At her own wedding, Isabella Stromfang's life comes crashing down when her beloved, Logan Ravensong accuses her for an act she didn't commit and reveals that their marriage was only for the benefits of both clans. Heartbroken and disgraced, Isabella flees and ends up in the hands of the most powerful Lycan, Ethan. With his help, she seeks revenge against Logan and lover Elena.
Lihat lebih banyakCHAPTER 1
I felt a smile of giddy happiness stretch across my lips as Logan strolled confidently towards me down the aisle. Yes, he was late, and it wasn't customary for brides to wait for their grooms at the altar, but I couldn't care less. I was finally marrying the man of my dreams, and a little tardiness wasn't going to ruin my day. I expected to see the same look of unbridled joy on Logan's face or even one interspersed with a mildly nervous expression. When Logan was close enough for me to study, however, the expression on his face wasn't one I could decipher. Our eyes didn't meet as he came to a stop in front of me and the stately priest who cleared his throat self-importantly and began the ceremony. "Cutting it pretty close, aren't you?", I joked in a whisper, smiling besottedly at the man who would make me the happiest woman on earth. His eyes stayed firmly affixed on the ground, not even giving the slightest response to my attempt at breaking the sudden tension between us. With a confused tilt of my head, I let his strange behavior go, attributing it to wedding nerves, ignoring the small voice reminding me that Logan was one of the most confident people I knew. He was, after all, the Alpha of the Ravensong Pack. "And do you", the priest said to me, "Isabella Stormfang take Alpha Logan Ravensong as your lawfully beloved mate?" I smiled serenely, but inwardly, I was squealing with joy. "I do", I said loudly, all the better for the pack members present to hear. The priest turned to Logan who now looked mildly nauseated. "Do you, Alpha Logan Ravensong, take this shewolf, Isabella Stormfang, as your lawfully beloved mate?" I could almost feel the congregation - me included - lean forward in anticipation. This union was widely waited for by all. The daughter of the prestigious Stormfang Alpha and the Alpha of Ravensong. It was a match made in heaven. Logan took a deep breath, looking resolved. I smiled encouragingly at him, raising an eyebrow. "I..." He paused, then took another breath. "I don't." I smiled stupidly for a moment, thinking he'd given the right answer before my brain finally registered what he said. What? The priest faltered, staring at Logan with an aghast expression on his face and the crowd seemed confused. Had they heard right? "Um...Alpha?", The priest stuttered, looking at Logan questioningly. Logan finally met my eyes and the expression in them was a perplexing disgust and rage, the reason of which I couldn't pinpoint. My face grew ashen beneath my bridal makeup and the hand holding my bouquet sweated. "I don't accept her," Logan repeated loudly to the loud murmurs of the congregation. "What?" My voice was shrill with disbelief and I wiped my other hand - the one Logan's ring was supposed to go on - on the skirt of my dress. Logan scoffed and shook his head disgustedly. "Did you think I would accept you, Isabella? After what you did?" I shook my head. What did I do? "What... What did I do?" My voice was pitifully small, not at all like the confident one I'd used to proclaim that I would have Logan. He raised a derisive eyebrow. "You're going to play the dumb game?" He rolled his eyes. "You've always been good at deception.* I wanted to take a step towards him, but I felt as though I was glued to the floor. "Logan, I don't know what you mean. What's happening?" "You threatened to have Elena killed, that's what!", He burst out. The congregation gasped in horror while I just furrowed my brow in confusion. I ignored their aghast murmurs as I searched my mind for what might have set Logan off. He was usually so calm, I couldn't imagine what he believed about me now to act this way, even going as far as doing it before an audience. "Who's Elena?", I asked dumbly. The rage on Logan's face was so palpable I took a scared step backward. "Stop lying, Isabella. Everyone knows what you did", he hissed. I managed a disbelieving laugh. "Except me, it seems!", I cried. Logan ran a hand through his intricately styled hair, mussing it up. "I knew I never should've agreed to this sham of a marriage. I should have listened to my gut." I was getting hysterical, and quick. "Sham?", I shrieked. "This isn't a sham!" My bouquet fell out of my slack grip and the congregation took it as an omen. An enterprising little girl rushed out of the front pew, snatched it up, and raced back to her mother, giggling. Her mother tried to pry it from her fingers and she let out a shrill scream so very similar to the one I wanted to let out. "Oh, come off it", Logan snapped impatiently. "We both know the real purpose of this wedding is to help you and your family! Your pack needs the alliance with Ravensong! You never even loved me!" I felt all the air rush out of my lungs with an audible whoosh. That Logan would bring up something he and my father had talked about in secret to light in such an unfeeling way was like a knife to my heart. His implication that I had no feelings for him was like twisting the said knife. "That's a lie, and you know it, Logan", I said, voice thick with tears. "You know I'm in love with you. Everything else doesn't matter. You love me too, you said so yourself." "I lied! I'm in love with Elena and obviously, you were so jealous that you told her you'd have her and our child killed!" The sudden hush that fell over the church told Logan he'd said something he wasn't supposed to. He faltered, then plowed on. I staggered back. "Your child?" Logan stared at me expressionlessly. "Elena's pregnant." "Elena...you have a secret lover?!", I yelled, suddenly seething. "You bastard!" "I told you to drop the act!", He suddenly yelled back. "You knew about my relationship with Elena. You knew she was pregnant!" "I knew nothing! If I did, what makes you think I would have agreed to marry you?" "You need my help!" "I do not! My father's pack has managed long before you came into the picture, and we'll continue to! I wanted to marry you because I love you!" "Bullshit!" "Don't fucking say that again!", I shrieked. "How shameless are you? Accusing me of a crime I didn't even commit! And on our wedding day too!" "We're not fucking getting married!", Logan shouted. "Or you're not." Suddenly, he turned and stalked to the second pew. There, he stopped and held his hand out expectantly. I watched with horror as a pretty woman in a pink dress smiled bashfully and took it. Elena. My mouth fell open. She was Elena? She'd barely been in the pack for three months? When had their 'relationship' even begun and how was she pregnant so quickly? Logan led her back to the altar, looking at her with hearts in his eyes. He'd never once looked at me that way. "Logan Ravensong", I hissed. "You will not disgrace me so thoroughly. This wedding will go on!" The Alpha of Ravensong ignored me and instead, stood in front of the priest with his pink slut hanging off his arm. "Father*, he said, "this is the woman I would love to marry. Wed us instead." "You will do no such thing!", I shrieked, ignoring the snide looks I was getting and the running makeup from my eyes. I turned a furious glare on Elena and she took a scared step back, looking every bit like the innocent doe she no doubt pretended she was. There she stood, looking positively virginal in her pink dress, clutching Logan's arm, while I stood on his other side in my wedding dress, looking at the picture of a jilted bride. The priest cleared his throat. "I'm sorry, Alpha, but I can't do that. You were supposed to be wed to Miss Isabella here. Marrying another woman after what you've just done to her would be the height of discourtesy." Discourtesy indeed. The man couldn't even tell his alpha that he was being a colossal ass. Logan sneered. "In that case, I'm done here. Goodbye, Isabella." He turned to go with his pretty little thing and I snatched her arm. She yelped. "When have I ever spoken to you?", I demanded violently. "When did I threaten you? Answer me!" She pouted and tears gathered in her eyes. I scowled at her obvious act. Logan shoved me backward suddenly, making me stagger a few steps back. Elena put a hand on his arm as if trying to calm him. My eyes shot daggers at her. "Don't touch her. Ever", he growled. "Now, leave my pack." "What?", I asked, suddenly quiet. "Logan, you can't do that." Both his eyebrows raised in an expression I used to once adore. "Can't I?" I began to sob again, in earnest. "Logan, please. I - I'll do anything, just..." I hurried forward and grabbed his arm. "Don't leave me..." He shook me off irritatingly. "Leave, Isabella. There's nothing here for you." With that, he turned and walked away, led by the devil in pink. There was a ripping sensation in my chest that had me doubling over, then sliding to the floor, clutching my broken heart and sobbing. The members of the congregation began to file out individually. Occasionally I would hear their barely concealed whispers. "I always knew there was something wrong with her..." "She's capable of that..." "Look how pitiful she looks..." "I bet that's just an act..." I plugged my fingers into my ears and screamed out loud. It was a scream of pain, heartbreak, betrayal. It was a scream that promised vengeance. The priest placed soothing fingers on my shoulder. When I stared at him murderously, he took a tentative step backward before hurrying away, leaving me to my tears. The church had emptied quickly, leaving me feeling the way it was. Hollow. I suppose I should've known that the happiest day of my life would turn out to be the absolute worst and the man who had made me happy would turn into a nightmare. I sniffled, the sound echoing in the space. A fitting end to the day, nothing special. Just a weeping bride in an empty church.CHAPTER 96Isabella's P.O.V"Bella... Bella.. wake up." I opened my eyes to his face looming over mine. His mouth curled into a smile immediately when I opened my eyes. "Rise and shine. Good morning, sleeping beauty." Ethan greeted.Even as I was still dazed by sleep, I blushed at his words slightly, and he noticed this too. Leave it for Ethan to notice everything."Don't just blush there, come on. We have a meeting to attend in the next hour." He said.I was left trying to deduce when he had returned. Ethan had a flair for disappearing and appearing whenever he chose. The man was like a magician. But on the other hand, I knew why he was here. The reason for his sudden return was Mila's letter, which we received the previous day.As Ethan moved off to take care of other things, I grudgingly rose from bed. It was way too early in the morning, and I had a late night. After Brian had bluntly refused to grant us entrance to see Emily, Tricia and I had returned to a late-night party where
CHAPTER 95Logan's P.O.VMy captors kept me in a spot by day and moved me by night. This continued until we reached our destination, which was a huge cave in the mountainside side a very long distance from the Ravensong pack. This cave was home to not more than twenty rogues, whom I suspected to be Axel's personal army; they were his inner squad, ready to do anything for him. Axel had played with me earlier like I was a mere toy. My escape was orchestrated by him as a plan to torture me more. I knew for now that I was indeed hopeless and lost. There was just no way anyone would reach me here in the mountains. I was lost forever. All these only played in my subconscious. What really stabbed my heart deep was the fact that I was kidnapped by Elena's brother, which meant that Elena knew about this! She lured me into the forest for her brother. I should never have trusted Elena. I was too stupid and a fool to trust someone with a track record of betrayal and backstabbing, but it was too
CHAPTER 94Elena's P.O.VI sneaked out through the window. I made sure to put on black clothes to blend in with the night, but before I left, I made sure to pay a visit to the power box down in the basement, where I flipped off the lights. I knew that the backup generators would kick off in five minutes tops, so I made haste. I quickly sneaked out with relative ease in my black pants and black sweater. The guards were all huddled at a single place where they were chatting away loudly, and I slipped away, making sure that they didn't catch my scent. I began to walk as fast as I could while at the same time keeping as quiet as possible. I knew that once I entered the forest, I would be gone for real, and my heart yearned for the Forest's embrace and sanctuary. "Going somewhere, Elena?" My heart almost stopped, and a chill went up my spine. I wheeled around quickly to see him leaning casually against the wall with a smile on his face. "I'm sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." Ethan sa
CHAPTER 93Ethan's P.O.VThe tracks I followed were quite deceiving and aimed to confuse. Axel had really done his job well. I found myself admiring him. Since the tracks were confusing and misleading, I followed on, and I believed I was on the right track. My tracking led me farther and farther away from the pack and deeper into the forest. I was relentless in following up on these tracks, no matter how far they took me, and that was when I heard voices ahead, and I could perceive a fire burning as well. I hurried forward, hoping to find the one whom I sought, but when I got closer, I could tell that the men I heard were actually rogues. I quietly approached the rogues until I was just at the edge of the clearing, but in the shadows. There were six men altogether, and they had set up camp here without even setting up a perimeter. I would have skipped around and gone my way without disturbing their little revel, but the tracks I followed led me straight to this place. I was sure I w
CHAPTER 92Ethan's P.O.V"What makes you think you can just waltz in here and make rules?" Elena demanded hotly. We were out of the pack house now and walking slowly towards the Alpha's manor. "Who do you really think you are, Ethan?""I'm Ethan Bloodmoon, Elena, and my orders are clear, you won't be leaving the pack until I find Logan," I replied with a smile. Elena was pissed off. She tried to play it off as the fact that I was limiting her movements, but I knew the truth behind her anger. I knew she was only frustrated because she was cornered with no way to earn her brother Axel, whom I was positive had taken Logan. "You're not even a pack member here." Elena snapped. "You're just a nobody. There's no way my guards will stand there and watch you give commands and orders as if you're the Alpha here!"I laughed out loud at her statement. "You really think they'll go against me?" I asked her, clearly amused at her ignorance. "I'll order them to attack you if possible." She said wi
CHAPTER 91Isabella's P.O.VIt's been two days since Ethan left for Ravensong pack, and I was not really worried. I had thought myself to stop worrying about him. He was Ethan Bloodmoon, and he always returned, so there was really no need to worry about his safety. What consumed my thoughts greatly was my new family and my sister Emily, who was still in the infirmary.After the news Emily had delivered, I could hardly even sleep at night. I just lay in bed tossing left and right and twisting until the morning. Before he left, Ethan had tightened the security around Emily and didn't directly ask me to stay away, but he hinted that he wouldn't want me close to Emily, saying that Emil was not to be trusted, but the girl was my sister!Emily was my blood, and I really needed to talk to her more. With Ethan out of the pack, I knew that the pack guards would never allow me to go into Emily. But then Brian was still there as the Beta. Perhaps Brian would help me gain access to Emily. I got
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