My eyes widened, what was he talking about? He saw how Emma and Logan betrayed me, but he asked me to keep quiet!
“And may I know why?” I snapped at him.
A low growl left his body and I took a step back.
“Because it’s not the right time. I can’t let you make a spectacle of myself. I have an image to uphold which is more important than your so-called teen drama.” He said impatiently, as if my pain was worthless in his eyes.
I clenched my fists, I had always respected my father for his great contribution in leading our pack to greatness, but I had also always known that he could give up anyone, including me, before the reputation of the pack.
“Dad, how could you? Can’t you see what they were doing inside the room?Logan he betrayed me! Betrayed the promise between our packs! How could you turn a blind eye!" I questioned him. Eager to know what he thinks of that.
"Listen, Grace. Our alliance with logan pack is more important than your feelings. I don't care how heartbroken you're acting right now, As your Alpha, I'm ordering you that you better shut up right now or I'm going to immediately tell everyone that you can't go on with the party because you're sick. You know the consequences."
His voice was like an iceberg making me shiver, I knew his tactics, whenever I made a mistake he would lock me in a closet and order everyone to stay away from me. It was a small space, I couldn't see any light, and no matter how much I cried and screamed, no one saved me.
I wanted to escape from this family that was suffocating me, and, logan's presence gave me hope, but now it seems that hope is dashed once again.
I followed him back into the ballroom in silence. I stood at the center of the ballroom, the soft glow of chandeliers casting a warm radiance over the elegant gathering.
But I didn’t feel warm, everything was numb, hollow. I wanted to scream, yell, and confront them, but I couldn’t do anything. I had to keep up the appearances, and had to act like everything was going great between me and Logan, as if the last hour hadn’t really happened.
In front of me stood a magnificent birthday cake, a towering confection of cream and sugar adorned with delicate icing flowers. It was the centerpiece of the evening, the moment when I would cut the cake, by Logan's side. But I couldn't bring myself to look at him, let alone touch him.
He came with a fresh set of clothes, and it was a blessing that he decided to change his clothes. Because sensing my mood, I would have not thought twice and vomited on him.
He deserves my wrath and everything I will throw at him, once I am done with this night.
He looked at me, but I looked straight through him, he was nothing for me, like he never existed. Emma came before him and acted like she didn’t like Logan.
That was the reason why I fell prey to their scheme. They acted like they hated each other in front of me.
I was such an idiot.
Logan, ever attentive to my moods, noticed the distance between us. His brow furrowed with concern as he whispered, "Grace, what's wrong?"
I turned my head, my lips curving into a strained smile. "Nothing, I'm just a little overwhelmed with all the festivities. I am not used to it."
He studied me for a moment, his gaze searching for the truth in my eyes. "Are you sure that's all it is?"
I nodded, avoiding his gaze. "Yes, darling, I promise. And why wouldn’t I be okay," I looked at him, smirked, and added, “Is there anything I should be worried about?”
His eyes widened for a second, but he schooled his expressions and said “No, everything is okay. It’s your birthday, let’s enjoy the night.”
I nodded and looked at the eager faces of the guests who came to attend my birthday party.
For most of them, I was nothing, but a stepping stone to be close to the Alpha. Little did they know how their Alpha treated his own daughter. Litter regard he had for her well-being.
All the good feelings had melted with one betrayal.
The room fell silent as I took a deep breath to cut the cake. Logan tried to stand close to me, but I nudged him away, he frowned but smiled at everyone. I gave cake to my family and smiled at everyone.
Finally finishing the last ritual, I watched everyone leave, logan followed me and tried to touch my shoulder again, my wolf growled in denial at the back of my mind and I pushed him away vigorously.
"d*mn it, Grace, what are you mad at?" His eyes glared at me impatiently.
This viper had the nerve to keep up the charade here, and the thought of his cock going in and out of my stepsister made me want to vomit as if I'd been punched so hard in the stomach!
I looked at him, ready to end this. "I, Blood Moon Pack alpha's daughter, Grace Hawthorne, now reject Logan, pack's future alpha as my mate."
"And tomorrow's wedding will be canceled along with it!" I announced loudly as I looked my father in the eye.
Silence covered the entire ballroom and I could see Logan's expression change to disbelief, he must have wondered why I did what I did."No... I can't accept your rejection!" Logan stepped forward and tried to grab my shoulders again, but I stuck out my teeth and I warned him to stay away from me."alpha Daniel, please tell me what's going on?" He turned to my father.My father's eyes returned to mine again after a disapproving glare at logan. "Grace, you can't cancel the wedding."I stare at my father's lips in disbelief; does he know what he's saying? "Dad! He stuck his cock in Emma's pussy at my birthday party! You saw it! You wanted me to settle this quietly, and now you're going to backtrack?" My chest kept heaving with anger.My mother left him because of his betrayal, and he's under the delusion that I'll put up with it! Never!"Father, this time I will not listen to you, even if it costs me anything!" I said as I clenched my fists and looked directly at him without fear."Grac
My blood ran cold as I realized that I had been discovered. I turned slowly, my eyes locking onto the imposing figure emerging from the darkness—a tall, powerful man with piercing blue eyes, the unmistakable aura of an Alpha.I couldn’t stop myself from admiring him, and warmth spread across my body.Xander Vaughn, The Alpha of Silver Moon Pack.But, there was something in his eyes that made me scared. I noticed the little escape and made a run for it, scolding myself for making a rash decision. But I was no match for Xander’s power, as in another second I was on the ground, and Xander was on me.His scent *ssaulted my nose, and my wolf whined. I struggled to get out of his hold, but he was dead weight on me.“Little wolf, caught sneaking around,” he purred, and goosebumps ran down my body.“What were you doing little intruder?” he asked me while sniffing,“Nothing?” I answered, being completely aware that I was under his mercy.“It didn’t feel nothing to me? Were you snooping around?
The next morning, everything was just hazy in my eyes. Things happened as if in a fog, I dressed up in my beautiful silver gown, radiating the moon goddess’s beauty. Earlier I would have cherished the moment but not today.Today was different.Lizzie and Emma were waiting outside my room for me, they had a sweet smile on their face. But I knew from inside they were plotting against me. They were enjoying my misery.I entered the wedding hall, leaving both mother and daughter behind me. They were not able to match my long strides.In the big hall, all pack members, Logan’s family as well and the Wolf Council were present.I moved forward alone, matching hard stares from everyone else. Without waiting, the ceremony began and when the council asked if I would take Logan as my mate, I did what I had decided to do.“No, I, Grace Hawthorne reject Logan Harper,” I announced with steel in my voice.The hall fell into deep silence, I could hear the sound of sweat dripping from Logan’s forehead
What happened after my mating ceremony was something that I had expected. Daniel was furious and what made me even more happier was that he couldn’t do anything to me.I had the support of not only the werewolf council but also my mate, Xander, who everyone knew would not think twice before ending Daniel’s life.Daniel had only one choice and that was to see his power slip in front of his own eyes. I knew he was not going to back down, he was silent but that meant that he was brewing a new plan to uproot my life or to drag me where he wanted me.But I would die before I would go back under his thumb again.On the other hand, Logan was distraught, he was looking hopeless and embarr*ssed. His father didn’t even try to console him. My heart ached for him when I saw him but in another second it hardened thinking about what life he had planned for me.He deserved no sympathy from me, nor did he deserve any position.Maybe it was karma, he tried to take everything from me and now whatever h
The words uttered by the lady tilted my whole world. What she said made no sense, and maybe she was just happy.Maybe too happy.I smiled uncomfortably and looked at Xander, who was smirking at me.“I can’t wait, please don’t make this old lady wait. I want to see Xander’s kid running around the pack,” she said and looked at Xander playfully.Xander chuckled and moved toward me.“For that to happen, you all first have to leave her. I can’t have her if you all keep hogging her.” he teased and sn*ked his arm around my waist.“I want her for me,” he said and I could feel that there was an underlying threat in his words.I visibly gulped because now I was afraid.I was in enemy territory and this was not in our agreement.The pack members laughed at us, making me blush.“Stop teasing the girl and go have some rest.” the lady laughed at us, before moving out of our way.With his hand still on my waist he led me toward his house.“You can free me now,” I whispered to him, but I yelped as he
Xander chuckled, “Oh you will pay for that little mate,” he said in his dark domineering voice.But there was something else in his voice, a hint of tease.Like he was amused that I locked him outside.But as I heard his retreating footsteps, understanding dawned on me.What have I done?I can’t just lock Pack’s Alpha out of his own room. And that to be the one who was my mate.I moved to open the door, but I stopped myself.I couldn’t do that too, because that would be going against my own word.My self-esteem didn’t allow me to do that.I took a deep breath and waited.Maybe I would just wait and see what the consequences would be.I could do that.I looked at his king sized bed, the comfort it would provide my restless body.“Yes, I can do that,” I whispered to myself.But I couldn’t be any more wrong because the whole night I was tossing and turning on his comfortable bed.Even though the room was everything I wanted, still I couldn’t sleep.Because anticipation of his next move w
After the tour of the Pack, Xander took me back to our house.Our houseIt seems so foreign. But over the tour, I realized that Xander was not my enemy, he might not be my friend, but the enemy was a very heavy word.He helped me when nobody did, he saved me from hell and gave me another chance at life.It doesn’t matter he did that for his own benefit, but still, he helped me despite the hatred he held for my father and for my pack.When we entered the living room, I noticed that the house was empty.No servants were there.Smart people. They knew when to give us privacy and when to disturb us. I smiled.Considering all the good aspects of Xander, I decided to extend an olive branch to him.But before I could utter a single word, ignoring me he headed upstairs toward our room.I followed him, meanwhile, he started losing his shirt.When I entered the room with him, I eyed his bare torso. His well defined muscles were gleaming because of the sweat, making his scent more sweeter.Lana
I sat on the edge of my bed, clearly where Xander had placed me. My phone rang once again, making me wince.Making dread settle in my stomach, I couldn’t believe the audacity of this shameless woman. My heart sank thinking about the new possible ways she had thought to make my life hell.Emma flashed on my phone and instead of picking it up, I thought of thrashing the phone on my wall.But alas not all dreams could be true.I took a deep breath and answered.“What do you want?” I hissed, my voice held a tone of caution, contemplating her next move.“Oh, my, my. Is this the way you talk to your sister, my dear?” Emma purred onto the phone, her words dripping with honeyed insincerity.“No, but I do talk like that to wretched women. Shut your sh*t hole that you call a mouth and tell me what do you want?” I tightened my grip on my phone, I wasn’t slightly interested in hearing what Emma really wanted me to know.She chuckled into the phone, “Aww, in reality, I want a lot of things, but th