Claimed By The Cursed Beast Alpha

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Kiara's POV:

To say that I was angry would be a grave understatement.

Every cell in my body screamed at me to strangle Gregg and bury his body where no one would ever find. My heart grew thick and dark with rage, and my blood boiled as more violent images filled my head. But outwardly all I could do was ball my hands into tight fists.

“Get going now.” He said, waving at me like one would shush away a flea infested stray dog.

My anger reached a boiling point and my hand moved on its own. I lashed out at his face, ready to slap him with all the strength that I could muster. However, before my hand could strike, he caught my wrist and held it firmly in the air.

He leaned in closer to me, his eyes flashed a deadly amber and his smile vanished. My breath caught in my throat and I gasped. I tried to pull my hand back, but the more I struggled, the harder his grip became till I was sure he would snap my wrist in half. “That night was the first and last time I would ever let you put your filthy hands on me.” He spat, his voice laced with vitriol. He let go of my hand and shoved me away. “Get out of here. Come back when you’re ready to plead my forgiveness.”

I massaged my wrist which was starting to throb from the force he grabbed it with. He stared at me coldly, his eyes gradually reverted to their dark hue.

Come back? To him?

In my past life, I would have been naïve enough to go back to him. I would have fallen to my knees and begged for him to forgive me, begged not to be sent out because he was all I had, begged to be given one more chance. Oh, how I would have begged. Like a foolish woman.

But now, I can see right through his BS.

He knew I’d be here. He knew that if he took away the documents I would come storming through the front doors, demanding an answer. He knew that and he proudly displayed my sister on his arm, because he knew it would hurt me. Then he would offer a false olive branch, a lie that he’d accept me if I came back.

All he wants is my pure blood. I don’t need two heads to figure it out. That’s the only reason he would try to make me come back.

Goodness. How was I so f*****g blind.

My hand dropped to my side and I scoffed. “You can f**k yourself, Gregg. I would rather die than ever come back to you.” I spat.

My answer seemed to surprise him, as his brows shot up and shock crossed his eyes for a brief second. Then it was gone, buried under the mask of an unbothered smile. He chuckled to himself, like I had just said the stupidest thing ever.

“Is that so?”

“You f*****g bet it is.”

“Charmed, darling. Where will you go? You have nobody. No money. Shall I go on? I’m sure you know the rest.”

“I’ll go with--”

“Let me guess, your friends?”

My face bloomed hot red like a tomato.

He laughed again. My sister joined him. I wanted to strangle them both.

“You don’t have any friends, darling. You chased them all away with your terrible attitude.”

I bit my cheek hard. The nerve on this man! I chased them away? Wasn’t he the same person who told me that they were all problematic and terrible people? I had a whole circle of friends. Little by little I drew away from them all because Gregg didn’t like how they dressed, and how they talked, and who they dated, and how we would hang out once a f*****g month.

I was so stupid. I thought he loved me and was only looking out for me. In reality he was making sure that I would only ever have him to rely on and no one else. And I fell for it all. Hook, line, and f*****g sinker.

He’s a smart man, I’ll admit that.

It briefly crossed my mind that if I had been reborn three years from now, I would still have my friend group. But there was no fixing that now. I had thought that maybe I’ll get back on good terms with them after my revenge was done. But I guess that’s not happening either.

Fuck.

“This isn’t over.” I said, my voice shuddering. I swallowed the blood in my mouth, my hands clenched hard at my fists that my fingernails cut into my palm. “I will show the world the disgusting cheat that you are. Just as you have left me with nothing, I will take away all that you own and leave you penniless.”

He held my sister close to him and gestured towards the door. “You know where the door is, killjoy.”

I opened my mouth to reply, but whatever I had to say wilted in my throat. He pulled my sister into a kiss, his dark eyes boring into mine. He smirked wickedly as he kissed her deeper, his hand groping her ass.

Bile rose in my throat and I turned away violently. His mocking laughter echoed behind me, and I may have been imagining it, but the crowd jeered at me.

I didn’t stop walking till I got out of the estate and into the street. Once I was out of there, my anger evaporated. My shoulders went slack, and all the strength lynched out of my body. I began to tremble as the full weight of my situation dawned on me. I had nothing, no leverage, no money, nothing. With it came the sickening realization that I wasn’t smart enough. I should have accounted for something like this when I made my plans. I should have known that Gregg would attempt this.

I dug into my purse and all I could find was my phone an a few crumpled receipts. The last money I had on me I had used it to take a taxi here.

My insides crumpled in on me, and my mouth filled with moisture. I began to sob before I could realize what was going on. I had barely gotten the sobs out of my system before my phone rang.

I glared through my tears at the screen. Alex. What the heck did he want from me?! I ended the call, only for him to call again. I stared at the screen, my anger starting to brew in my heart again. Instead of ending the call, I let it ring out. He called back again.

“What?!” I yelled into the speaker. “Can you just leave me alone?!”

“Where are you right now?” he asked, totally ignoring my outburst.

“None of your business.”

“Kiara. Where are you? I need to pick you up now.” His voice sound urgent and tensed.

I paused. Come to think of it, he’s too stuck up to call me as a prank. I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand and swallowed. “Why? I’m kind of busy right now.”

“My brother… the king, he has reverted to his beast form.”