ODETTE
The cruel Alpha was in all his monstrous glory.I was thoroughly shocked by what I was looking at, as I’d never seen darkness loom so boldly around a wolf’s eyes.I didn’t know what the fuck was happening or if I was making things fucking worse by being here, but I couldn’t stop now seeing there were four maids injured on the floor behind me.Four!His aura was as thick as dark blood. The evil emitting from him was not something I could describe in words. If the wolves who’d called him a monster saw him in this catastrophic form, they’d know that the word was not nearly enough to portray the shadows hidden beneath him.Blackness had filled the brim of his eyes. Rings of shadows encircled him, bounding him to this evil, like he had no control over himself. The claws stretching out of him looked like they were made from black metal.Letting out a dreadful roar, Devyn, the beast, shook the grounds of the packODETTE"I, Aslan Zephyr, reject you, Odette Cadell, as my mate and future Luna!"It was only a week ago that I cuddled into the arms of Aslan. My mate, who had sworn to love and protect me, But things had changed so much in a week that everything I had thought I knew seemed almost unrecognizable.Under his command, an army of fleeting, beast-like soldiers charged into our pack. Their swords, claws, and teeth tore through everyone and everything in sight, setting everything I loved ablaze. His mahogany red hair gleamed in the flames of our falling pack, his azure blue eyes staring at me in utmost hatred as his fangs exposed to reveal a wicked smile. I had never seen so much hatred in his treacherous eyes. He was like a completely different wolf.The blood dripping from his hostile claws, edged and deadly, was from my family. My father, mother, and eleven-year-old brother lay dead on the floor, utterly lifeless, my throat hitching in pain as my heart shredded into pieces. Chained down t
LIEVI drew my bow, anchoring it steadily as I set my aim on my prey, releasing my lethal weapon as fast as I had set it. These hunting grounds—like territory marked by a lion—were mine.Trespassers who dared to come through would meet an untimely death, and no one had been bold enough.Every wolf in the territories knew of the menacing power I possessed. No fucking soul was brave or barely tempted enough to venture into the domain of the Alpha of the Night Fury pack.My domain.“What did I get this time?” I asked my Sigma General as a servant relieved me of my bow, another appearing to present me with a different weapon—a spear.There wasn't enough time to tell what prey I had caught, as I had fired my arrow once I saw movement, but it was easy to guess from the death cry the beast gave out.The Sigma General, Atlas, bowed as he spoke, “A hyena, Alpha.”“A hyena?” I questioned as I seized the spear from the servant. Swiftly extending my claws, I firmly gripped the wooden shaft and ef
ODETTEStabbing pain coursed through my heart, body, and soul as consciousness returned to me. I had been in the darkness for so long that I had forgotten what the light looked like.Squinting my eyes, I sat up on what seemed to be a soft, comfy bed, my toes curling as I arched my back, letting out a blaring yawn.As my vision cleared, I found myself in a lavish room that oozed wealth and luxury. A white, plain dress covered my nakedness. It was so plain and pretty that it reminded me of someone, but... who? I couldn't remember.And without an obvious reason, I wished I was dead. There was so much guilt and pain in my broken heart. I didn't know where it came from.“You’re awake." A dark voice from an even darker corner startled me, snapping me out of my agonizing thoughts.The owner of the voice approached me, revealing himself as he emerged from the darkness. I gasped in awe, utterly breathless. He was the most divine wolf I had ever set my eyes on.His lengthy, smokey silver hair w
ODETTEI scoured the entire room, turning everything upside down as I searched for my potential escape route, but nothing. There was nothing that could free me from these four walls. Fuck the wealth and luxury; I was in a fucking prison cell.If only Echo were here with me, she would've thought of something by now.I wondered if I'd ever get her back. I'd been with her so long that I forgot what living without her was like. I needed her. I'd get her back."What would Echo do? What would Echo do?" I asked myself repeatedly as I paced around the room, itching my fingers out of nervous habit.I stopped, my eyes widening in hope, when something came to mind. I might have lost contact with my wolf and my abilities, and was only a mere human now, but that didn’t mean I couldn't cast charms anymore.Wishing I had paid more attention to Alma's teachings, I tried to remember a teleportation charm that she had once taught me—it was like that woman knew I'd need all these spells someday.For the
ODETTE‘They've got to be fucking kidding me,’ I thought, snickering under my breath as I struggled to believe what I was hearing. Who was going to do what to me? No. Absolutely not! I'd rather fucking die!Liev rose from his throne, causing the atmosphere in the hall to shift. His Gamma, noticing this, stepped back as he sensed the rousing trouble, proceeding to scowl at me like he was blaming me for this.How was this any of my fault? One was keeping me prisoner for no apparent reason, and the other wanted to turn me into his mindless dick slave! If he wanted to blame someone, he should blame them!Even in this apparent chaos, the thought of escaping crossed my mind. However, I hesitated, afraid that even the slight movement would give the Gamma a fitting excuse to beat me the fuck up.My fantasy of escaping ended when Liev approached us, Axel grabbing me by the hair, which fucking hurt, as he pulled me closer to him.Liev ignored my presence to face Axel, the asshole who had one ha
ODETTEI’d never stop talking about how marvelously matched his inky black hair and shadowy gray eyes were. Everything about him was perfect. As an artist, I couldn’t do a better job at sculpting him myself.Why did I fall so deeply for Aslan when wolves like Axel, Devyn, and Liev existed?But as soon as the blinding attraction cleared to reveal the monster hidden beneath him, fear creeped back into me.The Alpha was so heavily built that his massiveness spanned at least half the width and height of the door, and you wouldn’t believe just how freaking big this freaking door was.Before I could react to the god this fearsome Alpha was, he stepped before me in a flash and struck me with a force so great that I didn’t feel the pain overwhelming my gut until I collided into the wall, coughing out an unhealthy amount of blood.Not like coughing out any amount of blood was ever healthy.I fell on all fours, my head spinning as I tried to focus my sights on the growling motherfucker who had
ODETTEMy eyes fluttered open, and the world still the hazy blur it had been when I collapsed into unconsciousness as a whirling web of darkness spun around me.It drove me temporarily insane until my eyes finally focused on a light bulb twitching across from me, the light barely illuminating the short span it could reach.I heard water drip as the smell of dust and moisture filled my lungs, the reek instantly reminding me of a basement.A table that looked like it had been recently raided by termites stood before me, the rotting legs barely keeping it up as my eyes narrowed, trying to see the things on it.A cold hand gripped my heart when I heard the sound of footsteps. I knew who they belonged to, and I didn’t like it one bit.Uneasiness settled into the pit of my stomach when I realized that I was tied to a chair very similar to the dying table.My breath quickened when Liev appeared, his hair down and electric blue eyes as cold as ever.
ODETTEWhen the brunette, who was around my age and had a much smaller stature than me, noticed that I was looking at her, she quickly cleaned her tears, sniffing as if she were trying to hide what I had already seen.“I’m sorry.” Her voice was meek and docile, like that of a tamed animal. Even in my state, I couldn’t help but feel pity for her. I wondered what horrors she had gone through in this hell. “It’s just that you look so terrible. It must hurt so much.”When I smiled at her, her hazel eyes brightened, like she was glad that my spirit hadn’t been broken. Which was funny because it’d take a fucking lot more to break me.“It’s fine. I’m fine.” My voice was the farthest thing from fine, but my words were reassuring enough. Though I could barely hear myself, I didn’t think she’d have a problem. After all, she was a wolf, even if she was only an omega. And damn, I couldn’t believe that an omega was better off than me. What the fuck had Alma and the goddess done?I