The Gift chronicles

Book 1 Chapter 8 

I woke up in a panic, gasping for air.

Not recognizing my surroundings due to post— depression nap confusion, I summoned a small knife and held it in front of me.

The man next to me raised his eyebrows.

The events came rushing back to me all at once.

Alpha Cain held out his hand expectantly.

I scowled and handed over my knife to him.

It's not like I was short on weapons.

He inspected the blade, and then the hilt.

He grunted in approval.

"Very sturdy, and extremely sharp.

Not bad.

Can you summon other weapons, or are you just a one trick pony?” I didn’t make an effort to respond to his question.

The less he knew about me, the easier it would be for me to escape.

I wondered what his Gift was.

Being such a powerful Alpha, he probably had a really strong offensive power.

As I was long in my own thoughts, he grabbed my chin and jerked it up to look at him.

"When I ask you a question, I expect you to answer it.

Even if you can’t speak, you can still nod or otherwise communicate.” Once again, I spat in his face.

I guess I really am a one trick pony.

Immediately, he slapped me across the face.

It wasn't the worst hit I had ever taken, but he certainly did not make it gentle.

"The next time you disrespect me, I will do a lot worse than a slap.

I don't care if you're a female or if you're my mate.

I'm the Alpha here, and I will beat you into submission."

His grip on my chin tightened, and for the second time since I met him, I really thought he would break my jaw.

I didn't nod or show him my neck in submission.

Luckily, we pulled up in front of a large house.

House didn't even begin to describe the enormous mansion in front of me.

Alpha Cain withdrew his hand from my chin.

"We're home."

intentional emphasis

eyes, and went to open my side of

me to his

walk outside of the

carry you anytime you step

Luna has walked herself outside since my pack was

on him knowing

was in an Alpha's nature to be dominant and

letting me walk myself? That is a new level

and took me out,

held this way by him was getting

hundreds of wolves, and here I was being treated like

if porcelain dolls get slapped somewhat

my disgust and confusion

for an Alpha to let his Luna

Luna demonstrates respect

snorted at the word

me from my pack and taking away my person liberties respectful? Alpha Cain growled lowly as a

it demonstrates that he will provide and

me through the threshold of the pack house, and carried

Pack House was

that made the Pack House feel more

pelts were scattered on the floor as rugs, folded on couches like throw blankets, and

and I was angered by how comfortable I

feel comfortable here, little

whispered as he finished climbing up

widened

did he know I felt comfortable in here? He couldn't read my thoughts yet or

disgust at him taking a bit

can see it in your

of your emotions when you pull down the cloth covering half your

answered, staring

tell him that technically he could only see it in my eye, since only one of

the extent of what

take off my

release me, and everything would go back to the way it

Red Crescent was perfect, and I

he walked to the end of the hallway

the 4th floor would make it harder for me to leave the house undetected, which I'm assuming

What a dick.

surprise, when he opened the door, instead of being greeted by a

the way his scent was overwhelmingly flooding

he expected me to sleep

in his

set me down on

almost gave out when I landed on the

Cain grabbed my

his hands

put you

the way he said put me to bed, as

eyes at me, I'm taking you across my

at my clothes, then back at him as

out with a pair of

knowing he intentionally chose clothes that would show the least amount of