AXELEver since Daisy told me that Violet had been taken away by her bodyguards, I hadn’t been able to stop thinking about it. Fear gnawed at me—the fear that I might never get to see her again. It sounded like something Silas would do. He could easily lock her away just to prevent me from marking her and making her completely mine.I was sitting in my room, staring blankly into the air, when Mason suddenly mind-linked me. “Axel,” he called, worry lacing his tone. “What happened?” I quickly asked. “It’s Indie. She just fainted,” he told me. “What?” Worry coursed through me as I jerked to my feet. “Where is she?” “In her room.” “Are you there with her?” “Yes…” “Then take her to the hospital.” I groaned as I dashed out of my room and rushed toward her dorm room.Mason abruptly cut off the mind-link without replying. When I got to her room, I knocked on the door. Mason opened it almost immediately, and I rushed inside, my gaze roaming around the room. Then, I sighted Indie lying
VIOLET Two of the soldiers suddenly grabbed my arms and began to drag me back inside the pack house. I struggled, threw my body all around to free myself, but I stood no chance against them. My chest was on the verge of exploding with rage as I tried to make sense of why this was happening.They took me back to the dining area where all of them were still seated, including Emmett. “Did you think my men were going to allow you out of this pack?” the Eastern King asked, glaring at me. “I need to leave this place, now!” I yelled, snapping my gaze at my dad. “Please.” Everything was so overwhelming that tears began to stream down my face. “Why are you doing this to me?” I croaked out. What kind of a father was he? He didn’t give a care in the world about my feelings. He just always did whatever soothed him. I hated him. I hated him so much. “It is for the best, Violet dear,” he said calmly. I extended my claws with rage and began to pierce through my chest with them. It was painful,
VIOLET“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, and I couldn’t help but laugh at how incredulous what he had just said was. “What is funny?” Father looked at me, confused, as if he wasn’t the one who had just said the most ridiculous thing ever. “It doesn’t even make sense at all. Why would you want to marry me off just because you want an alliance with the East?” “Because that is what is best for both kingdoms!” he groaned.“What exactly is best for both kingdoms? My suffering? Because that’s what you’re selling me into—a life of eternal suffering!” I fired back at him, my voice sharp with fury. “It is not up for debate. We are sealing this deal off, and you are marrying Emmet!” he said with finality. “Oh, now I see. You want me to suffer just like my mom. You want me to be doomed forever!” I growled. “You won’t be doomed forever. Emmet would love and protect you. I made him promise me that!” he growled. “You made him what?” I groaned, snapping
VIOLET The bodyguards had never bothered me. They had always tried to give me as much space as possible. So, why were they suddenly trying to break the door if I didn’t open up now? Worries washed through me as I wondered what was happening. “Take me back to the room,” I quickly told Daisy, stretching out my hands. She took it and cast the spell that took us back to the dorm room. Just as we arrived, the door burst open, collapsing on the floor. I stared wide-eyed at the door that had been ripped off its frame. “What? Why did you do that?” I yelled as I snapped my gaze at the men. “We have been knocking, but you haven’t been responding. And we were instructed by the Alpha King to break it down if you didn’t respond,” one of them responded. “What is it? Why do you want to see me?” I glared at them. “Come with us, please.” One of them came closer and reached for my hand, but I yanked his hand off. “Do not touch me!” I growled.“Please come with us peacefully, or we’ll be force
VIOLET“We go through the same thing every time you have a date with him,” Daisy said exasperatedly as she helped me pick a dress for the date.“You say this as if we’ve gone on dates countless times.” I rolled my eyes as I picked up a blush pink chiffon midi dress with flutter sleeves and stared at it.“That looks like something you’d wear to a wedding,” Daisy said as she snatched the dress from me and tossed it into the wardrobe. “And yes, this feels like something I have done countless times because it is really tiring,” she huffed.A knock suddenly sounded on the door, and we both turned our attention to it.“Who is it?” I asked.“Mason,” he answered from the other end of the door.I walked over to the door and opened it, only to see him holding a large box. My gaze narrowed as I stared at the box.“What is this?” I asked.“A message from Axel,” he told me as he handed me the box.“What’s inside it?” I asked as I took the box from him.“Check it,” he said with a smile on his face.
VIOLETWithout thinking twice, I grabbed my phone and called Axel.“Hey. Are you good?” he breathed from the other end of the line.“Yes. How’s your nose?” I asked.“Totally healed,” he said.“Daisy just said she thinks she has seen Nina in the academy before,” I informed him.“She just finished mind-linking me,” he said, and I glanced at Daisy. “If she really has a kid here, then I would root them out.” He groaned.“We need to discuss how to go about this. We need to act fast before she realizes that we are on to her,” I quickly said.“Let’s meet,” he suddenly said.“We can’t. Not for now.” I raked my fingers through my hair in frustration. Moving forward, I had to be careful with how I was seen with him, or else my father would really come down to this school and drag me back to the South.“The bodyguards, right? They would inform your dad,” he quickly understood. “How about we meet in the locker room tomorrow? Just before practice?”“Fair enough.” I exhaled sharply.He let out a l
VIOLETMy heart beat erratically against my chest as the bangs on the door continued. I could’ve simply pretended that I wasn’t in here and stayed quiet, but my father would knock down that door if I didn’t open it now.Letting out a sharp, nervous breath, I rushed to the door and pulled it open. My father stood there, his eyes blazing with fury, his fangs protruding from his gums.“Have I not warned you to stay away from my daughter?!” he growled as he pushed past me, charging toward Axel. I quickly grabbed his arm to stop him, but he tossed me to the side until I landed on my butt.A loud growl erupted through his chest as his fist connected with Axel’s nose, breaking it instantly. Blood streamed down his nose, staining his white shirt. I quickly stood up and reached for Axel. He didn’t move or try to retaliate. He just stood there, his gaze remained pinned on him.“Son of a bastard!” my father growled as he tried to punch him again, but I grabbed his arm, stopping him.“Stop!” I g
AXELI scratched the back of my neck, trying to think of a lie to tell.“I am listening,” Zara urged with a hard frown when I wasn’t talking.“It’s kind of a family issue, Zara. Please don’t make me share,” I said, pressing my lips together. “And I’d appreciate it if you don’t tell the principal, please.”Alpha Richard would definitely expel me from the school if he learned of how I have been moving in and out of the school.“I don’t believe you.” She shook her head as she folded her arms across her chest. “Start talking, now!”“Zara,” I breathed, pressing my lips into a thin line. No one was supposed to know about Lila and everything that was going on. Until we found Nina or whoever Lila’s twin was, it had to remain a secret. But Zara wouldn’t let it go until I said something.I sighed heavily. “You are right. There is a reason I have been in and out of school, missing practices. It’s about the missing girls. We have been trying really hard to find them.”“That is the job of the Alp
AXELI thought I could avoid this confrontation for a little longer, but all thanks to Lila, I had to face it now. Although I didn’t want my father to find out yet, I wasn’t going to deny Violet.“Do you care to explain what the hell is going on between you two?” Father growled, his rage boiling over.“There’s really nothing to explain. We both found out that we were mates, that's it,” I said with a sigh, afraid of what my dad would say next. I never expected him to approve our bond, but I hoped he would be a little understanding.“When?” he growled.“I found out on my birthday night, in that hall,” I revealed.“You both have no business being mates. Like, hell, what sort of terrible combination is that?” he groaned with annoyance. “You can’t be with her.”“Dad, please don’t ask me to reject her. Because I will not,” I retorted. Rejecting Violet wasn’t even an option. I have grown to love her. The connection was irresistible, and I was never letting her go.“It is forbidden. The both