I gulped. The malice and anger in his voice were so palpable I didn't doubt him.He sneered, seeing his words had the desired effect on me before pulling away.My eyes followed him as he walked to the far end of the room and picked a sword from the wall.He let the sword hang loosely on his hand and the tip grated on the concrete floor, making a shrill sound.He stopped a few feet in front of me, and I clenched my teeth, looking as bold as I possibly could.“Jason, do we have to kill her?” Galia asked, biting her lips.He turned to her and his eyes narrowed in slits.“Don't tell me you're chickening out now,” he spat.She shifted her weight from one feet to the other, looking uncomfortable. “It's the Alpha we want. We don't have to kill her,” she repeated.“It seems like you've forgotten what this bitch did to you. To me!” He yelled. “Let me remind you.”I could see Galia's resolve breaking, but he was trying to get in her head.“She made you irrelevant. You lived in her shadows for y
I slowly opened my eyes, groggily taking in my surroundings. I was in a hospital room, surrounded by beeping machines and sterile walls so white it made my head ache.I felt like I'd been run over a train many times and every part of me ached.Ares jumped up from where he was seating on the couch, grabbing my hand. His eyes were red-rimmed from lack of sleep, tugging at my heart painfully."Hey," he whispered, his voice cracking with emotion. "Welcome back."I tried to speak, but my throat was dry and sore. He helped me sit up, and quickly handed me a glass of water, and I drank greedily, the cold water sliding down my throat and bringing life back to my body.“You're here,” I mumbled after handing the cup back to him.He nodded rapidly and clasped my hand with his, bringing it to his lips. “You're here too. You came back for me,” he kissed my hand.I brought my hand hooked with IV up and ran my fingers through his overgrown hair. His shoulders shook lightly and I knew he was crying.
Six years later“And there you go,” I placed Adele's little plate in front of her.“Mama, give daddy some,” she said when she noticed I was yet to serve Ares.“Yeah, give daddy some,” Ares wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.“You're disgusting,” I laughed and swatted his arm before going back to the kitchen to get our own plates.Breakfast went by quickly with Ares asking the kids about their week in school, and light chatter went round the table.After breakfast, I sat on the couch, surrounded by the loves of my life. Ares snuggled beside me, his head on my shoulder, while the twins, Emily and Jackson, and their baby sister Adele, played on the floor. The room was filled with laughter and the sound of tiny feet pattering around.I couldn't help but think about just how lucky I was to have a complete family with the man I love. In the last six years, the pack has thrived to new heights, but no matter how busy he was, Ares always made time for his family and I couldn't be more gratefu
Your whole life flashes in front of your eyes when you take your last breaths, they say, but all I could see was the red lights from the headlamp of my brand new Maserati. I was always used to the cold because I was the most powerful woman in the pack's army but this time, laying on the cold concrete ground, I couldn't help but shiver. Something felt different about this cold. It was a bad kind of cold. Something harsh kicked my sides, making me lay on my back harshly and it took me a moment to realize I had been hit by heavy boots. A small smile played on my lips because this person, whoever it was had done me the favor of letting me see the starry sky. If I was going to die, I should see the sky one last time, right? The person crouched down and looked me dead in the eye. All I could see was his red glowing eyes because the rest of his face was masked. Coward. "Beg for your life and I might just spare you," he said in a sickly sweet voice. "Fuck you," I bit back and spa
My brain felt fuzzy as I heard muffled voices. I didn't know where I was because my eyes were still closed but I could tell wherever I was was very cold, probably zero degrees because I was literally freezing. The sound of happy chatter and laughter got even louder and I tightened my eyes closed because I could already feel the headache forming in the bridge of my nose. Was the afterlife this noisy? I slowly opened my eyes and I wish I didn't because the acrid smell of the place hit me square in the face. "Fuck," I groaned as I scrunched up my nose. I slowly got up from the fetal position I was on the floor and sat up, taking in my surroundings. I was in a small, cramped bathroom and there were white pills all over the ground and an empty bottle on the side. "What's going on?" I muttered as I tried to remember anything from the last 24 hours and it all came back rushing to me. Coming back from the camp, driving to meet my boyfriend, having an accident, brutally beaten and
A voice in the corner spoke up just as blood trickled down my skin. "Let her go, Soph."It was a male voice. I looked at the direction where it had come from but no matter how much I squinted my eyes to see this person, it was near impossible due to how dark the area he sat was. I couldn't see him but I knew I got a very weird vibe off him. "I really think it's time to get rid of this bitch," the woman, who still had her hands wrapped around me but not as tightly as before, spoke. That can be arranged," the man's cold voice spoke and my jaw tightened. From where he sat, he clapped his hands together and everyone turned to face him, myself included. "Get ready, everyone. He'll be here soon," he announced and walked away but not before sending one last look my way. "Count yourself lucky," the woman spat before shoving me softly to the side and I fell on my butt. Perfect. "Get up," someone said and before I could look up, a gasp escaped my lips as a glass of cold water was empt
Ares' pov"Let them begin," I said into the receiver and tossed the phone to the side. I growled at the pile of work that stared back at me on the table. Watching a stupid maid inspection was the least of my worries. But it's the job I need to do in person. My maid should be someone I could trust with. I ran my fingers through my hair as I picked up the first file. "What's this rubbish?" I growled and tossed the first presentation into the wastebasket next to me. After going through a couple more files and thrashing them like the first, I threw my head back on the chair and my eyes landed on the large screen in front of me. Just before I could look away, my eyes caught a redhead. Well. I'd say she was beautiful but that wasn't what had caught my attention because I'd seen a lot of beautiful women in my long life. What caught my attention was her bold stance and the way she stared at Jason while he briefed them about the inspection. She was easily the smallest amongst all the
"What?" I gawked at him. "What?" Jason turned to me. "Do you have a problem with this as well? Because you seem to have a problem with everything," he said. I squared my shoulders and pulled my best fake smile. "There's no problem," I said. "Good," he nodded once and looked away. I muttered a string of curses under my breath. Cooking? Why?! I managed to do the laundry because I did a lot of that when I was away at camp and didn't have access to the washing machine and the cleaning because I helped clean the house most times when I wasn't so busy with work, but cooking? That was where I drew the line. I didn't know the first thing about that. Why didn't they give us tasks like shooting targets on a moving horse or something? I groaned inwardly as I watched Jason speak. I'd never felt the urge to slap someone across the face like I felt like doing Jason. He had been picking on me all day. Was he always this annoying and I didn't notice because I was blinded with love? Ye