Alora is no princess and her life is not a bed of roses despite being the Alpha's daughter. Her mother hates her for being weak and been born a female. Her sister bullies her with every chance she gets. Her father is ignorant about her, turning a blind eye to everything. When her mate chooses her sister over her, she is shattered. During her mate choosing ceremony, she is drugged and ends in bed with the lycan prince of Alistar kingdom. A contract marriage, that's what he offers her in exchange of her freedom in two years. But this relationship is bound to bring more complications on her life. A second chance mate? But is there a future for them?
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The loud banging on my door jolts me awake. I scramble from my uncomfortable bed, shoving down my clothes hastily.
“ How dare you sleep at this time? Do yóu expect me to clean the house and cook?" My mother's grumpy voice shouts from the other side.
" I'm coming!” I answer, slipping on my sandals and rushing to the door. Pulling it open, my cheek reconnects with my mother's palm. Her fuming face scowls at me and I shrink.
“ You just want Leah to be late for school, don't you? You can't stop your pathetic behavior of sabotaging your sister's life." She hisses, glaring at me.
" I didn't… " I try to explain only to be rewarded with another slap.
“ Useless mutt! How dare yóu talk back to me?"She snaps. My mother forbids me from saying anything when she is talking. I am only allowed to listen and bear the brunt of my mistakes.
“ I want the house spot free clean and breakfast already in bed when Leah wakes up.” She orders before storming off,not without glaring and huffing at me.
I walk to the kitchen to start my day. It's barely dawn for crying out loud, can't I get a moment of rest considering I slept late last night attending Leah's friends.
Although Leah and I are biological sisters, we get different treatment from our parents. Leah is the apple of my parents’ eyes while I am the hated and unwanted child.
After my parents gave birth to Leah, they thought that the next child would be a son. As the Alpha and Luna of the Midnight pack, they needed an heir to the position of Alpha. That's why they conceived me. It was quite the disappointment when I turned out to be a girl. My mother hated me for it, calling me all sorts of names.
One would wonder what my crime was. I never àsked to be born,much less be born a female.
What's even worse was the doctor declaring that my mother couldn't get pregnant again. Apparently, my pregnancy saw to it that her uterus was left unable to carry another pregnancy to termination.
As if that wasn't enough, I didn't shift at the age of fifteen when most werewolves get their wolves.
Without a wolf, I am rendered an Omega,the weakest and lowest in the ranks.
That served to increase my parents’ distaste of me.
“ I wasted my youth giving birth and raising a useless omega. I should have gotten rid of you before you stained our family name." Those words were not new to me. My mother would always tell me every time I annoyed her. A curse, that's what she deemed my existence to be.
I get everything for breakfast prepared and clean the house before retreating to my room. I am not allowed to sit at the dining table with the others. Only after everyone is full am I allowed to eat the leftovers. That is,if my mother doesn't order the maids to discard them.
I can't count the number of times I had to go to bed with a hungry stomach after slaving around the whole day. Sometimes I think about leaving the pack but I know that it's going to be a hard task to pull off, almost impossible.
After I make sure that everyone has had their breakfast and left, I rush downstairs, grab a leftover piece of bread and make my way to school.
While Leah gets to drive a car, I can only rely on my old bike. It's one of the things Leah gave to me when she was in the mood of being generous.
I make it to school just in time for the first lesson to begin.
One would think that being the Alpha's daughter, I get to be respected and perhaps loved by the pack members and my school mates. My case is different, I am the most bullied and pitiful wolf in the school. My sister made sure of that. Her crew of girls make my life a living hell while she stands aside, watching.
I make it my mission to avoid them at all costs, even hiding in the bathroom. As long as I don't get my clothes soiled,hair pulled or worse, embarrassed before everyone.
Being a weak and wolfless omega is like a plague if not a curse as my mother likes to call it.
When evening comes and the bell for training rings, I smile happily,glad that the day will end without me landing my ass into trouble.
Since I don't have my wolf, I am not allowed to engage in the training sessions.
I am about to leave my class when Bella, one of Leah's crew approaches me.
I curse inwardly. Too much for thinking that I could be safe even for a day.
I eye her suspiciously as she stands a foot before me, offering me a polite smile.
Instead of relaxing, that smile makes me even more alert.
“ Don't give me that look, little wolf. I am not here to seek any trouble." She announces but I scoff inwardly. I would be a fool to believe her words. When has she never sought trouble with me?
“ Here,take this," she says,passing me a shopping bag.
" Leah is waiting for those at the swimming pool. I need to rush somewhere.” She instructs.
I scan the bag with suspicion but decide to take it eventually.
Bella turns to walk away and that's how I miss the malicious smile on her lips.
Against my better judgement, I head to the swimming pool. True to Bella's words, Leah is sitting on one of the lodge chairs, still in her uniform.
There are students all over,busy with their own things. I make my way to her and she glares at me.
“ What took you so long?" She scowls at me ànd I fight the urge to roll my eyes.
“ I came immediately Bella gave me these." I say, passing the shopping bag to her and turning around to leave.
Before I can take the second step, someone shoves me from behind and I end up in the pool.
I struggle to float with the little swimming skills we have.
I can hear the students laughing while no one makes an attempt to help me.
I manage to swim to the edge when a hand appears before my face. Without thinking,I take it and allow the person to help me out.
Only when I am out and the coldness starts seeping in do I realize that Lucas is the one who helped me out.
“ What did you do that for? She is your sister and you know she can't swim." He lashes at Leah who has a scowl on her face.
" Do yóu Know who is your fiance between the two of us?” Leah bites, pointing at me,a dark look on her face.
“Why do yóu care what I do to her? It's none of your fucking business.” Leah lashes out, sending me a murderous look.
I can't help but wonder why she pushed me to the pool. She never participated in bullying me before, only watched from the sidelines.
Lucas ignores her and offers his jacket to me. I turn to look at Leah who is glaring daggers at me.
“ No need. Keep it." I decline, pushing it back to him.
I ignore the murmurs and the whistles from the male students. I am pretty aware of how my clothes are clinging to my body, leaving me exposed.
Embarrassed and on the verge of breaking down, I take off.
Alora’s POVThe bedroom door just flings open without warning. I jolt awake, as does Alonso. The way the lights rushes in makes me notice that it is morning already. Me and Alonso are both naked, tangled in each other's arms and the sheets- we cuddled all through the night. The person who opened the door is Elena. She looks so hurt and betrayed- but I cannot help but see that this is an act."How could you?" she cries. “My husband, my mate, the king- in bed with another woman!"Another woman? Is she fucking kidding me right now? If there is another woman, it is her! I am the one who felt the mate bond! I am the one who he seems to care about, not her! Everybody knows that the king does not like her! She is forcing herself on him! She is fussing herself on him because she claims to be the white wolfAlonso rushes to sit up, pulling the sheet around his waist so that he can cover his nakedness. "Elena…""Don't say anything to me!" she holds up a hand, tears streaming down her face- fake
Alora’s POVHeat. Passion. Connection and everything in between. These sensations overwhelm me as Alonso and I move together in the darkness. His transforms in between. Although his transformed body should frighten me - his sharp claws, his massive form, the raw power whenever he slams into me- but instead, I feel safe. Protected. Wanted no matter how rough he goes.I shouldn’t have stolen those keys from Leo, but if I had not stolen them, how would I have known that I could help Alonso out of his feral states? How would I have known that one day our bodies would collide in this type of way? How would I have known that I could kiss him and he would kiss me back? How would I have known that making love? Feels this way? How would I have known that I was capable of having this kind of feeling in my body? How would I have known that colliding bodies with the king of the Lycans was something in my bucket list but now I enjoy it?For someone who has been treated as nothing her entire life, t
Alonso’s POVI attempt to keep thinking, but my beast is panting hungrily. He has other ideas. Before I can stop myself, I pull her into an embrace. She stiffens, but relaxes as time goes on"Thank you," I murmur. "You don't know what this means to me."She looks up at me. "I think I'm beginning to understand what the curse is all about"Our eyes dance as they lock. Our minds turn to one. Without doubt, I lean down, and to my surprise, she rises on her tiptoes to make my work easyOur lips clamps together. Shehe doesn't pull away, instead she wraps her arms around my neck and presses closer, something ignites within me.The kiss deepens. I feel the heat rising. My beast wants more. He makes me to kiss her deeply and roughlyI pull back suddenly, concerned about hurting her. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have…""Don't apologize," she interrupts, her voice breathy and she pulls me in again to continue the kiss“Take her to our room,” my beast demands. Not this dungeon. She deserves better.F
Alonso’s POVI follow Leo to the secure room deep beneath the castle. This is where I spend every full moon, locked away from everyone for their safety. The full moon possesses my beast, and we can’t let evil happenThe room door is blocked with steel and silver. Chains hang from the walls, attached to my limbs and body to hold against supernatural strength."Are you ready?" Leo asks as he helps me secure the chains around my wrists and ankles.“Yes,”I reply grimly.“Stop this!” my beast suddenly roars inside my head. “Something is different tonight! Don't chain us! I promise not to go feral!”I ignore him. My beast always fights the restraints and at points like this, he becomes very manipulative. On the full moon, my beast becomes a monster. This is the curse I have to bear- alongside this terminal sickness has been eating me up. I don’t even know the name, and it doesn’t show yet. But only I know how I feel. If Elena is the white wolf, at least I should feel better, but I am worse
Alonso’s POV“Marrying who!? What the hell?” I stutter. "What are you suggesting?" I ask, even though I suspect what he might say"You will marry both women," Fergus announces. "Alora will remain your wife, but Elena will be declared your first wife, as she is the wife of prophecy."“Why, I married Alora first!”“We shall follow the prophecy or risk the wipe out of the lycans! You are lucky the goddess is not asking you to disengage yourself from the wolf you married without the consent of any elder!”This makes no sense! I open my mouth to speak, but Leo steps close and whispers, "Hold your horses, Alonso. Think before you speak. The kingdom needs this. You don’t even know this Alora girl from anywhere”I look at Alora, feeling a pang of guilt. I married her first so why is she pushed to the position of second wife? But doesn't seem upset or even interested in the conversation. Instead, I see her smiling and playing with a group of pups around her feet. She is making funny faces at
Alonso’s POVThe gates are thrown wide open. What the hell!? Do they not know that this is careless? Enemies can attack! Where is Leo!? Why did he let all of these happen?I take a paise and I look around. Everywhere is decorated with white flowers and ribbons. Guards are not even standing in proper attention- their faces are tainted with smiles. This is jo pose for a guar"Your Majesty!" one guard calls out as he sees me. "Ah! Thanks be to the goddess that you have returned! We have a celebrationq!""What celebration?" I demand, trying not to lose my coolThe guard looks surprised. "The white wolf has come, Your Majesty! The prophecy is fulfilled! We are no longer a cursed kingdom!”I nearly drop Alora in shock. "What did you say?""The white wolf," he repeats. "She arrived yesterday. She has proven to be authentic. The entire kingdom is celebrating!"My mind tumbles. This is impossible. The prophecy clearly states that I must find the white wolf. She doesn't come to me - I go to her
Alonso’s POVI carry Alora in my arms as we leave the Midnight Pack. Her weight is nothing to me. My wolf is strong, and she is small - too small for a wolf her age. I think she is disliked because of how they have been treating her all these years. I cannot even start to imagine the kind of painful audit she has been through in this packShe does not speak much as I run through the forest. The drugs they gave her for the heat are still affecting her, making her drowsy. She just trust me completely- latching onto me as if I am her only hope"How long before we reach your kingdom?" she asks in a small voice."A few hours," I reply straightforwardly. I don’t want to engage in any type of conversation that would bring up feelings. This is a business arrangement, nothing more. I married her to save her from that wretched pack and their abusive Luna. In return, she will be my queen - pretend to be the white wolf so that the elders will stop pressuring me to find a mate, and I can focus on
Alora’s POVLucas has been the one to suggest that Alpha Leo consummate the marriage immediately. He has betrayed me completely, selling me out for wealth and status that my mother and sister lures him with"You were the one who told Alpha Leo to take me by force," I say. "You pretended to be my friend all these years, and then you sold me for what? Money?"Now that King Alonso has come to save me, perhaps I should just see my mind. What can they do to me?Lucas explains coldly. "I am mated to Leah, I could be somebody. With you, it just suffering ""You are pathetic," I spit. "You traded my life for your wealth.""It isn't personal," Lucas shrugs. "Emma money for schooling . And Leah... well, she's not damaged like you are."His words cut deep. He has become a coldhearted beast all because of money. I am beyond caring now. I have one more thing to do before I leave this cursed place forever."Take me to my father," I say to Alonso. "Please. Just for a moment."“Okay,” he says, carry
Lucas’ POVLeo's turns into a wild, wide grin. "I like this suggestion. Very much,” he says. “ What is your name again?”“Lucas,” I reply acting like I am very into this shit“ Lucas, I like you very much- you seem to have studied me so much. I will reward you someday.” Leo grins more"Lucas?"Alora's voice, weak but suddenly clear, cries in the air. The drugs must be wearing off just enough for her to understand what is happening. I force myself to look at her finally, keeping my face without any expression on it."Lucas, please," she whispers, tears forming in her eyes. "You promised. You promised you would help me.""I don't know what you are talking about," I say coldly. Even though I cannot bear it I force myself to be rude to her"You promised!" Her voice rises slightly. "You said you would come back for me! That you wouldn't let them do this to me! What happens now? What happened to the promises you made to me?”"Control your bride, Alpha," Agatha says smoothly from her seat o
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