DELVIN I looked around and I was back in my room as my head was aching badly.I couldn’t sit up straight because of the sharp pain in my head. I tried to shrug it off but it felt like my head was pounding.I gathered up strength and finally sat up. I remembered what happened the previous night and how I started feeling dizzy after taking that particular drink.What was in the drink?As soon as I took it, I started feeling dizzy and tired and it felt like the whole bones in my body suddenly stopped working for a while.I thought it was just a coincidence and I sat down but it didn’t get any better.Instead it became worse and it was like the more time it took, the more effect it had on me. I kept on thinking to be sure I didn’t take anything too strong before taking the drink.I wanted to be sure that I wasn’t making any mistake but before I knew it, I already lost consciousness and now I was back in my room.I looked around but I couldn’t find my phone anywhere near me so I just stop
STEVEI Couldn't help but feel a kind of guilt and it was hard to explain as I had taken advantage of a woman I claimed to love while in my full senses as much as I liked to think about it, it was hard to erase my mind from it at the moment.We drove in silence back home, Laura stayed glued to a spot.Though she had later given in to the sex, we had I could see that what happened really broke her.I wanted her even if a lot of things are tied down to the fact that I had lots of benefitsStill it hurt to see her that way, I wished that I could just take away the feelings she was having and erase the last few hours.Music played slowly from the radio as condensation trickled down the car glass.My soul shrinked deeper into the dark spot it was unnoticed.What more could I get from all of this?There was a desire for me to eradicate my sick feeling yet it made me realize there was more to all of this.Still at the back of mind was the call—I said something funny about looking in her di
LAURAEven after we arrived home, I tried all I could to stay as far away from Steve as the house could permit. After everything he did to me, the last thing I wanted was to be anywhere near him. He of course tried multiple times to get close to me but I simply just shut him out or shut the door in his face.That was the best thing to do in a situation like this. I couldn’t stand Steve and I am afraid if I was anywhere near him at the moment, I could say hurtful things to him that I won’t be able to take back. Heck I felt so bitter and dreaded even coming close to seeing his face. Whenever I happen to see him around the house, there is this hurtful feeling that tugged at my heart and urged me to strangle him to death after I told him just how much I hated and despised him for doing what he did. So to avoid all these, I took the best decision of just staying inside my room and only stepping out of it when utterly and completely necessary.As I lay on my bed, rolling from one side of it
LAURAThe moment I heard a knock on the door my mind kept drifting off on who it could possibly be, my phone was still there in my hands as my heart was heaving in rage as I walked slowly.Just as I guessed…Steve was right there again, I wonder to myself why he didn't always get the cue to stay away.He had been on my neck ever since we got back and at this moment I was starting to feel rather frustrated from his antics."Can we talk?" He asked but I was in no mood for long speeches .I stood there akimbo looking deep into those eyes with dark edge's.He had been drinking again, the stench of alcohol gave him away easily."I—" I was about speaking when he merely brushed past me.I couldn't help but imagine what was going through his mind at the moment.I looked back at him as he walked into the room , I could have sworn that I had a bit of disdain but it was all just that, I couldn't help the feeling…I sighed in relief when he moved toward the open window rather than toward me as I
LAURASteve has been staring at me since we left the house and I was feeling more and more uncomfortable, one wouldn't blame me as it was hard to trust this man after what he had done.He looked mesmerizing I must say and I was afraid he’d do something again and I was trying to avoid being in that situation again.If this was the price to pay, I most definitely would …it was just one party— dinner anywaysHe hurried in front of me to open the car door and I raised a perplexed eyebrow at him, if I wanted my forgiveness he had to do a lot more than that.I forced a little grateful smile before slipping into the car in gratitude and I guess it sparked something off him.I glanced up at him when I realized he was still staring at me. He looked like he wanted to say something but decided against it —Finally, he closed the car door and turned around to the other side still with that strange look.“I’m sorry about what… you know, what I did to you.”He didn’t want to say it but I knew h
LAURA'S POV“Father please!” I cried as the whip hit my back, ripping into my skin because of the thorns on it. I cried profusely and pleaded that my step father spare me but all my pleas fell on deaf ears.I lived with my mother after the death of my father and after a while, my mother remarried. My step father was the sweetest before he got married to my mother but he changed.As soon as he got into the house, he became the worst, he made sure he seized every opportunity to hit me but whenever my mother was around, he became nice and sweet.“I’ll make life unbearable for you until you plead for death.” He snarled as he hit me again. I couldn’t cry out loud because he threatened to make sure the number of my lashes increased if I cried out.Holding back my tears, I wondered what I'd done to make him hate me so much. I was so happy when he joined the family but now it seemed like I met my doom with him.The whip dropping to the back of my neck jolted me out of my thoughts, I was alrea
Laura’s POVThe realization of everything happening around me finally dawned on me and my chest clenched tightly. The Alpha whose name I haven't gotten to know dropped me roughly and I fell on the ground.Lifting up my gaze to look at my stepfather, he had his bundle of money with him and his excitement was visible. Cleaning off my tears and desperate, I pleaded.“Father please, don’t do this. Don’t let him take me,” I started crying again, my eyes burning and itching from the insane amount of tears I’d shed, “I’ll do anything you want me to do, you can do anything to me just please….” I was still talking when I felt a hard slap across my face.The cynical sound of my stepfather’s laughter made my heart fall to my stomach as he also crouched in front of me and held my face tightly.“Be grateful you’re worth this at least.” He snarled at me as he brought the money to my nostrils so I could also perceive it.He stood there and at that moment, I knew my fate had been sealed already. I’m
Laura’s POV“… I reject you…”The words still rang some sort of bell in my head and my stomach tightened. My wolf immediately felt sad and I could feel her despair.She was probably not expecting that we’ll get rejected by our mate but what were we thinking? That Alpha Devin would accept us with open arms.My wolf got calm and I felt the hot tears burning at the back of my eyes. It took every ounce of strength in me to stop me from crying and I held my chest as I leaned against the door for support.“So, I want you to listen because I have a few rules that when broken gets ugly,” Alpha Devin started and I couldn’t help but wonder.Doesn’t the mating bond mean anything to him at all? How was it so easy to act like he didn’t feel the pull?“Firstly, we’re not mates and whatever it is you’re feeling should be kept aside as that shouldn’t interfere with our business.” He continued, pausing as he raised a finger and turned to look at me.His eyes were now redder than they were and it seeme