CHAPTER 43: FIGHTING OFF THE ROGUE VENUS: I stood there and thought about my current situation in this pack. I have been subjected to all forms of humiliation and hatred. If not that I was needed to save the Alpha:s life, I would have still been cleaning Olivia's vomit and flushing her poop.Yet here I was, being the only one who can save the Alpha.I heaved a sigh.What if I decide not to help him and allowed him to die? Wasn't that freedom for me? Because my only purpose here was to be the Alpha's breeder. So I will definitely be set free if Maxine should die, right?I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes, debating within me wether I should help Maxine or not.With my eyes still closed, I suddenly felt a hand on my ankle. And a faint voice that whispered. “Please Venus, don't let me die.”At first I thought the voice came from my head but when I opened my eyes, I saw Maxine's hand tightened on my ankle and his hazel eyes searching mine. In that instant, my heart melted and I
CHAPTER 47: THE CHOSEN ONE VENUS:I stood at the doorway of Olivia's room and gasped in shock. A thick stench of alcohol hit me so hard I almost gagged. My nose crinkled, and my hand instinctively moved up to cover my mouth. The sight before me made me freeze."Oh my Moon Goddess..." I murmured under my breath. “What the freaking heck did she do in here?”Empty liquor bottles littered the floor, some tipped over, their contents soaking into the expensive-looking rug. A pool of vomit sat near the edge of the bed like a grotesque centerpiece.Her clothes were scattered all over the place, some drenched in God-knows-what. While Maxine was dying, Olivia was here getting drunk to the extent of throwing up in her room. And she expected me to clean up this mess?The bathroom door was slightly ajar, and from where I stood, I could hear a smell that made me conclude the toilet hadn't been flushed. I felt bile rise to my throat.I was already injured. My shoulder ached from where Olivia had
CHAPTER 46: BEING BULLIED VENUS:As we drove toward the pack, Maxine suddenly looked pale. I watched his colour get worse by the minute and eventually he lost consciousness.I almost screamed in fear but Conrad told me to calm down. I held my chest, trying to calm my nerves but my heartbeat kept accelerating.Wait, what's even wrong with me?I didn’t recognize myself anymore. I was never one to worry over people who didn’t give a damn about me, but here I was, sitting stiffly in the back seat of the car, staring at Maxine’s unconscious form sprawled across Conrad's lap.My hands trembled. My knees were weak. My chest throbbed with something I didn’t want to name. This shouldn’t have been happening. Not to me. Not for him.I shouldn't be feeling this way, right? After all, it's Maxine we are talking about here. The man who has done nothing but choke me, humiliate me and subject me to being Olivia's servant. I took another glance at him and shook my head. One moment, Maxine was barki
CHAPTER 45: YOU CAME FOR ME MAXINE:"Get down!" I roared as we thundered into the room. My men and I were more than a dozen and all geared up for action, our weapons ready."Secure the target!” And then I saw Venus, trembling, her back pressed against the cold wall, and Draven… that bastard, standing far too close with a gun aimed at her head."Drop the weapon, Draven!" I snarled, voice low and deadly.He turned slowly, almost amused. "Maxine," he drawled, tilting his head. "You came for your little pet. How noble."I didn’t have time for his mind games. In one smooth motion, I lunged, my dagger slicing through the air. Gunfire erupted, metal against metal, bodies crashing against walls. My men swarmed, and chaos consumed the room.Draven fired once, missed, then tried again, but I was already on him. I slammed him to the ground, disarming him with a bone-snapping twist of his wrist. He grunted, tried to strike back, but I was faster, stronger—until he reached beneath his jacket and
CHAPTER 44: BE MY SPYVENUS:Draven's sharp eyes glinted like twin blades as he circled me slowly, a predator toying with its prey. I sat stiffly in the metal chair, my wrists sore from the tight ropes binding them to the armrest. My heart thudded loudly in my chest, but I kept my voice even."Sir, please believe me," I said quietly, avoiding eye contact, "I don't know anything about Maxine's activities or affairs. I'm just a servant. I'm barely allowed in the mansion unless it's to scrub floors or wash the toilets."Draven stopped in front of me, crossing his arms. "You're lying. He doesn't just let anyone into his home, especially not humans. You're close to him. You're his breeder."I scoffed, though it came out more like a nervous exhale. These desperate wolves! Why involve me in their power tussle? He had to go to the extent of digging up every information about me?"You're mistaken. Alpha Maxine barely speaks to me. If he ever looks at me, it's to scold or remind me I'm a slave
CHAPTER 43: MAXINE IS THE TARGET?VENUS:I shivered as I sat down, rubbing the ache in my ankle. I was nervous and that seemed to be the only thing I could do at the moment.Ray sat opposite me at the restaurant table, with his arms crossed, and his gaze sharp and unreadable."What happened to your foot?" he asked, as he narrowed his brows and glanced under the table.I shrugged, trying to sound casual. "Nothing serious. Just a little accident at home."He didn't look convinced. He leaned forward, and talked to me in a low but firm voice. "Venus, let’s not play games. Where’s the flash drive?"My heart jumped in my chest. I looked down, pretending to fiddle with the napkin on my lap. "I lost it."Ray scoffed. "You lost it? That's the story you're going with?""I swear," I said quickly. "It got stolen."He raised a brow. "Stolen by who?"I bit my lip. My thoughts flashed to Maxine—his fingers wrapped tightly around my waist, and my heart beating faster whenever he was near. Do I really