Rejected, Abused, I Fall for the Forbidden Alpha (by Riley Scott) novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53

“I know you didn’t just coincidentally come across us,” I spat, “who sent you?”

He tries to shake his head. “No one,”

I don’t believe him. His tone is too hesitant, and he’s avoiding my eyes. I cut him slightly, and he gasps. My knee digs into his groin.

“Who sent you?” I sing.

He gulps. “Fine, I’ll tell you. Somebody paid us to follow you and attack when it was most convenient. I don’t know who. All I know is that my leader gave us this assignment and warned us not to get caught. We were supposed to kill the girl with black hair called Raven after having fun with her and take out anybody else with her.”

“So, your target was me?” My voice is icy.

“You’re the only black-haired girl here named Raven,” he coughed, “the others were distracting the wolves so I could get to you. I swear I don’t know anything else.”

“How did you know we were leaving the pack house?”

“We’ve been holed just outside the territory for hours. We were just told the pack you were staying, what you looked like, and that if you left, to follow and find a way to kill you. We got paid handsomely for it. That’s everything I know.”

“When did you get contacted?”

“Last night,” he hesitated, “I think. We left in the early hours of this morning to lie in wait.”

My mother must have felt more threatened by me than I realized, or Marissa had planned this. Had mother noticed the spell not working? Or was Marissa trying to get rid of the one obstacle in her path preventing her from marrying Hades? I shook my head and then pressed the knife down harder.

He was out of luck. I wasn’t the compassionate or forgiving type. Not anymore

You call us monsters,” my voice goes dark, “you’re the monsters. Raping innocent women,” I spat, “and acting holier than thou. You’re disgusting,” I whispered.

My hand undoes his trousers. I yank out his member as he screams, trying to protect himself, I swiftly bring down the sharp knife and cut it off. His scream is bloodcurdling.

“Karma for your deeds,” I spit out and then slash him across the throat as he doubles over, still screaming, “and this is your just desserts.”

His body falls to the floor with a heavy thud. I wipe the blood from the knife and pocket it. As I turn, I see Aeress’s, Jacksons, and Hades wolf staring at me with wide eyes, their eyes slowly sliding to the hunter I’ve just turned into a eunuch and killed.

“You’re all okay,” I beam, as they eye me with concern, “thank god, I was so worried,” I breathed.

There were looks of disbelief on their faces. Something told me they weren’t quite buying my innocent act. Damn. How much had they heard? Had I messed up and shown my true nature to Hades, one that was bound to disgust him?