Esme's POVAs soon as I arrived at the door of the Alpha's room, I took a deep breath before knocking on it. Probably thinking that it would be Rachel, he told me to come in.I went into the room and closed the door behind me but as soon as I turned around to face him, I was welcomed by a frown."What are you doing here?" He asked without mincing words.I summoned up the courage to speak."Rachel said she wasn't feeling too well so I decided to save her some stress by bringing your food." I concocted.He glared at me for some time before looking away, silently giving his consent for me to continue.I carefully moved towards him and placed the food on the table, managing to keep my hands from shaking while I served him."Keep it together Esme, you can do this." Solar kept cheering me on.I finished serving his food and moved to the side, wanting to watch him eat."What are you still doing here?" He asked without looking at me."I…. I'd like to watch you eat." I answered."Why is that?"
Esme's POV I watched him quietly as he moved towards the shrubs and began taking off his clothes. I didn't think of this at all and flustered by the scene, I unconsciously moved backwards, the sound of the grass giving away my position. I froze in place, scared to the bone. When I didn't hear any more sounds, I took a look and saw that he wasn't present anymore. Damn it! I can't believe I wasted this golden opportunity. I quickly look around and don't see any sign of him. I guess I'll have to go back then, so much for the element of surprise. I began moving but paused when a large arm swiftly wrapped around my body and sharp claws were tactfully positioned at my neck, missing my skin by just a few inches. One wrong move from me and the claws would surely slice my neck open, I struggled not to shiver. When the fear finally died down, I soon realized who my attacker was. I would never be able to forget this scent. "It's just me, Esme. Please retract your claws, I could get hurt.
Esme's POV Peaceful. Ethereal. So this is what death feels like. After falling off the cliff and into the river, I had sunk deep into dangerous waters. I shifted back to my human form somewhere in between, Solar was injured and needed to recharge. I just kept drifting away from the surface, little by little, the surface seeming too far to reach. "Esme! Esme!" I heard someone call my name. It was a faint sound, one I couldn't recognize but there was a distinct sound of sorrow to it. It felt……familiar. If there's only one thing I do regret in life, it's the fact that I never got to see the stars with my mate, I've always wanted to see the stars. I used to go stargazing with my parents when I was little, and though it seemed impossible after being imprisoned for so many years, I always wished to lie on the grass, holding hands with my mate as we watched the stars together. But goddess Selene is perfect, only she knows why it had to end this way. At least I got to meet my mate, ev
Ethan's POV I held her in my arms as I rushed into the Palace. As soon as I arrived at Esme's room, the doctor was already there and she greeted me. "Alpha please place her on the bed." She instructed and I did that. "You'll have to please leave so I can take care of her." She requested and I nodded. I left the room and closed the door behind me. Rachel instantly accosted me. "What happened? Why is Esme in that condition?" She questioned, her face full of worry. I explained everything to her as briefly as possible. "I can't help but feel like it's my fault. I was there with her, I let her leave with me so I should have protected her, it's my duty as her Alpha but I couldn't do that. I failed her." I said and punched the wall angrily. "Don't be so hard on yourself, none of this is your fault. It was a tough situation, it couldn't be helped. I'm sure that Esme will be fine, I'll pray for her and goddess Selene will protect her. Everything will be alright." Rachel tried to con
Esme's POVI had already accepted my fate back in the water so I was more shocked than relieved when I opened my eyes and found myself back in my room.I sat up in confusion, wondering how I had gotten here when the voice beside me caught my attention."You should really be careful and try to avoid stress at all costs, you narrowly escaped death." A lady who I assumed to be a doctor said,"How did I get here?" I asked the only question I could think of."The Alpha brought you back, you were in a critical condition since you were not only injured but you nearly drowned as well. It took a lot of effort to stabilize you. The Alpha was very worried, everyone was but he was on edge the whole time.I've never seen him like that, it's quite surprising since he's usually always calm and collected, even during very challenging situations." The doctor said and a smile stretched the edge of my lips.I'm not worried that I almost died, I'm happy that the events that took place today, though unexp
Ethan's POVI rushed out of the room as quickly as possible and took a deep breath. I thought I had finally overcome it but the memories keep flooding back. This is exactly why I don't want her too close to me.Just now when Esme had tried to feed me, I had a flashback of Tanika and I.It happened years ago, when Tanika and I had been dating. I was madly in love with her at the time and would often let her do as she pleased.It was on a normal day, I had been out hunting with some members of the Pack but it was an unsuccessful hunt, we didn't return with much so most of us were in a sour mood, me included.I was used to being successful in everything I did so I felt incompetent and took it out on my partner during training.I was catching my breath during time out when Tanika suddenly sneaked up on me. I got into a defensive position and was able to stop myself from harming her in time.She asked if I had eaten yet and I knew she would scold me if I told her the truth so I said nothin
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VIVID DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENCE, BLOOD AND GORE AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME PEOPLE. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. ETHAN'S POV "Alright then, you leave me no choice." I said with a sigh and moved closer to him. I took a seat beside him and forcefully grabbed his left hand. "I'm kind of bored so why don't we play a game. I'll ask you questions about myself and if you get it right, I'll only break a finger but if you get it wrong, I'll cut off the finger instead. Shall we get started?" I asked with a delightful smile. "Screw you." He lashed back. "First question, what is my name?" I asked calmly. "You're worse than stupid if you think I'm going to play your stupid games." He retorted. "Wrong answer." I chirped and held his fingers firmly before bringing out my trusty pincers. "Heat this up for me real quick." I requested and the other guard by the name of Dalton quickly brought out a lighter and heated the head of the pincers before handing it back
Ethan's POV I had my guess. I knew that Alpha Edgar would probably be responsible for my attack since he is one of the few lucky people who has yet to taste my wrath. He is one proud jerk and I had put him in his place by not only claiming my mate but by teaching him some manners so he's obviously out for revenge. This made me snicker. At least now I have a good enough reason to obliterate the entire pack. He's the one who imprisoned and tortured my mate her whole life and he still has the guts to try to kill her while she's in my care. Now that I'm sure that he's responsible, I will be sending him a befitting reply. I'll show no mercy this time, not even for babies. I took a look at myself in the mirror and sighed. My body is made up of fifty percent of scar tissue and these scars are a reminder of who I am and what my goal in life is. I quickly dressed into fresh clothes and dried my hair. It's already nightfall. It's been one heck of a day. After leaving Esme's room due to my