Alexei:I frowned when I woke up to find that Scarlett was nowhere to be seen. Her side of the bed was cold meaning that she has been awake for a while now, and rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I sighed when I checked my phone to find that it was a while past noon.I got up from bed and walked to the bathroom to freshen up, catching Scarlett’s scent in the house, knowing that she was safe somewhere downstairs with the other family members. Maddie would most likely be with her, and if not Maddie, it would be Lena, Ivan, or even Artur. If anyone in the house knew what it was like to go from ‘stranger’ to family in this house, it was Artur.The fact that I knew that she shouldn’t have been out of bed with me asleep was something, but judging by the fact that I also knew that there was no way for me to keep her in bed all day while she let me sleep, she had to move for her wolf’s sake; I knew that I was forced to submit, leaving her to do what she saw as right.I walked out of the bathroom
Scarlett:I smiled at Alexei when he entered the dining room to see that everything was ready.Him and I were yet to talk about what happened with Isabella, but judging by her cold expression; I could tell that she wouldn’t miss the chance to tell him about it.The way she looked at me, or more specifically, glared at the two of us, told me that this lunch won’t be going as well as I hoped that it would. At least, not with her on the table.Yaroslav seemed to be calm, his eyes meeting mine, and what made me relax, if a bit, was that he nodded in respect at me. The two of us barely spoke after his kids had shot me; I don’t even remember seeing him during the whole period of my recovery. Isabella would occasionally pass by to check whether or not I was dead, I assume, but Yaroslav seemed to have gone MIA.“It seems like the little Luna has been busy” Nikolay said, smiling at me. I smiled back and nodded. Despite the man being who he was, and despite everything going on; the man had the
Alexei:I frowned in confusion when I noticed that the house was completely quiet. No one was in the living room, and seeing as I couldn’t hear anyone walking around upstairs, I knew that the top floors were practically empty. If anything, the girls were literally nowhere to be seen, and the men were busy going about with their duties as if it was some long day. But fucking hell, it wasn’t just Maddie or Scarlett now, even mom and Aunt Sienna seemed to have disappeared.“They couldn’t have killed one another, right?” Dad asked, entering the living room. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow, not bothering to comment as I caught their scent in the kitchen. I walked to the kitchen and frowned in confusion when the smell of cake filled my nostrils. Scarlett was surely keeping herself busy with the amount of baking that she decided to want to do today.“Just place these here, Isabella, they would be shaping themselves after cooling down” I heard Scarlett’s voice before opening the door.
Scarlett:I ran my fingers through Alexei’s hair as he lay his head on my chest, purring gently. The feeling of us laying together despite everything that has happened and was happening downstairs was something that I was completely grateful for.Knowing that Claire’s operations went well; she would be healing and waking up in the next few days; however, I didn’t know whether or not that would be a good thing, or whether it would be the end of her. But I knew that either way, I would be both supporting my mate, and standing by his side, being his rock. “You know, if the two of us started out like this, I think most of our issues wouldn’t have occurred” Alexei said, looking up at me, breaking my train of thoughts. I smiled down at him, removing my hand, gently letting my fingers scratch his back for a few seconds before I shook my head.“I don’t think we would be who we are if we started out being a normal couple; but then again, I could be wrong” I said, looking down at Alexei who ra
Alexei:“I chose you over that, and when I came back home that evening, I couldn’t help but fear them hurting you. They gave me time to choose, to think carefully, but I already knew that I wasn’t going to let them hurt my mate, and regardless of the consequence, I knew that I had my mind set on getting you out of there” I said, avoiding her eyes. My wolf whimpered when I saw tears falling from her eyes, and knowing that I was somewhat the reason behind them, I couldn’t help but regret talking about it.“I know that I should have told you about it earlier, and I know that I’ve made my mistakes by sending you to the facility; but I also knew that there was no way that you were going to believe me. Locking you up here was not an option, and making you work as one of the slaves would have broken me. Yes, sending you to the facility may have not been my best move, but believe me, Scarlett, the last thing I wanted to do was hurt you” I said, my eyes meeting hers. Scarlett wiped her tears f
Scarlett:I watched as Alexei walked out of the room, his heart racing against his chest as he knew what he was about to do. The fact that he knew that it had to be done broke him, but killing his emotions completely; he was sure to mask his pain the best he could.I walked out of the room to see the family members. The one I was worried about most was Isabella.The woman would be devastated despite managing to allow herself to loosen up last night. It took her a lot to actually stand up in front of the maids and work with them. Each one of them, including Maddie and Lena, were surprised to see this side of her, and judging by her mate’s reaction; I knew that it has been a while since he’s seen her as happy and calm.I got dressed, having taken a shower with Alexei before he left, and made my way to the door, leaving the bedroom which now felt like it was tightening around me. The whole house felt tight, and the aura around it told me that something was going to happen. My eyes caught
Alexei: My chest throbbed as I walked into my sister’s room, knowing that everything was going to end today. I knew that Claire was expecting it, but I also knew that she was hoping for something different. I had the doctors and maids take her to her bedroom for her to be at peace. At least, she would be comfortable and in her own space, maybe she would even remember where she came from. Opening the door, I looked at her to find her looking at me. I had the maids make her wear a white dress, one that reached just above her knees, something that showed some purity. “Alexei?” She whispered, looking up at me. I looked down at my feet, avoiding her eyes. I wouldn’t be able to look her in the eye if I tried, and seeing as I knew that she was expecting me to go back from my decision, or at least was hoping that I would; I knew that she saw that things wouldn’t go as planned. “Do you want to tell me anything, Claire?” I asked, looking my sister in the eye, killing my emotions as she kept
Scarlett: “Isabella, do you want to get something to drink?” I asked gently. I sat on my knees in front of her, wanting to snap her out of the state that she put herself into; however, I knew that her being as calm as she was right now took all the will power in her. The woman knew what was going to happen and to make matters worse, she was forced to stay quiet about it.“I am fine, Scarlett” she said, looking down at me. I shook my head at the woman knowing that she was nowhere near being fine. But if she was anything like her son, the woman was not going to admit how she was feeling if she was dying for it. “Isabella, you not eating would only weaken your body. You know that you have to stay strong and you need to keep your stance to hold on to the rest. Things are not going to be getting easier” Sienna said, squeezing her shoulder. Isabella looked up at her best friend. Nikolay was by their side while Yaroslav and Alexei were at the office. It was the hardest thing they ever had