I could feel the anxiety creeping up my spine and burrowing into every fiber of my being. I hate these stairs. I want to fill the whole place with concrete.
I want to burn it to the ground. Do something, anything to make this nightmare fuel disappear. To be just a distant painful memory.
I thought of just blowing the whole building up. But I couldn’t. It’s a historic building and has been here since my pack was first formed.
So for the sake of historic preservation, the building remains. But I will one day find a way to make this part of it disappear.
‘You won’t.’ Chesed scoffed. “Yes, I will.’ I protested.
‘You’ve been saying you’d fill the dungeon, and these stairs will cement since you were seventeen. You’re a masochist no better than me. You keep this place because it reminds you of your suffering. You come down here and relive the pain because somewhere in you, you think you deserved it.’ Chesed rolled his eyes.
I frowned be
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I was so angry at his parents. How could they treat him that way? And they hid it all from the pack. No one knew what kind of monsters they were. I know they are dead, and based on the stories, it was a brutal death at Alec’s hands. I used to be appalled at the tales of the Mad Alpha who killed his own parents. Knowing what they did to him, I’m not. They got exactly what they deserved, and I can only hope they are in eternal punishment from the Goddess for their treatment of Alec. ‘We should destroy this dungeon. I can’t believe Alec’s not taken a sledgehammer to this place. Maybe set it on fire. Or just something. Anything to make this place disappear.’ Emilia snorted. She was just as angry on our mate’s behalf as I am. His father can rot in hell. How dare he treat Alec that way. How dare he beat him. How dare he call him weak and say he’d never be an Alpha. Alec is not weak. If he was weak, he’d not have survived. And how dare he
Fuck, that was hot. I can still taste Crista on my tongue as I lead the way back to the third floor. ‘I don’t know why we stopped. She was willing. She wanted more. We could have at least gotten a blow job.’ Chesed grumbled. ‘No. Her first time will not be in a place like that, and I won’t have her kneel on that floor.’ I shook my head. Chesed rolled his eyes. “Are we not going back into your office?” Crista asked as we passed the door. “No, we are going home.” I explained, leading her to the elevators. “Um... Alpha.” Veronica tentatively called out as we passed her desk. I turned my head and narrowed my eyes at Veronica. I haven’t forgotten how she disrespected Crista earlier. And right now, she is impeding me from getting my mate home to find some release if luck is on my side. “Yes, Veronica?” I managed to keep the annoyance Chesed felt from seeping into my words. “There was a phone call for you. I took a message as you were not in your office and unreacha
I am on my last nerve with this pack. I thought Veronica being dismissive of me was terrible. But this guy, he takes the cake. Calling me insubordinate. Calling into question how my father raised us. I honestly don’t blame Persephone for going off like that. No one talks shit about our father. And what century does this wolf think we live in talking about a ‘she-wolf’s place’? ‘He’s damn lucky Alec intervened. I’d show him his place.’ Emilia was still growling, pacing in my mind. It was starting to make me dizzy. I’m still angry too. How dare this man talk that way to my sister, to anyone for that matter. It’s insulting. Especially someone who was brought here at the Alpha’s request. ‘Weren’t Alexander and André supposed to bring Persephone here? Where are they?’ Emilia questioned. That’s actually a good question. And now that Alec has gotten the situation between my sister and Gianpaolo settled down, I decided to ask. “Where are Alexander and André?” I
I tried. I tried so damn hard to keep Chesed at bay. I was somewhat astounded that he didn’t come out when I was going down on her. He tried, but I managed to keep him in check. This may be a new record for the longest I have stayed in control that didn’t involve diapers. But he’d had enough for Gianpaolo and Persephone’s childish crap and yanked me back with more force than I could counter him. Now I’m stuck watching things unfold from the backseat of my own mind. I don’t like it. Especially when Chesed is obviously annoying Crista. ‘Will you stop annoying her?’ I sighed. ‘No. She enjoys it.’ Chesed smirked. He just likes getting a rise out of her. And she always takes the bait. I really wish he was more kind to her. I want to remind him of the proverb that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but I know it would fall on deaf ears. I can’t blame her for not wanting him to drive. I hate how he drives. Even I get nauseous
Poor Tiberius. He was the oldest of us ranked heirs, not by much but enough that even though he was the lowest-ranked, he was our ring leader when we were kids. The pied piper as my mom called him. And she almost meant that literally. Not that he played pipes of any kind. He played the trumpet, much to the annoyance of the adults. Thales and I would follow Tiberius all around the pack. He’d be playing his trumpet. Thales would be singing, very off-key, something random. And I would be beating wooden spoons on one of my mother’s stockpots like a drum. Those childhood memories were so precious. And now I’ve lost Thales and might lose Tiberius. I can only hope and pray to the Goddess that Tiberius survives. That the scouting party found him soon enough. Our pack needs him. I obviously can step up to be Alpha. Not without merging Nebrodi with Incubi. And if enough of our pack survived, I doubt they’d want to combine with another pack.
‘Great. Look what you did. And you think I’m bad with our mate.’ Chesed scoffed, edging forward, wanting control as we watched Crista walk away. ‘I did nothing. Crista’s leaving at the knowledge and memory that you’ve fucked your way through many unmated and widowed she-wolves in our pack. And that some might hold a grudge against her simply because she’s our mate.’ I rolled my eyes. “Well, maybe if Jai hadn’t made that comment.’ Chesed growled, turning his annoyance at our housekeeper. ‘Stop it. Jai didn’t do it with ill intention. It’s better that Crista knows to be on guard around people. While many will be happy there will be a Luna, some of your lovers will be angry.’ I sighed. “I’m sorry, Alpha.” Jai bowed her head, baring her neck. “It’s fine, Jai. You didn’t do anything wrong or with ill intentions.” I waved a dismissive hand. “Does… Alpha Chesed, see it that way?” Jai cautiously questioned. I sighed because, of course, she was s
I’d held Delilah while she cried for Thales. She was probably crying for everyone we’ve lost. Those we know about and those we don’t. As I comforted my sister, I let Katrina know Alec wanted her help in the kitchen. She and Zoe slipped out of the room, leaving just Regina with us. The girl looked a little uncomfortable as I held Delilah through her tears. If I could protect her from ever knowing pain, I would. When she finally stopped crying I gave her a little squeeze. “You are too sweet for this cruel world, Delilah.” I sighed into her hair. Delilah sniffled. “I thought I should cry enough for you and Persephone too. I know you are crying to be strong. To be the rock for me and all of our pack that survived.” her voice was barely a whisper. I sighed. “I cry. I’ve cried.” I assured her. I’m not going to tell her, I cried in Alec’s arms. That I’ll keep private. But I cried and I’m sure it won’t be the last time I do. Though it just r
Everyone rushed to finish their meals. I frowned as everyone just started to leave the dining room; dishes just left as they were. “Jai is still here, and she will clear the table and put away any leftovers.” Alec assured me, placing a warm hand on my shoulder. I was raised without a housekeeper, so it was up to my sisters and me to always clean up. “It’s what she’s paid for. You won’t begrudge the woman her paycheck, will you?” Alec arched a brow at me. I sighed because he did make a point. I shouldn’t take work from another. And as if on cue, Jai walked in with a tray cart. “If you’ve all finished with dinner, I’ll just get this cleaned up and head home. Unless you need anything else.” Jai bowed her head in greeting. “Thank you, Jai. That should be all for the day. Please be sure to set the alarms when you leave as we will be out.” Alec nodded, moving his hand from my shoulder to the small of my back. I closed my eyes, feeling a