LOGIN"What gives you the right to think you can control me?" I fumed, feeling the anger rising in me. Before I could react, he had me pinned against the wall, his eyes staring into mine. “Go ahead and deny it all you want but this body of yours belongs to me completely. Like hell I'd let anyone touch you this way.” Violet Murray had always longed for the day she would find her mate. She doesn’t expect the painful rejection and humiliation that comes from the Alpha. Tired of everything she’d been forced to endure; she does the most reasonable thing anyone would do in her shoes. Strike a deal with his long-time rival, Lucian Sinclair. They form an alliance under the guise of a fake relationship. She swears she has no feelings for him. When their fake relationship bleeds into something else, she finds herself questioning everything, including her growing feelings. Lucian Sinclair had one simple aim; completely destroying the one thorn in his flesh, Tristan Black, along with his bleeding pack. He finds an opportunity in the person of Violet who bears a grudge against Tristan and her former pack for all she’d been put through. They agree to form an alliance for the sole purpose of taking their mutual enemy down. It was meant to be no feelings attached. When the lines start to blur, her finds herself unable to deny the feelings he has for her. When different enemies threaten to tear them apart, they must decide if their love is worth fighting for.
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“Why not just do the world a favor and die, you ugly bitch!”
If I could count the amount of times I had been told that, I’d probably get tired at some point and just call it quits. It was something that all my pack members had never hesitated to repeat over and over again.
The man who had pushed me to the wall sent me an ugly sneer before letting out a huff and walking away. I was supposed to have been used to such treatment by now. I shouldn’t be affected by it anymore. Still…I couldn’t fight back the tears that spilled down my cheek.
I bit my lip, lowering my head and walking up the flight of stairs. I kept my head down till I reached my room; no point in angering any more pack members. I was lucky to be done with all my work for the day.
The main house was already clean and all the house chores had been done. When I shut the door of my room behind me, I let out a sigh I never knew I’d been holding. My whole body ached from working all morning. The sun was already setting when I looked out the window.
My room was a calmer term for the broom closet. I’d changed it into a make-shift room. It wasn’t all that small if you squint really hard. It was near the toilet so it was near impossible to ignore the horrible stench that filled the room whenever someone used the toilet.
I let myself fall back on the mattress, a sigh escaping my lips as I did. I tried to push back all the thoughts that threatened to surface. My life up until this point wasn’t really much to talk about. Except for the bullying and torture that I’d faced at the hands of my pack, West Creak Pack. It was a really big pack that held esteem over all the other packs.
To the outside world, they were a pack that cared about the wellbeing of their pack members and always did their best to make sure that everybody was alright. That was only a lie though. Behind closed doors, they were a pack of hungry wolves that devoured the weak without a single sliver of remorse. Unfortunately, I fell under the bracket of the weak.
I had lost my mother at birth. My father had fled, abandoning me without a single thought. That was the day my suffering started. It had continued till now. I shook my head, trying to push out all the thoughts that threatened to surface and consume me completely.
Today was the day of the mating ceremony. The mating ceremony was always held on the last full moon of the year. It seemed it had come far sooner than I had initially anticipated. My heart beat sped up at the thought of finally finding a mate. I tried to push back my excitement.
For years now, I’d held onto the hope that I could finally find the one who was meant for me; my mate. Every year, the hope would be dashed as I ended up being the one left behind. It only added to the mockery I faced at the hands of my pack members. They liked seeing me tormented each year.
Not anymore.
“It’ll be different this time around. I might finally find my mate. This time could be different.” I said, trying to convince myself more than anything.
It seemed like an impossible dream but I knew I had to hold onto the hope. What would be the point of giving up so easily?
I took in a deep breath and got up from the bed. I grabbed a towel and headed for the bathroom, making sure to scrub myself clean. Once I was done with my shower, I made my way out of the bathroom.
I made my way to the small makeshift closet I had and rummaged it for what to wear. I pulled out the only presentable gown I had and put it on. It was a baby pink gown that was just barely that went all the way to my ankles. It wasn't a perfect fit but it would do.
Once I was done with that and satisfied with my appearance, I made my way downstairs and outside the house where the mating ceremony would take place.
It had been beautifully decorated with various lights and steamers strung to give the venue an aesthetic and pleasing vibe. I stood in a corner and bopped my head to the low beat of the music.
There were already so many people here and I didn't really feel like interacting with them.
“Yes. I, Liana Frey, accept you as my mate.” I turned my head just in time to see a girl pull her newly found mate into a hug.
My heart ached as the thought of never finding my mate crossed my mind. Was I forever doomed to never find my mate?
” Esteemed members of West Creak Pack.”
I raised my head to see the Alpha of the pack addressing everyone. Tristan Black was the Alpha of the pack and the embodiment of Adonis himself. As far as beauty was concerned, he had the body and face of a Greek God.
“In this mating ceremony, may the goddess bless us with our other half.”
Everybody clapped and cheered at his words. I found myself clapping too, unable to take my eyes away from him.
All of a sudden, it felt like the whole world stopped. All I could see and hear was him. He had turned in my direction as well, unable to take his eyes off me.
I didn't realize when I slowly started making my way towards him. I stopped when I was just a few feet away from him.
Mate
My wolf wouldn't stop howling the word in my ears. This was it. I had finally found my mate at long last.
I didn't expect the next words that left his mouth.
“I, Tristan Black, reject you as my mate.”
LUCIANI kissed her.Why did I kiss her?Blaming alcohol at that point would be pointless because alcohol didn’t nudge me towards her lips. It didn’t egg me on to do the one thing that I’d sworn I’d never do. Be anything intimate with her.Shit. Shit.The way her heart seemed to drop at my words was even more weird. We’d marked each other, which meant I was more aware of whatever emotional turbulence she was going through. I’d done a good job of ignoring it and pushing it down for the better part of our deal.So why did it all come crashing down two nights ago? Fuck. I screwed up. Big time. All the fault was on me. I shouldn’t have let myself get that close to her. Or even let her get that close to me in the first place.“Hello?”Zayn snapped his fingers twice, staring at me with confusion and what seemed like worry. “Earth to Lucian. Thought I lost you there for a second.”I cleared my throat. “Well, you didn’t. Get to the damn point.”“Were you even listening to what I said?” He loo
VIOLETMy heart was racing with each step further I took. Lucian was a little bit up ahead but his grip on my hand never wavered even once“Careful.” He said when I almost tripped on my gown.I waited some seconds to steady myself before sending him a nod. With that, we continued up the stairs. Lucian turned a corner, moving away from the long hallway. As soon as the cold air hit my face, I realized what he had in mind.He let out a breath when we eventually got on the grassy floor. I turned to him, trying hard to hide my amusement.“This is your idea of a getaway?” I snorted.“Well, I mean it helps,” He shrugged, a small smile playing at his lips. “If it helps there’s some good drinks in that cooler over there.”I raised my head back. “Cooler? No way.”He chuckled. “Come on.”I let him lead me to the far right of the balcony. Of course, hidden behind a bunch of potted plants was a small red cooler. Lucian gently opened it, slowly pulled out what looked like a bottle of wine.“More dr
VIOLETThe party was slowly delving well into the night. Me? I couldn’t tell what glass I was nursing. Third? Fourth. It didn’t matter. I hadn’t felt this calm in…forever.Reese, on the other hand, was having a blast. She must have downed about six glasses of wine already. Each blink of her eye was slower than the eye and I could swear she was more than tipsy at that point.“You really need to hold your alcohol, babe.” Zayn shook his head, a fond smile on his lips.She huffed, pouting her lips. “Oh, come on. You love me like that.”“Do I?” He pretended to think on it for a while. “Yes. Yes I do.”Her smile became cheeky this time. I shook my head and turned to Lucian. Immediately, he turned to the drink in his hand.“I’d have sworn you were a lightweight when it came to drinks.” He took a sip of his drink.“You underestimate me, Alpha.” I chuckled, taking one full swig of my drink and draining the whole glass.He watched as I put the glass back on the table, trailing my every move unt
VIOLETSince when did Lucian become a gentleman? So…soft. Or was I tweaking? It wouldn’t be far off to assume this was some fever dream.And yet when he’d kissed the back of my hand, I’d felt something jolt through my body. It could just be my nerves. I had a tendency to read too hard into things after all.“May I have the honor of your first dance, Violet?”I let the question linger in the air a little. It was very easy to say yes. But where was the fun in that?“Since when did you become so gentlemanly?”“I’ve always been a gentleman.” He replied.I scoffed. “Give me a break.”“I know you find joy in disputing everything I say and turning it into some sort of banter, Violet.” He sounded more amused than frustrated. “But I’d like to know your answer. May I?”Some seconds passed before I nodded. “You may.”That was all he needed. Wordlessly, he led me to the center of the dance floor. One of his hands moved to my waist while the other weaved through my fingers, holding tightly to my h
LUCIANMy days had become increasingly choked up, more than I was actually pleased with. But it was something I knew I had to do. So far so good, I still had those reports Zayn had given me about Violet’s scars.Something told me it ran deeper than that. I would have to do my best in finding out what it was by all means necessary. Why did I care so much? I wasn’t so sure. It was like an itch that needed scratching, something I just felt the need to handle.“So tomorrow then?” Zayn yawned.I nodded, waving him goodbye as I made my way up towards my room. Sure enough, Violet was already on the bed. Her gaze was focused on the ceiling. She didn’t even look my way, not budging as I slammed the door shut.I bit back the words that were itching to leave my throat. As soon as I was done freshening up, I made my way back to the bed and took my spot there. Still, she didn’t move. What was she thinking about?Was it the events of the day?“Violet.”Slowly, she turned towards me. I could barely
TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter deals with sensitive topics, including mental health struggles, suicidal ideation and emotional crisisVIOLET“Do you understand how many we’d need?”“What?” I raised my head to look at Reese.She frowned, eyes raking all over me suspiciously. “You’ve been zoning out more often these days. What exactly is going through your mind?”“Have I?” I shook my head. “I don’t know. I’m sorry about that.”She sighed, pushing the ledger off her thighs and leaning down onto me. “Wanna talk about it?”I shook my head again, forcing a smile. “I’m okay. I think.”For a second, it seemed like she was going to protest. Surprisingly, she simply sighed again. “Alright, alright. I hear you.”I brightened my smile some more. We’d been going over how much female care products would be brought into the pack since morning and had just about finished rounding it up. That is, until I started zoning out.There was a lot more on my mind than I could talk about. There was still the un












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