CHLOE.Do you remember the karma I first talked about in the beginning? Well, she was about to betray me by showing her true self to me just when I thought I had gotten away with murder… Brace yourselves.***"Daddy, what are you talking about?" I pouted my lips as I pretended not to know what he was talking about.He shook his head, " Don't daddy me Chloe," he replied firmly with narrowed eyes. I knew I was in trouble when I saw my father's face. He looked furious, his eyes blazing with anger and disappointment."Chloe, what have you done?" he growled, his voice low and menacing this time around.I bantered my eyelashes and tried to act innocent, but I knew he had found out. He always did. He was the Alpha, after all. He knew everything that happened in the pack."I don't know what you're talking about, Dad," I lied, hoping he would buy it."Don't play dumb with me, young lady. You killed Jess with the help of rogues… Why?" he demanded, his voice rising.I felt a surge of resentment
JAMES.I groaned as the sunlight pierced through the curtains and hit my face. I hated mornings. Especially when they came with unwanted visitors. I heard my father's voice downstairs, talking to someone I didn't recognize. He said something about Alpha Tennyson and his daughter Chloe. I rolled my eyes. What did they want from me?With big territory like mine, it came with many unwanted visitors and enemies. I knew this day wasn't an exception. I dragged myself out of bed and threw on some clothes. I didn't bother to comb my long sandy brown hair or shave. I wanted to make it clear that I didn't appreciate being disturbed on a Saturday morning after a long night of hunting in the woods. I walked down the stairs and saw my father standing in the living room, smiling at a middle-aged man with gray hair and a beard. He was wearing a suit and a tie like he was here for a business meeting. He had a briefcase in his hand. He looked like a politician, not an alpha."James, there you are. Com
JAMES. 'James, buddy, let's go check out our future bride,' my wolf whined via mind link.I scoffed inwardly as I hated his sudden liking for a girl we barely knew just because of an alliance. I blocked him and tried to occupy my mind with something else, anything else, than the thought of her beautiful sleeping innocent face imprinted in my mind. I changed into my suit after taking a quick shower and headed to the pack house to my office, hoping to get some work done. But it was useless. My wolf whined for Chloe, the girl who had invaded our territory and our lives. He wanted to be near her, to touch her, to claim her for himself. He gave me a headache with his constant nagging.'Buddy please, keep it together… Besides all women are the same, she will probably end up cheating too, ' I told my wolf to try to calm him but he whined even louder. My headache turned to migraines. I couldn't take it anymore. I left the office and drove back home, hoping she would be awake by now. Maybe
CHLOE. "Oh, my head!"I woke up with a splitting headache, feeling like someone had smashed a hammer on my skull. I didn't expect to be in someone else mansion."Oh my goodness," I groaned at the most intense pain I had ever felt in my body and opened my eyes, only to see a strange ceiling above me. I didn't know how long I had been out but I immediately didn't recognize the place I woke up in. Where was I? This wasn't my room or my father's mansion."Daddy?" I called out, hoping he would hear me and explain where I was since he was the last person I remembered seeing before I blacked out. My mind briefly reeled back to something he had said about an arranged marriage, but I didn't believe him. He wouldn't do that to me. He loved me too much to do that over Jess's stupid death."Dad!" I shouted louder, hoping someone would come to my aid. A servant, a guard, anyone. But no one answered. No one came. I was alone in this unfamiliar beautiful room.Or so I thought.I turned my head to
JAMES. I stormed out of Chloe's room, feeling rage boiling inside me. I couldn't stand another minute of pretending to be nice to that spoiled brat who was supposed to be my bride in six days. Princess Chloe was nothing but a snobby, selfish, and annoying girl who thought she could hurt my feelings by telling me that her heart belonged to another. She was wrong. I hated her like all the other women with every fiber of my being. And I hated my father for forcing me to accept this arranged marriage.I walked with a purpose to get out of the mansion and a familiar voice called to me."James, where are you going to in such a hurry?" I heard my father's voice from behind me.I stopped with a sigh and turned to face him. He was standing at the end of the hallway, looking at me with concern and confusion."Yes Dad," I looked at him with respect and obedience. "I'm going for a drive. I need some time to think." I said in a polite tone.He tilted his handsome oval face, which had a perfect
CHLOE. I couldn't believe what had just happened. One moment, I was arguing with James, the arrogant Alpha who was a pain in the ass, and the next, I was falling out of his window on the second floor. What the fuck was I thinking not wanting to use the door like a normal person?Luckily, he had the sense to jump after me and catch me in mid-air. But that didn't make me feel any better. I hated him with every fiber of my being. He was rude, arrogant, and bossy. He treated me like a spoiled princess who couldn't do anything for herself. He never listened to me or respected my wishes. He was the worst knight in shining armor ever.I glared at him as he held me in his arms. He looked smug and satisfied as if he had done me a favor. His blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight, and his sandy brown hair was tousled by the wind. He had a handsome face, but it was marred by a smirk that made me want to slap him."Put me down, you brute of an Alpha!" I demanded, struggling to free myself from his g
JAMES. "Son, what are you doing standing there? Follow your bride and bring her back home," my father yelled from the balcony where he had witnessed our childish drama.I groaned with frustration. "Father, she left on her own accord, I didn't chase her away," I replied, hoping he would just say let her be. But he glared at me."James Black, go out there and bring back your bride," he said firmly.I groaned louder. I couldn't stand this at all.My father was so insistent on my union with the spoiled brat. My wolf joined in howling in my mind, begging me to chase after the woman who was meant to be our mate.I clenched my jaw as I got out of my car and began tracking her intoxicating scent through the woods.She spat out the words with venom, saying she would rather brave the dangers of the forest than be shackled to me. Well, the feeling was mutual.I stayed far behind her, not wanting to startle her or let her know I was there. I just wanted to make sure she didn't get into trouble or
CHLOE.I thought karma had finally gotten to me for killing Jess, the boyfriend snatcher when a rogue bit me, and I passed out from the searing pain. However, I was wrong. I woke up slowly, feeling a dull ache in the side of my leg where the bite mark was. I blinked and saw James standing near the bed, his arms crossed over his bare chest. His eyes were dark and intense, staring at me like I was his prey. I couldn't help but steal secret glances at his chiseled chest.Damn, James was definitely sexier than Jake when it came to who had the best bodies...I wondered how it would make me feel touching his abs of steel... I licked my lips slowly while gawking at the delicious sight before me. I went into a mini-daze.Chloe, get your shit together! My eyes flickered back to reality as I snapped out of my mini daze and faked a wince at the pain in my leg. I glared at him. How dare he bring me back to the one place I wanted to escape?"Get away from me!" I shouted, trying to sit up.He smir