JaneTears streamed down my face as I watched the door slam shut behind the Alpha King. Ella was gone, dragged away because of me, and I couldn’t do anything to help her. The feeling of helplessness was crushing.“It’s not your fault,” my wolf whispered gently in my mind. “You would have helped her if you could.”She was right, but that didn’t make me feel any better. If my hands weren’t tied to this bed, I would have fought for Ella. I would have done something—anything—to protect her.But the Alpha King’s deadly expression when he saw her had told me everything I needed to know. He hated Ella, and there were several reasons why.First, he might have discovered that she was Vishal’s sister. The Alpha King was obsessed with destroying anyone connected to my mate.Second, he might have overheard us talking about Vishal. He had specifically warned me never to mention Vishal’s name to anyone.But how could I not? Vishal was my heart, my soul, and my everything. Every moment without him f
RichardI rushed back to the palace, taking the stairs three at a time to reach my chambers.That fuck had taken longer than expected, and I needed to check on Jane. She was too clever, too determined. Leaving her alone for too long was dangerous.As I reached the top floor, I saw the palace servants coming out of my room. They immediately dropped to their knees when they saw me, heads bowed low.“Is Jane still inside?” I demanded.“Yes, Your Majesty,” the oldest servant replied. “She’s inside with a visitor.”My blood went cold. “A visitor? Who?”“Beta Raymond’s mate, Your Majesty.”Rage exploded through me like wildfire. Ray had sent his mate here? To talk to Jane? How dare he allow this interference with my affairs!I stormed past the cowering servants and threw open my bedroom door so hard it slammed against the wall. Inside, I found Jane tied to my bed exactly as I’d left her, but now Ella was sitting beside her, and they were deep in whispered conversation.They both froze when
Jane“This is hopeless,” I whispered to myself, falling back against the silk pillows in exhaustion.For the past hour, I had been struggling to free myself from the thick ropes binding my wrists to the bedposts.My skin was raw and bleeding from pulling against them, but they hadn’t loosened even a little bit. The Alpha King had made sure I wouldn’t escape easily.He could return at any moment, and if he found me still here—still helpless—I might never get another chance to run.The shame was eating me alive from the inside. Vishal had been everything a mate should be—loving, gentle, protective. He would have died before letting anyone hurt me.And here I was, trapped in another man’s bed, my body used against my will. Even though I hadn’t chosen this, even though I’d fought against it, I felt like I had betrayed the man I loved.I had to get out of here. I would escape from this monster, even if it killed me. And then I would make him pay for everything — for raping me, for torturin
RichardThat swindler had been locked up in a building deep in a dark forest. This forest was the border between my pack territory and the neighboring pack’s land.The building was old and falling apart. It had been empty for many years. Since no one was using it, I fixed it up and turned it into my private prison. This was where I locked up anyone who dared to go against me. This place was where I made their lives miserable.I arrived at the building in my wolf form. My wolf was the largest in the entire werewolf kingdom, so everyone was afraid when they saw me as a wolf. As I walked toward the building, my warriors lined up at the entrance, all of them trembling with fear.I howled loudly in anger, and the whole building shook. I was furious, and unless someone gave me a good explanation, heads were going to roll. I wanted answers, but first I needed to calm down, or I might explode from all this rage.I changed back to my human form and walked into the building. It had many floors
Vishal“Hey! Wake up right now! You think you can sleep here?” a rough voice yelled at me.Before I could even sit up, the man came into my small prison cell and started kicking me hard in the stomach. Each kick felt like a hammer hitting me.I groaned in pain and tried to protect myself, but he wouldn’t stop. He kicked my hands when I tried to cover my stomach. Fear and anger filled me, but the pain was worse than anything I had ever felt.He kicked me even harder, then punched me in the face so hard that I coughed up blood. I think he knocked out one of my teeth, but I couldn’t check because my hands were chained up.The heavy chains kept me on my knees on the cold stone floor.“You’re our prisoner! You don’t get to sleep before we do. Do you understand?” The guard grabbed my hair and punched my face again.More blood filled my mouth. I spat it out in the corner of the dark cell. The room was so dark that I couldn’t see their faces when they came to hurt me.The man laughed like a c
RichardI walked into my private office with Ray trailing behind me. Dropping into the chair behind my large wooden desk, I propped my feet up on the table. The files I needed to sign were spread neatly across the surface, but my attention wasn’t on them.Ray stood across from me, watching closely, his expression tight. I could feel the weight of his questions, his confusion, and his quiet disapproval. From the moment he stepped into my room, I knew he wouldn’t stay silent about what he had seen.I should have let him speak first, but it wouldn’t have changed a damn thing. I was still going to keep Jane. She was mine, and I was never going to let her escape. I could fuck her whenever I wanted, and no matter what, she would never get away from me.“When did Jane come back here?” he asked, sitting down in one of the chairs.“Yesterday,” I replied. He looked at me suspiciously. Did he think I was lying? “What’s wrong? I already told you she came back yesterday, and you’re still giving me