To mate with another woman and make her the Luna of the pack. Hell, Dominic tried to do it. Many times. The problem was that his wolf had stopped accepting anyone other than Inez. The second he found out that Inez was his mate, he completely let go of the anger that the two of them were holding onto and was determined to make her his.
His wolf no longer cared about the grudges that the two of them had. Inez was their mate and needed to be claimed. It was simply a black and white matter to his wolf.
And to make matters even more tricky, his wolf was in a rather shitty mood ever since he woke up next to Eve. Dominic had no idea how it happened, nor did he plan to do such a despicable thing. Though he hated Inez, he knew where to draw the line.
He didn’t hold back the mate bond because he wanted to hurt her even further by using it, but because of his wolf. So, imagine his surprise when he woke up next to motherfucking Eve.
Turned out that he had been drugged out of his mind, as the woman hoped that he would mark and claim her. Something his wolf had refused to do, even though neither of them was sober.
Dominic had succeeded in not marking that woman, but he had caused some inexplicable damage to Inez.
When that woman barged into his office earlier, he thought that he had finally gotten what he wanted, but the look in her eyes terrified him so much that, for the first time, he felt flustered.
The reason he was so bold was because he knew that Inez was not going to leave him because somewhere he knew that she wouldn’t be able to bear their separation. But this morning, the look in her eyes gave him chills. It terrified him out of his wits.
Like he had already lost her.
So what else could he do but entrap her under his—
Dominic felt something snap within him. It was a subtle feeling. If it were some other day, he would have ignored it. Wouldn’t have bothered with it because a pack as big as his would often lose members, and sometimes a few weak wolves would run away because they couldn’t withstand the training and torment that they needed.
However, today was different. The second the loss of the pack bond resounded in his very core, he heard his wolf let out a mournful howl. One that was strong enough to make his head buzz and his body stagger backwards.
Dominic jumped to his feet and dashed past the table and out of the office.
"Dom?" Tao called him, but Dominic didn’t turn back. He headed out of the office building and past the scattered lodges before reaching the one place that he was looking for.
It was a tiny lodge with the most perfectly trimmed lawn. Usually, this perfect garden that was maintained by Inez’s mother was something that he disliked, and sometimes it even grated on his nerves. But not today. No, today his wolf was stressing over something completely different. It was also rather pissed at the fact that Dominic had not realized it till now.
It was faint. Extremely faint.
Dominic trembled against his better judgment and rushed inside the well-maintained garden. Down the lawn and past the porch, he raised his hand and started banging on the door of the Sinclair house.
"Dom, what’s the matter?" Tao, who could sense the agitation leaking within the pack bond, looked at Dominic, who was knocking on the door with a pallid complexion.
Dominic knew that his actions looked nothing but bizarre in the eyes of others, but at that moment, he didn’t care about anything.
It took Mrs. Sinclair three minutes to open the door; she looked a tad bit harassed—no surprise there because he did knock on the door like he was about to break it down.
When she saw him, her eyes lit up, but then she stiffened and questioned, "Is it Inez? Did she do something again? I am so sorry, Alpha; please don’t get angry. I will have a word with her."
Mrs. Sinclair had always been .
From annoyance to acceptance, Dominic had gone through every single emotion towards this woman before it turned into indifference. He walked past her and took a long whiff. The scent, which he hoped to get stronger, was even weaker than it was outside.
He wheeled around to look at Mrs. Sinclair and asked, "Where is she?"
"Where is who?" Mrs. Sinclair asked with a frown when she saw that he was looking at her impatiently; her heart skipped a beat. She blinked her eyes as her head started to churn. She then asked tentatively, "Are you talking about Inez? She should be in her bedroom."
Mrs. Sinclair hardly finished speaking, and Dominic jumped to motion; he charged right upstairs and then rushed inside the bedroom that belonged to Inez and Scarlet.
Without even glancing at the woman who was sitting in her bed, he walked over to where Inez used to sleep and pulled off the covers.
It was just as he expected. There was nothing but a bundle of clothes underneath the cover, and the person who should have been under it was gone.
He turned to look at Scarlet, who didn’t seem surprised by his sudden visit and asked, "Where is she?" The unease he felt tingled down his spine even more harshly when the woman raised her head and looked at him as if she was silently mocking him.
"I do not believe that it is important," stated Scarlet. Her arctic blue eyes were drilling into his. "What’s more is that you listen to this carefully. My sister repaid whatever she owed you last night after the shameful betrayal that you gave her. Stomping on her pride was equivalent to killing her; since you dared to make that decision, then you might as well leave her alone."