Alpha's Rebound

Typical Alpha

~ Estelle’s POV ~

Just my rotten luck that I came across someone like him. He dared to attack a girl in the woods... what a despicable act of misusing his authority. I could tell, judging by his branded clothes, that he is not your normal werewolf. There is something off about this man. I could not sense any kind of emotion or empathy in his icy-cold eyes.

I always believed that Claude loved me without any motives in his head, but I was proved wrong by the same man who taught me about trusting others and believing in them. I even changed myself entirely for his happiness. I literally starved myself, so that I would transform into the woman of his choice. I started to wear dresses in which I didn’t feel comfortable. I always wanted to marry the person that the moon goddess chose for me, but not anymore.

Love, friendship and all sorts of relationships... I don’t have any faith left in these things. They broke me once, but I am not giving these tiresome things another chance to break me again.

Claude left me in pieces, but now he is going to regret what he did to me and my daughters. I won’t leave even a single person alive who is involved in harming my girls. All they wanted was to live happily with their father and, instead of accepting them.... he abandoned them just because they were girls.

He loathed me for not giving him an heir and he also hated the fact that I didn’t have a wolf, but he was the one who said that it didn’t matter to him whether I had powers or not, but at that time I was not able to see his facade.

In this life of mine, there is only one thing that I want and that’s revenge against those cold-hearted murderers. The man applied a little more strength to his grasp and I immediately came out of my daze. He looked kind of impatient for some reason.

Why is he not letting go of my wrist?

I just wanted some damn information about Claude’s weakness and how he works. He shows the world that he is a perfect Alpha... one with a bright smile and a big heart, but only a few people understand that truth is always ugly and my dear ex-husband is no different.

Well, calling him an ex-husband now is weird, but now that he invited trouble of his own free will, then how could I disappoint him, right?

“I will ask you for one last time... let go.” I looked straight into his eyes stating those words to him, but instead of releasing me, he smirked and then pulled me closer to him.

There was no distance between us and he just caged me between his arms. My chest was pressed against him and this just made me feel goosebumps all over my body. I wanted to push him away, but I had only a little straight left and that’s not enough to fight someone of his stature.

This man is quite tall and I am no match for someone like him, but that doesn’t mean that I am going to give up. I looked down and saw that I was wearing pointed heels, so I tried to crush his foot, but he easily dodged my attack.

“Try something different, Emerald.” He whispered in my ears in his deep husky voice and I just frowned after hearing his words. Why the heck is he calling me Emerald?

“My name is not Emerald, dorkhead,” I replied to him and this time he just grabbed me by my throat for insulting him.

“Dorkhead? Well, no one has ever addressed me in such a strange way. Should I punish you for insulting me or should I just finish you off right here and right now? There won’t be anyone who will be able to find your remains in this dark forest and no one dares to blame the Alpha of the Black Moon Pack. Well, not everyone is as courageous as you.” He said to me in a cold voice while he tightly clenched my throat.

Is he trying to choke me to death?

No, I won’t let him kill me. I survived... I got this second chance and I am not going to waste it, especially because of the likes of him.

I dug my fingernails deep into his skin, but even after bleeding, he didn’t let go of my throat.

“Not exactly lady-like behaviour. You seriously thought that a few scratches from a kitty like you was enough to make me lose, huh?” He looked kind of proud and this just angered me more.

I am well aware of my shortcomings, but I am ready to change them. After a few seconds, his wounds healed on their own.

Where is that girl? I tried to help her and she just ran away, leaving me alone with this psychopath. He brought his lips closer to mine and then he started to smell my neck.

What the f**k is he doing?

“Get the heck out of here before I change my mind and don’t ever show your face to me or you might regret that I left you alive today. Don’t forget that the likes of you are living at mercy, so you had better take my words seriously for your own safety.” The man said those words to me without any sort of emotion in his eyes. He let go of my throat and I just fell to the ground. I could now finally take a breath of relief.

I might not be sure of lots of things in this life of mine, but I am certain about one thing. I hate this man. Does he seriously believe that I am at his mercy? I could sense that he is one of the guys who loves dominating his people and his fated mate.

I am starting to feel sorry for that girl as he might demand an absolute submission from her.

He corrected his collar while he smiled when he saw me. I was desperately trying to catch my breath. He crouched down on the floor and there was a weird gleam in his eyes.

What is he up to now?

He crouched down on the ground and this time he raised my face by placing his finger under my chin. His eyes met mine and I just gulped down hard when he moved closer to me. I could feel his warm breath fanning over my face and weirdly my heart just skipped a beat.

“Word of caution, kitty. Don’t go scratching other men. I won’t like it. I might not want to see your face, but mark my words that if I felt pain because of you or if I saw you with some other man at our next meeting, then I would not only destroy you, but I will also punish your pack. I might not need you, but I don’t like to see my things belonging to someone else.” After whispering those strange words to me, he just kissed my forehead and before I could ask him the meaning behind his words, he just left.

Is that man suffering from bipolar disorder or what?

On one hand, he asked me to not show my face to him again or I might regret not taking his words seriously and, on the other hand, he is ordering me to not get closer to another man as he doesn’t want to feel the pain?

Wait!

What sort of pain and why exactly would he feel the pain if he saw me with someone else? What exactly does him not sharing his stuff with other people have anything to do with me?

He said some strange words to me. Argh! Let’s just try to forget him and this encounter of ours.

There is going to be no next time.

I got up from the ground and I could see the broad shoulders of that idiotic Alpha. Should I feel happy that I was able to keep living this time? I came here to gather some vital information about the man who was responsible for the death of me and my daughters, but strangely, my path crossed with such an annoying person.

I dusted off my clothes and when I gazed towards the information guild building... it was gone. There was nothing in that place. It just vanished without a trace.

It must be a witch or a wizard.

“s**t! It’s because of that guy that I couldn’t gather any useful information.” I punched the bark of the tree in frustration and suddenly, my knuckles were covered in blood.

If it was not for him, then I might have got my hands on one of Claude’s weaknesses.

My phone started to vibrate and when I looked at the screen, I immediately picked up the call, “What happened, Scarlet?”

“You need to come back, Estelle. The Alpha of the Blue Blood Pack is waiting for you in the main hall. He is sitting on the couch and he is demanding your presence right now. Your mother and father tried to make excuses, but he is not ready to listen to anyone.” Scarlet told me everything that happened in the packhouse in my absence and I just tightly clenched my mobile phone.

That bastard is demanding my presence, huh?

All those years... I was the one who pleaded for him to look at me and to give some fatherly affection to our daughters, but there was not even a single smile when he even smiled at them. But my daughters still hope for the day when their father will look in their way and accept them, but that day never came... not even when they died in the fire which was set by that bastard.

He crushed the only hope of my life and now I will crush all his dreams and all that he desires in his life.

“I am coming. Ask him to wait or tell him to get lost. I am not anyone’s property. I am my own person.” After saying those words to her, I ended the call.

Why the heck is he at my place? There must be something that he wants, otherwise there is no way that he would actually look for me.

I turned around towards my packhouse and while running, I remembered all the pain that I suffered because of that man. Back in the day, I didn’t have a choice, but to oblige him, but not anymore. None of them... I won’t leave any of them.

They all enjoyed tormenting me and my daughters. Sometimes they burned my foot just for the sake of their entertainment and sometimes they didn’t allow me to take a bath for weeks. I protected my daughters with everything that I had, but their brutality didn’t end there.

After running for a while, I finally reached the packhouse and when I entered the main hall, I was welcomed by the man who had ruined my last life. He was sitting on the couch with a calm demeanour.

He smirked at me while he pulled back his copper brown hair. He was looking at me with the same alluring brown eyes which were once filled with hatred.

He was wearing a fitted white shirt in which I could easily see his masculine body. He has the look that could sweep any girl off her feet.

“Where exactly were you?” He got up from the couch while he walked toward me. He was wearing a blazer coat and, with a smile, he opened the front button of his grey blazer.

“And who exactly are you to ask me that question? We are still not engaged, so that means I am not answerable to you.” I told him with a straight face and my words were enough to break his perfectly calm composure.

Well, I do know one thing about Claude.... he hates it when someone questions his authority.

He is just your typical Alpha.

“Oh, your father might not have informed you then. Starting today you are going to live in the packhouse of the Blue Blood Pack and I am here to get you, love.” He asserted to me in a calm voice and my face immediately turned pale when I listened to him.

What the heck is he saying?

Why exactly do I need to stay with him and why did he suddenly decide something this strange?

Is there no way left that I could avoid him and this situation?