Cory had changed. The moment Elena saw that dangerous flash flicking through his eyes, she realized Cory had changed into a different person. Each time, when he showed up in front of her, he became more aggressive than before. Each day, the ego inside him grew bigger and bigger. His engagement with Lennie was like a demoniac key that unleashed this hidden beast inside him. Now he had gotten support from dragons. He had become powerful. He didn’t need to play by the rules anymore. And he didn’t need to pretend to be caring or ethical either.When you can get something by intimidation and threats, why bother to coax and act?The moment she saw that ice in Cory’s eyes, Elena knew she was doomed. She watched Cory walk out of the basement, and then heard him lock the door from outside. Her body went cold out of fear. Tears streamed down from the corners of her eyes. She knew she might never find a way to get out of this, but she couldn’t just give up like that. She could never share he
After Cory said that, he bent over and scooped Elena up from the floor. He carried her in between his arms in the bridal style which was very familiar to Elena. Only this time, she wasn’t looking at him, but at his neck. The lights on the roof of the hallway were very bright. It clearly presented every vein and muscle on his neck. Cory kept his head high, looking straight to the front, which exposed his artery. Elena had this strong impulse to bite it. Cory was an Alpha, but his wolf wasn’t that strong, not even half as strong as his father. Which was the main reason why he had been amiable to everyone around him before Lennie came. It was kind of the elephant in the room, the truth no one was allowed to mention in this kingdom. Elena fought him a few times during the training back when they were still teenagers. She wasn’t a feisty warrior, but she had the confidence to give him a fatal strike. As long as she sank her teeth deep enough, and shredded his neck completely when no one
The next day, when Elena woke up, she felt she had fully recovered. The dragon’s cure was very effective. She didn’t feel sick and weak anymore.Aurora and Bella brought a maid's suit to her, which was very different from the colorful but thin dresses they were wearing. Bella comforted her, “Don’t take it too personally. You attacked Lennie and tore her face. Of course, she will pick on you. The thing is, Lennie never attaches to things, neither good nor bad. She moves on very easily. As long as you play along with her, don’t go against her will, she will get bored in literally three days and forget about you. What happens next will depend on you and your king. You know what I mean.”Elena nodded her head. She knew those dragon girls would be partial to Lennie, but it didn’t really matter. Like Bella had suggested, her true enemy was Cory, not Lennie. She must escape from the kingdom and cut the connection with him.“My parents,” Elena asked, “did you get in touch with them? What did
Following all those dragon girls downstairs, Elena surprisingly found that instead of the dining hall, they went directly to the garden outside from the side door.It was late spring. The weather just started getting hot, but the plants hadn’t decided to go green yet. Withered weeds were everywhere and half of those trees were still bald. Lennie somehow found herself a place for a huge sunshade.A red carpet decorated by golden threads was under her feet, and in front of her was a long dining table for more than a dozen people. Lennie was sitting in a big luxurious armchair like she was already the Queen. Several wolf maids wearing exactly the same uniform as Elena were standing behind her with their heads lowered, waiting humbly. Ashely was the first one to step forward and saluted Lennie.“Your Highness,” she came to the side of Lennie’s chair and lifted up her thin dress along with an elegant bow.Lennie then gave her hand to Ashely for her to kiss. When their eyes connected, Ele
“What second chance mate? What are you talking about?” That was a totally unexpected answer. Elena was stunned, “We haven’t rejected Cory yet. How could we ever find a second chance mate? That’s not how it works.”“I don’t know,” Nyla’s tone became a little anxious. “I just have this feeling, Okay? We are going to the Rogue’s land anyway. Our parents are there, remember? So why not let Lennie sell us? I am sure she can find a way to bypass Cory. It’s two birds with one stone. Why not give it a try?”“Because we are civilized persons with dignity. We don’t sell our peers and we don’t allow ourselves to be sold,” Elena couldn’t believe what she had just heard. “Don’t you know what happens to sold people? They got slave marks on their necks, chains and shackles on their limbs. They will never be free again. They will never belong to themselves. They will get masters to tell them what to do. They might spend the rest of their lives in cages. Do you really want that kind of life?! Do you
Amidst the most furious rainstorm of the year, in the middle of one of the darkest nights, a young girl in a white dress was stuck into the last wagon which was heading towards the rogues’ land on that day.A newly branded triangle mark was on her neck which showed her number was 10712, and a bronze anklet on her left ankle classified her as one of those lowly Omega girls. But there was another thin silver anklet on top of that bronze one. It symbolized she came from a high-ranked family and could sell for a good price.The loader put a pair of heavy shackles on both her feet and locked the chain to the hook in the middle of the floor. After counting the number of those sold girls one more time, he locked the door from outside and yelled to the driver to start off.Once the wagon started moving, the rainstorm outside became less scary. Some of those girls started to whisper to each other, but most of them were staring at that new girl who was passing out facedown on the floor.“Do you
In the city named Skylinea, there was no daylight throughout the year. Every morning at 7 o’clock, the Rogue Alpha woke up in his bed amidst deep darkness as if it was still in the middle of the night. He stared at the plastered white ceiling for a while, and sat up, walked into the bathroom to freshen up. And then, he went into the kitchen, and started to cook breakfast. One cup of milk, two fried eggs, some bacon and onions, and broccoli. It was the breakfast he had at his human home on the day of his 18th birthday. And it was his last meal as a normal human teenager also. “When are you going to get over it?” After he set the plate on the dining table and sat down on the chair, his wolf Raven started to question him, again. “It has been 3 years. When are you going to stop drinking that stupid milk and get some real wolf food?!” The Alpha didn’t answer him. He just sat there, quietly eating his eggs. Those tall street lamps outside the building were really bright.
“Shall we continue, Alpha?” He froze there, and lost himself for too long. His Beta, Ethan, couldn’t help but ask. The girl standing inside the room looked so frightened and nervous. She tried to stay strong by biting her lip and clenching her fists after saying “Hello” and getting no response. But they were wolves. They smelt fear.Ragnar kept silent. To continue meant to ask her to take off her clothes and check her body.Behind the mirror, except for him and Ethan, were two young doctors, one female and one male. Raven started raging in his head again, roaring, “If you dare to ask her to take off her clothes in front of all those people to humiliate her. I will c/rack your head like a walnut!!!” Ragnar replied to him with nothing, just kept thinking.The rules he made for those rogues were that all those bought girls needed to be inspected to eliminate possible diseases or even a spy. No one should be the exception. And he needed to see her body by himself to confirm if she had