DARIUS
I watched the omega servants, who were victims of debts just like Juliette, but silent and obedient, bathe Juliette in my jacuzzi. Her face was scrunched up in distress, and it filled me with satisfaction. As soon as the servants were done bathing her, they dried her up and draped her in a wine colored silk maxi dress I had chosen earlier. They bathed her in my cologne as I had instructed. After which Juliette was led to a chair I had placed in the centre of my chamber. She sat down under my instruction, her brows creasing into a frown. She didn't speak, or struggle, but only because she was unaware of my plans. I snapped my fingers, and the servants fetched the wooden trunk from my desk. They placed it close to Juliette's chair and proceeded to stand aside, awaiting further orders. “Leave,” I commanded, and with silent bows, they exited the room. I left the position I had been standing in, approaching her. She shifted in her seat but did not attempt to run away. Afraid, yet resilient, and for some unknown reason, it still amused me. I crouched next to her, lightly placing my index finger on her thigh, but she jerked my finger from her thigh, avoiding my gaze. I smiled and shifted my focus to the trunk. I opened it up and took out the new chains I had specially purchased for her. Juliette returned her gaze, her eyes widening, “W–What is that?” She stuttered, and I watched her throat tremble as she swallowed. “Your new companions,” I replied, dropping the chains to the ground, and they made clanking sounds as they collided against each other. “You will love it.” “No.” She shook her head, anger flashing in those gorgeous eyes of hers. “Shhhh…” came my response as I grabbed her smooth legs, and pulled a string from the chain wrapping her legs and securing it with a lock. Next, I went for her hands, grabbing both her wrists and repeating my actions. I had no plans of touching her, that wasn't in my agenda for tonight. Tonight I wanted to see, and not command. I retreated across the chamber, to my high-backed chair, picking up the crystal goblet that was kept on the table with a bottle of vodka. I filled my cup halfway and took a sip, refreshed by the burn of the alcohol in my throat. My eyes remained locked on a chained Juliette, she looked like a captive, a slave, a property claimed and owned by me. Her defiance remained in how her shoulders refused to sink, how her brows remained creased, how her eyes squinted with hate, and how her nose scrunched up in anger. “This isn't fair.” She voiced out scornfully, “If you are trying to scare me, by trapping me in these.” She shook the chains and they rattled but remained fixed on her hands and legs. “Then you are wasting your time.” I chuckle, loving the show she was putting on, she had no idea how rare it was for anyone to make me laugh. “I’m not trying to scare you, my little pet,” I said, swirling the goblet, and watching the clear liquid catch the dim light. “I am simply trying to understand what makes you tick. What makes you so resilient, and what gives you the hope that you could actually win against me?” “Then get ready to study till eternity because you cannot break me, you have not the slightest idea what I have been through.” “Hmm, what exactly have you been through? Your mother dying in a car accident, or your father becoming a selfish bastard and basically selling you off to me.” Hurt flashed in her eyes, but her sharp mouth still shot out a response. “You don't know anything. You think you do, but I assure you, there's more to life than a rich spoiled brat, who became Alpha and a lonely scumbag.” My hands subconsciously clenched into a fist, and I rose deliberately slow, taking measured steps towards her. Juliette tried not to flinch, but her eyes watched me intently. I stopped in front of her and leaned in so close I could feel the heat of her body. I lifted my finger, tracing the smooth metal collar around her neck, she shuddered beneath my touch, unable to swat my hands or move too much. “Do you enjoy being watched?” I asked in a murmur. Her breath hitched, “That's a foolish question.” Sharp as always, she replied. My lips curved into a smile, my finger reached for her shoulder, and I pulled down the strap of her dress, exposing a part of her boobs. I lowered my eyes to the masterpiece, brushing my finger against her nipple, she trembled sulking in a deep breath. Her nipples were pink and hard against my fingers. “Your body says otherwise.” My eyes locked with hers, consuming the beautiful structure of her face. “Your nipples were hard even before I touched you.” “That's a lie.” She replied stubbornly. “I know you hate me Juliette, but the sooner you accept that your body doesn't, the better for you.” “Fuck you!” She spat. I leaned in, my lips brushing close to her ear, savoring how her shoulders tensed. “You tend to lie a lot, and I like my slaves truthful,” I whispered. “Now as punishment, you will sleep on my bed tonight, but you will remain bound by these chains.” “What?!” She gasped, eyes wide in shock. “You can't do that, I could have a posture disorder…” “For one night? Or…” I laughed, my chest rumbling. “Seems like my pet has begun to learn from her master.” “You can't keep doing this to me, it proves nothing. Just let me go, let me work, and earn money. I promise I will pay you every dime my father owes you.” She groaned, clearly frustrated but it only made me happy and even more curious. “No.” I simply replied, and she leaned back in the chair. If I didn't know better, I would be pleased that she had given up. But… This feisty pup chose to glare at me, and boldly blurted out, “Fine then, watch me have a good night's sleep.”JULIETTEThe celebration ended in a jiffy, apparently, some of the noblemen had secured strong alliances for their daughters with the neighboring packs, basically selling them off for so-called peace.The thought of it didn't sit well with me, but who am I to judge? My father didn't even offer me for marriage, instead, he gave me up as collateral for his foolish debts. So maybe those rich ladies had it better than I do.Still, they deserved the right to choose because it is their future at stake. Betrothal was so old-fashioned, yet Darius seemed to cling to everything of the past, probably obsessed with the sick cultural practices of the then Alphas.What he didn't know was that we needed change, from ourselves to the entire pack at large.As the nobles began to disperse, Cole showed up, and it actually slipped my mind that he wasn't present all this time, and just how he showed up when the celebration ended.“Alpha Darius.” He bowed the moment he stopped before Darius. “Can I speak w
JULIETTEI thought after confronting Darius, he would think of some sick punishment to subject me to, but instead, he sent a guard to unbind and carry me back to my room.Again, Stacy and Ria found their way into my life. Somehow, they were assigned to properly bathe and clothe me. Ria also brought back the meal from earlier, but it wasn't stale, it was steamed back to perfection.I didn't refuse their help this time, I needed the break from acting all strong, so I ate as much as I could. Each dish ended up neatly wiped off the plate, and they watched, which I cared less about.“We are really sorry, Juliette,” Ria said as she cleared the table, while I emptied the cup of water in my mouth.I swallowed and wiped my mouth. “Do you still have the ointment?” I asked, ignoring the flimsy apology they were tossing my way.“Yeah,” Stacy said, reaching into her pocket and pulling it out. She placed it in my hand and I opened the bottle and took little portions of the oil, dabbing my bruised a
JULIETTEI had never in my years of living imagined what it would truly feel like to be a slave. Not just being given off as collateral, or meeting a Psycho Alpha that craves to see you break, and beg for mercy. Not those kinds of slave treatments. No.It was the kind that Darius subjected me to for seven long days. It was the unyielding links of large, heavy, and thick cold metal locked around my legs and arms, and then tightly secured to the walls of his chambers displaying me off like an animal.It was watching the iron dig into my wrist and ankle, rubbing against them until they blistered and broke my skin open.It was the heavy weight of metal dragging me down and interfering with my respiratory system, making it hard to breathe.It was the fact that I learned comfort wasn't an option for me, that I could only sit with my back pressed against the wall and my legs bent to the side, or lie on the cold marble floor where my body ached and then grew numb over time.It was realizing t
JULIETTE My sleep was disrupted by the not-so-dismissive itch that dwelled under my arm. I rubbed my body against it, but it only made it worse.I snapped my eyes open, annoyance setting in, the room was silent, too silent, and each move I made sounded louder than normal.I could still feel the heavy weight of the metal chains pressed against my leg; however, something felt different. My hands felt lighter. I glanced down, and to my utter surprise, the chains were gone. Darius must have taken it off while I was still sound asleep.Now that my hands were set free, I sat up, doubling my strength to pull up my bound legs. The effort made me breathless, but it felt good to move my body again.I glanced across the room, and it was empty. Darius was nowhere to be seen. A sick and unsettling part of me felt disappointed that he wasn’t there, but I brushed off the thought immediately, reaching for my legs. I noticed how raw and red my feet looked, and my toes pricked with numbness.I lay ba
JULIETTEThe silk beneath me was soft against my skin, nothing like I had ever felt or seen. It was Darius’s spreadsheet, a luxury that seemed to have a trick of its own, trying to lure me into forgetting what I truly was, but the cold chains around my ankle and wrist served as a cruel reminder of what I was…A captive.I tried to sleep comfortably as I had bragged to Darius, but my body refused peace, my shoulders ached after just an hour of lying on this bed. I couldn't twist or turn on the bed, even when my body screamed at me to move.It was pure torture, lying on a comfy mattress, and surrounded by soft sheets. Darius had struck again, making me uncomfortable as hell, but I refused to surrender, not tonight, not ever.I closed my eyes, steadying my breath. I needed to do something to calm my restless mind and fall asleep. In the quiet moment, I recalled a lullaby my mother used to sing while she was alive. It was her best trick in putting me to sleep, and each time I tried to lea
DARIUSI watched the omega servants, who were victims of debts just like Juliette, but silent and obedient, bathe Juliette in my jacuzzi. Her face was scrunched up in distress, and it filled me with satisfaction. As soon as the servants were done bathing her, they dried her up and draped her in a wine colored silk maxi dress I had chosen earlier. They bathed her in my cologne as I had instructed. After which Juliette was led to a chair I had placed in the centre of my chamber. She sat down under my instruction, her brows creasing into a frown.She didn't speak, or struggle, but only because she was unaware of my plans.I snapped my fingers, and the servants fetched the wooden trunk from my desk. They placed it close to Juliette's chair and proceeded to stand aside, awaiting further orders.“Leave,” I commanded, and with silent bows, they exited the room.I left the position I had been standing in, approaching her. She shifted in her seat but did not attempt to run away.Afraid, ye