughts and in shock, I lifted my head and blinked, surprised as I was met with two pairs of beautiful eyes… beautiful eyes that were all mine-‘if you think of it that way.I cleared my throat and sat up, and while I did, I never took my eyes off Xavier, not even for a second. You see, I wanted to talk to him, I wanted to ask him about my parents, about Cassidy’s situation, and I wanted to ask him who ‘Xander’ was, and in order to ena
Zade’s POV:It was silent… and cold, just the way I liked it whenever I wanted to think.As I lazed away in my indoor lounge with my favorite drink in hand- which was a sachet of blood type AB- I couldn’t help but think about what had happened earlier today. My people were going too far. I understood their anger at the fact that I had given Reagan away but retaliating by going after Dawn? That was too much! And I would make them pay for going after my mate!Sometimes, I couldn’t help but think about the possibilities of what would’ve been if Xavier, Ryan, and I hadn’t arrived there when we did. I couldn’t shake out the images that plagued my mind. Images of ‘what would haves’ that I struggled to shake off, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.Do you even know what is worse? The fact that I couldn’t talk to anyone about it… yet. I didn’t trust anyone here about issues relating to Dawn. Not my mother, and definitely not my friend, Micah. They hated humans with a passio