“Al…cide” Jenna managed to speak as she felt herself about to faint from the lack of breath
Suddenly, Alcide threw her off, vomited, and then fainted as everything turned black for him
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Then the nightmare started all over again. His assaulter was in his room again, naked on his bed as she gestured for him to come over. He moved like a robot who was being controlled by its master and he climbed the bed. She kissed him and touched him all over his body, squeezing his sensitive areas hard eliciting a squeal of pain from Alcide’s mouth.
He could not do anything and just watched as the older lady touched him anyhow and when she was done, as his routine, he ran to the bathroom, vomited his guts out, and then fainted.
But it did not end there, suddenly, he found himself in a place filled with pictures of his assaulter pasted everywhere and then the posters started coming to reality as the lady smiled at him calling him all sorts of names. He screamed, trying to block the voice out and he thought he was going to faint again when suddenly, he saw a bright light coming from opposite him and he saw a hand trying to help him out of the abyss.
He was scared for a moment as he thought that it might be the hand of that beast but still, he took the hand. He felt happiness seeping into him as he finally left that deadly place
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Alcide suddenly woke up from the nightmare and he saw some of his men beside him staring at him intently. He felt relieved when he realized that they were his trusted men.
“ Finally you’re awake Alpha” one of his men spoke with relief all over his face
“Thank God Serafine noticed and came to call us” Another one of his men added too
Alcide was stunned when he heard that Serafine had come to meet him. But he did not notice her earlier on. ‘Had she been there all along?’
“I’m fine,” he told his men who tried to help him stand up
They left him as per his wish and Alcide turned his head to find out that Jenna was no longer there with him. He remembered that he was laughing and suddenly Jenna touched him and then his mind blacked out. ‘What happened?’ Alcide thought to himself as he made his way to his room, tired and feeling a little weak from the nightmare.
While the water flowed through his body, he wondered about what happened and where the light he saw in his nightmare came from. After having his bath, he went to sleep.
The next day, Serafine woke up feeling so relieved and hyper about the new day. A smile was plastered on her face as she did not remember when last she felt this happy. Usually, she would be forced to wake up earlier to serve punishment for her step-sister’s wrongdoings. She quickly got dressed and went downstairs to have breakfast. Her mouth watered after seeing the sumptuous meal lined up on the table just for her. ‘Well, maybe it was not only for her, maybe her handsome yet cold prince had his portion there too but who cares’ she thought to herself as she eagerly sat down to consume her meal.
After breakfast, she left the house to go and explore the city since she could not just remain cooped up in the house like a prisoner.
Serafine was amazed at the orderliness of the city. There was nothing that was out of place and she was in awe. The marketplace was not too rowdy with everyone minding their business.
She suddenly saw a very pretty dress and thought to check it out
“This dress that you are touching is worth a lot of bucks, I hope you know that miss” The shopkeeper came towards her as he saw that she was keenly observing the dress
“What’s its worth?” Serafine asked after she swallowed a little. She does not even have a single penny with her as she is broke. All of her savings were stolen by her step-sister and she could not even complain or report as she would be the one to bear the consequences.
“5000 bucks,” the man said and Serafine’s eyes widened.
“5000 bucks? For just one dress?” She asked with a shocked look on her face. Even all her savings are not up to half of that
“That is the price, if you can not buy it then you leave it,” the shopkeeper said with anger evident in his voice
Just as she was about to leave, a voice stopped her
“ Look girls, our so-called Alpha’s wife can’t even afford a dress worth just 5000 bucks,” Jenna said as she and her girls laughed while mocking Serafine
Serafine was shocked as she remembered that this was the lady she had seen with the Alpha yesterday. She saw the alpha suffocating someone and just as she was about to go help the lady, the alpha fell, vomited, and fainted. She quickly ran to save him but when she could not carry him on her own due to his weight, she had to go call for help.
Serafine stared at the lady with curiosity on her face. ‘Why does it seem like this lady does not like me?’ Serafine wondered to herself
‘Oh, is she the alpha’s girlfriend, mistress or what?’
All Serafine wants is to avoid any trouble as she has had enough from her previous pack.
“Pack the dress for her” Serafine and Jenna were shocked as they heard the voice of a man walking towards them. The man was tall with broad shoulders but he had a more normal look when compared to Alcide.
Just as Serafine was about to talk, the man added again
“And give her whatever it is that she wants”
Jenna laughed as she saw the picture she used an unknown number to send to Alcide. She took the sim away, broke it into pieces and threw it away.She was sure Alcide would hate Serafine by now. If not from the pictures, but from the message she used Serafine’s phone to send.‘Now, I would wait for a while before approaching Alcide. Then when it is time, I would comfort him and make him give in to me bit by bit’ Jenna thought within herself as she laughed to herself.She stepped into the room and walked closer to Serafine.By now, Serafune had already woken up but her body was bloodied and she could barely keep her eyes opened.“Oh, what a pity. Look at you now. If you would have left Alcide for me, you won’t be passing through all these” Jenna said, acting like she felt sorry for what Serafine was going through.Serafine could only gnash her teeth as she used her last strength reply Jenna.“You just wait until Alcide comes to get me out of here. He would rip you to pieces” Serafine re
Meanwhile, Alcide went into his room after he was done with his meeting and he was tired. All he wanted was to spend time with his wife.He stepped into the room with a smile and his smile left his lips when he saw that the room was empty.‘Did she step out?’ Alcide wondered to himself as he checked the dressing room and bathroom but it was empty.“Serafine?” Alcide called out to her but got no response.“Maybe she stepped out to relax for a while” Alcide added as he finally calmed down, convincing himself with that thought.He stepped into the bathroom, had his bath and changed into fresh clothes. He had some files to attend to and as such, he sat down to work on them.He dropped the papers out of frustration. No matter how hard he tried, he could not concentrate. His thoughts diverted to Serafine.He looked at his watch to check the time. The time was past 5 in the evening.“Why is she not back yet” Alcide said as he became worried.He tried to continue his work but when he saw that
Serafine was about to run away but then, a strong hand grabbed her and yanked her into the room. Serafine fell down from how strong the pull was and she immediately stood up to find Lucian glaring down at her. “Oh, what a nosy cat you are,” Lucian said with a sinister smile as he moved closer to Serafine while Sera backed away. “Please let me go. I’m sorry” Serafina said as her back hit the door and she almost screamed from how close Lucian was to her now. Just then, Jenna stepped out of the bathroom saying, “What was that sound” As soon as she said this, her eyes widened when she saw Serafine backed up against the door with Lucian in front of her. “We have a spy. Why don’t we hasten up our plan Jenna” Lucian said with a smirk as he crouched to Serafine’s level. “Please don’t do anything to me” Serafine begged as she felt tears pool down her eyes. “Do you have everything all planned out?” Jenna asked as she smirked seeing how Serafine cried out of fear. “Yes” Saying this, Luci
The next morning, Serafine and Alcide left the resort early to get back to their pack. All through the ride, Serafine kept mute, saying nothing and Alcide kept staring at her from time to time, wondering what he had done wrong. “Serafine?” Alcide called out to her, tired of the silent treatment “Hmm?” Serafine said, turning to look at him. “Are you alright?” Alcide asked, looking concerned “I’m ok,” Serafine said, smiling at him “Then why have you been quiet all this while? Did I do something wrong” Alcide asked and Serafine felt emotional seeing the look on his face. He looked confused and sad and she just wanted to pull him in for a hug and comfort him. Yes, she was down, but not because she was angry, but because she was confused and trying to sort out her emotions. She feels confused about her feelings to Alcide. She felt so drawn to him and whether she admits it or not, she has fallen deep for him and she does not want to expect much from him so as not to get disappointed.
The next day came and went fast as Serafine hanged out with the girls while Alcide was busy with a lot of meetings. A party was organized for all of them in that night, just to enjoy once more before they all head back to their various packs. Serafine was going for something simple yet elegant, so she opted for a pink chiffon dress that reached her knee. She let her hair down in waves and applied minimal makeup. Alcide on the other hand wore a black tuxedo with matching shoes and applied gel on his hair, swooshing it backwards. In all, they looked elegant and one would think they were a match made in heaven. Serafine felt sad because she was going to leave all the sweet souls she had just met and then go back to face her problems. She would miss them all, especially Daina. Serafine and Alcide stepped out of their room and into the hall holding each other’s hands. Just as they stepped in, Serafine noticed that the chairs were arranged in front of a large table, and once seated,
Daina and Serafine had fun after which Daina took Sera to meet the wives of some Alphas, with Serafine’s permission of course. When they got to the garden, the women were eagerly waiting for Serafine and Sera felt nervous a little bit nervous. ‘What if they don’t like me? What if I fumble? What if I act weird in front of them?” The what-ifs clouded Serafine’s mind as she hesitated a little and Daina quickly noticed this. “Don’t worry, Sera. The people you are about to meet are nice and I won’t take you to them if they weren’t. And if they choose to be a dickhead, I’m here, I’d spank their asses one by one” Daina said, trying to cheer Sera up and then Serafine nodded, moving forward. Immediately the ladies saw Serafine, they stood up gleefully, with a genuine smile on their faces. “Ladies, meet Serafine” Daina introduced Serafine to the ladies and they all smiles, some nodding, some looking at her like she were a superstar. “Sera, this is Bianca, Davina, Arianna, Cleopatra, Giann