promises.

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I woke up feeling like a part of me died, my whole body is numb, and my mind is numb and flying freely in the air. My body feels paralyzed, as if I was too lazy to lift any of my limbs to function.

“No” I sobbed as the connection that me and Damien had died, like it was never there. A part of me feels ripped pf, there was that empty void in my chest that feels as if it can never be filled again.

“No” I sobbed harder as my body shook, I wrapped myself like a fetus as I rocked myself back and forth.

“No, no, no, no, no!” I wailed louder as time passes by that I came to a conclusion that my mark was now forever gone, my connection with Damien faded and I am all alone with a beast that was responsible of everything.

“What happened?” Dimitri came inside the room, his face full of worried, my eyes darkened, my fury was piqued as I abruptly stood up and brushed off the fact that I was wobbly, my legs were shaky that and I couldn’t properly stand up.

“You fucking bastard! I’ll kill you!” I shouted as I lunged at him, not even regretting that I have spoken a bad word. His eyes widen as I quickly shifted and attacked him. I bit into his shoulder as my canines pierced through his skin, the scream of agony was like music to my ears as it gave me satisfaction that I had hurt him like he had hurt me, but this wasn’t enough, it wasn’t as torturous as what he did to me.

My wolf and I wanted- no, needed revenge.

She needed to see the sight of blood, particularly his blood, splattered on the floor. She wanted to see his body lay unmovingly.

I released my hold on his shoulders and went straight to his neck but this time he was quick enough to dodge it as guards came inside and went to restrain me, I growled at them as I snarled. They seemed unaffected as they tackled me to the ground, I whimpered as they hit me into submission.

I shifted back as I curled myself into a fetus position trying to cover my naked body, someone gave me a shirt and I quickly put them on, not even trying to know whose shirt it belonged.

I hugged my knees to my chest as I sobbed, cried my heart out.

I could hear some shuffling and Dimitri tried to come close to me but I pointed my finger at him and warned, “Don’t come any closer to me! I hate you! You are the one who had put me through this misery, I will never, ever be yours!” his eyes harden, as red consumed all the color of his eyes.

With an unfamiliar voice he bit out, “I have fucking enough of this, I tried to be nice to you and this is how you fucking repay me? If you really want to see me at my worst, then I will fucking give it to you. You have tested my fucking limits, your insolence has fucking rewarded you to the dungeon, I will put you through fucking torture until you fucking submit to be, then and there the torture will stop, do you fucking understand me?”

“That was 8 words of fuck; want to add two to make it ten?”

“Guards, fucking take her to the fucking dungeon, how’s that?” he gave me a sinister grin and I gave mine back, knowing that no matter how many torture devices they will use on me will not make me submit to him, I love Damien and damn him if he loves me back, I won’t go down that easily. I will fight, I will fight for love.

I. Fucking. Hate. Paperwork.

I hate doing them, clearly everyone does, who finds scanning papers fun? They are a pain in the ass, all I want to do is see Scarlett, see her innocent and beautiful face, how I miss her gorgeous smile, the smile that does wonders to me. I want to hear her angelic, musical voice, the voice I want to hear in my whole life, I would never grow tired of listening to her melodious laugh, her cute giggles and her soft moans. I want to see her blush at every compliment I give her.

Thinking about last night put a smile on my face. Last night was beyond perfect, I claimed my mate, my Queen. And I have never felt this happy in my entire life.

God, I am so fucking whipped. But I didn't care, she is worth it, she deserves everything, my love will always be hers, and only hers.

I was reciting cursed words when Lily came inside my office, batting her fake eyelashes, not like Scarlett’s long and natural ones, she is also swaying her hips trying to look seductive but it only resulted in the other way around.

I looked up at her with my eyebrows creased, as I look at her confused. I am disgusted and irritated with her, women like her do not have dignity, wearing slutty clothes, wearing too much make-up and for what? For men’s attention.

“Alpha, what are you doing?” she purred out her question, like a cat who’s chocked up in a hair ball as she sat on top of my desk, I moved all the paperwork away from her.

“Is that a rhetorical question? As you can see I am doing work” I told her flatly as she blushed in embarrassment.

She cleared her throat as she tried again to be seductive as she flipped her hair, “Well, do you want a little break?” she asked as she pushed her boobs in front of my face, I shivered in disgust. Only Scarlett will be able to pleasure me.

Only her voice and her presence will make my heart beat irregularly, only her appearance will make me do things like a teenager falling in love.

“No thank you, I have my beautiful, smart and funny mate to do that for me and you can’t even compare her with you, you aren’t even half as gorgeous as her, so if you don’t have anything important to say then the door is wide open for you and I am sure there are plenty of naïve men to take you. Good day” I snapped at her as I went back to work as I flatly ignored her. I didn't even care that I hurt her feelings, she is distracting me with what I am doing, her voice annoying just likr her presence.

Lily let out a sound as she handed me a cup that is filled with what looked like coffee. How she managed to bring it inside without me noticing it surprises me, maybe I was too distracted by her annoying presence.

“Scarlett made that for you, said you needed it” she huffed out and my mood brightened, Scarlett made it for me? Always the thoughtful and caring one. I chuckled before I took it and sipped; Lily’s voice when she spoke was full of jealousy and anger.

I shrugged it off as continuously sip on my coffee, I placed the cup back and looked back to see a smirking Lily, as if she knows something that I didn’t.

I didn’t mind her and continued doing my work when I felt my body go stiff, like something was possessing my wolf as my eye color suddenly shifted, my wolf was now in control of my body.

Lily smirked as she came closer to me and I wanted to back off but I couldn’t, she kissed me in the lips and I had the urge to puke, I tried to resist it but I couldn’t, something was holding me back. It’s like my wolf was commanded as he started to kiss her back using my body, I am staring to kiss her back albeit all I want to do is push her away and shiver in disgust.

Lily then proceeded to take off her shirt by unbuttoning them but didn’t remove them, I managed to take a glance at the door and I saw Scarlett and by the looks of it she was in the verge of crying, I want to go and comfort her, to tell her that it wasn’t in my intention to kiss Lily, that something was possessing me but I couldn’t. So I just stared and watch her as she ran away, away from me.

I slowly regained my body’s consciousness and once I did I pushed Lily harshly that made her stumble back but she held me back as she quickly injected something in my neck making me loose balance and fall to the floor as darkness enveloped me.

I woke up with a slight pain in my head; I glanced at my surroundings and noticed that I was in my room. I sat up straight and put my head in my head as I try and recall the memories that had happened and I abruptly stood up.

Scarlett!

Scarlett ran off, alone without any knowledge where she could be, she could be anywhere! Vampires and rogues are anywhere, she could get hurt. I couldn’t let anything happen to her.

I gathered all my men and instructed them to go find their Queen, my Queen, my mate, who is gone, we all shifted into our wolves and searched for hours, trying to pick up her scent but there was no trace.

It was already day time, we have been searching all night, without rest, I was slightly panicking when the possibility that Dimitri could have gotten her, my blood boils at the mere fact of it, if it weren’t for Lily none of this would have happened. Lily was also gone, without a trace and I wouldn’t hesitate to kill her when I find her, she has brought Scarlett pain.

Then without notice I screamed in pain, all my men rushed to me asking what had happened but I couldn’t answer them as waves and waves of pain hit me forcefully, I felt Scarlett and I’s connection weaken as it slowly dissipated as if it wasn’t there the first time.