Deadly Desire

Elena's POV

I arrived late at the party, and everyone was in high spirits, chatting, dancing, and celebrating.

Devon signaled to me to join him and Elijah in the VIP room, which I did without hesitation. When I got into the red lighted up room, with sofas and naked girls parading themselves, I was in shock, when the reality which why Elijah couldn't come pick me up dashed on me.

She was unimaginably beautiful, she was blonde with blue eyes and a pointed nose, and her name was Judith Smith. I had known that she and Elijah had been talking, but I never guessed it would be deep since I had known Elijah to be the serious-minded kind. I guess he ended up developing a rather profound soft spot for her. I sat down, trying so hard to hide my emotions.

"Sorry I couldn't come to get you as scheduled, Elena. Judith made us wait longer than expected, so I couldn't come over but I promise to make it up to, my treat." Elijah apologized with the utmost innocence in his voice, but I noticed Judith felt torn by his action, she didn't say anything but I've been known to read expressions better, I suspect she deliberately made him wait.

"You don't have to make it up to me, Elijah. I am not pissed," I said to my friend, and he thanked me. Elijah has always been kind-hearted and nice to me but as a friend. It hurt-It hurt so bad, but there was certainly nothing I could do about it. I had a huge crush on him since we were teenagers l, but I guess he never took notice of that.

He was always all about his career, work, and business. Elijah had a lot of tension, anxiety, and uncertainty growing up, he was always pressured to want to make something out of himself and most of this was because his older brother was careless, reckless, and unreliable, so he felt a strong need to step up and prepare himself to take over from his father as Alpha when the time was right.

His mother was always equipping and training him, she made sure he was in no position to disappoint his father. She was difficult on him most of the time but it seemed to pay off. He did excellently in his Alpha assessment, and his father accorded him praise for his renowned efforts.

I wasn't interested in becoming a combatant until the day Elijah told me about his plans to attend the Alpha training. We were sixteen at the time and I immediately enrolled and desired to finish the first spot so that I could finally take my place beside him as his beta, and Elijah and I would finally have in common.

I hoped that would bring us closer and he would eventually see me. If it weren't for Elijah, I would have trained as a surgeon instead, but I wanted him so much that I did everything possible to spend as much time as I could with him.

That was well over four years ago, four years of crushing on someone who didn't even see me, who didn't even notice me, four agonizing years of pain and yet he never saw me, even now out of the Training academy and we will soon be appointed to our different duties to serve our Clan yet I was still nothing but a friend while another woman just walked in and is already resting in his arms.

The party continued with Judith cuddled up all around Elijah's arms. Devon, the toughest and strongest wolf of our set at the Training Academy and Elijah's beta, asked me to dance, and I obliged, but I had eyes and hearts fixed on only Elijah.

He had grown into a handsome young man, but his looks and appearance weren't what drew me to him. He was caring, loving and honest. He was respectful, responsible, very well-cultured, and very selfless. The pack will be in great order with him as Alpha. I knew I had fallen deeply in love with him. Sure he did not know and would never find out about how I felt. I had imagined that maybe when we start running the pack, he will appreciate me and probably even fall for me deeply but not anymore. I wasn't dumb. If Elijah couldn't fall in love with me all these years, there was nothing that could make him fall now.

Except for the goodness of the light decides to grant me this wish. I would keep longing for him. But, at this instance, I just want to be totally over him and erase every feeling, but it seemed to be quite difficult. The heart always knows what it wants, but I was certain it was a dangerous combination.

Sore from dancing, Devon and I retired back to the VIP room, where Judith was trying so hard to get intimate with Elijah, rubbing his body slightly and sticking her tongue into his ears, but he seemed to have the situation under control.

Devon cleared his throat in an attempt to make known his presence, and Judith pulled away, I noticed her tongue go back into her mouth, and it disgusted me. I wondered why Elijah didn't feel disgusted, all I could see in his eyes was his lustful desire for her. I was pissed at how easily she could sway him. What was it about strong and courageous women than men dreaded?

Now, it seems like a girl had to pretend to be weak, helpless, and clueless about life before she could find a man for herself. If that were the case,

I would never find a man. "So, what do you intend to be doing in the next two years before our positions are assigned to us?" Devon asked Elijah, and Elijah stared up at me. I knew if I had pale skin, they would have noticed my skin flush, but my face just seemed to be void of expression I wasn't sure I could hide the happiness in my eyes but thankfully he wasn't looking at me.

"I have no idea, Devon. Elena, you? Elijah questioned me, I enjoyed how he mentioned my name with extraordinary gentleness. I looked away almost immediately as I shook my head. In all honesty, I had no thought of what I'll be doing with my two years before I resume my office. I glanced at Devon to return his question to him, and he had this beautiful smile worn on his face.

"Adventures, I need to go on a lot of adventures because once we resume, we will have no time for any form of adventures, it'll all be work, assignment, and all. It sounded like an amazing idea and I wondered if I could go with him.

"That is extremely brilliant, Devon," I said. "Do you mind if I tagged along?" I asked, and Devon examined Elijah's face as if he needed validation from him before he could finally give me an answer. "If you go along with him, who will be my best buddy and keep me company here? "Elijah asked me and I already answered the question in my head.

Judith of course, the one who you chose over me remember? But if I said that out loud, everyone would know I was just a sad, pained, and Jealous girl and that would put our friendship in jeopardy. I was able to say while gazing at Judith," I'm sure you have other pals to keep you company.

I said," better and more interesting company than I can be," and she grinned, understanding what I was saying. " You're correct, Elijah. You won't need any other company but mine" When she spoke, she again stuck her tongue into his ears.

She yeaned so much to be a Luna. The majority of the girls who admired and adored Elijah were so desperate to be Luna. Not me. Even if Elijah didn't end up becoming the next Alpha, I would still feel the same way about him. Knowing that I needed some time away from Elijah, I pleaded with Devon," I want to come with you." It's time to stop falling deeper in love with Elijah.

. I'll never be seen by him and he'll never love me, I'm accepting this fate right here right now and I'm moving on for good. This trip with Devon might just be a getaway ticket for me to find myself and find my place. I was lost in my head about how I was finally going to move on focus and re-strategize my life when the next thing I heard shot me back. Elijah smiled at me and said," Maybe I'll come." I was dejected because that would defeat the whole idea of going on this adventure.

Spending time with him would not change how he perceived me or cause him to feel anything for me. I've already tried that. I simply became his closest friend and now I think I'm absolutely good with that. " You'll take me with you?" I nearly rolled my eyes when Judith asked.

The last thing I wanted was to travel with her while she constantly stuck her tongue in Elijah's ear like a reptile. I'm going to get sick from this lizard. I was most definitely sure of it. If he agrees, I'll just come up with a reason to cancel the trip if he says yes. "I'll think about it". Elijah responded.

Tomorrow morning, let's go hunting. Elijah proposed. Before deciding, I waited to hear what Judith had to say. I would like to join you. As she spoke, I grinned sarcastically. When Elijah noticed me, he laughed. Elijah scowled as I answered," I guess the three of you will have to go without me." " Come on, Elena, we work well together.

I and you" I really wished what he said was true, he said. We thought we were a team, but we weren't, so I simply grinned. You, Devon, and Judith would be a great pair, I'm sure" I spoke without pausing to glance at Judith's expression.

At this time, it appeared that Elijah's choice had a lot to do with her hatred of me. I tried so hard to make a decision as we bade each other goodbye and Elijah leaving me with the word, please think about it . Would it be a disaster if I were to go on this haunting with them by morning? I arrived at home, and everyone was fast asleep, so I quickly snuck up to my room.

I was in no mood for any sort of drama whatsoever. Finally, it was morning and, here I was still contemplating on going to the hunt with Elijah and Devon, I hoped that Judith was going to back out and maybe Elijah wouldn't even say yes. But how could that be? I was so sure she had slept over at Elijah's house; I mean who wouldn't want to spend a night on the Alphas bed.

I made my way down the stairs to grab a bite. I hated hunting in my wolf form when I was starving; it made me go wild and act out of control, and I really did not want to look crazy.

To my surprise, my parents were waiting for me in the dining room. They both looked really worried and I began to panic because I was really nervous.

My parents are both doctors, they worked in the medical department, they weren't supposed to be home, they resume their shift at this hour but something was definitely wrong. "Elena, we need to speak with you?" I zoned out for a moment there, what did they want to talk to me about? Are they getting a divorce? Was I ready to hear whatever it was they had to say?

​​​​​​​"Elena, how did you sleep?" My mama asked me with a worried and uneasy smile, and I beamed back at her.

" Great," I said, trying to ignore their very uncomfortable and suspicious attitude, and she swallowed hard like she had something stuck in her throat.

" We need to speak to you about an extremely important situation, sweetheart. But fret not, this is supposed to be good news..."

My father said, and my stomach churned, I didn't know what to believe since I was already trying to get answers from the expressions worn on their faces. I had a grave misdoubt it was good news. We left the kitchen and went to sit on the couch in the living room. My mama looked at my father. It was clear they were communicating with themselves about this important situation through their eyes, nose and whatnot. I was not privy to that discussion.

" Elena, you know how deeply we love you, right?" My father asked, and that did not sound right. No, there was no bit of that which sounded like my father. I understand that they love me, and starting the judgment with that made it egregious that they were about to ruin my life.

" We want the smartest and most reliable choice for you, but we've had our duties to the pack, too. We should have told you this over a month ago, we just wanted you to go through your graduation from the Alpha Training before we break the news to you,"

My father said, and my mama began to exfoliate gashes. I started crying alongside her out of fear. Whatever would make my mama cry was really sad." Elena," My father said and he only sighed like twenty times,"

Alpha Damien Brook has asked for you to be married to Scot Brook, his first son. Seeing that you beat all the wolves in the female pack and finished second place, and the fact that you're a good youthful lady and duly brought up, he has chosen you for his son. Alpha Damien Brook believes the union would help Scott become a better version of himself, help him focus, grow and even learn, so when Elijah eventually takes over the pack. He would be ready to help his brother out with the needed support.

Alpha Damien thinks your friendship with Elijah will help both brothers settle their differences and learn to support one another. It was not a request, it was an order, and we had to obey."

Elena.

" Please someone Tell me it is a joke, pinch me, I need to wake up from this nightmare." I said to my parents, with tears rolling down my eyes as my mama shook her head in tears. I saw her cry and I cried even louder.

.

" Everyone knows Scott is an extremely insensitive, irresponsible and a very horrible man with no regard for women. He is harsh and brutal. He is a tyrant and a tormentor. he frauds, fibs, and tricks people into getting his way. He'll go an extra mile just to make sure he gets what he wanted even if it meant killing innocent people, he had blood on his hands. He was the devil himself.

How could any of you allow this, how could you do this to me?" I questioned my parents even though I was sure they really had no choice or even a voice as regards to this matter, but I desperately needed to blame someone.

" We had no choice They only needed someone who could match up and tame their son, they see you as a strong lead and the only female of your pack worthy to live in the Alphas-mansions".my father said and I stood up.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better? Enough of all this nonsense! We all know he can't be tamed; Scott is clearly out of his mind; he is out of control. However, do I manage being Elijah's Gamma, my duty and married off to a ruthless mate?"

I yelled at my parents, but they kept mute staring at me like I had lost my mind.

" It's all good, I mean it's fine, thanks but no thanks, I am leaving. I could sincerely care less about my duties, my position as Elijah's Gamma and certainly throw out the idea of Scott being my mate out of the god damn fucking window!"

" I hurriedly took a flight up the stairs to, pack up my bags and leave."

" You can't leave, Elena, you need to accept Alpha Damien's proposal and I'm not asking you right now, it's an order!"

My father's eyes turned red like he was ready to call out his wolf on me, his glared his fangs at me and I took a step back.

My mother held him, urging him to calm down, I had never seen my dad transform into a wolf.

My mama continues to sob. We can't survive one day living as rogues. The moment we are being cast out by the Alpha if you decide to run away eventually, we would have no pack and all we've ever worked for, our service and core duties, the good name will all vanish into thin air, all gone like we never existed.

"Elena, we all need to calm down and have a think of this very thoroughly, let's not make any rash or harsh decision in the heat of the moment."

I stared at my mother with tears in my eyes, I could see that she wished there was something she could do to put me out of my misery, I could tell that she understood my pain.

" What you guys are asking of me is a cup every woman would want to Passover, why me? I am the unluckiest person; I knew I've always had bad luck but this was nothing I had ever envisioned for myself."

Alpha Damien can't even entrust his colony or pass down his name as an Alpha to Scott but yet chooses to hell bound me to his horrific son out of all his sons? I can't imagine how horrible this would end up.

If only I weren't so busy trying to be the perfect fit for their son Elijah, they wouldn't have noticed me or even looked to my direction, Maybe being tough and courageous as a woman still winds up doing nothing good to me rather than attract more bad luck than I can already account for.

My anger grew like a wild fire, I wanted to shoot something, rip something open or just roar, but no I decided to run back to my room and continue to cry my eyes out.

Ding, Dong, the doorbell rang. I stopped half way up the steps as I turned around watching mama as she approached the door, finally I could sense him, I could feel him close by , yes you're right, it was Elijah.

He walked into the house, with fear and trembling, it was obvious he had heard about the calamity about to befall my family, he knows how I'm the new sacrificial lamb for his crazy elder brother.

" Elena," he pulled me into a long deep hug. I had never felt so close to him like I did today. I laid on his chest just there as to world froze, this is where I'm supposed to be right here right now with him in it. But I quickly snapped out of my dreams as quickly as I could see my life flash before my eyes. I began to cry.

"I'm so sorry, Elena."

"I don't want to get married to a man whom I have no feelings for, Elijah I can't live my life in such agonizing pain"

"I am yet to be an Alpha, Elena." I wish there was something I could do to change this situation, I wish I didn't have to see you go through this, I thought we had a lot of time to spend together and make something out for ourselves, but I was wrong."

I could feel him beating himself up, I could even see him holding back a tear in. Oh no, what's happening here, what did Elijah mean by "he thought we had more time?" Did Elijah have any sort of feelings for me? I'm sure the whole situation has ruined my chances of ever being with the one who I truly loved with the whole of my heart.

" I don't want to be with Scott, Elijah. I do not like him. I can't be with him. Help me, Elijah," I cried, and he held me tightly.

" I am not Alpha yet, Elena. I have no say in this," he repeated, and I could feel his sadness in the crack in his voice so strongly.

I finally let go and broke away from the hug, I looked into his beautiful eyes, I could now feel his scent, I even smell like him.

"I'm going to be here for you, Elena, every step of the way, I'll never let anyone harm you, I'm always a call away and my room is always open if you need anything"

I cringed at the thought of living with Elijah under the same roof but not being to have him to myself.

What was all these mountains of emotions being dispersed in here, it's really getting hot in here Elijah and I think you need to leave right, this minute. I said, looking away from his face.

Elena.

I felt sad about how I had treated Elijah, but it was necessary since I was about to confess my feelings to him, and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing.

I decided to head towards the mansion to see him, I needed to apologize to him, I needed to tell him the truth, he had done absolutely nothing wrong to me and I was just being a jerk to him.

As I headed toward the Alphas mansion, a black-tinted range rover pulled up in front of me almost knocking me over, I cursed under my breath, as if this day couldn't get any worse, a tall gorgeous, and stunning lady in her early twenties with a floral headscarf and piercing hazel eyes stepped out of the car.

"Elena, she called to me as she motioned towards me with fury in her eyes"

Hello, do I know you? I asked politely.

But she was in no mood for games or exchange of pleasantries, as she landed a heavy dump of slap on my face, I screamed in pain and yelled.

"What the hell?"

"You, gold digger, what do your parents have on Alpha Damien, you are just a piece of shit with no class, by the time I'm done with ruining your life, you'll never go near the Alphas mansion or even go close to Scott."

Wait, what, Scott? I let out a mocking laughter and muttered under my voice, "You guys deserve each other"

That's when I saw three men in black tuxedos with bats in their hands looking very angry and they were walking towards me as I tried my best to follow behind her as she walked away, they increased their pace and I broke into a run, I ran back home as fast as my legs could carry me, I didn't stop, I didn't look back, I had a no care to check if they were still behind me, I only ran for my survival.

Back in my room, I couldn't shake the feeling of the incident that had just transpired, yes, I'm talking about two incidents, not sure about which one to really let get into my head totally.

I couldn't imagine having to deal with a jealous girlfriend of Scott when I was even his mate yet, shifting my direction towards a more disturbing incident.

Who were those men and what did they want from me? I'm fear filled my heart as my heart began to beat faster, I could remember how fast I ran, initially I thought it was the jealous girlfriend who had come with them but seeing how fast she dashed off at the sight of them, I could sense her fear, she wasn't the one who had ordered the attack.

Then, who did? Do I keep this to myself or do I need to tell Elijah about this, my mama would freak out if she were to hear about this, she's going through a lot already as it is having to dash me off to Scott like this.

One problem at a time, I murmured, feeling rather tired and stressed out myself.

Elena .

He undid the buttons of my blouse slowly, twirling each of my buttons with his finger, he wandered his fingers along every part of my body like a lost puppy, he studied my breastbone with his finger and when my blouse finally bloomed open, he watched me keenly then fondled my breast. The warmth of his hands on me felt irresistible.

He was trying so hard to put me on, He suckled on my nipples, like a new born baby , he shifted his lips slowly changing direction and moving down my stomach and along my belly button, I really couldn't have cared less about what he was doing to my body that made my entire body shake in excitement , I just needed him to take me with him on this adventure, he used his teeth to take off my underwear , and he continued with kissing me just above her pubic bone, he slipped two fingers inside my vagina.

I moved into his hands until he stopped suddenly, removing his fingers and took a glare at my body, I didn't know if I felt a bit shy but I needed him to stop looking over my body like that and just continued what this was.

He brought his gaze to her face but I could see his face clearly, it was blur and I was beginning to lose focus, but gently biting his lips stylishly, he brought me back, the uniformed beat of passion and heart concurrently was urging me to grab him and scream something , but I had no idea of what to do.

But I tried so hard to keep my cool, watching his every move.

When i closed my eyes, I felt his hands, which touched me so tenderly, and his lips, which pressed so swiftly over mine.

Naked now, he lay his full length over my body. I enjoyed as his weight pushed on mine, I enjoyed being mashed underneath his masculine and well-built body. I wanted him fused to me, from mouth to feet. Waves of shivers were sent down my body."

"I kissed him eternally and blocked out all thought about problems, this here was my reality right now. I just wanted to live in this present moment like there was no tomorrow.

The way he kissed me, the things he was doing to my body, what further explanation might be there to understand this feeling and I kissed him until reason slipped out through my pores and I became a living palpitation.

"Oh, Gosh, the scent, the taste and feel of him, I just couldn't get enough "

The alarm rang in my ears and I jumped out of bed

Shit! I had fallen asleep, I struggled so hard to remember what just happened in my dream, waking up to the realization that it was all a dream shattered my heart.

I couldn't figure out who the man that did all these crazy things to my body was, I could feel my body still shaking from that excitement and experience as if it were real.

I looked around my room keenly to make sure no one was in there with me, as a Gamma, our dreams are said to be foretold visions, what exactly did this dream mean and who was that strange man with me , I couldn't help but ponder over this for the rest of my morning.

"Elena, are you in there? my mama called out as she knocked the door gently"

Yes, mama I'm here, I responded to her and motioned towards the door.

I was in great shock to find Scott standing right there, he was charming and handsome, I was lost for a moment in his red eyes but I shrugged it off and looked at him with despite.

What are you doing here, Scott? I inquired, without facing him.

"Elena, why do you despise me so much, I'm not at all what you think of me and if given a chance I can prove myself and worth to you, with you by my side I will be formidable.

I know I've lost the right to brag about who I am, but aren't we all just beginning to find ourselves, we are all a shadow of someone's past and to grow we must make way for forgiveness and also learn to give people a chance. I'll love to see where this hot ride takes us.

What do you say, Elena about us making this work. "He asked.

I busted out into a loud laughter; it sounded like a rehearsed play in a drama series.

Oh, Scott, did Alpha Damien write this on a piece of paper and shove it down your throat because you sound and look really funny right now. I looked at his face to read an expression but it looked pitiful, however I couldn't stop myself from laughing.

Stop laughing! Scott roared.

His bright red eyes looked like danger and he flashed his shiny white fangs at me and his fingers grew longer.

Was I about to have a taste of what it meant to be married to this man, could I have averted this in a way? I began to question myself; I wondered what would happen to me in this instant as he motioned towards me, I pleaded.

I'm sorry Scott, that's all I could say. I wasn't sure if he could hear me at this point but I kept on repeating it while falling to my knees.

To my utmost surprise my door flung open, it was Elijah, at the glimpse of this Elijah's transformed fully and they howled at each other in complete fury.