Gia took slow steps towards the bed. But before she could walk halfway across the room, Olive's eyes flung open and she sat up immediately. Her eyes met with Gia's and they widened. Who was the lady and why was she staring at her like that?
“Who are you?” Olive asked cautiously as she slowly moved the blanket from her body. Gia's face turned into a frown.
“I should be asking you who you are. And what in the world are you doing in my Wayne's bed?”
Olive was surprised. Her Wayne? She couldn't see the lady's face clearly, because she was in the darker part of the room. Only the light beside the bed was turned on. And it was a low amber.
“Your Wayne?” Olive asked, disbelief laid in her voice.
“Oh!” Gia's voice lit up.
“You must be the latest he added to his harem! That Wayne…he says he loves me but he keeps sleeping with other women. But I'm disappointed. He said I'm the only one worth
It was morning when Olive's eyes fluttered open. She was alone in bed. Wayne had left the room that night and didn't return. He must have gone back to find Gia, so she thought.She saddened immediately and sat up in bed. She sighed at how unfortunate she was. She thought she had found her loving mate, but he was just deceiving her. Olive stood on her feet and walked to the bathroom. She showered, wore a bathrobe and came out. She got startled and fell back when she saw Dolly in the room. She wasn't expecting anyone at all.“Oh my! I'm so sorry!” Dolly hastily apologized. She ran to Olive and helped her stand straight.“You scared me, Dolly,” Olive breathed.“I'm sorry. I should have announced my presence,” Dolly chuckled and scratched her head.“It's fine. Why are you here?”“Well, I thought I'd get you ready for breakfast,” Dolly answered. Olive's brows furrowed.“Why do I have to get ready for breakfast?”“Our meals here are usually formal and solem. We even do makeup for meals,” Do
“Oh my God!” both Vanessa and Olive screamed at the same time. The next second, they had already hugged each other, leaving Shem and Dolly to watch in surprise.“What are you doing here, Vanessa?” Olive asked as her eyes sparkled with joy.“I live here,” Vanessa replied and Shem snorted loudly behind them. Vanessa turned her head to glare at him.“You live here yet you haven't spent more up to five nights since the beginning of this year. Iconic lie of the year,” he said and rolled his eyes.Vanessa almost threw him a fork but Olive laughed and grabbed her hand.“Haha, don't mind him,” she chuckled.“Olive, is it true? You're Wayne's mate?” Vanessa asked with teary eyes. Olive wanted to nod but remembered what Gia told her so she just faked a smile instead.”Oh my gosh! I'm so happy for you,” she hugged Olive again. Shem rolled his eyes and continued to eat. Dolly gently sat on a chair and was arranging her napkin on her thighs.“You're finally free from those assholes! Phew!” The two
“So pretty mate of Alpha Knight, where are you from?” Shem asked as he stared at her with flirting eyes.“We already talked about that before you came. If you missed it, you've missed it,” Vanessa replied.“What am I going to do with you?” Shem sighed.“Enough of the conversations. Let's just focus on our meals first. We have enough time to talk,” Dolly ordered and they all fell silent. Somehow, Olive guessed that Dolly had a few years between her and their step siblings. But Wayne had said he lost both his parents when he was ten. How then did he get step siblings who he was quite older than?After breakfast was over, which fortunately was just them to the end, Dolly and Vanessa took Olive to the garden which was behind the castle. They laid on the grass and were making flower crowns. It was a bright, cloudless day and the air was nice. Olive decided to start asking her questions already.“Gia&
Olive woke up at noon. She was feeling refreshed and strengthened. It was a long while back that she had taken leisure naps like this and she enjoyed every minute of it.She took a shower and wore shorts and a baggy shirt that belonged to Wayne. It smelled just like him, and she kept inhaling deeply as she walked around the room. She decided to go to the terrace so she walked out there.Olive smiled at the view.She could see the whole premises of the castle and the roads that led out of it. She could also see the forests outside. One of which could be Lochill Woods that Wayne had taken her to.She remembered that river and wanted to go back there and dive in, with Wayne by her side of course. Oh, how she was missing Wayne!She took a look around the terrace. The wall surrounding it was just waist-length. It had a smooth concrete floor and a barbecue grill was standing by a corner. This place would be excellent for dinner outside.When the w
Olive was more than scared to walk through the door and complete her mission. She had already come so far, why back down now? She belonged to a cult… Or rather, she was forcefully held in a cult where she could not do otherwise. She had to obey the laws or she'd be punished… slowly and painfully. She had escaped from kidnappers at the age of 14, and ran to a man to help hide her. He actually did hide her, but he never let her out again. She was abused by him, sexually and physically. He made her succumb to joining a cult after much beatings. The beatings later stopped, but she turned into something else. She was nothing but a vessel, an object to the cult. She had slept with men for them, maimed people, and killed a few too. The life Olive lived was terrible, but she had no choice. She was bound to the cult until she found her mate. Her ultimate wish was to find that special one who would free her from the cult automatically, and make her life return to normal. She had seen how som
It felt like a thousand bags of cement were tied around Olive's body when she woke up. She couldn't even move her neck to look around because it felt so heavy and painful. She however knew she wasn't outside anymore. She was still on the bare floor, but under a roof. Olive didn't stay for long before someone realized she was awake. Maybe they all came to check up on her turn by turn.“She's awake,” a man announced. Fear skittered through her heart. She was going to face another torture again. Two strong arms pulled her up and she cried in pain. Her injuries hadn't healed at all despite the healing ability of the body of wolf shifters. Dry and fresh blood were still all over her but her hair and clothes were already dry. She was dragged into a room and pushed to the floor roughly. She screamed and hugged the floor while crying. Oh, her life would have been roses if she had found her parents instead of running into the arms of a strange man who turned her life into a living hell. She
Olive's eyes widened in shock. Wayne Knight… her mate? Was that even possible? She laughed at her stupidity. Yes, she was stupid enough to think that. She knew that it was just her mind playing with her and giving her what she desired. She desired a mate, and her mind was toying with her. Wayne was Cynthia's mate. That explained why she was with them in the first place, because she couldn't work against the cult unless she was mated.Olive shoved the thought of Wayne being her mate back inside. She growled at her wolf to sit still and stop miscalculating things. Though this was the very first time her wolf had acted this way with someone, she still didn't want to believe her. The Big Bad Alpha couldn't be her mate. And even though he was, she was sure to be rejected by him. That angry look he was giving her few seconds ago explained that he was not going to show her any mercy. She closed her eyes on the floor there and slept off.***Alpha Wayne Knight was beyond angry when he saw Ol
Olive screamed as she met eyes with Wayne. She was surprised to see him when she had thought she was dead. Didn't he kill her earlier? Or did she have a bad dream? She shifted in the bed and tried to sit up but felt her arms brushing against the sides of her breasts. It was skin against skin. She looked down through the blanket and her eyes turned into that of an owl again. She was naked! She clutched the blanket against her chest and sat up, moving as far away from the edge of the bed as possible.Her injuries were still fresh, but not bloody flesh. She seemed to be healing.“What—what am I still doing here?” she asked with her face flustered.“Where were you supposed to be?” Wayne asked with no emotions in his voice. He looked angry and murderous as he stared at her. And Olive—she was scared to death. Her heart began to beat loudly.“I thought I was…I thought you would…I—”“Enough of the I's,” Wayne barked and walked fully inside the room. He dumped the bags on the bed and walked