Chapter two

My voice cracked when I uttered the two words that tied me to the monster.

My face glinted with blood.

“I do.”

My hand quivered when papa handed my hand over to Luca.

He didn’t let them clean the blood, the body was still there, hard to ignore.

Luca’s rough were warm against mine.

“You may kiss your bride.” The priest smiled, so did papa.

Luca didn’t spare me a glance.

Ache burned in my heart. Tears prickled out of my eyes.

Luca’s hand found its place around my waist, his tongue swept against his lips before his lips found its place on my lips.

Warm and rough.

I froze

My pulse raced.

I was confused, I had never felt like this.

My body reacted in every possible way I hated, my breath thicken.

I felt a pinch on my waist causing me to open my mouth and he deepened the kiss.

My soul was devastated yet my wolf felt drawn to him, a wave of goosebumps rose from my skin.

He tasted like rage and desire. I hated that I wanted more, especially when my body betrayed me.

I melted into the kiss, our tongue tangled in a war, and every thought of hate disappeared into thin air.

“Don’t think I have forgotten your punishment.” Luca whispered before he pulled away.

My pulse thundered, I felt my nerves jangling.

The church cheered, like Luca had not just killed a man, a man that did this to us, I wish he let me explain what happened that night with Noah.

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I didn’t have any alone time, Luca was beside me, when he was not I could feel his gaze on me, the heat of his wolf watching me.

I belonged to him.

“Can I steal her for a moment?.” My twin sister Gabby said, I didn’t realise how long she stood right there.

Luca looked between both of us, he blinked his eyes twice and a nod followed.

Without a word, she pulled me away from him, and into one of the rooms.

“Are you okay?.” Gabby asked,

Ache burned through my heart, the moment I closed my eyes the image of Noah’s body captivated my mind.

A whimper falls out of my lips. A wet piece of cloth touched my face, when a tear slipped out of my eyes.

Gabby’s eyes met mine.

“I can’t do this Gabby.”

“Papa- he is going to kill me, you saw what he did to Noah.” I whispered, the thudding in my ears worsened.

“You need to be strong I am going to get us out of this, I promise.” Gabby said. “Luca-“

A chill runs down my spine.

The thought of his name.

I could feel his gaze.

Her eyes filled with dismay.

“Don’t say his name, he will know.”

Gabby is my only sibling, yet our habits were nothing alike, she is everything to me, she was meant to marry Luca, but I stepped up.

Papa gave us a choice, we pick who he gets married to, Gabriella does everything for me, and I agreed to get married to the monster.

“What do I do tonight, when he asks to sleep with me?.”

Gabby held my hand softly.

“Just a little more and I swear, I will get us out of this, something is going on and I need to figure it out.”

I felt chill, my eyes turned to the door.

Closed. Yet there was a feeling I can’t shake off

“What do you mean?.” I whispered

“Why will Noah come with the pictures? He knows Luca better than anyone, he knows Luca would have dead and yet he did this.”

“You are.. Gabby you don’t want to mess with this, Luca killed his cousin in a blink of an eye, if he finds out you are snooping around.”

A sound followed.

Low.

The crack of the door.

“Don’t talk about this with anyone, He will hurt you if he finds you, you know his rule about family.” I begged and she nodded at me, she pulls me to a hug when a tear slips out.

Gabby paused.

She needs to be safe, not reckless.

“I won’t, I promise.”

Gabby and I left the room, though my face had no blood spattered across, I could still it.

The way everyone rejoiced.

The way they smiled.

How could they be all heartless?.

I found my way to Luca, who held my hand the moment I got there.

His grip was tight. Like he wanted to make me feel pain.

“Smile.” Luca said.

Like a doll.

I listened.

Four hours passed, now I am inside the car waiting for Luca.. I had stopped crying long ago, I didn’t have it me.

I was glad I didn’t have to see papa, he is only grateful to the Alpha for getting married to me despite what I had done.

Why did Luca do that?

I am tainted.

I am not what he wants.

The ride was unbearable, my husband didn’t spare me a glance, he didn’t ask if I am comfortable.

My thoughts didn’t do any good, each time I wandered off to Noah, we promised never to speak of it and he did. He took pictures.

Was he drugged that night?

The thought confused me.

I escaped my thoughts when the car came a halt. Luca was the first to head out, he left the door open.

Luca came into view, standing by the door.

“Do you need any special invitation Olivia?.”

The moment I stepped out, the air hit me with reality, we stood in the middle of the forest, the air too thick for my lungs.

My stomach hallowed out, everything felt still.

“Luca.” I whispered.

The driver pulls out a carpet from the car, the moment he dropped it to the ground, a wave of nausea washed over me.

Noah.

A shovel laid beside him, when my eyes met Luca’s.

Luca smirked at me.

I paused.

“Bury him Olivia.”