Beta Marcus POVEmilia just left the hospital wing and I’m assuming she went to the kitchen. “Is she really his mate?” I ask Dr. Evan. “She says her wolf confirmed it and from his reaction when he left here, I want to say it’s definitely possible. You should have heard Alpha Kade when he left here. He wasn’t exactly happy. He was cursing and you could tell he was pissed. I’m not even sure he realized his aura was encompassing everywhere he was walking. When he stormed past me, it was suffocating.” She takes a hesitant pause before she continues. “Marcus, Emilia knows he’s going to reject her. She could see it in her eyes. That poor girl has been through enough already and it isn’t fair for her to suffer for things out of her control. I think if the Alpha just pulls his head out of his ass and comes to terms with her death, he would be able to move on.” A small smile touches her lips as she adds, “You know she told me she wishes it had been you instead of the angry Alpha. She says yo
Emilia's POV Alexis has shown me all over the pack house. She even made sure I knew about the little hide outs the Omegas like to use in their down time. The ranked wolves she generally doesn’t go to those areas, which makes them a safe spot for everyone else to hang out, but because of the locations usually the Omegas are the only ones that actually use them. We are making our way to the Alpha's office to do some cleaning and dusting before we move back to the kitchen for dinner prep. I can't shake the feeling I am being watched. I am constantly watching my surroundings to see if there is someone following us that I don't know about. Alexis thinks I am being paranoid when I told her about it. I don't think it's just paranoia though. I've had to spend the last eleven years doing nothing but relying on my instincts, so trust me when I say they are rarely wrong. My stomach rumbles loudly and Alexis glances at me with a small smile. "If you need a break, I am sure Sally isn't going
Alpha Kade’s POVAnger courses through me as I think about the Omega touching her. “Kade, relax. She didn’t know any better. How was she supposed to know that it wasn’t a regular vase?” Garrett says his voice is soft and quiet as he tries to calm the raging beast inside me. I can feel Ghost’s anger too. One thing we agree on is no one is allowed to touch Leila’s ashes. People have tried to convince me to lay her to rest, but I can’t seem to do it. I need her close to me, so after she was cremated. I kept her ashes in my office. On days where I feel like I can’t handle anything else, I allow myself to hold Leila and think about her. I remember the good times and the bad. Most importantly, I think about the last day I saw her alive and healthy. ************************** *Two years ago** “Marcus, are you sure you got everything handled if I dip early?” I ask my Beta. Marcus laughs and raises his eyebrow at me. “I’m not incompetent, man. I would only worry if you left Garrett by h
Emilia’s POV The rest of the day passed by quickly. Alpha Kade still didn’t want me leaving my room, so he ordered Beta Marcus to bring me my dinner. And then one of the Omegas came and took the plate back to the kitchen for me. Beta Marcus told me he will convince the Alpha to let me out of the room since I didn’t know the value of the urn I had picked up. He can’t punish me for something I didn’t know. But I guess it is still a sore topic for him and I understand that. I think he overreacted about me touching the urn. If I had known, I would have never touched it. I would have cleaned somewhere else. I wish I knew what really happened to her and how long she was in Kade’s life. Beta Marcus refused to give me any more information about the Alpha’s first mate. I feel like there is a lot more to her death than what they are willing to talk about. I wonder if I can get Alexis to tell me what’s going on with her and how she died. I roll off the bed and head to the shower, dea
Emilia’s POVWe start our walk down the hallway in silence, both of us consumed by our thoughts. My thoughts travel to the Alpha and every interaction I have had with him thus far. Beta Marcus told me that he had a first mate but didn’t tell me anything else about her. Maybe I can convince him to tell me about her. And if he isn’t willing to tell me, then maybe Alexis can tell me about her. “Beta Marcus?” I ask softly. “I have a question.” I continue in the same breath.He turns his head to me slightly, acknowledging me with a raise of one of his eyebrows.“Why does the Alpha hate me so much? What did I do to upset him?”Beta Marcus lets out a soft, barely audible sigh before answering my question. “Emilia, you haven’t done anything to the stubborn Alpha. Kade—Alpha Kade—he has a lot he has to work through, and he hasn’t given himself the time to work through it.” He hesitates for a split second before continuing. “If you want to know anything about the Alpha and his first mate, you
Gamma Garrett’s POVI have no fucking idea what I walked in on. I heard the screaming and the yelling. I thought something was really wrong. My gut was screaming at me to hurry; the screaming couldn’t be leading to anything good.This is normally a pretty quiet pack. I generally don’t have to worry about violent fights and altercations. Something about this fight though…As Gamma, I generally have to deal with the punishments for altercations, something that is rare here. Usually, everyone gets along. Sometimes we have petty disagreements between the teenagers and young adults, but after that, I generally don’t worry about the grown adults.Imagine my shock when I turned down the hallway and witnessed Kade and Emilia in the hall, neither of them looking too happy. My first instinct was to call Marcus because he can usually get the hard-headed Alpha to calm down quickly, but then I remember my conversation with Marcus and how he made it sound that he couldn’t be down here. And everythi
Emilia's POV Pain ravishes my body. It's not physical pain; it's the pain of knowing my mate bond is broken. And it shouldn't affect. Nothing about this man should affect me. Yet, I know I would be lying if I said it didn't. Fuck the pain on my neck. Yeah, I am sure the asshole left a huge fucking bruise on my neck, but I don't care about that. Physical pain is what I am used to. I spent months dealing with this type of pain, so it isn't a big deal. The pain I am not used to is the emotional and mental. In the beginning, after going to Black Claw, every little thing hurt me. My emotional state was incredibly fragile, but as time went on, I learned how to control it. And I did control it. Then, when I was betrayed by Ozias, I refused to let anyone close to me. I didn't want to get close to anyone because I never knew the facade they were hiding behind. Yet, here I am. I feel close to Beta Marcus and I feel a connection to that damn hard-headed Alpha. And yeah, I know the connectio
Emilia’s POV I stayed with Alexis and a few of the other Omegas until almost midnight before I told her I needed to get some sleep since I had a training session with Beta Marcus in the morning. I nearly regretted telling her about the training session when she got incredibly excited about it. Apparently, it is quite unheard for the Beta or Gamma to offer private lessons, especially to an Omega. According to Alexis, Omegas are allowed to attend training with the rest of the pack if they choose, but they don’t get any specialized training. As I tried to explain to her, I don’t think I’m getting special treatment. Beta Marcus and even the Gamma are being forced to spend all this time with me because their Alpha is a prick who doesn’t think I can be left alone. On the bright side, she had some spare athletic wear I could borrow. As I stand here looking in the mirror, I groan at the way the outfit looks on me. Alexis is curvy and she weighs at least a good thirty to forty pounds more