Semua Bab Now, The Alpha Wants Me Back : Bab 21 - Bab 30

LARISSAI woke up very early the next morning out of instinct. My body was getting used to being dragged out of bed by those guards.They'd be here anytime soon. But deep down, a small part of me still hoped it'd ended.I pushed myself up from the thin mattress. Searing pain shot through my raw, blistered palms. My joints screamed in protest.Waiting for a few seconds, I listened for the familiar footsteps of the maids. Nobody came. Yesterday, I still had a tiny sliver of hope that this was just a quick lesson. Today, the grim reality set in. I was on my own.Forcing my stiff legs to bend, I stood up. My expensive silk dress was gone, replaced by the stiff, itchy grey servant uniform hanging loosely on my bruised frame. My hair hung in dirty, tangled knots over my shoulders. Since the maids refused to attend to me, I had to dress and groom myself using a small bucket of freezing water left in the corner.Washing my face stung. The cold water bit into the split skin on my lip and chee

GODRIC "Find Torin and drag him to my study right now."Growling at the guard outside my door, I turned back into the spacious room. Sleep evaded me all night. My blood burned with a fever that refused to break. Pacing across the dark stone floor, I rubbed my tired eyes. What the fuck was happening to me?Since bringing Larissa into this fortress, my own body felt like a hostile enemy. Every single muscle fiber itched for her. My jaw ached from grinding my teeth. Pushing her away was supposed to harden my resolve. Putting her in the servant quarters was meant to prove my dominance. Yet, the harder I tried to keep my distance, the fiercer my beast roared to claim her.Stopping by the glass window, I stared down at the empty courtyard. The morning sun barely crested the jagged mountain peaks.Last night played on a continuous, maddening loop inside my head. She had marched right up to my private chambers. Her fists pounded on the thick obsidian wood. Through the barrier, her desperate,

GODRICSilence fell over the damp kitchen the second Martha’s unconscious body hit the floor.Stepping away from the crumpled maid, I turned my attention to the shadowed corners of the room. Two pack guards stood frozen near the open pantry. Their eyes were wide with shock, hands hovering nervously over their weapon belts."How long has this nonsense been going on?" I growled. My lethal aura bled into the air, making the room feel ten degrees colder.Swallowing hard, the guard on the left took a hesitant step forward. "This was the first time she ever raised a hand to the Luna, Alpha. I swear it on my life.""And you just stood there?" Taking a slow step toward him, I let my fangs brush my lower lip. "You watched a mere servant strike your queen and did nothing to stop it?""You gave the command, Alpha," the second guard stammered. His voice shook so badly he could barely form the words. "You ordered her to be subjected to punishment. We did not think it was our place to step in. We t

LARISSAWhite, blinding light pierced through my eyelids long before my brain registered where I was.Waking up felt like swimming upward through a thick pool of wet cement. A steady, rhythmic beeping sounded somewhere to my right. The sharp smell of bleach and antiseptic stung my nose, masking the usual scent of dirt and damp stone. My body rested on a surface far softer than the thin basement cot.Fluttering my eyes open, I squinted against the harsh fluorescent bulbs overhead.Taking a deep breath, a sharp pull on the back of my hand made me flinch. A clear plastic tube ran from my bruised skin up to an IV bag hanging on a metal pole. I lay in the center of a pristine hospital room. Clean white bandages wrapped thick around both of my raw palms.Movement caught my attention from the corner of the room.Sitting in a rigid plastic chair next to the door was Alpha Godric. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. His dark coat was gone, leaving him in a simple black shirt th

GODRICAnger gnawed at my insides like a starving beast. Larissa was keeping me away. She had built a massive wall of ice around her heart, and no matter how much force I applied, it would not crack. Last night played on a continuous loop in my head. I offered her peace. I gave her the best chambers in the fortress. I offered my protection, my power, my own blood to heal her wounds.She threw it all back in my face.She looked at me like I was a monster. She looked at me the exact same way she looked at Ryan. The comparison stung worse than a silver blade scraping against my ribs.Pacing across the loose dirt of the training facility, I clenched my fists until my knuckles turned white. Why was she so stubborn? Why did I even care?My inner wolf prowled back and forth inside my skull, whining and snarling in equal measure. The beast wanted to break down her bedroom door, throw her over my shoulder, and mark her neck until she submitted. But that would only prove her right. It would o