This was not how I expected my life to go. Standing here in front of a packed out crowd, preparing to be sold. All because my father screwed us over, leaving us with huge amounts of debt when he got himself killed. It was my choice to be here. My choice alone. I had to protect my mother and my little brother, but I never counted on an Alpha buying me. Nor did I want it. But when he wants something, he doesn't stop until he gets it and that includes me.
View MoreWillowIt was a joke right? Wanting to offer a place for my mum and brother. My mother was a human. It had taken years for my fathers pack to accept her. But they only did because my father was Alpha at the time. They didn't care for her once father was dead.Images from the cottage appear. I could still smell it. The deep rot of flesh. It lingered like it had seeped into my skin. They stood no chance. They probably didn’t even see it coming.Using the basin, I pull myself to my feet and catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. My blonde hair was limp and greasy. My caramel eyes are dull, even my skin looks sickly. The manager from the auction would have a hissy fit if she saw me. 'No man will want you looking like you are homeless!'Quickly flicking on the shower, I let my aching body step under the hot water, still fully dressed. How did I ache so much when I had been asleep for two days.I stand there, letting the hot water drench me. Forcing my clothes to stick to my body as they
ZaneI wasn’t a hundred percent sure what happened. I saw movements out of the corner of my eye. The next thing I knew, Willow was hurling herself at Stevens. The car flipped. I was thrown through a window and skidded across the ground. Stevens ended up trapped by his seatbelt while hanging upside down and Willow took off, running right past me.It took a moment for my broken leg to crack back into place. Stevens had already freed himself and was making his way towards me when we split up to look for her.Following her cinnamon scent was easy.She had this illusion that she thought she could hide her scent. Not realising it was impossible to hide it from me.I found her in a wooded area, sveral miles out. Hiding behind a fallen tree, angry and crying. I was expecting her to put up a fight, but she didn’t, well not at first.The moment I picked her up and draped her over my shoulder, her fists flew at me from all angles. Pummeling me in the back over and over.When Stevens catches up w
Willow“I…” I swallow the lump in my throat as I pull at the door handle to the car. “I need to get out of here.”“Do you want to say….”“No.” My stomach was bubbling, my body trembling, the need to vomit slowly building inside of me as sweat formed on my skin. What did he expect me to do? Collect up all the body parts and say goodbye?They had been in hiding for a reason and they had still been found. Still been slaughtered after The Boss got what he wanted. He hadn't even waited for the debts to be paid.I tug again at the locked car. I needed to scream. To hit something until it no longer hurts. I needed to run.“Little wolf.” Zane speaks softly from behind me, his hands gripping my waist.“Get off!” I push his hands away, turning around to face him but he is still so close. Inches from me where I could still feel his warmth invading my space “You don’t know me. You don’t know what I want or need. You don’t have the right…..” “To what, show you the truth?” His dark voice seems to
WillowI don’t try to escape again, not yet anyway. I will, but I need to get my timings right. I barely had minutes and I needed to find a way to get out without the wolves tracking me.Each day Zane pushes a little more, trying to get answers from me. The silent treatment made him angry and he often stormed from the bedroom, locking the door behind him. Sometimes, in that moment of frustration, a smile would sneak on to my face because it was getting harder and harder for him to hide his anger.For an entire week he redressed my feet daily, carefully inspecting the wounds. Not once did I mutter a word of gratitude. I know I should, but does the man who is holding me captive deserve it?On the seventh day, he doesn’t rewrap my feet after inspecting them. He rises to his full height. “Put your shoes on.”“I prefer….”“I don’t care. Put your shoes on.”There was something different about his tone. Darker, more sinister. And if my stomach wasn’t already tying itself in knots, it certai
WillowShit. Fuck. Shit.I didn’t have much time. I didn’t even know if I would make it out of the house. I had to try. He left the door open. His mistake.I had nothing other than the clothes on my back and the bandages on my feet, but it doesn’t stop me.Keeping my eyes in front, I refuse to look back. It was clearly the reason I fell in the forest and I wasn’t making that mistake again.Jumping the final few steps, I land painfully on my feet and let out the tiniest whimper when I hear my name roared from upstairs.Making a beeline for the front door, I rip it open, feeling the rush of warm air. Wolves were scattered everywhere and my heart plummets. Somehow, I had forgotten about them. Still, I don’t stop, letting my feet pound the driveway as wolves charge after me.I could feel them, close on my heels. Centimetres away from locking their jaws around my ankles. Though not once do I hear a snap or a snarl. It takes a few more minutes to realise what they are doing. They aren’t ch
ZaneShe is infuriating. If I hadn’t left the room, I may have done something that I would have spent my life regretting.I leave the door unlocked and walk away. If she wanted to run, she could try but I guarantee she won’t make it out of the house before I find her.“Going well?” Stevens asks with a raised brow as I head downstairs. He is sitting in the chair outside my office. “Are you waiting for me?”“There have been some requests made by the warriors.” He holds up a notebook. “Just want to run them past you.”He follows me into the office and starts to close the door. “Leave it open.” If Willow was going to try and make a run for it, I was going to make it as difficult as possible.“She really puts you in a bad mood, doesn’t she?” He smirks at me“It’s the attitude.”“I would never have guessed.” He laughs to himself. “She smashed a window.” I mutter, “and threatened to jump. She didn’t even react when the glass was cutting into her feet, and she was purposely standing on it.
Willow A distraction. He was trying to stop me from jumping. Dragging me in with his stupid questions. Of course I haven’t figured it out, I wouldn’t have asked him otherwise. I edge forwards, holding on to the window frame as the broken glass slices the soles of my feet. “Willow! Don’t test me.” The words come out in a low growl. I glance back at his onyx eyes. Looking into the black holes that stare back at me. He was showing his anger. He wanted me to see it. A warning that if I do anything stupid, a punishment was coming my way. Being here was already punishment enough. “Get your ass down, NOW!” His patience is running thin. I turn in the window to face him properly. Purposely letting the glass pierce my feet. My warm blood slowly drips from my feet, spreading out all along the windowsill. His eyes move down to my injured feet. I watch him shake his head as he steps to me. Grabbing my hips, he lifts me like I’m nothing more than a feather. Carrying me to the bed, he sits me
Willow“You needed sleep and it was the only way I could be sure of it.” He mutters, unphased by my reaction. “And,” He adds with a smile, “this way, I knew you couldn’t do something stupid and try to run.”I was speechless. If he thought it was so easy to drug me, then what else was he capable of?My thighs clamp together and his eyes shift to the movement under the comforter. “Don’t worry, little wolf, I haven’t touched you, yet. But one day you will be begging me too.”He moves from the chair revealing a plate of breakfast pastries. I’m not going to lie, they look delicious, but what if he has drugged them too? What if this was his plan to make sure I stay here?“They haven’t been touched.” He mutters, like he could read my mind, which only makes me frown.We could both hear my stomach growling, but still, I stay rooted to the bed. I was used to going without food now and again. The grumbling stomach didn’t bother me, I had heard it much louder than it is now.“Eat.” He moves to an
WillowKeep it together, just keep it together.I keep my gaze on the window, feeling Zanes' dark eyes burn into the back of my head. I remember my dads words from when I was a kid. “If a wolf wants to claim you as a mate. Don’t fight it. It will be the better option.”Don’t fight it? Did he really think I was going to lay down and a let a wolf fuck me through life?Zane hadn’t spoken since he had told me that he wouldn’t let me go. I feel him move around behind me. Each movement echoing in my head, waiting for him to put his hands on me again.This time he doesn’t and when I catch a glimpse of his reflection in the window, he is sitting on the bed pulling on his black Timberlands. Not even bothering to watch me.“I have a meeting.” He mutters, standing up to full height. The black jeans and shirt fit him perfectly. They also made him look as though he could disappear in the dark. But they didn't exactly scream 'meeting'.I turn in the chair to look at him. “You are making me go with
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