Karica's POVThe next morning I was woken up by someone shaking me awake. Groggily opening my eyes I found it was Tacy. "You have to get up now. Alpha is waiting for you at the breakfast table, he doesn't appreciate tardiness. Get dressed and come downstairs quickly."Tacy sternly added as if it was not my first day here and I was accustomed to all their rules and routines. She could have informed me yesterday night, but of course, they had to do it in the nick of time. I rubbed my eyes before throwing away the duvet covering me, although all I wanted to do was stay bundled up underneath it. Scrambling to my feet I was about to make my way to the bathroom when Tacy handed me a black uniform, similar to what she was donning. It was a knee-length loose-fitting dress, made from high-quality black fabric. The design featured clean lines and minimal embellishments, reflecting a professional and sophisticated style.The dress had a slightly A-line silhouette, with pleats. The neckline w
Karica's POVThrowing on the maid's uniform I reeled in all the emotions which were threatening to break loose. A dam of tears was about to crumble and collapse behind my orbs. No.I wouldn't cry, I wouldn't grant him the satisfaction of seeing my broken because he chose to humiliate me. Keeping my head high, I departed from the room. They had left the door unlocked. Passing along the passage I reached the stairs and began descending them.Reaching the bottom I arrived at the dining hall, which was situated right along the kitchen. A long wooden dining table with about ten chairs around it had been perched in the centre. Seemed like they had their meals together. Four people were currently occupying it while Tacy stood at the side with her hands clasped in front, her hair was tightly held in a neat bun behind her head, not a hair out of place. My eyes wandered from her to the people who sat at the table. Of course, the big bad alpha was seated at the head of the table position. A s
"It's alright, I don't think he will come to terms with me. But thank you for the concern," I offered her a wounded smile, she was the first person in this pack who was trying to be nice to me. She placed her hand on her heavily pregnant belly and picked up the dish containing toast to offer me. "I will serve it," Tacy quickly moved ahead and took the dish from her. "Please, you should be resting. I can serve myself," I didn't want her to feel obligated because of me. I seized the dish from Tacy while she helped Melsine sit back down. "Thank you! Tacy. You can go back to your duties, I will send Karica over once she is done with her breakfast," she offered a small smile to Tacy and she sternly nodded before leaving us alone. "Kamryn told me what happened and I am no one to judge you. But please give him a chance, he needs you. Because an unmated Alpha is like a ticking time bomb and enemies always target them. You are his mate and no one can understand him better than you. I will
Karica's POVMaking his smoothie was worse than a pain in the a*s. Three different kinds of berries, three varieties of seeds, three assortments of nuts, and mint. Everything needed to be mixed in the correct proportion or it wouldn't balance and I was in no mood to unleash the Hulk by messing up his smoothie. The beads of perspiration formed on my forehead and back and I could feel them trickling down. Maybe the kitchen had gotten hotter. "Need any assistance?" a girl who had been working alongside me finally felt pity on my condition and offered her services. "Please, just have a look and tell me if I have measured out everything in the correct proportion?" I pleaded, offering her a sheepish smile and she timidly laughed, placing her hand on her pinkish lips. "Hi! I am Xui Lin, you can call me Xu," she had shiny straight light brown hair and a smile that could melt hearts. "Hello! I am Karica," I offered her my hand and she politely shook it. "Madam Tacy told us that you are A
Karica's POVHalting in my rapidly departing steps, I pivoted to face him, only to be welcomed by his wet towel which landed directly on my face. Completely drenched in his rich intoxicating smell. I clutched and removed it from my face. Perfect.What did he take me to be? A laundry basket?"Wash it with my other clothes. Get them from the washroom," he pointed towards the bathroom with his slender finger. I sighed, hooking in the emotional turmoil to defy his order. Instructing myself that angering him would not end well for me or my family, I silently tried to amble past him only to be yanked by the arm and pinned to the wall behind. The towel dropped from my hand as he stood there high and mighty. His gargantuan frame hovered over me, my hands jailed over my head as he leaned in, those alluring pits of his swirled with hidden secrets, pulling me towards their unfathomable chasms I knew I would never be able to fully explore. His raspy breath was almost on my unmarked neck, righ
Xynathius's POVThe chaotic world around me suddenly quieted down once she left, her bewitching scent still lingering in the entirety of the very air I breathed in, encapsulating every cell of my body. Seductress. I thought I could resist her but this was easier said than done. And why was my crotch tightening? Now I had an unnecessary boner.Fu*king brilliant. Zilver was making the situation even worse. I almost injured her while losing control to him. If he hadn't pulled her all that mess would have landed on her and that was the last thing I wanted. All the contents of my dressing were sprawled on the carpet making me clench my jaw. Why was I so frustrated?'What the hell were you thinking? Fighting me for control in front of her and then touching her like that,' I frustratingly shouted at Zilver. 'I merely wanted to feel and smell her since you won't even touch her. She is our mate,' Zilver added with his usual smugness. 'I don't desire her and she won't ever be mine,' I stu
Karica's POVWith a thudding heart and an emotional storm brewing inside me, I ran from his room. The feelings of fear and desires he invoked in me were grappling my heart. His words stung, not that I expected anything else, but still, it hurt. The tender touch of his artistic fingers still lingered on my cheeks, the sparks he had ignited were blazing me to my core. The intensity of it wasn't letting me think straight. He would never own me, how was I going to keep living like this? I needed a way out, I would beg my father to take me along, to make him reject me. This is not how I could keep leaving. The mate bond had truly fu*ked my life and I couldn't help but imagine how my life would have been if I wasn't born a werewolf. If there was no mate bond, if I was free to choose whom to love and spend my life with. Somehow I made my way to my room and hid in the bathroom. If anyone would come looking for me, they would leave seeing I was in the bathroom. I wanted to cry my eyes out
Karica's POVThe ground under my feet seemed to have shifted for his words were like a tremor that shook my world. A gasp escaped me as my hand flew to my mouth and the tears I had been so vehemently holding back welled up and poured out. My father's cruel words and uncaring gaze had me sobbing relentlessly. I was more broken than I had ever imagined myself to end up. I knew he would be mad but disowning his eldest born in front of her mate who was already hellbent on destroying her life was heartless. "You can't be serious," Kilran shouted in frustration, he was as shocked as I was. "After what Alpha Xynathius has told me, I absolutely can. Someone who runs away with another man instead of her mate has no place in my pack or family. She brought it on herself and I am giving full reins to her mate to do as he pleases. We should be thankful he is letting her live as his maid, any other man would have killed her on the spot," he spat out, his eyes turning crimson from the surging ang