Chapter 06

SCARLETT

I had to play his game, and I had to play it better than him. Because I wanted to make it out, and kill him. There was no way I could do this in these chains or this house. I had to trick him, gain power, and retreat carefully instead of acting like a fool and fighting him head-on.

That’s why I gave myself fake hope. I made myself believe Rush was alive, and I would return to him. I knew this thought would not let me give in to Izer, or give up my life.

I was going to fight, and give him the taste of his medicine. And I would return to the only man I loved throughout my life.

So, when a new face in the form of a young girl came into the room, I didn’t act rude or selfish.

This new girl introduced herself as Sophia and told me that her so-called Alpha had asked her to unchain me, let me freshen up, and change into different clothes.

I wanted nothing more than to snap this girl’s redhead and poke her blue eyes out because she was one of them. But I didn’t do any of it.

Instead, I pretended to be all nice and complied with everything she asked of me.

She was polite. She was trying so hard to make me believe that she didn’t mean harm to me, but I knew better. If she was so good, she would have helped me escape, not help that murderer keep me locked up here.

After I had taken a bath and changed into the dress she had brought for me, she told me that she would have to chain me again. This proved my point.

She was one of them. And she deserved an equally painful death as her Rogue Alpha.

When she left, I lay down on the bed and stared at the beautiful ceiling for hours.

I missed Rush. I missed Valerie. I missed Alpha King Cadamus. I missed Mom and Dad. And I missed home.

Tears blurred my vision many times, but I didn’t give in to the misery either. I couldn’t let myself break down on the enemy’s territory, because that’s all that monster of a mate wanted from me. He wanted to break me and then mold me into what he believed was best for him. I was not going to resist this. I was going to pretend to be perfectly broken, and ready to get molded by him.

As soon as he came into the room, I composed myself and acted according to my plan.

His dark eyes were changing color rapidly as if his wolf was threatening to come out. I knew this was a sign of him feeling intense emotions—Maybe lust, or a sense of achievement.

I didn’t know for sure until he was hovering above me and his hand was sliding up my thigh and came to rest above my stomach. It felt electric to have his hands on me. I had never felt a sensation so strong, and deep before. It had me trembling and whimpering under him.

I tried to blink, to clear my head, to look anywhere other than his full lips but I couldn't do it.

My heart was pounding wildly in my chest and I could feel my pulse throbbing in my core, my head, my lips, my neck, my ears.

He had a strange effect on me. I couldn’t think or feel anything else other than him.

“ T‐Take your...hand off me. ” I whispered. It came out too weak.

I couldn't breathe without choking on his masculine Rosewood cologne. Or maybe, it was his real scent...and it was too strong and too good.

“ What happened? Don’t want to prove yourself to me anymore? ” He taunted in a breathy tone. I tugged at the never wavering chains. If only I could use my hands, I would have poked his soulless eyes with my bare fingers.

“ I...want to take it slow. ” I breathed, feeling the sparks continuing to cause my core to tighten.

I had to press my thighs together. It was disgusting that he was turning me on. But it was common for mates to react this way. It was not my fault. Fate had fucked me up.

The corners of his lips curled up, grabbing my attention. It was not a smile. It was a smirk— a nasty one at that.

“ I don’t do slow, Darling. ” He said and leaned in.

His lips pressed against mine and his hand shot to my left boob, squeezing hard. My lips parted, and he took this chance to thrust his tongue inside.

Anger bubbled in my chest just as my heartbeat quickened. The sparks, the minty taste of his lips, the sheer will to dominate me had me squirming and pulling at the chains to free myself.

I was light-headed, and weak in the knees. My body was aching, burning, and longing for his touch. I didn’t like this, but there was nothing I could do to stop it.

His tongue swept over my lips, leaving electric tremors in the wake. My nipples hardened as my body arched into his. I couldn’t control this. I wanted more.

I moaned as he devoured my mouth.

Quick, Demanding, Harsh.

I was not used to it. I had only ever kissed Rush.

Rush...His name pulled me back from the dark abyss this mate bond threatened to push me in.

My eyes snapped open in horror. I tried to shove him away, but I couldn’t do it with my tied hands.

So, I sank my teeth into his lower lip. He groaned against my mouth and jerked away. A metallic taste invaded my mouth, as I gasped for air.

My widened eyes fell on his lips. I noticed the blood and teeth marks on the lower one. A scoff escaped my lips at the pleasing sight.

Izer chuckled, right into my face, causing my face to heat some more.

I swallowed, the taste of his lips still lingering on mine.

He touched his lower lip with his thumb as the wound started to close.

“ I knew you will bite, but I can’t help it when you are so sweet, Darling. ” He whispered in a sultry tone, his gaze lifting to mine.

I shrank under his penetrating stare, wanting nothing more than to have the ground split and swallow me as a whole.

I let him kiss me.

I let the murderer of my parents kiss me.

Anger rose its head again, but I knew I had to stay calm if I wanted to play this game better.

“ Izer… ” I trailed off, watching his eyes flash the golden color of his wolf's globes. “ It-It will take some...time. Please. I need some time to accept you. I need some time to completely forget about-about Mom and Dad. ”

It would take some time for me to finally kill you.

He leaned in, his lips inching closer to mine again. Was he—Was he going to force himself on me?

What could I possibly do if he decided to rape me?

My soul trembled at the thought. I belonged to Rush. There was no way I would ever let him have me.

“ If I can have you under me, spread wide open, and ready to take my cock, then I can wait a hundred years for you. ” Izer whispered and tugged my lower lip into his mouth.

I gasped, arching my back and fisting my hands. I was beyond frustrated and disgusted.

He sucked onto my bottom lip and released it with a pop sound. “ You had my blood on your lips. ”

My heart was beating so fast that I feared it would explode at any moment. I was feeling strange, and all the sensations he made me experience were so foreign to me.

“ Are you hungry? ” He pulled his hand out of my shirt.

I finally sighed, and the sparks dulled down. I was able to think again. I was capable of seeing him for what he was, once more.

I shook my head. “ I don’t want to eat anything. ”

The relief was short-spanned. He brought his hand up and rubbed my bottom lip with his thumb.

My breath hitched in my throat, the electric waves beginning to buzz in my lips, urging me to have something I shouldn’t even think about.

Izer’s gaze dropped to my lips, tracing each stroke of his thumb. Back and forth. Up and down.

I sucked in a sharp breath as he slipped his thumb into my mouth and licked his pink lips.

“ I won’t force you to eat. You can rest. ” Izer let out, his lips lifting from the corners, making me realize that I had been staring at them for too long.

His thumb slipped out of my mouth. He took it to his lips and sucked it. “ you taste sweet. ”

“ Thank you… ” I peeled my gaze off his face before this mate bond was messing with my head again.

He smirked and rolled away, allowing me to breathe without feeling like I would suffocate to death while his scent would be the only thing stuffing my senses in the end.

The relief was short-spanned this time too, because he simply lay there, staring at me. My face was burning with the heat of his never moving gaze.

“ Izer. ” I uttered. “ I—I can’t rest like this. Can you…please leave me alone? ”

“ No. ” He replied without hesitation.

I swallowed the thickness in my throat and turned my head in his direction. He was closer than I would like him to be. My nose could brush against his, and my lips could collide with his if I moved my head just a little more in his direction.

“ Please. ” My voice became a mere whisper.

Izer shook his head, and placed his palm flat against my stomach, causing it to sink in as I took in a harsh breath.

“ I have been away from you for too long, Darling…” He moved closer. His nose brushed mine, just like his hot—minty breaths. “ my wolf refuses to sleep until you are here. In my bed. Right by my side. ”

My lips quivered. I never blinked, never took my eyes off him. I waited, wanting him to tell me he didn’t mean it, but he never flinched.

My trance broke when his face came near as if he was about to press his lips against mine.

I instantly turned my head the other way, and shifted to my side, giving him my back. My left wrist stretched at a weird angle as I tugged at the chain too harsh.

I winced but refused to turn back around. Izer moved closer, without caring about it, and slid his hand down my waist, resting it over my stomach again.

His scorching hot breaths fanned my neck and shoulder. I nibbled on my lower lip and closed my eyes to bear with it.

I couldn’t make him suspect my intentions. I couldn’t let him be all over me eit—

My thoughts were interrupted as his hands made their way under my shirt once more. The sparks flew behind my eyes, causing all my blood to start boiling. I pulled my knees to my chest, trying to fight the ache between my thighs.

His fingers moved in circles, sometimes digging in, sometimes just leaving feathery trails over my skin. It was driving me crazy. I couldn’t breathe with my heart drumming in my head and ears and my panties becoming wet with the need that was forced upon me.

All of a sudden, Izer took his hand out of my shirt. I breathed out, but it came out like a whimper.

He moved his hand to my arm, sliding it down until he was at my wrist. Everywhere he touched, it burned so hard that I wanted to twist and turn and have him touch me there again.

“ You know you can’t deny me, Scarlett. ” Izer pressed a kiss on my nape, whispering in a throaty voice.

My breath caught in my throat. This was probably the first time he had called my name, and he made it sound so sensual that I had to squeeze my thighs.

His fingers slid inside the space between the handcuffs, before the chains came undone. My eyes snapped open, landing on my wrist which was in his hands now.

I gritted my jaw watching his thumb rub my sore wrist softly. The touch of his fingers was some magic, that healed the pain right away.

I was compelled to stare at his fingers rubbing my wrist until I couldn’t think about anything. All my senses were heightened, only fixed on his fingers, his breaths on my neck, his body that was only inches away from mine.

I breathed in and then out, trying to regain my sanity but nothing was helping. I was in a daze, capitated by the Rogue Alpha, as the mate bond demanded.

“ I am giving you a chance, Darling. ” Izer closed the distance between our bodies and pressed his front against my back, causing my body to jolt up.

He released my wrist and left my palm lying on the bed beside my belly. I closed my eyes as his lips came near my ear, his breaths tracing my earlobe.

I tried to open my eyes when he broke the other chain and rubbed at my right wrist but couldn’t do it. His fingers were fairly rough, but the motion was gentle.

When he was done soothing the ache in my bruised wrists, he placed his hand back on my stomach and tugged me into his body. My body arched, my head rolling onto his chest.

“ If you sabotage this chance, it’s going to be disastrous for you, Darling. ” He whispered, before licking my earlobe with his wet and warm tongue. “ But I promise…the disaster will feel so good, you won’t be thinking about another man again. ”

His hand sneaked inside my shirt, his thumb diving into my belly button. My body jerked as I whimpered for the second time.

“ You understand that? ” His voice was too close to my ear, and I was out of breath again.

I nodded quickly and grabbed the sheets between my fists to stop the strange sounds from slipping past my mouth.

“ Good girl. ” He kissed my hair and his hand stilled, resting over my bare stomach.

I gripped the sheets harder. Slowly, my eyes opened and my gaze settled on the wall opposite me.

He made a mistake by removing the chains. I wouldn’t only sabotage the chance, but make him regret it.