ARTEMIS' POV:-

　　After an hour of hesitation, I finally rang the bell of Victor's home. A minute later, my mother opened the door. To show her my face, I washed my face before I came to her place. I didn't want her to be worried about me. I just wanted her not to suspect anything. "Artemis! My baby girl! What are you doing here?" My mother asked me in a happy tone. Her face lit up as she saw my face.

　　She looked around to see if Elijah was around. I had only visited her with Elijah. I never felt the reason to visit her alone. "Are you alone, my dear? Alpha Elijah didn't come with you today?" My mom asked me in a concerned tone as she didn't see Elijah around.

　　I felt the urge to cry again as I heard Elijah's name. But I controlled myself. I didn't want my mother to know what happened between us. And I was certainly not ready to tell my mother that I was raped. Technically, it was Tracy who was assaulted by that nasty looking man. But according to Tracy, it was the same thing. I felt his penis thrusting inside of my vagina. Even though I was in my wolf's form. That's why I felt dirty. Because I had felt his penis inside me. He didn't get the chance to finish it off. But I was still worried if he gave me any of his cells. Werewolf world was practically pretty different.

　　I stepped closer towards her and grabbed her hands. I forced a small smile on my face. It felt like I was burdening her with something. But I didn't have anywhere else to go. "If Victor wouldn't mind, can I stay with you for a few days? Until I can get a job and get a place of my own. I am sorry to bother you at the very last moment. But I don't have anywhere else to go." I asked my mother in a low tone. I felt guilty for lying to her. But I didn't want her to know sad things about my life. I didn't want her to know what happened between Elijah and I. And I never wanted her to know that I was assaulted by a dirty wild wolf.

　　"Are you kidding me, Artemis? How can I mind when I am having another daughter? Come inside, please. Why are you standing outside?" Victor responded to my questions instead of my mother. He wrapped one of his arms around my shoulders as he pulled me into the house. Victor and my mother pulled me towards the living room. I sat down on a couch and my mother took my bag from me.

　　"Make yourself at home, Artemis. This place is equally yours as my children. You are my daughter too. You don't have to ask for my permission to live with your mother." Victor spoke in a calmed tone. I smiled and nodded my head as I heard him.

　　Victor was a kind man. I was happy that my mother was no longer with a jerk like my father. She was with a man who deserved to be her husband. "Thank you so much. And I am sorry if I cause you any trouble." I thanked him then apologised to him. I just couldn't help but feel like there was something wrong I was doing.

　　Victor sat down on the couch beside me and wrapped one of his arms around me. "It's alright, Sweetheart. You don't have to thank me. You are welcome in this house. It's your home too." Victor repeated himself again, trying to make me comfortable. I was just glad that I had a place to go to.

　　After a while, my mom came in. "Artemis z honey! Your room is set. Let me show you your room." My mom spoke as she offered me her hand. I got up and she pulled me towards the stairs. She took me to the first floor.

　　"Ryan's bedroom is across your room. He is the only one who lives on the top floor. Girls live in the same room because Amy can't sleep alone. I hope it will not be awkward for you to share a bathroom with him." My mom spoke as she pulled me into the bedroom. It was a small room but it was beautiful and the window view was amazing. I felt like there was a small smile on my face as I looked around.

　　"It's beautiful, mom. Thank you. And no! I have no problems sharing a bathroom with Ryan. I hope he will not have any problems sharing it with me. I am not a very neat and organised person." I replied to my mother in a low tone as I sat down on the bed. My mother giggled as she heard me. She leaned in and kissed my temple.

　　"You can get comfortable. I will let the triplets know that you will be staying with us from now on." My mother spoke in a low tone. Before I would have argued with her, my mom placed her index finger on my lips to shush me up. I knew she didn't want to hear anything from me anymore.

　　She had made up her mind that I would live with her. And I guess even I couldn't argue with her. I just smiled and nodded my head. My mom pecked my forehead again then she walked towards the door. She stopped at the door frame and turned to look at me. "I am glad that I have finally found you, my dear. The night I saw your face again, was the night I was able to sleep peacefully. Your father is a cruel man. He snatched us away from each other. But I am glad to see that you are okay." My mother spoke in a low tone while staring at my face. She stepped out of the room once she was done talking. Leaving me alone with my pain and my thoughts.

　　ELIJAH'S POV:-

　　I gritted my teeth as the elevator door closed. Growling in anger, I went back towards my bedroom. As I entered the room, I saw Alisa standing in front of me. She dropped the towel on the floor and walked towards me. She was about to touch me. Before her hand could touch my face, my hand collided with her face. Alisa fell on the ground with a loud thud as I slapped her hard across the face. "You manipulative psychotic whore. You did this all on purpose." I yelled at her angrily while glaring at her. I went into the closet and quickly got dressed up.

　　I couldn't believe it. She planned everything so perfectly. And I was unable to explain anything to Artemis. I stepped out of the closet and threw the towel on Alisa. "I gave you a place to live without asking you anything about your fiance. I let you stay here. And you stabbed me in my back. You fucking whore! I told you to stay away from me. But you couldn't keep your fucking hands to yourself. You are fucking engaged. But a whore like you could never have enough." I growled at Alisa angrily. I felt this throbbing pain in my chest. As if someone was squeezing my heart painfully inside my rib cage. And there was nothing that I could do to prevent that pain.

　　Alisa stood up. One of her hands was on her cheek that started to bruise yo because I had hit her hard on her face. She walked towards me. She still didn't try to cover her body. She was a whore. Artemis was right about her. I wish I would have listened to her before all that happened. "Elijah! You hit me. You never even raised your voice at me before. What is so special about that girl? Is it because she is young?" Alisa asked me in a low tone as she walked towards me. She tried to touch me again. But I pushed her away from me. She didn't even care to cover her naked body while in front of me. I was no longer her boyfriend.

　　Alisa fell on the floor as I pushed her away from me. I was disgusted by her. She came in after dinner. I asked her to leave and went to take shower. A few minutes later, she stepped into the shower, naked from head to toe. She was trying to seduce me. I asked her to leave. But she didn't listen. I stepped out of the shower then threw her out of the bathroom. I had no idea Artemis was inside the bedroom. I didn't hear her come. I didn't hear the bedroom door open. I was not sure what she saw. I didn't know what Alisa had told her. At that moment, I was just too shocked to explain anything to Artemis.

　　As for that whore, she still didn't listen. She was still trying to seduce me. She ruined everything for me. I have never touched another woman ever since I saw Artemis. I masterbated if I needed it. Because I felt like I was betraying her if I even looked at another woman. "You are a whore. While Artemis is a pure woman. You have a fiance for God's sake. And you are trying to seduce me. It was my fault. I should have listened to Artemis a long time ago. But I was a fool." I yelled at her angrily. Dead was so mad, he wanted to murder that whore. Her games actually cost me something I held more precious than my own life.

　　She had been trying to seduce me from day one. She tried everything so I would fuck her. But she didn't know that she meant nothing to me. For me, she was a whore who had been trying to crawl into my bed. "Why are you saying these mean things to me, Elijah? You were never mean to me. You were always so gentle. Why are you doing this? What kind of spell did she cast on you? Emma told me everything. There is no way that bitch is your mate." Alisa yelled at me as she heard me praising Artemis in front of her. She called my innocent Artemis a dirty name. At that moment, I lost control over myself. I saw red as I heard her.

　　I grabbed her jaw aggressively with one hand and pulled her hair with the other one. "You fucking bitch. How dare you call names to my innocent mate? You dare to call her names. You have no idea what kind of spell she has casted on me. It's called the spell of mate bond. But a whore like you can never understand it. You know why. Because you can crawl into anyone's bed for pleasure. But Artemis! She is not like you. She is pure and innocent." I growled at her angrily while pulling her hair. I pushed her away once I was done growling at her. I was shaking with anger. And Dean was ready to leash out and kill her.

　　I was slapping my head with both of my hands to control myself. I didn't want to dirty my hands with her dirty blood. "Pack up your stuff and get the fuck out of my territory. Go back to your fucking fiance. I don't care if you get caught by any wild pack or even get raped. Because the way you have been trying to seduce me, you will be happy to get laid. The wild wolves even offer threesome and gangbangs for whores like you. But I am done with you. Get your things and get out. I never want to see your ugly face around me ever again. JUST FUCKING GET OUT!" I was yelling at her angrily. I asked her to leave because she had destroyed everything. I stepped out of my bedroom once I asked her to leave. I just didn't want to be anywhere near that whore.