HELENA’S POV“You’re an absolute fool! Why can’t you do anything right for once in your miserable life?” I screamed at my ridiculous mother who had the audacity to look wronged after the idiotic crap she pulled.“Don’t even give me such a look. How could you fuck up something as faking a damn illness?” She flinched and ran to hide behind my father who was obviously not pleased with the turn of events. What a wimp. Absolutely useless. If only I wasn’t maintaining a certain image, the goddess herself wouldn’t have saved this wretch form being torn into pieces.Stupid bitch.“Enough!” My father roared, eyes ablaze with anger. I rolled my eyes, while that wimpy bitch jumped and took a few steps away from him.Why was this old dude trying to scare? He probably forgot who held all the cards. Me. They should have tried harder to get me into Alpha Enzo’s pack.“Stop talking to your mother this way. No matter how much of a mistake she made, she’s still your mother. Also, you keep forgetting t
Helena’s POV“My dear Luna! Helena dear.” I opened my eyes as I heard my name, blinking rapidly to try and adjust to the sudden brightness.Once I was well adjusted to the light, I tried to remember where I was. No matter how hard I tried though, I found that I couldn't piece together anything though.I tried moving my limbs and I was able to realize two things.First, I was standing upright, and right in front of a floor to ceiling length mirror.How I had dozed off in that state was beyond me.Two, I was dressed in a luxurious looking gown with a shimmery wreath crown made up of flowers and diamonds perched on my head.Sure, I looked stunning but I was confused. What was going on?“My Luna.” That raspy male voice from earlier called again and I jumped turning my head sideways so fast I was sure it would give me whiplash.I had forgotten that someone was there.A raven haired handsome looking man was staring at me, his eyes speaking volumes on his worry, confusion and affection?Was
He crouched and touched my chin making me flinch. I tried to lean back but his grip only got tighter.“I can see that you are trying to shift. I advise that you don't, as it would be a colossal waste of time. The drug I gave you guys will make you unable to tap into your wolf for at least three days. It's quite illegal but effective.”I froze. Since that didn't work, I decided to try and appeal to his conscience. “Please don't do this.” My voice came out raspy and hoarse due to not using it for a while instead of being sexy and cute like I wanted, making me wince.Still I hoped it would be enough. It wasn't.His hand wrapped around my throat and he squeezed, cutting off my air supply and I spluttered as I tried to breathe.“Now why would such a pretty and smart fox like you try to use such a trick? That just made me extremely mad. Your seduction tactics can only succeed on weaker males.”He paused and stared at her for a few seconds before he spoke again.“You see I hate females like
Rina’s POV“Ughh” I groaned as I felt as if my whole body had been ravaged by a pack of beasts. My throat felt dry and my eyes felt heavy as I tried my best to pry them open.The last thing I could remember was trying to fake an illness and then when it didn’t work, that stupid and ungrateful bitch, Gianna, threw me out. I could feel more memories trying to surge into my head all at once, and it gave me an intense migraine as I shook my head as much as my sore body could allow.Why did I feel so much pain and why did my bed feel so hard, cold and damp?I knew that the hideout we used for transactions and illegal meetings smelt awful, but it was even more so today. The whole room reeked of manure, piss and blood?Wait, blood?Just like that, it finally clicked. The memories that my brain was desperately trying to let in, showed.How we were captured, how that unreasonable brute tortured my husband in front of me and how he tried to torture me but since I couldn’t handle it, I blacked
Enzo’s POVI landed carelessly on my king-sized bed. My whole body felt sore, and my head was pounding as the events of the day finally caught up to me.I hoped to relax but I knew that it was not possible, as being pack Alpha had its perks but the strains and limitations outweighed it all. Still I wouldn’t give up my position as I had a duty to uphold; both for my sister and my parents who were already long gone.I swept my hand through my hair, hoping to at least serve as some sort of relief or half assed attempt at a massage. I already know that this time of rest is only temporary. As if the universe heard me, a knock soon came from the door. I let out a frustrated groan. You could have at least given me up to ten more minutes!!I sat up and patted myself down as I wanted to look more presentable – more like an Alpha than the tired mess I was.“Come in”The door creaked open and in walked a burly looking guard I recognized to be the one in charge of my secret dungeons. Yes, I di
With a loud creak, the door swung open and Rina who was now pale with fright immediately stepped back.“Why?” she finally managed to squeeze out.With each step I took into the cell, she took an even bigger one back, her eyes big as saucers and her lips trembling in fright, probably because she realized how big the situation now was.“Enzo!” Hector who I had just noticed was chained rather beautifully at the corner growled out, hatred and rage in his tone.I turned towards him with a smile.“That is my name.”“I’m a council member. You cannot do this to me. Don’t you realize what this can spell for your pack.”I tilted my head. “Oh, do enlighten me, Alpha Hector. And correction, you're not a council member. You're just one of their messengers. Sure, it grants you a degree of immunity, but not completely.” From the rage swirling in his eyes, he knew I was mocking him but he still kept talking, probably hoping to talk some ‘sense’ into my head. “It can mean a pack war. If my pack elde
GIANNAPanting, I raced down the stairs and towards the garden. Even with the heartfelt moment I and Enzo had, it still didn’t relieve me of the heavy feeling that was weighing down on my chest from all the events that happened.As soon as I rounded the corner, I spotted that familiar petite figure pacing back to forth. She continuously bit her lip as she mumbled something I couldn’t hear even with my enhanced hearing.“Nalia.” My voice came out raspy and hoarse, a side effect of crying constantly all day.She stopped looking up at me so fast I was almost sure that she would get whiplash. She gasped loudly before hurrying over to me.Before I could tell her to slow down, I found myself wrapped in a warm hug – a Nalia hug. A comforting warm and oddly relieving hug that got me sniffling. It was one of the things I loved about her. How warm she was.“Gia love. I’m sorry you had to face all that. I’m also sorry I couldn’t be there to at least slap that psycho Marcus on the face.”“It’s Ma
Bryant's POVI gritted my teeth as I pushed myself up into a sitting position, so I could better collect my thoughts.Just then, the door was pushed open, and I whipped my head up as fast as I could, my vision getting sharper as I tapped into my wolf out of vigilance.“So doctor, you're sure that he'll be fine? I mean I know everyone is saying that he'll be fine but he’s still being given sedatives.”My eyes were immediately drawn to the speaker and I found myself unable to look away, my body and wolf relaxing almost immediately.Just like magic, I felt memories and thoughts fall into place at the sight of her and the sound of her voice.My wolf stirred in anger and embarrassment at one particular memory. I couldn't believe I allowed myself to be bested by a low ranked Alpha. Even if he cheated, I should have anticipated that.I honestly felt very insulted, but I knew I couldn't change the outcome as that fool Marco played dirty tricks so I let it go.“Miss Gia, I don't think that you
GIANNA“Once we confirm you're okay, I have to take Gia somewhere.”“I'm actually feeling very fine...” Both Nalia and Bryant said at the same time with Bryant trailing off mid sentence.For a while, everything was silent, but he suddenly groaned like he was in pain making my eyes fly to him. He clutched at the wound on his chest, his face contorted in signs of agony.My heart dropped and I hurried over to his side faster than I could imagine my legs would move.“What's wrong? Is it hurting?”I know I sounded stupid by asking an obvious question, but I was just way too panicked and I didn't know what to do with my mind in disarray.“I was fine just this minute but I suddenly feel sore all over.” He said while grinding his teeth.“Maybe. I. If I. Let me.” I couldn't even piece a sentence together with how much I was panicking. My voice was filled with worry, and my hand was trembling as it hovered over his chest while I tried to decide if I should touch him or not.“I'll go get the
GIANNA“I'm sorry.”After he conceded and apologized, which was a far cry from how it was with Marco, I got emotional and found myself hugging him.With Marco, I had always been the one to beg and plead,even when it was never my fault. But with Bryant, I felt seen - I felt like an equal. He actually cared about my feelings and my opinions. It was a great gift in my opinion.“Thank you.” I whispered softly, unsure if he even heard me, but judging from how he wrapped his previously tense arms around me, and nuzzled his chin on the top of my hair, he certainly did.After my moment, I found my cheeks burning when I realized that my face was actually pressed against Bryant's bare chest.Everytime I took a breath in, I could smell the unique scent belonging to him. A whiff of cinnamon, pine, herbs probably attributed to the salve on him which I was sure I had smeared all over me, and a faint smell of copper. I could hear his heart thumping loudly in his chest. I could feel the heat radiati
Bryant's POVI gritted my teeth as I pushed myself up into a sitting position, so I could better collect my thoughts.Just then, the door was pushed open, and I whipped my head up as fast as I could, my vision getting sharper as I tapped into my wolf out of vigilance.“So doctor, you're sure that he'll be fine? I mean I know everyone is saying that he'll be fine but he’s still being given sedatives.”My eyes were immediately drawn to the speaker and I found myself unable to look away, my body and wolf relaxing almost immediately.Just like magic, I felt memories and thoughts fall into place at the sight of her and the sound of her voice.My wolf stirred in anger and embarrassment at one particular memory. I couldn't believe I allowed myself to be bested by a low ranked Alpha. Even if he cheated, I should have anticipated that.I honestly felt very insulted, but I knew I couldn't change the outcome as that fool Marco played dirty tricks so I let it go.“Miss Gia, I don't think that you
GIANNAPanting, I raced down the stairs and towards the garden. Even with the heartfelt moment I and Enzo had, it still didn’t relieve me of the heavy feeling that was weighing down on my chest from all the events that happened.As soon as I rounded the corner, I spotted that familiar petite figure pacing back to forth. She continuously bit her lip as she mumbled something I couldn’t hear even with my enhanced hearing.“Nalia.” My voice came out raspy and hoarse, a side effect of crying constantly all day.She stopped looking up at me so fast I was almost sure that she would get whiplash. She gasped loudly before hurrying over to me.Before I could tell her to slow down, I found myself wrapped in a warm hug – a Nalia hug. A comforting warm and oddly relieving hug that got me sniffling. It was one of the things I loved about her. How warm she was.“Gia love. I’m sorry you had to face all that. I’m also sorry I couldn’t be there to at least slap that psycho Marcus on the face.”“It’s Ma
With a loud creak, the door swung open and Rina who was now pale with fright immediately stepped back.“Why?” she finally managed to squeeze out.With each step I took into the cell, she took an even bigger one back, her eyes big as saucers and her lips trembling in fright, probably because she realized how big the situation now was.“Enzo!” Hector who I had just noticed was chained rather beautifully at the corner growled out, hatred and rage in his tone.I turned towards him with a smile.“That is my name.”“I’m a council member. You cannot do this to me. Don’t you realize what this can spell for your pack.”I tilted my head. “Oh, do enlighten me, Alpha Hector. And correction, you're not a council member. You're just one of their messengers. Sure, it grants you a degree of immunity, but not completely.” From the rage swirling in his eyes, he knew I was mocking him but he still kept talking, probably hoping to talk some ‘sense’ into my head. “It can mean a pack war. If my pack elde
Enzo’s POVI landed carelessly on my king-sized bed. My whole body felt sore, and my head was pounding as the events of the day finally caught up to me.I hoped to relax but I knew that it was not possible, as being pack Alpha had its perks but the strains and limitations outweighed it all. Still I wouldn’t give up my position as I had a duty to uphold; both for my sister and my parents who were already long gone.I swept my hand through my hair, hoping to at least serve as some sort of relief or half assed attempt at a massage. I already know that this time of rest is only temporary. As if the universe heard me, a knock soon came from the door. I let out a frustrated groan. You could have at least given me up to ten more minutes!!I sat up and patted myself down as I wanted to look more presentable – more like an Alpha than the tired mess I was.“Come in”The door creaked open and in walked a burly looking guard I recognized to be the one in charge of my secret dungeons. Yes, I di
Rina’s POV“Ughh” I groaned as I felt as if my whole body had been ravaged by a pack of beasts. My throat felt dry and my eyes felt heavy as I tried my best to pry them open.The last thing I could remember was trying to fake an illness and then when it didn’t work, that stupid and ungrateful bitch, Gianna, threw me out. I could feel more memories trying to surge into my head all at once, and it gave me an intense migraine as I shook my head as much as my sore body could allow.Why did I feel so much pain and why did my bed feel so hard, cold and damp?I knew that the hideout we used for transactions and illegal meetings smelt awful, but it was even more so today. The whole room reeked of manure, piss and blood?Wait, blood?Just like that, it finally clicked. The memories that my brain was desperately trying to let in, showed.How we were captured, how that unreasonable brute tortured my husband in front of me and how he tried to torture me but since I couldn’t handle it, I blacked
He crouched and touched my chin making me flinch. I tried to lean back but his grip only got tighter.“I can see that you are trying to shift. I advise that you don't, as it would be a colossal waste of time. The drug I gave you guys will make you unable to tap into your wolf for at least three days. It's quite illegal but effective.”I froze. Since that didn't work, I decided to try and appeal to his conscience. “Please don't do this.” My voice came out raspy and hoarse due to not using it for a while instead of being sexy and cute like I wanted, making me wince.Still I hoped it would be enough. It wasn't.His hand wrapped around my throat and he squeezed, cutting off my air supply and I spluttered as I tried to breathe.“Now why would such a pretty and smart fox like you try to use such a trick? That just made me extremely mad. Your seduction tactics can only succeed on weaker males.”He paused and stared at her for a few seconds before he spoke again.“You see I hate females like
Helena’s POV“My dear Luna! Helena dear.” I opened my eyes as I heard my name, blinking rapidly to try and adjust to the sudden brightness.Once I was well adjusted to the light, I tried to remember where I was. No matter how hard I tried though, I found that I couldn't piece together anything though.I tried moving my limbs and I was able to realize two things.First, I was standing upright, and right in front of a floor to ceiling length mirror.How I had dozed off in that state was beyond me.Two, I was dressed in a luxurious looking gown with a shimmery wreath crown made up of flowers and diamonds perched on my head.Sure, I looked stunning but I was confused. What was going on?“My Luna.” That raspy male voice from earlier called again and I jumped turning my head sideways so fast I was sure it would give me whiplash.I had forgotten that someone was there.A raven haired handsome looking man was staring at me, his eyes speaking volumes on his worry, confusion and affection?Was