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1,896,901	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896921}'	Yes	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	345260198595193	🔞🔞Click to read the full novel👉👉👉	Chapter 01<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> The loud ringing of the phone wakes me up from a deep slumber. My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> “ Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ” The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangely…<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> “ Hello? ” Daphne shouts. “ Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ” <br /> <br /> “ It’s not a mess. ” I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> “ I lost my virginity. ” I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. “ Good job. ” <br /> <br /> “ Not the time to play the villain. ” I whisper yell. “ please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ” <br /> <br /> “ I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ” She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * “ Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ”<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> “ Hard…Harder. ” It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. <br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> It’s my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didn’t use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I can’t possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I won’t feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphne’s black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. “ Let’s leave already. ”<br /> <br /> “ We need to talk about your night first. ” Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> “ No, D. We are not talking about it here. ” I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesn’t come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe it’s not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> “ No, Lulu. You need to tell me— ”<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. “ Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ”<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> “ Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ” Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> “ Too bad for you. ” I shake my head and rub my temples. “ I don’t even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ” <br /> <br /> “ You popped the cherry and you don’t remember what it felt like? ” She gasps.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t even remember popping the cherry. ” I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. “ but I saw the blood on the sheets. ”<br /> <br /> “ That’s how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you don’t even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you don’t know what to bluff about? ” Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, D. ” I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. “ I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I don’t know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ”<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didn’t see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> “ Alpha will be angry. ” Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. “ When is he not angry with me? ” <br /> <br /> “ I am sorry. ” She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. It’s the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alpha’s son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldn’t tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Beta’s daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> “ I wish I could - - - ”<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I don’t want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> “ Thanks, D. ” I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. It’s a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> “ Where the fuck were you? ” He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> “ Answer me! ” He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me. ” I shriek.<br /> <br /> “ You smell like another fucker. ” He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me, Josh. ” I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> “ Leave you? ” He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesn’t stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesn’t release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> “ Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ” He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> It’s nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> “ Whose bastard is it? ” Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. “ I - - - I don’t know. ”<br /> <br /> “ I am asking for the last time Layla! ” His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, Alpha. ” I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didn’t want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me it’s a powerful breed and it’s growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldn’t do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I won’t let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> “ Dad! ” Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I won’t be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> “ You were going to kill her. ” Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> “ This bitch won’t die so easily. She is a curse! ” Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> “ She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ” He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> “ Come on. Get up. ” Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his father’s office.<br /> <br /> “ Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> “ I- - - ” I croak out. “ I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ” <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> “ You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ” He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but it’s an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> “ Can we do it tomorrow? ” A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> “ No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ” He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> “ Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please let’s not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ” I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesn’t suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> “ What will I get if I do you this favor? ” Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldn’t get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> “ I will do anything you want, Josh. ” I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> “ Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ” He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. “ tell me, Laylababy. ” <br /> <br /> “ Y - - - Yes. ” I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> “ Oh, fuck. It’s so easy. ” He chuckles, drawing his head back. “ I might as well fuck you now. ”<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> “ Josh! ” I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> “ I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ” He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> “ Motherfucking Whore! ” He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. “ I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ”<br /> <br /> “ No! ” I scream. “ No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuck’s sake! ” <br /> <br /> “ That’s why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ” He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> “ You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ” He warns, stepping back. “ This doesn’t mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ” <br /> <br /> “ O- - -Okay. ” I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. “ I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldn’t protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ”<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. “ I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ”<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal it’s an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> It’s a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphne’s aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I don’t want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I don’t notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> “ Luna wants to see you.” She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> “ Luna? ” My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjamin’s mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you need to be told everything twice? ” The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> “ I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ” Luna’s sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> “ Call her here. ”<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> “ You called, Luna? ” I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> “ It’s been so long since the last time I saw you. ” Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> “ Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ” Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. It’s like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> “ Layla? ” He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. It’s too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> “ Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I don’t even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> “ Why is she bruised? ” The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> “ She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ” Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> It’s utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> “ Bathroom? ” His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> “ Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ” Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. ” Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> “ Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ” Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> “ You heard me. I need her. ” Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> “ She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ” Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> “ Shut your mouth. ” Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> “ Dad--- ”<br /> <br /> “ Josh. ” Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide it’s better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> “ What are you suggesting, Alpha? ” Luna’s voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> “ Name the price. What do you want for her? ” The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. It’s impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you want her, Alpha? ” Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. And it’s none of your business. ” The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> “ What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ” Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> “ You can’t just sell me. I am not up for sale. ” I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> “ We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Don’t doubt it and stay silent. ” Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, that’s what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> “ The money is in your pack’s account. Hand her over. ” He pushes the phone back into his jacket’s pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> “ You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ” Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> “ No. ” Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This can’t be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I can’t even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> “ I want to stay the night. ” I plead, staring into the silver orbs. “ Please. ”<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> “ Just tonight. ” He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I don’t even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I can’t go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesn’t know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> “ Lu- - - Luna. ” I stutter.<br /> <br /> “ How do you know him? ” She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ” I blurt.<br /> <br /> “ Why is he so keen on getting you then? ” She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> “ I - - - I don’t know. ” I can’t recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> “ Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I won’t hurt you if you just tell the truth. ” She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I swear on Goddess Selene I don’t know. ” I shake my head.<br /> <br /> “ Annoying. ” She pinches the bridge of her nose. “ Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ” <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> “ It’s so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ” She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> It’s all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesn’t come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, it’s finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, that’s when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I don’t stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> “ They secured the girl, Alpha. ” My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> “ Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ” I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williams’ house in the distance. I can’t wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didn’t ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just can’t wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didn’t expect to find her so easily in this Alpha’s house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didn’t she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. That’s wolf nature and you can’t fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didn’t want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> “ What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ” Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> “ Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ” I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> “ You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ” Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. It’s the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> “ Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ” He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. “ Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ” <br /> <br /> He doesn’t move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> “ Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ” I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> “ That’s the thing. ” He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> “ What’s. The. Thing? ” I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> “ Alpha Alexander. ” The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didn’t stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> “ We…We were waiting for you. ” She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> “ Where is Layla? ” Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. It’s the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> “ She- - - ” The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> “ She ran away last night. ” Williams’ voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> “ Alpha Alexander! ” Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I can’t see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> “ Please, Alpha Alexander. ” The woman pleads. “ She was not worth this fight. ” <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> “ We should have told you before. ” Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> “ What is it? ” I ask.<br /> <br /> “ Layla- - - ” She sighs. “ was a wolfless girl. She didn’t shift when she turned eighteen. ” <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> “ She was not worth your money. She couldn’t bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldn’t become a warrior if that’s what you intended. She couldn’t even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ” Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> “ You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you don’t want me to visit again. ” I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they don’t bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. That’s no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I can’t make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I can’t afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> “ The whore was pregnant with a bastard’s child. ” I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> “ Pregnant? ” I question.<br /> <br /> “ Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. That’s the kind of girl she is. It’s good you didn’t get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ” Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> “ Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ” I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> “ Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ” Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> “ Find her. ” I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> “ Who? Your mate? ” His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> “ She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ” I seethe.<br /> <br /> “ Seriously? ” He yelps.<br /> <br /> “ I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesn’t know what she is doing. She doesn’t know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ” I fume.	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1,896,827	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896825}'	Yes	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	494908252975242	😍📖Read Now-Varsity Bad Boy Series	Olivia<br /> “Mmm, come here, you sexy thing!” I moan as I open up the box of my hot gooey pizza I had delivered.<br /> Currently, I am sitting in the living room of the house I rent on campus at my university. I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didn’t realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the “beef cakes,” as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I can’t afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. It’s probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, “The Awesome”, Liam Andrew’s.<br /> “Right here sweetheart.” He smirks.<br /> Liam, “The Awesome” Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isn’t afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so that’s how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I don’t like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls he’s with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> “Whoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.” He says.<br /> “Liam, I’m trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?” I told him.<br /> “Oh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.” He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and I’m about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> “What the fudge! Liam, why are you here?” I yell at him.<br /> “You said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.” Liam says.<br /> “Take the slice and get out!” I say pushing him out the door.<br /> “Thanks, sweetheart!” He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> “He is such an as hole!” I say out loud.<br /> “Who is that and is he cute?” Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> “Liam, that big oaf next door. I didn’t know you were here.” I told him.<br /> “I just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. “ he says.<br /> “Sorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.” I told him.<br /> “So I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.” He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> “I do not like Liam, if that’s what you are implying.” I tell Anthony.<br /> “I don’t see him going into those Delta’s houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They don’t have to work for it like they do with you, Olivia” Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> “Are you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?” I yell.<br /> “It is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why don’t we go crash it?” Anthony says.<br /> “Why would we want to crash their party?” I ask him.<br /> “For revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.” Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> “You thought this out for a while, didn't you?” <br /> “Tease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?” He says.<br /> “Um, my Ethics paper!” I say.<br /> “Psh” he says as he waves his hand, “if I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.” Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. “Ok, let’s do it, before I change my mind.”<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterback’s is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> I’m daring and make what they call, awesome moves. That’s how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I don’t think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5’3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> I’m standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> “Hey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?” Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> “Yep, I’m ready, bring it on….See you later bookworm.” I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> “For the biweek, let’s relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!”<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out “yeah.” It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have won’t be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the pro’s. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> ——-<br /> Olivia<br /> “Anthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.” I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> “Hush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.” Anthony says.<br /> “What look, are you going for here?” I ask him. <br /> “Elizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.” Anthony says.<br /> “Where is Piper?” I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> “Oh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!” He says.<br /> “Sounds like that party is in full swing.” I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> “Viola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.” Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> “I have to admit, you certainly have a gift.” I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> “You have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.” He says.<br /> “Ahh, you are too sweet Darling.” I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> “Ok, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Don’t forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.” He says.<br /> “Ugh, I hate wearing Spanx.” I told him.<br /> “Darling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.” Anthony laughs.<br /> I don’t care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> “Darling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.” He says,<br /> “You think so?” I ask him nervously.<br /> “Um hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.” He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> “Get your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.” Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> “Got it, let’s do this.” I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As I’m going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> “Lady in red, and who may you be my dear.”<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> “Who do you think I am?” I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> “Ah, cat has poor Liam’s tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.” I said to him,<br /> “Bookworm?” He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> “Oh, I think I better go,” I say to him.<br /> “Wait, don’t go. Come with me to get a drink.” He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> “No, I don’t drink.” I told him.<br /> “What? Come on, everyone drinks here.” Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said “Well, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.” I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he won’t even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> “When you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.”<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> ——-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and I’m shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> “What?” She says.<br /> “What, you just don’t kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.” I told her.<br /> “Oh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.” She tells me.<br /> “I’m not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.” I told her.<br /> “Ok, you win, I did, and now I’m going to go to bed. So good night.” She says.<br /> “Is that an invitation to your bed?” I grin at her. I can tell I’m starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, “what is my name?”<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesn’t look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> “That’s what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no I’m not a sweetheart or bookworm, I’ll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.” She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> I’m stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, I’m known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I don’t go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isn’t Liam again.<br /> “Well darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,” He says.<br /> “Well then our party crashing worked, I guess.” I said to him,<br /> “Yep, they were talking about last week’s football game and Liam’s touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?” Anthony asks.<br /> “He did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.” I tell Anthony.<br /> “What did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?” He says with a smile on his face. <br /> “Let’s just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.” I tell Anthony.<br /> “Hot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!” Anthony laughs.<br /> “Well, I also told him, since he didn’t even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.” I said.<br /> “Oh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!” Anthony laughs again.<br /> “Well, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.” I tell Anthony.<br /> “Amen girl, amen.” Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isn’t me.<br /> ———<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so I’m going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next week’s game.<br /> “Dude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?” Big John, asks me.<br /> “You know that chick that lives next to us?” I ask him.<br /> “Which side? The Deltas or that old lady house?” He asks.<br /> “Old lady.” I told him.<br /> “Which chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.” John says.<br /> “The one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.” I told him.<br /> “Oh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.” John says.<br /> “I do? I never noticed honestly. What’s her name.” I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, “You never noticed a girl in your class?”<br /> “It’s a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,” I tell him.<br /> “Ok, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.” He says.<br /> “How do you know she has Ethics with me?” I asked him.<br /> “I saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.” He says.<br /> Ok, that’s a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> “Why do you want to know?” John asks.<br /> “Oh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.” I told him.<br /> “Good luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.” He says.<br /> “Yeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I don’t back down from a challenge.” I say to him,<br /> “Speaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.” He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> “Go ahead man, tap that. I’m good.” I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. That’s why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didn’t turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Let’s see if Big John was right.<br /> “Hey Olive!“ I yell out. Nothing, so either that’s the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, let’s try the other name Big John said.<br /> “Hey Olivia!” I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> “Olivia, I did figure out your name.” I smirk at her.<br /> “You also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?” She answers back to me.<br /> “No, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.” I told her.<br /> “Finding out my name isn’t finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.” She says.<br /> I’m a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didn’t even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> “Well, that’s just public knowledge.” I told her.<br /> “Yeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.” She says.<br /> “You know football?” I ask her.<br /> “Liam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. I’m not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isn’t getting to know who I am.” Olivia says.<br /> “Well, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.” I say with a smile.<br /> “Goodbye, Liam.” She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. This is going to be fun trying to break her down.	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1,896,719	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896739}'	No	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	975048490765005	I suffered in the shadows with my Neuropathic Pain…	OMG, after 4 years of constant burning pains and pins and needles in my feet and my hands… I can finally walk without feeling like I am walking on broken glass!<br /> <br /> My Doctor prescribed me pretty much everything he could… Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Lyrica - you name it, I had it in my medicine cabinet… <br /> <br /> But all these prescriptions did was leave me in a foggy, exhausted haze, the pain still gnawing at me beneath the chemical veil. <br /> <br /> I felt like a prisoner in my own body, watching helplessly as life passed me by.<br /> <br /> Until my husband, bless his heart, stumbled upon a video that changed everything. This wasn't another empty promise or temporary fix - it was a revelation. <br /> <br /> The video explained the true cause of my nerve pain and revealed a shockingly simple 5-second morning ritual to address it at the source. <br /> <br /> No more pills, no more side effects - just pure, natural relief.<br /> <br /> Desperate for any glimmer of hope, I tried it that very morning. And for the first time in years, I felt a shift. <br /> <br /> The pain that had been my constant companion began to ease, then fade. Day by day, step by step, I started to reclaim my life. <br /> <br /> Morning walks became possible again. I could cradle a warm mug in my hands without wincing. At night, I drifted off into peaceful, pain-free sleep.<br /> <br /> It's been three months now, and my nerve pain is a distant memory. I'm not just surviving anymore - I'm thriving. <br /> <br /> If you're trapped in the same cycle of pain and frustration, don't give up hope. Watch the video that gave me my life back. <br /> <br /> It's not just a 5-second ritual - it's a lifeline. <br /> <br /> Tap the button below and start your journey to a pain-free life today.	LEARN_MORE	https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000	101566326202697	Tresa A. Lawlor	https://facebook.com/100089983283846	4,570	1	469,209,612,489,553	2024-06-26 02:00	person_profile	eligible	NONE	0	1	Learn more	Tresa A. Lawlor	120209603932130371	myfantasticvibes.club	NONE	video		https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000130bc4a?sub1={{ad.id}}&sub2={{adset.id}}&sub3={{campaign.id}}&sub4={{ad.name}}&sub5={{adset.name}}&sub6={{campaign.name}}&sub7={{placement}}&sub8={{site_source_name}}&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid	2024-06-26 10:56	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449027512_876107104343897_2559603107051592658_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=fxNlOvPMT-sQ7kNvgFcu9J0&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYDSSSSELMSr6C387Pug9jDAJrl2OsROVI7Ie46G1e973A&oe=668300B6	person_profile	Tresa A. Lawlor	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/448989500_1021835445999213_2725914229207132800_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=Nbno1qNScP8Q7kNvgFBH2Vs&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYDkP_bBrMZurnCtJ1CvEopKDtrvz6WbiRjcMxX8OpAKzA&oe=6683001D	3	Tresa A. Lawlor	2024-06-26 02:00	View Edit Delete
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1,896,752	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896739}'	Yes	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	825834089140046	I suffered in the shadows with my Neuropathic Pain…	OMG, after 4 years of constant burning pains and pins and needles in my feet and my hands… I can finally walk without feeling like I am walking on broken glass!<br /> <br /> My Doctor prescribed me pretty much everything he could… Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Lyrica - you name it, I had it in my medicine cabinet… <br /> <br /> But all these prescriptions did was leave me in a foggy, exhausted haze, the pain still gnawing at me beneath the chemical veil. <br /> <br /> I felt like a prisoner in my own body, watching helplessly as life passed me by.<br /> <br /> Until my husband, bless his heart, stumbled upon a video that changed everything. This wasn't another empty promise or temporary fix - it was a revelation. <br /> <br /> The video explained the true cause of my nerve pain and revealed a shockingly simple 5-second morning ritual to address it at the source. <br /> <br /> No more pills, no more side effects - just pure, natural relief.<br /> <br /> Desperate for any glimmer of hope, I tried it that very morning. And for the first time in years, I felt a shift. <br /> <br /> The pain that had been my constant companion began to ease, then fade. Day by day, step by step, I started to reclaim my life. <br /> <br /> Morning walks became possible again. I could cradle a warm mug in my hands without wincing. At night, I drifted off into peaceful, pain-free sleep.<br /> <br /> It's been three months now, and my nerve pain is a distant memory. I'm not just surviving anymore - I'm thriving. <br /> <br /> If you're trapped in the same cycle of pain and frustration, don't give up hope. Watch the video that gave me my life back. <br /> <br /> It's not just a 5-second ritual - it's a lifeline. <br /> <br /> Tap the button below and start your journey to a pain-free life today.	LEARN_MORE	https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000	101566326202697	Tresa A. Lawlor	https://facebook.com/100089983283846	4,570	1	453,990,080,680,117	2024-06-26 02:00	person_profile	eligible	NONE	0	1	Learn more	Tresa A. Lawlor	120209603932160371	myfantasticvibes.club	NONE	video		https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000130bc4a?sub1={{ad.id}}&sub2={{adset.id}}&sub3={{campaign.id}}&sub4={{ad.name}}&sub5={{adset.name}}&sub6={{campaign.name}}&sub7={{placement}}&sub8={{site_source_name}}&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid	2024-06-26 10:57	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449100205_1821829628302236_2850100215632783779_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=KPE6SZVSFvUQ7kNvgFxOD6L&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYB_MX8AVVab1zC5_14wjR5pcaUtbg1eNW3bQ0mYCWQc9Q&oe=6682EACB	person_profile	Tresa A. Lawlor	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449130610_492484419815029_2748720536257094043_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=Ic7gS-xerbsQ7kNvgE71-2y&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYABbI6mGzgvm5siR8irGMW7SMRUmQ8cWPkyneKUgpcwUg&oe=6682E1AD	3	Tresa A. Lawlor	2024-06-26 02:00	View Edit Delete
1,896,931	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896933}'	Yes	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	378925404762271	Click to learn more about grounding	✨5 Reasons why grounding is a solution for relieving foot or leg pain 👉Effective for swollen feet, Neuropathy & plantar fasciitis. 👉 Improves blood circulation & lymphatic Drainage 👉 Relieves muscles from contraction 👉Safe and contributes to overall health! 👉 FDA Cleared The GroundingWell Mat also comes with FREE Shipping & 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee. You will either get results or your money back guaranteed. Get yours now totally risk-free >> https://article.groundingwell.com/f02	LEARN_MORE	https://article.groundingwell.com/f02	118731798001154	Grounding Health Benefits	https://facebook.com/61553647370088	2,063	1	1,454,090,678,806,702	2024-06-26 02:00	person_profile	eligible	NONE	0	1	Learn More	Grounding Health Benefits	120211986592500454	article.groundingwell.com	NONE	dco	Greatest Health Rediscovery	https://article.groundingwell.com/f02	2024-06-26 18:38	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449110935_473018831800962_8908030454898465223_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=oWh2jVzWCoAQ7kNvgGZFHGW&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCHDhF7JTn7nmlN9pFRacbnZukFYvz-Xqa8IydowaMrdg&oe=6683023C	person_profile	Grounding Health Benefits	https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449078682_1522214642046441_4718383121717443834_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=7rRnxhDHdf0Q7kNvgFVXG1u&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCmuNKSnPbHN2KsQnYKPfeeUNBeTJ8nUub6pHDuLsP0wQ&oe=66831482	3	Grounding Health Benefits	2024-06-26 02:00	View Edit Delete
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1,896,872	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896921}'	Yes	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	437169775950013	🔞🔞Click to read the full novel👉👉👉	Chapter 01<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> The loud ringing of the phone wakes me up from a deep slumber. My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> “ Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ” The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangely…<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> “ Hello? ” Daphne shouts. “ Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ” <br /> <br /> “ It’s not a mess. ” I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> “ I lost my virginity. ” I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. “ Good job. ” <br /> <br /> “ Not the time to play the villain. ” I whisper yell. “ please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ” <br /> <br /> “ I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ” She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * “ Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ”<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> “ Hard…Harder. ” It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. <br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> It’s my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didn’t use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I can’t possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I won’t feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphne’s black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. “ Let’s leave already. ”<br /> <br /> “ We need to talk about your night first. ” Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> “ No, D. We are not talking about it here. ” I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesn’t come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe it’s not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> “ No, Lulu. You need to tell me— ”<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. “ Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ”<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> “ Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ” Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> “ Too bad for you. ” I shake my head and rub my temples. “ I don’t even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ” <br /> <br /> “ You popped the cherry and you don’t remember what it felt like? ” She gasps.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t even remember popping the cherry. ” I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. “ but I saw the blood on the sheets. ”<br /> <br /> “ That’s how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you don’t even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you don’t know what to bluff about? ” Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, D. ” I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. “ I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I don’t know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ”<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didn’t see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> “ Alpha will be angry. ” Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. “ When is he not angry with me? ” <br /> <br /> “ I am sorry. ” She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. It’s the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alpha’s son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldn’t tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Beta’s daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> “ I wish I could - - - ”<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I don’t want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> “ Thanks, D. ” I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. It’s a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> “ Where the fuck were you? ” He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> “ Answer me! ” He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me. ” I shriek.<br /> <br /> “ You smell like another fucker. ” He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me, Josh. ” I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> “ Leave you? ” He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesn’t stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesn’t release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> “ Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ” He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> It’s nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> “ Whose bastard is it? ” Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. “ I - - - I don’t know. ”<br /> <br /> “ I am asking for the last time Layla! ” His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, Alpha. ” I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didn’t want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me it’s a powerful breed and it’s growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldn’t do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I won’t let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> “ Dad! ” Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I won’t be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> “ You were going to kill her. ” Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> “ This bitch won’t die so easily. She is a curse! ” Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> “ She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ” He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> “ Come on. Get up. ” Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his father’s office.<br /> <br /> “ Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> “ I- - - ” I croak out. “ I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ” <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> “ You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ” He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but it’s an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> “ Can we do it tomorrow? ” A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> “ No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ” He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> “ Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please let’s not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ” I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesn’t suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> “ What will I get if I do you this favor? ” Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldn’t get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> “ I will do anything you want, Josh. ” I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> “ Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ” He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. “ tell me, Laylababy. ” <br /> <br /> “ Y - - - Yes. ” I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> “ Oh, fuck. It’s so easy. ” He chuckles, drawing his head back. “ I might as well fuck you now. ”<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> “ Josh! ” I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> “ I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ” He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> “ Motherfucking Whore! ” He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. “ I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ”<br /> <br /> “ No! ” I scream. “ No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuck’s sake! ” <br /> <br /> “ That’s why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ” He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> “ You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ” He warns, stepping back. “ This doesn’t mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ” <br /> <br /> “ O- - -Okay. ” I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. “ I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldn’t protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ”<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. “ I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ”<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal it’s an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> It’s a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphne’s aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I don’t want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I don’t notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> “ Luna wants to see you.” She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> “ Luna? ” My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjamin’s mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you need to be told everything twice? ” The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> “ I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ” Luna’s sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> “ Call her here. ”<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> “ You called, Luna? ” I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> “ It’s been so long since the last time I saw you. ” Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> “ Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ” Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. It’s like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> “ Layla? ” He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. It’s too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> “ Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I don’t even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> “ Why is she bruised? ” The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> “ She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ” Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> It’s utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> “ Bathroom? ” His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> “ Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ” Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. ” Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> “ Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ” Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> “ You heard me. I need her. ” Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> “ She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ” Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> “ Shut your mouth. ” Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> “ Dad--- ”<br /> <br /> “ Josh. ” Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide it’s better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> “ What are you suggesting, Alpha? ” Luna’s voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> “ Name the price. What do you want for her? ” The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. It’s impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you want her, Alpha? ” Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. And it’s none of your business. ” The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> “ What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ” Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> “ You can’t just sell me. I am not up for sale. ” I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> “ We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Don’t doubt it and stay silent. ” Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, that’s what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> “ The money is in your pack’s account. Hand her over. ” He pushes the phone back into his jacket’s pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> “ You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ” Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> “ No. ” Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This can’t be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I can’t even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> “ I want to stay the night. ” I plead, staring into the silver orbs. “ Please. ”<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> “ Just tonight. ” He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I don’t even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I can’t go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesn’t know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> “ Lu- - - Luna. ” I stutter.<br /> <br /> “ How do you know him? ” She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ” I blurt.<br /> <br /> “ Why is he so keen on getting you then? ” She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> “ I - - - I don’t know. ” I can’t recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> “ Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I won’t hurt you if you just tell the truth. ” She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I swear on Goddess Selene I don’t know. ” I shake my head.<br /> <br /> “ Annoying. ” She pinches the bridge of her nose. “ Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ” <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> “ It’s so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ” She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> It’s all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesn’t come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, it’s finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, that’s when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I don’t stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> “ They secured the girl, Alpha. ” My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> “ Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ” I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williams’ house in the distance. I can’t wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didn’t ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just can’t wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didn’t expect to find her so easily in this Alpha’s house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didn’t she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. That’s wolf nature and you can’t fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didn’t want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> “ What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ” Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> “ Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ” I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> “ You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ” Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. It’s the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> “ Alpha Alexander. 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1,896,858	/src/Template/Ads/index.ctp (line 281) '{"alias":1896921}'	No	2024-06-27 04:03	active	1040	7979138815478781	🔞🔞Click to read the full novel👉👉👉	Chapter 01<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> The loud ringing of the phone wakes me up from a deep slumber. My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> “ Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ” The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangely…<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> “ Hello? ” Daphne shouts. “ Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ” <br /> <br /> “ It’s not a mess. ” I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> “ I lost my virginity. ” I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. “ Good job. ” <br /> <br /> “ Not the time to play the villain. ” I whisper yell. “ please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ” <br /> <br /> “ I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ” She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * “ Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ”<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> “ Hard…Harder. ” It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. <br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> It’s my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didn’t use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I can’t possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I won’t feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphne’s black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. “ Let’s leave already. ”<br /> <br /> “ We need to talk about your night first. ” Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> “ No, D. We are not talking about it here. ” I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesn’t come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe it’s not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> “ No, Lulu. You need to tell me— ”<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. “ Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ”<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> “ Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ” Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> “ Too bad for you. ” I shake my head and rub my temples. “ I don’t even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ” <br /> <br /> “ You popped the cherry and you don’t remember what it felt like? ” She gasps.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t even remember popping the cherry. ” I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. “ but I saw the blood on the sheets. ”<br /> <br /> “ That’s how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you don’t even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you don’t know what to bluff about? ” Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, D. ” I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. “ I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I don’t know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ”<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didn’t see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> “ Alpha will be angry. ” Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. “ When is he not angry with me? ” <br /> <br /> “ I am sorry. ” She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. It’s the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alpha’s son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldn’t tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Beta’s daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> “ I wish I could - - - ”<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I don’t want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> “ Thanks, D. ” I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. It’s a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> “ Where the fuck were you? ” He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> “ Answer me! ” He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me. ” I shriek.<br /> <br /> “ You smell like another fucker. ” He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> “ Leave me, Josh. ” I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> “ Leave you? ” He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesn’t stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesn’t release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> “ Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ” He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> It’s nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> “ Whose bastard is it? ” Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. “ I - - - I don’t know. ”<br /> <br /> “ I am asking for the last time Layla! ” His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> “ I don’t know, Alpha. ” I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didn’t want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me it’s a powerful breed and it’s growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldn’t do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I won’t let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> “ Dad! ” Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I won’t be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> “ You were going to kill her. ” Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> “ This bitch won’t die so easily. She is a curse! ” Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> “ She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ” He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> “ Come on. Get up. ” Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his father’s office.<br /> <br /> “ Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> “ I- - - ” I croak out. “ I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ” <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> “ You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ” He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but it’s an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> “ Can we do it tomorrow? ” A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> “ No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ” He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> “ Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please let’s not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ” I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesn’t suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> “ What will I get if I do you this favor? ” Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldn’t get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> “ I will do anything you want, Josh. ” I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> “ Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ” He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. “ tell me, Laylababy. ” <br /> <br /> “ Y - - - Yes. ” I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> “ Oh, fuck. It’s so easy. ” He chuckles, drawing his head back. “ I might as well fuck you now. ”<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> “ Josh! ” I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> “ I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ” He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> “ Motherfucking Whore! ” He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. “ I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ”<br /> <br /> “ No! ” I scream. “ No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuck’s sake! ” <br /> <br /> “ That’s why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ” He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> “ You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ” He warns, stepping back. “ This doesn’t mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ” <br /> <br /> “ O- - -Okay. ” I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. “ I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldn’t protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ”<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. “ I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ”<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal it’s an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> It’s a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphne’s aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I don’t want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I don’t notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> “ Luna wants to see you.” She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> “ Luna? ” My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjamin’s mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you need to be told everything twice? ” The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> “ I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ” Luna’s sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> “ Call her here. ”<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> “ You called, Luna? ” I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> “ It’s been so long since the last time I saw you. ” Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> “ Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ” Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. It’s like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> “ Layla? ” He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. It’s too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> “ Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ” Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I don’t even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> “ Why is she bruised? ” The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> “ She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ” Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> It’s utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> “ Bathroom? ” His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> “ Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ” Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. ” Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> “ Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ” Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> “ You heard me. I need her. ” Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> “ She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ” Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> “ Shut your mouth. ” Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> “ Dad--- ”<br /> <br /> “ Josh. ” Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide it’s better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> “ What are you suggesting, Alpha? ” Luna’s voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> “ Name the price. What do you want for her? ” The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. It’s impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> “ Why do you want her, Alpha? ” Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> “ I need her. And it’s none of your business. ” The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> “ What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ” Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> “ You can’t just sell me. I am not up for sale. ” I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> “ We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Don’t doubt it and stay silent. ” Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, that’s what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> “ The money is in your pack’s account. Hand her over. ” He pushes the phone back into his jacket’s pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> “ You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ” Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> “ No. ” Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This can’t be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I can’t even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> “ I want to stay the night. ” I plead, staring into the silver orbs. “ Please. ”<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> “ Just tonight. ” He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I don’t even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I can’t go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesn’t know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> “ Lu- - - Luna. ” I stutter.<br /> <br /> “ How do you know him? ” She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> “ I don’t know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ” I blurt.<br /> <br /> “ Why is he so keen on getting you then? ” She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> “ I - - - I don’t know. ” I can’t recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> “ Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I won’t hurt you if you just tell the truth. ” She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> “ I swear on Goddess Selene I don’t know. ” I shake my head.<br /> <br /> “ Annoying. ” She pinches the bridge of her nose. “ Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ” <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> “ It’s so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ” She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> It’s all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesn’t come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, it’s finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, that’s when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I don’t stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> “ They secured the girl, Alpha. ” My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> “ Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ” I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williams’ house in the distance. I can’t wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didn’t ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just can’t wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didn’t expect to find her so easily in this Alpha’s house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didn’t she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. That’s wolf nature and you can’t fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didn’t want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> “ What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ” Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> “ Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ” I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> “ You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ” Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. It’s the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> “ Alpha Alexander. 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