Aided By The Cursed Alpha

Gianna Marino"Stop dragging your feet, Gianna! The guests will be arriving soon and nothing looks ready," Beatrice snapped, with a scowl as I hurried back to the hall to double-check the arrangements.That day was my twenty-first birthday but Beatrice thought it best to make a special announcement on that day regarding my late father's pack. Beatrice was my stepmother who got married to my father (the Alpha of Silverton pack) two years after the death of my mother.Six months after their marriage, I lost my dad to the cold hands of death. And his pack had been under her control ever since. Because I haven't felt my wolf yet. I was often regarded as a weakling or useless. I wasn't even an omega."The table settings are crooked. Honestly, can you organize anything properly?" she added with a sneer, hovering nearby as I adjusted the placements and made sure the seating chart was intact.But it's all going to end when I finally get married to my fiancé who just returned from his two-mont

Gianna MarinoHis hands were warm. I didn’t see his face, but I was grateful. His intervention came just as I was about to fall apart.He stopped at the backyard of the mansion and finally turned to me.I gasped. “Carl?”“Why did you just stand there and let them say all those mean things to you?” he asked, his voice low, his expression tinged with sadness.Carl, Ethan’s close friend. I’d only seen him once since I got involved with Ethan. He was rarely around. He probably heard his friend was getting engaged and flew into the country to witness it.“Did you know all along, too?” I asked, my voice cracking as stupid tears gathered in my eyes again.“I got an invitation to my best friend’s engagement party,” he said, shaking his head. “I didn’t know he had another plan up his sleeve.”I sniffled and wiped the tears off my cheeks. “Thank you… for back there.” I gestured toward the hall.He nodded. “Oh, it’s nothing. I just don’t understand why you’re still here after the way they treate

Gianna Marino I woke up on a strange bed with a head splitting headache. I groaned and rubbed my forehead. 'How did I end up here?' I wondered.'Did I get drunk and disrupt the party?' I cringed at the thought of it. It would be so humiliating. I wanted to turn but I felt something beside me. I sat up immediately and turned to look. It wasn't something, it was someone!"What on sweet earth happened yesterday night?" I whispered with a squint and the memories came rushing as if I'd summoned them.From getting drunk at the bar to asking the Alpha to spend a night with me.I rubbed both my palms vigorously across my face at the memory.That wasn't even the worst memory. After he brought me in, he told me to sleep but I begged to get down on him and started crying when he refused. I jumped off the bed at that point and picked the bits of my clothes laying around.Shit Gianna!I got dress with the speed of lighting and tip toed out of the room when the last memory hit me. I staggered and

Gianna Marino I pressed myself into the corner of the large, extravagant room, knees tucked against my chest, trying to steady my breath.The door swung open without warning.Alessio walked in.Gone was the man who looked at me softly at the bar, the man who had held me from falling twice. This man was furious. His rage filled the room even before he said a word."Was this part of your big plan?" he asked coldly, and I wanted to respond—say something, anything—but the warning echoed in my head.'Keep your mouth shut.'"Did you know all along and decide to use me for your little game?" he growled, closing the distance between us. My lips parted slightly, but I said nothing. The woman’s warning rang louder.'Don’t provoke him. If you want to live, don’t speak.'My eyes dropped to his shirt—and froze. Blood.Dark, fresh, and smeared across his front. My stomach twisted in horror.He looked unfazed. Either he purposely came to interrogate me with the blood on his shirt or he didn't mind

Chapter 9Gianna Marino He leaned in, looking intently at me. There was a flicker of amusement in his eyes, like my words had caught him off guard.I didn’t flinch—not even a little.“Do you understand what you're asking from me?” he said, his voice calm. Not as cold as before.“I do. I know this might be the end of me, but I’d rather meet my end fighting for what’s rightfully mine than die without trying,” I replied.He paused, sizing me up for some seconds before nodding.“Fine. You’ll work for me, if that’s the case. And you must stay close—where I can monitor your movements. I’m not promising revenge, but I have resources you can use to dig up secrets.”I nodded and stood. I had no problem learning how things were run. Staying close to him would even help keep me safe.It was a win-win situation.“I’ll see you tomorrow,” I said and walked out of the room.Once I was outside, I bit down nervously on my lip. The adrenaline was wearing off, and I realized—I had no idea where I was g