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,

her dress over her thigh in her fists. Her breath was rapid and shallow. "Are you going to leave me with them?" Her heartbeats turned unbearable for me. I couldn't even imagine how she

attend

sight of her

do anything you say, just... Please don't take me

begged, and I felt

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

don't understand... I-I...

off her tears, she flinched and my fingers stopped inches away

hand, I took a deep breath. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but it was necessary. Today might just be the most

into my eyes," I

eyes, she bit

at me,

Stiffening her body, she opened her eyes and looked at

to return to its cage

numb she was right now mentally,

a time..." I began, ignoring the churn in my stomach doing everything it could to stop me from sharing this part of my life with her "... when I was the

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

it all. I have been where

me. Although I tried to not look at her again, I couldn't help stealing glances at her in the

for the full experience. You

the steering

me, but at that moment, it just felt like

taking a deep breath. "Who hated the mere sight

my inner cheek before

you be like 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 my mother's biggest failure." Xanthea

who didn't care whether you existed or not, I had a father who made me regret every moment...

heavy suffocation hit 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

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 I regret nothing

holding back the

I needed this power, this strength. But there's still time for you, angel. Your kindness won't save you, but your corruption will. You'll have to pay the price, but it'll be worth

her mouth with her hand as she looked

the coming future, especially to fight against us," I said, and her tear-filled eyes darted at

blankly, breathing through her

I smiled faintly.

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

first time I saw her until now, my thoughts about her had changed a lot. And maybe Asher realized it even before I could. That's why he asked me not to get too attached to her. But from everything I just shared with

I looked at Xanthea.