Katerina:“I will be at work for the day, be sure to familiarize yourself with the house. If there is anything that you may need, the maids are here, just let them know and they would provide” he walked out of the kitchen, heading toward the bedroom, leaving me alone to process what just happened. I stood in my place for a few minutes, staring at the food that I have spent the past hour before turning to the stove. I placed the rest of the food on the dining table before leaving the kitchen. My heart raced against my ribcage as I heard the Alpha walk out of the bedroom, heading toward the door. He didn’t bother looking back at me as he slammed the house’s door shut, leaving me to stand in the middle of the hall like some lost kitten.I was not some whore that he brought from some hooker club to satisfy his sexual needs, why the bloody hell would he be considering that I was? Fucks sake, who the fucking hell did he think he was to think so? “The Alpha” my wolf, Vivian, responded sarc
Nathan:“Set these here please, Annalise” I heard Katerina say when I entered the house.I entered the dining room, following their voices to find her setting a table for two alongside the maids. She looked up at me and smiled, nodding at the maids, dismissing them as she stood in front of me.“What is the meaning of this?” I asked once they were all out of the dining room. Her eyes met mine and she sighed.“I made you dinner”“Are you stupid? Or do you intentionally want to get on my nerves?” I asked the woman who took a deep breath, biting her bottom lip as she stopped herself from saying whatever was on her mind. I glared at her, waiting for her response, but none came for a few seconds, the one thing that could be heard was her racing heartbeat as she stood in silence in front of me. “Call the maids to gather all this, I want nothing…”“I am your bloody damn wife…”“I told you in the morning and I will tell you again, your duty is to please me in bed…”“And I will tell you now, I
Katerina:I limped into the kitchen, my legs barely supporting me as I went to get myself something to drink. The idea of eating anything seemed to be impossible with each step I took, reminding myself of last night’s events. “Alpha Nathan has instructed that you have something to eat before the day” one of the maids said, approaching me to help. I smiled in thanks, taking a seat on the chair that she guided me to. Her brown eyes met my green ones as she looked at me, her expression as gentle as a mother’s looking at her daughter. “Thank you, love, but I would do with a cup of coffee please” I said politely. The maid looked at me, before she froze, taking a step back, worry and fear replacing her once calm expression.“You need to eat to regain your strength” Alpha Nathan said, walking into the kitchen. He stood by the door, his arms crossed over his chest as he waited for my response, but I wasn’t stupid enough to give it to him after what happened last night; I was barely walking
Nathan:“What you are doing is wrong, son” mom said, taking my hand in hers.She had called me to come and see her at her house, but I never expected her to call me to talk about Katerina “mom…”“I know that you don’t like how the marriage happened, and I know that you don’t like the girl’s family; but she did not choose her family” mom said, stopping me. She tightened her grip around my hand, gently running her finger over my hand, trying to calm me down.“Did she ask you for this?” “No, if anything, the girl does not leave the house until you are back inside the pack. But I am your mother, and I can see that you are breaking one another up” “We have been married a week, mom, there is nothing between us to be broken” I said, slowly removing my hands from hers. I got up from the couch before she could say another word, knowing that she might end up opening a past that I wanted nothing more than to get rid of. Gently leaning down, I kissed the crown of her head, letting my lips linge
Katerina:I looked down at my feet as I listened to the Alpha laughing with Gala, the maid who I learned raised him up as a kid.My heart ached as I walked away from his office’s door, heading back to the living room where I was preparing my schedule for next year’s first semester. Classes started in a month and I was still to discuss whether or not the Alpha would allow me to go back to my studies, but then again, the two of us haven’t had a proper conversation without arguing with one another since we got married.I watched as the Alpha and Gala walked out of the office. His eyes meeting mine for a second as he passed the living room “Gala, prepare the table and let us know when it is ready”Gala nodded, walking toward the kitchen as Alpha Nathan walked inside the living room, looking at the laptop in my hand “what are you doing?”“Fixing up my semester’s plan” I said hesitantly. I turned the laptop for him to look at the window only for him to frown.“You’re a student?”“Yes, I am
Nathan:I stood out on the veranda as I took a whiff of my cigarette.Katerina was inside the room, getting ready for today’s gathering while I watched the pack members from the veranda, trying to clear my mind before the evening began.Having gotten ready a while ago, I wore a normal pair of black jeans and a gray long sleeved shirt which I had raised until my elbow. Katerina was wearing a high waist black skirt and a white crop-top which she had tucked inside her skirt. Her heels clicked as she walked toward the veranda’s door, knocking it as she called for me “can you please with the bracelet?”I turned around to face her, and I couldn’t help but get mesmerized by how beautiful she looked. Her hair neatly curled and her casual makeup only added a glow to her features, her nude lipstick made me want to bite her lips as I kissed and claimed her out on the veranda. I nodded, squeezing the cigarette on the ashtray, turning it off, before approaching her. Katerina smiled and extended
Katerina:I walked back to the bedroom the second everyone left the house, not bothering to stick around downstairs to see whether or not anyone needed my help, already knowing that they wouldn’t anyway. I was still expecting a lecture from Nathan about cooking almost everything today. The man was not even aware that I was cooking most of his meals while he was at work all day, believing that it was the maids who were preparing everything.Mum’s words still played in my head as I fought the urge to cry in front of everyone, not wanting the Alpha to see me in such a state. However, I couldn’t deny the pain I felt as I processed what she had said and how she still looked at me despite all these years. Flashback:“You will be bringing us the information that we ask for if you want your scholarship” she snarled, grabbing me by my arm, her grip bruising as she forced me to look at her.“The man is my husband, and even YOU taught me to be loyal to him, mother” I said, trying to pry my arm
Nathan:“You’re telling me that you have never kissed a man before me?” I asked Katerina who laughed as she sat on her chair in front of me. The two of us were at one of my clubs, and to say that I was surprised would be an understatement about what she just told me.“Never kissed, dated, or even spared a second glance” Katerina said, shrugging her shoulders. “Wait, then that means that your first kiss was to stop me from…”“Pretty much, yes, but that counts as my virginity card too” she said, clearly under the effect of alcohol “anyhow, I don’t think that I need to ask you about your sex or dating life, do I?” “You would be very surprised about my dating life, but I would rather not talk about who I slept with” I teased, making her laugh “I had one girlfriend. Her and I were in love, madly in love, but she cheated on me, and that pretty much screwed everything up for the two of us” “I’m sorry” Katerina said, looking down at the drink in front of her.“Don’t worry about it, anyway,