Days had gone by with the usual routine. Wake up, get abused, get his food, get abused again and the cycle continues.
The only good part of my day constantly remained Mia.I checked the clock situated on the kitchen wall and I knew it was time to go to Lucas' room again.I sighed as I washed my hands and left the kitchen, leaving the other duties to the rest.I made my way to his room, passing by guards on the way there.Finally, I got to his door and just before I knocked, I heard moaning. I frowned as I pressed my ear against the door to be sure I heard right.My heart hammered against my chest as I cracked the door open slightly.I could not help the gasp that escaped my lips from the sight that met my eyes.I watched as Mia's curls bounced on and off her naked back as Lucas pounded her from behind and her moans filled my ears.They both froze and turned towards the door but I quickly got out of sight and began to run away from the room, as tears pricked my eyes.I was almost out of the corridor when Lucas' loud voice stopped me from behind."Get back here" he said and I gulped nervously before I turned around.I walked back to his room as I forced myself not to cry.My heart felt like it was on the verge of breaking apart as I got back to the door."Come in" he said and I froze. What?!"Come in" he said again, emphasizing on each word. Fear washed over me as I slowly pushed the door open and walked in, only to see their still naked bodies.I kept my eyes on the floor out of fear and disbelief.It was not possible.Mia would not do that to me.She would never. There had to be an explanation of some sort."Close the door and sit down" he said and I gulped before following his order."Now, look at us," he said as he turned Mia around to face me.I frowned slightly and hesitated."Do not make me repeat myself" he said and I froze before I immediately raised my head and looked at them.His face held complete disgust as he stared at me and my eyes slowly turned to look at Mia. She had a huge smile on her face as she stared at me with mockery.I felt out of breath as I looked at her."Don't look away" Lucas said and I kept my eye on them as tears streamed down my cheeks in pain. My heart shattered into a million pieces.He bent her over and made me watch as he rammed himself into her and she moaned his name with pleasure till they both came.Pants filled the air as I tried to blur them out of my view but it was hard.The pain I felt was just too much and it felt like I was actually going to pass out."You are supposed to be my best friend," I whispered. I did not know when I did. I heard my voice before I realized it was me.Mia giggled."Best friend? Oh, come on Kieran, get over yourself. No one likes you. Not even your mate" she said and Lucas whipped his head to me."Mate?" He asked angrily as he pulled his pants on."I made my instructions clear, did I not?" He asked and I gulped.I was not supposed to tell anyone and I did. I was as good as dead."I'm sorry, Alpha" I said as I hoped for the best I knew I would not get."It's okay. This is long overdue anyway" he said as he walked towards me and I immediately got on my knees.What was long overdue?"Please, Alpha, forgive me" I begged and he chuckled humorlessly.He raised his hand and slapped me, really hard and the impact made me fall to the floor before I quickly got back on my knees.He dragged me by my hair and pulled me outside, with Mia following quickly behind us. I shrieked from the pain that I felt in my scalp as he dragged me.I cried and begged but he didn't listen.He dragged me outside till we were in the middle of the palace grounds, already calling a crowd to us.Then he kicked me with extreme force in my ribs. I gasped as I grunted and coughed.I kept begging him out of fear of what he might do but he just scoffed with disgust."What a rat" he said and everyone laughed."I, Lucas Culkin, reject you, Kieran Franklin as my mate" he said and surprised gasps erupted from the crowd.I screamed from the pain I felt in my chest as our mate bond broke and my wolf howled in my head as well. I gripped my chest from the pain I felt as he stared at me with that same disgust and kicked me in my ribs again.I honestly don't know what I was expecting. For him to magically fall in love with me and make me his Luna?I wasn't even sure which was worse. The rejection or the betrayal. Was that even supposed to be compared?Of course, the betrayal took the cake. My heart and mind still couldn't fathom the hurt I felt from Mia's betrayal. It was really hard to process.I sighed, painfully as I forced my feet to take me further towards the royal kitchen. The pain I felt in my ribs from the impact was consistent and it made it hard to breathe properly. It felt like he had broken something when he kicked my ribs. As I made my way to the kitchen, I was walking down a long corridor when someone suddenly pulled me to the side. I yelped from the sudden force and the pain it brought about and I almost screamed from shock when a warm hand wrapped around my mouth. My eyes finally met his. Beta Carlos. I let out a breath of relief from the revelation that it was just him. Beta Carlos, tall, handsome,
Weeks had gone by and although I was feeling much better now, the full ache remained to remind me of the brutality of Lucas. As if that wasn't enough, he still made sure to have sex with me every day. In a way I was glad he rejected me. I was glad all I felt was pain all over again with no single ounce of pleasure. I hated him so much. He was my own personal hell on earth. I thought about Mia and how I've actively avoided her since the incident. Or maybe, she was the one avoiding me. I was finally ready to confront her. I wanted answers and I would not find peace until I got them. So, I was currently searching for her. I checked the field but she was not there and I rounded the palace walls in search of her. Familiar blonde locks appeared in my sight and I almost smiled. I sighed in defeat as my heart ached. I was about to call her name when I realized she was not alone and reflexively, I hid from them.I peeped to see who she was with when I realized the person was wearing a c
I got dragged to the feet of Lucas. I shivered as the guards threw me to the floor, right at his feet, before they moved back. I swallowed in fear as he towered above me. I dared not look up at him but I could feel the heat of the familiar irritated glare. "How many crimes did you commit this time, little lamb?" He asked and I shook with fear, barely taking a second before I answered him. Lucas hated slow people. I didn't even think about the question enough before I answered. "Two, Your Majesty" I said and he laughed before he suddenly went silent. I was about to crane my head up when I heard the sickening tearing of my own skin. He had whipped me and it caught me so off guard, I shrieked in pain. "Tsk, tsk. You forgot rule number one" he said as he whipped me again and I stifled a groan as tears streamed down my face. I was not caught off guard this time and I was very much used to this. "Good girl," he said."Now, let me ask you again. How many crimes did you commit this time?
I was hanging by a thread by this point. All I could see was blood. My dress was even more torn. I was bleeding from different parts of my body. I struggled to stand from the loss of blood. Lucas laughed at the sight in front of him. I could hear genuine happiness from the way he sounded and soon enough, Mia's laugh joined in. She had also come to watch my demise. The wolves were vicious, angry and I was the perfect prey for them. They rounded me again and one of them lunged for me and I dodged it but another one jumped on me from behind and its teeth sunk into my arm. I screamed in pain and I tried to shake it off. I raised the sharp branch I was holding and stuck it in its side. It let out a loud welp and jumped off me, tearing off some skin in the process. I winced in pain as I backed off from them. I couldn't hold up much longer but it was hard to just give up. I needed to live up to my father's mantra. Three of them lunged for me at once and I jumped out of the way but one
Every part of my body ached as I roused awake. I slowly forced my eyes open and I blinked to allow it to adapt to the lighting of my surroundings. When it finally did, I studied where I was. I was in a large room with white walls that stood out. I looked around the large room. Almost everything in it was white, from the vanity table to the white drapes which had golden swirls on it, to the bed spread. I groaned as I tried to sit up. I had never been on a bed like this before. It was soft and warm. Asides, the aches I felt all over my body, I felt peace. That was when it hit me. Was I dead? My head considered the possibility and it made so much sense since there was white everywhere. Oh goddess, I really was dead and I made it to the moon goddess. Happiness took over the pain and I instantly tried to get off of the bed. Bad idea. Was it supposed to hurt this much in the after life? Memories of the way I got hurt stormed my brain and I sighed. I could not believe I died in such a sha
The Deathshade Pack, was the most feared pack in the entire werewolf kingdom. Every single person feared the pack. Even Lucas. I heard stories about it as a kid, my father and stepmother used to tell lots of stories about how ruthless the pack was. There was also that one time that something happened in the Albertos and one of the guards mentioned something about The Deathshade Pack and the look on Lucas' face was clear as day. He was terrified of them. And now, I sat here, comfortably, about to get fed. I gulped in fear. What if it had poison in it? No, that did not make any sense. They can't save me just to kill me again. Maybe I was about to be a slave. Or maybe she was feeding me to be good meat for their rabid animals. My body trembled and I swallowed again. "Dea- Deathshade Pack?" I asked, hoping my ears heard wrong. My fear was audible so I wasn't surprised when she raised a brow. Then, a look of realization crossed her features. "Don't tell me you're scared" she said and
Kieran’s POV A smile tugged at my lips as I made my way down the stairs, taking them two at a time. I ran my fingers along the smooth surface of the banisters that curled downwards to the floor below. As I continued my descent, a small hum slid past my lips. I couldn't exactly tell why I was particularly happy, but that had been my life ever since I arrived at the Deathshade pack. Contrary to how I felt upon my arrival, I'd settled in quite well and just like Sabrina had said, it wasn't such a bad place to live after all. My eyes roamed the hallways as I got to the foot of the stairs. Bright lights hung up on each side cast a warm glow against the tiled floors, adding a glimt to the wallpaper. I had lost count of the number of times I'd gone through this hallway because it connected a major part of the rooms in the mansion, but no matter how many times I'd walked through here, I still found myself in total awe of the entire place. I was currently headed to the garden. Right no
Kieran’s POV.Shit. There was no way this could be happening. Of all the million things that could happen to me, why did the moon goddess have to choose this? I was aware that fate was inevitable and sometimes we really just had to leave our happy endings in the hands of nature and believe that everything would turn around for the better, but as I stared at the man in front of me, I wasn't too sure about that saying. I gulped loudly. No matter how many times the words seemed to ring in my head, it did nothing to change anything. This was real. Alpha Xander was my fucking mate. No,no,no. Right now, I would accept anything else asides this. Anything at all. If I had to face the revelation that Alpha Xander was my mate or to eat hot coal, then, I would gladly pick the latter. Why would the moon goddess think I needed another mate? I had barely gotten over what the first one did to me, so there was no way I was looking forward to another one. A small tremor spread through my body as