LOGINMichael's entire family was killed, and he was left alone when he was just six years old. Since then, he's been alone, but all that has kept him going all these years is the thought of finally getting his revenge on those who had murdered his family. The chance to have his revenge comes in the form of a young man, Duncan, who goes with him on his quest. They rescue a young girl, Sophia from what would have been a horrible death at the hands of her uncle, who it turns out, was one of those responsible for Michael's family's death. Michael finds out that Sophia is his mate, and although he wants nothing to do with her, they have to come together to get their revenge, as well as solve the other mysteries that keep occurring around them.
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My heart thumped, legs trembling as I approached the alpha’s office. Despite the pain in my hip, I force myself. Fighting back the tears that threaten to fall
He sounds so furious already. But then the alpha is always angry. I wonder what I have done wrong today to get this call.
He never calls me to his office unless it’s to punish me or remind me how useless I am. How he wishes I had never existed.
I limp to the door, taking a deep breath. I knock once, then wait for him. “Yes!” he answers from the other side. I can already hear the disgust and anger in his voice.
I say a brief prayer and push the door open, sighing heavily and straightening my shoulders. I walk into the office. I refuse to cower in fear, feeling his eyes trail me with disgust.
I stride towards him, fighting the pain in my hip, worsened by his beating this morning. Because his precious daughter forgot to tell me she needed a dress for her little brunch.
“Father, you called for me?” I ask. My voice was monotone.
Keenan Thorne.
My father.
The alpha hates me because of something I have no control over. I don’t know why I still call him father. This man behind that desk is not my father.
He sits back, disgust evident on his face, a look I've seen since he realized I wasn't born a boy.
I don’t know what I have done to warrant the anger in his voice right now, but he looks as if I weren’t his daughter, he would rip me to shreds.
But with my father, you never know. He could be angry right now because I am still breathing. I mean, he has given me a beating all because I wore the same color as his necktie.
“Why?” He asks, rubbing his chin. I don’t understand why he is asking me. He could be asking why I was born a girl instead of a boy. He calls me a disgrace because I am his firstborn and I am a girl.
Just last week, he was upset because his legacy would never be passed on to me because I am a girl, and I ended up in the clinic for two days being mended.
He breaks me only to bring me back. Letting me die would save us both from this torture.
“Are you a virgin?” he asks me. I lift my gaze, looking at him. I know why he is asking me this.
The time has come.
I am sure he has found a perfect puppet he will control as his son-in-law.
I have dreaded this moment for years, but I knew it would eventually come—that one day, he would do this.
“I asked you a fucking question!” He slams his hand on his oakwood desk, startling me. I nodded my head.
“Yes, Father. I am.” I nod, my voice almost like a whisper. My hands tremble, but I hold them tight. I can’t let him see how scared I am.
His nostrils flare in disgust as he gets up from the chair, striding towards me.
“At least you are good for something,” he says, his voice cold.
I lift my head to look at the man. He seriously thinks it’s a good thing. What is he planning? I want to ask him to find out who my groom is, but I know better.
I have received beatings just for asking if he wanted cream in his coffee. I wouldn’t dare ask him who it was.
“Länna!” He shouts, and I look back when I see my mother’s omega walk into the room. I lower my gaze, waiting for my father to dismiss her.
“Get her ready,” he instructs me as I lift my gaze, looking at him. I tilt my head, trying to understand what’s happening.
“He will be here any minute, and I want to make sure she looks presentable. Get Rhett as well to fix her,” He barks instructions. I was right.
He is about to get me married to his puppet. I wonder which one it is.
“Come with me,” Länna turns on her heel, about to walk away. I know I need to follow her, but I am curious to know who he is marrying me off to.
I know most of the people in this pack know what he does to me. They have always joined in because he lets them, so there’s no way he is from our pack. He must be someone who doesn’t know what he does.
“Sasha?” he calls before I can finally leave.
“Don’t try any funny business. Tonight is important,” He warns, his gaze on me, eyes narrowing as I nod my head.
I follow Länna upstairs, a place I've only been to clean. Today, I'm here to get ready for someone important.
I wonder what it is he is hoping to achieve.
I let Länna work on me, and Rhett comes by later. Trying to ‘fix me’, like my father always says.
“You should have come to me, Sasha. These will leave scars,” He had said when he saw the recent cuts on my back. The pain in my hip is better now, and even though my back stings a bit, it’s better than before.
Länna finished my makeup and helped me into a simple long-sleeved floor-length dress, my chestnut hair fell to my back, and she did makeup that makes my hazel grey eyes pop out.
I sigh heavily, grabbing a wipe from the table, bringing it to my face. My hand hovers over my face. I want to wash this fake makeup off my face, but my hands tremble. I can’t do it.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Länna’s voice comes from behind; her hands crossed over her chest. Tears threaten to fall from my eyes when she strides into the room.
“Listen. I know this looks like a bad idea, but at least you get some freedom, and you can be free from your father,” she says, trying to make me feel better, but nothing is soothing about what she has just said.
There’s no freedom. If this man were chosen by my father, it would only mean one thing to me. More pain.
“Do you know who he is?” I finally asked, placing the makeup wipe on the dresser. She offers me a comforting smile, placing her hands on my shoulders.
“We should go. Your father is waiting.”
He waits.
I want to say let him go fuck himself, but I am too weak and useless to go against a man like my father. I would be dead, so like the little useless pawn he has turned me into. I turn on my heel and make my way out of the room.
My legs carry me to the drawing room where I am meeting my groom. Länna knocks on the door, and I walk in, my head held high and shoulders straightened. I won’t show my new husband that I am some weak and wolfless omega.
Right now, I am the alpha’s daughter, even though I am not considered as such by so many people.
I step into the drawing room. A man stands by the window in a leather coat that absorbed the darkness around him, and his broad shoulders hinted at a strength that could easily overpower anyone who crossed his path.
His presence alone sent shivers down my spine. I thought my father was scary. This man is on another level. He towers over my father like a mountain, and make no mistake, my father is tall.
“Oh, she is here,” my father says, and the man turns to me.
He has beautiful hazel-green eyes, a straight nose that is a bit crooked, with a strong jawline, and a scar that goes from the side of his face across his left eye to his neck. I can’t help but wonder how he got that scar. It must have hurt.
My eyes locked with his, feeling a strange sensation for this man. The man frowned and said, “Let's begin.”
The group set out not long after with Bandor. Michael carefully avoided Sophia’s gaze, although he could feel her eyes on him most of the time. What he was doing was for her own good, whether she knew it now or not. In time, she would be better for it. This time around, they came across some other houses, although not much. “Where are all the people who live in this dimension or whatever it is? We’ve not come across anyone else, except for those soldiers yesterday.” Michael asked, speaking to Bandor. “Hush! You have to forget that we met those soldiers and never mention them again. You never know who might be listening here. You could get in trouble.” Bandor said urgently. “Alright, I’ll stop yapping unnecessarily. So, when do you think we’ll get to where we can order hire a car or something? You do have a phone, right, Bandor?” Michael asked. They had had to leave their phones behind because Duncan had told them that they would be frisked and their phones and any other technologica
That night after Michael left, Sophia found it difficult to sleep, despite how tired she was. Before, Michael had been blowing hot and cold, leading her to believe this minute that he felt attracted to her as his mate and in the next minute as though she was only deluding herself. Still, she could have sworn that she saw the tenderness in his eyes, moments before his eyes turned cold, but now, she knew she was mistaken.Finally, she fell into a troubled sleep but was rudely awoken sometime around dawn when aggressive pounding came on the front door of Sally’s house, startling her, as well as every one else in the house, wide awake. They all met in the corridor and hurried into the living room to see that the door had been broken down and a bunch of Drupas soldiers were standing there and turning the whole living room upside down.“What is this madness? How dare you come uninvited into my home and make a mess of my home?” Sally shrieked at them in righteous indignation.“We’re looking
"What the hell just happened here?” Toby breathed in amazement. “It’s called a disappearing spell. I had Sophia do the spell so that their bodies will vanish without a trace and it will look like they absconded from their duty post. That should distract anyone who might be searching for them for a while. I can’t bury them in the backyard in case someone comes looking for them.” Sally told them all. “That makes sense,” Sophia said, trying her best not to stare at Michael, even though it was very difficult not to do so. He was all that she could think about. Now was not the time to be lusting after her mate, though, as they had more pressing matters to attend to. Take for instance, they still didn’t know how Duncan planned to rescue his fiancée from Damien of Monstergate. He kept changing the topic stylishly any time they asked him, causing Sophia to suspect that his strategy was not something that they were going to like at all. “What kind of creatures were those? I don’t think that
“What the hell?” He began but stopped short when he saw that the other soldier was dead too, along with two others whom he hadn’t even noticed, that had been running over to join the fray. Sally was standing still a few meters away with her eyes closed, chanting stuff under her breath.“Come on, quick! Gather the bodies. They must not be found, otherwise, we’ll be in serious trouble. It is a crime to kill soldiers in these areas, but they left me with no choice. Damn! This is a mess, and I hate this, but what’s done is done.” Sally said hurriedly, opening her eyes at last.“How did you manage to do that?” Sophia asked in wonder.“I’m a sorceress, and I used a very strong and terrible kind of magic to kill them, but we have to hurry, otherwise, more of them will soon be on the way here, and I’m already drained of power. Even if I wasn’t, I’m not sure that I’d want to kill any more of them, because the killings will be easily traceable to me. Now, Michael and Toby, pick up those bodies.
The small group of people trudged through the short savanna in which they found themselves. Michael carefully avoided Sophia’s gaze, even though it was very difficult to do so. He was acutely aware of her and her every move, as he was sure she was with his. She wasn’t even attempting to hide it.“Although this place does not look like the best place on earth by any means, I don’t think it’s as bad as we thought,” Toby said, breaking the silence that they were walking in.No sooner had he said that, than an arrow came flying out of nowhere in the growing dusk to land at Sophia’s feet, startling the living daylights out of them all. Michael immediately sprang to attention, growling at the growing shadows and all but ready to charge at whatever it was that had thrown the arrow.“Shhh!” the old woman - Sally whispered fiercely and urgently. There was a rustle in the shadows, and then out stepped three creatures who looked like human beings, except for the snouts on their faces and the thi
“What the hell?” Michael began as soon as they stepped to the other side, his facial expression showing utter disbelief. The expression on the faces of the others mirrored that of Michael’s as they all looked around, hoping that they were dreaming.“I don’t understand … how come we’re back exactly where we started?” Sophia asked no one in particular.“That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I can’t believe it. What a waste of time! Duncan, what’s going on? Care to explain?” Michael asked, his tone suggesting that Duncan had better have a good explanation for this.“We have to go through the tunnel seven times before we get to the other dimension.” Was the nonchalant reply.“Whaaaat?!!” The other three chorused.“I’m sorry, but the rules guarding this particular portal are very rigid. I think it’s to deter nosy humans who manage to sneak past the security from entering into the other dimensions. It’s a shame it wasn’t enough to deter Vanessa from going there.”“So, what you’re trying to
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