Filed to story: Owned by the Alphas Novel
“My parents hid the fact that I couldn’t turn, and then Tabitha found a way to fix it.
She said she could give me the wolf I needed to become the alpha I was meant to be.
“My family had been alphas for years, alongside Derik’s and Kai’s. It was expected that I would take over. It felt wrong though, something in my shadows said I shouldn’t, but my parents insisted. Even when Tabitha said there would be a price.
She insisted that it wasn’t her price, just the price of the kind of magic it would take.
“But my parents were so sure that the worse fate would be to have an heir that wasn’t a werewolf, so they agreed. They didn’t care what the consequences were.
They didn’t even find out what they were.” He shook his head, still not looking at me, but I wanted to know.
“What were the consequences?”
He opened his eyes then, a deep pain filling them, a guilt that I didn’t understand piercing me.
“Another wolf had to die. A newborn wolf. One that had just turned with my friends,” he said, his voice shaking, his fists closing as his anger radiating through me.
I sucked in a breath at the feeling, not sure what to say to make it better.
“And Tabitha knew?”
“Oh, she knew. She sent Cain to kill him. To retrieve his blood that I had to drink, to cut out his heart that I had to hold while they branded it–and me,” he said, his voice so deep and raw.
Tears filled my eyes at the emotion I felt in him. I didn’t mean to channel him, but the guilt and resentment was so strong, it took me over. I shook, leaning into him, holding him as I took on his pain.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered, and he held me tighter to him.
“It worked though, I’m a wolf like Derik and Kai, just like my parents wanted. Our line survived another generation.” He scoffed. “I wish I had known before I had trusted them. I was naive and scared. I wasn’t like my friends, and they made me think that was worse.
“But then they wanted me to hold his heart, and I knew something wasn’t right. I refused, and they tied my hands together, made me take it. I won’t forgive them, Spitfire. So I will go there when I need to as a united front for the alliance we keep between our pack and her, but I will never trust them, and especially not with you,”
he said, holding my face, his gaze burning into me.
I swallowed hard, not sure how to take his past. I trusted Tabitha and Cain. They had both stood in the way to protect me, and I couldn’t see the version he gave me, but I didn’t doubt its truth, which left me so confused.
“You think they’ll hurt me?”
He shook his head. “No. I won’t let them. But I think Tabitha will always do what needs to be done for the greater good. No matter the consequences.”
He let out a breath, his thumb brushing my lip. “I don’t want you to be one of those consequences,” Brax said, and my heart swelled at his words.
The whole time I had thought his anger came from a race thing, not liking that she was a witch or not liking that Cain was a hybrid, but it was so much worse. Now I had no idea what to think.
I held him, silently mulling over what he had told me. “Have you ever confronted her about it? Asked her why she did it?” I wondered, and he shook his head.
“I can’t. I was never to question it; it was part of the deal she made with my parents. I could never talk about it with her because if I did then the future would change. She refused to risk it, and now it’s a blood oath that I can’t break,” he muttered, and his rage was almost tangible.
“Derik and Kai know though?” I asked, and he nodded.
“We can’t hide anything from each other. When we took the throne as alphas, every thought, feeling, memory became each other’s. We were linked through the oath we took. The only separate thing I have is the shadows.
“They didn’t agree with it, but they don’t begrudge her for it like I do. She convinced them it was to protect a future we can’t see yet.”
He rolled his eyes and blew out a breath before his head fell back against the door with a huff.
“I’ve gotta go, Spitfire,” he said, and I wanted him to stay. I wanted to ask him more, but I had to pee so bad that all I could do was nod and let him help me up.
“The meeting?” I assumed, and he shook his head, his eyes roaming over me.
“I can feel it getting worse, and I need to leave you alone until after the heat ceremony. If I don’t, neither of us will have the strength to resist what’s coming.” He smirked, his eyes lightening.
I smiled and kissed him, then he left.
I finally used the bathroom and enjoyed a long bath, soaking until my fingers turned wrinkly. I tried to relax, but everything Brax had told me made me second-guess everything.
I wasn’t bound either, so if I asked Tabitha, she’d have to tell me. I’d also know if she was lying. But would it get Brax in trouble? What if the pack found out?
I had no idea, and it was still running through my mind a couple of hours later when there was a light knock at the door.
I frowned and covered my chest, bringing my legs up and wrapping my arms around them.
“Hello?” I asked.
A tall girl poked her head in with a head of dark hair, a young face and a thicker body. Her cheeks were flushed as she stepped into the room.
“Lorelai? I’m Anetta. Alpha Derik sent me to help you dress and escort you to breakfast,” she said, smiling, but her eyes were full of curiosity as they tried not to stare.
I knew I looked a sight. The alphas weren’t exactly gentle, and I had human skin that apparently bruised easily.
“Thanks. I’ll get out and meet you in the dressing room,” I said.
She nodded and I climbed from the tub, wrapping a towel around myself. I went through to the dressing room where Anetta was picking out a dress for me. It was simple and didn’t require a corset, so I was happy with her choice.
“You’re a werewolf?” I asked, and she nodded, handing me my undergarments.
I put them on, not caring if she saw me naked. I was about to go to an orgy ceremony, there was no point being modest anymore.
“Yes.” She nodded once.
“An initiate?”
She nodded again.
“You don’t talk much, do you?” I prodded, slipping on my dress of deep purple with a tight bodice that was almost as suffocating as the damn corset. It pushed my tender breasts up and clutched my waist like Kai when he fucked me.
“I don’t have much to say.”
I scoffed at that. “Liar.” I called her out, and a smirk played on her full lips, the shine in her dark skin glinting off the glow of the candle.
“I’m not supposed to ask questions,” she finished, and I grinned.
“What would you ask if you were allowed?”
She sobered then, her face falling as she looked at me. “I would ask you why you’re here,” she murmured, and my eyes widened in surprise.
She didn’t seem angry or annoyed, just…sad. I frowned at the feelings I read off her.
“Because I belong to the alphas, they own me,” I said, hoping I sounded convincing because I know they needed to seem in charge, they needed me to be the damsel.
She shook her head and crossed her arms. “May I speak candidly?” she asked, and I nodded.
“Please.”
“The last winter born in the city took over, killed our families, manipulated the alphas. We worry that we don’t know what your plans are for us. The alphas have already changed so much, we don’t want it to be like last time.”
She swallowed, and I had to admire her bravery. If I was like the last one, then I probably would have killed her. But I wasn’t, and my heart hurt for the fear she felt. I hadn’t meant to be the one they worried about.
“I don’t have any plans aside from being theirs. The werewolves have nothing to fear from me. I don’t know what you mean by manipulated the alphas though?” I wondered, because it was definitely not a part of the story I had been told.
She frowned at the question, but I felt her want to answer it, so I waited as she sized me up.
“The last alphas. They were the reason the winter born got in the city at all. They had been fooled, sent to chase their tails, protecting the humans, but the winter born never wanted humans. He wanted werewolf magic.
“So he came for us. Befriended the alphas, made them think he was the informant from the human villages, the one we let in. And he turned on us, used everything he learned against us.” She let her emotions free, rage spilling onto her features as she glared at me.
I shook my head. “I am not him.”
“But you could be. You could change.”
“I won’t,” I swore, but she shook her head.
“How can we trust you? How do I know you aren’t manipulating me now?” she demanded, her anger growing, her teeth dropping, her eyes flashing red.
I backed up, knowing I only had the truth to back up my claim. So, I gave it to her.
New Book: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Dayson was the alpha of the largest pack in North America. Powerful figures from other packs sought to offer gorgeous girls as potential mates for Dayson. He steadfastly rejected these advances, he was not a pawn to be manipulated. But eventually there came a mysterious girl he could hardly say No. Who was she?