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 city,

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 was holding

because you don't want me to attend college, right?"

confused, and the sight of her terrified expression pierced through me like a

you say, just... Please don't

down her face as she begged, and I felt something

are worried I'll burn down this worthless pack

don't

reached out to wipe off her tears, she flinched and my fingers stopped inches away from

deep breath. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but it was necessary. Today might just be the most important day in her

eyes," I said

eyes, she bit down on her

me,

opened her eyes

want to return to its cage and a prisoner to his

she was right now mentally, how disturbed she was psychologically and how desperate she was physically to just get

doing everything it could to stop me from sharing

and jitter in her aura came to a sudden standstill. For

think I don't understand how you feel right now, then you are wrong. I have been through it all. I have been

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

full experience. You won't

clenched the steering

her on this level. I didn't 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, I

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

my tongue across my inner cheek before I bit down

mother's words exactly how

care whether you existed or not, I had a father who made me

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 rock bottom. Weak will always suffer, irrespective of their origin. Alpha omega doesn't matter. Kindness, smartness, purity. None of those matter." Licking my dry lips,

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 did to get where I

paused, holding back the disaster wreaking havoc

My tone lowered and my voice turned slow. "My only regret is I was too late to realize how desperately, madly, I needed this power, this strength. But there's still time for

breath, covering her mouth with her hand as she looked away, as if it was too unbearable

in the coming

blankly,

I smiled faintly.

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

it even before I could. That's why he asked me not to get too

I looked at Xanthea.