Alpha Kane
It's already sunrise and I barely slept a wink because of the beautiful yet frustrating girl sleeping peacefully next to me. I thought she would give in over the night, it was quite obvious she was struggling but I've never seen a wolf as stubborn as she is. After our back and forth she slept off and I just stared at her looking so peaceful. Her intoxicating scent of lavender, her long full dark hair, her round face and beautiful eyes hidden away by her lids. Looking at her knowing she rejected me is so painful, how could someone like her reject me? It makes absolutely no sense. Women from all over have thrown themselves at me to make them my Luna but the one woman who happens to be my fated mate wants to fight against our bond? It makes no sense since I know she wants me too but I'm sure she'll come around, maybe if I push her a little she'll see. I watch her flutter her eyelids gently trying to register where she is and then when it clicks she jolts up, like a panic response. She regains composure then looks at me with a death glare that only makes me want her more. “you can go for any she wolf in this world so tell me why you're so stuck on making me your Luna?” Stern, rude and straight to the point. No greetings, no nothing. If I couldn't feel how much she wanted me I would actually believe she hated me. This whole situation is frustrating and she isn't making it any easier for me. “You need to accept that we are fated mates, the sooner you do, the easier this will be for both of us” I watch her have an internal conflict with herself before she finally replies “I do not want this, I will do anything else. Absolutely anything will be better than being your Luna” her stern yet soft voice makes my wolf growl but I have to control myself. “You will do anything right?” I ask, a devious plan creating itself in my mind “Yes Alpha Kane of the red claw pack, anything is better than being your Luna” “Okay then leave my room and go join the maids to work” I tell her hoping this would make her relent but it doesn't “What do you want me to start with?” She says submissively. This woman is going to be the end of me. “I'll follow you work” I get up and she walks with me. Avery I have been working for hours and I don't know how much I can take before I finally break down. If I thought alpha Kane was cruel then, now I know he is pure evil. He looks genuinely amused by my torture. I haven't eaten all day and I've done almost all if not all the chores in the mansion. I didn't even know I could dress wounds so fast until he made me look after his injured wolves. Now we're stuck in one of the empty rooms of his mansion, I'm cleaning everywhere from scratch and I can feel my body growing weaker each second but I have to be strong, I can't let alpha Kane win, I can't let him know he is starting to get to me. I have already vowed that i won't be his Luna, going back on my word is not something I can do. I can not let this man win. I feel so weak, I might collapse but if I do he'll have the satisfaction of knowing I'm tired, knowing this is hard for me. I can't do that because my ego won't let me. “Oh shut up Avery, this man is for us, he is our mate! You need to stop all this now” I shake my head ignoring my wolf. She's just the delusional and heavily hormonal side of me. She can't control herself around his presence. I thank God for the logical one. Alpha Kane I watch her take every single ridiculous task I throw at her with pride, I should be offended by how desperate she is to avoid me and not be my mate. I don't appreciate defiance but from her it's actually very hot. Like I can see how passionate she is about trying to believe we are wrong. I don't like watching my mate suffer though. I know she'll break soon, a part of me knows I should give her what she wants. I don't want to break her, I just want her to accept me, accept us. This is the most difficult situation I've ever been in. Should I just let her go? Watching her suffer, making her suffer isn't going to help me much. Before I could even think further she collapses. My mind immediately goes blank “Avery!” I rush towards her before she gets to the ground. Taking her in my arms, she looks so pale. What have I done? I shouldn't have put her through all that. Carrying her in my arms I feel the aching feeling in my chest to protect her. I won't do this to her ever again. “This is our opportunity” my wolf tells me “Opportunity for what? Can't you see she's sick?” “Sick and vulnerable, the perfect opportunity to claim her” my wolf's comment pisses me off. Avery collapsed and he's talking about claiming her? I could never defile her in such a vile way. She will give herself to me soon enough. But willingly. My wolf doesn't relent trying to convince me, increasing my senses, making me very aware of her scent and making it difficult to ignore how much I want her. She's mind numbingly beautiful but I would rather die than do that to her. If I claim her by force it would make absolutely no sense. When we got to the room I placed her on the bed and just watched her. I'd already ordered food because I know she's malnourished. Why have I been such a bastard to my own mate? I need to do better. I keep internally scolding myself for all the terrible things I'd done to her. I want her, I need her and the thought of losing a mate that took me over thirty years to find is not something that settles well with me. I know I might be the cruel alpha and all but I have always craved the connection and now I have found it, I don't think I want to let it go. I just need her to see that I am what she needs too. It might be hard but it's doable. Giving up is not an option, it's not something I've ever done and I am not going to start now. Avery will be my mate and she is going to love me just the way I have accepted her as mine. This is what I will do even if it'll be my last task. I don't even care about fighting against her father anymore. He'll still pay for all his crimes but I won't use her as a pawn for that.Avery’s povI wake up with a jolt, panic rushing through my veins when it fully dawns on me that I am on bed with Alpha Kane, how did I get here? I can feel his warm body close to mine and all I can feel in this moment is immense disgust. I try to pick my brain and think hard on what happened last night. In comes in flashes but then I fully remember how he pushed me past my limit until I eventually passed out. I am so mad at him that even my wolf doesn’t protest. I try to force his hand away from my waist so I can leave. "You’re not going anywhere," he taunts, his voice low and filled with dark promise. Does the audacity of this man know no bounds? I am tired of this bloody place already.My pulse races with pure unadulterated rage and my blood boils. I don’t know where I get the strength from but I struggle against him. I can still feel the bond pulse inside me like a living thing, drawing her to him even as I tries to pull away. I can feel the heat between us, undeniable, I absolu
Alpha Kane’s PovMy frustration with Avery grows deeper by the hour. I have done absolutely everything to get a rise out of her but I get absolutely nothing. Even sending the women out changed nothing, she acted like she just didn’t care. It infuriated me. Why doesn’t she want me? That’s a lie, I know she wants me but then why doesn’t she just want to accept it? I accepted her the moment I realized we were mates so what is stopping her from doing the same? I would treat her like a queen and she would never lack. The way she immediately rejected me made me lose my mind and she consistently makes it known how much she wants me to reject her too. I don’t know what else to do, maybe the dinner wasn’t enough and inviting Cathy will get a better rise from her? What is wrong with you Kane? You have never acted so desperate in your entire life; this is not who you are. You are usually calm and collected but this is just childish and immature. Yet I find myself sending for Cathy. Knowing f
Alpha Kane’s POV“You will follow me to train today, so prepare adequately” I instruct Avery, trying to hold back any form of emotion. I have been very conflicted with myself since the incident at the library. This woman brings out the absolute worst in me to the surface. Fighting this bond has made me act irrational and my new irrational plan is to make her submit after training. Maybe if she realizes she can’t defend herself without me she might submit in return for my help. The only reason I keep trying is because this connection is mutual, my wolf always feels hers calling to me. I know soon enough she will agree, she has to. If she doesn’t, I honestly don’t know what I am going to do.“Tell me when and where and I will be there” she says confidently. No hint of fear can be traced on her features. A female wolf who is so open to training? that’s rare most especially with her background. Maybe she is just putting up a front. Avery couldn’t possibly know how to fight but I did expec
Alpha Kane’s POV I might just be losing my mind, it has been a few weeks since the incident with Avery and my patience is wearing thin with every second I have to spend around her. Even when I am not with her my thoughts are clouded with her, my nose would long for her scent and my entire body would call to her. I have been extremely patient but how long does she want me to wait? It's been long enough, she should already accept that we are bonded because I can't deal with all of this tension. I see the way her body reacts to me, I know she wants me too. “Make her submit to you now, you have waited long enough” my wolf instructs me. I can feel his yearning. “You know that wouldn't be easy” I try to explain but my wolf is too stubborn “You will do as you're told and make her submit or I'll take control” he must really be desperate to threaten me but I understand. I'll try to reason with her one more time. I tell a maid to send for Avery, I instructed no one should come to my
Avery's POV My heart races with a mix of fear and determination as I slip silently from the packhouse under the cover of night. I have had enough of Alpha Kane's antics. He will never understand that I want absolutely nothing to do with him. I do not care about the mate bond and I do not need him to make me his luna. At this point all I want is my freedom back Every step feels like a rebellion, a small victory in my ongoing struggle for freedom, freedom from kane, the pack and this cursed bond I want to have nothing to do with. I am terrified of what might happen if this doesn't work out as planned. I am very sure kane would do everything in his power to make me pay, I know he would not kill me but he can get very creative with his torture. I do not deserve all of this. A few months ago I was a happy wolf who had her best friend and was excited for her 18th birthday, ready to see what her future would look like. Now I am stuck here wishing I wasn't outside the night I was. Giving my
Alpha Kane's POV My world keeps unraveling every single day. My wolf is wild, restless, and increasingly unstable, consumed by the rejection Avery has so stubbornly thrust upon me. It is becoming extremely difficult to control my wolf and keep it from doing something we will inevitably regret. The bond between us pulses, a constant reminder of my need to claim her, but Avery’s resistance fuels my rage. I can't take it anymore, the more I continue living like this the more I can only focus on her. Every thought, every instinct, everything I do is clouded by the desire to break her, to make her submit to me as she should. I won’t be ignored, not by her, not by anyone. This isn't the healthiest of ideals but where has health gotten me to? I just need her and it's getting excessively difficult to keep the beast inside me in check.In a fit of desperation, I do something stupid which has become quite common since Avery came into my life. Desperate acts of stupidity to make her submit For
Avery’s POV My body is finally starting to break down. Days without food or water has finally taken its toll on me. It has left me weak and drained, but my resolve remains unshakable, I wasn't joking when I said I would rather die than give in to Alpha Kane. He is everything I despise, I don't care if we have this insane chemistry or if I find it hard to control myself when he is around, everything he does proves to me why he would make a terrible mate, he is arrogant, proud, annoying, and he doesn't want to let me be. It's like he doesn't understand that I need him to free me from this torment.I know he is incredibly handsome with his toned body, full dark hair, dark eyes that you could fall into and that intoxicating cedar scent that could make any wolf...It's not love it's just lust, Avery it's not love it's just lust. Is the mantra I recite to myself every time I feel like kissing him or doing anything stupid. Every time I feel myself slipping, the fire in my soul flares brigh
Alpha Kane's POV I am at the end of my tether. The constant rejection from Avery is pushing me to the brink of madness, it's becoming too overwhelming for me. Every ounce of my sanity is being consumed by the need to break her, to force her to accept the bond that I can no longer deny. I know she feels it too, if she could look past her ego and misplaced morals maybe she could see that being my Luna is not such a bad idea. I provide security, power, respect, wealth and much more. What else could she possibly desire that I can not provide for? Frustration boils in me like a thunderstorm that refuses to be quenched, and I decide it’s time to put an end to this defiance once and for all. I can't count the number of times I have planned to make her give in and failed. Making this woman submit to me is probably the hardest task I have ever tried to do. I hurry to the pathetic excuse of a room I confined her to, it looks just as bad if not in worse shape, the smell of the room I'm still
Avery's POV The whispers caame like the wind, soft, but impossible to ignore. Everywhere I walked, they trailed behind me like shadows, brushing against my ears. “Did you hear?” “The Alpha has cast Selene out.” "She begged.” "He showed no mercy.” “She was with another.” The rumors spread faster than wildfire. And I kept my head high. I didn’t flinch. I didn’t speak. I didn’t feed the flames. I had no need to. Dignity had become my armor. Silence, my sharpest weapon. I had spent too many years defending myself, biting back pain with grace. This time, I let the world talk while I simply walked through it. Selene, the name that once held weight in this pack, once dripped with entitlement and venom, was gone. Disgraced. Stripped of every illusion of power she once paraded in front of me. The same women who used to
Kane's POV The air in the packhouse was thick, tense with something I couldn’t quite name until I heard her voice echoing down the hall. Selene Her sharp, clipped tone lanced through the silence like a blade. “You clumsy little thing!” she snapped, voice shrill and soaked in entitlement. “Do you even know what this is worth? Or is your brain too small to understand luxury?” I turned the corner just in time to see the young servant girl flinch, eyes wide and terrified, tea dripping down her wrists and onto the marble floor. Selene loomed over her like a wolf over a rabbit, proud and cruel, forgetting her place entirely. I stepped in before I realized I was moving. “You will treat her with respect,” I said, voice low and cold. I didn’t shout. I didn’t need to. Selena turned, mouth already open to defend herself, probably with some pathetic reminder of who she once wa
Avery's POVI woke wrapped in Kane’s arms, his heartbeat a steady rhythm against my back. It was a feeling I hadn't known in years, warmth without fear, closeness without control. For a long time, I just lay there, eyes closed, letting the silence between us speak. Not the silence of estrangement, but something softer. Restful. Healing.He murmured something in his sleep, his fingers twitching slightly as if reaching for me even in his dreams. A smalll smile tugged at my lips, but I knew I couldn’t stay here all morning. I needed a moment. To breathe. To think. To remember who I was outside of him, tooI carefully slipped from his grasp, easing off the bed so as not to wake him. He shifted slightly but didn’t stir.My feet carried me to the my room. The moment I stepped inside, the air felt different, still scented faintly with lavender from an old satchel tucked into a drawer, and the cool morning light poured through the window like a familiar f
Kane's POVThe night was quiet, the kind of quiet that settled deep into your bones. The sky stretched above with stars scattered like forgotten wishes. I sat on the porch steps, elbows resting on my knees, fingers tangled together as I stared at the horizon. The cool wind carried the scent of lavender and pine, and for the first time in a long time, I let myself feel still.The door behind me creaked, soft and hesitant.I didn’t turned around.But I knew it was herAvery.Her presence was like a ripple,gentle, but impossible to ignore. She stepped closer, the wooden porch boards groaning beneath her weight until she lowered herself beside me. Her shoulder brushed mine. Light, barely there. But enough.Enough to remind me I wasn’t alone.We sat in silence, our breaths syncing with the rhythm of the night. I didn’t want to scare her off with words. She hadn’t been this close in weeks, this close. And I would’ve s
Avery's POVI couldn’t look away from themFrom the moment Kane learned he was a father, something in him shifted. It wasn’t dramatic, there was no grand declaration or overwhelming display of emotion after that first, raw encounter. No, the change was quieter. Deeper. Like the slow turn of the earth beneath your feet, steady, inevitable.The Alpha I had known, ruthless, calculated, commanding, was gone. In his place stood a man with paint-streaked jeans, tangled hair, and a voice several notes higher than necessary while reading stories about dragons, moon bears, and magical wolves who saved the day.He’d never held a toddler before that day in the nursery, but now he carried our son with a confidence that didn’t come from experience, itt came from love.Kane took to fatherhood with a kind of wide eyed eagerness that almost made me laugh. Almost. Because sometimes it hurt to watch, like something in my chest didn’t quite know what to do with
Kane's POV I wasn’t expecting her to reach for me that day Not tonight. Not after the way she’s kept her distance, like she’s been building invisible walls around herself just to survive being under the same roof as me. But then, in the silence of the corridor, she turned to me. Her hand found mine, not firm, not certain, but deliberate. I froze, afraid even a a breath would make her retreat She didn’t say a word. Just led me forward, past portraits on the walls. Her fingers trembled slightly, her pace cautious. I followed her, heart thudding like a war drum in my chest, unsure of what this meant, until she stopped in front of a door. Sky blue. Small. Innocent. The kind of door that had no place in the life I used to live. "I hand painted the door myself after we arrived" She said, then she hesitated for half a heartbeat, then pushed it open. My breath l
Avery's POVTime moves strangely in Kane’s packhouse. The days blend together, soft and slow, like fog creeping over familiar ground. Each morning, I wake in a room that used to feel like a prison. Now, it just feels.... quiet.Not safe. Not yet.But its not dangerous either.In the days that followed, I noticed something had changed. Not in Kane, he’s already change, hopefully, but in the air around us. The silence that once screamed now hums with something else. Something hesitant. Unspoken.I start to notice the little things.He sets out a second plate at every meal, never asking if I’ll join but always hoping I will. He adjusts the thermostat back to the exact warmth I always liked, the one that made me feel held without being touched. He doesn’t knock on my door. Doesn’t ask for talks. Doesn’t ask for anything, really. He just…. shows up.When I do come down to eat, he doesn’t stare or smile or try to fill the silence.
Kane's POVI find her in the garden again early in the morningHer figure framed by the soft sway of lavender that brushes against her dress. She always loved this place, said the scent reminded her of peace. Now, I wonder if it only reminds her of what I destroyed.Avery kneels beside the blossoms, her fingers brushing the petals like they’re more fragile than she feels. She hasn’t spoken to me more than a few words since she returned. She walks with purpose, keeps her distance, and when she looks at me, it’s like I’m a stranger standing in the ruins of the life she once tried to build.But I can’t keep letting her run. I won’t.“Don’t run from me anymore, Avery.” My voice is low, steady. No Alpha command. No anger. Just truth.She stiffens but doesn’t look up. Her silence wraps around her like armor, tight, defensive, and heavy. I step closer, not enough to crowd her, but enough to make her feel me there. I won’t let her face t
Avery’s POVThe ceremony was silent, somber even. No grand cheers. No joy. Just the quiet rustle of the wind and the heavy breath of a pack unsure how to process what they’d witnessedKane stood beside me, barely able to stay upright. His arm was bandaged, his face bruised and bloodied. Yet there was a gleam in his eye, a victorious gleam. One that reminded me of the old Kane. The ruthless one. The conqueror who always took what he wanted no matter what.He reached for me, his fingers brushing my arm. “You’re mine again,” he whispered, not as a question, but as a declaration.And I nodded.What else could I do?The fight had been issued. The outcome determined. The pack had no more words to say.I was his again, claimed by blood, by dominance, by the archaic laws we still obeyed.But as his hand wrapped around mine, something inside me twisted. It should’ve been relief. It should’ve been … something. A reunion.