**Estelle's POV**
Someone came to celebrate me and Alpha Cedric's arrival. And she was Scarlett.
She came with flowers as if she cared about me. She handed it over to me but her gaze seemed to hate me so much. “Welcome, Estelle! I heard cheers along the way when I was at home. And it turns out you've come back. So, how's your treatment going?"
I was sure she thought my therapy was a failure because I came home before my pre-arranged schedule.
Alpha Cedric grabbed my hand so I didn't have time to answer him. He whispered, “Ignore her! Come on!"
So, I obeyed his orders. As my feet moved away, Scarlett chuckled, "Why are you avoiding me as if I'm a threat to you?"
Alpha Cedric frowned. He must have thought Scarlett was crazy. No one here considered her a threat. She was just a useless louse.
She walked
**Estelle's POV**“Ignore them, Estelle. Just ignore them,” I comforted myself inwardly as I made way through the crowds of hostile gazes pointing at me. I was used to it anyway; after all, they weren't going to kill me or anything.As I continued to walk toward the plaza, I shut my eyes, and ignored the glares everyone was giving me. I was delighted in the fact that the mating convention was taking place, meaning that I would finally get my mate and heal. The mating convention was a ceremony that happened every year, where the wolves that had turned 18 would all gather to get blessed and encounter their mates. I turned 18 today, and it was just in time for the season of the mating convention. I couldn't wait to get my mate and leave this hellhole called a pack.No one around here liked me because I was mute. Yeah, I was the only disabled wolf in the pack and that made people distance themselves from me. They bully, insult and call me all kinds of names, but I endured it all. It was
**Alpha Cedric's POV**My face registered shock the moment she fell in my arms. My body froze for a second as her scent hit me hard. There and then, I knew who she was, but there was something about her that seemed off. Why wasn't she affected by my Alpha aura? What exactly happened? She held me tighter, not wanting to let me go while I scrutinized the crowd with my eyes.Everyone gasped the moment they saw her rush into his arms. They must be terrified for her, knowing fully well that no one was allowed to go close to me because of the Aura I emanated. The Male werewolves didn't come close to her anymore, but retreated.The Beta was shocked to see what she had done. He was trembling with fear and rushed to me with the aim of yanking her away from me, but he got affected by my aura too and stepped back.I pulled her away from myself and lifted her chin, so I could look into her eyes. I wanted to see what she was hiding in those orbs that stopped her from getting affected by my power.
**Estelle's POV**I groaned as I woke up. My eyes shot open when I realized the place I was in. It was a shabby camp. They were other slaves in the apartment too, and the joy I momentarily felt died down. How stupid I was!I remembered making a sound when those wolves wanted to grab me and recalled how Alpha Cedric looked back at me with shock written all over his face. Even though he hid the shock and surprise under his calmness, I saw right through it. I was thinking he would take me, but before I could hear anything else, I was knocked unconscious. My father didn't help her, and neither did my mate.I felt hurt and devastated. I really should stop putting my hopes up over every little thing.Looking around, she saw diverse kinds of slaves. Some were old men while others, children. The ones that were older than me had been taken by the other masters and were kept away from us. One woman was crying quietly because she lost her child. It was heartbreaking seeing this kind of woman wh
**Estelle's POV**I struggled with him as he held my neck, trying to make a sound, but nothing came out of my mouth. I looked at him tearfully, hoping he would just feel remorseful and let me go, but he didn't and only pinned me to the wall more.His face held anger and sadness as his grip on my neck tightened. From the way he looked at me, one could tell that he hated me so much. He looked at me with sheer hatred etched into his features, and tears rolled down my cheeks.I was running out of air and tried to make a sound for him to stop, using my hands and fingers. He looked at my gesture and frowned.“Say something, dammit!” He growled and his grip on my neck tightened. “Just say something already!” He grabbed hold of my neck hard as tears fell from my eyes in torrents.I tried hard to say something; I tried to open my mouth, but what came out were short gasps and panting. It felt like I couldn't catch my breath. I looked at him pleadingly as sweat covered his features.How do I tel
**Estelle's POV**I couldn't stand her impudence and accepted the Alpha's arrangement for me, so I sat still and allowed her to inject the suppressant into my system. I winced in pain and she scoffed. When she was done, I didn't wait for her to tell me to leave and stood up by myself then got out of the ward. My heart ached as I walked past a few couples in the ward, and was a bit delighted since I wasn't attacked by any of the single wolves there. The suppressant was working perfectly and I liked it.I suddenly realized that the only way I can live is to stay in this pack with the Alpha. If by chance I left his side, I might get kidnapped and worse, get killed. As much as I am safe with him, and the fact that he would protect me, I was very terrified of him. He was scary. I sighed at the thought and facepalmed as I gently made my way to the palace.****The following day, the Alpha made sure I did almost all the chores in the palace, but I mainly focused on his room and his study, s
**Alpha's Cedric pov** There was something off about Estelle tonight, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it. Her movements were fidgety and she trembled- not that she never trembled around me, but today she was more scared than usual. I ignored it however. I had heard she was bullied at the training centre yesterday, so I guess she might be scared of what to expect tomorrow because she's definitely going there again. The least I can do other than make her mute and unable to voice out her thoughts and feelings was to get her to be strong. I couldn't condone weakness around me in the slightest- and according to the women at the training center after I got reports. 'She is as weak as a feather.' Now, she was bent over me, setting my favorite bottle of wine right down before the round pool table before me, torturing me with the scent of her. I may have used a suppressant on her, but somehow she was able to still entice me with her scent. She tried leaving, but I ordere
**Estelle's pov** My heart was pounding hard against my chest as I watched him come for me, and the next second, I was pinned to the wall with his hand around my neck. My legs were up above the ground kicking violently, and my face was red as all the blood had rushed up there instantly. My vision was slowly fading and I feared that he was going to try to kill me immediately. If he wanted to kill me now, then I deserved It. I didn't know If I loved him too much to not see him die before me or If I was just too stupid. My father was right- I was really just a big dissapointment. I couldn't even do anything right. Blame my stupid empathetic heart. I tried pleading- but it came out in raspy voices as usual, and my grip tightening on the hand grabbing onto my neck was useless. His hold around my neck was like an unmovable steel and his eyes searching deep into mine was like a larva melting iron. "I'm done playing around Estelle. You tell me the truth right now or .. " a cry, so
**Alpha Cedric's pov** The moment I had stepped into the living room, dragging my mate behind me, I knew at that moment who was responsible for the attempted murder. These cowards didn't have the guts to actually poison me so they decided to use their own family as bait. I threw her to the ground and stood over her, sneaking glances at her father, irritated by how he chose to put all the blame on her. I waited for them to confess and admit to their mistakes, but he actually had the audacity to slap her right across the face. I couldn't explain why my heart twisted in anger and rage seeing the burning sensation on her cheek before her father gripped her shoulders. I noted the knowing looks they exchanged before he tried to pull her up, but I suddenly grabbed a gun and cocked it, watching as he retreated while Estelle turned to me. The horror and fear In her eyes made me think she was actually going to expose her father, but she didn't. Infact, she was ready to die than exp