ormer Alpha, who was also Caleb's father, once told me t
He even let me study at the school meant for the lower-ranking members o
n't last afte
my life turned upside down. The first th
onto my shoulders. His warning still echoed in my mind. If I wanted to kee
made my entire body tense. I tried my best to stay out of his way and avoid meeting his eyes, but nothin
k on my back. It wasn't large, only about the size
ck thorns rested there like
Because of that, I had to keep it hidden from everyone. If the
ped through the room and
pped inside. Her arms folded across her chest while a pleased smile spread across
gh as she walked closer. "You're sitting
y body. Inside me, Maryse growled with fury and pushed to break free. She
inches from mine, and the heavy scent of h
ou important? That's funny. Everyone already knows about it, Elena. The problem is that nobody cares. You're nothing to him. He doesn't eve
tried to stop myself
er eyes made my chest tighten. "Don't tell
a response. All I man
e stepped back and brushe
irritating enough. And if people learn the reason behind
ked out of the room. Her brown curls boun
ad like poison. What disturbed me most wasn't the threat.
other. They were supposed to protect
hile, Hannah blocked my path near the kitchen entrance. "You're on toilet duty starting today," she s
tely. "What? That's the
face before I could
ng to the floor while pai
up and do your job!" A cruel laugh es
to obey. Deep down, I already knew this wasn't
y days became
e spilled a drink or ripped a cloth, she immediately pointed at me like she had been waiting for the chance. Nobody
f it, Caleb s
et he never once ste
after hearing Hannah yelling at the servants. The second I entered th
e rang through
ark expression on her face, though the look in
t her off easily," she instructed cold
me against the pantry wall. Unease twisted inside my chest as I realized some
each you your place," Hann
d them to stop, but n
through the chaos. "What t
hrough me so fast it hurt. For one foolish mome
h a shaky voice full of fake innocence, she h
Elena attacked me with broken glass. Lo
I cried out. "I
at me with fury burning in his eyes
inside me w
e bruises covering me. He didn't care enough to
from the beginning, and Natalie's
more like a grave than a prison. Moisture covered the walls, and mold spread across the stone like ro
ecide you've suffered enough
k at me one last time with tri
tic cr
door slam
that place blu
m my body. The darkness became unbearable, but Maryse stayed beside me through it all. Even
the cellar door fi
iting for me with an
ted flatly. "Alpha Ca
pe returned to me d
yed that hope wit
cruel smirk. "And you already know what happens to the wome
left m
he wouldn't d
rst into
to throw you away. No woman wants Alpha Davis. Everyone knows he's cursed. But Caleb gains power from this
ocking smile before she seized my a
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