LILA
I'd never believe that upon my return to Redmoon pack, I'd be married to the Alpha in just a twinkle of an eyes. "Ma'am, you should change into this," the middle age lady some whom I assume should be in her thirties or so said as she walked to me. "I'm Eliza, and I'm assigned to be your personal maid" Glancing at the silhouette she had stretched out, I had every intention of rejecting it, but on a second she wasn't the one making things so difficult for me. So why punish the wrong person? "Thank you!" I replied, as I made to collect it... But then she halted me. "I'll dress you up, yunno it's your wedding night and..." She trailed off, as if she was scared if I'd entertain such conversation. "And what?" "And you've got to look good, the Alpha isn't really a gentle person, but maybe you could tame him," I scoffed, this was the mess mom's recklessness had caused me. I wasn't looking for an abandon project to work on. "Is it true he's ruthless?" I tried to affirm the rumors I've been hearing. "So, far, he's just a Month old since his arrival, but trust me, ruthless is a word far fetched," I unzipped the free gown I was putting on earlier, and then collected the gown from her. "I'll do it myself," I insisted, .... "So, how ruthless can he be?" You can say I was studying my game before hand to know how to approach. "Oh heavens!" Eliza gasped, her gaze fixed on the door. There he stood like a shadow, have he been standing there all the time? "Leave us!" Those two words were like a warning, and without hesitation, Eliza rushed out from the room, closing the door behind us. Here I stood with the Devil himself, quietness enveloped the room as he walked towards me. My heart started it's lum dum beating all over again, he took long steady strides closer to where I stood. My heart beat accelerated, and I found my legs moving backward, not until I felt my back leaning against a barrier, and then I knew I was at the wall already. "What are you doing?" I blinked my long lashes, trying to avoid the scrutiny of his gaze. "You really want to know how ruthless I can be?" His right hands leaned against the wall, caging me completely. His intoxicating cologne filled my nostril, and all I could ever think was hugging his huge masculine frame to myself. Oh damn it! I rolled my eyes. He had been listening to our conversation. "Do that one more time, and you'll see how ruthless I can be!" His hoarse voice sent cold shivers running down my spine. His hands tilted my chin up... No, it was tempting but I can't stare into his eyes. But maybe I could risk it. His turquoise eyes had me enchanted, but then, it wasn't saying what I wished it too... Hatred, Anger, and disgust filled his eyes. I swallowed hard, and then rolled my eyes away from his, it was the best I could do rathe than keep myself hurt. "Feisty, huh?" His hands grabbed my hair, and pushed me to the floor. "Ouch!" I yelled, the scorching pain of my hair being dragged. He pulled me back up, "I'm your Alpha, when I say sit you sit. When I say run, you run! You don't go against me... You don't fucking disobey me, okay?!" He roared, the softness that was once on his face disappeared and was replace with pure hatred. Did he really loathes me that much? Yes, he was some bloody Alpha, but to think he'll just use his fucking man proweress on me, then he's a failure. I can't be easily broken. "I don't freaking care if you're some Alpha or not...," I was still struggling to counter his mandate, when the Silhouette I was putting on fell to the floor, revealing my perky breasts that was popping up from my bra. He smirked, and the grab me by my neck; those laughter line present in his eyes were obvious. He was mocking me. "You're just a whore like your mother, isn't it? Did you as well learn more of sucking cock, because you'll be doing more of that." The bitterness that was laced in his tone. I saw red, I could get used to him insulting my mother, but the fact that he was comparing me to her, made me lost it. Before I could think twice, my hands flew across his face. "I won't have you disrespect me like that. You married me, you trapped me Into this marriage, I never asked for any of this. Even if you were the most man on earth, I wouldn't look at you twice not to talk of seducing you." I yelled as I punched him on the chest. He grabbed my wrist mid-punch, his grip like iron, his eyes burning hot... Like he could devour me, it was so sharp and piercing cutting deep to my soul. 'I think we're finished,' Lora voice spoke in my head. "You've got spirit, I'll give you that. But don't think for a second that it will save you here." I glared at him, refusing to back down. "I'd rather die than be your obedient little wife." I didn't know where the courage was coming from, but the earlier I stand up for myself the better. 'Oh no, Lila, we're in trouble, You shouldn't have said that,' Lora panicked. "I'll very much see how, that feistiness of yours will last you." His face pulled into a smirk, as he unbuttoned the first two button of his shirt. "Take those undies off!" It wasn't just a mere words, it was an order, a command I must adhere too. "You're still quite wild, you need to be tamed to know that, I'm the one person you need to go against, and your lessons start now" He growled. "Just do as he says Lila, he's quite dangerous, Who knows what he'll do next" I could sense Lora fear, but then I have to remain strong. He can't just break me, I did nothing wrong.LILA POVCold brown eyes pierce into mine, his mouth curling into a slow, predatory smirk.My legs feel weak. My hands clammy.That look-fuck-I hate it.It makes me wish the ground would just open up and swallow me whole.I'm shivering. Every instinct in me screams to run. But where? The other employees would notice. They'd question me.I try to look away. I fucking try.But how could I?His suit jacket is undone, two shirt buttons left open, exposing a teasing glimpse of his defined chest. Hard, tanned muscles. That same body I've been fucking craving to touch. That same body that-No.I swallow thickly, my throat dry. His note. The flowers. The way my body feels sore in places it shouldn't. The terrifying possibility that he might have fucked me, and I don't even remember it.Fucking hell.His gaze stays locked on me, challenging. I know others have noticed by now. The way he stares at me. Like I belong to him. Like I always have.Memories claw at my mind, dragging me back to the pa
LILA POVI woke up to the shrill sound of my alarm.Fuck!How the hell did I end up sleeping yesterday?I grabbed my phone and turned off the alarm, squinting against the harsh screen light. Just as I exhaled in relief, a beeping call from Ava had me picking up immediately."Where the hell have you been, Lila? I searched everywhere for you! Called your number several times, but you weren't picking up," she snapped, frustration and concern present in her voice.What? Where the hell was I?I... I was at home the entire time. Right? What the hell was she talking about?My voice faltered as I glanced down at myself. The gown I was wearing, this wasn't mine. It wasn't Ava's either. As a matter of fact, this was the latest edition of one of the most expensive designer gowns.How did I end up in this?"You what?" Ava's voice pulled me back. "Derrick needs to be in the surgery room! The doctors say the longer we keep him waiting, the more prone he is to dying. We need to do something, Lila!"
RAFAEL Smart? I'll give her that. Brave? Maybe. But no one dares to cross me, and she, of all people, should know that. And yet, what did she choose to do? She ran. Fucking slipped away like running was ever going to save her.There's no redemption. No forgiveness. That word isn't in my dictionary. No shadow under the sky is going to hide her forever. I'm not stopping, not after seven years. Not after I've found her.She dares to flee, dares to run to the human world, thinking it'll protect her? This is my zone. My fucking world.And I've had only one job these past years, watching her. Day and night. Don't ask me how I did it. I have cameras all over her house. I see every move she makes, every word she speaks, how freely she laughs with her friends.The flowers, the notes? I sent them. Every single day.Don't ask me why, because where's the fun in just revealing myself? Fuck no. She needs to pay. Needs to atone for those years. And how? By being haunted, slowly, relentlessly, until
LILA POV I'm about to do something stupid. Don't blame me. Sometimes, life is like a cruel joke, serving you lemons when you don't even have water or sugar to make lemonade. And yet, they say you have to make it work. Either you stand up and do something, or you sit there and let life devour you whole. In my case, life hasn't just served me lemons-it's thrown the entire tree at me, roots and all. But no more. I'm done sitting down and letting my circumstances dictate my every move. I'm taking a deep breath, standing up, and squeezing every last drop out of those lemons. Lemonade, here I come. My thoughts instantly raced back to Derrick, my anchor, my boy, lying helplessly on that hospital bed. The doctor demanded fifty thousand dollars for his treatment-some fancy name for an ailment I couldn't even pronounce, let alone understand. All I wanted was to see him healthy again, to see that familiar spark in his eyes. Derrick, with his bright smile and those enchanting eyes that coul
LILA POV I'm about to do something stupid. Don't blame me. Sometimes, life is like a cruel joke, serving you lemons when you don't even have water or sugar to make lemonade. And yet, they say you have to make it work. Either you stand up and do something, or you sit there and let life devour you whole. In my case, life hasn't just served me lemons-it's thrown the entire tree at me, roots and all. But no more. I'm done sitting down and letting my circumstances dictate my every move. I'm taking a deep breath, standing up, and squeezing every last drop out of those lemons. Lemonade, here I come. My thoughts instantly raced back to Derrick, my anchor, my boy, lying helplessly on that hospital bed. The doctor demanded fifty thousand dollars for his treatment-some fancy name for an ailment I couldn't even pronounce, let alone understand. All I wanted was to see him healthy again, to see that familiar spark in his eyes. Derrick, with his bright smile and those enchanting eyes that coul
Lila's POVIt's been an entire fucking month with Alpha Rafael plowing my body like a ragged goat. Each night, each fucking day. His hands gripping my thighs, his teeth grazing my neck, his growls in my ear. And those moments, fuck. I won't lie. They were heaven. A twisted, agonizing heaven that left me trembling and raw. For my mother? I hadn't seen her since that... incident. How could I? How could I face her knowing that while she was crying herself to sleep over my fate, I was screaming Rafael's name, begging him for more as he drove me to the edge again and again? Yeah. Not a conversation I wanted to have over tea. The last week, though? Something was off. Either I was waking up with morning nausea or dragging myself around like a limp noodle, too weak to function. My wolf, Lora, had noticed too, her voice in my head filled with quiet concern. Even Eliza, the ever-watchful maid assigned to take care of me, had started giving me those looks. "It's been days, Miss Lila," she'd s