JAMESWalking into the house, unnecessary silence met me. Asides from the guards sitting outside, something felt terribly wrong. I could feel it deep in my bones, and it only heightened my anger. I halt the usual hide and seek game, and I head straight to the bedroom where I left her; a little beating won't hurt anyone, especially the fact that she made me lose the tiny chance I had to usurp the throne from Julian. I threw open the door, and I looked around the room. It was empty, and the bed was empty too. I removed the duvet, but instead, a pile of clothes was arranged there, and It made it look like she was trying to deceive me that she was present in the bed. Since when did she start having such sense? I felt instantly enraged; my blood boiled like a pit of lava in hell. How dare she disappears when she’s supposed to be helpful to me?. Who would I pass out my anger on?I was already exasperated that my brother managed to deceive the council of elders, ruining my chance of getting
ROSELLAWe drove into the pack’s territory, towards the four junction roads that lead to other pack territories. I wished I had escaped to a place farther from here to maybe one of the other packs, but Alpha James’s father was the former Alpha king, so he could have easily fished me out even though it took him longer; he wouldn’t rest till he caught me.I sat shriveled up in the car, wrapping my hands around my body, avoiding the look of contempt Alpha James was giving me. I was dead tonight, and no soothsayer could tell me otherwise.“See how skinny and dirty you look. You’ve grown some guts, haven’t you? To even conceive the thoughts of running away is extremely laughable.”“I’m sorry, Alpha...” I whispered, my voice hoarse from crying too much. I've cried enough tears to last a lifetime today, and t looks like I will still cry more tonight.Sorry was all I could say, even though I knew it wouldn’t change anything, any punishment I would be receiving today. My head throbbed as I im
JAMES I sat in the car waiting for my dumb Luna to come back to the car from whatever it was she was doing out there. I was already imagining everything I would be doing to her tonight. I would ravish her mercilessly, making it part of her punishment. I won’t even bother using the lubricant; I’ll penetrate her dryness to teach her a lesson of what she would go through if she ever dared think of running away again. But what the hell was taking her long? A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts; I rolled down the glass to see Gates, the guard I ordered to stay with Rosella while she sorted herself out. I noticed a look of alarm plastered on his face, and I knew immediately that something was wrong. Before he could say a word, I pushed the door open, shoving him off balance at the same time. “Where’s she?” I asked with a snarl, already losing my mind. I looked at the guard and wondered how dumber could he get. I’m sure Rosella must have outsmarted him too. “She told me to turn ar
ALPHA JULIAN After the meeting with the Alphas, I went back to the gym, where I sparred with the sparring robot. I fought and fought for hours till I was tired. The robot wasn’t, though; it didn’t have flesh and blood like me. Too much was on my mind; I would never think of giving up on my throne, nor do I want to give up on finding my fated mate. And it was only a matter of time before James got an heir, which would make his claim for the throne stronger according to our customs in the realm. “What would you do if you were me, Robot?” I asked the skinless robot holding a wooden sword with one hand and a clenched fist on the other.“Black?” I asked my wolf, who had been grumpy since the meeting. “I don’t know, Kay, I don’t.” “Then, let’s go for a run, shall we?” “Sure,” he replied, and I walked out of the gym into the pack’s forest. Aside from my heightened sense of sight as the Alpha King, the moon’s bright lights made me feel better tonight. I had no idea night had fallen al
ROSELLA I had a dream. I dreamt for the first time since I became Alpha James's punching bag and a rag doll. All I have ever had were nightmares––horrible ones that wake me up from my sleep with a bloodcurdling cry and sweats of perspiration and anguish gathering all over my forehead. My nightmares had only one monster ––Alpha James–– and if he isn't slashing me with a whip in one, he's slicing my skin off my body in the other. But for the first time, I slept peacefully, and the peaceful sleep bore a beautiful dream filled with bright full moons glazing over grass fields at night and beautiful night stars and my red hair flowing freely with the night breeze in it and a particular blue-eyed creature serving as the cherry on top of my dream. Try as I may deny it, his blue eyes have been the subject of my dreams.Little wonder, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets when I opened my eyes lazily only to find that familiar deep shade of blue looking down at me and sitting beside the
LPHA JULIANMy brain. My mind. Fuck! Even my heart was silent. Black, my wolf, also said nothing as if the shock rocked us both out of the world we built for ourselves. I was still suffering from the shock of seeing the face of the woman I saved, who turned out to be my mate, plastered on a paper with the word "MISSING" in bold letters underneath her picture and a considerable amount of money for anyone who finds her. I was still going crazy from the thought of another Alpha messing up my mate so bad that she wanted to die. My wolf snarled and raged like a crazed fire as if he would tear whoever did it from limb to limb. The motherfucker that made her this way still had the fucking audacity to put a bounty on her head even when the moon goddess broke the bond. But this shock is more incredible. And the motherfucker turned out to be my greedy half-brother, Alpha of the green pack, and my number one threat to the throne, Alpha James. I should have known him suddenly having a luna mea
ALPHA JULIANThe constant ringing of my cell phone dragged me out of the short nap. I had heard it ring a couple of times, if not a dozen and more times, but I chose to ignore it. Holding my mate in my arms felt so good I could barely snatch myself away from her. Her scent was so strong and feminine that it tingled my senses. She felt so soft wrapped around my rigid muscles. I felt like one little touch from me would break her more than she was already broken, and so I tried hard not to move as she slept peacefully until I fell asleep myself while holding her in my arms.When I could no longer take the annoying ringing of my cell phone, I slowly untangled my mate from my arms, letting her fall ever so gently onto the bed. Her soft snores tugged at my heartstrings. She was fucking adorable. The dried-up tears on her face were a reminder of the horrible things she told me moments ago, and it makes me want to deliver a hard punch to the wall while imagining it is a particular Alpha's fac
ROSELLAI don't know for how long I slept, but the man who saved me was no longer beside me when I woke up. I don't know how to describe the feeling that settled inside of me in his absence, but I sure as hell didn't like it. The last thing I remember is crying in his arms after I told him everything I went through in the hands of Alpha James. When he pulled me to him, I let him, surprised that my body didn't make a perverse reaction to him holding me so close to him. A single touch from Alpha James repelled me, but this man's touch didn't. If anything, it made me snuggle closer into him as if I could enter into him.His big muscled arms enveloped me, and I've never felt so safe in someone's arms like I felt with him. His masculine scent intoxicated me, and his cologne was so good it tingled my senses. I know I shouldn't trust him. I know I shouldn't trust anyone even when they give you all the food you've dreamt of eating, let you rest, watch over you like a baby and hold you in the