Annie's POVThe maids assisted me as I put on the wedding gown.I heaved a sigh and looked at my reflection in the mirror. "You can do this..." I told myself. But I wasn't so convinced."Are you not happy?" Hannah asked me. She is my wolf. She gave me a lonely gaze.I smiled wryly at her. "What about you? You seemed not happy," I retorted back."I'm just worried about you. Are you sure you want to do this?"I reluctantly nodded at her. "Y-yeah. Do we have a choice?""Of course, we do!" she claimed. "But that option isn't coming out in the open. I was waiting for that, Am..."I snorted. I stretched my elbows upward while the maids were busy decorating my gown on my torso. "Why do you keep calling me 'Am'? Is that my nickname?""Hmm..." She nodded in response. "I guess you could say that." She sighed exasperatingly. "I feel so bored.""Are you not excited that we get married to our mate?""I don't know. All I know is that we're stuck here and we don't really feel loved like how we shoul
Annie's POV The huge door opened at the center and I slowly walked toward the aisle.There was music playing. Piano and violin. I was holding a bouquet and a veil all over my head. My heart felt like someone was piercing through it.I was bound to be wedded to my mate. But why did it feel so wrong? Why did I feel like this ceremony was never for me?I wish I could hold back. I wish I could just turn back and leave this place.A tear fell from my eye. Good thing that people around us didn't notice. They were all smiles as I kept slow paces intact.I wish this slow walking would be endless.I had wished for so many things that even though I was alone, I could not find my groom someone I can rely on.He is nothing but a cruel werewolf. He disguised his lust and cruelty as an act of love for me. And when I thought I could rely on Aruna for saving me, I started to resent her.Was she certain that I wanted this? Was she certain that I took my own life just because Alpha Trace's father disa
Annie's POV "So, what really brought you here, my King?" Alpha Trace asked. He was in his comfortable posture seated at the chair, wine glass at hand. He had this insincere smile plastered on his face.I was beside him, forcibly trying to make my existence as genuine as possible. My hand gently held his arm.But the king's eyes... they never bore Alpha Trace's direction. He would rather look away or enjoy himself looking at my nervousness. He was looking at me with several emotions I couldn't comprehend.Was it longing? Lust?I meekly shook my head. I must be imagining things. There is no way that the Alpha King would look at me this way.King Iram gave a smug smile shortly after he looked at Alpha Trace, then, looked away again. "We have already talked about this, haven't we? The deadline is nearing. It shouldn't be prolonged any more," he said in a low voice. "Give what is necessary to my pack, so that we can conquer the whole of Europe. Or else, we will consider Froster Pack nothi
Annie's POVI abruptly woke up gasping for air. Heavy breathing.I was too bewildered by the dream I had.Who was that man inside my dreams? Why did it seem like I knew him all of my life? Why did it feel that it wasn't Alpha Trace?I absentmindedly hugged myself. I tried to observe myself. That was when I felt soreness down between my thighs.Did Alpha Trace enter my room?I wandered my eyes at my surroundings. I'm all alone. The space on my bed was still vacant, unlike the past nights I was here. It didn't look like someone had been there.I frowned a bit. Not that I was disappointed that Alpha Trace didn't sleep with me. It was the very fact that I was all alone. It felt like no one was there to even comfort me in my solitude.I realized that this world is nothing but a cruel place for someone like me. There was not a place for a weakling like me.That only those with strong will would survive. And if I try to survive in this world, I would only be abused no matter how much I try t
Annie's POV"What?!" Alpha Trace's voice bombarded the whole room.It was after I told him what King Iram had told me.I started scratching the back of my hand in nervousness. I trembled and shut my eyes tightly.I couldn't even face him. I was afraid I might get hit again. "I-I'm so sorry, Alpha. I did everything I could to change his mind. You know that I'm still not regaining my memories. I might ruin the pack because of me..."Alpha Trace slammed his fist against the wooden table. "That bloody hell werewolf! He knew about it. He knew that you have amnesia. He was so confident to give this challenge because he knew in the first place that I would still lose!""What shall we do, Alpha? I'm not so confident about this. I don't want to ruin the pack because of me. Please tell me what to do..." I began to sob gripping the hem of his shirt."We don't have any other choice but to do this. Go and spend time inside my library for now. You have to review the books I own.""What do you plan
Annie's POVFor the third and fourth questions, I only got 1 correct answer.I bit my lower lip as the smirk on King Iram's face began to show up. "One wrong answer and you're doomed, Luna..." he warned, but his face seemed to enjoy everything. He was at his advantage. If not for that question, I wouldn't have been this nervous.I sighed and closed my eyes. After that, I faced him again with determination."Fifth Question: can you guess how many mates I have already seen in my lifetime?" he asked his final question.I blinked many times, fazed at his question.Why did it have to be that question?I started to panic."What kind of question is this? I thought I will only have to study at the—""Well, I didn't say that my questions would all come from the books at the library. I did tell you about general knowledge and this is a part of it. By guessing, you are required to answer this," he interrupted coolly.I balled my fists and clenched my jaw in annoyance. He's mocking me! He was abs
Annie's POV"Alpha Trace, is this really necessary?" I asked him while I was trembling."Shut up, whore!" He snapped. "You're not that important to me anyway."Please, don't do this!" I kept on pleading but he wouldn't listen.He laughed and faced King Iram who was now on his gritted teeth. "What now, Alpha King? Are you just going to let this whore die? Come and save her!" he said challenging him."No! You and I both know that he's not going to do that. This is not right, Alpha Trace. Please let me go!"Alpha Trace and I kept on arguing while his dagger was threatening to give me a cut. That was when a sudden laughter came about.Alpha Trace stopped and turned in that direction.That was when we saw who it was. It was Alpha King's sinister laugh that filled the room."You think this is funny, huh?" Alpha Trace was gritting his teeth. His eyes grew bigger in rage. "You have the nerve to laugh at me, huh?""What do you want to make me do, then? Plead in front of you?" He chuckled again
Annie's POV During the cold journey out of Froster Pack, all I did was close my eyes and hug myself.I still couldn't understand what had happened after Alpha Trace announced my dismissal as the Luna of Froster Pack. He also rejected me in front of King Iram.It was not just embarrassment but also heartbreaking. Though I may not see Alpha Trace as my actual mate, the severity of that rejection filled me with pain and rage. And the fact that I was only used as a pawn was too overwhelming for me.He killed me once and wanted me dead to only make King Iram shiver in fear. But it didn't happen.The mystery of Alpha Trace's reasons for threatening my life was still unclear to me. Why did he do it? Why did he think that I could threaten King Iram?Who really am I?It was approximately 1 day of travel when we finally stopped in front of the large canopy of trees lined up neatly.It looked like some kind of invisible border. As a werewolf, I could sense that this place is from another territ