AVERY
"Ahhh" I groaned as I was pushed on a huge bed inside a gigantic master's bedroom. The guard who dropped me turned to leave but I immediately ran after him. I couldn't allow them to lock me indoors, I didn't know their motive for bringing me here. I couldn't get to the door in time and he shut it before I could reach it. I immediately banged my fist hard on the door, cussing and yelling. "Let me out of here you bastards! My father will make you all pay for this!" I declared, hitting my fist hard on the door as I increased my yelling. I was in the room for an extra hour, I'm not sure how long it was but I've been locked inside for so long I assumed it must've been an hour. I was tired of hitting the door. No one would come and attend to me, I was exhausted already. I had no choice but to move to the bed to rest. Hopefully, when they're tired of me they'll let me go. I haven't done anything, I must've been kidnapped under a mistaken identity. As I laid on the bed, I felt my eyes get heavy immediately. I didn't realize when I fell into deep sleep. ALPHA KANE I was in my study room, working on some documents when I heard a knock on the door. I gave permission and beta Alex walked inside the room. He woke up towards my angle, I didn't even take a glance at him as my focus was placed on the MacBook which I was working on. "Alpha, we've locked her up in the bedroom" He informed me. "Good" my reply came out briefly. I know he wasn't expecting that. We've just kidnapped the daughter of Alpha George, my archenemy. I know he must be curious why I made us take this step, but at the same time I wasn't ready to explain anything to anyone, especially him. "Alpha, what are your plans for the she-wolf?" He asked me. I already expected this question. But I didn't want to answer so I remained silent. Honestly, I didn't know the next step to take after successfully abducting her. But what I have in mind is to torture and send her back to her pack ruined. I had to get my revenge on Alpha George for killing so many of my werewolves previously. Killing his wolves in return wouldn't hurt him as much as it did to me when he killed mine. Alpha George is a selfish Alpha and all he cared for was his family and reputation. All other members of his pack were just pawns, he didn't care about any of them. His daughter was the right choice of payback to give to him. And she is right in my custody, and at my disposal. Beta Alex was still standing, waiting to receive my orders on the she-wolf under our captive. I thought of what to say to him, he wouldn't just give up. "We'll decide that tomorrow" I said to him. Beta Alex stared at me dubiously, he didn't want to leave but he eventually did as I got another visitor in my office. "Catherine" I called, standing up from my seat as I placed both hands on my desk. Alex left the room, shutting the door from outside. I stared at Catherine, she looked so fucking beautiful. Cathy was putting on a sexy short blue gown, exposing her perfect long legs to my view. She sure knows how to turn me on because I can never overlook how beautiful her legs were. And I love kissing them. I didn't allow her to come to me before I threw myself at her, kissing her. We kissed for a while before I leaned down to touch and feel her beautiful long legs. I touched them, she had smooth skin and it was lovely. I sniffed briefly in-between her sexy thighs. "I missed you, I missed everything about your body. Especially your scent. Fuck, Cathy!" I exclaimed, standing up. I carried Catherine and placed her on my desk. We engaged in a long minute of kissing, exploding each other's mouth like we've never done before. "Hmmmm…" Cathy moaned into my mouth. "Alpha Kane" she gasped, calling out my name as I trailed kisses down her neck. Cathy sure knows how to turn me on, I love how she moaned my name. Soon, I was done tearing off her clothes and without any restraint, I rammed myself into her body. She moaned and cried out my name as each thrust hit her. "You're so fucking good Catherine" I groaned, I could feel myself wanting to climax inside of her. I withdrew myself and I came on her thighs. I was pleased but Catherine wasn't. She frowned at the fact that I didn't come inside of her. I held her chin and I pinched it slowly. Observing the looks on her face as I realized that she wasn't pleased. "What's making my woman frown?" I asked her but she didn't respond. "Ehhh?" "Kane, why don't you let me carry your child? Am I not suitable to bear you an heir and become your luna?" She asked me. I grabbed my trousers and put them on. Arranging my t-shirts on my body and I returned to my seat, acting like I didn't have a quickie with this woman sitting on top of my desk. "Only my fated mate has the rights to conceive my child, Cathy" I reminded her. She wasn't convinced. "But you haven't found her yet and you'll be clocking 30 soon. I've been here with you for so long. Don't I deserve the position of being your Luna now?" She questioned me. Catherine didn't lie, she was a very good friend of mine. I've known her since my childhood days and we've been friends ever since. Catherine has been there for me in my hard times, including when I lost my parents. Catherine had always been here to support me. But I didn't see her as anything else than a friend. My sexual relationship with her didn't change how I saw her. We were both mateless. When Catherine Turned eighteen, she also didn't get her mate. On that night, we got entangled and since then we've been together intimately. I've never for once considered Catherine as someone I want to make my Luna.AVERY A cold splash of water hit my skin and I jerked up from my sleep. My whole body was wet and freezing, I looked up to see a mean faced woman glaring at me disgustedly. "How dare you sleep at such an hour?" She scolded me. It almost felt like a dream since I didn't know who she was. "W.. who are you?" I asked her, staring around the room and I realized that I was still locked up. "How dare you ask who I am? Besides being dumb, do you have no respect?" The woman questioned me. Obviously, she hated me already. I don't even know who she is and why she came to me. She moved away from the bed where I was laying on. "Here, put these on," she instructed me. Throwing some clothes at me. I picked up the clothes from my body and on the bed, they were maiden uniforms. "What?" I exclaimed. "Why are you surprised? You are a maiden here now. It's late already so put those on and join your colleagues in the kitchen. I'll assign a duty to you son!" The mean woman explained before leaving
ALPHA KANE "Alpha, we've just got a message from Alpha George" Beta Alex informed me immediately he entered my office. Last night, I had my men send Alpha George a message, informing him that I had his daughter with me. Since then, I've been impatiently waiting for his response. I pulled the letter from his hands and I read it. "What the heck?" I exclaimed. I stared at Alex, he was as confused as I was. Alpha George sent us a blank message. What did he mean? Did he really not care about his daughter?. She is his own blood for goodness sake! I was so angry, I folded the letter in my fist and I crushed it. I threw it away and I stormed out of the room. Since Alpha George didn't care about his daughter, I'll have to take care of that myself. I went into.the room I had assigned for her and I didn't meet her there. It's almost nighttime, she is supposed to be inside her room now after doing the day chores. Where is she? I was curious. I couldn't help but think that she had tried
Avery“let me out” I wail in frustration, banging the door with all the energy I can muster, hoping someone would be sane enough to free me. Of course that’s just delusion because the moon goddess definitely finds my torture entertaining, if not I wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. Out of all the people I could possibly be fated with, it just had to be my father’s rival? Just lovely.I sit down on the alpha’s king-sized bed. I have to admit the room looks magnificent. Decorated with different paintings and dark lighting. I am drawn to the dark haunting feel of the room, if only I wasn’t trapped I maybe would have enjoyed the view properly.The door opens and I’m jerked out of my thoughts. Before I see him, I can smell him, a mixture of cedar and pure dominance, sense his overwhelmingly powerful prescence. I hate that his presense makes my wolf purr in excitement, I hate that I can feel the magnetic pull, I hate that I am his fated mate and I hate him in general.As soo
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 resp
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 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.