"Mom, Dad." Seven year old Iris called quietly as she watched her parents kneel in front of the Alpha of the Grimfur Canines Pack from afar. A tear dropped from her left eye because she knew the fate that awaited them. The warriors of the Grimfur Canines Pack had already murdered the warriors and Omegas in her pack. Just the Beta, Gamma, a few warriors and her parents were alive.
"What have we done to deserve this?" George, her father and the Alpha, asked. "We did you no harm!"
"You haven't done anything, yet," Alpha Cray, the Alpha of the Grimfur Canines Pack, said. "At the rate by which your pack is growing stronger, one of these days, you'll challenge me for my pack just as I've done to you. I can't, will not wait for that to happen. Killing you is the only way to prevent you from overthrowing me as the strongest and most feared Alpha."
"You'll pay for this Cray, I swear you'll pay for this," Alpha George growled in anger.
"How?" Alpha Cray chuckled darkly. "You're not going to leave here alive. Every one of your pack members will die by my hand. No one will avenge your death or the destruction of your pack. No one at all." Alpha Cray laughed menacingly while Alpha George glared at him. "Or better still," His eyes zeroed in on Irene Winchester, the Luna. "I can keep your wife as a trophy, a reminder of today, I'm pretty sure my wife won't mind," He said while ogling her.
"If you lay a fücking hand on my wife I'll kill you right here and now!" Alpha George growled and lunged at Alpha Cray but six warriors held him down on time before he could get to Alpha Cray.
"Calm down pup, I'm just messing with you like old times," Alpha Cray winked. "By the way," He added, looking around. "I thought you had a child, a daughter to be precise or am I mistaken?"
Iris gasped and quickly hid from view even though from where she was watching from, no one could see her.
Alpha George sighed and looked away. "She's dead. She died a week ago."
"Tsk," Alpha Cray clicked his tongue. "Too bad, she would have been a perfect partner for my son. Well, you're in luck because both you and your beautiful wife here will soon join her." He took a step back and signaled to the warriors. "Hold him down."
The warriors forced Alpha George to his knees and grabbed his head, forcing it back and revealing his neck to Alpha Cray. Iris watched in horror as Alpha Cray transformed into his huge Grey Wolf and bit the head of her father off and then her mother and tossed them aside.....
IRIS's P.O.V
I woke up with a gasp from the horrid dream which I had. A reminder of what happened eleven years ago when I was orphaned by the Grimfur Canines Pack, when those monsters murdered my family and my pack. I sat up on my makeshift bed and wiped the sweat that had pooled, from my forehead. Eleven years and I still had nightmares. Watching the heads of my parents being ripped off and tossed aside still haunted me. Not a day went by that I didn't relive that day.
I took a deep breath to calm my racing heart and blinked away the tears that were threatening to fall.
"HEY!" I heard a loud banging on the basement door. "Are you going to spend the entire day in there Elise?! Do not make me come in here to drag you out by your ear!!" A familiar voice yelled as he continuously banged on the door.
I rolled my eyes in frustration, And yeah, I forgot to add, the same pack that killed my family was the same pack that decided to take me in and raise me not as one of their own, definitely not but as a freaking slave that cleaned up their shït.
The only comforting thing about being their slave was that in three days time, I would be turning eighteen which also meant I'd be getting my Wolf. For the first time in eleven years, I'd finally have a companion. Someone to talk to and share my burden with and then I could put my escape plan into motion and get the fücking hell away from here for good. Right then, I didn't know where exactly I would go to after escaping but I'd figure that out along the way.
Luckily for me, the same day I got my Wolf was the ceremony for the current Alpha's son to take over as the new Alpha. I'd use that opportunity to escape, by the time they realized I had escaped, I'd be long gone.
"ELISE!" He yelled again and I sighed.
"Coming," I groaned out and stood up from the really small bed I was given. I walked to the door and opened it to find the head of the Omegas, Mark, standing there and shooting me a deadly glare.
"What the fück were you doing?!" He growled. "I've been knocking for the past five minutes!"
"Sorry," I murmured dryly.
"Sorry?! That's all you have to say?!"
"What else do you want me to say?" I shrugged nonchalantly.
"One of these days, your attitude is going to get you in serious trouble and I won't be there to save your a$$!" He snapped.
"Can't wait," I said in a bored tone and he gritted his teeth in anger. Another word from my mouth and he'd probably snap. "Get your a$$ to the kitchen and help the other Omegas to prepare breakfast."
"Give me five minutes."
"Five minutes?!! You've already wasted enough..... " Before he could finish his statement, I slammed the door in his face. "ELISE!" He yelled but I ignored him and walked into the bathroom to freshen up.
Intentionally, ten minutes later, I walked into the kitchen without a care in the world that I was extra late.
"Where have you been?!" Maria snapped at me.
"None of your business!" I snapped back.
"Wait till the Alpha hears you've been slacking off lately."
"Like I care," I rolled my eyes and went ahead to wash the vegetables.
When we were all done preparing the breakfast for the top pack members, Maria went ahead to serve them. A minute later, she returned and gave me a devilish smirk.
"Alpha Cray wants to see you."
"Now?"
"When do you think bítch?!"
I sighed and shook my head before getting down from counter top.
"I hope he kicks you out of the pack house like the miserable bítch you are," Maria said in an undertone as I passed by her on my way out of the kitchen and into the dining room.
"You called for me, Alpha," I said while looking directly into his eyes without an ounce of fear, when I walked into the dining room. Alpha Cray liked when people showed fear in his presence. I did not fear him and there was nothing that he could do to make me fear him since he was never my Alpha. His Alpha tone never worked on me neither did his consistent beating and insults. At some point, he gave up.
"How dare you look your Alpha in his eyes as you speak to him, who do you think you are?!" Sarah, his wife and Luna of the pack, growled at me.
I shot her a bored look. "How about you mind your business, after all, I was talking to the Alpha and not you."
Sarah gasped and balled her fist. "You fücking tramp, I am your Luna!"
"No, you are not. My Alpha and Luna died eleven years ago when you and your fücking pack raided my home. You guys will never rule over me. I will never bow down to a coward who calls himself an Alpha!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Alpha Cray roared and slammed his fists hard on the table. He used his Alpha tone but as usual, it didn't work on me and I didn't tremble like he expected. "Whether or not I'm your Alpha, you're still in my pack which means, you still have to respect me."
"That will never happen!!"
"Elise," He called lowly. "You know what happens when you disrespect me or any of the high ranking members," He stood up from his seat and stopped a few steps from me. "You have a chance to redeem yourself, Elise. Bow down to me and I'll overlook your attitude and who knows, I might decide to give you a better rank. Might train you and make you one of my warriors."
I shook my head and chuckled darkly. "I rather be a slave than bow down to the likes of you!" Then I spat on his shoe.
*Slap*.
His large palm landed on my face in anger.
"You had your chance," He growled. "Ethan! Take her to the dungeon. Maybe after spending the night with the rats, she'll learn her lesson."
"It's still too early father. Lots of work to be done."
"Very well then. Once she's done with her work, throw her into the dungeon," He adjusted his suit jacket. "One of these days Elise, you will learn your lesson, I'll make sure of it."
"All the best," I sneered and walked away without a backward glance.
ETHAN'S P. O. V
I watched as Elise stomped out of the dining room with a narrowed eyes. I had been eighteen for almost two years and I was already aware of Elise being my mate but since she hadn't gotten her Wolf, she didn't feel the pull of the mate toward me like I felt it toward her. I had no idea when her birthday was so I had no idea when she would get her Wolf but when she did get it and walked up to me, I would reject her without hesitation. I could not have the daughter of an Omega as a mate, an Omega of a rival pack for that matter. That would be like a stain to my reputation as the would be Alpha. A whole me, mated to the daughter of an Omega who happened to be a slave in my pack. I scoffed, the moon Goddess must have been playing some kind of silly trick on me because even she should have known that an Alpha like me would never let my children come from the bloodline of a filthy Omega. No way.
"She's never going to learn her lesson, father," I said as I cut the medium cooked steak on my plate. "You've known her to always be feisty since she was, I don't know.... Six? Seven? Ever since you brought her into the pack, she has never, for once, shown any fear toward you or anyone in the pack. You're practically wasting your time with her," I added in a bored manner.
"You of all people should know that anyone who disrespects me will get severely punished and I will stop at nothing to have that trash of a girl bow down to me. She will apologize to both me and your mother."
"And I too, daddy," Selina, my sister added.
"That's right, sweetheart. Elise will learn to respect us all whether she likes it or not."
"Hmm," I hummed and stood up. "I'm full, I'll be heading up to my room now," I pecked my mom on her cheek and ruffled Selina's hair before excusing myself and locking myself in the room.
To be honest, I never really liked the way my father treated Elise and the most annoying thing was that this feeling began when I got my Wolf and realized that she was my mate. I didn't want to feel things like that but I couldn't help it, they just came. Most times, I felt tempted to defend her just like today when she got slapped by my father. It took a lot of efforts to stop myself from lunging at my father. All hell would have broken loose if I did.
What I did to prevent myself from feeling all these things was sleep with various women in the pack. I believed sleeping with them would make it easier to reject Elise when she got her Wolf and I also wanted to hurt her, I wanted her to feel pain beyond comparison and honestly, I had no reason why. I just always enjoyed seeing her in pain which was rarely, before the whole mate thing began.
I picked up my phone and sent a message to the daughter of the Gamma asking her to meet me in my room. Talia and I had been having fun together, pending the moment we both found our mates. Talia had gotten her Wolf but she hadn't found her mate and she also thought I hadn't gotten mine. We both satisfied each other's needs whenever we needed to. Talia always thought I'd make her my Luna but I'd rather not have someone like her a partner of mine.
A minute after I made the call, the door opened and in walked Talia.
"Ready for me?" She asked seductively as she unbuttoned her shirt. I beckoned her over with a finger which made her grin. She catwalked toward me completely nakéd and went down on her knees. I stood up and undid the belt, button and zip of my trousers before pulling it down along with my boxer briefs.
[WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG READERS.]
She took hold of my côck and took me in her mouth, whole. That's what I loved about her, she knew just how to make use of her mouth. I grabbed her blonde hair in my fist as I bent my head backward, enjoying the way her wet tongue glided over my côck.
When I felt I was close to having an orgâsm, I pulled out of her mouth and pulled her up, throwing her on the bed. She bit her lower lip as she shot me a seductive look. I grabbed a condóm from the drawer and put it on then I flipped Talia so that she was laying on her tummy with her bútt up in the air, my palm pressing hard on her lower back.
I used my knees to separate her legs and settled myself between them. Without warning, I slid my côck into her and she let out a gasp which ended up turning into a moan when I began to thrûst. With each thrûst, I slammed hard into her, my bâlls slapping against her a$$. The room was filled with our groans, grunts and moans.
I couldn't help but imagine Elise was the one beneath me, the one I was slamming my côck hard into her tight vàgina. I've always wanted her but I could and would never have her because I would never stoop so slow as to be with an Omega. Talia was the daughter of a Gamma, the third in command, third strongest and the third highest title a Wolf could have, making her worthy enough to be my Luna which by the way would never happen. Talia was only great for séx but not for the Luna duties that'd be required of her if I were to mate with her.
To be honest, my Wolf, Cain, hated it when I had séx with other women that wasn't our mate. He claimed that every time I had séx, it hurt him but I never believed him, I just felt that he was being overly dramatic and ended up pushing him to the back of my mind just as I did when I was fücking Talia.
Safe to read.
After a few more thrûsts, I finally had an orgâsm. Without a second of delay, I pulled out and tossed the condóm into the trash can.
"That felt great," Talia said breathlessly but I ignored her and headed to the bathroom. "By the time I return, you should have been out of my room," I murmured before slamming the door.
If only Talia and the other women knew that the reason I had orgâsms with them was because I imagined Elise was the one I was fücking and not them. I took a deep breath and turned on the shower, enjoying the feel of the cold water on my skin.
My eyes sparkled as an idea popped up in my head. I might not accept Elise as my mate but that didn't mean I wouldn't be able to have her. I could fück her to my heart's content and then reject her as my mate afterwards. I'd do it in the dungeons where no one would find or hear us.
A wide grin appeared on my face as I imagined Elise tied beneath me, stark nakéd. I really couldn't wait for evening when I got the chance to take her to the dungeon.
If you lay a single finger on her, you'll fücking regret it. Cain growled. Rejecting her is already enough, do not add to her suffering. That is an order, Ethan.
I rolled my eyes in exasperation. Mind your fücking business Cain. I would never accept someone like her as my mate. She is way beneath me. I deserve someone far better, we both do. You should be thanking me for deciding to reject her. Having someone like her by our side, as our Luna will only make us weak. I need a strong woman who will complement my strength, not some weak trash of an Omega and by the way, you have no power over me so don't you ever try to order me again. I own you, not the other way around.
You will regret this, Ethan. If you lay a single finger on our mate, you will regret this.
Do your worst, Cain. Elise is a weakling.
Ethan, do you realize you actually plan on hurting that poor girl who has done absolutely nothing wrong to you in anyway?! Cain roared in my head and I winced.
I don't care. I snapped. It's not like she's a virgin anyway. I shrugged. She's probably been fücked several times by the Omega scums.
You're a huge disappointment, Ethan. Cain said and created a barrier between us so that I couldn't reach him.
"Whatever," I said out loud. "It's not like you can do anything without my help," I murmured and went on to lather up my body with my body wash.
IRIS'S P.O.V
"Fücking Alpha! Fücking Luna! Fücking Grimfur Canines Pack. Fück them all!" I sneered as I slammed the basement door shut. "I hate them all!" I yelled and fell onto my bed. I really couldn't wait to get my Wolf so I could get the hell away from here and finally get my revenge on this filthy pack. They would pay for what they did to my parents and my pack members. I'd never be able to rest until I ruined them all, Alpha Cray in particular. I'd make him know what it was like to lose one's family. I'd make him regret the day he ever set foot in my pack.
I touched my sore cheek with my fingers and winced. I was pretty sure Alpha Cray's fingers were showing. That wasn't the first time I got slapped by him nor the second, nor the third and the longer I stayed there, it was definitely not going to be the last time.
I picked up my little purse and took out my face ointment and rubbed it on my throbbing cheek; I bought it for situations like this and so far, it had been pretty worth it.
Now that I was done with all I needed to do for the next two hours, let me properly introduce myself.
My name is Iris Antonio Conte Winchester and I was orphaned at the age of seven years old by the Grimfur Canines Pack. I was the daughter of George Antonio Conte Winchester and Irene Antonio Conte Winchester, the Alpha and Luna of the Wildclaw Guardians Pack.
Based on the conversation I overheard Cray and my father have, minutes before he was murdered along with my mother and all the other pack members, he felt threatened at the rate my pack kept growing. Cray felt that if my pack became stronger and bigger than his pack, my father would challenge him for the Alpha title and take over the Grimfur Canines Pack also. But knowing the kind of person my father really was, he would have never done such a thing, mainly because he thought of Cray as his best friend but that son of a bítch betrayed my father.
While trying to hide from view, I tumbled backwards and got stuck under a collapsed building. I was found by a warrior from the Grimfur Canines Pack who pulled me out from the rubble and took me to meet Alpha Cray.
He looked me up and down, disgust clearly showing on his face.
"Who are you and what's your name?" He asked.
I didn't respond immediately because I was trying to come up with a lie. Even at seven years old, I knew telling the Alpha my real name would have been a big mistake. If he found out I was still alive and not dead like my father said, he'd either have me killed the same way he killed my parents or take me back with him to force me to mate with his son. I didn't want to die, I wasn't ready. The warrior saving me made me realize that I needed to live, for the sake of my parents so that I could avenge their deaths. I didn't want to be mated to the murderer's son so u had just one option, to lie which I did.
"Cat got your tongue!" Alpha Cray snapped.
"Elise. My name is Elise Ortega."
"Who are your parents?"
"Jake and Stella Ortega. They.... They were Omegas," I stuttered.
"As from today you're a member of the Grimfur Canines Pack. You will pledge alliance to me and the members of my pack. From now on, we're your family. You have no one else but us. Understood?"
"Understood but I have a question of my own."
Alpha Cray narrowed his eyes at me. "What question?"
"Why don't you kill me like the rest of my pack members? Why do you want to take me in as one of your own?"
Alpha Cray chuckled in amusement. "You're mistaken, child. I'm not taking you in as one of my own, I'm taking you as a slave. You'll be a slave for all my pack members. You'll work alongside the Omegas, pending the time you get your Wolf. I'm taking you in so as to spite your Alpha and Luna," He laughed and his warriors joined him. "I will never raise a member of Wildclaw Guardians Pack as my own. If you were the Alpha and Luna's daughter, I might have considered it,"
He shook his head and chuckled as he walked away.
"Move it!" Someone snapped from behind me and pushed me, forcing me to walk even with my bruised ankle.
Ever since that day, life has sucked a lot. I've never been so miserable. Every member of this damn pack treated me like shït not that I wanted their sympathy. No amount of sympathy or empathy would change the fact that they ruined my life and made me so freaking miserable. So many times, I considered ending it all but like I said, I needed to live for the sake of my parents.
I took a deep breath and shut my eyes. I hadn't been sleeping well, I needed to take a nap. I curled up on the very small bed and drifted off to sleep.
I didn't know for how long I slept but what I did know was that a painfully loud knock on the basement door woke me up.
"ELISE!" Mark yelled.
I groaned and walked toward the door to open it.
"What?!" I snapped in an unfriendly manner.
"The Alpha heir wants to see you and before you go to see him, make yourself look presentable," He sneered before walking away.
I shut the door and went to the bathroom to freshen up. The Alpha heir that was Ethan, wanted to see me. I wondered why.
My eyes widened when I finally remembered that Alpha Cray ordered Ethan to take me to the dungeon as a punishment for my disrespect, I had completely forgotten.
I sighed as I wiped my face with one of the towels I stole from the laundry room, when I was convinced I looked presentable enough, not that I cared if I looked homeless in front of him. Ethan was just like his father. I couldn't imagine being mated to someone like him.
I walked out of my room which happened to be the basement in the main pack house.
When I walked to the dining room, I found Ethan sitting crossed legged on one of the chairs and twirling a pen around his fingers.
"You called for me."
"I'm to take you to the dungeon."
"I know. I'm not deaf after all," Ethan shot me a deadly glare but I ignored him. He stood up from the chair and walked away. Rolling my eyes, I followed suit.
Finally, we arrived at the dungeon. I sighed when I saw the terrible condition it was in. There were skeletons in all the cells.
"This is the cell you're staying in," Ethan murmured and I rumpled my nose in disgust.
"Is there no better cell than this? This one stinks."
"You have no right to complain. Next time, you'll think twice before you disrespect my parents."
"Both your parents, your sister included, can burn in hell for all I care," I murmured dryly. A second later, I found myself being pinned to the bars of the cell. "What the fück! Get off me!" I yelled and tried to fight him off but he was stronger and he increased the pressure of his hands on my wrists. "Let me go."
"You smell so nice," He whispered as his eyes glazed over. "I've always wondered if you taste the same,"
"What the fück is wrong with you?!" I growled. "Let. Me. Go!!"
"Not before I have a taste," He said and gave me a creepy grin. I had never been so scared in my life. The last time I was that scared was when my pack got attacked.
He forced my thighs apart with his legs and settled between them, pressing me to the bars. He slipped his have under my shirt and ran his fingers around my tummy.
"Your skin is so soft," He murmured. He raised my shirt up and leaned down to place a feathery kiss on my belly button. I used that opportunity to kneed him on his chin.
He hissed and moved back, holding his chin in pain.
"You fücking bítch!" He snapped. "You'll pay for that." He reached out to grab me again but I moved away from within his reach on time making him to grab at the air. "Stay still!"
"So you can rapé me? Yeah, right." I scoffed, making him all the more mad.
Just as he was about to grab me, he fell to his knees and held the side of his face with his palms as he yelled in pain. I paused and watched him, wondering what the hell was going on.
"Fück off Cain!!" He yelled and I frowned. Who the hell is Cain, I wondered. I should get help but I enjoyed the fact that he was in severe pain, he deserved it after what he tried to do to me. "CAIN!" He yelled again and shook his head in a violent manner. "Go away!"
Without warning, Ethan lunged at me and we both fell to the floor with me beneath him causing me to hit my head hard on the floor. I saw stars for a few seconds before I blinked away the dizziness. Ethan reached out and ripped off my shirt partially but before he could continue, he froze and his brown eyes turned grey.
"Run!" He said and I frowned in confusion. Ethan seemed to have noticed the look on my face and sighed. "I am Cain, Ethan's Wolf. I've been able to subdue him but he's fighting me really hard and I don't know how long I can keep him subdued that's why you should run before he takes over." Ethan stood up like he was being controlled which actually, he was.
He offered me his hand and I felt repulsed by it but I still took it since it wasn't him in control. "I do apologize for his unruly behavior, now go. I can feel him taking over."
"Thank you, Cain." I whispered. Ethan nodded and I ran out of the dungeon and straight into to the forest. I had no idea where I was going to but I just knew I had to distance myself from Ethan until he came back to his senses and it was safe for me to return.
I ran with abandon and in the process, ended up bumping into something hard and strong. I stumbled and closed my eyes as I prepared myself to fall face flat on the ground but that didn't happen because a large hand snaked around my waist and balanced me in time.
I looked up at the person but I didn't see the face, I was still very dizzy from the fall I had in the dungeon and I could feel myself slowly drift away.
"Who are you?" The person asked but the voice sounded far away.
"Huh?" I drawled.
"Who are you?"
I blinked continuously and then passed out.