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.

we entered the

of her dress over her thigh in her fists. Her breath was rapid and shallow. "Are you going to leave me with

to attend college, right?" she asked,

confused, and the sight of her

I'll do anything you say, just... Please

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

this worthless pack again, then you worry for

don't

the car even more. As I reached out to wipe 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.

into my eyes," I said

she bit

me, Xanthea!" I

opened

like a bird wouldn't want to return to its cage and a prisoner to his prison, she didn't want

worst part of it all was, I could understand how numb she was right now mentally, how disturbed she

it could to stop me

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

wrong. I have been through it all. I have been where you are. There is not an

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

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clenched the steering wheel in

to connect to her on this level. I didn't want to reveal this part of me, but at that moment,

who wished I was never born, who hated..." I paused, taking a deep breath. "Who hated the mere sight of me because I

smiled, rolling my tongue across my inner cheek before

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 looked at me as though she had gone

existed or not, I had a father who made me regret

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 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 I regret nothing I

back the disaster

I was too late to realize how desperately, madly, I needed this power, this strength. But there's still time for you, angel. Your kindness won't save you, but

hand as she looked away,

don't realize it now, but you will need power in the coming future, especially to fight against us," I said, and her tear-filled eyes darted

me blankly, breathing through her

I smiled faintly.

strong. Mentally, mostly. But you'll need more than just your brain to survive this marriage. Your life is in your hands. Do what you may with it, but do

it even before I could. That's why he asked

I looked at Xanthea.