Ryker:I watched members of our pack mill about from the window of our study, waiting for Kara to return.I had sent her to check on Keileigh. My worry for her was incredulous to think about, because I had formed such an attachment to her at such a short time since she was brought here.How else could one explain how protective I felt over her?I was made aware of the knock on the door and turned around just as Kara stepped into the study.“Yes, Kara?” I addressed the older woman. She was one of the only ones I could trust, as she had been responsible for Arnold and I when we were younger. Therefore my brother and I had made it clear to everyone who came in that she was of the highest rank that any servant could ever attain.“Miss Keileigh is safe,” Kara said, which made me frown at her wording. Had my concern for her shown that much? Kara stared knowingly at me as she then added, “The Beta is with her currently.”Roman?I remembered the deal I made with him and nodded. It had been wh
Keliegh“Hello, darling.”I smiled as I heard Roman’s voice as he walked up towards me, and pressed a small kiss on my temples, before taking my hand.Every day since I found out Roman was the Beta of this pack, we had spent time together. It was something i looked forward to every day, for many reasons. Whenever I would be apart from my best friend, i was always bombarded with the less than welcoming air of disdain and disgust from Selene and Arnold. They didn’t speak to me much during any meal times, perhaps because Ryker had jumped to my defense more than once in a row.But the both of them would show the hatred they shared for me through their looks and mocking smiles whenever something innocuous happened. Once I coughed lightly due to drinking water too fast and Arnold made a comment about how I lacked table manners.A part of me longed to defend myself constantly to them, to stand up for myself and make sure my voice was heard and they wouldn’t disrespect me.But just as quickly
Keliegh“Thanks,” I chirped in a little bit of amusement to my best friend, wondering how my smile made him that clearly happy.Nevertheless I enjoyed the feeling of having him next to me. If I didn’t have him around, wallowing in my deepest, dark thoughts for the entire day would have been a regular occurrence.“I’m sure you must be terribly bored here,” Roman stated with certainty, changing the subject as he sat up to reach for the sweet, non-alcoholic wine that the maids had brought in for us earlier.The wine was courtesy of Ryker, the maid had stayed. I didn’t know whether to feel flattered or uneasy by the Alpha’s actions. It was hard to figure out exactly what emotion I felt towards Ryker, especially when my thoughts of getting a man’s attention now was just a burden. I didn’t want Ryker to treat me specially and I hesitated to even partake in the wine because he might end up taking it as me accepting the attention he was giving me.“Not really,” i said whilst shaking my head a
KelieghI sighed as Roman finally left my bedroom, and I was along once more. The feeling of loneliness always creeped in whenever he wasn’t around and I wrapped my arms around myself and went back to sit on the edge of the bed.I wished that Roman would be able to stay by my side every single day and base away all those nightmares when I was sleeping.But he was the Beta of the Pack, after all. And I couldn’t stop him from doing whatever he had to.Another sigh left my lips.And in the next moment, a knock came on the door, followed by a door opening.I stiffened at the sound, as a maid walked in and bowed a little to me out of respect trot a guest.“Miss, dinner is ready,” the maid said to which I pressed my lips thinly and looked aside.I couldn’t help it; the feeling of always going to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the dining hall where I would face more taunts from Alpha Arnold and Selene, was pretty depressing. It would always rattle me, even when I tried to not let things
Selene“No, i don’t like this one,” I snapped at the maid who showed me the silver necklace topped with emeralds. Was she trying to incite my anger? Everyone knew that gold was my color and I didn’t like silver.It was such an inferior metal compared to my tastes.I thought of Keileigh, that GIRL that still hadn’t left the house despite my warning her to. She was more deserving of inferior things.“Tomorrow, send all my silver pieces to that girl,” i ordered one of the maids. “She will accept it as a show of goodwill.”If she didn’t accept it, that would be a sign that she don’t like me and I could use it as a ruse to throw her out, and defend myself from her.“Yes, madam,” the maid bowed, while I closed my eyes as another patted eyeshadow onto my lids.I still had no idea why the party was being held. Ryker - who usually didn’t host parties like Arnold did - was the one to order Kara to prepare for the gathering. I had only been informed of it afterward.Perhaps Ryker had something t
KeileighI walked behind Kara who led me to the hall I didn’t know was here before. The faint sounds of music slowly swelled up, increasing in volume as I approached it.I felt like I was walking into a situation I didn’t know, and it wasn’t by choice. Why did the two Alphas of the pack throw this party? And why was I invited? I tried my best to inform Kara before, that I wouldn’t be attending and I even protested when the maids had tried to make me change out of my clothes. But in the end it was for nothing.The older woman told me in no uncertain terms that I had no choice. It was an order from Alpha Ryker that she got me ready and she would be punished if she disobeyed his orders. I had a feeling that the woman was bluffing a little but I didn’t have the heart to call her bluff in case she ended up actually getting punished.My blue dress swished around as I walked. I hadn’t been decked in jewelry like this since I reached my majority and my father threw a large party that lasted n
SeleneThings were definitely not going according to plan!And I blamed that girl!I stood in between Arnold and Ryker as they locked eyes angrily with each other. The brothers were about to fight, and it was all because of Keileigh.I smiled at a guard and informed them, “Send everyone out at once. This is a private conversation.”The guard nodded and before anything else could happen, they had already begun to make sure the pack members had exited the large hall.“This is enough,” I said to Ryker and Arnold, as they kept growling at each other. “You both can’t fight like this in public. Please.”Arnold snarled, “I have no desire to fight you brother, but if you keep on mentioning that girl’s name then-““Then what?” Ryker cut his twin brother off, before I could say anything.I cleared my throat, and Ryker’s eyes fell on me as it should.“Ryker, please think this through,” I simpered. “Your brother is right. We don’t know this girl. She may have bad intentions, and-“I reached out
KeileighI was in my bedroom now, my body shaking and the memories of the party coming back to me.I had caused the two Alphas to fight.That shame and guilt built up in me that I found I was trembling.After Ryker had taken me out of the party hall I had refused to go anywhere else with him because somehow I couldn’t stand it. Somehow that act of his had been the one to make me snap out of the way I had been frozen, watching everything go like it were from a book.I ran away from him and locked myself in my bedroom.I thought that would help me think more clearly and figure out what to do.But it had only made me become more lost.My stomach churned uncomfortably and I felt like I was the harbinger of bad luck to this mighty pack. There was no other way to describe how two brothers would suddenly be at odds once I came into the picture.As tears prickled my eyes I heard the knock on the door.Wiping my eyes I quickly stood up, wondering who it might be. I was left gaping afterwards a