~Ren
I’ve never been so intimidated.
There isn’t a single person in this room who doesn’t have their eyes on me. If I didn’t care about my job so much, and didn’t want to get on the bad side of Ren, I wouldn’t have stepped toward him. In fact, I probably would have run out of the room to cower back in the sleeping area, refusing to speak to anyone until the next day.
However, my feet step on in front of the other, coming to stand beside Ren. My cheeks are heated beyond belief, and the hands I hide behind my back are quivering. Hopefully no one is noticing.
Ren looks up at me, that cool icy blue eye on the left side is unnerving as ever. A part of m
~BrielleThis is a bad idea.I’m not sure why these girls think they are going to get away with this. Naturally, Mabel found out only moments after we decided to leave, and joined along too. So it was myself, Mabel, Lila and two other girls whose names I don’t remember that snuck from the servants sleeping quarters and into the hallways that leads all throughout Ren’s estate.Lila stops us once we were out, managing to not get caught past the first threshold. “Okay, where are we going to first?”Folding my arms uncomfortably, I don’t add in my say. As much as I want to turn around to avoid seeking trouble, I won’t be able to sleep knowing they are wander
~BrielleEveryone reacted immediately.Lila backed off into the bedroom, Mabel slid into the closet and I didn’t see what the other two girls did as I quickly dashed behind a long curtain, wrapping it around my body, pressing myself against the wall. Oddly enough, there’s no window here, meaning this curtain is clearly here for decoration.As everyone settled into their spot, the sound of heavy footsteps coming down the stairs had my heartrate accelerating to almost an unhealthy rate. Clinging to the curtain, I close my eyes and pray whoever is walking down here doesn’t feel the need to draw their curtains.I’m not sure where everyone else hid, but there is no
~BrielleThis is a bad idea.I’m not sure why these girls think they are going to get away with this. Naturally, Mabel found out only moments after we decided to leave, and joined along too. So it was myself, Mabel, Lila and two other girls whose names I don’t remember that snuck from the servants sleeping quarters and into the hallways that leads all throughout Ren’s estate.Lila stops us once we were out, managing to not get caught past the first threshold. “Okay, where are we going to first?”Folding my arms uncomfortably, I don’t add in my say. As much as I want to turn around to avoid seeking trouble, I won’t be able to sleep knowing they are wander
~BrielleA few days passed. Nothing changed.Everyone was solemn with Charlie missing. The entire sect of servants had naturally figured out she was missing by the next day, and as the week went by, they assumed she had snuck away at night for the mainland. None of us spoke about our night escapade to anyone else. So the secret of what might be Charlie’s fate is between us only.Over the week, as she failed to come to her bed every night, the weight on my shoulders increased. Lila has hardly spoken all week and Esme has avoided us all. Mabel is already plotting to back into the basement to find her.The rest of us couldn’t agree on that.
~BrielleI’m out of bed in less than a second.Charlie buckled to her knees crying out, the sound rousing a few of the girls sleeping around me. Lila included. I stumble over to her, stepping over sleeping heads and mussed beds. When I grab for her, my hands draw back covered in blood. Thick, dark blood still seeping from claw like cuts along her arms. It makes my stomach turn for a moment.“Are you okay?” I question, pulling her hair from her face gently. Her hair is coated with blood, and through it, I can see what looks like spots where hair has been ripped from her scalp. I swallow uncomfortably. What happened to her?She doesn’t say anything, blood dripping pas
~Brielle I’ve never been so afraid of Ren until this moment. When we were stuck down at the bottom of his basement, listening in to a conversation we shouldn’t have, I wasn’t as afraid as I am. Whatever had possessed Ren that night hadn’t noticed us. Now here I am, locked in a small room with Ren, completely at his mercy. And with the look on his face, I don’t think he’s very happy. Slowly, I step away from the door, obeying his commands. I’m not about to get on the bad side of my Alpha. My fate might be similar to Charlie’s, or I’ll be kicked off this island with no quite enough money to escape this Pack. Ren doesn’t move, sitting behind his desk, watching me as I take my seat back where I was. His gaze is hot and unrelenting. I’m truly dead. “I’m not done talking about this,” Ren says slowly, as if he’s assuming I’m too foolish to understand. Or maybe he is worried I’m going to make a run for it. I’m considering it. “It is important for me to know everything that you do. I’m n
~Brielle My entire body becomes aware of everything around me.Slowly I turn around, but I only see an empty room, the sound of Charlie’s machine wheezing and purring throughout the room. Yet chills creeping down my back confirm the odd feeling that someone is watching me. Where from, I’m not sure, but it makes me refuse to turn back around, waiting for someone to come out. “It’s okay, Brielle,” Charlie says gently, although her voice is shaking. I glance at her. She isn’t calm but she isn’t freaking out like I am. “He’s not here. I mean he’s everywhere, but only at night. You need to go now.”Turning back around, I grab her hands. It’s a part of her so fully bandaged I doubt she can even feel my touch. “No, I’m not leaving you here.”“Brielle...He’s done with me.”It seemed as though all the hope drained out of her eyes as she said that. For a moment I was confused, until I realised she blames herself for this. Maybe she feels guilty. Does she sympathise for whoever this is that’s
~Brielle Ren and I didn’t speak anymore until we reached our destination. We reached the top of the hill, as it leveled off onto a beautiful landscaped area surrounded by a fence. Where we have ended up definitely looks like an event area, with a view at the far end, a significant manor in the middle and a formal lawn stretching out in front. We surely made the climb up the mountain for this. Ren’s driver takes us down a smooth driveway before we park in front of the manor. Peeking out the window, I investigate the decorations. Blooming white flowers and silk like banners hanging from many surfaces. “Is this a wedding?” I question, turning back around to Ren. “You didn’t take me to wedding, did you?”Ren chuckles. Weddings aren’t all that common. Only the wealthy partake in them to show off their bond with their mate in a lavish ceremony. I’ve never been to one. My parents never married either, and I never assumed I would have one, or even attend one. “Calm down darling, it’s no