CHAPTER 20: PAIN & PLEASURE

MONICA'S POV

I walked past the guards and entered the mansion with bated breath. Seeing the guards like that made me realize how far I had gone and I desperately hoped I wouldn't meet Alpha Brimstone at home. "He's around!" Edna warned me and I froze. I had just climbed the first step of the stairs so I immediately took my step back and turned to face the maids who all bowed their heads behind me. "Where is Lord Brimstone?" I asked them softly. I couldn't afford to raise my voice and let him know I was around.

"He's upstairs. In his room." One of them replied and I groaned. I knew I was going to face a lot from him if he saw me at that moment and I was too weak to even listen to his cold words. Not knowing what to do, I closed my eyes and screamed inwardly "What's it?" I suddenly heard a voice in my head and my eyes flew open. I looked around me but there was no one. This wasn't a forceful intrusion but more like a string connected the person to my mind and the person spoke directly to my mind... Mind link

"Who are you?" I asked out loud as it was a first for me. I knew it was an ability that we possessed as a werewolf but I had never been able to use it with anyone before and I always envied my parents whenever they used it to converse. It was amazing yet scary because I couldn't pinpoint whose voice it was. "Who are you?" I asked again. "You don't recognize this voice? Don't tell me you don't because I will be angry at you. I will feel disappointed too." The voice said again and my eyes widened. It was Alpha Zac!

I felt elated and I quickly turned my back to the maids who seemed to have noticed the change in my mood and were staring at me. "Alpha Zac?" I asked, this time inwardly because I knew talking out loud would only make the maids listen to me and figure out what I was doing. "Thank goodness. I heard you left home without telling anyone. Where did you go to?" He asked and I groaned. "I went out for fresh air and I lost my way. I tried finding my way back but it was too late and..." I lied and paused as I was just about to say what was exactly going wrong at the moment. "I feel like I'm in trouble now. Alpha Brimstone is at home and he seems to be waiting for me in the room. I'm so scared. I don't want to enter the room." I explained to him and he was quiet for a while before he sighed. "Go to the study and stay there. I will go and meet him first and calm him down before he speaks to you." He said to me and I was glad.

"Okay, I will do that. Thank you very much." I said to him and the connection ended there. Amazing! It felt so good and thrilling at the same time and I wished to try it again but there was no one I could do it with. I turned to face the maids and they all bowed again "Show me the way to the study." I said to them and I was led to the study.

Entering the study, I realized there were a lot of books, both old and new ones and as a lover of books, I was overjoyed. I rushed toward the shelf and started picking my favorite authors' books. I picked about three and went back to the couch where I sat and started reading through. The books were interesting and before long, I had forgotten about my problems and was already into the book fully.

Hours into the book, I was almost hitting the end of the book when the door opened and Alpha Brimstone walked in. He looked at me for a few seconds and left the study without saying a word. "I think he is mad at me?" I mumbled. "Yes. He is but he is not saying anything which means you can sleep peacefully for the night." Edna replied and I rolled my eyes. "Night? It's morning already." I said and checked my time and it was already past 5 in the morning. "I guess Alpha Zac has spoken to him. I should go and drop these books and go to bed. I feel so tired already." I said as I stood up from the couch. I was already feeling very sleepy as I hadn't slept at all through the night.

I walked toward the shelf and returned the three books. I was about to turn around and leave when I felt an arm wrapped around my waist and my eyes widened. The scent was familiar... It was a scent I had dreamt about many times and it was a scent that made me lose my mind. My heart started racing and I froze. "Lord... Lord Brimstone?" I asked gently and I heard him grunt. "Call me Brimstone. I'm your Mate." He corrected but it was awkward. One moment, he was cold, and another moment he was hugging me from behind. One moment he touched me and did a lot with me and the next moment, he went away and came back to grab my neck.

I wanted to stop him this time around. I wanted to be the one to stop him and let him know I wasn't that cheap but the excitement In my heart was contradicting the idea in my mind and all I could do was melt in his arms and his hands moved up and he cupped my breast. "Mmm..." I moaned and he chuckled. He turned me to face him and look into my eyes. "Why did you leave? Why did you have to make me that worried?" He asked and my heart skipped. Is he doing all these to punish me? Is he still angry?

I tried to move away from him but he held me back and grabbed my waist "This is your punishment for leaving the mansion in the midnight and throwing the whole mansion into a mess." He said and before I could refute it, he pressed his lips on mine and started kissing me roughly.

The kiss was rough and unlike him, but I loved it. I responded to the kiss and his hand moved from my waist and he pressed on my butt. His other hand grabbed my neck, he deepened the kiss. It was so hot that I nearly lost my breath before he stopped, swoop me up my feet and He carried me to the couch where he made me lie down "Running away, leaving the mansion, and being more comfortable with another man is all a sin because you are MINE!" He yelled and I could see the anger in his eyes.

He seemed to be very annoyed about something and it scared me. I opened my mouth to talk but nothing was coming out and I could only shake my head. "I won't run away from you... I like you more than anyone else." I wanted to say these words to him but it wasn't leaving my throat and I could only watch him bent on the couch as he took my lips again. This time, a lot rougher than the last and his big hand caught my breast, pressing hard on it. It was painful, yet pleasurable but what hurt was that I knew he wasn't enjoying it. He was doing it all because he was angry.

He grabbed my gown and tore it off, revealing my undergarment and he looked into my eyes again. "I should teach you how it is. Who you are and who you belong to." He snapped as he tore off my undergarment too, rendering me naked right in front of him with only bra and panties on me!