CORA’s POV…I slowly opened my eyes to find my back aching badly and my head hurting, and this time, when I had opened my eye, instead of the brightly lit room I thought I would find myself in, I was in a dark room.I tried to get off the floor, but then I realized that I had been tied. My eyes widened in shock as I looked around the room, only to see that I wasn’t in any room; I was in the dungeon. Tears started to stream down my cheeks the moment I recalled that he had told me he would take me to the dungeon to kill myself.How did I get into so much trouble? How did my life become such a mess? He didn’t want me as a mate; he wanted someone else, so why couldn’t he just let me die? And that maid—what had I done to her to cause her to snitch on me in that way?I struggled to get free from the bounds, but it was of no use; getting out of it seemed rather hopeless, and it hurt me. I closed my eyes as I continued to try and get free, but I still couldn't, and I shut my eyes in anger."L
CORA’s POV…He moved away from me as he ran his fingers through his hair, and I swallowed as I stared at him. "You can’t threaten me, Alpha." Your heart just won’t let you, so why are you doing this? Why can’t you just accept the fact that we are destined to be together?" I asked him, and in anger, he turned back to me as he pinned me to the wall, placing his hand on my throat as he started to strangle me.I struggled to get his hands off my neck, but it felt like he was just too upset to even let that happen. "I’d rather get mate to a stone than accept you as my mate. What don’t you understand, Cora? Tell me, what is it that is so hard to understand about the fact that I am now mated to Layla? Is it so hard to understand rejection? You know what? I never thought that for someone like you, rejection would be such a big deal." He told me as he turned away from me, and at that moment, I knew where he was headed.He wanted to start rubbing salt in my wounds. He wanted to remind me of the
Alpha Leonardo’s POV...I could see the hurt in her eyes after I said those words to her, but they meant nothing to me. Even though it hurt me to say those words to her, I meant them.She was a hybrid; I knew that, and there was one thing these hybrids were known for, and that was the fact that they always wanted to be touched. The female hybrids always wanted a man between their legs, and sadly, my mate was no different."You’re disgusting, Cora. Extremely disgusting, and I am honestly ashamed to call you my mate." I told her as I dragged her by the hair, but then she didn’t respond to any of my insults.I continued to say mean things to her, but not once did she even retaliate, and I lost it. I pushed her head away angrily as I got up, running my fingers through my hair as I walked away from her."Tell me, Leonardo. Don’t you feel anything? Didn’t you feel a single thing when you had your hands on me? Didn’t you feel a single thing when your lips were around me?" She asked in a shak
She stared at me, and I smirked slightly. "What’s wrong? Didn’t you challenge me earlier? I’m only accepting your challenge, darling. Don’t you forget that." I reminded her, and she swallowed as she stared at me."It’s fine, Alpha." Say whatever you want to me and whenever you want to say it, but I know one thing, and that’s certain: you won’t ever hurt me, not intentionally at least. Even if you’re not in love with me, I know that the mate bond is strong, and it won’t let you hurt me, not ever." She told me, and I clenched my fists.Hearing her speak, it felt like she was responsible for all the pain I usually felt within my wolf every time I hurt her. I gritted. "You wouldn’t want to put that to the test, Cora. That is certain." I told her, and she chuckled slightly."Never mind, alpha. You’ll come to admit sooner rather than later that you can’t hurt me. We’re destined to be together." She put her hand on my chin as she slowly caressed it. I clenched my fists even harder. What was
With my hands over my face, I could feel my heart racing. What was he doing here? How could he even come out of the bathroom naked?I swallowed, with my hands still over my face, as I got off the bed where I’d been seated, looking for the pain relievers. "I’m so sorry, Alpha." I didn’t mean to. I swear, I didn’t know you would come out so soon." I told him as I made for the door, but then I didn’t know that something was on the floor.I stumbled on it, and just as I was about to fall and hit the ground, I crashed into his hands—those muscular arms that made my mind go nasty. I swallowed as I stared at him, my eyes now open, and I could see his shiny eyes. Damn, how could someone look so heavenly?"I swear; I didn’t know you would be out of the bathroom so soon, Alpha." Please forgive me." I begged him, and he smiled as he stared at me."I had warned you not to step on my tail, didn’t I?" He asked me, and I swallowed in even more fear; he had indeed warned me.I wasn’t scared of seeing
As she knelt in front of me, I could feel the hesitation, especially with how she was taking so long to raise her hands to start pleasing me."What’s wrong? Would you rather I killed you?" I asked her, and she shivered in fear as she shook her head in fear.I could see her hands shaking as she placed her hands on my laps, and when I saw that she was taking so long to start, I grabbed her by the hair. "Tell me, what’s wrong? Why are you wasting so much time? Does it look like I have all the time in the world to waste?" I asked her angrily, and she shook her head."I’m so sorry, Alpha, I..." She was stuttering as she raised her head away from me, and I heard her voice start to shake.I sighed as I turned her back to face me. "When you speak to me, speak very clearly. I don’t have all the time to waste, got it?" I asked her, and she nodded as she raised her head to me."I’m so sorry, Alpha." I can’t. I just can’t; I’ve never done it before." She told me, and I stared at her, shocked.One
"You’re such a fool, Leo—a hybrid, an omega at that. How could you let yourself go so easily?" I asked myself as I ran my fingers through my hair. I looked at myself below, and I realized that I’d really given myself away.I was such a fool; a mere hybrid omega was able to make me feel so good; how could I let myself fall for her that easily? Was I that weak?In anger, I threw the vase in the room to the floor. "Screw you, Cora. Screw you!" I yelled in anger as I turned to the mirror to stare at myself.I moved closer to the mirror as I placed my hand on it and said, "I’m an alpha, not a random fool. I am someone who would never let himself fall for a hybrid, not even if that hybrid was his mate." I told myself as I ran my fingers through my hair. "I have made myself a promise—a promise that I would make sure this ceremony was one that would cause her pain, and I would make sure I keep my promise." I told myself as I turned away from the mirror.I smirked as I turned to the door. "You
CORA’s POV…As I sat in the garden, the wonderful breeze blowing my hair to my face, I could not help but close my eyes. It felt so peaceful here—far more peaceful than it was in the house. I sighed, "Thank goodness there’s a garden; it feels like heaven; at least I’d get to be in peace, away from these people." I spoke to myself as I rubbed my hands slightly against my arm.I closed my eyes. I just needed to be away from that house—away from everyone for some time at least. I sighed as I got up, walking to the swing in the garden as I sat in it, moving myself in it from time to time. What came over me while I was with Leonardo, and why was I feeling this hurt that he had chased me away?I was honest with him; I really didn’t know how to do those things that he had asked me to do, so why did he choose to push me away that way? When I first started, it was very hard for me, but the moment he placed his hand on mine, I felt a certain jolt, and I was sure it was the mate bond doing its t