CHAPTER 1
She had a dark secret that only the people close to her knew about. She doesn't remember much details but she relives her earliest memories inside her nightmares every night.
She remembers being chained and cold. Her little hands couldn't help her much at the time. She wanted to be free, to run away from that cold and smelly place that she was but she couldn’t. She tried to seek help. She made a big mistake though as she was faced with a cruel man. He pulled her from her hair and she start crying from the pain but this didn't stop him. He beat her again and again. Her little body couldn't take it, her lugs were burning trying to get the oxygen, she so desperately needed. The man, continued his assault, not caring that he was hurting a little defenceless child.
“P-Please s-stop”
She tried to tell him but he didn’t listen. He slapped her hard on the face and she hit the wall behind her. The impact was too much for her tiny body and her brain start shutting down slowly but painfully. Black dots appeared in her vision and she was sure this was the end. Until she felt a warm hand on her burning cheek. She flinched, desperately trying to get away from the person in front of her, but she was too weak to do it.
“It’s okay sweety, you are safe now, I am going to protect you” was all she heard before the darkness consume her. How she hated the dark.
The man who saved her, kept his promise and no one ever hurt her, even if some tried she wasn't weak now. She was much stronger all thanks to that man who now she proudly calls dad, Peter Hunter. He may not be his biological daughter but he surely treats her as one. And she is the perfect daughter anyone could ask for.
She wasn't an only child though, she had an older brother, Michael Hunter the biological son of her new father and a notorious playboy. He, unlike his dad, didn't welcome her at first but after some time he grow closer to her and since then he couldn't live without her, he was very protective over her, like any big brother should be. They had their own little imperfect perfect family and she couldn't ask for more.
Semeli Hunter, the little child who was renamed after being rescue, was kind but also ruthless, she was her fathers adopted daughter after all. Through out the years she mastered the perfect business face and even though at the beginning many of her father’s business partners tried to intimidated her, they regret it shortly after. She proved to them that she was capable enough and they must obey her orders, even though she was a woman. She was powerful and she wasn't afraid to put any man back to his place when she needed to. She was strong and no one could make her feel otherwise. News fly fast and people were intimidated with her reputation and try their best not to get on her bad side. They feared to cross her, she was one hell of a woman and who ever tried to face her, faced the consequences.
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“Semeli" her dad called
“In here daddy” she answered back.
Mr hunter found his daughter in the library room again, this girl brings out his soft side and she is always burying her beautiful face behind some book, she can’t get enough of them. One her very first birthday he decide to create a massive library just for her, with all kind of books for her to read again and again.
“Honey, I will have to fly for the meeting in Paris. Your brother was supposed to attend the meeting in the UK but his meetings got delayed and he can’t make it on time” he said annoyed at his older son for not planning ahead and messing up their plan.
“And you want me to go.” she stated as a matter of fact.
He sigh in return, he didn't want his only daughter to go there, especially in one of the biggest packs in the world were he couldn't protect her. He will arrange some of his top hunters to go with her and he knows she won't like it, but he will do anything to protect her.
‘I know I ask too much especially-” he trails off but he is stopped immediately by Semeli’s voice.
“Dad, I am not the same weak kid you found. I AM STRONG, a lot stronger than any mutt out there and we have a business to run.” She said sternly. The old man smiled and went over to her to kiss her forehead.
“I am so proud of you sweety”
“I know” was all she replied back.
She was always his favourite, even though he told her countless times that she didn't owe him anything she was always trying her best, to thank him for saving her all those years ago and making her the woman she is today. She couldn't repay him, no matter how much she tried and she knew that very well. She was all he dreamed of his children to be and even much more, he made sure she knew that but still deep inside her she knew it was still not enough.
She did everything he asked her and she helped him through everything, especially after losing his wife, she was the rock he and his son needed. Since then they all grew very close to each other and Semeli always made sure they were okay. After a few years she started helping out with her fathers business. All the time he took to grief his lost wife, their finances fell dramatically until she stepped up and made them into the empire they have today. She was thriving.
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Dring… dring..
“Hey sis, what's up?”
“Hey M” she whispered on the phone. Her brother realized that something was not right.
“What’s wrong?” he asked worriedly.
“I-I.. I have to go to a pack since you can’t. It’s a big deal and…” she trailed off unable to continue
“What? NO i said to dad to cancel it” he yelled frustrated on the other line
“We can't afford to rearrange it Michael.” she stated calmly. Her brother sighs on the other line, he knew she was right.
“You are right, but you can't go along.. what if-’
“Nothing will happen to me”. She tried to reassure him.
“I know you are strong but I am still worried. I will try to finish earlier and come where you are okay?
“Promise?” she asked uncertain, worry and fear lacing her once calm voice
“I promise sis, I will always have your back” he said and she knew he was smiling on the other side of the line. She smiled back even though he couldn't see her.
“And I will always have yours” was all she said before they said good night to each other and closed the phone.
She was worried though, after the war the most dominant species among the supernatural, were the werewolves and they wanted to keep it like that. The meeting that she needs to attend was between one of the biggest and strongest packs among all. The alpha, named Damien Black is known as a cruel man, many rumours are saying that he is pure evil, even the moon goddess was afraid of his power so she didn't grant him a mate, no poor soul deserves his cruelty. She was worried and maybe a bit afraid, she knows that most werewolves are ruthless creatures but he is one of the worst.
She tried to shake off her worries while having a warm bath. The water relaxed her muscles a bit. Her mind, though, was still running fast. When she was younger she faced a similar werewolf, more cruel, more ruthless. If she survived him she can survive anything, she assured herself.
She got off the shower and wore her silk pajamas. She loved the feeling of the silk on her skin, it was so soft. She closed her eyes preparing herself for tomorrow.