IZER
It felt good to be back, to get the chance to inhale the blood and destruction again. It was something I loved and craved every moment of my life.
Revenge, destruction, murder, blood, despair…It was everything that made me feel alive. It was a constant rush—better than any fucking drug in this world.
But this was not the reason I was here again so soon. I came because of Scarlett. She had turned eighteen and she was finally mine.
I had known the truth for three years. I fucking knew the moment she ran inside the hall that day and saw me leaving. My wolf screamed at me that she was our mate and that we needed to take her but I disagreed. She was just a fifteen years old girl back then.
Now, she had come of age and she belonged by her mate’s side, by my side.
My whole fucking Army was onto all the cowards on the above fucking hall, slaughtering whomever they caught to keep them away from here. I was down here, in the tunnel, watching the squirming figure.
I didn’t want to hurt her but it was necessary to have her in this tunnel so I could take her away without much resistance.
“ I will—I will kill you. ” She sneered, tears wetting her cheeks.
It was amusing to see her hating me. I heard she didn't have a wolf. I wondered how she would know I was her mate now.
Her back was bloody, wood splinters etched into the soft skin, cutting her deep. With the no-wolf shit, I could bet she felt half-dead. I wanted to go to her and make the pain stop but I was not alone with her here.
“ Kill me later. ” I nodded.
The lousy prince was cowering in the corner, waiting for someone to come to his aid.
My attention shifted to him. The sweet little thing was struggling to get up and it was evident that she wouldn’t be able to, so it was better to get things over with.
I took another step forth, and the prince stumbled back, his eyes shooting to the hole above. He was wondering if he should fight a Lycan alone or if he should wait for help.
I followed his vision, finding myself getting excited to spill blood. The more, the better sleep I would get at night. The blood of these assholes was just too sweet to spill.
“ You made a mistake. This time, you won’t walk out of here alive. ” The asshole threatened.
I licked my lips, approaching him slowly. He was too scared to fight. Apparently, he had heard of all the rumors or witnessed some horrors too.
“ Come here, boy. Let’s fight. ” I waved my hand at him.
I didn’t want to be too harsh on him, but the vision of his hands on my mate’s thighs and his dirty mouth devouring the lips that belonged to me had stirred a dark desire inside to hurt him.
He gritted his teeth, his wolf flashing in his eyes. I breathed out a laugh and appeared before him in the blink of his useless eyes.
The soft grunts were audible from behind me. She was doing her best to get to me.
“ Stay put, Darling. Let me play with him first, then I will play with you. ” I assured her, earning a heated glare of hate in return.
“ You—You murderer! I will kill you. ” She hissed, getting on her knees.
The blood was beginning to fall from the hole, and I stood under it, the shower of red painting my body. I glanced at the sweet thing from over my shoulder, an amused smirk on my lips.
My people were doing a good job. The screams were now changing into cries, and howls of wolves. So fucking exciting!
Taking my subtle distraction as a hint to attack, the asshole launched himself at me. Before he could grab me, I caught both his arms easily. He growled in my face, showing signs of almost shifting. His wolf’s brown hair appeared on his arms, covering the whole length. His facial features began to morph into that of his wolf.
“ A rookie mistake. Tsk! ” I shook my head before I threw him back.
Shifting from one form to another was the most vulnerable moment for a werewolf. The body didn’t have a single entity in control. His wolf was halfway through and his human side was getting trapped. It was like he put himself to sleep so close to an enemy.
He let out another growl, his body beginning to change. Grinning widely, I lunged forth, gripped his arm, and turned him around.
He howled, the wolf’s head almost out. My right knee pressed into his shifting back, pinning him down on the floor.
The half-wolf-half-human fell on his knees, giving me the chance to do what I wanted.
“ L—Leave him. ” I heard her cry.
She was crawling to us now, on her fours. So pathetically yet without giving up. Her eyes were burning with rage and tears. I shot her an interested look before giving the useless boy’s body a hard jerk to make him face her.
She paused, her eyes watching me. She was scared out of her fucking mind. Her trembling body and quivering lips were a dead giveaway if her pounding heart and shaky breaths were not enough.
I peered into her green eyes with a twisted smile before I pulled at the pup’s right arm.
“ Don’t worry, Darling! I don’t plan on killing him. ” I told her.
She stopped in her way, her disheveled Cooper hair dropping around her little face. A pained breath escaped her lips, causing my chest to tighten.
This brought me back to the issue at hand. The shifting wolf was still under me, but he was unable to shift completely because his arm was halfway detached from the shoulder. And yes! He was screaming.
I loved it. Every single sound coming out of his mouth would be the music putting me to sleep later.
I twisted his arm once more, enjoying the nice screams and the hard attempts of his body to get away. The arm came off, blood splashing on my face. It didn’t start flooding instantly, it sprayed like a shower and then began pooling around his face which was pressed into the floor.
He shouldn’t have touched her with these bloody hands.
He howled, his wolf was pushed back inside, and his human appeared.
I heard the sweet shriek and stole a glance her way to find her clutching her mouth as if she was about to throw up.
“ Turn around if you are about to throw up, Darling. ” I suggested, wondering if she could even hear me over the asshole’s gurgling noises.
Shaking my head, I placed the severed arm on the floor gently and turned him on his back. His mouth was wide open and his vocal cords were about to burst because of how loud he was screaming.
“ Tsk! ” I clicked my tongue.
Now, the sweetie was screaming too. I didn’t hurt her. I was not even going to. Why was she screaming?
I looked up, scrunching my nose.
She had feelings for this asshole. I could sense it, and this became the reason behind my growing anger. She was mine, she was fated to me. How could she give herself to another man and put on a show in front of so many people?
I snatched the arm back from the floor and pushed the wrist into the wide open mouth to shut him up. He should let me hear the sweetie’s screams first.
“ N-No. ” She croaked before she was throwing up all over the floor.
Her weak body had finally given up. Pursing my lips, I shot her lowered head a look of disdain and then focused on my artwork.
The asshole was trying to pry his arm out of his own mouth with his other hand. The sight was amusing. He seemed to want to lose his other arm too.
“ That was for your convenience. I don’t want you to lose your tongue, asshole. ” I gripped his hand and pinned it down at his side.
His wide-open eyes watched me with horror. Honey color. I had always liked honey—the sweetness which could wash the taste of blood from my mouth momentarily.
“ That’s more like it. Keep your eyes open. ” I praised him before placing my knee over his arm and straddling his chest.
His body was moving too much, his legs struggling too much. Perhaps, I should take one of his legs too, or his dick.
‘ He won’t be able to walk then. That will be bad. ’ My wolf—Xandros interrupted.
He was right. I didn’t want to cripple this poor wussy.
Clicking my tongue, I caged him under my body and finally focused on the thing I wanted. Placing my hand against his cheek, I stroked it to calm him down.
Panic could make him faint. I wanted him to be aware of what was happening or it would be no fun.
His muffled screams could still be heard. His eyes seemed to widen some more.
Stretching his right eye open with my left forefinger and thumb, I brought my other hand forward to take the jewel out.
He shook his head from side to side, annoying me to no end but once I had decided to take something, there was no stopping me.
So, with a little effort, I was able to finally get my fingers inside his eye socket and get his eyeball out. Nice and beautiful.
It sprawled across my palm perfectly. The boy had stopped thrashing under me. I paid his unconscious figure some attention and patted his cheek. The scent of his blood put the monster inside me to sleep.
“ Hey. ” I patted his cheek once more.
His empty eye socket was bleeding heavily and I was sure it would take a lot of time to heal so I had to do something about it.
I brought out my favorite black handkerchief from my jeans pocket and pushed it inside the socket. He groaned back to life when he felt the cold cloth in the wound. The golden initials of my name were shining in the darkness. I.P. They would know it was my artwork. A clean cut, a clean eye, and an arm pulled out from the prince’s precious body.
The boy was trying to say something. Feeling pity for him, I removed the arm from his lips and leaned in to hear.
“ K-Kill me. You can only-only hurt her after my death. ” He cried out, almost bursting my eardrum.
I sighed, pulling back and striking him across the face. “ You don’t need to scream in my ears. ”
His face rolled to the side with the harsh impact. He groaned, possibly tears were sliding out of his functional eye too.
“ I can not kill you. They will think you fought, you know. That will be a lie. ” I shook my head. “ they must know who came and will come again. ”
He sobbed, blood covering his whole face, the floor around his head. His ripped clothes were bloodied.
The sight was pure delight. I gripped his jaw and made him face me.
“ Besides…” I leaned in so his left eye could get a good view of my face. “ you touched what was mine. Don’t think you will die easily. The next time I come, I will take this left arm and eye. So, wait for me. We will have fun again. ”
I left his face with a jerk and pushed the eyeball inside my pocket. I didn’t forget to grab the arm too. I was not leaving my things behind.
A thought struck me and my eyes landed on the sweet thing. She was lying on the floor, her body limp and her breaths labored. She had passed out.
I failed to pay her attention while I was busy with the asshole. She must have missed me. Licking my lips, I walked over to her and crouched down.
Her pale face and cracked rosy lips were my sole focus. I brushed her hair away from her face, exposing her.
“ You fainted without killing me? ” I grinned. “ maybe, next time? ”
‘ She is a beauty. ’ Xandros wagged his tail like an idiot, causing me to chuckle softly.
Pushing my left arm under her body, I picked her up with ease and threw her over my blood-soaked shoulder carefully to carry her away from there. Her body felt hellish delicate against my hard shoulder blade. Her honey and cocoa scent filled my nostrils and got rid of the stench of blood for a moment. I breathed in, my eyes landing on her perfect round ass. I wanted to stare, but it was kind of a pervert move to stare at an unconscious sweet thing so I averted my eyes away and left the staring to the time when she would be conscious again.
‘ I have your Luna. Let’s retreat now. ’ I mind-linked Dixon, my Beta.
‘ Yes, Alpha. ’ He grunted excitedly.
I walked away with ease, disappearing the same way I barged inside. The groaning prince was left behind, his army and pussy of a father too busy to come to save him.
“ Do I get to come this time, Izer? ” I heard my favorite voice from around the corner and the edges of my lips curled up.
“ It’s not like you will stop if I asked you, Valerie. ” I replied to the silhouette and continued to walk.
SCARLETT I didn’t know how much time passed before I was finally able to open my eyes and stare at the high ceiling above me. I frowned, why was the ceiling so high? I noticed the greek designs on the corner of the ceiling with yellow neon lights illuminating them. I moved a little to feel something. Everything was a dull ache. My body was not hurting, and my senses seemed to be dead. I kept staring at the white-painted ceiling before things started to make sense again. I was attacked, and no room in the packhouse had a white high ceiling. Horror struck me. I finally sat up and looked around the unfamiliar room. There were four huge pillars around the bed I was lying in. My eyes took in the satin grey sheets and then the lamps placed on the side tables. There was only a huge oak door to my left and nothing else. Slowly, I looked at the other side. My eyes landed on the huge glass wall with greyish edges. I ran my gaze over the glass wall and finally stopped on the man standing with
IZER“ What now? How long are we keeping Luna like this, Alpha? Cadamus will find her like this. The potions won’t work for long. She needs to reject her pack bond and become one of us. ” Dixon sat down on the visitor’s chair in my office.He was my Beta and one of the two people I trusted with everything I had. The world could betray me, but he wouldn’t. That’s why he was not a mere, replaceable Beta, but also a friend. And he had the right to say irritating things. He exercised that right often, much to my dislike.“ It won’t be so easy. Your Luna is quite feisty. ” I smirked, staring out the window, at the treeline in the distance. She might scratch me like a cat if I keep pushing her. I would like that, but she wouldn’t. She was still stuck on her parent’s death.If I had known she would turn out to be my mate, perhaps, I would have spared her Mom and Dad. There was no going back now, though.‘ Nope. ’ Xandros disagreed.We would have killed her parents even if I knew they meant
SCARLETTI had to play his game, and I had to play it better than him. Because I wanted to make it out, and kill him. There was no way I could do this in these chains or this house. I had to trick him, gain power, and retreat carefully instead of acting like a fool and fighting him head-on. That’s why I gave myself fake hope. I made myself believe Rush was alive, and I would return to him. I knew this thought would not let me give in to Izer, or give up my life. I was going to fight, and give him the taste of his medicine. And I would return to the only man I loved throughout my life. So, when a new face in the form of a young girl came into the room, I didn’t act rude or selfish.This new girl introduced herself as Sophia and told me that her so-called Alpha had asked her to unchain me, let me freshen up, and change into different clothes. I wanted nothing more than to snap this girl’s redhead and poke her blue eyes out because she was one of them. But I didn’t do any of it.Inst
SCARLETTHe didn’t let me go. He kept holding me close until he fell asleep. And even after his breaths evened out, his arms remained coiled around my body, refusing to let me go.It was the worst thing I did in my whole. I let him hold me, keep me pressed to his body, and I waited until I finally got the chance to act on my plan.I had to run away from here. I had to get back to Alpha King Cadamus and get his help to rid this world of the monster sleeping behind me.The whole night, I couldn’t even blink my eyes properly. I was scared of him. What if he raped me? What if I couldn’t do anything to stop him? How would I survive if he did something so horrible?All those questions were driving me crazy and whenever he pulled me near while sleeping, I held my breath back in fear. My heart was in my throat the whole night and it only stopped pounding hard when light peeked inside the room through the glass wall.I caught my lost breath and slowly tried to twist out of his arms cautious
SCARLETTWhere was I? I was clueless.But seeing the tall trees, had my mind reeling with strange ideas. The Rogue Lycan did say that he gave me potions to suppress my scent and powers. Swallowing my saliva, I turned to the tree and started climbing it. Branch by branch. Injuring my knees and palms on the harsh surface. Damaging my clothes. And holding my howls of pain.When I reached the last branch, I sat over it and dangled my legs down. Unconsciously, I committed the crime of glancing at the ground.My heart leaped to my throat as I found the ground too far from my sight. My breathing quickened with newfound fear.My head was spinning. I hated heights. I was damn scared of them.No, No, No.I shook my head and closed my eyes. I shouldn’t look down. I should only hope for Izer to not find me he—“ Darling. What are you doing up there? ” Izer’s voice sounded in my ears, and all hope went down the drain. “ couldn’t find a better place to hide from me? ” My eyes snapped open. I loo
SCARLETT My head was pounding when I opened my eyes and found the carved ceiling staring back at me blankly. Everything was hazy in my mind. It seemed I had been sleeping for a long time and couldn’t really remember when I fell asleep. Taking in a deep breath, I looked around the room. It was his room, and I was back here. Perhaps, I had been dreaming about my escape, and then getting on top of that tree, and then falling down. I blinked, recalling the hot blood that had painted my face. It had felt so real. My hands reached out to my cheeks, patting the skin before I paused. I could reach my face now. I breathed in and sat up before glancing at my hands which were now free. It really happened. Terror began gnawing at my insides, threatening to chew all the courage I had shown when I made the dumb decision to run away. Why did I even think I would be able to get away? Tears stung my eyes as I gripped my hair, and dropped my face down. He would hurt me now. He might even assa
SCARLETT How many times had it been already? I woke up in the same bed and stared at the same ceiling for five minutes straight. but this time, my memories were not hazy. I was well aware of what had happened before I lost consciousness. He marked me. I was too weak to bear the force of the mark and fainted. It was good this way. I couldn’t see him doing this to me. Slowly, I touched my neck and found a bump there. My fingers trembled, running over the mark which still ached. To my surprise, tears didn’t well into my eyes. I didn’t even feel anything about it. It was like, all the anger, the hurt, and the pain had been sucked out of my mind. And I was in a numb state. Finding myself too cold, I got up and walked toward the room. With a single pull at the door knob, it opened with ease. I stood there, in the doorway, wondering what I wanted to think about this freedom right now. He didn’t even need to lock me in a room anymore. He would know where I was, all the time. And he wo
SCARLETT Realizing I was powerless against Izer left me with one choice. Stop fighting him. I could only piece myself together and wait for someone to come get me. Even then, I would be doomed if the Rogue Lycan didn’t reject me. In a true sense, I was his captive now. And I was never going to forgive him for this. I could not show my disdain and display my hate to everyone here either. I didn’t want this stay to become torturous for me. I was never fond of blood, and pain. Thinking about all this and internally hating myself for begging him to touch me, I took a tour of the ground floor of the house. It was huge, to say the least. There were two kitchens, two sitting areas, and huge glass walls. I wanted to go up to the other floors too but I gave up on that idea when my eyes landed on the large pool, right on the other side of the glass wall I was standing beside. Sun was going down, leaving the world ready to take on the darkness. The reflection of the beautiful color