ADAM'S POV:-
After everything got settled, the Alpha allowed me to take my little angel back home. I knew that she just came to save me. But with her actions she had saved the Alpha of the whole territory. The Alpha announced her scar as the signature of our pack's victory. That she was the one who saved everyone with her brave action. He was very proud to see that my little angel saved everyone inside that hall without caring for her life.
Holding her close to my chest, I made my way towards the house of my parents. Even though a little girl was missing, the whole house was back on their beds to sleep. They never cared for her. And it broke my heart to see how she was treated. I took her towards her bedroom but to my surprise, her bratty sister was sleeping on her bed. "Baby girl, did they change your room?" I asked her in a confused tone. She looked at me with teary eyes and shook her head.
"They told me to sleep in the kitchen. Skylar took my room. She said she does not have enough space in her room." She replied in her small voice, trying hard not to cry.
"What about your stuff? Your clothes, your belongings and your toys?" I asked her but she did not reply. She just rested her head on my shoulder. Hinting that Skylar had taken everything from her again. I gritted my teeth and cursed that little brat mentally. I sighed as I knew there was no way to ask her stupid parents to treat them both equally.
I took my angel towards my own bedroom. I opened the door and took her straight towards the bed. I made her lie on the bed and laid beside her. She quickly snuggled closer to me. I chuckled seeing her enthusiasm. She was crazy. And the only thing she had ever craved for, was love. Something that she had never gotten. My parents loved her as she was their granddaughter. But her parents treated her like trash.
I did not tell her anything about the scar she had gotten. I knew she would cry a lot after seeing that scar. It looked way too hideous. That son of a bitch just took her stunning face. I sighed as I knew she would see it soon and would cry her heart out. And I also knew that I would be the only one who could make her feel better.
I laid straight on the bed and pulled my little angel on my chest. She had a small smile on her face. She was sleeping peacefully.
The day she was born, since that day she had been facing all that crap. But the very moment I had held her in my arms, something really melted my heart that day. I never knew whether it was her small heart or her heavenly scent or her cute smile that appeared on her angelic face when I had held her in my arms. All I know, she and I were somehow connected from the day she was born. And I did not know why, but I wanted to keep her with me forever.
When I learned that I was actually the adopted child of my parents, instead of being sad or anything, I was happy. I was happy because I knew that relationship would have been a wall between me and my angel. I never even asked anything about my biological parents. I kind of don't even remember them. All I know, I was too young when my family died and I was adopted by the Hurler family. I would have asked about them, if my parents would not have loved me more than their real children. I made her lie on the bed and went towards the bathroom to take a shower. I still had gasoline on my clothes. I needed to wash it off before I could get some sleep.
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I was sleeping peacefully when I heard a loud scream. I sat up on the bed abruptly and looked around. My angel was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees tightly. She was sobbing hard. "Shit…" I cursed under my breath and quickly went to her. I patted her head but she did not look at me. I felt so bad seeing her like that.
"Baby, please look at me." I pleaded to her in a cooing tone. But she shook her head and her sobs became louder.
I pulled her up in my arms and carried her back to bed. I sat on the edge of the bed and made her sit on my lap. I grabbed her hands and pulled them down. She tried to hide her face in my chest but I did not let her. I cupped her face with both of my hands and made her look at me.
"What is wrong? You look perfectly fine." I said, ignoring the fact that she had already seen that hideous scar on her face. She shook her head and signalled me to look at the scar that was almost covering her right cheek and it ended up till her neck.
"I am ugly. No one will love me." She said between her sobs. I shook my head and pecked her forehead.
"My sweet little honey bunch, you are beautiful even with this scar on your beautiful face. What you did last night, not everyone gets this much courage to face a rogue. And you actually killed the Alpha and saved our Alpha. Do you know how proud he was when he saw you fighting bravely to that bastard?" I cooed at her then asked her a question. I wiped her tears with the pads of my thumbs. She shook her head and narrowed her eyes.
"You don't have to feel ashamed of this scar. It is declared as the signature of victory against rogues for our territory. You should be proud, baby girl. Now everyone is under your debt. You kind of saved the whole territory last night." I said and a small smile appeared on her face.
"Will mom and dad love me from now on like they love Skylar?" She asked me and I sighed. A forced a small smile on my face because I was speechless. That little girl had been through more than she could handle.
"I love you. Alpha Thomas loves you. Is it okay for you, my little angel?" I asked her and her smile fell for a few seconds. She then smiled cheekily and nodded her head. I sighed in relief and pecked her forehead again.
"Come on, let's get you ready and fill your little tummy. Then we are going shopping. We need to buy you a bunch of clothes, shoes, accessories and toys. And from now on, you are going to stay in my room. No one will ever take this room from you, I promise." I said and she clapped her hands in excitement. I pecked her cheek. She finally had her smile on her face.
TWO YEARS LATER:-
ADAM'S POV:-
I came back home after a long time. It had been so long since I had met my parents. I was the youngest child of my parents. That's why my parents loved me more than they had loved the other siblings of mine. My siblings were jealous of me. That's why I decided to stay away. I am Beta of the Blue Moon Pack. The Alpha trusts me more than his life. I had to beg my Alpha every time I visited my parents. I knew they just couldn't live without me.
I entered the house, it was quite around. I haven't witnessed it quite ever in my life. I didn't talk to anyone. I went straight to my parents room. I knocked at the door and waited for my mother to invite me in. But my mother didn't reply. I used my super hearing sense. I heard her sobbing quietly and my father was cooing at her. I opened the door and both snapped their heads towards me.
They both stood up as they saw me. They came to me and hugged me. I hugged them back. I had missed them both. But because of my responsibilities as a Beta, I couldn't live with them. "Thank God you are here Adam. I didn't know what to do in a situation like this" My mother whispered softly.
"What do you mean, mother? Is everything okay?" I asked worriedly. I knew something was wrong. It was written all over their faces.
"Someone abducted our Annie. No one is doing anything to bring her back home. Please do something." My mother said and my heart sank in the pit of my stomach.
"How did that happen?" I asked.
"Skylar again took her shopping to carry her bags. She came back alone. I asked her about Annie and she carelessly told me that someone abducted her on their way back home. I am so worried, Adam." She replied and started crying again.
"Don't worry mother. I will find her." I replied and exited their room. Anika and Skylar are sisters. Daughters of my older brother. But they both weren't treated equally. Two years ago, there was an accident. Anika saved about fifty lives but in that accident, she got her face scarred hideously. But that's not all. Skylar was born with the silver spoon in her mouth. She was born with the wolf that was expected as the future Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, as an enchantress had told her parents.
They were told that Skylar will be the future Luna. So everyone treated her like a princess while Anika was treated like a slave. She didn't even have her separate bedroom. I gave her my room. That poor kid is just punished for something good she had done.
I knew it was useless to ask anything to that little brat Skylar. So I decided to go and asked the driver who had taken the girls shopping. I went to the driver who was playing cards with the other drivers. Seeing me, they all stood up and bowed their heads. After all, the Beta is most respected after the Alpha and his Luna. "Who had taken Anika?" I asked in an angry tone.
"Forgive me Beta Adam, but I haven't seen him. It happened when I wasn't around." He replied. I gritted my teeth over his irresponsibility. He and all the other drivers were ordered to keep the girls safe. But he had failed.
"Weren't you ordered to keep them safe?" I asked angrily.
"I was only ordered to keep Luna Skylar safe, not that hideous creature." He replied with a disgusted face. I would have ripped his throat out and he knew that as well. Because in the next second he was licking my shoes and was begging for forgiveness.
"If I see a single scratch on her body, you will be locked with the dogs for ten days. And more than one scratch will multiply your punishment." I said and walked towards the gates of the mansion. As I reached the gates, a very familiar scent hit my nostrils. I frowned and sniffed the air. I smiled when it was confirmed that it was him. It was Ethan.
"So you caught me again, kid." He said and I went to him. I hugged him.
"I need something that belongs to Anika." He said and my eyes widened. I quickly recovered from the shock because I knew he could read minds.
"That's not because I can read minds, but because Master Dalton had sent me to save Anika. We have to hurry." He said and I nodded my head. I quickly went back to my room and grabbed the bunny I had gifted her on her 7th birthday. She always kept it close to her chest. It is the only toy she had. Because she never showed it to anyone. Or Skylar always takes her toys away.
I gave the pink bunny to Ethan. He started reciting a spell. In a minute, the bunny started floating in the air. We both hopped into his car. That's when I noticed he wasn't alone. He came with a very stunning blonde woman. The bunny started moving and Ethan started following it.
In a few minutes he parked the car in front of an abandoned warehouse. We all hopped out of the car and followed the bunny. I could hear her cries and her begs. She was begging someone to leave her alone and not to do whatever they were doing. As we entered the hall I saw that poor child into a cage. The rogues were pulling her hair to trim them with their claws. I and Ethan ran to save her but got trapped. An enchantress came, grinning mischievously. She must have cast a spell to bind us. She started laughing hysterically while that poor kid was crying.
I suddenly looked at the blonde woman. The spell didn't work on her at all. She ran towards the rogues and before the enchantress could understand what happened, she decapitated both rogues in just one easy swing of her sword. I looked at Ethan who had a proud grin plastered on his face. He signalled me to look down. I looked down and found the boundaries were burning. "Her blood can undo any spell she wants to undo." He answered my question and grinned. I lunged myself at the rogues who were about to attack Anika and the blonde woman. While Ethan grabbed the enchantress by her throat. He ripped her throat out with his claws while I killed each of the rogues who dared to hurt my little princess.
The blonde woman freed Anika and carried her in her arms. She cooed to Anika and Anika stopped crying. Anika looked at me and opened her arms for me to carry her. I smiled and carried her. She went to the dead enchantress and tore her bag. She found two envelopes in it. She put it inside of her pocket.
"Who is she?" I asked.
"She is my soulmate, Calla Davis." He replied. We all exited the warehouse. I grabbed Annie's bunny and gave it to her. We all went to Ethan's car. We all hopped into the car. Ethan recited a spell and snapped his fingers twice. In a few minutes, the warehouse started burning and Ethan drove away. He dropped us back at my parents mansion. I stepped out of the car with Annie sleeping peacefully in my arms.
"You two can have a future." He said but before I could say anything, he drove away. I shrugged my shoulders and made my way towards the house. My little angel was sleeping peacefully and I needed to take her back to her room.
ANIKA'S POV:-
ELEVEN YEARS LATER:-
I opened my eyes as the sun was shining brightly in the sky. I looked at the calendar on the front wall and sat up on the bed. I squealed in happiness as it was finally the day. I hopped off of the bed and went towards the bathroom. I took a quick shower then brushed my teeth. I stepped out of the bathroom and went straight towards the closet. I went through all my closet but did not find the dress I had bought especially for my birthday.
Yes, it was my eighteenth birthday. And I was not excited because of my birthday. I was excited because Adam was coming home after a long time. Last he visited three years ago. After that, he did not come. But a few days before my birthday, I received his letter. And he told me that he would be there on my birthday.
As I was going through all my closet, I heard my evil sister giggling to herself. I returned around and found her leaning with the door frame. I rolled my eyes as I saw her evil face in the morning. "Looking for this?" She said while holding a piece of the dress I had bought for my birthday. Looking at the piece of the dress with wide eyes, I went towards her. She threw it on the floor so she could humiliate me again.
"Did I not tell you? No one gets to wear anything better than me." She said in her usual evil tone. With teary eyes, I looked up at her.
"Why did you do that? You said your dress was better." I asked her while trying hard to control my emotions. But instead of answering me, she went away laughing like the evil bitch she was. I did not have anything else to wear. My old clothes were not in the position to be worn on my birthday. That was the reason why I asked Adam to send me something to wear. But instead, he sent me money and told me to buy something for myself.
I went to bed and sat down. I hugged my knees tightly and started sobbing. As always, she ruined everything and I knew no one would say a word to her. Ever since I saved the life of our Alpha and his crew, the Alpha released the orders to show respect for the person who saved his life. In front of Alpha, my family used to behave but while at home, I was just a slave for my bitchy sister. I kept sobbing for only God knows how long. Until I felt numb and fell asleep.
I opened my eyes as I felt someone's hands on my bare arms. I sat up abruptly on the bed. I sighed in relief as I saw who dared to touch me like that. It was Adam. I did not say anything. He pinched my chin lightly and guided my gaze towards his. "I came back because my little angel wrote to me that she was missing me. I thought she would be wearing a beautiful dress and would be looking all stunning. But here she is, lying naked on the bed, sleeping peacefully. Why do you have puffy eyes?" He spoke, then asked me when he noticed my puffy eyes.
"Skylar tore my new dress. I have nothing to wear." I replied to me and my tears and betrayed me. He grabbed my hand and pulled me on his lap. I hugged him and rested my head on his shoulder.
" That's it. That is not a big problem. As I have brought you a very stunning dress." He said and I looked at him. He had a wide smirk on his face.
"Where is it? You did not tell me that you are bringing me a dress." I asked him with a pout on my face. He just chuckled and cupped my face.
"Baby girl, I knew your bratty twin will fuck up. That was why I bought you a new dress." He replied and I wiped my tears. I smiled and pecked his cheek.
"I want to see that dress." I said excitedly. I was about to stand up when he grabbed my hips and pulled back on his lap. I frowned and looked at his face.
"You are not getting that dress this easily, baby girl." He whispered as he rubbed the tip of his nose with my bare shoulder. I felt sparks of electricity all over my body when he touched me. I gulped hard as he wrapped his arm around my waist.
"What do I have to do?" I asked him in a nervous tone. He chuckled and grabbed the back of my neck.
"For now, let me enjoy your warmth after all these years. I have missed you a lot." He replied and the only thing that came out of my mouth was a "huh!" sound. He set me back on the bed and made me lie down. He laid on top of me. It felt good to feel his warmth on my body.
"Adam…" I called him.
"Hmmm…" He hummed.
"Please tell me you are not going anywhere from now on. I missed you all these years." I asked him as he hugged me tightly. He chuckled hearing my question and pecked my shoulder.
"No, I will be living here with you from now on." He replied and I looked at his face. He then sat up and went away. I also sat up on the bed. In a minute, he came back to the bedroom with a big box with him. He cut the ribbons of the box and I gasped seeing the most beautiful dress I had ever seen in my life. It was a strapless pink dress. It was puffy and I could see that it would reveal my cleavage.
"Do you like it, baby girl?" He asked me as he found me looking at the dress in awe. I looked at him and smiled. I hugged him tightly and he pecked my left cheek.
"I love it." I replied in a happy tone. He chuckled, hearing me so excited. He kissed the top of my head then asked me to change into the dress he had brought me. He left the room and I started getting ready.
SKYLAR'S POV:-
I was excited to know that Uncle Adam was coming back home. I did not know why, but I always wanted him to just look at me. Instead, he always loved Anika. I did not know what was so special about her. She was ugly and hideous while I was stunning and pure. Why could he not look at me as well? He bought her gifts. He fed her with his hands. But he never did anything like that for me. I wanted him to do that to me as well.
I knew well what Anika would do in future. My parents told me that. Especially my dad. He was terrified of her. He told me everything. That was the reason why everyone supported me. My dad said Anika would soon turn into a monster. And she would kill everyone who loves her. That was the reason no one ever loved her. Not even me. Even though I was her twin sister. But I did not love her. I wanted to. But seeing her with uncle Adam, it always burned my heart. I never knew why but it really hurt me.