Linnea POVThe council took two days to sort out the information they had gathered. In the meantime, we decided to clean up the Red Rock pack. The pack was very well off generally, but the ranked members were sitting on all the money while the lower ranked members were struggling to make ends meet. When we arrived, I located the kitchen to talk to the Omegas. One thing I had learned from being an Omega in Alessandro’s pack was that the Omegas heard a lot more than they would let on and if there were anyone to ask about what was going on inside the pack, it was them. I managed to find my way to the kitchen and found a group of twenty Omegas hard at work making lunch. The door to the kitchen was slightly ajar so I stayed outside to observe their dynamic for a moment.“Hurry up, the new Alpha will be here soon.”I peeked in through the door and saw a woman who seemed to be the head Omega barking out orders to the girls that scrambled to fix the last things. Taking a deep breath and
Gabriel POVI didn’t know how long I had been in the cell, but I was starting to feel stressed. My mother was locked in the cell beside mine and she hadn’t stopped glaring at me. “Was it worth it?” She asked. “Selling out your family?”I shrugged. “We should never have gone along with this in the first place.” I replied. “Now we lost everything.”“Yes, because of you!” Mom screamed, making the other prisoners throw annoyed looks at her. “You did this to us. You would have been Alpha by now.”“Would I?” I asked. “I want to be Alpha because I earned it, not because I got a pack handed to me that wasn’t even mine in the first place.”Mom sneered at me. “It’s because of your mate, isn’t it?” She asked. “Maybe I should have asked more questions earlier, but let’s do this now instead, since she seems to be the reason for this.”I growled at her. “It’s none of your business.” I replied. Before my mom could reply, a group of MoonStone warriors walked in. “You are being transported.” One
Linnea POVAlessandro sat down behind the desk and I perched myself on his lap when there was a knock at the door. “Come in.” Alessandro called out. Wanda opened the door and showed a man inside. “Dante.” Alessandro smiled. “Thank you for coming.”“Do you know what’s going on?” Dante asked. “Soraya has been missing. I have no idea where she is. When you called, I guessed that this is what you wanted to talk about.”Alessandro nodded. “The council was here and took a lot of the people responsible into custody.” He replied. “I just wanted you to hear it from me first. Soraya contacted Alpha Harald in an attempt for him to claim my Luna as his. It backfired and the council deemed her an accessory to the crimes that had taken place in this pack.”I smiled apologetically when Dante stared at Alessandro in shock. “I’m really sorry about the trouble that she has caused.” He said after a while. “I’ll talk to the council since she is a member of my pack. I just never thought that she woul
Alessandro POVGabriel’s hands trembled as he walked up the steps, his head lowered. I would never admit it to Linnea, but I was going to enjoy this. Gabriel deserved it, and I loved getting my hands dirty. My father had trained me in hurting people the right way to extract information, and I had become really good at it. I took off the cuffs and instructed Gabriel to take off his shirt and face the crowd. Then, I turned to Linnea and made her back away a bit. I didn’t want to risk hitting her. Linnea looked at me questioningly, as if she was trying to see through me. Maybe she was seeing the excitement?I turned my face away and picked up the whip. “I’m going to count to twenty.” I said. “You should probably get down on your knees in case you pass out before then.”Gabriel nodded stiffly and sat down, refusing to look at the crowd in front of him. I unfolded the whip, the silver tip glimmering in the light as it came down on his back. Gabriel cried out from the pain, his hands b
Rocco POVI knew that I wasn’t supposed to be in this part of the packhouse at this time of night, but I didn’t have a choice. I crept closer to the basement, where faint screams were heard. My hair was standing on end and I shivered at the horrifying sound. Being careful not to draw attention to myself, I snuck closer and peered inside the interrogation room. A man was sitting in a chair, his wrists duct taped to the arm rests. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and several cuts and bruises littered his body. I stifled a gasp when I saw Mia standing behind him. “Please.” The man whimpered. “I’ve told you everything I know.”Mia turned around, her body dressed in a tight leather bodysuit. “Oh, I know.” She purred. “But I’m not done having my fun just yet.”With that, she took out a knife and carved something on the man’s shoulder. He shook and rocked the chair trying to get away from her, but the chair was bolted to the floor. His screams gave me chills and Mia laughed at his anguish. “
Linnea POVIn 24 hours, I went from being all dolled up for my wedding to being bought at an auction like some kind of animal. If that’s not a weird twist of fate, I don’t know what is. ***24 hours earlier***“Oh sweetie." Wanda, the head Omega, cooed as she handed me a tissue and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes. "We can't have your makeup running. Imagine being called a panda bride, not the best look, right?"I sighed and forced a chuckle."I can't put my finger on it." I said, gripping Wanda's wrinkly, but warm, hands. “But I've had this foreboding feeling. Like, this is a bad idea and something will go wrong.""I know this isn’t exactly how you imagined your wedding day, but you are going to be fine. And we’ll always be there for you, no matter where you are." Wanda reassured me with a tight hug. "Look at you, absolutely stunning. I can't believe how much you've grown," Wanda held my hand and spun me around, making me smile.I was rocking a dazzling white
Linnea POVI didn’t like the odds and my heart sank. Whatever was left of our army looked to my father for orders. My middle-aged father seemed to age twenty years in an instant as the shock seemed to be hitting him hard. “If we surrender, can you guarantee everyone's safety?” He said with a hoarse voice. “Including Linnea, who is now your wife?” “Dad no!” I cried. “Don’t give in to him!”Alpha Harald smirked. “I have the upper hand now, why should I negotiate with you?” He sneered. “And do you think I’d spare this little beauty?” “Then I have no other choice.”A quick nod from my father, and everything turned to chaos.The small part of the people still loyal to us were quickly gunned down, the sound of the bullets making my ears hurt. I winced at the sound and covered my head to protect myself when I felt a bullet zoom past me, hitting a chair next to me. When I saw my father being attacked by four at the same time, I lifted the dress and started running to him, but I felt s
Linnea POV"Stop it! You idiots!"What just happened? My tense muscles suddenly relaxed."How many times do I have to tell you? Virgins are the top prize!" The man in the suit grumbled.His enormous hand smacked the back of the one closest to him so hard he almost stumbled."Get her inside, what are you standing around for?" The man in the suit scolded. "Hurry up! Just be careful with her face; we don't want to affect the price I'll get at the auction later!"Auction?What the hell was he talking about?"Yes, Boss." The three guys who were just acting tough moments ago suddenly became submissive. I woke up from my shock and tried to push past them, but one of them grabbed me by the neck and pinned me to the wall.I gasped when the other one slipped a silver collar around my neck, effectively subduing my wolf.They grabbed my arms and pulled me to a large iron door that I hadn’t noticed. The third opened and I was pulled into a dark hallway. The door slammed shut behind me and I fli