All Chapters of Cursed Alpha's Plaything: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

ELIRA I am not going to die today!! I'm not just screaming. I'm thrashing against the hold my assailant has on me, two arms wrapped tightly around me—one around my waist and the other around my throat. Every single fibre of my being is screaming at me to fight. And that's exactly what I do. My screams become louder, my thrashing wilder. I scratch a nail down my assailant's arm, a muffled groan slapping my ears before a palm comes down on my mouth. The palm in question is slender, much too small to belong to a male. Suddenly, fear takes a back seat and my gaze trails down my midsection to the place where another slender arm is curled around my waist. A frown furrows the space between my brows. Now that I think about it, this person—whoever they are—hasn't made any attempts to pull me out of this room yet. Or even tried to hurt me. I close my eyes, dragging in a deep breath to calm my racing nerves. That's when a familiar scent hits me. Almost immediately, recognition dawns. I p

ELIRA"M-mate?" I sputter the word out.There's a ringing in my ear that suggests that perhaps I didn't hear him right. I mean, he didn't say that again. Right?His lips curl upward in a smile that's bright as sunlight but somehow lacks the heat that comes with it."Is that not what you are?" Cold fingers trail over my cheek. A shiver races down my spine. "What are you... what does that even mean?"Hope unfurls in my chest, making the organ work overtime behind my ribcage. I swallow quickly, hoping the jumping of my pulse doesn't announce just how desperate I am for it to mean what I think it does.He leans in even closer, his warm breath tickling my cheek. "Tell me, Silver, what are you?"Another hard swallow pushes down my throat, my heart catching in there as hope begins to sprout seeds I have a feeling won't die easily, if at all."I'm... I'm... I'm your subject."He releases a short, humorless laugh. "Try again."The way his fingers roll over my skin again makes goosebumps rise

ELIRAMy limbs are heavy, laden with fatigue and screaming for a reprieve, my heart beating a ragged path through my chest. Breathing has become such hard labor that my lungs are burning with the desire for collapse.I stumble through a mostly dirty alleyway, the few bulbs still standing over me flickering with barely there light, on the very edge of giving out.Where even am I? The thought bounces around in my throbbing head, causing me to wince.“We're outside pack territory,” Elara supplies with the kind of clay that comes with exhaustion.“What?” I sputter. “How come?”A heavy sigh rolls around in my skull, giving me another few minutes of hatred for my wolf.“Go faster, Elara. We can't afford to stop now, Elara. Does any of that sound familiar to you?”I wince again, this time from the memory of my careless words. Jeez. How had I gotten so careless?“Do you know the way back?” I inquire, hating the wave of dizziness that washes over me.My vision tanks and I reach a hand out to c

ELIRALaughter rings from around me, all three vampires amused by my display of bravery.I don't let the chilling sound deter me, or let the creeping feeling rolling down my spine stop me from tipping my chin even higher as I take stock of my body.Right now, I doubt I'll be able to do much more than run to safety, but the name of this particular game is bravado—false as it might be."You really think you stand a chance against three full-blood vampires?" Red bandana laughs.I tilt my head to the side. "Not certain of your own abilities enough to try alone?"The sneer that covers his face is enough to make me want to step out of his reach, but I don't. I stand my ground, watching him while keeping track of his minions lurking behind me.The other two shuffle on their feet, restless energy seeping off them and into the air around us. But I know one thing with utmost certainty—I can feel how sure I am in the very center of my bones, they won't act without the permission of their beloved

ELIRALaughter rings from around me, all three vampires amused by my display of bravery.I don't let the chilling sound deter me, or let the creeping feeling rolling down my spine stop me from tipping my chin even higher as I take stock of my body.Right now, I doubt I'll be able to do much more than run to safety, but the name of this particular game is bravado—false as it might be."You really think you stand a chance against three full-blood vampires?" Red bandana laughs.I tilt my head to the side. "Not certain of your own abilities enough to try alone?"The sneer that covers his face is enough to make me want to step out of his reach, but I don't. I stand my ground, watching him while keeping track of his minions lurking behind me.The other two shuffle on their feet, restless energy seeping off them and into the air around us. But I know one thing with utmost certainty—I can feel how sure I am in the very center of my bones, they won't act without the permission of their beloved