Scarlett:I whimpered, opening my eyes to feel the lower half of my body completely sore.I raised myself to look at the empty bed. Alexei’s side was cold, meaning that he had been up for a while.The memory of how he had brutally claimed me as his own, forcing me to submit was fresh in my head, and despite not even knowing what time it was, I knew that I had slept longer than I have in a while.I sat up, wrapping my body with the white sheet we had on the bed, and dangling my feet from the edge of the bed before challenging myself to get up. My legs trembled, and the limp that I had could be seen a mile away, but I was thankful for the ability of walking; otherwise, I would have ended up crawling to the bathroom.Holding the sheet for dear life, my heart dropped when I caught sight of my reflection, the scratch on my shoulder which was healing, its blood drying, reached my lower back where Alexei had run his canines last night.Shaking my head, I opened the faucet and washed my face,
Alexei: I laid on the couch with Scarlett in my arms. She rested her head on my chest, right where my heart was beating, as the two of us watched TV. I ran my fingers through her hair, twirling my finger around her curls, smiling when she looked up at me. Her hair got sprawled all over my chest as she moved, making me chuckle. It was raining outside, and despite wanting to go out, I wasn’t sure if that was a good idea. Especially since the thunderstorm was causing an issue of harsh waves in the water. “Do you want to eat something? You barely ate anything earlier” I asked, looking down at my beauty. She shook her head; however, I raised an eyebrow when her stomach rumbled, letting me know that she was hungry. I kissed her temple before getting up, heading to the kitchen. Her words still played in my head, and regardless of trying to distract myself to forget what she said; I couldn’t find myself doing so. The fact that I had informed them not to touch her, and that included not
Scarlett:I paced around the room as I got lost in my thoughts, my heart racing against my ribcage with each step I took, and I knew at that moment that my mind was going mental. How he had found out about me wanting to find a way to break him like he broke me was something that I couldn’t understand. However, judging by the way he looked at me, I knew that he wouldn’t just drop the subject by kicking me out of his office.The door to the bedroom was opened a few hours after he sent me to the room, and regardless of trying to relax, or get some sleep at least, I couldn’t. The idea of him coming into the room with me sleeping scared me, and despite trusting that he wouldn’t hurt me, I had to admit that I was frightened of what was to come.His cold eyes met my own before he took a deep breath “what am I going to do with you, Scarlett?” His tone was gentle as he asked, and despite expecting him to yell or scream, nothing came. He simply crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for an
Alexei:I walked out of the room, my heart aching as I walked down the stairs, processing what she said. The fact that her main aim was to break me was enough to actually do so. The idea of me doing everything to satisfy her and getting this as a response was something that I couldn’t find myself accepting, and seeing as all my attempts have failed; I knew that I had to try a different method, one that would force her to give up. But I couldn’t think of anything that would do so without hurting her.I entered my office and poured myself a drink, gulping it down before pouring another one. I needed to clear my mind, but I knew that touching Scarlett right now would only make matters worse, and if I was being honest, I didn’t even want to see her right now. Therefore, picking up my phone, I called Natasha, smirking when she didn’t waste time entering the office.She looked down at her feet, knowing that as a maid, she was lucky to be in the presence of the Alpha. I got up from my cha
Scarlett:I sat on the edge of the bed as I got lost in my thoughts.Alexei’s words played in my head and the idea of him not wanting to come to the bedroom bothered me more than I dared admit.The way he looked at me and the way he spoke, his body language, his cold eyes, everything about him, I just didn’t know what to think.The fact that I wanted to do what I could to break him and make him pay was something that he couldn’t blame me for; however, I could tell that he didn’t understand the pain that I was in, and knowing that he was doing everything to try and mend my scars only broke me more than I could describe.Forcing myself to get out of bed, I had to drop my ego down, I didn’t know how I would do so, but one way or the other, I had to make sure to fix things between us before I ended up being the loser here. The man was to replace me if he wanted to, and that idea alone was enough to make my wolf whimper. Her bond with his wolf having grown stronger, I couldn’t help but fee
Alexei: I ran my finger over Scarlett’s back as she lay on my chest, breathing soundlessly as she slept. Her hair which was sprawled over my chest tickled my skin, and seeing how natural and normal she was, I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my face. She hummed, letting me know that she was awake, I looked down at her, pulling her in for a kiss. Our eyes meeting, and my heart skipping a beat when I saw her calm and genuine expression. “Good morning, baby girl” I whispered, my voice deep with sleep. She smiled before laying her head back on my chest, getting comfortable. I chuckled, tightening my arms around her, making her giggle. She slept in nothing but my shirt and knowing that we wouldn’t be doing anything for the next few nights, I slept with my boxers. “How are you feeling?” I asked, massaging her shoulder. She hummed in response, letting me know that she was fine. I knew that she was still sore, both punishments were a bit hard on her and she would be feeling them
Scarlett:Alexei and I stood out in the garden, watching the full moon rise to its full height in the sky. The night’s air hitting our faces as wind blew my hair, making me smile. It has been a proper while since I was out, freely, in the garden at night. BBack at the facility, we were only allowed one hour a day, and it was never at night, and that was one of the reasons why I couldn’t shift. Those who did shift were locked in a cell until the next morning, breaking their wolves as they realized that they couldn’t run, and eventually, even those girls were dead, shattered, or sold. Therefore, I chose to keep who I was as a Lycan hidden, not shifting after my first shift, blocking and taming my wolf into keeping quiet.Alexei cupped my cheeks, pecking my lips before taking a step back, shifting to a black wolf. White fur covered his neck and stomach, and his silver-blue eyes met mine, making me smile before I stripped off my dress and shifted, standing in front of him. My white fur s
Alexei:“You two managed to survive without killing one another?” Madeline asked, opening the house’s door for the two of us. Her brown eyes meeting my own as she teased both Scarlett and I. My beauty, having been drained before we made our way back, was now half asleep as we entered. I had my arm wrapped around Scarlett, and shaking my head at Madeline, the two of us entered the house. I watched as Scarlett took off her coat, hanging it inside the coat closet by the door before she looked at Madeline.“Hello to you, Madeline” Scarlett said, looking at Ivan who walked toward the door, smiling at the two of us. Scarlett didn’t return the smile, and I knew why; the last time they saw one another didn’t end too well between them. That was one fact that we needed to work on. With the man being my beta and second hand, and her being my mate and Luna, I couldn’t have them fighting or being in conflict.“I’ll be up in the room, yeah?” Scarlett said, her tone softening. I nodded, taking a st