***A violent act occurs in the chapter, but not against a woman. RE: Cesar’s Punishment*** LUCY. Did he just say he would buy me for five hundred thousand so I could pay him back? How much crazier could this Alpha be? I was stuck in my spot, still trying to make sense of his words. I thought they didn’t need me anymore. "Come…" Beta Collin’s hand snaked on my arm as he nudged me to walk. "I thought you said I was not needed anymore?" I told him, letting out a sigh as I followed his lead and walked. "Next time, don’t eavesdrop." "I didn’t. I just heard." "And yet you didn’t ask?" "The Alpha told me I was not allowed to ask questions." The Beta chuckled but didn’t say anything to oppose my words. "He’s weird." "Yeah? Why?" "He said he’d buy me so I could pay him. Something is wrong with his head." "Hmmm…" "Am I in trouble?" I suddenly realized I was getting comfortable with Beta Collin. I needed to control my mouth. "For what?" "For saying that against the Alpha?" "May

ADAN STONE. For the last ten minutes, I’ve been staring at the Omega sleeping comfortably, sprawled out in my bed as if she owned it. And the strange thing was, I was the one that placed her in there. No female had entered my room. Not even helpers. I had a male Omega who was assigned to clean this suite and another one that attended to my clothes and personal things. I didn’t have any issues with females. I just didn’t want anyone in my space. But Lucy. She came and just knocked off my walls, and it was not even a day yet. I was planning to place her in the suite beside mine, which was reserved for the Luna or future Luna of the pack, but for some reason, I just found myself unlocking my own suite. I tipped the glass of solid whisky in my mouth, gulping it all at once before placing it back on the round table beside me for another refill. I’d stared at her for a long time, but I still couldn’t find any answers to the things bothering my mind, and my fucking wolf was not helping

ADAN STONE. I saw the pain cross her eyes the moment I said those words, and she remained quiet the whole time we were eating breakfast. I wanted to smack myself for being insensitive, but at the same time, I wanted her to know where her place was. Or not. I was confused by my own thoughts too. At one point, I would get pissed off when she got too comfortable, but at the same time, I was enjoying her sassy mouth. She was giving me too many emotions all at once, and I fucking had no idea how to handle it. After we ate, she started cleaning the plates and refused to look at me. Did I really hurt her badly? "Lucy…" "Alpha…" She turned her body around to face me, but her eyes were focused on the floor in front of me. I didn’t like it. "Take this." I handed her the paper bag Laira left by the door earlier, which had a few clothes she could wear in the meantime. "Change your clothes. You’re coming with me to the training building." She tilted her head up before she took it from my h

LUCY. I knew I would get into trouble for attempting to kiss the Alpha but I couldn’t help it. He was too sexy, and those plump lips had been tempting me since last night. But I didn’t mean to do that. It was too late when I realized what I had done. "I’m sorry, Alpha." I really messed up this time. My hands were clutching his shirt, and I shouldn’t be doing this as well, but the kiss we shared made my knees buckle, and I was afraid that if he let me go, I might fall on my ass. "I want to hear those words again later when I punish you for being too aggressive in public." His breath fanned against the skin at the back of my ear, and instead of instilling fear, his words sent shivers of pleasure down my spine and down to my core. Why does that threat sound so sexy? I was hoping he meant the punishment I was envisioning. Because if that was it, I was all in for it. "Let go of me now…" He whispered just enough for me to hear. I gulped, embarrassed to be asked off. I loosened my h

LUCY."Yes, I want to be punished now," I didn’t know why I said that. I knew I’d been anticipating alone time with the Alpha for the whole day, and it left a sour taste in my mouth when he would rather go out and buy things in public than bring me into the privacy of his room.Was he losing interest in me while my lust for him was driving me wild?He chuckled, swiping his tongue over his lips before he bent forward, resting his hands on his knees, his face parallel with mine that his breath fanned over my face. "Aren’t we excited for punishment? What punishment were you expecting, Omega?"I bit my bottom lip. I wanted to tell him all the ways he could punish me, but I restrained myself. "Do you think punishment involves soft beds and soft touches? Roses and kisses?" He curled a finger on my chin, tilting my face up to meet his eyes. "Only good girls get those… And you’re far from the good, perfect Omega you claim to be.""I can take the punishment for bad girls, Alpha…" I told him w