In a world of shadows and secrets, where betrayals become deep scars and loves are broken promises, comes a story of redemption and overwhelming passion. Meet Gael and Anne, two hearts that meet in the midst of chaos and discover that even in the darkest circumstances, love can flourish. Gael, an Alpha scarred by the pain of his own brother's betrayal, feared for his ruthless leadership and determination, hides a wounded soul seeking redemption. In his quest for revenge, he comes across Anne, a strong and courageous Omega whose family has been caught up in the web of intrigue that surrounds them. Anne, forced to marry Gael to protect her nephew and his family, is a woman who has learned to face life's challenges with courage and determination. With a past of scars and sacrifices, she finds herself caught up in a union that begins as an imposed duty, but quickly turns into something much deeper. As their lives intertwine, secrets are revealed, passions awaken and moral dilemmas arise. As they face a war that threatens to destroy everything they know, Anne and Gael are led to discover that they are predestined companions, destined to find comfort and love in each other. Between epic battles and moments of passionate intimacy, Gael and Anne's story unfolds on a journey of self-discovery, transformation and forgiveness. In the midst of darkness, they realize that their love may be the only force capable of guiding them towards the light, revealing that, even in the most challenging adversities, redemption and the power of the heart are capable of overcoming any obstacle. Get ready to lose yourself in a universe full of intense emotions, intrigue, surprising twists and turns, and heart-wrenching love. Gael and Anne's story promises to be a captivating adventure that will grip you from start to finish, leaving your heart pounding with every page turn.
Anne Scarlet
The sound of the trees swaying in the wind outside was not as terrifying as the two huge men looking at me, thrown and tied to the floor of the van, I was trying to calm my little nephew down, he was only a little boy of four years old in all this confusion.
I was coming home from work, and when I got home two huge men, almost six feet tall, were tearing the house apart, breaking everything we had.
"Who are you, why are you breaking our stuff?"
"Where is Lilian? "
One of the men held me by the shoulders and threw me against the wall:
"Where is that bitch Lilian?"
"I don't know, I swear I don't know, my sister hasn't been here in months."
My little nephew shouts, hitting the man who was squeezing my neck:
"Let my auntie go, you big man!"
The man looked down, and said laughing "look guys, a little flea." The man lets go of me, picks up my nephew and throws it at the wall. The other man gives a laugh and says "Be careful Vincent, this child may be Lilian's son, but he is also Usher's son and if you hurt him for real he will want to kill you, not to mention it is forbidden to kill puppies".
Vincent laughed out loud "Usher is an old, powerless, broken wolf there is no way he can face a young, strong Alpha like me."
" Well, if we kill Usher's son, maybe Gael will give us a prize "
" Please leave us alone, my sister is not here, and I don't know where she is "
A third man came through the door, he was big like the other two but a little older, tired looking, and with a peaceful countenance, not as fierce as the other two.
"Put these children in the car, Gael wants the omega alive and well, you don't want to go against the alpha's wishes do you"?
They came towards me, I put my nephew behind me, grabbed a bottle from the floor and tried to defend myself, but what can a small and thin girl do against three giant grown men?
"Stand still or we will kill you both here. "
They held me down and tied me tightly and took me to the van.
Little Leonard looked desperate and I looked at him as if to say "It's going to be okay, stay calm".
I don't know how long we stayed on that road, the heavy rain and darkness made everything worse, the car left the main road and took a dirt road and went deeper and deeper into the forest.
It was early evening when the car stopped and the men opened the van door, took us by the arms and threw us into the middle of a courtyard.The place looked like a small village, people looked at us and in a short time they were all around us.
A man bigger than the ones who had brought me here came out of a hut, he held me by the hair and made me look into his eyes.
The man was at least seven feet tall, with big hair, and very muscular, his eyes were light brown, his eyes turned gold.
"Is that Lilian's sister?"
"Yes, Alpha" The older man said.
The huge man looked into my eyes again, his eyes were amazing, and as soon as they crossed mine they changed color.
"Where is Lilian?" The man they called the alpha asked me and I replied:
"I don't know, I swear I don't know!"
"That child is her son with Usher"
"Yes, it is"
The man growled at me, and showed his huge teeth.
I was so afraid that I let out a thin, weak groan, but I remembered that my little nephew depended on me to stay alive.
A strength rose within me, and I growled back at the gigantic man.
He stared at me for a while, baring his teeth, and I did the same, bared my teeth at him.
Out of nowhere he started laughing, and so did everyone else around him.
Then he said:
"One thing I have to tell the little omega has courage, give her a bath and give her clean clothes".
I then said:
"Please let us go, I don't know what my sister did to you, neither I nor the boy are to blame, please let us go".
The man turned back towards me, held me by the throat and brought his nose to my neck, I saw the hair on his arm shivering, he then said in my ear:
"Your sister was promised to me, but she ran away with my brother Usher, I paid dearly for her, for lupus omegas are rare as blood diamonds, and since she ran away from me, you will take this pledge as my omega and give me an heir."
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Anne Scarlet
They took me to a hut, the place had a bed, a table and a bottle of water, they put us inside, hours later a little lady came to us, brought clean clothes and food.
I asked the old lady:
"Please let us go, help me".
"When the Alpha says he can, but apparently that will never happen, he wants you as a companion, and you better accept your fate, you have no other way out."
My stomach was burning, I knew that my sister was always running away from a powerful man, but I never imagined that someday this could reach me and my nephew Leonard.
The woman comes close to me, looking into my eyes.
"Are you really Morgan Scarlett's youngest daughter? Of course you are, you have your mother's eyes."
"Did you know my mother?"
"I did, and how I did, your sister Lilian came to life by my hands, here in this very cabin, I am your mother's sister"!
"My mother said that we had no relatives, that we were alone in the world."
"No wonder your mother never talked about us, much less who we are, or rather what we are."
"And what you are, that man out there, he had wolf teeth, he looked so animalistic his eyes changed color?"
"And that scared you?"
"At first yes, but then I felt like growling at him like he did to me, all to defend my nephew."
The woman looks into my eyes and says seriously:
"Lie down, and go to sleep, tomorrow we'll talk."
When I look at the bed, my nephew is sleeping soundly in the corner of the bed. I lay down next to him and sleep. In the middle of the night I opened my eyes desperately, looking for my little boy, and there he was sleeping soundly.
The old lady was sitting next to me.
I thought this was strange, but the woman gave me a smile, told me to go to sleep, and said that we were safe.
I hugged Leonard and slept again, the next day the woman was with us again, she gave us coffee with milk and bread, my nephew and I ate, then she told us that the Alpha wanted to talk to me.
I hugged Leonard:
"Stay here quietly and finish eating your breakfast, I'll be right back."
"Promise you'll come back?", the boy asks.
"Of course I'll be back, I would never leave you alone."
The woman opened the door and we went the opposite way to the one we had gone the night before, we entered another cabin, much bigger than the one we slept in the night before.
The man they called Alpha was sitting there in a chair that looked more like a throne holding a glass with a brown liquid inside.
This time I wasn't so afraid, and I noticed how tall, handsome and muscular he was, he looked like an angel, he looked about forty years old, and behind him was a painting of a large wolf.
My mother, she told me about our people and why we fled so far away, these men killed my father in the escape, so we would have to live in hiding.
The man stands up and approaches me, I walk away and end up trapped against the wall.
He bends down, smoothing my face, looking into my eyes, and once again he smells my neck and again his skin creeps.
"What's your name?", he asks in a soft voice.
"Anne" - My voice comes out of my mouth sounding like a moan.
"My name is Gael, I am the Alpha of the pack, have you heard of me?"
I shook my head, "no", the man laughed.
"Well, your family owes me a lot of money and an heir."
"We don't know anything about that, so mister, let us go."
He laughs loudly and walks away.
"You've got to be kidding? Let you guys go? Not really, you are an omega about to awaken, you will carry my seed in your belly and have my children."
"And if I don't accept?"
"You have no choice, your life and the life of your nephew depend on it."
"Would you have the courage to do this to two innocent people?"
"You don't know what I'm capable of to get what I want."