Mistreatment
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Mistreatment
Scarlett’s POV:
Luke looked at Lucian’s tear–stained face and something in his expression softened. He exchanged a meaningful glance with Mila, who gave a slight nod.
“Wait,” Luke called out. “Maybe we can work something out.”
Lucian turned back slowly, trying to hide the desperate hope in his eyes.
“The way you talk about your wife,” Mila said gently, stepping forward. “It’s clear how much you loved her.”
“Love,” Lucian corrected quietly. “Present tense. I’ll never stop loving her.”
Mila squeezed Luke’s hand. “We can let you take Bobby…”
“But,” Luke cut in firmly, “we need your word first. A solid promise.”
“Anything.” Lucian’s voice cracked. “I’ll do anything
“Promise us you’ll protect him,” Mila demanded. “Swear no one will ever hurt him. He’s such a gentle soul – he deserves to be safe and loved.”
“I swear on my life and position as Alpha,” Lucian placed his hand over his heart. “I’ll guard him as if he were my own child. No harm will come to him while I draw breath.”
Through our bond, I felt the sincerity of his words. If only he’d shown such devotion to me when I was
alive.
Bobby seemed to sense the shift in atmosphere. He wandered over to Lucian, sniffing his hand cautiously.
“See?” Mila smiled softly. “He knows you’re being honest.”
Luke unclipped Bobby’s leash from their porch railing and handed it to Lucian. “Take care of him. He’s special – just like she was.”
Lucian’s hands trembled as he took the leash. “Thank you, I… I can’t tell you what this means.”
Back at the pack hall, Beta Jack was waiting at the entrance. His arms were laden with documents, his expression anxious.
“Alpha,” he bowed slightly. “I apologize for the interruption, but there are urgent matters that need your attention. The pack has been without proper leadership for two months…
Lucian nodded, watching Bobby explore the main hall with curious sniffs. “Let him get comfortable first. I’ll be right there.”
“Of course, Alpha.” Jack glanced at the dog. “Should I Have Mary prepare a bed and food for him?”
“No,” Lucian said firmly. “He stays in the main hall where I can see him. I’ll take care of his needs. myself.”
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As Lucian followed Jack to deal with pack business, I stayed to watch Bobby. The little dog seemed fascinated by his new surroundings, tail wagging as he investigated every corner.
Then I heard it – the click of high heels on marble. My spirit form tensed as Lily appeared.
She was supposed to be gone after the abortion, but somehow she’d lingered, like a disease that refused to be cured.
“Excuse me,” she stopped an omega servant. “Is Alpha Lucian back? I heard his car…”
Her eyes landed on Bobby, and her perfect features twisted with disgust he caught her scent, and he started barking frantically
The little dog’s fur bristled as
The omega servant next to her tried to stop her, but she pushed her right back.
“Shut your filthy mouth!” Lily snapped. “How dare you bark at me?”
Bobby backed away but kept barking, trying to warn others of the threat she posed.
“Wait a minute…” Recognition dawned in her eyes. “You’re that mangey stray Scarlett picked up. That dead bitch’s pet.”
Before I could even scream in my spirit form, Lily’s foot shot out with supernatural speed. The kick caught Bobby in the ribs, sending him flying across the hall like a ragdoll.
He hit the wall with a sickening crack and crumpled to the floor. Blood dripped from his mouth as he struggled to stand on shaking legs.
“Kill her, I’ll kill the bitch! “I feel my soul wailing in agony, “Damn Lucian, damn, he promised to take care of Bobby, and now, where is he? Why, bring him back when you can’t take care of him.
“Not so brave now, are you?” Lily stalked toward him, her heels clicking like death knells on the marble.
She brought her foot down on his front paw with deliberate cruelty. The sound of breaking bones mixed with Bobby’s agonized yelp.
“Pathetic mongrel,” she ground her heel deeper. “Just like your worthless mistress. Both of you should have died in the gutter where you belong.Damn Scarlett, having to set me up in death, costing me my child, and I’m going to let her dog die, too.”
I tried desperately to help him, but my spectral hands passed right through his trembling body. I was as useless in death as I’d been in life.
Lily raised her foot again, clearly aiming to crush his skull. “Time to join your mistress, mutt.”
Hooked at her in despair, this fucking bitch, she was going to kill my puppy, if I could I would break her into pieces and feed her to the bears in the valley.
Suddenly, the temperature in the hall plummeted. Frost crackled across the windows as Alpha power flooded the space.
“LILY!” Lucian’s roar shook the entire building.
His hand shot out, wreathed in Alpha power. The strike caught her full in the face, sending her flying
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across the hall like a broken doll.
She slammed into the wall with bone–crushing force and slid to the floor. Blood poured from her mouth as she stared up at him in shock.
“Why…” she coughed, spraying crimson. “Why would you hurt me like this?”
“I warned you,” Lucian’s voice dropped to a deadly whisper. “I told you never to touch anything that belonged to Scarlett.”
Lily’s blood–stained lips trembled. “Are you serious? You’d assault me, the mother of your children, over her worthless dog?”
“Children?” His laugh was like breaking glass. “You mean the parasites I had removed from your womb? They’re gone, just like any value you might have had.
His power surged again. Lily’s body lifted off the ground and slammed into another wall with devastating force. Plaster cracked and crumbled around her.
“I’m not even worth as much as her dog?” Lily screamed through bloody teeth, tears mixing with the blood on her face.
“Finally,” Lucian’s smile was cruel, “you understand your true place.
His Alpha power lashed out one final time, sending her crashing into the wall again. The message was clear- she was less than nothing to him now.
Through our bond, I felt his cold satisfaction mixing with my own dark pleasure. Let her suffer. Let her bleed.
