**NICOLE'S POV**
My eyes stared in to the crowd searching for my brother. Well, I caught the beta, Lucas, kissing a lady. Awww.
I kind of mind linked him, he turned and narrowed his eyes trying to locate me and then he finally saw me. I smiled and he returned with a little smile of his. He started coming towards me with the lady."Good day." I said."How was your journey?" He asked."Fine." I said.I introduced him to my friends and he introduced me to the lady. I found out that she was his mate."Where is my brother?" I asked him."He is on his way here." He replied"Alright." I said."Enjoy the party girls." He said before leaving us.**XANDER'S POV**
"Where is my sister?" I asked Lucas.
"Over there." He replied pointing to the direction. I went over there and met her with her friends, a smile crept on my lips. As I got there, she saw me and ran to jump on me. I was quick to catch her."My sweetest brother." She said."How much I missed you." I said planting a kiss on her forehead. At this time my wolf was trying to tell me something but because of the fact that I was just seeing my sister in years, I could not grasp what he was saying.
"And who are this pretty ladies?" I asked and they slightly blushed. There has been this sweet intoxicating scent that filled my nostrils but I do not know, it seems to be coming from one of her friends."Meet my friends, this is Ella, Stacy, Olivia, and lastly Eunice." She introduced by pointing to each of them."Well, you guys should know that he is my brother." She said to her friends.They stretched their hands out and I shook them, then it came to this beautiful blonde girl. I stared into her emerald green eyes and shook hands only for sparks to erupt in our bodies, wait… She is my mate."Mate." I growled. Now I see the reason Killain was feeling nervous.I went closer to her. "What is your name?" I asked her"Eunice." She replied shyly. "A beautiful name for a beautiful mate." I said and she blushed."Oh my goodness, I cannot believe this so Eunice is your mate apparently she is my sister in law." Nicole said while I nodded."Please excuse us." I said holding my mate's hands and went away. I guess Nicole already told her about us.**CIARA'S POV**"The Alpha summons you". The guard said."For what?" I inquired."How am I supposed to know?" He said annoyed."Huh, sorry, let us go." I said.I noticed we are not going to the Alpha's office but the route to the dungeon."Oh, did he see me?" I thought regretting my action already.Oh, please moon goddess, save me please.As you already know, she does the exact opposite of my prayer. The Alpha walked in."Oh, hi, Ciara." He said in a mocking tone."Greetings to you, Alpha Xander." I greeted bowing my head.He kept taunting and teasing me and while he was whipping me. Then he suddenly stopped and walked out of the dungeon.
I stood up with the newly made bruises from the whippings and left the dungeons for my house.On getting home, I closed my door and slid down crying… The pain is way too much… Suffering for what I did not do… Ah… My life..I drifted to sleep on the floor…*****Next morning**Grrrrrrr! Grrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrr!
The sound of the alarm woke me up."Ugh… Another day." I said going into my bathroom. After doing the needful, I came out and dried my hair with a worn out town then I slipped into a leggings that has gone crazy due to the beatings and tank top with a t shirt.
With the injuries on my body, even a mannequin is more beautiful than me. Looking into my halfly broken mirror, I saw how tattered I was, injuries that already turned purple due to lack of treatment. Sighing, I got out of the house and walked to the pack house. Cleaning and cooking is my daily chores, I need not be told what to do.I prepared pasta and chicken sauce for breakfast. I ate mine and left for school.**NICOLE'S POV**
Finally, my brother found his mate and that to be my best friend, Eunice. I am yet to find my own mate. I cannot wait at all. Eunice is quite lucky.
I am going to school today. I already missed my friends. Going downstairs, I met Stacy, Ella and Olivia."Where is Eunice?" I asked obviously knowing where she is."Where else will she be?" Stacy said smirking."With her mate of course." Ella chipped in.I smiled."Do you girls want to leave me behind?" I heard a voice from behind me, I turned to Eunice with my brother holding her by her waist."I was thinking you would not want to go since you are with your mate, he could teach on the bed, you know." Olivia said teasing her. Eunice blushed."Okay, girls enough of the teasing, let us go or we will be late." I said after giving my brother a brief hug."Yeah, c'mon." Eunice said carrying her bag and giving my brother a little goodbye kiss."I never knew mate could be this possessive and touchy." Eunice said ."You are just getting started babe." Stacy said.As we got to school, we met Kira, Janet and Lola."Oh, hey, Kira." I said to her."You are in school today." She said happily to me."I just decided to come to a lively environment not like we need it." I said shrugging."Meet my friends, Stacy, Ella, Eunice who is my brother's mate and Olivia." I introduced them to her.I noticed her countenance changed, before she masked it and introduced her friends to the since we already know Janet, she introduced a lady named Lola.
We chatted and talked while going into the class.As we were about to enter the class, we bumped into a disgust-looking lady. I felt irritated and shocked, the doctors had told me to stay away from anything that will be a shock to me. I had this issue since my parents' death. With the shock, I blacked out.**CIARA'S POV**Waking up this morning, I was not feeling well. Like I was having this weird feeling in my guts. I shrugged it off and went into the bathroom."Oh moon goddess, make this day trouble free day for me." I said joining my two hands together and closing my eyes.After I was done with my dressing, I carried my little school bag. I remember it was given to me by a pack member, he wanted to put it into the trash can but then he kind of remembered that there was an omega that could use the trash instead, I collected it since I did not have a choice.After preparing breakfast, I left the pack house and headed for school. On getting to school, i met a lots of students, some were chatting while some were reading, sometimes i wished we had not gone for that picnic, i wished i had not agreed to persuade the Alpha. I wished i could be with my friends just the way everyone is, have best friend , hang out with your male friends, go to night clubs an
**CIARA'S POV**"Oh, i am so dead." I said to myself while running home.As i got home, i was so scared. I heard Xander's voice and at that moment I knew my death day already arrived, finally. I could feel his Alpha energy radiating from afar. I was shivering from the inside because of fear.But why should be afraid since it like a wish come true?I am finally going to meet my parents. I smiled a little.He broke down the door and came in, I curler up into a ball and shuddered."I warned you, didn't i?" He shouted at me."I told you to stay away from her, didn't i?" He yelled at me."If anything happens to my sister, i swear on my parents grave, I'm gonna kill you." He said.After he was done, he left then i saw a guard come drag me to the dungeon.On getting there, I saw Xander with a whip that has sharp edges. The guard threw me inside the dungeons, i felt flat on my tummy. Ouch!The lashes of the w
**XANDER'S POV**"I never knew you went through something like that." Eunice said and smiled pitifully at me."It is okay, I have been facing it, that is why i must protect Nicole at all cost." I said. I have been fighting an inner battle with Killian. He wants to mark his mate but I don't want to force her."I want to mark you." Killian said after pulling the last string and finally won.She was taken aback by his husky voice."What was that?" She asked. I cannot reply her because our handsome gentleman, Killian, is attending to her.“Hi, I am Killian and I am his wolf." He said and smiled at her.Dummy! I scoffed."Ohh, hi." She said shyly. She calmed down a bit but I could sense her nervousness."Should we go for a run?" He asked after a while."Run?" She asked."Yeah, run in the woods, you know." He said with a smile. Gosh my wolf has been whipped which is now affecting me."Okay, how
**CIARA'S POV**"How will I get these injuries treated?" I thought painfully. No one wants to associate with me like I am some plague. I could not cry. That is if there are more tears in my eyes. I chuckled bitterly.I carried myself into my bathroom and had a cold bath on my colored injuries. Ouch! It hurts. I could not take the pain from the cold. I wore my clothes and was about stepping into the room, my vision suddenly became blurry. Before you know it, I blacked out....*****************I found myself in the most beautiful place I have ever seen. A place with a beautiful waterfall with different colorful flowers and tall trees, the beautiful view of a rainbow during sunset, beautiful butterflies moving around freely and giving it a unique kind of peace. Then a butterfly came to my side, as I wanted to take it into my hand, it flew away. I started following it, trying to get to perch on my index finger but it kept moving away. Then it stopp
**NICOLE'S POV**"Wakey, wakey." I heard Eunice call out from my deep sleep.I opened my eyes slowly."Sleepyhead." She said as she opened some package of food she had brought for me."I brought you some food." She said as she begin to serve it into a plate for me."You are quite happy this morning." I said and smiled.She smiled. I looked around and saw my brother also."Oh brother, never knew you were here." I said.He smiled."Ugh, looks like they've already reconciled." I thought."No longer fighting, huh?" I asked and raised an eyebrow.Xander went closer to Eunice and gave a small peck on her cheek."What does it look like?" He asked and smirked.Wait, did i just see something on Eunice's neck?"How are you feeling?" Xander asked."I am fine." I said, still looking at her neck. She noticed it and covered it. A shade of pink appearing on her cheek.I moved my hands to her neck, i removed her hands t
**XANDER'S POV**I finally marked her. My mark looked so beautiful on her neck."So beautiful, MINE." I said, pulling her close to me."MINE." I repeated again putting my head in crook of her neck. I licked it while she shuddered and moaned.If she was a werewolf, i would have been carrying her mark, but since she is a human, i still have visible love hickeys that she planted me during our sensual love making."So are you ready for your Luna ceremony?" I asked her."Yes." She said, almost immediately."Alright... Let's prepare for it." I said. Then i kissed her.**CIARA'S POV**Beep... Beep... Beep...The sound of the machine beside me slightly brought me out of my state of unconsciousness.I opened my eyes a little but closed it back sharply due to the bright light of the room. I tried opening it again slowly.... Ever slowly until i finally opened it completely. I looked around me, i was still on the hospital but i was no longe
**CIARA'S POV**If only they will permit me to explain. If only they allow me to give them the detail of what ensued that day, maybe - just maybe things would have been different. The pain of being blamed for what you did not do. The pain of being misunderstood, do you know it?.I.... I... I also lost my own parents and my mom... My mom was carrying my younger sibling in her womb... But she was also killed. I am in pain both emotionally and physically.Why am i always blamed for every bad thing that happen to them?Why?! Why?!Moon goddess, this is so unfair.When did my life become so miserable? so miserable that i don't recognise my self anymore.Ahrghh!"I am just tired, the pain is way too much, it is so unbearable.""Oh, death, i am ready, take me to the afterlife where there would be eternal peace.""Death, why don't you take me when i asked you?"."Why did you have to take everything from without permission from me?"
**XANDER'S POV**My phone suddenly started vibrating with different notifications buzzing in and it was disturbing to my hearing as i need to finish these paperworks as soon as possible.Well, did it stop? No, it did not.I stopped what i was doing and picked the phone." Oh, what the fuck is it? " I said frustrated as i unlocked it." Who is this? " i asked, narrowing my eyes for clear image of the picture. Wait.......I got the greatest shock of my life... My mate.... Wait... No.... Eunice with another male on a bed cuddled up together..... She.... She.... Definitely can't do this to me... No.. i refuse to believe that Eunice could cheat on me... No.... Impossible.... Never!I stood up immediately, the person who sent this was anonymous or else.... Luckily the person also sent the address of the place.In annoyance i threw my phone away making it smash on the wall. I left it broken and rushed out.***********On my way, i tried cal