Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-57. Embraced darkness

[Ezra]

Xanthea groaned, clutching her head as she struggled to recover from the impact of the realm jump. Her heartbeats turned more erratic. She glanced at me before turning her frenzied gaze outside the window as she scanned the roads of the Virgo pack for any sign of danger. Taking a tight gulp, she remained silent, her fists tightly clenched on her laps.

"Alpha..." she said, almost out of breath.

I didn't reply and kept driving.

Xanthea's hands trembled as she pressed them against the window, her breath turning into subtle gasps. She appeared more alarmed and paranoid, as though she firmly believed that her family and pack would attack her the moment they saw her.

"What's the most luxurious mall in your pack?" I asked, breaking the silence between us.

She kept peering outside the car window. I bet the voices in her mind were so loud right now; she couldn't even hear my voice. "Xanthea!"

"Huh!?" she gasped, snapping her neck in my direction.

"What's the biggest mall around?" I reiterated, lifting a brow.

"Why are we here?" she asked.

Straight to the point, huh?

"Shopping," I said.

"Are we?" she asked, staring at me..

I sighed.

"Don't you wanna know what happened to your family after the fire?" I asked with a stoic face, staring at the road ahead of me.

Stalling her breaths, she peered at me, but I could tell in one glance she was zoning out.

"No..." Her voice came out fainter than a whisper. "I don't want to know a thing about them. I-I just don't wanna go back to them. Please alpha, take me back to the Infernal pack, please..."

"But I want your family to know what happened to you. They are way too happy thinking you are dead-"

"I don't care what they think!" she raised her voice, shutting her eyes tightly. "I have been dead to them from the moment I was born. It doesn't matter what they think of me now. It's good that they think I am dead. I just don't wanna go back there. Please alpha..." My jaws clenched at her words.

I could only imagine the horrors they put her through for hell to become a better place than home. The same hell that mortals feared by their wits.

entered the city,

do something wrong?" Her voice quivered with heavy pain. "Are you..." She looked at me, clutching the fabric of her dress over her thigh in her fists. Her breath was rapid and shallow. "Are

don't want me to attend

the sight of her terrified expression pierced through me

won't go. I'll do anything you say,

streamed down her face as she begged, and I felt something snap deep

worried I'll burn down this worthless pack again, then you worry for nought," I said

don't

to wipe off her tears, she flinched

took a deep breath. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but it was

into my eyes," I

her eyes, she bit down on

me, Xanthea!" I

her body, she opened her eyes and

place all her life. Just like a bird wouldn't want to return to its cage and a prisoner to

right now mentally, how disturbed she was psychologically and how desperate she

stomach doing everything it could to stop me from sharing this part of my

the inaudible noise and jitter in her aura came to a sudden standstill. For a moment, there was disbelief

now, then you are wrong. I have been through it all. I have been where you are. There is not an emotion you feel I

slightly and there was a shift in the way she looked at me. Although I tried to not look at her again, I couldn't help stealing glances at her in

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clenched the steering wheel

want to reveal this part of me, but at that moment, it just felt like the right thing to do. Quickly swallowing the lump building in my throat,

mother, I knew a mother who wished I was never born, who hated..." I paused, taking a deep breath. "Who hated the mere sight

my inner cheek before I bit down on my

your brothers? How did you turn out to be this? Why are you so worthless? Incompetent," I chuckled, repeating my mother's words exactly how they were etched on my mind. "I have been

you existed or not, I had a father who made me regret every moment... of my

my chest, piercing through my heart and ribs and no matter how many deep breaths I took, I couldn't breathe. But this sensation had been so normal, it had lost all its power it once had over me. "But that's not what matters. What matters is what I learned when I was below the

else, I was ashamed of myself. I hated myself. And I thought there was nothing I could do until I realized it was only I who could help myself. Only me. So I swore to myself that I'd get stronger, no matter the price I paid, no matter how that strength corrupted my mind and soul. And

back the disaster wreaking

needed this power, this strength. But there's still time for you, angel.

as she looked away, as if it

realize it now, but you will need power in the coming future, especially to fight against us," I said, and her tear-filled eyes

me blankly, breathing

I smiled faintly.

already gotten opportunities the previous brides couldn't even dream of, and it was because you were somehow so fragile, yet so strong. Mentally, mostly. But you'll need more than just your brain to survive this marriage. Your life is in your

I could. That's why he asked me not

I looked at Xanthea.