Hey there. If you are wondering where you heard about Zenith, check the chapter Terror.
LeroyZenith is clinging to me and I can’t push her off. All my energy is spent at keeping Sky down. It’s like she knows it too because it does not matter how rude I am to her, she just won’t let me go. “I will never accept your rejection. Never!” Zenith repeat ms her words while Sky yeps mate nonstop. “You will hurt Cali,” I tell my stupid wolf, but he won’t stop. My heart is hammering out of control. The look Cali’s pack members are giving me is enough to make me freak out. They already hate me for what my pack did to them, now I am hurting their beloved Queen. Cali is also up there thinking I am choosing Zenith. No, I can’t lose Cali. I just can’t. “Let me go, Zenith,” I say sternly, but this woman tightens her grip on me. “You are my mate. You vowed to love me forever,” she reminds me of a promise I can never keep. “I loved you then, not anymore. My heart belongs to Cali.”I don’t know how many times I have said this, she just refuses to hear me. “It does not. I will fight
*Cali POV*I am starting to think that being a nameless slave was preparing me for this. I am the most powerful queen with no dignity when it comes to my mate. I watch Leroy run out to his mate with a ripping pain inside. I feel like my heart is being torn apart. I guess he has made his choice. I can feel Gold breaking before shutting down. Unlike me, all she knows is being royalty. This hurts her more than it does me. I head to the shower and wash Leroy off before putting on a flowery summer dress. Maybe it will light up my gloomy mood. There is a lot of commotion around the second floor. Betty puts me up to speed about Zenith sleeping with Duncan. I am not surprised when someone calls for help to stop Leroy from killing Duncan. I know how possessive Sky can get. This is something that would drive him crazy. I don’t bother going to investigate, but head to my favorite spot in the garden instead. I hum a tune in my head and focus on planning my future without a mate. “It is not hi
*Cali POV*Zenith has just stormed out when I feel a piercing pain followed by a burning sensation on my neck. “Your marks have resurfaced!” Betty exclaims. “Love always prevails,” she declares excitedly. My hand instinctively move to touch the two overlapping marks on my neck. My heart hammers against my chest. I don’t know what this means, but I think it’s a victory of some sort. “Two marks, this is incredible!” Alloy beams, quickly takes out his phone and takes my photograph. This man is really weird. I give him the look and he gives me a sheepish grin. “You are the only She-lycan. This is vital information for our species, My Queen,” he explains his weirdness. I only shake my head. I don’t have to the energy to deal with him right now. “Let’s give our queen privacy,” Betty instructs, takes a fast asleep Cale from me and ushers everyone out of my chambers, leaving me with the unconscious Leroy and the Epsilon. I am really grateful for her quick reaction and thoughtfulness.
*Cali POV* I am relieved when the Palmville pack leaves with Zenith. That girl is crazy. It turns out that she is carrying Duncan’s pup. That did not stop her from trying to pass the pup on to Leroy. Now that the plan did not work, she has declared herself Duncan’s Luna, even though she is not his mate. It’s only now that Luna Sarah informs me that Leroy is lucky to have managed to reject her. Apparently, she goes for the Beta’s when she and Duncan fight. That has placed a strain between the Betas and their future Alpha. I can’t believe that they lied and sang her praises when they arrived here because they wanted to get her away from their son. I remember her even saying Leroy was all Zenith spoke about since they rescued her. It’s an hour later when Alloy and Neptune’s parents arrive with Rufus, their famous Epsilon. “Rufus wanted to tag along. I hope Her Highness does not mind,” Terrence says and bows his head. I make eye contact with our Epsilon. I know that Rufus is a
*Nameless POV*“This is not sparkling enough, you worthless piece of trash!” Beta Diana yells while her little princess giggles. A slap on my face, a kick on my ribs and a spat on my face, I block her words and continue scrubbing the corridor. There is a much more inferior position in the Ruber pack than that of an Omega. It’s reserved for those not worthy of anything. Yes, that’s me, the nameless girl. No rights, no roots, no identity, not even worthy of a name. No one knows where I came from, if they do, they don’t talk about it. I have been on my knees since dawn, scrubbing these floors. Tiles and a mop would be more effective, but I don’t have a voice here. I am a worthless, good for nothing slave, Beta Diana took in when no one came forward to claim. That’s what they all think, but they are wrong. From the depths of my soul, I know that I’m worthy of so much more than this. Just wait until they see my wolf, then they will know that the nameless girl is not so nameless. I have
*Leroy POV*The boys are all pumped up, ready to whip the other side but my mind is not here. They are all disappointed when I chose to warm the bench after half-time. They will have to play the rest of the game without me because I can’t concentrate. I am still trying to make sense of it all when the game ends and Marcus comes to join me.“Who is the girl?”I look blankly at him, but I know what he is asking. “Which one?”“Second from the left. The one giving us nothing?” he points out. I knew he was referring to her but I still can’t help but flinch at the confirmation. “Why?”I don’t even lift my eyes to look and try my best to sound uninterested. I knew the moment I saw her in those tight clothes that she will turn heads and I don’t like it. Sky is continuously stirring and growling inside. I am doing my best to suppress him. “Look at her, man. She’s bootylicious!” Marcus insists while seductively licking his lower lip and making an hourglass shape with his hands. That’s when
*Nameless POV*I blink back my tears, my head spinning and heart shattering into tiny pieces. My spirits were so high a few hours ago because I could see the horizon. I was so close. “Oh, don’t act out now. Consider it an honour that someone is willing to spend a dime on a worthless piece of trash like you,” Diana sneers as my tears roll down.Rose stops polishing her nails and giggles. I don’t know why they hate me so when all I ever did was serve them. “I must admit, he is definitely the sex slave kind of a guy. I really wonder what he saw on you though,” she sneers.My heart is already bleeding. A part of me was hoping that my buyer is a madam looking for a slave to do chores around the house, not a man. Whoever it is that is buying me must have seen me in that stupid cheerleading formulation.“You must have flaunted your worthless thighs for him to want you so urgently. Serves you right,” she adds.It serves me right? I was just doing what the school made compulsory and this is
*Leroy POV*I have just gotten into my chambers ready to rest after a long pack business day when Marcus calls.“Everything okay?” I ask before he says anything. I have been on the urge since I found out that the lewd boys want to buy the girl. Diana, as predicted, jumped at the first opportunity to sell her. “She’s gone.”I can hear the panic in Marcus’ voice. My heart momentarily stops before I jump onto my feet. “What do you mean she is gone?”I was in a meeting with him just over twenty minutes ago. He told me that his driver got there on time and everything went according to the plan.“The driver dropped her off at home, but she escaped.”“What?”“She jumped from the first floor, over the wall. The blood trail leads to the woods, we are in pursuit.”“Blood trail?” I repeat his words, terror washing over me. “Looks like she is injured, might be from the razor wires over the wall.”Fuck! Marcus is breathless, obviously running as he talks to me and all I can think is: there are