Two

Emily’s POV

Am I dead?…

I asked myself looking around hoping to find someone to ask what exactly was going on

As I turned to face the ground, I noticed I was barefooted and wondered why I had a different dress on

The place I was, it wasn't a place familiar 

Everything around me loomed with light making it so hard to see

Nonetheless, I pushed my way through and it all felt like I was in a tunnel of light

I kept on walking not minding where the tunnel was leading to 

I felt a bit scared but summoned up courage as I was all I had at that moment so I had to be strong 

On getting to the end of the tunnel, the picture of what was in front, which had been blurry from the beginning of the tunnel became clear

It was a garden…

A garden I felt looked so familiar from the year before but had a few trees taken off currently 

On entering, I saw how different the garden from last year to what it is now looked

Wondering what this meant 

“Good morning Emily,” A lady said as she went back to doing her business 

It was the female gardener in our chambers 

For a moment I stood feeling so confused about why I was brought back to the garden

As I moved towards our huge building, I wondered what more the day had to offer

I walked to the doors and pushed them open closing my eyes

As I entered, I opened my eyes

“Where the hell have you been, young lady?” A voice came in 

I turned to see who it was

It was my mother, who had her kitchen gloves probably coming out of the kitchen

I rushed to embrace her feeling so happy seeing her again 

“I can see you are excited about tomorrow,” she said smiling trying to break herself free from my embrace 

“What's happening tomorrow?” I asked feeling so curious 

“Roman, your hand in marriage, remember?” she said making signals with her fingers for me to remember

“Marriage?” I asked still trying to gather the pieces of the puzzle of what was happening 

As we spoke, I saw the maids bringing in new decor to the living room as the scene felt so familiar 

I looked around for more evidence of what I suspected to be 

After a few minutes, Dad walked in looking so happy 

“My beautiful bride,” he said pulling me in for a hug

That was when it all made sense

The moon goddess had given me a second chance bringing me back to the year before 

A day to the day Roman was to ask for my hand in marriage 

I hugged my mother and father so tight they screamed 

“I'm alive!!!” I yelled as I ran up the stairs feeling so happy and energetic 

Everyone stared at me in confusion as they went on with their duties 

I got to my room and I went through my closet to find clothes from the previous year all arranged one after the other 

I smiled when I saw my favorite scarf I had lost on my way to Lily's house 

And then I remembered 

Lily!!!

I looked around for my cellphone as I went through my call log and messages seeing all the texts and calls from Lily

And Dorian

How stupid I was to have fallen for their tricks

But never again 

I was granted another chance by the moon goddess so right now I'm one step ahead of them

And making things right was all I had in mind 

After a few hours of lurking around my room, I got into the shower and let the cold water run through my skin

I closed my eyes remembering how cruel Lily was 

Watching me lay in my pool of blood 

I was shocked to have heard her call Dorian her mate and how they have been mates for a while now 

One thing led to another, they went into a relationship without me knowing 

I was so stupid not to have seen those flags

There were times they hung up without me, I felt so disgusted at once 

On getting out of the shower, I walked to the study section of my room where I saw my collection of books and how neatly arranged they were 

Like I hadn't read them in a while 

And then I remembered how most of my time was taken by Lily and me hanging out all the time 

Lily wasn't so much of a good influence but I liked how easy it was to relate things with her

Most especially issues concerning my relationship with Dorian

And now it all makes sense 

I would never forgive myself if I ended up making the Same mistakes 

I got dressed for the day as I remembered meeting up with Dorian that day when I was so blindly in love reassuring Dorian I was going to decline the marriage proposals 

As I stared at my reflection in the mirror, my phone beeped

It was a text from Dorian…

The text read, “Where are you?” 

I turned off my phone almost immediately after I got the text 

They have had their way with me for just too long and now, it happens to be my turn to the whole bargain

I smiled at my reflection in the mirror as I prepared for tomorrow 

Although, still remember the disaster I caused on that day 

But this time it was going to be different

I accepted my fate of being mated to a Roman 

Who was a fine young man, and happens to be the alpha of the red creek pack. 

And was also known to be ruthless, cold, and dominant 

Well, not on me anyway…

Not that I had any feeling of affection for him, but I was ready to take revenge on Dorian and Lily

And I was going to make them pay for what they did to me

I'm in charge now…

Roman's POV

“She’s a pretty young lady, not to worry you will like her,” the elder who had me summoned said as he gave me a tap on my shoulders 

Being the alpha of the red creek pack has been from one task to the other 

One of which was getting a bride to be mated to 

This year, being my second year of becoming Alpha made the elders and the members curious about why I was without a mate or a bride

I guess the moon goddess had her timings concerning that 

I stared at her photo given to me by the elders of my pack

She looked so innocent and yet young, I watched how long her hair was left to flow to the side of her face and her eyes had those sparkles in them 

Her smile was everything 

I thought about how long I had been the Alpha of the pack I was born into 

And yet without a mate or a bride to call mine

The elders of the pack had arranged for a certain girl who was in her 17s to be my bride and mate

And who was I to detest 

The ceremony was to be held tomorrow and I was so nervous than usual 

I wasn't so much of a woman type of man

But as customs demanded, I had to get one for myself as soon as possible 

Being that, the Alpha of her Father's pack had no daughter, I was left with no choice but to settle for the daughter of the beta

The day of the ceremony finally came and I felt so reluctant to even move from my bed

I got off the bed and I sat for seconds on deciding to take a shower

I thought about how different things were going to turn out to be having a woman around the house 

Good or bad?... I asked myself 

I was used to having them over for a night and paying them off 

And now I'm to be stuck with one for the rest of my life 

As I had the waters flow through my body I thought of calling off the meeting ceremony 

But then again, thought about the disaster I would be causing if I do so

Or what about if she declines

Well I won't be at fault for that and it definitely would save me the stress of starting a family with someone I'm not in love with or have any feeling of attraction to 

I looked into my reflection staring at the outfit I had on after several picks on which to wear

I turned around in search of my staff 

A staff I had inherited from my dad a long time ago before he passed on

Leaving me to the care of the elders of my pack

On entering the car, I felt so nervous as fidgeted with the sleeves of my shirt trying to make myself feel comfortable amidst all that was happening 

“Welcome” I heard the guard say bowing his head as we were ushered into the Palace from the gate

As I entered, I wondered why the building looked so magically tall and even more beautiful than the palace if the Alpha of their pack

Or was I in the wrong house?... I asked myself 

To my surprise, harps and other musical instruments were played on our arrival in honor of our visit to their palace

I smiled when her father the beta approached me also with a smiling face as he held his hand out for a handshake

“Welcome son,” he said holding onto my hand as he smiled more

“This way please,” he said ushering us in

The living room had its decor color combination making the environment so beautiful and comfortable to relax in 

I felt almost too comfortable as I sat

The ceremony soon started I tried so hard not to stutter as I gave my speech 

I saw how happy her father and mother were all through the ceremony and wondered how bad I would make them feel by turning them down or calling off the ceremony 

And then, she was ushered in

Emily!!!... Like her dad said

She wasn't just pretty in the photo but in reality, was prettier in person 

I couldn't take my eyes off her when she climbed down the stairs 

And as soon as she did I got a scent I had never gotten elsewhere before 

I could even taste it

It was a combination of candy and my favorite fruits 

They had her face covered as she came close and as soon as they had her vail opened 

My wolf cried out

Mate!!!

Mate!!!

I couldn't stand the look I got from her 

She was beautiful 

One thing I still wasn't sure of and was still confused about what was happening was that for years now I have been in search of a mate 

And now, the very First Lady I'm meant to marry turns out to be my mate

I clenched my fist when I tried suppressing my wolf from transforming 

It was more like a gift or a curse I would say of being transformed the moment I can not control my wolf side

I bit my teeth so hard still holding them in and wished for the ceremony to be rounded up soon

The ceremony soon came to an end as we were both handed our bond bracelets 

I held her hand for the first time as I had it placed on her wrist

I wondered why I felt so gentle with her

I couldn't understand the looks she gave when we stood right in front of each other 

And how easy it was for her to look straight into my eyes when I stood in front of her

The scent I got earlier became stronger and stronger I could feel her inside

I could taste her…

What does this mean?...