Nikolai POV
The moon festival was just a few hours away. I could feel my heartbeat rapidly in my chest. The long wait for my revenge was finally over. Running the plan one more time in my head, my eyes scanned the map once more to enable me to recollect all the exit routes.I leaned lazily on the Van Drew had arranged for us for the kidnap, awaiting Stephan and the others. The material of the costume and mask I wore was made of a scratchy material and I vowed to tear it off my skin once I was done. When they arrived, we got into the car and soon, we reached the road.It was a rowdy environment; different packs all over the world gathered to celebrate one man. It was obvious that they were compelled to be here due to Jonas' reigning terror amongst werewolves. His title of the most superior alpha was not in vain. No one dared to cross or disobey him.The festival was about to kick off in a few minutes. I told Drew to move the car straight to the exit route and wait in the car as my backup defence, ordering everyone to turn on their surveillance earpiece and set their stopwatch to 45 mins. In case there was a problem, I'd give an emergency signal. Stephan and I got out of the car, pulling the mask down our faces and heading towards the main entrance. As it was a big gathering, there were sure to be hordes of security. Luckily, Stephan had already made arrangements with a neighbouring pack to get our gate pass. I had commended him on the smart move as it had also crossed my mind. When we eventually got in, I tapped Stephan's shoulders, giving him a signal. He nodded in affirmation and walked down the step path into the building to get a clearer view of where the target was. It was large multi purpose hall with two floors, decorated and designed like a 5 star restaurant with with lowlights and chandeliers on the ceiling and a medium sized table all over with three chairs around it for the invitees, the VIP section was a little close to the podium and it had two chairs around the table each.After a while, he waved his two fingers in the air, a signal that Jonas and his family were yet to be seen. He had already counted five men who stood as standby security guards, monitoring every suspicious movement close to the podium. While moving straight to the seats close to the podium as I wasn't really aware that it was for the VIP's, two hefty security guards approached me."May we know who your VIP invites are?" One asked, looking at me over suspiciously. "Elites with invites are the only ones allowed to sit here sire.""Oh, I had no idea," I replied, and walked straight back.They exchanged looks and I saw one give the other signals to keep an eye on me. I took a walk around like everyone else did, waiting patiently for the commencement of the program. After what seemed like eternities, Jonas walked into the hall. He wore a stiffened linen shirt coloured red with metal armour plates on his shoulder and a bronze breastplate covering his chest down to his stomach with greaves covering his legs. He was fully dressed like a soldier from the Roman army, the only thing missing was his helmet. He feigned surprise to see the large numbers of people that turned up. Bastard, I cursed him under my breath, gritting my teeth. Fucking bastard. He knew how feared he was among the people. So why was he acting like they were his friends? My eyes travelled to the woman that hung closely by his side, clad in a very revealing red dress. I took a wild guess, presuming her to be his wife. From where I stood, I couldn't see her features clearly to ascertain if she looked younger or older. But I couldn't move closer now, it would draw attention. My anger grew as I watched Jonas walking majestically whilst waving to the crowd as he stepped onto the podium. "Welcome, ladies and gents," He spoke brashly into the microphone. "It is such an honour to have these numbers come around to join me in celebration. As you all might have guessed, it is difficult to earn and maintain my dominance as the world's number one."I longed to drag him off the stage and rip him into two. But I stayed calm. "And my utmost joy," He continued, stretching out his hand to usher in a new figure on the stage. "Is that my daughter is walking in my footsteps, taking after me." He grinned so wide I thought his lips would tear open. "I'm so proud of her."As he finished, a round of clapping burst from the crowd. My eyes were still on his daughter. She had on a typical garment worn by women in ancient Rome kingdom, a long piece of cloth fastened about the waist with a belt. Part of the cloth was folded down over the belt to make it appear like it was two pieces of cloth. The fabric she wore was expertly draped around her body and slightly transparent.Noting her build and physique, and the long back hair that hung to her back, I saved them to memory. All I had to do now was wait for the right time. I was less concerned about Jonas' speech, his voice fading into the air while I had my eyes focused on the target, biding my time as I patiently waited for the perfect moment to strike. "Champagne, sir?" A waiter walked right in front of me and smiled. My wolfside was itching to emerge and strangle the living daylight out of the idiot but I tamped it down. No matter what, I couldn't afford to lose my temper here."Get lost!" I growled.The waiter, seeing the mood I was in, walked away without another minute to spare. I trained my eyes back to the target and discovered she had left. Cursing the stupid waiter who had distracted me earlier, I quickly brought my mouthpiece closer. "Stephan, do you still have eyes on the targ-"Hey handsome," I felt someone run a finger over my shoulder. In a flash, I dropped the mouthpiece. Spinning around, my eyes fell on the young lady who had stood on the podium with her father. I recognized her because she was the only one wearing the transparent fabric with a mask on her face.It was almost comical. We were looking for her, and here she was flying right into my arms. I played along, making sure I kept my voice low. "Handsome? How can you tell when I'm wearing a mask?" Her eyes raked over me and I could see the hunger in them. Moving closer to me, she pressed herself against me and gave a small laugh. "Your body tells me everything I need to know." I aImost shuddered, feeling disgust run through me. She was shamelessly throwing herself at me. It made my motive stronger. I faked a laugh, extricating myself from her unwanted embrace. "I see." "Do you mind if we dance a little or how about we go somewhere... quiet," She suggested, winking at me and pouting her lips. "It'll be much more fun I promise."I nodded, all the while thinking, of how I would enjoy making her suffer. Shameless bitch.She started off towards the back of the hall. "I'm not wearing any underwear," She whispered in what she thought was a sexy voice, motioning me to follow her."Drew, get ready," I said. This was going to be over soon. As I headed in her direction, a small crowd separated us. I cursed, afraid that I had lost her. I looked around frantically. And then I saw her in the distance, past the security guards.I noticed her head for the room close to the exit route. Straining my eyes, I saw a flash of her jet black hair going over a bend. I knew she was moving towards the direction of our exit route where the car was parked. Without wasting any more time, I gave Stephan a signal to follow suit, making sure we weren't being followed. The area was semi dark, so I shifted into my wolf, ready to strike. I watched from a short distance as she raked her fingers over her hair and sighed. As silent as I could, I stealthily approached her. A twig crumpled under my feet, making her jump up in surprise. Her eyes widened. Even in the dark, I could see the fear in her eyes. As she opened her mouth to let out a scream, I grabbed her roughly, clapping a hand tightly over her mouth. Not too long after we got to the car, I shifted into my human form, nude. Then I blind folded her with a small piece of cloth, her struggling body making contact with me down below. Instant arousal surged through me, hardening my cock but I ignored the urge. I wanted to complete the task. I motioned to Stephan to throw her into the car, as I watched her scream and cry and struggle to escape his grip."Let's go," I ordered Drew as I got into the car. The girl still sat, shaking as she struggled to free herself. The sound of her sobs irritated me so I landed a heavy blow to her face to shut her up. As she fell unconscious, I exhaled. This had been easier than I expected. Feasting my eyes on the girl's now silent form, I tightened my knuckles, exhilarated. Now I could avenge my Ella to the fullest. For every single way they made her suffer, I would make Jonas suffer. When he saw the pain I would put his daughter through, then he'd feel the pain I had felt. And till then I wouldn't stop.It had only just begun.Liyah's POVI shut my eyes from the searing pain that cut through my head as I slowly awakened, trying to take in the unfamiliar surroundings and remember how I got here.My vision was blurry, and my memory was slightly fuzzy but I could tell that I'd been unconscious for quite some time. I slowly stood to my feet, to examine the gloomy room. I felt the color drain from my face as I looked it over; dark, dirt crusted walls, and cobwebs loomed all over. And the cell-like door confirmed my suspicion that it was some kind of basement. My father had one just like this, where he used to throw offenders.The headache surfaced again, forcing me back to the ground. All I could remember was getting dragged off and bundled into a car, then knocked out by a strange face when I began to protest.My heart pounded as I tried to imagine how and why I got here. I scanned the room for escape routes and then I realized something; there was no window, only unevenly poked holes in t
Nikolai's POV Every time I remembered that I had Jonas' daughter held captive in my basement, I had a rush of two emotions; satisfaction that I had completed the first step of my plan, and anger. Anger that she was still there, anger that she was alive. She had no right living. No right to still be alive and healthy down there when she should be in pain instead. She should be writhing in pain every second. Furious, I raked my fingers through my hair, heading down to the basement to see what condition she was in. "Alpha," I heard someone greet me. I half turned to see a woman I didn't recognize. I frowned. She bowed immediately. "Make it quick," I snapped. In reply, she loosened her hold on the loose shirt wrapped around her chest. "Last night...w-was amazing," She stammered. "I had no idea you had your eyes on me all this while. Now I've figured it out I was hoping this..." She motioned to herself then me. "...would lead to something truly beauti—" "Can you shut up?!" I cut he
Liyah's POVMy entire body racked with sobs as I huddled against the wall still shaken from my encounter with my captor. I had had a pretty bad fall when he dropped me, and now I was unable to move my right leg. A tear dropped from my eyes as I tried to twist my foot to the left to see how bad it was. I realized that my ankle had taken the brunt of it.I still didn't get a good look at my kidnapper's face. The dungeon was just too dark. I had hoped to see his face, to enable me find out if I knew him from anywhere. If he was someone I knew then I would try to recollect why he would kidnap me. But I knew I had no enemies, well unless my pack counts. But apart from them, I hadn't had any encounter with anyone else that would make them want to punish me like this. The only thing I had made out so far was that he was obviously the Alpha of the pack. I could tell from the way they addressed him. But that wasn't good news either. It was rare to find a kindhearted Alp
Liyah's POVI felt like I had only just shut my eyes to sleep when I felt someone shake me awake. I opened my eyes weakly to see one of the guards looming above me."Get up," He ordered, pulling me up at the same time. As I stood to my feet I sucked in a sharp breath. My ankle was swollen and it looked even worse than yesterday. The guard didn't look like he cared as he pushed me forward, toward the door. I wobbled to the floor, wondering why the much friendlier guard wasn't here instead.As though he could read my thoughts, he walked in, taking in the sight before him and glaring at his colleague before gently holding onto my arm and helping me up. I murmured my thanks, grateful that at least one person didn't want me dead.I took shaky breaths in anticipation as they led me out of the dungeon. Getting out the dungeon wasn't an achievement, but I was thankful that I at least got to leave. As we got through the last wooden door, I instinct
Jonas' POVI stared appreciatively at the large portrait of myself that had been presented to me by a group of alphas on the moon festival. I would have liked it bigger than it was, but I kept it because it was a sign of respect from those packs. A smirk fleeted onto my lips. It's not like they had had a choice anyway. I would have any pack which didn't present a gift to myself or my daughter eliminated. The consequences of attempting to cross me were too dire.Glancing at the portrait one last time, I settled down into my chair. All my years of hard work had definitely paid off. I was basically untouchable. To crown it all, another achievement had come in the form of my daughter. I was sure there wasn't any father who was prouder of his child. Every time I watched her train, or emerge as the winner in combat, especially with male werewolves, I blessed the Moon Goddess for giving her to me. She was vicious, ruthless and powerful; everything I had ever wanted in
Nikolai's POVMy frown deepened as I observed her from my bedroom window. I didn't understand any of it. She had been working consistently, no food or water, but she never hesitated, never complained even once. It angered and surprised me at the same time. Why was she so calm about everything? It made me wondered if she had a escape plan. I had tried to torture the truth out of her, but every single time she just ended up a sobbing mess, begging at my feet. That didn't seem like someone who had a plan.As I watched her turn the cloth she was using to scrub the walls of the old balcony, i had never felt so confused in my entire life. She worked without ceasing, not stopping for once to catch her breath until her work was complete. I hated the fact that it she seemed to complete each task effortlessly. I wondered if she was only doing it to spite me. And it angered me thinking she wasn't going through any sort of pain. I needed to find other methods of making her
Nikolai's POVI swerved my car into the opening beneath the cluster of trees, parking as quietly as I could. When I was done, I carefully made my way out of the car and moved toward my destination. I had to be quick this time as I had almost gotten caught the last time. The risks associated with my escapades were very high, but I couldn't just sit back and do nothing.My brows furrowed in confusion when I came to face a wide field of nothing but empty space. Had they changed their minds? I was a hundred percent sure that they were supposed to be here. Unconvinced, I roamed round the field trying my best to be as quiet as possible. When I located a small cave-like opening in a nearby wall, I quickly transformed, ready to defend myself against any possible attack. I moved through the passage way quickly. There was no time. When I finally caught sight of a large piece of canvas covering what looked like a vehicle, I rushed to it, quickly pulling it off.
Annalise's POVMy eyes darted toward the gates for the hundredth time today as I tried to keep myself busy with organising the training ground. It was still quite early in the morning. It wasn't the first time he was doing this but that didn't change how furious I felt. I had awakened this morning to see that Nikolai was nowhere to be found, and I knew he didn't have any business meetings because he would have told me. When I didn't find his car as well I knew he had done it again.He would just leave all of a sudden unannounced. Sometimes I wondered if I would keep bothering to try if we weren't blood related. Everything had changed when his mate had died. He had gone from loving and engaging to cold and passive, and I understood why. I wanted to be there for him, we all did. But he pushed everyone away. Sometimes I couldn't recognise the cold-hearted person he had become.But the day Elle had died, I had sworn never to give up on Nikolai, no matter