Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound by His Mark, Freed by His Betrayal: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Elena's POVI didn't even answer him as I quickly turned on my heels and bolted out of the living room.I was too disoriented to drive so I trekked down to the road, crossing the intersection without a second thought.I didn't even see the car speeding towards me until it was too late. And just when I thought it would crush me to the road, I felt a strong pair of arms on my waist.The next thing I knew was that I was floating in air, pressed tightly against a rockhard wall of chest.The man's sandalwood scent intoxicated my senses mercilessly, momentarily numbing the pain in my stomach."Are you okay?" His rich baritone voice drifted into my ears, his breath searing my skin.I lifted my head to look at his face before answering but that moment, the pain in my stomach returned and I let out a shrill cry as I felt my world crumble.The next time I came to again, it was morning and I was in the pack's hospital ward. My head ached so bad as I sat up on the bed.The details of everything t

Elena's POVHow come Michael never mentioned it? Not even once. I instantly berated myself for just rushing down here without a solid plan.If they were cousins, that meant Alpha Horace might not even believe what I really came here to reveal.He spoke again."Seems like you didn't tell your wife that you and the Alpha were second generation cousins.""Yeah, well. I didn't think she needed to know that the late Luna was my mom's cousin." Michael said tersely."But you thought your mistress needed to know that my son has liver cancer?"There was no missing the edge to Alpha Horace's voice and it made me wonder if he really had a good relationship with Michael.On the other side, a muscle twitched on Elena's forehead in obvious anger at Alpha Horace's words."You seem acquainted with my wife which is a surprise." Michael broke the tension."Well, that's because she's my girlfriend." Alpha Horace's reply came too quickly.The silence that followed was almost deafening. Michael and Elena

Elena's POVHorace had ordered the maids to prepare another master bedroom in the White House for me.When I entered the room, I couldn't help but love the lavishness of the room. Everything in it was state-of-the-art.“I mean, this is the White House”, I said to myself. A maid came up to inform me that dinner would be ready soon, so I decided to take a showerI came out, wrapped in my bathrobe, and I was more than shocked to see the Alpha Horace in my chambers, a dress folded in his hands.“Oh my God!” I squealed in fear and shock, holding fast to my robe quickly. My reaction seemed to amuse him because he wasn't even in the least bothered.“What… why are you in my.. room?”, I said, my face clearly horrified because beneath that bathrobe, I was basically Eve standing in front of the almighty Alpha of my pack“I came to give you this. Some new clothing for tomorrow”, he said, gesturing to the dress in his hand.“You could have knocked”, I said, my hands still tightly clutched at the t

Horace’s POVThe look on their faces - that was enough satisfaction for the night. After placing Elena carefully into the limousine, I walked over to the other end. The chauffeur got the door, and as soon as I walked in, Elena burst out laughing.“Did you see the look on their faces?!” she said, amidst laughter.“The jealousy was tangible.”I smiled, saying nothing. There was a warmth that came with her laughter, and I revelled in the moment, seeing her so carefree and loose.“And you played your part so well. You were all lovey dovey and…”“I wasn't acting”, I said, staring intensely into her eyes. “You deserve to feel and be treated like that ten times over.”She stopped laughing, staring back into my blue eyes. Her eyes glittered in the night, those hazel brown beauties that had the sharpest shade that I'd ever seen on a beautiful woman like her. Goodness, my wolf wanted to rip that red dress apart, the sequins making her even more appealing. I leaned in, and when she leaned even c

Michael's POV“You can't do without me, Elena. You will come running ba…”I stopped the message halfway, reconsidering if I should hit the send button..Since the dinner, I'd become even more obsessed with the messages. Whatever audacity Horace was feeding her with, I was sure would fade away soon enough. It was only a matter of time.I knew Elena's soft spot. She could hardly deal with pressure and would always back out of a fight. And I was sure going to make this one more than she could bear.Who did she think she was, thinking herself worthy of being chosen by Horace?Just then, a knock on the door interrupted my thoughts. It was Ashanti.She carried a tray of food, walking slowly like it was some marriage ceremony. But that was the least of my wonders.Ashanti never served me. Worse still that she was pregnant now.“Hey, baby”, she said, setting the food tray ok the side table. She lifted my head and kissed me.“What's this?” I asked, a little annoyed that she'd interrupted my pe