CHAPTER TWENTY SIXSELINAJust a few more weeks and she would be gone, I smirked to myself as I stirred her tea. I would never let a woman make me unloved by my only family. When she's out of the picture, then I'll be all he needs again.“Since when do you make lady Roxanne's tea, Ma'am Selina?” Kara asked as she strode into the kitchen, a foreign glint dancing in her eyes.I jumped away from the tea, almost spilling it in the process. “W...h…What do you mean by that?”She smirked and dipped her finger into the tea, swirling it as she locked eyes with me, “I've been at the door for about ten minutes now. Your wolf didn't pick up my scent? Or are you so consumed by evil that when you're at it, you drift into another realm?”A commoner demanding questions from an Alpha’s sister was the most audacious thing.“And what makes you think I will give you answers to your questions? I owe nobody an explanation,” I pointed out, my voice unsteady.She stood close to me, too close I felt irritated
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN RYKER “If you want to be suicidal you can be it everywhere else but here,” I said as I held her down tightly.“Alpha you have to believe me. She was here… I swear she was here,” Roxanne stuttered in fear as she searched my face then she sobbed. “You don't believe me.”“Roxanne,” I started.She shook her head, “No it's fine. You don't believe me. I see it in your eyes. It's crazy Roxy. Why should I believe her,” she whispered, hurt etched on her face.Selina stared at her with pity. “I told you she was possessed.”“Hold her down,” I said to the guards, “strap her in. Else she would try to jump off the roof of this building.She had tried it before.Roxanne sobbed. She tried to fight the guards away but their energy was unmatched. They pinned her down and cuffed her hands and legs to the bed.She would've injured herself or done something worse if I had come late. I couldn't bear it anymore. I was stuck with a mate who was psycho and perilous. “Everyone excuse me
TWENTY EIGHTRYKERThe room charged with apprehension and unspoken hatred lingered in the air creating an unsettling aura. Alpha Zane and I locked eyes for what seemed to be an eternity.Never would I have thought I would do this. But I had to keep my pride at bay, just so I could do this. It was more like a bargain with dante.For Roxanne.“I don't have all day. If you're just going to spend it staring at me then you could leave,” Alpha Zane spat, a frown forming on his forehead.“You think I'd journey for so long just to gaze at you? Wow, narcissist,” I muttered.He frowned in utmost annoyance.“Then what?”“I’m just wondering how your mate is able to look into that disgusting face of yours. The sight of it makes me question the substance you were made of.” I said.“Yet you can't get your eyes off me,” he said. “You could tell me if you're obsessed or in love with me.”“Firstly I'm no bi and secondly I'm amused at how much your low IQ radiates in this room.”He charged at me, “I swea
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE ROXANNE “What are you doing here?” I asked in an unsteady voice as memories of the past flooded my mind. I tried to steady myself but I was failing at retaining my calm composure. Zane chuckled like the ingrate that he was. Oh how much I hated the sound of his voice. But as I gazed at him I realised he was looking robust and appeared healthier. Shame engulfed me as I looked everywhere for a place to hide but there was none.I was ashamed of my appearance.“You don't sound pleased. Now I'm offended,” he said and pretended to pout. “I came all the way here to see you and that's what I get? A cold welcome?”I searched around frantically for a weapon of some sort to protect myself with just in case he had intentions of hitting me. “Stay away from me.”“That's no way to talk to a family. Most importantly, an Alpha,” he said, pride in his tone as he approached me with hatred in his eyes. “My God, you stink!”I swallowed, crouching lower as he towered over me.“Are you
CHAPTER THIRTY ROXANNEMy meeting with my brother was the absolute worst, and Ryker? I loathed him with every fibre in my body. All I wanted was to break out and tell him what a horrible person he was.Although he knew that.I tried not to think about the mean things Zane said to me but the more I pondered on it, the more I saw the reality. Was Ryker really keeping me here to die because I was worthless?He should have killed me. He's always wanted to know what was keeping him from doing it? If I was dead, I would have been fed grapes by angels while I told them how horrible earth is.Without notice, Ryker walked into the room, almost too calm for someone of his nature. I desperately wanted to turn away from him but the damn cuffs wouldn't even give me freedom of movement. Perfect.He hovered over me, eyes looking me over and settling on my eyes. I swallowed, “Do you do anything other than stare?”“That's the second best thing I've heard today. Thank you,” he said grinning before pul
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE RYKER Guilt.It was a feeling that consumed my entire being and made me shut myself from the world for three days. Okay that was exaggerated. I didn't shut myself from the world but I didn't go to see Roxanne.I was already having a tough time dealing with Selina, and Roxanne— she just had to make it worse. It never got better with her.Was she a curse from the moon goddess? To ruin my life? Was that why she was given to me as a mate to make me insufferable? She didn't know anything about me other than the rumours but the way she had spoken about my mother terrified me.Roxanne terrified me. She looked like my mother. Behaved like her.And my mother was someone I never wanted to talk about. There were memories about her that I tried to bury away but Roxanne, she just seemed to wake it up.But if Roxanne had seen my mother, then it meant one thing; Roxanne was a seer pretending to be a white moon clan. White moon packs were the healers and blue Moon were the only
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO ROXANNE I watched Ryker intently as he removed the cuffs. “I'm sorry,” I whispered. He didn't answer me though. He just kept removing the shackles that restricted my movement and I couldn’t be more grateful. “You were having a nightmare,” he pointed out.I nodded shyly, embarrassed that I had slapped the Alpha Lord. I was getting closer to my death. Closer than I imagined.“Were you just watching?” I ask as I try to shield my chest, uncomfortably aware of how damp my clothes were from sweat. “I was coming to check on you and you looked like you were ready to break out of those so I came in. It's none of my business really, I just didn't want you hurting yourself.”“This is the hundredth time that you've checked on me since you kept me in this room,” I said flatly. “That's because I can hear whatever noise you make. You don't have to be so lousy you know!”I nodded, “Heavy on peace and quiet eh?”“Hang in there,” he murmured as he helped me sit up.I rolled my e
CHAPTER THIRTY THREEROXANNE “Good morning Ma'am and this is your breakfast tray,” An handsome man said as he placed the tray on the bedside chest.“Oh my days. Are you real?” I whisper as I reach out to touch his cheek.“Um err yes ma'am,” he said as he stepped away from me, bewilderment evident on his face as he watched me.Screw Ryker. Who knew he had gorgeous people up here and he had been hoarding them.“You're beautiful, almost surreal,” I said to him and I could see him go pink in the nose.Talk about them, the sorts of people you bite on their lips and they feel the pleasure in their neck instead. Now I'm not even judging.“Thank you ma'am.”“Nah those credits have to go to your mom or something. Not me. I stated the obvious,” I said.I took the tray that was covered in all sorts of beautiful foods and held it close to me. My eyes welled up with tears as I gazed at all the meals that seemed to have been made by Artemis herself.It felt good to perceive good food again and by