Chapter 1
CALIANA'S POVThe creaking sound of my door opening made my eyes shoot open. I heaved a small sigh, slowly reaching for my bedside lamp.My heart raced like it was part of a marathon, as muffled steps approached my bed. That familiar pine scent filled my nostrils and my stomach churned in discomfort.I flickered the switch on and jolted out of my bed. My stepbrother paused on his track, frozen as if he had just been caught doing the unthinkable."Vince!!! Uh! What are you doing here so late at night? Do you need something?" I asked, backing away from him."Hi! Urm. I apologize for disrupting your sleep, it's midnight and I am not supposed to be here…"Y–Yes! You are not supposed to be here." I drew on those words, making it known that his presence made me super uncomfortable.Vince remained quiet as if thinking of his next line, my eyes drifted to the wall clock and it clearly showed 2 am. My stepmother would be fast asleep, I guess that's why he is here at such an unruly hour."Caliana. Why do you look so tense, I promise I am not here to harm you." Vince took a step forward and I backed away immediately."It's inappropriate to be in my room by this time of the night. Please leave, whatever you need, I will help you out with it tomorrow." I said hoping he would leave without causing a ruckus."Fine," Vince said, his lips stretching into a smirk.Everything was off about that smirk, yet I didn't realize what his plans were until he bolted my door lock and slipped the key into his pocket."W–Why did you do that?" I stuttered, fear crawling up my skin like a wide animal.This cannot be happening, it has to be a very bad dream, I wiped my wet palms on my flimsy nightgown and thought of a possible escape route.I live in a duplex and right now I am regretting it. My room was on the top floor, and if I tried to get out the window, I might break a leg.Fuck! I can't even defend myself, I don't have my wolf yet, it just keeps getting worse.Oh moon Goddess please if you are up there, help me."Get out of my room Vince, please just go." I clasped my hand, tears blurring my vision."Oh come on Caliana, you are my sister. Step–sister and I would never hurt you. Let's not beat around the bush, okay? Give me what I want and I will be out of here even before you know it."Vince sank into my bed, wearing a confident smile on his face. "Come on, let's get this over with." He beckoned on me but I didn't move an inch.Escaping looked so slim, but I wasn't going to give up that easily. With a racing heart and a foggy mind, I dashed for the door and pulled hard on it, Nothing.It didn't open, I tried harder but it still didn't open, my heart sank in my stomach, and tears streamed down my face. I kept pulling and pulling ignoring Vince who laughed and made a mockery of my attempt.It made me feel weak, I had never felt this weak in my 17 years of living. I banged on the wooden door, screaming at the top of my voice." HELP!!! Somebody help me please, anyone at all, please, stepmother."Vince's laughter increased and my hope diminished, there was no one out there, no one to save me. Tears streamed down my face as I slumped down in defeat.Vince got up from my bed, taking slow strides toward me, I coiled up to the door tightly wrapping my hands around my legs, scared of what he would do to me.His tall and broad figure towered over me like a palm tree, I felt small and timid under his stare."Oh little sis, are you crying? Why cry when big brother is here for you? I will be in and out in a jiffy, now wipe those precious tears." Anger welled up inside me as Vince tried to brush my tears off, my blood boiled in fury, that I didn't realize I had grabbed his hand and bitten deep into it.I thought it was my imagination, but his loud groan said otherwise." Arrh! You fucking bitch." He snatched his hand from my grip and collided with the other to my face.My cheek stung so bad, I let out a whimper, I spat out the blood that formed in my mouth and glared hard at Vince who was nurturing his bleeding hand.I felt content to see him in pain but dreaded what he would do to me after this."You are such a fool, you ruined it all, I wanted to go easy on you but not anymore." Vince roughly pulled me up and tossed me on my bed, I hit my head hard on the headrest and coiled up in pain.I grabbed my banging head trying to relieve myself of the pain, but Vince didn't give me a chance.He pounced on me and captured my hands, pinning them above my head. I struggled to get out of his strong grip but I only angered him.Another ear-deafening slap landed on my face." Please!" I cried out helplessly.Vince tore my nightgown rendering me naked with just my panties on, his eyes glimmered with lust, as he stared at my exposed boobs.Shame washed through my entire being, I wished I could shut my mind off, I tried to but the feel of his mouth on my nipple snapped me back to reality.I couldn't let this happen, my flesh had given up, but my spirit was strong and unwilling to let him succeed.I couldn't comprehend what happened next but I suddenly lost control, it felt like something was drawing my mind back, I blinked repeatedly trying to fight off whatever was getting access to my mind, then it felt like I was looking out of someone else's eyes, I was no longer in control of my body."GET OFF HER!!!" A loud unknown voice erupted from me, but it wasn't me, it was someone else.EDWARDS POVI paced about in my office, waiting for my brother's arrival, the news I heard that morning was enough to ruin my mood completely.The door opened and Jamal walked in, he had a smile on his face which only fueled my anger."What is this?" I asked not sparing him a second."Look I know you are furious, but if you can spare me a minute, I will give you the details." He took a seat on the leather chair, spinning around like a child. Of course, he is a child, why else will he buy me a fucking Luna."Start talking." I walked back to my chair and sat down, waiting for a reasonable excuse for his silly action."The council and elders suggested you get a chosen mate before they would give their approval. Edward you know we need those lands to extend our territories, we have been the largest, strongest, and most feared pack for generations, and to keep that reputation and glory, I thought of extending the pack, as you Beta, and brother I think I have the right to care for this pack
CALIANA'S POVThis can't be, he can't be my mate. I have dreamed and fantasize a lot about my fated mate when I turned 18, but here I was staring at a half-naked man with a naked woman underneath him in shameless intimacy and he is my sad mate.My shoulders sagged, tears burned my eyes and blurred my vision. The sight of my mate with another woman haunted me. It was like a knife had been driven into my heart. I did my best to stay strong, cause right there, I wanted to crawl into a quiet corner and cry my eyes out.But Instead, I held the doorknob and closed the door. After all, I interrupted their play time, might as well give them some privacy."Ma'am!" Another young woman with beautiful blond hair came to where I stood.I said nothing in return, I watched as she smiled at me, but I didn't react to her kind gesture."Please come with me, let's get you settled in another room." She walked further down the hallway, and I reluctantly followed her.There was another door and I hoped no
Chapter 4CALIANA'S POVONE WEEK LATERJuanita, Cassy, Benedict, and Carla, were buzzing around in my room like busy bees. Juanita kept ordering them around strictly, I wanted to help but she blatantly refused.They had been ordered by Edward to deck me up, the order came from the alpha and nothing could change that."Cassy! My Goodness! Why is Caliana's foot still bare, get the heels already." Juanita yelled at the cute looking made, my friend to be precise."Benedict, where are the hairpins I asked for 20 minutes ago…""Carla please don't get me started, we can't spend eternity on Caliana's makeup."Juanita kept ranting endlessly, the ladies groaned, going about their duties, and I laughed, finding it cute.Juanita and Cassy were officially assigned to me three days after my arrival while Benedict and Carla were one of the most cheerful ladies I have ever met, they took away my sorrows and became my friends. They had come up to clean my room when they suddenly engrossed me in their c
Chapter 5 EDWARD'S POV THE NEXT DAY "Go ahead and knock; we need to see how our mate is fairing," Stark whined in my head nonstop. He was eager to see Caliana again after what happened last night, and we were both drawn to our hurting mate. I crazily spent half the night in her arms; she didn't notice though, and I was really careful not to raise an alarm. Thanks to stark, all he wanted was to be super close to her. He made my life a living hell until I accepted and sneaked into her room for 4 hours straight. It was hard leaving her all by herself, but I had to do it. It would be better if she noticed my scent rather than find me wrapping my hands around her. My fist paused halfway, not touching her door. I couldn't do it; I lacked the confidence. "Some other time, Stark, there's a lot of work to do." I reversed and left for the elevator. "You wasted the opportunity." Edward, if she means nothing to you, let it be clear that she means a lot to me. Stop hurting our mate." Star
CALIANAS POV. Her innocent words hunted me. Edward and I were getting married, and yet no one told me about it. My hands grew wet with perspiration. I couldn't go into an eternal bond with Edward, who doesn't even care about me. The sun was down when we returned. I held Love in my arms, and her eyes were shot into deep slumber. "Welcome, Luna Caliana." Juanita greeted, her head bowed, and she fiddled with her fingers at odd intervals. "Is something wrong?" I asked, handing love to the elderly woman who tagged along with Juanita. "It's Alp…." Juanita paused on her track; fear engulfed her eyes as she stared behind me. I swerved and met furious green eyes staring at me. "Alpha Ed…." I attempted to bow but got roughly pulled instead. Edward threw me into the elevator and got in as well; the door closed, and he turned to me, still fuming. He pinned me to the wall and yelled. "Who gave you the right to take my daughter out of the pack house? Un–Fucking–Guarded. How dare you even spe
CALIANAS POV.I gritted my teeth in anger as I cupped my face into my palms. I hit my feet against the floor as the recollection of my encounter with Can Dance resurfaced. I hated her to the brim, and I was well assured the feelings were mutual.A knock was placed on the door and threw me out of whatever fancy land I was submerged in earlier."Come in," I answered as it was pushed open, startled. I jumped to my feet as my eyes darted across the room. I swallowed hard at the sight of him; his arms were crossed over each other.He didn't seem so pleased to see me, but I had avoided him for as long as I could as well. I knew I was angry at how he had spoken to me earlier on. I didn't like that he hid his daughter from me, but I felt my head hard against my chest in his sight."What brings you here, Alpha Edward?." I asked, but my voice remained low, and although my blood pressure had spiked, I kept my actions under control."Do I really have to answer that?." He asked in a curt manner. I
EDWARDS POV.Headed straight towards my room. I tried holding a clear head."Good, I was hoping to meet with you," I answered, stopping in my tracks as I faced Jamal."Get me, Candace," I ordered, and he tilted his head slightly, confused at my speech."But... she had started a fight with Caliana, but tomorrow should be your wedding." Jamal explained that he took the liberty to remind me of something I knew already."Just get me Candace.!" I yelled at him, and he shook from worry and nodded."Right away sir," Jamal answered as he turned on his feet while I headed down for my room.I took off my shirt and tossed it to the side. I did the same with my pants as I weighed myself out of them and took a long puff of fresh air. I felt suffocated all the way here; I was tired and worried.Mereekh being in such proximity with Caliana, I felt alive—much more than I had ever been. I went down to have her informed about the wedding preparation, but she seemed to be upset about something else.How
CALIANAS POV."Please, I'm sorry. Let me go!" I pleaded, but nothing happened. I'm yanked by the hair as I tremble, the knife aimed at my heart."You should have known your place," she mutters to me before the knife is plunged deep into my heart as she lets out a hysterical laughter.I sat up in bed as I awoke; my eyes were open, my knees felt weak, and my whole body trembled. I wiped off the beads of sweat that formed on my head. I looked around and then to my chest. I traced my hand carefully around it, and I was right—it was nothing but a nightmare.I rose from bed with a sigh. Something bad was about to happen. I had no reason to say or think such a thing, but I felt it deep down and into my bones. It wasn't right with me. There was no reason for a nightmare about Candace, and I made sense. Besides, she was wrong, and I was right. As much as I hated that she was with Edward, I had not said anything about that. I merely corrected her for having spoken to me in that manner with her