Emery
“Quite an entrance you had there. It’s like everyone shut their mouths all of a sudden.” I heard a male voice beside me. I turned my head towards the person and observed his appearance. He was good-looking and very.. I mean, very tall. I only reached up to his shoulders.
“Umm.. Hi. I thought my entrance was normal.”
“Oh, it sure was.” He said sarcastically. “How come I’ve never seen you before? The name’s Dalton, by the way.”
“Emery… I’m not from here.” I lied through my teeth. “I just wanted a change of scenery and I saw the announcement of the incoming Alpha’s birthday celebration on TV, so I decided to come.”
“Oooh, a fan of Kairo, I see.”
“I’m not a fan! It’s just, he’s someone admirable, you know?”
“I get it, I get it. I sometimes even wonder if he’s human.”
“Are you close with him?” I asked, wondering why he spoke so fondly of the Alpha.
“For your information Ms. Emery, you are looking at the one and only best friend of Alpha Kairo Ford.” I looked at him with wide eyes. “Are you joking?”
“I may look like a joke, but I take my friends very seriously.” He said, jokingly poking my shoulder.
“So, where is he now? This is his birthday but I haven’t seen him anywhere.”
“Oh crap. You just reminded me. That bastard is probably locked in his room. He hates parties.” He said while looking at his watch. “You’re chill, Emery. I’m sure Kairo would like you. Bye, for now. I better find that bastard and drag him to this party.”
“See you later,—” He left before I could even finish my sentence. I was welcomed by silence once again, so I decided to grab some food at the snack bar. I was about to grab some fruits when I felt a hot breath on my ear.
“What’s up, sweetie? Are you from around here?”
“Hi… no. Excuse me, please.” I said, trying to avoid his advances.
“Figures, no one’s as hot as you in this pack. Want to go for a walk? I’m mateless, don’t worry.” He said, blocking my way.
“I’m not interested. I’m going to go now.” I pushed past him but I felt a strong grip holding onto my wrist. “I’m not asking, sweetheart. I’m telling you to come join me for a walk.”
“And I’m telling you that I’m not interested. So, will you please let go?” I forcefully tugged my wrist away from his grip but he held it even tighter. “Feisty, eh? I like it when you say please. Come on, beg me even more.” He smirked, leaning even closer to me. I smelled his rancid breath so I stomped on his foot and elbowed him on the nose. He groaned in pain, holding his nose; so I took the chance to run away from the pervert.
I walked swiftly, avoiding the people in the party and bolted to the balcony. I let out a sigh of relief as I breathed in the fresh air. That guy’s breath really smelled like garlic bread. Ugh. I hated it.
“Oh, there you are! My sweet maid, I’ve been looking for you. You’ve made quite an entrance, huh? Think you're better than me now?” I looked over to the voice and saw Caitlyn with a couple of her friends standing beside her.
“Woah, this is your maid, Cait? You didn’t tell me that you had a sexy maid. I would have come over to your house more often if I knew.”
“Shut up, Damien! Do you remember the story about how my dad was seduced by some slut?”
I looked up and looked at Caitlyn with shocked eyes. “Well that was this maid’s mother, okay? And you know what they say—like mother, like daughter. Don’t you guys dare flirt with her if you don’t want to be snaked later.” She said, circling around me.
“Well, geez! You don’t have to remind me twice.” Damien said, moving away from me.
“But.. of course, our family is so forgiving that we even gave her a home to stay. I’m even friends with her! You know, she doesn’t have any friends."
"I have a great idea!” She chirpilly said, placing her arms around my shoulder. “Let’s go have a drink, hmm? We’ve got a room here. Why don’t you join us?” She laughed. “Oh, why do I even have to ask. Come. Join us.”
She dragged me to the room, her friends’ laughter can be heard behind us. “You better follow as I say bitch before I spill anymore news about your mother to the other pack members.” I dejectedly joined them as they sat on the floor in the middle of the room.
“Let’s play ‘Never have I ever,’ the one who has done something needs to take a shot of this.” Caitlyn said, pulling out a large bottle of vodka from underneath the bed.
“Where did you get that, Cait?” Damien asked. “Well, you know? Connections.” Caitlyn laughed.
“You’re the best, Cait,” was heard all around the room. Her friends elated because of the vodka.
“Okay, I’ll go first.” Damien said. “Never have I ever… been a virgin.” Whistles were heard, and Caitlyn looked at me mockingly. Two other females took a shot, but I didn't want to drink.
“Oh, come on Emery. You’ve never even held a guy’s hand. Drink up. Don’t be such a debby downer.” I reluctantly took the shot and Damien looked at me with hungry eyes.
A couple of questions were passed around, and it feels as though that they were all deliberately trying to get me to drink. If it wasn’t “first kisses” or “intercourse,” they mentioned things that only a person who was locked up for her entire life would be able to do. I was getting quite dizzy and Damien seems to be inching closer toward me.
“Oh! Me, I’m the last one!” Caitlyn said with her shrill voice.”The person who has done this should drink the remaining vodka in this bottle.” I looked at the bottle and saw that it was still a fourth full. “Nobody should reject it, okay? This is all just for fun.” Caitlyn said, winking at Damien. I found it strange. I had a weird feeling brewing inside of me.
“Never have I ever…had a mother that deliberately seduced a mated man and unclothed her body on his bed.” She said slowly, looking at me with sharp eyes.
I looked at her, betrayed. How could she do this to me? I felt my eyes heating up, tears were ready to spill from my eyes. “Come on, drink up Emery.” Damien urged while rubbing my back. I removed his touch away from my back and quickly stood up, wiping the tears on the corners of my eyes.
Damien held my hand. Why are people so adamant in holding my hand today? “Where are you going? You still haven’t done the punishment.”
“I’m leaving.” I said, looking at Caitlyn with cold eyes.
“Oh, stop being a prude! Just drink the fucking vodka. Can’t you see that you’re ruining the mood here?” I looked around and saw the disgusted looks of her friends. Caitlyn went closer to me and placed the bottle on my lips, forcing me to drink the intoxicating liquid. “Drink up, whore.”
I couldn’t take it anymore. I grabbed the vodka bottle from Caitlyn and poured it over her head. “You are such an evil being.”
I hit Damien's hand with the bottle, leading it to break on the floor. The girls screamed from the sight of the broken glass, so I quickly dashed out of the room and went to the next floor in the house. I heard footsteps running behind me so I ran again to the higher floor.
Luck wasn’t on my side because almost all of the doors on this floor were locked.
I panted as I fumbled the door handles. “Please, please, please open up.” I heard their footsteps getting nearer so I bolted to my last chance— the highest floor of the house.
“Fuck Damien, why are you so slow? I already gave you a chance to fuck my maid and you’re just going to let go of the chance?” I heard Caitlyn’s voice. “Come out Emery. You’re going to enjoy Damien’s surprise for you.” She chuckled.
I ran even faster, trying to muffle the sound of my footsteps so that they wouldn't hear me. I arrived at the highest floor of the pack house and was surprised to see a long hallway, leading to a single door. I ran to the door, praying that it was open. “Oh god. Please, just this one.”
My hand reached out to the handle. I let out a deep breath and opened the door with all my might.
KairoI heard the bustling crowd, the clinking of glasses, and the classical music from my bedroom. My headache became even worse. I did not want to interact with people who don’t give two shits about the pack.“There’s the man of the night!” I heard my door open. I glared at the culprit. “Come on man. This is your party. Come and show those people who owns this night.” Dalton said, shaking his shoulders while entering from my door.I sighed. “Why are you here, Dalton?”“Your mom’s been pestering me all night, man. I couldn't even enjoy the snack bar! Dalton, where's Kairo? Dalton find Kairo! Dalton it’s getting late, fetch Kairo.
MATURE CONTENT AHEAD If you are a minor or if you are not comfortable with this type of content, please skip to Chapter 8. Third Person’s POV In the barely-lit room, the two bathed in each other’s pheromones— the scent of strawberries and wine mingled in the air. No words came out from the both of them, only pants and moans were heard in the room. Emery gazed at Kairo’s eyes. They appeared like the clearest body of water to be found on the planet. She can see her reflection in Kairo’s clear blue eyes. Kairo isn’t normally starstruck by the beauty of women, but the woman in front of him took his breath away. Even looking at her was enough to satiate the hunger that he was feeling in his veins. However, Kairo was not satisfied with t
Emery I woke up with the rays of the sun hitting against my closed eyelids. My eyelashes fluttered as I smelled the familiar scent of red wine. I indulged in the aroma while reminiscing about the events that happened last night. I admit that I was a little bit intoxicated, but I still remember every touch, every whisper, and every piece of pleasure that he inflicted upon my body. I smiled to myself while reaching out to the person beside me— my mate. However, I couldn’t feel any presence beside me, so I reached even farther on the bed but still did not feel the warm body of my mate. I finally opened my eyes and searched the room. There was no one here. I sighed in disappointment. Where did he go? While waiting for his return, I decided to go and wash up in the bathroom to remove the body fluids from the night before. I abruptly stood up, which caused a jolt of pain to travel all the way up my body. I sat down from the pain as I felt a war
Kairo I sighed. Today is not my day. I moved to my walk-in closet and could still smell the strong scent of strawberries and cream. I admit that the smell comforted me, but this matter isn’t just about me. It’s about the entire well-being of the pack. I picked out the clothes that I would be wearing to the coronation as I pondered upon the events that happened yesterday. Some details were still hazy, but I remembered my wolf taking over my consciousness. That was a rare occurrence. I usually never lose my focus. Fuck, is this what having a mate feels like? I shook off my thoughts as I remembered my promise to Amelia. We have been together since the last Annual Alpha Olympiads. I was training when I saw a girl annihilating these goons with her knife skills. More than the person, I fell in love with the skills and felt a sense of security whenever she was around. She’s strong. I could feel it. And she’ll be a great leader of the pack.Moreover, the
EmeryThe coronation was over, and the after-party was in full blast. I made sure to hide away from the crowd. I was not ready to face Caitlyn and… Kairo. I leaned on the railings of the balcony and looked at the stars. However, the serenity of the night was disturbed by the growling of my stomach. I just remembered that I hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. I sighed; I really wanted something to eat.I decided to satiate my hunger and let go of all my fears. There are many people here. They wouldn’t possibly hurt me in front of hundreds of people. I went over to the feast table and peered over the abundant array of food.I took a plate from the table and started delicately placing fruits on it. I carefully placed down the serving spoons back to their corresponding plates. I didn’t want to ruin the beautiful arrangements. I hummed quietly and happily as I plopped a strawberry in my mouth. I was happily ea
Emery I removed my hands away from my face and stammered as I saw Caitlyn standing on the balcony door with her arms crossed. “Mates with Alpha Kairo, huh?” She circled around me, and all I could do was look at her with horror. I’m screwed. “Were you planning on never telling us? The sweet dear family that has given you shelter ever since your whore of a mother died?” I snapped. This day has far been worse than what I was expecting. I couldn’t control the words that came out of my mouth anymore. “Your sweet dear family? More like an atrocious and power-hungry family! Do you think that I don’t know all of your secrets? How you had a miscarriage last year because you were busy whoring around? About how your dad sleeps around and pervs on young girls? How your mother spends nearly half of your monthly salary because she has an alcohol addiction? Do you think that I’ve been silent because I don’t know anything about your so-c
**trigger warning: sexual coercion Emery The conversation took a serious turn, and we were now looking at each other with conviction. She placed her hands in mine and said, “You can trust me like your own mother.” I sighed. This is going to be a long conversation. She listened attentively while I shared with her the details of my mother’s death. I also told her where I had been residing for the past few years and all of the vicious things that the Beta family has done to me. She gave out a couple of violent reactions, but I continued on with the story. “And that’s it… Maybe that’s why you haven’t found me for these last few years. It’s like the Beta family has taken me off the radar. I wasn’t allowed to go to school nor the park. I wasn’t even able to explore their garden during my free time. They locked me up in their house to tend to their needs.” She had a scowl on her face as she u
EmeryI heard the metal door slam open and felt a warm hand touching my cheek.“Are you okay, sweetie? I’m here now. I didn’t forget about my promise.” My vision was occupied with dark spots as my eyes threatened to close. “Stay with me now, Emery. We’re going to the packhouse, your new home.”I am still shaking and traumatized by the events that I didn’t even notice that someone else was there, plummeting Beta Armad down on the ground. I heard his pained groans and smiled in relief, knowing that I was safe now.I looked up to Liliana and weakly said, “Thank you.” I smiled at her fondly until my vision finally drifted to black.***I gasped. I opened my eyes and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings that I was in. I also felt that the world was moving—I was in a car. I sat up in defense but relaxed when I saw Luna Liliana in front of me