Dahlia's POV 'It's okay Dahlia, you didn't speak out of place, just take some deep breaths.''I never should have asked to call my mother, that was such a stupid question!'I yelled more at myself than anything else. Anger seeped through me as I thought back to asking that one question, one that was just enough to help root that seed of doubt he already holds when it comes to me.Maybe he will see it as a child just wanting their mother. Highly doubtful though. Now I am standing in this damn bathroom, staring at myself in the mirror. My eyes looked dull, as if they were lacking their usual vibrancy. Almost the way they would look after being down in my other room for a week or two.Yet I haven't been deprived of anything that last day. They have fed me, I've had the sun on my face, and slept well. Actually, now that I'm thinking of that, I slept better than I ever had before. When I finally fell asleep I slept hard. No nightmares plagued me for a change, I felt refreshed instead of o

Alpha Damien's POV When I opened the door, the scent of blood mixing into her strong scent made my body shimmer as I fought shifting.Cursing in my mind at Mikko for him being so destructive with his actions. We were fighting with one another in the office before opening the door to the issue in front of us.'I can feel her wolf, she's calling to me.''Don't pull her, let her discover this on her own, she just went through a rejection. I don't want her confused or hurt by discovering us so quickly.''You will NOT REJECT MY MATE!'He screamed out loudly within my mind making my hands grip my head from the pain he shot through me.'I never said I'd reject her Mikko!''You forget I can feel your trepidation towards her! I can feel your struggle with her, but she isn't what you think she is Damien! She is something so much more than even you have got yet.'That's when I felt it, the way he pulled at her, the way he called to her before she was ready. Feeling her wolf push into me, the w

Dahlia's POV When the bond allowed me to awaken again, my fear skyrocketed the moment I saw him. Despite feeling the bond, the way he was able to use it over me outweighed the want to go to him.Upon seeing him, sitting there so close to me I shot my body across the room before falling to the floor. Yet, my fear dissipated rather quickly when I could feel his remorse at his actions swirling around me as he made his way closer to me.I never had to worry about such an act with Christopher, him being a Beta, he wasn't stronger than Alanah and myself. Not that he ever tried, but who knows where all that would have gone considering he couldn't keep his dick in his pants.The abuse in that situation could have grown into so much more, yet knowing my father he would have forced me to stay in that situation, at least for the next year until my brother took his place among the pack.Losing my train of thought the images of my claws sinking into Beta Diaz took over my mind. I had caused harm

Alpha Damien's POV My heart thundered in my chest, so harshly it felt like it was going to break my rib cage to escape me. Her eyes were incredibly seductive, yet you could see clearly that she wasn't trying to be. I held myself back from her, listening intently as she spoke about things she liked.The story of her baking for her brother did something to her though, it seemed to shift something inside of her mind when she mentioned her father. Pausing I could see she was struggling, like a wonderful happy memory that had been taken away from her because of him.I wanted to push, wanted her to tell me what happened but even Mikko knew that we shouldn't overstep. If she wants to eventually tell us things, she will, in her own time.After pushing for her to feel the bond, I can feel Mikkos guilt from being so impatient. He so desperately wanted her to feel what he was feeling but he went about it in a horrible way, one that could have ended badly. If she would have shifted, or we marke

Dahlia's POV I missed my brother, I swear at times I could feel his sorrow coming through me. It made me wonder if he could feel mine when it comes to him.We've never been apart from one another, even when I was in that room he found a way to see me every day. Now I am in a strange way. I rejected my mate, found a second chance within the same twenty four hour span and all I want to do is bury myself in the comfort of his scent while I cry into him.Of course I couldn't do that, also I believe I have cried more than enough. I don't want to cry over that Beta prick any longer, nor even think about him honestly.Now my mind is trapped on that moment that almost happened between Alpha Damien and myself in his office.Another thing I would talk to my brother about. What would he think about all of this? I knew he wanted to find a way to make peace with Alpha Damien but we had no idea how he would do it without our father protesting or causing an uproar even when he would no longer have