Alora. The door to the kitchen pulled open and I stepped back. Fear overtook me as the kitchen came into view. I suddenly didn't want to go on, all the excitement I had felt earlier suddenly died down and was replaced by fear. This was the first time in years I was ever going to make contact with more than one person at once. The past years, I have only been with Jax, no one else was allowed in the room and I wasn't outside either. I didn't know how to act, I didn't know what to do. It was like the hallway was starting to close around me and I suddenly couldn't breathe properly. What if they didn't like me? What if they hated me and treated me badly? I couldn't deal with that. Placing my hand over my chest, I stepped backwards again as Lana finally turned. Her eyes widened as I backed against the wall breathing heavily. It's been so long since I made contact with other people that I didn't know how I was going to act around them and what they would think about me. W
Alora. Carmen, Camila and Lana were weird. I had never seen any family like them, but then again the only families I knew were mine and Jax's. I never recall any time where I found my parents happy together. I didn't know of the time before I was born but after I came, they disconnected and fought often. I had seen their pictures in the house and they appeared to be in love. My mother had claimed I was the one to destroy their home, born wolfless and different. I had disconnected them to the pack, cast to the outskirts of the pack and made to live in the woods. Moving in with Jax was even worse, Jax was the only child, and according to rumors, his parents, the last alpha and luna had died in a ghastly accident when Jax turned six, making him the alpha at a young age. I was Jax's only family. And you knew the story already. So watching Camila and Carmen laugh with their mother, Lana was new and weird. But at the same time, I envied them as I stood at the entrance,not knowing
Alora. I walked nervously towards Lana as she stretched her arm out to me and I gulped taking the spice from her as she sighed and went to lower the stove and stir whatever she was cooking. I glanced at the small container in my hand and the words that were written on it. Sweat filled my palm as I thought of what it meant. The writings were foreign to me and I didn't know what it was. I figured it was English but while I could speak I couldn't read nor write. I wiped my palm against my dress as I gulped, glancing briefly at Lana who was cutting some vegetables. I couldn't bring myself to tell her no matter how nice she was, I just couldn't tell her that my twenty years old self was dumb as well as dyslexic. I remember a few of the children in the pack laughing at me when I had helped one of them pick her textbook that fell from her bag. I had tried to pronounce what was written on it when they all burst out into laughter. Since then I had never picked up any book. It wasn't li
Alora. Do I run away? I stared at the door as the thought filled my mind. A part of me wanted to, but there was a soft voice telling me not to. And that voice was Lana's. Reaching for the door knob, I twisted it and pushed the door open gently, peeking outside. A cold rush of air ruffled my hair and I blinked rapidly to see there were guards stationed everywhere. It would be hard to escape, so I closed the door and rested my back against the hard surface, sliding down the floor tiredly. Today was the first time I ever felt tired from working. Washing the dishes had worn me out so much because I wasn't used to it, I hadn't done it in years. The smell of food still lingered in my nose and I smiled softly when Lana had thrown a piece of food in my mouth asking if the salt was enough. I rubbed my arms against the jacket she had given me and my smile grew wider. For the first time, I was properly clothed, not naked like Jax had wanted or in see through nightdresses. The clothes
Ares. The moment I heard Alora's voice I stopped in my tracks, frozen in place with my jaw hanging dropping down to the floor. Her voice sounded like the simple flowing of a river, running swiftly over rocks. Every anger I had felt earlier melted away, my blood cooled and my veins turned into ice as I stared in awe at the girl in front of me. Tears ran gently from her fear filled eyes, rolling down round cheeks before falling to the cold floor beneath our feet. I couldn't move, couldn't speak as the words of the song rolled off her beautiful lips leaving behind the resonating sound of the most charming melody ringing in my ears. In all my twenty-nine years of being alive I hadn't heard such a beautiful voice. The only sound I had grown accustomed to was the piano and I could just imagine that voice blending with the melody of the piano. I suddenly wished I hadn't interrupted her while she was playing, I wished I had waited for her to sing also because it was the most beautif
Alora. The moment I closed my eyes, I was projected into my childhood, that same forest I had spent most of my time before I became a slave. Because I wasn't in school, I played a lot in the woods just where our house was and it didn't take long before I made a new friend. I couldn't call him a slave though, because he treated me like a child even when I knew he was just thirteen years old. Jax was rude and yelled at me very often, and while I wondered what he was doing in the woods every evening, I enjoyed his company. I didn't know if it was because he was the only company I had or maybe I genuinely just liked him. But either way, he was here again and I was excited as usual. "It's broken." Jax pointed at the piano I was playing. I chuckled, the sound of my laughter mixing with the steady flow of the river just beside us. Jax and I had taken a spot just beside the river, and I tried to make music with the piano and I was failing at it. "I know. But I like it." I said,
Ares. I laid on the bed, puffing out smoke from my lips when the girl closed the door behind her. She smiled at me seductively but I could sense her nervousness as she walked towards me. Her black hair was pulled into a ponytail and she brought her hand swiftly to it drawing back the string that held it together so it fell in waves over her shoulder. Suddenly, a different black hair swiping past violet eyes filled with tears flashed in my head and I looked away from her, grabbing the bottle of Martini from the bed stand. "I didn't know you would ever pick me, Alpha." She muttered, coming closer to the bed to draw my attention. "I needed a distraction tonight. And you caught my attention." I answered, pinning her with a black stare as she blushed, her pale cheeks staining red. "I'm honored. And I'll please you well, my Alpha." She said and I nodded absentmindedly. She took that as a response as she reached for her blouse. It was a dark leather crop top with zip at its front
Alora. The moment Ares grabbed my hair, I jerked awake from my sleep. I had been dreaming of my past, locked in this dark room and curled against the wood of the bed, scared until Ares burst in angrily. Loud noises scared me, mostly because whenever Jax was angry he slammed the door and threw things around the room making me cower in fear. Whenever there were loud noises, I associated it with fear. And I hated it. Fear brought pain. Ares grabbed my head, forcing me to look up at him and I was instantly taken aback by his red eyes, and his breath of alcohol. Was he drunk? He looked like he was as his eyes could hardly focus on mine, infact, the room was still dark so I could barely make out any of his features. I didn't understand his sudden burst of anger or what I had done. Was it still because I played the piano? I thought, looking up at him fearfully with wide violet eyes. "How dare you?" He asked before gripping my hair tighter and jerking my face towards him. I g