STELLA I woke up later that morning in bed on my own. I stretch, feeling a little achy everywhere, but I actually feel sore between my legs and the muscles of my inner thighs burn. I can’t believe I allowed him to do what he did. My eyes then go wide as my original fear returns. What if he?… What if he now decides to share me? I have no excuse to say ‘No!’ as I am fully his property now. I sigh as I move slowly out of the bed and realise that I don’t have any clothes on or any to change into. I am a little hesitant, but I head into Axel’s closet and pull out one of his shirts. I head into the ensuite and have a hot shower, allowing the hot water to soak into my sore muscles from overnight. I finish in the shower, dry off, put on Axel’s shirt, and make my way into the kitchen. I stop in the doorway and watch as Axel moves around cooking. I stifle a little giggle as he swears and puts his finger into his mouth after burning it on the pan. He turns, looks over at me, and smiles as he

AXEL These last few weeks with Stella have been amazing. I still have yet to speak properly to Benjamin about Stella being my mate and therefore not a slave or property to be shared. I also sent Nora to another pack hoping she would find her mate or at least someone else to fulfil her needs and fixate on, as I don't need her anymore. Stella might not quite be able to keep up with me yet, but there is definitely nothing better than having her scream my name as she is coming apart from the pleasure I am giving her. I never thought I would find another that made me feel like my chosen did. I ponder this as I look at the invitation sitting in front of me. As soon as it had arrived earlier today, I had already put it on my desk calendar. One of the Alpha's daughters was coming of age. Now it's not uncommon for some Alphas, especially if they only have one daughter and don't have a son to take over the pack to put together an event celebrating their daughter coming of age and hoping to

AXEL Just over a week after Benjamin’s attack on Stella, the gashes were almost completely healed, and I had no choice but to allow her to return to her classes. So as she headed to the college, I headed to my office with one thing on my mind. I had been thinking about it all week and believed that I had come up with the right punishment. Once behind my desk, I open my mind-link. “Hannah, my office now!” I then sit back and wait. Once she enters, I don’t give her a chance to sit down as I growl. “I want the whipping poles placed in the town centre!” I don’t miss her surprise as she says, “But Alpha, we haven’t had a whipping of a pack member for over 300 years!” “Did I stutter Hannah?” “No Alpha! But....” Getting a little annoyed, I threaten her just a little as I say, “Hannah, if the whipping poles are not set up by noon tomorrow ready for Benjamin’s punishment tomorrow afternoon, then you will be joining him strapped to them! Am I understood?” “Yes, Alpha!… Sorry Alpha!”

STELLA I can't believe what Axel did to Benjamin but I am now in his world and they do more things the old way, I can't look Benjamin in the eyes whenever he is around as every time he takes his shirt off I am reminded that the scars that now crisscross his back were there because of me. Other than my friendship with Benjamin, everything has returned to normal. Axel surprised and scared me that day. That he could do such a thing to a friend. However, even Benjamin keeps telling me that he deserved it and Axel had every right to do what he did and more. Watching Axel with the pack is something I love doing, but it is so strange that the male I'm with in private is totally different to the male that stands and plays with his pack, then he’s different again if there are visitors or intruders. I don't know if I will ever get used to the difference. Doc Owen told Axel that Benjamin had to stay in the pack hospital for a few days just to make sure that the gashes from the whip didn’t ge

STELLA He turns, so he is slightly standing and kneeling on the bed at the same time. He reaches over and grabs for my ankle, but I manage to move it out of the way and kick him in the jaw. Knocking him to the side and allowing me to scramble off the bed. I run over to the door and even though my hands are still bound; I manage to wrap my hands around the handle. I take a surprised, relieved breath in when it opens. However, that relief doesn’t last long, because when I open the door more it is then suddenly forced closed and I can feel him pressed up against my back. A shiver goes through me as he growls low and grabs my upper arms, pulling me from against the door. He turns me and throws me back toward and onto the bed. As he walks back over to the side of the bed, he reaches into and removes something from his pocket. It takes me a moment to realise, as he slides it through his fingers, that it is a small piece of thin rope. Fear runs through me as I don’t know what he is plann