With a lingering glance at James, I realised I was the one responsible for his situation. The tears in Mikaela’s eyes, I was the one responsible for them, the wolves fighting and bleeding, I was responsible for their blood. It was all me, and only and only if I hadn’t fled, this wouldn’t have happened, James wouldn’t be like this, Mikaela would’ve been chilling with her pup, Augustus’s pack would’ve been void of any destruction and his wolves would’ve been alive and breathing, without shedding their blood.But now nothing was right, Xerxes was here, and Augustus was paying the price for my stupidity.His fingers were quick to cease my trembling wrist as he pulled me up with him. My legs lost their strength and he engulfed me in his arms. Why was this so painful? Why my heart was pounding loudly? It felt as though my heart was shredding into many pieces that couldn’t be stitched back. Xerxes watched me, all he did was ogle at me, his eyes so ominous and gruesome. I was so intrigued non
The pack was not only terrorised, but the wolves were also restless by Alpha’s behaviour. A sane man would let go of his anger and destroy everything in his path to get what he wanted, but Alpha, he had himself locked in his office since the moment Alpha Xerxes left with Katarina. Katarina. I felt pity for that girl. The fear, the notion of disbelief in her eyes was still fresh in my memory. Her wide eyes when they met Xerxes, shaking limbs and trembling body, I felt a gush of anger washing over me. But there was not much I could do that.I was ashamed that I couldn’t even last few minutes in the battlefields. I was not the strongest in the pack, my lack of wolf abilities were a downfall for me so I devoted myself to Alpha Augustus to serve in his pack as a doctor, if I couldn’t fight the battles, atleast I could treat the wounded. Ironical, how a doctor was now laying in the hospital bed.I was not that much injured, but few cartilages in my throat were pressed harshly that now it wa
The way clouds rumbled with his growl had me anticipating his next move and a course of terror that followed behind. It was as though the skies trembled to his madness and rage as it thundered with a growl escaping through him. Fear began as a whispering in the air.“You let another man touch you,” this time it was not a question, but a ragged snarl. He knew. H-How could I be so stupid? My breath hitched as I felt something building inside me, and when I realised it was more fear and affliction of the outcomes, I couldn’t help but avert my gaze from his striking golden orbs to the dirtied ground, not golden but closer to the molten lava, that was ready to melt me with his anger. The rainfall became more intense as heaven pitied me.And when his hands on my wrists loosened to wrap around my throat in a painful hold, my eyes widened at his possessiveness and brutality. I didn’t know what to answer. His eyes were untamed and animalistic whilst his claws dug deeper into my sides. He seize
Several hours. After several hours in pure absolute terror and torture, I endured the whole night as Xerxes took me several times. He imposed his ownership not only on my body, but a part of my soul was dying the more he was degrading our mate bond. By the time he was done, the rain was just drizzling. The grey clouds had subsided and the moon was peeking through the darkness of mists.To my comfort, no wolf of his came near that hidden cave, even when morning arrived. Xerxes flee somewhere and to hide my remaining dignity, I covered myself with the shattered pieces of the dress. Xerxes returned and to my surprise, he had a piece of cloth fisted as he threw it my way. “Alpha, wolves are ready.” Just when I dressed into the shirt that looked oversized on me, Damien informed me as he stepped out of the bush. He was still wearing a pair of pants and bare feet. His eyes lowered and I realised it was because I was not wearing anything under the shirt. My cheeks flared with embarrassment.
His grip tightened over my waist as we both stared into each other’s eyes. His blue-golden unique eyes were ocean-strong, swimming with warm sun-lit currents. So enthralling just like every dancing sky, with infinite hues illuminated by newborn light. His face was mostly obscured by a stubble that clung to his skin like winter ravaged ivy tendrils. He met my gaze not with the shyness of seeing a stranger but with a blunt straightforwardness to avert his gaze first. How odd to see those half-striking features devoid of warmth, like they were stolen.Emotions stirred in me, just like I was being pulled into the depth the more I look into his eyes.“Alpha Xerxes,” Lucien’s startled voice rang in my ears. Something stirred inside me as I glanced at the man that just walked inside our house with long and powerful strides. His sandalwood essence infiltering my nostrils as my heart ached. What were these feels? A doubtful assumption crept into my mind as my wolf sat on her hind legs and wagg
I sat by the cold marbled floor of the bathroom, my back resting against the cool tub as my fingers ran through the bubbles. Xerxes had left the moment his eyes started twitching and breath hastening.I knew it would end up like this.Xerxes storms off the room the moment I talk about the broken relationship we had.It was one of the reasons why my loathe for him was only ascending. If your moon blessed finds your words to be irrelevant, your emotions trivial, and our mate bond undesirable, would you wish to live? Perhaps he could, but I would not be able to handle it. Somehow it felt like I was the only one suffering.When the sun finally sunken behind tall mountains, I decided to scrub off the dirt and wash. It was a startling fact that Xerxes was even letting me bathe on my own. I was not being treated as the slave I was before, but maybe this freedom was short-lived. Wrapping the towel around myself, I felt myself staring into the huge gigantic mirror. The mirror was the original
“I’d never dare.” His words felt like someone was scrapping an iron nail against the metal, so sharp and piercing. It had been a few hours since Xerxes told me his truth. And I couldn’t seem to catch lies in his words. If one thing I could rate Xerxes ten in, was his honesty, he was integral when it come to truths. He’d preferably hide things but never twist them into a lie. His lingering presence was here, haunting, making me not want to wake up in the morning. He left me hanging on his words and I wouldn’t lie, I barely slept. But my heart pushed me to gather myself and divert my attention to something else. Augustus’s letter. I hadn’t pulled it out from under the mattresses, but I knew I had to either burn it or get rid of it. If Xerxes finds it, the consequences would be hazardous. My heart was wary and my mind was conscious as I numbly stepped into the bathroom. A hot shower wasn’t enough to wash away the tiredness in my limbs. Just when I stepped out, a wolf was waiting for m
“W-what’re you doing?” Despite me being indifferent to him, our bond was something that had turned into an inescapable cage, and it frightened me. Neither his hold nor his gaze softened. Xerxes watched the eerie and tensing of my body by his touch as my eyes notice the shake of his hands and the tight clench of his jaw. He didn’t like the fact that I insulted him by defying him in front of his wolves. I swallowed my fear of him to punish me and expanded the safe zone for myself, to not become the woman he could scare anymore.“Why must you defy me, Katarina?” I glared at him, showing my frustration as I yanked my wrist back. I was not interested in whatever he had to say. “I’m trying not to hurt you, but you’re making it improbable.” “Let go. I have nothing to offer, Xerxes.” Not Ben respect. I shook my head. My lips wobbled as his eyes dilated and he inhaled my scent deeply, replenishing my essence. “That’s for me to decide, flower.” He said unhesitantly. My body tensed at the nick