"Alpha Evan, let's not do this," I tried to cajole him, not knowing what else to do. The truth was too humiliating and painful for me to admit out loud. "I want answers, Melody," he told me, his voice stern. I closed my eyes, unable to look at him any longer. Not when I could see the worry for me and anger on my behalf shine so plainly on his face. "Please, look at me, kitten," his velvety smooth voice met my ears, making me open my eyes. The tenderness I saw in his gaze made my knees feek weak. And when he oh so gently placed his hand on my cheek, I was surprised I hadn't melted into a puddle on the ground, because that was exactly what I felt like doing right then. "Tell me what happened, baby," he murmured, his voice low, almost hypnotising. Trance like, I nodded, before I realised what he wanted me to tell him. The thought of reliving those old memories was like a bucket of ice cold water had been dumped onto me. I pulled back from his touch at once, wrapping my arms around m

I was being dragged down the stairs to the dungeon, my frail body hitting each step with a resounding thud. I whimpered, willing myself not to let out any noise. I knew they'd only hit me more if I screamed so I didn't. Once we had reached a dingy cell, I was thrown into it unceremoniously. Too weak to get up, I simply laid there. Even breathing was a task. Then, I was suddenly being held up by my arms and tied to the silver chains mounted on the wall behind. I screamed as the silver bit into my arms, burning my flesh. I was punched in the stomach. A punishment for screaming. I didn't let out another sound, knowing it would only get me in more trouble.These men had explicit orders from my father and their Alpha that I was to be punished every time I let out a noise. "Put a sock in it, bitch," one of the soldiers spat in my face. "The Alpha will be paying you a visit soon."No sooner had he said that, Alpha Adrian's looming presence filled the small cell. He sneered at me, his gl

As evening rolled around, Michel called us to the kitchen again, telling us our duties. Thankfully for me, I was supposed to be washing the dishes. Which meant minimal interaction with the guests or any of the pack members. I had a feeling a certain green eyed man was responsible for the easier task I was assigned tonight. It made me smile. I happily fake limped my way deeper into the kitchen, rolling my sleeves up and readying myself for the task at hand. Unfortunately, Raymond was on serving duty tonight and I had one of the other girls, Gemma, helping me with the dishes. She was a slave, too, but even the slaves avoided talking to me unless it was absolutely necessary. From what I'd gathered over the years was that when my mother had been still alive, there had been no such thing as slavery. It was Alpha Adrian who had introduced it so he could have someone to take his anger out on whenever he felt like it. So the lowest omegas had been officially converted to slaves for the

"It feels like a dream," I admitted softly once both my feet were in the shoes. Alpha Evan stood up, looking down at me with the softest of smiles. "It is very much real. You did pinch yourself just now to prove it is," he pointed out, a teasing lilt to his voice. I felt my cheeks heat up in embarrassment. But could you really blame me? Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined anyone would ever do something like this for me, let alone a powerful Alpha such as him. Before I could say anything, he held up a finger, pulling his phone out of his pocket as he did so. The starting notes of 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran filled the space between us. And then, just when I thought the night couldn't get any more surprising, he held his hand out to me. "Would you do me the honour of dancing with me, Miss?" "I don't know how to dance," I admitted, a bit embarrassed, my voice small. "It's alright. I promise I won't let you fall," he told me, still holding his hand out to me. Nodding shaki

All the things that Alpha Evan had told me had felt too personal for me to tell anyone else, even if it was my best friend asking. Besides, I couldn't exactly tell him the truth without revealing the fact that he was actually a hybrid. So all I could do when Raymond asked if I'd tried to find out the truth from Alpha Evan like I'd told him I would was tell him that I trusted Alpha Evan and that he wouldn't hurt me. But of course, Raymond being the over protective friend that he was, wasn't ready to listen. Which was evident in the way he pinched the bridge of his nose, let out a long suffering sigh and turned to Miss Lillian. "Am I the only one who sees how stupid she's being? Please, tell her not to go along with this hair brained scheme of his, Miss Lillian. We know next to nothing about the guy and what we do know isn't very promising. We can not just send her away with a guy like that." I took a seat at the edge of Miss Lillian's bed, letting out a sigh. Her room was the place