The dungeons smell of blood and body fluids. I have to use my shawl to cover my nose.The stench here is so strong my eyes start to burn. It's dark as well, but for a few torches that are mounted in odd corners.I make sure I take small steps so I don't alert the guard outside. Immediately I get to the cells, prisoners start to growl at me. It smells a lot worse than the entrance; I really feel like gagging. I hold myself, making sure to walk in the middle to avoid the grappling hands of the prisoners. It doesn't go so well. One particularly crazed wolf lunges at the bars and stretches out a weirdly long arm. As I try to shift out of the way, the prisoners on the other side grip my shawl.I hold in my shriek and struggle with them. They all smell of rogues. Alpha Liam was not killing them.All of them here looked like they had been mentally broken.This was worse than torture. I wonder, as I fight desperately with a clear eyed prisoner- what Liam's true issues with rogues are. I
The room is silent for a bit.Tina walks back to Liam, taking his hand in hers. "Whatever she has to say, I'm sure I can hear it as well. We are mates...""Soon to be mates, Tina."His response makes me frown. Hasn't he marked her already? Why is he pretending like he has not?I ignore whatever this means and wait for their discussion to end."Yes, Liam. Soon to be. That's why we shouldn't hide-""Go out, Tina. We'll talk later." Liam sounds exasperated. I watch as Tina nods stiffly before walking in my way, making sure to shove my shoulder before she leaves.The alpha and I remain quiet for a while after she's gone."What do you want?" Liam asks, turning to look at me. The lights of the lanterns make him look mysterious; like a treasure you could only see but never have.Exactly what he is to me.I seethe internally and swallow my pride and hate. "I think you know, Liam...Alpha."Before he can get a chance to speak, I get on my knees as I planned; and bow my head so it touches the g
I don't know what to say so I keep quiet.What is he getting at? If he is trying to seduce me, then it won't work. My mind is very much occupied with my predicaments here."I don't care," I tell him plainly, seething. "All I want is my friends' safety. Nothing more. I can't care less if you derive some stupid pleasure from this. I really can't."I raise my hand to wipe my tears and steady my breathing."You want me to free those rogues." Liam states."Yes. I do.""So what do I tell the elders that have judged them? That I freed trespassers for the sake of a whore I'm supposed to kill?"I let out a short, snappy laugh. "It's either you free them or you put me on death row too. I would never want to live with that guilt. They did nothing...they didn't even know this was your pack territory. How is that their fault?"Liam tries to approach me again but I raise a hand. "Please don't.""I will free them." He says and I look up at him in slight disbelief. I never expected him to agree so su
I hate the dress Liam sends me. It's an emerald green with tiny gem stones all around it. It's open at the back, has barely there arm straps and two slits so high my panties might just show.I oil my hair so it shines and rub rogue color on my lips and cheeks. There's a jewelry set he sent as well.I'm just done with my look when I hear a knock at the door.It's a maid. One that stays in the omega and ordinary pack house. She looks at me in disbelief but regains herself almost immediately."The alpha has sent for you," she says and I nod my head slightly, shutting the door in her face.For the next moment, I steel my nerves and try to put on the most pleasing face I can muster. I use the mirror as a guide but settle on just keeping my face straight.Nothing was funny about the evening.As expected, the entire Silver Moon grounds is full of chit chat. The rival pack must be very important for everyone to be at such an edge today.As I leave the omega house, eyes follow me as though I
As the Red Grove Alpha's son kisses my ear, I sight my mate in the crowd behind him.Liam's eyes are hard. He's supposed to be in a conversation with a group but his eyes are fixated on me.And no, it's not to make sure I'm doing my job well- there's pure envy in his eyes.For some odd reason, that turns me on.Liam's looking straight into my eyes as Miles whispers into my ear. I smile a soft, calm smile and blink at him."Let us dance," I say to Miles, grabbing his neck. He agrees and we take to the dance floor. A slow, sultry music is playing and I begin to dance.I've always been a dancer. At least when I was still free, living from rogue camp to the other.Now is the perfect time to use this skill. I begin to dance, moving my hips to the beat. I keep my eyes on Miles but every now and then, I look at Liam. He has not stopped looking at me once. I make sure to twirl as seductively as I can, piercing him with my gaze.At some point, he loosens his collars as though hot.Miles and I
Liam makes me feel what I shouldn't feel for a man like him.He's infuriating and I couldn't hate him more. Why then is he this irresistible? Why then can I not push him away?His lips pulsate around my nipple, making the bud to grow and tense.I'm squirming, unable to move, unable to make him fuck me already.He wants me to beg, I see it in the way he slows and increases his tempo, in the way he makes a knowing eye contact.He wants me to admit that I am his.But that's the thing.I'm not...and I don't want to be.My whole life, I spent running from pack wolves. There's no way I'd submit to one. I'm doing this to save my own life- soon I'll be out of here, after the deal.I can never be Alpha Liam's.Not ever.I moan and sigh under his hot fondling, never begging him for more even though I so badly need that.The truth is- whether I beg him or not, he'd trip. I know he would.And he does.He kisses his way back to my lips, leaving my boobs shiny from his saliva and red from his sucki
Tina's claws are drawn: long as my forearms. Her dark eyes glow with anger and she's fuming visibly.Behind her, are some of her friends who I recognize as my bullies. Rachel, the girl who attacked me because Liam killed her warrior brother, is among them.I gulp and scramble to stand up.A swift slap makes me collapse to the ground again. I groan in pain.I was barely awake before but now, I am very alert. My cheek feels like it's bruising."Where is he..." she whispers harshly. The sun has just come up so I'm shrouded in warmth. I'm sweating now, unable to understand what she wants."Liam?" I ask, frowning. Before I can utter another word, Tina delivers a kick to my back. Her strength is great and I hear my bones creak in agony."Ahhh!""I'll ask again! Where is Liam?!" Her friends have surrounded me. I'm like an ant at the mercy of their boots..I bitterly chuckle. "How am I supposed to know that? You should know, princess."This pisses her off and the blonde haired wolf crouches ov
I can hear their footsteps behind me, heavy and determined. The wolves of this pack, fueled by their loyalty to Liam and their disdain for me, close in. But I won't let them catch me. Not when I have so little time to find him.The forest ahead offers me a chance. The trees are dense, and the shrubs thick, but I don't stop to think. My legs move faster than my thoughts, my heart pounding against my chest, desperate to keep going.I don't know where Liam is. I don't know if he's alive or if he's been taken. But I do know one thing: I can't sit around waiting for someone to come to my rescue. If Liam's in danger, I need to be the one to find him. I need to be the one to save him. My wolf was clawing at me in despair."Stop!" a voice calls from behind me. The pack members are relentless. But I won't stop. If they catch me, I'll be trapped, and I can't afford that.The trees blur past me as I sprint, my breath ragged, my mind focused on nothing but the need to escape and the need to find
The world was filled with flames.The packhouse was being consumed by fire, thick smoke coming into the night. The heat burnt my skin, and the foul smell of burnt wood and blood invaded my senses. I could hear screams echoing in every direction. It was chaos. Amidst the destruction, I found myself frozen between two men.Liam his grip tight around my wrist, his green eyes filled rage mixed with an unfamiliar feelings.Alven standing amidst the smoke, sword drawn, his expression unreadable.This was war.And I was right in the center of it.***I had always called Alven was my brother.Ever since my parents passed away and I was a young rogue wolf, he stepped in as a family figure for me.He had protected, guided, and taught me how to survive. I trusted him with my life, and thought the bond between us was just for brother and sister.But I was mistaken.The way he looked at me...Initially, I refused to accept it, but whispers surrounded me. I noticed how Alven sometimes looked at me
The fire blazed fiercely overhead, thick smoke drifting into the dungeon and making it difficult to breathe. Liam held tightly to my wrist, as if afraid I might vanish the moment he released me. He had every reason to be afraid.Alven, still on chain, regarded Liam with a cold, amused expression, while Tina stayed at the entrance, her face a mask of neutrality. But I caught the brief spark in her eyes neither fear nor anger, but something more dangerous.Tina was plotting something.And I was about to find out what it was.Later that evening, once things had settled, I found myself confined to a different room, isolated from Alven. My wrists ache from the ropes, but my mind wouldn't allow me to relax.I was certain that Liam would come for me again. Yet my primary concern was not him; it was Tina.The way she had looked at him earlier made my skin has goosebumps.I had to discover her intentions.When the guards switched shifts and silence enveloped the hallway outside my room, I took
I sat in the cold dungeon, my body aching and thoughts racing. The dim light from a low torch illuminated the light, reflecting my own feelings of weakness and despair.Next to me was Alven, his breathing was unsteady, with his leg injury still oozing blood. Thick iron chains bound his wrists, designed for the most dangerous of prisoners; it was clear Liam wasn't willing to take any risks with him, as he posed the greatest threat. And that meant I was in danger too.Tina's words echoed in my mind: "Liam might be your mate, but I'm the one he's going to marry."The idea twisted my stomach in anger and something else, something I didn't want to acknowledge because part of me still cared, a part I wished I could erase. But emotions can't distract me now. Alven was here, and he had a plan.Alven looked around the room, his sharp eyes assessing our surroundings. "They believe we're powerless," he murmured. "That's their first mistake."I frowned at his injured condition. "Alven, you can
Pain.It was the first thing I felt upon waking. A sharp ache in my wrists from the ropes digging in. My entire body ached, my head shoked, my lips were wounded, and my throat was dry.I was back in Liam's territory.Back in the place from which I had fought to break free.The dim room was infused with the smell of damp stone, illuminated only by a small torch on the wall. I attempted to shift for comfort, but the cold chains on my ankles made it impossible. I had been locked up like an animal.Footsteps.Heavy, slow, purposeful.The door creaked open, and he entered.Liam.His green eyes found me, his expression unreadable. He looked disheveled his shirt stained with blood and his arm bandaged. Though injured from the ambush, he stood tall, unyielding.Unlike me.I glared at him. "I hope you bleed to death."He smirked and moved closer. "Good morning to you too, love."I held at the chains, my anger boiling. "I'm not your love. I was never yours to begin with."Liam knelt next to me,
I fled.The wind stung my face, and my legs ached as I ran faster, refusing to look back. I couldn't afford to hesitate; if I did, Liam would seize me.Branches brushed my skin, while my bare feet sank into the damp earth as I dashed through the dense woods. My heart raced, overwhelming the sounds of dangerous creatures surrounding me. Although the air was chilly, I was drenched in sweat. There was no plan, no destination only the pressing need to escape.Liam's voice echoed in my mind: "You belong to me, Gwen."That wasn't true anymore.A distant howl pierced the night. Then another. Liam's wolves were on the hunt.I drove my legs to run faster, my breath ragged. My body protested, still weak from all I had endured in his pack. But I couldn't stop.If they caught me... I might never have another chance.***My lungs burned as I reached a steep slope, my feet struggling for traction on the loose dirt. My body begged for rest, but I pressed on, my eyes scanning ahead.Then I spotted it
Just as I had thought, that night was only a one time thing.Once we were done, Liam had excused himself, taking off in the direction of the river. I, on the other hand, returned to the pack, trying not to regret what we did.Now, fast-forward to five weeks later, I'm sitting in the fields as usual, watching the warriors spar and listening to little Theo rant about something. Liam barely speaks to me these days; hell he hardly ever looks my way.In these past weeks, I had made friends with Helen who couldn't shift just like me. She told me she had always been afraid to approach me, wondering how I'd react to a pack wolf after all her pack had done.We clicked immediately and she became the only solace I had here.Along with Theo of course."Aunt Gwenny, will you come for the ceremony?" My heart takes a pause at that moment and I have to frown. Liam had been arranged to mate Tina officially. Her pregnancy was true, she was already showing.Seems he was really serious about getting th
The silence that followed Liam's roar was deafening. Even the critters of the forest go quiet at his voice.But I refuse to- not this time."You can roar and run mad all you want! I am tired! I am tired of this; of you! You disgust me, you sicken me, you make me hate like I've never hated before. My parents! I watched my parents be devoured by your kind! I watched their own pack wolves tear them to pieces! And now look...I'm stuck here- with a good for nothing alpha like yourself! Kill me or let me go, Liam. I want nothing to do with you."Tears stream down my face steadily and when I'm done uttering these words, my entire body is shaking.Every single hurt is coming back to me and I cannot understand what to do. What was my fault in all this?Yes, I am an omega, and yes a rogue too. But did I deserve the torture that Silver Moon has subjected me to?Was it necessary?Liam is looking at me intensely; he's not speaking but I can see his fingers twitch.For a while, we don't say anythin
"And of course, I must thank my dear Liam for his unwavering strength and leadership. He's been my rock." She turned to him, her expression soft and adoring.Liam gave a curt nod, his face unreadable.Tina's eyes darted to me, her smile turning sharper. "Though some guests are... uninvited, we all know our Alpha has a heart large enough to extend mercy even where it's undeserved."The crowd tittered with laughter, their eyes locking onto me. My chest tightened, the burn of humiliation spreading through me like wildfire.My mockery hadn't even settled down yet when alpha Maxwell Tina's father chipped in coldly. "Her presence alone contaminates this hall, I don't know why you keep her around, she is a disgrace to your pack and did she really have to be invited to my welcome party Liam?" The cold faced alpha said as he stared at me in disgust.My wolf stirred within me, weak but angry. It clawed at my chest begging for release and before I could think better of it, I snapped."Say that
The healer's words replay in my head as I walk back to the omega house, Helen trailing silently behind me. "Two days if she must conceive." The phrase gnaws at my mind like a persistent thorn. My relief at not being pregnant is quickly overshadowed by the knowledge that I'm not free yet.Freedom is so close I can taste it, but it's also slipping through my fingers.Helen clears her throat behind me, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Do you want me to fetch you anything? Food, maybe?"I glance over my shoulder at her, startled by the offer. Kindness is rare here, especially directed toward me. Suspicion creeps in, but I push it down. She seems genuine, and I'm too drained to dissect her intentions right now."No, thank you," I say, my voice hollow.She nods, her gaze darting to the ground before she scurries off, leaving me alone.As I reach my room, I lock the door behind me and slump against it, closing my eyes. My body feels heavy, weighed down by exhaustion and the relentless ache