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Alora. I stood frozen, unable to breathe as everything froze around me. It was like everyone had vanished leaving behind the monster who tormented me. Jax stood in front of me. A dark sinister smile on his lips as he locked his eyes with mine. โYour hair looks different.โ He said, his voice barely above a whisper but I heard him as clear as day. People stopped talking, as their eyes fixed on both Jax and I. They were probably wondering what was happening. โDid you dye it so I wouldnโt find you?โ He asked again, his voice sending shivers down my spine as I finally let out a breath and tears filled my eyes. I was a fool. I had left Ares pack, looking to find freedom but instead I was going back to the fire I had once escaped. My heart thundered in my chest and I felt any second, it would jump out to the cold concertante floor. Jax chuckled, his eyes glittered with evil as he kept them on me before he glanced sideways. โBring her to me.โ He told one of his men beside him
Ares. I finished addressing the pack. Everyone was in a state of frenzy and while I could sense their fear I also noticed many of them were genuinely concerned about me. I didnโt miss the look of pity a few gave me. Many of them glanced my way and it angered me that for a second they thought I was vulnerable and hurt about Alora leaving. They probably thought I was in love with her, and she had rejected my love by running away. And though I didnโt understand how exactly I felt towards Alora, I still didn't want anyone thinking I was weak. Love was a weakness and I didnโt want my pack members to look up to me as nothing less than a powerful Alpha. โIs she your mate?โ Someone from the pack asked suddenly and all eyes fixed on me. In the crowd were wolves of different ages and despite my pack being a huge one with about three thousand wolves present, I knew some still stayed at home for important reasons. โNo.โ I responded briefly. โWhen do you think youโll find your mate?
**Trigger warning self-harm. Ares. I felt myself dreaming. I knew the exact time I left the real world and drowned myself in my subconscious. The last bell rang for the end of class and my three year old self went to the corridors to wash my hands when I saw my homeroom teacher standing outside the classroom with another teacher. Mrs Shin was a nice Chinese lady who taught our class and after the palm painting, she had left the classroom. I smiled, starting to go to her when I heard her conversation with Mrs Dray of Class 2. โI heard his mother was raped. How true is that?โ Mrs Dray asked and I frowned. My three year old self struggled to understand what they were talking about. But I was too inquisitive to leave as I stood, looking up at them as they were deep in conversation not realizing I was standing far off. โI donโt think so. Sheโs a Russian girl! You know how they are.โ Mrs Shin said, rolling her eyes. โThey said she worked at a club where she met that famous Mr
Alora. I didnโt know how much time had passed, didnโt know how long I had been here. But what I knew was that I was tired, numb and in pain. My twisted ankle was long, numb, swollen in a dark bruise and every now and then when I tried to move it ached badly making me cry all over again. My body was sore all over from being in the same position for hours, and I felt so dirty. My head was in a constant ache like a drum patrol was going on there leaving me in a state of constant torment. My hands were numb behind me and my neck ached from when Ares had grabbed me. Thinking about Ares again, I let more tears fall past my eyes. It wasnโt only the guilt of leaving him,m at his weakest but also because of the way he had looked at me. Like I was some betrayal, some stain to him. I couldnโt bear those hateful blue eyes directed at me. And it only confused me why I felt that way. Why did I want Ares to look at me in some other loving and soft way? Why did I crave his attention, his c
Ares. I couldnโt help glancing at Alora the whole night, her red hair was sprawled all over my pillows and her eyes closed, with long black eye lashes resting against her soft round cheek. Isabel had left a few minutes ago and it was no surprise that Alora hadnโt even woken up while she cleaned her wounds and wrapped her injured ankle with a bandage. She had also taken time to clean off the dirt on her face and most thankfully, she hadnโt sustained any broken ribs. I ran my fingers through my hair as I rested against my chair, shutting down the laptop that had the report from my office. There had been more attacks in the buildings and many of them hadnโt been disclosed to the media yet. There was a mole in the pack, someone was feeding Jax information. And he was using it to stay ahead of me and no matter how many times I tried to match up to the bastard, it was like he was one step further, he knew my moves. I frowned, it was mostly because had the backing of the elder. A lo
Alora. I watched Ares leave the room angrily. His words hurt me but I didnโt let them get to me. I wanted to say something but I kept quiet as he slammed the door making me jump. I didnโt know what to do. Ares said he trusted me but maybe he didnโt really do to the extent where he thought I could help him. I didnโt want to see him struggle continuously, I wanted him to find peace and be happy. But I didnโt know how to go about it. I didnโt know how to show Ares that everyone deserves happiness. I felt my fingers trail across the brand on my stomach where Ajaxโs property had been smeared onto my skin. The only way I could show Ares that I had been broken and healed was by showing him who I was before I found happiness here. I had to tell him I was Jaxโs slave. I had to tell him Jax had tortured me, owned me and used me. That way, any doubt he had about me being Jaxโs spy would all be dispersed and he would be on my side. I didnโt want Ares to feel like he couldnโt trust me,
Ares. โMom!โ I yelled as I pushed open the door of my house as my teacher smiled and waved at me as she walked off leaving me on the front porch as I slammed the door to call my mothers attention. โMom! Iโm home!โ I shouted, knocking the door to the house before I went to the window. I peeped inside and I noticed it was dark with only a small light coming from the TV. Dripping my bag, I took out my pencil from my case before pushing it underneath the window and sliding my fingers through the under.Then I pulled it up. The window opened and I grabbed my bag before climbing in and dropping down inside the house. I smiled victoriously as I dusted off the dust of my trousers then looked around. The house was a mess, the tables overturned and the chairs too, it was like a monster had come in here and turned everything upside down. The tv had broken also, the picture frames all broken and littered against the floor and I frowned, looking around for my mother. She had started to k
Alora. I sat in the sitting room, eating what Lana had called popcorn. It was late evening already and the girls had left. Isabel and Raya had brought me downstairs because of my injured ankle but Isabel had said I was going to start walking by tomorrow. Taking another handful of the popcorn, I fixed my eyes on the TV that had some Korean drama about an ugly girl who applies makeup to go to school so she could avoid being bullied. Thankfully, Isabel had said it just came to something called N*****x and there was the English version. So I could watch and understand what was happening. The house was quiet and only the sound of the TV filled my ears, snuggling closer to the pillows. I watched a scene where the guy rejected her gifts and I suddenly felt sad for the girl. Suddenly, the door opened and I immediately scented mist and earth. I had realized I could scent wolves nearby and recognize them. My scars had all healed completely too. There was this weird change in my body but
Alora. โI finally have you!โ I heard a voice behind me as I stood in my bathroom in my towel, my red hair dripping wet as I stood in shock, staring at the face of the monster I had lived with for years. Jax stood at my bathroom door, he was wearing a dark suit, his shirt unbuttoned revealing tan skin and a series of tattoos running down his chest. His long legs closing the distance between us. He pushed his long black hair away from his face revealing an evil gleam in those green eyes that put the garden outside to shame. โHโhow did you get in?โ I asked, my heart thumping loudly in my chest as I took a step back even Jax grabbed me, pressing me against his chest as he smiled, his eyes fixed on my lips. โIt was easy.โ He drawled, his fingers circling my waist as he held me still when I tried to let go but Jax was powerful, he wasnโt the Alpha for nothing and I feared him. โAres let me. He let me get to you.โ He told me as he smiled when I froze. I shook my head, unable to proc
Ares. โWhy do you want to be Alpha?โ I asked Seth as he stalked down a rabbit that was a few feet away from us. His grey eyes turned to me sharply, raising his finger to his lips to silent me. โShut up,โ he said, looking at the rabbit that sniffed around and followed the scent of the carrots we had laid as bait for it. The rabbit was small, dark brown and a part of me was sad that it would fall into our trap and our stomachs later. But we were hungry, we hadnโt eaten for days except fruits and berries, and we were tired of it already. โBut the Alpha is the strongest in the pack right?โ I asked Seth as he rolled his eyes at me. It wasnโt difficult knowing who had power in a pack, and what positions they had. If Seth was a better teacher then I would have learnt faster, but he was mean and cold towards me. โYes. And I want to be the strongest. I want to rule over everyone and my father said I would.โ He told me, his eyes flashing with anger as he ducked behind the tree when the r
Alora. โLana said Iโll find you here.โ I heard Isabel say as I sat up from the couch. After Lana had left, I felt so alone in the house. Camilla and Carmen had gone to the mall and Raya was busy cleaning out a room for Alex while Lana went about her duties. It was starting to get hard being locked up here with nothing to do. Ares didn't even let me go even out of the estate doors as my encounter with him this morning had made me sad, his tone and his cold eyes reminded me of Jax even though I knew Ares would never hit me. I wasnโt in a much different situation from when I was Jaxโs slave. I didnโt know what freedom was back then, so I never felt bored locked up in his home. I felt empty. But here, I had experienced the outside world and I wanted to be there. Always. โAre you ok?โ Isabel asked as she looked around the room. โItโs weird being here, since I started working with the Alpha this room had always been locked. Itโs funny how you were the reason he opened it.โ She said
Ares. My door burst open with Victor and Seth strolling in immediately with Isabelโs brother behind them, tapping furiously at his iPad as I shut my laptop close, hiding any evidence of me watching Alora. Victor didnโt look very well, he wore a black suit with his tie loose and shirt unbuttoned as his eyes lacked any emotion as he rushed to my desk with Seth beside him looking angry as usual compared to how I had seen him a few minutes ago. โWhat is it?โ I asked casually as Isabelโs brother, Zach worked in my I.T department, walked forward first as Victor stood behind him peering down on his iPad. โSomeone sent a video to the companyโs email and is trying to breach our servers.โ He said and I frowned looking at Seth with disinterested eyes. โWe get that every time. How is this any different?โ I asked as Seth sighed before stepping closer. โThis is from Jax.โ He said and I frowned, rising to my feet. Zach stepped back from me. โWhat?!โ I growled angrily. In all the years th
Ares. โSo Iโve narrowed down the schools that offer adult education,โ I heard Isabel say as I looked up from my laptop as she walked into my office holding an iPad. She wore a weird shirt with an anime character and short tennis skirts. Her blonde hair was pulled in a ponytail and her big round glasses reflected the lights from the screen of her device. โItโs quite surprising that many pack schools have adult education in their curriculum. And I was able to find a few close to us.โ She said as she bowed at me. โAlpha.โ โDidnโt you find any in the pack?โ I asked curiously as Isabel shook her head. โThe two pack schools donโt have adult classes and thereโs no one experienced enough to teach Alora. The only pack member who had taught an adult is away for his PhD and wonโt be back until another year.โ โSo where are the schools?โ โI found one just close by. Itโs in the Moon River pack.โ I frowned. The Moon River Pack was a small pack that was just about thirty minutes drive a
Alora. I ran to my room, slamming the door behind me before running to the bathroom and splashing water against my face. My hands trembled as I washed my face before I looked at the mirror. My reflection stared back at me, my orange hair from its root as if I had been born that way ran through my face and back, falling at my waist. It had grown longer over the days and my violet eyes were scared and confused. Looking down at my hands, I wondered what had happened earlier. One minute I was looking at Aresโ curse mark, and the next minute I was touching it and blanking out. Even going to the past and seeing what had happened. I didnโt know what to think, nor what to do. Every time I took a step with Ares, something drew me back, something about him didnโt make me trust him fully. Finding out he killed his parents made me look at him differently. And the look he had given me when I had called him a monster, those cold blue eyes stared back at me with hurt for only a second. I s
Alora. The feeling of someone hands on my cheeks woke me up from the deep slumber and I fluttered my eyes open meeting Ares cold blue ones, but they had some sort of emotions buried beneath all that icy blue. As quickly as I felt the touch, it was gone and Ares snatched his hand away, coughing awkwardly as I smiled softly at him. โHi.โ I said quietly as Ares nodded, starting to get off the bed when I clinched to his arm and giggled. โDonโt leave yet.โ I told him as he looked down at my hands wrapped around his biceps. I blushed as his muscles flexed a bit before he nodded. I didnโt know why I was suddenly brave around him, but after knowing Jax was lurking around ready to pounce on me when Ares wasnโt looking, I wanted to be around Ares and his protection. A part of me ached to tell Ares but another part of me was scared. He hadnโt been fully kind to me when we first met and he hated Jax. I couldnโt imagine what his response would be when I told him. โWhy do you hate the
Ares. I looked in the rear mirror at the boy who had fallen asleep in the back seat, his hands clasped under his head as he snored silently. I drove carefully and pulled up at the estate gate before driving in. Looking at the house, and at my watch. It was already past twelve so I figured Alora was already asleep. Coming down from the car, I walked to the back seat and pulled the door open before reaching for Alex who mumbled and reached for his thumb before sucking on it. I forced the smile off my face as I pulled him to my chest and he rested his head against my shoulder. โMake sure the gates are locked properly.โ I said to a guard who nodded as he came to get my car keys to take to the garage. I went to the house, pushing the door open before closing it behind me. It was dimly lit inside and Lana always left the hallway light to the kitchen turned on so I didnโt trip on my way up the stairs. Alex slept peacefully and I turned to the chair where Alora usually sat and watched
Ares โAlpha, you canโt do that.โ Seth said as I signed on a booklet one of the pack nurses gave me and I returned it back to her before turning to look at Seth who was fuming behind me. โItโs late. We canโt leave him here.โ I told him as Seth growled before running his hand through his hair and turning around before facing me once more. โThen we can just give him to one of the pack maids. They can take care of him. Taking him to your home is a bad idea.โ Seth told me and I shook my head. โHe is alone. He just lost his mother. We canโt leave him at the pack house.โ โItโs even better there, he can be with other kids.โ โWhen I lost my mother, I didnโt want to be with other kids and then I met you. I wanted to be alone, grieve and not be surrounded by people who would take pity on me.โ I said and Seth sighed just as Doctor Kunle came to us. Seth turned to him as Isabelโs father frowned at my Beta clearly disapproving of him since he basically kind of rejected Isabel. Doctor K