"Who are you?"
Delilah kept staring at the man as if she was lost on him."Hmm?""Who are you?""Delilah."He loosened his grip and she fell to the ground."Aaah! Why did you do that??"It was the third time her knees got hurt. She might become cripple soon."Just go back from where you came from."His voice was cold and shook her from the inside.He turned around and started to walk ahead.She looked at his back. His mullet didn't reach his shoulder line.A handsome but scary man!She stared for some time until he disappeared from her sight."What a strange man!" She mumbled. Before she could ask for help, he turned his back to her.She tried to stand up. She took the support of a tree and stood up slowly. "I am feeling hungry." She cried.She was starving. She looked back to the way from where she escaped from the wood cutters."I should have told the man about this incident. But he is just rude. But wait!"Something caught her mind.He was someone who did not get affected by her Omega scent. Thinking about that her eyes brightened up.All the time she had to run away from other men because everyone chased after her scent, it increased their lust and they wanted to take her.However that man was young but he looked normal as if nothing could affect him, not even her scent.She did not think more and started to walk fast in the way he just went.Her legs started to hurt but she could not stop.Life was really unfair to her. She was just a normal girl. Why did her fate have to be so cruel to her?What if her mother was alive? She could have lived like a normal happy girl. What if her father was alive, at least he would not let her step mother think about selling her to other men.The fresh air and the smell of the ground, the smell of the forest made her relaxed. She wanted to sit somewhere to feel the environment.However, the fear of getting caught by men made her legs walk ahead.Her steps halted when she saw an old man coughing. He was sitting under a tree.When he saw her, his brows furrowed.He waved at her with his shaking hand. "My child, come here."Delilah conflicted with herself about whether she should go or not.She had no other option and the old man who was really old looked modest to her so she stepped toward him."Yes?""My child, what are you doing here in this dangerous forest?" Had asked but coughed again."Do you want to drink some water?"The old man shook his head. "I am old, it's just my time to go. Water can not stop it.""Don't say that. You will be fine." Delilah replied. She was a well-mannered girl. She always felt sad for old and poor people. She could feel their pain."Answer me, child.""Grandpa..."She told him about her situation in her family. She did not forget to tell about the wood cutters who wanted to follow her inside the forest."You are really helpless now. Where will you go?" The old man asked her."I don't know. But what are you doing here? Haven't you heard about the beast?" She mumbled.The old man chuckled. "What will he do to this old man? I am aged and useless now."Delilah lowered her head. She heard him."But you have a way."Delilah looked at him. "A way?"He nodded. "I have been here for years. I have seen so many people come here with courage but they have never returned because of their foolishness. But you are not like them. Your scent is extraordinary. You are special, my child.""S-Special?"The old man nodded and coughed.He pointed his hand to the left side."Walk straight to this path. Don't forget the direction. You have to walk until you see an invisible boundary.""Invisible boundary?" Delilah was confused."Yes, you can recognize that when you will reach there. When you cross the boundary, don't be scared of anything. Just walk ahead there until someone comes to stop you.""Someone? Who?""The one who can save you from the outside world."Delilah wondered whether she could believe in him or not."Grandpa, what are you doing here?""My child, I live in the closest village. But this forest is my home. I can understand your confusion but you have no way to go back."Delilah sighed and nodded at him.She asked the Moon Goddess to save her and started to walk on the left side."Moon Goddess, I hope you will save me. I can't stay in my pack. I have nowhere to go back. Why did you make me an Omega with a strange scent? Now you have to help me. I don't want to die at the same time I don't want to be a plaything of men."She prayed and kept strolling in the direction where the old man told her to go.After a long time of walking, she felt tired. She was hungry and thirsty. Any moment she could collapse on the ground.It was late afternoon and the darkness slowly grabbed the sky.She came to a way where there were no trees but looked like a border in the middle of the forest, as if the frosest was divided by two parts.Her eyes widened. She thought, 'So it was the boundary he was talking about?'She did not waste time and stepped on the other side of the forest, leaving the way from where she came.Meanwhile,Under the tree, the old man's black eyes turned green. The wrinkles on his face were removed and his face changed into a young man.He stood up and looked at the way where he told Delilah to go."Sometimes you don't even know where your fate is taking you.Maybe it will prosper your life or it will be your death."Delilah started to walk and an unknown fear was eating her alive.She forgot to tell that old man about her seeing the beast. She was afraid of him. Who knew when he would come after her again just like last night?'I am still confused about how he did not harm me. I clearly saw his blood thirsty Orange eyes. Is he blind at night? I hope so.'She thought and focused on her way.Suddenly she heard a loud growl."AAAAH..." She screamed but put her hands over her mouth. The growl echoed through the whole forest.She shook her head in fear. She ran as fast as she could. Tears streamed out of her eyes.'He will eat you alive.'Naomi's words kept chanting in her mind.She saw a little light in the dark forest. It was like a hope for her.But it was far away from her. She made her way to it, avoiding the loud growls.The growls stopped when she closed the light. She thought the beast was following her and would kill her.Unexpectedly her right hand was caught by someone and she screamed,"No
"Your death.""W-What?"He stood up and her heart skipped a beat. She thought he would hurt her.But she was wrong. He went to the kitchen and put some fruits on a plate.He came back and placed the plate on the tea table in front of her.She looked at the plate of fruits and then at him."Don't act innocent. Just eat and leave."Then she realized she was hungry. She had not eaten for two whole days. She glanced at the fruits but she could not stop herself from devouring the fruits.She grabbed the apple and started to eat hungrily as if she had never eaten any fruit before.He looked at her and sighed. He walked out of the house.When she saw him leaving the house she paused but again started to eat.She did not have any time to think about whether he gave her a poisonous apple as he told her he was her death. She was starving like death.After eating a few apples and grapes, she felt a little better. The floor was made of wood, the stairs, the ceiling, everything. 'How can the woo
"You are digging your own grave."That voice was something she did not expect. That was very in-depth. Something that could kill her alive.She was losing her mind thinking about what was happening around her.The weakness was eating her slowly. Her frozen body needed warmth.She wanted to open her eyes but was not able to do it.Lifting her hand she wanted his support. Then she felt the warmth she wanted. A tear rolled down from her closing eyes.She sobbed. "Will you give me shelter?" She asked as she tried to stand up while taking support of his hand.It was like she knew him for a while as if he was her nearest person to offer her protection from her family who wanted to sell her as a prostitute, from those men who wanted to destroy her.For a moment, she felt like staying with him as he wanted to be with her.Questioning this sudden thought, she considered it was all because of her dizziness.Or was it really her fate?She could not stand up but was about to fall, he scoffed,"I
"I killed her."Delilah stared at him. Her hands and legs were shaking. "W-What are you s-saying?"He shrugged his shoulders and continued to sharpen the stake.She stepped back. She could not believe that someone could kill their own mate.Her real parents were mates. But her father might be in an extramarital affair with Naomi. So the next day after her mother's death her father married Naomi as his chosen mate.Though he did not like her mother still he had to be with his mate when she was alive because no one could resist their mate bond.Mates were the part and parcel of a werewolf.She assumed he was a warrior wolf and the way he was working on the killer weapons, she was totally confirmed about it now.But how cruel of a man could he be? He killed his own mate, his fated mate!"What? Have you changed your decision about staying here?" He asked.She bit her lower lip as she began to think about the consequences of living there.'If I live here, he will kill me. If I go out of her
"How dare you touch my things without my permission?"Everett got mad at her. Her whole body was shaking as she heard him."I-I didn't have a-anythi-""Can't you even speak clearly?"Delilah took a deep breath but it was not easy to take a breath when he caged her by grabbing her arms."Master, don't get mad at me. I didn't have any clothes to wear."He glared at her. "Next time, don't touch anything without my permission. Otherwise, you have to bear the consequences." He pushed her.She almost fell to the ground but controlled her steps.She lowered her head as she was really embarrassed about everything. "Don't touch anything, don't talk to me without any reason, don't disturb me, and most importantly, stay away from me." He threw a bunch of rules at her.She nodded her head while looking down."Words.""Y-Yes, Master."He left the house again leaving her alone in the house.She unhurriedly walked to the kitchen.She was upset by his behaviour. She didn't mean to steal anything. She
"I made dinner, can we eat together?"There was a frown between his brows, departing two brows by a thin line."Did I tell you to cook for me?" "No, Master. But… Can we eat together? Eating alone is really boring." He wanted to scold her but when he saw she was running towards the table and pulled out a chair for him, he did not yell at her.He walked to the table and sat down. She immediately took a plate and served him dumplings."Please eat vegetable soup too." She recommended as she pushed the bowl to have a plate.He stared at his plate for some time.Delilah sat down on a chair beside him slowly. She was afraid that he would not like her cooking. However, her step mother always told her that she cooked well, otherwise she would not let her stay in the house.She tasted the soup to see if everything was okay or not. 'Everything is okay. Then why is he not eating anything?' She asked herself.With curiosity, she asked him,"Don't you like these dishes? I am sorry, I don't know w
"Why? Aren't you the slave who agreed to warm my bed?"Delilah was stunned hearing his words.She indeed said to him about the slave thing but at that time she had no other option. He was not letting her enter so she tried to convince him somehow."I-I didn't m-mean that."Everett's dark gaze made her shake from the core."Never make a commitment if you don't mean that." He said and let her go.She immediately moved away from him and sat on the other side. She felt tears in her eyes. She wiped them and was about to get out of bed, but his voice stopped her."Sleep here, in this bed." He turned around and his back was facing her.She lay on the bed and covered herself with the quilt which was arranged on the leg side.She did not know why she said that to him. Now he would treat her like a slave with her.Slave!She did not want to take the tag on her head and saved her chastity by running away from her pack.How did she become a slave now?The night was long but passed as she slept w
"Can I go to Norfolk village to do part-time work?"Looking at his face she could see he was outrageous."In the way of my thinking-""Did I ask you anything?""No, but I want to ask you if I can go.""I don't care." He said with a harsh tone and headed to the couch."Should I take it as yes?" She asked and turned to him."Why do you want to do any work?""I feel bored alone and you also don't stay here all the day so I thought I should earn some money too."He sneered. "What do you think? You came here for vacation?"She shook her head. "Pardon me for this."He stared at her as she turned around and went to the kitchen.She came with two plates.She put them on the table. Everett looked at those plates."It's breakfast time. I know it's late. But I was waiting for your friends to go out. Actually, I only made breakfast only for the two of us. That's why."He looked irritated. "How many times do I have to-"She did not let him finish his sentence. "Please, let's just eat quietly. I am