Dahlia's POVDeadly silence fills the room."I know..." I say slowly, peeking at his face.His face pales as blood drains from it. The anger in his eyes replaced by horror as he stares at me with his breath held nervously.I'm having a euphoria of scaring the most scary Alpha before I add--"I know how much it hurts to break a bone now," I look away coldly, "thanks to you."Werewolves take it a pride to be able to endure the pain of breaking a bone. When you shift for the first time, all your bones break before reforming as you turn into your wolf form. If anyone cries or faints at their first shift, they would be a joke among their peers.But as a wolfless, I never knew how it feels until today. Mom protected me well."Why do you hate me so much?" Damon suddenly asks.His calm sullen scares me more than his outburst.I don't know how to answer his question. Because he might be responsible for my pack's fall? "You know what you did," I say in a light voice, looking into his eyes for
Damon's POV[I can reject her if you want, Damon.]This isn't the first time Lupus suggests it. My wolf can't love. Though he feels the mate bond, it's only a sexual pull to him. He is this way because of me.I manage out of the mansion bearing the piercing pain in my chest, almost stumbled when I finally make it to the lake. The quiet view usually soothes me, but not today. Even the bouncing moonlight on the water seems annoying.It's not the moon's fault, it's because of Dahlia. Nothing hurts more than the pain your mate can give you.I wouldn't have believed it if someone told me I would fear pain three months ago, but now I have seen it with my own eyes. Every time when she disclaims me, when she throws cold words at me, when she just shoots me cold glares in silence, it hurts. It's like someone is trying to pull my heart out of my throat with all the blood and flash attached. It's an excruciating pain that reaches all the nerves I have and will never stop.I don't know what to d
Damon's POV"Lucius," I jump up and comb my hair before I check my look, "thanks for earlier."I didn't want to punish Dahlia for messing up the dance. It aches me to see her toughing through the pain of a broken bone biting her lips, but if I had protected her, my enemies would all put their targets on her. She doesn't have a wolf to defend herself from the slightest malevolence, and I can't protect her every second.Lucius sacrificed his own reputation so I could spare Dahlia--It would be a great honor for me to stand up to a Supreme Alpha, and Lucius's objection gave me the perfect reason to spare Dahlia without revealing how special she is to me."You are not denying, Damon," Lucius lets out a resigned sigh, looking into my eyes for the answer."Have some confidence in yourself, Supreme Alpha," I joke with him, dodging his eyes. I know he helped me because he knew I would spare Dahlia anyway, but he does not approve of her."Damon, it's not a good idea," Rarely, Lucius doesn't dr
Dahlia's POVDamon didn't come back the whole night.He dodges me whenever we have a fight. He would disappear, and for long it depends on how big a fight we have. He messes up and proud as he is, he won't apologize but just lets time heal me. I fucking hate that!Dad would apologize to mom. They would never let a fight last overnight. I think that's what a healthy relationship is, but I guess we are not in a relationship. I'm less than a sex slave now. He turned me into a sex tool.Last time he disappeared for three days. I assume this time it would only be longer. But I can't let him this time.I have questions that he has to answer for.That's why I'm here, in front of his study. Well, in front of the only room that can be his study because I have searched everywhere else for him.The longer I searched, the less courage was left in me. How do you ask a ruthless Alpha whether he destroyed your pack? I die if he admits to it, and I die if he is offended by the false accusation. Not
Dahlia's POVHe said no.I asked him whether he knew who I was when he met me for the first time, and he said no."So you just happen to show up right at the moment when I was about to be raped?" I blurt, and Damon frowns and dodges my eyes before he says--"That's your second question now.""Can you just answer me?!" I roll my eyes impatiently."Yes," Damon says with a heavy sigh, "yes, I didn't plan to be there that night. It was an accident to me, too."I bite my lips, not sure if I can trust his words. If he didn't know who I was, then it's unlikely that he planned the attack on my pack. Being the princess of the pack, I made to news quite often. After all, I have never seen another familiar face in Damon's pack that participated in the attack. Only Jared. Unfortunately, also Damon's cousin.If he were behind the attack, it would make sense if all the men he sent were his, or none of them were. But not when just one of them was.I can't figure out what all these means, but I know
Dahlia's POVThe jerk said no again!Something about loyalty is not bought. As if sex should be! He buys off our mate bond with protection, and now all of a sudden he plays legit?!I can't even negotiate with him because I have nothing else to sell."Ava, I need your help," I pull Ava into my room as soon as I leave Damon's office.I can only assume that Damon already knew about me targeting Jared. Even if he hadn't figured it out, he would soon. You can't take a chance with that man! He has nothing but schemes in his head, and he can read me like an open book.I need to act fast.I NEED to know what happened to my pack, and if I catch Jared by himself, I think I can take him."What do you need a silver dagger for?!" Ava covers her mouth with a scared gasp, utter horror written in her timid eyes.Well, I did just ask her for a weapon that could put down an Alpha."Ava, I'm only using this on a super bad person, okay?" I grab little Ava's shivering shoulders, trying to soothe her, "He
Dahlia's POVDamon came back late that night.Later than Justin's gift.I don't know how I got back to the room after Jared left me alone in the garden. I was worried Jared was going to kill me, yet what he did was way worse. The last time he broke my life into pieces he had soldiers with him, this time he managed to do it all by himself.Just when I started to warm up to a life with Damon, its lie of a base crumbled.Justin's gift was waiting for me on the dresser, wrapped in a piece of white cloth. No box. On the piece of cloth written--Sorry I couldn't protect you at the party. Protect yourself.His gift was a silver dagger. The kind that can take down an Alpha.Irony how I wanted this only a few hours ago. If only Justin's gift arrived earlier.Sitting in front of the mirror, I watch the moonlight bouncing off the cold metal, suddenly having a surreal feeling as if all the tangible around me are flying away.My pack's fall, Damon's scheme, Justin's perfection. It all feels surrea
Dahlia’s POVListening to the water running through the wall between us, I magically found peace.Now I look back, the past three months have been like an endless marathon, one that I didn’t sign up for, nor was I prepared for. But now it finally comes to an end. I can’t just let go of the death of my whole pack, but even if I can survive assassinating an Alpha, I find the world dreadful to live in.If I was still the old me who doesn’t have a wolf to find my mate with, I might live for that slight hope of him finding me. But now I don’t even have that.He found me. He didn’t reject me like I feared, he destroyed my world.“What are you thinking?” Damon’s voice suddenly rises beside my ear, I turn startled, and my hand reaches for my pillow by instinct. The dagger is under there.Damon’s eyes dart over, following my move.None of us moved again. Silence.“You look paler than usual,” Damon taps my chin up, his eyes almost gentle, “Something happened to you today. Tell me.”It already h