“My father is being a f*cking nuisance again.” Verya groaned as she threw herself against the floors of the dungeon in front of Sathe’s cell. “He doesn’t want to set you free.”“It’s fine.”“I told you before, it’s not f*cking fine…not to me. Do you like it down here?”“No, but~”“Just eat Sathe, because if I listen to you explaining why being locked up is fine, I’ll only get angrier.”Sathe looked down at the tray of food she had pushed beneath his cell earlier. “Thanks.” He lowly muttered out.“No need to thank me, I should be able to do more than just this for you.”Sathe wanted to disagree, but he kept his mouth shut, knowing that she’d find something that went against his words to say. He pulled the tray of food closer to him. “Did yo…Did you eat?”“I tried to, but I was too angry at my dad.”“Then aren’t you hungry…?” He shoved the tray back to her. “Y-You should eat.”“And so should you.”“B-But I~”“Let’s share it then,” She sighed, shuffling closer to the bars, and picking up
When Verya went to visit her father again in the evening, her hair was combed beautifully, the make-up on her face flawless and the dress she wore was absolutely stunning. Her father stared at her from head to toe in absolute surprise. “I see you’ve finally picked up some sense.” Verya nodded. “Along with that, I’ll even pick one of your stupid alphas if you promise to let Sathe out.” Jonathon’s eyes grew wide, his words jumbling as he spoke. “W-What…did you jus…? You’ll really choose one?” Verya nodded again. “I’ll choose one, but I’m not promising that I’ll let him mark me. I have to get to know him first…if he turns out to be likable, then I shall surely bare my neck to him.” “You’re lying to me, aren’t you?” “No dad, I’d never lie to you. I’m being completely honest. Set Sathe free and give him a room in the pack house…he has nowhere to return to. I brought him here…I don’t want him to become a rogue because of me.” Jonathon rubbed his chin in thought. “Jake!” The door to h
The boy stepped out from behind the big bulky man, smirking at her boldly. “I thought I’d come see you…” He then looked over at Verya’s father. “Thanks for accepting my request.” “It was an honour; I’ve heard only good things about you…” Jonathon nodded towards the other odd looking alpha. “And you too. Take a seat you both.” The men walked further inside, taking a seat, and Verya looked at them as though she scorned them. None of them was a worthy candidate, one looked like a bear and the other was a blatant troublemaker…she regretted promising to choose one of them. She had thought her father was sensible enough to find her at least one sane man today, but they both made her f*cking stomach turn. “Father I~” Her father glared over at her, shutting her up. “So Aron, is it?” Sathe’s brother nodded. “Yes.” “How do you know my daughter?” “She’s a feisty one, that’s probably why I was so drawn to her from the beginning. She almost broke my arm and was quick to push me around right
“So, who did you like most?”Dinner was now over and the alphas had left the pack land, leaving Verya with just her father. “I didn’t like any of them.” Jonathon eyes squinted at her, that giddy smile across his face quickly faltering. “What do you mean?” “I don’t like them, I mean exactly what I said. Invite another set, I’ll surely choose from them.” “So you requested that I keep my word and you’re not keeping yours? If that’s the case Verya, regardless of how you feel about Seth or Sat becoming a rogue, I won’t give him a place to stay, I won’t even set him free. I’ll kill him! That’d solve the problem.” “You can’t kill him father…I won’t let you! I’ll choose from the next batch, I promise this time!” “There’s no next batch, these are the last two that I’m inviting over. It’s starting to look bad on me, word keep spreading about my failed attempts at mating you off to a strong alpha. I’m tired of hearing it.” He sighed, relaxing in his seat as if his blood pressure was high. “S
Last night Verya left the forest as late as midnight. As much as she wanted to, she didn’t go see Sathe, instead, she had asked an omega to deliver him dinner when she remembered she had neglected to bring him food.He must’ve been hungry, he must’ve been looking forward to seeing her too, but she didn’t go, her pride hadn’t let her. She had promised she’d go back with the keys, how could she visit him without it?She had already felt guilty about him being locked up and the fact that she was incapable of letting him out even after trying so many times was not helping.Sighing, she sat up in bed, looking towards the window. The curtains were as she left them last night. They were drawn aside, the bright sun outside more than just visible. Before going to bed, she had been sitting by her window, looking down at the darkness that floated over the land. What if that darkness had been flowing within her?What if she was as ruthless as her mother was said to be?She had thought about that
Verya rushed down the dungeon, quickly stepping on the cracked concrete and passing the unpainted walls until she stood in front of Sathe's cell. He was seated by the bars, staring up at her with those glistening obsidian eyes. “Verya…?” Verya smiled at him, the keys jingling in her hand. “Told you I’d get you out soon.” “You didn’t come last night.” “Yeah, I know.” She shoved the key into the lock on his cell door, twisting it until it came undone. “I’m sorry about that.” Sathe stood to his feet, taking up the pink blanket and stepping through the door as soon as she opened it. She was smiling at him and for the first time he wasn’t smiling back. “Verya your scen…” He shook his head. “Never mind.” “Father gave you somewhere to stay, it’s rather deep in the forest, but I think it suits you best.” She stretched her hand out to him and Sathe hesitated before putting his hand into hers. His eyes were glued to the floor, lips pursed in thought as she led him outside. He was glad he w
A cottage came into view soon, a small house that sat by itself amongst the tall trees. It was painted in white, made solely by wood, and there were vines growing up its walls. It must’ve been here for a while and yet it was still so pretty. He could hear water running, but before he could even look for the source, he was dragged up to the wooden door of the house. Verya let go of his hand to unlock the door with one of the two keys she had.She pushed it open, stepping inside before hauling him behind her. “Verya…I-I’m sorry.”The door was slammed shut, frightening him and his back was shoved against it. “Do I look like a f*cking joke to you?!”Sathe shook his head, his fear rising at the way she was looking at him. The inside of the house was mostly dark since there wasn’t much light coming in, the windows were probably locked, the doors too and the lights were off, but even in the darkness, he could see the anger that shone in her hazel eyes.“You didn’t give me a chance to explain
Verya rushed back to the cottage after gathering herself some clothes, it wasn’t much, but having Sathe in the cold for much longer would be torture. She had packed some soap, her toothbrush along with an unused one that was in her cupboard. She had also taken a couple of sheets from her closet, two blankets for the cold night, and some cleaning utensils from her bathroom. And now she stood by the lake, her eyes wandering across it for Sathe. He wasn’t there, but she knew he wasn’t gone either, his scent was still strong here. Verya sighed, heading into the house where she found him seated on the dusty sofa. His eyes drifted up to stare at her; cold, not an ounce of warmth. There was no smile on his lips, his face was the blankest she’d ever seen it. Verya looked away from him and towards the clear, white walls, feeling utterly ashamed of herself. She didn’t have to scare him like that, he did nothing wrong. “Sathe…I’m sorry.” “It’s okay…” “Everything is always okay with you.” Sh