Kiara looked towards the door when Gabe walked in. She had sensed and heard his approach, so it wasn’t a surprise. “Finished eating already?”Kiara nodded. “A...Are you here to teach me cards now?”“Not today, how about we go for a walk instead?”Kiara curled up in the corner, shaking her head. “I-I can’t...he said I can’t leave.”“We’ll get his permission, come on.”Kiara was hesitant, but eventually she stood to her feet and followed him out. A walk sounded nice, but would the alpha really let her go?If he did, then she’d finally get the chance to really see around the pack. What it had evolved to and she’d probably make more friends like Gabe.How nice...Down the stairs she went, her hands clenching the dress she wore as she watched Gabe’s back. His black hair had a little length and it was caught in a short ponytail behind his head. He was tall and built, but the alpha was taller, scarier...if they fought, he’d win...she didn’t want to get him in any trouble.“I-I think we shoul

“Come on...it’s time to return.” Kiara pouted at the stony path they took on their way to the market and then at the bracelet around her wrist. “Why?” “Because Zique said so like an hour ago.” “But I—” “It doesn’t matter, we can come back another time.” “And what if he says no?” “He won’t, come on.” “Bu—” “Kiara...” Gabe groaned. “You can be annoyingly ‘annoying’ at times.” “I know.” Kiara responded sadly. “You’ve told me so many times since we’ve been here.” “Then at least shut up for once.” “I-I’m sorry.” Gabe groaned again, looking over at her as she took tiny and hesitant steps forward. “You’re pouting again, I’m starting to think you do it in order to look pitiful. If so, you’ve succeeded...you look like a f*cking lost puppy.” “B-But I’m a wolf.” “I know you’re a wolf, but aren’t puppies more adorable?” “I-I don’t know.” “You’re so dense, anyway, walk faster the alpha’s getting anxious...he’s cursing me out and threatened that if he doesn’t see us back in a minute.

As soon as Kiara stepped into the living room, she saw Zique, seated in irritation on the couch. “Took you long enough to come inside.”“She was talking to me, that’s why.” Damion confirmed.“Right...” Zique turned away from them and stared at Gabe instead. “What took you guys so long?”“Well nothing much...we just went through the market, we’ll be going on a run next time.”“Next time?”Gabe nodded. “Yeah, next time.” He stood up from his seat. “Damion and I will be leaving now and please bear what I said in mind.”On his way out, he patted Kiara's shoulder. “You too, come on Damion.”Damion groaned. “I never told you I was ready to leave.”“If you come with me, I’ll buy you a pack of condoms.”“I have an everlasting supply of condoms at home, bastard!”“There’s nothing wrong with having even more, come on.”Damion sighed. “Alright that’s true and you’d better buy me food too.”“I will, hurry up.”Damion waved at Zique then turned to Kiara, handing her back the bag of apples after ta

“You didn’t eat breakfast.” Zique leaned against the counter, watching the omega as she munched on an apple. “Why?”“I-I...I wasn’t hungry.”“And yet you’re shoving that apple down your throat as though you haven’t eaten in a week.”“Well that...” Kiara looked down at the last apple she had. He wasn’t lying, she finished them all in nothing but a minute. “I...t-they taste nice.”“Right...” In order to not insult her, Zique left it at that. Damion had sat him down and lectured him properly when she had left earlier. He was to treat her nice, not call her weak, not call her disgusting. He was to compliment her —though that was something he would never do even if his life depended on it, and right now his life depended on it— and he was to make her fall in love.No matter how hard he looked at it, that was the only thing he could do to live, but how in heaven’s name would he be able to pull through?It took everything in him to just peel her three damn apples and it took even more to sp

Kiara walked her way into her room, her eyes observing the emptiness inside. She had nothing in her possession but that bag of clothes he had brought her, the bracelet around her wrist and her pride which he had completely shattered last night.She thought she had forgotten about it, but she couldn’t. She could remember it vividly even though it was an unfortunate situation.His eyes had looked down at her so differently and his voice had sounded so sweet when he wasn’t condemning her for being weak.It had made her heart flutter, made her hold on to him even through the pain. It was probably because of the heat, it definitely was...after all, she hated those dark orbs and the scar under the left one and she hated his voice too.That face, she could never confess to liking it either, but last night she couldn’t stop staring. She had observed and memorize every single detail. His round face was just centimetres away from hers, his long lashes almost touching her forehead. Beads of swe

Zique folded his legs as he sat on the floor, his eyes darting around the empty room as though this was the very first time he was seeing it.It was just as dull as he remembered it, the white walls with nothing to decorate it and a room as empty as his heart.It was his parent’s, he thought he could forget them by throwing out their things, but the atrocity of that damn day still lived in his head. Blood from the wounds his father was bearing was splattered all over the floor. There were several of them; deep stab wounds that had been so visible to Zique’s little eyes, and then on the other side of his room, was his mother, his father’s blood all over her pretty, white night gown and a kitchen knife by her feet.It had all been a nightmare to Zique, one he thought he’d soon wake up from. But as he stood there as a thirteen year old kid and pinched himself numerous times, he realized that it was indeed reality.It had been then that tears greased his eyes, his little body wouldn’t st

Kiara shuffled back on the floor, but froze when he stooped in front of her. She expected him to curse at her, to call her weak, to tell her to go back to her cage, but instead he grabbed her face and abruptly connected his lips to hers.She would’ve gasped if she could, but she couldn’t even pull away as his lips assaulted hers.They were soft and yet their movements were so rough. Tingles kept shooting up her spine and it wasn’t because she was terrified, it was because it actually felt good.The way his lips suckled on hers, the way his teeth gently nibbled the soft, moist flesh.Kiara couldn’t think of anything else. Slowly; reluctantly, her hand reached for his shirt, tightly gripping onto it, but unfortunately that was when he pulled away. He looked her in the eyes, that same emotionless expression replaced by one that held so much desire. “Open your mouth.”His breaths were heavy, his words sounding so desperate.They confused Kiara, but nonetheless, her lips slipped the sligh

Zique rose up from the floor, taking her with him.He didn’t know what his problem was or how he ended up planting his lips against hers but it just happened.She shouldn’t have said what she did, her words were what riled him up...‘I don’t want to stay anymore. I hate it...take me to Gabe or to Damion. I won’t run away.’He had this strange feeling in his guts when Gabe had brazenly taken her on a walk earlier and then she had the courage to mention him again.It was obvious she preferred Gabe more than she did him and that didn’t make him feel very nice.Regardless of everything he had said and done to her, he was her mate, she had no right saying she wanted to live with Gabe.And yet instead of getting angry as he should, he had bent down and kissed her like a fool.That didn’t deem him weak, did it?Kissing a girl wasn’t something that made a man weak, but why did he even kiss her in the first place?Was it because of those eyes?Those sad, desperate orbs that looked up at him pl

Zique stripped her of her clothes, his eyes scanning her body as though it was his first time seeing it.Her skin glistened under the light; pale and beautiful just like a porcelain doll. Her hair was sprawled out all over his pillow, her face holding so much desperation. He was glad to see that she wanted him just as much as he wanted her...she was scared and yet she was still so willing to let him have a glimpse of the perfection that hid behind her garments.She should’ve shunned him, should’ve told him not to touch her. After what he had done to her this morning, he had expected it, but she surprised him when she gave him the consent to do whatever he wanted.He had f*cked her so hard that she passed out last night, why was she so willing to let him do it again?Why did she trust him?Zique didn’t understand, but did he even want to?All that really matter was the fact that she wanted him. He didn’t have to care why, that wasn’t important.Spreading her legs, he settled between

Night came when Kiara least expected it. She had forced down dinner in an uncomfortable silence with the alpha, then she had taken a bath, and then she was here...in her room, looking down at her toes.She didn’t know when outside got dark, but it was...she could see it through the curtains, could hear the night outside...The silence that was only disturbed by a couple of things; the wind that whistled against the trees, the crickets that cried like they thought nobody could hear them and the alpha climbing painfully slow up the stairs. He was probably going to his room, or to the bathroom, but he wasn’t coming to her.He hadn’t said a thing to her since what conspired between them earlier.He only said what was necessary when he came to get her.-_-FLASHBACK-_-Kiara had been sitting like a log in her room, nothing to do as usual. Her fingers kept running along the tiles of the floor, drawing something she could only picture in her head. That’s when he came, his steps so loud as h