Alicia's POV

My face was wet with tears as I dragged my feet into the small room I was given by the Pack's Beta.

My heart shattered into a million pieces as I remembered everything that happened back there.

I was being mocked by everyone and their laughters boomed in my ears, shredding the little hope left in me.

Miserable. Pathetic and inferior. That was all I would ever be.

I had hoped for a better life, but was this what I really wanted?

I walked towards the window, watching the eerie moonlight which was shining through the window curtains.

My frail fingers grazed the handle of the window, and it tightened every second as I imagined a life full of pain and hatred.

"Mother….father…" I mumbled, my lips trembling at each word. Were they still alive?

I picked up the scarf lying on the cracked floor and wrapped it around myself.

It looked old and smelt like wood, but I had no choice. I needed something to shield me from this cold.

I took some steps forward and halted again when I got to the door.

I had to look for my parents, but how do I find them?

It would be so stupid of me to ask Caspian about them and, at the same time, I would be a fool if I just sat and watched.

It has been so many years without them now. I really did miss them.

They were my pride and happiness, but everything I cherished kept slipping away from my hands.

Could the Moon Goddess ever be merciful to me?

I haven't found my mate yet, and it really sucked. I prayed he would be someone nice and not like the others.

Someone who could defend me and make me feel special.

I chuckled inwardly as realization hit me.

How could that be possible when all I had was a dormant wolf?

Pathetic. Super Pathetic.

I grabbed the door handle, and before I could open it up, someone barged in.

I flinched at his sight and a shiver ran down my spine as his hard glare was fixed on me.

It was the Pack's Beta. Damon.

"What brings you here, sir?"

Was he here to molest me or crack some heartbreaking jokes about the dance earlier?

"Alpha Caspian needs you in his room and you better be there now!" He bellowed, his eyes roaming my body.

In an attempt to defend myself from harassment, I pulled the scarf to cover my body properly. Still, he didn't look away.

"I would have loved to have a taste of your tempting body." He purred, pulling me closer to him, his hand wrapped around my waist.

"But it's a pity, you're the Alpha's asset, and he seems to have developed a liking for you. It's a pity to let you that the end is doom and you'll be reduced to ashes, Omega."

His words kept ringing in my ears as I made my way to Alpha Caspian's room.

Caspian could never like someone like me.

Beta Damon was obviously drunk.

Besides, Caspian's attitude towards me had never shown love but pure cruelty.

Beta Damon must be lying. He was a pervert and I knew he'd be perfect at teasing weak souls like me.

As I walked through the hallway, my eyes met a glowing object on the floor and when I bent to have a better view.

It was a golden necklace. The same one I saw around Caspian's neck years back.

"So strange." I frowned when my eyes flickered towards the shiny pearl dangling below the necklace.

"What's taking you so long to get in? "I can smell you." Alpha Caspian growled from within and that was when I realized I was at his doorstep already.

I moved my trembling hand to knock on the door and when I walked in, I screamed as he was naked before me.

"W...where is your shirt?" I asked, trying so hard not to steal glances at him.

It was so hard to resist his wonderfully molded body. Could he be a fallen angel?

He was so beautiful. Just one glance at him and you're begging for his touch.

He chuckled and took a few strides closer to me. I could feel his presence. He was just some steps away from me.

His hands grabbed my waist from behind and I cringed in fear as his smooth palms grazed on my skin.

"Why is it so hard for you to look at me, golden eyes?" His voice has the same huskiness as earlier when he ordered me to dance naked before the whole Pack.

Hatred for him built up in my heart, but there seemed to be a great force breaking every ounce of hate for him.

Why did I feel hot when he touched me?

Why did he keep doing this to me? Did he want me to drop dead?!

His touch was making me go crazy, and I felt butterflies build up in my tummy when he bit my earlobe.

"You look so familiar, golden eyes." He mused, his hot breath spreading tingles across my skin.

"W...what do you mean? We…we just met today."

I said, pretending I wasn't the girl whose parents he took away as slaves.

"You think that's true? "That we just met today?" he asked again and his grip on my waist tightened.

I tried to break free from his touch, but he held me firmly to himself.

He placed a lingering kiss on my neck and this caused me to moan. I only realized how vulnerable I was to touch when the involuntary sound escaped my lips.

Something thudded within me and my stomach churned at the feeling.

What was that?

Why did I keep feeling this way?

The necklace slipped off my hands as I finally pushed him away and this action made the scarf slip off my body.

Oh fuck. I was naked!

A devilish smirk crawled up his lips as he snatched the scarf when I picked it up.

A gasp fell from my lips when I saw him tear the scarf off.

"Don't do that!" I screamed, but it was too late. He sent the shreds flying in the air and my heart broke at the scene.

Why did he keep breaking me?

"You look so beautiful when you're naked," Alpha Caspian purred, his voice thick with desperation.

"I want to touch every part of you." He yanked me close to him and started trailing kisses down my arm.

"S...stop." I tried to push him away, but my strength sank beneath his weighing touch.

When he grabbed my ass, I froze and looked into his daring eyes.

What was he doing?

My hands moved up my chest.

Why did my heart keep racing and the thudding failed to stop too?

Was that a reaction from my wolf?

Why would my wolf react at this beast's touch?!

This was crazy!

"What's your name?" His voice broke into my thoughts and I almost cried when one of his hands moved up to squeeze my breasts.

"Y...you aren't supposed to be doing this." I cried, my frail voice breaking into croaks.

He lifted my chin and my eyes were now fixed on his cruel ones.

"Anything I say or do stands. "Alpha Caspian gets whatever he wants. He seethed, his voice sharp and rough. "Calm the hell down and give in to my touch, you filthy Omega."

A kiss followed his words and I whimpered as he sucked my lips hungrily, like he had always craved this moment.

I didn't want it. No, I didn't want any intimacy between us, but I couldn't stop myself from falling.

Now it seemed like he had cast a spell on me, and I was spellbound.