Chained to the Alpha Lycan
Safira was a rebellious child while growing up and didn't have a belief in marriage as she saw it as a fancy prison. She was adopted by Lycan foster parents who saw her as nothing more than a burden. Because she was human, they repeatedly sold her to men seeking mistresses, but each time, she was returned after a single night.
At last, she thought she had found an escape, falling for a man who promised her freedom. But instead of a life of love and freedom, she awoke in chains, barely clothed, imprisoned in a room in the pack house of the Lycan Alpha of the Purple Phoenix Pack.
Lycans were cursed beasts who rarely had mates. After a hundred years of waiting, the Alpha Lycan was commanded by the gods to take a virgin human bride to conceive an heir. But he despised humans and had no desire to rule with one by his side. So he agreed; he would mate with her, but once she bore his child, she would be discarded.
"So, you have awoken." His voice slid down her spine like ice water. Never before had a voice intimidated her, but this one did. It spoke of danger, of...death!
"Who are you?" She asked, forcing herself to swallow her fear and summon the courage to speak.
"Humans... always thinking they have a say." Disgust dripped from his tone, his hatred for her kind unmistakable. One wrong word, and he would not hesitate to end her.
"Whip her."
...
Days passed, and despite the torture, Safira refused to yield. Her defiance only fueled his wrath.
"Kill her. She is of no use."
The words should have sealed her fate, yet in them, she found hope.
"I will be your slave and offer my body only to you, Lycan Alpha," she breathed, forcing herself to submit.
He stilled, his gaze shifting to her, considering.
"Take her to my bed."
And so, her suffering truly began. But Safira was determined, she would not break! She would have her revenge! All she had to do was play her part, pretend to submit, and find a way to escape this prison.
