Irina:
“A failure as always,” he said, and I looked away from him, avoiding the man’s eyes.
I knew to expect his anger, but the last thing that I did expect was to be insulted by him. At least, not over something that I had no power over.
I didn’t even know who that man was. But his blue eyes were stuck in my head for hours as I tried falling asleep yesterday. I didn’t even have the courage to speak to my mother about this. I didn’t know how she would react, but I knew better than to risk things.
“Alpha…”
“Did your mother speak to you?” He asked, and I shook my head.
“She wasn’t at the hotel when I arrived, and when I was leaving in the morning, she was asleep.” I said, wrapping an arm around myself. He scoffed, looking away from me, and I looked down at my feet. I didn’t know how I was going to face my father when I was going home. The man was supposed to be free of being in debt to the man. But I failed, again, and now he was still in danger of being a slave to a mistake that he made in the past.
“Sit,” he said, getting up from his desk. I gulped, but chose to do as told. I was scared, I had to admit that much, but I didn’t show it as I took a deep breath, reminding myself of the lessons that I knew too well. “At least you are trained enough to follow orders.”
“Alpha, I didn’t mean to… I don’t even know who that man was…”
“And that makes it even more stupid of you!” He said, snapping at me. “You are lucky that I am going to need you alive. Otherwise, you, your father, and mother wouldn’t have survived the night.”
I looked down at my lap, avoiding his gaze. He poured himself a glass of scotch. He knew not to offer me a glass. I didn’t drink, not in the morning and not with Alpha Cosimo.
“Someone is coming to meet you, my son.” He said, and I frowned in confusion. I didn’t dare look up at the man, but I had to admit that I was surprised by his statement, especially since I knew that he never even spoke of a son. “Your mother should have spoken to you about it. But considering that she hasn’t, I will.”
I looked up at him as he walked toward me. He put two glasses, one for me and the other for him before he took a seat on the chair in front of mine. This was a first, and considering that he was offering me a drink, I knew to be worried.
“You are to marry him,” he said, making my heart drop to my stomach.
“I’m sorry, what?” I asked, looking up at the man. “I am going to do what?”
“You are going to marry my son. He is to be your husband, and he is to believe that you are going to give him a son. One thing that you will do, is that you will eventually get rid of him. But that would happen when I tell you to do so.” He said, and I frowned. The man’s eyes studied my expression as I leaned in to pick up the drink, gulping it down in one go. Alpha Cosimo didn’t say a word for a few seconds, and I shook my head in question.
“Alpha, don’t get me wrong, but this is too much for me. I cannot marry a man that I do not know…”
“Your father will be free of his debt.” He said, stopping me. It was the one thing that he knew tied me down to whatever he told me to do. No matter how painful it was, he knew that it was a weak point for me. My father was a weak point for me.
“What if he doesn’t accept me as a wife? If I can’t give him a son…?”
“You are not going to give him the son.” He said, stopping me. “You are going to please him. You are to be his wife. You are to make him fall deeply in love with you. I don’t want him to suspect anything from you. The world around you is going to believe that you love him, and you are going to earn everyone’s trust, even if it means saving the pack if under an attack.”
“Then, when they least expect it, you're going to kill him. You will be doing it slowly, and he shouldn’t even suspect that it is you.” He said, and I sucked in a harsh breath. “When he is dead, and when his rogues submit to you as the pack Luna; I will be taking charge of the rogue pack. Your father would be free of the debt, and I will have myself the new pack’s loyalty.”
“You want me to be the reason behind the submission of rogues?” I asked, and he smirked. “Your son is a rogue?”
“He is a bastard.” He said, and I looked away from him as I chewed the inside of my mouth. “If he wants to be legitimized, my condition is that he has an heir. I don’t want that heir to be born, but I don’t want him to know that.”
“Why do you want to get rid of him?” I asked, daring myself to ask. The Alpha raised an eyebrow at me, and for a second, I believed that he would end up killing me. To my luck, he was quiet as he looked at me, studying my expression for a second too long before he chose to answer.
“He betrayed me,” he said, looking down at his glass that was still on the table. “And I have a thing for those who stab me in the pack. One punishment, but when it comes to his case, he doesn’t know that I am aware of his betrayal.”
“Now, without further questions, because I doubt that you are going to want to deal with the consequences of asking them.” He said, getting up from his seat. “You are to marry him, and you are going to do as I say.”
“What if I…?”
“Then you all die. But I will be sure that you are the last to take that breath of mercy, as I will choose to call it.” He said, glaring at me as he spoke. “The decision is yours, and I believe that you are wise enough to make the right one.”
“Which decision might that be?” A familiar man’s voice asked, making me frown as I caught sight of him. He was masking his scent. I got up from my chair and he smiled.
“You…”
Kai:“You…”“I take it that you are the fiancé that my father told me about.” I said, quickly changing the subject. The last thing that I wanted was for the man to know that I stole the pendant. And with no one here by my side, I knew that I was going to have to react fast. The man was going to ask questions if he grew curious, and I didn’t need him doubting that I was ‘loyal’ to him. “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you,”He had to believe that I was. It wasn’t a matter that I needed to put as an option.“When did you get here, Kai?” Cosimo asked, speaking before the woman, Irina did. His eyes met mine, and I was forced to look away from the girl, knowing that she was going to be more of a fuss to me. I didn’t want to deal with that, but I was aware that I was going to have to consider the fact that I ‘stole’ something that she had.“I arrived a while ago. Your secretary told me that you had someone over. But when the clock hit ten, which was when you asked me to be here, I took the
Irina:“You didn’t tell me that you were sending me as a bride, mama.” I said, looking at my mother. She raised an eyebrow at me but proceeded to drink her wine. This was the third bottle that she’s drowned down so far. “Mama, you are going to end up hurting yourself…”“You shouldn’t be caring what I do,” she said, and I looked away, avoiding her eyes. “What did you tell the Alpha?”“What am I to tell him?” I asked, shaking my head at her. “It seems to me that things were decided already; I just had to go with them.”“Good. Then for the first time, you chose to do what was best for this family.” She said, making me hold my breath. “Did you meet him?”“He is taking me out in a bit. The two of us are going to…”“You are not going to say or do anything that would upset him. He is the Alpha’s son, and I think that you should know better than to annoy the man.” She said, and I nodded, knowing it best not to argue. She was tipsy anyway, and I knew that it was only a matter of time before sh
Kai:I kept my eyes on the woman, waiting for her response. My grip was firm, but I was sure not to hurt her. I wasn’t the type to harm a woman, but I knew not to trust anything that came from Cosimo. And for the woman to quickly accept eloping when she didn’t even know me wasn’t normal, not in my eyes at least. “Let me go,” she said, and I let out a low growl. I was careful not to catch anyone’s attention, knowing that we were still in public. The last thing that we needed was to catch anyone’s attention. “Until you answer my question, you are…”“He has my father in debt. I am going to pay for it by marrying you. There, you got your answer?” She said, pushing me back. I frowned and she looked at my beta. “You can rot in hell for all I can fucking care…”“You are going to pay your father’s debt by marrying me?” I asked, and she looked away from me for a second. She stayed quiet, not answering, but I already got my answer. The man was selling her off to me to pay a man’s debt. I sho
Irina: “What the fuck do you mean that the two of you eloped?” Alpha Cosimo growled, banging his desk. I kept my eyes on my lap, leaving his son to talk to him. Nevertheless, I knew that the man was going to have his own tow with me. But I was going to have to deal with that later. “I told you, I was more than willing to marry her. She is a beauty anyway, might as well make use of it.” He said, and I let out a warning growl. I was no slave or prostitute for him to be speaking about me in such a manner. “There was a wedding to be planned. We had to have guests…” “I wasn’t going to have a wedding without my mother’s presence, and I think that you know very well why she is not going to attend an event, no matter what it is, where you are present in.” he said, his tone growing harsh. I looked at him for a second and Cosimo drew in a breath. “Fair enough.” He said, and I watched as he turned his attention to me. “Did you constitute the marriage?” “We agreed to do it when we’re bac
Kai:“YOU DID WHAT?” Mom yelled so loud that I believed that the windows would crack.I had to force myself to look away from her, knowing that I had done something that I knew she wouldn’t like. “Mama, you refused to listen to all reason, and you refused to look at what I wanted to do, what I needed to do…”“NEED?” She asked, her eyes widening in surprise. “What the fuck do you need from a bastard like Cosimo? The man abandoned you, he neglected you, and he chose to announce you a bastard in front of everyone. You can’t seriously be thinking of defending him!” “I am not defending the man, mama. But if he is going to live without giving us what WE deserve, what YOU deserve…”“He can rot in hell with what he thinks that he can offer me.” She said, stopping me. Her heart raced against her chest and I could visibly see her chest rising and falling as she fought to catch her breath. “We don’t even know who this woman is, we don’t know what she is up to, and she is working FOR him, Kai.
Irina: “Do you want to tell me how you managed to make the rogue Alpha marry you as fast as he could?” Mom asked, shaking her head in question. “What is that supposed to mean, mother?” I asked, shaking my head in question. She looked me in the eye, studying my expression, and she smiled. “One minute you were against the fact that you were to be married. Next, you and the Alpha have spent the night here as husband and wife. I am curious as to how you have managed to do so in such short notice.” She asked again, verbalizing her question. “It is my father’s life on the line, mother. I believe that you would know me enough to know that I would do anything for him.” I said, and she scoffed. “For him? Or for the power that you can get from the rogue?” Mom asked, shaking her head in question. Her eyes studied my expression, and I shook my head. “I will choose to not discuss such a matter. I already dealt with my father's anger, and now…” “You chose to go against all traditions, you
Kai:I watched as mom had the maids unpack the things that she had them bringing in. She wasn’t speaking nor was she looking at me, and I knew that it was going to take more than just a simple apology for things to be fixed this time. I don’t think that I have ever seen her as angry with me, but I wasn’t going to go back from my decision.“What is all this for, mama?” I asked. She looked at the maids, nodding at them, silently dismissing them from the room. They all walked out without saying a word, and I shook my head in question. “The woman is coming as an Alpha’s bride. She has to look like one. As far as I understand, she is an omega…”“I am an Alpha, but I am an outcast…”“An Alpha is an Alpha whether or not you want to admit it. You seem to be going high about being that demon’s heir that you forgot that IF you are an Alpha now, it is because you earned it by blood. The number of nights that I stayed up tending to your wounds are countless, and I know that you would have fough
Irina:I looked at my reflection for a second, getting lost in my thoughts as I found myself being completely alone.In theory, I knew that I was.But when it came to such an event, it hurt me to see that no one was even bothering to help me get ready as a bride would.My bedroom door was knocked, breaking my train of thoughts as I caught the Alpha’s scent. “Come in.” I called, standing up from in front of my dresser.I turned to face him, and lowering my head to the ground, I was sure not to look him in the eye. He had done more than enough for me as it was, and I was still embarrassed of the situation that I put myself in with him.“Your husband should be here for a bit.” He said, and I nodded. “He called to inform me that he was on his way.”“I am ready,” I said, looking down at the white dress that I was wearing. It wasn’t a wedding dress, but as wolves, we didn’t wed to begin with. The dress reached my knees, and it was more of a traditional dress that symbolizes our pack. A br