"You know better than me— the condition of the pack. None of the doctors sent here lived long. I am curious. Until how much longer does the Alpha plan to keep you alive," Jake stated. "Well, I might be the anomaly and survive," Serenity replied in a challenging tone. Serenity cracked her shoulder and stretched her arms as she walked into her office. It had been a long time since she had worked so hard, and after the sleepless night, she needed time to rest. Once the midnight arrived, Serenity knew that everyone had already gone to bed by now. Stepping out of her office, her eyes wandered around to confirm that no one was out there. Relieved at the peace, the corner of her lips curled up into a smile. She sneakily and carefully made her way over to the fourth floor, where the Alpha resided at. Yesterday, she learned from the girls that the Alpha was going out of the pack for the night. Taking advantage of his absence, Serenity planned to enter his office to get the CCTV footage. S

Serenity examined the open wound. The Beta clumsily wrapped around a piece of clothing around the whip marks to prevent the blood to spread around. Serenity experienced her fair share of horrifying wounds, and she could easily classify this among them. Her heart especially ached for Richard. That bastard Alpha, he was too cruel! Richard noticed the downcast expression on her face along with the rage and, with amusement in his voice out of attempt to ease the atmosphere, stated, “The Alpha really went easy on me. If it was someone else, the Alpha would have had the whip poisoned and leave him to rot in the prison.” Serenity scoffed while starting to disinfect his wound. “He is too mean. You could be considered his friend. Everyone cuts their friends some slack.” Richard softly smiled at her. “Before his friend, I am a member of his pack, and I have to absolutely obey him with no questions asked. I did go a little too far. That’s why; don’t get too mad

Three days have passed ever since she was brought into this torture chamber. What accompanied her during this time period were the shrieks and cries of tortured sols that pierced through the sound of constantly dripping water. If it were not for the timely meals brought over to her, Serenity probably would have lost track of time. At first, she spooked her by being anxious about the demented tortures they will put her through, but after around a whole day had passed, Serenity was starting to lose her mind out of boredom. Now, at this point, a part of her genuinely hopes they would do something to break this stale situation. A groan of exhaustion left her mouth. “This is going to drive me crazy. Where is that Alpha? Is he not going to come and question me? Even the police can only keep a suspect locked for forty eight hours for questioning without proper evidence. Maybe he plans for me to lose my mind here. No, Serenity, stay calm. Count sheeps

Hollow.That is how Serenity felt inside.Was this how heartbreak felt?No matter how much she tries to deny it, even if it wasn’t a deep-seated love, she knew that a part of her held certain expectations from him?And today, he crushed all of her delusions.He silently entangled her in his plot, willing to use and even sacrifice her life if necessary to be used as bait for that monster.Before she had the illusion that, no matter how much he claimed to hate her, he will always is there to protect her.But now, she didn’t even know what was going through his head. At this point, she wasn’t even interested anymore in that complex mind of his, knowing that it will only break her down further.“What are you feeling upset for Serenity? You truly don’t want to be his mate. What other good qualities does he have other than his looks? You deserve someone better. Someone who will love and respect you. You are too great to be dealing with these silly love affairs.”Serenity pumped her fist.Af

Richard placed his hands on Serenity’s shoulders. “There is no changing his decision, Serenity. The Alpha already has enough on his plate. Don’t anger him. You barely managed to come out of the prison alive. Do you want to be sent back to that place?”The idea of spending a week more locked up in that suffocating room made her shudder and brought her mental trauma back. But Serenity was desperate. Just as she was starting to get acquainted with the pack members after being alienated by them, she could not be sent back.Serenity smiled at him. “Thank you. I know you are worried about me, but I will handle it. I might seem reckless, but I know what I am doing.” Serenity definitely did not know what she was doing.She reassured the Beta with no plans.Standing outside the Alpha’s office, she clenched up her hand into a tight fist. Although she had a lot of pent up frustrations towards him, she