Rose’s POV“I spy something green,” Kayla pointed out.With a sigh, Jade and I spoke. “The curtains?”Kayla groaned and visibly deflated bask into the couch, leaving both of us staring at each other with a shared smile.It took far longer than I had wished for me to finally muster up the courage to call them. After staring at the phone for far too many times, I thought of the friendship and safety that came with the feeling of pack, and I wanted that again. So I dialed her number.At first, we had talked for such a long time about so many things, yet avoided the main topic which got us there in the first place. It was as though all of us were trying to avoid stepping on eggshells so as to not irk the other out. It wasn’t until the next day that I had enough.Flashback“I'm sorry” I apologized to them.“Why are you apologizing?” Jade asked after silence.“For acting so bratty… and shutting you two out,” I replied, thinking back to the time in the apartment, where I bursted at them.
Rose’s POVHis footsteps rung loud and deep. The more he came, the more his figure came into sight.He wore his usual set of clothing, a complete black set with a shirt, suit and trousers. His hair slicked back perfectly, showcasing his perfectly shaped jaw. His eyes stared even more intensely.He looked like a wet dream as always, and if it was any other time, I would have been appreciative of his looks. Now I was only annoyed.“Well, look who's back!” I muttered loud enough for him to hear me as he walked across the hall, passing the dinner table as he did.He paused for a moment, before he walked further off.“Aren’t you supposed to greet or show common courtesy?” I turned, only to see him still ignoring me as he passed.Every second of silence threw me off. Every single time, it was the same thing.Ever since I found myself leaving my room, there was nothing for me to worry about when it came to Rael's presence, specifically because there was an evident lack of it. In the evenings
Rose's POVIn my days here, there was one thing I was sure of.Rael Allston was an arse.The worst of them all.How could a man ever be so arrogant, so out of touch with reality?Of course, I could understand a bit. He was the leader of a pack and one of the most revered and youngest billionaires ever. That was enough of an ego boost to keep one in the sky for a long while.But God, I hated him more than anything. I hated his stupid smug face, I hated his god-like body, I hated how sexy his voice was, even when he said those things that had made me angry.And even worse, I hated his absence.I didn't know why the hell I felt this way. Whether it was because of the stupid mate bond I now knew extensively about, or just my plain loneliness, I craved his presence.And that made me even angrier, because why should I even think about him? He wasn't worth my time.“Ro…”Three months, right? He had already kept me here for weeks, so I was sure that at least one of the months had ended. All t
Rose POVStumbling across the polished floors, I had finally regained control of my body as I made to run.But where could I go? The place looked desolate. It came to me quickly. He had obviously led me away from the eyes of any pack member or any witnesses. I couldn’t have called for help or ran for refuge when I didn’t even know where I was, or how far I was from any pack members. I was completely alone.I cursed at myself. Though he had led me here, I was the one who stupidly followed, not even noticing the trap he led me to.Looking back at him, he seemed to be growling, yet hadn't moved. It was as though he was simply biding his time, playing with his prey.The thought brought in more fear and anger to me. I had to move quickly. I was afraid, but I wouldn't go down without a fight.The memory of my past experience came back. I was in shock back then. When I was attacked back then, I was fearful. The memory of the pain, the slashes, and the victorious growls of the wolves.The
Rose POVRael was here.Rael was here.I was near tears of relief, in seeing his annoyingly perfect figure standing far on the entrance of the hall. All other thoughts I had of him were washed away by the total relief I had.Because he was here. And I was safe when he was here.The deep rumbling sound was like cold water being poured on my frame. Instinctively, I backed further away from the wolf which had growled, no longer toward me but at Rael.Tendrils of worry wrapped around me, no longer focused on myself but at the man who had taken me here in the first place.I looked at Rael in the distance.Was he going to transform? The memory of him transforming into a large black wolf made me shiver slightly, but looking at the hind of the wolf that almost tried killing me, I would choose it over everything. To my surprise, he didn't transform, not made any move to do so. Instead, out of his back, he brought something out.It was a strange thing he held. It looked similar to a gun if not
Rael POVI waited for Adian to finish the call, looking toward the sleeping dankeh. After listening through, he turned toward me.“I've called the collectors. They'll be here soon to collect the wolf to the experimental lab. Hopefully, this time, we get more info to find out what we need.” ‘Good. ’ I thought to myself, taking a final glance at the wolf before turning toward Adian. There was no doubt nor question in me in his words. I trusted his implicitly after all. It was one of the reasons I had made him my Gamma years ago.“Do not alert the Elders of this situation just yet. We need to conduct more research before we give them any reports of the events here,” I said, which he nodded at in return. “Yes, Alpha.” He simply replied.In an instant, my body relaxed and my mind eased a little. There was no need to inform the Elders just yet. Not until I could come up with a concrete explanation for what had just happened.Turning back to the sleeping body of golden brown fur, the gears
Rael POVWhen I opened my eyes, it was dark everywhere.It took me moments to reorient myself, but at the sweet scent wafting around, I quickly remembered all that had happened earlier before.And I had fallen asleep?With a jolt, I inwardly began berating myself. I had a constant strict timing. Even in my tiring days, I always slept light, waking up at every instance. And now I slept so deeply? I almost groaned at the thought.How could I have been so careless to let my guard down? The reason why I had woken up was still in the air. It took me less than a second to understand that I hadn't woken up for no reason.The unease I felt in the air, the sparking of my instincts was more than enough to tell me that something was up in the room. But how could that be?The darkness had slowly adjusted to a dim sight, and I finally saw it.A growl left my lips immediately after I realised. Quickly, I traced my hands to where the lamplight was behind me to confirm it.A dankeh stood over the b
Rael’s POVIn the city night lights, I drove to my destination in silence.Once I reached the garage of my Company headquarters, I wasted no time in entering the elevator toward the basement, where the real dangers were held.I was a multimillionaire known for the scientific bionics, medicine and other aid. But what the public didn't know of, was what went on below the company.That was, the research and experimentation of dankehs, our enemies.As the doors opened, I met the glass walls filled with scientists in lab coats, all focused and moving around.I looked toward the glass, like squares, where most of them were empty aside from a particular one.The dankeh that had attacked Rose, which I had neutralized, lay in one of the 'cages' in his wolf form, growling and scratching at the cage to no avail.He wouldn't be able to get out no matter how hard he tried. The glass was engineered specifically for Dankehs. Not even the greatest steel could cut through it.I turned as familiar foot