Selena's POVLying on my back, my door creaked open. Since my father wasn't around, I knew it was Elena so I didn't act like she had walked in, I continued staring at the ceiling with my lips caged in my lips. When the news of Alice’s death got to me, I was glad because the job had been done but when I heard that she was stabbed, my happy countenance disappeared. This was one of the reasons why I prefer running my stuff myself without involving a third party. When Alice threatened to reveal everything we had done to Alpha Jasper and then beg her daughter for forgiveness, I was furious.Despite my pleas, she kept acting dogmatically so I had to involve her husband was ever ready to do a job provided money was attached to it. “My lady, Maya from the palace is here to see you,” Elena said with her head bowed to the ground, and at once I sprang up, a coy smile playing on my lips. This was a pleasant surprise to me. Maya was my last card so I was already plotting ways on how to mani
Cyrus POVWith my back resting against the wall, I had my hand across my chest as I stared at the knife that I had used in stabbing Alice. Smirking, I tilted my head to the side with my eyes tightly closed. The plan was to make Alice all fired up and then at night, I was going to strangle her in her sleep so it would look like a natural death but things didn't go as planned. Alice was acting like she was going to carry on with her threat the next second and if I dared delay, I would be in great trouble, that was why I resorted to stabbing her. Snapping my head eyes opened, they immediately fell on the knife and a pang of guilt washed through me.After losing my mate, Alice had been the only one that had made me mentally stable. Despite my bad habit of gambling, she still held on to me like I was her second skin.Killing her was the height of my betrayal. Suddenly, the guilt that was gnawing on me disappeared and then I leaned forward, grasping the knife as if my life depended on i
Selena's POVOn hearing this, the anger which I was trying to bottle up exploded, and at once I turned in his direction with a look of spite and anger. If I could kill with my looks, not only was I going to stab him, but I was going to dice his body into pieces and then mash it so there wouldn't be any trace of his existence anymore. “You're disgusting.” I spat in his face, making him stumble backward with his hands still stuck in his pockets. Knowing he was going to come around for the reward I had promised him, I had asked Elena to keep watch and inform me of his arrival.When she informed me earlier, I was still thinking of the perfect way to pin the crime on Alpha Jasper and I was angry about the interruption but still I had to go meet with him. Seeing the grin on his face made me more livid. I already knew he was going to kill his wife since money was involved but I wasn't expecting him to go around with a look of accomplishment on his face. To say this man was dangerous was
Anna's POVThe forest was dark and scary.I could hear the wolves behind us, their howls tearing through the night air.I gathered my dress up in the air as I turned to my stepfather impatiently. "Father, we need to hurry!""Don't worry, girl. Keep moving, we'll get there soon." My father replied. Even though his voice was friendly enough, his reply was clipped and short, leaving no room for further questions.Something in his voice made me halt in my steps. "Father?" I asked quietly. "Is anything the matter?""Of course not, Anna." My father let out a sigh, before walking away, not waiting for me. "We still have quite a way to go, Anna. Be hasty, please."Standing in that spot, with the lantern swinging in my arms, I stared at my step father's retreating back. My skin crawled with the notion that something was amiss. Something was up, but I had no idea what it was.When my father noticed that I wasn't following him, he stopped and turned to me. "Hurry up, please Anna! We do not have
Anna's POV"Leave me alone! Let me go!" I screamed.The maids were relentless, gripping onto my arms with vice-like fingers. They pulled me down a hallway and towards an ornately carved door. One of them pushed the door open.As the maids dragged me into the room, my heart pounded with a mixture of fear and rage. We stepped into what I recognized as a dining room, with a long table laden with several closed platters. I cast a disdainful glance at the man seated at the far end of the table, hi⁹s face cast into eerie shadows from the lit candles, his head bent over his plate of food as he speared a piece of meat with his fork.He lifted his head as I was pulled into the room. His icy blue eyes met mine, and I could feel his gaze piercing through me, assessing me with an unsettling intensity.His eyes immediately darkened with displeasure as he gave me a quick once-over."Why are you still dressed in those filthy rags?" Alpha Jasper's voice cut through the tense silence, his tone drippi
Anna's POVThe landscape beyond my window looked vast. Vast and inviting.I leaned beside the window of my room, staring out at the lush green fields that stretched into the horizon. Forests didn't surround this place the way they surrounded my home. I couldn't escape without Alpha Jasper's knowledge—I wouldn't even make it past the open fields before being dragged back.I bet he liked that, the aggravating man. I bet people escaped from his mansion a lot. He definitely enjoyed taking my body that night, almost a week ago now.I sighed, folding my arms as a gust of wind slipped through the window and gave me shivers. It had been two weeks since I'd arrived here. Two weeks since my father had shown up in the Alpha's dining room, and two weeks since I'd learned of his betrayal.At that point, I wondered what my mother would do to him if she learned that he sold me off to the Alpha like I was a prized bull. I wondered the explanation he even gave her for my sudden and mysterious disappea
Anna's POVTwo months. That was all it took for Alpha Jasper to claim my heart. I sighed as I plucked out a tiny white rose and brought it to my nose, sniffing it in appreciation. I was surrounded with acres and acres of white and red roses. In the two months I had spent here, I'd come to fall in love with the pack house's gardens—And I'd come to grow used to the man, Alpha Jasper as well.Alpha Jasper made me feel nothing if not protected. He was unpredictable, as I'd seen on several occasions, and it was saddening seeing him kill people on my account. Anytime I disobeyed his orders, one person had to die.I had given up hope of ever trying to escape, several weeks back, and I had settled quite nicely into my role as his breeder. I wasn't happy, and neither was I sad. I'd merely resigned to my fate.I wasn't a hundred percent sure, but I could as well be carrying his heir already.Rubbing my belly absentmindedly, my mind wandered to my parents, and most especially my mother. I coul
Anna's POVMy steps echoed through the hallways as I walked on. Each step I took felt as though I was moving towards an ultimatum, a deadline. I finally arrived at the door of the study, panting hard. I could feel my wolf rearing its head in apprehension, matching mine. I raised a hand to knock on the door—And that was when I heard Alpha Jasper's voice."Why are you here?" He asked. His voice was sharp, curt, leaving no room for questions."I heard you were taking another woman as your Luna." Came a female voice that made me stop in my tracks.As I pressed my ear against the door, straining to hear every word of the conversation inside Alpha Jasper's study, a flood of emotions washed over me. My heart pounded with a mix of curiosity and dread, my breath caught in my throat."And how is that your problem?"I paused. Who was he speaking with?"It is my problem! Why her, Alpha Jasper?" The female's voice questioned, dripping with resentment and jealousy. "Why did you choose her over me