Chapter 8

ANNELISE POV

Two Months had passed since the night I lost my freedom, since I last saw my mother physically and since I left my life behind to start a new strange one.

I was officially a cage princess, Alpha Cassius made sure I never had a reason to leave my room unless it was with him. He made sure I had everything I needed, my little coquette styled room was my sanctuary, and I was starting to get used to being alone or with Alpha Cassius everyday.

The days he wasn’t around were my worse days, that was how dependent I was to him, he made sure I had enough sketching pad and paints to keep me busy, he didn’t allow me own a phone and I was already used to living without a phone.

He had maids at my beck and call, I was very comfortable but on his own terms.

My feelings for him were starting to change in ways that I hated to accept, I was no longer scared of him, but I was scared without him around.

I was still his captive, but I didn’t want to be saved, I wanted to be with him, I liked the adrenaline rush I felt whenever he was close to me, the way down there tightened whenever he touched me was a priceless feeling.

I didn’t think it was love, but I knew for sure that my life was starting to depend on him, I couldn’t remember how it felt living without him. I felt empty whenever he was mad at me, but he never gave me the silent treatment, he would only spend more time at his study room until he was done being mad.

Those times were my worst moments, I would spend the whole day sketching or painting him to get rid of the emptiness I felt.

But one thing I made sure of was not showing him how obsessed I was starting to feel.

Today was one of those days where Alpha Cassius gets busy with his pack and ignores me for the whole day, well, he wasn’t ignoring me, but he had been too busy to check up on me like he normally did.

I had Breakfast alone, skipped lunch just to get his attention yet I didn’t, it was almost time for dinner, and I was still yet to hear from him or get any sort of message on his whereabout.

I sighed exhaustively as I dropped my pencil on my sketch pad and rolled off my bed, I slid my feet into my hello kitty plush slippers and made my way out of my room.

His room and study were just a few doors away from mine, I wasn’t sure if he was around, but I desperately wanted to see him before I went to bed.

The long hallway was quiet and empty, the guard that usually patrolled this hallway wasn’t here, which was strange because ever since my stay here, this hallway has always been guarded.

“The pack werewolves are already talking and spreading rumors, how do you expect them to accept a human as their Luna?” I heard a feminine voice resound from Alpha Cassius study room, I stopped in my track and glued my back to the wall trying to hear the conversation clearly.

I wanted to know who she was, I wanted to see her face, but I very bad at peeking, I couldn’t risk being caught invading a conversation.

“Ravenwood is my pack, the members of my pack follow my lead not the other way around, they do not have a choice but to accept her. I would destroy any soul who becomes a threat to Anne, including yours Vespera.” His voice sounded, so cold and emotionless like he didn’t just threaten a lady to her face.

There was a sudden quietness, but then I heard a deep sigh with a soft hiss from the lady.

“But, you used to be a strong hater of humans, what…”

“I never hated humans, I just think they are dumb and easy to predict or manipulate, which are traits of weakness, But, Anne is my girl, Anne is my mate, and I would do anything to protect her.” Alpha Cassius uttered and I heard a lighter click right after.

I pulled my back out of the wall and started heading back to my room in a quiet hurry.

I wished I had seen her face, who could she be to Alpha Cassius to be getting such detailed information from him?

Once I got into my room, I shut the door and rested my back on it, my cheeks were burning with rose tint, I slowly shut my eyes as my lips spread in a smile, I couldn’t hide how bubbly I felt deep down my heart.

He defended me in my absence… Technically.

He had always informed me of the possibilities of the werewolves disliking me, but he had always let me know that I was safe regardless, he had shown me in many ways that I was his first priority, but hearing him say it to someone else, and in my absence made me feel a different kind of emotion for him.

My door handle twisted, I knew it was him, I quickly moved away from the door and pretended to be busy on my vanity table.

“You know I can smell you from 5 miles away right?” He uttered as the door clicked once he closed it. Oh! I missed his very powerful masculine presence. I paused and turned to him.

“What do you mean?” I knew about his high sense of smell, but my curiosity won over my brain.

“Eavesdropping is infringement of privacy, and this time you’re not escaping a punishment, turn to the vanity and place both hands on the table.” His voice sounded cold, his eyes held no emotion, and his body language showed how worse this could get if I didn’t act accordingly.

“I’m… I’m sorry, I hadn’t seen you all day that was why I came looking for you, it wasn’t my intention to eavesdrop.” I pleaded, I was genuinely scared, I wasn’t sure how extreme his punishment could get, but the darkness in his eyes gave me a cold feet.

“You don’t want me to do it myself, Annelise.” One thing I have noticed in my two months of knowing Cassius Vale, he never calls me by my real name unless he was really mad at me.

Is he actually mad at me because I eavesdropped or there is something else?

As I slowly bent over to the vanity table, he swiftly pulled me back into his body with his hand chocking on my neck mercilessly and my butt arched towards his man area.

His nose lowered towards my neck as he inhaled, he always does this, he sniffles me like I am some drug he was addicted to.

“You get me so agitated that all I think can put you in your best behavior is fulfilling the unholy desires I have in my head.” He whispered directly into my ears as he slowly grazed his tongue down my neck.

“Alph… Alpha…” I moaned subconsciously.

He groaned softly as he swiftly turned me back to the vanity table, my butt arched towards him.

I wanted him to spank my butt, I wanted him to unleash whatever anger he had in his heart on me, I wanted him to do all the unholy things he wanted to do with me.

I felt a tingling sensation down there as I clenched my pussy, expecting what’s to come next.

He spanked my ass so hard that I could feel the recoil and he leaned into me, his hard bulge pressing against my butt.