Semua Bab Heat and Rut: Bab 101 - Bab 110

Elowen's Pov The Display Case was empty. For the first time since I had been brought here, the glass-walled chamber was silent and still, devoid of the other omegas who had been my silent companions. I stood with Thorne outside the glass, watching as the last of them was led away, her head down, her steps hesitant. She was being re-homed, sent to a smaller pack where she would be one of a few rather than one of many. Thorne had decided that his collection was no longer necessary. He had found what he was looking for. He had found me. "They will all have better lives now," Thorne said, his voice soft as he watched the omega disappear down the corridor. "Smaller packs, more attention, less competition. They will be cherished rather than collected." I nodded, my heart aching slightly for the women I had lived alongside for so long. They were like ghosts now, memories of a life that seemed distant and unreal. "Will they be happy?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. "They wi

Seraphina’s Pov I woke up in a different room. It was small. There was a bed, a toilet, and a small window with bars on it. The collar was still on my neck. My body ached from yesterday. I could still feel his hands on me. I sat up and wrapped my arms around my knees. I was hungry. I was scared. The door opened and Cassian came in. He was holding a tray with food on it. It was oatmeal and water. “Eat,” he said. He put the tray on the bed. I looked at the food. I was not going to beg for it. I just waited. He stood there watching me. After a minute I picked up the spoon and started to eat. It was bland. But I was hungry so I ate all of it. He took the tray when I was done. “Today we begin silence training,” he said. “You will not speak. You will not make any sound unless I tell you to. If you make a sound you will be punished. Do you understand?” I looked at him. I wanted to tell him no. But I remembered the rules. I just nodded. “Good,” he said. “Follow me.” I stood up and foll

Seraphina’s Pov I did not sleep on the floor. He made me get into bed. I lay on my side stiff as a board. He got in beside me. The bed was big but I could feel the heat from his body. I did not move all night. When the sun came through the window I was still awake. He got out of bed. He did not say anything to me. He just went into the bathroom. I heard the shower. I lay there waiting. I did not know what to do. He came out wearing a robe. He looked at me. “Get up. Go to your room and wait for me.” I got out of bed. I was naked. I went to the door and looked back at him. He was not looking at me. I opened the door and went to my room. I sat on the bed and waited. My stomach was in knots. I knew something was going to happen today. Something different. He came to my door about an hour later. He was dressed in black pants and no shirt. I could see the muscles on his chest and stomach. He had a lot of scars. “Come with me,” he said. I followed him to the room with the big bed. He s

Cassian’s Pov Today I would not just take her body. I would take her mind completely. I would break the last part of her that still held back. I got out of bed. I went to the bathroom and then to the kitchen. I made coffee and drank it while I looked out at the mountains. The plan was forming in my head. It was simple but it would be effective. I would edge her. I would keep her on the brink of orgasm for hours. I would make her beg. I would make her cry. I would show her that her pleasure was a gift from me. A gift I could give or take away whenever I wanted. I went back to the bedroom. She was awake. She was watching me with those green eyes. There was fear in them but there was something else too. Acceptance. “Good morning,” I said. “Today we have a new lesson. It is about control. My control over you. Specifically your pleasure.” I did not wait for her to answer. I went to the closet and took out the leather straps. I tied her wrists and ankles to the bed. She was spread out

Seraphina’s Pov I woke up and the bed was cold beside me. I sat up. Cassian was standing by the window looking out at the mountains. He was dressed. He had been awake for a while. “What is it?” I asked. He turned around. His face was serious. “The den is closing.” I stared at him. I did not understand. “Closing?” “Today,” he said. “I am releasing the other Omegas. I have made the arrangements. They will go to new placements. Good ones.” I felt a strange mix of feelings. Relief for them. But a fear for me. “What about me?” He walked to the bed and sat down beside me. He took my hand. He was warm. “You are not going anywhere. You stay with me. You are my mate. This is your home now.” I let out a breath I did not know I was holding. “I stay?” “You stay,” he said. “Forever.” I threw my arms around him. I held him tight. He held me back. For the first time, I felt like I was not just his trainee. I was his partner. His equal. We spent the morning watching the other Omegas leave.