Delilah started to walk and an unknown fear was eating her alive.
She forgot to tell that old man about her seeing the beast.She was afraid of him. Who knew when he would come after her again just like last night?'I am still confused about how he did not harm me. I clearly saw his blood thirsty Orange eyes. Is he blind at night? I hope so.'She thought and focused on her way.Suddenly she heard a loud growl."AAAAH..." She screamed but put her hands over her mouth. The growl echoed through the whole forest.She shook her head in fear. She ran as fast as she could. Tears streamed out of her eyes.'He will eat you alive.'Naomi's words kept chanting in her mind.She saw a little light in the dark forest. It was like a hope for her.But it was far away from her. She made her way to it, avoiding the loud growls.The growls stopped when she closed the light. She thought the beast was following her and would kill her.Unexpectedly her right hand was caught by someone and she screamed,"No, No. I don't want to die." She cried and struggled."What are you doing here?"She heard a familiar voice.She looked up and saw the familiar face. It was the man who she met in the morning.Delilah's eyes widened and she hugged him in fear."Please please, save me. The beast is after me. He will kill me."She felt warmth in his chest. But it was not time for thinking that. They were in a life and death situation. Anytime they would get killed.The man grabbed her arms and pushed her.She controlled her steps and looked at him. She could see that he was somehow angry. 'Is he angry because I hugged him? Why did I do that? I should not have done that. But I am very scared.'"Didn't I tell you to go back?""I don't have anywhere to go." She mumbled and lowered her head.Tears kept rolling from her eyes. She did not want to show him that. She immediately wiped her tears.The man was silent so she glanced at him.He was glaring at her. 'How can he be so cruel?'"Who sent you here?" He asked with an aggressive tone."N-No one."He stepped closer and she stepped back. "Really?"She nodded her head and was frightened to look into his eyes. He was furious.He grabbed her jaw. "How did you get this way and come here?"Delilah stared at him. "Th-The o-old g-grandpa.."He furrowed his brows. Delilah watched his expression carefully. She did not want to make this familiar stranger angry."Old man?""Yes, he told me to come here."He nodded at her and stepped backward."If you want to die then it's your wish." He said and strolled ahead.She saw he was also going toward the lights.She followed him behind. She did not want to be alone where the beast was coming to hunt her alive.He stopped. "Don't follow me." He muttered and made his way where he wanted to go.Delilah kept crying and stared at his back. 'What can I do now? Where will I go? There is no one who can help me. I will get killed tonight by the beast.'She looked down at her legs. Her shoes had gone. She walked so fast all day long that her shoes were torn and gone.Her legs were bleeding because of the thorn in the ground.Her dress was long but very thin. Dirt was here and there in her dress.He felt homeless. 'Should I think about death?'She felt shivering. She did not know why. Was it because of the chilling air or the fear of being killed by the dangerous creature?Her throat felt numb and her head was hurting. She was feeling dizzy again."Mom, I don't want to die because you told me to live long. I promised you to live long." She murmured.She tried to take a deep breath in the cold dark night but the air was so cold that she felt frozen.Her eyes slowly closed and she fell to the ground. She lost her consciousness.—When she woke up, she felt something warm wrapping around her. She felt the heat and pulled it more to her body.She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling.It was made of wood. A few yellow lights were set up on the ceiling.She yawned and turned her head to the other side. Her eyes widened.She sat up immediately. She was laying on the couch all this time. In front of her was a single couch and a man was glaring at her with his dark black eyes."Y-You?" She stuttered."How can an Omega come here? Who gave you the courage to come inside the forest? Where are you from?"He asked her a bunch of questions.She looked at the small scars on his face. With the light, she could see him properly.He looked really powerful with his aura and his broad shoulder. She had never seen a man like him before.They met thrice today.Was he the one that the old man told her about?"Why are you not answering me?""I-I was in the f-forest. Did you take me here?" She asked and looked around.It was a two-story wooden house. It was small but enough for living.There was no decoration but only pure furnished wood everywhere. The furniture was exceptional, it had an open kitchen too.She could see the forest from inside. She remembered the lights in the forest. 'So those lights were coming from this house?'Her eyes fell on the man again. He looked mad as if he would kill her if she did not answer all his questions.Delilah was bewildered about him living in the middle of the forest without any fear."W-Who are you?"He did not take the time to reply."Your death.""Your death.""W-What?"He stood up and her heart skipped a beat. She thought he would hurt her.But she was wrong. He went to the kitchen and put some fruits on a plate.He came back and placed the plate on the tea table in front of her.She looked at the plate of fruits and then at him."Don't act innocent. Just eat and leave."Then she realized she was hungry. She had not eaten for two whole days. She glanced at the fruits but she could not stop herself from devouring the fruits.She grabbed the apple and started to eat hungrily as if she had never eaten any fruit before.He looked at her and sighed. He walked out of the house.When she saw him leaving the house she paused but again started to eat.She did not have any time to think about whether he gave her a poisonous apple as he told her he was her death. She was starving like death.After eating a few apples and grapes, she felt a little better. The floor was made of wood, the stairs, the ceiling, everything. 'How can the woo
"You are digging your own grave."That voice was something she did not expect. That was very in-depth. Something that could kill her alive.She was losing her mind thinking about what was happening around her.The weakness was eating her slowly. Her frozen body needed warmth.She wanted to open her eyes but was not able to do it.Lifting her hand she wanted his support. Then she felt the warmth she wanted. A tear rolled down from her closing eyes.She sobbed. "Will you give me shelter?" She asked as she tried to stand up while taking support of his hand.It was like she knew him for a while as if he was her nearest person to offer her protection from her family who wanted to sell her as a prostitute, from those men who wanted to destroy her.For a moment, she felt like staying with him as he wanted to be with her.Questioning this sudden thought, she considered it was all because of her dizziness.Or was it really her fate?She could not stand up but was about to fall, he scoffed,"I
"I killed her."Delilah stared at him. Her hands and legs were shaking. "W-What are you s-saying?"He shrugged his shoulders and continued to sharpen the stake.She stepped back. She could not believe that someone could kill their own mate.Her real parents were mates. But her father might be in an extramarital affair with Naomi. So the next day after her mother's death her father married Naomi as his chosen mate.Though he did not like her mother still he had to be with his mate when she was alive because no one could resist their mate bond.Mates were the part and parcel of a werewolf.She assumed he was a warrior wolf and the way he was working on the killer weapons, she was totally confirmed about it now.But how cruel of a man could he be? He killed his own mate, his fated mate!"What? Have you changed your decision about staying here?" He asked.She bit her lower lip as she began to think about the consequences of living there.'If I live here, he will kill me. If I go out of her
"How dare you touch my things without my permission?"Everett got mad at her. Her whole body was shaking as she heard him."I-I didn't have a-anythi-""Can't you even speak clearly?"Delilah took a deep breath but it was not easy to take a breath when he caged her by grabbing her arms."Master, don't get mad at me. I didn't have any clothes to wear."He glared at her. "Next time, don't touch anything without my permission. Otherwise, you have to bear the consequences." He pushed her.She almost fell to the ground but controlled her steps.She lowered her head as she was really embarrassed about everything. "Don't touch anything, don't talk to me without any reason, don't disturb me, and most importantly, stay away from me." He threw a bunch of rules at her.She nodded her head while looking down."Words.""Y-Yes, Master."He left the house again leaving her alone in the house.She unhurriedly walked to the kitchen.She was upset by his behaviour. She didn't mean to steal anything. She
"I made dinner, can we eat together?"There was a frown between his brows, departing two brows by a thin line."Did I tell you to cook for me?" "No, Master. But… Can we eat together? Eating alone is really boring." He wanted to scold her but when he saw she was running towards the table and pulled out a chair for him, he did not yell at her.He walked to the table and sat down. She immediately took a plate and served him dumplings."Please eat vegetable soup too." She recommended as she pushed the bowl to have a plate.He stared at his plate for some time.Delilah sat down on a chair beside him slowly. She was afraid that he would not like her cooking. However, her step mother always told her that she cooked well, otherwise she would not let her stay in the house.She tasted the soup to see if everything was okay or not. 'Everything is okay. Then why is he not eating anything?' She asked herself.With curiosity, she asked him,"Don't you like these dishes? I am sorry, I don't know w
"Why? Aren't you the slave who agreed to warm my bed?"Delilah was stunned hearing his words.She indeed said to him about the slave thing but at that time she had no other option. He was not letting her enter so she tried to convince him somehow."I-I didn't m-mean that."Everett's dark gaze made her shake from the core."Never make a commitment if you don't mean that." He said and let her go.She immediately moved away from him and sat on the other side. She felt tears in her eyes. She wiped them and was about to get out of bed, but his voice stopped her."Sleep here, in this bed." He turned around and his back was facing her.She lay on the bed and covered herself with the quilt which was arranged on the leg side.She did not know why she said that to him. Now he would treat her like a slave with her.Slave!She did not want to take the tag on her head and saved her chastity by running away from her pack.How did she become a slave now?The night was long but passed as she slept w
"Can I go to Norfolk village to do part-time work?"Looking at his face she could see he was outrageous."In the way of my thinking-""Did I ask you anything?""No, but I want to ask you if I can go.""I don't care." He said with a harsh tone and headed to the couch."Should I take it as yes?" She asked and turned to him."Why do you want to do any work?""I feel bored alone and you also don't stay here all the day so I thought I should earn some money too."He sneered. "What do you think? You came here for vacation?"She shook her head. "Pardon me for this."He stared at her as she turned around and went to the kitchen.She came with two plates.She put them on the table. Everett looked at those plates."It's breakfast time. I know it's late. But I was waiting for your friends to go out. Actually, I only made breakfast only for the two of us. That's why."He looked irritated. "How many times do I have to-"She did not let him finish his sentence. "Please, let's just eat quietly. I am
"Why do you think he is so interested in you that he is following you?"She gasped and moved back.Looking at his eyes, she could see something strange but could not tell what was that."I-Interested?""Hmm. Didn't you just say he is following you? What do you think you are? Someone special?"She understood that he was making fun of her.She felt somehow insulted. "I have never said that. I saw him so I am telling you this."Everett nodded as if he assumed that she was lying to him."How much did you see him?"Delilah remembered that night. She remembered the way that hurricane lamp lost the flames just before she could see him.But those fierce orange eyes! The anger in his eyes made her shiver in her spine. As if he would kill her anytime soon. As if he would eat her alive just like others said.She closed her eyes and rested her head on the headrest of the couch."I can't explain to you what I saw, Ev- Master. I saw his angry eyes. The way he was looking at me, I can't describe to