MasukAvery. He stared at me for a second too long as if I had said something quite absurd, but I meant what I said to him. “Go ahead and use me, just the way you want it. Avey.” His words made me calm. As long as the ceremony was going to be held, there was nothing for me to worry about. “You are going to meet with someone tomorrow, and you’re going to have a discussion with them, it’s all part of the preparation for the ceremony so just be calm when you face them.” His finger grazed my cheek and I nodded at him. “Come downstairs, I’ll make you dinner, you haven’t eaten the whole day, you should lose more weight before the ceremonies.” “Your sister complains of my weight.” “I never complained that I want you thinner did I? Who cares what she had to say about your body?”“I do.” “You shouldn’t let her get to you, you aren’t living with her.” “Meet me downstairs and let’s eat.” His fingers went off my face, and he left the room. I stood up slowly after he was done. I changed from th
Avery. The second I opened my eyes, I noticed that there was a figure leaning against the wall close to the entrance of the room. I must have fallen asleep with my thoughts. I rubbed my eyes and tried to get a closer picture, and he was still leaning on the wall without moving an inch. I lifted myself a bit from the bed, and that was when he started to walk closer to me, he stood just right at the bed. “He said you acted weird, and I thought you were going to run away.”“What’s the point, when you are going to find me?” “Won’t that be a stupid decision to just run away?” His eyes narrowed at me. “You should know my sister…” I had to cut him off. “I don’t want to know about her, I know she doesn’t like me and doesn’t want me, and that’s enough.” I held the pillow up to my chest and didn’t want to look at him. “Penelope is my only family.” I tried not to listen but his voice was moreover calm. “She was there for me after our parents passed, that’s why I do respect her, and I
Avery. “…oh there she is, Hector.” Lady Penelope was up on her feet, and she bowed respectfully at the Alpha and I was invisible to them. I took a step back, glanced at her for a second. “Alpha.” She courtesy, the words that came out of her mouth were quite fluent. Penelope was so against me, and I wasn’t going to stand here and watch all of it, whatever that she was planning to do. “This is Seraphim Becker.” “She’s the daughter of Alpha Becker.” Penelope was introduced with a smile on her face, as if everything was playing just the way she wanted. My hand went back to the door, because I was going to leave, I wasn’t going to stand, and wait for another humiliation that was going to happen. “She is invited to the mating ceremony.” I heard the voice of the Alpha when I held the door and was going to leave. I pretended not to care, that their words didn't matter to me, and reached to get out, hoping that he was going to stop me, or perhaps hold me back from leaving. But he did
Avery. Penelope was the eldest, and probably around her mid forties, her husband, Mr, Roar didn’t say much, he kept quiet the whole time, carefully picking his meals, and Lucas had the most amusing grin ever. Her hand had gone off my dress, almost knocking my knees against the table when I tried to sit down.“I thought you were done playing with her Hector.” “I am being serious.” “Is that why you hid her?” Lucas chipped in, it was the first time he had spoken since we came to the table. “I thought you were too mature for James. Uncle Hector, this doesn’t just feel right. Why don’t you take her back to where she belongs? That way, you can keep holding your reputation.” My gaze went around them in silence, the rejection was obvious, they didn’t want me, not even Mr. Roar. His subtle silence was a plain rejection, he didn’t say much but I knew that he was with them. He sided with his wife. Behind them was Judy, who was leaning over the wall watching, I saw her smirk, her fingernai
Avery. “I was simply correcting her for what she’s done. I think she was brought in and she made a mistake.” I kept quiet, my hands folded in front of me. “Go on, set the table for the Alpha, and where is she? The one you were supposed to come with.” She snapped her fingers at the servants around. “What are you standing here for, leave.” Her voice was directed at me. “Are you ignorant or are you trying to be one?”“What’s that supposed to mean, Hector?” She asked. “Don’t move.” He ordered me. “She made a mistake!” She snapped. “Pen, you were the one who made a mistake…” The sound of his voice hardened. “Lift your head.” I hesitated. “I said lift your head!” He was angry, and there was no doubt about that, my head went up slowly. “Have a look at her Penelope.”The lady turned to me, a scornful look on her face as she stared at me. “I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong here, Hector.” He exhaled as if trying to suppress the anger he felt. “She’s the woman I am with.” She c
Avery. I was given another dress in the morning, it was decent enough, and I just needed to see his family as he said. He hadn’t slept in, he left the room right after he got dressed last night, and I had no idea where he went. I stared at myself in front of the mirror and sighed. I expected the knock when it came, hoping it wouldn’t be Judy. I didn’t want to face her right now. “The Alpha wants you out now.” The voice said outside the door and I nodded, though she couldn’t see or hear me. I heard her footsteps fading out. She was gone, and I didn’t want to waste more time. I glanced at my face in the mirror one more time and stepped out of the room. “Why are you coming from upstairs?”“When you should be in the kitchen!” The voice of the woman snapped, she was standing behind me. “Don’t you know the Alpha is around, and breakfast needs to be served?” I spun around slowly with my head lowered. “Are you dumb?”“Will you speak when I’m talking to you!” I trembled slightly und
Avery. I turned away, taking my gaze off him, I didn’t care if he was still leaning that close to me, I didn’t want to speak to him right now. I kept my gaze down because I didn’t want to end up having eye contact with him. When I heard footsteps, I thought he was gone, but he moved to get me a
Avery. I went completely frozen when his lips touched mine. I wanted him off me, but I felt tied to a spot, I couldn’t move or do anything. His lips left mine, and his hand held my face. His touch felt like a warning or something, his cold silence as if he was daring me to leave again. He let go
Avery. I heard the sound of water running, my eyes opened partly, and I squinted at the light in the room. The light wasn’t on last night, but it was turned on now.The water kept running as if it were hitting just the bare floor.I got up, and strangely I didn’t feel any pain in my shoulders, not
Avery. They froze immediately, I saw the terror flash across their faces as they backed down away from me in a second. “Alpha.” I started to whimper, I couldn’t move my arms or my legs, I lay on the ground, helpless. “How dare you touch her?” “She was…”“We had no idea she was close to you, Al







