Connor
I've spent years plotting against the Silvius family for what they did to my sister. Alpha Rhaegar Silvius. The King of the werewolf race promised her marriage, but as soon as he found his mate, he rejected and humiliated her. He threw her in the dungeons, and later, his mate, the Queen, killed my sister. She didn't deserve what happened to her. Juliana was kind and only ever wanted love from a bastard who didn't deserve it.
I was only a child when this happened, but I saw the destruction it caused us. They cut us off financially. We still had money, but barely. My mother was stricken with grief, and it got worse when my grandfather died, and I had to take over. I was pleased that time because, unlike my grandfather who didn't want retribution, I wanted it. I needed it. I worked hard and did odd jobs, betrayed my kind just for money to keep my pack running. I plotted the death of the Silvius, however, it was hard. They are wealthy and influential. No one would dare go against them. So, I came up with a plan to kidnap their beloved daughter and torture her before killing her. They would feel pain like never before.
Elara Silvius is their only female child, the apple of their eyes, and the key to my revenge.
I managed to enter the pack, but it wasn't tough because of the mating ball. I kept my eye on her the whole time. I was indeed taken back by her beauty, her pictures did her no justice. She was more beautiful, even more than her mother, the Queen. She was poised and elegant, and her smile was lovely, but I couldn't be sucked into her looks right now.
Princess Elara was popular yet modest and kind. All the men were ogling her or were intimidated. Others were bold enough to approach her and request a dance, but she politely declined.
I noticed my wolf, Nor, was silent the entire time we were observing the little princess. I went to her, acting charming, and asked for a dance. Her brother and friends were protective of her, but she insisted on allowing me one dance, and they let her.
It was during our dance my wolf said the words I didn't ever want to hear that moment.
" Mate,"
It took her a moment to realize, and when she did, a smile grew on her perfect lips,
" Mate," she said quietly. I was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do for a moment, while she looked at me with excitement. I smirked as an idea crossed my mind. I expelled the mate pull.
" I can't believe you're my mate. I've waited for you for too long," I smiled. She was thrilled like a child on Christmas morning. My heart almost warmed until I remembered how her family destroyed mine. I convinced her to come to my pack, she was unsure, but the mate bond was strong.
" I need to talk to my parents, brothers, and friends," she said.
" You'll do that tomorrow, baby. I can't wait to make you mine. I want you in my pack, my home, and in my bed," I kissed her neck sensually. Her breathing was erratic. I had such a huge effect on her, which was good.
" But where is your home, and what is your name?" she asked. I ignored her and continued to pleasure her. I wanted to distract her from her questions.
" You'll be back soon, for now, leave them a message, and we'll call them tomorrow," I said, giving her a fake pack name. If the king and Queen knew it was our pack, they'd stop her from going.
She nodded eagerly and left a message for her family, promising she'd be back as soon as she could. I wasn't going to come back.
" Oh, the goddess is good," I smirked, and she kissed my lips tenderly.
" Indeed,"
....
I hated her when I saw her descend the stairs. What the fuck was she wearing? It was too sexy... and confident.
She's not supposed to be confident. I just rejected her without officiating it. She should be crying and miserable! I was growling in anger. Her eyes immediately found mine among the crowd, and the smirk that curled on her lips almost made me retreat. What the actual fuck?
People in my pack weren't benevolent towards the little princess. They knew how as the daughter's killer, yet their disdain didn't faze her. She has a gentle smile on her face. I see a few manage to approach her, including, Patty, my girlfriend. She hates her because she is my mate.
" If it isn't the murderer's daughter. How dare you even come to this party," Patty bellowed. Elara raises her eyebrow at her and then looks around her.
" Are you talking to me?"
" Yes, bitch, you're a bitch just like your mother who killed our alpha's sister, a bitch!" she yells. The music stops, and before I can go to her, Elara slaps Patty in the face, and blood splatters from her mouth.
" Watch your mouth. I won't tolerate any disrespect from anyone," Elara has her by her neck, choking her. I can tell she has a strong wolf inside her. Patty is struggling and scratching at her, but the princess makes it look effortless and is not fazed by her struggle.
I rush to them and grab Elara by the arm, yanking her roughly, and she releases Patty.
" What is your problem? You could have killed her?!" I shout. She looks unfazed by my words.
" Look, everyone. She tried to kill me! This Princess is indeed like her mother's daughter, a murderer!" Patty shouts, coughing while trying to catch her breath. Elara almost lunges at her again, but I hold her back. Tingles shoot through my body at the contact of our skin, but I ignore them.
' Mate,' My wolf, Nor, purrs. He wants her.
" Enough, I'll deal with her," I grit my teeth. I drag Elara away, but she gets out of my grip with a growl.
" Deal with me?" she laughs. It's harmonious and velvety. She inhales and crosses her arms against her chest.
" No need, I'm here to tell you something. It's good your pack is here to witness this," My breath caught in my throat, and I glared at her with so much venom. What is she about to say?
Elara " Baby! Kill that bitch, she almost killed me!" the woman who insulted me exclaims. Babe? They are in a relationship, and that stings, especially with the way she is holding him. Her arm is around her waist as she cries. Connor notices my eyes on the woman's arm around him, and he scoffs. A smirk on his lips. He holds her waist. " Connor, tell me you will punish this woman!" she cries, looking up to him for assurance. He kisses her lips and cups her face. " Of course," He was fucking doing that TO HURT ME. I hide my feelings of hurt and keep my face neutral. " I, Elara Silvius, reject you, alpha Connor as my mate and alpha," I say calmly. Collective gasps erupt from the crowd, and they begin to speak amongst themself. I watch Connor swallow, and he clutches his jaw in anger. What did he expect? That I will stay after the bullshit he did? He holds his chest in discomfort, and a moment of silence goes by when he speaks. " I reject your rejection. You're my mate, and you'll
Zuriel. ' It is your duty to strengthen and protect the dragon empire,' my father's voice resounds in my head. ' Zuriel, you're my son and the stability of this empire. Your power, this precious gift of yours will win us many victories. We shall occupy all the West, and we'll be the strongest supernatural to exist. You will do it,' His voice makes me shudder, and the sinister look in his eyes makes me see how truly mad he is. The mad king, the power-hungry king. ' I - I don't want to do it. P- people will die,' I finally find my voice. Six-year-old me could only shift his gaze to the ground when he got up from his throne. He is angry at me for speaking out against his glorious plans for the empire. I should know better. I shouldn't anger him, or he will hit Mom again. I shouldn't have spoken. SLAP. Mom gasps and rushes to me, but I shake my head and quickly stand up. If she helps me up, he'll hit her too. My mom is worried. Father walks up to her and tucks a strand of her ha
" The little wolf princess?" Mother nods. What do they mean fucking missing? Elara, I say her name silently, Princess Elara Silvius. “ Yes, she found her mate and went with him, only leaving her family a message,” she sighs. Rage. I feel RAGE, and my fist clenches. She found her mate and left just like that? What kind of an idiot is she? She is impulsive and has her head in the clouds. “ They don’t know which pack she went to. They sent men to find her to no avail,” Mom continues. I feel an anger bubble inside me. That girl has always been so capricious since she was a kid. She thinks life is adventure and rainbows. She’s fucking pathetic. She doesn’t understand she is a pure white wolf, one of a kind, and enemies of the crown are after her. There are all sorts of myths surrounding her wolf. Others believe if they drink the blood, they shall live forever or will have more power. All nonsense myths, but she is special. That is why protection has always been tight around her since
I close my eyes and think about Elara. Her perfect face plays in my head. It’s like seeing a blurry vision, yet certain it’s where she is. I follow the dusty road until we reach the highway and back to a gravel road. Within two hours, I reach the pack where the little princess is. Without waiting for security to let me in the pack, I go straight to the alpha's mansion. They are chasing my car and trying to stop me. When I stopped in front of a mansion, I hit one wolf with my car, he shouldn't have stood in front of me. I get out, growling menacingly at the guard wolves. My aura makes them whimper. Wolves are powerful creatures, but dragons are more powerful and intimidating, even our aura oppresses them. I walk inside and down to the backyard, her scent is stronger and more enticing to my wolf. Has she always smelt like this? I wonder. I stop in my tracks when I see a man, an alpha glaring at the pool. He's too engrossed to notice me. I glimpse what he's watching, it's her, the L
I stare at him shocked, I don't know if he's joking because he said it without flinching. He is serious about killing Alpha Connor, " No, Zuriel, I'll be fine. But I do want to find him so that he can accept my rejection," " That fucker," he murmurs. I was tied to Connor, and I'd feel it when he is fucking other women. That will be his great punishment for me. I hated Connor so much. " I'm sure he's on the run now and won't be coming anytime soon," I sigh. Zuriel's phone rings, and he pulls it from his pocket with a frown and shows me the caller ID. It's my Dad. " Don't tell him about the condition you found me in. It's embarrassing," I say, my cheeks heating up from embarrassment. He looks at me wordless but nods. I don't want this to get out. It's a shame in my family's name. Everything I did was wrong. I wasn't supposed to go with him without my parent's blessing, and I especially wasn't supposed to mate with him without the ceremony. If it gets out, the rumormongers will be vic
Elara " Zuriel, Zuriel. You're hurting me,” he didn’t realize he was holding my body too tightly. I was suffocating for a second there, and his body was shaking. The aura that filled the elevator was oppressive and scary. I place a hand on his hard chest, and he stares down at me.Time stops as he stares at me with those emerald dangerous eyes of his. Those eyes I used to go crazy for, the eyes that made my heart beat faster than anything in the world. I almost forgot this feeling. It had been too long since we saw each other as he always disregarded me. An annoying tick, he called me.“ Put me down, I can stand,” I say, trying to avoid my thoughts about him. He ignores my wishes and walks out of the elevator into his penthouse. He puts me down, standing close to me. Zuriel was over 6ft, and warmth radiated from his muscular body. I glance around the living room. It is large, luxurious, and neat too. His scent covered the entire apartment, and my wolf was excited after being qui
ConnorI was growling. Who the fuck was that man? His aura was like no other. He wasn’t an alpha, but something greater. The look in his eyes was severe. He wanted me dead. I felt like I was a man marked by death. Death roamed over my life since my encounter with him, and I could feel it. I needed to be careful. I hid out in the forest. I was blinded, and my eye was damaged. I needed to go to the hospital, but I couldn't as I don't know if that man is still in my pack. I mind link my beta. ‘ Beta, that man,’ ‘ He’s gone, sir,’ he says. I can tell he was distressed and in pain, after all, he was one of the people that the beast almost killed. I think back to my mate and the concern in that stranger’s eyes. ‘ And Elara?’ I ask. I am feeling apprehensive and nervous. I want to know, but also I'm scared that he has taken her, my mate. ‘ She went with him, Alpha,’ he says softly. I feel many emotions swell in me. Fear, hurt, anger, and so much more. I’ll never see her again now. Elara
Zuriel I place her hands over her head. My gaze is on her. I lost my mind when she suggested she had been with other men. I am angry at her, and my body is shaking. I glare at her, and she holds my gaze. This proximity is dangerous. I can't be this close to her, but I can't move away either. I feel like a moth drawn to a flame. My eyes fall on her soft lips. I hate that men had her, they tasted her! " Your eyes... They are beautiful," She breathes. I didn't expect her to say that. She is drawn into my eyes. Her chest rising and falling, I can't help when my eyes linger... She isn't flat chest anymore. I need control of my emotions, I need to take back charge because if I don't, I might end up doing something I'd regret. With great difficulty, I pull away from the green-eyed princess. " Go to bed?" I tell her. " I like it when we are close," Her voice is seductive. Since when is she not coquettish around me? What the fuck is she doing? Does she still like me? Elara confesse