Zoey's POVI walked back into the mansion, feeling the weight of my actions pressing on me. As I reached my room, I kicked off my shoes and sank onto the bed, lost in my thoughts. I knew what I was doing was risky, making false promises of marriage and intimacy to different Alphas, knowing I had no intention of fulfilling them. But the idea of ending up with Alpha Ethan gave me the courage to do what I felt I needed to do."This is ridiculous," Nora, my wolf, spoke disapprovingly in my head, but I chose to ignore her.A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts, and Jaya walked in. "Good day, Mom," he greeted me."Good day, Jaya. How are you?" I asked, trying to hide my worries."Doing well, Mother." He walked up to me and embraced me tightly. I noticed he stayed in my arms for a moment longer than usual before pulling away. Our eyes met, and I could see concern and fear reflected in his eyes, which instantly got me worried."What is it? What's bothering you?" I asked, sensing his dis
Alpha Ethan’s POVI walked into the room and saw her still lying on the bed just as I had left her in the morning. She was shivering, and her body was covered with a duvet. Worried and concerned, I walked to her side of the bed and pulled the blanket away from her face. Slowly, she opened her eyes and met my gaze.“How are you feeling?” I asked while touching her head to feel her temperature.“Alpha Ethan, you're back,” she whispered and tried sitting on the bed, but I stopped her. “Stay still,” I told her, and she nodded.“Has the mid-wife come to see you?” I asked, and she gulped before responding. “I'm not pregnant; it's just a high fever,” she spoke in a disappointed tone, with fear in her eyes, scared that I would get angry at the results like I always do. But this time it was different; I didn't care about her getting pregnant; all I wanted was for her to be alright.“It's okay,” I told her, and she gulped. “Get well, and we can think about that,” I said and made my way to leave
Zoey's POVAs the running shower poured on me, I couldn't help but ponder in thoughts about what happened yesterday. Never in my life have I coughed in such a way or vomited so much blood from my mouth.It took me hours, hours to heal and stop the cough and the bleeding, but deep down, I knew I wasn't fully cured. This was strange because before any illness could get into my system, my abilities should have taken care of it.“Something isn't right,” Nora said, and I agreed with her. Something just wasn't right, but I'll let it be unless I have such an experience again.After bathing, I came out of the bathroom, sat before the dressing mirror, and was drying my hair with the hairdryer when Lord Adrian's voice spoke in my head through telepathy.“Zoey, are you still mad at me?” he asked worriedly, but I didn't give him a response.“Zoey, I'm sorry. It's just that Ethan loves you and wants to be with you."“And you decided to just hand me and my son to him, despite how much you knew I hat
Alpha Ethan's POV“Kiss her,” my wolf urged, but I didn't. Instead, I got lost staring into her enchanting sea-blue eyes. While holding her gaze, I could see so many emotions in her eyes: pain, anger, and hatred, all directed at me.Swiftly, she pulled me to the ground and climbed on top of me, placing the edge of her blade on the crook of my neck. “It seems I won,” she said, while I smirked and watched her get up on her feet.“That was incredible, mother,” Jaya exclaimed happily, giving Zoey a high five, which she accepted and placed a kiss on his forehead before handing the blade to one of the fighters. She walked away while I sat on the ground, staring until she was out of sight.“Father, you lost. Alpha Ethan lost to a woman,” Jaya mocked, and I scoffed, pulling him to the ground and roughly tousling his neatly arranged hair with my hands.“Father, stop it,” he murmured, and I chuckled, stopping. I turned him to look at me before saying, “Sometimes, the wins of our loved ones are
Zoey's POV“I own you. I own everything about you, even the very breath you breathe,” he yelled as more tears streamed down my cheeks. Hearing those words from someone was hurtful, but what hurt even more was that they came from my mate, the man the moon goddess deemed fit to share my life with.He took my pride as a woman the previous night, and now he was demanding to have sex with me.“Take off your clothes!” he ordered, but I didn't move. “I won't repeat myself. Woman, take off your clothes!” he yelled, this time louder.Frightened and in pain, I slowly unzipped my dress and took it off, leaving me in just my underwear.I watched as he gazed at me, not with desire but with disgust, shattering my self-esteem and making me feel like a cheap whore.“Take it off,” he said, gesturing towards my underwear, but I slowly shook my head. “I'm weak and sore,” I lied, even though I didn't feel any pain. In fact, the intense pain I had experienced between my legs had vanished the moment I woke
Zoey's POVI couldn't shake off the words my wolf had spoken to me earlier. How could I be sick? Why weren't my healing abilities working? “Can you detect the cause of the illness? What's the name of the disease?” I asked, but Nora remained silent for a moment before responding. “I can't detect it. I think we need to go for a check-up. Maybe it can be cured medically,” she suggested, causing a heavy sigh to escape my lips.“Mother, are you okay? You've been playing with your food,” Jaya asked, concern evident in his voice. All I could manage was a weak smile. “Are you okay?” Alpha Ethan's voice broke through the mind link. “My wolf feels you are troubled. Is something wrong?" he asked, but I didn't respond.“Mother, you should eat,” Jaya insisted, and I nodded, trying to comply. I forced a spoonful of food into my mouth and swallowed it down, my appetite gone. “So, Mother, Dad is taking me to my new school,” Jaya announced, causing me to furrow my brow. “Your new school?” I asked, per
Alpha Ethan's POVIt's past 10 am, and Zoey hasn't left her room. I sent a maid to constantly check up on her, but they returned with the same results—Zoey was still asleep. Frustration overwhelmed me as I took a sip of my drink, pondering the words I overheard her saying to Adrian. She mentioned being sick and her abilities not working. Those words lingered in my mind, causing me to worry and wonder what might be wrong with her.The memories of last night played in my head. I noticed how weak she was, unable to even speak to me. The entire situation scared me, and what worried me the most was that she didn't want to talk to me about it."Maybe you could retrieve her test results from the hospital," Leo suggested, while I sighed and emptied my glass."Here you are, Father," Jaya called out as he descended the stairs. Seeing him brought a smile to my face, and I momentarily forgot my worries."What is it, champ?" I asked as he sat beside me. "Are we going training?" he asked, and I fel
Zoey's POV“What did you just call me?” he yelled loudly enough to make me tremble, but I didn't. I was tired and exhausted. This was my first week being brought to him by my father, and he had brutally fucked me countless times. I was tired, and my thighs felt sore. That was what I was trying to say to him, begging him to let me rest tonight, but this beast wasn't listening.“Did you just call me a beast?” he asked, and I gulped. He took a step towards me, and I took a step backward until I hit my back on the cold wall. His eyes held anger and disgust, and then I knew I was in trouble.“You called me a beast, and now I will act like one. Strip,” he ordered, and I gulped. “Do that now!” he yelled, and I flinched, as did my wolf.“Don't make me repeat myself,” he threatened, and with shaky hands, I went for the zipper of my dress, zipped it down, and took the dress off. I went further and took off my underwear, leaving myself naked before him.“Climb on the bed, ass up to me,” he order