Chapter 3

Bella's POV

With a gulp, I looked up to see him, the same man handsome from last night towering over me, holding me tight.

The sun shining on his face made him look sexier. The way he shimmered under the sunlight, the way he stared into my eyes made my heart flutter. But the question was, how did he know where I live? How did he find me?

Just as I was about to say something, someone pulled me out of his arms and yanked me with so much force, I hit the door with my back and hissed in pain.

"Hey Handsome, how may I help you?” Bris cupped his cheeks and asked, in a sweet tone that almost made me retch. 

With a swift move, he pushed her inside and she fell butt-first to the floor. "I'm here for her,” he said, coldly, not sparing Bris a glance.

"Who are you?" Sophia asked the man and the door and I hid myself hoping to run when he wasn't looking.

"Who are you? And why did you barge into my home?" Sophia roared, angrily. "Are you the one the buyer sent to pick her up?"

Seeing as he didn't reply, she yelled again, "What on earth are you doing in my house, young man? If you are here to pick her up, say it! You don't have the right to push my daughter around in my own home!"

"Shut up!" A hefty and built man came out from behind him and yelled. "How dare you speak to Alpha Max like that? Since she had the guts to speak rudely to you, do I have permission to deal with her, Alpha?" He asked, cracking his knuckles.

Silence filled the room as we all stared at the men in awe.

"Alpha Max? He is my mate? You made me go to him and I had sex with him?" I asked my wolf, my tone high-pitched, but she didn't respond, and I became teary again.

How could she do this to me? With Alpha Max of all people? The man is popularly known as the terrorist Alpha, the ruthless and mateless Alpha due to his unending love for bloodshed and hatred for women. Rumor says he even kills women who seduced him.

Sophia, seeing the man and understanding that he was not someone to be trifled with, came to us. "Good morning Alpha Max. I apologize for my manners earlier. Please come, have a seat."

He growled silently, shot her a dead glare, and finally agreed.

"I apologize for the attitude of my two daughters, especially Bella. She's still young and makes mistakes… Come here, Bella. Apologize to the Alpha immediately!” she roared and I flinched.

I looked around and everywhere was surrounded by his men. Not having a choice, I walked slowly towards him, praying he doesn't recognize me and just leaves for his lover.

"Why did you leave?" He asked, bringing me out of my fantasy again. How stupid of me to think he wouldn't recognize me.

I fell to my knees, "I'm sorry, Alpha. Please forgive me."

"You stupid girl! What did you do?" She yelled raising her hands to slap me but Alpha Max stood up and caught her hand.

I looked up to see him red with anger, holding her hands up in the air. "Don't you dare lay a finger on her! She's mine!”

"What do you mean she's yours?" Bris asked, green with jealousy. "You can't have her! She has been taken and her husband will be coming for her soon!” Bris shouted and her mother shot her a deadly glare. 

"Sorry, what my daughter means today is…"

"I don't care what she wants to say. She is my mate! My wife! And my Luna!"

Sophia and Bris stood there shocked by the revelation. "Mate? Luna? Wife?" They muttered trying to make sense of everything.

"I- I don't understand. How's this possible?" Sophia muttered. "She's wolf-less, how can she be your mate?"

Alpha Max growled again and his men stepped up. "How dare you question our Alpha?"

Alpha Max raised his hands and his men calmed down. "That is none of your business. I am here to take my mate and that's all you need to know! I can see you're not treating her well."

Sophia's mouth fell, "I'm sorry Alpha but you have it all mistaken. I don't hit her. Ever since her father died I took her in as my child. I'd only scold her once in a while."

"Then can you explain what caused the redness and swelling on her cheeks?" He asked and Sophia fell silent. 

"You can't take her! She has been sold. Her husband will come for her soon." Bris said, jealous and irritated.

The atmosphere in the room changed and it all became chilly due to Alpha Max's anger. 

"How much did he agree to pay you? I'll double it!" 

"Five million dollars," Bris quickly said, before her mother could answer.

Immediately, a man walked forward with a book and handed it to the Alpha. He wrote a few things including an amount of ten million dollars and I gasped. "But it's …."

"Don't worry, no amount is equal to having you," he said and handed Sophia the cheque. 

Sophia's heart pounded in her chest as she stared at the check-in disbelief. Ten million dollars. It was an unimaginable sum of money, one that could change her life forever. 

"I can't believe it," she whispered, her voice barely audible.

"Mother please," I begged. "Don't give me to him. I'll find a job to earn the money back for you."

"But you already did," she said walking away with Bris. 

"Mother?" I cried, begging for her to return the cheque but my pleas fell on deaf ears. 

I turned to face Alpha Max, begging desperately. "Please let me go. I know you have a lover, Lady Jessica. Reject me as your mate, and live a happy life with her. Please just let me go.” 

Alpha Max's eyes widened with shock but he recollected himself, quickly. "Bella right?” he asked, wiping my tears and I nodded. 

"I have no lover named Jessica. You, Bella, are my mate and I'll love you till the end of time. Now be a good girl and come with your Alpha." He said brushing the hair away from my face.

"But last night you said…."

"Forget about anything I said last night. You are the one I want,” he said warmly and addressed his men. "Let's go!" He ordered, and a man who had an aura similar to the Alpha came close to me and carried me.

"Let me go!” I cried, struggling and hitting his back with every strength left in me but he was too strong. 

"Mother please, save me," I begged but they waved goodbye at me instead, still fawning over the cheque.

Right in the middle of the other cars, the man threw me into the sleek black car, locked it, and then left. 

I pulled the door handle, trying to open the door, but my efforts were in vain. Clenching my two hands into fists, I banged on the tinted windows, "Open the door! Let me go! Please!” I begged but no one answered me. 

Not giving up, I continued to bang and yell, hoping for a miracle, but instead, the devil who bought me from my family showed up, entered the car alongside his driver, and locked the doors again, trapping it with him.

Despite the small space, I managed to kneel, tears streaming down my face as I begged with my two hands in a praying position. "Please, Alpha Max. Let me go. I promise you, I won't mention this to anyone. I'll be quiet, I swear. But please let me go," I begged, crying without end.

I closed my eyes and begged hoping he'd at least listen but instead, I heard a little thud a few inches away from my face and I opened my eyes to see a file.

"Wh- What is this, Alpha?" I stammered my voice barely above a whisper.

"Open it!” he ordered coldly and I took the file lying inches away from me. As I brought it closer and read it, the letters written on the first page sent shivers down my spine. 

"Contract Marriage? What is this?"