BREAK IN

When Serafine entered the house, she could not but notice how quiet everywhere was. If she had not gone out of this house earlier in the morning, she would think no one lived there. As she was about to go back to her room, she spotted a maid holding an empty plate walking toward the kitchen and she quickly ran toward her

“Wait, why is this place so quiet, and where is the alpha?” Serafine said while staring at the young maid who felt so scared for a reason she was unaware of. At least, she is the first maid that was not looking at her with contempt or as if they want to skin her alive.

“All the work that needs to be done in the morning has been done so everyone is resting now. Only a few maids are on duty, also, the alpha has gone for a conference trip and won’t be back until after a few weeks. Pardon me Miss Serafine but I have to go now” The maid spoke so fast as she looked as if she could not stand being in her presence any longer, not out of hatred, but out of fear.

‘Business trip? How come I was not informed?’ Serafine thought to herself as she finally realized that there was no need for her to be informed about it as her being the supposed wife of the alpha of this pack was not done willingly but out of desperation. Alpha Alcide does not even see her as anything special and he probably thinks she is worthless just as the others have always seen her.

Serafine went to her room and just as she entered her room, she realized something; she was not meant to assume things and she should just focus on her main goal which was to earn the Alpha’s affection so that she could rescue her pet and leave her pack for good, and maybe find shelter somewhere else. But how was she to earn his affection when she barely saw him every day?

Serafine felt bored and luckily, she saw a book on her bedside table. It was old and dusty so she cleaned it and she finally saw the title

“The art of seduction” Serafine read the title out loud.

She sat down on her bed, opened the book, and the first image she saw made her close it back rapidly.

“What the” She said while feeling shocked by what she just saw

Serafine felt like her virgin eyes had just been corrupted. On the first page, was a clear picture of a male and female private part. She was about to throw the book away when she had a second thought.

Serafine opened the book again, using her hand to cover the image as she read what was on the next page out loud

“Just like the way it goes, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, I would say the way to a man’s soul is his body”

‘Wow, this makes a lot of sense’ Serafine said within her as she read further. So far, she was enjoying what she was reading and she was relieved that there was no naughty part apart from the first page as she had not yet encountered one.

Serafine read the book for a few hours until she slept off

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And just like Alcide, Serafine also had a nightmare

8-year-old Serafine was kneeling on the floor, her knees bruised from kneeling for too long, tears flooding from her eyes as she begged the older lady standing in front of her

“Please, I did not hurt my sister, I would never do that, she bruised herself intentionally” Young Serafine added while trying to wipe the tears off her face but before her hands could reach her face, a thick wood landed on her palm. Serafine screamed as she felt the pain within her bones. She bent her body, hugging her hands trying to suppress the pain but before she could do that, another stroke landed on her leg.

And so, the strokes came one by one until her body was bruised as blood seeped out from the wound on her body.

“Next time, you would not go near my precious daughter not to even think of hurting her. You are a devil, so you want to kill my daughter just as you did to your mother and twin brother right?” The older woman standing beside her said as she grabbed her hair, gripping it tightly.

Young Serafine could not even say anything as her body felt numb, she could barely speak nor try to remove her hair from the woman’s grasp as she felt pain all over her body

“As punishment for what you did, your pet dog would be fed to my wolves,” The lady said while leaving the room and all Serafine could do was shut her eyes as she felt the darkness finally consuming her.

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Serafine finally woke up with a gasp.

‘The nightmares have started again’ she thought within herself as she held her chest, trying to suppress the pain she was feeling. The nightmares were a regular occurrence for her but they suddenly stopped when she clocked 15. Sometimes, she would wonder if the reason why she could not sense the presence of her wolf was because the pain was too much for it to bear and not it just did not want to come out as it was scared.

Serafine stood up to drink water as she felt her throat was dry and just as her hands touched the Jug on the bedside table, she heard a sound coming from her window as if someone was trying to break in.