Entangled With The Savage Alpha

Dawn

My throat was as dry as a desert. My stomach grumbled like thunder. The slightest shove was going to send me crashing down and unable to get up. Yet, I couldn't stop trudging forward.

Nothing would stop me from getting home quickly enough to complete my errands. Because, I knew what awaited me if I didn't make it home on time.

It had happened before. That day, I collapsed from exhaustion on the way home. No one cared though, no one searched for me. I laid on the path that was very close to the family house until I awoke the next morning.

At first, I was confused and very disoriented. My head hurt and so did my whole body. I could barely lift myself off the dusty ground, but I somehow made it happen.

And when I finally got to the front door, all hell let loose.

This is not the life Mother envisioned for us. She told me the best stories. We imagined the best of lives. But she died and her stories and hopes went with her.

From then, I began to hate my existence. I hated that I was a pawn in my family's errand game. They never saw me as a living being, I was some sort of slave. Their work machine. It festered resentment within me. Nothing was worth living for, until I met Alex.

The snapping of a twig under my foot, brought me back to reality. Today was different. It was the beginning of something new, something beautiful.

An unfamiliar warmth lingered beneath my skin, softening the edges of my frustration. For the first time, I felt a flicker of joy.

This peculiar warmth overshadowed the usual bitterness in my heart. Fatigue tugged at my limbs, urging me to slow down, but I pressed on. The thought of Alex made me smile. It felt weird and wrong, but I couldn't stop it. I didn't want to. I liked feeling this way.

My grin widened as I got closer to the house. Anticipation fluttered within me. His scent swarmed the air and excited my wolf.

Somehow, my pace quickened, turning into a determined rush. The fatigue that had clung to me began to blur into the background as excitement took over. My heart raced, and the pangs of hunger vanished.

His sweet scent wrapped around me like a comforting embrace. My grin became even more sillier and almost rebellious as it stretched across my face.

Nothing, not even the reaction of my family to the bad news that I was to deliver could quell the excitement bubbling within. Each step felt lighter, fueled by the intoxicating aura of Alex. The familiar door loomed ahead, and I almost collided with it as I rushed in.

Mate. My wolf rejoiced.

He was here. He was truly here, he was waiting for me. He was waiting to take me away from the nightmare that was my current existence.

I would move away with him. I would live with him. I would support him.

I was truly the luckiest girl on the planet. Because the moon goddess had been so kind, she had watched me suffer and toil and had decided to bless me with a mate.

He was not just any male wolf, he was among the select few who were being considered to become the next Alpha and he was the most favored of them all.

I closed my eyes and let my body soak it in. It filled me with strength. When I opened my eyes the living room was surprisingly empty. Alex wasn't there.

That was weird. Whenever he visited, he either waited on the porch or in the living room. Despite the absence, a certainty lingered within me that he was somewhere in the house.

I had an important message to return to my father, but at that moment I disregarded it all. I followed the scent of my mate. I needed to soak in his arms. I allowed the familiarity of his essence to guide me through the familiar space.

We would face my father together. I was leaving this evil house today. I was leaving with my mate.

The moment I stepped into the corridors, the excitement that rippled through my wolf, was abruptly silenced by a low growl.

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An unsettling chill crept over me. Something was amiss. My eyes snapped open, and I stumbled forward.

My mind conjured up images. What was Father up to? Where was everyone?

No one wanted to accept that Alex was my fated mate. They all thought I was delirious until Alex himself declared it. And even then Father had taken it upon himself to try to convince him of something else since that day.

What had they done? Why was my wolf uneasy and even afraid?

I continued to follow his scent and it led me to an unexpected destination. I stood before my step-sister's door with confusion etching my features.

Why was his scent emanating from there? Why would my mate's scent lead here?

My wolf whimpered and urged me to turn away. But my body had turned to lead. I stood unmoving. The energy that I once had drained out of my body.

I sniffed the air, there were a couple of scents that mingled here and there. My father had been here alongside my stepmother.

My heart crashed. What were they trying to convince my mate to do?

Just then, sounds reached my ears, freezing me in my tracks. The thud of my heart seemed deafening, constricting as though it sought an escape. A knot tightened in my stomach. My wolf wailed and whimpered.

I opened the door and saw something I never imagined nor conceived in the entirety of my existence.

Alex, in all his naked glory, lay entwined with my step-sister. He was ramming into her like the world was about to end. Her moans resonated, cutting through the air like a cruel melody.

I saw it all. The way she gripped his shoulder, the way her breasts bounced as they moved together. It was brutal.

A gasp escaped me, disbelief seizing my senses. The pain that tore through my chest was unlike anything I had ever experienced. The air seemed to vanish, replaced by a vacuum that sucked away the remnants of trust and happiness.

They noticed my presence and were startled. Blood drained my face, I opened my mouth to shriek but in a swift motion, a hand seized me, dragging me out of the room, and slamming the door shut.

The outside world blurred as tears welled in my eyes. The cold reality pressed against my skin. I crashed against the walls heaving and clutching my chest.