Chapter 17Xavier's P.O.V"Have you seen my wife anywhere?" I asked the men who sat around the table. "No," They all said as my eyebrows puckered while biting the corner of my lips as I ran my hands through my hair frustratedly. "Where in the world is she at?" I muttered.I connected with my Beta, Damian, through the mind link asking him if he had seen Irene. "Damian, have you seen Irene? Did she step out of the mansion because I can't find her anywhere""No, Alpha Xavier. I didn't even catch a glimpse of her""Then if you didn't catch a glimpse of her, how did she disappear without a trace? It's not like she has supernatural powers that would cause her to appear and disappear. I need you to find that brat for me before the Supreme Alpha comes down the stairs""Yes, Alpha Xavier ""The important thing is that you should do it discreetly. Do not arouse suspicions about Irene missing, I would also try to search for her inside the house” I cut the mind link off as his gaze landed on Shaw
Chapter 18Irene's P.O.VWhat would my life have been like if I hadn't taken the bold steps to reveal all of Xavier's atrocities toward me? Xavier was whipped before me and somehow, I had a feeling of compassion toward him my heart broke because of the way he was whipped. What amazed me was despite him being punished, he never flinched.Instead, he kept on saying that I was his wife and whenever we locked eyes together, I saw the horror in his eyes.Apart from all that, he was also banned temporarily and from what I heard, he had a cousin that was also banned temporarily a few days ago.I shoved all the thoughts aside because, in the real sense, I shouldn't be thinking about Xavier, anything that would happen to him now wasn't any of my business because I was finally free from his claws."Thank you" I mouthed to the driver who drove me to the road outside the woods. The Supreme Alpha only helped me outside of the woods and he told me to find my way home myself. Home? There was no home
Chapter 19Irene's P.O.VMy heart thudded hard in my chest as a sly smile creased his lips. "You don't want to give me your life ?" He shook his head slowly, brushing his hands through my lips as I shuddered in a breath. "I don't owe my life to you, I am not indebted to you. Please let me go peacefully, if you don't let me go, I will report you to the Supreme Alpha and tell him about how you disobeyed his orders of me being set free " I warned sternly even though I was full of fear because of his intimidating presence.As soon as I was done talking. Xavier bursted into hysterical laughter, throwing me into confusion. He took my hand in his, staring at it before fixing his gaze on me. "Do you think that reporting me to the Supreme Alpha would have any effect on me? No darling. Instead, you just endangered your life and the life of your parents and I am sure you know that I am going to fulfill all my promises”"W-What do you mean by that" I stuttered as he squeezed me gently on the hand
Chapter 20Xavier's P.O.V I was livid, full of rage and the only thing I wanted to do was to shred someone into pieces. Refraining myself from acting out of anger towards my pack members was something that I couldn't believe I could do. I got into the mansion with Irene leaping on a foot behind me, all the servants lowered their heads as I walked into the house alongside Irene.As soon as I got into the house, I grabbed the lamp stand next to me, smashing it on the ground till it shattered in pieces. No one dared say a word apart from Irene who shrieked.I turned to look at her while she ducked her head down. I grabbed a shard of the broken glass, charging towards her as if I wanted to stab her or maybe I really wanted to stab her with it because she deserved it. She squealed, squeezing her eyes shut as I lifted my hands like I really wanted to stab her with it. My hands trembled as the piece of glass fell from my hands while I hurled it against the wall behind her. I gripped he
Chapter 21Irene's P.O.V I flicked my eyes open but quickly squeezed it shut because of the blinding lights that seeped through my eyelids. I tried to turn on the bed but a growl slipped out of my mouth because of the jarring pain around my neck. With my eyes squeezed shut, I trailed my hands around the spot, letting out a wince while trying to process what could have caused the pain that I felt.Slowly, all the memories from yesterday occupied my thoughts as I sat upright on the bed. My eyes fluttered open while I scrutinized the room with my eyes. "Where am I?" I muttered, looking around me in confusion.This wasn't the room that I was given! Where was I? I tried to stand up from the bed when the door swung open. A maid who I had recognized to be Lily walked towards me with a bowl of water in her hands."Lily? Where am I and what...." Before I could complete my statement, she emptied the whole contents of the bowl on my head. Goosebumps popped up on my skin as I shivered because of
Chapter 22Irene's P.O.VDays turned into weeks and my life went from worse to worse. It dawned on me that Xavier abandoned me at the slave quarters. Since I have been abandoned here, I never set my eyes on him nor was I allowed to get closer to the main house.Every brand new day in the slave quarters was like torture to me. Lily and some of the maids spent most of the time picking on me and making my life a living hell.Tears were my companion every night and misery took the lead during the day. The only thing I was filled with was regrets! However, I didn't regret the fact that I ratted out Xavier to the Supreme Alpha, I regretted the fact that I had to be brought into this world only to live a life full of misfortune and hopelessness."Irene! Where's that bastard " I heard Lily scream my name on top of her lungs as I rushed towards her with my head ducked. "Ma'am" I muttered, fiddling with my fingers.I heard her exhale out loudly. She always did this if she wanted to control her
Chapter 23Xavier's P.O.VWhy did my heart skip a beat? Why did my judder on seeing Irene? It has been weeks since I have set my eyes on her and seeing her again kind of opened all the bad memories that I have locked in the furthermost corners of my heart."Kourtney, I would be right back" I said to Kourtney who attempted to follow me but I stopped her from doing so. While walking up the stairs, different thoughts clouded my mind. What was she doing here and most importantly, why did she have scars marred on her face? Her face was pale with her left eye swollen. Her lips were cracked and with every syllable that fell out her mouth, my eyes were focused on her cracked lips. I knew that Irene deserves all the worst things in the world but who had the effrontery and audacity to do that to her?She ducked while locking eyes with him."I wanted to pick a pen and a paper because I didn't want to disturb you, the clothes" She swallowed, her bottom lip shaking as if she was trying to refrain
Chapter 24Irene's P.O.V I heaved a sigh, arranging the Persian royal plates into the cupboard. Strands of hair fell on my face but I didn't care either. Was I bothered about it? The sound of people trooping down the stairs that led to the kitchen jolted me out of my thoughts. I raised my head, looking towards the direction the noise emanated from. Lily and some maid walked into the kitchen with a whip in her hands, searching her eyes around as if she was looking for someone. Her gaze fell upon me and I could see the horror in her eyes, I ebbed to the wall as she came closer to me."You fucking slut! How dare you report me to my master?" She clutched the whip, swinging it in the air. I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat, trying to say something but I was at a loss for words to say. "You finally had a chance to be with your husband who abandoned you just a day after your marriage and you had the guts to report me to him? Uh," She raised the long whip.I knew that if I didn't