Chapter 3
Chapter 3
LAYLA
It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the
guests.
Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who ising but the extravagant preparations are enough to
reveal it’s an important
person.
I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some
cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts
and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.
I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked
to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack.
It’s a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha
Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha—Alpha Marcus is all about
harmony and peace
Daphne’s aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That
was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly ept outsiders but he did. He is ready to ept
an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I
want.
My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne.
Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack.
Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO..
Sighing. I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I don’t want Josh or Alpha
Benjamin to find out about
Too lost in my thoughts, I don’t notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my
-Luna wants to see you.” She sneers at me.
“Luna?” My eyes widen. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.
head.
Luna Avery is Alpha Benjamin’s mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world.
She is gone every other day and thenes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells
her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away.
-Why do you need to be told everything twice? “The maid hisses before storming out of the room.
I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross
my
mind.
If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there
must be hellfire waiting
for me.
1 get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My
healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.
Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my
breathing bes ragged.
Different voices sound from inside.
“I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid.
The other girl is also a helper. “Luna’s sweet voice makes nie swallow.
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The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine,
carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it.
It sounds familiar like I have heard it before.
I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively.
You called, Luma? “I lick my lips and ask.
It’s been so long since thest time I saw you. “Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is
reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was.
Greet Alpha Alexander, La. “Alpha Benjamin scolls.
1 nce up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.
My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night.
Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. It’s
like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part
of me awake.
My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips.
He licks them with theziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants
to savor every bite.
La? He utters my name from his lips.
I shudder. It sounds too hot. It’s too hot in the room.
Yeah, she is the rascal who got my g a m m a couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter
inside our home. “Alpha Benjamin sneers.
Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my
skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.
My heart is in a race of its own. I don’t even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I sp my shaky
hands together to hold them still.
“Why is she bruised: “The startling voice of the stranger booms.
I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is
bing too much to handle. I have never experienced this before.
“She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. “Josh chuckles.
It’s utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done
that by now.
“Bathroom?” His voice drops lower, bing more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen,
almost making me gasp to myself.
Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. “Luna adds,
Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It
makes me shift from my left foot to the right ufortably.”
“I need her.” Alpha Alexandermands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable.
My gaze shoots to his face in shock, I stare at the handsome man who can givepetition to a
Greek G o d. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is
wearing under his ck jacket.
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I notice the ck ink peeking out of his cor and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his
face once more.
I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it
anymore.
“Uh. Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly?” Luna speaks up, asking the one question that
threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.
“You heard me. I need her. “Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.
“She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. Josh hisses, surprising me.
He is talking about buying me? What the heck!
Shut your mouth. “Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.
Dad-
“Josh.” Luna warns him.
He goes silent. I look at his frustrated ring eyes and decide it’s better to just stare at the floor.
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What are you suggesting, Alpha? “Luna’s voicees out breathy and sultry when she questions.
Name the price. What do you want for her?” The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is
rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.
My heart lurches. I take another step back. It’s impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are
talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture.
-Why do you want her, Alpha?” Luna stresses.
I need her. And it’s none of your business. “The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning
lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again.
What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay?” Alpha Benjamin chuckles
nervously.
You can’t just sell me. I am not up for sale. “I mutter atst.
My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension
rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.
We will always decide the best for your future, La Darling. Don’t doubt it and stay silent.” Luna
speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.
Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, that’s what Luna wants me to know.
My heartbeat pounds in all my o r g n s. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.
I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone.
His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.
Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me?
The money is in your pack’s ount, Hand her over.” He pushes the phone back into his jacket’s
pocket and stands up.
Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides
forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my
ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get ustomed to,
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“You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. “Alpha Benjamin gets up
immediately and blocks the path of the man.
No. “Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.
This can’t be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this
packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar ce.
On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill
my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red.
I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me.
The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows
down until I can’t even hear
it
He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns
into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy
cackles, leaving me breathing hard
I onlye up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is
intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.
I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.
“I want to stay the night. “I plead, staring into the silver orbs. Please.”
A moment of silence passes. He steals a nce at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my
moist
“Just tonight.” He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.
Leyes.
I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I don’t even care about the
crippling pain anymore.
I can’t go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.
I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will
only be me and my baby that this new man doesn’t know about.
I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The
door to my room ms open, revealing Luna.
Lu-
Luna. “I stutter.
How do you know him?” She asks, closing the door.
“I don’t know him. I swear I have never seen him before. “I blurt.
“Why is he so keen on getting you then?” She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle
of the room.
I don’t know. “I can’t recall ever meeting him.
“Tell me the truth, La. You know I won’t hurt you if you just tell the truth.” She clicks her tongue.
“I swear on Goddess Selene I don’t know. “I shake my head.
Annoying.” She pinches the bridge of her nose. Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an
hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning.”
My body turns cold at themand. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.
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It’s so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it—is like a dreame true.”
She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.
It’s all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their
meaningless possession.
The door closes. I stand in the same ce for some time, waiting for someone else toe.
I think Josh wille, but I am proved wrong when he doesn’te even after half an hour. This
hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back.
It is the best time.
I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I
open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this
room on the ground floor. It makes things easier
for me.
My heart s k i p s many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The
thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I
continue to move.
After enduring the abuse for so many years, it’s finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when
I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.
I run and I never look over my shoulder.
There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home.
When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, that’s when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills
me as a pair of silver eyes shes in my I
But, I don’t stop.
I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the
world if I have to.