Naya’s blurred vision cleared up. 

Under the radiant, full moon, she saw a man. He stood tall wearing clothes slightly different than the rest, his build rougher but more refined than the men Naya fought. Thick, dominant pheromones spread around his stature as he walked forward. 

Naya couldn’t help but freeze as she looked at the man, seeing his eyes – green, dark, cold, and carrying a peculiar depth that made anyone feel powerless at one glance. 

Time seemed to stop as those green eyes glinted and landed on Naya. 

Naya’s heartbeat turned faster and faster. Deep inside her soul, she heard her wolf making a sound. It wanted out. For some mysterious reason, it wanted to meet this person… 

The tall, handsome man crouched down. Slowly, his lips that had been shut tugged up into a wicked smile. 

Naya froze. 

“Well, well, what do we have here?” he asked mischievously while staring at Naya. “I heard rumors of a rogue causing a ruckus at this border. They described a formidable fighter, tough to bring down. Yet all I see is a new, lovely plaything.” 

Naya snapped out of her trance, her heart turning cold as she listened to the man's words and observed his approach. But before she could react, he firmly grasped her chin.

He pinched her cheeks and forcefully tilted her face upward to meet his gaze. "What's your name, rogue?"

Naya pushed her wolf down to the corner until she could no longer hear her. Then she glared at the man before her, the anger in her heart growing as she felt the pain from his grasp. She would rather die than reveal anything about herself. 

“Hmm, could it be you can’t speak?” he asked with narrowed, curious eyes. 

One of the men behind him stepped forward. “That’s impossible, she must be playing innocent.” He glared at Naya, “You there, speak the truth! You’re facing Alpha Prince Kael of the West Wood Pack! Speak now or you’ll be punished!!” 

But Naya remained silent, her thoughts running. So this man was the alpha prince of this pack? That explains the dominance and why her wolf acted strangely. 

Does it matter though? Who cares if he’s more powerful than the warriors around him? Naya could still take him down. Not with her strength but with the small medicine inside her pocket. It would numb anyone’s senses and poison their blood, sending them to their graves instantly. Naya clenched her hands and continued to glare at Kael. Any minute now and she could—

“I’ll take her.” 

“Alpha Prince?” The warrior who spoke then was stunned. 

Naya’s thoughts froze. 

“You heard me, Jed,” Kael said as he tilted his head and stared down at Naya, meeting her cold eyes with his own glinting, wicked ones. He stood up and ordered, “Bring her to the tower. I’ll give her her punishment myself.” 

. . . 

Jed, Kael's personal guard, went pale. “But her identity is still unknown! She might attack—” 

“Attack who? Me?” Kael asked while raising an eyebrow, then he scoffed and glanced back at Naya, sizing her up. “Are you saying that woman might still have something to use against me once we’re alone?” 

Jed glanced at Naya and then around them. “It’s better to be careful. She did manage to do this to the guards after all.” 

Naya dug her fingers inside her palm. There were two people behind her and two in front, including Kael and his personal guard, Jed. The man called Jed appeared to be really quick-witted which was a bit troublesome. In any case, the person closest to her right now was Kael. If she stood up, she could still use the poison on him and make a run for it. 

“If you’re that worried then just strip her.” 

Naya’s thoughts halted, her heartbeat froze. 

She looked up and in horror, saw Kael’s serious expression. 

“Alpha Prince!” a man wearing warrior clothes suddenly came running and shouting. “A campfire is seen miles away. It’s just as you said. There are more of them! Alpha Prince, what do we do?!” 

Kael’s eyes glowed. They swept over to Naya’s direction, his smile sending shivers down her already cold back. “It seems you’ve come prepared. It’s going to be a long night of discussion between us, huh?” He turned to the guards and ordered, “Capture the trespassers. Don’t let anyone escape and bring them all to the Dark Hall!” 

Naya went stiff. The coldness of the night wind seeped through her bones. Just trying to imagine her teammates captured by these people around her made her shudder in anger and fear. 

No, that couldn’t happen. 

There was no way she would allow them to capture the rest of her people! 

With a swift movement and with anger rising from the depths of her heart, Naya clenched her hands and stood up, and sprinted toward Kael, pushing him to the ground. Everything happened fast. Kael fell and with Naya jabbing his stomach and twisting his arm, she took the poisoned knife and pointed it on his throat while looking at the men around her. 

“You--!!” Jed’s expression worsened. 

The guards went livid and bared their teeth. “How dare you try to harm Alpha Prince Kael!? Do you want to die?!” 

Naya glared back at them and pushed the poisoned knife to Kael’s neck. “Nobody moves or I’ll slit your prince’s throat.” 

Kael remained silent. 

It was too odd that it made Naya frown and glance down at him. It was a wrong move, however, as she caught sight of a smile plastered on his face. 

Caught off guard, Kael swiftly turned around and twisted Naya’s arm to remove the knife. The knife fell to the ground and Naya was pulled to a sturdy, wide chest. She gasped, her eyes widening at the sudden contact. 

“So you do talk,” Kael exclaimed while staring at Naya with a teasing, wicked smile. Naya snapped out of her reverie, moving quickly to her feet as she reached the knife. But Kael kicked her and made her fall, his foot stepping on her hand, making her hiss and groan at the sudden pain. 

All the guards were stunned and silent as they just watched the two fight. So when Kael signaled them to move, they were quite startled. They all quickly went to grab Naya’s arms, subduing her to the ground. 

Jed took the knife and took a whiff of it. He frowned and turned to Kael, “This one’s coated with poison.”

The guards all were stunned and glanced at Naya darkly. “That rogue really wants to die! Let’s end her right now!” 

Standing up, Kael glanced down at Naya. “No.” 

“Sir?” The guards looked at Kael in surprise and confusion. 

Kael tilted his head to the side. “I’ve changed my mind. Don’t bring her to the tower.” 

Naya breathed hard and fast, the two arms holding her down beginning to feel stronger and stronger that it hurt her flesh. But it wasn’t enough to crush the emotions inside her. Knees on the ground and with intense hatred filling her eyes, she looked up at Kael and met his cold, wicked gaze. 

Kael’s voice sounded like the cold waters in that lake. It was too cold enough to make Naya’s steel heart tremble. 

“Just strip her and bring her to my chambers.” 

[WARNING: This story contains mature themes with profanities, hardcore graphical explicit sexual situations, and others. Strongly recommended for 18+ only. Otherwise, read at your own risk.]

**

Naya was dragged to a room, a black cloth wrapped around her eyes preventing her from seeing anything. Regardless, she could still hear loud and clear – the different footsteps across the wall, and the heavy breathing her body was making. 

Her wolf was writhing inside her. It wanted out but it was for a different reason, something that made Naya feel even worse. 

She was a beta and betas don’t go through heat. Unlike omegas who would often go to heat especially when there was a full moon, beta rarely ever experienced such. 

But for some mysterious reason, Naya felt her body was scorching hot. The blood coursing through her body felt like flames, and there was that desire – so intense and overflowing that it felt like exploding from her chest. 

She gritted her teeth as she tried to move but the ropes around her hands made it difficult. More than that, the scalding sensation throughout her body was growing each second. 

In a gasp, Naya’s body weakened and fell to the floor, her mouth hanging open. She had never experienced this before. 

Could it be, they made her take a poison? But then a memory flashed through her mind. She remembered the time she fought against that alpha prince – it was when their bodies connected that she first felt the heat. 

Naya breathed deeply, feeling more cold sweat cascading throughout her skin. 

“Alpha Prince,” someone greeted outside. 

Naya stiffened. 

“All of you. Go,” Alpha Prince Kael exclaimed. 

There were a series of footsteps that faded away quickly, followed by the opening of the door. 

Naya’s senses were fogged up by the heat. But it didn’t take long for that to worsen as she felt a hand grab her chin. 

“You’ve been enduring it all along, huh?” Kael exclaimed with a smirk. 

He leaned down and forcefully made Naya look at him before removing the blinds from her eyes. 

Naya quickly spotted Kael. He was crouching down, face leveling hers as he was pinching her face hard. In his eyes, Naya saw her own reflection – her hair all over her face, her cheeks red, her mouth hanging open, and her eyes foggy and seemingly full of need. 

It was the worst image of herself she had ever seen in her life. 

“Omegas have certain scents when they experience heat. Alphas do to,” Alpha Prince Kael said. He pinched Naya harder, making her face twist slightly. “But betas – do not have scents. Ever. Do you realize how strange it is now that you have one?” 

He started to laugh as he pulled Naya, his eyes growing bigger as he stared right into her eyes. “Tell me the truth. Did someone send you here?” 

Naya’s eyes didn’t waver. They only looked back at Kael’s clear, green ones. 

“Still not talking, I see,” Kael suddenly said, his voice changing from playful to cold, serious one. It seriously made Naya feel a small fear in her heart but as usual, she refused to let anyone know. How quickly his mood and tone changed was so strange and enough to make anyone feel goosebumps all over their body. 

“Well then, I guess there’s no helping it either,” he continued. 

Naya’s heart pounded loud. Her wolf was still trying to move inside, wanting to run free. But perhaps it was due to the alpha pheromones Kael was intentionally spreading, or maybe it was his dominance, that Naya found herself unable to move a finger. 

“Take your clothes off,” she heard Kael say. 

Naya glared at him. Even with her body unable to move, she could still as much control her sight. 

Once she got out of these ropes, she would certainly head for Kael’s throat and--- 

“Naya.” 

Naya froze. 

Kael smiled, his eyes glowing while staring down at her. “You think I won’t know your name, didn’t you?” 

** 

Seeing the reaction on Naya’s face, Kael’s gaze glinted in the dark room. His blood pulsated in so much excitement he could barely keep his control. He grabbed her breasts, cupping them as he dove in and started licking and sucking on her right nipple. 

Naya whimpered at the cold touch. She tried to move away but Kael dragged her back, his strong arms not letting her escape. 

In the next second, Kael had removed her clothes as he played with his little captured slave. 

Tormenting her was truly the best. Kael’s eyes glinted the entire time, his cup of thirst unable to fill. Interestingly, the more he tasted Naya, the more he felt unsatisfied and wanted more of her. 

Naya struggled to keep her eyes open. She let out low, struggling breaths as she was pushed back down on the bed. It was the fifth time in the night. Her head was turning to complete mush, her senses dying along with the different emotions spiraling down inside her. But there was no way she was giving up. Not against the alpha prince she was facing. 

Kael was on top of her, spreading her legs and thrusting in his huge, vein-pulsating cock. 

Naya frowned and trembled at the same time, a moan threatening to escape her lips. 

Kael caught sight of her expression and heard her little sweet moan, stirring his cock and making it even harder. He combed his hair through his fingers quickly before pulling out his rod, only to shove it back harder inside her. 

“Ahhh…!” Naya let out a loud moan. Trembling, she gritted her teeth and welled up, trying to look away and stopping any sound of pleasure from her own voice. 

Kael gripped her hips harder, leaving marks all over her flesh. He slid his cock deeper into her wet cave, the friction in each thrust wrapping his cock and leaving him panting and groaning for more. 

He leaned down enough to make his words get through to her. “You’re really stubborn, aren’t you?” He chuckled lowly, “But that’s okay,” he said as he spread Naya’s legs further and buried his cock inside her, making her shiver until she let out another sweet, long moan. Kael’s eyes glinted. “That makes everything all the more interesting.” 

Naya was losing herself. She bit her lower lip and glared at Kael, unable to stop the tears coming from her eyes. 

Kael stared back at her. Then pinching her face, Kael roughly crashed his mouth on Naya’s, kissing and sucking Naya’s lips until they turn red and almost bleed. 

Naya coughed in pain and exhaustion, but Kael wasn’t having any of it. He pulled away from Naya’s mouth, only to suck on her neck next, sinking his teeth deep into her flesh. Thrusting in and out, he doubled his pace while marking Naya again and again. Then a few more brutal thrusts, he finally released, groaning as he held Naya’s wide-apart legs, and burst all his hot seed inside her. 

Naya’s body trembled, air constantly leaving her as she lay down on the bed. She could barely look at Kael, her remaining strength to keep awake slowly fading bit by bit. 

Yet, she felt Kael’s calloused, rough hands grabbing her hips, the tip of his cock touching her entrance again. 

Her heartbeat stopped. “S-Stop…” She finally uttered. Any more and her body would break. 

Kael did stop. He glanced at Naya, eyes wide in surprise and amusement. A smile slowly formed on his face as his hands slowly loosened their hold on her waist. With his cock still standing firm and hard before her entrance, he stared down at Naya. 

Eyes about to give in, Naya looked back at the blurry face before her. She shivered at his stare, more so at that cold, deranged smile plastered on his face. She gulped down and silently muttered the only thing she could think of, “…I… I want to leave…” 

Silence befell the room. 

Kael let out a wicked, cold, completely deranged laugh. It sent shivers all over Naya’s body, making her freeze in an instant. 

“Leave?” he mocked and sneered. “Never.” 

His cock entered Naya’s entrance. Naya flinched and groaned. 

Kael pinched Naya’s face and roughly grabbed her closer. “I told you, didn’t I? Leaving is not an option for a person like you.” He plunged deeper inside her, enough to make her tremble in his arms. It stirred Kael’s blood even more, making him want to do more and more. 

“You’re mine.” He thrust deeper and kissed her lips, his eyes filled with intense anger, he stared down at Naya. “I will punish you if you leave. And I will execute all the people who will dare try to help you leave. Do you understand? Try all your might but I will always bring you back. Because you’re mine, Naya. Just mine!” 

Naya was his possession, his little slave. There were no buts and ifs. If she so much dared to escape again as she did earlier… Kael won’t hesitate anymore. 

Naya came from a rival pack. She infiltrated Kael’s pack territory for some reason Kael still had yet to know. 

The thought of Naya having secrets he didn’t know irritated him to the core. 

Each time he thought of Naya leaving, the anger in his heart would flare up. He felt like killing Naya, after all, she came from an enemy pack. But each time he thought of letting her go, something would snap inside him. His wolf didn’t want to let her go either. Hearing her whimpers and seeing her hot messed-up face as he fucked her senselessly – all his thoughts of killing her would suddenly stop. 

He had thought much. There was no way he would kill someone as interesting as Naya – his new little slave, his chosen mate he could play and torment all day and night however he wished.  

War was brewing behind and everyone was dying to have their own fill get done right. 

Kael found something he couldn’t let go of, something he refused to give up. There was no way he would stop, not until Naya surrendered completely to him – her body, soul, and heart. All of her – given and offered, just for him and him alone.  

Naya slowly opened her eyes, her lips parting slightly as she breathed out and looked around. The light from the small cracks of the window allowed her to know the sun was up and that the skies were clear, opposite to her situation. Fortunately, Kael, the monster in human skin, wasn’t around. 

Naya let out a small sigh of relief at the thought. Her entire body felt awful, the bruises and marks on her flesh stung whenever air hit them. But these were the things that occupied the least in her head. 

She had to leave this place. Immediately. 

Her mission couldn’t be dragged on any longer. If her calculation was right, three days had already passed. The royal heir would leave the territory in two days. 

Two days left. 

Naya clenched her teeth and forced herself to move, the chains around her feet creating a metallic dangling sound. It was quickly followed by a whimper from her own mouth. She glanced down, seeing the purple bruises that Kael left on her legs. It was as if he had purposely left them there, on that spot, so Naya would be reminded of him if she ever tried to escape again. 

Naya gritted her teeth and balled her fists. If only she had been more careful that time, she would’ve already escaped. 

Even if Kael was making her nights a living hell, Naya was still a fighter. She was trained to fight and raised to die with a purpose. 

Her purpose now was to kill that royal heir, but she was captured by Kael. As far as she knew, he was the same age as Naya, but his strength and power revealed too much of his full-blooded alpha nature. In addition, he was the rumored insane alpha prince. 

He was known to be the only full-blooded alpha with a strange, unhinged behavior nobody knew and understood the origin of. Rumors said that during Blood Moon, he would visit enemy camps at night and kill their warriors, eating their flesh and drinking their blood, like a real beast with no sanity left in him. His eyes would turn deep red whenever he was elated from a newfound toy, glowing whenever he watched people suffering and screaming in pain before him as he tortured them until they broke. 

In other words, he was a crazy maniac psychopath. 

Even with all the training and agility Naya possessed, they were nothing against someone like Kael. He was powerful as a full-blood alpha and unpredictable as a person. 

Still, Naya couldn’t give up. 

She had to leave this place quickly before the next full moon arrived. She had to find that royal heir, slay him, and take his head to her father. She had to do it fast and with no hesitation. 

Naya hit the floor with her fist, her entire person shaking as she glared at the door with her eyes turning red. She pushed the floor with her trembling hands, gritting her teeth as she muttered in silence, “I will find you and kill you…” 

No matter what, that royal heir must die and she would make sure of it. 

Naya looked around and concentrated on her surroundings next. As far as she remembered, Kael’s pack house stood far from the other pack houses. Naya confirmed it when she was dragged into this pack house a few days ago, and again when she tried to escape and was captured and locked up. 

Taking slow and deep breaths, she closed her eyes, feeling the afternoon air that seeped through the cracks of the window nearby. Her senses were heightened whenever she tried to meditate. Her wolf wouldn’t be around until full moon arrived and nobody would come to rescue her, thus, she had to rely on herself to escape, and if she wanted to make it possible, she had to do it fast before Kael noticed her missing. 

Within the silence, she heard different footsteps from the space outside. One, two, three, Naya counted in her head and confirmed it as she had trained in the woods before. She opened her eyes. 

Five people. There were about five people walking outside at the time she could sense. 

With a deep, more stable breath, Naya began to crawl to the window. She let out a small groan as her skin rubbed against the cold floor, her bruised flesh feeling the sting. She bit her lower lip, enduring all the pain as she reached the window and peeked through the crack. She squinted, her eyes immediately spotting men in warrior clothes standing a few steps away from the entrance and some walking nearby. Her line of sight went in another direction, her heartbeat stopping and her eyes widening at the sight. 

In a distance about twelve meters away was a man, his clothes different than the rest, carrying a cloud symbol. 

That man was a member of the royal heir’s pack... Does it mean their pack was affiliated with the West Wood Pack? That royal heir might also be around, somewhere close or it could be – he himself was in West Wood Pack territory right now. 

Naya’s heart began to throb in apprehension. 

The sound of familiar footsteps suddenly came and snapped her. Glaring at the door, Naya halted and waited until it opened, revealing an expected familiar face. 

Kael stood by the doorway and glanced down. “What are you doing?” Then a mocking, evil smile appeared on his face. “Ah, did you miss me too much so you waited near the door?” 

Naya fisted her hands while glaring at Kael. 

Kael laughed at her reaction. He crouched down, head tilting to the side as he stared at Naya. “Hmm? Refusing to speak again?” He let out a sigh. “That’s too bad. There’s someone I met earlier. I think he knows you. Hm, what’s his name again? Hailey? Billy?” 

Naya’s heartbeat stopped, her eyes wide in surprise. 

“Now that’s the kind of expression I want to see,” Kael uttered with an amused smile. 

“What did you do?” Naya asked through gritted teeth and clenched fists. Kael was pushing her to speak and surrender, he enjoyed torturing her in so many ways she could barely count. His actions were unpredictable but if there’s one thing she knew, it’s that Kael rarely lies. In fact, there truly was a person named Billy in her pack. To be more precise, her father’s team that he had personally arranged for this mission. 

Kael was obviously pleased with Naya’s new reaction. He looked at her closer, his hands grabbing Naya by her cheeks, pinching it hard between his fingers. 

“I will tell you if you can satisfy me with that mouth of yours.” 

Naya’s body turned cold, her eyebrows deeply knitted as she looked at Kael. 

The cold evil smirk on Kael’s face turned even colder. Without warning, he leaned down and kissed Naya’s lips, crashing his mouth to hers in a rough, thirst-driven aggressive way. 

Naya whimpered and tried to close her mouth but Kael’s firm grip was far stronger and more powerful than hers. In the end, Naya’s lips opened and Kael’s tongue entered quickly, tasting and devouring Naya’s mouth like a hungry beast. His calloused fingers yanked Naya’s hair as he pushed her face closer to his, their lips and tongue colliding and smacking as Kael sucked on Naya’s lips and tongue, biting and savoring every corner he could taste out of her. 

After a while, Kael stopped and pulled away, leaving Naya with hot, anger-filled eyes and a flushed, messed-up face. 

Kael’s eyes glinted at the sight. 

Naya panted hard and deep while glaring at him. “Now tell me…” She uttered through labored breaths, trying to catch air. 

“Didn’t I tell you?” Kael said. He stood up and pulled Naya’s head to his lower half. 

Naya froze. 

Kael unzipped his pants, letting out his enormous standing cock, its veins bulging and pulsating, seemingly about to explode in front of Naya’s face. His husky voice penetrated Naya’s ears sending shivers down her spine all the way to her lower half. “You have to satisfy me first. And you have to do it well, otherwise, I might change my mind.”