The Alpha's First Love

y's

and if I hadn't caught myself just in time, I could have

; her voice sounded down the hallway with a sharp, biting edge. I didn'

s shook, and I almost jumped out of my skin, my st

ago and now it was time for

ore I knew what was happening,, she had slapped me hard across the

y eyes like rivers, I bit my lower lip in

say, to lash out at her and give her a piece of

rass

she mean

d embarrassed me and h

spat." Mother will hear of this.

and pushe

assment, my fists clenched in silent rage, and the other hand holding my reddened che

o remind her that I wasn't her servant, but what good would

g and insults, perhaps, and I di

ry day, I wonder why bad thi

eyes, his devastatingly handsome fac

me with him, away fr

y. I leaned against the door of my room as I remembered the wa

or, for someone to stare at me li

n unseen thread drawing me back to him. I had als

ghts and his handsome face vanish from my memory,

ncentrate. I had lots of things to do than stand here th

't know what having a mate meant, and I couldn't

hat I was thinking about and he

t doing all that was as difficult as climbing a mo

another nasty method to torture me if

ifted in from the lounge, sharp and annoyi

s like paint on a whiteboard, my thoughts w

e sound of her laughter beca

the smell that surrounded me, and the low tone of

felt before and it made me une

houghts, and I muttered under my breath ."

exhausted an

to myself as I remembered that a party would be held tonig

ery different from mine, so I should stop thin

rouble and having my little dail

-

was heavy with the rush of excitement and the heady scent

ived while I was s

ombed my short hair, and grab

la and my stepmother had managed

t least I could escape

e yelled ." Vicky, stop wasting time and prove yourself; go

to say, I thought

urself lucky that you are even permitted to remain

d my saliva in fear, nodded silently, a

ver the throng of tastefully attired guest

should have felt like home, and to think my

h the sea of people lik

fortably nestled in the middle of her group of fr

ot because she was cruel but rather because she seemed to control e

hrough my daydream. He wa

again and my breath

e and the indisputable bond from ea

f and I quickly turned away

took a glass from the t

hed mine I felt a s

chest, I stood motionless

her arm draped possessively over his

, Vicky," she yelled her

ng discomfort

and quickly pulled away m

he kitchen and tried to calm the c

but I didn't want to

as usual, ha

air, she burst into th

hiding in here, sis. It's time you put together

icious of

ful for

ess at me, a fairy tale- kind o

g me this? I asked

ly letting you wear it to show to my friends

was hesitant

ter and maybe tonight sh

glass of wine w

he ordered with

that was more calculating and icy. She said in a venomous tone, "Don't make me re

took a sip. The flavor of the s

mething told me this ni