When I woke up the next morning I was alone in his bed. I instantly shot up and looked around for any sign of Six but judging by how cold his side of the bed was I knew that he was long gone. The sheets on his side of the bed were still tangled from when he had gotten out of it and his pillow was carefully pressed against my side so that I wouldn’t notice his absence while asleep. Remembering what had happened the last time I had woken up like this I quickly scrambled out of my bed with my stomach growling.What kind of food would Six have prepared for me today? I wondered curiously, Maybe more of those sausages or eggs.My jump onto the floor was quieted by the carpet and I couldn’t help but smile at that. With predatory instinct pumping through my veins I stalked over to the door and slowly whisked it open so that I could take in the smell of Six’s freshly cooked meal. When I opened the door however and eagerly sniffed the air I was met with no sort of fabulous flavors and instead I
Six stepped out from behind me and grabbed a jacket that was hanging on the kitchen table. “If you’re done screwing around now Red, we’d better get going.”Red let out a childish groan before sobering up and planting an endearing kiss on Maryan’s forehead. “I’ll see you later babe.”She bobbed her head slowly in a nod then watched him lovingly as he walked out of the room with Six on his heels. Six turned back around in the frame of the apartment door and looked directly back at me. His blue eyes held my attention so completely that I almost forgot how to breathe. Then without saying a single word he shut the door behind him.I felt a little heartbroken that he hadn’t left me with any endearing words but then I realized that he probably had none to give. I turned my attention over to Maryan who was still staring at the door that her husband had just walked through. Her woodsy brown eyes were filled with such longing that it almost broke my own heart.How wonderful it must be to be m
Inhaling a deep shaky breath actually helped to calm my frayed nerves. When I looked back at her I tried to play it off as if everything was fine. “Yeah, I’m good.”She watched me wearily for a moment, trying to figure out whether or not I was telling her the truth. Feeling slightly uncomfortable over her bluntly staring at me I restlessly fidgeted in my chair. Her eyes narrowed at my movement as if they were a sign that I was lying.“Something has freaked out Ayah, I know it.” Her voice had lost its gentle tone and turned into something that I imagined a mother would have.Not wanting to share the fact that I had just realized that Six and I were mates I got up from my chair and hurried over to the living room. It’s not that I didn’t really want to talk to her about it it’s just that I felt as if I might say something wrong like; Yeah, Six and I are mates King and Queen but I only now just found out about it even though we’ve been living together for three days now, or maybe I would
I could feel my chest tighten and eyes bulge at the sound of the name. Kayah. I wanted to reveal myself but I couldn’t. I thought if my facade would be exposed, Seven or Six would kill me. He was famous for killing without listening to any reasons. I really wanted to know about what happened after I left and why Seven was looking for me. “So about Hailey or Kayah…” I started but already Maryan was shaking her head.“I’m not talking to you about her until you tell me what happened with Luis.”Seeing no harm in telling her about how I had come to meet Luis I continued.“I met him the same night that Six brought me back to this apartment for the first time. Luis tried to…he tried to kill me and until recently I didn’t know why.”“Because you are Six’s mate?” She guessed.I nodded my head shyly at first. “Yes I believe so. Six scared him off that night but Luis said something along the lines of ‘I will kill her and only then will we be even’. Of course I have no idea what any of that c
I was already buried underneath the covers when Six finally walked in. His foot falls were quieted by the carpeted floor making it almost impossible to hear. Faintly I heard him sigh before he opened up a draw and pulled something out. I could hear the slight movements that the fabric made as he dressed himself and automatically knew that he was putting on a pair of pants.A slight heat rose to my cheeks at the thought of him walking into the room naked. Of course being a wolf myself nudity didn’t normally merit this kind of reaction from me especially since I had seen him once before. But it was dark out and you were too busy swooning over his green eyes.I tried my best to pretend that I was still sleeping but when I felt the bed dip because of his weight I almost blew my cover by flinching. Six eased the covers on the bed up before sliding in completely. His warm damp skin rubbed against mine as positioned himself more comfortably near me. He continued to fidget on the bed until so
After restlessly tossing and turning in the bed for most of the night I finally got fed up and judging by the constant streaming of curses coming from the living room I could tell that Six was just as mad. Without putting too much thought into it I grabbed the remaining pillow off of the bed and made my way over to the door. I didn’t even try to be stealthy or anonymous as I swung the door open and marched over to the couch where my mate was lying.His head shot up at the sound of me coming near him and instantly he started growling. Before he could growl out any unwanted words at me I pulled back my arm that was holding the pillow and threw it right at his face. Since my attack was completely unexpected Six didn’t even think to bring his arm up to block it and it hit its mark head on.“If you would have told me the reason why I wasn’t allowed to kiss you then I wouldn’t have done it and we wouldn’t have had to go through this big fuss.” Because I was sleep deprived my words came out
“Shut up. I don’t need your pity Ayah, I really don’t.” He took another swipe at me with his pillow but misjudged the distance and missed me. “When Luis realized that he wasn’t being satisfied with my beatings he let me go. At first I thought he had let me go because he remembered that I had been his friend. It wasn’t until I started dating again that I realized just how wrong I was.”I cocked an eyebrow at him. “You started dating?”He growled. “Of course I started dating. I’m a rogue, I was alone, and I had no place to go. I met this one human at the bar and we ended up dating for three months until Luis found us out and killed her. That’s when I knew that he would never leave me alone. After a while I thought that it would be best to just run away but then I ended up finding you. In the middle of nowhere mind you with some black wolf stalking you in the nearby brushes.”Gradually while he was talking his raised voice had lowered until it was almost down to its normal tone. “I don
As if the cover that was hiding me started to uncover and everything went out within a second which attacked unsuspecting Six. His eyes started to change from blue to red. “Kayah!? What the hell is going on?”Seven started to sniff the air as my belly started to inflate and started to become painful as if I’m going to give birth now. “S-Seven help me please!” I begged. Seven seemed to be not in himself but when I screamed, he snapped out and carried me towards the door. I didn’t know how I ended up in the hospital with Seven only wearing boxers. When I woke up, Six was watching me, holding my hands. “Six?” I asked as his eyes started to change from blue to red and red to blue. “Save the explanation after we get out og here, Kayah,” he replied. I sensed a little bit of coldness in his voice but worried voice was apparent. The doctor would freak out if she saw my wounds already healed which was not normal for humans. After checking out with my baby, Six took me home but not the h
The hospital room was too quiet. The only sound was the soft beeping of the machine beside me and the slow ticking of the clock on the wall. I couldn’t move much. My chest was still aching badly. Every breath felt like it might tear me open again.I lay still, watching the ceiling, trying not to think.Then I heard the door open.My hands tightened under the blanket as I smelled who it was. Axel. He walked in, pushing a cart of food. His footsteps were calm, too calm for my liking. I didn’t dare look at him right away. I stared at the wall instead. My heart was beating faster. I didn’t know if he was angry. I didn’t know if he was going to yell. Or worse.“You’re awake,” he said, his voice quiet but firm.I nodded a little. My throat felt dry.He moved the cart closer and uncovered the plates. Warm steam rose into the air. It smelled like soup and bread. I haven't eaten since... I couldn’t remember. But the sight of food didn’t comfort me.“You need to eat,” he said. “Your wound won’
The next few scenes were me being punched, kicked and slapped to almost make me pass out. My throat was already hurting due to the constant scream of vegging and leaving me alone. My chest started to bleed again and it stained the oversized white shirt Axel had given me. My screams were now replaced with loud sobs that made my lungs ache. I looked up in fear as the unknown man advanced towards me. He took a deep breath through his nose, and a wide smile spread across his face. Slowly, he walked towards me with deliberate and smooth steps. With each step he took, the malicious grin on his face got wider. I had scooted myself into a corner to try and escape his gaze and ferocity, and as he came to stand in front of me I tried pleading once more. "Please. I am begging you. Just leave me alone. You don't have to do this!" My words came out as sobs. "Shut up! You’re just a slave! You do not talk to me like that!" With another deep breath through his nose, he crouched down next to me a
I woke up to sunlight shining in my face, and the sound of a girl screaming. The sound was excruciatingly loud and sent chills up my spine. Above the screaming, I could hear Axel’s voice shouting. I couldn't make out the words, but he sounded furious and excited. The screaming continued for about another minute, until it slowly died down. The entire time this was happening, I sat cowering in the corner of my room, fearing I would be next to be screaming like that. But I made my decisions…to play safe..After what seemed like an eternity, I heard a door slam and footsteps coming my way. I cringed back in fear and huddled against the wall. The freshly stitched wounds on my chest reminded me of Axel’s brutality, and I didn't want to see what he was like when he was mad. My door was pushed open to reveal-of course- an infuriated Axel. He looked at my small frame huddled in the corner farthest from him, and smiled. I felt no comfort from his expression, only more fear. He stepped forward
I kept my head down and watched his feet as he approached me. Before I knew it, he was right next to me, lifting my chin upwards to look at his face. I tried to keep my eyes averted from his gaze and stop the tears that threatened to come again. "Look at me." His hot breath growled into my face.I slowly brought my eyes up to meet his. They were a deep, voidless black. This was the first good look I had gotten at his eyes and I hoped it would be my last. His black hair hung to the side with a few pieces escaping to fall on his forehead. A square jaw held light pink lips that always seemed to be smirking at me. His face was completely devoid of emotion, even though he was smirking. His eyes held nothing but emptiness and he looked at me as weak. It was terrifying being this close to him, and I could tell he knew I was uncomfortable. His hand grew tighter on my chin as I struggled desperately to free my head from his grip. I was beyond scared and wanted to be as far away from him as I
The envelope was brown. It doesn’t have a receiver or sender name.I should have felt it then, the warning, the poison in the air.Curious, I opened it anyway.The photograph slid out with a whisper.Seven’s face hit me first and beside him was a familiar face, too familiar, his arm wrapped around her. Hailey. The Moon Goddess. Her lips curved in a smirk so triumphant it made me sick.And between them was a baby. My baby.I staggered back a step, as if the floor itself had betrayed me. The little boy nestled in Hailey’s arms was unmistakable, the soft curl of his hair, the tiny birthmark on his cheek, a mark I knew because I had kissed it a thousand times. His smile, the one he used to give me, now aimed at her. At them. The baby I thought was kidnapped. My knees buckled.The pain wasn’t sharp. It was deep, an endless splitting inside my chest, like I was being hollowed out from the inside. Seven didn’t even look guilty. He looked proud. As if he belonged there, next to her, instead o
I awoke in my stall on the bed. Light was streaming through the small window high above me. The ferals outside were noisy and I could hear that they were tearing something apart. The sound was like squelching, like flesh tearing from bones or I don’t even want to know it. But because I was freaking curious, I stood up, despite the protest of my chest and looked at the small hole in my room. And there it was. A body was torn apart, the ferals were fighting, playing tag, trying to have a large portion.“So, who was it again?” I heard someone speak up. “The other man that the king found three weeks ago,” a man said. “Oh, the one who kept on resisting?”“Yes. Unfortunately, the king’s patience ran out and he fed him to his dog.”“Well, all of those who resist him always end up being fed to these beasts,” the other man replied, which scared me. Axel must have moved me from the floor to my bed and I was glad I was asleep for that. The pain of walking or being carried would have been uni
My mouth instantly began to water. He saw me staring at his hands and laughed aloud this time. "Oh, is my little mate? Hungry?" All I could do was nod intently. It had been days since I had anything to eat or drink, and the result of that was starting to weigh upon me."Well, why don't you come over to me and get it then?" Axel looked at me with danger in his eyes. He knew I refused, he’ll just going to do what he wanted and if I talk back, Fenrir will have mercy on me. Once I realized he was serious and the only way for me to get the piping hot bowl of newly cooked meat was to walk over to him, I almost screamed in frustration. He put me through it all, he tortured me and now I'm just supposed to walk it off?! Unbelievable. Despite what I thought though, he wasn't going to give me any food until I came over to him. I began to muster up all my strength and courage even if the thing on my chest hurts like hell. It didn’t dry up or at least close. In fact it went deeper in my flesh,
Jefferson led me back to my room. “I’m sorry,” I said, almost in a whisper.Jefferson halted and turned around to me. “Yeah, whatever. It’s too late,” he replied and assumed walking. “Just to let you know, Axel doesn't have plans on letting you live for too long. I shouldn’t tell you this but well, maybe I thought you deserve to know.”When we reached my room, he opened the door and I entered inside before.him slamming the door and locking it. Inside, I saw that the haystack was gone and replaced by a bed. I laid there for at least an hour. My eyes grew heavy and exhaustion threatened to overtake me, but I refused to fall asleep. I needed to get out of this torture house and back to my pack. How that would happen- I had no idea. I hoped beyond hope that Axel wouldn't be the one to come back and get me. If I saw him again I might pass out, just out of pure terror. He scared me beyond what I could handle right now, and I couldn't handle very much. With every second that went by I
Before I could process his change of mood, he had my wrists bound in silver handcuffs above my head. I hissed but I still tried to bring them down but a clink of metal and the sensation of being burned without fire prevented me from doing that. Axel had my arms chained above my head to where I was already tiptoeing. I could barely reach the floor. A smirk was now on his face as he stared at me, helpless. I let a whimper escape my lips as all courage drained from my body. Axel only smiled more at that, taking delight in my pain and fear. He now paraded around the room, making his way towards the hot coals in the fire pit. He then tossed more charcoal. “It seemed that you still didn’t know what you were here?” He looked at me expectedly to answer the question. Of course I knew. I knew because he already told me but I pretended I didn’t. “I didn’t.” I tried to lie and spit back at him, but my words only came out as a whimper. Axel laughed at that but didn’t reach his eyes. He step