Konstantin: The Heartless Beta novel Chapter 15

Lily

It’s been days since Stefan violated me in the worst possible way, days since I’ve felt his slimy touch or smelled his disgusting scent.

The lust-filled fog is slowly lifting from my mind, and as it does, shame settles deep in my bones. Why am I allowing myself to be violated like this? I was Konstantin’s most trusted second-in-command! How…

Stefan’s words make their way into my head… what I truly am and why I am powerless to resist him when he uses me. The reason I have no scent and why the Vega pack rejected me.

I curl up into a ball, and a sob wrecks through my body. This is all my fault, my child, Konstantin’s first born, the both of us will die as soon as I give birth to Stefan’s monstrosity inside me. I can feel it clawing its way in my belly and sucking the energy right out of my soul.

Just like it’s snake of a father.

Suddenly I jerk awake and feel a familiar pull in my centre - the mate bond pull. Wait, is Konstantin here right now?!

I run towards the window, ignoring the chain at my ankle as it holds me back, but the pull remains. When I look out of my barred window, I see a faint glowing light, and when it stops, the pull goes slack.

“No…” I whimper. “No! KONSTANTIN!” I cry out, willing him to hear me, but I know it is futile at this distance. He came for me, I know he did, but now he’s leaving again.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry for leaving you….”

I sink to the floor as sadness overtakes me yet again. Hugging my knees to my chest, I allow the hot tears to flow over my cheeks while I am taken back to the single best evening of my life.

The night Konstantin claimed me.

It felt right, it felt perfect - but neither of us knew that we were truly fated to be the other’s mate. We were stubborn and refused to give in to our emotions, afraid to admit how much we craved the other.

Now, look at us. I’ve willingly become a demon’s sex pet even as the thought of his touch disgusts me.

I don’t know what I’m going to do anymore; I’ve given up waiting for anyone to come for me, and why would they? I left the pack after telling them I met my mate, and he caught me having sex with Stefan in his office.

Who would want me knowing I’m ruined goods now?

As if he could pick up on my self-hatred, Stefan waltzes into my prison cell and as I look up, I see the disgust in his eyes.

“I’m sure you know who just tried to come for you,” he says with a wide grin on his face.

I sit up and glare at him, hating the fact that this man knows my every weakness and exploits it for his own disgusting needs. “No,” I answer and look away from him.

He tuts, walking over to me slowly with his hands in his pockets. “You know how much I hate lies, and yet that’s all you can do. Luckily I had the great idea to spell the border of my territory to keep out anyone connected to you. I just didn’t expect your fucking brother to show up so soon.”

My head snaps towards him, and then a frown covers my face. “My brother? Fenriz was here?” I ask incredulously. Why would my brother come for me? He hates me!

“Yes. The filthy Lycan prince made his appearance along with Konstantin. Oh, but don’t get your hopes up on a rescue mission, my dear wife, my witches made the barrier strong enough to keep even him out.”

That little hope blooming in my chest gets immediately snuffed out by his words. He sees this on my face and lets out a chuckle. “Poor little Rogue wolf, nowhere to go and no one to love you.” He says, then gets down on his haunches in front of me.

“I’m the only one who can take care of you, Lilith. I hope you see that now,” he says while stroking my hair.

I don’t know what to do anymore. These tears I’ve shed have been all for nothing as I am stuck in a world I willingly walked into.

Maybe I should just accept this as my normal and live out my last days as a slave to this man; it’s all I’m good for now anyways.

I feel something shift inside of me at this thought, and I look down. Wait… did one of the babies just kick?!

Another shift, and suddenly a sense of calm settles in my heart and causes me to relax. I breathe out a sigh, then look up at the man who took everything from me; my warden and tormentor… the father to the devil child in my womb.

“I will never willingly submit to you, Stefan, you will have to use a lot of your stink to make me bend to your will because you know that’s the only way you’ll ever have me even if I am just like you,” I say, then spit into his face before giving him a sweet smile.

I expect his wrath; I welcome it actually because I know this is the only thing he knows how to do well. But Stefan only chuckles and shakes his head as he wipes the spit from his face.

“You’ll live to regret that move, my little pet. Just wait for my repayment; it will come at any time, but continue to live in fear until then. As it is, I cannot touch you until my child is born and….” He trails off, then laughs.