There was silence in the room and my eyes were wide as saucers, gulping down what he just said.“I don’t understand, Alpha,” Dad said and Dominic’s mischievous smile only broadened.“It is quite simple. Avery will now live with me. When does a human girl come to live together with a male wolf?” he directed the question at my parents while I was frozen at my spot.My mom gasped and she clasped her mouth. Her green eyes turned wide and stared in my direction, “Is it really…true?”Dad had a look of concern falling on his face, “She is your mate?”The tray fell from my hand and made a loud thumping sound as it met the floor. My hands were shaking as I processed what dad was talking about.Me? His mate? The Alpha’s mate?!!“This can’t be true.” My voice trembled and the words came out like a soft whisper but from Dominic’s burning gaze on me, I knew he heard.“You think I would lie, Avery?” He cocked his head to the side, his eyes narrowing slightly as if challenging me to call him a liar.

I stared at his face, fuming inside. How could he just do things that always favored him in some way or the other?I didn’t want to follow his orders like a slave, because it would mean that I gave in. Which I would never! But he left me no choice.I closed my eyes softly in a sigh and pushed myself out of the car. I didn’t hold his hand and he did not say anything about it. I looked straight ahead and saw the front view of the mansion which was going to be my personal jail now.My personal jail did not look like one as the facade was constructed with beautiful, pigeon white walls and two tall, thick pillars held a roof that shadowed the entrance door. It was strange how I never noticed this much as I was busy saving my ass and neck in the ball.Dominic walked forward and I followed, staying two steps behind him. His broad back moved with a sense of pride and confidence. I couldn’t believe that he was my mate.If we met in general, he would have never laid his eyes on someone like me.

“Give me my phone back!” I said and placed my palm forward for him to put the phone in my hand.He raised a brow, “Your phone?” He pulled out something from his pocket and my eyes narrowed noticing that it was indeed my phone in his hand, “Are you talking about this?”“Yes! Now give it back.”He looked at the model as if examining it and then pushed it back in his pocket, “Better if it stays with me.”What the hell!“You can’t do that. That’s my phone.” I said and he sipped his tea, placed the cup on the glass center table with a clinking sound, and leaned his back on the sofa,“I suggest you don’t use that tone with me, kitten. You are forgetting who I am.” He said, a small smile planted on his face, but his eyes told a different story. He looked angry.I scratched my neck and lowered my voice, “I am sorry. But I need my phone." Amidst all this craziness, I totally forgot that I was held captive by a powerful man who if wished, could destroy me and my family. I could take his blows,

My lips went dry with his words and my stomach started growling again like a beast. I heard his light chuckle and he moved away, “Eat, Avery. I am not letting you go.”I was not sure if his last sentence meant the same thing about keeping me here or in general keeping me trapped with him. Either way, my mind was slowly turning hazy with the lack of food.I gulped the saliva down my throat and walked back to the bed without any word. The dishes on the plate tempted me to gobble them all up in a go and I sat on the bed, ready with the cutlery to dive in. Dominic watched me eat, but I tried to concentrate on relishing the juices of the turkey.He was right. The food was something worth eating.I closed my eyes, to distract myself from his scrutiny on my lips and enjoyed chewing the food that slowly melted on my tongue. This was pure bliss!Just then, I heard a small growl come from the other side and I opened my eyes to find him staring at my plate with narrow eyes.“What?” I asked, confu

Both Ana and I were shocked to find Dominic standing right in front of us. God knew how much of our conversation he listened to. His eyes turned down to Ana who was trembling as if she would die if she took a breath.“Leave.” He commanded her in a voice that hit me like a cold gust of wind and she quickly bowed her head and left me alone with the predator. Dominic’s face was serious, unlike the times when he usually had a sinister smile. But it wasn’t as hostile towards me as it was when he looked at others.He closed the door behind him and took a large stride towards me. I immediately backed away, feeling the edge of the bed on my lower back. His forehead creased at my action and he took another stride, closing the distance between us.“Are you alright?” His question threw me aback because I didn’t expect him to be calm when I had stepped into the mansion’s supposedly ‘forbidden zone.' I had thought he would lash out at me.“I am…not,” I said and his eyes subtly narrowed, catching th