R O M E
"Why didn't you let me kill her Blaze? Why?" I yelled at my wolf. He is the only reason why I didn't kill that dirty dragon blood.
'She's our mate, you bastard! I won't let you kill her, I love her' He yelled back at me. Love? Does he know what love is? How can he love dragon blood?
"You do not even know her Blaze, you just met her today and you love her? Are you even listening to yourself?" I said to him angrily.
'You are the one who needs to listen to yourself, she's your mate, and all you've caused her since you found her, is pain. She's scared of you Rome, scared. You'd never do this to Emerald.' Blaze said he was hurt.
"Don't you dare ever compare her to Emerald," And with that statement, I blocked the link between us. I slumped on my bed, I cannot love another woman, I shall never give a dragon blood Emerald's place in my heart.
Suddenly, I felt a message coming through my mind-link, 'Alpha, she's in the guest room.' It was my Beta.
'Thank you, Dimitri, you're dismissed for the day' I said through the mind-link and he thanked me before blocking it.
I got up and snapped my fingers, I easily teleported into the guest room where I saw her laying on the bed peacefully. She looked like she has never been this pleased in her life, she grabbed a pillow tightly to her chest and snored calmly. I took calm strides toward her, this time I got to scan her body. She looked scarred, her body had bruises and her feet had dry blood on them. The wound on her head and arm still seeped with fresh blood that stained the sheet of the bed.
I slowly lifted my left arm and touched her soft, silky blue hair, she shivered at my touch. She was awake, "I know you are awake, open your eyes." I said to her. She shuddered once more and her eyelids slowly lifted, revealing her rapture blue eyes.
"D...don't hurt me, please," She said, the fear not leaving her eyes. That made my wolf unblock the link between us. I knew he felt her pain through the mate bond.
'Move away from her Rome, don't hurt her' My wolf pleaded.
"I wasn't planning to." I snapped at him and then focused my attention back on her.
"What is your name again?" I asked while standing to my feet.
"Natalia," She said softly while sitting up and placing her head on the headboard.
"Natalia," The moment her name rolled out of my lips, her face softened a bit. The fear, slightly vanishing.
"I'm forced not to kill you, If I had it my way, your head would have been rolling on the floor by now," I said venomously, my wolf whimpered in my head. The fear was back again in her eyes.
"What are you going to do to me?" She asked calmly. Her voice came out in a whisper.
"Good question, I'm going to suppress your fire. I can't have you residing in my pack with it." I said to her, her face tensed up a bit. She was scared.
"You can't do that," she said.
"Oh love, I sure can," I said. I raised my hand in the air and hurled an enchanted shield between her and her powers. A scream left her lips. She looked really weak. She tried generating fire but failed, which made a smirk roll onto my face.
"Now you can't hurt anybody," I said to her. A tear slipped down her eyes.
"Why are you doing this to me?" She asked. "Let me go please, I mean no harm to your pack." She said. My wolf whimpered at the thought of her not wanting him.
'Don't let her go Rome, I'll die If she leaves' Blaze said. He sounded really scared.
"I won't let you go, you'll remain in my pack so that I can keep an eye on you. You are dragon blood and you are not to be trusted, how sure am I that you are the only surviving dragon blood." I said, the tears that rolled out of her eyes increased its speed. "You are going to remain here and become my pack's maid," I said I didn't feel any remorse about making my mate suffer, I hate dragon blood and I shall do anything to ensure they suffer.
'You can't do that to her! You can't make their Luna their maid.' Blaze snarled at me.
"Shut up, she's not my Luna and isn't theirs. She's dragon blood, a filthy one." I snapped at him and he immediately cut the link between us angrily. I felt relief knowing he wouldn't interfere with my decisions for now.
"Do you accept to be my pack's maid?" I asked and she nodded calmly.
"Good girl," I said. She looked pale and dirty, she smelled like the forest and dry blood.
"Can I get water?" She asked and I nodded while snapping my finger. A cup of water landed on the bed and she immediately rushed towards it, she drank it at once without putting the cup away from her mouth. I stared at her in amusement, with my arms folded.
"Thank you," She said while dropping the cup of water on the side of the bed.
"You shall begin your pack duties tomorrow, you are in charge of the kitchen and serving everyone their breakfast, got it?" I asked and she nodded.
"Good girl, and if you prove to me that you are unworthy of being in my pack, I'll have to kill you," I said, she nodded her head.
"Thank you, A...Alpha." She said. I nodded and then snapped my finger. I teleported into my room. I was really tired from all the drama that happened today, I laid flat on my bed and began to drift into sleep.
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The next day came in a blur, I was awakened by the chirping of birds. I got up feeling energized, I went to the bathroom and took a very warm bath, when I was done, I got dressed and teleported into Natalia's bedroom.
She was awake and looked cleaner than yesterday, she looked like she had taken a bath but was still dressed in the clothes from yesterday, they looked torn and dirty. She was wearing a white dress that stopped at her mid-thigh. "Good Morning," She greeted. I didn't respond to her greetings and snapped my finger, a maid's uniform fell onto my arm. She looked shocked, my powers seemed to amaze her.
"Get dressed, you have a lot of work to do today," I said to her softly. She seemed scared to move from her bed.
"I said get dressed!" I snapped, and she began crying. That alerted my wolf and he reconnected our link.
'You stupid hybrid, stop yelling at mate.' He yelled. He used the insult I hated the most, calling me a hybrid. Yes, I am a hybrid. My mother is the queen of witches, that's the reason I have powers. I inherited them from her before she died.
I decided to ignore my wolf and focused on my supposed mate.
"What is wrong with you? I said get dressed, you runt!" I yelled at her.
"I...I'm on m...my p...period." She said and my face immediately formed a scowl.
"Dragon women have period as well?" I asked and she nodded. My face softened, but one thing baffled me though, where is the fierce lady that almost killed my Gamma? This one before me looks frightened.
'Maybe it's because your foolish ass almost killed her, tell me, who wouldn't be scared of a wicked man with powers?' My wolf snapped at me. I mentally rolled my eyes. 'And guess what? She's going to go into heat soon.' My wolf informed me. That is going to be bad, if she goes into heat, it won't be good for any of us. It's going to make me want her and that is the last thing I'd ever want.
I lifted my head to stare at her, she looked confused, "I'll have some maids bring you a pad, if you try to hurt them, I'll know and I'll kill you." I said to her.
"I won't hurt anybody in this pack, I just need a shelter over my head. I'm grateful that you didn't kill me and let me stay here. Thank you, Alpha." She said, sincerely.
"I did not let you stay here because I want you around, trust me, I would very much love to kill you. But, someone is forcing me to keep you here, so I have no choice." I said. I could feel my wolf rolling his eyes at me right now.
With that said, I teleported out of her room and mind-linked some maids to help her out. I hope I'm not making a bad decision by keeping her with my pack. I can never trust a dragon blood ever again, not after how they had brutally murdered my ex-mate. I can never forget the pain they put me through, never.