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

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 you going to leave me with them?" Her heartbeats turned unbearable for me. I couldn't even imagine how

me to attend

the sight of her terrified expression

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

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

you are worried I'll burn down this worthless pack

you don't understand...

up the car even more. As I reached out to wipe off her tears, she flinched

be easy, but it was necessary.

my eyes," I said

eyes, she bit down

me, Xanthea!" I

she opened her eyes

her life. Just like a bird wouldn't want to return to its cage and a prisoner to his prison,

of it all was, I could understand how numb she was right now mentally, how disturbed she was psychologically and how desperate she was physically to just

ignoring the churn in my stomach doing everything it could to stop me from sharing this part of

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

I have been where you are. There is not an emotion you feel I haven't already felt. I have been unwanted, unwelcomed, an eyesore

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

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steering wheel in my

reveal this part of me, but at

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

my tongue across my inner cheek before I bit

you so worthless? Incompetent," I chuckled, repeating my mother's words exactly how they were

whether you existed or not, I had a father

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 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,

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 am

holding back the

was too late to realize how desperately, madly, I needed this power,

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

realize it now, but you will need power in the coming future, especially to fight against us,"

peered at me blankly,

I smiled faintly.

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 hands. Do what

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 her, I could no longer deny that I

I looked at Xanthea.