“Ivan…” I muttered under my breath in disbelief. “You…okay?” he asked in a gentle voice, and he scanned my face. I could see the concern drawn in his ocean blue eyes. He even gently stroked my hair which made me stiff and stunned in my position. He should have asked that question to himself, right? I said at the back of my head due to his unusual action toward me. It made me skeptical about why the Beta of Alpha was concerned and gentle towards me. Maybe the Alpha himself ordered him to take care of me? I guess, but still, I didn’t know if it was true or not. How I wish my guess is right. I quickly move away from him and put the strands of my hair at the back of my right ear. His actions made me feel somehow uneasy. “I…I am okay,” I stuttered and got shy to look at him once again. He took a deep breath and heaved a sigh when he saw everything was fine. “B-Beta…Beta Ivan…” Our attention got caught on the scared voice coming right behind Ivan. Ivan looked in the direction o
Everyone seemed muted as we stood firm in our posts. The only sound that you could hear in the dining area was the utensils that Alpha Vincent was using while eating his food. It was already lunch, and Alpha Vincent was busy eating his steak on his plate. I couldn’t see any hint in his golden eyes if he was enjoying the food or not. His face was emotionless. My attention shifted to Clara when she approached me. I saw she was holding a glass of red wine. She handed it to me and mouthed “give it to the Alpha” without a sound. I quickly responded to her by nodding my head and taking the glass of wine from her. I took a deep breath first before silently approaching Alpha Vincent. I carefully put down the glass of wine on the table. At this moment, I was hoping at that time he would look in my direction, talk to me, or say anything—at least say “thank you”. But then, I failed since I didn’t hear a word from him. He was just focused on eating his food, minding his own business, and did
Before I finally left unconscious, I heard someone yell someone’s name.“Astrid!”If I was not mistaken, that voice was coming from Beta Ivan. But then, I was wondering who he was calling too? Who’s that girl?“Help me…” I managed to say the last word before I finally felt like I fell on the floor.****“Is she okay?”“Do not worry, Beta Ivan. The patient is out of danger. She’s exhausted, that's why she passed out. The patient needs time to rest.”I slowly opened my eyes when I heard someone having a conversation near me.As I looked at who they were, I saw Beta Ivan, standing in front of what I assumed was a doctor—based on the white laboratory coat he was wearing, and a stethoscope hanging around his neck. Maybe a pack doctor.“What time is it?” I asked. I felt like I was sleeping for a long time. I noticed I didn’t wear my slave uniform—only a patient’s gown.“Veronica!” Beta Ivan exclaimed and quickly attended to me. Concern drew on his ocean blue eyes.That look didn’t change. H
"Who is Astrid anyway?" "Uh... Uhmm..." he hummed, and it seems he was lost for words. His eyes were looking everywhere, and I could feel he was trying to avoid my gaze. I couldn't help my eyebrows form in one line at what I saw. He looked like he was panicking inside but trying to stay cool. Is he hiding something? Is that embarrassing to get revealed?"Uh..." he continued while finding the right words to say.When I saw he was pressured to answer my question, I chuckled and unconsciously patted his right shoulder. I felt bad for making him uncomfortable in this way. How dare I am to make the Beta of the Pack speechless?*Inner chuckled."Chill... It's okay. If you are not comfortable answering that, it's fine. No worries," I said and gave him an understanding smile.I was so curious about who that woman is. Why would I not? It seemed that woman was there at the scene where I passed out, and I know I heard it---I heard Beta Ivan call her name. And, the way how he called that woman
Alpha Vincent’s POVAs I tried to analyze why I thought about her earlier while having sex from the she-wolf, it made my head hurt. I massaged my temple to ease this stress. ‘You know why you are feeling that way. Don’t fool yourself,’ my inner wolf said through the mind link and scoffed.Here we go again. My inner wolf started messing up with me again.I just shook my head at what I had heard and heaved a sigh.‘If you have no something important to say, shut your mouth, mutt,’ I countered and smirked. I knew very well that he didn’t like to be called out a mutt. But why not? I love teasing him by the way.‘A mutt?! Come on, Vincent!’ he hissed, and I could feel the irritation lingering in his voice.I couldn’t help myself but chuckle.‘You are cruel. Calling your own wolf a mutt!’ he added, and I could imagine right now that he looked like a puppy that hasn't been given treats.‘Just shut your mouth about that woman then we are okay.’‘Just one visit, Vincent! Just one visit! I wan
Alpha Vincent's POV "Vincent!" My conversation with Beta Ivan was interrupted when someone entered my room without my permission. She even dared to call me by my first name--forgetting the word 'Alpha'. I shut my eyes firmly when a huge smile plastered on her face. I massaged my temple and rested my back on my office chair. "Why are you here?" I asked in a frustrated tone before looking in her direction again. Even if my voice seemed to show I was not interested in her, still, the smile on her face didn't fade away. You could see in her expressive forest-green eyes that they were sparkling. Her fair skin had stains of pinkish rose color on her cheeks. Her big smile showed her perfect set of pearl teeth and her red hair that was curled beautifully. You could tell she take an effort to be presentable in front of me. There's no doubt she really likes me damn much, and I am sick of it. "I...I baked you a cake," she said in a shy tone and showed me her present. It was late for me to
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY CAKE?!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.I couldn't help but gulp hard as I took a step backward. Her forest-green eyes were furious, her beautiful face was reddened, and her set of pearl white teeth were gritting due to anger. As I looked at her hands, her knuckles turned white.Based on her physical appearance, I could tell that she was coming from an elite family. The price of her dress and shoes seems like it could buy a huge land. "I-I..." I stuttered as I looked on the floor--- at the cake that was ruined due to my recklessness. If I only looked my way, I would not have bumped into her, and this mess would not have happened. But it already did. I couldn't go back in time to change it."ANSWER ME, YOU IDIOT! HOW DARE YOU BLOCKING MY WAY!" she screamed in front of my face, and the next thing I knew, she slapped me hard.PAK!My face turned to the left which left me stunned and shocked. My left ear seemed to become deaf, and couldn't
Astrid’s (Veronica) POV "NOW. EAT. IT." I froze as I heard what she commanded. With tears in my eyes, I looked at the strawberry cake. I was contemplating if I was gonna do it or not. I gulped hard as I sobbed. “Don’t waste my time, useless omega! I said ‘eat it’ !!!” she yelled in impatience. I looked at her and saw she was combing her long red curly hair out of stress. The way she looked at me, she was urging me to do what she wanted. I scooped an icing from the cake and looked at my hands. Still hesitating. If I am gonna do what she commanded, it would make me feel I am not really deserving to be a Luna for the Alpha because I let accept this kind of humiliation from somebody, from someone that I didn't know. Alpha Vincent is the Alpha of this pack, and he is my mate! The surroundings became noisy, and that made me realize that the other servants, guards, and other personnel inside this mansion were watching us. As if they were seeing a movie in the theatre. They were whisper