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After finishing Payne's sentence I pretty much waited for my death and I braced myself for his roar.

I closed my eyes tightly and prepared for pain. Mom and dad, here I come.

He growled loudly and began stalking toward me. I was frozen in place with fear. He grabbed me by my pony tail and pulled me roughly behind him. He was practically dragging me because my short feet couldn't keep up with his quick pace. His hold was so tight on my hair I couldn't hold it in anymore.
I screamed.

Another thing I shouldn't have done. He turned to face me and pulled on my hair more forcing me to look at him.His eyes were glowing with rage and I wanted so badly for him to let me go so I could shrink and fall to the ground. His free hand held me by my neck and his eyes screamed the threat that he hadn't said outloud. This moment reminded be however that I wasn't dealing with just anybody, Payne was a monster, a murderer and being mates didn't matter to him it hadn't even sunk it yet.

His hold on my neck wasn't suffocating but it was a warning that it could get worse. Looking into my eyes he saw right through my walls and saw how I truly felt for what he was doing. His mouth was in a straight line as he stared at me. Not even a hit of regret or remorse in his eyes. "Don't ever do that again." He warned his voice in a growl but I didn't care of his tone or what he said.

He released my throat.

"You've proven yourself." I growled out and his face stayed the same. Giving nothing away but I didn't care what he saw in my face because anger was the majority. A few seconds after he gave me a tight smile.

"Good, I hope you see where we stand on this mate shit and if you say one word to my sister. I'll do the honours of giving you what you want. I'll kill you."

I stared to into his grey eyes trying to hate my mate that had held me by my throat as a warning.

He loosened his grip on my hair but he didn't let go as he began walking again, dragging me behind his large form.

My body was bent awkwardly as I was forced to follow him head first and I could feel a headache coming on. It didn't matter trying to beg him to just completely let me go, he wouldn't care how much pain I was in and from the looks of it he didn't really want to let me go. He wanted me to suffer.

We kept this painful treck up until he reached the castle. As soon as we entered the large double doors he released my hair pushing me forward to the ground where I also fell headfirst. The marble under me was hard and definitely not comforting to my skin that felt like it was on fire. I massaged the path of my scalp which he made sore while tugging at my hair. I refused to get up and luckily he didn't look too hurried for me to get up either.

"Delia!" His voice traveled through the hallways and into every room with his loud call. His tone wasn't upset or in any particular tone just the one I'd gotten used to. The flat and bored sound. I couldn't help but wonder who he was calling and I looked up just as I heard footsteps pad through the halls.

It was the same maid from earlier who I had knocked out and I felt my guilt return. This time she wasn't wearing her long robes instead she wore a dress colored in black and white with a lace background. It was a maid's outfit but it didn't pass her knees or look as ragged as her other uniform. She looked quiet pretty with her brown hair in a high pony tail at the top of head and her hazel brown eyes that stared so longingly at Payne. Was this girl serious? Or were my eyes deceiving me? She looked no older than I was and for a split second I found that I wanted to smash her head into a wall again for looking at my mate like that but then I thought, he's a monster, he wouldn't want her even if she had all the looks and the maximum of things he'd ever want. He just looks like he's not that type of guy or maybe it was just me.

"Delia, I want to inform you that because of our accident with Alexis." He paused and glared at my small form on the ground and I even saw a hint of a glare from the maid girl. I think my new friend here wants to be introduced to the wall again. I thought evily all guilt erased.
I thought back to how he said my name, it was the first time he ever said it other than when I told him what it was and it had butterflies ruining my stomach but I quickly tried to shove that aside and remember he was a monster who hurt me a while ago.
"- You won't be needed to tend to her and also I won't need your help. You will be of use to my sister from now on and that's not for discussion. You are dismissed. " He waved her off but for some reason she stood there still, her eyes to the floor and her face blushing a bright red against her pale complexion.

"Alpha, its my birthday today and it'll mean the world to me if yo-" stop! Please stop. I can't take this.

I busted out laughing and the girl got stopped mid speech. Her glare threatening to be the death of me but I didn't care. This was ridiculous and I was somehow affected by her desire to reach out to him. If I couldn't even speak one sentence without getting growled at ;this maid wasn't even getting to finish her sentence. Birthday or not.

"What's so funny?" She asked her death glare still on me and I got to my feet and dusted off my jeans and top. I'm sure I looked a mess and I haven't showered since I left my pack. I felt utterly disgusting.

"Look, I'll leave you two, maybe go look for some razor blades to kill myself with or something but heads up this won't work. I think he's celibate" I laughed a little with my last words and it was truth, he chose to be the way he was. I erupted into laughter again and I think all that pulling and tugging at my hair really did something to my head but truth is I had a death wish when it came to this man. I was beginning to like seeing him upset, I wanted out of here and maybe if death isn't the only option he'll get tired of me and let me go. I had a whole lot of mouth for him and if he thought for one second keeping me here was going to be suffering for me alone, he's so wrong.

I began to walk back to my cage but two steps later my hand was roughly pulled and I stumbled back to my original stance.

"You are dismissed Delia." He growled out but before she left she smirked at me. Damn, If I could turn back the clock and go back to this morning when I first slammed her head into the wall, I sure as hell would have enjoyed it better.

When the girl left it took me a second to register that the reason my hand felt like a million electric bolts were running through me was because Payne's huge hand tightly gripped at my forearm. My body swayed a little but when he too realized it he pulled his hand back as if my skin was acid.

"The reason I don't want you isn't because I'm celibate, I'm not, it's just the mere fact that I don't want a mate or anything like that." He said plainly and somehow I felt better that it wasn't because of who I am he didn't want me, maybe it could have been anyone else but he still wouldn't want that. He cleared his throat and continued, "like I said earlier, I have other use for you and that use is that you be my servant. Cooking, cleaning and basically anything I want. If this isn't to your liking you can join the men in the cellars that rot to death." I felt a pit grow in my stomach just thinking about suffering like that. I was honest and I told him the truth but here I am still locked up in this place and he wants me to pay for trespassing on his land. That's bloody ridiculous to be honest but I knew he was determined to see me suffer somehow but I was going to show him I could be a good girl and follow his orders. Maybe that way I'd be able to plan a better escape route and leave my newfound hell hole.

With my mind made up I glared at him and gave him his answer, "Fine. I'll be your servant."

He nodded his head in approval to my decision.

"How nice of you to finally behave Alexis." He addressed his tone in a flat note and his eyes captivating. I still couldn't get over the way he said my name. No one's ever called me Alexis much after my parents, it was plain old Alex and I liked it that way but the way he said it, even if it meant nothing to him, meant something to me.

"Don't flatter yourself, just wait for it." I answered grimly and I earned the corners of his lips to twitch but they never quite made the smile I was somehow looking for.

"I'll show you to your new room then." He said calmly and I was quite happy to hear him say *room* then there was hope that there was a bathroom and a bed close by but I wouldn't be surprised if he gave me the worst room in the place. Knowing that he hates me and all. He nodded forward and we both began walking down the hallways. In the middle of an uncomfortable silence I decided to ruin it with a question to irritate him.

"So, I think, Delia has a crush on you" I structured my tone in a child like tone just to add on to the irritation. Maybe he'll actually laugh or get annoyed and slap me this time. Either way I had a slight dread. I felt better with us talking. He already despises me what's there to lose? Or yeah, my life.

"Unfortunately, thats where the both of you share something in common, neither of you will ever be my lover." He answered, his voice not as cold as usual but in a teasing tone and I saw how his eyes flashed to mine to soak up my emotion. I couldn't deny it but even though I knew it was truth and something I should accept as a fact. His words hurt like hell.

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