Brenna
Even though the sirens grew louder, the car didn’t stop. In fact, the driver started accelerating. Suddenly, blue lights were bright through the taillight hole directly behind me. I pushed my fingers through and wiggled them, hoping the police officer would see. Suddenly, the police car whipped around us as the blue lights shone sideways through the hole and disappeared completely, but the sirens were blaring. Finally, the car started to slow as more sirens resonated in the distance. All of a sudden, the car whipped off to the side of the road and stopped.
I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I would be saved. Surely, he wouldn’t do anything in front of the humans.
“Slowly get out of the car and keep your hands where I can see them!” a man’s voice ordered... the police officer. “Now!”
I heard the crunching of gravel under heavy feet. “What seems to be the problem, officer?” A car door opened and closed.
“You! Put your hands on the hood and keep them there!”
A male sighed. “Really, Boss? You’re going to go along with this?” That voice came from the right... the passenger side.
“Again, what seems to be the problem, officer?” the man on the left said... the driver. It was the Alpha... I recognized his voice.
“Open the trunk! Now!”
“As you wish.” Sarcasm filled his voice, but at least I was going to be rescued. Just another minute more....
Suddenly, the trunk lid went up and the police officer gasped when he saw me naked, lying inside.
The Alpha with white hair smirked as he pulled out a gun... and everything seemed to happen in slow motion as he pointed his weapon at the back of the officer’s head.
“Look out!” I screamed, trying to push him out of the way, but it was too late.
The Alpha pulled the trigger, and his face and blood splattered all over me as his limp, lifeless body fell to the ground. Smiling, he leaned in close. “You have no one to blame but yourself. You may as well have pulled the trigger yourself, Princess.”
“No!” I screamed, pushing past him.
But he grabbed me by the arm and shoved me at the other man, who was smiling, clearly enjoying the show. “Put her back in the trunk and make sure she stays pure. Don’t get any ideas.”
The man nodded as his sadistic eyes raked over my body. “You’re lucky he didn’t give you to me.” Then he shoved me into the trunk and slammed the lid shut before I could do anything more.
We drove for a long while, but I didn’t dare try to signal anyone else for help. Humans were no match for this Alpha’s insane strength, even in his human form.
The night wore on. Soon, the orange and red streaks across the sky gave way to midnight blue, almost black. It used to be a favorite color of mine... until now. Now, the color will always be a reminder of this moment. Of this horrific day. Instinctively, I knew my parents were dead, and so was my brother. If they were alive, I would be able to hear them in my mind in my wolf form. But I wasn’t in my wolf form, and I couldn’t morph. But they had to be dead, or else they would have tracked me down and rescued me. Tears welled up in my eyes as I thought of my family, wishing I could have done something more to save them.
Holding the bracelet up in front of my face, I tried peeling it off but stopped as searing pain ripped through my arm and body. I bit my lower lip and pulled, trying again. Blood seeped around the silver band, but it wouldn’t come off. The only way I could take it off was to peel my skin off with it. But if that was the only way to remove it, then so be it. I braced myself and began pulling... but then the trunk opened. The car had stopped, and I was so enthralled with getting it off that I hadn’t noticed.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” the Alpha’s henchman yelled, grabbing me out of the car. “You’ll take your arm off before you remove that thing!” He slammed the trunk closed and pulled me toward a warehouse.
“Let me go, you animal!” I screamed, trying to pry his hand away, but it was no use. He was much too strong. Then I quickly sank my teeth into his wrist as he yelled out in pain, letting me go. I ran across the parking lot in my human form, but then six armed men dressed in black suits and white shirts stepped in front of me, blocking my way.
Loud footsteps resonated behind me, growing closer. “That was really stupid of you!” The Alpha grabbed my arm and flipped me around, grabbing my shoulders with both hands. “If you weren’t going to fetch such a high price, I’d let my men have their way with you, then I’d skin your alive... or boil you in oil for what you did!”
“No, you won’t.” A man with black hair walked up fast. “I’ll give you twenty percent of what she brings.”
The Alpha laughed. “You have got to be kidding me!” He stared into his eyes. “Seventy percent.”
He shook his head. “Fifty percent, and that’s my final offer.” He shrugged. “If you don’t like it, take her to another auction house.”
The Alpha growled, holding onto me.
“Let me go!”
The man with black hair shrugged. “Very well, then. Take her elsewhere.” He started to walk away.
“Please! You have to help me!” I yelled, my words coming out quickly before he could cut me off. “He slaughtered my Pack, and I’m the only one left!”
“Shut up!” the Alpha raised his arm and slapped across the face with the back of his hand.
The man stopped and turned around, and smiled. “So, she seems like she’s caused you a lot of trouble. Shall I take her off your hands, or are you going to take her to another auction house?”
A sinister smile curled the Alpha’s lips. “What if I just kill her here?”
The brunette man shrugged. “It makes no difference to me.” He waved his hand dismissively. “Do as you wish. It’ll save me the time cleaning her up.” He looked over my body, covered in blood and dirt, and then started to walk away again.
“Fine!” the Alpha growled, shoving me to him. “Take her! I’ll be back to collect after the auction.”
He shrugged. “No need. I’ll meet you at the usual place.”
The Alpha clenched his jaw, staring daggers into his eyes. “Don’t be late.” Then he headed back to the white car and drove away, leaving me at the mercy of this man.
“Who are you, and what are you going to do to me?” I yelled, not really wanting to know the answer.
He laughed without humor as he started pulling me toward the warehouse. “Oh, I’m not going to do anything to you, and neither will anyone else. But I can’t speak for your buyer.”
“My buyer?” I couldn’t believe what was happening. This morning, I woke up a princess of the High Claw Pack. Tonight, I’ll be turned into a common whore.
He nodded as a sinister smile lit his lips. “But don’t worry. The men who attend these auctions are rich... so you’ll have the lifestyle of your dreams.”
“I already had the lifestyle of my dreams,” I murmured, knowing that my fate rested in the hands of men I didn’t even know. But I started planning my escape... for I was going to run the first chance I got.
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Adan “Sir, I urge you to consider attending the Auction tonight,” Mason said for the seventh time today. “Either that, or you could take Hailey as your Mate and be done with it.” Hailey Sims was a member of the Pack, and I’d known her for years. In fact, everyone had expected me to marry her and take her as my Mate after my father’s death. “For the hundredth time, I don’t love her!” I slammed down my bourbon and then rose to my feet. “I refuse to take a woman that’s not my Mate.” Mason let out a deep breath. “Alpha Cole, just choose a Mate! It’s not like—” “I said no!” I growled, heading back to the bar to refill my glass. Then I turned to face the fireplace, watching the orange, red, and yellow flames lap hungrily at the log on the far wall. “She’s out there. My Mate. I know she is.” I took another sip. “Sir… Alpha Cole… you may be a Mafia Don to the humans, but I don’t have to remind you that since your father’s death, you’re now the King of the Moon Shadow Pack. The Alpha. And
A Adan I darted outside and down the stairs, and the guards on the porch closed the door for me. Douglas stood beside the limo with the back door open. “Good evening, Alpha Cole!” “Don’t forget. Around the humans, it’s Don Cole or Adan,” I replied, giving him a small smile as I slipped into the back of the limo. “Yes, sir.” Douglas closed my door, and we were on our way a moment later. “So, the Eastern Canyon Resort, sir?” He arched an eyebrow as his eyes met mine in the rearview mirror. I nodded, not saying a word as I looked out the window to watch the scenery pass, thinking. I had been the Alpha of the Moon Shadow Pack for a year now, and my time was running out to find a Mate. My father had been killed in battle the year before, and I took over immediately. My first order of business was to slaughter the Alpha responsible. Others said I should have decimated the whole Pack in retaliation, but I didn’t believe in that. The Alpha was the one who had given the order, after all,
Adan In an instant, my world shifted, and she was now the center of it... my reason for living. My inner wolf growled, choosing her as his Mate, too. “Well...” The gentleman wearing the white dinner jacket smiled at the crowd, looking around the room. “What do you say we start the bid at fifty thousand dollars?” I casually held up my number. Although I would pay any price to have her, I didn’t want anyone else in the room to know just yet. Fifty thousand was a joke for a woman like her, and everyone knew it. “We have fifty thousand from the gentleman in the booth.” The Master of Ceremonies smiled as he looked over the crowd. “Do I hear sixty thousand?” “Sixty thousand,” said another gentleman, holding up his sign across the room. My head snapped up, and I instantly recognized him. It was Blaze Marrow, Alpha of the Silver Star Pack. His eyes met mine, giving me a sinister smile. “One hundred thousand.” I arched an eyebrow, smiling back. “Two hundred thousand,” he replied, giving
Brenna Keeping a tight grip on my arm, Adan led me to his dark gray Maserati and opened the passenger door for me. At least he had style. “Get in.” “No.” As he said, I knew better than to run… but it didn’t keep me from trying. Even though I pretended not to, I knew exactly who he was. He was Adan Cole, the most ruthless Alpha of us all, in the flesh... and he had just claimed me as his Mate in front of the humans. Well, it wasn't official yet, but the intention was the same. For him to officially claim me as his Mate, he had to say the words and bite me during sex, and I had to do the same... which wasn't going to happen. Then a Pledging Ceremony was done to pledge Mates to each other before marriage publicly. When the Mated Pair was ready, a Mating Ceremony would bind their souls forever. I had no idea why I was thinking about this, but my wolf wanted him and was prepared to submit right then and there. But I’d never submit to anyone, especially not a cocky, self-absorbed Alpha
Brenna “There’s no one left.” Adan gave me a kind look. “What happened?” I glanced over at him, and his eyes were filled with concern. “My Pack was attacked, and my parents and my brother were killed, along with the rest of my Pack.” He nodded, understanding. “You were part of the High Claw Pack.” My head snapped up. “You know of my Pack?” He nodded. “I heard of the attack after the fact.” A crease formed between his eyes. “How did you survive?” I let out a deep breath. “I killed the Alpha’s Mate, and he was determined to see me degraded. Humiliated. And he knew I would fetch a high price on the Black Market, since I’m a Princess.” My eyes met his. “And I did.” “You killed his Mate?” I shrugged. “She attacked me first, and I didn’t know who she was.” My eyes met his. “I ripped out her spine.” He nodded once, staring out the front window. “Tell me what happened.” I didn’t want to talk about it. What good would it do? No one could help me now. No one could save them. It was to
Adan As I witnessed her straining under the weight of my Alpha timbre, standing her ground against me, I knew she was my Mate... my Queen. Only a woman of such strength could be mine. Yes, this was her, the woman I’d been waiting for all my life, yet she was refusing to submit to me, her Alpha. “Mark my words, Brenna. You will submit to me before the Blood Moon and become my Mate,” I growled as I yanked her hair back, now sitting in the seat next to me, wearing only my white Armani dress shirt. She had shredded her clothes with her foolish stunt, trying to run. I had just enough time to strip before morphing into my wolf and narrowly catching her. But I didn’t care if I had to chase her all night; she was coming with me. She was mine. “Like hell I will!” she growled, folding her arms across her chest. I was surprised that the humans were able to hold onto her. She was stronger than any other she-wolf I had ever encountered and much less willing to submit. But I like that in her. O
Adan Sitting in the car in front of the castle, I looked over at Brenna, one corner of my lips curling into a smile. “So, are you coming peacefully, or do I have to carry you?” Brenna scoffed. “Let me make one thing clear: I’m not sleeping in your room tonight.” “No, you’ll have your own private quarters, but you’re welcome in my room anytime you like.” I chuckled, enjoying teasing her a bit more than I should. “But until I can trust that you won’t run, you’ll be under lock and key.” “So, I’ll be your prisoner,” she said flatly, understanding. “No, you’re my Mate.” I let out a deep breath. “But until I can trust that you won’t run, then yes, you’ll be my prisoner. But the sooner you prove yourself, the sooner the locks will be removed.” “Oh, no! I’m no one’s prisoner!” Brenna tried to open her door, but it was locked... and I had the controls. I sighed, looking out the window. My guards were standing on the wide circular porch, waiting. “Brenna, we can do this the easy way or th
Brenna That man is so infuriating! Why does he think he can order me around? Keep me under lock and key? Sure, he paid for me, but that doesn’t mean that he owns me. Slavery has been outlawed in the United States for a long time. But then I realized that slavery still happens, or else the auction where he bought me wouldn’t have happened. As a wolf, I rarely grew tired, but I was mentally exhausted. So, maybe a shower wouldn’t be so bad. Then I would try and get some sleep. I had no desire to have dinner with the brute. I wanted nothing from him but my freedom. But as I stripped out of my clothes and stepped into the shower, I knew that was a lie. My wolf wanted to claim him, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to claim him, too. The pull was strong, even though I didn’t want it to be. I didn’t want to desire him, to claim him as mine. As the hot water rushed over me, I leaned against the shower wall, wanting it to wash away the memories, but they would never go away. Tears ra