With Alpha Cain…there's just something with him that makes my blood boil to the hottest degree, my mind roaring with spite and disdain every time I look at him in the eyes. I often ask myself, "Am I really sure to be the Alpha's Pet or am I just looking at the fastest way to die?" Maybe I'll never know the answer. Maybe I also knew the answer already. But deep inside, one thing's for sure: I hate Alpha Cain. But I also like some part of him. And I hate that part of myself that liked the part of him. *** Anastasia is an I-don't-fucking-care type of Omega who, because she's already bruised outside and broken deep inside, just accepts whatever comes her way. But Alpha Cain somehow liked her wicked mouth. She's the only Omega who can talk back to him with enough sarcasm and wits that most of his pack members lack of. And in the tradition of most packs, whether in every year, months, or even weeks and days, the Alpha will choose among Omegas as his Pet: a more accurate term for his personal bed warmer. It is an actual title in a pack reserved to only one person, with benefits and privileges on its own. And because Anastasia accidentally became drunk the night Alpha Cain tested her skills in bed, she rode so wild and satisfied the Alpha more than he expected. And a hate-to-love, pet-to-lovers tale began to unfold.
View MoreI stared at the place our fingers intertwined; they just looked the same.
Two hands. One big, one small. Looking at them, you would never know that one of them belonged to a wild, hot Pet.
The other? It belongs to the Alpha I am serving, our Alpha Cain.
They were just hands for all one knew, yes. For a long time we lay beside each other in silence, listening to the rhythm of our hearts. The moans we unleashed earlier kept playing and playing in my ears as if they were a song on the radio being played again and again.
The car’s windows are open, allowing us to exhale from our sexual encounter and inhale our scent.
As we passed roads lined with the houses of our pack members and some stretches of shops, nothing but goods and bags that I once thought that I could never afford, silence only filled the car.
I closed my eyes, too tired to keep them open any longer. Too tired to be contemplating.
Even this early in the morning, the streets were packed in The City Above. Out the window crowds of pack members already moving for the day, huge grins plastered on their lips as today is Family Day in the Blood Dawn Pack. At least this pack is more decent than the one I came from. At least Alpha Cain still reminded his subjects to value the time they have with their family.
And with the thought of wondering about family made me finally crack the silence with my first question since we made love. No, made love is too possessive and romantic. I’m only an Alpha’s Pet, not his Luna.
What we had is nothing more but the beastly rough sex he constantly gives me—or rather, I constantly provided for him.
“Did you ever have family aside from your sister and older brother that have been…” I said to the Alpha, which in turn made him slow the car. I couldn’t bring myself to finish the question. His older brother has been murdered by the Alpha of the pack I came from. The Iron Woods Pack.
Alpha Cain might be hewn of pure hatred and lust, but he never desired the title to become an Alpha. It once belonged to his older brother.
“No. Not someone I can remember.” As we came around the bend, a plume of mist rose into the sky. The Alpha’s private residence, not where his headquarters and office stood, was beside a small waterfall that I wondered was purely a sight to behold that I once thought was wholly magical. “I was only a baby when my brother ascended as an Alpha. Both of our parents were taken by a sickness, relatively exclusive only to werewolves.”
“The Lunar Blight?” I winced, trying to remember as hard as I could.
“Yes. Thankfully as a baby, I wasn’t affected by it.”
He helped me get down the car as soon as he parked it by the driveway. We walked in silence for minutes and were already rounding the corner, passing the alcove where lilacs and roses and orchids hang, greeting me.
I eyed his private residence. It was nothing more than an alabaster building. Even the tiles outside were made of white marble. But it was more than an expensive ivory building that stood on the corner of our pack’s territory. It was also the place where he was born. Where he learned to talk and crawl. Eat and speak. Where his brother became his primary father figure and mentor, bestfriend and confidante.
Alpha Cain, though he softened towards me earlier, still carried himself with enough lethal grace to send anyone staggering back. Anyone but me.
And when they beheld me, by the choker of silver crescent moon on my neck, they knew I am his Pet—an actual title in this pack, and the pack to where I came from, that was reserved only to one person.
I am an Alpha’s Pet. Alpha Cain’s very wild Pet.
I marvelled at the little river that snaked around a bend from the waterfall as it flowed to where the fountain stood, the Moon Goddess’ statue atop it. Its magnificence beautifying the already breathtaking packhouse’s front yard. Coins sank on the bottom of the fountain for some pack members still believe the human’s superstitions that throwing coins in the water’s fountain would definitely grant a wish.
If it did, there should’ve been a fountain at every household filled with brimming silver coins.
“You were the only pet I brought here,” he said with enough sentiment that made me realize I am somewhat special. To him, of course. “I always let my Pets live in the packhouse and not with me. In my private residence.”
“Because you don’t want them to be close to you because you don’t want to feel that they seemed like family?”
Alpha Cain gave me a lazy smile, and nodded.
The grassy plain beneath my feet, soft and cool and warm, seemed to beckon me to sink my feet deeper, to savor its essence. I lowered myself to the grass, somehow it was not itchy even with my dry skin.
Behind us, the Alpha’s private residence was nothing more but a looming figure, probably fifty feet away from us.
“I didn’t know anything like this even existed in our lands.” I smiled weakly. I wish we could enjoy it more than as an Alpha-and-pet relationship, that is what I wanted to add. But I just curled my lips upward and drank the exquisite view.
He slowly turned towards me, peeling his eyes away from the packhouse beyond his alabaster residence that probably is waiting for him to finish stack of stack of paperworks and Alpha duties; caring for the Betas, his second-in-command and responsible for the internal affairs; his Warriors that are trained to be deadly in a battlefield; and his Deltas, who are more like emissaries and spies and scouts that only answers to him. All of them answer to him, and to him only.
“You are my Pet—my bed warmer. If I ever find a mate, I am sure she’s not someone like you.” His tone was plain. But I sensed the bitterness in his voice. I know. I might have expected too much—too much that it hurts to sometimes wish we were more than just who we are now.
I was my former Alpha’s favorite “pet”, too. Not in bed but in the training grounds as his favorite sparring partner, as his favorite punching bag. Omegas never train, we only serve and obey. We never fight.
And so I obey his command to remain stiff as he beats me—beats me for practice.
In times of attack, we are the last ones to hide in the bunker. That's why sometimes enemies get to us first and screaming for help is already too late. That’s what happened to my sister by the way, when Alpha Cain’s Blood Dawn Pack attacked us.
I watched Alpha Cain closely. But even though he’s actually the reason why my sister is no longer with me, I see a man hiding behind a façade of sex-loving and ruthless Alpha who is really just an ordinary werewolf yearning for the presence of his mate like everybody else.
Yearning for the half of their soul, longing for one true love.
“Tell me more about your older brother,” I breathed. My fingers trailing the smoothness of his chest.
“What about him?” he threw me a glance as he eased himself in a sitting position on the grass. I mimicked his movements.
“Did you really not want to lead, to rule, to be an Alpha?”
“He was thirty-three, I was eighteen. Killed by your Alpha in an attempt to a siege. I managed to send him back howling in pain to your lands.”
“So your brother became an Alpha when he was fifteen and you're just…”
“Barely one year old,” he swallowed.
“Why did you kill him just now? Just this year?!”
“Because he tried taking us under his again. And I know he will not stop, so I just reached him first.”
“So you never wanted to rule another pack.” It was more of a statement to myself than a question to him. “So what about the three other packs? Are they the same case with the Iron Woods Pack and Blood Dawn Pack?”
“Yes,” was all his reply. So his takeover to other packs…is more of his ‘prevention method’. He rather killed one first—slay one Alpha—than to face the need to kill many.
“I did it to save my pack—and yours.”
Of course. Alpha Cain didn’t march with his Warriors and slay every member of the Blood Dawn Pack. He only slay those who raised claws before him first. He only killed our hideous Alpha Lucius and demanded us to bow before him.
Demanded—since Alphas have traditions to uphold. Besides, if he lets us walk freely, Rogues will still find us. And I doubt it will be a pleasant meeting.
Now that makes sense. The brutality he showed us when he attacked us in the middle of the Snow Moon Festival, the biggest celebration every pack held every winter.
We were just partying when a blood-curdling scream splintered the silence.
But now… “You did what you needed to do.”
I let my hand find its way atop his.
Alpha Cain smiled at me. No—grinned at me. “I never heard a Pet praise me like you before.”
I lifted a wry smile. “It’s the truth. I might be your prisoner of passion, but at least the one holding my leash is a noble brother even with his bruteness.”
Alpha Cain tipped his head to the sky, to the cloudless sky gleaming down at us, and roared with a laughter that I swore even the trees laughed with him.
I shot him a mild glare. “Can you blame me if I ate with a mess earlier? And who told you that if an Omega ate like it’s her last meal is also messy in her chores?”The Alpha narrowed her eyes, somewhat surprised and in disbelief.“Your actions will say otherwise after I checked your work.”I swallowed. He’s challenging me.And pressuring me.For Omegas, we’re already bombarded by tasks and chores the moment we already learned to walk. My childhood (and most of Omegas’ childhoods) is more of a free trial to eternal damnation of being a laundress, a cook, a household maid, and many more.“I’ll be in my library. Feel free to look around for a minute or two. The broom closet is under the second stairs, not the grand staircase. The laundry room is two levels below.”Then the Alpha Cain vanished, walking away from my sight and bringing his air of arrogance with him.Just when I’m sure he’s no longer around, I yelped in excitement and punched the air repeatedly while keeping my joyous voice
His laugh was like a midnight storm, yet it was still seductive and alluring.“Do you know why I invited you to come clean my manor?”I smirked. “Because you want to make sure the one cleaning your house has a pretty face?”Alpha Cain barked a laugh, the sound filling my ears like the music from pleasure halls. “Yes, but no. I invited you because the Omega in-charge of my laundry is in labor and the other Omegas in my manor are doing their own chores.” “Sweet,” was all I said. I almost asked him if he cannot do laundry and cleaning on his own when he doesn't look that busy today. “I am busy today,” he said as if he just read my thoughts on my face. “There have been some border problems according to the Beta in patrol. Some Rogues have dumped another body yet again—an Omega who was trying to escape from another pack.” “Which pack?” I found myself asking, and somehow I braced myself for sounding so serious all of a sudden. “From the Ruby D
“So you do have a son? Or a daughter perhaps?” I pressed on, hoping to push the Alpha in telling me more about this beautiful mess I gladly put myself into. Hoping to jump right in the ocean of madness and be drowned by the Alpha. “No.” A tone of finality laced his voice. The people paused to glance at us, but they resumed their own businesses in a heartbeat later. “I do not have a child nor do I desire to have one.” Silence spanned between us again, but his voice somehow indicates he wants to say more. “Not until I meet my mate.” I was about to focus on my eating again when he spoke. “I always look forward to the Mating Moon every month. You see, there are three ways a wolf can find our mate: one is at first sight like my father and mother, two is during the Mating Moon in which the full moon guides us and shows us our mate.” I braced myself, holding tightly to my utensils that I thought I’d crushed them. “And the third?” “Is that dur
“Excuse me?!” The words tumbled out of me even before I could blink. “How do you think I eat? Using my feet?!” The Alpha choke on his coffee, spluttering some on the table and on his white three-fourth long sleeve. His hair was neatly combed to the side; his beard was shaved, though a few can still be seen. His sun-kissed skin was slightly pale with the clear glass roof above us. “You never fail to make me laugh,” his voice was stern and cold. One may think he’s not joking, that he’s sentencing me to death.Thankfully for me, I just jerked a chin to him, to his no-longer-white sleeves. “Next time, I’ll make sure it’s not just coffee.”His lips curved inward, his eyes darkening. He clicked his tongue and said, “I did tell you that you have laundry duties today.”Before I could huff a reply, he unbuttoned the dirty white apparel and tore it away from his body. And then he shoved it right to my face, to my gaping mouth.“You—”I swallowed the urge to not look at h
‘Gosh, Anastasia, you’re such an overthinker!’ I scratched my head. Ayana growling in agreement with my thoughts.I trailed behind Alpha Cain, his footsteps too fast for me to catch up. His long strides prompted me to give a quick run.Panting, I linked my arm with the Alpha. He arched his brow as if to say, ‘Really?’“Just practicing as you're soon to be escort, Alpha.” I grinned like a crazy horse.“Escort, huh?” he snickered and removed my grip. “You’re on a mission to interrupt my day, I see.”“I’m glad you’re catching up really quickly too,” I beamed back.Swinging the door open, two beautiful females, their dresses in warm colors, greeted Alpha Cain. Greeted us. “Good morning and welcome, Alpha,” the more beautiful female turned to me, “as well as to your companion.”Companion?Alpha Cain’s mouth quirked to the side as if he knew what I’m thinking.Companion. Escort. Pet. What else would I be called?I blew a breath and followed him inside.***The Alpha was exaggerating that he
Although being an Alpha’s Pet—and an Alpha’s Pet candidate—is technically his private and personal whore, the people made no sound about it.Either because they don’t want to disappoint the Alpha or perhaps there is more to being an Alpha’s Pet than serving him in bed and escorting him to whatever revelry he indulges himself to.Either way, I’m my usual self: a messy ray of sunshine with a smile that can summon thunderstorms.And I’m also wearing my usual shade of gray dress but a more provoking kind of attire. Beta Audrey lent me it. She basically can’t say no since it’s the Alpha that knocked on her apartment door and demanded. I also paid no heed as the Beta glared at me the entire time I changed in her room. Alpha Cain sadly tossed the clothes I was wearing to the open fireplace before running an eye all over me and this gray dress.I flashed a ‘too-sweet to be casual’ kind of smile to every passer-by. The streets are already packed up with people, stores and restaurants running t
I woke up facing the door, and the snarl of the guard with bright golden eyes and stark moon-white fur greeted my morning. I’m already used to that. But what I’m not used to is waking up thinking about the Alpha of the Blood Dawn Pack. And his scent stains the air in The City Under.Fuck Alpha Cain. Fuck Alpha Cain. Fuck Alpha Cain—The guard snarled again, and I jolted upright, forcing my feet to remain balanced on the cold rocky ground.“Yes?” I exhaled a cloud of misty breath. Seriously I don’t know how none of the Omegas here were still alive despite the cold.“Good morning.” Alpha Cain’s voice made my stomach churned. Indeed my stomach splintered the silence with its sound of hunger.“You’re hungry,” his face was serious, the cold mask of an Alpha held its firm grip tightly on his face. But concern shone in his eyes, his gaze softening as he scanned me from head to toe.“So?” My face remained tight, as if I’m holding my shit not to come out.“Come with me in my manor.
I woke up panting. Probably even screaming and thrashing hard. It wasn’t a nightmare. But it was enough to make cold sweats drip from my face. Enough to realize my throat dried up. The guard outside yelled something at me, and then I heard a growl of warning and a fist pounding on my prison-room’s doors. “Silence!” I only answered with silence as well. Judging by their guttural voices, it’s still dark outside. Their voices only lighten when the sun brightens the world outside, that’s so far I’ve noticed. “Fuck.” I wiped the sweat from my brow, my other hand on my chest.The sheer size of him remained in my head. Invading in my dreams, in my vision. Even when I close my eyes. Even when I open my eyes.“What in the Moon Goddess’ name is happening to me?!”My eyes darted to the farthest corner, where the Alpha drifted to me in a phantom wind. And kissed me. Passionately.I shook my head, hoping that everything in my dream would eventually disa
“You wash first, Omega. That rotten smell will make the air here fouler than it already is.” The guards on the either side of the entrance to The City Under scowled at me.“Where the hell should I wash?!”The one with a scar on his cheek answered, “It’s not our problem.”I inhaled a sharp breath and refused to move where my feet were rooted. Giving up, the same guard pointed to a small brook behind a wall of stones. The City Under is carved beneath a mountain, sloping downward until the ground to where my feet right now becomes the ceiling.The other guard said, “Just by the look of it, you’ll either die of cold or be pulled down by a creature only the Moon Goddess knows.”I grunted, the same grunt that Beta Audrey did hours ago. No moon waved hello in the sky tonight so the only light that gives us are the torches lining the path to The City Under’s entrance.And the brook the guard pointed to… “It’s dark in there.” The other guard snorted, “What else would i
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