All Chapters of The Alpha's Pampered Wolfless Mate : Chapter 71 - Chapter 79

Elise Pov With a swift, brutal motion, Drake had reached out and grasp her head, his fingers closing around her skull like a vice. I watched in terror as he twisted his hands, and the maid's neck snapped with a sickening sound.Her head lolled limply, her eyes still wide with fear, and her mouth frozen in a silent scream. The sound of her body crashing to the floor was like a nightmare in the morning sun. I felt bile rise in my throat as Drake dropped the maid's lifeless body, her head twisted at an unnatural angle.The room was silent, except for the sound of my own ragged breathing. I froze in fear, unable to look away from the gruesome sight. Alpha Drake's eyes met mine, a reminder of his power and ruthlessness." You killed her..." I mumbled, my knees weak.How could someone be so ruthless even to his own pack members? He killed without blinking an eye! This was his first brutal killing since I came to the pack. This was when I realised I was truly dealing with a deadly monster.

Elise's POV" Xander...how could I forget you?" I whispered, my knees getting weak. Those alluring eyes and the muscular touch of his ravaging all over my body made me groan. Or rather moan, so loud I could barely contain myself.He was my mate, yet I was feeling drawn to another. An alpha who wants my very essence. How could I betray my mate over a murderer?Sleep eluded me completely that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw flashes of recovered memories mixing with images of what Drake might be planning. The ritual. The coven. My mother's bloodline. And somewhere in all of it, my father." Who am I truly, moon goddess? What plans do you have for me or Alba?" I kept asking no one in the silence of the dark night, cuddled in the mysterious aura of my emotions.I wanted to speak to someone, anyone. Maybe the seeker, but I don't know how to summon him. He appeared only at his

Xander's POVThe silver chains burned against my wrists, a constant reminder of how far I had fallen. It had been days since Lucia dragged me down here and chained me like a rabid animal.But it wasn't the physical pain that was killing me. It was the images Lucia planted in my head before she left me to rot.Elise. My Elise. In Drake's arms.The thought made my stomach churn, and I pulled against the chains until blood ran down my arms. The silver seared my skin, but I didn't care. Physical pain was nothing compared to the agony tearing through my chest."You're going to tear your hands off if you keep that up."I looked up to see Amma standing at the cell door, her weathered face creased with worry. My grandmother looked older than her age, her grey hair pulled back in a tight bun, her green eyes sharp despite her age."Amma." My voice came out as a croak. "How did you get past the guards again?"She held up a small vial filled with clear liquid. "Sleeping potion. Lucia's guards are

Xander Pov Sixteen years and I still feel my heart beating for her. The moment I saw that chubby rice ball, bloodied but still cheerful, something in me knew. Not just that she was my mate, but that she was meant to be more than that. Meant to be my equal, my partner, my other half.Even if I tried to tell myself I was just pretending for the sake of who she was, my heart kept accusing me. I played along with Amma's plan yet my heart was the one playing me.I thought I had it under control, right from the moment Amma told me she was the one. Yet, that control seemed to slip the day I saw her crying over Jason. Even when it was all part of the plan, my heart couldn't stop aching for her. Even if that night at the cave was all an act, I couldn't stop thrusting into her all night long. I wanted to mark her when even Skye couldn't control himself. But I stopped. I wanted to have her heart even if that wasn't part of the plan." Even if you weren't supposed to love her but it won't mat

Xander Pov "Still defiant?" Lucia snarled, pouring more power into the spell. "Fine. We'll see how defiant you are after a few hours of this."She gestured to the guards who had appeared at the cell door. "Take him to the torture chamber. Make sure he understands exactly how worthless he is."As they unlocked my chains and dragged me to my feet, I caught sight of Lilith huddled in the corner. Her eyes met mine, and I saw something that gave me hope.Guilt. Not just shame for betraying me, but the specific kind of guilt that came from lying. She knew something she wasn't telling Lucia. Something important. Or maybe I was just forcing myself to believe that even though it was not true. The guards hauled me out of the cell, but I managed to lean close to Lilith as we passed, I wanted to whisper to her but I didn’t get to. "Take him away," Lucia ordered, but there was something in her voice now. Uncertainty. Like my refu