Scarlett: I laid my head on the armrest of the couch as I sat in Alexei’s room. My mind raced with a dozen thoughts as I allowed myself to sink inside their abyss. Between Yaroslav’s words and Viktor’s insults, I couldn’t help but feel small; however, I was thankful for Alexei standing up to me in front of them. The bedroom’s door was knocked, breaking my thoughts, and catching Maddie’s scent. I knew that she would let herself in whether or not I called her inside. Confirming my words, she opened the door, and smiled at me, peeking inside to see me sitting down before she entered carrying a tray of food. “I believe that you would be hungry. You know, considering that you barely took a few bites before getting up” she said, entering the bedroom “plus, I don’t think that there’s a girl on this planet that would say no to your chocolate fondue” “You are impossible, Madeline” I said, laughing. She smiled, kicking the door closed before she walked toward me, setting the tray on the c
Alexei: I tapped my fingers on my desk as I waited for my siblings to come. Letting my parents, Aunt Sienna, and Nikolay sit in the connected room beside my office after showing them the footage of their son being with the Italians; we all knew that something was wrong, and whatever it was, we wanted to get to the bottom of it. Flashback: “You are lying because of your anger toward your siblings” Yaroslav said, glaring at me. “I don’t lie about such nonsense, and seeing as you haven’t seen the pictures yet, I am surprised that you would accuse me of lying to begin with” I said, handing him and mom the envelope that contained his pictures as he spoke to the Italians. Mom shook her head, her heart obviously breaking as she tried thinking of an explanation to his behavior; but she knew that nothing could excuse this. “What are you going to do?” “I want to know what they spoke about, and you are going to listen; otherwise, whatever I tell you, you won’t believe” I said, glaring at Ya
Scarlett:Ivan knocked on Alexei’s office door twice before walking inside, asking permission for us to enter. Maddie’s eyes met mine and she sighed, shaking her head at me. I knew that both her and Ivan saw my idea as ridiculous, but then again, neither one of them heard what the idea actually was before coming to that conclusion.Sensing his anger, I didn’t try to argue with Ivan who walked out, shaking his head “he doesn’t want to see anyone for a while, Scarlett”I nodded, taking a step back, knowing that it would be best not to get him angrier than he already was. Maddie frowned in confusion, shaking her head at Ivan who motioned for her to be quiet. Understanding the silent message, I turned to walk up the stairs, giving them their privacy, knowing that they wouldn’t want to speak in front of the ‘slave’ that they saw as an ‘outsider’, and if I were going to be honest with myself, that was technically what I was in this house. My heart raced against my ribcage with each step I
Alexei:My heart dropped to my stomach when Scarlett’s eyes closed, her body giving out on her.I could hear her heart weakening as she refused to open her eyes, and watching me, Madeline put a hand on my shoulders, wanting to pull me back. The doctors who were frozen in their spot for a second ran inside the room, their eyes widening at the sight of blood covering her naked body. Her shoulder was bleeding badly, and to make things worse, I wasn’t sure if the bullet that hit her abdomen hit any vital organs.“Alpha…”“I do not care what you have to do, I don’t want any mistakes” I said, stopping the doctor from talking. I got up from the edge of the bed where I was sitting. Walking past Maddie, I rushed out of the room, heading toward the room where Scarlett told us they entered.A low growl escaped my chest when I heard Ivan giving orders to close all the house’s exits, letting me know that they’ve escaped. My growl seemed to catch everyone off guard as Ivan and the others jumped in
Scarlett:My body ached letting me know that I was alive.Alexei’s scent filled my nostrils and the familiar smell of the bedroom made my wolf relax despite the pain that we were in.Squeezing my eyes shut, I tried to force myself to control my muscles, and that started with trying to move my eyelids, wanting to regain my self control.Come on, Scarlett…My mother’s voice filled my head as I tried opening them, remembering the number of times I would fall sick after being poisoned as a child, sleeping for days when they refused to take me to a hospital, wanting my immune system to resist. The number of times they have forced me to take scorpion stings or snake bites, not giving me an antidote, watching as my body suffered for a few days before I would get up, and each time they repeated the process, I took less time to heal, until eventually, these poisons didn’t affect me anymore.Forcing my eyes open, I looked around the empty room, my heart racing against my ribcage as I recalled w
Alexei:I walked out of the room, my heart breaking with each step I took from my mate who I knew was sick in bed, unable to follow me.Her heart raced against her ribcage and it wasn’t until I saw the nurses running up to the bedroom that I realized that something was wrong. I followed them inside and my heart dropped to my stomach when I saw that she had blood coming out of her nose. “Scarlett?” I whispered, running to her side. A nurse went to test her pressure and noticing blood coming out of her ear, my eyes went wide as I cupped her cheeks, forcing her to look at me “malyshka, I need you to calm yourself down. Your pressure is too high”I didn’t need to wait for the nurse to confirm that it was, I knew that she was going through hypertension. Scarlett’s eyes were fixed on my face, but I could tell that she could barely hear me.“Alpha, we need to give her something to make her sleep” a doctor said from behind me. I nodded, letting her go, watching as they injected her with mor
Scarlett:I whimpered in pain as the doctor injected me with the IV to ensure my nutrition.Having refused to eat, he didn’t expect me to eat anyway; Alexei called him here for help.Alexei’s eyes were fixed on me, worry drawn over his expression as the doctor checked for my fever, then started passing a flashlight on my eyes, wanting me to follow it.“Everything seems alright so far. But you still need to take things easy. The painkillers usually wear off wolves faster than humans; hence why you tend to need them every few hours. As for you wanting to sit up, get up, or even run, that is normal. Your wolf is on survival instincts despite being weak, and you getting worked up didn’t make things any easier on her as she seems to feel insecure” he said, looking at me. I looked down at my lap, nodding in understanding. I knew what she was feeling and I had a feeling that the doctor was well aware of that; his words were directed at Alexei, and not me.The fact that he had doubted me to t
Alexei: Never in my life did I think that I would be in a position where I would be truly saying that I was in love with someone. But having heard her muttering it in her sleep a few days back; I knew that the feelings were mutual whether or not she managed to open her mouth and say anything now. Scarlett froze, looking me in the eye, trying to process what I said. Her eyes met mine, and wrapping my arm around her, I hugged her tightly, wanting to assure her. The two of us pulled away to look one another in the eye, and gently leaning in, I kissed her temple, purring as I calmed her down. The fact that I had told her in an angered moment annoyed me, but I knew that I had to calm her somehow, and seeing how she was reacting, the insecurities that she was having were rising to the surface making her lose all her self control. “We are going to need to seek a little help, malyshka, okay?” I whispered to her, my eyes softening when she looked at me. My heart broke when I saw the child th