"Come, sit." She pulled Anna up the stairs and made her sit on the dining table, while she rushes back downstairs to go into her room and get supplies to clean the injuries.The oak doors suddenly opened downstairs and the darkness she'd been avoiding since morning walked in. He hadn't seen her yet, but it was just a matter of time, before his predatory eyes got her.He walked in steadily, like a panther, silent footsteps, sharp gaze an a jaw that seemed to tick at every second.First, his eyes strayed to the broken glasses on the down floor and then the trail of blood. Finally, his blue eyes locked with hers.Gaia stared at her too. But she didn't pay much attention as Xandros's eyes locked on her, keeping her on her seat. She gulped, her heart beating crazily instantly and then he climbed the stairs.Slowly.Calmly.Till his feet stopped in front of her. She looked up. He looked down.And that was when she realized she was still sitting.Her legs shot upwards, carrying her up to her
"What's going to happen to him?"Anna asked and Sandra pursed her lips."I don't know. If he has the money back, he can pay Lord Xandros. After all, he made a lot of money by selling people out, that bast@rd." She fisted her hands.Anna held her hand, pushing it down lightly. "It didn't start from him alone. It started from the packs. When they are done with slaves, they throw them away, kill them, or sell them off. That's what happened with us both and that's what brought us to this place today. We just have to keep wishing for a better tomorrow.""I'm usually the optimistic one." Sandra cocked her head with a smile, "I see someone is changing.""I'm not changing. I ....was just trying to encourage you." Anna shook her head and then stared back at Sandra, seriously. Too seriously."I'm hungry.""Ooh, shit. Diane is waiting in your room. She was the one who asked me to bring you."Anna got up to her feet, "How could you forget that?"They immediately rushed towards her room and when An
"Take this." Diane said as she dropped the package of clothes on Anna's bed.Anna ran her hand over it, "Jean?""Yes."Her lips curved upwards lightly, "No more large gowns.""Just for tonight. If you going with Lord Xandros, you might need to wear this. Let your mind be open to many possibilities, Anna, and spread your legs when it's time.""Spread..." "I mean to run really fast if anything goes wrong. If you need jump anything, do that." Diane said, clearing her doubts. Anna's heart calmed down in that aspect but it was troubled for something else. "Is something going to happen at Abaddon?" She asked."Clearly. That's why Maren doesn't want to go. She might have all tough and mighty but the girl is scared of shit. Especially when her father isn't there to protect her." She said."About Alpha Wyatt..." Anna trailed off and Diane looked at her to finish her sentence."What kind of a man is he?" She asked.Silence as Diane seemed to be put in deep thoughts."Dangerous." She suddenly
"L-Lord X-Xan-dros, this is....inappropriate." His breath on her neck stopped for a moment and that tingling sensation ceized but it didn't stop her heart from beating too too fast. "Inappropriate?" He pulled backwards, his eyes meeting hers once again.Summoning all the courage she had, she muttered, "Yes." He could do whatever he wanted to her when she was in the room, but definitely not in front of the man driving the car. No, he just couldn't.He scoffed lightly, his lips parting as he let out a chuckle. His hand moved away from her neck as he kept on laughing.Anna moved back immediately to her spot. He was totally crazy...too crazy.She didn't look back at him for the rest of the ride even when she knew he was staring at her. She could feel it, the heat emitting from the dark blue orbits. It made her stomach, made her blood spike and made her clench her laps tightly together to hide that she wasn't feeling something down there.She bit her lips, her mind moving back to when sh
Her phone vibrated in her pocket and she immediately pulled it out, Sandra."Sandra," She called, her voice totally quiet."Anna, what did you do?" Sandra's voice was sharp and panicked.Anna's breath spiked up. "Sandra, what's wrong?""A typed messaged meant for rogues was seen in your room. Everyone here is tensed and Lady Maren....Lady Maren already reported this to Lord Xandros. You are with him, aren't you? Has he said anything about this yet?""Sandra.....I think I'm going to die right now? I swear I never wrote any letter to the rogues." "Anna, I don't know what to say. If I didn't know you, I would agree you did. And no one knows you here, except for me." "Can I speak with Lady Maren? I know she knows what she's -"A gasp.Anna pulled the phone away from her ears. "Sandra?""Sandra?"The door to the room suddenly opened and Xandros walked back into the room. His eyes were more sharper and more predatory as he easily walked towards her. She gulped, trying to switch off her ph
Dan chuckled lightly, a massive scowl on his bloody face, it made Anna fold in disgust at him. Things over here were so twisted. He was the one who stole and yet, was acting all high and mighty? She couldn't fathom that."I have nothing to do with this. All I did was work for him, I had no idea he took your money, Lord Xandros. Believe me!" Candy was desperate to get out of this situation and she didn't care if she had to do that....alone.Typical of her. She had never cared about anyone. Just her life and plenty of money. Anna knew that, so she wasn't surprised. She shifted on one knee to the other, her knees hurting. She couldn't believe she was on punishment for something she didn't know about and not just any punishment, but kneeling.The fvck?She wasn't a kid anymore. Back in the days, her parents usually forced her to kneel whenever she did something wrong or the family they served. They usually punished the slaves for wrong doings, but it's been so long she knelt down. She di
"Stop it, Willa." Diane's voice resounded in the dungeon and Willa's hand freezed on the rope."Lady Maren." Diane bowed down a little to Maren and the latter smirked."How dare you order my maid about?" Maren scoffed."I gave the maid to you." Diane said calmly, "And as long as I am the lady in charge of activities here in Khaos, I believe I have the right to order any maid around.""I'm the one in charge. I'm the one married to Xandros.""Your marriage to Lord Xandros, doesn't mean anything to any of us here. You are just here as a bond between Lord Xandros and your father. I have tried to respect you enough but if you continue to treat people around here in a messy manner, I would have no choice than to put you in your place." "Diane!""Lady Maren." Diane called back calmly as she walked towards Maren and stopped when her mouth was so close to her ear, "You know your father doesn't match up to Lord Xandros, don't you?" She asked.Maren's hands rolled into a fist and tightened angr
The music pounded like a second heartbeat as Anna stumbled out of Abaddon Club, the blood drumming in her ears almost drowning it out. Almost.But not quite.She could still hear it. Xandros’s voice. Smooth. Mocking. The cruel glint in his eyes when he changed the rules. If she won’t kill Dan, then let him try to kill her.And the worst part?He said it with amusement. Like it was a game. A little entertainment for a bored god sitting high on his throne. But that was what he was. A god in his place.Outside the club was filled with shadows and haze, bodies pressed against each other in drunken oblivion. Anna rushed past them, her mind spiraling, panic clawing at her chest as she tried to vanish. Her hand slammed against a wall for balance. She ducked into a side hallway that led toward the employee area, dark, narrow, and blessedly quieter.But the quiet was worse.Because she could hear him now.Dan’s footsteps. Unhurried. Heavy. Each step echoing like a countdown.She darted into a
He grabbed the cloth suddenly, pulling her closer by the tightness. She had been too slow to take her hands off. His breath fanned over her face lightly as she stared at him, her breath itching."You are so red." He smirked.Anna blinked, all the shock clearing from her face as she stepped backwards, her fingers letting go of the shirt like they burned her hands."I'll -I'll wait for you outside." She said and opened the door, swiftly going outside. The door closed behind her and her back weakly fell on the door, resting on it. Her heart palpitated recklessly in her chest and she had to place her hand on it, in an attempt to calm it down."Think, Anna. Think. Are you crazy? He's Lycan Lord Xandros. He's a Lycan, you are wolfless. He's a Lord, you are just a breeder. He's married and you...are not wife." She whispered to herself, over and over again, till it got into her head and she could go quiet. She ran her tongue over her dry lips as she took a deep breath, waiting patience for hi
He grabbed the cloth suddenly, pulling her closer by the tightness. She had been too slow to take her hands off. His breath fanned over her face lightly as she stared at him, her breath itching."You are so red." He smirked.Anna blinked, all the shock clearing from her face as she stepped backwards, her fingers letting go of the shirt like they burned her hands."I'll -I'll wait for you outside." She said and opened the door, swiftly going outside. The door closed behind her and her back weakly fell on the door, resting on it. Her heart palpitated recklessly in her chest and she had to place her hand on it, in an attempt to calm it down."Think, Anna. Think. Are you crazy? He's Lycan Lord Xandros. He's a Lycan, you are wolfless. He's a Lord, you are just a breeder. He's married and you...are not wife." She whispered to herself, over and over again, till it got into her head and she could go quiet. She ran her tongue over her dry lips as she took a deep breath, waiting patience for hi
She stretched her hands forward. "You can just take-" Her words were cut short when he grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her in, closing the door behind her."If you took the hit for you, then the least you could do is change my shirt." He said. "The closet is too small." Anna muttered underneath her breath, shifting her weight from one foot to another."You have to take off your clothes, it'll smell soon." She added when she realized her former sentence didn't matter to him at all. "Take it off." He said, his eyes locked on hers.Her breath hooked for a second, stopping in her throat as she blinked at him. He raised his brow. She bit her inner lips. Keeping the new shirt on the washing hand basin, she placed her hand on the hem of his shirt, her warm fingers grazing his skin. The hairs on the back of his neck rose slightly. Feelings. A gulp went down Xandros's throat as she came closer to him, the scent of whatever cream she was using on her hair, filled his nostrils. Pleasan
"What pack is this?" Anna asked as they got to the last pack. It was already getting late and she knew they might not make it home tonight."Apex." Gaia replied."It looks....scary." Anna muttered."It is. I remember when Lord Galenira died. Lord Xandros killed him." Sandra said. "It was few days after we got sold." "How did you endure?" Anna asked."It was few days, Anna." She said pointedly and Anna took a deep breath. "Don't feel guilty.""I'm not." Anna said.Gaia smiled lightly. Their relationship was something to be jealous about."Frown hardly, Anna. So they don't get you." Sandra said, grabbing her hand and holding it tightly."Don't worry, Apex is not bad. Nothing would happen -""She's the breeder!" Someone suddenly shouted from the crowd and everyone turned to her. Sandra's grip tightened on her hand. Anna felt the world stop around her, it was something she'd feared. Something she'd waited to happen. The main reason she never wanted to be here. The reason....Her eyes wi
Gaia turned backwards right in time to see daggers flying towards him...from Xandros's eyes."I think the pilots are waiting for us." He said and the girls looked back. The pilot was probably... Xandros.Anna saw his eyes hooked on her and she blinked slightly, gulping almost immediately.She immediately averted her gaze and turned towards the helicopter, rushing in quickly. The five minutes ride was quiet just like it had been in the car and for some reason she hated it. She preferred the air in the car when they first left Khaos. Where he had answered her questions, excluding the gun part. "I didn't mean to correct you or....change you. I was just worried. The people....they seem unfamiliar around you." She glanced at him. He didn't stir from his position when his head was backwards and his hands folded against his chest."I was thinking -""Are you apologizing or you are making excuses?" He asked, his eyes slowly opening and focused on her. She gulped lightly. "I wanted to corre
"Do you get that?" He asked her and she nodded her head slightly."Yes." She muttered."Good." He said and turned on his heels, walking out. Everyone else followed after him, leaving only Sandra."What got into him?" Sandra muttered. "Just....the dresses. Let's share them.""He agreed?" She asked."Not really. But...." Ann shrugged slightly as she got some of the clothes and walked to the people.Three minutes later and the place was already bubbling with laughter and noises filled with thanks here and there. Most of the children weren't able to get the clothes but they were mostly happy because of the future promises."Are you Lady Maren?" One of the women walked towards her and she looked as the others also inched closer."I heard you got married to Lord Xandros..He needs some light in his life. The old people says he's changed every since Lady Athena died so long ago." Another said. "But since you are here, it's better for him. Thank you so much.""I heard he has a breeder. That
"W-Why?" She managed to ask, "Why would it be a waste?" "Because....you, Anna. I don't think there'd be anyone like you on this earth." He muttered as he pulled the gun away from her face, dropping it back in it's former position. He closed his eyes, resting backwards, without a care in the world."I rarely sleep, Anna. And you woke me up from my light nap two days ago, because you wanted some nasty things done to you." He smirked, even without opening his eyes.Heat flooded her neck, reddening it as she stared at him. His eyes opened slowly, "I hope to you are fertile. You can't let that....waste." She didn't say a word, only stared at him as his eyes closed back and he tried to talk asleep. She bit her lips hardly, trying to stop the thoughts from crowding in, but they did and she succumbed to them.Her fingers moved as she pulled closer towards him. His eyes opened but he didn't move away when she touched his head and slightly pulled him towards her shoulder."My mum said I have
The date for the check up finally came and Anna dressed up quickly, while the make up artist applied light makeup for her. "You look really pretty." She complimented after the session and Anna smiled. "Thank you." She whispered."Anna, come down." Diane's voice from outside made her quickly slip her shoes on and she walked out of the room."Sandra." She called in surprise, seeing Sandra outside. Sandra smiled with a wink."I'm one of your escorts." She mouthed to Anna and Anna smiled in reply. "Okay, fine." Diane clapped her hands to catch attention. "We wouldn't want to be late. Uhhmm, Anna, go to the car. You and Lord Xandros would ride together. After the checkup, he'll be meeting with the alpha's of each pack and you'll accompany him. Okay?" She asked and Anna nodded as she walked out, not before glancing at Sandra."Sandra!" Diane called with a shout. "Yes, Diane." Sandra immediately turned to her."As you can see, Sandra. You are....a very.... outgoing and characteristic per
"I...was making some dresses with Sandra. I heard I'll be going for the packs check up soon." She replied, her head getting out of her fuzzy thoughts."How do you feel about going for it?" He asked and she bit her inner lips."I feel it'll be nice to know the packs and since I've been in here every -""I told you not to lie to me, Anna." He seemed displeased as he walked down the stairs. She moved back instinctively by a step. "You should be transparent." "I really...." She trailed off when his eyes got darker with anger. "have no choice. Lady Maren asked me to go in her stead. It's nice but...not in this way." She said... truthfully."So you are not interested in going." He said."No. I am. If only they'd have a good perception of me.""They should. Only people in Khaos and Candy knows what..." He stopped, staring at her hands hooked between each other. "Your hands. Spread them wide." He said.Anna raised her hands and opened them, tiny pricks of blood coming out. "It's better than