Zane
The brown Doe follows me behind with an inquisitive stare, she continues to turn her head around possibly taking in her new surroundings. Her boldness is what baffles me the most, she is not afraid of me one bit - only flustered.“Stop staring or people will begin to think that you came from the woods,” I convey to her quietly.She huffed, “Let them think what they like. This pack house is the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life!”“And how many have you seen?”“Just one, but the citadel pack is not as enormous as your pack.”I ignore her as we pass the series of omega servants standing at both of our sides, they bow their heads in fear and look down to the ground. Cora looks at them in awe, I wonder if her pack is not so organized like this.Taking the stairs, I check my wristwatch. I’m supposed to be having a conference meeting at my company in a few hours. Cora bumps into me as I stop to check my phone notifications.“Sorry, Mr. Alpha…” she mumbles.“I told you to stop calling me that,” I scolded her.“You don't call me by my name too, so why should I listen to you?”I growl, taking haughty steps toward her while she stumbles backward until her back hits the wall. She blinks her eyes severally at me, now scared of what I might do next.“Because you are wife therefore you should be submissive, if not I will not hesitate to punish you for disobeying me.”She gulps, her Doe eyes twinkling with a sweet fear and excitement. This woman does not fail to amuse me and I wonder why she is not afraid of me. Has she not heard the terrifying news about me?“What kind of punishment are you talking about?”“The servants are here and watching if not, I would have shown you. But, if you push me to the wall one last time then I will not hesitate to punish you in front of everyone. Do you understand me?”She nods, “Yes…”I cock my eyebrows at her, expecting her to complete her sentence.“Zane…” she mutters slowly.The way she pronounces my name arouses me, a tingling feeling crawls on my skin and I step away from her. I can’t touch her and I must avoid being addicted to her, she is just a girl with no idea of what she is getting into.“Yuri, take her to her room and make sure you take care of her needs properly,” I instruct.“Yes, Alpha.”“Hold on… are we not going to be sleeping together?” Cora asks.“No.”“But that’s not fair…” she whines, “We are married and should be acting like how usual couples behave.”“We are not a usual couple,” I respond bluntly.Surprisingly, she hit me on my chest. The servants gasped in shock, probably expecting me to end her life instantly. But she's my wife - in as much as I hate the fact that I’m married to her - I can not kill her.“You are a mean man. Meanie meanie Mr. Alpha…” she sticks her tongue out at me.I muffle the laughter that threatens to burst out of my mouth, they might think that I am out of my mind.“Take her away… to her room.”I head to my room, which is in the opposite direction of her room. The floor has two separate hallways, one leads to my room while the other leads to her room. This will make her to be far away from me - as far as possible.“Boo!” a hallowed voice shrieks when I enter my room.I roll my eyes when I realize who the person is.“Mother, how the heck did you get into my room?”“I’m a witch, remember?” she winks at me and sits on my bed.“You shouldn’t be here, it’s dangerous for you.”My mother is the only person I am afraid of, she is the only surviving witch in her coven after a rough extinction of witches. She was banished from my pack, several years ago with the allegations that she killed my father - I never believed that but I could not do anything either. This is what turned me into being cold-hearted and ruthless because I am angry that I do not get to fight for the people I love.“By the way, I love your wife. She is so innocent and bold too.”“She’ll get over that fantasy soon,” I grunt.“Stop being such a meanie, Zamos.”“It’s Zane, mother!”My mother is fond of calling me different names. At first, I thought she was crazy. But when I realized she did it most times out of fun, I simply tried to correct her - she never listened to me anyway.“Whatever, Zach. You may be a ruthless Alpha but to me and your wife, you are a good man.”I pretend to choke as she says the last part. I have never seen myself as a good man, with the atrocities that I have committed in the past.“There is no redemption for someone like me.”My mother scoffs, knowing too well that I mean every word I say.“Until then…”“Have you heard from Erika since?” she asks suddenly.I groan. Erika is my mate, another reason why I became ruthless. We met two years ago, Erika was an omega servant in the pack house when I found her and discovered that she’s my mate. I fell in love with her instantly and she did too, we dated intending to get married. But the laws of the pack prevented us from fulfilling our dreams, Erika traveled on a brief business meeting. She is not even aware that I’m married now because we are still dating.“I’ve not heard from her since traveled,” I reply.“Is she aware that you are married?”I shake my head briefly and my mother heaves a sigh.“Is your wife aware that you have a girlfriend?”“Mother please stop!”“This is the same mistake your father made with me, Zane. He was having an affair with Mireya and never told me until she became pregnant with his child!” she yells at me.My mother’s story with my father was one of the most unbelievable love stories told in history. They had met at a young age, my father loved my mother despite finding out that she was a witch and their love blossomed. When his parents died, my father was crowned as Alpha and he married my mother. But the duties became a burden and my mother was slowly cast in the shadows thus leading her to reveal her identity. She was banished as a result and my father lost everything.My mother lost some of herself too, I know from the way she acts. Her loneliness has caused her a lot, she blames Mireya for it all. Mireya is my father’s second wife, she has a son - Bryan who is a coward.“Mireya and her son are not yet back from their vacation?”My mother seems to be interested in knowing the whereabouts of everyone who will be creating drama and havoc soon. I would have gladly slit the throats of Mireya and her son, sending them back to suffering in the process. But my mother has other plans, she wants to deal with the woman herself because she has always been a pain in her ass.“If you want to know how they’re faring, simply call them and ask,” I grunt in response.“Don’t be such a meanie,” my mother makes scrawny gestures at me.“I need to rest, I have a conference meeting to attend in a few hours.”“What about your wife?”I give her a side eye and she shrugs at me.“She will be taken care of in her own space.”“Space? You make it sound like she’s a prisoner.”“That’s her problem, not mine.” I relax on the soft bed and close my eyes, waiting for the sleep to take over me.“If I wasn’t a freak, I would have introduced myself to her,” my mother says with pity in her voice.“You’re not a freak, mother. She’s not just mentally prepared to meet you so until the time is right, please avoid seeing her.”“I understand, son. Mireya can enjoy the glory while it lasts, I will leave you to rest now.”I hear the sizzling of the cool air indicating that she is gone. I sigh and force my mind to get some rest to avoid drifting to the bold brown Doe on the other side of the hallway.After my short nap, I prepared myself for the conference meeting. It is already evening and the sun is setting, I enter the dining room to have a meal. Cora is already seated there while the servants are serving bountiful food on the table, her mouth is watery and those doe eyes are opened widely.As I take my serving, she taps me lightly on my hand. Her eyes blink nervously - and shyly - when my eyes meet hers.“It seems like I have a little problem here,” she tells me.I remain silent, giving her a simple nod to go on.“I have no idea how to use the cutlery.”“You’re saying that as a joke, right?” I ask.She nods in response, biting her lips in a manner that arouses me oddly. It is quite shocking to learn that from Cora, I know that she is not the Alpha’s daughter. Probably an omega that was used to supersede their daughter, but knowing that she has never used the cutlery all her life is a huge blow.First of all, I dismiss the servants and guards in the room. I don't want them to h
My eyes flutter open as the rays of sunlight radiate on my face. I stretch my body and run a cold shower, my mind recaps that I had a fallout issue with Cora last night. I made up my mind to apologize to her for making her feel bad.I slightly open her door when I get to her room, Cora is sleeping peacefully on the bare floor. I carry up to the bed and she wakes up, her eyes slowly opening. She scowls when she sees my face.“What do you want?” She snaps.“Why are you sleeping on the floor?” I ask her instead, my apologies being swallowed up by pride.“I am used to it. Back at the pack, I slept on the cold floor in my narrow attic. Is that really why you came to my room this morning?” I ruffle my hair, now looking for a cover-up. Cora cocks her eyebrows at me, her eyes glimmering with a huge expectation for me to apologize. “I’ll be taking my leave then,” I reply instead.“Is that all?” She drawls.“Don’t sleep on the floor again so you don’t get a cold.”She scoffs behind me as I wa
CORAI pace around my room, still thinking about what I saw earlier. My mind is probably messed up by now, cussing Zane for being the cause. He never told her that he was dating someone, let alone that she was living under the same roof as them.I bite the bottom of my lips, this is very tempting. I have imagined that my life with Zane will be molded to perfection so that when the Alpha family of the Citadel pack comes to see me, they will be shocked.But Zane has given them every reason to scorn me over and over again. With his girlfriend looking at me dangerously, I am assured that a battle line has been drawn between us and we are left to fight for one man.Do I want to fight for Zane?I don’t like him because of his coldness and arrogance, but there is no one I can relate to except him. But when I am close to him, I feel immeasurably overwhelmed and when I felt that spark as our hands touched, I knew instantly that I was tied to him. Zane is the only person I have who gives me at
“Who are you?” I ask the woman standing behind me.She clears her throat before answering, “I am… Eleanor, one of the servants ordered to assist you.”“Oh…” is all I say.“So, are you in need of any special services… with the Alpha?”“I’m not sure if I should be needing one. Why would I need a special service with him?”Eleanor sits me on my bed and holds my hand, “Because you are his wife, the marriage should be consummated and then you prepare to give birth to pups!”Eleanor sounds more like a mother advising her child, the enthusiasm in her eyes gets me more confused.“Giving birth to pups?” She nods her head.I abruptly stand on my feet with a determined face, “I can do it on my own.”Eleanor sits me down again, her face looks amused by what I said.“How do you think you can have pups on your own?” She asks.I think for a while, I don’t have a suitable answer for this but I don’t want to look stupid or clueless.“I’ll simply sit and relax in my room, read a lot of books, and eat
My mind is in a haze, the thoughts that are running through my head are multiple and I hold my head up to control them. The spark that I felt with Zane is like a mystery that needs to be unraveled. If we were mates, Zane would have told me about it right?But he didn’t and should mean nothing. I relax myself, tonight is the coronation and I have to brace myself for what will happen. The Alpha family will be present and probably watching to see my downfall, I can’t give them that hope.The dining room is empty when I arrive there to eat breakfast. I do that hurriedly, I need to rest and probably feed my thoughts with more theories.“Cora, can I have a word with you?” Erika asks on my way back to my room.“Yes?”“Do you think that doing this will work out for you?”I recognize her question as a warning to remind me of failure, I will not let her break my walls down. I fold my arms and smile at her, she does not know my weakness yet so that gives me the upper hand.“Does it matter what a
The rest of the week was spent avoiding each other. The fire-blazing passion between us that night made me sleepless and uneasy. I wondered why Zane had pushed me away when it was obvious that we were both enjoying the kiss. There was no one to talk to, Eleanor did not show up again and I can not open up to Yuri.Tired of being alone and bored, I storm off to Zane’s room. On my way, I bump into his beta, Conrad.“Greetings, Luna Cora.”“Where is Zane?” I ask, allowing my curiosity to get the better of me.Conrad replies, “He went to the training ground.”“Take me there.” Conrad hesitated a bit before leading me to the car. If Zane will not come to me, then I am going to him. Either way, we are both going to talk about this maddening feelings that are attached to us.What I did not prepare myself for was the outcome of where I was going. The training ground is the largest I have ever seen, with a large capacity that can contain thousands of people.Conrad leads me to the main field w
My night is clouded with dreams of Zane and I am convinced that I am not alone in this, I felt his presence in my room probably in the middle of the night. His peonies fragrance had hit my nose but I was too sleepy to open my eyes. Now that I am awake, a refreshing sensation hits me.I stretch my body while Eleanor prepares my bath, she applies the same oil to my skin. I'm beginning to wonder how she was so sure that the oil would work, how was she even able to come up with such sentiment?Is this some sort of a love potion, because the last thing on my mind is attracting the wrong person?“This oil won't turn into a huge problem if another guy gets attracted to it, right?” I ask her, just to clear my doubt.Eleanor chuckles but shakes her head, “This is not a witch's potion or a fairytale oil, Luna Cora. Let's just say my mother was once a powerful herbalist and I learned some recipes from her.”I nod in understanding, but there is something in Eleanor’s demeanor that makes me think
“Brown Doe, are you okay?”My eyes hurt as I try to force them open, my head is spinning from constantly trying to stir from my deep sleep. His voice resonates in my head and I relax my nerves, my eyes open slowly. The environment is blurry at first but it soon clears, Zane’s worried face stares back at me.“W… what happened?” I stammer.“You were poisoned by the nightshade thorn,” he replies.“Nightshade…?”I gasp when I recall the thorn I had snatched from Conrad’s hand, If a single one could make me dizzy, what about the man that was plugged with so many of them?“What about the man?” I ask.Zane growls but replies to me anyway, “He’s fine now.”I sighed in relief that I had saved a soul. Zane holds my hands, his warmth creeps on my skin and I suddenly feel hot inside.“You scared me earlier, I thought I was going to lose you,” he lets out.“If you are scared of losing me, why do you keep pushing me away?”That question seems too hard for him to answer, his silence tells me so. “Y