Iris:“Alpha” I said, greeting the man when I entered his daughter’s bedroom.He sat on the edge of her bed with her on his lap. His eyes met mine and he nodded, watching as I stood by the door “where were you, Iris?”“Your sister grew ill, and Ezio called me to tend to her; I apologize” I said, looking at my feet, avoiding his eyes. “What’s going on with Miley?” He asked. “I believe she grew a little exhausted, I gave her tea to help calm her down” Katherine stood beside me, her heart racing as she watched the Alpha’s expression. I knew that she feared the man, anyone in this house would be as frightened if they saw how casually he killed other pack members without remorse. “I see” Alpha Ryker said calmly. He put his daughter down before standing up. I watched as he walked toward me, his eyes fixed on my own as if a predator approaching its prey, and I knew that choosing to stand my ground, keeping my eyes on his, wasn’t the smartest move that I could have done at that very moment
Ezio:“So, Beta Miley would no longer be…?”“She is no longer beta” Alpha Ryker said, walking out to the field. The wolves who were talking stopped to look at the Alpha. Their eyes still filled with fear after what they had witnessed him do a few days ago. The older wolves didn’t seem to pay much attention to it despite them mourning, but the younger ones were obviously scared. “Alpha” I said, greeting him. I took a step back, letting him take my place to speak to his pack members, crossing my arms over my chest as I fought the urge to punch him in the face for how he treated my beauty earlier.“From now on, you will only have ONE beta in this house, and it is Ezio. You will be listening to him, respecting him, and following his rules. His mate, Iris, is to be respected and to be treated justly. She is the one in charge of my daughter, and I expect you to treat her accordingly. Should I hear any of the crap that I used to when my sister was in charge, I will give Ezio all the right t
Iris:“Ezio…” I whispered, running my fingers through his hair. I woke up to him sleeping on my chest, and he has been refusing to get up. Ezio tightened his arm around my waist, getting more comfortable in my arms. I ran my fingers through his hair “wake up, my love”“Just a while longer, Iris” he muttered. “Ezio, my love, we need to get out of bed. We have to get to work” I said, gently pulling on the roots of his hair. Ezio raised his head to look at me, his eyes meeting mine sleepily. I smiled as he leaned toward my lips, kissing me tenderly.“Good morning” he teased. I smiled and pulled him down to kiss me.“Good morning to you too” Ezio ran his finger through my hair, his eyes meeting mine as he looked down at me. He rested his forehead against my own, lowering his hand to my waist, resting it on my stomach for a few seconds. The two of us stayed up for a while last night due to its pain, and despite me telling Ezio that it would eventually tone down; he refused to let me st
Ezio:“What the bloody hell is it this time?” I asked Ezio who came to pick me up once work with Ariana was done. He sighed and shook his head, wrapping his arm around my shoulder as the two of us walked through the halls of this house.The slaves around lowered their gazes to the ground when Ezio passed, and in return, he simply nodded at them to proceed with whatever they were doing.“I don’t know, but I do believe that it may have something to do with you training the others along my side” Ezio said and I nodded. The two of us reached the office’s door, and nodding at the new slave who was in front of the door, he knocked it twice, waiting for the Alpha to call us in. “Come in” he said, and having clearly caught our scents; the Alpha was standing when he saw us walking inside. We both looked at the man, my arm wrapped around Iris protectively as I eyed the Alpha. “You called for us, Alpha”“Yes, I have” he said, sitting on his chair. He looked at Iris in specific, and I had to fi
Iris: “Miley, don’t” I said, stopping her from entering her brother’s office.I walked out of the office to find her standing there, listening to what we were talking about. Tears formed in her eyes as she listened to her brother and Ezio talking about sending her as a bride. She walked inside before I could say another word, her hands shaking as she looked at her brother.I debated on whether or not to enter before I heard her yelling “ANSWER ME!”I walked inside, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her back as she took a step forward, wanting to challenge her brother “you took in a slave and took her in to raise Miley, you took in the slave’s master, and have him as your beta instead of me. You have hit, beat, and broken me, and raised me. YOU MADE ME HATE MYSELF! YOU MADE ME HATE LIVING…”Alpha Ryker kept his eyes on his sister, listening to what she was saying, his eyes cold. Ezio’s eyes met mine and I shook my head, knowing that this wouldn’t be ending well.“Now, I will ask tw
Ezio:“Miley” I said, greeting the woman when I saw her.“Beta, Miley” she said, correcting me. I raised an eyebrow, waiting for her explanation, but she simply turned to glare at the slaves “everyone get back to work, I want none of you slacking. Alpha Ryker would be coming down in a bit and I expect the dining table to be ready when he is”“I take it that you’re taking your job a little too seriously, but I can assure you that the dining table has been ready for almost fifteen minutes now” I said, looking the woman in the eye. “Alpha Ryker has put me at the head of my job again, which means that you are back to being second beta, and slave’s master, you never know, he might even call you to demote you from being beta too” she said, running her finger over my chest “that is of course, if I don’t tell him to keep you in your position…”I removed her hand from my chest, pushing it down beside her. She looked down at our hands, licking her bottom lip as she nodded “I don’t need your he
Iris:“Come on, princess, let’s go back to the bedroom” I said gently. Ariana looked up at me, her eyes hopeful that I didn’t take her up to her bedroom. She had to go and get ready for her tutors who were coming in a bit.“Okay” Ariana said sadly. I got down on my knee, taking her hand in mine. I kissed her palm, running my finger over her hand as I looked her in the eye.“I’m proud of you, Ariana, you have been doing so well in all your homework and schoolwork” I said gently. She smiled and wrapped her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. I lifted her in my arms, walking toward the stairs. She wrapped her arms and legs around me, and I smiled, kissing her temple.“It seems like someone is taking advantage of her position as the Alpha’s daughter” Alpha Ryker said from behind me. He walked toward us, taking Ariana in his arms, kissing her cheek. He looked at me, winking as he waited for his daughter’s answer.“I am not! Iris told me that she was proud of me and when I hugged her,
Ezio: The words which I have fought hard and long to keep quiet about left my mouth before I could stop them, and seeing Iris’s expression, I knew that I didn’t regret them.The smile that formed on her lips, her arms which wrapped around my neck, and her lips that were now connected with my own in the most loving kiss were things that I wouldn’t change for the world.I wrapped my arms around her waist, hugging her back as I kissed the crook of her neck “I love you too, Ezio”My beauty’s voice was above a whisper as she spoke, her heart racing against her ribcage, her hands shaking despite them being wrapped around my neck. I pulled away from the hug to look her in the eye, both our eyes wide in surprise, the smile on my face forming before I could stop it. I pushed her toward the bed, leaning closer to her as I leaned in, my breath mixing with her own “say it again…”“I love you” she said, her eyes remaining fixed on my own for a second before I pressed my lips against hers. Iris s